Suggested by Destroyer Battra is a tough Kaiju but Doc Samson is someone who has taken on the Hulk and even come out ahead. He would be able to completely overwhelm Battra and is quick enough to dodge the counter shots. Marvel heroes are no strangers to fighting giant monsters and this would just be another beast in a long line of defeated creatures. You would need a more powerful Kaiju to stop this guy. Doc Samson wins.
Suggested by Destroyer Father has impressive abilities which stem from his alchemy but this will not be enough to take All For One out. Ultimately All For One can definitely outlast Father while also completely overwhelming him in pure power and speed. Father’s stamina isn’t as good and regen can only help you get so far. If he had some better close combat techniques he may have stood a chance but he’s definitely on the losing side here. All For One wins.
Suggested by Destroyer Victor is powerful and looked really impressive during the Buso Renkin series. That said, I don’t believe he would be able to squeeze this win out. He has a lot of strength but ultimately didn’t show anything to suggest that it would be enough to overwhelm AFO. AFO can handle a level of speed pretty well with how he fought All Might and he has enough stamina to stay in the fight until he wins. All For One wins.
Suggested by Destroyer All For One is back but he’s up against an incredibly powerful opponent in Ginjo. The fact that this guy was able to hold his own against Ichigo for a little while there is crazy. His speed and power are both leagues ahead of anything AFO would be able to do. AFO would not be able to defend against this level of attack of dodge them. In every major category Ginjo has the edge here and it’ll be difficult for AFO to bridge the gap. Ginjo wins.
Suggested by Destroyer All For One is a pretty powerful fighter and we’ve really seen what he can do against the strongest fighters in his verse. As good as Shishio’s sword skills are, there’s still no way that he would be able to take AFO down. AFO’s barriers would block his strikes and his air bullets are fast enough to tag Shishio and knock him down for the count. Good skills just aren’t enough to make up for the difference in abilities here. All For One wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge Demitri Maximoff is a powerful fighter with speed and power. He’s the complete package here which means he should not be underestimated. That being said, Gaara has his absolute defense which should give him a solid advantage here. He can attack in an instant from any direction. I don’t believe Demitri is quick enough to overcome that. Gaara’s sand mastery is just too advanced. Gaara wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge Ka D’Argo has super strength and he’s a quick fighter when it counts but he’s out of his league against Batman. Batman is just too fast and his close combat skills are just too good. He should always have the advantage here in a fight like this. Ka’s best bet would be to really quickly land a knock-out blow that takes Batman down for the count but the odds of that are slim to none. Batman wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge Scorpius has super strength and is definitely a tough guy in general but he’s definitely not ready for this win. Batman has his GL Power Ring and a whole lot of power ups that would make him be able to claim the win here. Scorpius will definitely be on the back foot for this round and won’t have a way to make a proper comeback here. Batman has gone up against every kind of opponent there is and so Scorpius won’t be able to take him by surprise. Batman wins.
Suggested by iKnowledge John Crichton is a smart guy and he’s got a gun but he won’t be beating Batman here. Batman has gone up against all kinds of crazy fighters in his day like Darkseid and Superman. He’s obtained many different powers overt the years and never stops getting stronger. Throw in his mastery of close quarters combat and I don’t see John being able to do much of anything here. He’s just out of his league and will be primed for a complete loss here. Batman wins.
This is definitely what I would consider to be one of the more mean spirited movies. It’s really just about someone getting absolutely crushed by another person’s mental abilities and you’re just thinking, “You have to fight!”. Whether that means talking into the mirror and saying the words fight over and over again or getting a pair of glasses since the lead is always grabbing his face, you have to find a way to resist the telepathic abilities of the enemy. If you don’t, then the game is already over before the match has even begun.
The movie starts off with Mike not being the nicest fellow as he ditches his girlfriend and best friend for no real reason. He decides to just hang around town to have a good time but gives up on this and ends up going to a bar. At this point he is approached by an old man named Marcus who guarantees he can give Mike a good time. Mike figures this doesn’t sound ominous at all and follows the guy to his flat where he is strapped into a chair and hypnotized. When he awakens from this he doesn’t feel any different and leaves but now it turns out that he can be mind controlled by Marcus and his wife Estelle. At first it’s innocent enough as they have him break an egg and they just enjoy feeling different sensations. Then things grow a little darker and Marcus starts to have second thoughts about this.
While Marcus seems like he would be the main antagonist here, he’s mostly just kicked around the whole time. He looks so weak in the film too that you have to shake your head. Like come on man, you can do much better than this can’t you? It feels like he is just not contributing much at all here. Surprisingly he still talks tough the whole time and while he ultimately makes a move at the very end, he just handled everything horribly. How do you get defeated so completely like this?
Meanwhile Estelle is definitely as cruel as can be. She isn’t afraid to push the envelope and do what she feels needs to be done. There’s nothing really interesting about her though. She gets drunk at one point and starts talking about making this a game so it seems like she just always wanted to prove that she was stronger than Marcus? Perhaps there is a good backstory in there somewhere but this film definitely didn’t have time for that.
As for Mike, like I said he’s basically got 0 agency in this film. He doesn’t remember what is happening to him while he is being mind controlled and has absolutely no way of stopping it. He has 0 defenses and just gets turned at the drop of a hat. Even when he isn’t being controlled he doesn’t seem like a nice character. The guy ditches his friends for no reason and is always very defensive. He’s not quite a murderer like what the villains turned him into but it’s clear that he’s not going to be much of a protagonist.
Alan and Nicole are the other two main characters I suppose but it’s not like they can do a whole lot about this. They suspect that something is going on with Mike but it doesn’t make sense since they’ve been friends for so long so they try to get more details. It does make sense why this whole thing does not make sense since of course mind control is involved but they would have no way of knowing that.
The only exciting part of the film is the climax where we get a whole car chase. The cops are mostly on the back foot here as they keep missing the turns but ultimately they still keep at it until the end. The heroes are really left with no answers but the ending is conclusive. It is just not a very satisfying fun. You’ll feel bad for the various victims who are attacked here. Ultimately they won’t get a whole lot of justice here with how things ended up.
It’s not at all rare to have a film like this where the villain has their fun until dying but the times it doesn’t work is when the heroes don’t get to do much. You can definitely say that this is true of this film because if you think about it, the heroes did almost nothing here. Ultimately the old man had to make a move himself and it certainly took him a long time to do this. The movie ends up dragging because you know how it’s going to end but the build up is just so crazy long. It feels like it never ends until the film is over.
At least I do still like the British way of speaking here. The various mannerisms like ending a sentence with “isn’t it?” as a rhetorical question is always nice. The script isn’t bad either and if the film was longer or the writing better then the movie could have capitalized on this with some strong dialogue. Unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be and so we didn’t get to fully experience this as much as we should have.
Overall, The Sorcerers is definitely a pretty weak film. It really just has the character get mind controlled over and over again without putting up any kind of defenses. That’s what really holds him back. I would have liked to have seen some restraint or at least being able to confront the villains in the end. It would be more interesting than just seeing him broken down over and over again. The whole film has a rather underground vibe to it as everything is dark and dreary even though it’s still day time. The idea of being able to share sensations is interesting enough but the downsides will always outweigh the positives. In a way you’re putting your life in someone else’s hands after all.
Overall 3/10
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