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Post by Stu on Apr 13, 2016 8:53:29 GMT -5
Made me think of Iron Man, Daredevil and Batman Begins.
Anyway, it seems like there's always skepticism toward Marvel films featuring new characters. Everyone swore Guardians of the Galaxy would be bad, and it turned into one of the most popular MCU films. Everyone thought Ant Man would suck, but it was well-received for the most part. I suspect we'll see a similar scenario with Dr. Strange.
If anything, Inhumans is the film I predict will have a weak performance. At least, if Agents of Shield is any indication.
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Post by sternrogers01 on Apr 13, 2016 10:21:21 GMT -5
Looks good...no sign of any quips either, though I just know they'll still be part of proceedings.
Guardians is overrated, and, to me, was a definite let-down. Ant-Man was great, but that had spent a near decade being cooked and blended elements of strong creative ideas from it's infant stages with the usual cookie-cutter Marvel vibe we've come to expect.
This looks like it's gonna be Marvel doing a Nolan, with elements of Batman Begins and Inception tossed in there.
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Post by chrom on Apr 13, 2016 10:36:11 GMT -5
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Post by Jiren on Apr 13, 2016 11:04:00 GMT -5
Looks good
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Apr 13, 2016 11:58:06 GMT -5
Tumblr is mad because there are white people in this movie.
Whatever, I get the complaint about the Ancient One. The complaint about a white, male actor being cast as a white, male character is beyond me. No, there's nothing inherently white about the character Steven Strange, but I'm not going to fault Marvel for taking the comic panel and turning it into live action.
I've started reading stuff in the New 52 (DC I know), but they've changed races on a few characters so flippantly, that I guess I don't really care at this point?
The studios are going to do whatever, regardless of comics, so eh, whatever?
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 13, 2016 12:15:38 GMT -5
Tumblr is mad because there are white people in this movie. Whatever, I get the complaint about the Ancient One. The complaint about a white, male actor being cast as a white, male character is beyond me. No, there's nothing inherently white about the character Steven Strange, but I'm not going to fault Marvel for taking the comic panel and turning it into live action. I've started reading stuff in the New 52 (DC I know), but they've changed races on a few characters so flippantly, that I guess I don't really care at this point? The studios are going to do whatever, regardless of comics, so eh, whatever? It is definitely a bit odd, that's for sure. Not sure what their reasoning for that is. 500 year old tibetan man? Yeah, Tilda Swinton. Maybe she is more like the host of the Ancient One in this? |
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Apr 13, 2016 13:17:09 GMT -5
Tumblr complains about everything, I wouldn't put too much stock in their opinion.
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Post by Legion on Apr 13, 2016 15:51:17 GMT -5
Looks good. Definite Inception vibe in there, maybe some of the Nanda Parbat scenes from Batman Begins.
Either way, Tilda Swinton is just too good, so her being the Ancient One is fine with me. Subvert stereotypes. The ancient mystical master isnt an old Asian man, shock horror!
Now, just tell me who Mads is playing!
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Post by BRV on Apr 13, 2016 20:05:26 GMT -5
I'm calling it right now (although I reserve the right to take this back in November if I'm wrong): this is going to be the first Marvel Studios movie to be a box office bust.
As it stands right now, the 2008 version of "The Incredible Hulk" is the lowest-grossing Marvel Studios movie, pulling in $134.8 million domestic and $263.4 million worldwide. I predict that when it's all said and done, "Doctor Strange" will be the new standard bearer for that title. If I had to put numbers on it, I'll project $116 million domestic and $231 million worldwide.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Apr 13, 2016 20:17:00 GMT -5
I'm calling it right now (although I reserve the right to take this back in November if I'm wrong): this is going to be the first Marvel Studios movie to be a box office bust. As it stands right now, the 2008 version of "The Incredible Hulk" is the lowest-grossing Marvel Studios movie, pulling in $134.8 million domestic and $263.4 million worldwide. I predict that when it's all said and done, "Doctor Strange" will be the new standard bearer for that title. If I had to put numbers on it, I'll project $116 million domestic and $231 million worldwide. Don't underestimate the power of the Cumberbatch fangirls. |
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Post by BRV on Apr 13, 2016 20:20:15 GMT -5
I'm calling it right now (although I reserve the right to take this back in November if I'm wrong): this is going to be the first Marvel Studios movie to be a box office bust. As it stands right now, the 2008 version of "The Incredible Hulk" is the lowest-grossing Marvel Studios movie, pulling in $134.8 million domestic and $263.4 million worldwide. I predict that when it's all said and done, "Doctor Strange" will be the new standard bearer for that title. If I had to put numbers on it, I'll project $116 million domestic and $231 million worldwide. Don't underestimate the power of the Cumberbatch fangirls. As a man who has, how can I put this generously, less than stellar looks, I really shouldn't be casting aspersions at someone else for the way they look. But for the life of me, I'll never understand how people find Benedict Cumberbatch attractive. He looks like what would happen if Patrick Swayze f***ed a Stretch Armstrong doll and then that offspring got run over by a steamroller. |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Apr 13, 2016 20:23:56 GMT -5
Define bust though, like a legitimate bomb or just not Marvel's normal profit margin. Cuz at this point, I don't know that I'd expect a legit bomb. As you pointed out, even Incredible Hulk made money once foreign markets kicked in; and the studio has had nearly a decade of good will since.
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Post by chrom on Apr 13, 2016 21:18:06 GMT -5
I'm calling it right now (although I reserve the right to take this back in November if I'm wrong): this is going to be the first Marvel Studios movie to be a box office bust. As it stands right now, the 2008 version of "The Incredible Hulk" is the lowest-grossing Marvel Studios movie, pulling in $134.8 million domestic and $263.4 million worldwide. I predict that when it's all said and done, "Doctor Strange" will be the new standard bearer for that title. If I had to put numbers on it, I'll project $116 million domestic and $231 million worldwide. Do you want ketchup or mustard to eat with your crow? |
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Apr 13, 2016 21:23:10 GMT -5
I don't understand why people are betting on Dr. Strange to bomb/underperform. While I never agreed with it, I could see why people would expect GotG to fail. With its troubled production, I can understand why people weren't expecting Ant-Man to succeed. But what's the deal with Dr. Strange? Is it just because of Cumberbatch? Or do people just not think the character is marketable? I just don't get it.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Apr 13, 2016 21:36:49 GMT -5
Don't underestimate the power of the Cumberbatch fangirls. As a man who has, how can I put this generously, less than stellar looks, I really shouldn't be casting aspersions at someone else for the way they look. But for the life of me, I'll never understand how people find Benedict Cumberbatch attractive. He looks like what would happen if Patrick Swayze f***ed a Stretch Armstrong doll and then that offspring got run over by a steamroller. I've taken to calling him Benedict Thumberbatch personally. Dude basically looks like someone painted a face on a thumb. That said, as someone who has no clue about Doctor Strange and doesn't even f*** with Benny Thumbs like that, I think this movie has the potential to be amazing. Besides, it's got Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mads Mikkelsen, and I've yet to see either of those men do less than stellar in anything. |
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Post by xCompackx on Apr 14, 2016 10:53:18 GMT -5
Considering there's been predictions of "This will be the first Marvel film to flop at the box-office" since like, the first Iron Man, I'm kind of inclined to just wait until the film comes out and see how good it is for myself.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 14, 2016 11:24:47 GMT -5
As long as they stuck to a reasonable budget I'm sure they'll be fine.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Apr 14, 2016 12:15:40 GMT -5
Considering there's been predictions of "This will be the first Marvel film to flop at the box-office" since like, the first Iron Man, I'm kind of inclined to just wait until the film comes out and see how good it is for myself. People say it on this board every single superhero movie. It's actually kind of embarrassing at this point. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 14, 2016 12:17:18 GMT -5
Considering there's been predictions of "This will be the first Marvel film to flop at the box-office" since like, the first Iron Man, I'm kind of inclined to just wait until the film comes out and see how good it is for myself. People say it on this board every single superhero movie. It's actually kind of embarrassing at this point. It's not just this board. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2016 12:23:15 GMT -5
Considering there's been predictions of "This will be the first Marvel film to flop at the box-office" since like, the first Iron Man, I'm kind of inclined to just wait until the film comes out and see how good it is for myself. People say it on this board every single superhero movie. It's actually kind of embarrassing at this point. I've never seen a goodly amount of posts like that. I mean, you'd have to be really out of touch to think that a MCU film will bomb at this point. And I say that as someone who doesn't even really like MCU films for the most part. But they're mobbed up with Disney and have a formula that earns bucco dolores (/Adam Scott voice). They could put out a film that has an hour of action and an hour of the avengers farting on Cap's shield and it would still make bank. |
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