Shazam! | April 5, 2019 | 21st Most Profitable Film of 2019

[grim22]

Just now, TMP said:

I think they were expecting the film to be less divisive?

Are we just inventing new definitions for divisive now? Divisive is Man of Steel, where reviewers are split down the middle. You have 5/5 and 0/5 in almost equal measure and 50/50 on tomatometer.

 

The only way these reviews can be divisive is if you are concern trolling.

[AndyK]

29 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:

A top critic just gave the movie a 1/4. Jesus Christ. He hated it that much?

He probably likes to kill puppies.

[That One Girl]

15 minutes ago, TMP said:

I think they were expecting the film to be less divisive?

 

How divisive Shazam! is, a movie getting mostly positive reviews with only a few negative reviews.  Clearly this is the most divisive movie since Suspiria

[reddevil19]

To echo some of the comments - if it does end up in the 80's...in what world is that divisive? I don't get it...

[WittyUsername]

4 minutes ago, reddevil19 said:

To echo some of the comments - if it does end up in the 80's...in what world is that divisive? I don't get it...

That wouldn’t be divisive by any means, but it would’ve really been something if this movie managed to stay in the 90s. I guess I just set my hopes up really high in the same way that I was disappointed when TDKR “only” managed to get a score in the high 80s. 

[langer]

People are drama queens,  it either has to be the best of the best or the worst of the worst.  

[EarlyDeadlinePredictions]

These threads become a joke during RT watch.

 

As far as general public is concerned the social media reactions and the first wave of reviews are all that matter. Those are the ones that get headlines and trend on twitter. 

 

If it dips later on it really doesn't matter. 

[Steele131]

Y’all on crack. Anything above 80% is critical acclaim and a win. You are fretting to greedy. We should just be happy a DC movie is getting positive reviews 

[grim22]

 

[Johnny Tran]

Go check out Oliver Jones critical history.  There's something about it that I found interesting.  Hey,  did I soften that up enough or is this still for mature audiences only? 

 

[That One Girl]

5 minutes ago, Johnny Tran said:

Go check out Oliver Jones critical history.  There's something about it that I found interesting.  Hey,  did I soften that up enough or is this still for mature audiences only? 

 

 

Nothing wrong with his critical history that I see.  I don't agree with some of it, but they're his opinions

[Johnny Tran]

2 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

Nothing wrong with his critical history that I see.  I don't agree with some of it, but they're his opinions

Of course they are his opinions.  I didn't say he didn't have a right to one. Some people want to believe that critics don't have clear and obvious biases but they do because they are people and people have biases. He has his. 

[That One Girl]

3 minutes ago, Johnny Tran said:

Of course they are his opinions.  I didn't say he didn't have a right to one. Some people want to believe that critics don't have clear and obvious biases but they do because they are people and people have biases. He has his. 

 

Imagine getting this worked up over one critic who didn't like your cape hero movie

[Galactic Specter]

Yeah, you guys need to calm down about the Shazam reviews. It's going to probably finish in the 80s on RT and possibly in the 70s on MC which is pretty good for a CBM.  

 

OW tracking is going to shoot up for this movie thanks to reviews and WoM. 

 

[Johnny Tran]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

Imagine getting this worked up over one critic who didn't like your cape hero movie

So every time someone points out a fact they are "worked up"?  I get that it's easier to go that route than to debate a point, so here we are lol, 

 

Yes,  Shazam! is getting great reviews.  I'm happy for it and hope to see it do well. 

[AdamKendall]

Not all people are going to like the movie, it's how it always is

HOWEVER, I can't look at his last two big reviews side by side and not chuckle at how much they clash.

 

as @Johnny Tran said, everyone can have an opinion, but people also have biases.  It affects every movie though. 

Edited March 25, 2019 by AdamKendall

[Bane Cook]

What everyone's talking about... I noticed it earlier. Glad someone brought it up because I wasn't going to.

[ChipDerby]

55 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

Imagine getting this worked up over one critic who didn't like your cape hero movie

 

I mean, the guy compared a recent CBM to Memento, and then compared Shazam to a powerpoint. That's just... strange.

[lorddemaxus]

12 minutes ago, ChipMunky said:

 

I mean, the guy compared a recent CBM to Memento, and then compared Shazam to a powerpoint. That's just... strange.

And more bizarrely Eternal Sunshine just because both movies have the characters going through memory loss at some point of the movie. Why don't we all start comparing CBMs to Charlie Kaufman movies? I guess Infinity War is basically Synecdoche New York.

Edited March 25, 2019 by lorddemaxus

[TheDarkKnightOfSteel]

Um guys why are we freaking out over one bad review when all the others are positive with the exception of like 2.The films is borderline getting  universal acclaim.