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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 0031398216896
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 14, 2007
Running Time: 76 minutes
Sales Rank: 13661
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: August 14, 2007
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Description:
Peel back the layers of reality and behold a stunning realm hidden beneath. One of magic and wonder. Of sorcery and enchantment. Of ancient spells, secret doors and remarkable heroes who protect us from evil. Because this is also a world of dark mysticism, malevolent forces and unspeakable horrors. And within the shadows around us, a supernatural war is waged. But the balance is shifting. Darkness is winning. Yet there is hope... Join us as Dr. Stephen Strange embarks on a wondrous journey to the heights of a Tibetan mountain, where he seeks healing at the feet of the mysterious Ancient One. But before his wounds can mend, Strange must first let go of his painful past and awaken a gift granted to very few. The gift of magic. Empowered as the new Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Strange now tests his limits, rising up against monsters that push at the gates, facing the most terrifying entity humankind has ever known.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Best of the four Marvel movies, very good for the price
Not having ever read any Dr. Strange comics or really ever hearing a lot about him I figured I would pick this up as it was from the same series that the Avengers were put out under and I thought those movies were halfway decent. My young son loved them as well so I figured for the price it would get a lot of use by him after I watched it once. Having said that I was suprised by how good the movie actually was. I perfered it to the other three movies done by Marvel and would be interested in a sequel if they made it. Granted in a 75 minute movie it is hard to develop the side charcters etc.. but for the price and length this movie is well done and worth a look.
Rating:  - Disappointing To the Traditiom
Doctor Strange is one of Marvel's most complex main characters. It reached a pinnacle in its second incarnation with Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner in the comics.
There was a TV movie made of it that was rather disappointing.
Now, this. To the younger viewer, probably unaware of the grand tradition of the character, the film is probably okay. But it does little service to the original.
This is not to say that the film is bad. It just isn't that good. The "real" Doctor Strange explored the envelope of mystic philosophy in the comic; this version is just confronted with pithy Zenlike slogans.
Particularly in the cartoon medium, it would be possible to extend the visuals to those of the comic books the film is ostensibly derived from. Yet this was overlooked in favor of a much simpler, action-with-little-thought feature.
Sorry; I can't rave on this one.
Rating: - a great movie to watch
This is a great addition to the Marvel "animated motion picture series". The art work was even better then the previous pictures. The sound track was great and really transfered the emotion of the charactors to the viewers. It was just a great movie to watch on this rainy day
Rating: - Doc Strange
Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme great show just wish it were longer and more of them
Rating: - Doctor Strenge - The Sorcerer Supreme
Although far removed from the comics, this film delivers an hour and a half of entertaining viewing. It draws perhaps a little too much from Eastern cinema (as well as Western cinema pretending to be Eastern cinema), but it's a good watch and a promising continuation of the new Lionsgate/Marvel animated film series.
The story is surprisingly well crafted, although there are no surprises at all to be found from beginning to end. The voice acting is competant and doesn't draw attention to itself, and the art style is similar to the previous attempts, most notably the Avengers films released a couple of years ago. The character and creature design are imaginative and fun to watch.
As with all the Marvel animated films from the last few years, the animation is a little clunky and perhaps too stylised when considering that the bulk of the comics of the last forty years have focused on realistic depictions, with only a few exceptions here and there. However, the action sequences are wonderfully fluid and dynamic, as well as some of the flashier special effects. They're not up to Disney standard, just for example, and although it's a lot cleaner around the edges there isn't as much detail as, say, the 1990s "Spider-Man" or "X-Men" animated series.
Still, it's very much worth a watch, although I probably wouldn't recommend picking it up for more than a fiver.
7 / 10
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