Rent Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
2.9 of 5 from 290 ratings
2h 5min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Billy Batson - aka Shazam! - and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter egos, but a vengeful trio of ancient gods has arrived on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago. Now, Billy and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives and the fate of their world.
- Actors:
- Grace Fulton, Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Asher Angel, Jack Grazer, Marta Milans, Djimon Hounsou, Diedrich Bader, Ross Butler, D.J. Cotrona, Cooper Andrews, P.J. Byrne, Hillary Harley, Jovan Armand, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen
- Directors:
- David F. Sandberg
- Producers:
- Peter Safran
- Writers:
- Henry Gayden, Chris Morgan, Bill Parker, C.C. Beck, William Moulton Marston
- Aka:
- Shazam 2
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/06/2023
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Atmos, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French Parisian, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary by director David F. Sandberg and over 90 minutes of special features, including Mythology of Shazam!
- Fury of the Gods, Shazam! Scene Deconstruction, Sisterhood of Villains, more than 30 minutes of deleted scenes and so much more!
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/06/2023
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Atmos, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Italian Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Fury of the Gods, Shazam! Scene Deconstruction, Sisterhood of Villains, more than 30 minutes of deleted scenes and so much more!
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Reviews (5) of Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Typical Sequel - Shazam! Fury of the Gods review by GI
The inevitable sequel to the 2019 film and I'm afraid one that doesn't do much except continue the tired old tropes of superhero movies. Whereas the original brightened up the DC comic world and had some very funny lines this one goes for the overly long destruction of many buildings scenario. So once you get over the joke about immature teenagers having super powers the rest is just about any comic book superhero film you'll have seen before. The odd joke sticks in the mind, in particular a cheeky 'Avengers' one, but sadly the teenage Billy (Asher Angel) is more mature and less puerile than his alter ego, Shazam (Zachary Levi). The story is that a group of fostered children have been given super powers when they say 'Shazam' and they fly around rather ineptly attempting some crime fighting. But three god like women led by Hespera (Helen Mirren) turn up to cause all sorts of mayhem and......blah, blah, blah; cue loads of flying around, monsters, teenage puppy love, and lots and lots of smashing up of buildings. It's too long, too dull and lets hope that's the lot.
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Take the money and run, Helen - Shazam! Fury of the Gods review by Alphaville
Part 2 of kids become superheroes by shouting the word ‘shazam’, but without the original’s USP. If you sat through Part 1, you’ll probably be able to sit through the equally undemanding Part 2. It’s kiddie superhero nonsense with as much cgi as you’d expect and the usual bland banter, rousing orchestral score etc. Nothing new here except for Helen Mirren slumming it as a baddie. Move on.
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Photocopy this, please - Shazam! Fury of the Gods review by GJ
Shazam 2 isn't a bad film. Its a very consistent film. It is neither jarringly bad nor remarkably good. You've seen it all before, particularly the visuals. People running, dragons, bored-looking guest stars, lightning bolts...
Zachary Levi gives it his all and clearly works out for the role. Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu phone in their roles unfortunately, and some of the 'young' cast look well into their mid to late 20s.
Also, the main character who is turning 18 in the movie seems remarkably naive and should have experienced a little more in life.
Perhaps these blockbusters should dwell a little bit more on relationships and plant their feet on the ground a bit more.
The villains could be a bit more sophisticated instead of opting for malignant-setting 4 and malevolent-setting 7 and throwing the odd fireball here and there.
Comic book movies are no longer doing the kind of business as previously expected, so there may be time to re-think, e.g., characters start off in streaming shows, and those that build a proper foundation make it to the big screen in 'event' movies, not just photocopies of other photocopied sci-fi, fantasy, or comic book efforts.
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Critic review
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (aka Shazam 2) review by Mark McPherson - Cinema Paradiso
The second Shazam film feels right but at the wrong time. It arrives as the recent news has dropped that James Gunn will be taking over the DC Comics projects at Warner Bros, aiming to craft more optimistic and experimental movies in the future slate. With this tonal shift in mind, all eyes might draw to Shazam as an example, being the one bright beam of hope in the otherwise dreary DCEU. The good news is that Shazam: Fury of the Gods maintains the same chipper sensation as the previous film. The bad news is that it doesn’t exactly improve on it, and probably won’t live to see the DC’s rebirth at the cinema.
Billy Batson remains a likable hero, be it in his form as the young orphan (Asher Angel) or the adult superhero (Zachary Levi) he can transform into with a mere word. His family remains just as adorable when his siblings can play a crucial role now that they all share the same magical powers. Billy’s progression is thankfully not just about questioning being worthy of his powers. It’s about determining whether he still deserves a family as he grows old enough to break free of his flock. It’s not exactly the highest of stakes, given how he found his family in the last film, so much of this feels like a retooled version of Billy’s coming-of-age 2.0.
However, the part of the plot that takes more time could be more compelling. The angry gods Hespera (Helen Mirren) and Kalypso (Lucy Liu) have come to seek revenge on the wizard that killed their father, Atlas. Since the wizard died and gave his powers to Billy and Shazam-family, the gods turn their powers towards the five kids-turned-superheroes, aiming to steal their powers. Their ultimate goal of colonizing Earth to make it their new home is not all that interesting, considering it follows a usual slew of visual effects sights. They take a city hostage, make destructive trees out of the ground, and send generic monsters at our heroes. They do battle, all hope seems lost, a sacrifice is made, and that sacrifice is rewarded.
Thankfully, director David F. Sandberg is smart enough to know that this typical superhero plot is not the film's primary draw. Its more incredible allure lies in the charismatic characters, and they mostly still got the magic. Levi is still a charming and knowing superhero with too much fun with his abilities. The same can’t be said as much for the other characters in Billy’s family, who have mini-arcs of coming out of the closet and obsessing over unicorns. These are not bad arcs, but they feel as small as they did in the first film. Even Billy’s best-friend brother Freddy has geeky love for the superheroes of his world that mostly goes unfulfilled. Like the last film, he’ll get his wish of meeting another core DC Comics superhero, but in another manner where you only get the crossover at a VFX-coated discount.
Fury of the Gods is an okay Shazam sequel that is more impressive in that it manages to hold firm its characters than doing anything all that new with them. The dialogue still has its moments of knowing humor, and there’s a giddy sensation coursing throughout the film of a more inspiring superhero film. It’s a shame that when the mid-credit scene teases a possible team-up with a certain superhero ensemble, not much may come of it if anything. While this aspect doesn’t hinder the rest of the film, it does serve as a firm reminder of why the Snyder-verse version of the DC Comics characters is never coming back. Poor Shazam. You arrived too early for this world and were one of the brightest stars during DC Comics’s darkest hour at the cinema.