SuperSpreader Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: The trailer felt like it was willing this ss a serious movie with serious stakes with some weirdly placed moments of comic relief...which wouldn't make it that different from the rest of the DCEU. The movie never taking itself seriously is an entirely different story. Maybe I just don't take DC seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 ‘Black Adam’ Draws Negative Reviews: Dwayne Johnson’s DC Film Is ‘Repetitive’ and ‘Anti-Entertaining’ VARIETY.COM Dwayne Johnson's "Black Adam" isn't drawing the strongest reviews ahead of the DC film's release Friday. "Anti-entertaining" is a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 My son has tickets for him and his new gf for tonight. If he likes it, I might go watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 8 hours ago, BloodyHell said: My son...and his new gf lol this is quite the sudden escalation of this persona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jason said: lol this is quite the sudden escalation of this persona Your interest in my life is weird and a bit perverted. Seek help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, BloodyHell said: my life Which one? 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Brick said: Which one? I have one, but you dive into whatever ridiculous hole you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Well this thread took a turn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 52 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: I have one, but you dive into whatever ridiculous hole you want. Did your son and his new gf like it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, BloodyHell said: I have one, but you dive into whatever ridiculous hole you want. I'm sure your very real son enjoys diving into his very real girlfriend's holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Review: The Rock fails in ‘Black Adam’ — possibly the worst movie ever DATEBOOK.SFCHRONICLE.COM After this mess starring Dwayne Johnson, DC Films and Warner Bros. really need to stop embarrassing themselves with these second-tier superheroes. Ok there's no WAY it's this bad... damn. Im gonna see it tomorrow out of spite now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 wait they made the alien bird-person who may or may not be from ancient egypt a black person REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 The Rock better get those interviews pulled where he said it took him 15 years to get this movie made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Jason said: wait they made the alien bird-person who may or may not be from ancient egypt a black person REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE What's funny is he's the only reason I'm even remotely interested in seeing this movie. I like that actor and Hawkman looks dope visually in this movie. Brosnan as Dr Fate looks pretty good too. The Rock looks like he does in every other movie he's been in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I haven't seen the film, but I enjoyed this NPR review that speculates a bit on how the film ended up this way and what it could have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 ‘Black Adam’ Hits $25 Million Friday, Dwayne Johnson’s Best Opening Day As Leading Man – Friday PM Update DEADLINE.COM Dwayne Johnson movie Black Adam racked up $7.6 million in box office previews at 3,500 locations Thursday, DAYUM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I wouldn't be surprised if there was a lot of studio notes and edits from what it was originally going to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Just now, Brick said: I wouldn't be surprised if there was a lot of studio notes and edits from what it was originally going to be. Supposedly they cut a lot for it to not be an R movie. Apparently he killed even MORE people in the uncut version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 He looks like he knows what he's talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I would be more interested in seeing the movie if it didn't have Dwayne Johnson in it. Soooooooo tired of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 saw it today...meh, wasn't the worst DC movie, but it was hardly....umm good. I will say I was thrilled to see Aldis in it. I had no idea he was Hawkman. I don't recall seeing him in the trailer. Yeah they showed Hawkman but with that mask on I didn't know it was him and honestly I hadn't followed any news on the movie. Only knew that Rock and Pierce were in it. Atom Smasher was clearly there for Ant-man-esque comic relief but it completely fell flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 56 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Meh pretty much the problem with characters like Superman and Black Adam is they are so OP it never feels like there is any chance of them not winning. All the flash, GCI, and explosions in the world don't mean a damn thing if there doesn't feel like there is anything truly at risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5timechamp Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: pretty much the problem with characters like Superman and Black Adam is they are so OP it never feels like there is any chance of them not winning. All the flash, GCI, and explosions in the world don't mean a damn thing if there doesn't feel like there is anything truly at risk. I agree with a major DC issue being that many of their main biggest characters all have god like powers… Its what made Man of Steel enjoyable in that for the first time it felt like Superman in big sci-fi where the enemy felt just as unstoppable and callous… Beyond MOS (that world enjoy lifting and smashing people) all the cgi and destruction always feels and looks detached from affecting anyone… I like the Rock but this passion project feels as if it might be a miss… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I think he should do one more, final, Mummy movie with Brendan Fraser or a sequel to The Rundown, with him owning a restaurant and Sean William Scott as his sous chef and there's a hostage situation or some such. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Black Adam Will Reportedly Lose Up to $100 Million in Lackluster Theatrical Run - IGN WWW.IGN.COM While Black Adam may have challenged the hierarchy of power in the DCEU, the Dwayne Johnson-led blockbuster didn't win the box office over. OUCH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 The Rock is such an interesting celebrity. He’s obviously tremendously popular, and yet he is not a particularly strong box office draw on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 15 minutes ago, sblfilms said: The Rock is such an interesting celebrity. He’s obviously tremendously popular, and yet he is not a particularly strong box office draw on his own. I have no idea if other people feel this way, but since he’s just so widely exposed I don’t feel like I’m going to miss anything if I don’t see him in any specific project; I’ll turn around and he’ll be there too / instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 This movie was terrible. As someone who doesn't read the comics, what, if anything, makes Black Adam different from Shazam? DC also messed up big time not only by not making a movie about its strongest character (Dr. Fate), but also killing him in the same film they introduced him in. And Dr. Fate, as a character is FAAAAAR more interesting than any of the heroes they've made movies about to date. But Black Adam was just generic and all over the place. Hopefully James Gunn can right the ship, but at this point, I'm not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 18 hours ago, sblfilms said: The Rock is such an interesting celebrity. He’s obviously tremendously popular, and yet he is not a particularly strong box office draw on his own. At Thanksgiving I was trying to get my mom to guess the name of this movie and she couldn't come up with it. In fact DC movies are so, I don't know what to call them - not embedded in culture? - that I asked her to name ANY DC movie (other than Batman or Superman) and she kept naming marvel movies. So yeah maybe if people knew this was a movie they would have seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 51 minutes ago, Emblazon said: DC also messed up big time not only by not making a movie about its strongest character (Dr. Fate), but also killing him in the same film they introduced him in. And Dr. Fate, as a character is FAAAAAR more interesting than any of the heroes they've made movies about to date. Dr Fate gets a replacement as anyone who watches Young Justice knows but to your point, I think DC knew how weak the character and story was for this movie because it's both a Black Adam movie AND a Justice Society movie. Also in the comics, Black Adam was a villain until recently (probably because of The Rock wanting to make this movie) He was basically Shazam's "Venom", an evil version of main character. I watched this over Thanksgiving with my nieces and nephews and most of them clowned it. There were some decent action scenes in the third act, but the movie was overall pretty weak despite some pretty solid elements. (All of the cast was good and I LOVE the actress who played the mom... I'm thinking she's eventually going to become Isis (Although they'll probably change the name ) 37 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: So yeah maybe if people knew this was a movie they would have seen it. It was pretty well marketed and The Rock is one of the most reconizable people on the planet. I'm curious to see how well this does on streaming and pay per view. I think it was smart for them to release it for home viewing around Thanksgiving... I expect Wakanda to be on Disney+ around Christmas as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 12/7/2022 at 1:55 PM, skillzdadirecta said: Dr Fate gets a replacement as anyone who watches Young Justice knows but to your point, I think DC knew how weak the character and story was for this movie because it's both a Black Adam movie AND a Justice Society movie. Also in the comics, Black Adam was a villain until recently (probably because of The Rock wanting to make this movie) He was basically Shazam's "Venom", an evil version of main character. I watched this over Thanksgiving with my nieces and nephews and most of them clowned it. There were some decent action scenes in the third act, but the movie was overall pretty weak despite some pretty solid elements. (All of the cast was good and I LOVE the actress who played the mom... I'm thinking she's eventually going to become Isis (Although they'll probably change the name ) It was pretty well marketed and The Rock is one of the most reconizable people on the planet. I'm curious to see how well this does on streaming and pay per view. I think it was smart for them to release it for home viewing around Thanksgiving... I expect Wakanda to be on Disney+ around Christmas as well. That's one of the best things about Dr. Fate, that for some reason DC just doesn't get - none of their heroes are relatable, in pretty much any capacity. Dr. Fate can be anyone - the helmet chooses the hero. There's so damn much they can do with the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 1:21 AM, skillzdadirecta said: ‘Black Adam’ Draws Negative Reviews: Dwayne Johnson’s DC Film Is ‘Repetitive’ and ‘Anti-Entertaining’ VARIETY.COM Dwayne Johnson's "Black Adam" isn't drawing the strongest reviews ahead of the DC film's release Friday. "Anti-entertaining" is a new one. Pro-boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 From Puck News: Quote Warner Bros execs think the Rock and his team purposefully leaked a financial sheet with misleading stats to Deadline to make it seem like Black Adam was a financial success. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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