that's pretty damned good actually

You are clearly not familiar with the Cumberbitches then.

I get that they "need" to do an origin type story but if Marvel could just speed up the process and get to the meat. This looks like it will be 3/4 dreary learning stuff and the last 15 minutes payoff doing stuff.

Anybody else go to the 15-minute free IMAX preview tonight? My wife and I did (just like with GoTG) and knowing nothing about the character, we were both sold. It appears that Marvel's streak continues. The main setpiece looked like the 2nd dream level in Inception on steroids.

One question for the more knowledgeable though: is Strange supposed to be more like Stark in terms of personality? If I had one complaint about the footage it was that. He kinda came off as snarky/wise-ass like RDJ is as Tony.

He's nowhere near RDJ levels but he does little quips at times. He's an asshole to a degree.

Traditionally no (though everyone in the books is like RDJ now), for better or worse, that's just part of the Marvel formula.

Need to see in true IMAX! That preview was a mind fuck of Matrix meets Inception on a bad acid trip.

Actually traditionally, yes.

Yeah, I don't think this will bomb at all. Like Ant-Man, this won't be blockbuster, but it'll be decent. Cumberbatch has been making a good name for himself with Harry Potter, Star Trek, Sherlock and The Imitation Game. He's a bigger draw than most would have you believe now...

Obviously he hasn't made as good of a name for himself as you think.

Nor do I. My wife, who HATES Sci-Fi and Superhero movies, told me she really wants to see this one. I think BC will get alot of women to come alone. But from what I've seen of the trailers, it looks pretty damn good.

'Doctor Strange' Director Addresses Whitewashing Controversy:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...roversy-938051

No real surprises, but Derrickson makes a reasonable point (and one that will no doubt to be argued interminably) about the comic version of the Ancient One being an old American stereotype of Eastern people.

Nice to see the movie getting its world premiere in Hong Kong since it was partly shot there.

I don't get his point - if the issue is that the character was originally a stereotype, seems like they could have just re-written the character slightly to remove the aspects that were stereotypical and keep the ethnicity in tact, rather then changing it completely from an asian man to a white woman. Sounds more like PR/PC type speak, and I recall something similar being said about The Mandarin.

I get that they wanted an actor the caliber as Swinton - leaving it at that is a better excuse to me.

But doesn't that imply..actually, pretty much admit ...that they feel that there are NO Asian actors that good? Which is fine if they feel that way. They should just say that.

Headed for an opening of $60 - $75 million: http://www.darkhorizons.com/doctor-s...r-75m-opening/

Puts it in line with most other first Marvel movies.

Yeah. I LOVE Swinton but there are a number of Asian actors, male and female, in the same level of Swinton.

That's not too bad at all. Pending reviews, I might see this in theater...

Actually traditional no, Strange is generally not portrayed as a "snarky/wise-ass like RDJ is as Tony".

Yeah. He's never been anywhere close to RDJr in attitude or whatever.

He's a bit of a know it all, throws out a quip at times but not like Stark.

Even 5 or so years ago when he was starting to really get into the more active Superhero community. Sure he got a bit more talkative but he's kind of a jerk cuz of how much he knows that the heroes don't.

The groovy end-credits music for Dr. Strange:

Initial opinions: http://www.slashfilm.com/doctor-strange-reviews/

A lot of "Not top 5 Marvel but really good" mixed with "Best action sequences in MCU" along with "Finally a Marvel movie with a great score" and an abundance of "I want whatever they were smoking"

Cool scene.

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Nice to know that Scott Adkins is always working. I spotted him immediately. I'd recognize that head shape of his anywhere.

^Nice sounding score!

Needs more Joseph Gordon Levitt. But that is a cool scene, hopefully the rest delivers as well.

was it the run?