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episode 145: #145 - Movie Review - Shazam!
We return to the DCEU, for our 2nd review in that franchise, the 2019 moderate hit, "Shazam!"
- Which support character received the earliest accolades in the review?
- Which Geek had a semi-cryptic and half-hearted compliment as his first positive of the review?
- Which Geek said this movie was on par with "Guardians of the Galaxy"?
- Which Geek said he could relate to the Freddie Freeman character?
- Which Geek reminisced about going with his dad to comic book stores every Friday after school?
- What did the Geeks have to say about the family aspect of this movie, mostly about orphans on the good side plus a villain that's resentful of his family?
- Which Geek questioned whether the villain in this movie was actually...too villainous?
- How did a discussion about rough childhood experiences lead one Geek to the inevitable "Babylon 5" reference (technically more about the show's creator than about the show itself)?
- Which had some intellectual things to say about psychopaths and sociopaths?
- How many of the Geeks considerd the movie...boring?
- Which Geek reminisced about seeing this movie with his dad?
- And, what DCEU movie was rolled randomly for a future installment?
Listen now the answers to these and other electrifying questions as we cast lightnigh from our hands toward... "Shazam!"
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