Honestly, this was more about Fam than Fast & Furious ever was. And a helluva more enjoyable.
This shocked me, so to speak. I wasn't really looking forward to it since, as they say, this isn't a sequel anyone was really wishing for. And this is coming from someone who really enjoyed the first one. I really liked this follow-up, despite its flaws.
The gang of heroes are back, though still in the toddler phase. And that's not good considering vengeful Gods are unleashed, bent on revenge. Silly as this movie is at times, serious teamwork's needed to save the world...especially when no one else is coming to help.
That last part, of my synopsis...rings true for most of these multi-superhero movie crossovers: when the world's at risk, where are ALL the Avengers? Er, I mean, Justice...Groups? It's a common, though frustrating, trope and isn't helped when most of the other heroes in this universe are mentioned by name.
Yes, I get this group of God-Like warriors need to learn to be the heroes they truly are, but when the whole world's at stake, c'mon Superman, Batman, et al. You kinda have an obligation. Heck, they even covered this in Black Adam.
At any rate, aside from that, questionable CGI in the climax, being about 20-minutes too long and the weird shift in tones (from enormously light/silly to pretty dark and I'm not just talking how incredibly darkly lit this was,) I had a blast. It's absolutely not perfect, original or high ranking amongst the DCEU, but it's a very harmless and fun superhero movie.
You will see a lot more movies in this one. Just to name a minute few: Man of Steel/Batman v Superman/Avengers (2012)/Harry Potter/hell, even The Simpsons Movie. And while that's true, it's not overwhelming.
I do recommend it. Don't go in thinking this is the Food of the Gods. It's the Fury of the Gods. Trust me, they'll remind you more than a few times of that title - before the movie begins, and twice after.
And don't forget to fast-forward for the two-end credits scenes. I'm SUPER glad to be watching this as home so I can fast-forward to those...and I honestly wish they'd stop doing those.
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Final Thoughts: While Marvel thrived at the box office probably 5x as much, honestly, the percentage of much better films overall belongs to the DC. I really enjoyed or loved just about 50% of all the DCEU and would watch them again. The same could be said for ONLY one-third of the MCU films. In fact, the grand majority of the MCU is meh-to-horrible.
Speaking of which, here's the current DCEU ranking, Best to Bad - spoiler, only the last 3 are really the bad ones.
1. Man of Steel (2013) 2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition, 2016) 3. Wonder Woman (2017) 4. The Suicide Squad (2021) 5. Shazam! (2019) 6. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 7. Black Adam (2022) 8. Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) 9. Suicide Squad (Extended Cut, 2016) 10. Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021) 11. Aquaman (2018) 12. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) 13. Justice League (2017)
This shocked me, so to speak. I wasn't really looking forward to it since, as they say, this isn't a sequel anyone was really wishing for. And this is coming from someone who really enjoyed the first one. I really liked this follow-up, despite its flaws.
The gang of heroes are back, though still in the toddler phase. And that's not good considering vengeful Gods are unleashed, bent on revenge. Silly as this movie is at times, serious teamwork's needed to save the world...especially when no one else is coming to help.
That last part, of my synopsis...rings true for most of these multi-superhero movie crossovers: when the world's at risk, where are ALL the Avengers? Er, I mean, Justice...Groups? It's a common, though frustrating, trope and isn't helped when most of the other heroes in this universe are mentioned by name.
Yes, I get this group of God-Like warriors need to learn to be the heroes they truly are, but when the whole world's at stake, c'mon Superman, Batman, et al. You kinda have an obligation. Heck, they even covered this in Black Adam.
At any rate, aside from that, questionable CGI in the climax, being about 20-minutes too long and the weird shift in tones (from enormously light/silly to pretty dark and I'm not just talking how incredibly darkly lit this was,) I had a blast. It's absolutely not perfect, original or high ranking amongst the DCEU, but it's a very harmless and fun superhero movie.
You will see a lot more movies in this one. Just to name a minute few: Man of Steel/Batman v Superman/Avengers (2012)/Harry Potter/hell, even The Simpsons Movie. And while that's true, it's not overwhelming.
I do recommend it. Don't go in thinking this is the Food of the Gods. It's the Fury of the Gods. Trust me, they'll remind you more than a few times of that title - before the movie begins, and twice after.
And don't forget to fast-forward for the two-end credits scenes. I'm SUPER glad to be watching this as home so I can fast-forward to those...and I honestly wish they'd stop doing those.
***
Final Thoughts: While Marvel thrived at the box office probably 5x as much, honestly, the percentage of much better films overall belongs to the DC. I really enjoyed or loved just about 50% of all the DCEU and would watch them again. The same could be said for ONLY one-third of the MCU films. In fact, the grand majority of the MCU is meh-to-horrible.
Speaking of which, here's the current DCEU ranking, Best to Bad - spoiler, only the last 3 are really the bad ones.
1. Man of Steel (2013) 2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition, 2016) 3. Wonder Woman (2017) 4. The Suicide Squad (2021) 5. Shazam! (2019) 6. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 7. Black Adam (2022) 8. Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) 9. Suicide Squad (Extended Cut, 2016) 10. Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021) 11. Aquaman (2018) 12. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) 13. Justice League (2017)