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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 3, 2022 19:27:40 GMT -5
(80% now.) Consensus seems to be it's messy, inconsistent in tone and pace, but just about held together by Olsen and Cumberbatch's performances, and by Raimi's flair. Yea the few reviews I have came across by accident just because it is being posted on social media has said the tone is a bit messy and all over the place but still a fun enough movie Can't say I am surprised considering the reshoots and all that but even then you talking about a movie at 80% is an "average movie" for the MCU, they will take it
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 3, 2022 20:24:05 GMT -5
Yea the few reviews I have came across by accident just because it is being posted on social media has said the tone is a bit messy and all over the place but still a fun enough movie Can't say I am surprised considering the reshoots and all that but even then you talking about a movie at 80% is an "average movie" for the MCU, they will take it A lot of the reviews I've seen have been pretty critical of the multiverse aspect. A few found it confusing, a few were expecting it to be crazier than it actually was, and others just felt it cheap fanservice. Honestly, I'm kind of expecting a lot of the multiverse-based movies to have similar responses.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 3, 2022 20:30:28 GMT -5
Yea the few reviews I have came across by accident just because it is being posted on social media has said the tone is a bit messy and all over the place but still a fun enough movie Can't say I am surprised considering the reshoots and all that but even then you talking about a movie at 80% is an "average movie" for the MCU, they will take it A lot of the reviews I've seen have been pretty critical of the multiverse aspect. A few found it confusing, a few were expecting it to be crazier than it actually was, and others just felt it cheap fanservice. Honestly, I'm kind of expecting a lot of the multiverse-based movies to have similar responses. I fair or unfair people sort of expected this movie to f*** things up when we really had Spider-Man do that already. I am expecting a mix of fanservice and some outlandish shit but they could only do so much without making the movie 4 hours long. Multiverse is a nice tool but really they only using it to bring shit in while trying to find ways to tie it to multiple things I am fine with it being a little messy as long as the ending is leading to somewhere and I haven't read the spoilers so I wouldn't know yet
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on May 3, 2022 20:35:54 GMT -5
I'm hoping for a Multiverse of RADNESS.
I said RADNESS.
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Post by cosmo on May 3, 2022 21:04:49 GMT -5
I'm hoping for a Multiverse of RADNESS. I said RADNESS.
Maybe one Doctor Strange variant is really into BMX racing.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 4, 2022 6:37:30 GMT -5
Just booked my ticket to see it tomorrow, I feel like I'm slowly feeling like I'm too "old" for the MCU or at least I'm going to be more picky and choosy about what I go see on opening weekend (Thor 4 and GOTG3 are going to be the ones I go out of my way for) but you can usually sell me on taking an interest in something if you put the word "multiverse" in it so this is one of them.
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Post by Convoy on May 4, 2022 15:57:14 GMT -5
Just watched a scene I was told about a year ago, and thought the person was lying to me. Turns out it was the truth, and I really hated that scene.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on May 4, 2022 20:58:21 GMT -5
It was OK.. some mark out moments for sure.
Won’t post any spoilers.. but one of the end credits scene featured a character making their debut into MCU played by one of my favourite actors going around.. so I’m excited for that.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on May 4, 2022 21:07:13 GMT -5
This is kind of a maybe I'll see it with my best friend, if not I might see it on Disney+ thing. Not really finding myself wanting to go out of the way for it just for its own sake if only because I mostly just thought the first Doctor Strange was a bad Iron Man remake.
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Post by chrom on May 4, 2022 21:07:41 GMT -5
It was OK.. some mark out moments for sure. Won’t post any spoilers.. but one of the end credits scene featured a character making their debut into MCU played by one of my favourite actors going around.. so I’m excited for that. Paste Pot Pete played by Robert DeNiro?
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Post by Stu on May 4, 2022 21:22:13 GMT -5
I just want it to be better than Eternals.
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Post by thechase on May 5, 2022 1:56:31 GMT -5
Saw it yesterday. It's OK. {Spoiler}I know I've seen some express disappointment at the lack of gargantuan cameos outside of the Illuminati, but I kind of prefer the smaller scale. They could have went full Endgame cameo with it, but the stakes are more personal when making it more about the core characters with only the slightest kiss of fanservice. It meant there was less distraction. Raimi's directing creates some captivating visuals. Horror isn't my favourite movie genre, and the usual MCU brand of humour I have a great distaste for, but the story holds together pretty solidly. If you go in with the impression that it's 'Wandavision Season Two' you get a lot more out of it, especially if you're feeling a little overexposed on Stephen from No Way Home
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Post by Raskovnik on May 5, 2022 2:58:51 GMT -5
I just got back from it. Thought it was incredibly uneven. Some parts were fantastic, and when the movie feels like a Raimi film it’s at its best, but the rest was just noisy nonsense. Definitely some huge moments that brought a big smile to my face though, and I don’t regret seeing it in theaters at all. Not sure where we go from here.
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Post by Heartbreaker on May 5, 2022 4:50:49 GMT -5
Just got back from seeing it. I really enjoyed it. Might be a bit biased since Strange and Wanda are my favourite characters and I love the Multiverse stuff. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Seeing Wanda being taken by the Darkhold is quite depressing. She’s been through A LOT. Highly doubt she’s dead, so it would be nice if she has a redemption arc where she at least tries to make up for all the awful things she’s done. Probably hard to do that when she killed people... I didn’t expect America Chavez to be such an important character, I liked her and the interactions with Strange. Totally different from his reactions with Peter, where he is SO done with his shit.
The cameos were fun. I did not expect them to actually have John Krasinski as Reed, so that was pretty cool and I wonder if he’ll be the Earth-616 version of him too when we get the Fantastic Four movie. That reminds me, I thought the MCU was Earth-199999 but now it’s 616? Anyway, was dope seeing Xavier. His death scene scared the piss outta me../ not a total shock as it is a Sam Raimi movie. By the way, he was the perfect director for this. I love how Evil Dead it got at moments, I mean, zombie Strange. I marked the f*** out seeing Bruce Campbell. And Charlize is finally in the MCU... she looked stunning as per usual.
I think people are going to be disappointed if they expected way too much. There was a massive “leak” a while back that claimed Eric Bana and Ed Norton’s Hulks would show up, Mutants, Tobey Maguire would come back again, Tom Cruise as Tony Stark, Loki, so much more. You know those type of fans who get so hyped about rumours or theories are going to react a certain way.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 5, 2022 5:35:24 GMT -5
{Spoiler}I think people are going to be disappointed if they expected way too much. There was a massive “leak” a while back that claimed Eric Bana and Ed Norton’s Hulks would show up, Mutants, Tobey Maguire would come back again, Tom Cruise as Tony Stark, Loki, so much more. You know those type of fans who get so hyped about rumours or theories are going to react a certain way. {Spoiler}Based on leaks from test screenings that closely match the final plot, only two characters were cut, one of which was filmed (Loki) and one which was audio-only (Deadpool).
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 5, 2022 9:22:15 GMT -5
No Ted Raimi cameo. 0/10. In all seriousness, it’s good. Not amazing but I don’t feel like I wasted my time seeing it. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}Who did Charlize Theron play? Because that was unexpected. Also, nice touch on getting Kransiski to play Mr. Fantastic.
Also also, Wanda’s sacrifice in the end destroying all the Darkholds in the multiverse works…how exactly?
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Post by Welfare Willis on May 5, 2022 11:26:44 GMT -5
No Ted Raimi cameo. 0/10. In all seriousness, it’s good. Not amazing but I don’t feel like I wasted my time seeing it. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Who did Charlize Theron play? Because that was unexpected. Also, nice touch on getting Kransiski to play Mr. Fantastic.
Also also, Wanda’s sacrifice in the end destroying all the Darkholds in the multiverse works…how exactly? {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} Clea. Man, Wanda's fight with the Illumanati was brutal. I am all about John Krasinski being Mister Fantastic now. Today's a holiday in Korea so I saw it here.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 5, 2022 11:30:37 GMT -5
No Ted Raimi cameo. 0/10. In all seriousness, it’s good. Not amazing but I don’t feel like I wasted my time seeing it. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Who did Charlize Theron play? Because that was unexpected. Also, nice touch on getting Kransiski to play Mr. Fantastic.
Also also, Wanda’s sacrifice in the end destroying all the Darkholds in the multiverse works…how exactly? {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} Clea. Man, Wanda's fight with the Illumanati was brutal. I am all about John Krasinski being Mister Fantastic now. Today's a holiday in Korea so I saw it here. {Spoiler}Neat! Thanks.
Sort of surprised it took that long to cast Charlize in something considering.
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Post by cj3 on May 5, 2022 18:12:08 GMT -5
8/10 only problem I had was there were too many times the movie could've ended and it didn't
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Post by mrtuesday on May 5, 2022 18:43:29 GMT -5
8/10 only problem I had was there were too many times the movie could've ended and it didn't 90% of all stories can end in the first five minutes if the characters are honest. But they're not. So the story continues.
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