As someone who used to walk several blocks just to play Sonic on a Genesis Kiosk at my local video rental store, and then got a Genesis for Xmas that same year, I say more power to him.
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Sonic the Hedgehog Sets New Record For Video Game Movie Domestic Opening Weekends
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I assume on back order while they burn all the plushies from the original design.
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I'm sure that didn't help, but I think Sonic looked more appealing to kids and families in the post-redesign trailers than Detective Pikachu ever did.
The fish out of water storyline helps it a lot I think. I don't think Detective Pikachu's plot is impenetrable to any newbies, but it does seem to assume its audience has at least a basic knowledge of the Pokemon universe.
Sonic? He's a blue hedgehog who runs fast, and now he's on Earth. That's all you need to know.
get a regular sonic plushy, wash it on a spin cycle for a whole day, stick it under the seat cushion of a skid row dumpster couch for three months in August, retrieve it and enjoy your extremely limited edition "pre-movie fan reaction revamp Sonic"
The redesign screwed with this movie's merch hard. There's a few toys and plushes out there but they generally don't look great, this is the only half-decent one that probably wasn't too difficult to salvage considering the design is largely printed on.
Considering how everything around this movie I understand the difficulty in not only making merch in time but also the lack of belief it would do well.
It's why I'm fascinated if stuff will now be quickly made and if Sega will try to announce something.
I wonder if they get behind young Sonic. Japan had dedicated posters and a trailer for him.
by being a movie that was more appealing to audiences while simultaneously opening during a relative lull.
Man imagine all the other big name actors they'd get for a sequel now that they've got a hit on their hands, it'd be a dream cast for sure.
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Why did they put the seam THERE?
Oh, God...
I took my 4 year old to see it and she enjoyed it just fine. Theres some punching and someone gets called a jerk but nothing more extreme than that.
Rad. Ooc does your 4 year old play any games? Thinking it's time to get my kiddo gently into the hobby
Merchandise takes awhile to design and manufacture, so they basically had to start from scratch with the redesign. The stuff on shelves now are mostly stuff they could repaint to still work with the new design.
She doesn't 'play' games, so much as she presses the buttons to see what happens. Shes got her favourites in Smash (which is where she knows Sonic from) but she's oddly great at the Untitled Goose Game, moving the character in a 3D space, picking stuff up and honking.
One more anecdote; my nephews on my wife side are dragging my mother in law to see Sonic this week. I dont even think they're a fan of the games, they've just seen the adverts and think it's for them. As much as fans and gamers like the film, kids are liking it just as much, even if they dont know what a Sonic is.
Sucks that the studio who did the reanimation of Sonic has since closed.
But as an old school Sega fanboy, 12 year old me is glad to stick it to "Ninty".
But as an old school Sega fanboy, 12 year old me is glad to stick it to "Ninty".
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I think they mean why we don't call those films Book Movies.
Though I guess we do say "book adaptations".
We can only dream for a new cast if there's a sequel.
sorry that's all I got
I feel like Sonic fans have the unhinged edge, whereas Pokémon fans are more gatekeepey obsessiveness
No idea which is worse
I think it's because comic book or video game movies tend to be genre fiction, while books run the gamut.
Be patient, this SEGA Cinematic Universe is gonna write itself. Once we get to Crazy Taxi: Civil War they'll bridge the gap between all the franchises and be pumping out hit after hit Marvel style.
Let's not get hyperbolic with that "great" nowIf you had told me from three months ago that the last Star Wars movie would be a massive disappointment but that we'd get a great Sonic the Hedgehog movie, I'd have called you crazy.
Here we are.
That's because if Sega cut 50% of the cast, the fanbase would be like, "please cut more".
It may be safe and derivative for someone who is not a Sonic fan or a kid, but for a Sonic fan, this movie was absolutely great.
It's not the first time, and sadly, it won't be the last. Maybe they'll beg them to come back for the sequel.
"50% of the cast cut"
"Oh come on"
"BUT cream's feet are now 35% bigger and sweatier"
"LET'S GO SEGA"
I brought my 4 year old and 8 year old to it. They loved it and it's appropriate for kids.
Inaccurate. You forgot the part where you steal your grandma's dentures (from her coffin) and pop them in the plush.
I'll take this movie being rated fresh by Rotten Tomatoes as a "victory" for the brand, but I also cant call the film legitimately great. I enjoyed it and am really pulling for a sequel that is more faithful to the subject matter and/or just more whimsical in general, but at the end of the day it really wasn't anything special.
That being said, the movie not being utter trash was a huge surprise and I dont blame us fans calling it great, haha.
Yes, and it was smart to open on a holiday weekend (even though that doesn't count when comparing the 3 day grosses). Also, Sonic benefited from Pikachu being the first certified fresh live action video game adaptation and now people actually trust that they will be good, but Pikachu followed up a lot of crap movies. And I think they should have started with a mainline Pokémon film instead of a spinoff like Detective Pikachu.
yikes I forgot that aspect
I'm legit impressed at what they did. Took guts and improved the movie. I'm sorta curious to see the snydercut of it though