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Forums - Movies & TV - Sonic 3 debuts with 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, tied for highest rated video game movie to date

TallSilhouette said:

Still waiting for the first genuinely great game to movie adaptation. These have been just adequate so far. Will probably give this one a chance tomorrow.

Why bother, we now know that video games are infinitely better as TV shows than two hour films and actually work in that format.



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Shaunodon said:
Jpcc86 said:

Its bananas that 86% is the highest rating for a videogame movie.

Someone should make an arthouse film, the kind critics love.

Adapt Ico over 3 hours with absolutely no dialogue. Denis Villeneuve would probably direct it for free.

I would unironically watch and love that. 



You missed arcane. It's 100%



PAOerfulone said:

We've come a very long way since the reveal of that original design. XD

IKR!? What a case the franchise has become!!

Also, just a tiny bit related to it: the James Marden based series "Jury Duty", which I found hilarious!!



TallSilhouette said:

Still waiting for the first genuinely great game to movie adaptation. These have been just adequate so far. Will probably give this one a chance tomorrow.

The only thing I come back to (as far as video game based media goes) from time to time is the first Episode of Castlevania! The whole first season is great, but that first episode is just absolutely something else.



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PAOerfulone said:

We've come a very long way since the reveal of that original design. XD

I kinda want a boss based on ugly Sonic in the next game. Even the Biolizard, Mephiles and Dark Gaia would be afraid of it.



Wasn't able to rewatch either of the other films for comparison but it was indeed another adequate entry. Carrey carried (ha) the film as usual and I wonder how the fourth movie will fare if this was his last appearance. If nothing else it was nice to see a new generation of little Sonic fans enjoy the movie.



As a lifelong, diehard Sonic fan - This movie was just about everything I could have hoped for.
Every character was captured beautifully, and Keanu Reeves was DEAD-ON with his portrayal of Shadow. And they perfectly encapsulated Shadow's relationship with Maria, which was the best part of this film outside of the 2nd half... For obvious, fanboyish reasons. XD

As for where the franchise goes from here, ohhhhh we're just gettin' STARTED!

After Sonic 4, which is clearly being set-up to be built around...

Spoiler!

Bottom line: Expect the Sonic movie franchise is going to be around for a long, LONG time.



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Is it an unpopular opinion to think Sonic 3 isn't that much better than 2? It is, and it has fewer low lows. But I can't help but feel some disappointment with the final battle and how we're past the third movie and a miniseries and we still don't have a big enough cast of the game characters yet.



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