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Title: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: DRWHO42 on November 03, 2016, 05:47:29 AM
Starting up the conversation about the Doctor Strange movie.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: alyssa on November 03, 2016, 06:45:20 AM
when are folks seeing it?

i'm looking at abt 3p on Friday my time
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: FBS on November 03, 2016, 08:08:15 AM
Oh you only just getting it released this week in the US? We've had it for a couple of weeks in the UK ;)

The visuals are great even if they are ripped from Inception. But once they disappear you're left with a pretty average storyline about one man hitting rock bottom and then rising up again. Cumberbatch's accent is truly atrocious and sounds as if he has been watching Hugh Laurie in House for an entire month. Also he can't do comedy at all. Thankfully Mads is on fine form. The film needed more Mads.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: DRWHO42 on November 03, 2016, 12:17:59 PM
Some folks are lucky to live in the U.K. FBS. LOL
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: FBS on November 03, 2016, 01:57:38 PM
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Some folks are lucky to live in the U.K. FBS. LOL
Hahahaha. 😉
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Post by: Transmute Jun on November 03, 2016, 04:19:41 PM
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Some folks are lucky to live in the U.K. FBS. LOL

Just remember, it costs him a lot more to get his flight to SDCC. It all balances out in the end...
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: NCDS on November 03, 2016, 10:03:59 PM
I really enjoyed it.  Yes we all know I'm always happy to stare at Benedict Cumberbatch for 2 hours.   

I'll agree the baseline of the story wasn't anything we haven't seen before, I'm a sucker for the over coming difficulty films. Visual effects are beautiful and I think it lays the foundation for what we really want to see from Doctor Strange.

I enjoyed the comedy, although there weren't as many laughs in the theater compared to things like avengers.  This comedy was a little more subtle.   

Only one more infinity stone!!!!!
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: Chris on November 03, 2016, 10:20:22 PM
Totally haven't seen it yet, but I'm pleased to see the 90% tomatometer.  :)
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: Mario Wario on November 04, 2016, 11:38:38 AM
What a fun movie! I really liked it. Now the story itself is fine, nothing new here, same old origin story, but the style, the CGI, was amazing. Go see it folks.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: mark on November 04, 2016, 11:46:20 AM
Tickets for 1pm tomorrow. IMAX 3D. Rough work week, soooooo looking forward to it.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: alyssa on November 04, 2016, 05:12:32 PM
my short impression is posted on the front page
http://friendsofcc.com/2016/11/04/doctor-strange-short-impression/


it's defiantly worth seeing on a big screen !
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: lborgia88 on November 06, 2016, 11:55:35 AM
I'm going to see it on Monday, IMAX 3-D.  I'm excited but my boyfriend is really excited -he's been a fan of Dr. Strange since he was a kid in the in 1960s and a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch ever since I got him watching Sherlock with me.  We saw the "See It First" 15 minutes of footage about a month ago, and that got us convinced we had to see the whole movie in the IMAX 3-D.

Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: mark on November 06, 2016, 12:52:20 PM
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I'm going to see it on Monday, IMAX 3-D.  I'm excited but my boyfriend is really excited -he's been a fan of Dr. Strange since he was a kid in the in 1960s and a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch ever since I got him watching Sherlock with me.  We saw the "See It First" 15 minutes of footage about a month ago, and that got us convinced we had to see the whole movie in the IMAX 3-D.

We saw it in IMAX-3D yesterday, totally worth it. Must have sat through a dozen previews though.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: semigeekgirl on November 06, 2016, 09:30:45 PM
Agree that it was visually gorgeous but the story was ho-hum. Strange didn't have much of a character arc, which I found disappointing. He was basically still a snobby jerk at the end, just a snobby jerk who saves worlds instead of brains now.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: Chris on November 08, 2016, 09:28:34 PM
I'm assuming that most people here know this, but just in case:  If you are a fan of the Dr strange and Inception design, google image M.C. Escher.  His drawings are terrifyingly good.  It is amazing to me that his brain could conceptualize those images and the unbelievable talent to put them on paper.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: Pyramid on March 27, 2017, 02:34:39 PM
Now that Dr. Strange is finally out on Blu Ray I got to watch it.  Amazing is an understatement.  I am watching again just three hours after my first viewing.

Cumberbatch and Mikklesen are superb as usual.  Story wise I enjoy the ingenious way Strange fought Dormannu.  The SFX didn't disappoint.  IMO, it took what Inception did and took it further.  My reaction to Dr. Strange seems to be more positive than even Guardians.  And that is really something coming from me.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: Chris on March 27, 2017, 06:21:48 PM
I remember being impressed with the sound design.  In particular with the brutality of the car crash and when the ancient one pushes his astral form out.  I think I got bleeding goosebumps at that one.

I am also over the hologram thingies in movie, but loved the yellow symbology (new word) around his hands when spell casting.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: DRWHO42 on April 21, 2017, 07:44:03 AM
Doctor Strange will be on Netflix in May!
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: mark on April 21, 2017, 08:09:49 AM
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Doctor Strange will be on Netflix in May!

That's great! My wife hasn't seen it yet, but I should buy her some dramamine in advance.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: Pyramid on April 26, 2017, 09:47:00 AM
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I remember being impressed with the sound design.  In particular with the brutality of the car crash and when the ancient one pushes his astral form out.  I think I got bleeding goosebumps at that one.

I am also over the hologram thingies in movie, but loved the yellow symbology (new word) around his hands when spell casting.

They did that very well.  I also like how it acted like a shield.  Don't remember seeing that in the comic.
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: perc2100 on April 26, 2017, 10:38:49 AM
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They did that very well.  I also like how it acted like a shield.  Don't remember seeing that in the comic.
Yeah, the filmmakers did a great with all of that in the film, IMO: beautiful use of color!  The sound was also great.  I remember seeing it in theaters (I got to see it at an early Disney screening, where execs were in the house & the sound + picture were dialed in for max. effect) and being really unnerved by the car crash, partially because of the way it was shot but mostly because of how great the sound design was
Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: Pyramid on April 26, 2017, 11:21:25 AM
The ending with
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Title: Re: Doctor Strange - Spoilers
Post by: sirbob5 on May 01, 2017, 07:23:51 PM
I liked the movie, but it was the first Marvel movie I found myself wondering when it would end. It was well done don't get me wrong I think the script just could've been better.