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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Video
Salesrank: 20618
Released: October 8, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal is Kazaam, a larger-than-life genie with a magic touch for nonstop fun and laughter! After 5,000 long years of captivity, Kazaam is set free to grant three wishes to a new master. From then on, he's catapulted to one wild adventure after another ... from becoming the latest rap sensation to untangling an outrageous mob scheme! As the giant genie with an attitude, Shaq scores big laughs in this hilarious comedy hit that's sure to be a slam-dunk winner with everyone!
Description of Kazaam:
This junk-candy movie stars Shaquille O'Neal as a genie who not only becomes a little boy's protector but also a problem in his oversized ubiquity. Kids will enjoy the concept and the ongoing visual joke of juxtaposing a small child with O'Neal, but the film (directed by Paul Michael Glaser) isn't always particularly wholesome. It also has that messy, semiliterate storytelling look where editing logic goes out the window in favor of a more impulsive style of throwing out one busy image after another. --Tom Keogh
Kazaam Reviews:
Punish your kids by forcing them to watch this 
2009-10-06 - So let's see. Shaquille O'Neal stars as a rapping genie . . . and it already goes downhill from here. The first major flaw of Kazaam is Shaq. Look, he's a very good basketball player (I liked him when he was still with the Los Angeles Lakers), but he is definitely not a very good actor. His performance is really bland and his emotions don't look like emotions at all, except when he gives that creepy smile. And then, there's his rapping. I've only heard Shaq rap a couple of times in my lifetime, and it had to include this. There are scenes in which the title character is giving a live concert in a club. There is also one scene in which he does a random rap number in the middle of the film with Max (the kid protagonist). If you think it sounds really bad, wait until you hear the lyrics. The lyrics . . . MY GOD! These aren't real rap lyrics! They sound like kid stuff! But hey, it's supposed to be a family film, and the lyrics are supposed to be family-friendly . . . I'm going to go listen to Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz right after I publish this review.
But these aren't the only flaws in the film. No, you also have the kid protagonist Max. I swear, this kid has got to be one of the most annoying characters in family-film history! It's really hard to care for him. Same goes for the villain. He's so two-dimensional even for a family film that he makes other family-friendly villains look like Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men. Then, there's the special effects, which are some of the most horrible ever seen. In one particular scene when he is on his flying bicycle, you can tell that Shaq is right behind a green screen. I guess they were trying to save some of the money that were put into this lame movie.
So yeah, the critics and half of the Amazon reviewers are correct. This is one of the worst movies ever made. I would say that this is just as bad as Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and Batman & Robin. Don't even think of pressing the Add To Shopping Cart button.
Grade: F
Shaq is a blast 
2009-05-09 - Shaq gives an inspiring performance and this classic comedy will make you laugh. Definetely a movie you want in your collection
great service
2008-06-01 - this was true service. i got the product on time and it was sent in a quick matter. it was the right product and in perfect condition. i would definitely buy from this person again.
There's only one Shaq Diesel
2005-12-16 - Shaq Diesel (aka Shaquille O'Neal) has done what few professional athletes have ever accomplished - successfully crossed over to the big screen. I like the cover of this movie. Still have yet to see the whole thing, but not because I didn't want to watch it - I keep seeming to get interupted, and I'm starting to get a little frustrated.
Based on Shaq's other endeavors (rap albums, sense of style, etc.) I can GUARANTEE this movie is high caliber. I feel like Shaq really likes kids, which is fun. I'm the sure the movie is fun too!
a masterpiece
2005-06-04 - Kazaam is a terrific piece of filmmaking with great acting(Shaq should have won an oscar for his convincing role as the genie),a well-written script,good direction by Paul Michael Glaser who is the next Stanley Kubrick,and the production values that are above-average. A troubled teen(Francis Capra,who also should have got an supporting actor oscar for his terrific role) meets a rappin' genie and then he makes 3 wishes. This film should won an oscar for BEST PICTURE because this movie is the Citizen Kane of the 90s and it even beats Pulp Fiction as the best movie ever made because this movie is wonderful, in other words Kazaam is a bore. AVOID IT!!!!!!!!!!!
