re: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness SPOILERS THREAD

I really enjoyed the movie but it felt looooong.

They jumped hard right into the story with Wanda going from Martha Stewart to Worst Case of Post Partum Ever in seconds. I liked that, it could have easily dragged on with her "attempting to help" and I think that would have just been a slog.

I am FAAAAAAAAAAR from an America Chavez fan, but I think the writing for her in the movie was far better than in her own, justifiably short-lived, book. At least they didn't dwell on the lesbo-moms. They also didn't make any sort of Girl Power or Feminism Warriors woke bullshite (and with such a female-heavy cast, they certainly could have).

I hate that they punked out Black Bolt so easily. He's had his vocal powers most of his life, he wouldn't have made a mistake like that. I would have liked to see he and Wanda go toe-to-toe (because he's a veritable powerhouse).

I would have liked to see Namor there as well.

The dead spirits thing was a bit too much for me. "Stephen, use them". Oh, like he couldn't think of that on his own? It felt too much like a Dragonball Z moment (OMG He's reached a new form!!11).

When the movie comes to a home release, I want to watch that first trip of 616 Strange and America through the portal to see what Easter Eggs are there. I could swear I caught a glimpse of the Living Tribunal.

I liked the ending with Wanda finally coming to the realization of what she's done by scaring the shitfrick out of "her" kids (although I think that could have been written and staged a bit cleaner). It's a bit of the old "be careful what you wish for".

All-in-all, a good movie. A little long but definitely worth the ticket price.

A little sobering to see how old Patrick Stewart- and even Rachel McAdams- are starting to look

Really liked the movie.

I do have one question: is Marvel using multiverse, dimensions, and timeline to all mean the same thing?

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Raimi sucks

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This is probably not the film for you. Move along now.

So, in the first post credit scene, was that blonde lady from The Eternals?

Do I need to watch that? I tried twice and fell asleep both times. I’ve heard that it’s terrible.

Rachel Mcadams looks like the shriveled up lady on beetle juice when Otho summons them and she ages

Why the downvotes? Honest question.

This movie was awesome. Tons of twists, great character development, fixed one of the things that bugged me about the end of WandaVision, unexpectedly brutal action sequences that felt like they had dramatic weight and real consequences, etc. This is a really really good movie that’s not just fan service (though there’s a fair amount of that too).

The my two moms thing was a cringe eye-roll, and then it was over. Definitely no big deal.

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great character development

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What?

There is almost none for Wanda. Going from Wandavision to this movie is a huge leap. Chavez development is non existent. The story doesn’t do any of the characters favors. But that’s what you get from Raimi (now a days); a “Drag me to Hell” version of Dr. Strange.

Raimi’s scary movie style is fun but that’s it. The film just felt empty.