Duke Bushido Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Just walking out of the theater. Every bit as good as the first one, probably because they took it in a totally different direction from the first rather than trying to give us more of the same. Perhaps Police Academy taught some folks that more of the same will never have the fresh surprise of being what it is for the first time. Just like the first one, Darla gets the best line in the movie. Hermit, Scott Ruggels and mattingly 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 From what I have seen it doesn't look like its going to make money and that makes me sad because Captain Marvel/Shazam is my favorite kind of hero. He's a good guy who is amazed at the world he's in and has fun. mattingly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 I will wait till it's streaming - John Wick, D&D and GotG are on my radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted March 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 GoTG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy 3 The D and D movie will probably be my first film in a couple of years at the cinema. I have Shazam recorded but I have not watched it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Saw Shazam last night. Is excellent. loved the ending. Interesting use of the daughters of Atlas seeming in some ways to be the Fates (Hag, Mother and Maiden) in appearance. I would rate this as, maybe, better then the first though some of the teen angsty stuff can be cringeworthy from my age standpoint, and put it with almost any of the better Marvel movies. Only problem I have, and this probably included the first one, is that Levy tends to play this role, IMO, younger then the actual protagonist is. I feel like he is playing it as a child more then a teen, and older teen at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 I have read that its probably better than the first Shazam, but is doing terribly in the box office Captain Marvel is one of my favorite characters from comics. Lord Liaden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 22 minutes ago, Christopher R Taylor said: I have read that its probably better than the first Shazam, but is doing terribly in the box office Captain Marvel is one of my favorite characters from comics. I am sorry to hear is doing terrible. It really is worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Christopher R Taylor said: I have read that its probably better than the first Shazam, but is doing terribly in the box office Captain Marvel is one of my favorite characters from comics. Thank you for using the character's real name. IMHO seven decades under that moniker trumps whatever legal bat Marvel uses for their character's name. wcw43921 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 9:15 PM, Duke Bushido said: Just like the first one, Darla gets the best line in the movie. I dunno... I really liked "The Wisdom of Solo Man" Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 I would have to say I liked the Dr. Sivana and Mister Mind post credits from the first movie much better then this one, a little too silly for me instead of the sinister tone the first presented. And the first credits scene i didnt care for at all, but then, I am not a fan of Waller or the flunkies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Yeah, my son was disappointed about Mr. Mind not being in this one. He was rather looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 3:37 PM, Lord Liaden said: Thank you for using the character's real name. IMHO seven decades under that moniker trumps whatever legal bat Marvel uses for their character's name. Was it my imagination, or did the guy after Michael Gray's appearance call him Captain Marvel? And I agree about the name. I honestly wish they could have alluded to it in the first movie-- SHAZAM: "Through my name you shall become the mightiest of mortals! You shall become a marvel among men, and the captain of a mighty army in the war against evil! Do you accept my offer, Billy Batson?" BILLY: "Okay." SHAZAM: "Then speak my name!" BILLY: "SHAZAM!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 Having a super hero name you can't tell people is dumb. Honestly, if you can't use the Captain Marvel moniker, you could have actually come up with something else, Avatar comes to mind, though there is probably someone named that out there, but don't feel like searching. Lord Liaden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 It is incredibly difficult to come up with a superhero name not used by one of the big 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 It's also incredibly difficult to get your name back from one of the big two, even if you are one of the big two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 I read that the original creator of the character wanted to call him "Captain Thunder," but the editor/publisher thought that would be too frightening to children. That would be an awesome and entirely appropriate name IMHO. Christopher R Taylor and Pattern Ghost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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