For me it's simple: Some really great visuals and an interesting concept, also really dug the Horror elements and certainly a fun Bruce Campbell cameo. But messy script and story, especially the ridiculousness of Wanda's whole plot. I ended up just detesting her character and not in the fun way that you're supposed to with a great villain. Also focused more on Wanda and America than Doctor Strange himself... the name in the title. Also can't forgive for how they did Reed Richards, Black Bolt and Professor X, that was just downright dirty.
When I first heard that Raimi was directing, I was enthused. Dr. Strange has always been a "weird" character, so Raimi was a great idea. But I was most interested in where Bruce Campbell would show up.
He was originally cast as Thors half brother but was a casualty of edits. So he got thw rando pizza guy character. Look no further than Campbells own interview w which he teased playing a known character
You are one, if not THE best, movie retrospective guys on RUclips and I really think you should do even more videos. I know it ain't easy and it takes time, but you're honestly really good. Even when you review a new movie, the whole presentation and calming voice already make me feel it's a part of history. Keep up the good work, brother 👌 Surprised you haven't done JCVD's Legionnaire (1998) yet. Hopefully in the future 🤞
Honestly I don’t know how you can sympathize with Scarlet Witch. If her children had actually existed in her universe & she lost them, then I could understand her doing all this of shit to get to a universe where exist. But they NEVER existed in her world. She created them from her powers in a simulated reality she made for herself. Why should I care about these literal figments of her imagination
Dear goodness, if all the characters just sat down and had a good chat like adults, they could have easily resolved everything in this movie. It was damn tedious cos none of it mattered, since the only person who could stop her was herself. SOME nice set pieces (The castle attack was just dumb), but the script (As presented in the final film) was pretty mediocre. The Actors were mostly good though, given the poor material they had to work with.
I just wish Sam Raimi got to translate his full vision to the big screen without any interference. You'd think someone who quite literally kick-started the superhero live action genre (X-Men and Blade were technically first but didn't have the same impact), studios would trust him more... But apparently not
Completely agree about Christine… why is this character even here? Rachel McAdams is a great actress and she’s been cast as the most boring love interest in the entire MCU. I appreciated the theme of “are you happy?” In the film, but it could have been explored way more. Spider-Man 2 is a perfect example
She's in there because she is very important to Dr Stranges character development. After what happened in Endgame. I'm pretty sure we all would be thinking about important people in our lives and what could have been.
@@Gavin48 What character development? The film focused more on Wanda and America's character development than Strange's, which lacked the depth it deserved as it was supposed to be his sequel. Christine ended up being useless imo.
@@kendallrivers1119 Ummmm he starts off the movie depressed and pining for Christine. By the end he has gotten over her. Found a new friend in America & has a new ability. That's an arc. Yes Wanda might be a Co lead. But it still focuses on Strange quite a lot. I didn't know he had a Sister who died.
Arabia is right there with you… “In April 2022, Saudi Arabian film censors demanded a 12-second long scene in the film to be cut in order to be released in the local theaters. The scene in question mentions America Chavez's (Xochitl Gomez) lesbian parents. However, Marvel and Disney refused to cut any scenes from the film, causing uncertainties on whether the film would be released in Saudi Arabia at all.” - IMDB I’ll leave it up to you to see if that’s a good thing?
The ingredients were great but it seemed a wasted opportunity. It's like Marvel have great ideas, but can't break out of their cookie cutter conventions.
This film completely does that. It's 2 hours, great pacing. Not too many forced jokes and great action sequences. I really don't get the backlash to this movie
Thanks for the warning of the aspect ratio conversion. I was going to go to see it at the Chinese theatre in Hollywood but if it has been changed from its Cinemascope format, I will go to my local AMC or wait for it to come out on Disney +.
Love story? The movie starts off by cucking Strange as he attends the wedding of his love. When he says to her at the end that he loves her she does not say it back (not even I loved you but we cant be together, just a straight up implied I dont love you) And we are told that in all the multiverses where everything is possible, he never ends up with her. Or anyone else. Fans are naive if they think that is an accident in the writing. Or that it is an accident that he is no longer the sorcerer supreme as we are constantly reminded before he bows to Wong at the end. There is a political agenda being pushed here. I know you are smart enough to see that Oliver. No matter your political preferences there is no denying they disrespected Strange a lot here. You could write out his simping for the girl that doesnt love him and the film wouldnt lose anything. So why is it in there? It is bad writing AT BEST.
A concise and informative review as always, Mr. Harper. Thanks again. By the way, it looks like the sequences featuring the decaying landscapes are reminiscent of the fantastic art of the late Zdzisław Beksiński. For those unfamiliar with his work, I highly recommend checking it out.
I've been a subscriber for a long time. 2013 maybe. It's nice that you finally have an auidence for reviews of current releases. Also I watched your documentary on TV here in Portugal. Great job. All the best Oliver.
disagree. it wasnt Raimi enough. you could tell the studio was restraining raimis style here. it comes thru sometimes, but it was obviously muted. especially considering the extensive reshoots, its safe to say disney was afraid to let raimi let loose and fulfill his vision unrestrained. if theyre going to hire these stylized directors, yet hold them back, then whats the damned point? this couldve been insane if raimi had been unleashed & free.
I just adore your channel ❤️ As a mother who's lost a child Wanda's motivations really resonated with me. She dreams of them every night and waking from those dreams are when the nightmare of her daily life begins. I remember having those experiences myself. Olson's performance was amazing. I would imagine if there were a way to reunite with my daughter I would do whatever I thought would accomplish that. Laser focused on that one desire and desperate. Yeah, I felt that man.
It was bleh. When you sart introducing time travel, things lose their weight and meaning. When you introduce infinite multiverses, why should people care what happens to any 1 of them? just find another. Marvel is making everything meaningless.
@@Uncle_Fred no. You could literally kill off Spiderman now and then use one of the other ones or a different version of the same. It's all interchangeable now
I saw this and Everything Everywhere All At Once, and holy shit there is just no comparison. Everything is just so much better in every way. They even have a similar "are you happy" and "what if" theme, but Everything actually addresses it throughout and makes a point of just how a multiverse results in your life looking absurd and petty in comparison. But in Strange, the theme they pull out of their ass is just some stupid moral temptation. "If you try to go to other universe, you are bad". Why? Ummmm, demon magic I guess? It is irrelevant to the viewer.
@@ThanatoselNyx I don't know how often people do that either. A big part of a theme is applicability. You can't have your story's message be "and that's why giving whales sponge baths is wrong"; it won't resonate with people. But Everything's message is about your life being meaningless and how to deal with that, there is applicability unlike Strange. It's a superhero movie, sure, but even that should pass basic standards.
I have zero interest in this film and these characters. I didn't like any of the Disney Marvel shows. Really they probably should have stopped with Endgame and rebooted the series in a few years.
Good review as always Oliver. I was really excited for this film more than any other one that the MCU had on their slate since it was announced about two years ago. Bennett Cumberbatch is one of my favorite actors now, and he's definitely made me a Doctor Strange fan to the point that I've actually invested time into reading the stories from the comics. I've seen this new film twice at the cinema, and I do agree that it's good, but not great. I'd probably hand it a B or B+. I was glad that Sam Raimi was brought along to add a different flavor to the MCU. While I liked Scott Derrickson before, and wouldn't have minded him coming back, Disney allowing Raimi to come in and flex turned out to be a good move I'd say. You're right that this wasn't the game changer it seemed to be hyped up to be. I think the word on the street just got out of control, and folks probably went into this expecting a lot more epic in scale. I admit I fell into this trap too. It wasn't that, but for what it is, it did a good job telling the story it wanted, which was largely wrapping up WandaVision. I am excited for the future of Doctor Strange in the MCU, and judging from the end we'll be seeing more of him. Hopefully Mordo is back as well.
My problem with the Wandavision stuff was as someone who hasn't even seen an episode of that show I was totally lost with that whole plot and her motivations for turning evil, especially for children that weren't even real. I know quite a few people had this same problem. MCU needs to remember that not everybody has the time to watch all their tv shows. Everything doesn't have to interconnect so much into this giant web of the gazillion shows and movies, that just makes everything convoluted and confusing for the average viewer. Since this was supposed to be a Doctor Strange sequel it should've felt more like an actual sequel with some subtle nods to Wandavision for fans of that show but not confuse everyone else. The MCU has gotten far too complicated and needs to simplify things a bit like the first 3 phases.
fell asleep about 90 minutes in , woke up for the last 5 minutes or so , this became tedious damn fast and i struggled just to stay awake for those first 90 minutes , it's a long and laborious watch and the motivation of the antagonist is silly as all hell the america chick with those universe jumping abilities had as much appeal as damp underwear after exercising , totally bland and inconsequential , when she's not on screen you forget she's even in the movie , then she shows up again and you're just thinking , oh yeah , the character meant to appeal to the younger demographic but serves almost no purpose is here , yayyy . terrible , just dreadful , a total charisma vacuum i thought it was okay only because BC can make anything even remotely interesting , he could just stand around and look at the camera and there is a dynamic cinematic element happening but even he couldn't save this over stuffed turd from disappointing me
Great review as usual, Oliver. It's weird that you called out the visual effects as being a highlight. I thought they were terrible. The battle with the giant octopus eyeball tentacle creature looked unbelievably fake. I also had a big problem with the action sequences. Why do Doctor Strange and Wong need to be capable of Kung Fu style martial arts? They employ magic, they don't need to be able to do parkour and wushu, and neither of them look physically capable of doing such when they're just standing still normally. It's only through the magic of special effects that these unathletic individuals can be on screen doing this nonsense. I realize that they want to add some more visceral thrills on screen and to have some more physically dynamic stuff going on vs just someone waving their hands and casting some spells, but it's just not believable. At least if you're going to give them martial arts skills make it something that is believable for their character, like some Tai chi -esque moves that involve dodging or redirecting the energy of their opponent, but only use a low level of physical energy on the part of the practitioner.
I found this movie... Ugly... Ugly to the eyes and ears. I did not enjoy it at all. Also this should be a Dr movie not a dang Wanda movie. She already had her show why keep pushing her onto us.
This movie was a blast in IMAX 3D. Thoroughly enjoyed it as Sam "The Man" Raimi makes an Evil Dead/Marvel crossover. His use of full frame 3D in Max was a feast for the eyes and his sense of style fit the story well. I hope he gets another Marvel film. Danny Elfman was a great choice as well. I loved Wanda as the big bad. Olsen played it well being both creepy and sympathetic in her quest. She has become, arguably, the most tragic character in the MCU now having lost everything, including her soul. One criticism I have is I can't stand the name "America Chavez". It might just be the way everyone in the film says it but it irked me every time she was mentioned. The actress is...fine. The character is also...fine. I think she should have had her own coming of age show on Disney Plus instead of being in this film, maybe hooking up with Ms. Marvel or something that a 13 year old would enjoy. There had to be a different, more mature, character in the Marvel line up to fill her role, maybe Rachel Summers to introduce mutants? I don't know. Overall a fun movie that I hope gets a 3D Bluray release.
I'm with you, it was a good movie not great...I was not blown away. it is a rewatchable movie in my opinion (maybe a couple of years from now) . This is definitely not the worst MCU movie, but nowhere in the top 10 range. out of 10, I would give this a 5.5
I saw the movie that weekend & 2 be quite honest, it wasn't that really good, I mean it was good to c PROFESSOR X but the rest of the film was kind of lame but I know that THOR LOVE OF THUNDER won't be a disappoint it film, can't wait to see that n July
I absolutely loved it the second time around. The movie was essentially a post-breakup movie, focusing on Strange moving on from a former love - bettering himself as a person and becoming enlightened by the film's end (his third eye opening being symbolic of that). I didn't need to believe his and Christine's relationship, I just had to believe that HE cared about her and the relationship. Combined with the camp and horror elements, it has quickly become one of my favorite Marvel movies. I absolutely love this one!
Not enough multiverse, too much one dimensional Wanda, not enough Wandavision Wanda. Not enough plot, too much action. 3 out of 5 sounds about right. I would give it the same rating.
The FemSheU killed the MCU. A lot of NOISE, 0 PLOT. The illuminati was another brutal mistake, disposed of so easily. These changes are made to shoehorn characters that are not likeable in the comics. Victoria Alonso, the WAMMAN behind the destruction of stablished characters. The MCU ended in Infinity War.
Camera work was fun, Bruce Campbell makes me happy when I see him, there were some pretty effects. Everything else is underwhelming at best and brain-rottingly stupid at worst. And it's usually at its worst.
I think with their first jab at a certain genre, it paid off well in its favor. Could've been better written, but overall its shows how insane the MCU is willing to go.
I felt that this Doctor Strange movie is part of Wanda's tragic story to her path of self-discovery to her happiness. Marvel should do a Vision series from the Tom King comics, which Vision create his own family to live in the suburbs and he gets there by meeting with his creator's wife Pepper Stark and she allow him to stay at one of Starks labs and there he has the necessary materials to create his family. The ending of that series Wanda makes a cameo appearance, but this is an after credit for what happens in Wong's movie, and you don't see Wanda and Vision together again unitil Wong's movie. Agatha Harkness, I think is getting a series which Marvel can explore how Agatha can help Wanda right after what happened in the MOM movie, she seeks Agatha's help as she warns Wanda, she will need but Wanda is unaware that a mystic force has been watching her and is coming to drain her powers Nightmare or Mephisto most likely Nightmare sent by Mephisto because she destroyed the Darkhold and Mephisto need to restore that corrupting source back into the multiverse. These ladies Wanda and Agatha join forces to take on Nightmare and get help from Wong because Doctor Strange is still off planet. Before all that is started Agatha inform Wanda that her kid's spirits are still on earth, and she can help her find them.
On the whole…it was fine…it’s fine………….it’s…..fine. I dislike making Scarlett witch the irredeemable villain….coz at this point….she’s irredeemable I’m my eyes….I loved her journey through the years, until this point, if the villain was someone else, I’d have enjoyed it a lot more….also Elisabeth Olsen isn’t my wife in this timeline…
I REALLY like it!! It's in my top 5 MCU movies!!! Marvel Studios continue to out due themselves,the multiverse has open the door to all sorts of possibilities!!
@@beardsarejustfacepubes5682 I don't see how I'm wrong. I said it's in my top five. I really enjoyed it. It was a lot better than I originally expected would be. I think you're missing the fact that it's my opinion. I'm not saying that it's in the top five Marvel movies ever Everybody has their own favorites.
@@flyguy7825 anytime you hear someone say "you all" take it with a grain of salt. It's a blanket statement. And yeah, I'm aware of the irony with my having made a blanket statement about blanket statements.
I felt they promised a lot and didn't deliver. The whole point of the 'multiverse of madness' was it gave you the impression it would be a reality bending nightmare ride for Strange and instead it was, as you said, two worlds. It would've been so more effective if they'd spent a few minutes in lots of realities. The whole point of the multi verse is anything is possible. In the comics, the stories of Strange, are as mind blowing as the art.
@@coolguy700able I've just had a thought: Maybe the Madness in the title isn't the multiverse but the REALITY and effect of loss? From Wanda's POV: Not being able to accept the REALITY of loss and how it corrupts her in destroying others who have what she doesn't. From Doctor Strange's POV: Having accepted loss but struggling to create a new REALITY? When you refuse to move on it ruins what you have left and what you could have moving forward?
Didn't like it much. Cumberbatch seemed a bit all over the place without exhibiting much of Strange's character. Olsen's Scarlet Witch rightfully was the best in the movie. The bit about the Illuminati was quite pathetic. If that was to intro the Fantastic Four, it was a massive bleh. Disappointing flick all in all, and I'm not holding out much hope for the next Strange installment in the Dark Dimension.
it is good fun and packed with action. the cast is great! i would be interested to know what was in the 35 minutes that did not make it into the final cut.
I enjoyed it, but I like Doctor Strange the character to begin with and was a really big fan of the first one. I normally like Danny Elman's scores, but in this case, just like Hellboy 2, I prefer the score to the original film much more.
Hm, this entry has some similarities to the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" event presented on the US telly some years prior. Nothing totally new under the Sun, right? {Unlike "NWH" I will skip this - at least in the cinemas; seems too mundane, and personally unfamiliar with WandaVision}
Can you review Spider-Man 3 or The amazing Spider-Man Doctor Stephen strange (2016) and it is a good movie and Benedict gives a good acting as Doctor Stephen strange is a character
Pretty accurate review. It's a solid MCU entry. There have been worse MCU movies before. This one is entertaining enough. I thought the continuation of Wanda's story was pretty good. Also... It might not seem like a high stakes MCU film but... It's definitely paving the way for the next big event. Also I enjoyed listening to Danny Elfman's score, and thefilm is definitely made for 3D. And I usually don't like to go see 3D.
I’m a big fan of Doctor Strange, especially as embodied by Benedict Cumberbatch, and I loved WandaVision (for the most part…I had issues with the finale and really appreciated this film is, in effect, the true finale). I really enjoyed this film, but at the same time I’m not ignorant to the flaws and appreciate well-measured critiques of it. I definitely agree with what you said about the lack of multiverses (and madness, if we’re to be honest) and it’s a shame we didn’t get that (What If was better at that). I really like having so many superhero options in one universe, and won’t be burnt out anytime soon.
So Spiderman Nowayhome was great but this wasn't lmao. I love hate they spew at this movie and all their long comments trying to convince us its a bad movie. How much did James Cam'ron pay all of you lol. The movie was freaking epic. One of the best mcu movies to date. Fail fail lol
It’s interesting how you can could do a great job at reviewing this movie in just eight minutes and yet Ramboraph4life can’t even fully review the movie in a friggin’ hour.
You're still giving too much away in some of your synopsis description intros. Otherwise, your reviews are interesting, but please think about using spoiler warnings or minimising the details.
I’d say 7/10. Overall it was fun, but I was hoping for more multiverse and not just 1.5, with 838 and dark one with evil strange. I loved the cameos, I just wish there were more.
Cameos plural? Like the black guy we all forgot existed from the first Dr Strange movie? Or the girl from Captain America you prob also forgot existed?
@@Omar-wq9dz Really?! I've heard nothing but great things about it I really like it it's in my top 5 MCU movies it really surprised me how good it was.
@@flyguy7825 Well there's been quite a bit of mixed reviews and then there's the whole thing about it being the second biggest box office drop in MCU history with 82% last week. I liked the movie but I definitely feel like it had a lot of issues and can see why there's a backlash.
As someone who’s a huge fan of Sam Raimi, when I found out he would be directing Doctor Strange 2, which would be the first horror tinged Marvel film, I was ecstatic. And it definitely did not disappoint.
Idk about that. There's a lot that they messed up on that hurts it in the long run. Of course I didn't notice after my initial hype after I saw the movie with friends, but now all the flaws and screwed up elements of the script and Wanda's character kinda hurt my opinion of the film. But, hey, who knows, right?
there are some mixed reviews out there but some of them have had their manbaby filters on. I loved the movie and enjoyed it and was glad the camoe were restrained. The second half is way better and terminator/evil dead stuff is awesome in the MCU more please ......🎶
For me it's simple: Some really great visuals and an interesting concept, also really dug the Horror elements and certainly a fun Bruce Campbell cameo. But messy script and story, especially the ridiculousness of Wanda's whole plot. I ended up just detesting her character and not in the fun way that you're supposed to with a great villain. Also focused more on Wanda and America than Doctor Strange himself... the name in the title. Also can't forgive for how they did Reed Richards, Black Bolt and Professor X, that was just downright dirty.
When I first heard that Raimi was directing, I was enthused. Dr. Strange has always been a "weird" character, so Raimi was a great idea. But I was most interested in where Bruce Campbell would show up.
He was originally cast as Thors half brother but was a casualty of edits. So he got thw rando pizza guy character. Look no further than Campbells own interview w which he teased playing a known character
a magic character yes
This movie was a lot of fun.
Maybe I just had really low expectations, but I was happy with just how much of Raimi was in it.
You are one, if not THE best, movie retrospective guys on RUclips and I really think you should do even more videos. I know it ain't easy and it takes time, but you're honestly really good. Even when you review a new movie, the whole presentation and calming voice already make me feel it's a part of history. Keep up the good work, brother 👌
Surprised you haven't done JCVD's Legionnaire (1998) yet. Hopefully in the future 🤞
Honestly I don’t know how you can sympathize with Scarlet Witch. If her children had actually existed in her universe & she lost them, then I could understand her doing all this of shit to get to a universe where exist. But they NEVER existed in her world. She created them from her powers in a simulated reality she made for herself. Why should I care about these literal figments of her imagination
Simple, she looks hot.
Dear goodness, if all the characters just sat down and had a good chat like adults, they could have easily resolved everything in this movie. It was damn tedious cos none of it mattered, since the only person who could stop her was herself. SOME nice set pieces (The castle attack was just dumb), but the script (As presented in the final film) was pretty mediocre. The Actors were mostly good though, given the poor material they had to work with.
You kinda summed up Civil War lol
Elizabeth Olsen is so good in this. She’s such a great actress.
Wanda is TERRIFYING here.
She definitely elevated the messy material they gave her that's for sure. Takes a talented actor to do that.
"omg is amazing... The bestest ever!"
A year later...
"yea, not very good is it"
I just wish Sam Raimi got to translate his full vision to the big screen without any interference. You'd think someone who quite literally kick-started the superhero live action genre (X-Men and Blade were technically first but didn't have the same impact), studios would trust him more... But apparently not
Wasn’t that Dick Donner?
Mexican superhero who's power is crossing multiverse borders.
I highly recommend Everything, Everywhere All at Once. Outstanding movie.
Especially since like Doctor Strange 2, it focus on the multiverse.
I would have seen it, but I saw Doctor Strange instead.
Same here. Way better than Multiverse.
@@anubusx
I felt Everything everyone all at once took a better advantage of the multiverse concept.
Completely agree about Christine… why is this character even here? Rachel McAdams is a great actress and she’s been cast as the most boring love interest in the entire MCU. I appreciated the theme of “are you happy?” In the film, but it could have been explored way more. Spider-Man 2 is a perfect example
She's in there because she is very important to Dr Stranges character development. After what happened in Endgame. I'm pretty sure we all would be thinking about important people in our lives and what could have been.
@@Gavin48 So she's just a plot device? That makes her even more of a boring ass character
@@Gavin48 What character development? The film focused more on Wanda and America's character development than Strange's, which lacked the depth it deserved as it was supposed to be his sequel. Christine ended up being useless imo.
@@kendallrivers1119 Ummmm he starts off the movie depressed and pining for Christine. By the end he has gotten over her. Found a new friend in America & has a new ability. That's an arc. Yes Wanda might be a Co lead. But it still focuses on Strange quite a lot. I didn't know he had a Sister who died.
Lesbian spanish mothers.. .... ugh. So inclusive. Chavez could've been a rock and it would've changed nothing.
Arabia is right there with you…
“In April 2022, Saudi Arabian film censors demanded a 12-second long scene in the film to be cut in order to be released in the local theaters. The scene in question mentions America Chavez's (Xochitl Gomez) lesbian parents. However, Marvel and Disney refused to cut any scenes from the film, causing uncertainties on whether the film would be released in Saudi Arabia at all.” - IMDB
I’ll leave it up to you to see if that’s a good thing?
Would you prefer homosexual fathers?
I hope you're joking sweetie.....
@@suttercane6 How about no sexuality period. Her parents weren't important to the story nor was their orientation. Should've gone unmentioned.
@@wolflordbradley7353 Most people didn't even notice it. It's a pretty normal thing these days.
The ingredients were great but it seemed a wasted opportunity. It's like Marvel have great ideas, but can't break out of their cookie cutter conventions.
This film completely does that. It's 2 hours, great pacing. Not too many forced jokes and great action sequences. I really don't get the backlash to this movie
Thanks for the warning of the aspect ratio conversion. I was going to go to see it at the Chinese theatre in Hollywood but if it has been changed from its Cinemascope format, I will go to my local AMC or wait for it to come out on Disney +.
Love story? The movie starts off by cucking Strange as he attends the wedding of his love. When he says to her at the end that he loves her she does not say it back (not even I loved you but we cant be together, just a straight up implied I dont love you) And we are told that in all the multiverses where everything is possible, he never ends up with her. Or anyone else. Fans are naive if they think that is an accident in the writing. Or that it is an accident that he is no longer the sorcerer supreme as we are constantly reminded before he bows to Wong at the end. There is a political agenda being pushed here. I know you are smart enough to see that Oliver. No matter your political preferences there is no denying they disrespected Strange a lot here. You could write out his simping for the girl that doesnt love him and the film wouldnt lose anything. So why is it in there? It is bad writing AT BEST.
A concise and informative review as always, Mr. Harper. Thanks again.
By the way, it looks like the sequences featuring the decaying landscapes are reminiscent of the fantastic art of the late Zdzisław Beksiński. For those unfamiliar with his work, I highly recommend checking it out.
This movie was pretty bad honestly. Sam raimi trying to burst through the shackles of this MCU Disney+ clusterfuck and failing.
I've been a subscriber for a long time. 2013 maybe. It's nice that you finally have an auidence for reviews of current releases. Also I watched your documentary on TV here in Portugal. Great job. All the best Oliver.
I appreciate that!
disagree. it wasnt Raimi enough.
you could tell the studio was restraining raimis style here. it comes thru sometimes, but it was obviously muted. especially considering the extensive reshoots, its safe to say disney was afraid to let raimi let loose and fulfill his vision unrestrained. if theyre going to hire these stylized directors, yet hold them back, then whats the damned point? this couldve been insane if raimi had been unleashed & free.
I just adore your channel ❤️ As a mother who's lost a child Wanda's motivations really resonated with me. She dreams of them every night and waking from those dreams are when the nightmare of her daily life begins. I remember having those experiences myself. Olson's performance was amazing. I would imagine if there were a way to reunite with my daughter I would do whatever I thought would accomplish that. Laser focused on that one desire and desperate. Yeah, I felt that man.
Sorry for your loss.
@@kennywilkinson913 Thank you. ❤️
3/5 = 60%. How is that good? It’s bad. You’re too generous, Oliver. With this budget it should be held to a higher standard.
Wandavision 2.0 with sprinkles of Doc Strange
I absolutely loved the horror elements of this movie!
It reminded me of the real comics that we grew up on with all the gore and graphic dark tone
This was Evil Dead meets Marvel. It was fun to watch and I kinda wish they leaned a tad more into the horror.
To me it felt edited around. And apparently the first cut was R rated. I'd love to see that, it felt a bit compromised.
Yeah very Batman 89 in some aspects
It was bleh. When you sart introducing time travel, things lose their weight and meaning. When you introduce infinite multiverses, why should people care what happens to any 1 of them? just find another. Marvel is making everything meaningless.
Multiverse ideas can be integrated into the story and still allow you to get you invested in the characters, see Spiderman Into the Multiverse.
@@Uncle_Fred no. You could literally kill off Spiderman now and then use one of the other ones or a different version of the same. It's all interchangeable now
I saw this and Everything Everywhere All At Once, and holy shit there is just no comparison. Everything is just so much better in every way. They even have a similar "are you happy" and "what if" theme, but Everything actually addresses it throughout and makes a point of just how a multiverse results in your life looking absurd and petty in comparison. But in Strange, the theme they pull out of their ass is just some stupid moral temptation. "If you try to go to other universe, you are bad". Why? Ummmm, demon magic I guess? It is irrelevant to the viewer.
You don't think stealing someone's body isn't bad?
@@ThanatoselNyx I don't know how often people do that either. A big part of a theme is applicability. You can't have your story's message be "and that's why giving whales sponge baths is wrong"; it won't resonate with people. But Everything's message is about your life being meaningless and how to deal with that, there is applicability unlike Strange. It's a superhero movie, sure, but even that should pass basic standards.
I have zero interest in this film and these characters. I didn't like any of the Disney Marvel shows. Really
they probably should have stopped with Endgame and rebooted the series in a few years.
Well they have a lot of loose ends
Good review as always Oliver. I was really excited for this film more than any other one that the MCU had on their slate since it was announced about two years ago. Bennett Cumberbatch is one of my favorite actors now, and he's definitely made me a Doctor Strange fan to the point that I've actually invested time into reading the stories from the comics. I've seen this new film twice at the cinema, and I do agree that it's good, but not great. I'd probably hand it a B or B+. I was glad that Sam Raimi was brought along to add a different flavor to the MCU. While I liked Scott Derrickson before, and wouldn't have minded him coming back, Disney allowing Raimi to come in and flex turned out to be a good move I'd say. You're right that this wasn't the game changer it seemed to be hyped up to be. I think the word on the street just got out of control, and folks probably went into this expecting a lot more epic in scale. I admit I fell into this trap too. It wasn't that, but for what it is, it did a good job telling the story it wanted, which was largely wrapping up WandaVision. I am excited for the future of Doctor Strange in the MCU, and judging from the end we'll be seeing more of him. Hopefully Mordo is back as well.
My problem with the Wandavision stuff was as someone who hasn't even seen an episode of that show I was totally lost with that whole plot and her motivations for turning evil, especially for children that weren't even real. I know quite a few people had this same problem. MCU needs to remember that not everybody has the time to watch all their tv shows. Everything doesn't have to interconnect so much into this giant web of the gazillion shows and movies, that just makes everything convoluted and confusing for the average viewer. Since this was supposed to be a Doctor Strange sequel it should've felt more like an actual sequel with some subtle nods to Wandavision for fans of that show but not confuse everyone else. The MCU has gotten far too complicated and needs to simplify things a bit like the first 3 phases.
fell asleep about 90 minutes in , woke up for the last 5 minutes or so , this became tedious damn fast and i struggled just to stay awake for those first 90 minutes , it's a long and laborious watch and the motivation of the antagonist is silly as all hell
the america chick with those universe jumping abilities had as much appeal as damp underwear after exercising , totally bland and inconsequential , when she's not on screen you forget she's even in the movie , then she shows up again and you're just thinking , oh yeah , the character meant to appeal to the younger demographic but serves almost no purpose is here , yayyy . terrible , just dreadful , a total charisma vacuum
i thought it was okay only because BC can make anything even remotely interesting , he could just stand around and look at the camera and there is a dynamic cinematic element happening but even he couldn't save this over stuffed turd from disappointing me
Great review as usual, Oliver.
It's weird that you called out the visual effects as being a highlight. I thought they were terrible. The battle with the giant octopus eyeball tentacle creature looked unbelievably fake.
I also had a big problem with the action sequences. Why do Doctor Strange and Wong need to be capable of Kung Fu style martial arts? They employ magic, they don't need to be able to do parkour and wushu, and neither of them look physically capable of doing such when they're just standing still normally. It's only through the magic of special effects that these unathletic individuals can be on screen doing this nonsense.
I realize that they want to add some more visceral thrills on screen and to have some more physically dynamic stuff going on vs just someone waving their hands and casting some spells, but it's just not believable. At least if you're going to give them martial arts skills make it something that is believable for their character, like some Tai chi -esque moves that involve dodging or redirecting the energy of their opponent, but only use a low level of physical energy on the part of the practitioner.
I found this movie... Ugly... Ugly to the eyes and ears. I did not enjoy it at all. Also this should be a Dr movie not a dang Wanda movie. She already had her show why keep pushing her onto us.
Says the person with a tails avatar. Opinion is trash.
MCU=ZZZZZZZZ
and I was a huge fan about 20 movies ago!
This movie was a blast in IMAX 3D. Thoroughly enjoyed it as Sam "The Man" Raimi makes an Evil Dead/Marvel crossover. His use of full frame 3D in Max was a feast for the eyes and his sense of style fit the story well. I hope he gets another Marvel film. Danny Elfman was a great choice as well.
I loved Wanda as the big bad. Olsen played it well being both creepy and sympathetic in her quest. She has become, arguably, the most tragic character in the MCU now having lost everything, including her soul.
One criticism I have is I can't stand the name "America Chavez". It might just be the way everyone in the film says it but it irked me every time she was mentioned. The actress is...fine. The character is also...fine. I think she should have had her own coming of age show on Disney Plus instead of being in this film, maybe hooking up with Ms. Marvel or something that a 13 year old would enjoy.
There had to be a different, more mature, character in the Marvel line up to fill her role, maybe Rachel Summers to introduce mutants? I don't know.
Overall a fun movie that I hope gets a 3D Bluray release.
Can I ask, did you watch outside the UK, as I can only seem to find 2D IMAX Screenings here? The only way to watch it in 3D, is in a 4DX Cinema.
@@davidjames579 Yes, I watched in Toronto, Canada.
Unfortunate you can not find it in 3D.
It was okay, one step above a Disney Plus Series...
I'm with you, it was a good movie not great...I was not blown away. it is a rewatchable movie in my opinion (maybe a couple of years from now) . This is definitely not the worst MCU movie, but nowhere in the top 10 range. out of 10, I would give this a 5.5
One of my new fav marvel movies!👍👍
spot on review. I share the same feelings. I do feel like the dialogue was lazy and a bit wooden.
We got a Sam Raimi superhero movie with a witch and a sorcerer in it. Checked all my boxes 🤷♂️
I saw the movie that weekend & 2 be quite honest, it wasn't that really good, I mean it was good to c PROFESSOR X but the rest of the film was kind of lame but I know that THOR LOVE OF THUNDER won't be a disappoint it film, can't wait to see that n July
I absolutely loved it the second time around. The movie was essentially a post-breakup movie, focusing on Strange moving on from a former love - bettering himself as a person and becoming enlightened by the film's end (his third eye opening being symbolic of that). I didn't need to believe his and Christine's relationship, I just had to believe that HE cared about her and the relationship. Combined with the camp and horror elements, it has quickly become one of my favorite Marvel movies. I absolutely love this one!
Make sure you stick around for the Bruce Campbell aftercredit scene….if you dont value your time on earth 😂
The writing was so bad it made my teeth ache :0
What’s that sega mega drive music you play at the end ?
Not enough multiverse, too much one dimensional Wanda, not enough Wandavision Wanda. Not enough plot, too much action. 3 out of 5 sounds about right. I would give it the same rating.
i feel the same way and i love doctor strange
Correct about the music. There was a lack of a Dr. Strange theme.
The FemSheU killed the MCU. A lot of NOISE, 0 PLOT. The illuminati was another brutal mistake, disposed of so easily. These changes are made to shoehorn characters that are not likeable in the comics. Victoria Alonso, the WAMMAN behind the destruction of stablished characters. The MCU ended in Infinity War.
I need that Doctor Strange videogame. Maybe something like the universe-hopping in Ratchet and Clank?
Camera work was fun, Bruce Campbell makes me happy when I see him, there were some pretty effects.
Everything else is underwhelming at best and brain-rottingly stupid at worst. And it's usually at its worst.
Do you have a review of Ash vs Evil Dead?
I think with their first jab at a certain genre, it paid off well in its favor. Could've been better written, but overall its shows how insane the MCU is willing to go.
The dark world is just gray.
It looked good in 3D.
I loved it but the film would have benefited if it were titled Doctor Strange and the Scarlett Witch.
Maybe more in the lines of: The Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange
I felt that this Doctor Strange movie is part of Wanda's tragic story to her path of self-discovery to her happiness. Marvel should do a Vision series from the Tom King comics, which Vision create his own family to live in the suburbs and he gets there by meeting with his creator's wife Pepper Stark and she allow him to stay at one of Starks labs and there he has the necessary materials to create his family. The ending of that series Wanda makes a cameo appearance, but this is an after credit for what happens in Wong's movie, and you don't see Wanda and Vision together again unitil Wong's movie.
Agatha Harkness, I think is getting a series which Marvel can explore how Agatha can help Wanda right after what happened in the MOM movie, she seeks Agatha's help as she warns Wanda, she will need but Wanda is unaware that a mystic force has been watching her and is coming to drain her powers Nightmare or Mephisto most likely Nightmare sent by Mephisto because she destroyed the Darkhold and Mephisto need to restore that corrupting source back into the multiverse. These ladies Wanda and Agatha join forces to take on Nightmare and get help from Wong because Doctor Strange is still off planet. Before all that is started Agatha inform Wanda that her kid's spirits are still on earth, and she can help her find them.
On the whole…it was fine…it’s fine………….it’s…..fine. I dislike making Scarlett witch the irredeemable villain….coz at this point….she’s irredeemable I’m my eyes….I loved her journey through the years, until this point, if the villain was someone else, I’d have enjoyed it a lot more….also Elisabeth Olsen isn’t my wife in this timeline…
I REALLY like it!! It's in my top 5 MCU movies!!! Marvel Studios continue to out due themselves,the multiverse has open the door to all sorts of possibilities!!
You all really like them when they release. Give it time and you'll realise you're wrong
@@beardsarejustfacepubes5682 I have to say after so many years I still re watch most of the films.
@@beardsarejustfacepubes5682 I don't see how I'm wrong. I said it's in my top five. I really enjoyed it. It was a lot better than I originally expected would be. I think you're missing the fact that it's my opinion. I'm not saying that it's in the top five Marvel movies ever Everybody has their own favorites.
@@flyguy7825 anytime you hear someone say "you all" take it with a grain of salt. It's a blanket statement. And yeah, I'm aware of the irony with my having made a blanket statement about blanket statements.
@@carterslade8771 it's not a blanket statement it's my opinion lol
I felt they promised a lot and didn't deliver.
The whole point of the 'multiverse of madness' was it gave you the impression it would be a reality bending nightmare ride for Strange and instead it was, as you said, two worlds.
It would've been so more effective if they'd spent a few minutes in lots of realities.
The whole point of the multi verse is anything is possible.
In the comics, the stories of Strange, are as mind blowing as the art.
I think the title is more so referring to Wanda. That's how I interpreted it at least.
You hyped yourself up with stupid rumors, your fault.
@@Clay3613 Thanks. Better than pointless replies for no reason. Congratulations.
@@coolguy700able I've just had a thought: Maybe the Madness in the title isn't the multiverse but the REALITY and effect of loss?
From Wanda's POV: Not being able to accept the REALITY of loss and how it corrupts her in destroying others who have what she doesn't.
From Doctor Strange's POV: Having accepted loss but struggling to create a new REALITY?
When you refuse to move on it ruins what you have left and what you could have moving forward?
@@davidaston5773 yeah just like No way home for example the Scorpion or even the sinister six instead of the fearsome five
Didn't like it much. Cumberbatch seemed a bit all over the place without exhibiting much of Strange's character. Olsen's Scarlet Witch rightfully was the best in the movie. The bit about the Illuminati was quite pathetic. If that was to intro the Fantastic Four, it was a massive bleh. Disappointing flick all in all, and I'm not holding out much hope for the next Strange installment in the Dark Dimension.
it is good fun and packed with action. the cast is great! i would be interested to know what was in the 35 minutes that did not make it into the final cut.
I enjoyed it, but I like Doctor Strange the character to begin with and was a really big fan of the first one. I normally like Danny Elman's scores, but in this case, just like Hellboy 2, I prefer the score to the original film much more.
Hm, this entry has some similarities to the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" event presented on the US telly some years prior. Nothing totally new under the Sun, right?
{Unlike "NWH" I will skip this - at least in the cinemas; seems too mundane, and personally unfamiliar with WandaVision}
You should watch everything everywhere all at once much better movie
Can you review Spider-Man 3 or The amazing Spider-Man Doctor Stephen strange (2016) and it is a good movie and Benedict gives a good acting as Doctor Stephen strange is a character
Spider-Man 3 has already been reviewed ruclips.net/video/dZAcqLdZrvc/видео.html
I enjoyed this much more than you.
Excelsior
I dug this movie.
"Mega b!tch!"
Pretty accurate review. It's a solid MCU entry. There have been worse MCU movies before. This one is entertaining enough. I thought the continuation of Wanda's story was pretty good. Also... It might not seem like a high stakes MCU film but... It's definitely paving the way for the next big event. Also I enjoyed listening to Danny Elfman's score, and thefilm is definitely made for 3D. And I usually don't like to go see 3D.
I’m a big fan of Doctor Strange, especially as embodied by Benedict Cumberbatch, and I loved WandaVision (for the most part…I had issues with the finale and really appreciated this film is, in effect, the true finale). I really enjoyed this film, but at the same time I’m not ignorant to the flaws and appreciate well-measured critiques of it. I definitely agree with what you said about the lack of multiverses (and madness, if we’re to be honest) and it’s a shame we didn’t get that (What If was better at that). I really like having so many superhero options in one universe, and won’t be burnt out anytime soon.
Agreed, nothing special.
I'm so glad they finally gave her a role her acting talent truly deserves!
Yes, “her”
Cool!
This is one of the worst M-she-U phase Bore films, so many flaws and awful writing, infused with woke nonsense
I'm glad they chose to make it a horror film, because it allowed them to really push the limits in terms of content
Yeah I agree nothing special.
I loved the movie. I literally want more of everything in the 3rd movie
So Spiderman Nowayhome was great but this wasn't lmao. I love hate they spew at this movie and all their long comments trying to convince us its a bad movie. How much did James Cam'ron pay all of you lol. The movie was freaking epic. One of the best mcu movies to date. Fail fail lol
It’s interesting how you can could do a great job at reviewing this movie in just eight minutes and yet Ramboraph4life can’t even fully review the movie in a friggin’ hour.
Ramboraph4life Is Such A Hack
This is one of the best films marvel has done
Review The Omen franchise.
Movie IMO was fire 🔥
You're still giving too much away in some of your synopsis description intros. Otherwise, your reviews are interesting, but please think about using spoiler warnings or minimising the details.
Wrong about Chavez too.
I’d say 7/10.
Overall it was fun, but I was hoping for more multiverse and not just 1.5, with 838 and dark one with evil strange.
I loved the cameos, I just wish there were more.
Cameos plural? Like the black guy we all forgot existed from the first Dr Strange movie? Or the girl from Captain America you prob also forgot existed?
@@robotpanda77 I liked Captain Marvel from What If.
Also, Xavier and Fantastic Four was a big cameo.
My parents and I are going to see Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness when we go to Belize in June.
For me this movie was really good.
This movie was really not bad. I didn't get the vocal dislike for it
What backlash?
@@flyguy7825 well not backlash, but there are many vocal about disliking it
@@Omar-wq9dz Really?! I've heard nothing but great things about it I really like it it's in my top 5 MCU movies it really surprised me how good it was.
@@flyguy7825 Well there's been quite a bit of mixed reviews and then there's the whole thing about it being the second biggest box office drop in MCU history with 82% last week. I liked the movie but I definitely feel like it had a lot of issues and can see why there's a backlash.
@@kendallrivers1119 Well 3 weeks in it's still the 1 movie at the box office by a country mile it's still another great success by marvel
America Chavez sounds like the name of the actress not the character.
Bruce Cambel
Well it was disappointing that he didn’t play Mysterio or Loki
My man review squid game
As someone who’s a huge fan of Sam Raimi, when I found out he would be directing Doctor Strange 2, which would be the first horror tinged Marvel film, I was ecstatic. And it definitely did not disappoint.
Could you please review the Uncharted movie?
What about the Lost City movie
Ummm im not really fussed about Uncharted, sorry.
@@OliverHarper Can you at least give me your brief thoughts on the film?
i loved this film can see it being loved after a few years
Idk about that. There's a lot that they messed up on that hurts it in the long run. Of course I didn't notice after my initial hype after I saw the movie with friends, but now all the flaws and screwed up elements of the script and Wanda's character kinda hurt my opinion of the film. But, hey, who knows, right?
No it did not go on too long in any areas.
there are some mixed reviews out there but some of them have had their manbaby filters on. I loved the movie and enjoyed it and was glad the camoe were restrained. The second half is way better and terminator/evil dead stuff is awesome in the MCU more please ......🎶
So critiquing a film without fanboy blinders on and pointing out genuine missteps is being a man baby? Wow.
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