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Wednesday, 4 October 2017

Doctor Mordrid (1992)

It began life as a second attempt at a live action Dr Strange film (Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme), but licensing issues forced it to go in a different direction. Nevertheless, anyone familiar with the comic book character will be in no doubt as to its origins, even if they have been slightly altered to avoid litigation. Had it stayed as it was Jeffrey Combs wouldn't have been a good choice as Stephen, despite having a long-standing B-Movie charm, but freed from the association he does just fine, even in his fanciful blue duds.
The plot is typical of the era (i.e. rubbish), even predictably teaming the magic user with a regular human (Yvette Nipar) because every mysterious figure needs a clichéd sceptic to make them look more enigmatic onscreen~.

2 clear plastic daggers out of 5

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