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Low critics, high audience is generally a good sign. Means it's what you want in a superhero movie and low on woke bullshit.
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Black Adam (2021)
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Low critics, high audience is generally a good sign. Means it's what you want in a superhero movie and low on woke bullshit.
Xarpolis
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I saw it tonight. I have not really liked any DC movie so far. I mean, some were coolish, but boring at the same time. This kept my attention. Had quite a few chuckle parts. Very enjoyable. I liked it. I know it had 1 after credit scene. I didn't stay for a possible second one, though.
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I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would. Going in with close to zero expectations certainly helps.
Tonally and thematically, it's all over the place, and it's got as many holes in it as swiss cheese, but I enjoyed seeing a 'good' super hero with zero fucks given and no qualms about wasting the bad guys.
Just the one credit scene.
Tonally and thematically, it's all over the place, and it's got as many holes in it as swiss cheese, but I enjoyed seeing a 'good' super hero with zero fucks given and no qualms about wasting the bad guys.
Just the one credit scene.
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j00t
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yeah i agree. i think the tonal issues wouldn't have been there if they gave some of these scenes time to breath. every second of every scene, something is happening. i feel like it really could have benefited from some pregnant pauses, letting moments hang in the air a little. some of the scenes have kind of jarring transitions and slowing down a little might have made that a little smoother.
but overall, it was fine. this felt less like a dc movie, and more like a marvel movie with their liberal use of cg. but yeah, it was fine
Homsar
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No love for Shazam! I will say I think WW was rated so highly because the bar has been set so low and I still don't know why I enjoyed Aquaman so much. Think it was so cheesy I just enjoyed it
I haven't seen this but I feel like Shazam needs to meet up with Black Adam
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aint nothing wrong with silly fun. batman 66 is still a solid experience. not everything has to be super cereal.
Xarpolis
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Harshaw
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There was talks earlier that they were gonna draw out the Shazam/Black Adam meeting til like Black Adam 3.
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Yea I'm a bit surprised the “critics” are shitting on this considering the cast. Hollywood is probably upset Black Adam isn’t gay and sucking off villians to show them the error of their ways.
Oh well. Wouldn’t have given this movie a second thought had it not been for the ratioing of the critic reviews.
Sounds fun a fun flick. Will give it a go.
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Xevy
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1st half or even 1st 1/4th of the movie was pretty decent. Then it all went downhill and anything with the little kid and "the people" was pretty fucking awful writing. The Rock was great in this and had some great lines. The supporting heroes were good too, I'm unfamiliar with Hawkman's power levels but he seemed to be fucking taking a beating. Fate was great because of Brosnan. Atom Smasher was little used but very Ant-Man in his use of humor. Cyclone was good too, they didn't GIRL GENIUS too hard, but her powers looked like a fucking shitshow. The actress herself did well though.
If they had matched the 2nd half with the 1st slow-mo action scene it could've been pretty good, but they opted for more an Avengers 1 style and it kind of worked? The whole "people's champion" (lol) thing got realllll tiring. I'm sure some people will flip their fucking toupees when they hear a skateboarding middle eastern 11 year old call a white mercenary an "imperialist colonizer" too. I just kind of laughed at how absurd the whole kids character is. Outwits Mercenaries with skateboard shenanigans like a fucking B-tier 80's movie.
Overall 6/10. Rock was good, other heroes good or decent. Writing real bad.
If they had matched the 2nd half with the 1st slow-mo action scene it could've been pretty good, but they opted for more an Avengers 1 style and it kind of worked? The whole "people's champion" (lol) thing got realllll tiring. I'm sure some people will flip their fucking toupees when they hear a skateboarding middle eastern 11 year old call a white mercenary an "imperialist colonizer" too. I just kind of laughed at how absurd the whole kids character is. Outwits Mercenaries with skateboard shenanigans like a fucking B-tier 80's movie.
Overall 6/10. Rock was good, other heroes good or decent. Writing real bad.
j00t
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yeah the kid with his stupid skateboard was dumb. there's a scene where he's going down a stairwell running from bad guys and he picks up his board, goes down a couple stairs, then hops on his skateboard for literally 2 feet, then jumps off and runs down some more stairs.
like, buddy... your identity is more than just your skateboard. you don't need to ride it at every possible second
like, buddy... your identity is more than just your skateboard. you don't need to ride it at every possible second
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Your dumb fucking opinion is enough for me to go see this now. Thanks buddy
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Black Adam
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.www.rottentomatoes.com
54%? Did The Rock say something Problematic or get outed for donating to Republicans or something?
