Amph Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! Moons of Munnipor! - Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (no tags)

I greatly enjoyed this but I couldn't help but feel like Benedict had used Hugh Laurie's House as his inspiration for the accent. Which made it all the more hilarious when you think of a Doctor who had a terrible accident, lost the use of a part of his body and ill now do anything to get it back. Even the sarcastic humor at times reminded me of an episode of House.

The supporting cast was excellent. Tilda Swenton did a brilliant job and any concerns about changing the Ancient One into one of many pretty much go out the window immediately. I thought Mordo was great as well and I liked the slow development he had over the film. Wong is certainly not a man servant and he did a nice job in his role. As to the villain- I thought they did a far better job here than they have with others. We know his motivation quickly. We get that he's a fanatic who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He has a little bit of humor and he gets some decent screen time.

Rachel McAdams... You know with a little bit of work, they could have just made her Claire Temple. While she was a fine actress, her part was mostly forgettable and she really could function as any love interest. Instead she really is just a friend that he needs at pivotal moments but then that's it. It's a minor complaint really because what she did worked.

My only real issue was that you really had to pay attention to figure out how long he was training by watching the seasons and the weather. There was no real measurement of time which is important for some of the plot points.

But really enjoyed it overall and definitely plan to see it again. I waited a long time for Strange to get his movie and I was not disappointed. Definitely one of the strongest casts since Iron Man 1.

 

I couldn't help but think the same thing.

 

I like this movie, it has some amazing visuals and a couple of really cool moments, and I dig how the climax is more about outwitting than smashing. And this is probably the best 3D effort Marvel has done, it looks fantastic. Although, to be honest, it is my least favourite Marvel movie since probably Incredible Hulk. The Marvel movie template is starting to wear a bit thin by now: cocky protagonist learns humility / superpowers and teams up with a squad of wacky sidekicks to overcome a somewhat forgettable baddie (although Mikkelsen did get in some cool stuff) in a CGI-heavy climax involving the big glowy thing. Starting to see the strings a bit. But, yay for adding magic to the Marvel verse and there's some cool stuff that could play out, if not in future Doctor Strange movies but I'd definitely be up to see more of this happen in Avengers and Avengers-adjacent films.

On and speaking of Michael Giacchino's score, I kind of noticed, but good notice, that Strange montage of him trying to make his hands better was remarkably similar to the piano theme that played when the Starfleet officer met Cumberbatch's John Harrison in Into Darkness. Guess Giacchino + Cumberbatch in a montage + advanced and desperate medical techniques gets you that score. Which is suitably heartbreaking.

 

I really like the movie, though it is pretty funny to poke holes at the usual Marvel formula and the sense that they Frankensteined it together from what feels like half a dozen other films. My thoughts are pretty much summed up with a little Honest Trailer style naming of the characters:

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From left to right: Galen So-sillius. Aang the Last Airbender, Stephen Sherlock, So Wong, The Operative, Strange's Facial Hair Stunt Double, and Doctor Strange's Beard

And yeah, Michael Cappuccino's music is pretty okay.

 

We saw it today and I loved it. I'd probably put it close to the top of the MCU for me, though I'll have to see it at least once more to know for sure.

I agree with ACOD on the music, I thought it was beautiful and I immediately wanted the soundtrack.

My mom told me yesterday that she was going to make my dad take her to the movies (they go very rarely) to see it because Doctor Strange was the comic she read when she was young. I was so shocked, I had no idea my mom read any comics when she was a kid. It was kinda cute how excited she was.

 

So did we, except Hugh Laurie's accent was flawless, whereas Benedict's was a bit wobbly.

 

I can buy the cocky protagonist learns humility / superpowers (although after Iron Man and Thor and, heck, freakin' Spider-Man and even Ant-Man) as it's something of a trope of the genre, but the plot structure, villain, supporting cast, climax, tease out the next flick is all starting to get a bit samey. Well done, but samey. Which is why I like the actual final giant bad guy showdown because it's a tad more cerebral than usual. Although to compare more recent Marvel efforts, Guardians managed to change it up by being ambitiously absurd, Ant-Man is basically even more of a comedy (and the climax of the movie is small scale personal stakes, inventive usage of the setting and with super-powers) and Civil War had an epic cast and ideological differences (which feels very timely) and had a nice sense of pathos to it. Strange manages to skate by with some really fantastic visuals that Marvel hasn't pushed as far before but a lot of that is hung on the framework we've seen before.

 

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In addition to Carol, the 35 YO man with spinal injuries from experimental power armor was almost certainly Rhodey... no?

 

Good movie. The special effects made it, but I agree the overall plot could have been shaken up a bit. I think the pacing was a little off too, with the ending both crammed and spread-out. I feel they could have dug a little deeper on a few things too. But overall, a good movie, and worth rewatching.

 

Just saw it tonight. Another solid entry in the MCU...I'd rank it middle of the pack. The incredible visuals and some great performances (especially Swinton and Cumberbatch) were the most memorable things about it for sure. And yeahm as for the soundtrack, aside from the credits theme I don't remember it at all in the film itself.

 

And I wouldn't even put this in the top-third (well, maybe, I'd need to go back and check). But it was solid, and both leaves the room for more AND expands the cosmic powerset both with magic and time (Time Gem).

 

Marvel Studios has a simple formula, create a "hero's journey" and embrace the source material.

Doctor Strange executes this formula very well and therefore creates another wonderful additional to the MCU and literally expanding its universe. Moreover, Doc Strange wonderfully sets up a sequel with the second end credit scene. I like the development of the probable antagonist for the sequel as it won't be a two dimensional character and this character believes its doing the greater good.

I saw on a YouTube video this morning that there was going to be a tie-in with Agent Carter with the dark matter thing being something of the Dark World in the film. That would be cool as it might be the first time a MCU film acknowledge something that occurred in the TV universe.

 

Man, I have to say I was slightly annoyed by the survey I was asked to fill out yesterday as a possible gauge to whether or not Strange gets his own sequel. Of course, I said yes. And, yes, I'll see this again another 2-3x, because I caught so much more the 2nd time and I had even more fun.

I can't speak for anyone else, but it is nice to have a great time with a beloved character and not get all cranky about obvious changes (unlike the comics). Sure, the movie has flaws, most do, but for me, I am celebrating the positive rather than the negative and I can't wait to do that again.

 

I finally saw this today, it is quite good despite the pitfalls of an origin story.

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Wong listening to Beyonce = lol

I like the finicky cape.

The first credits scene is cool, not only with Thor there but Strange is obviously comfortable in his new position.

It slipped my mind that the Eye was the Time Stone, until Wong mentions it.

With the 2nd credits scene are they going to play a sympathy angle with Mordo? His world got shattered when it turned out those he looked up to were up to no good.

I was hoping for a bit more wizard dueling on the order of Dumbledore vs Voldemort instead of running in an environment. But that is my only real problem.

 

Yes, I wanted more of that too. Part of the loss of the

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spoken spells, I guess. One thing I did notice clearly the second time was the fact that Kaecilius and his remaining followers became mindless ones at the end. I somehow missed the pivotal point of their transformation into these the first time.