Shazam!

[Makernaut]

I have to point out a minor cast spoiler. John Glover was in this movie as Dr. Sivana's father, who is pretty much like another Lionel Luthor.

I took my sister and niece to the Saturday Matinee yesterday and my niece, who's now 18 and a big "Smallville" fan when she was a grade and middle schooler, got a kick out of him being in the movie. The boardroom scene at Sivana Industries made her say "More like Luthorcorp". She's an accomplished young lady and I am glad she still indulges her old uncle with the occasional Superhero movie outing.

[filmation batman fan]

I saw it twice. The first time in 3D with my wife, the second time last night by myself. The only thing my wife didn't like was the scary element. I have to point out a minor cast spoiler. John Glover was in this movie as Dr. Sivana's father, who is pretty much like another Lionel Luthor. Other than that, I won't spoil this movie, but I highly recommend it. From the comics, I am familiar with Billy, Mary and Freddy. But I am not familiar with Darla, Eugene and the big guy whose name escapes me at the moment.

[palitoy]

I came across two former TV Shazam actors on Facebook recently, they were not big fans of this treatment. So I'm not surprised there were no cameos.

[YoungOnce]

It would have been cool to see a Michael Gray cameo. If there was one, I missed it.

On the movie itself, just saw it yesterday. I’ve got to say, that was an incredibly fun movie for me. Hit all the right notes.

I went in spoiler free, so I just really enjoyed the ride.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Hey, Michael Gray was in his 20s as Billy Batson...

Chris

[Makernaut]

^ Exactly! And neither is Zachary Levi.

Not so impressive when a twenty-something transforms into a forty-something.

[palitoy]

Yeah those kids aren't getting any younger.

[Makernaut]

Looks like a sequel is being fast-tracked. Yea!!

https://deadline.com/2019/04/shazam-...ng-1202591584/

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-shazam-s...rks-1833897030

[ODBJBG]

There are 2 bonus scenes. The last one comes after all the credits. It's definitely skippable. It's basically a "cut scene" for giggles and you don't need to see it. Whereas the midcredit scene is pretty important.

[Random Axe]

As a lifelong fan I was cautious with my optimism approaching this film. I knew there was no chance to capture the magic of the character completely but I was hoping they at least kept the spirit alive.

They did, and did it well.

WB managed to balance out the whimsical with the heroic, which is very difficult to pull off. I'm not sure they needed to be as graphic as they were with the seven sins especially for children, but overall I think this is my favorite DCU film to date. I was surprised at the lunchroom cameo, but I understand why it was limited. Contracts suck sometimes.

I'm, kinda hoping there wasn't a second bonus scene cause I left.

[palitoy]

There was one thing that bothered only me- I kept looking at the background, hoping to see my beloved hometown but it was quickly apparent this was not shot in Philadelphia. Were our Torontotonians here equally distracted?

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A couple of times yeah, the subway station still had the familiar TTC red on the side of the building, they use that variety store for a lot of movies and then there is my wife's co-workers entire family being extras.

[newlyknighted]

Levi, Strong, Angel, and Grazer were fantastic in this movie. This movie was heartwarming, clever, funny, unexpectedly scary, and creatively shot by the cinemaphotographer. It captured the characters like I hoped it would, and the movie exceeded my expectations. I cannot wait for the sequel to see more of these relationships that were established in this film.

[Falstaff13]

I loved it. It captured the right tone and was fun. One thing I've disliked with DC's take on Captain Marvel over the years (really post-Crisis) is the writers who take "he's a kid in an adult body" to mean he's simple. In the Giffen/DeMateis JL run, he was made to say things like "why can't we sing 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat'?" A teen trying to act like an adult isn't going to regress to pre-school. This felt like it had the "Wow, look I'm super now" excitement without making Cap dumb. It felt like just a genuinely affectionate take on the character.

[PNGwynne]

Plus my favorite DC villain got some screen time.

If we're on the same page--yes! I was happy with an Easter egg, but the mid-credit sequence gave me chills, I was grinning ear-to-ear.

Of course, you could mean Herkimer, Jorkk, and Sylvester--that's cool, too.

[boss]

I have a new favorite super hero movie.