Shazam: Fury of the Gods
Darwin and I saw Shazam: Fury of the Gods yesterday. It was a fun movie and we enjoyed it. A lot of critics were clawing their eyes out, but geez louise, folks--this is a popcorn movie, not high art.
There were a couple misfires. (Minor spoilers follow.) Billy and Freddy are supposed to be seventeen, but they act like middle schoolers, as they did in the first movie. Made no sense. The unicorns didn't work. At all. Not one bit. And the product placements, especially Skittles, were heavy-handed and embarrassing.
But there was a lot of cool. The gay reveal--yay! The audience we were with cheered. And so many Shazam comics Easter eggs, including the RV from the 70s TV show. And cameos galore (see the 70s TV show above). And the final scene with another super-hero--a delight!
So we were happy.
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There were a couple misfires. (Minor spoilers follow.) Billy and Freddy are supposed to be seventeen, but they act like middle schoolers, as they did in the first movie. Made no sense. The unicorns didn't work. At all. Not one bit. And the product placements, especially Skittles, were heavy-handed and embarrassing.
But there was a lot of cool. The gay reveal--yay! The audience we were with cheered. And so many Shazam comics Easter eggs, including the RV from the 70s TV show. And cameos galore (see the 70s TV show above). And the final scene with another super-hero--a delight!
So we were happy.
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