"Video games don't translate well to movies" has been the case since Nintendo put Mario & Luigi in an apocalyptic, futuristic dystopian world which was far from the colorful, innocent, and fun mushroom kingdom most gamers were familiar with. Of course back then most film directors were from past generations that never had a passion for video games. Even the late Bob Hoskins, who played Mario in that 1993 catastrophe of a movie, didn't even know the source material until his son showed him the video game his movie was based upon. In the years that have followed, lots of movies based upon video games have bombed or had no resemblance to their source material.
Thankfully, the people who made this movie, listened to their fans. Sonic is not some weird looking being in a strange world. He's exactly who fans like me would envision him, in a world where we feel he belongs. Part of Sonic's image is that he's a cute, fun blue hedgehog in worlds where the color is largely green, but sometimes he travels to strange, dystopian worlds but for a character like sonic, it's still going to be fun for the viewer.
What makes it good is the attention to detail. Any veteran fans of the series will recognize little Easter eggs and references here and there. It was difficult for me to keep quiet in that theatre when I noticed all the references to Sonic the hedgehog (Right down to the piano cover of the original Green Hill Zone theme) But if there's any character who got the greatest transition to the big screen, it's Dr. Robotnik, played by legendary funnyman, Jim Carrey. Carrey knew EXACTLY who he was portraying and did it well. His spontaneity and wacky, offbeat style made him fun to watch for a bad guy.
And if you think this movie left out certain, even cuter lovable characters with the ability to fly with their 'tails' just wait. If you stick around after the credits you'll smell a sequel with a character that appeared in the 1992 video game sequel to the original 1991 game.
But there's still a few characters missing, in particular a red echidna & a love interest for our beloved Sonic, but hey, like the video games, Sonic's bound to get a sequel.
Thankfully, the people who made this movie, listened to their fans. Sonic is not some weird looking being in a strange world. He's exactly who fans like me would envision him, in a world where we feel he belongs. Part of Sonic's image is that he's a cute, fun blue hedgehog in worlds where the color is largely green, but sometimes he travels to strange, dystopian worlds but for a character like sonic, it's still going to be fun for the viewer.
What makes it good is the attention to detail. Any veteran fans of the series will recognize little Easter eggs and references here and there. It was difficult for me to keep quiet in that theatre when I noticed all the references to Sonic the hedgehog (Right down to the piano cover of the original Green Hill Zone theme) But if there's any character who got the greatest transition to the big screen, it's Dr. Robotnik, played by legendary funnyman, Jim Carrey. Carrey knew EXACTLY who he was portraying and did it well. His spontaneity and wacky, offbeat style made him fun to watch for a bad guy.
And if you think this movie left out certain, even cuter lovable characters with the ability to fly with their 'tails' just wait. If you stick around after the credits you'll smell a sequel with a character that appeared in the 1992 video game sequel to the original 1991 game.
But there's still a few characters missing, in particular a red echidna & a love interest for our beloved Sonic, but hey, like the video games, Sonic's bound to get a sequel.