New Doctor Strange dvd.

[Spider–Man]

You're going by the assumption that the material somehow NEEDS to be "updated for todays audience", and sorry, but i dont subscribe to that train of thought one bit. Look at FF2. Fox "updated" Galactus and that movie is a complete failure.

And no; Wong having hair wasnt a turn off for me. Wong being a completely different character than he is in the source material for no other reason than the producers felt like it did..

I have no idea what this movie was trying to be. But it sure as hell wasnt Dr. Strange.

I agree. And what really made me groan was when, adding insult to the injury of making Mordo a muscle-bound warrior, they gave him a sword that looks just like the Kit Rae Sword of Darkness that you can buy on Ebay for like $30! It's a cheap piece of crap!

 

[C. Lee]

Can you give an example of Wong portrayed as a "kowtowing slave" from the comics?

Nope....haven't read a Dr. Strange comic for about 30 years (and don't have those anymore)....just going by memories.

 

[C. Lee]

And we all remember what a great movie THAT was! Stick with what made the original great!

That's what's so great about life.....everyone is allowed to have their own opinion. You don't want any kind of updating....I won't mind if they do.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

Ok, you've never seen Harry Potter but you KNOW that it is for children. As someone who HAS seen the Harry Potter films, I can tell you that everything after the 2nd film (Chris Cloumbus directed the first 2 so what do you expect?) has become progressively darker and they are certainly no more for children than Spider-man. I don't know what you based your assumptions about the Potter films on but they are completely wrong.

But just to prevent a senseless back-and-forth, let me use another example to rebut your belief that "having people shoot hexbolts with alliteration wasn't going to fly". Check out The Fellowship of the Ring where Gandalf faces the Balrog and tell me alliteration doesn't work when fighting with magic. Or do you think this movie is for children as well?

Thank you.

 

[Spider–Man]

That's what's so great about life.....everyone is allowed to have their own opinion. You don't want any kind of updating....I won't mind if they do.

It's not that I'm against updating. Just don't change what works. I mean, Strange's Bleeker Street residence is his HOUSE, NOT some interdimensional crossroad! I don't consider what they did in the animated version "updating". I think they tried to 'ultimize' the character and I wasn't impressed.

You're right that everyone has his or her own opinion about what would make this or that property a perfect adaption. For me, like Capt. Stacy, it just didn't feel like Dr. Strange to me.

 

[C. Lee]

It's not that I'm against updating. Just don't change what works. I mean, Strange's Bleeker Street residence is his HOUSE, NOT some interdimensional crossroad! I don't consider what they did in the animated version "updating". I think they tried to 'ultimize' the character and I wasn't impressed.

You're right that everyone has his or her own opinion about what would make this or that property a perfect adaption. For me, like Capt. Stacy, it just didn't feel like Dr. Strange to me.

From where it has been so many years since I read the original stories....I thought his house did have an interdemensional crossroad in it....so you can see where having that in the animated movie didn't bother me. I didn't really take it as "Ultimatizing" Strange....as doing that to his supporting characters.

 

[Dread]

Ok, you've never seen Harry Potter but you KNOW that it is for children. As someone who HAS seen the Harry Potter films, I can tell you that everything after the 2nd film (Chris Cloumbus directed the first 2 so what do you expect?) has become progressively darker and they are certainly no more for children than Spider-man. I don't know what you based your assumptions about the Potter films on but they are completely wrong.

But just to prevent a senseless back-and-forth, let me use another example to rebut your belief that "having people shoot hexbolts with alliteration wasn't going to fly". Check out The Fellowship of the Ring where Gandalf faces the Balrog and tell me alliteration doesn't work when fighting with magic. Or do you think this movie is for children as well?

Gandolf goes, "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" and breaks the bridge both are standing on. As they fall, he actually thwacks Balrog at least once with his sword or staff. Funny you should mention Gandolf, because he seemed to use his sword almost as often as a spell, sometimes moreso depending on the film. I guess he was a crappy mage too.

Anyway, you are right about avoiding a back and forth. Taste is subjective.

Can you give an example of Wong portrayed as a "kowtowing slave" from the comics?

It is a fairly accepted cliche, to the point where writers have gotten easy gags with it in X-STATIX PRESENTS: DEAD-GIRL and THE DEFENDERS (the mini from 1-2 years back). Wong traditionally acted as Strange's ally and guardian, but also does menial tasks like fetching tea and whatnot.

how does the animation quality compare?
Is it like Ultimate Avengers, or Iron Man, or all its own?
How would you rate the animation?
Is it stiff, mostly CG painted to look traditional, is it loose and solid?

The animation was better than INVINCIBLE IRON MAN, where the CGI was clunky and the 2D animation surprisingly shoddy. It was about on par with ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2, possibly a little better as UA 2 had some flubs (and repeated animation; Thor must've done the same swing 2-3 times). It was a different sort of film, very moody with some vibrant colors (maybe not as vibrant as Ditko colors from the 60's, but c'mon, nothing is that bright anymore).

It's not that I'm against updating. Just don't change what works. I mean, Strange's Bleeker Street residence is his HOUSE, NOT some interdimensional crossroad! I don't consider what they did in the animated version "updating". I think they tried to 'ultimize' the character and I wasn't impressed.

You're right that everyone has his or her own opinion about what would make this or that property a perfect adaption. For me, like Capt. Stacy, it just didn't feel like Dr. Strange to me.

Technically, there is some interdimesional gateway in the Sanctum. I'll admit that I felt the Bleeker Street residence's origin was a little overly dramatic.

 

[3dman27]

how does the animation quality compare?
Is it like Ultimate Avengers, or Iron Man, or all its own?
How would you rate the animation?
Is it stiff, mostly CG painted to look traditional, is it loose and solid?

i'd say its a step above the ultimate avengers and i.m. films

 

[Hush]

I think this was the best marvel film of them all. It was a great movie my only problem is when he became so all powerful so fast.

Would you guys mind a sequel? My brother who is 10 wants to see one. Your thoughts?

 

[3dman27]

bring on the return of dr strange

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

I think this was the best marvel film of them all. It was a great movie my only problem is when he became so all powerful so fast.

Would you guys mind a sequel? My brother who is 10 wants to see one. Your thoughts?

I'll pass, thanks.

 

[Mr Jide]

I agree that Dr Strange is the best of these movies, I'd like to see another sequal but I'd rather see a third UA movie first.

 

[Mister J]

Finally got around to watching this and I thought it was pretty good. The movie could have benefited from some development in terms of Strange coming to grips with his powers, the threat posed by Dormammu, etc, but I supposed there's only so much that can be done in less than 90 minutes.

Reading back through some of the earlier comments, I'm a bit disappointed that some of the characterizations seemed to be changed from the books. I'm not that well-versed in the Doctor Strange comics, but there were some noticeable departures, as have been mentioned. With these DTVs (I'm assuming) costing far less than their big-screen counterparts and being more targeted towards a niche market, it'd be nice to have some cleaner translations of the source material. I don't think the same studio politics and concerns that permeate full feature films at the cinema, apply to this medium ...at least, not to the same extent. With that said, I strongly believe I'll be passing on Avengers Reborn.

All in all, I found Doctor Strange to be a most enjoyable effort, rivaled only by the first Ultimate Avengers film in terms of Marvel recent DTVs.

 

[Leto]

Honestly I've felt that a lot of the past marvel films have been really slow and plodding with their action. It probably didn't help with Ultimate Avengers that I had read the Ultimates and knew the story had been watered down and changed for kids and 616 fans.

Invincible Iron Man had too much "bright" CGI. It took me out of the film with the sharp contrast between the animation and digital graphics. The armors also seemed too large. I don't mean bulky, I mean they seemed like small mechs more than the form-fitting 616 suit.

I really liked Dr. Strange and while I feel it did differ from the source material it was for the sake of putting a little action. I would have preferred a more strictly magical Strange but I did like the kinetic energy of the fights. The background characters were diverse and actually did interesting things and I liked the idea that the Sorcerer Supreme was unrestricted in how he used magic compared to the others. The shadow monsters they fought were actually well designed and were very fluid. I can even forgive Wong with hair as it was kind of used to hide the character's identity for a little while and identified him from the rest of the crowd. Mordo's change makes sense with the army of mages the Ancient One surrounded himself with and his classic interpretation as a jealous rival student is a tad cliche.

 

[Blade X]

bring on the return of dr strange

Funny you should say that. I heard a RUMOR that there MIGHT be a DR. STRANGE animated tv series sometime in the near future.

 

[3dman27]

i'm for that

 

[D4rkShaDoWz]

i really enjoyed this movie. much more then that iron-man garbage anyway.

 

[3dman27]

has cartoon network annouced when the will air dr strange?