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07-22-2018, 12:02 AM
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Originally Posted by KaraFan
This seemed very kidish but I'll give it a chance.
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Shouldn't Billy be pretty darn kidish though?
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07-22-2018, 12:57 AM
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#222
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Right Hand of Doom
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Location: Portland, OR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrYac
Shouldn't Billy be pretty darn kidish though?
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Yeah, that’s my point. This looks pretty spot on as far as I can tell. I’ve never been a big Shazam/Captain Marvel fan myself. The character and concept are just a bit too cheesy for my tastes. That said it appears to be a pretty faithful adaptation. If it’s not your thing I get it, but I don’t understand why actual fans of the character would be disappointed in what’s being shown.
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07-22-2018, 02:26 AM
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#223
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Midnighter
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Australia
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I like it because it doesn't feel at all Snyder-ish. Can't say the same about Aquaman.
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07-22-2018, 10:25 AM
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#224
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Columnist Thunder Mod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hellboy
Yeah, that’s my point. This looks pretty spot on as far as I can tell. I’ve never been a big Shazam/Captain Marvel fan myself. The character and concept are just a bit too cheesy for my tastes. That said it appears to be a pretty faithful adaptation. If it’s not your thing I get it, but I don’t understand why actual fans of the character would be disappointed in what’s being shown.
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Depends on which version of the character we’re talking about. This is closer to the recent New 52 Geoff Johns/Gary Frank work than what came before it.
Last edited by wktf; 07-22-2018 at 12:35 PM.
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07-22-2018, 10:27 AM
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#225
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Jubilee
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Antalya/Turkiye
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Looks fine. Really heavy on the Geoff Johns new 52 origin side of the things, it seems. But no Black Adam right ? I'm ok with that, if they will make an R Rated Black Adam film, with Black Adam really getting brutal like that time how he killed the psycho pirate and stuff.
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07-22-2018, 10:29 AM
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#226
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3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't.
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,547
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wktf
Depends on which version of th character we’re talking about. This is closer to the recent New 52 Geoff Johns/Gary Frank work than what came before it.
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I thought the same. I actually like the Geoff Johns/Gary Frank version. I thought it was very faithful to the original yet put a nice modern spin on the character. I have not decided if I am going to be buying the upcoming series or not though (to me it would be hard to top Jerry Ordway's Power of Shazam graphic novel and series).
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07-22-2018, 10:56 AM
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#227
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Baron Zemo
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Alamo City
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This could be a fun movie. I've been a fan of Zach Levi since his days on Chuck, so I may give it a whirl.
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07-22-2018, 11:05 AM
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#228
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Right Hand of Doom
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wktf
Depends on which version of th character we’re talking about. This is closer to the recent New 52 Geoff Johns/Gary Frank work than what came before it.
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Outside of guest appearances in other DC books or Shazam being part of a team I’ve never read the character so any differences are mostly lost on me. I would think most comic book to film adaptations would be closer to the New 52 simply due to both being modern iterations. Is there really much of a difference between the classic and New 52? All the core elements seem to be the same best as I can tell but as I stated, I’m no authority on the character.
My point is it seems most here who don’t think this looks good simply aren’t into Shazam. It’s definitely a more light hearted/juvenile character. Especially if we’re telling his origin story. While it’s not really a film I’m personally excited about I’m not seeing anything wrong with the adaptation based on the trailer.
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07-22-2018, 11:24 AM
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#229
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Metal Men
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 10,336
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Looks fun to me, I'll check it out.
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07-22-2018, 05:09 PM
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#230
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Zot
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: United Kingdom
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hellboy
Yeah, that’s my point. This looks pretty spot on as far as I can tell. I’ve never been a big Shazam/Captain Marvel fan myself. The character and concept are just a bit too cheesy for my tastes. That said it appears to be a pretty faithful adaptation. If it’s not your thing I get it, but I don’t understand why actual fans of the character would be disappointed in what’s being shown.
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Yep, this is what I expect from this film.
Not all movies should be dark as Batman. WB has been stuck on that for a bit. Give the rest their own style of movies.
I think this will be a suprise hit.
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