[Music] [Music] ladies and gentlemen the most anticipated movie of the year is just around the corner and we here at slurp were lucky enough to attend an early screening boy oh boy am I excited to talk about this movie but before we dive into my thoughts I just want to give you heads up this is a non-spoiler review I won't be spoiling any of the reveals teasers or major plot points that haven't been shown in the trailers you are completely safe here my full spoiler review will drop in a couple of days so keep it
locked into the slurp channel for that all right enough buildup I'm con of a slurp and this is my review of Sonic the Hedgehog [Music] free um excuse me why do you look like me I don't look like you you look like me okay okay okay let's start off by answering a big question can you watch this movie without having seen the others absolutely 100% in fact a friend of mine joined us at the screen in without seeing any of the previous movies and I was kind of worried he'd be lost but he loved it
he was surprised about how much he enjoyed it and even got choked up during some of the film's emotional moments that said for Sonic fans and those familiar with this franchise including all of the supporting material you are going to feel so rewarded the team Behind these movies clearly has a deep love for the source material and works hard to honor it while making those dream moments accessible to newcomers speaking of moments this movie is absolutely packed to the broom with them there's so much so much that I want to talk to you about but
I can't in this non-spoiler review trust me when I say Sonic fans have a new favorite Sonic movie and it is Sonic movie 3 the way these moments are brought to life in the film feels like they're tailor made for fans to share his wallpapers and Banners and images across social media considering how horribly the Sonic franchise could have gone I actually got kind of emotional at times thinking I can't believe I'm watching this happen in a liveaction blockbuster and the action oh the action the final battle is something straight out of Dragon Ball Z
I couldn't believe what I was witnessing the entire sequence is crafted with with so much love and you can tell the crew did their homework moments feel like they're ripped straight from the video games and boy oh boy does it translate to the big screen especially with the music choices one reason this franchise has been so successful is how it handles its characters especially those from the Sonic law Sonic 3 is another shining example of this I am thrilled with what they have done with Sonic this time weirdly he feels like he's grown up a
bit you'll notice when you watch I've always found Sonic slightly annoying dabbing and flossing but not this time not once did I cringe at anything Sonic had to say that's a miracle he's still Sonic he's quippy and funny but just better he even got a few genuine laughs out of me especially when he banters with Shadow I was slightly worried that Tails and Knuckles might be sidelined to focus on Shadow thankfully that is not the case at all they're all integral to the overall story and each have some cool moments to shine they really feel
like fre Heroes working together as a team that said the focus on the anthropomorphic characters means the human characters aren't as involved this time around personally i' love this more focus on the actual Sonic world but if you're a diard fan of Tom and Maddie I don't know if they exist keep that in mind it's clear that the crew heard the criticisms about that wedding scene in Sonic 2 and decided to lean away from using the human characters so much this time around one human character that does get a lot of focus is Jim car's
Robotnik he's not just playing one role here but two what can I say about Jim Carrey I mean he's an absolute Legend and the thought of his rumored retirement is terrifying because honestly I have no idea how this movie would have worked without him he's fantastic the best he's been in this franchise so far what's particularly noteworthy is how he makes both Gerald and IA Robotnik feel like two different distinct characters each with their own body language voice and personality while still clearly being next of kin robotnik's role is meater than ever giving Carrie more
to chew on including some emotional moments especially in the final scenes I mean I was holding back tears before we get to the big bad of the movie can I just say one more thing I love agent Stone he's probably the top original character to come from these movies and a lot of that is down to Lee mag's performance I mean I've been following him since that Pokémon fan film that we all watched a few years back look how far he and these liveaction video game adaptations have come in Sonic 3 agent stone is an
absolute blast with some Belly Laugh worthy gags and even a few emotional moments overall I just think maal is just such a great Ambassador for the Sonic franchise and I just hope we see more of him in the future okay okay so how is shadow in this movie let me tell you the best decision this franchise ever made was casting keano Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog I am not kidding I can't remember the last time I saw such perfect casting in a blockbuster Keo reev is breathtaking he's given it everything he's got to bring Shadow's
origin story to life I think I'm ready to say that this is the best Shadow the Hedgehog we've seen in any medium Comics TV and even video games fans know exactly what they want from Shadow and this movie delivers bring some tissues because you will cry and bring a change of pants for that final battle that said I have one slight gripe while Shadow's Arc is mostly perfect there's a moment towards the end that feels like we're kind of retreading all ground it's not a deal breaker by any means but I do hope Sonic 4
shakes up the plot substantially and speaking of Sonic 4 post credit scenes does this movie have them oh boy does it I'm shook the first post-edit scene is literally Earth shaking in terms of where the franchise is heading there's also an additional tag at the very end of the movies that kind of sets up a spin-off but more on that on an upcoming breakdown video to wrap up if you somehow avoided most of the trailers and marketing for this movie I think you're actually going to enjoy it a lot more because I've seen so many
of the trailers I kind of already knew the First Act of the movie which kind of bummed me out of first but the rest of the movie more than made up for it so yeah that's my review Sonic fans you're going to lose your minds casual viewers you'll have so much fun and newcomers this is a fantastic jump in on point this movie has something for everyone and I can't wait to keep talking about it for years to come so if you're not subscribed to slurp then what the heck are you doing we've got a
ton of Sonic Hedgehog 3 coming your way spoiler reviews post credit scene breakdowns theories and pictures for the fourth movie because that is 100% happening until then I've been called of slurp and I'll see you in the next next one please enjoy please enjoy [Music]
