![]() 28-March 1: “The Invisible Man,” starring Elisabeth Moss, appeared at No. Distributed by Paramount Pictures.Ĭredit Readers Anonymous: “Sonic the Hedgehog” closing credits begin with a montage of the film’s scenes in video-game style.īox Office, Feb. Parents urged to give “parental guidance.” May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.) for action, some violence, rude humor and brief mild language. “Sonic the Hedgehog,” MPAA Rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested Some material may not be suitable for children. Robotnik ends up on the Mushroom Hill Zone Planet Green Hills, and the Sega game character, Miles “Tails” Prower, a fox and Sonic’s friend, is introduced, hinting at a sequel to “Sonic the Hedgehog.” The film should be enjoyed by elementary school age children and pre-teens.Īt the conclusion of “Sonic the Hedgehog,” Dr. The movie is directed by Jeff Fowler (his feature movie directorial debut: director, Oscar-nominated animation short, “Gopher Broke,” 2005) based on a screenplay by Pat Casey and Josh Miller (co-directors, TV movie, “Team Hot Wheels: The Skills to Thrill,” 2015) based on characters by created by Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima and Hirokazu Yasuhara. In supporting roles are Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally and Neal McDonough. Carrey also gets to cut loose with his limber legs and arms akimbo in dance-like antics. With black pompadour hair, Snidely Whiplash inspired hipster mustache with twirled ends, Carrey invokes his trademark rubber-like facial gestures. Tika Sumpter plays Maddie, Sheriff Wachowski’s wife.Īs the evil genius, Jim Carrey is great as Dr. It’s all very believable.Īs the good guy, James Marsden, is fine as Tom Wachowski, a Green Hills, Mont., sheriff, who befriends Sonic. Sonic, a fully-animated CGI character, appears side by side with the human characters in the film. “Sonic the Hedgehog” combines live action and animation seamlessly. The animation effects in these scenes and several other scenes are amazing. In this scene, and in some others, Sonic can stop time and moves around the other characters, who are frozen in place. ![]() ![]() Robotnik’s super semi-tractor trailer mobile lab release drones that attack the Toyota Tundra pickup truck driven by Sheriff Wachowski (James Marsden) with Sonic as passenger.Īnother is atop the Transamerica Pyramid building in San Francisco. One is a chase along an interstate highway where Dr. “Sonic the Hedgehog” has several impressive animation sequences. Sonic moves so fast, he’s often a blur, appropriate since one of the movie’s production companies is Blur Studio. The movie, “Sonic the Hedgehog,” is an arpeggio of animation. With advances in Computer Generated Animation, Sonic seems to actually move at supersonic speed. cartoon character, Bugs Bunny, in his stance, rapid-fire dialogue and speed of movement, although in this, his speed, he’s more comparable to that other classic of the full-cell, hand-drawn animation era, the Road-Runner. What’s even more effective is the depiction of Sonic the Hedgehog. The rings are large gold circles that create portals through which Sonic can time-travel.īen Schwartz voices Sonic The Hedgehog. The movie plot has to do with Sonic trying to find his lost rings. The Sonic character is “Sonic the Hedgehog” is endearing, wisecracking and fun. Sonic The Hedgehog is so popular that fans objected to the original depiction of the character in the feature animated movie preview and Sonic the character was retooled. The Sonic videogame has been incredibly successful, grossing more than $5 billion by 2014. “Sonic the Hedgehog” is based on the Sega videogame, first released in 1991. There’s not much of a plot to see.įortunately, Sonic, the title character the good guy, and the evil genius are entertaining enough. The movie, and especially its title character, Sonic, as in supersonic, moves so fast that the plot goes by in a blur. “Sonic the Hedgehog” has the elements of an entertaining animation feature film: cute lead character, good guy who befriends him, and evil genius who they oppose.
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