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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 5, 2022 19:05:01 GMT -5
Saw it this evening. Very messy indeed, {Spoiler}but they did do a fantastic job of portraying Scarlet Witch as a nigh unstoppable threat. The ways she dispatches the Illuminati are particularly brutal.
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Post by Raskovnik on May 5, 2022 22:27:21 GMT -5
Saw it this evening. Very messy indeed, {Spoiler}{Spoiler}but they did do a fantastic job of portraying Scarlet Witch as a nigh unstoppable threat. The ways she dispatches the Illuminati are particularly brutal. Reminded me of that part in Invincible. We all know the one. That entire section was just so damn good. That alone was worth the price of admission for me.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2022 23:39:42 GMT -5
ughhhhh do I have to watch What If? now? This is Marvel. You watch EVERYTHING. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} I saw this post on the first page… it would be funny to tag it.
Holy shit. Black Bolt. (Yes I know he’s a member of Illuminati in the comics, but I wasn’t expecting the same actor)
Inhumans litterally is the worst thing Marvel ever made (it makes Iron Fist feel like infinity war. Same show runner) now it’s front and center of being canon. Outside of a few episodes of the first three seasons of AOS. It’s nice to be rewarded for watching everything.
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Post by BK From WV on May 6, 2022 0:00:44 GMT -5
Got back a short time ago. I enjoyed it a lot. Olsen was fantastic in it. Also, you could definitely tell Sam Raimi directed it. But yeah, I thought it was really good.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 6, 2022 0:12:29 GMT -5
{Spoiler}I saw this post on the first page… it would be funny to tag it.
Holy shit. Black Bolt. (Yes I know he’s a member of Illuminati in the comics, but I wasn’t expecting the same actor)
Inhumans litterally is the worst thing Marvel ever made (it makes Iron Fist feel like infinity war. Same show runner) now it’s front and center of being canon. Outside of a few episodes of the first three seasons of AOS. It’s nice to be rewarded for watching everything. {Spoiler}To be fair, Anson Mount was the only good thing about that awful show, and given how low rent the rest of that cast was I wouldn't be shocked if we see it continue to be ignored and just bring him back with a new cast at some point.
Assuming he has the time, of course. Star Trek's going to be keeping him busy for a few years, at least.
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Post by Stu on May 6, 2022 0:13:45 GMT -5
Again, all I need to know is whether it’s better than Eternals. Tell me it is!
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 6, 2022 0:20:08 GMT -5
Again, all I need to know is whether it’s better than Eternals. Tell me it is! It's not boring, doesn't drag, and isn't short of action, so in that sense, yes it's much better.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on May 6, 2022 1:09:12 GMT -5
If you've seen this movie and want to pick up some Doctor Strange comics, here's a good primer about where you can start.
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Post by Hot Noodle Truck on May 6, 2022 1:57:40 GMT -5
It felt like Army of Darkness 2 with Marvel characters and I f***ing loved it.
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Post by Hurbster on May 6, 2022 5:40:30 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}{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. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}And all the 'Mephisto was behind it all' youtube channels.
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Post by Fade on May 6, 2022 5:45:35 GMT -5
Man, I found that so average as f***. I had a full cup of iced coffee before (I’m old) and I was still yawning from the mid point to the end. Graphics didn’t seem to be all that (that could be the regular screen I was watching it in though). Mostly couldn’t stand the girl playing America. She was fine at some points..and really muggy at times. ‘Specially when it came to scenes with graphics. Guess I can’t judge her too harshly for that. Even Cumberbatch felt like he was phoning it in at times.
Not really that funny. I laughed at some subdued moments/awkward moments. Raimi’s directing was apparent bout mid way through and near the end, other than that, same old marvel stuff.
Doesn’t help it followed NWH I guess.
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Post by salz4life on May 6, 2022 8:35:33 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}{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. Elizabeth Olsen was SOOOOO good in this. I felt so bad for her at the end. I really enjoyed the movie as well. I've learned to not believe a lot of spoilers and the ones that were true I pretty much couldn't avoid so I knew going in. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}I'm going to be SO disappointed if John Krasinski isn't the Earth-616 Reed now. He was outstanding. Was happy for Anson Mount as Black Bolt to get a moment in something good (as opposed to Inhumans).
I really enjoyed some of the horror aspects of the movie. It was mild, but it was really different from the rest of the MCU and fit the tone of the movie.
America Chavez was really cool and the actress did a nice job. You can tell she's relatively new as an actress but I think she will be great in this role as we go on.
I'm excited to see Charlize Theron as Clea ongoing.
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Post by salz4life on May 6, 2022 8:36:33 GMT -5
I just want it to be better than Eternals. It's better than Eternals, if for nothing else, it's about 20-30 minutes shorter. I enjoyed Eternals (I'm an unabashed Marvel mark) but it was slow and long.
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Post by salz4life on May 6, 2022 8:38:05 GMT -5
This is Marvel. You watch EVERYTHING. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} I saw this post on the first page… it would be funny to tag it.
Holy shit. Black Bolt. (Yes I know he’s a member of Illuminati in the comics, but I wasn’t expecting the same actor)
Inhumans litterally is the worst thing Marvel ever made (it makes Iron Fist feel like infinity war. Same show runner) now it’s front and center of being canon. Outside of a few episodes of the first three seasons of AOS. It’s nice to be rewarded for watching everything. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Anson Mount deserved this though. The show was shite, but his performance in it was pretty damn good, IMO.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 6, 2022 8:59:00 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} I saw this post on the first page… it would be funny to tag it.
Holy shit. Black Bolt. (Yes I know he’s a member of Illuminati in the comics, but I wasn’t expecting the same actor)
Inhumans litterally is the worst thing Marvel ever made (it makes Iron Fist feel like infinity war. Same show runner) now it’s front and center of being canon. Outside of a few episodes of the first three seasons of AOS. It’s nice to be rewarded for watching everything. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Anson Mount deserved this though. The show was shite, but his performance in it was pretty damn good, IMO. {Spoiler}Realizing that, yeah, happy for the guy considering. The brief bit he was in, he seems to be Black Bolt. A “redemption arc” of some kind (being in the main MCU Illuminati or something of that fashion) I wouldn’t be against.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2022 10:37:48 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} I saw this post on the first page… it would be funny to tag it.
Holy shit. Black Bolt. (Yes I know he’s a member of Illuminati in the comics, but I wasn’t expecting the same actor)
Inhumans litterally is the worst thing Marvel ever made (it makes Iron Fist feel like infinity war. Same show runner) now it’s front and center of being canon. Outside of a few episodes of the first three seasons of AOS. It’s nice to be rewarded for watching everything. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Anson Mount deserved this though. The show was shite, but his performance in it was pretty damn good, IMO. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} He was one of the better parts and the giant CGI dog!
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on May 6, 2022 10:49:06 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} I saw this post on the first page… it would be funny to tag it.
Holy shit. Black Bolt. (Yes I know he’s a member of Illuminati in the comics, but I wasn’t expecting the same actor)
Inhumans litterally is the worst thing Marvel ever made (it makes Iron Fist feel like infinity war. Same show runner) now it’s front and center of being canon. Outside of a few episodes of the first three seasons of AOS. It’s nice to be rewarded for watching everything. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Anson Mount deserved this though. The show was shite, but his performance in it was pretty damn good, IMO. {Spoiler} Anson Mount is f***ing awesome, I’ll give that dude a chance in anything he’s in. Yes, I’m still riding high from the Strange New Worlds premiere, but he’s such a charming actor. He’s the reason I made it through all 8 episodes of that awful Inhumans show. If they ever plan on using Black Bolt in the MCU again they better call that man
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 6, 2022 13:20:09 GMT -5
Question for those that saw it
Would it have worked better as a series to flesh things out ?
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 6, 2022 13:24:33 GMT -5
Question for those that saw it Would it have worked better as a series to flesh things out ? Without saying spoilers, I think doing it as a film was fine. Like, especially with what happens in it, it felt like a “epilogue” to some of the other stuff before. If anything, a Strange series following up on the events after the first movie might have worked better because, well, the film’s not about that.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 6, 2022 13:32:28 GMT -5
Question for those that saw it Would it have worked better as a series to flesh things out ? Without saying spoilers, I think doing it as a film was fine. Like, especially with what happens in it, it felt like a “epilogue” to some of the other stuff before. If anything, a Strange series following up on the events after the first movie might have worked better because, well, the film’s not about that. Well basically if you haven’t watched Wanda Vision, No Way Home and I assume Loki you are f***ed. I was only asking about the mini series just because I heard the movie is a little messy. At least with Spider-Man it was a continuation with the previous movie and leading to other things. Since from what I have read without spoilers this seems to be picking up those stories while maybe setting up others and Doctor Strange is the vehicle for it
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