Lego DC Shazam!: Magic and Monsters

A new origin story for the hero Shazam, that delivers in lots of ways, but still doesn't reach the heights of the theatrically released lego movies or the live action film.

The story is pretty great and it's definitely worth a watch, the humour is a little lacking but not totally gone.

Overall this is a decent lego DC film, but it lacks the teeth of some of the other DC animated or lego movies, a great watch for the family though.

LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020) is the tenth and final entry in the Lego DC Comics movie series and it was good.

Positives for LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020): This movie does a decent job at introducing us to the character of Shazam to the Justice League and ferron to know him before he joins the league. The subplot with the Justice League being turned into kids is fun. There is a good enough of action and humor with the characters and their situations. And finally, the final battle against Black Adam was fun.

Negatives for LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020): Black Adam feels like an afterthought in the movie despite being on the DVD cover. The villain that turns the Justice League into kids is forgettable and he disappears after the Justice League turn into kids. And finally, there are moments where the movie is promoting the Lego sets with the Justice League in their life vehicles are hilariously dumb.

Overall, LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020) is a fine enough ending for the Lego DC Comics movie series and it will entertain kids.

LEGO DC Shazam!: Magic and Monsters (2020) is a movie I recently watched on HBOMAX. The storyline follows Shazam when he is surprisingly asked to join the Justice League. He is hesitant at first because he's never had to reveal his identity or work within a team dynamic, but when Black Adam and the Monsters Society appear, they capture the Justice League and Shazam and Batman are their final hope. Can Shazam let his guard down and save the Justice League? This movie is directed by Matt Peters (Justice League Dark: Apokolips War) and contains the voices of Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), Imari Williams (Demon Slayer), Troy Baker (Batman vs Robin), Grey Griffin (Transformers) and Jennifer Hale (Blood of Artemis). The depiction of the kids at the orphanage are so good as are the settings, especially the Wizard's cave. The extended DC universe is awesome as was the interactions between characters. The idea of turning all DC characters into kids was great and funny. The script in this is pretty solid and the animation is excellent. Black Adam was awesome and there's some good messages in here about trust and teamwork. Overall this was a pretty well written and executed film I'd score a solid 7-7.5/10. I'd recommend seeing this once.

I'll be honest up front. I could only get through 20 minutes of this - right around the point where the villain was revealed. It doesn't come anywhere close to the original Lego Movie or the Batman Lego movie (or heck, even Lego Movie 2 or Lego Ninjago).

There was one amusing joke, but the rest of the humour was just lame. The writing was a bunch of cliches and cheesy dialogue. I don't see how anyone over 12 years old could enjoy it.

I really liked the live action Shazam film and The Return of Black Adam animated short, but this was too much to sit through.

If there's one positive it's that the animation was really well done.

The Lego DC Universe has a new superhero, Shazam. After he helps the Justice League at the Metropolis Farmers' Market, the group invites him, however, he refuses, as he his afraid to show his true identity due to being a kid and they will reject him for it. However, after the League falls for a trap laid by Mister Mind, leader of the Monster Society of Evil, and regressed to kids so he can easily mind control them, Batman manages to escape, and now, he and Shazam must trust each other to save the others, as they are brainwashed to bring Mister Mind food.

This is a good DTV film. The film is basically a lesson in trust, as Shazam has to learn to trust other with his secret, despite his fear of how the other heroes would react to him being a kid. Also, the story is good, the voice acting is great, and the action and humor are done greatly. I recommend this one for younger superhero fans or fans of Lego in general.