In Theaters
Synopsis (from IMDB):
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Thoughts
If you've watched the first two films in this franchise then you have a pretty good idea of how things will flow visually. This movie introduces Shadow and Gerald Robotnik and pulls from the Sonic Adventure 2 story. Keanu Reeves and Jim Carrey straight killed it in their roles. Especially, Jim Carrey as he is playing both Robotniks in the movie. I like how they showcased Shadow's powers and what makes him different from Sonic. The jokes in the movie are well done and they don't really drag anything on. The human element in the movie makes sense and they do a good job of using them just enough to not be annoying. I thought the movie was pretty balanced in that way. The visuals are pretty much the same as in the second film, this isn't a bad thing to me as the saying goes if ain't broke don't fix it. The soundtrack is very well done and yes, they play Live and Learn during the climax of the movie. That makes this my movie of the year just for that alone.
I think the movie is great but there are a couple of things that made me scratch my head a little bit. The exclusion of Rouge the Bat and Kristen Ritter's character. I really thought she would have more to do but apparently I was wrong. Also, it feels like some stuff with Gerald Robotnik may have been cut. They made it seem like Eggman didn't even know him, which I thought was pretty weird. It does seem like there are some scenes that are on the cutting room floor that would probably have helped explain some things a little better. Other than that I thought the movie was great.
For Parents
The movie is rated PG and runs a little under two hours. I thought the pacing was fine and outside of a few things that I thought could have been explained better I think the story flowed well. There are two post credit scenes, one in the middle and one after. The one in the middle does have a couple of surprising cameos and sets up what they could possibly do in Sonic 4.
Final Thoughts
This movie was awesome. This is getting a FULL PRICE from me.
I think fans of Sonic Adventure 2 will really enjoy this movie.
Jim Carrey as always is great and Keanu really nailed Shadow, in my opinion.
Not gonna lie, the Sonic movies have all been good and I am interested in seeing the next
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