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hulk616:
SHAZAM (2019)

As I said I m giving my unbiased review.

this is the best thing coming out of DCEU. This movie was so real. This movie deserves a billion dollars not that piece of trash called Aquaman. DC messed up by not releasing this good family movie during Christmas .

As someone who has read all Shazam comics since Geoff Johns started writing shazam, the casting was 100% accurate, the story was good that I didn't check whether the CGI is bad or not, or even notice whether everywhere is dark(as usual), the humor were well placed. Characters development were good.
Some people are saying they copied power rangers which is not true , Shazam family appeared before power rangers.
Also love the fact they referenced fawcott (the original owner of shazam that DC destroyed )
where were these people when DC were making trash.

I must confess I really enjoyed this movie
Shazam family casting was just accurate with the comics and the story was just too real.

my rating will come in two forms
1. as a casual moviegoer
8/10
Because of actress good and Jack for 13 reasons
And I watched it in 4DX !!!!!!!!!

2. As a comicbook fan
9.148 /10

And the post credits scene is a prelude to the current run of Geoff Johns Shazam 2019

SHAZAM!!!!!!!!!

MJBOLT:

In 1974 Upstate New York, while playing with his Magic 8-Ball , a young Thaddeus Sivana is magically transported to the Rock of Eternity, where he meets the wizard Shazam , who introduces him to the mystical statues containing the spirits of the Seven Deadly Sins: Pride, Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, and Sloth . The last of a council of seven, Shazam spent centuries searching for a new champion. Put to a test to see if he is pure of heart, Sivana attempts to touch the Eye of Envy, failing the test. When he is transported back to the car, he causes a scene when he tries to go back, causing an accident that injures his father.
In present-day Philadelphia , Billy Batson is arrested by child services after he lures and traps police officers to assist in his search for his mother. He is adopted by the Vasquez's, and he shares a room with Freddy Freeman, a paraplegic. Meanwhile, using testimonies by those rejected by Shazam, Sivana returns to the Rock of Eternity and frees the Sins, allowing them to use his body as a vessel to escape. With his power, he kills his father and brother for the abuse he suffered as a child.
While at school, Freddy is bullied by a group of kids. Billy intervenes and flees onto the subway, where he is summoned by Shazam, who tells him of one who used his powers for evil. Billy promises he uses his powers for good, and Shazam has Billy grab his staff and say, "Shazam!", which transforms Billy into an adult with multiple superpowers. With Freddy's help, Billy begins to learn the full extent of those powers. Freddy posts videos of Shazam’s powers, which go viral. However, after Freddy claims to know Shazam at school, he and Billy get into an argument at the dinner table over Freddy using Billy for his newfound powers. Billy begins to skip school to enjoy being Shazam, humiliating Freddy. Shazam accidentally causes a bus to fall off a bridge before saving it, causing Freddy to promptly reprimand him for abusing his powers. Upon seeing Shazam on the news, Sivana attacks him. Shazam is easily defeated, but he transforms back into Billy to blend into the fleeing crowd. However, Sivana captures Freddy, who was looking for Billy.
Billy's siblings realize that he is Shazam, and they reveal that they found his mother. Billy runs from home and meets his mother, who reveals she abandoned him because she could not take care of him as well as the police could. After leaving his mother, Billy receives a call from Sivana, who has arrived at the Vasquez's home to find him. Upon Shazam returning home, Sivana threatens Billy's siblings for Shazam's powers. When Shazam agrees, Sivana takes him to the Rock of Eternity. Billy's siblings follow them there. During the ceremony, Freddy wounds Sivana, giving Shazam time to escape and causing them to realize that without the Sins, Sivana is a normal man.
Sivana corners the family at a carnival, where the Sins threaten to kill Billy's siblings if Shazam does not give his powers. However, Shazam uses the staff to split the power among his siblings, causing them to also become adult superheroes with powers . Shazam manages to defeat Sivana by taunting the final Sin, Envy, to leave Sivana before saving him. Using Sivana, Shazam takes control of the Eye of Envy, enabling him to contain the spirits. The group is considered as superheroes in the city, and Billy accepts the Vasquez's as his family. Billy shows up at school as Shazam to endorse Freddy before revealing that he brought a friend:
Superman.
Over the credits, Billy is revealed to have joined the Justice League. In a mid-credits scene, Sivana, in his jail cell drawing multiple symbols across its walls, is interrupted by Mister Mind , having previously been imprisoned at the Rock of Eternity, who tells him of the pillars of evil that will come together and that they will rule the seven realms. In a post-credits scene , Freddy tests whether Billy can talk to fish, citing
Aquaman, only for Billy to dismiss the power as stupid.

Hulk619:
not as detailed as the one I m going to do

philfearon:
Shazam opens with $40m+...Headed for a $100m+ Weekend debut!

Hulk619:
TheKingIsHere nice one. 1 - 0.
I was banned for the first time for no reason
I m going to drop the whole Shazam movie scene by scene, the dialogues, pictures, audience reactions, post credits, everything

Hulk619 is the world breaker hulk

Raalsalghul:
Mixed feelings on this one...
Most films from the director are of middling quality.
Only thing that gives me hope on this is Joaquin Phoenix.
But y'all shouldn't expect a sequel.
Phoenix isn't a franchise guy.
This is a one and done thing.
Folks are speculating that the kid might be Bruce Wayne.
Heck, is there any possibility that WB might link this to the Batman?

IAmSabrina:
I agree with Wonder Woman paving the way for female superhero movies but how did The Dark Knight pave the way for superhero movies?

TheKingIsHere:
My Shazam box office predictions.

Domestic - $250m
China - $100m - $150m
Rest of the world - $300m

Total BO - $650m - $700m

This is still massive for a low budget movie.





Factors used to come up with this prediction;

1. Shazam character is relatively unknown to the non comic book fans

2. Low marketing budget and production budget

3. Same month with Avengers endgame

4. Might be too American for the Chinese audience hence the low amount given in my prediction for CBO


However, take note, this is my least box office prediction and it can be wrong.


So, DC fans, share your box office predictions as the movie premieres today.

hulk616:
so you are a marvel fan now that's Good

IAmSabrina:
Pardon my forgetfulness, Xavier hon . In fact, lemme start over ....

......Cc. Xavier5, MJBOLT, hulk616, Vic2Ree, gustav25, JJOF, Breegz14, Shittakeem

Iuwe

We're literally hours away from Captain Marvel crossing a billion

Watch this space, we're nearly there ......

IAmSabrina:
Cc. MJBOLT, hulk616, Vic2Ree, gustav25, JJOF, Breegz14, Shittakeem

Iuwe

We're now hours away from Captain Marvel crossing a billion

Watch this space, we're nearly there ......

Raalsalghul:
Shazam!

iuwe:
April 5 even my phone knows the date mehn

TheKingIsHere:
The Shazam China tour just began. What a wonderful moment.

China loves DC

China loves Shazam

IAmSabrina:
Forgive me

Lh19:
Zack Snyder's original plan for a Justice League trilogy was pretty awesome before WB stepped in...