Episodes
Monday Nov 21, 2016
Ep. 14 - Doctor Strange Review
Monday Nov 21, 2016
Monday Nov 21, 2016
Where we review the many dimensions of Marvel's latest superhero flick, featuring the Master of the Mystic Arts. We start off though talking about America's latest supervillain, Donald Trump, the Wonder Woman movie, the announcement of the Nintendo Switch game console, the Lego Batman Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy 2: Electric Boogaloo, Chad's run-in with Amy Acker, and the stand-alone Star Wars film Rogue One.
Show Notes:
First, the Nerdly News
01:10 - The orange elephant in the room: Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States.
04:10 - One good thing about a Trump presidency: it’ll spur on time machine technology.
04:39 - The Wonder Woman trailer.
05:25 - Chad complains about getting free beer.
12:45 - The Nintendo Switch game console announcement.
18:12 - How good is the Lego Batman trailer.
21:47 - More trailer talk: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. II.
24:57 - We examine the plans for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
29:56 - One the subject of Star Wars, talk of Force Awakens and the missed opportunities to examine the relationship between Han and Chewie.
32:49 - Star Wars as John Hughes comedy.
33:44 - Stranger Things 2.
34:26 - Dr. Strange talk starts.
35:20 - Too much origin story?
38:05 - Folding world effects ripped right out of Chris Nolan’s Inception.
40:78 - A hero is only as good as their villain… and the villains in Dr. Strange sucked.
45:37 - The awesome Cloak of invisibility er I mean Levitation.
46:35 - The Steve Ditko influences.
50:04 - Baron Mordo was a better villain than whatever the other one was named.
51:24 - The strangeness of the Dr. Strange character.
58:25 - It’s all in the hands.
1:04:07 - The supreme Tilda Swinton.
1:08:20 - A movie titled Dr. Strange wasn’t strange enough.
1:14:59 - A very creative and non-smashing things ending.
1:18:03 - What Stan Lee is reading on the bus in his Dr. Strange cameo.
1:22:20 - Dr. Stephen Strange as a horndog sleazebag.
Your Nerdstalkers:
Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters
Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing
with Special Geekspeaker Duh Boss
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