DC Extended Universe 12: Shazam! 2 [Fury of the Gods]

DCEU 12: Shazam! 2 [Fury of the Gods] (2023)

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Surprisingly, despite all of the immature chaos and lack of cohesion, this is one of the better DCEU films recently. Billy and his family are still very awkward, but they learn some big lessons in this addition to the series and really come together as an actual family. Billy even sort of gets his wish with Wonder Woman stepping in at the end. A tad confusing though with the reference to no other gods and both the Justice League and the Justice Society, and yet no one seems to have a clue about Black Adam, even though he has the same power as Shazam. Convenient plot whole so they could bring in Wonder Woman or something else? They even give a nod to the MCU in the end there with the "Avenger's Society".

DC Extended Universe 7: Shazam!

DCEU 7: Shazam! (2019)

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


There wasn't anything overly thrilling or exciting in this movie. If anything, the main character comes off as very awkward and a little obsessed. Borders almost on a drama/comedy scale than an action scale for a superhero movie. Also lighter than a lot of the other DC hero moves tend to be. Didn't expect much of the movie since we heard a lot of negative reviews beforehand, but being part of the DC Universe, still felt like we needed to give it a chance and hopefully also be able to see how it ties in to the rest of the universe building into the Justice League.