12-19-2022, 06:16 AM
Someone had to hop on this grenade so I took one for the team. And oddly enough, against my usual hate policy, I kind of enjoyed this.
Look, despite my recent travails, I think my brain is working just fine and you don't have to send in the intervention team to do a welfare check.
The film was just kind of pleasing. There were all these big action sequences with guns and explosions and destruction. Sadly, most of them were in the trailer. But it was good to see how they tied together. There were lots of quips. There were echoes of Terminator 2 with the young kid trying to teach Black Adam how to be a super hero. There were echoes of Wakanda with a little country that had the only source of a super material called Etherium. Unlike Wakanda, Colonizers had come in and taken over the country for the material resources. They also had a super team called the Justice Society complete with a rookie member, Atom Smasher, learning their ropes and thrilled to be there much like the flash in the Justice League movies. Atom Smasher was taking over from his Uncle which was one of the really fun cameos in the movie. So, yeah, derivative.
But the Rock seemed to try a little acting and not just be the Rock in a different costume. He wasn't his quippy self. I enjoyed the Justice Society Members. the story was great but it kept me engaged. There were a lot of tie-ins to the big DC realm. They say SHAZAM a lot. The young man has a room dedicated to DC super heroes. And there is that not so super secret cameo in the end credit scene.
There was a lot of exposition as the movie had to get everyone up to speed on the backstory. But it moved. There were a few surprises. So, yes, I kind of enjoyed it. It's not highly recommended but it has its moments including the funniest moment I have seen in a super hero movie. I laughed out loud.
Look, despite my recent travails, I think my brain is working just fine and you don't have to send in the intervention team to do a welfare check.
The film was just kind of pleasing. There were all these big action sequences with guns and explosions and destruction. Sadly, most of them were in the trailer. But it was good to see how they tied together. There were lots of quips. There were echoes of Terminator 2 with the young kid trying to teach Black Adam how to be a super hero. There were echoes of Wakanda with a little country that had the only source of a super material called Etherium. Unlike Wakanda, Colonizers had come in and taken over the country for the material resources. They also had a super team called the Justice Society complete with a rookie member, Atom Smasher, learning their ropes and thrilled to be there much like the flash in the Justice League movies. Atom Smasher was taking over from his Uncle which was one of the really fun cameos in the movie. So, yeah, derivative.
But the Rock seemed to try a little acting and not just be the Rock in a different costume. He wasn't his quippy self. I enjoyed the Justice Society Members. the story was great but it kept me engaged. There were a lot of tie-ins to the big DC realm. They say SHAZAM a lot. The young man has a room dedicated to DC super heroes. And there is that not so super secret cameo in the end credit scene.
There was a lot of exposition as the movie had to get everyone up to speed on the backstory. But it moved. There were a few surprises. So, yes, I kind of enjoyed it. It's not highly recommended but it has its moments including the funniest moment I have seen in a super hero movie. I laughed out loud.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
