‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ stumbles with $30.5 million debut

Looks rubbish

Looks like a fun romp that does not take itself seriously at all. Good entertainment for those not looking to pic it apart. A family film to watch with the kids or grand kids.

Some seem to expect too much from superhero movies but they are not all meant as thought provoking dramas of high artistic quality. Great CGI, fun script and entertaining is what it is about. accept it for what it is rather than what it is not trying to be. It is not art-house, nor is it meant to be.

Looks like the cast a diversity quota list instead of good actors.

Young people don't go to see movies at theaters anymore. They watch online. Or if you are a bit more old fashioned, but the DVD.

danToday  08:06 am JST

Looks rubbish

Hot damn! Maybe the public is starting to wake up and realize what a quagmire of trash cinema has become.

gokai_wo_manekuToday  11:13 am JST

Young people don't go to see movies at theaters anymore. They watch online. Or if you are a bit more old fashioned, but the DVD.

You can also see full films online for nothing. I have. No wasting moolah for bad trash.

When you overproduce and saturate the market, the result is often a poor product. Combine that with a Woke- Forced-Diversity agenda and the need to cut costs by hiring poor, inexperienced writers and directors, then you get the current state of Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings. They refuse to listen to fans and completely alter the IP's lore and try to bank off established names cause they know that if they created their own original stories and characters, nobody would pay a penny.

MilesTegMar. 20  01:34 pm JST

When you overproduce and saturate the market, the result is often a poor product. Combine that with a Woke- Forced-Diversity agenda and the need to cut costs by hiring poor, inexperienced writers and directors, then you get the current state of Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings. They refuse to listen to fans and completely alter the IP's lore and try to bank off established names cause they know that if they created their own original stories and characters, nobody would pay a penny.

I watched one Disney-made STAR WARS movie (Carrie Fisher dies/not, Luke Skywalker does, oh hell). It was bastardized, everything about it was prefab with no inspiration at all. I couldn't discern who/what/what alliance or enemy/what the big laser battle on that asteroid was about/ etc. and I didn't try to. It's all mixed up. I couldn't catch up or make sense out of anything there. I just gave up. There's nothing left in the franchise except the marquee name. And the same goes for STAR TREK, Marvel, etc. Total rubbish, garbage, trash.

“What audiences are enjoying right now is a diversity of content,” Dergarabedian said. “Overall, it’s shaping up to be a strong month with ‘ Creed III ’ and ‘ Scream VI ’ getting franchise best debuts. We may see the same with 'John Wick 4'.”

Creed III, Scream VI, John Wick 4.

Diversity?

No, it's simply rinse and repeat.