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Ribbit (2014)

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Kevin Phillipson (10066 KP) rated Shazam! (2019) in Movies

Apr 11, 2019

Shazam! (2019)

2019 | Action, Sci-Fi

7.4

(104 Ratings)

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Just seen and I'm glad I did been wanting to see this for ages. As I've been a fan of Zachary Levi since he was on chuck. His character Shazam reminds me alot of chuck two different people learnly how to use their powers for good. Mark strong plays the villian in his usual stlye. Would I recommend this movie definitely

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Elizabeth (1521 KP) Apr 13, 2019

I was also a big Chuck fan and couldn't help but notice the similarities as well.

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Clown (2016)

7.0 (5 Ratings) Rate It

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A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize that it's cursed.

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Tourist Trap (1979)

5.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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When a flat tire strands several young friends become at a roadside museum, they become the targets...

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Silent Rage (1982)

6.7 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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A sheriff kills a murderer whose body is then donated to science. Three doctors operate on the body...

David McK (3485 KP) rated Shazam! (2019) in Movies

Apr 17, 2019 (Updated Jul 14, 2024)

Shazam! (2019)

2019 | Action, Sci-Fi

7.4

(104 Ratings)

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One of the better entries (at the time of reviewing) in DCs attempt at a shared universe, although (if I'm honest) I barely realised that it was part of that universe at all: yes, there's a couple of mentions of Superman and Batman et al, but they could easily be viewed similarly to how we talk about them.
I was also quite surprised by how dark/scary parts of this were for a child-friendly film, with it really only lightening up once the 14 year old Billy Batson gets his powers and transforms into Zachary Levis's adult superhero (but still with his child's mind).

With a subplot concerning family - one strand of which could probably have been handled better - and Levi knocking it out of the park (I'll admit, the TV series Chuck in which he starred is one of my favourites) as Shazam, this is one of the better entries in DC growing catalogue of movies.

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David McK (3485 KP) rated Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) in Movies

Mar 19, 2023

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

2023 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

6.3

(7 Ratings)

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I've always quite liekd Zachary Levi, going back to when I first encountered him in his TV days on the spy comedy drama show 'Chuck' (remember that?)

Beyond that - and a few side character appearances in the early Thor films - I would struggle to name a single movie with him in it.

Except for 2019s Shazam!, where he took the leading role of the grown-up alter-ego of a teenager who is granted magic (superheroic) powers when he shouts the word Shazam!

That movie, itself, was enjoyable and a breath of fresh air from the grimdark of the DC brand (in the movies) at the time.

This follows on from the events of the first movie, with a certain select group of people now aware of who Shazam *is*, and with the same sprinkling of the horror genre throughout; albeit not quite so much 'on the nose' as the Seven Deadly Sins were. Instead, we have the mythical Daughters of Atlas out for revenge, viewing their powers as having been stolen and gifted to the mortals by the (still nameless) Wizard (who makes a return, despite having turned to dust previously - don't ask).

Whilst the future structure of the whole DC universe is currently 'under review', it may be interesting to see where this lesser-known (at least, to me) brand goes!