It was a solid 7.5/10 Story was basic origin story stuff and the villain was forgettable-tier (typical Marvel problem) but the trippy and creative action sequences made up for it, also i really liked the ending when it doesn't come down to a standard fight-scene but rather Strange using his intellect to put an end to Dormammu.
Only problem i had was that the Marvel Quips® didn't work well in this movie, some felt really forced, that's probably the fault of the reshoots with Dan Harmon.
Cons >dude beyonce lmao >DUDE THAT IS SO FUNNY LET ME LAUGH AS FORCEFULLY AS POSSIBLE HEHEHEHEHE >everything came to strange conveniently >forgettable villain
Jeremiah Rodriguez
>>dude beyonce lmao
it's like Marvel is copying their own movies now, that was just like the scene in GOTG with the alien prison guard listening to the 80's music on Star-Lord's walkman.
Jackson Morales
For me the original visuals and not-bad action didn't make up for the shitty writing (not a single interesting line, trite as fuck) and worst of all just how unconvincing Strange was as a character. It didn't feel like a story naturally unfolding, just a string of conveniences to get Strange into superhero mode. He never reacted in a way I thought was natural for a character, just in ways that got him into the next set peice. Maybe I'm not explaining it well, but I just found it so fucking tedious. Mordo and Kaecilwhatever were even worse. The Ancient One and the nurse girl were good.
Nathan Edwards
Ant-Man was FUCKLOADS better.
Angel Nguyen
Marvel probably wants to make Doctor Strange the new leader of the Avengers after Infinity War (RDJ and Chris Evans can't or don't want to play these characters forever) and it was quite obvious in this movie, they especially pointed out his science and problem-solving aspects (like with the ending). Not to mention the after-credits scene where Thor asks him for help.
Andrew Nelson
Dr Strange can function as a taxi service.
Leo Kelly
>>everything came to strange conveniently How is this a problem? If you ever go to uni you will find lots of people like this, especially med students.
Julian Cox
The only 3D movie I have ever watched was the Tron sequel and I hated it. I told myself I would never waste my money again for that stupid shit.
But this movie I will shell out the extra money for 3D.
Hunter Williams
Saw this on Imax. Worth the 12 buckeroos
Joshua Martin
What country are you from that IMAX is only 12 bucks?
It's usually 20 dollarydoos everywhere.
Benjamin Martin
So what themes did the film explore? Did it use the visuals to good effect in illustrating those themes or the narrative? Does it have any depth or is it all surface?
Wyatt Turner
Watched it in 3D and I loved it. Best Marvel movie in ages.
Gabriel Rivera
Saw it today, thought it was alright.
It got much more interesting towards the end, the beginning was such standard origin story shit.
Bentley Hill
>released all over Europe now for few days >discussion threads are dead lmao its either a flop film or the american film industry is a joke
Christopher Evans
Flip I know
Gavin Reyes
DORMAMMU, I'VE COME TO BARGAIN
Ian Sanders
Great movie. I agree with your points the only thing that felt rushed though was the training sequence.
Wyatt Miller
>beyonce
All of Strange's jokes aren't funny because like they said in the movie, he THINKS he is funny. In fact the funny part happens when he doesn't try to make jokes.
Brody Hall
That mirror dimension fight in new york looked great in 3D.
Luis Powell
>travels to nepal >gets mugged in the street by a white guy
Thomas Martin
rip when?
Thomas Carter
Well, it's a Marvel film. Generally speaking they lack depth and meaning. People will praise the glossy surface for a while and then it will be quietly forgotten like all the other Marvel films.
Dominic Rodriguez
>villain was forgettable-tier (typical Marvel problem) They fucking wasted based Mads?
Shit.
Jose Rodriguez
youre right, there literally isn't really anything to discuss apart from 'yes it was good' or 'its was OK'
Owen Walker
Why do they use these faggy hand power things when they just could use guns?
Ryder Taylor
where's the camripppppp
Landon Hill
Saw it yesterday in germanland and I loved the movie. Strange's quest to pick himself up again after fate fucked him over and he was almost out of ideas, really connected with me, more so than Tony Stark's allegedly similar arc did in Iron Man. Loved the actor performances, especially Cumberbatch and Swinton. Without going into spoilers, there was one heartfelt moment between their characters that was simply beautiful and sends Strange on his ultimate path. Add in the great visuals, fucking cool locking magic and fights and it's one of my favs among the MCU movies.
Asher Hernandez
I dig 100% Soft's qt poster.
Looking forward to the film.
Nolan Butler
So I guess it's as empty and shallow as virtually all the other Marvel Films then? I'll wait for the webrip then.
Levi Butler
Dunno if I would say wasted. He wasn't the centerpiece of the story, but he served it well. The movie is first and foremost about Strange becoming the man he destined to be. Kaecilius is a vehicle to show that transition, but not the focal point of the story. As such, I think Kaecilius was a pretty cool antagonist, a misguided man on a quest he thinks righteous and to an extent a man who showcases where Strange could have gone astray if he had made different decisions. If you wanted him to have half of the screentime though, you'll probably think Mads was "wasted".
Justin Allen
Read this article if you want to have a decent insight of the themes the movie tackles.
The effects were trippy as they said but the whole movie is meh at best.
Mads is wasted.
Mason Watson
pretty good read
Oliver King
Oh that's not so bad. That's fine.
Jose Flores
For an origin story it's fine, much like Ant-Man.
It's efficient and light-hearted all the way through so it's impossible to hate.
The cinematography in Marvel's films still look like television though.
Asher Ward
>The cinematography in Marvel's films still look like television though.
u wot m8
Xavier Flores
>The cinematography in Marvel's films still look like television though. no way you actually saw the movie
Aiden Harris
Thought so too. I like that the guy actually went and did a decent character analysis and how they reflect different aspects of the same theme. From a majority of the reviews, even the favorable ones, I get the impression that many of the critics didn't bother to try and look a bit deeper, as if it being a capeflick automatically shuts down their willingness to think about it, even for a bit.
Owen Bennett
The WiFi password was one of the most hilarious jokes I've seen in ages
Thomas Clark
Movie begins in 2016? I heard that Strange's award had 2016 written on it, but I didn't noticed that. But there was Iron Man 2 reference, and IM2 took place in 2010.
Hudson Rogers
>But there was Iron Man 2 reference, and IM2 took place in 2010
What are you talking about?
There was a Civil War reference, in the beginning when Strange is driving his Lamborghini he gets a call where the hospital staff says they have a 35-year-old military colonel with multiple spinal fractures who needs surgery ASAP, but Strange declined (this was referencing War Machine and his accident in Civil War).
Jack Edwards
>they have a 35-year-old military colonel with multiple spinal fractures who needs surgery ASAP, but Strange declined
That was so stupid, War Machine had his accident in Germany, they would never waste the time to fly him all the way to the US for the surgery.
Alexander Bennett
Director Scott Derrickson said "I've heard this several times. War Machine has nothing to do with Doctor Strange. There is no War Machine easter egg in that preview." He referenced to IMAX preview, where people saw this easter egg and connected that to Civil War.
Aaron Smith
And also, Rhodes was not in the marines. He was jet pilot in U.S. Air Force and IIRC there was said that he was in mid-40s, so he was to old.
Connor Ramirez
No, the man in the metal suit was the one trying out Just Hammer's wannabe-Iron Man suit in IM2.
Jacob Lewis
>post credits scene >Mordo is now an evil black guy wearing a hoodie Eat shit Luke Cage.
Asher Lewis
There‘s no way Strange learns all the shit he did in only six months, it was an Iron Man 2 reference, it took him 6 years and he still is shit tier sorcerer
William Nguyen
Then why did it say "2016" on the plaque that he had at home before the accident?
Ryder Price
7/10
The final scene was a little strange. I didn't expect that ever.
Noah Torres
I didn't noticed that, as I said. Maybe director made mistake or this is time paradox caused Strange in the future.
Rhodes is 47 year old.
Cameron Hill
ITT: Marvel shills in full force
>sooooooooooooo trippy >le action >wasted villain but Thaaaaaat's Marvel ;P
It's like you're proud of your cookie cutter movies. You just watch them for the after credit scenes at this point.
Chase Baker
I wonder how mad are SJW going to get that a nigger is evil and that Tilda Swinton died to give way to a white male
Christian Howard
Just got back from watching it, 7.5 is a bit too generous, I'd say 6.
There's a prequel comic that explains how Mads lost his wife and son and came to the Ancient One, but instead of developing him in the film all they had him do was rant about time in his monologue, came across more crazy than well-intentioned extremist, and lessening his relationship as Strange's foil. Mordo going from "Ancient One was a hypocrite" to "wtf I hate sorcerers now" was a bit of a stretch.
If the Ancient One was drawing power from the Dark Dimension like Mads was doing, why didn't she have the stuff around her eyes like the zealots? Also, during the scene where Mads is in bondage, was it just me or did it look like he was crying and the tears was smudging the makeup around his eyes.
The CGI was cool and all, but as expected Marvel did nothing new and it was just another quip-fest off the assembly line, but now with ebin effects. The magic boiled down glowing orange lights and the Inception shit, didn't really feel that special towards the end. In the comics they could summon demons and shit.
Preferred Ant-Man over this, although it was a solid origin story and at least Marvel is trying something new visually and the multiverse presents some new directions they could take.
Ryan Stewart
I'm talking actual cinematography -- mise en scene, composition, etc.
not all that CGI bullshit.
Nolan Baker
SJWs are already mad that they whitewashed the Ancient One.
Jeremiah Ward
go back to worshipping Hack Snyder, faggot
Hudson Cooper
That I agree with.
The most impressive shit Strange and the Ancient One did was some shit tier spells, there was too much physical contact and the most complex spells were the mirror dimension alterations and the time travel, they could‘ve done much crazier shit like using the elements or summoning thunders, manipulating matter or shit like that.
It‘s like they feared Strange being an actual sorcerer. All his power came from the Eye of Agamotto (time gem) and the Cloak
Dylan Carter
I don't get the the first hospital scene. Were his stab wounds really that bad if he can walk out and keep fighting immediately after the operation or whatever the fuck they did?
William Adams
To be fair, Strange just started out, he'll probably have learned more stuff in later films, but the most powerful sorcerers (Mads and Ancient One) should have showed more impressive stuff. They seemed to beat people up or use weapons more than spells.
Isaac Roberts
Kek
Benjamin Murphy
Palmer said that his thorax wasn't punctured so it was mostly just a fleshwound
Logan White
Also, the Avengers Tower was present in one shot before the accident. No way it took place during IM2.
Grayson Adams
Just got back. Solid movie, well worth seeing in 3d.
I liked how the ending was literally a reverse of the usual Marvel climax trope.
Nathan Nelson
Just came back from it. Not sure if it was a Junior Animator's Guide to Fractals or an extremely long social commercial about the dangers of using your phone while driving. I liked it though. No surprises but solid execution in most areas. Good visuals. Some banter. Generally clean execution of fights and with a few exceptions you see everything that is happening. They totally fucked up the fighting scene while everything was being rebuilt. That was such a great idea and they put too much stuff into it. It would have been godly and forever remembered if it was made in way less cuts.
Wyatt Sanchez
Hearing about the prequel comic the first time now and from what you say, I can see why it's not in the movie. From what Mads showed in the movie it was perfectly clear why he was doing the shit he was doing. The talk he was giving while in bondage, with the glassy eyes and tear made it pretty clear that he lost loved ones. My memory is a bit hazy, but they may even have mentioned that he lost his wife. There was no point in showing more of his backstory, other than to serve your need to see more Mads There was no place for it in the beginning and furthermore, some 10 minute flashback in the middle of the movie would have fucked the pacing over.
As for why Ancient Tilda didn't have eyeburn, she had centuries on him to figure out the best way to draw energy.
Julian Adams
>that the Marvel Quips® didn't work well in this movie, I was originally excited for this movie because it looked like it had little to no humor, which suits Strange, but after seeing the more recent trailers/commercials I'm not too interested anymore.
Connor Ross
The ending seriously reminded me of the Sans fight with all the "We are just going to be here forever until you give up." Please don't hate me.
Samuel Baker
>sans fight
wat?
Nolan Lopez
Ant-Man is an underrated masterpiece, with a very memorable theme song. Fuck Tony Zhou.
Adrian Ross
it had a theme song?
Kevin Garcia
>one of the main supporting characters dies >better insert two jokes right after Holy shit.
Alexander Moore
>undertale oh my god fuck off
Hudson Lopez
>he thinks undertale invented that trope
Matthew Clark
...
Grayson Long
cmon mate you dont help yourself do you
Samuel Russell
it's a movie for kids.
Gavin Barnes
I came out the theater with this stuck in my head.
So is Strange now confirmed for an appearance in Thor: Ragnarock?
William Perez
Maybe.
He's confirmed for Infinity War either way.
Christopher Rogers
i hope so
Juan Robinson
Strange must be awful then because Ant-man was a real shitty movie.
Nicholas Scott
they're literally all the same.
Thomas Sanders
another poorly written villain. when will marvel learn. Mads wasted
Brandon Richardson
It was from 4.5/5 for me. It was presumedly a comedy in sorts, even for me, getting used to Benedict being that way. god yes, end credits! Have to wait next year for some hemsworth fix and banner! fuck yeah! I think doctor strange will be in thor 3 as well
Xavier Davis
it felt like he didn't portrayal himself as a villian, by the way I saw and heard, but still a bad guy.
Grayson Gutierrez
Am I missing something? Doesn't come out until november 4th.
Tyler Gutierrez
idk about everywhere else but it came out in the UK last Tuesday in early release. The official release is today, so they get to add an extra 3 days to their B.O. tally.
Levi Carter
Oh, bongland gets it earlier then.
Ian Davis
Marvel releases all of their movies a week early in Europe and Asia for financial reporting purposes
That way when the movie has its opening weekend in America they can say "Doctor Strange already made XXX million dollars worldwide!!"
