Earlier tonight, Disney and Marvel Studios held the first early press screening for Marvel’s Doctor Strange. While full reviews of the film are embargoed until Sunday, October 23, there is no restriction on short reviews on social media.
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After the screening ended, several members of the press took to Twitter to share their early feedback on the film. If early indications are anything to go by, it looks like Marvel Studios has another hit on their hands.
#DoctorStrange is SPELLBINDING! Hot movie! Great performances especially Cumberbatch as Strange, storytelling, & incredible visual effects!👍
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) October 20, 2016
DOCTOR STRANGE: it’s a whole lot of fun watching Cumberbatch be an American asshole. Also, a bit of an acid trip. See on empty stomach.
— Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) October 20, 2016
Yea I loved DOCTOR STRANGE. Y’all are not prepared for how trippy and psychedelic it is.
— Brandon Norwood (@bwood0824) October 20, 2016
I liked DOCTOR STRANGE. The most self-contained Marvel movie in a long time. Fun visuals. Almost felt like a reboot of the first IRON MAN.
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) October 20, 2016
The action sequences in #DoctorStrange are unlike anything Marvel’s done. There are so ferociously loopy, frenetic & nerdy, I adore them.
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) October 20, 2016
Even beyond its insane visuals (cool stuff like you’ve never seen before), #DoctorStrange is tons of fun. A bit formulaic, but very solid.
— Ben Pearson (@benpears) October 20, 2016
I wouldn’t put #DoctorStrange in Marvel’s top five but it’s an entertaining movie with big ideas, gorgeous CGI and unique action sequences.
— Wolfman Bibbiani (@WilliamBibbiani) October 20, 2016
Review #DoctorStrange is a wonderfully trippy, visually stunning origin story that intros great characters into the MCU & #CloakOfLevitation pic.twitter.com/bed50icyJE
— Andy Signore (@andysignore) October 20, 2016
#DoctorStrange is a Stan Lee/Steve Ditko creation given beautiful life by the imagination of @scottderrickson & VFX sorcery of @stefceretti!
— Sean Gerber (@MrSeanGerber) October 20, 2016
Cumberbatch owns Doctor Strange, the movie is funnier than I was expecting, a throwback to a pre-MCU Iron Man-like standalone story.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) October 20, 2016
DOCTOR STRANGE magic makes HARRY POTTER’s look like parlour tricks. Dark & spooky psychedelic horrors, abracadabra wowie zowie. Loved it
— Josh L. Spoockey (@JLDlite) October 20, 2016
#DoctorStrange has some of the best action sequences in any Marvel movie EVER.
— Alex Welch (@AlexRWelch) October 20, 2016
Just saw #inception 2! oh wait i mean #Interstellar 2! never mind that was #doctorstrange #DoctorStrangeEvent
— Chady Eli Mattar (@ChadyMattar) October 20, 2016
Saw @DrStrange, it’s watching Lee-Ditko come to life! Review next week — & tomorrow I’ll attend LA premiere, watch for my live tweets!
— Mark Hughes (@markhughesfilms) October 20, 2016
#DoctorStrange : Showstoppers are the kaleidoscopic, trippy visuals. Sufficient at dealing w/ stakes in special-effects driven worlds.
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) October 20, 2016
Visuals in DOCTOR STRANGE are fantastic. Actually worth seeing in 3D. Cumberbatch is great as the Sorcerer Supreme.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) October 20, 2016
If #DoctorStrange has a weak spot, it’s w/ its humor. Doesn’t mesh as well as it does in other Marvel movies. But man is this sucker a ride!
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) October 20, 2016
Had a damn good time with #DoctorStrange! It’s a fun, funny, inventive movie with one of the best ensemble casts I’ve seen in a long time.
— Christina Radish (@ChristinaRadish) October 20, 2016
I think I’m officially allowed to say this now without upsetting the mighty studio embargo overlords: DOCTOR STRANGE is really good!
— Mike Dougherty (@Mike_Doc) October 20, 2016
From Marvel comes DOCTOR STRANGE, the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing, and hope, in an unlikely place – a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Before long Strange – armed with newly acquired magical powers – is forced to choose whether to return to his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence. Join Strange on his dangerous, mystifying, and totally mind-bending journey.
The cast features Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Into Darkness, The Imitation Game), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes), Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man), Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale) and Tilda Swinton (The Grand Budapest Hotel).
The film is directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister) and written by Derrickson, Jon Spaihts (Prometheus), and C. Robert Cargill (Sinister).
Marvel’s Doctor Strange is produced by Kevin Feige with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Charles Newirth, Stephen Broussard and Stan Lee serving as executive producers.
Marvel’s Doctor Strange is set to be released in movie theaters on November 4, 2016.
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