Based solely on the trailer, I'm sincerely concerned that the visuals would make me nauseous. I'd hate to have to spend half the movie with my eyes squeezed shut.
Whoa. Good myth.
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beekaytee - Nov 06, 2016 2:23:43 pm PST #1224 of 4004
Compassionately intolerant
Jessica - Nov 06, 2016 3:13:27 pm PST #1225 of 4004
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I saw it in regular digital projection because it was cheaper, but I think the IMAX 3D would be pretty spectacular. Like Inception, only moreso.
I thoroughly enjoyed it! It's closer in feel to GotG than Civil War, and blessedly short. Cumberbuttons was channeling Hugh Laurie and doing a wonderful House impression, and I had no trouble at all buying Tilda Swinton as an immortal wizard whose job is literally hand-waving and exposition.
Steph L. - Nov 06, 2016 3:18:15 pm PST #1226 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
It's closer in feel to GotG than Civil War
I...wouldn't have expected that. Cool.
Zenkitty - Nov 06, 2016 5:53:05 pm PST #1227 of 4004
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
It's closer in feel to GotG than Civil War
Agreed! I enjoyed it. I still wish they'd gone for an Asian actress, but Swinton was great. Cumberbatch made a fine Strange, and I thought the humor came across just as it should. And they set up the upcoming movies very well.
Needless to say, stay all the way through the credits.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 06, 2016 9:24:04 pm PST #1228 of 4004
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Really the only acting I wasn't happy with was Benedict Wong's. He's an award winning actor, right, and not just someone they cast because he has the same name as the character?
Jessica - Nov 07, 2016 3:54:14 am PST #1229 of 4004
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Needless to say, stay all the way through the credits.
Spoiler alert: that movie you just watched was only a 2-hour long trailer for Dr Strange 2! (But yes, there are TWO end credit scenes, so if MCU canon is important to you, you'll want to stay.)
Tom Scola - Nov 07, 2016 5:31:04 am PST #1230 of 4004
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That's pretty much the modus operandi for Marvel films these days: A mid-credits scene to tease a future MCU movie, and a post-credits scene to set up the sequel to the movie you're watching. If they vary from that, it's probably because of scheduling, or they haven't decided yet if there will be a sequel.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 07, 2016 5:43:38 am PST #1231 of 4004
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I thought it interesting that they killed off the Ancient One without Strange being ready to take her place as Sorcerer Supreme. In fact he has nowhere near the expertise of Wong, Mordo, or the other masters aside from what he learned about using the Eye of Agamotto. Though I suppose he may have learned a lot depending on just how many times his encounter with Dormammu was looped and how much practice that afforded him.
Zenkitty - Nov 07, 2016 7:30:30 am PST #1232 of 4004
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I thought that was interesting too, Matt. But maybe it was an acknowledgment that Strange really couldn't have learned EVERYTHING he needed to know to be Sorceror Supreme in such a short time. I took it as the best they could do with the source material to NOT have a "White Man Who Does It Better Than The POC Masters" character. Several times they mentioned both that he still has lots to learn, and that it's remarkable that he advanced so quickly (once he learned to "surrender his ego"). This movie was all the things I like, so I was biased to like it despite its flaws, and I was not disappointed. Perfect, no, lotsa fun, yes.
Zenkitty - Nov 07, 2016 7:32:12 am PST #1233 of 4004
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, and also: we saw it in IMAX 3D, which was trippy and cool, but the effects aren't necessary, so 2D would be fine if you think 3D will make you sick.