Freewheelin'
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La La Land isn't out here til January and Moonlight doesn't even have an official release date.
I would happily trade release dates.
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Doctor Strange |OT| By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth
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La La Land isn't out here til January and Moonlight doesn't even have an official release date.
I would happily trade release dates.
No review thread?
Here is a bunch of them. Only 2 up on RT right now (the 1st 2)
The Wrap
Uproxx
IGN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0LZhXswHjw
Variety
Polygon
Screen Crush
USA Today
Hollywood Reporter
Screen Daily
Yahoo Movies
Cinema Blend
The Daily Beast
Here is a bunch of them. Only 2 up on RT right now (the 1st 2)
The Wrap
Uproxx
IGN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0LZhXswHjw
Variety
Polygon
Screen Crush
USA Today
Hollywood Reporter
Screen Daily
Yahoo Movies
Cinema Blend
The Daily Beast
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
The reviews seem fairly positive but I can already guess that I'll probably align with the IGN one the most. Predictable origin story, bad love interet, boring villain... That's what I was afraid of. But who knows, maybe the movie will surprise me. Still, Marvel needs to change their origin story formula or just stop doing origin films altogether.
And here's the Collider review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBrhBgzPObw
As expected, Schnepp is now the happiest man on earth!
And here's the Collider review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBrhBgzPObw
As expected, Schnepp is now the happiest man on earth!
Diprosalic
Banned
You mean like almost every Marvel movie ever?
I'm down for some trippy visuals but it's a bummer that they fucked up the villain again. I understand that this is more of a character piece and an introduction to Strange so it's difficult to balance that with the other characters but if they want to step up their game they really have to learn that.
obin_gam
Member
So it's a Marvel movie.
Honestly if you look at the list of actors that have preceded him, were you really expecting him to be the outlier?
Go for the spectacle, don't expect a developed villain. The Marvel mantra.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Seems like it. At this rate, I'm very worried about Thanos. They've been leading up to him for years and I don't know that they can deliver. Loki, Red Skull and Zemo (hey, at least he won) have been the only villains worth a damn.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Really bummed that Stockholm only has one non-3D showing the entire opening weekend. And it's on the other side of town. Means that I (literally) can't see the movie until they've changed up their programming a bit.
Or go for the hero. It's his name in the title.
This seems like one film seeing it in 3D would actually be the preferable choice.
Yup, always avoid 3D but doubling down on it for this one.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Anyone else thinking that Marvel will have Cumberbatch be the 'Iron Man' of Phase 4 and on? RDJ will probably take a backseat in films after IW, as well as (I'm guessing) Evans and Hemsworth. Not that I think they'll be killed off/completely out of the films, I just don't see them doing Iron Man/Cap/Thor 4.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I think it will depend on Doctor Strange's box-office and I'm sure it will do fine but I don't know that Cumberbatch can resonate with audiences worldwide the same way RDJ does. But I also think Evans is there for the long run and people have really warmed up to him. Phase 4 doesn't really need to rely on a single hero. Cap, Spidey and possibly Black Panther will probably be the pillars of the MCU going forward and RDJ will keep popping up here and there.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Stick Captain Marvel in that line-up and I'll be happy. And I agree, we don't need a singular hero to lead a Phase, kinda like Iron Man did in Phase 1. I just think we'll see Strange crop up in films more often than the other characters.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
The general idea I'm getting from the reviews is that the characters (sans somewhat underutilized villain and obligatory girlfriend) are really good and have depth, the acting is great, the visuals are amazing and extremely refreshing compared to other films, and the story is as good as it is allowed to be because origin story.
Monocle
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Dude gets to be in the Marvelverse and Star Wars in the same year. Think what this has done for his career. I bet if he wanted to he could negotiate himself into a meatier Marvel role. Maybe something more CG or prosthetic reliant.
In any case he's got a hell of a resume now. Bond, Hannibal, Marvel, Star Wars... He's bound to show up in a Tarantino film at some point, I'm sure.
you folks got Picross 3d 2 three whole months before us. i hate y'all
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
NeoGAF in general has been feeling a little more inactive lately.
Well most of them are team/sequel movies so it's not really a fair comparison to Strange solo movie, but to me it's sounds like it's a very good solo movie with the usual villain misstep. I do find it is getting somewhat annoying now that a good portion is spent on setting up for future movies.
SuperEpicMan
Banned
I think this will finish somewhere similar to Ant-Man between 78% -83%. I loved Ant-Man so I would still be pretty happy with this.
RogueShadow
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Well...The rate that people can be/are banned here can do that. Lol.
I feel like I might have to wait a week before shit in terms of reviews and whatnot for things to jump off proper around here.
I hope this movie is as good as I hoped.
I did notice last week's SHIELD thread was pretty slow until Ghost Rider kicked ass.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
That and even the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer thread had fewer people posting in it than I was expecting.
LucidMomentum
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So, do we know if Dormarmu is in yet?
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
One of the reviews mentioned Kaecilius trying to bring a being from another dimension so it could be Dormammu.
Spoilered stuff is something a review mentioned. Kinda spoilery if you wanna remain spoiler clean.
Save it for the spoiler thread, please.
Spider-man
With an average rating of 6.7. That's a weird contrast! Either way, the visuals will have me in the theater.
The formulaic origin story, generic villain, love interest you could say that about pretty much every SH film ever. Even Batman Begins. I mean it is based on the comics how can it NOT be formulaic ? I don't see how this is any different than all the other SH films released. It's how you portray that formulaic origin that matters.
Like I enjoyed Civil War, GOTG but they weren't great for me considering the love they got. Kinda same with Deadpool. It had more flaws than people noticed or overlooked.
No bias there.
It's clear that Feige has big plans for his fav character. And from the looks of it Cumberbatch has repeated that lightning in a bottle.
Like I enjoyed Civil War, GOTG but they weren't great for me considering the love they got. Kinda same with Deadpool. It had more flaws than people noticed or overlooked.
No bias there.
It's clear that Feige has big plans for his fav character. And from the looks of it Cumberbatch has repeated that lightning in a bottle.
A lot of the current reviews are top critics, which tend to be harsher with the scoring. The average might creep up to 7/10 when the hobby reviewers are added. I'm expecting a 75-85% final score.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Seeing this in under 2 hours.
Seeing this in under 2 hours.
Stop stealing our movies, Europe!
peanutbutterlatte
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peanutbutterlatte
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Lol Benedict Cumberbatch is an internet darling, what possessed you to think this?
In fact this is probably the biggest casting they've got in terms of a star who was already big and successful before the fact.
Lower than The Incredible Hulk?
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
I'd love to be able to see it in 3D. Able, being the key word. My eyes however disagree with my want. :'(
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