re: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness SPOILERS THREAD

So I have avoided all media with exception of the first trailer, I have no idea what anyone thinks other than the few cucks arguing about wokeism, she or whatever in the last few post.

This movie was very much "comic booky".

The villain was trying to reunite her family using the most powerful magic/object in the universe and it had unintended consequences. I think Wanda has this story line every couple of years in the actual comics.

Dropping the X-men cartoon theme was great, chills may have bene felt.

I am glad they separated Wanda from the scarlet witch, but not entirely. I hope we see Wanda on the "good" side with earth needing her mutant juiced Scarlet Witch powers sooner than later.

I wish they went darker with an alternate Strange, like what if level dark. I mean, sacrificing the girl within a couple minutes was pretty dark... but we didn't get the progression to darkness.

The Illuminati felt weak to me, maybe I put them on a higher pedestal.

Bring on the X-men.

And oh lord, one of the comments on the last page when I started typing this... that this was a B team movie? The Scarlet Witch was very much an A lister in so many comic storylines... she is the cause behind iconic shifts in so many Marvel stories, go home your drunk.

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dude, bro i haven't said shite about wokeness, and the review isn't about that either. and i'm not 'constantly' posting links to anything, drama queer.

you jumped the gun with your typical bullshite routine. just own it and move on.

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tard, you keep saying that it's good because - money

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I know you're not bothering to read my post, you just want to argue, but I'm not saying money = good. I am saying money = not disaster.

Movies are successful based on 1 of 2 things; money or awards. Doctor Strange will not win any major awards. But it made a lot of money.

John Carter was a very under appreciated movie, but it was an unmitigated disaster.

Fan4tastic was an unmitigated disaster. It didn't make money and was really bad.

Spider-Man 3 was a disaster. Sony had to reboot the franchise. Amazing Spider-Man 2 was a disaster. They had to loan Spider-Man back to Marvel to save him.

Doctor Strange was not a great movie. It isn't A tier Marvel. But it isn't a disaster.

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Movies are successful based on 1 of 2 things; money or awards.

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again, tard, 'disaster' in this context means it's a shitty convoluted plot with horrible writing. just try to finally get it.

and as much as some of you people complain about meand others, all I did was post a review and butthurt little tards came jumping out of the walls. maybe just don't reply next time.

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Spider-Man 3 was a disaster. Sony had to reboot the franchise.

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there you go. A movie that grossed 895 mil. in 2007 can be considered a disaster. yes. now you're coming around.

I'm no Marvel fan boy but I've enjoyed all the movies I saw pre Endgame. Also saw No Way Home, thought it was good but nothing to write home about. My favorites from the past series were the Iron Mans, Ant Mans, and GotG. These movies have been at their best when theyve got good music, sarcastic characters, and a straightforward enemy and plot line. I don't make the time to watch every single damn thing Marvel puts out though. I thought Infinty Wars was better than Endgame.

DS2 was decent, but my lord they're getting too complex with these cross-overs. It seems like they're putting too much time in to making big reveals for characters and making the 5% of their fantasy giddy, rather than trying to make great movies. One example is the bolt guy, I had no idea who he was when he showed up. I didn't knew he blew himself up when it happened, I thought Wanda imploded his head. I loved the 1 non-dangerous Dr Strange plot line. I didn't watch Wandavision but still enjoyed seeing her in a bat shite crazy mode then getting put in her place.

Have any of the other recent origin style movies been good recently? Those have been the best IMO. Also if I want to read actual reviews instead of bickering over the amount of females in the movie what page do I go to.


Oh and Rachel McAdams is fine as frick

Just saw this film. Was better than Shang Chi for sure, but it was odd that Shang Chi and Abomination didn't make an appearance after the setup in that film.

America Chavez worked okay as a plot device, but I can't imagine watching a whole movie with her as the lead. She was basically unnecessary to this entire movie.

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Yeah Strange and Scarlet Witch are really mega draws. Who even needs Iron Man or Captain America when you have...*checks notes* America Chavez and Wong.

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Are you arguing that Dr Strange and Scarlet Witch aren't huge draws? If they aren't, which Marvel Studios characters are?

I mean, you've got Spider-Man, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, sure, but Dr Strange and Wanda have to be in that top-tier group.

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America Chavez and Wong.

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You're right. No one was clamoring to see these two in this movie. Wong is a great secondary character, but that's what he'll always be. At some point he has to die because Dr Strange has to be Sorcerer Supreme.

America Chavez will never draw audiences in. She isn't even moderately interesting. She's a McGuffin who exists only as a plot device to jump between worlds. They made her powers basically meaningless and clearly not unique by the mid-credits scene of this very movie.

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He called it an "unmitigated disaster"

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The internet is monetized thanks to click-baiting reactionary exaggerations like this.

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He didn't say it was disappointing from a direction/vision stand point. He called it an unmitigated disaster. Why? Because he's a hack with a gimmick.

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Agreed. There are a lot of legitimate criticisms that can be made of this movie, but nuanced headlines and reasonable takes don’t drive internet traffic. Controversial hot takes are what get attention and reactions. That engagement score is what drives ad revenue.

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In no world is a movie that makes that much money a disaster.

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Disagree. A lot of bad movies make money. Avatar made a metric shite-ton of movie with an incredibly bad story, writing, and acting (with the best visuals of ANY movie EVER). The Star Wars Sequels (and prequels) made money. Money has little bearing on whether a movie is “good” or not, especially when that movie is part of a successful franchise.

With that said, I actually liked Dr. Strange 2. It’s flawed by a mediocre script, but I enjoyed its subversions from the marvel formula, its character development, acting (mostly), and visuals.

I noticed some dumb woke stuff, but it was brief, tangential to the plot, and mostly irrelevant, barely worth more than a single eye roll.

It’s a slightly above average marvel movie, and that’s okay. There’s nothing wrong with a reasonably competent and entertaining popcorn flick from a reasonably competent and entertaining franchise.

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They definitely aren’t.

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Totally disagree. If those two aren't huge draws for the MCU, then they just need to scrap the whole thing and start over.

Out of your list, I'd say the current Captain America in the MCU is less of a draw than even the Winter Soldier. X-Men doesn't exist yet, Iron Man is dead and they're replacing him with a woke Mary Sue version, Deadpool and Fantastic 4 aren't in the MCU yet either. The only characters above Strange and Wanda in your list who are actually in the MCU are Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor, and Spider-Man, and Marvel only owns the movie rights for two of those. Dr Strange and Wanda MUST be draws for them. The worst part of this film, outside of America Chavez, was highlighted in that video you linked. They killed off the Wanda of our universe and have now done two movies where they made Dr Strange look like a total idiot.

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In your opinion, What was the first movie that strange looked like an idiot?

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Spiderman. You know, where he gave in to Peter Parker and nearly created what we're now calling a "convergence."