Associate
- Joined
- 18 Oct 2022
- Posts
- 387
- Location
- Unknown
BA has the powers of the Egyptian gods, Shazam (Billy Batson) has the powers of the Greek gods.
Both use anachronisms that spell SHAZAM.
Black Adam (DC Movie)
- Thread starter Kyo
- Start date
Both use anachronisms that spell SHAZAM.
Caporegime
- Joined
- 30 Jul 2013
- Posts
- 29,641
Saw this had 90% user review score on Rotten Tomatoes
Further proof that user reviews are absolute ********. Anyone who thinks this is a 9/10 movie is insane.
Further proof that user reviews are absolute ********. Anyone who thinks this is a 9/10 movie is insane.
Last edited:
So what rating is it then in your opinion having seen it?
Caporegime
- Joined
- 30 Jul 2013
- Posts
- 29,641
Maybe 6/10, if im being generous.
At least it wasn't ridiculously long.
At least it wasn't ridiculously long.
I would agree. Some of it was enjoyable, perhaps the first 2/3. Black Adam himself was good, Dr Fate and Hawkman I liked. The other 2 heroes were meh. CGI was great. End villain sort of just appeared and seemed rather pointless or unexplained. Perhaps by then I'd lost interest and missed what he was about. There was also a random skeleton army that served absolutely not purpose and did nothing. I actually got a bit tired of the constant fighting and smashing things up and wanted it to calm down a few times haha. I didn't mind it overall though.
thats not how RT works - it just means 90% of people thought it was better than average
Caporegime
- Joined
- 9 Mar 2006
- Posts
- 58,022
- Location
- Surrey
It's got 4.4 out of 5 rating though, which is close to 90%
Caporegime
- Joined
- 9 Mar 2006
- Posts
- 58,022
- Location
- Surrey
Which was crazy too, Jungle Cruise was dire and I love the Rock as an actor!
You thought it was dire? I thought it wasnt that bad but that's just me
7/10 for me as i like the rock and i have always been a fan of BA.
Last edited:
Caporegime
- Joined
- 30 Jul 2013
- Posts
- 29,641
To be honest I'm not a comic book reader and wasn't aware of the character until I first heard the movie was in development.
So someone is "insane" to give it a 9/10 if they enjoyed the film that much just because YOU don't think it's a 9/10 film? The level of narcissism on display there is was is "insane"
Like yourself I'd not heard of this character before the film and I think the biggest draw for people is that "The Rock" is playing him, and I don't think the movie would have been given so much leeway by the public if it had been a different actor in the role. For me I'd rate it around a 5/10, mostly for Dwayne Johnson and Pierce Brosnan, as I found the story quite weak and the supporting cast was under used, especially Sarah Shahi who I loved in "Person of Interest". The CGI was OK, the score was OK and overall it just felt "OK", not good, not bad, and I very much doubt I'll watch it ever again, even as a TV re-run. However it was an inoffensive way to spent some time trying to watch a film whilst in an adult crèche filled with ADHD teens who have zero ability to just sit still and watch something apparently
Caporegime
- Joined
- 30 Jul 2013
- Posts
- 29,641
Come off it.
A 9/10 film is some sort of all time classic, not some superhero fluff.
Edit - Though ironically I gave End Game 9/10 on here
A 9/10 film is some sort of all time classic, not some superhero fluff.
Edit - Though ironically I gave End Game 9/10 on here
Last edited:
@VincentHanna - at the risk of continually repeating myself - "YOU" think it's not a 9/10 (and I agree) but just because you don't think it's a 9/10 that doesn't mean that people who think it is should be called "insane", just because you disagree with them, you're not in a political discussion thread any more where calling the opposition "insane" is the norm dude.
Caporegime
- Joined
- 30 Jul 2013
- Posts
- 29,641
Pssst, it's just a figure of speech. I don't actually think they should be in a mental hospital.
Caporegime
- Joined
- 9 Mar 2006
- Posts
- 58,022
- Location
- Surrey
I don't think it's crazy that someone might think it's a 9/10 film. But having a 9/10 average is top film of the year territory
Cool, then you won't mind being called "insane" in every single post where I disagree with you from now on because, as you said, its just a figure of speech and not an insult, thanks for the clarification
Yeah it's nowhere near "film of the year" territory for me, not even anywhere close, but I don't think the Rock's fanbase cares about that
I really enjoyed it, plenty of action. Better than all the latest marvel stuff. I was really looking forward to the spiderman film due to the original 2 being in it, back when spiderman films were decent. . Much preferred Black Adam.
Last edited: