I pick the sonic movies, the Mario movies just feels like the game references the movie, compared to the sonic movies, who do their own things also

Even if I grew up with both franchises I always prefered Mario's games over Sonic's, but in terms of the movie adaptations I vote for Sonic, because they are actual movies and not just a rollercoaster ride filled with a bunch of references

I'm voting for Sonic. I've grown to appreciate Mario, but Sonic has been my childhood hero since Sonic 2 (Genesis). And the fact that Sonic has been reinvigorated into the limelight makes me so happy.

Mario doesn’t have a lot of stories to tell, Sonic has so it’s obvious who is the better film series.

Both movies were good, but Sonic was definitely of better quality. Who would have thought I’d say that?

You forgot that while Sonic 2 had the wedding scene Mario had the plumbing scene.

I gotta give my vote to the Sonic movies. I'll admit that I have a bit of a Sonic bias, but even as just movies, I feel like the Sonic movies had much better characters and pacing, which definitely helped make the watching experience more enjoyable. I will also say that while I do like references, I prefer them being more subtle and not in my face, which is actually another reason why I can say I prefer the Sonic movies. So yeah, I think I'll just stick with Sonic and his movies.

As a fan of both Mario and Sonic games, I pick Sonic because I was really impressed with the direction of the movies. They do new things with the story and explore themes that you can remember the movies for (friendship in 1, responsibility in 2). The characterization is great across the board, especially for the characters coming from the games, which fans primarily care about. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all stood out amongst each other with personalities that complimented both the writing and each other. Not just that, but their dynamics and interactions really make these movies stand out: the after-dance and sunset beach scenes where Sonic has a heart-to-heart with Tails and Knuckles were so much better than they had any right to be. Also the comedy at its best is UNHINGED and I love it. And going from that to the Mario Movie, I was pretty disappointed. It wasn’t so much of a visionary take on the source material as it was a corporate extension of the source material. I didn’t get excited about seeing these constant Easter eggs everywhere (it is nice to have, though) because the trailers did that already. Most of the Brooklyn scenes were my favorite parts because it had Mario and Luigi together (the best dynamic only because the rest sucked) and it’s the only time where I’m learning something about characters that I don’t already know. While the characters were how I expected them to be, it wasn’t enough: Luigi is wasted, Peach is a girl-boss who is perfect at everything just to make Mario look weak and foolish, Toad might as well not exist, Donkey Kong has badly written motivation, and Bowser (who was the best character on his own merit) just doesn’t do enough. And in the general, the movie just isn’t funny. It has me worried about the inevitable future movies, because at some point the one-trick novelty of being painfully faithful WILL wear off.

Honestly I vote sonic. It seems like the writing is getting better with each installation

Sonic movie 3 is gonna make that vote definitive.

I have to say sonic, in all honesty it feels like it can be more of a movie series than mario can. Also i can imagine that the main sonic cast being on earth will feel less odd in the 3rd film, which is seeming to be taking a lot of inspiration from sa2

Sonic films no question Love jim carrey's Dr. Robotnik The Mario film was rather discombobulated,colorful mess just filled with Easter eggs Not really fun pacing either & rather mediocre at best It's just eye candy for Mario fans Just my opinion but i feel the Sonic Films have more heart & appealing to fans,critics and general public. The Sonic Films were more reviewed higher and received a bit more too.

I vote Sonic! Cant wait for the Knuckles series April 26th and Sonic 3 Dec 20th

Sonic all the way!

I definitely vote Sonic! Not only am I a huge Sonic fan and am very VERY excited for the third Sonic movie coming in December, but I just feel like the Sonic movies did a better job of being a movie where Mario was just Mario stuff the molded into a movie. The Mario movie had terrible pacing in my opinion however I fully understand why people like it especially if you’re a Mario fan who loves fun references. Also, can we get more Sonic music in the movies please?

There are so many stories that need to be told in the sonic universe that I just can’t see it being thrown away. With Mario it’s the complete opposite due to it putting its focus on game references and nostalgia rather than the actual story that makes a movie.

I’ve always liked the Sonic characters way more than the Mario characters. Never really enjoyed the Sonic games as much as gameplay goes but I still find myself playing some of the classic 2D games to this day.

I am going to pick sonic as the mario movie did great and i enjoyed it but i think that sonic has get better style and story plus live action movies are better in my opinion

The Sonic movies in my opinion!!!

Sonic forever!! But i really like Mario too.

I feel like the thing with Sonic is, yeah, it’s Sonic in the real world among humans, but so are half of his games. The Adventure games, Unleashed, 06. Heck even Sonic X was a similar premise. So I really don’t have much issue with Sonic hanging with humans because it’s happened many times before.

I vote sonic I enjoyed the fleshing out the characters and the new take on the hedgehog

I think both movies are fine in their own way.

Dont forget the "i hate mushrooms" meme

The sonic movies will destroy mario movies when shadow shows up in the third movie, mario doesnt have good stories so his movies will stay the same forever

A buddy of mine recommend this to me. Perfectly encapsulates this whole debate imo. Great job! 👏

The Sonic Movie 2 is better than the Mario Movie. But the Mario movie is a better start for the franchises. We're probably not just going to see Mario movies. but also other Nintendo franchises. Illuminations was interested in creating a super smash bros animated cinematic universe

10:41 You mean: He'll piss on the moon. Also, thanks for saying I'm a better rival.

To me, the Sonic movies take it because the characters feel like they’re genuinely trying to be like they’re Sonic characters. The Mario movie characters feel more like the actors imposing their own personality onto an image of the Mario characters. Also it feels the Mario movie’s references feel more like they’re obligatory at best and are just there for the sake of making a reference.

I like the Sonic Movies more but when it comes to video game i pick Mario

I know I'm late, but I vote Sonic. Despite the movies taking place in our world instead of Sonic's--thus sacrificing SOME faithfulness to the source material--they still manage to respect the games, provide compelling stories, and do the characters justice. Another thing to note is that the Sonic movies handle references better than the Mario movie in my opinion. Sure, the Mario movie has plenty of clever references (I.E the gamecube ringtone, Kamek being dressed as Peach to help Bowser practice his proposal, the inclusion of Foreman Spike, the Super Mario bros show intro theme being used for an advertisement for Mario and Luigi's business etc) but here's the thing. The movie is packed to the brim with references, many of which are just... their. We see bo bombs, we see spikes, we see the vehicles from Mario kart, we see king bo bomb, shy guys, dry bones, the pipes, platforms, and MANY other things from the games as breif glimpses. Meanwhile the Sonic movies have much fewer references, but when one happens, it feels special. Not just because there's fewer of them, but also because they're given more importance/implemented in a clever way. For example, the rings are changed into teleportation devices that serve the plot. Sonic gets his iconic shoes from Ratchel's daughter as a touching gesture. Sanic is referenced as a poorly executed sketch by crazy Carol. The master emerald was given a backstory and some lore (meanwhile, the super star from the Mario movie got nothing). Sonic calling Robotnik Eggman because of the shape of his drones. Sonic's speed powers setting the plot in motion. TL:DR: the Mario Movie has good references, but most of them are just breif looks at things from the source material, while Sonic has fewer references, but manages to provide greater importance to them or implements them in clever ways. For this reason, I pick Sonic.

Honestly this is so hard. Both movies had an excellent blend of game and reality. They both caused a spike in popularity for their franchises. It’s a close decision but I personally think Sonic’s movie was better. It was something many fans of Sonic were missing, it was a great movie of action and comedy, the story was well written and they have made enough income to now make a third movie. I originally saw Mario and I thought, her they did what SEGA did, but what they did was partner with Illumination and made a shit ton of cash, and probably will make a sequel. What kind of bothers me about it was they used the same idea to bring in cash, then FNAF came along and kinda did the same, so personally I think Sonic was better

1:35 I think another reason why sonic being in the real world is because there are multiple games where sonic is in a more grounded setting. Something else I’ve seen pointed out, is that by the end of the Mario movie, Mario is the same character from the game more or less. But throughout the 2 movies (and likely the 3rd movie), sonic has slowly become closer to his game counterpart, making it feel more like an ongoing character arc. My final vote is the sonic movie btw.

I love both, but I may have to choose Sonic, Mario is lacking Character focus and kind of goes by a little quick with it’s pacing. But regardless I think both still hold up pretty well.

The real question is who had a better first movie, because isn't using both sonic movies a 2v1? We need to see more mario content to compare both franchises probably.

Me personally I can’t say one is better than the other cuz I really love both Mario and Sonic.

10:41 He won't just blow up the moon... HE'LL PISS ON IT

I’m a sonic movie guy, yes it’s somewhat detached from the games but what they do is well handled where the Mario movie just breezes past everything (I do wish the Sonic music was used more but JunkieXL will probably never since he didn’t do the same with Godzilla and said AI is the future soooooo)

The mario movie is better than sonic movie 1, but sonic movie 2 is better than the mario movie

It's a tad of an unfair comparison since Mario has only one movie and Sonic is about to become a Trilogy. But with that said, from a storytelling and character standpoint, the Sonic movies are definitely better. I loved the Mario movie, even though they sidelined Luigi very badly.

I guess I’ll be the only Mario vote Lol! I don’t know when we started to hate our adaptations for looking and acting like the source material but I never felt like the Mario movie’s fan service ever got in the way of the plot they tried to tell and if anything, it enhanced what was definitely a pretty rushed script. While I like Sonic Movie 2 quite a bit, the Sonic Movies have always felt a bit more generic in their approach to me, especially Sonic 1. While yeah, having a basic plot is more conventional than a broken plot, I’d rather have a worse movie that feels like they understand what I want rather than a “technically good” one that plays it safe and does the bare minimum, hence why I prefer the less polished but definitely more reference heavy Sonic Movie 2. For me, even if you can explain it away as something new, at least for Sonic, it doesn’t do much for me when a lot of the elements I like about Sonic and his world from the games feel stripped away for the sake of a more “conventional digestible” story. I mean none of these movies are masterpieces anyways, so at least give me the stuff I wanna see and not, a wedding or a dance battle. In the end it really doesn’t matter, I think both are of the same quality, fun for families and fans (in the right mindset), and hell I like both (well at least the Mario Movie and Sonic 2). I think both have good chances at making a well beloved franchises as long as we don’t take them too seriously. THATS ME PERSONALLY OF COURSE!

I’m biased, as a sonic fan, b it I also liked the Mario movie. But anything with stronger character dynamics would have to win for me anyway, it’s the whole reason I care about any movie.

Tbh I gonna go with sonic movie because is focus a lot of action and it has a reference too don't get me wrong I also like mario movie but the movie kinda show more a lot of reference by I mean I like reference in the movie as same sonic movie too but they kinda show too much you know both movie it has some flaw but still great adaptation than whatever they did with RE movie and Halo show also I wanna to mention if you doesn't understand why tails and knuckles just appear randomly in the movie it's because they explain in a comic so it's kinda like prequel movie before the sequel started

Great video, but I absolutely can't take Eggman blowing up the moon seriously. If ya know, ya know.

I vote Sonic. Especially the 2nd movie because it was a pretty unique adaptation & has a pretty interesting storyline & character development.

Ima go with sonic

I pick the Sonic movies. I've enjoyed both of the ones that Paramount made about him and the upcoming third one has a chance to be the best one in that trilogy. It was exceptable that Paramount made them be live-action with that hedgehog being on Earth because a bunch of the 3D Sonic games do take place on a digital version of earth. I watched the Mario movie on steaming at a neighbor's house during summertime last year and I think that it'a good one too. That problem of songs from the games not being included into the Sonic movies will end when Sonc 3 gets released because it did get revealed by a reliable source that the most wanted song for that movie WILL be in it! ( Live & learn by Crush 40, SA2's banger main theme song because the lead singer/songwriter of that rock band confirmed that he had signed a deal that Paramount can have the rights to that song and use it in that movie in whatever way that studio thinks is nessassary)

I vote Sonic. You can argue I'm biased cuz I'm a Sonic fan, but the thing is, any non-Mario fan I know who watched the Mario movie didn't really enjoy it aside from some of the more well known references, the reasoning being that, as a story on its own, it falls flat. Since Mario is more popular tho, it'll likely be watched/enjoyed more in terms of sheer number of Mario fans. On the other hand, the people I've met that were unfamiliar with Sonic enjoyed the movie. In this case, I'd say it boils down to the writing for Sonic's movie to be character-driven, while the Mario movie is plot-driven. Although faithful adaptation is always considered, I'm personally iffy on making that a huge thing when comparing the two, because while one was clearly meant to be be a faithful adaptation, the other was meant to establish its own universe and continuity separate from the games. Since we're comparing film SERIES (and not just the first films against each other), Sonic has an advantage since it already has 2 films out. But seeing how everything goes, the pacing in Sonic reminds me of how the MCU was written and planned out (at least until the Endgame saga, not the current one): you have some major plots inspired by the source material, but it establishes its own thing that, eventually, surpassed the source material in popculture. ATM, I think the Sonic movie series has a better chance of that at the moment. What scares me with the Mario movies is that, if they keep doing more and more references rather than focus on the characters, less and less people will actually understand the movie, which will lessen the audience that would watch it.

Sonic movies are better imo. They have an actual story and lore with an ongoing narrative and they give the characters more fleshed out backstories compared to the games. The Mario movie’s still fun but it’s mainly a bunch of references thrown at your face 😂

1:39 Looney Tunes sucks when they did this with "Back In Action'' but SpongeBob did it great with "Sponge out of Water"

I vote Sonic❤

Sonic cuz it has a whole universe with lore but we can see when Mario makes a new movie

I like the sonic movies and I can’t wait to see the third movie

I love the Mario movie better I just hink that Mario and he's brother goes prefect. And I can't wait for the 2 movie of the Mario movie 2.

I vote for Sonic! (Here's hoping for more great movie adaptations for both Mario and Sonic, though!)

Also remember: Sonic 1 was released when the pandemic was still around...and it still did well in theaters! If the pandemic wasn't happening who knows how much it would have made! It might've done even better than the Mario movie! And with Sonic 3 coming out and the Knuckles show? I think Sonic may have blitzed Mario's movie career! The Mario movie was good, but Sonic proves that he's just to slow xD

A lot of videogame adaptations (or simply popular IP adaptations) previous to the Sonic movie and Detective Pikachu relied heavily on the titular aspects and characters to be some sort of cameo, rather than actually working them into a respectful, honest take on their source material. Look no further than the early live action films made for the Transformers franchise (and I am willing to bet most movies following this trend can be traced back to Michael Bay doing his thing but that's besides the point). Mostly movies with a huge cast of annoying or boring human characters, and beloved pop culture characters being reduced to a funny aliens that finds themselves in a foreign world and don't know how to traverse it. If anything can be said about SEGA in any capacity, is that they're always painfully earnest about their projects, and the Sonic movies are no different. Sure we have, as previously mentioned, a cast of human characters that had nothing to do with the franchise in the first place, but they're actually written with care and developed as characters, and the dynamic of the Wachowskis with Sonic and friends is fleshed out to be this believable, heartwarming familial bond that, admittedly, I was surprised to see be actually acknowledged so freely. It makes all the sense in the world when we witness their journey as an audience, because the writers are doing a fantastic job all around with the stories they want to tell. And whenever the movies feel a little clumsy or even cringe, I can't help but smile because the Sonic franchise is no stranger to this at all, and it's just charming to me I'm not gonna lie. I was worried about the wedding sideplot in the second movie falling back into the aforementioned trope of giving human characters the lead more than necessary, but you know what? Rachel, Maddie and Tom are genuinely fun to see, and all those scenes served as a nice goofy and even plot-relevant contrast with the rest of the film, I can't say I hate it, because I don't. I actually like it 😂 and it's nowhere near as grating or insulting as how Transformers handled this for the longest time. The Sonic movies are full of charisma and earnest love for the franchise, and if we hear from the people behind it, it's clear that they're more than excited to work with this IP and the characters they've made rightfully theirs, as the story takes place in its own self-contained universe independent from the videogames canon. It's ironic that the SONIC films take more time to slow down and let the story breathe to build up organic and natural character interactions, when compared to the Mario movie. Loved the Mario movie, but Sonic has me hooked, and I'm super excited for Sonic 3 and December can't get here soon enough!!!

My entire opinion could change depending on how they write Shadow's character in sonic 3. Don't make him the edgelord he's always mistaken for please.

The first Sonic movie was a really fun time. But the second one was what trully got me into this amazing franchise. I really liked Mario movie as well, but while Super Mario is tasty treat for the fans, Sonic appeals to both die hard fans, and general audiences. So I guess you know what my vote is😁😁😁

The Mario movie actually kind of pissed me off because of Donkey Kong’s characterization and Bowser is more of a joke than a threatening villain like he was in Mario 64 and Galaxy. The Sonic movies at least got Knuckles and Robotnik right!

Unfortunately, this problem with the fast paced Mario movie is a big problem with Universal's animation lately. According to on of the creators of Kung Fu Panda 4, they're wortied kids will get bored if a movie is too long or feels slow. And I have been seeing this with Mario, Kung Fu Panda 4, and Migration (and I heard Ruby Gillman suffered a similar problem). What's worse is I watched The Little Mermaid the other night, it was about the same runtime, but it was still able to be evenly paced between the slow emotional scenes and quick action scenes

I Vote Sonic I think the Mario movie Trumps the first Sonic movie but bows to the second movie

1:58 “But this is a much younger version of the character” Movie Sonic: 15 Modern Sonic: 16

It's a tough one. Both are great franchises that really respect the source material. I think I will give my vote to Sonic because it's a better crafted film series overall, with stronger characterisation and pacing.

Sonic Movies are better. Because they actually have quality story and have times where they can slow down for the audience to understand the characters like knuckles and they also put references in the side not jus to mess with the plot but in the mario movie, it felt so rush and i really couldnt understand and feel for the characters and the pacing and story was fast and pretty mid also the movie feels like is just a reference movie.

Both movies are good. Sonic just started slightly better due to how the story was made

I vote the sonic movies. Mario's movie feels more like "Mario" than the Sonic movies feel like sonic yes, there's more adherence too the source material and they have more gaming references and character accurate depictions, but the Sonic movies are more enjoyable because they have better plot structure, character building, and they appeal too a wider audience that would not be familiar with the games. In a sense since Sonic isn't as popular as Mario, they had too make it so that it could appeal to those who wouldn't know Sonic because he's the underdog in that situation.

My vote's on Sonic. I prefer story and good writing than focusing on references. Like, don't get me wrong, both movies are stronger on some points than the other, but Sonic is the higher-quality video game adaptation into movie form.

I would say the Mario movie is better than Sonic 1 But Sonic 2 is better overall Edit: Mario movie is basically Odyssey but without cappy or the actual odyssey

I vote sonic

Mario movie is a better video game adaptation while the Sonic movies are just better as a "film".

Both are good but i feel like sonic movie 2. Im pretty sure sonic movie 3 will do better i hope.

Fun fact, sonic the hedgehog was the first good video game over with the sonic and I believe 96

I know this comment section is filled with Sonic fans, but I’m not a fan of any of the Sonic movies ima just keep it real. They have more baby moments than the Mario movie. Eggman literally flosses in the second movie and I see two characters dance to uptown funk, while yeah the Mario movie had real music in it they didn’t make it part of the plot.. Mario movie being animated also helps its case in my opinion, the Sonic movie looks jarring at some moments and the first movie at least to me was just a basic roadtrip film that we have seen so many times. I will admit the 2nd Sonic movie was better but they butchered tails so hard and once again the fact they just have humans in it and made it live action was just a hard miss for me. Go ahead and cook me but I liked the Mario movie more and I see way more potential with that than the Sonic movies just purely based on the animation.

Sonics movies are just absolutely perfect. Mario’s movie is just light hearted comedic references. There’s no actual message like Sonic.

I vote the Sonic movies not only because I like the Sonic games more but the movies feel more like a complete package of storytelling and adding depth to the characters. Along with the characters being more memorable.

honestly both of the movies are really good, but i like the sonic movies better

SONIC 1 WAS A FUN TIME SONIC 2 A ACION MASTERPIECE SONIC 3 A UPCOMING START OF THE SONIC MOVIE UNIVERSE 🎉

Yea sonic

Both Sonic and Mario movies! They're just too good!

I think its a no brainer because how i see it Sonic movies are much more creative and well thought out while the Mario movie felt rushed and forced and the characters and their dynamics felt undevelopt like they missed a few steps

I love the Sonic and Mario Movie! They both were entertaining😂, good storytelling 👍, had good character moments🥰 and were just amazing!!!🌟 So excited for Sonic Movie 3 and 2026 Mario Movie! :D

I feel like Mario is much more video game appealing while Sonic is just more fun in tv shows and movies.

I think they’re both good.

sonic 1 < mario < sonic 2

They're both amazing but I like the mario movie better

9:59 oh you got your wish because that’s what’s gonna happen in the 3rd movie we will get to see him in the fat suit!

Sonic is my final answer

I'm gonna cast my lot with Sonic. Even if you haven't played a Sonic game it still has something to offer. But as somebody who never could get into Mario, the Mario movie doesn't really have that. It can't be viewed as a standalone piece of media nearly as well

Sonic movies they went all out and even redesigned the entire character for the fans' peak Movie Beat mario movie even if peaches was a popular trend

0:45 Didn't Angry Birds started the trend back in 2016? 😅

The sonic movies are 10000x better

Both is what I'd choose

I watched both Movies together with my mother. She only played Sonic 1 and Mario Land as a very little kid so she has practically no connection to either of these franchises. After watching the Film she kinda absolutely hated the Mario Movie, while she loves the Sonic Movies. That’s because the Mario is a really bad as a Movie for the general audience. Since it only has a minor plot and the character development is minor. Yes, if you are a fan then its a great piece of media because of the excellent fan service, but as a Movie its bad. In comparison to the Sonic Movies that are really enjoyable for the general audience since they are great movies as a whole. And since im personally not really a Mario fan and a big Sonic Fan my Vote goes to Sonic.

i vote jeremy klinger

Sonic 2 is by far my favorite out of the 3 movies. The portrayal of Knuckles alone makes it the best. His dynamic with Sonic and them joining forces at the end is great (+Super Sonic!). I actually don't mind the wedding sequence much and think it's pretty funny. Although the Siberian bar scene and a lot of Robotnik's jokes annoy me.

Mario movie was made for kids with zero attention span.

7:42 I remember one time I saw the movie I actually timed it and Peach immediately trusted Mario about 30 seconds after meeting him like you don't know this person why do you trust him that quickly?

As a Mario fan I don’t even gotta watch the video, the sonic movies already have won especially with shadow coming in, Mario is not gonna be taking this W

All I hope is that this builds up to a crossover movie.