I’ll give this to the first design. It makes James Marsden’s reaction to Sonic much more fitting.

15:45 my headcanon is that because robotnik was under the government's employ, they decided to cover up his existence to avoid being responsible for his actions, plus they probably never liked him anyway. The man was hired to investigate a power outage and somehow that led to him blowing up one of the seven world wonders.

I love how it’s implied that while robotnik was chasing sonic around the world, Tom and Maddie birthed a baby cow in a barn

The best interaction in this movie was when Tom said he was breastfed and Robotnik responded with “Nice” I lose it every time I see that scene

I think it's important to note that the big Chase Scene was *in* Super Speed. No one saw Sonic or Eggman during that point because the pair were moving exceptionally fast. Little more than a blur, I imagine. A blue blur if you will.

1. Tom knows the mushroom planet because Sonic got a ring-portal guide with his bag of rings from Longclaw, and we see this when Sonic first narrates his escape plan to the mushroom world. 2. There was a deleted scene where Longclaw DOES flee with Sonic to Earth; it continues with her dying of old age before telling Sonic how to use the rings, and I think it works better than what the filmmakers ended up using in the theatrical cut, especially since we are given no real reason as to why Sonic is not bothered by Longclaw's "sacrifice" (movie's gotta movie?).

For the last two “movie needs to movie” I think he was able to think of the mushroom planet by the way sonic described it. And the government guy. They would do anything to cover it up. So I assume they just paid people off to keep them from talking about it

You forgot to mention the hilariousness during Robotnik's Tank Robot chase with Sonic and Tom where he said ever wonder where you tax dollars are going to. In a Sonic Movie Universe it's actually terrifying if you think about it, if your average hard working American going about their day paying taxes not realising that all of your money give to the government is funding Robotnik's deadly Robots for world domination.

This film was great, 8/10! I also agree with your headcanon of Sonic purposefully not using his speed in those 2 scenes so he can spend more time with Tom. It gives him more complexity as a character beyond 'gotta go fast,' since he actually chooses friendship over a quick solution.

Jim Carrey is the best actor to play Robotnik, no questions asked. The mix of goofy and threatening is definitely the best combination, and I can’t wait to see what the second movie has to offer. I believe that the guys made the movie definitely did their homework on analyzing the personalities on everyone

Also Robotniks original Japanese name is eggman and robotnik is actually the English translation. Why this makes sense is because Robotnik has a lot of egg shaped vehicles, and I think that's a reference this movie was making at the end!

No one seems to have made the argument that Sonic was hit by the dart due to being blinded by the flashlight, possibly even to the extent that he wasn’t aware Tom had a gun.

I believe the reason why Longclaw stayed behind is because she knew she was gonna die anyway. In a deleted scene for the movie shows that when they get attacked by the echidna tribe, both Longclaw and Sonic escape to Earth but after getting to Earth, Longclaw becomes sick and eventually dies. What MIGHT support this theory is that the movie did reference another movie called "Charlotte's Web" where similar things happen.

I remember seeing this movie twice in the same day. Once for myself, the other with a friend. It was a fun time both times. Needless to say it was a blast watching the world hopping chase scene and the Tails credit scene. Biggest problem with the first Sonic movie is its obvious they're just dipping the toes in the water with what we have. Hence why the sequals are gonna overshadow this first one big time. Also, loved the reoccurring "Movie needs to movie" line in this vid.

3:08 The rings don’t close right away. They stay open for a few seconds. Longclaw didn’t want the Echidnas going through as well. Even if she tried to guard it from inside the ring, it’d be more risky. As for Tom knowing about the Mushroom Planet. I don’t think you need to know what the location specifically looks like. Tom probably thought to himself: “That Mushroom Land that Sonic was talking about” …and threw the ring. Perhaps they’ll expand a bit on that in the sequel, but I don’t think you’d need to have a specific visual. Sonic also did slightly describe it to him in the motel anyway.

I love how (I guess you could say) mentally stable Maddie was, her and Toms relationship and just them in general is something I really loved about this movie and I’m so glad you brought it up. It IS such a breath of fresh air for the two of them to be in a happy, healthy and overall well rounded relationship. Maddie being so understanding is something that truly brought a smile to my face. I hope this continues to be a trend throughout their stay in the movies

As soon as I heard Jim will be playing Dr. Robotnik, I know it's going to be great. Jim is a rare breed of actors that can do comedy and drama equally well.

When it comes to Long Claw... yeah she's dead. There's actually a book that confirmed it, to the point where it was mentioned that sonic saw everything. Granted, maybe it was based on an earlier script, but still, I don't think she's coming back.

“I could walk outside and find a stray stick that has more personality than current Modern Sonic” Got a big honest laugh out of me because of how true it is. Using that from now on Oh Ian Flynn, you’re obviously not perfect, but please save the trainwreck that is the current storywriting of this franchise for Frontiers

One of the writers of this movie Pat Casey confirmed in a Q&A before that Sonic was hesitated to leave earth, that's why he said he didn't know where San Francisco is and didn't run to the top of the building.

I-LOVE-THIS-MOVIE-WITH ALL MY HEART. I don't care what "CRITICS" say that it's basic....who cares, this movie has so much love and passion for Sonic. Jeff Fowler genorously cares about Sonic and he treats characters and stories with respect unlike Sega these days. It made my broken soul smile again and now I do care again for this franchise and I want good stories and games again. THANK YOU JEFF FOWLER AND EVERYONE INVOLVED. Also great video PJ as always, keep up the good work.

2:49 I don't think Longclaw sends Sonic to Earth in this scene, especially later on it was shown that Sonic had been to other worlds as shown the cross from the map. Earth just happens to be his latest home.

Love how Gangsta's Paridise was in the 1st trailer yet it wasn't used for the final project

This only occurred to me recently, but the reason why Sonic was sent to Green Hills, Montana from that portal ring was because he is from Green Hill island. Like what was mentioned at 8:45, the holder of the ring must first think of a location to make a portal too. Since Longclaw lives on Green Hill island, her first instinct was probably some place that is most similar to the island in order for Sonic to feel at home, almost like a “Green Hill” alternative, but she knew the location had to be on Earth, hence why he was located to Green Hills, Montana. Also, I would like to believe that Tom was able to figure out how the ring worked because of how Sonic described the mushroom planet in the motel scene. What Sonic described was pure misery, at least from his opinion, and also sounded like he could never return back to Earth. Therefore, when Tom had to think about where Robotnik should be sent to, the most miserable place is Sonic’s mind makes a good contender, and also doubles as a place where he supposedly cannot return from.

Also the script and acting is amazing, this is what I've desperately needed in a piece of Sonic cinematic media and I want that level of quality in games, the second movie trailer isn't disappointing either with its script and acting nor will I expect the actual movie to disappoint either.

I watched this movie at Valentine's Day because I was lonely, but this movie just made my day.

The second movie is coming out on my birthday, best birthday present ever I say😁.

If I’m honest the first movie is a very steady start for the franchise and also brings the peak within me But if the second movie tops the first I’d be the happiest man in the freaking world

Jim Carrey is my second favorite Eggman with Mike Pollock being my favorite and Deem Bristow being my third favorite.

There’s something I said to myself and I wanted to always say to someone. If the director is a huge Sonic fan, why on earth did he have the approval of the first design of Sonic? It was absolutely mortifyingly horrendous, but I’m glad they redesigned Sonic. Your review on the movie was actually quite divine to hear. I personally enjoyed the movie and planning to see the sequel. Your headcanon on if the sequel will change its scenery to Green Hills (Sonic’s home) to somewhere else. For example, Sonic X’s season three. Where everyone is back at their own home and they travel through space in order to stop the Metarex. Since Chris misses Sonic a lot, he travels to see him. I hope someone like this sorta happens in the sequel, but we don’t know until it premieres Sorry for the long post! You did a wonderful job on your video, PJ. Really appreciate your time and effort!

There was a deleted scene in the first sonic movie that basically explained why sonic drives the car to the building in San Francisco. I found this movie to be really good, I laughed quite a lot at the jokes as they were funny and I’m so excited for the sequel

yeah i also think that going by car is his excuse to interact more with tom, for me this works perfectly, because we know what hes thinking and here he is still younger than in the videogame versions

I personally love this film knowing the flaws and the stuff that holds it back to being the greatest it can be Like yeah some stuff in this movie isn’t great but compared to what we get in most video game movies it’s decent I’m really happy that video game movies are getting better especially a Sonic one Seeing how the games are going right now the movie is definitely a breath of fresh air and I think Sonic being and acting younger (like the Fortnite dancing isn’t enough proof for his age) does make his character more in depth and leaves room for him to grow in the future sequels and eventually be a more mature character Like we gotta remember that Sonic on the games is 15 classic and modern so getting a Sonic who could be possibly like 12-14 (idk) leaves more character development for him I don’t even have to explain why Jim is great, we all know why So yeah a 7/10 is definitely a fair score for this film that isn’t perfect

Btw, did you notice that Eggman in the post credits scene walks like the Death Egg Robot specifically

15:09 Based off everything we've seen. It makes enough sense already tbh. The rings are a *magical* item that connects to the user's mind. It fills in the gaps. You don't even need to verbally say the name of said location or even see what the location looks like. You just need to think of the place and the *magical* ring will fill in the gaps. It can bring you to a place or a person with just a thought. Remember sonic mentioned the mushroom planet to doughnut lord so it only fits that it's the place he thought of when using the ring. When long claw used the rings, she didn't even have a image of the place. She thought of the place and The rings just filled in the gaps. It works imo.

15:10 Sonic describes the mushroom planet to Tom in the hotel scene, and when he gets the rings back he tells Tom how they work, so I think Tom opening the portal makes enough sense. I don't think one has to have seen a location to open a portal to it, they just have to know it exists.

Hearing "friends" in the beginning of the movie actually gave me chills. I love Mania and that was an amazing sequence

Sonic's childhood with a important figure for him been killed by natives (a.k.a. Echidnas) and having to escape for the Earth kinda reminds me of Shadow's story.

I really enjoyed this movie, (granted I only watched it once) but I still enjoyed it nonetheless

Sonic having more character in this movie makes sense because he is truly alone here. He had no friends to spend time with, no enemies to fight, and no tiny woodland creatures to save.

There's two deleted scenes in the bonus features one alternative scene where long-lasting does go through the portal with Sonic and she stays with him for a big chunk of time until she dies of old age, I think they cut so Sonic could be all alone for a longer period of time to make him be in a more isolated state and yearning for social interaction. There was also another cut scene where Sonic and Tom talk after Sonic gets locked by the dog, they have their chit chat and apologize to each other then Tom let's Sonic drive the car and gives him the keys. I think they cut that out because they were going to apologize to eachother when they get on the roof top anyway.

I concur with your thoughts exactly. As long as they keep it under 5 movies I think it's gonna be great.

This was a great review of the movie. As a parent, I have seen this movie more times that I can count, and I absolutely loved it. I laughed out loud in several scenes and really liked the character dynamics. I thought the game elements included were nice touches. My kids had no idea until I pointed them out. What am I talking about: 1. Redesigned Sonic 1 gameplay in the credits 2. Saturn logo as one of the planets on Sonic's paper 3. Sonic disliking the mushroom planet. He was designed to compete against Mario, who lived in the "Mushroom Kingdom." I'm sure there are many more, but the movie was solid and I look forward to seeing the sequel.

I only watched this movie a few weeks ago because I assumed it would suck like most video game movies. Apart from wondering why tf sonic can’t run in certain situations, and lack of story about his world, movie was very entertaining and the sanic bit from the conspiracy guy was probably my favourite part. Will be booking to see the sequel in cinemas now.

This movie was the first I saw with a new close friend, it came out on Valentine's Day, and was the last movie I saw in theaters before the Pandemic hit. It holds a special place in my heart.

It was so good. Saw it twice. This movie is proof that if people focus on their audience rather than an agenda, then we can have nice things. I am so pumped for the sequel!

I had low expectations for this movie initially but it was way better than expected

I enjoyed the movie. Not a masterpiece, but a fun ride. And I respect any director that will make right by fans.

"Sonic taps into his inner fairy tail and uses the power of friendship" 😆😆 yup that pretty much sums up that show in a nutshell

You'd think I might give this an eleven, but after the perfection of the sequel, I'm sitting on a nine. Anyone who said that probably doesn't really know me. RUNNING FROM THE PAST IS A LOSING GAME! IT NEVER BRINGS YOU GLORY!

We helped this movie become great. They listened to us.

Sonic probably didn’t leave Green hills much he most likely stayed instead of exploring the world in fear others would find him ( he decided to listen to Long Claw and stay low doing his best to stay away from people. )

Longclaw didn't go because she wanted to hold off the Echidnas so Sonic had a chance. Fun fact: In the original version of this film, events transpired differently. First of all, Sonic was a toddler when Longclaw was forced to flee the island on Sonic's homeworld. Longclaw did go with Sonic and raised him from toddler to teenager in a pretty hilarious and heartwarming montage. She then dies of old age with Sonic by her side and he's alone from that point onward. Here's a link for those interested in said deleted scene. HOWEVER WARNING: Scene contains terrible OG movie Sonic design, unfinished animation and some tears. Enjoy. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptR1pZCBvcy5gJc.html

I hope the Sonic movie franchise lasts as long as the MCU

I really don't know why, but I LOVE Sonic in general, for some reason. With that said, thank you so much for making this review. It means a lot to us, Sonic fans 😇

I loved this Sonic Movie! I can't wait for the 2nd one, Jim Carey as Robitnik was awesome, as was Sonic and Tails and Tom and the others. Also I prefer Emerald Hill Zone more than Green Hill Zone, and I can't wait to see Knuckles too.

My thoughts I got at the Bar scene with Sonic's speed was "This is a Paramount movie?" because of how amazing the movie was.

This movie was cliche but heartfelt. I believe over time, movie Sonic may grow into a character resembling game Adventure/Black Knight Sonic.

15:09 Gotta disagree there. Thats not how the rings work. You don't have to know what the place looks like. Just think of it. All you gotta do is think "the mushroom world" and there you go.

The real villain of sonic 3: Shadow❌ Metal Sonic❌ Crazy Carl with his chainsaw!✅

This movie is so good. I don’t care how flawed some people think it is and I never will, it’s fun and heartfelt and obviously made with passion. I’ll never not defend this movie. Also I love Sonic having a character arc for once!

I enjoyed this movie saw it in theatres when it came out looking forward to see the sequel

Ayo! Been waiting for this! Also, can you react to Cam Steady's Sonic rap cyphers?

Even by its decency, this movie really excelled in doing what's best within its circumstances, and actually even beyond that considering they were willing to redesign Sonic and delay its release date. Moving forward, the 1st film will be remembered by its fundamental, yet humble start. A good way to kickstart a movie series where we'll get to see more epic stuff in the near future!

I can’t wait for Friday!!!

Fun fact: Jim’s moustache was glued on with some smelly glue. He was high with it on.

Now, see... I'm not a Sonic fan. Never really have been. I only know of the characters, but I've never actually played any of the games. So this Sonic is the Sonic that PROPERLY introduced me to... Sonic. If people were to ask me which Sonic I grew up with, I would have to say this movie before getting many weird looks from people. But I respect and love this movie purely because it did something I didn't think it could do. A video game movie got me hooked. I enjoyed the movie, I enjoyed the characters and everything. Furthermore, it got me to see the second movie which made me love it even more! Of course, I know that these interpretations of Sonic, Robotnik, they're not too much like their video game origins. As far as I know, Tails and Knuckles are the only ones that are closest to their video game counterparts. But I think that's okay. Sometimes, to introduce casual viewers like myself into Sonic, you have to give them something that isn't fully Sonic. I think this movie took a bold step and I think it paid off. Especially with the commitment they put into the film (looking at you, freaky Sonic). This studio took a large leap of faith with both viewers, fans AND money and made something that viewers like myself and Sonic fans as a whole can enjoy. Is it a perfect movie? No. Of course it isn't. Look at it. But is it enjoyable? Does it do its job? Does its upsides make the downsides look like nothing? Is this movie FUN? Yes. Yes it is. And now I have a respect for Sonic as a whole.

Who knew that as of right now Sonic takes the award for Best Video Game Movie. Only the Mario Movie this Christmas has an even chance of beating it.

I will never forget watching this film the first time and being SHOCKED by how much I enjoyed it. What really worked was they did not make the assumption that viewers would just know who everyone is like in a lot of film adaptations of video games. Instead, they built the universe from the ground up, taking it slow with introducing more characters. As well, the two main characters from the games that were introduced were strong introductions. Sonic felt just like his original counterpart with spices of his own and a new story to make him complex. His relationship with Tom was rather cool to watch it develop. Jim Carrey in particular was the best part of the film. I recall worrying that he might be too comedic with Jim Carrey playing the role, but it was well balanced. The essentails of Robotnik were maintained and they let Jim Carrey be himself and deliver his lines how he wanted to, the result was to me one of his best roles. It is also a lovely touch seeing how he slowly turns into the classic Robotnik appearance, including getting closer with his voice, at times even sounding close to Mike Pollock’s Robotnik. What little lore was brought in the film felt natural and set up just enough to allow a sequel to bring in much more lore. The final battle was epic as hell and the ending teases of Robotnik returning (and starting to turn into classic Robotnik) along with Tails’ debut got me hyped and ready for a second film. I was grinning from ear to ear when it was over and to see a film adaptation of a video game break the curse was great. This was a great start to a film series, and the first sequel… just wow was that one fun as well.

A headcanon for the dances is this: Sonic being alone has never really gotten a chance to celebrate anything. With him taking out Eggman's tank, and possibly watching a kid play Fortnite through the window, he probably saw the dance and thought it was pretty good. So a victory over Eggman was a good enough celebration to do the dance.

What I adore about this interpretation of Sonic's character is that it, in my opinion, shows what would've been of Sonic if he hadn't had the need to save the world ever since he was really young. The Classic games kind of show us an 8-10 y.o. Sonic who seems to have been aware since the beginning of who Eggman was and what he did; and used his powers for the greater good. I think that's also why most of the series and the Archie comics based their story on a Sonic who had seen the effects of Eggman's plans, and so made the decision that if no one else could defeat him, he would try and succeed. This, on the other hand, is a Sonic whose only interaction with real danger while growing up was with the Echidna tribe, where he still didn't know how to use the gifts nature had given him to try and help Longclaw along or defend himself, only to be protected. That little Sonic must've been around 3, and giving that he has around 10 to 12 years in the movie, that means he would've spent around 7 to 9 years of his life not really having to face any danger, besides hiding himself from the world, which held not as big of a threat as a bunch of Echidnas hunting you down (obviously until Robotnik showed up). He never developed the maturity and control over his emotions as game Sonic, he never formed connections with the people he wanted to protect like game Sonic (until the end of the movie), and he never had other purpose other than having fun and keep himself safe. This is what Sonic would kinda be if he never had to go through the events of his main classic games, and had a caretaker to look out for him (things that Archie and SatAM tried to do with Uncle Chuck).

I'm gonna be real, they're eventually gonna run out of steam and the movies will become stale once they've been milked out of revenue. I am 100% expecting that what is currently called the Sonic Cinematic Universe will be expanded to the SEGA Cinematic Universe with things like a Puyo Puyo animated series, a Jet Set Radio movie, or literally anything NiGHTS related.

I remember going to see it at the Odeon on the 15th of February 2020, I loved it, it was so much better than I could of ever imagined, I went back and rewatched it several times.

14:27 I love this movie and have watched it many times and I have never realized that he uses the landmarks most likely because he hasn't been to much of that world! Edit: 15:20 maybe Sonic showed what the mushroom planet looks like from a drawing? I know that's somewhat weak but it could be an explanation.

Compared to the 2nd movie, I'd say the first is more of a proof of concept since the 2nd is really embracing the Sonic-y stuff.

I wonder why people don't believe when he says he doesn't know the way to San Francisco? Sonic lived in a cave, playing ping-pong, reading comics, watching people, but not interacting with them, watching the shows they watch. I doubt he actually studied map reading or how to navigate an interstate highway.

Nice job with this one!

Awesome review/video!

didn't sonic mention the mushroom planet previously? maybe you don't have to see a location, but just have a general idea of what a location looks like. Knuckles finds robotnik in the second movie (probably by detecting Sonic's quill, maybe getting an anchor to the supposed chaos emerald energy), then Robotnik uses a ring to get from the mushroom planet to earth?

Jeff Fowler has stated that Sonic is like 13/14 in this movie. So yes he is closer to Classic Sonic in design. much rounder. Which considering Tyson Hesse is the one who redesigned him. Is very understandable.

OOF MAJOR SONIC HERO'S NOSTALGIA WITH THE MUSIC.

Can’t wait to hear your review on the second one if you haven’t yet.

One Corrector for 15:11. its not Imagination. its "Think of the Place you want to be at"

Awesome! Now make a video on why ThePJShow is great. :)

When sonic stared down robtnik as his weapons took aim at him gave me goosebumps

Sonic Showing How To Make A Good And Amazing Game Movie

The first movie must have done really well at the box office because they have announced that sonic 3 is in production before the second movie has even been released and shadow is going to be in the 3rd one

Rescue Ranger Ugly Sonic is the best Sonic design.

The reason sonic didn't move is because he was in shock seeing his idol sees him for the first time

Don't remember where i read ot, but the beginning was supposed to include LongClaw goes to Earth woth Sonic and live a happy life until she passes away from old age and makes Sonic promise her to always hide. Maybe I'm just imagining things or I'm just plain wrong Love your Eggman videos and ai hope you could keep up making great videos like this.

Will the next video be another character video or will it be talking about the future of the movies and your thoughts and opinions on the movies as well as the Knuckles series and talking about what you expect to see on the Knuckles series and what you would like ?

I gave a pass to Sonic flossing for 3 reasons. 1) Flossing was popular in the late 2010s and the movie came out in 2020, therefore Sonic is a decade behind the times again, like how he normally is. 2) He's a kid who watched kids play baseball. You know he would've picked it up from them when they won 3) Tell me that Sonic doesn't make that floss look good. His frame works with it But yeah, my thing with this movie is that they needed to make it a Hollywood kid's film. They had no choice but to check off boxes Parental figure death implication Narration Memes Fart joke Well known location (New York, San Francisco, or LA) Animated character meeting human Road trip "Nailed it!" Action sequence Forced drama between two friends Main character dies but not really See what I mean? I'm just hoping Sonic 2 does more with him. I mean we're getting the obligatory mountain fight (Ninja Turtles 2 by Michael Bay did that too) along with eye rolling references (I'm sick of the Winter Soldier line in every damn commercial and you are too, don't lie). I just feel like this new movie has more of a chance to be better with a common "save the world" plot line (Also I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Black Knight Sonic is best Sonic)

12:13 OK, let me address something I haven't seen ANYONE address: Sonic's shoes used to belong to a little girl, and they are capable to tank steps at THE SPEED. OF FUCKING. SOUND.

just love this so much!!

The movie sonic design is so expressive and it works very well, and I agree with NewFramePlus on sonic getting a slight redesign for the games, the current designs seem so hard to work with, but the sonic movie design works well and is super expressive, and overall, I loved the movie, and I really do want to watch the sequel, also, Jim Carrey playing robotnic was the best idea ever, it's such a good idea, I really do want to see the movie series further, but, overall, I am enjoying this video, good job

If I had a dime for everytime sonics backstory and or lore has been re-written, across all the shows, games, and movies, if have many dimes

my headcanon for why sonic had a ring to green hills in the chase with robotnik was because sonic threw a ring whilst specifically thinking of a safe place since he had distracted robotnik with sand, and sonic associates green hills as being a safe place for him

I think your headcanon is actually canon. He says in the hotel scene "I'm gonna stay up all night enjoying earth while I can"

I’m from Germany so I watched it in ger dub. There, sonics voice is super adorable. Not even the sound of his voice itself but the way he talks. He’s spoken by a grown man but still it Makes me wanna jump into the screen and hug him everytime

I kinda like how this sonic incarnation is a young, silly version of his (90’s and early 2000’s self *ahem*) and if the series continues, it would be fun if he sorta grew into his video game self.