Doctor Strange

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Dr.Strange is one of the lesser known marvel superheros. I actually myself only know him from a guest appearance on the spiderman 1994 cartoon. OK Now to the Movie which was a big surprise on how good it was. This is the 4th movie by marvel animation and it is there best. Im not going to say much about other than its a version of How Dr.Strange started and grows into a powerful superhero. The story is really good but not original your going to say to yourself I have seen this plot before. Even though your saying that you will be in the edge of your seat and wondering what is going to happen next. What makes the plot really good is how well it is executed in every scene. Sound and animation is pretty top stuff since it is done my Marvel animation. All the fighting scenes and special effects are done to perfection. Overall I believe you will really enjoy this it is better than Marvel Animation's first 3 movies (ultimate avengers 1,2 and Invincible Iron Man) So if you liked those movies you will like this one. It is also a great way to learn about a marvel superhero that you don't know much about.

I loved the original series and collected them for years. I was not familiar with the other short, animated direct-to-DVD Marvel movies, and watching this version this was quite a shock--a painful shock. While capturing the history/origin of Dr.Strange, the entire mood, scope, and overall universe of the storyline has been subverted to a magic/action fighting combination that totally distorts the meaning and purpose of the original series. Dr. Strange never fought in the conventional ways and certainly didn't use swords or martial arts. And he wasn't part of a team or league of like-minded compatriots. He spent his time meditating and learning. Granted, that is a slow-paced hero, but this unconventionality was the gift of Dr. Strange. Blasphemy! Fans beware.

Though I am a big Marvel fan I considered Dr Strange (2016) the weak link in the cinematic universe. I simply didn't like it, from the lead to the character to the writing and I didn't think much of the 1978 original either. Looking back I remember not being a fan of Dr Strange in the comics either so with all that evidence stacked up there wasn't much likelihood of me enjoying this. This animated tale is another alternative origin story and looks back on how Stephen Strange became the superhero he's known as today. Alike the big budget hollywood effort the big bad is Dormammu but just like the live action film he isn't represented all too well. Maybe I just don't like the blend of superhero and magic, maybe I just have an allergy to Dr Strange? Either way this didn't impress me and though fairly dark failed on nearly every front. The Good: The flying beasties were awesome The Bad: Animation is flawed in places Doesn't exactly follow the original origin story I really don't like character Things I Learnt From This Movie: Didn't Jean Claude Van Damme do this in Kickboxer back in the 1980's? Why did he get no super powers?

Having been severely underwhelmed by The Invincible Iron Man I sat down to watch Doctor Strange as these were the two that I saw recommended when reviewing one of the Justice League animated movies. I was worried that Doctor Strange would be the same, but while it does suffer from a rushed and anti-climatic ending and from trying to cram too much in it is actually a huge improvement. The animation is wonderful, the backgrounds and colours are very detailed and bold and the character designs are more fluid. The music score is both rousing and with a haunting under-current, the writing is intelligent and the story is both coherent and compelling, even though it does have a feeling of cramming too much in occasionally. The origin story of Dr Strange before he became Dr Strange is just fascinating. The characters are identifiable and engaging, somewhat standard(true of a lot of superhero movies though) but there is a clear sense of conflict. The titular character is one of those tormented characters who has a huge change in psyche between when he is himself or Doctor Strange, it is fascinating to watch. And Mordo and Dormammu are great villains. The voice acting is simply great, Bryce Johnson and Kevin Michael Richardson are the standouts. Overall, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Unfortunately this movie was a disappointment for this Dr. Strange fan. Long on unhelpful (and not per the original) back story and too short on actual story, the film failed to capture all of the wonder and "strange"ness of the original comic book series. I know because I collected them all. Realization of Strange's character is okay as far as it goes, which is not far, but the romance and the family backplot are unnecessary and consume far too much of the film. Dormammu is poorly realized and Mordo is one-dimensional (or two-dimensional in the case of this not-so-sophisticated animated comic book film). Dr. Gina Atwater is an unnecessary addition as well which to the best of my recollection, without referring to my series collection, was never an element of any importance whatsoever. Throughout the comic book series, Dr. Strange gave a much stronger impression of willful mastery of magic, yet here he is rather the reluctant hero, which was never present in the original. The Eye of Agamoto is misrepresented and other devices usurp its place in the Strange mythos. All in all, this Strange fan was sadly disappointed in a film which seems sloppily tossed-off without careful consideration for the original source as well as a rather Saturday morning effort on the part of the filmmakers towards the technical side of the film. In fact, this SHOULD have been a Saturday morning offering for the kiddies, and not a theatrical offering.