Board 8 > So apparently Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the better video game movies.

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INCEPTlON
02/13/20 8:15:05 AM
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https://www.ign.com/articles/sonic-the-hedgehog-review-3

count me in

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Kinglicious
02/13/20 8:15:48 AM
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Seeing it tonight.

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LeonhartFour
02/13/20 8:25:47 AM
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that's not a high bar to clear but I'm impressed people seem to think it's actually worth watching

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Mac Arrowny
02/13/20 8:31:02 AM
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https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sonic_the_hedgehog_2020

Currently at 69% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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INCEPTlON
02/13/20 8:42:10 AM
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It was an automatic watch for me, so this just makes it better.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was my first game ever and Sonic in general is what got me into video games. Video games are also a huge part of the reason I made it though an extremely depressing childhood.

I owe a lot to the blue blur.

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Steiner
02/13/20 8:44:25 AM
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Sonic was my first video game and the only movies I watched as a child were Jim Carrey ones. Child me would be obsessed with this.

Probably still won't watch it though lol

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INCEPTlON
02/13/20 8:51:18 AM
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Steiner posted...
Sonic was my first video game and the only movies I watched as a child were Jim Carrey ones. Child me would be obsessed with this.

Probably still won't watch it though lol


I can definitely understand why anyone wouldnt want to watch it. Its another fictional character in the real world movie and its a very very very tired plot line.

Youre not kidding though about the seeing it as a child thing though. I must have watched the Mask and Ace Ventura every other day as a kid. I would be going crazy for this movie at that age.

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BlackMageJawa
02/13/20 1:30:18 PM
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INCEPTlON posted...


I can definitely understand why anyone wouldnt want to watch it. Its another fictional character in the real world movie and its a very very very tired plot line.

Youre not kidding though about the seeing it as a child thing though. I must have watched the Mask and Ace Ventura every other day as a kid. I would be going crazy for this movie at that age.

That's part of the problem for me- Jim Carrey is just being Jim Carrey again. It's not Sonic vs Robotnik, it's Sonic vs Ace Ventura, Stanley Ipkiss, Truman Burbank and every other comedy character Carrey has ever played because they're all exactly the same and none of them bear the slightest resemblance to Dr. Robotnik.
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MoogleKupo141
02/13/20 1:32:33 PM
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What ive read makes it sound like an ok kids movie, but not something I would really enjoy now.
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XIII_rocks
02/13/20 1:38:33 PM
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Apparently he gets more Robotnik later on in the movie

But I'm fine with Carrey Robotnik either way. It's not like his characterization is legendary. Yes, the design of the character is legendary and yes, his place as Sonic's antagonist is a big deal. But he is not some nuanced role with all these subtle intricacies that I'm interested in seeing an intense character study of and that I need to be played by some unholy lovechild of Laurence Olivier and Daniel Day Lewis. Let's not overstate what Dr Robotnik is.

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skullbone
02/13/20 1:53:53 PM
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From what I've seen I hope that they're playing this one safe so they can go full Sonic nonsense in the sequel.

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Leonhart4
02/13/20 2:33:34 PM
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If you want a masterful Robotnik performance watch the Sonic Boom cartoon

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Heroic Bigpun
02/13/20 2:42:25 PM
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Its like detective pikachu

I feel like it's enjoyable and fun. It's not meant to win awards

I'm just hoping it's not ENTIRELY riddled with cringey jokes like the ones present in the trailers

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LOLIAmAnAlt
02/13/20 2:43:07 PM
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Thinking about seeing it tomorrow.

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Grand Kirby
02/13/20 2:59:20 PM
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There are big sales on Sonic games on different stores for the movie?

Is Sonic Forces worth 10 bucks? I heard people didn't like it.

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JackMan
02/13/20 3:10:50 PM
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Grand Kirby posted...
Is Sonic Forces worth 10 bucks? I heard people didn't like it.
I'd say so. It's not a good game, but it's not a bad game either, it's just really meh. Being able to make your own Sonic OC and hearing Liam O'Brien ham it up is worth the price though.

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TheRock1525
02/13/20 3:16:59 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
If you want a masterful Robotnik performance watch the Sonic Boom cartoon
This man gets it.

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Grand Kirby
02/13/20 4:04:46 PM
#18:


Leonhart4 posted...
If you want a masterful Robotnik performance watch the Sonic Boom cartoon
He has a great singing voice.

https://youtu.be/tQMEAh5rhsc

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Kinglicious
02/14/20 12:28:42 AM
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Movie's alright.
Needed more Sonic music and more Sonic references but a few subtle ones do exist that you know will go a long way.
Way better than my initial expectations were.

also we're getting a sequel.

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StealThisSheen
02/14/20 12:56:45 AM
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You know, while I haven't seen Sonic to comment, and it feels weird counting Angry Birds, if you look at the current top 5 rated video game movies on RT:

  1. Angry Birds Movie 2
  2. Detective Pikachu
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog
  4. Tomb Raider (2018)
  5. Rampage
It almost makes video game movies not look too bad!

But then you continue on the list

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Mr Lasastryke
02/14/20 1:05:15 AM
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warcraft is noticably absent from that list.

i haven't seen it but i think that was another one where people were like "ok it's not terrible so it's automatically one of the best video game movies."

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StealThisSheen
02/14/20 1:10:31 AM
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Warcraft ended up at #14 (15 counting Sonic) with only 28% fresh.

The top 5 are the only ones above 50%.

Out of 43 movies.

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LeonhartFour
02/14/20 1:10:51 AM
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Leafeon13N
02/14/20 1:11:40 AM
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Mr Lasastryke posted...
warcraft is noticably absent from that list.

i haven't seen it but i think that was another one where people were like "ok it's not terrible so it's automatically one of the best video game movies."
Wasn't terrible but also was a case of a game not translating well to movie format.
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StealThisSheen
02/14/20 1:11:49 AM
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https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/video-game-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/

It'd probably help if I actually posted the link, huh

Mortal Kombat was a respectable #5 but probably gets bumped out by Sonic.

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TheRock1525
02/14/20 1:14:45 AM
#26:


They call me Sonic.
Cuz I am faster than sound I keep on jumping around.

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LeonhartFour
02/14/20 1:17:51 AM
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StealThisSheen posted...
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/video-game-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/

It'd probably help if I actually posted the link, huh

Mortal Kombat was a respectable #5 but probably gets bumped out by Sonic.

Annihilation at the bottom where it belongs

also I noted multiple uses of the phrase "fails to clear the already low bar of its predecessor" reading that list

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Mr Lasastryke
02/14/20 1:22:54 AM
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oh yeah, isn't the first resident evil supposed to be pretty good? i've only seen a few of the sequels.

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Zylothewolf
02/14/20 4:30:55 AM
#29:


StealThisSheen posted...
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/video-game-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/

It'd probably help if I actually posted the link, huh

Mortal Kombat was a respectable #5 but probably gets bumped out by Sonic.

You know its bad when there are over 30 movies with worse score than Final Fantasy: Spirits Within.


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Snake5555555555
02/14/20 4:37:37 AM
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The first Silent Hill movie is actually one I enjoy a lot. Second SH movie is one of the worst dumpster fires I've ever seen though.

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Nanis23
02/14/20 4:41:30 AM
#31:


Mr Lasastryke posted...
warcraft is noticably absent from that list.

i haven't seen it but i think that was another one where people were like "ok it's not terrible so it's automatically one of the best video game movies."
It wasn't bad
But it was less interesting than the cinematics in the Blizzard games so it was dumb
Remember, Blizzard used to be the king of video game cinematics back in the day. a full movie for Warcraft or Starcraft was a wet dream

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MichelBollinger
02/14/20 4:42:53 AM
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I didn't even know there was an Angry Birds 2.

The only notable thing about Warcraft is that without the absurd China bump it got it was about to be the biggest financial disaster in the history of cinema.
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XIII_rocks
02/14/20 4:55:31 AM
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I liked the first SH and Resident Evil movies but I was a kid for the RE movie in particular and may only like it for the lazer scene

I think new Tomb Raider is good and slightly underrated

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XIII_rocks
02/14/20 7:30:48 AM
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So the movie is pretty good, though very predictable (down to, like, individual camera shots)

But Marsden was pretty good which was nice because I've actively disliked him since X-Men and Carrey brought things up a notch. It was fine, which is better than I expected

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LeonhartFour
02/14/20 9:00:29 AM
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Zylothewolf posted...
You know its bad when there are over 30 movies with worse score than Final Fantasy: Spirits Within.

I mean Spirits Within wasn't even that bad

it was just boring

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JackMan
02/14/20 9:17:40 AM
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Just got back, thought it was good! Nothing revolutionary, but a solid, funny adventure film, which considering the initial trailers, was way more than I was expecting.

Main cast was great, especially Ben Schwartz. The 'I know you exist!' 'No I don't' bit had me laughing out loud. Hyped for the sequel.

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HashtagSEP
02/14/20 9:50:38 AM
#37:


XIII_rocks posted...
I think new Tomb Raider is good and slightly underrated

Agree with this.

Honestly, without having seen Angry Birds or Sonic, I think atleast 3 of the top 5 (Detective Pikachu, Tomb Raider, Rampage) are at the least very fun movies, which makes it sad when you realize there are a good 30-some other movies that are just awful.

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voltch
02/14/20 10:58:27 AM
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Oh right all the Japanese VG adaptations never get reviewed for RT.


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IfGodCouldDie
02/14/20 11:19:47 AM
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Leafeon13N posted...
Wasn't terrible but also was a case of a game not translating well to movie format.
Which I find strange because of the cinematics that accompany the game and its expansions.

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Underleveled
02/14/20 12:56:16 PM
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StealThisSheen posted...
You know, while I haven't seen Sonic to comment, and it feels weird counting Angry Birds, if you look at the current top 5 rated video game movies on RT:

1. Angry Birds Movie 2
2. Detective Pikachu
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Tomb Raider (2018)
5. Rampage
It almost makes video game movies not look too bad!

But then you continue on the list
And all of them were from the past few years, which gives hope for the future of the medium.

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Safer_777
02/14/20 1:32:54 PM
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Still when the best we get when a video game movie comes out is That it is not that bad what future can there really be? Eh.

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skullbone
02/14/20 1:36:52 PM
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The Mario movie being made by Illumination (Minions movies) seems like it'll probably take the crown for best video game movie. I really don't see how they could mess that up considering all of their movies are pretty successful.

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Grand Kirby
02/14/20 2:46:09 PM
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Underleveled posted...
And all of them were from the past few years, which gives hope for the future of the medium.
Don't hope too much, we're getting the Monster Hunter movie soon and everything about it looks like a dumpster fire.

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colliding
02/14/20 3:09:31 PM
#44:


skullbone posted...
The Mario movie being made by Illumination (Minions movies) seems like it'll probably take the crown for best video game movie. I really don't see how they could mess that up considering all of their movies are pretty successful.

"successful" doesn't necessarily mean good

personally I hate all of their films, including the despicable me films. they're also not great with licensed work, considering the non-splash of their dr. seuss films.
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skullbone
02/14/20 3:24:36 PM
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colliding posted...
"successful" doesn't necessarily mean good

I mean I agree but we're not the ones making the lists

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LOLIAmAnAlt
02/14/20 6:47:21 PM
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So does anyone know what the original design of Tails looked like?

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XIII_rocks
02/14/20 7:20:12 PM
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There are some things we're better off not knowing.

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Pirateking2000
02/14/20 8:05:33 PM
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XIII_rocks posted...
There are some things we're better off not knowing.

like what child Sonic looked like! Imagine...

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ninkendo
02/15/20 12:18:14 AM
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Just finished it

A bit slow in spots but overall I liked it and already excited for the next one based on that ending

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Fastbreak
02/15/20 12:22:19 AM
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It was cute

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