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Kaz (232 KP) rated Shazam! (2019) in Movies

Jun 15, 2019 (Updated Jun 15, 2019)

Shazam! (2019)

2019 | Action, Sci-Fi

7.4

(104 Ratings)

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A Fun Superhero Movie

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When I started watching 'Shazam' , I assumed that this was a parody of a super hero film. Afterwards I realised that this is a DC comic book character in it's own right.

I liked the acting in this film. Both children and adults in this film are believable and are very good. You could believe that the adult versions of the younger actors were actually them, because they emulated their body language and speech really well (they even looked like the children, as adults!). I really liked the interaction between adult Billy and his friend Freddy, they have some really funny scenes together. It was also nice to see a character with a disability as a main character, who wasn't portrayed as weak or someone you should feel sorry for.

There were some really funny moments in this film and there were some really heartfelt ones too.

My only criticisms of this film would be that it took a long time for this to really get going. Also, the story really isn't that original. It's basically the plot of 'Big' (I liked the scene with the giant piano, as a nod to this film) , combined with a super hero movie.

Despite these issues, I thought that this was a really funny, fun movie and I would quite happily watch a sequel of this.

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Sarah (7799 KP) rated Justice League (2017) in Movies

Aug 19, 2018 (Updated Aug 19, 2018)

Justice League (2017)

2017 | Action, Adventure

6.7

(189 Ratings)

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Trying and failing to be like the Avengers

The main problem with this film is that it is trying so hard to be like the Avengers, and it fails miserably - everything from the script to the supposed humour, the team and the CGI, they're all truly terrible. This is by far one of the worst films I've seen in a long time.

It's a shame really as Wonder Woman wasn't half bad for a DC film, but this undos everything. Ben Affleck is a terrible Batman, the Flash is just irritating and his humour falls flat, and Cyborg just seems to have been thrown in for his technological abilities. Of the new additions, only Jason Momoa comes off well. I've always liked him since his Stargate days, but sadly even he couldn't save the terrible lines he was given (even if he did look cool saying them). Steppenwolf as the bad guy looks atrocious and the CGI isn't great, and he's entirely forgettable. For the enemy, he never really came across as very threatening and as such the ending wasn't very effective.

And whoever decided to digitally erase Henry Cavill's moustache needs firing. It is SO obvious that every time Cavill is on screen you find yourself staring at his top lip. It actually looks like they had to redo all of his scenes, as he always looks like he has a dodgy CGI face. Terrible.

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Sarah (126 KP) Aug 25, 2018

Ah, so that's what's up with Henry Cavill's face - I didn't know why he was CGI in so many scenes haha!

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Fred (860 KP) Aug 29, 2018

The only time they altered his face was the opening scene. The rest of the movie, it was his real lip. Guess he just has a weird lip.

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ClareR (5779 KP) rated Nothing to Hide (DC Constance Fairchild #2) in Books

Jul 27, 2019

Nothing to Hide (DC Constance Fairchild #2)

James Oswald | 2019 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

9.3

(4 Ratings)

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Nothing to Hide is the second book in a series about DC Constance (Con) Fairchild. I haven’t read the first book - but I will be reading it. Not having read the first book didn’t cause me any problems with understanding and enjoying this one.

It’s a police procedural of sorts: Con is suspended because of something that happened in the previous book, and trouble seems to follow her. First the tabloids won’t leave her alone and are camped outside her flat, and then she finds the barely alive body of a young black man in her bins. He has had his tongue and testicles removed.

Even though she is suspended, Con finds herself involved in the investigation of this case. She travels up to Edinburgh where the boys mother lives, via a visit to her estranged mother. There she meets the enigmatic Reverend Dr Edward Masters, the leader of the Church of the Coming Light.

I couldn’t (or didn’t want to) stop reading this - it was fast paced, exciting and completely engrossing. The supporting characters were great to read too (a bit of other-worldly guidance from two very well written characters).

I can’t wait for the next in the series, and I shall be definitely looking for a copy of the first book!

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for another excellent read, and to the author, James Oswald, for reading along with us!