gengar843 Don't get me wrong, animated Iron Man can't hold a candle to Robert Downey, but this I think is superior to the overlong, overacted, poorly-written Benedict Cumberbatch Doctor Strange. Go ahead, vote me down, it won't change anything!What did I like so much? The origin story. Wong is perfect here, and the idea that the arrogant Stephen Strange must scale the Himalayas, wash floors, sleep on straw, and haul stones is the perfect entrance to his spiritual healing and awakening. Naturally, he would never have survived with just a backpack, and it's ridiculous he found what he was looking for with essentially a phony treasure map from Looney Tunes, and that he could scale those cliffs with broken hands. But you know what? Unlike most films where I howl about such shark-jumping, I just didn't care here because it was so earnest.The fight scenes are well-done, and Mordo is typically-convincing as the good guy always on the edge of becoming a villain. Dormammu has "its" moments, but that entire part of the story was rushed and spotty. Also, I wanted to know more about the Sorcerer Supreme team members, even the peripheral ones killed in action. Speaking of more, there was little to go on concerning Stephen's sister April, so I was not particularly moved by his loss, but it was adequate even if somewhat unbelievable how he felt guilty for her death.I would probably watch this again, but then again I love animated superhero film.

DCfan Before I watched this movie I had no idea who Dr. Strange was and how did he ever get his powers. But this movie answered my question. It is very dark like with The animated Iron Man movie you would have to be at least 11 to watch this movie because there are a few scenes which are very unseeable like when a bunch of creatures eats a taxi driver.However, what doesn't make sense is his story with his sister. Which who was never mentioned in the MCU version of the movie which will be reviewed soon.But in all fairness, it is an awesome movie and it gave me a break from The Avengers, Spiderman (The usual type of Marvel Heroes that you consistently see)

MisterWhiplash Actually more interesting as an origin story than any sort of spectacle. When the good Doctor Strange (sin't it odd that he's called that when he's a regular Joe?) has to fight the big demon from another dimension, and face off against a cardboard cut-out villainous traitor that has sprung up from the group from Tibet, I wasn't as pulled in as I was with his, albeit conventional, arc of having to find it in himself to overcome his own mental handicap of being an a-hole - not just his physical one with the hands. It's like a good if not as good version of the Bruce Wayne training with League of Shadows in Batman Begins, though here it's given more of the mystical weight and less moral ambiguity. But it has some cool animated bits, especially when it's in the 'other' dimension or realm or whatever it is, and as a complete novice to the world of Dr. Strange it was a good introduction for me. Now I can go on, I think, to find the richer world of the comics, and if I do revisit this it will be for pleasant nostalgia.

Eye-dle Adaptations of comics books are often the object of debates on the truthfulness and adherence to the original panels. However I won't go into that discussion or repeat the synopsis of "Doctor Strange". Instead I'd like to talk about the animation of this film.I believe what sets animation films apart from other visual arts is the poetic flight of fantasy they offer: the voluntary self-delusion that lines and dots can emote and convey sentiments. The illusion (self-delusion) is achieved mainly through fluid and trompe-l'oeil-like techniques that turn static drawings into kinetic characters.When measured on that self-delusion gauge, I'm afraid "Doctor Strange" is a very inert movie. The animation is jerky, the bodies are disjointed. The characters are all angular(even Wong's face is all corners and angles). Is this to compensate for the bluntness of the script?Why "Doctor Strange" so often appears on personal recommendation lists is a puzzle to me. Perhaps those people are engrossed with the "stop-motion" rendition of their favourite comics. The fact remains that Marvel Studios seem to have lost their ability to make animated movies. I for one am sad about this and eagerly await the day Marvel produces a "Spirited Away".PS: If you're looking for a more fluidly animated comic, have a look at "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1"