We've been waiting for this moment to arrive, and perhaps surprisingly, it hasn't left us disappointed. There has been much concern over the blue blur's design, and while it isn't good news in that department, this trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is actually okay.
It's self-aware, clearly isn't taking itself seriously, and looks to be an interesting take on the character. Perhaps the highlight, aside from the bonkers decision to use Gangsta's Paradise as the backing track, is Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik. He doesn't look much like the character we know and love, but a tease at the very end suggests he'll get there eventually.
Honestly, we think this could sit in the "so bad, it's good" category, which would be the best we can hope for. Sonic himself might look terrible, but this has some kind of strange potential. It could also be a massive turd, let's face it. What do you think of the first trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie? Walk through the valley of the shadow of death in the comments below.
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Yet another bad game movie. Please netflix don't destroy the witcher
Day one.
We've all agreed that Sonic looks awful but at least the rest of the film looks abysmal
@get2sammyb shame on you lol
Jim Carrey actually seems pretty good as Robotnik, seems they've handled him well! But that CGI Sonic with his quasi-human lips and teeth is just pure nightmare fuel.
I'm genuinely excited to see this. Whether it's a disaster or turns out to be any good, I'm happy.
Jim Carrey. A name I haven't missed.
@QualityGeezer You do know the Witcher series will be based on the books right ? Not on the games.
Eh, it's only really worth seeing for Jim Carrey as Robotnik.
Still not a big fan of Sonic's design.
@LightingThor yeah mate wasn't happy with the casting of yennefer and ciri tho
Ace Ventura: Hedgehog Hunter
@QualityGeezer not a big fan of his either but the documentary Jim & Andy is well worth a watch if you have Netflix. Kind of changed my opinion on him
Not as bad as I was expecting. I still have to get used to the Sonic design though. Who's doing Sonic's voice?
@Deadlyblack his acting is always top notch but the rest of the movie, oh my, it cannot be unseen lol
@Mergatro1d I agree was good but I don't like his brand of comedy
Looks interesting, I’ll watch it on theatre if I can get my friends to watch it with me
I think the movie is more like jim carrey comedy movies rather than sonic movies.
Well... I definitely don’t like Sonic’s look.
@Turismo4GT Ben Schwartz.
It looks like their trying to make a Marvel movie that just happens to be about Sonic. Making it live action makes no sense, especially when it's set on modern day earth. Still it at least makes me want a Rocket Raccoon movie.
@Quintumply Cheers
Jim Carey will be the highlight of this film for sure.But does this make me want to go watch it?No I'll wait till it comes to channel 4.
Oh man, I watched it without sound but I want to see this so bad haha. Looking forward to watching it later.
God help us all.
I never thought a Sonic film would include army soldiers, a car flip slow-mo scene and the song Gangsta's Paradise.
Kill. Me.
Worst Sonic games: The ones with people.
"Let's make a film with people!"
It could look worse. Unfortunately, as with most Sonic output these days - it looks crap next to its competitors. In this case, Detective Pikachu.
Better than I thought it'd be but Sonic's design is still appalling.
Wow, that looks absolutely terrible!
@lacerz Why?! Jim Carrey starred in pretty much every decent comedy in the 1990s. Anyone who doesn't find at least something to laugh about in Dumb and Dumber is probably dead.
I think this will sit in the «so bad, it’s bad» category.
Wow. This looks absolutely awful. Will be watching day one.
Somehow looks even worse than I expected
@SegaBlueSky yea his acting in this looks like he's trying to replicate the old Jim carey back in the ACE days , but we shall see.
Just insane. My brain couldn't handle what I was seeing, and released the pent-up confusion in the form of uncontrollable laughter.
Day one for me.
Kill it with fire!!!
I mean the logo looks nice... literally the only positive thing I can say about this.
Why are Sonics legs so long. If they got his proportions right, this might have looked ok - but i just cant stand to look at the monstrosity they created
I dunno... looks alright. Don't know why people gotta be miserable about everything.
My opinion tends towards "massive turd". No doubt
What. The. Living. Flip. Was. That.... Just so much wow...
Oh.My.God. This looks TERRIBLE
It's either going to be so bad it's good, or it's going to be bad bad. I'm not sure which yet.
...I had no interest in this before but now I kinda want to see it...
I hope Jim Carrey goes full method like he did for Man in the Moon and starts flying around Hollywood in increasingly complex metal machines.
What bothers me most is the part where he apparently stops time, when he is surrounded by missiles. Jim Carrey back to being Jim Carrey is nice to see tho
Someone bleach my eyes please. I'll have nightmares!
This will go down as greater than the Godfather and Die Hard in movie history
How did anyone think it would be a good idea to make a live action sonic film? I don't even think an animated one would have much chance of being any good as sonic just isn't a likeable character. It doesn't matter in the games but in a film you get him in all his obnoxious glory. They did well bribing Jim Carrey to appear in it, he's one of the few people even less likeable than sonic. So naturally I can't wait to go see this rancid pile of salad that was clearly pulled out of a dog's rectum. It looks hilariously awful.
I'll probably wait for the Blu-Ray and watch it for free, but hopefully it's one of those "so bad it's sorta good" films.
The character design for Sonic is terrible. This image of him looks like it's a person wearing a costume.
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--RgersYZP--/c_scale,dpr_2.0,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/wpqyegy4xmgjkbzkuiqj.png
Not saying that the Detective Pikachu movie's gonna be good but least they were faithful to the character designs.
@WanderingBullet it totally does look like someone in a bad sonic costume. Also agreed about detective Pikachu, the designs are far better. I'd also say that from the trailers it looks like they've found a way to make a decent family film from such an unwieldy source. Of course we won't know until we see it but it looks entertaining.
It looks like a complete train wreck. I’m there on opening day!
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