{"id":14234,"date":"2017-02-17T22:07:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T06:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=14234"},"modified":"2017-02-17T22:07:42","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T06:07:42","slug":"review-doctorstrange-3dbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/02\/review-doctorstrange-3dbd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Doctor Strange 3D BD\/BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>While not the strongest of the numerous MCU films so far, Doctor Strange<\/em><\/strong> at least is still a fun flick helped more by the charisma of both Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton more than a routine, thin plot and another forgettable villain.<\/p>\n

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DOCTOR STRANGE<\/span>
\n— Cinematic Universe Edition —<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Adventure, Action, Fantasy
\nDisney | PG13 \u2013 115 min. \u2013 $39.99 | February 28, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/17\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Scott Derrickson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Stan Lee & Steve Ditko (Marvel comics); Jon Spaihts and Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelson, Tilda Swinton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u201cYou’re a man looking at the world through a keyhole. You’ve spent your life trying to widen it. Your work saved the lives of thousands. What if I told you that reality is one of many?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Doctor Strange<\/em><\/strong> is the astounding 14th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the second within the Third Phase following Captain America: Civil War<\/em>. Although this was hardly the best within the MCU, it certainly had some fun moments (a la Ant-Man<\/em>) surrounded by impressive visual effects and halfway decent story.<\/p>\n

Dr. Stephen Strange (BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH) is a renowned, and headstrong, surgeon, who, following a horrific accident that severely and irrevocably injures his hands, seeks out various cures leading him to Kathmandu to Kamar-Taj, where the art of magic is taught by a woman only known as The Ancient One (TILDA SWINTON) in the hopes of getting use of his hands again. With the help of a man named Mordo (CHIWETEL EJIOFOR), he and The Ancient One, work to not only train Strange in the magic arts, showing him a bigger universe and remove his ego.<\/p>\n

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The villain this time around is, once again, a bit on the bland side. Kaecilius (MADS MIKKELSON) is a former pupil of the Ancient One, who has embraced the magical powers of the dark side and has stolen text from one of the One\u2019s books that can summon Dormammu from across the universe and come to and take over planet Earth. Along with this minions\/zealots (including SCOTT ADKINS), Kaecilius uses magic to twist and turn our world.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Strange begins to get stronger in his magic and with his photographic memory, memorizes spells and with the cape known as Cloak of Levitationm he officially becomes Doctor Strange. Alongside the Ancient One and Mordo, they must battle Kaecilius before it\u2019s too late, defending their different bases\/sanctums (New York City, London and Hong Kong) which form a protective shield on Earth.<\/p>\n

This entry in the MCU is hardly the strongest of the bunch and, at least plot-wise, is right there with the likes of Ant-Man<\/em>, just with better visual effects (though anytime humans are involved, it gets a bit wonky) and the charisma of Benedict Cumberbatch who seemed to be playing an extension of his character on Sherlock<\/em> (pompous, selfish, egotistical, etc). But I did like him in this role and Tilda Swinton as his mentor was brilliant casting as well and her relationship with Strange was one of the stronger elements, more so certainly than the thinly written, one-dimensional villain and his weak cohorts.<\/p>\n

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The supporting cast are mostly fine with perhaps the highlight being Chiwetel Ejiofor who, with what happens at the end, is set up to actually be an interesting<\/em> villain in a almost certain Doctor Strange 2<\/em>. Mads Mikkelson as the villain was okay I guess for what he\u2019s given and Rachel McAdams\u2019 talents are wasted though playing a character that later becomes another obscure comic character, I guess it\u2019s wise to cast a known actress in the role. Lastly, Benedict Wong has a few fun scenes with Cumberbatch and I look forward to his inclusion in the eventual sequel alongside Ejiofor.<\/p>\n

In the continued MO for Marvel, they went outside the box in choosing their director. Doctor Strange <\/em><\/strong>was helmed and co-scripted by Scott Derrickson, a man mostly known for horror having previously directed Hellraiser: Inferno<\/em>, Sinister<\/em> and Deliver Us From Evil<\/em> as well as the unfortunate and unnecessary The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/em> remake. Here, his style seems to match well with the magical and mystical elements. It\u2019s not a homerun or anything but a nice, solid work for his first blockbuster release (I don\u2019t count the aforementioned Earth<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This 3-disc release comes housed in a clear Blu-ray case and comes with a plastic slip cover<\/strong> (think like the DVD for E.T.<\/em>). Inside is a code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Co-Writer\/Director Scott Derrickson provides an informative and lively track discussing his approach<\/p>\n

Under Featurettes (58:05; HD)<\/u><\/strong>, we are taken behind the scenes with interviews by the cast and crew:<\/p>\n