NEW Audio Commentary By Pop Culture Historian Russell Dyball And The Panel Jumper Host Cole Hornaday.NEW High-Definition Transfer And Restoration From The Original Film Elements.Strange comes to life to battle the forces of evil.” “Enter a world filled with sorcerers, powerful supernatural forces and bizarre enchantments as the famed Marvel Comics superhero Dr. While we wait for Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Shout! Factory has just released Doctor Strange 1978 on Blu-ray, a website exclusive release! To his credit though, part 2 did probably have some of the best deaths in the series (opening premonition, fire escape ladder, and plate glass).The original film adaptation of Marvel’s Doctor Strange came along in 1978, believe it or not, a made-for-TV movie that was actually a pilot episode for a proposed television series. I hope that if they make a 5th one that James Wong (who directed the first and third films) returns to give the series a proper send off as the David Ellis entries to the franchise (the second and fourth films) are definitely the weakest links in the series. They should have tried to get him in here somehow. At this point the fans expect to see him. He was seen in the first 2 and heard in the 3rd one. Not only that but they cut away from what probably would have been the most visually interesting death. The deaths themselves were very "meh" and fake looking. Granted the basic premise is the same but they didn't even try here. There is even less of a plot here then the other 3. By taking away the surprise aspect the movie was ruined. Pretty much all of the deaths are given away in the previews, so when someone dies its no surprise whatsoever. At approximately 80 minutes the film is too short and there isn't any sort of time given to building up tension. This was the worst entry in the series for the following reasons: 1.
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