The New Review - Sonic The Hedgehog 2

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Directed by Jeff Fowler

Starring Ben Schwarz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden

Concept: Sequel to the Amazing Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Add some Tails and Knuckles, and you get the next step in the story.

Execution

Here we go...

Cast: Once again, Jim Carrey slays as Dr. Robotnik. Ben Schwarz made a great Sonic, and he does it again. The addition of Idris Elba as Knuckles and the original voice actress for Tails just makes the package complete. There is less of James Marsden and Tika Sumpter this time around, but that is okay. But... we got more Carrey being Carrey, so that makes his casting still feel so good. Score: 19/20

Presentation: Soundtrack is solid, with remixes of game themes and sound effects ripped from the game too. Visually, you KNOW it will be heavy CG, and there are some moments where the CG doesn't mix well with the physical locations. But nothing that takes you completely out of it, given that we have THREE completely CG Characters this time around. That does the heavy lifting. Score: 17/20

Chronicle: Typical sequel. New family settling in. Typical Dad telling son "you are too young, your time will come" and then the time comes. Solid sequel writing. Motivations for Robotnik are solid revenge notes. Same for Knuckles, but evolution of his motivations was a nice touch. But let's talk about that wedding scene. So... slight spoiler, I'm sorry. Sonic Earth "parents" are going to Hawaii for a wedding. A Sonic Ring gets mixed up with a wedding ring. And Tom needs to swap rings to save Sonic. And it leads to [redacted spoiler]. I can appreciate an unnecessary subplot leading to a way to tie into the main story... and this one included Shemar Moore of Criminal Minds/Soap Opera fame. It just felt off. Didn't hurt the story. But it didn't help the story. But... conflicted because it strengthens the family part... Score: 26/30

Impact: This will be fairly simple. As noted many times on this blog... and nearly anywhere nerd/movie related... we KNOW how bad Video Game Movies suck. But with Detective Pikachu and the first Sonic movie, that is starting to change. But not only do we have a video game movie, we have a sequel. And the general rule is that sequels usually aren't as good as the previous entry/entries. That is NOT the case this time. We has an enjoyable and entertaining sequel. Jeff Fowler has made a GREAT Video Game Movie SEQUEL. And I never though it was possible. Now... let's see if others can get it. Score: 20/20

Extra Oomph: There are so many sweet references to the game series. The Water references were cool, like Sonic eating an air bubble underwater to keep breathing. Losing his rings when he got in trouble(including Sonic yelling "Oh no. My rings!"). The Robotnik logo looking like game Robotnik logo was cool. But the [Redacted Spoiler] looking like the game character himself... that was a nice touch. But my FAVORITE Easter Egg comes from the Coffee Shop. The name of the Coffee shop is... "Mean Bean". As in "Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine", a puzzle game for the Sega Genesis, a westernized version of Puyo Puyo with the Sonic Animated series characters. Score: 10/10

Final Score: 92/100

Final Grade: A-

Conclusion: Entertaining movie for the whole family... and the ONLY example that a Video Game Movie Sequel can be great. This is an amazing movie. And if it really is Jim Carrey's final movie, it was a wonderful way to go out.

It's all a matter of opinion: I cannot stress enough that THIS is MY opinion, you can either agree with me or not. I don't have to justify my opinion, because *clears throat* that's what this blog is about. Whether I like it or not doesn't mean you have to or not...... I'ts just my justification behind MY recommendation... Which leads me to my FINAL JUDGMENT...

FINAL JUDGMENT: Definitely go see this movie. Look at the journey for the first movie: horrible reaction to the designs in the first trailer, so they went back and redid Sonic's design... so much support for the first movie, and it was a great movie. Now... we are looking at this sequel being AWESOME. Go see it. This team deserves our support and the movie is worth it. Go see it. They deserve the support. Besides... Idris Elba was fuuuunnnnnnny as Knuckles!

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There it is, folks! Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has gotten...... a 92!!!!!!!

Pretty damn good!

Have you seen it? What did you think? If you haven't, do you plan on it? If not... you should!

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Renewed Top 10 - Jim Carrey Movies

FIRE MARSHALL BILL

Jim Carrey has had a whirlwind life during the last decade, and recently said he was considering retirement. And that... sucks. It really does. One of the GREATEST comedic actors of all time. Severely underrated. And the man of many faces, most of them his own face.

Never won an Oscar. Not even nominated. But so many Golden Globes.

If you don't think you know who Jim Carrey is, yes you do.

So let's get into it.

Top 10 Jim Carrey Movies

Special Mention: Batman Forever: I need to make this clear... I'm not a fan of this movie. But I AM a huge fan of Jim's version of The Riddler, and all the duo interactions with Tommy Lee Jones's Pepto dipped Two-Face. They seemed like they had real fun with it. And Jim nailed this over the top Riddler.

Honorable Mention 1: Number 23: Sometimes the best movies for actors come outside their comfort zone. And while this one isn't one Jim's best, it wasn't that bad. A thriller/horror/suspense film about a man obsessed with the Number 23.

Honorable Mention 2: Bruce Almighty: Bruce Almighty was a good movie. But I do feel like it wasn't as good as I was hoping it could've been.

Honorable Mention 3: How The Grinch Stole Christmas: How do you beat this version of the Grinch? Jim getting Carreyed away, narration from Anthony Hopkins, and directed by Opie Taylor himself, Ron Howard. But why didn't it make the list? Because... a different one Carrey Christmas did.

10. Me, Myself, and Irene: Jim Carrey in a movie about a man with split personalities, and both of them are Jim Carrey. The movie would be higher on this list, but I'm not the biggest Renee Zellweger fan.

9. Man On The Moon: A Biopic about legendary funny man Andy Kaufman. He NAILED it. One of the biggest snubs in Oscar history. He should've at least got nominated. Oh well... A Golden Globe works too.

8. Sonic the Hedgehog: Who else to play Eccentric Sonic villain, Dr. Robotnik? And it felt like Jim being Jim again. We should be thankful for this movie.

7. The Mask: The Rubber Faced Man playing a Rubber Faced Comicbook Anti-Hero. Definitely not as violent as the comics, but allowed Jim to be what he always has been: a Living Cartoon. And... um... Cameron Diaz. Dammit.

6. Dumb and Dumber: The on-screen chemistry between Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels is off the charts. And Jim is responsible for one of the movie iconic scenes in movie history... the Most Annoying Sound In The World... and IT WAS IMPROV.

5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Would you like your mind erased? This movie tackles that. A couple has their mind erased to forget their failed relationship. And... by fate... they find each other and fall in love with each other again. One of Jim's few dramatic movies, but such a great love story. He needed to have done more.

4. A Christmas Carol: Remember I said there was a different Christmas movie on the list? It is this one. And for good reason. Aside from the Muppets, this is my favorite version of this tale. Animated... and Jim does EIGHT different voices, including Scrooge.

3. The Cable Guy: Definition of a modern day Black Comedy about a man who rejects The Cable Guy's attempt to make a friendship... so the Cable Guy starts stalking him and kidnaps his ex-girlfriend. Gave us some the greatest scenes of Jim's career.

2. Liar Liar: A boy wishes his father couldn't lie. Difficult for a Lawyer. But such a good movie. Shows Jim's ability to go outside the box, even when he is holding the box. Notable for me for my favorite Jim Carrey scene of his whole career... if you know... you know. "THE PEN IS BLUUUUUUUE! *SOBBING* THE PEN IS BLUUUUUUUE!" (close second in this movie too "Do you mind? I'm kicking my ass!")

And the Number One Jim Carrey movie is...

1.The Truman Show: A movie about a man whose whole life from birth has been broadcast as a reality show for the world to see... except he doesn't know it. A manufactured life, in a manufactured world. And the facade starts cracking. Such a great movie about someone living in a fake world learning about his own reality. I love this movie. So much.

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So many funny and great movies? Aside from Ace Ventura, any other Carrey movies I missed?

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