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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#176: Mar 19th 2022 at 9:51:12 PM

Strange is also more interesting as the OP wizard genius who has to work with others, so I'm very excited to see him interact with others more.

He was great in No Way Home.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#177: Mar 20th 2022 at 8:48:51 AM

He was great in every movie except for his own, and even then, his confrontation with Dormammu is still the best in the MCU.

The legend has returned.
jakobitis Doctor of Doctorates from Somewhere, somewhen Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Doctor of Doctorates
#178: Mar 21st 2022 at 2:03:30 AM

It's ironic that Strange as a character is always presented this lone sorcerer type (apart from Wong of course) when he actually works much better generally as part of an ensemble or as a supporting role.

Not to say you can't have some really good stories about his corner of the verse but he needs a strong group of characters to play off IMO.

"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."
Whowho Since: May, 2012
#179: Mar 21st 2022 at 3:32:02 AM

Strange is a social butterfly, he teams up with who ever is useful to his current problem or whomever the current cosmic nasties are targeting, but he never has loyalty to a set roster of super friends.

The Defenders in the comics has of roster mostly of "who ever Strange wants at the moment" with maybe the exception of Valkyrie who is a legitimate mainstay.

Not that I'm too knowlagable of The Defenders.

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Vault Dweller
#180: Mar 23rd 2022 at 12:01:58 PM

A new Cinemark trailer. And we get a new GIF out of it.

He was great in every movie except for his own, and even then, his confrontation with Dormammu is still the best in the MCU.

It's one of the best because it's so unique. He defeated the villain not by killing him, but by annoying him.

Okey Dokey!
GNinja The Element of Hyperbole. from The deepest, darkest corner of his mind. Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
The Element of Hyperbole.
#181: Mar 23rd 2022 at 12:13:07 PM

One of my unpopular MCU opinions: I never liked the Dormammu scene. I like the concept, but I don't like it when a villain's (especially a climactic villain's) defeat is played for laughs. I just don't.

It's all in the framing for me. I can imagine a version of that scene that probably wouldn't be as iconic but wouldn't annoy me. XD

but see, that's why I'm not a highly successful writer.

Edited by GNinja on Mar 23rd 2022 at 7:13:52 PM

Kaze ni Nare!
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#182: Mar 23rd 2022 at 1:32:35 PM

I think it's a perfect way of displaying Strange's character strengths above all else, namely how he will gladly put his mind, body, and soul through hell if there is a chance that he'll save everyone.

The legend has returned.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#183: Mar 23rd 2022 at 1:36:50 PM

Strange did the equivalent of auto saving before the final boss so he was dying over and over until the game glitched

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GNinja The Element of Hyperbole. from The deepest, darkest corner of his mind. Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
The Element of Hyperbole.
#184: Mar 23rd 2022 at 1:38:43 PM

[up][up] That's why I said I like it conceptually. On paper, I love the idea of someone having the willpower to do what Strange did, but I don't think the scene really focused on that. It's there, but the scene is definitely more of a triumphant "Aha! Get fucked, Dormamu" moment once the film reveals what's happening. I wish the film had focused more on how hard the whole ordeal must have been for Strange.

Edited by GNinja on Mar 23rd 2022 at 8:38:59 AM

Kaze ni Nare!
MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#185: Mar 23rd 2022 at 1:38:54 PM

[up][up] Gotta wonder what Strange would think of Undertale...

Edited by MatthewWayne on Mar 23rd 2022 at 1:39:08 AM

"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#186: Mar 23rd 2022 at 1:46:15 PM

"Strange,what is Sans doing here?"

"I modded the game with magic and now he's real and so is Undertale

"STRANGE YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR!"

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MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#187: Mar 23rd 2022 at 3:00:27 PM

[up] You could say that sort of arrogance could be described as megalovania.

"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#188: Mar 23rd 2022 at 3:04:46 PM

I'm just picturing Wong being so pissed

"You used the spell when we told you NOT to use it?"

"yeah,I didn't listen,again!"

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Deathcon Since: Sep, 2020
#189: Mar 24th 2022 at 7:10:20 AM

Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think the Dormammu scene is played for laughs in the movie itself, except maybe being unintentionally hilarious, it is just that it became such a big meme that it colored people's perspective of the scene itself.

GNinja The Element of Hyperbole. from The deepest, darkest corner of his mind. Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
The Element of Hyperbole.
#190: Mar 24th 2022 at 9:02:21 AM

In the screening of the film I saw, the audience definitely laughed once they realized what was going on.

Edited by GNinja on Mar 24th 2022 at 4:02:35 PM

Kaze ni Nare!
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#191: Mar 24th 2022 at 9:10:12 AM

I don’t remember any laughter, but my audience was pretty chilly. They only laughed once, at the Single Ladies bit.

Deathcon Since: Sep, 2020
#192: Mar 24th 2022 at 9:14:36 AM

[up][up]

Thus why I said it may be unintentionally hilarious, but the movie doesn't play it for "comedy" like you said. That was both the absurdity of the scene, the repeated bargain bit, and the meme making it retroactively a joke.

MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#193: Mar 24th 2022 at 9:29:50 AM

In fairness, us MCU fans have a habit of finding what's supposed to be a super dramatic moment completely hilarious.

I remember reading how Joe Russo was shocked that people were laughing at Tony shooting Sam with his repulsor after he apologized for shooting Rhodey out of the sky in Civil War.

"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."
Hawkeye86 Spirit of Battle from Classified (Searching for Spock) Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Spirit of Battle
#194: Mar 24th 2022 at 10:05:35 AM

[up]Really? I feel like how that was set up and filmed that it was supposed to be a joke.

You and I remember Budapest very differently
MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#195: Mar 24th 2022 at 11:01:45 AM

[up] To me, it felt like Tony was being spiteful and angry towards Sam even though it really wasn't his fault that Rhodey got shot down. I guess you could argue it could be looked at through funny lenses, but I didn't really think so. And neither did the Russos, apparently.

Edited by MatthewWayne on Mar 24th 2022 at 11:02:04 AM

"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."
JoLuRo075 Since: Jan, 2019
#196: Mar 24th 2022 at 11:05:56 AM

The Dormammu scene is funny in a "Crosses the Line Twice" kind of way.

Seeing Strange being brutally murdered?: Horrible.

To see Strange being brutally murdered every so often, while he repeats the same phrase?, hilarious.

GNinja The Element of Hyperbole. from The deepest, darkest corner of his mind. Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
The Element of Hyperbole.
#197: Mar 24th 2022 at 11:25:36 AM

[up] That's pretty much my problem with the scene. It's really hard for me to appreciate the willpower it must have taken for Strange when the cuts are so rapid.

I had a similar problem with that one Doctor Who episode where the Doctor literally spent 4 billion years punching a diamond wall to break through it. By the time you learn that that's what he's doing, the editing speeds up and the tone becomes triumphant, so it was hard for me to really feel the gravity and the strength it must have taken to manage it, since the editing, by virtue of being so fast, made it look easy.

But then, I'm weird. I gladly watched the Endless Eight arc of Haruhi Suzumiya (which is the same episode 8 times over) because I loved how committed they were to making the audience feel like they were part of the same endless loop the characters were.

Edited by GNinja on Mar 24th 2022 at 6:30:17 PM

Kaze ni Nare!
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#198: Mar 24th 2022 at 1:06:32 PM

> (which is the same episode 8 times over)

We call that filler

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XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#199: Apr 2nd 2022 at 1:56:46 PM

We have a brand new ad, along with a runtime of 2 hours and 6 minutes.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#200: Apr 2nd 2022 at 2:02:07 PM

Hm...

No idea who the glowy person is.

Also, are they fighting alongside that big monster thing?


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