It’s amazing that “It isn’t shit” is the best we can hope for from modern Hollywood these days

@Boxermom0317

Жыл бұрын

Sad, isn't it? 😪

@MrGenexxx

Жыл бұрын

Plot twist: this movie is absolute shit LMAO just because it's not woke doesn't make this trash an ok film

@EvanQueenSummers

Жыл бұрын

@@Boxermom0317 stings, doesn't it?

@30m3

Жыл бұрын

It was pretty shit though.

@nkw1985

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGenexxx - The only movie i've ever liked starring The Rock is "The Rundown" and that was like 20 years ago. Someone out there must like him though since he gets cast in every other new movie.

To be fair to the Rock coming late to the Superhero genre, he has been trying to get this movie off the ground for about 10 years or more. For goodness' sake, the man still had hair when he first pitched himself as Black Adam.

@zachall101

Жыл бұрын

@@lunarlives468 the rock isn’t and has never been president and never will be lol 😂😂 but yes Reynolds would be better, he’s far funnier and hasn’t played the same role since the 80s

@nickmf22

Жыл бұрын

@@lunarlives468 I lost braincells reading your comment

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

Wokism again, there is black women in a superhero movie smh . Omg Disney when are you going to stop pushing these left wing extreme agenda.

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

Wokism again, there is black women in a superhero movie smh . Omg Disney when are you going to stop pushing these left wing extreme agenda.

@crowthewicked8344

Жыл бұрын

@@zachall101 Did you step into the wrong comment section, bud?

The Rock is actually a huge fan of Black Adam and pushed the studio to let him play him. And he's also been wanting to do a super hero movie for years now, he was supposed to play Doc Savage but I think that movie was cancelled or just never got off the ground.

@Ignasimp

Жыл бұрын

I'm happy for him then. He actually did good. He didn't act goofy like in most films he apears nowadays. And he was belivable.

@Bluecheese1400

Жыл бұрын

He wanted to played since 2007 but nobody let him so of course he was late to the super hero bandwagon

@Ignasimp

Жыл бұрын

@@Bluecheese1400 why didn't they let him?

@darko-man8549

Жыл бұрын

I do want to know how much he pushed Black Adam to be darker than what we got

@CoolManCoolMan123

Жыл бұрын

@@Ignasimp it's not easy for someone like Rock who is a positive always personality, actually play dark character. He's a icon and star, sizable amount of people watch his movies because of him. Also, Rock wanted BA to be R rated, but because of executives, that didn't get through and instead, we got this average but fun action movie.

the rock being straight faced fit so well and when he smiles it felt refreshing and suddenly making jokes made it hilarious

Critical Drinker giving your movie an "ok" is one of the highest honors.

@soccermatrix

Жыл бұрын

@i better call WTF... stop spamming

@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF

Жыл бұрын

I want an animated movie about Buzzwole & Pheromosa.

@ericm5315

Жыл бұрын

For a Superhero movie that decidedly is tame...yeah, OK isn't bad. Much better than 90% of the DC movies.

@200_3.6VVT

Жыл бұрын

That's a fact!

@ichan83a

Жыл бұрын

Fucking hate snobby critics. The movie was the best movie I’ve seen in years.

Crazy how The Rock wanted Black Adam to be R-rated but DC straight up rejected it... imagine what we would have gotten.

@WhatDoYouExpectToHappen

Жыл бұрын

We will get a glorified and creative gore on ways of black adam killing people. That 13+ wont fool me just because they drop not a single blood when black adam killing them.

@narflc1

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised that an PG13 had all those brillant "dark" deads... An R rating could be brutal I imagine

@derek2288

Жыл бұрын

Same movie but edgier than ever

@kingexplosionmurder3764

Жыл бұрын

Given the ways Adam brutalized soldiers in the movie, it would've had lots of people getting ripped apart or turned into a bloody puddle.

@darwincity

Жыл бұрын

A The Suicide Squad on NyQuil?

I was just glad they included Doctor Fate. He's someone I never thought would make it to the big screen.

@DerpASherpa117

Жыл бұрын

I was pretty hype about it too. Pierce Brosnan was very well casted

@OR56

Жыл бұрын

And then they killed him

@dcmastermindfirst9418

7 ай бұрын

Fate was totally wasted.

@brucebanner6737

3 ай бұрын

@@OR56😂😂😂 right that was my reaction too, like the first movie you put him in and you immediately kill him off

"Dont kill me. I'll give you anything you want." "This is what I want." Damn good line and if they had made Adam into a proper villain this would have been an awesome addition.

My favourite part was when Black Adam stared at White Henry for a good 30 seconds and screamed "it's about drive it's about power we stay hungry we devour‘" and totally devoured him. Really puts the Black Adam in Black Adam.

@user-xx6vy9ri8p

Жыл бұрын

So that's what happened after that post credit scene...in my version it ended right before that moment...

@xxmrrickxx

Жыл бұрын

Here is a link to a great song by Rick Astley: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6tllKyQZ5rMhpc.html

@domphilbrick

Жыл бұрын

“I want to drain the main vein” - Black Adam 2022

@summertyme5748

Жыл бұрын

_Black Adam stared at White Henry_ ^....as every gay romance novel should begin.

@Jopovicious

Жыл бұрын

Is there really character called White Henry ?

The Last Jedi is a great movie! And Brie Larson is a phenomenal actress

@timberry4709

Жыл бұрын

Maybe, but it's a pretty low bar.

@Nus134

Жыл бұрын

@@timberry4709 nah that shit was miles better than love and thunder and mom

@rigby_rich3650

Жыл бұрын

@@Nus134 but not better than Shang chi and no way home in my opinion

@GoldenCroc

Жыл бұрын

Or at least, an "OK" movie...

@AmartharDrakestone

Жыл бұрын

Which is a pretty low standard nowadays...

Too be fair I really did like the plot twist about black Adam's true history and the death in the film to avoid spoilers you shall never know who it is unless you watch it. But I do really think they could have leaned into his brutality more if they wanted to but that doesn't really fit the story or his history. So the funny lines about catch phrases and watching him destroy everything with amazing cgi is just awesome. Personal favorite line is "catch phrase, then kill"

@DarkEclipse23

Ай бұрын

Almost like they twisted the story so much to make you like him but hey it’s fine of those criminals murdered people, but wrong for them to face justice.

Not every movie needs to be a masterpiece, I just wanna enjoy it

Honestly, considering how hard The Rock was apparently pushing for this movie to be rated R, I think that there *were* plans to make Black Adam a lot more sinister and a true anti-villain Only for it to be shot down in favor of playing it safe

@owen723

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I would have loved that. Shazam was more family-friendly, so seeing a more violent and darker version of Billy Batson would be a fantastic way to set Black Adam up as a villain. Of course, that would decrease sales by 5% so it became a no-go.

@arandommemer9926

Жыл бұрын

Huh, that actually makes a lot of sense

@idreeskhan8885

Жыл бұрын

@@owen723 Really? Im sure if we had the rock, an icon, and in a really dark movie everyone would want to watch that. They played it safe so it became generic/ boring.

@owen723

Жыл бұрын

@@idreeskhan8885 No, you gotta address the 15% potential audience that doesn't watch action moives.

@blessethishe

Жыл бұрын

Honestly that plan should had been to kill off the mother and the son. Seen that Adam bonded with them probably reminded him of his family. That would had surely sent Adam to the sinister side. He also had questions whats a hero. Them dying would had made him remember why long ago he deemed the peope of the world unworthy and especially his dislike for those who call themselves hero's

A diverse cast, a decent bunch of actors, good male/female interaction, no "All men bad" and "All women stronger than any man" narrative, no belittling of the male characters and a decent if not spectacular story. Even if it isn't great, I hope it does well enough for other studios to take note and we can finally get back to way movies used to be, entertaining and fun.

@oscarwind4266

Жыл бұрын

Yhea, I've noticed they've been getting better about it. Marvel in particular has been absolutely abysmal but even at Disney they've been better lately about telling a good story first and diversity second.

@ramonandrajo6348

Жыл бұрын

This movie sucks as an adaptation, so not really.

@flamestoyershadowkill6400

Жыл бұрын

but still no brein

@johncrafton8319

Жыл бұрын

A diverse cast, including a non-binary actress, where none of that diversity was ever even brought up in the movie. Seriously great way to do it. Also, the film addressed the whole "proxy war" approach vs the "not my problem" approach, and didn't preach about either. Instead, national sovereignty seems to be where they rest things, which is pretty dang cool. Yeah, the movie was just okay and fairly unremarkable, but the fact that it's not following the "get woke" trend makes me quite hopeful.

@AllenReviews

Жыл бұрын

@no Captain Marvel was pretty bad though

I thought The Rock, Pierce Brosnan and Aldis Hodge's (even though Hawkman was never black in the comics) performances carried the film. It's not perfect and there's some things that could've been polished better, but overall it does something relatively new in the big budget superhero genre by making a bad guy into an anti-hero, and does so in a believable way. I also liked how it showed Black Adam's complete indifference to killing bad guys until he was convinced by the JSA that he should probably tone the murder down a bit. The reintroduction of Cavill as Superman at the end was probably the most exciting thing for me as Cavill's interpretation of the character is my favorite and kudos to The Rock for telling Warner Brothers to bring Cavill back.

Honestly, I'm fine with that. Not every movie needs to be some great epic that moved you to tears. Sometimes just having an entertaining flick that leaves you thinking it was an 'Okay' way to spend a couple of hours is all that's needed. It's okay to be okay.

1 Critical Drinker review is worth more than all 227 Rotten Tomatoes critics reviews combined

@Rosales3269

Жыл бұрын

It anyway convinced me to go and see the movie. Yeah, I'm fine splurging money for an ok movie. I'm not fine splurging money that shites on the main character. *coff* Doc Strange 2 *coff*

@Balls_on_Chin

Жыл бұрын

I think just calling them rotten critics is apt enough

@bromomento5913

Жыл бұрын

@wiratama -🤖

@kaufmanat1

Жыл бұрын

It's an honest review by someone that cares about things like "characters" and "plot", ya know... things that don't seem to interest rotten tomatoes critics.

@johnsmith-fk7fw

Жыл бұрын

true but his latest spiderman review was 💩 because he was saying it was really good and refreshing but i found it confused, dragged out and lackluster. just the same capeshit trash without any major character struggles or suspense

High Audience Score on RT, combined with a miserable critics' score, plus an "OK" from the Drinker, is more than enough to give it a shot.

@ThomB1031

Жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed the battles in Pacific Rim, this provided the same enjoyment for me. I give it a 7.5

@panathatube

Жыл бұрын

I'm giving it a solid 8.8

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

Wokism again, there is black women in a superhero movie smh . Omg Disney when are you going to stop pushing these left wing extreme agenda.

@freestyla85

Жыл бұрын

@@panathatube but why not an 8.7 or 8.9.. or 8.775? :)

@panathatube

Жыл бұрын

@@freestyla85 Come to think of it it was more like 8.89

It is enjoyable except by how they handled the kid. It wasnt made for movie critics, it was made for kids as how superhero movies are for, how comics are originally for. The problem is there are too many movie critics who compares superhero movies to high quality movies. You go to cinemas to see superhero movies to see them fly, kick asses, having a decent storyline is good.

@neneshubby

Жыл бұрын

I found that kid mostly annoying.

@advancedchiropractic667

Жыл бұрын

There is no story. The story is like me and my 5 year old friend play pretend. It is awful. All these superhero movies are awful. Only one I ever liked was the 70’s Superman, Watchmen, some of the original Batman with Christian Bale (the voice was hard to get past) and Joker (that was great). Rest are crap!

@CyanideOwl

Жыл бұрын

Just because something is for kids doesn't mean it's bad. So many old cartoons comics and movies is so well written and for kids.

Just watched this the other day and really enjoyed it, i don't tend to expect lots from these sorts of films and it was a good solid film, plus Black Adam stomps and the action scenes where he first comes out of the tomb is awesome, also at the end where they are threatening him and hes like "send them all" then superman fly's down to have a talk such a great scene.

@spectoestis3106

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, those were the best parts.

It was really refreshing to have a classic character from the comics wreaking havoc instead of being incompetent Anyways thx for the likes

@locbuster701

Жыл бұрын

Nah bro

@adamcetinkent

Жыл бұрын

Wreaking

@GlizzyGoblin757

Жыл бұрын

@@kingsly3690 Fate has always been white.

@IRMentat

Жыл бұрын

@@kingsly3690 Dr fate is as black as darth Vader. As to hawk man, I believe the phrase “we wus Pharoes n sheet” explains that one, what history refutes activism will paint over.

@caliginousmoira8565

Жыл бұрын

@@kingsly3690 the voice is a black guy....

I don't know much about Black Adam, but as I understand it, he's the kind of guy who has an iron will, a desire to defend his people, but no morality outside those traits. His view is simple. You threaten his him, he ends you. Which makes him a great character to occasionally help and hurt the other superheroes.

@BlueGamingRage

Жыл бұрын

He's a lot like Dr Doom. Where their loyalty lies with their state, and outside of the hero/villain dichotomy

@davidmun1601

Жыл бұрын

@@BlueGamingRage Namor is like that as well.

@johnmaco

Жыл бұрын

I liked how they treated the character from start to finish. He did not make himself a better or worse person (as usually happens in all movies), but rather just readjusted his own ideals and motivations. That's going to make him more interesting in future movies because you won't know exactly what he's going to do

@halonostalgiatheater7440

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmun1601 I was just going to say that too, he’s more like Namor than any other Marvel character. Hell, that would be a pretty fantastic crossover fight

@davidmun1601

Жыл бұрын

@@halonostalgiatheater7440 Their allegiance is strictly with their kingdom.

It felt like a movie from the 90s made with today's VFX. And I love it.

@danieljanecka9492

Жыл бұрын

sounds like an ideal kind of movie to me.

@perseusjoppa426

Жыл бұрын

So great then!

@MariOmor1

Жыл бұрын

I wish we had more

@astroanthobbies3801

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly how I felt too man

@chlorophyll6154

Жыл бұрын

I wish they made 90s movie much more

The relationship between Cyclone and Atom Smasher was the best thing about this movie. You absolutely nailed it. It was so refreshing just to see cool girl meet school boy, I’ll be at a little bit nerdy trying to hardish, and they’re working together. And they’re likable. And what little they had to do was funny and interesting.

@chlorophyll6154

Жыл бұрын

Yes they're really cool

The Drinker saying a movie is OK is essentially the new 90% on Rotten Tomatoes… worth a watch

@lowlowseesee

Жыл бұрын

exactly what i was thinking lolol. and really if im being more honest it just means the movie is enjoyable. this movie does not look fantastic by any stretch. his best point was how its just paint by numbers. essentially we all have seen this film. just with different characters doing a slight variation of what we know they are going to do

@benjiman818

Жыл бұрын

Except it's not. Seems like the bar for the Critical Drinker seems to be if it's not woke, it's good. Regardless if it's boring, old, try hard, formulaic as the rest of em.

@PrisonMike117

Жыл бұрын

@@benjiman818 he never said it was good

@tonygabriel7737

Жыл бұрын

@@benjiman818 pardon… did you just question the Drinker? On a more serious note, this review isn’t flattering-it’s literally “OK”. Which means it’s light years better than Wonder Woman 1984 or the original Justice League. Calm down friend.

@michami135

Жыл бұрын

@@benjiman818 formulaic isn't "good", it's "OK".

Tbh these days hearing about an ok movie feels like hearing about a rare master piece

@nate5995

Жыл бұрын

Facts!

@alanalexandre1536

Жыл бұрын

Man, multiverse of M and love and thunder were ok...

@Hocotatium111

Жыл бұрын

The Batman, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Top Gun Maverick, and The Northman all came out this year and are all excellent. How often should excellent movies be coming out for "ok" movies to not seem like masterpieces?

@TheCapitalWanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@alanalexandre1536 no

@TheCapitalWanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@Hocotatium111 yeah those are great films

I just saw this recently on HBO Max and as an old-school comic book superhero fan I really enjoyed it. It was a nice straight forward story that didn't feel the need to push "the message". As a result it was actually a pretty fun popcorn flick that delivered on some pretty cool action scenes. Can't ask for much more than that from a comic book movie, IMO.

The film felt very much like a pre MCU superhero flick, the kind we got in the 90s. A somewhat goofy and overall okay film that entertains but never gets you too excited or invested. These types of films went away after the MCU took off but I think there is still a place for them when they're done well.

There's something to be said for an escapism movie that meets expectations. Sometimes that's all I need. It's much better than being a movie that's supposed to move me, but fails.

@enterthebruce91

Жыл бұрын

Except the film should be called 'Samoan Adam' or 'Bi Racial Adam'. Haven't seen this film yet but I'd recommend Colin Farrell's new film 'The Banshees of Inesherin', it's not that mainstream and probably not that many people will see it in cinemas but I'd give it a solid 8/10.

@jjones9822

Жыл бұрын

I’ll watching anything with Farrell cuz he’s my man crush and he’s even better when he’s working with Brendan Gleeson. As for “Black Adam”, he’s a Middle Eastern character played by a Samoan man. Isn’t this cultural appropriation? Where are all the whiny liberal SJWs who should be putting the Rock in his place? They aren’t coming because the standard only applies to straight white males.

@90hjorth

Жыл бұрын

Except the movie was AWFUL

@Yougotcaged102

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. A movie that tries to be something special and fails, is much worse than a movie that doesn't try to be anything unique

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

Wokism again, there is black women in a superhero movie smh . Omg Disney when are you going to stop pushing these left wing extreme agenda.

I want a Dr. Fate solo movie. That character has a lots of potential.

@ericm5315

Жыл бұрын

If Dwayne gets his way, which he will within reason it'll probably happen. Dude just set himself up to be the Iron Man of DC.

@anvos658

Жыл бұрын

Possible, could be their worried about him feeling like Dr. Strange.

@darrengordon-hill

Жыл бұрын

He was Pierce Brosnan. He lived to 100. Then he died. The end.

@MyFireVideos

Жыл бұрын

He was rushed and seemed like Dr Strange with his ability to see the future. I would like more time with him to see why he matters. This movie did not give that to me.

@mindandbody9427

Жыл бұрын

@black adam These bots are doing some sophisticated baiting these days. Sheesh. Fuck off already.

I felt like atom and storm weren't any use they were there for just being there, but their interactions were quite refreshing and u said it right "take a note Marvel" this how you respect ur characters and don't pull down male characters to show female characters superior. In the end I'm excited about Superman's entry in the post credit scene let's how they built up on this

The problem with comics these days is that it invests more energy into thinning the line between good & evil, right & wrong. Batman in the 1939 to around the 1990's was pretty much morally incorruptable. Of course there were a few writers here and there that deviated from that but ultimately, Batman was a "good" guy. Nowadays, he's morally questionable and more often than not mentally unstable. In the 80's & 90's, I remember a few comics & cartoons that played with the idea that MAYBE villains emerged BECAUSE of their hero counterparts. However, that was usually debunked as they just CHOSE to be bad people and NOT a product of their heros. Nowadays, villains like the Joker are thought to be a product of either Batman or a victim of society. The introduction of Amanda Waller's story arcs further propagated this notion that villains can be "good" guys ... that "good" things can come from bad people under the right circumstances. Again, blurring the lines of good/evil & right/wrong. Red Hood was revamped from a 1951 comic to now fit this modern narrative that Batman's code is actually wrong. In the 40s through 70s, Batman's moral code was good, however, in the 90's, Batman's code was questionable at best but now it's actually wrong. Here you have Black Adam doing the same thing. Back then, he was a bad guy with a few good intentions but ultimately chose the path of evil. Same with Mr. Freeze back then too who was trying to save his wife Nora but circumstances that prevented that made him choose evil. Now Black Adam is a good guy who makes "killing under the 'right' circumstances" a good thing. They've done this for years with Batman who refuses to kill. I believe they've lost the whole point of many of the characters as a result of this pervasive comic culture. This urgent need to eliminate traditional values by painting them in a bad light. This is what opened the door for the woke ideologies to come flooding in. Now, the MCU are all women. She Hulk is twerking and the male heros are all weak morons. America Chavez wears an LGBTQ pin in her movie debut. All these women heros are just innately stronger & smarter than their male counterparts without an actually journey to earn that.

@davidmoore2308

10 ай бұрын

I think they want to make evil the new good

Black Adam was exactly what you'd think "The Rock makes a superhero movie" would be like, and considering the standards that have been set recently it was actually refreshing. I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected

@themadtitan7603

Жыл бұрын

The moment I found out The Rock was attached to a Black Adam movie, I knew exactly what the movie's quality would be. The trailers only further confirmed it.

@Yes-Yes1

Жыл бұрын

“The Rock” starring Black Adam.

@victor_silva6142

Жыл бұрын

"Do you need me to speak about violence to your son?" Black Adam being The DAD of the Dad Joke is refreshing in ways that defies comprehension!

@scottgiles7546

Жыл бұрын

Post that as a review and watch sales double...

I just saw the movie and one part about it that I loved was that they were not afraid to paint the Justice Society as a bit ignorant and narcissistic. They called them out for showing up only to imprison Black Adam whom the people saw as a hero. The conflict that arose from that was really interesting and a refreshing perspective for how the heroes seem to do whatever they deem necessary, even when it isn't.

@lykos2738

Жыл бұрын

I'm waiving my spoiler rights, is Black Adam setting up the Justice League WWIII event?

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

Wokism again, there is black women in a superhero movie smh . Omg Disney when are you going to stop pushing these left wing extreme agenda.

@jlpowell51

Жыл бұрын

That could be a bit of allegory that hit too close to home for the professional critics.

@karanvb8243

Жыл бұрын

@@lykos2738 I don't think so. The film has nothing expect origin story of Black adam. Although it foreshadowed possible conflict with Superman we still need a couple more films for his character arc considering the film made him a hero that his people who loop up to.

@wesleybutler1868

Жыл бұрын

To your point, I thought it was interesting how they validly called out the JSA for not coming and helping Kandaq get its freedom from their foreign oppressors, yet they didn’t linger on this as a way to belittle and tear down the JSA, moreso as a way to show that being a “hero” can be more nuanced that what Hawkman thinks it to be.

I can remember Black Adam/Teth Adam from the Shazam Family (Captain Marvel) comic books when I was a kid in the late 70s or early 80s. He was a true villain back then. I can remember that if you duped him into saying Shazam and he reverts back to his mortal body then he crumbles to dust. I also remember how different the Justice Society was back then (Earth 1 modern JLA vs Earth 2 1940s JSA) and DC revised their comic book universe multiple times so this is confusing as hell.

I am very sad that Black Adam was just a rock instead of a villain. Knowing that Fate, my favorite hero, was in the movie hyped me really well, untill the trailer talked about the "tragic backstory" of a guy I hoped to be a monster.

@Aj-qb3pr

Жыл бұрын

Did you see this movie, because they did a good job with Black Adam, Hawk Man and Dr. Fate. Black Adam was killing people left and right.

Am I the only one who was just happy to see Pierce Brosnan again?

@Mr__Geno

Жыл бұрын

Same here, Mr Brosnan is a legend.

@Tyler_W

Жыл бұрын

Same

@kevins4213

Жыл бұрын

No, no you weren't. He was my favorite part of the movie.

@darkzak47

Жыл бұрын

Definitely. And not as a damn centaur

@ja17979

Жыл бұрын

@@kevins4213 Right? Not that I am a Dr. Fate fan but whenever Pierce showed up I felt warm and was like "Oh, hello there!" :D I really would have loved to see the story of him and Hawkman becoming friends.

Ironic how when a movie exists that isn't pushing the message down our throats critics hate it and fans love it, whereas if a certain show existed such as she hulk, critics cannot throw enough praise at it, meanwhile the fans hate it.

@HexenStar

Жыл бұрын

It's hard to imagine a more useless individuals than those "critics".

@metoo7557

Жыл бұрын

"THE MESSAGE" was still present. It just wasn't being rammed down your throat. All white guys were weak bad guys, except DR. Fate but he was the sacrifice, because no strong white me. Hawkman is supposed to be a caucasian, but since he's the 'voice of reason' it got Netflixed. Everyone else in this cast was out of Bollywood. You're basing it being "ok" on the fact that it wasn't a dumpster fire. It was just a cleverly disguised deumpster fire.

@Dougiehable

Жыл бұрын

People who don't get paid give their honest opinions and perspective on the topic. Critics are paid to give a certain view on the topic.

@messicomps344

Жыл бұрын

The message was there lol. The boy Amon was a shit actor but couldn't shut up about imperialism. It's not even imperialism it's just plain theft which intergang do even in the States in the comics and animated movies. Hawkman is the exact opposite of his most traditional self from the comics. Ie not a white blonde man and a black one instead. The actor was fantastic but it's still a swap

@sonofcronos7831

Жыл бұрын

@@messicomps344 so no movie can talk about Imperialism in any way? You know right, that this is a very real problem and is very easy to understand by everyone? What, you will them say that no movies can show corporate greed or goverment corruption because it is also "wokeness"?

I couldn't continue watching the movie after the first few dialogues between Black Adam and that kid whose name I can't remember! But the "OK" in this video shocked me!

I think the problem is that they think up cool action sequences and then try to tie them all together with the thinnest of stories. We know early someone's going to die but they telegraph it very clearly to the audience who it will be and it falls flat. DC played it too safe with this.

an ok movie in 2022 might as well be a masterpiece

@Natty5D

Жыл бұрын

avatar 2 will be that

@Tyler_W

Жыл бұрын

Eh let's not go that far. I've seen plenty of good to great movies that I liked better than Black Adam this year: Top Gun: Maverick, The Northman, The Outfit, The Batman, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Barbarian, Bullet Train, Spiderhead, Nope, Hustle. This isn't to say that I disliked Black Adam. I had a good time with it in spite of its flaws, and I'm glad it's doing well, but it is middle of the road good with a few great moments, and as such, I think it's worth seeing, but it's nowhere near the top of my list of favorite movies of the year that I've seen. (The list I gave is probably my top 10 so far)

@markdin2988

Жыл бұрын

@@Tyler_W the Northman sucked

@FrostDK98

Жыл бұрын

@@Tyler_W Yeah those were some great movies that are better than black adam. I still thoroughly enjoyed it though. Fun movie

@echostik

Жыл бұрын

@@markdin2988 no its just not your type maybe. it was a really good movie

I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Black Adam was cool. The opening action scene was fantastic and shot really well. Hawk man was your typical Boy Scout, but his look was cool. Dr. Fate was the the high light for me. An absolutely interesting, awesome character.

This movie made me remember why I love superhero movies again. It's what I needed this year after mom and l&t

The “cover band performing your favorite song” metaphor is a genius portrayal of the comic book film and I will be adopting it into my common parlance. Thank you, drinker.

@henrykujawa4427

Жыл бұрын

Some of my favorite versions of songs are NOT the original recordings! Many great old songs I was introduced to by newer bands doing cover versions.

@HexenStar

Жыл бұрын

@@henrykujawa4427 Yep! It does happen, and far more often than some might think. And not only on a personal level, but on a worldwide scale as well. As in Whitney Houston being the ultimate example.

@lawmanlawman2210

Жыл бұрын

@@henrykujawa4427 Red Red Wine comes to mind

6:43 “Take Note Marvel.” That got my laughing so hard, and I completely agree with that statement.

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

Wokism again, there is black women in a superhero movie smh . Omg Disney when are you going to stop pushing these left wing extreme agenda.

@kingjupiter1357

Жыл бұрын

@@ibah6 Then again, it’s not woke unless her being black is shoved down the audiences throat or something. Now I haven’t watched the Black Adam movie, but from what I’ve seen about it, it’s not as woke as some other movies.

@williampearson6299

Жыл бұрын

@@kingjupiter1357 No, it's woke BECAUSE she's black

@kingjupiter1357

Жыл бұрын

@@williampearson6299 Bro, if she just so happens to be black and the movie doesn’t make an emphasis on it, then it’s not woke. But if she’s black and the movie uses her skin color to promote their political agenda, then it’s woke.

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

@@kingjupiter1357 I'm sorry but white people are still being oppressed. And movies like black Adam just uses wokism to further oppress us

"Eternium" is an element that has been part of the MoTU mythos for decades. It was first introduced in the cartoon series and later appeared in MoTU comics. Makes me wonder if Mattel has grounds for some kind of lawsuit?

Dr Fate took his helmet off way too much

@easternlights3155

Жыл бұрын

To be fair to the filmmakers, if I got Pierce Brosnan to star in my movie, I wouldn't want his face to be hidden most of the time either.

@user-hs5vb6kc9o

Жыл бұрын

@@easternlights3155 Yep, and not everyone is Karl Urban in the Judge Dredd movie and wants to be 100% faithful to the source material.

@Kropolis

Жыл бұрын

It's Pierce Brosnan. I'm not complaining tbh.

@leek58

Жыл бұрын

“It’s Pierce Brosnan” listen I don’t give a fuck who y’all are attracted to actors aren’t more important than the characters they play, when you let them do shit like take their helmet off for screen time you sacrifice story elements that could make the script better, which in turn makes the movie shittier. Too many times I had to ask myself “did he really need to take his helmet off to say that just to put it right back on?” Really hurt the movie

@Kropolis

Жыл бұрын

@@leek58 Can't see emotion through a helmet. I'm not sure you understand how important it is to see the actor ACT and not just have a CGI guy instead.

Just by not having "The Message" beeing shoved down my throat made this movie much more enjoyable in my eyes than other recent superhero movies like Multiverse of Madness

@TimBee100

Жыл бұрын

You didn't see the message?

@DarthZ01

Жыл бұрын

@@TimBee100 there was a vague anti imperialist message, but since it was based on a very 'revolution for freedom against tyrants' idea it felt more american than anti american. beyond that there were diverse characters, but none of them seemed overpowered and doctor fate was one of the strongest combatants in the move, and a rich white man. so there are vague hints, but it feels more like im just being gun shy from all the "the message"-ing these days and theres not actually a "the message" there this time.

@matthewpatton9221

Жыл бұрын

So they can sit there, naked, lightly slap you in the face with it, as long as it's not being crammed down your throat? Maybe if you suck it really good for 'em they won't hurt you anymore.

@MagcargoMan

Жыл бұрын

@@DarthZ01 There's literally nothing wrong with anti-imperialism.

@AdamFlores81

Жыл бұрын

@@TimBee100 if you're talking about the crap with khandaq, thats been a thing in DC comics for well over 3 decades

Critics: Scissors Black Adam: Rock

After 15 years of planning this movie, ok is a great word for it; not bad and not excelsior.I guess it’s a good start for the fifth reboot in the DC film universe.

Whenever I exit a movie, the simplest takeaway on my enjoyment will come down to one thing: will you watch it again. The film had flaws that I'd like corrected in a sequel (improvement over the JSA/stop giving us big clunky CGI final boss battles + their minions), but I left the theater saying that I'd definitely watch it again. I have seen many films this year and just minutes in or halfway through, I've already concluded that I will never willingly watch it again (for example Thor: Love and Thunder), but I will definitely watch it again.

Dr fate carried the movie. I never heard of the character and I thought he was done really well. He was a real support character. Not supportive cast. But a main character who’s goals are to not punch hard but to support his teammate in their goals. And he wasn’t just a cliché support who does nothing but heals the main character.

@MrBenMcLean

Жыл бұрын

I already knew of Dr. Fate before this movie. I would describe him as B-list tier of superheroes. It was a relief to have at least one character above C-list in the film who wasn't just a cameo. Every other character in this movie was either a cameo or C-list as far as the comics are concerned. Atom Smasher LOL. Hawkman LOL. What next, Condiment King? They were really scraping hard into the very bottom of the barrel to come up with these bozos. Still, the movie was competent which was more than I can say for the vast majority of films in the past five years.

@serax126

Жыл бұрын

Im sorry Dr Fate is B-list superhero? I assume you mean as a character and not powerwise cause otherwise I do not agree at all

@MetaDiscussions

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBenMcLean bro not every super hero has to be Superman or worldbreaker hulk level. Yea the power scaling wasn’t amazing. Like cyclone and Adam smasher did absolutely nothing. And villain was kinda lame. 1v2 black Adam vs dr fate & hawkman like Omniman vs guardians. Couldve been cool. Like how the speedster was saving everyone. I don’t wanna only see 1v1 that’s how we get Zod and Superman flying dog shit.

@avoiceup3222

Жыл бұрын

While the best scenes for me was with Black atom, agree that Pierce Brosnan kept the movie grounded.

@shanewright4650

Жыл бұрын

And best of all, he's not an idiot unlike another similar Marvel character.

I really enjoyed this movie because I already knew that it wouldnt reinvent the wheel, but I liked the action, the violence and the fact that I left the theater thinking "Wow, I completely forgot all of my worries for 2h" and had a really productive work session after clearing my head for just 2h. It did it's job as entertainment.

@deadcell4837

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I found it to be very enjoyable. The action and fight scenes were bang on.

@JoeyM10

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@shawne7228

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you, I thought it was very decent

My favorite part was the rolling credits at the end 🔚

This is the most likeable superhero movie in the last 5 years. Doesn't try to preach anything and DJ does a good job of being himself, I mean, Teth Adam.. 🤪 The cameo at the end and having you know who back to the DCEU is also DJ's "fault" so good for him for doing that!

@Tele.gram-Hollow532

Жыл бұрын

Hit me up🔝👆

For the record, Intergang actually is a mercenary force from the DC Comics that often goes up against Superman, so they didn't pull it out of nowhere.

@bradmiles1984

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they were prominent in the animated series in the 90's too.

@FrostDK98

Жыл бұрын

They pulled out of nowhere to the casual audience tho and thats not great. They are a major threat tho as their tech is usually given to them by darkseid so its extremely advanced/dangerous.

@c99kfm

Жыл бұрын

@@FrostDK98 The casuals don't even notice these things, so no feathers ruffled. Also, wasn't Lex Luthor the mastermind behind Intergang?

@FrostDK98

Жыл бұрын

@@c99kfm maybe in a comic run? My most recent memory of then is from my rewatch of Superman animated series where darkseid gifted them the tech

@amadeusagripino6862

Жыл бұрын

@@c99kfm no, in the comics they had ties with Darkseid and Apokolips

The fact that they chose The Rock for the role tells you a lot about how they intended the character to be portrayed. As Drinker said, he never really plays "bad" guys. There's always some redeeming qualities that make him more grey than black, so to speak.

@Sousabird

Жыл бұрын

The only exception I can think of is Get Smart, where he's a double agent.

@Awakeandalive1

Жыл бұрын

@@Sousabird Also, the execrable Doom film.

@user-xw5xo3bv1n

Жыл бұрын

Well, Black Adam in comics is not really a bad guy full time anyway, he can play role of "tough decisions for greater good" kind of guy as well.

@cxmxqx

Жыл бұрын

red notice ? but he’s not really bad just betrayed ryan reynolds at the end

@TheRadioAteMyTV

Жыл бұрын

Dwayne Johnson was the producer of the film, he picked himself for the role.

dude I love the fact that you don't hit us with the "like comment etc etc" tag. great review also. respect

I have to agree with you on alot of points about Black Adam that they could've done alot better on. However, I felt the movie was alot better than okay. Alot better than The Flash movie, that's for sure. Methinks Hollywood has lost track of what makes a great Superhero film and, in that regard, Black Adam could have been a spectacular film but they wanted to play it safe. It's a shame because I would've loved to have seen a return of Black Adam as well as the JSA in some regard as well as Black Adam battling Shazam or Supes. At any rate, I'll have to accept that will never happen. Those parts will probably be recast in the DCU. Great review. Love watching your reviews.

A throwback to old school superhero movies is the same feeling I got.

@ninjanibba4259

Жыл бұрын

Those movies actually cared and were objectively better

You forgot the trope of "The end battle is against someone with similar powers as the protagonist, but just evil instead"

@HelloMyFriend_

Жыл бұрын

It felt like the movie forgot that and the last fight/villain was an afterthought.

@SwampusMcGarniglus

Жыл бұрын

That reminds me of the first Iron man, the Ed Norton Hulk movie, the ant man movie, etc. All the same thing same power but evil

@exhaustguy

Жыл бұрын

And sky beam. Don't forget the sky beam.

@eugenejamesbon4355

Жыл бұрын

yup

@ezekielanderson9055

Жыл бұрын

Check

The commentary had me laughing. 😂🤣 Oh, I actually really liked the movie. Really liked him as Black Adam. Also, Dr Fate was outstanding. 💖💖

This looks good. I can't wait to see this film. Really really great review, Drinker.

@Tele.gram-Hollow532

Жыл бұрын

Hit me up🔝👆

You know it's wild thinking "okay" is legitimately a high standard now, but it's true.

@firstlast9846

Жыл бұрын

It’s like whenever a mid Marvel movie drops and if it’s SLIGHTLY above average the fans call it “art” and a “masterpiece”

@LucefieD

Жыл бұрын

any movie that doesn't go full woke is an okay movie now a days.

@Mr__Geno

Жыл бұрын

As long as you don't see Tyrion throwing up I take it as a good sign right? lol

@Natty5D

Жыл бұрын

@@firstlast9846 then imagine what will happen when avatar 2 drops

OK superhero movie after Endgame = feels like a masterpiece these days

@ismailtopa3671

Жыл бұрын

*before

@HelloMyFriend_

Жыл бұрын

End Game sucked, so that's not complimentary to this movie. But you're right, BA and EG are equally sh*t.

@NHTube1

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloMyFriend_ endgame was amazing what the fuck are you on 🤣🤣

@HelloMyFriend_

Жыл бұрын

@@NHTube1 Amazing? So time travel is your idea of a great solution? Might as well fix all the current and future problems that way then. You probably enjoyed Captain Marvel, the latest Dr. Strange and many of the trash Marvel movies they made. But ok, good for you. I wish I could switch the critical part of my brain off.

@NHTube1

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloMyFriend_ 1. how else were they suppose to fix everything. Time Travel is the only way. 2. I do agree yes captain marvel is trash movie but doctor strange was great why do you hate it so much

Ok plot with entertaining characters, fan service, cool action and a pretty cool soundtrack. I am pleased.

I had a good time. I also enjoyed his backstory and wish the trailers hadn’t shown so much. I could see that whole prologue section working as a full act

The first fighting scene where we see Teth Adam killing the mercenaries is scary, we still don't see his face ,he doesn't say a word ,just killing everyone on his sight ,and he does it bloody, and quick with no mercy . Hell, thats how actually a super man would fight ,no flying around throwing punches which do no damage or fatal consequences.

@mikecaliber2633

Жыл бұрын

don't click the links below

@simonx760

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure superman don't kill people.

@marsjokes

Жыл бұрын

@@simonx760 well, you'd be technically wrong there. He has killed a few people before, but usually only in extreme cases. Although there was a silver age comic that had Superman throw some dude in a container with hot tar.

@marsjokes

Жыл бұрын

That is what gripped my attention. That was my favorite part of the movie. I kept giggling at how epic and scary it was that he was doing that. Dude barely put his feet on the ground. Just floated from one position to the next, kicking candy ass.

@robinthrush9672

Жыл бұрын

@Eye Because you're another spammer trying to assist the other spammers.

As a DC fan, this movie gave me everything I wanted. Is it groundbreaking. No of course not. But I’m hopeful for the future and am looking forward to more.

@HeavyMetal-jy4vj

Жыл бұрын

I think just from the character design level its far better than any DC movie to date, how everyone acts and their costume design is so lovable and will win people over.

@90hjorth

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you’re not a DC fan…what a moronic take 😂

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

Wokism again, there is black women in a superhero movie smh . Omg Disney when are you going to stop pushing these left wing extreme agenda.

@thunderkrux7745

Жыл бұрын

Based on the what the drinker described it kinda reminds me of a bunch of the animated DC movies. Where they can exist in canon to another story, or they can exist all on their own. They might have histories that are different from the norm or even just separate from everything. I didn’t watch those movies to see where they fit in. I just wanted a superhero movie to watch for an hour and a half while I fold laundry or something. I really want to give this movie a go now

@victordeltoids8609

Жыл бұрын

Kkkkkkkkkk you are almost convincing yourself that you enjoyed it😁

My favourite part was when Cyclone startes slinging around a few metal pipes at the immortal bald lightning god that can't be harmed by bullets or rocketfire.

@Thrawn23.

Жыл бұрын

It looked like she was trying to trap Black Adam between those pipes which was useless. They could have replaced her with a different female hero

@GaryMillerUK

Жыл бұрын

All fight scenes in superhero movies are the same. Fly along rubbing their face in the dirt, try to trap them (that didn't work in Superman 2) or just make an evil doppelganger (Iron Man, Ant Man, The Incredible Hulk) and copy them outright.

I've read good things about this movie but didn't expect to be THAT good, Drinker. I love DC.

I just wish Dr fate got his own solo movie it would be epic

@moistquasar3572

Жыл бұрын

What’s with the bots?

@cyber-shinobi3238

Жыл бұрын

I felt nothing when he died,because I know nothing of him..................

@thedishonoredamerican129

Жыл бұрын

It'd be kinda like a DC version of Dr Strange, though Dr Fate is actually a bit stronger than the Sorcerer Supreme.

@FurtiveCutless

Жыл бұрын

@@moistquasar3572 KZread doesn't care and content creators have little options for dealing with them, aside from filtering all comments using specific rulesets (no emoji spam, no links, stuff like that) The problem is that the bots get adjusted to bypass such filters faster than you can set them up and if you go overboard, legit comments will also be caught in the filter.

@noviangel2934

Жыл бұрын

Yeah man, Dr Fate was the biggest highlight for me when I saw the movie, he’s definitely the DC version of Dr Strange and I was kind of disappointed of how the writers did to him at the end of Black Adam

I loved the way Black Adam gruesomely electrified the bad guys. It was satisfying.

@ghiaccio1452

Жыл бұрын

It really reminded me of the opening of the Ark scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark

@MZRTMusic254

Жыл бұрын

That PG 13 CGI shouldn't be considered gruesome. There should be a law outlining this...

@Soundwave1900

Жыл бұрын

And the music... the music that goes with it... marvel gotta take some notes.

@RB01.10

Жыл бұрын

Agreed That and the arm falling off shot I was surprised they fit in despite the PG-13 rating Though I did hear it was meant to be more R-rated violent

@kurtdewittphoto

Жыл бұрын

There was nothing satisfying about it because we didn't get anything of substance for the bad guys causing us to want to see them fried.

Great point about the malleability of supposedly indestructible metals

When you actually put the name "InterGang" in your script, somebody at that read-through needs to say, "let's keep thinking."

@donkeysaurusrex7881

Жыл бұрын

Unobtainium

In today's day and age, any movie that is average or adequate is akin to a masterpiece

@ibah6

Жыл бұрын

Wokism again, there is black women in a superhero movie smh . Omg Disney when are you going to stop pushing these left wing extreme agenda.

@bansalashu1613

Жыл бұрын

Don't know what movies you watch dude, maybe look at some other genres

@mattbrawner7888

Жыл бұрын

It’s hard to find any movie that is actually isn’t trying so hard to be woke that they forgot about it being good.

@voidtempering8700

Жыл бұрын

@@mattbrawner7888 It seems like you simply aren't trying to look hard enough.

@TheReeelBradPitt

Жыл бұрын

@@mattbrawner7888 step away from blockbusters and cash grabs, it’s that simple, I understand that you used to be able to watch a quality blockbuster, but hoping for a good one now is just wasting your time

I just saw Black Adam today and Drinker's review is spot on! I walked out of the theater relieved that it wasn't disappointing like the latest MCU crap-movies. There were moments where I actually thought to myself, "MCU needs to take some notes."

@Yomama.6.9.

Жыл бұрын

It was trash. Doesn’t follow his origin at all.

@KingNicotine

Жыл бұрын

@@Yomama.6.9. ...maybe they don't...however, at the very least, they gave a simple enough backstory that it didn't need a whole movie by itself to explain but still be workable. It's like Drinker said..."it's OK." It was just enough to be entertaining but not enough to have you on the edge of your seat...and they managed to pull it off without browbeating us with some politically driven message..

@tee_swag

Жыл бұрын

@@Yomama.6.9. yet you like every mcu movies even though they're far from it's original characters and stories in the comics🤣🤣🤣

@xsu-is7vq

Жыл бұрын

after the movie, my only thought was, wtf did I watch?

@Yomama.6.9.

Жыл бұрын

@@tee_swag who said I liked the mcu? You assuming lol you must be a girl. I like the comics cause it’s actually good and make sense. The movies always changed important things and that’s why I don’t like it.

I really enjoyed it. The first half is very very good. And that end credit scene got me clapping.

2:31 - Haha love the 'Lock Stock' reference. I wish Rory Breaker had been cast as Black Adam.

I did not expect to like Hawkman and Atom Smasher as much as I did. Smasher gives off those Spider-man vibes as a young hero and Hawkman always fighting for his ideals even when completely outmatched reminds me of Captain America. I hope to see more of them in the future. They did my boy Fate dirty though but I forgive them for that.

@peaklander1

Жыл бұрын

you and me... in the ship

@PastorwithoutaPulpit

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is always refreshing to see yet another black-washed character. To think if they'd actually created something new for that actor and what he could have done with that. Instead we get yet more sloppy seconds, so stunning, so brave...

@jasminewhitehead1752

Жыл бұрын

This movie was okay. But I enjoyed it. I loved the super hero characters. And as someone who’s a marvel fan I can agree that this is making me alot more happy then all these tv shows that Marvel is putting out. I hope they keep it up.

@danielevans2420

Жыл бұрын

@@PastorwithoutaPulpit At least it makes sense with Hawkman since he reincarnates when he dies.

@sitoudien9816

Жыл бұрын

DC had a hero called the Atom. Any relation?

I would indeed say it's OK, but with some elements that I really like.

I'm sure a lot of people are talking about this issue, but one thing that really bothered me was, towards the end of the movie, if all the CGI antagonist guy had to do, was sit on the throne to win, THEN WHY NOT DESTROY IT? This isn't rocket science, I'm sure Fate has the power to destroy something as simple a piece of rock

That "Take note Marvel" is the closest thing we are gonna get to a deal of approval from the Drinker. I'll take it.🤷

They got Black Adam tearing people apart right (especially the final scene like damn that was brutal even if it was only there for like four seconds) which is all I wanted honestly. He is the powerful, brutal ruler of Khadaq who will do anything and everything to protect his people; from aiding the Justice League, the Justice Society, and the Society of Super Villains to becoming a yellow lantern for a very very brief time.

@ismailtopa3671

Жыл бұрын

CGI demon doesn't count as people, so still not R-rated

@christophertaylor9100

Жыл бұрын

Plus it gives DC a step up on Marvel so that Dr Doom will feel kinda derivative (even though his story of being the evil but noble ruler predates Black Adam's rewrite).

@denkerbosu3551

Жыл бұрын

@@christophertaylor9100 I bet Marvel doesn't have the balls to do Doom right anyway.

@eugenejamesbon4355

Жыл бұрын

ok

@pyropulseIXXI

Жыл бұрын

What is a _-green-__ yellow lantern?_

Intergang, by the way, is from Superman's Rogues Gallery. It's basically a 1920s mob that eventually somehow made a connection with Apokalypse, and they do a lot of stuff for Darkseid, as well as illegal trade on alien tech and stuff like that. They're a bit like a less-compelling Legion of Doom without any real allstars.

7:30 to answer the question, the justices league came after the justice society. The justice society are an older group who were created much before the justice league.

Atom Smasher's personality was that of a discount Tom Holland's Spiderman

For what it's worth, Intergang is a thing from the comics, and the lack of information about their goals and leaders and such may be because in the comics they've got ties to Apokolips , and if they plan to go that route, they may be holding the cards close to the chest. Or they just threw them in there to fill the mook role and didn't think about it too hard.

@owyemen9367

Жыл бұрын

Oh they definitely under darkseid rule

@marsjokes

Жыл бұрын

Yeah because that usually links in with the guys from Metropolis too (Bruno Mannheim, Lex Luthor, etc). Jack Kirby was actually credited in the movie's credits (Fourth World by Jack Kirby)

@mindandbody9427

Жыл бұрын

I'm leaning hard towards mook role.

He made Black Adam for the fans. And fans enjoyed it. He did not care what critics ranked it.

@DarthZ01

Жыл бұрын

its a bold strategy cotton, lets see if it pays off for him. seriously though, actually trying to appeal to an audience rather than intentionally rile them up for controversy pr? this movie needs all the praise so we can get this mindset back into more studios.

@15Candles

Жыл бұрын

Still I wish he would listen to the criticism for its storytelling and improved it in the future. I love The Rock but I wish he would made movies that's actually great and can be remembered instantly, not forget it instantly. Eventhough I enjoyed Black Adam, I struggled to remember anything remarkable from this movie

@LucianDevine

Жыл бұрын

@@15Candles I feel like he will now that he's seen that the fans are here for it. As OP said, he made it for the fans, and the fan reviews didn't disappoint. Now he can build off of that...hopefully.

@15Candles

Жыл бұрын

@@LucianDevine yeah he made it for the fans but fans can still be dissapointed by this even for someone who's had very high expectations. Like yeah, again I enjoyed it but would've been nice if it's something more. Saying he made it for the fans doesn't excuse to overlooked bunch of flaws this movie had. I wanted this to be great but sadly it's just another mid generic The Rock movie with an absolute horrible villain that you would forget instantly.

@LucianDevine

Жыл бұрын

@@15Candles We just have to hope that he sticks around and that the DCEU uses this as an example of what worked or didn't work and then makes the necessary adjustments. I mean shit it's been in development hell for 14 years. I'm sure he's just glad that it got released.

So Black Adam is like getting a plate of hot wings and a beer at a bar after work?

I feel you on this one. Concerning the lack of knowledge about the new characters past, I would say that a film exploiting their history and involvement with the DCU would be interesting. A flash-back film.

I remember ten years ago labeling a movie or game as "OK" was almost worst then saying it was bad. Bad movies tended to have Cult followings but OK movies were forgettable. Times we live in I guess

@NJGuy1973

Жыл бұрын

These days: Cringe movies have cult followings Bad movies are forgettable OK movies are crowd pleasers Good movies are on TCM

@leonardorossi1543

Жыл бұрын

Being OK still means that, but during these dark times being OK also means that you did your job as a product, which has became a rarity

@johnstevensstevens402

Жыл бұрын

Theres a difference between ok and 'meh'

@jonmcdaniel8492

Жыл бұрын

Worse than saying a movie is OK is overhyping it as the greatest cinematic triumph since Birth of a Nation. Example: Avatar (AKA Dances with Smurfs). Once hailed as a masterpiece it is now seen as self indulgent enviro-pap. Ten years from now Black Adam will be OK and understood as a movie to kill a couple of hours of time.

@leonardorossi1543

Жыл бұрын

@@jonmcdaniel8492 True, overhyping is a terrible move

I watched this with my 7 year old nephew who had a blast. Lately we have been watching D.C movies including The New 32 and my nephew even started reading comics and he is making his own comics too. This kid has no idea I love him more then life itself.

@darrengordon-hill

Жыл бұрын

My 10yo nephew had a blast roasting it. Called boy superhero "simp" more than once "Do as mommy says" when she told Adam/Hawk to work together to find her son He knew none of them, remembers few names and understands few powers/weaknesses We would've left but for him wanting to further wind the guy that wanted to fight me for "being too loud" We had a BLAST!! Proud uncle

@_sick5_481

Жыл бұрын

Lowkey got me happy

@sexgod57able

Жыл бұрын

They never do. Man, I miss my Dad!

@PermanentHigh

Жыл бұрын

You mean New 52?

@adamharvey8444

Жыл бұрын

New 52 movies? You meaning the animated ones right? They’re absolutely GOATed

Black Adam feels like those late 90s to early 2000s action movies. Like those Mummy movies from Fraser. Well those latter ones.

I loved this film, even watched it twice. Soundtrack was epic.

It really was just OK. My favourite part by far was the Supes cameo. The Rock is definitely savvy making sure the cameo happened.

@bighands69

Жыл бұрын

It is easily the best modern superhero movie.

@NICKRITZER

Жыл бұрын

And it absolutely blows my mind that the old heads at Warner Brothers didn't want cavill's Superman any longer.. that's like writing off the success of Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man 1 movie and then just being like "nahhhh we're good"

@Ironica82

Жыл бұрын

@@NICKRITZER It would be more akin to ditching Chris Evans as Captain America after avengers as Cavill did two movies and his main movie did not rate as well (I enjoyed both but, like the first CA movie, it wasn't a blockbuster hit per say).

@sloppyphart7879

Жыл бұрын

​@@Ironica82 that actually gives me hope that there's a chance for a solid and enjoyable Superman franchise. I sometimes forget that some of the most loved heroes had a few shitty entries to their franchises, so maybe there's hope for superman.

@nickytommymancinelli8066

10 ай бұрын

It’s ok SHIITE BILGE

I think they should have gone more bold and had Adam kill one of the heroes. Either, on purpose or mistakenly, it would have given much more weight to the moral conflict they played with.

@yaboyjackiechan1483

Жыл бұрын

Eh that would cause them to not work together like ever, I like the chemistry between hawkman and black adam but in the beginning hawkman didn't like black adam if he killed one of his teammates we never wouldve gotten the relationship between the 2 we have now, I also doubt hawkman is just gonna leave black adam alone after that, black adam kills and that's why hawkman dosent like him, but everyone he's killed has been bad people who hawkman dosent know, if hawkman hated him that much based off that, if he killed a good person that he knows that's OD they aint ever working together

@asddsa8203

Жыл бұрын

Johnson would never allow his characters to be bad guys or incompetent.

@SolironBrightwoode

Жыл бұрын

Haven't seen this yet but I can agree that it would have made a better contrast between the stereotypical heroes and the morally grey one. Where the heroes could ultimately reconcile their hatred for the greater good because that's what a hero should do. Where as the morally grey type would probably care more about their friends or the end goal and everything between is a distraction.

@xsu-is7vq

Жыл бұрын

Actually expose the heros as the one behind the intergang would be a more interesting plot twist

@Magnet_Chaos

Жыл бұрын

@@xsu-is7vq Wouldn't make sense though with the heroes chosen.

Well…..The Audience on RT loved it at least!!!! And that’s a Good thing!!!!!🤗🤗🤗

So, the wife and I have been rewatching the Avatar Last Airbender cartoon series late and just watched Black Adam. It boggles my mind that a 13 year old cartoon can make me feel more things and pull me in more than a billion-dollar summer blockbuster based on a long established comic.

@nunyabidness8281

4 ай бұрын

Yeah the budget was 250 million num nuts. Try watching avatar the airbender movie and come back

The saddest part is that they had the idea of a Black Adam movie since 2008 and been working on it for 10 years, yet this is the best they can do.

@minlan90

Жыл бұрын

They need to fire woke people first before they can move on to make the movie

@LARK-ht7kd

Жыл бұрын

🤩

@acfan9384

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I definitely wouldn't give it an ok, I'd give it a terrible

@coolrunnings523

Жыл бұрын

Yeah not a good movie, actually stopped watching halfway

@dcmastermindfirst9418

7 ай бұрын

​@acfan9384 No way. This movie was better than anything from marvel in 4 fukin years. Otherwise go watch captain marvel. Cuck.