Doctor Strange (2016)
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a LOT of people care about baron zemo, which is exactly why his MCU portrayal was so... meh. you have certain actors who did really well with what they were handed, Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane. He was awesome. loki is always great. then you have the dreaded red skull, the destroyer, yellowjacket, ultron... they are SUPPOSED to make the heroes feel like underdogs or else there's no drama. their portrayals were generally just... cookie cutter bad guy 101 stuff.
and it is very much about the villians. a hero without a villian is either wasted potential or a sociopath. i've argued this before but that's why we care so much about guys like batman (who by himself has no powers) and flash (who by himself has a dumb power) is because their rogues gallaries are so brilliant. they put the heroes in situations that we, as readers, find difficult to reconcile, and then the heroes "find a way." we just... really don't get that with the MCU. hopefully thanos is building towards that?
and it is very much about the villians. a hero without a villian is either wasted potential or a sociopath. i've argued this before but that's why we care so much about guys like batman (who by himself has no powers) and flash (who by himself has a dumb power) is because their rogues gallaries are so brilliant. they put the heroes in situations that we, as readers, find difficult to reconcile, and then the heroes "find a way." we just... really don't get that with the MCU. hopefully thanos is building towards that?
Amzin
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Yellowjacket was still on the sociopath scale, which they explained away in a line by saying the particles drive you bananas without the "special helmet" but you could have just... done something better. I love the MCU but the villain treatments have been easily the weakest part of the universe. Loki stands out as a great example of what you CAN do with a villain. Nuance, development, varied situations, interaction... no other villain gets that much effort. Thanos is a maybe on that track because we've at least seen him a couple times now, but his interactions have been limited. Have to see what they do once he really hits the main road.
Malkav
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Movie was great.
Solid origin story, no boring/dragged out scene. Fun all around.
And Cumberbatch was great.
Post credit scene :
Solid origin story, no boring/dragged out scene. Fun all around.
And Cumberbatch was great.
Post credit scene :
Seems like Loki and Thor are in NY and Thor is looking for Odin and Dr Strange decides to help him. I expect this scene to be well into Thor Ragnarok, like the after credit scene from AntMan was in Civil War.
Enjoyed it. Cumberbatch looks perfect as Strange but didn't think his accent was good. I was willing to give Tilda Swinton a go as the Ancient One but just no.
Malkav
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Blackyce
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98% on Rotten Tomatoes. I'm sure it will fall down a bit more but still, it's starting strong.
Doctor Strange
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