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Black Adam (2021)
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Watched it last night, Wife fell asleep 30 min. I would not say it was AWFUL, but i sure cant say it was good.
Carter Hall was so fucking annoying. Everyone on the JS besides Dr fate was lame.
I like the Rock so i am a bit biased. If he was not in it i would think AWFUL would be back on the table.
Carter Hall was so fucking annoying. Everyone on the JS besides Dr fate was lame.
I like the Rock so i am a bit biased. If he was not in it i would think AWFUL would be back on the table.
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Yeah, this was alright at best. The death of Dr. Fate landed with a thud since we were just introduced to the character. What was the point of that? Zero emotional investment.
To me, the film felt rushed getting everything in place. Adam hasn't been around for 5,000 years yet everyone immediately knows who he is, JSA comes rushing in going woah there buddy, you need to submit pronto and then immediately starts a fight with the guy who really hasn't even done anything yet.
What they should have done was build up a mystery over the character and slowly reveal who he is, then have your confrontations.
Also, and I think I mentioned this previously, but Superman isn't the natural foil to Black Adam. It should be Captain Marvel, right?
To me, the film felt rushed getting everything in place. Adam hasn't been around for 5,000 years yet everyone immediately knows who he is, JSA comes rushing in going woah there buddy, you need to submit pronto and then immediately starts a fight with the guy who really hasn't even done anything yet.
What they should have done was build up a mystery over the character and slowly reveal who he is, then have your confrontations.
Also, and I think I mentioned this previously, but Superman isn't the natural foil to Black Adam. It should be Captain Marvel, right?
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Harshaw
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The train fight scene in Shang Chi was better than anything in Black Adam.
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Technically Black Adam should destroy Supes cuz he is magic. Although they probably retconned that Superman weakness.
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It's always sad when you can tell within the first 5 minutes that this was gonna be a missed opportunity. It's like they've learned nothing from their past mistakes.
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i don't know if he weak vs magic still or not, but remember reading he could absorb magic like just like solar radiation and gain different powers from it.
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He still is in the comics but they haven’t gone down that road in the movies yet.
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Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
it hurt, but didn't wreck him like in some comics
no idea what is going on here
There's another episode that talks about it a bit too, the one where Aquaman is using Grundy to try and seal a breach to another world where Hawkgirls god comes from.
Sea monster attacks, hurts Superman, he says "The only thing that can hurt me is magic" and so they go see Doctor Fate, and find him & Aquaman/grundy
Sea monster attacks, hurts Superman, he says "The only thing that can hurt me is magic" and so they go see Doctor Fate, and find him & Aquaman/grundy
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Could do a king Conan movie like the dark horse comics. That would suit Arnold. Or a flashback story like they have done repeatedly. Pick a good actor to play king Conan the younger version and do a Zenobia story - although I doubt Hollywood would have the balls to do a real Conan story - too much alpha male testosterone
It’ would Make a bazillion dollars but oh well
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I am watching that clip and laughing at all the people that died in those buildings.
It reminded me of..
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I loved that game. If you pulled down diagonally and held the punch button you'd destroy an entire side of a building.
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After seven weeks in cinemas, the Dwayne Johnson-led DC Comics adaptation “Black Adam” has pulled in $387 million globally.
Variety reports that with a costly $195 million production budget and a worldwide marketing spend of $80-100 million, the film that promised to change the ‘hierarchy of power’ in the DC universe may end up losing a bunch of money.
The trade indicates the film needed to earn around $600 million worldwide to break even, but box-office experts indicate the film will close out its theatrical run with less than $400 million globally.
As a result, it reportedly stands to lose $50-100 million on its theatrical release according to the estimates of insiders and rival executives.
Sources at Warners dispute the numbers, telling the trade the film will break even.
Variety reports that with a costly $195 million production budget and a worldwide marketing spend of $80-100 million, the film that promised to change the ‘hierarchy of power’ in the DC universe may end up losing a bunch of money.
The trade indicates the film needed to earn around $600 million worldwide to break even, but box-office experts indicate the film will close out its theatrical run with less than $400 million globally.
As a result, it reportedly stands to lose $50-100 million on its theatrical release according to the estimates of insiders and rival executives.
Sources at Warners dispute the numbers, telling the trade the film will break even.
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