Quick Rating: *
 
 
 

What a yawnfest.  I was never really into the astral planes / 4th dimensional stories that appear in comic books.  And Dr. Strange was a character that hung out in these other worlds.  No real interest on my part for him or his stories.  But, being a comic fan, I've been hunting down the old "movies" made about comic book superheroes.  I didn't even know they made a "Dr. Strange" until I found it on ebay one day.
 
This in essence, is the origin story of Dr. Strange.  He's a resident doctor at a Manhattan hospital, and outside forces are about to enter and change his life.  An old man, who just happens to be a sorcerer, is slowly losing his power, and is looking for someone to pass his powers on to.  An evil witch, Morgan, has vowed to destroy this old sorcerer or his successor, and commands a college coed, who eventually falls in love with Strange, to do so.
 
This was from the 70s, and it shows.  Slow pace, bad hair, bad clothes, far-out special effects.  It's just really bad.  And really boring.  Maybe a fan of the comic would enjoy this, but not me.  The powers that these sorcerers have aren't really explained, except for the Jedi mind trick that the old man pulls off from time to time.  On the plus side, there was a giant stop-motion creature that Morgan serves.  And the main actor kinda looks like Steve Guttenburg with a bad moustache.  Oh, that's not really a plus, now, is it?
 


 

Quality: 2.5  Visuals: 2.0  Intensity: 1.5 
OVERALL RATING: 2.0