PSA Sonic The Hedgehog (the movie) Official Trailer
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This looks like the kind of trainwreck cinema i can get behind. It's going to be nasty but maybe if i watch the trailer with audio later tonight it might be better? Am at work and can't find my earbuds.
So far, Detective Pikachu looks like the winner out of the two.
So far, Detective Pikachu looks like the winner out of the two.
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Shouldn't Eggman be a little bit more portly? A little too much Meth while chasing the Hedgehog perhaps?
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Wait, i'm in the UK will the tagline be "Every Hero has a MegaDrive" over here in Euroland?
I guess they set out to outdo the Mario movie. They might have achieved that.
It's going to be bad but I still want to watch it.
Sonic looks like some guy in a Sonic costume. If that was intentional it looks bad. If it wasn't it still looks bad. This also doesn't seem like a Sonic movie apart from the main character. Sonic Adventure integrated humans in a better way, because that still looked like the Sonic universe instead of the real world.
I still want to watch it for curiosity's sake, and to have fun with how bad it'll be. Here's hoping it's the Sonic 2006 of movies!
I still want to watch it for curiosity's sake, and to have fun with how bad it'll be. Here's hoping it's the Sonic 2006 of movies!
"Heroes never Cast their Dreams away."
I've read that Robotnik 'changes'/transforms during the movie, you can see his crazy mustache at the end of the trailer. Potentially setting up for more follow-up movies, haha
SO TELL ME
WHYYYYY ARE WE
TOO FAST TO SEE
THAT THE ONES WE HURT
ARE YOUOUOU AND ME
WHYYYYY ARE WE
TOO FAST TO SEE
THAT THE ONES WE HURT
ARE YOUOUOU AND ME
the quality difference between this and detective pikachu is nuts. this seems like a movie that should have come out in 2002
This movie seems like it was custom made for my friends and I's Bad Movie Night.
The shot at teh end of Carrey with the mushroom seems at least vaguely Sonic-esque.
This is going to be a hot mess of a dumpster fire
The shot at teh end of Carrey with the mushroom seems at least vaguely Sonic-esque.
This is going to be a hot mess of a dumpster fire
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Just showed to trailer to my little brother and he seemed hyped to watched the movie, so I guess the target audience may like it in the end. 
Man, Panda Pedinte your profile pic kills me every time i scroll past it.
Felt the exact same way! I'll likely hold off on watching it in theaters.
Felt the exact same way! I'll likely hold off on watching it in theaters.
Were Sega involved in anything in this movie other than provide the rights?
Nothing seems right in this movie
Nothing seems right in this movie
The film is basically Hop but with Sonic and no drumming. It even co-stars James Marsden, just like Hop. I liked Hop. I can't say I'm a fan of the Sonic design, but this could at the very least be a watchable movie.
As a long-time hardcore Sonic fan, I'm gonna see this through. But not because of Sonic, but because of 90's humor Jim Carrey, LOL!!!!
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Weird Sonic aside, I think this will be a decent buddy cop film. I just hope Carrey's back doesnt break from carrrying this.
I'm sure that the design has been criticized internally at Paramount long before it was made public. Nobody wants to make a bad film. I don't know how the film got this point where they're six months from release and Sonic looks weird and kinda freak-ish in certain shots. Maybe one day there'll be a tell-all about the troubled production of Sonic. I do hope that the VFX team aren't forced to crunch for the next six months to redo all the shots where Sonic appears since they're likely not gonna move the release date.
Let's take a step back, though. The reason films such as Garfield, Alvin and the Chipmunks (the first live action film, at least), and Hop worked on a fundamental level is that they had visually charming protagonists. They were cute, in their own way. These films didn't necessarily impress critics, but they do work as films..
Hop is especially pertinent because both Sonic and Detective Pikachu are pretty clearly cribbing from it. But the lynchpin is that EB's design works. Pikachu's design works.
This, on the other hand, is not working. It just looks odd, my dudes. Is it a man? It is a hedgehog? God can see you, Paramount, and He is not pleased with what you have created.
Cinematic parallels and all. I like Mike Myer's Cat in the Cat movie. But I like it because it is a twisted, demented, freakish, completely inappropriate fever dream of a film. It's a marvel that it exists. That it was allowed to exist. That we can enjoy it, drink from its poisoned nectar and see into ourselves. A Sonic movie that makes me think about Cat in the Hat should indeed re-examine its creative direction before it's too late.
As for people arguing this film will be a giant stinker, I remember people shittng all over Alita when the first screens were released with the weird eyes. That film turned itself around and was pretty solid. I wouldn't be so quick to write Sonic off. The people behind this movie are trying to make a good movie, and I think it's wise to always give people the benefit of a doubt. So what if it's not the bestest movie ever? There's a wide spectrum between amazing and garbage.
Let's take a step back, though. The reason films such as Garfield, Alvin and the Chipmunks (the first live action film, at least), and Hop worked on a fundamental level is that they had visually charming protagonists. They were cute, in their own way. These films didn't necessarily impress critics, but they do work as films..
Hop is especially pertinent because both Sonic and Detective Pikachu are pretty clearly cribbing from it. But the lynchpin is that EB's design works. Pikachu's design works.
This, on the other hand, is not working. It just looks odd, my dudes. Is it a man? It is a hedgehog? God can see you, Paramount, and He is not pleased with what you have created.
Cinematic parallels and all. I like Mike Myer's Cat in the Cat movie. But I like it because it is a twisted, demented, freakish, completely inappropriate fever dream of a film. It's a marvel that it exists. That it was allowed to exist. That we can enjoy it, drink from its poisoned nectar and see into ourselves. A Sonic movie that makes me think about Cat in the Hat should indeed re-examine its creative direction before it's too late.
As for people arguing this film will be a giant stinker, I remember people shittng all over Alita when the first screens were released with the weird eyes. That film turned itself around and was pretty solid. I wouldn't be so quick to write Sonic off. The people behind this movie are trying to make a good movie, and I think it's wise to always give people the benefit of a doubt. So what if it's not the bestest movie ever? There's a wide spectrum between amazing and garbage.
No, but companies have purposely established projects in the past that exist for no other reason than to fail as a way to get rid of money, use it as a tax break, and get rid of unwanted employees to name a few reasons. However, this has backfired in a few instances such as The Brave Little Toaster and Silent Hill (The game).
Cheaper to use mocap than animate a uniquely designed character, internal disputes in the production team that never got solved, the production company not giving a damn about the product and only caring about retaining the license, the people making the project don't know WTF a Sonic is, focus groups saying "This is what people really want", the people making the project thinking that the entire thing is "below" them, the staff behind the project were probably illsuited for the job in the first place, the staff and production company behind the project made the entire film with the mindset of "It's a kids movie, who cares about quality", production companies failing to understanding that "realistic =\ cute"...I believe there's a few other reasons that could be it but I can't remember them at the moment.
That film FAILED in the U.S. (The domestic market). The only reason it barely succeeded is because of the foriegn market. On top of that, the only reason the film was actually good is because Cameron had been fawning over the project for years because how much he loved the manga. It almost literally is his brainchild.
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