Mass Effect: Andromeda is easily my most anticipated new title for next year, so this new trailer will probably be the highlight of my week. Then just to make things a little bit better Mass Effect 2 & 3 are now playable on Xbox One! Awesome! Spring 2017 can’t get here soon enough.
Disney Keeps The Streak Alive With Doctor Strange!
It has been a while since Marvel/Disney has released a bad film, and with Iron Man Doctor Strange, Disney continues its hot streak. I don’t think Doctor Strange will be remembered as one of Marvel’s best, but it is a fun film that adds some visual flare to the standard Marvel superhero origin story.
Like with many other superheroes, Doctor Strange starts with a rich white guy (Benedict Cumberbatch) who looses his ability to make himself rich. In this case he is a star surgeon who after a car crash can no longer keep his hands steady. He tries everything to fix them, to no avail, so as a last ditch effort he decides to try Eastern Spiritual Medicine, but he gets more than he bargained for, and instead becomes a superhero sorcerer. Not a bad trade.
The overall plot is not Doctor Strange’s strong suit. I mean if you close your eyes you may think you are watching Iron Man again. Jerky rich guys are born to be superheroes I guess, and Marvel still needs to find an interesting movie villain. We can’t hope for Loki to show up in every movie. Not that the plot or the script are bad. It is just that we have seen them before from Marvel.
Luckily to cover up the lack of originality director Scott Derrickson amps up the visual craziness. Doctor Strange still has Marvel’s signature look, but it has been smashed together with a neon version of Inception. The movie looks great, always showing you something new and interesting. If you can’t tell the movies apart based on their plot at least you will know what you are watching based off the special effects.
Benedict Cumberbatch was born to be a Marvel superhero. He delivers the witty dialog with aplomb. He will be a great addition to their lineup. I can’t wait to see him stand up with the rest of the gang. Though it is time for Marvel to try and diversify the makeup of their heroic cast.
Despite having seen this story before, at least it is a good story, and one that they were able to amp up visually. Doctor Strange may not be the new direction Marvel needs to find to stay relevant, but at least it is an entertaining flick, and one that I can recommend to people who like Marvel’s formula. If you are looking for something different, you may have to wait a bit longer.
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Things Get Real In Batman The Telltale Series Episode 3!
Batman: The Telltale Series is one of the best Batman year two stories ever told. A young Bruce Wayne struggling with his past, and trying to get a handle on being Batman and Bruce. In the first two episodes you had no real idea about the consequences of your decisions, but things are starting to take shape in Episode Three, and for me they are not good. Good story-wise, but bad for The Bat.
I would love to just sit here and write down all the great stuff in Episode Three, but that would spoil it for you, and I don’t want to do that. What I want to do is tell you that if you like Batman, you should be playing this game. It is out on just about every platform known to man, so there is no excuse not to be playing it. I cannot wait to see if I can fix the problems I have created for myself in the first few episodes.