BronsonLee
Member
I'll let you know how Hacksaw is tomorrow night b
My brand is worldwide, Busty
doesn't duckroll love the transformers movies?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT
SLOOOOOW MOOOOTION HUMAN GRAB
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Doctor Strange |OT| By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth
- Thread starter Quick
- Start date
- Status
I'll let you know how Hacksaw is tomorrow night b
My brand is worldwide, Busty
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT
SLOOOOOW MOOOOTION HUMAN GRAB
Sounds like a Mahvel joint.
LucidMomentum
Member
Picked up my tickets for Friday afternoon.
Super stoked. Haven't been to the theaters since July and Strange and Arrival this month will be a good start to the fall film season.
Super stoked. Haven't been to the theaters since July and Strange and Arrival this month will be a good start to the fall film season.
SJRB
Gold Member
Sheesh, this was pretty bad. Incredibly, amazingly "by the numbers" in every single way it follows the most basic of origin story premises, one cliche at a time.
Visually it was nothing short of mindblowing, so please go see it in 3D if you have the option. Absolutely amazing in that regard.
Visually it was nothing short of mindblowing, so please go see it in 3D if you have the option. Absolutely amazing in that regard.
doesn't duckroll love the transformers movies?
That, and Sculli swears up and down that Avatar was a cinematic masterpiece. Don't ever take GAF's opinions on films seriously, especially not FilmGAF's.
Glass Rebel
Member
I agree with some of duck and Sculli's opinions and disagree with others, but at least they always lay out their thoughts in a clear, intelligent manner.
/nonpartisan
Yeah, I'm sure you really needed someone to talk you out of it. :lol
/nonpartisan
Yeah, I'm sure you really needed someone to talk you out of it. :lol
Chuck Norris
Banned
I was really expecting to like this. Marvel plus sci fi magic. But I really didn't like it
It felt like it wanted to be a serious sci fi at times but Marve decided in post that they needed to go back and add some "Marvel humour" where Strange suddenly tries to be funny. I couldn't believe how flat that fell
The editing was all over the place. There was little tension and Strange's entire arc was unsatisfactory. He was completely unllikeable as were all of the characters. He reminds me of Stark, an egotist genius. Except there was no redemption for him. He was self pitying and full of himself and never really went through any rebuilding of his character after he hit a low point.
As usual they did a poor job with the antagonists as well. I don't get Marvel's obsession with having all the build up focused on the guy who ends up being a pawn. It's always dissatisfying. Marvel's best antagonists have ended up being the down to earth human characters featured in the TV shows because they get the build up and focus required. Loki worked as well because even if he wasn't the strongest threat at the end of Avengers, at least it seemed like he was he one pulling the strings
It felt like it wanted to be a serious sci fi at times but Marve decided in post that they needed to go back and add some "Marvel humour" where Strange suddenly tries to be funny. I couldn't believe how flat that fell
The editing was all over the place. There was little tension and Strange's entire arc was unsatisfactory. He was completely unllikeable as were all of the characters. He reminds me of Stark, an egotist genius. Except there was no redemption for him. He was self pitying and full of himself and never really went through any rebuilding of his character after he hit a low point.
As usual they did a poor job with the antagonists as well. I don't get Marvel's obsession with having all the build up focused on the guy who ends up being a pawn. It's always dissatisfying. Marvel's best antagonists have ended up being the down to earth human characters featured in the TV shows because they get the build up and focus required. Loki worked as well because even if he wasn't the strongest threat at the end of Avengers, at least it seemed like he was he one pulling the strings
You do realize <person whose opinion I want to dismiss> is an outlier, right? No?
To be fair, you were the only one who put so many words into to how average this movie is.
Which is of course ok, but at that time everyone else was like, its good.
I never dismissed your opinion, bro.
It's just weird to have pages of glowing responses and after one negative impression sigh like it sums it all up.
I liked Cumberbatch a lot, the spiritual/mind talk and the great visuals. Minus is the highly conventional origin arch and whatever evil but ultimately I found this Solid. Music reminded me of Rhapsody of fire.
I found it nice to see a Marvel character played with more natural expressions.
I found it nice to see a Marvel character played with more natural expressions.
Discotheque
Banned
Haha you're right. Hence why I said small interest tho.
Roflmao, sorry for actually bothering to express myself. I will remember to stick to memes and gif responses to be better understood by the audience here. Fucking lol.
Just having some fun bro.
I'm not sure that's true for most of them, though?
I said I am fine with your posts, I am long enough around here to know how you posts, I am even fine with your opinion ok this movie, I just wanted to say how the outliner post could have been intended.
There's 5 different ones actually.
It's a Marvel movie, that means it'll be out in most countries before the USA!!!
Discotheque
Banned
Avatar was a solid blockbuster. Man the slander it gets is baffling. A pox on you all.
longdi
Banned
What i found unsatisfying is that marvel did not do a clearer distinction between the physical and magical threats mentioned. How would strange fare against ultron or loki, likewise, can the avengers handle mads group? Cos both threats looked the same to me onscreen.
Also i find it hard to reconcile there is a group of normal people that can be taught to warp around the world? Where were they when ultron bots were running amok?
Also i find it hard to reconcile there is a group of normal people that can be taught to warp around the world? Where were they when ultron bots were running amok?
Glass Rebel
Member
If it weren't for the GAF poster Miles Quaritch I wouldn't remember a single character's name from Avatar.
I know we all love Terminator 2 but it's fine to admit now that Avatar was straight doo doo.
I know we all love Terminator 2 but it's fine to admit now that Avatar was straight doo doo.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
The name gag with Strange and the bad guy was really good, but otherwise not much of the humour stood out to me. I think this one might have worked better if it was more serious than it was. I know that's probably heresy. Cumberbatch was like a mix of House MD and Tony Stark but I was never expecting much different.
2 scenes. One is immediately after the flashy credits a few minutes in, the other was at the very end.
2 scenes. One is immediately after the flashy credits a few minutes in, the other was at the very end.
Discotheque
Banned
Nah it's pretty damn well made. Like legit better than every comic book movie since tdk too easy. My bad for mentioning sculli though I didn't realize avatar talk would be a byproduct yet again.
too late you said it
now we know you like a nice looking movie that was basically big budget fern gully
Glass Rebel
Member
shhh it's going to be fine breh, everything is going to be fine
Discotheque
Banned
I stand by that too but I thought I might as well make the distinction. The man still knows solid plot structure and setpieces.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Avatar wasn't utter shit, it was just not that great, filled with stock movie cliches. It was a movie lacking any ambition in terms of plot and character, instead seeking to invest its efforts fleshing out the world of Pandora and being a visual spectacle. Actually, I'd say its sins are replicated in part here in Dr Strange quite a lot. Avatar has less quippy humour, but is also better executed and exists in a more coherent world (MCU being all over the fucking place because of it's shared universe conceit).
Avatar could be studied in film classes as one of the most competent movies ever made.
dancingphlower
Member
Since we're talking about Avatar, I thought I should mention that I remember more from Thor 2 than that movie. Not sure what that says about me, but yeah...
illmatic22
Banned
Hahaha
amodelmerol
Member
My two cents:
Loved it. A lot. Better than Iron Man as an origin story.
Also, easter eggs are good.
3D is a must. IMAX is worth the extra money
Loved it. A lot. Better than Iron Man as an origin story.
Also, easter eggs are good.
3D is a must. IMAX is worth the extra money
Subpar Spatula
Banned
Hopefully the actual content of the movie is as impressive as the visuals.
You shouldnt waste your money on these movies anymore
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
it was fun, i liked the humour and the trippy scenes were nicely done. nothing earth shattering, but i was entertained for the ride.
the cape was my mvp.... :>
the cape was my mvp.... :>
This. I went in knowing very little about Strange and his corner of the Marvel universe, so it was great to finally see and learn about this character. The mid-credits scene was great, and I look forward to what it alludes to.
ronaldthump
Member
Movie's killing it at the overseas box office because it's a lot of fun. My cinema laughed heaps and people walked out happy. Liked it more than civil war/ant man myself. Gives GOTG a good run for the money. This one' should gonna rake it in. People are going to walk out and rave about the trippy visuals which are really incredible (the best kind of word of mouth)
Dunno if you missed it; but very early in the movie, the NYC shot had the
in it - it was right in the middle of the shot too, so they referenced it more than once as you wrote in the review. (And then of course, benedict wong brought it up). And of course,
credit cameo appearance
I went with negative on Rotten Tomatoes for my review, but wish they had a "mixed" option. Spoiler-free take below:
[Review] Doctor Strange
Dunno if you missed it; but very early in the movie, the NYC shot had the
avengers tower
thor's
I thought this was quite disappointing. The highlights of the film for me were Tilda Swinton, Mordo, and the trippy space scenes. The plot felt so standard and, once again, the villain was just not threatening nor intimidating at all. I thought Mads was wasted in this role. I also had a really hard time taking Cumberbatch seriously with his American accent. I found the humor also quite bad. I think the film had some of the most predictable, safest and common jokes I've seen in a film in a long time.
Which people? I don't think there's a single person who shat on Doctor Strange while simultaneously praising Avatar.
Chuck Norris
Banned
Not always true, but it's something they've tried to pull before and it's never successful
And it's not even relegated to Marvel movies. It didn't work in TDKR either
Expendable.
Member
Ah, the first one didn't register but my "passing mention" mention in the story was referencing the second part. And I also mentioned the last one i.e. "mid-credits sequence." Still, quite light on Avengers tie-ins compared to every other Marvel movie, for the most part.
Go back to Missouri, Charles.
Not unexpected, considering this is the movie that brings the Multiverse and magic into the MCU.
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked