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Shazam! Fury of the Gods
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aleppothemushroom · 1 year
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Shazam 2 was a little too complicated at times and didn't have a tight as a plot as the first one, but it still had the charm, awkwardness, and the "edge" of the first one. If you liked the first one, you'll probably like this one.
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Crackship - Herman Tømmeraas & Rachel Zegler
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zetsubo-bani · 5 months
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My first goal will be to analyse the phantomhive household (servants included) but I will already ask in advance:
Some side notes:
Doll will be in the antagonist category and snake is in the phantomhive household
O!ciels allies will include soma
Madam red is in the antagonist category
The p4 will be in the public school category
Undertaker is in the antagonist category
Arthur is in the o!ciels allies category
Earl grey will be counted into the antagonist category
The anime only characters are not included, this is manga only
The orphanage kids will not be included yet
I will analyse them all but in order of the percentage order so the higher the percentage the sooner I will do it
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theceilingunlimited · 5 months
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themosleyreview · 1 year
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The Mosley Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods
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There is a sense of balance that has been missing in the big blockbuster films these days. The balance between telling a story that has a theme that resonates with throughout the story and then the big CGI spectacle of the opening, mid and finale that acts as a button to the story more often. More films focus on the spectacle and even though it may be visually pleasing, it often just pads out the film without any of the visuals telling a story or even affecting it. This film didn't waste any of its time doing that, but the spectacle was informed by the plot and did affect the characters within it. What I truly loved about this film is that it kept that same since of wonder and darkness the first film started and it stayed in its lane. It connects to the soon to be rebooted DCEU, but it stands strong enough on it own to be a soft disconnect. The themes of growing up, responsibilities, acceptance and family were refreshing to see handled in such a skilled way. This film reminded me of the late 80's and mid 90's kid and teen films where they weren't afraid to address the humanity of the heroes. Growing up can be scary because you don't want to let go of the fun times where the world seemed so open and free before stepping into adulthood. This film tackles that subject through the eyes of the leads while still giving us a surprisingly fun family action film that has a horror edge to it.
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Asher Angel and Zachary Levi return as Billy Batson / Shazam and they're still magnetic and fun. Billy now has to balance being a leader and teenager growing into an adult and that was great to see handled. Asher does this wonderfully and actual gets to shine  in the more emotional segments. Zachary Levi takes on the majority of the weight this time as the adult version of Billy and through him, you see Billy's naivtey really become his weakness in so many ways. Zachary's comedic timing and joyful take on the character was spot on and he nails what its like to be a teen in an adult's body. Billy's journey from child to adult was hilarious and also heartfelt. Jack Dylan Grazer and Adam Brody couldn't be more of a perfect pair as the teen and adult version of Freddy Freeman. Jack truly steals the film with his amazing wit, charm and hilarious sarcasm. His energy is so infectious and I loved that he is the center of the story this time around. He truly delivers a show stopping performance and Adam Brody amplifies that as his adult persona. Adam shows the more cocky nature of Freddy when he's "super" which was so much fun. Grace Caroline Currey was wonderful and wise as Mary Bromfield. She is the oldest in the family and I loved seeing her embrace the real world while still having fun as a superhero. She is that reminder that we all have to grow up at some point and contribute to a household and the world in some way. Ross Butler and Ian Chen were fun yet again as the young version and the adult version of Eugene Choi. They both show off his intelligent and exploratory nature within their lair. D. J. Cotrona and Jovan Armand were fantastic yet again as Pedro Peña. The way he handles his coming out to the family was handled very well and builds to a moment of true acceptance and I loved that it was natural and not forced. Meagan Good and Faithe Herman were the heart of the film as the adult and child version of Darla Dudley. The innocence of the character was so much fun and beautifully showcased by both actresses. I couldn't get enough them together or even separately. Marta Milans and Cooper Andrews return as their foster parents Rosa and Victor Vásquez and they both get so many great moments to shine and really bring the family together in a touching scene.
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The score by Christophe Beck was awesome and epic in all the right ways as the action in the film really ramps up. When the screen isn't filled with action, he nails the more emotional moments. Visually the film was stunning to look at and I loved that the colors popped. The creatures in the film were yet again another standout and ranged from terrifying to badass. Its been a long time since anyone has brought to life any of the iconic monsters of the Greek mythos and I loved every bit of their strong and sometimes violent nature. Where the film has problems is the last half of the film. It tends to feel bloated in the last 30 minutes as the same amount of destruction keeps happening that makes the film drag on. There are moments that could've trimmed or cut to tighten up the finale. Director David S. Sandberg directed the first film that was a fun Christmas themed family film that tackled some heavy themes and wasn't afraid to touch on the darkness of the villains. He continues that here and has made another fun family film that adults can enjoy as well. Even with the bloated third act, this was an action packed and hefty 2 hour epic that should not be missed. Do stick around for the 2 great credit scenes. I don't know where this franchise will go once the DCEU is rebooted, but I hope we see a payoff to the story crumbs leftover from these 2 scenes. Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!
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geekcavepodcast · 1 year
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods Trailer 2
The daughters of Atlas have come for their father’s powers.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods stars Zachary Levi (Shazam), Asher Angel (Billy Batson), Jack Dylan Grazer (Freddy Freeman), Adam Brody (Super Hero Freddy), Ian Chen (Eugene Choi), Ross Butler (Super Hero Eugene), Faithe Herman (Darla Dudley), Meagan Good (Super Hero Darla), Jovan Armand (Pedro Pena), D.J. Cotrona (Super Hero Pedro), Grace Caroline Currey (Mary Bromfield / Super Hero Mary), Marta Milans (Rosa Vasquez), Cooper Andrews (Victor Vasquez), Djimon Hounsou (Wizard), Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu (Kalypso), and Helen Mirren (Hespera). David F. Sandberg directs from a screenplay by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods hits theaters on March 17, 2023.
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krispyweiss · 1 year
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Movie Review: “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
There’s another world in “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.”
This is a world where accordions make women swoon and may be illegal. On this plane, Tiny Tim, Pee-Wee Herman and Wolfman Jack are contemporaries; “Eat It” is an original song and “Beat It” is a parody; and Led Zeppelin will to reunite if they can open for Yankovic, whom refused an invite to play with Queen at Live Aid.
And the titular character - played flawlessly by Daniel Radcliffe - has been dead since 1985.
“Weird”’s mockumentarian pile of bullshit - much of it hysterical; some of it groan-inducing - is so high, it makes “This is Spinal Tap” look like serious movie-making. Which is its charm as director Eric Appel makes sure to include virtually every cinematic cliché - fights scenes, montages and flashbacks among them - in lying about Yankovic’s life and career.
“We agreed it would be best for us all if you would just stop being who you are and doing the things you love,” Yankovic’s mom says to her son in setting the path.
Overly long at 110 minutes, “Weird” makes ample use of its runtime, with a staggering lineup of bold-faced names - Will Forte, Jack Black, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Conan O’Brien, Emo Philips and Jimmy Walker Jr. among them - making cameos as Yankovic launches his career after Dr. Demento (Rainn Wilson) discovers him wowing a skeptical biker-bar crowd with a stirring rendition of “I Love Rocky Road.”
There’s a torrid affair with Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood), who is skewered mercilessly throughout the movie, and more murders than in a typical “Halloween” flick.
“I’ve killed so many people this week … the things we do for love, huh?,” Yankovic says to Madonna after he offs an entire drug cartel in the Columbian jungle.
For its part, “Weird” doesn’t kill. But it’s a worthwhile investment of time for whiling away an empty couple of hours.
Grade card: “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” - B-
1/19/23
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rookie-critic · 1 year
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023, dir. David F. Sandberg) - review by Rookie-Critic
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The first Shazam! was a very funny, if not a little messy and tonally inconsistent, take on a superhero film. It wanted to be a goofy comedy, but still felt like it needed to adhere to a trappings of the genre and being a part of a larger connected universe. Fury of the Gods is basically just a lesser version of the original, with everything about the first film dialed up, which has its pros and cons. The pros are that everything that was funny in the first film is still funny here and the theme of found family still rings very true. On the former, Zachary Levi brings a ton of charm to the screen, and the whole "child in a super powered adult's body" shtick is mostly endearing. We're also getting a ton of that style from the other family members this go around, as the end of the last film (spoilers for the first Shazam! here, but if you've seen any promotional material for this one this shouldn't come as a surprise) saw all the children in the foster family receiving Shazam powers. Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Ross Butler, and D. J. Cotrona are all very funny as the aged-up versions of their respective characters, and Grace Caroline Currey, who plays Mary, the eldest of the foster kids, gets the unique privilege of playing both her regular self as well as the Shazam-ified version of her character, and does a pretty great job at both. However, the real superstar of both this and the original film is easily Jack Dylan Grazer, who is a bonafide scene stealer in everything I've seen him in. For all of this film's faults, and there are a decent number of them, I really didn't care as long as Grazer was on screen being hilarious.
Now, the film's biggest pro is also its greatest fault, and that humor that made the first film stand out has a large tendency to feel quite forced in this one. Some of the lines feel thrown in out of left field, existing for no other purpose than to attempt at a laugh, and it makes those moments feel more awkward than anything else. Also, I feel as though the filmmakers were very aware that people liked the duo and chemistry between Grazer and Levi in the first film, and sought to capitalize on that, regardless of how much time it sacrificed for both actors' counterparts. Asher Angel, who plays the un-Shazam'd Billy Batson, gets what amounts to maybe 5 minutes of screen time, and the same can be said, albeit less so, for Adam Brody, who plays Grazer's character Freddy Freeman's Shazam-form. There are times in the film where you absolutely would not be blamed for forgetting that Zachary Levi/Billy Batson even is actually a child, because he seems to hardly ever switch back, which hurts the aspect of the film that makes the comedy work: watching Levi act like a child in the body of an adult superhero.
The film also has the same problem as the first in that, for what is by all accounts a comedy, Fury of the Gods takes itself very seriously in bursts, I would say even more so than the first. There are a few moments that are outright dark, and while I'm not one to generally turn my nose up at clashing tones in movies, it is so stark of a difference between the comedic and the dramatic that it was hard not to just be confused. I found myself asking who they thought their target audience was multiple times. A lot of the drama surrounds the film's antagonists, played by Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu, and while they are both amazing actresses who are clearly outclassing everyone else in the room with them, they sometimes feel like they're from a different movie, much like Mark Strong's villain from the first Shazam!, albeit less so. Taking the good with the bad, though, I didn't hate it. The Shazam! films ask you to check your brain at the door, and I did, and because I did, I found Fury of the Gods to be a harmlessly good time. I can see this one being divisive, but if you enjoyed the first one, I think there is enough similarity between the two to keep you interested.
Score: 6/10
Currently only in theaters.
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Billy’s back! With the whole Shazamily! So we’re going back to 2019 to revisit Shazam! Is Darla the most adorable kid ever? Why doesn’t Zachary Levi act like Asher Angel? And what’s up with the horror movie to superhero movie director pipeline? Join us as we explore these questions and a bunch of other ones!
You can also find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
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cinemedios · 1 year
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Reseña | '¡Shazam! La Furia de los Dioses' (Shazam! Fury of the Gods)
'¡Shazam! La Furia de los Dioses' es otra prueba de que más no siempre es igual a mejor.
Otorgados con los poderes de los dioses, Billy Batson y sus hermanos adoptivos todavía están aprendiendo cómo mezclar su vida de adolescentes y tener alter-egos de superhéroes adultos. Cuando las Hijas de Atlas, un trío vengativo de dioses antiguos, llegan a la Tierra en busca de la magia que les robaron hace mucho tiempo, Billy, conocido como Shazam, y su familia se ven envueltos en una batalla…
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mitchipedia · 2 years
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I’m listening to this podcast now, “We Were Three.” It’s a series of long interviews with a woman who lost her father and adult brother to Covid. The two men were anti-vaxxers, and bought into a slew of other Covid-related conspiracy theories.
If I’d come on their story in another channel, I might have felt schadenfreude, and made edgy jokes about evolution in action, and Herman Cain awards. I’m not proud of that. But this podcast reminds me they were people, and their deaths are just sad.
I’ve listened to two episodes, and plan to listen to the third and final tomorrow.
The podcast is from the producers of “Serial,” and may be just as good.
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jmunneytumbler · 1 year
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'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Did Not Make Me Furious, At the Very Least
'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Did Not Make Me Furious, At the Very Least
Look at how furious Shazam is! (CREDIT:Warner Bros. Pictures/Screenshot) Starring: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Ross Butler, Ian Chen, D.J. Cotrona, Jovan Armand, Grace Caroline Currey, Meagan Good, Faithe Herman, Djimon Hounsou, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews Director: David F. Sandberg Running Time: 130 Minutes Rating:…
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soysauceblr · 9 months
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Crackship - Herman Tømmeraas & Rachel Zegler
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cultfaction · 6 months
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Blank trailer released
Sparky Pictures, in association with Templeheart Films and Kenmore Films, are delighted to reveal upcoming British Sci-Fi thriller Blank will be coming to UK Digital Download from 8th January, 2024. Directed by Natalie Kennedy (Trauma, Down & Out), the film star Rachel Shelley (The L Word), and Heida Reed (One Day, Poldark), and Wayne Brady (The Wayne Brady Show). Blank is written by Stephen…
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boomgers · 1 year
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¡Por los dioses!, es hora de crecer… “¡Shazam!: La Furia De Los Dioses”
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De New Line Cinema llega esta nueva entrega que continúa la historia del adolescente Billy Batson quien, al mencionar la palabra mágica “¡Shazam!”, se transforma en su alter ego adulto de superhéroe, Shazam.
Dotados de los poderes de los dioses, Billy Batson y sus compañeros de acogida aún están aprendiendo a combinar la adolescencia con su alter ego de superhéroe adulto. Pero cuando las Hijas de Atlas, un vengativo trío de antiguas diosas, llegan a la Tierra en busca de la magia que les robaron hace mucho tiempo, Billy y su familia se ven inmersos en una batalla por sus superpoderes, sus vidas y el destino de su mundo.
Estreno: 16 de marzo de 2023 en Cines.
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La película está dirigida por David F. Sandberg y cuenta con las actuaciones de Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu y Helen Mirren.
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Los protagonistas de la película atendiendo la premiere el 14 de marzo de 2023 en Los Ángeles, California
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