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** The challenge Max delivers before Kazaam starts rapping in public is also way better than it has any right to be.
-->'''Kazaam:''' What if they don't like me?
-->'''Max:''' They ''already'' don't like you! The question is...[[DareToBeBadass what are you gonna do about it?]]
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* UnfortunateImplications: Seriously? No one thought it would come across as a little cringe that you had a black man be a genie for a white kid? Especially since Max spells it out for the audience and even ''says aloud'' that he technically owns Kazaam until he makes his other two wishes. The movie itself is fairly harmless, but there is no doubt about it--Kazaam is, in all senses of the word, ''Max's slave'' and there is no way to refute it since the movie points it out. But seeing as the Aladdin remake does the exact same thing decades later, it seems not enough people are paying attention to the intent in these stories.
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** Max morphing out of Kazaam's glass full of water. This is never mentioned or explained so we pretty much have no damn idea how or why it occurred.

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** Max morphing out of Kazaam's glass full of water. This is never mentioned or explained so we pretty much have no damn idea how or why it occurred. Even more strange is that the scene was featured quite prominently in advertising for the movie.
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** The bizarre "let's green egg and ham it" line in Kazaam's freestyle rap. The rest of the song is certainly not going to win any awards, but it is a typical "I Am" boastful song, yet that one lyric doesn't work on any level. It's just ''strange.''
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* UnfortunateImplications: Seriously? No one thought it would come across as a little cringe that you had a black man be a genie for a white kid? Especially since Max spells it out for the audience and even ''says aloud'' that he technically owns Kazaam until he makes his other two wishes. The movie itself is fairly harmless, but there is no doubt about it--Kazaam is, in all senses of the word, ''Max's slave'' and there is no way to refute it since the movie points it out. But seeing as the Aladdin remake does the exact same thing decades later, it seems not enough people are paying attention to the intent in these stories.

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* QuestionableCasting: Shaq as a rapping genie? Seriously?



* WTHCastingAgency: Shaq as a rapping genie? Seriously?
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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/FirstKid the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]]. Sinbad also hosted a ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 movie marathon]] on Creator/{{TNT}} om 1994, where he dressed as a genie.

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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/FirstKid the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]]. Sinbad also hosted a ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 movie marathon]] on Creator/{{TNT}} om in 1994, where he dressed as a genie.
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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/JingleAllTheWay the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]]. Sinbad also hosted a ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' movie marathon, where he dressed as a genie, in the early 90's.

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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/JingleAllTheWay [[Film/FirstKid the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]]. Sinbad also hosted a ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 movie marathon, marathon]] on Creator/{{TNT}} om 1994, where he dressed as a genie, in the early 90's.genie.
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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/JingleAllTheWay the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]]. Sinbad also hosted a ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' movie marathon, where he dressed as a genie in the early 90's.

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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/JingleAllTheWay the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]]. Sinbad also hosted a ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' movie marathon, where he dressed as a genie genie, in the early 90's.
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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/JingleAllTheWay the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]].

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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/JingleAllTheWay the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]]. Sinbad also hosted a ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' movie marathon, where he dressed as a genie in the early 90's.
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* UnfortunateImplications: As WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic [[https://youtu.be/J906D0lFz_w?t=383 acknowledged]], the screenwriters probably should have chosen their words more carefully when Max, a white person, claims that he "owns" a black man, whom he expects to perform favors for no compensation.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Max morphing out of Kazaam's glass full of water. This is never mentioned or explained so we pretty much have no damn idea how or why it occurred.
** Also, the flying French toast.

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Max morphing out of Kazaam's glass full of water. This is never mentioned or explained so we pretty much have no damn idea how or why it occurred.
** Also, the The flying French toast.



** Malik, the BigBad is [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Ranjit]].

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** Malik, the BigBad BigBad, is [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Ranjit]].
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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam''.

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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam''.''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/JingleAllTheWay the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]].
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* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam''.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVzLtxpmaxM Wishes]] by Nathan Morris from Music/BoyzIIMen.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoEPZVRubk I'll Make Your Dreams Come True]] by Subway.

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** Say what you will about the movie, but [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZqNhrXjX_PZ0c2LyW0qq5dVUak0L85aB its soundtrack]] is full of this, some examples include:
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youtube.com/watch?v=vVzLtxpmaxM Wishes]] by Nathan Morris from Music/BoyzIIMen.
** *** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoEPZVRubk I'll Make Your Dreams Come True]] by Subway.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHVJMoV-xK8 Key To My Heart]], one of the songs from the soundtrack, is sung by the pop group Choice, of which future pop star {{Music/Pink}} was a part of.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHVJMoV-xK8 com/watch?v=-SxsIfJQJvQ Key To My Heart]], one of the songs from the soundtrack, is sung by the pop group Choice, of which future pop star {{Music/Pink}} was a part of.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: There's this gem when Max makes his first wish:
-->'''Max:''' I wish I had junk food from here to the sky!
-->'''Kazaam:''' Why not? [[TheStoner Higher than high!]]
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* SoBadItsGoodSoBadItsGood: Between the absurd concept of a [[TotallyRadical rapping genie]] and Shaquille O'Neal's goofy performance, the movie's so outlandish that it actually becomes quite entertaining.
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** The kid that plays Elito (as well as provide Max's singing voice during "We Genie") is Wade Robson.
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** Malik, the BigBad is [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Ranjit]].
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** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoEPZVRubk I'll Make Your Dreams Come True]] by Subway.

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** [https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoEPZVRubk I'll Make Your Dreams Come True]] by Subway.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVzLtxpmaxM Wishes]] by Nathan Morris from Music/BoyzIIMen.
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoEPZVRubk I'll Make Your Dreams Come True]] by Subway.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Max is [[Series/VeronicaMars Weevil]].

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Max is [[Series/VeronicaMars Weevil]].Weevil]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHVJMoV-xK8 Key To My Heart]], one of the songs from the soundtrack, is sung by the pop group Choice, of which future pop star {{Music/Pink}} was a part of.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Max is [[Series/VeronicaMars Weevil]].
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Max is supposed to be a lovable juvenile scamp, but he comes off as an unlikeable brat instead. It doesn't help that almost every conflict happens because of Max sticking his nose into business that he really shouldn't.

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