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Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme

(2007, Rated PG-13, Fantasy, Starring Bryce Johnson, Jonathan Adams, Chris Edgerly)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 0; suggested age 11.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Dark, mystic 'toon for serious Marvel comic fans.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 11 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    There is a contrast between Strange, who gets to be become Sorcerer Supreme, and the seemingly more-qualified Mordo, who only cares about victory and not the safety of his comrades. Maybe Strange's background as a physician is meant to symbolize his altruism, but he's a pretty cold doctor. Before he gets enlightenment/superpowers the hero attempts suicide.

  • Violence:

    Sympathetic characters are killed, and others stripped to skeletons in magical combat. The main character is maimed (non explicitly) in a car wreck.

  • Sex:

    Some female warriors wear skimpy bikini tops (always what you need battling monsters, of course).

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    The promotional tie-in with the comic-book series is hard to overlook.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme

Parents need to know that this cartoon derives from a Marvel comic book steeped in occult magic and mysticism, and sorcery that impinges on the real world (as opposed to fairy tales). It's wildly fantastical and not quite as campy as the comics (none of Stan Lee's nonsensical invocations such as "By the hoary hosts of Haggoth!"). There is also some creepy imagery, especially involving bewitched and zombie-like children. One attempted suicide.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the decision to make Dr. Stephen Strange the Sorcerer Supreme, a job he didn't even seek. Why do you think he was chosen over Mordo? Even better question, Why didn't the old master think of choosing faithful servant Wong, who doesn't seem to give anybody any trouble? Is Strange's bitterness in his medical practice understandable? Do the spectacular live-action comic-book movies of recent years leave cartoons like these in the dust?
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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
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    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    Exciting.

    This movie is exciting, good-looking, the animation works well with fantasy scenes, and it has a lot of action. Reccomended for any superhero fan.

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