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[420bits]

Looks like sonic instead of a freak, won't make the movie any less of a shitshow.

There's like, HUNDREDS of games on top of my head that would make gamers all over the world cream their pants and panties.
Instead some assclown goes "I got the rights for Sonic for 10bucks and a handjob, lets make a movie nobody asked for or want or have a story worth building on. Let's make Sonic the hedgehog the movie!"

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

You could come up with a great Sonic script, given a very creative writer. But making it a human / CGI combo where Sonic is another sassy & sarcastic cartoon sidekick is the worst possible idea.

 

[Silent Duck]

I see nothing wrong with the original design.

In fact, I think that design aesthetic would be great for multiple franchises. Such as The Muppets, Finding Nemo, and Win-Xi the Pooh.

 

[Vampire On Titus]

This new design is kinda stuck in an uncomfortable middle ground between edgy SA2 Sonic and cutsey, relatively stumpy, Genesis Sonic. Mixed with realistic fur that just doesn't work for the design. If you just look at his head it's halfway decent but when you look at his whole design it's actually really bad.

 

[Enjay]

I am gonna relish every single iota of time money and effort wasted.

 

[hybrid_birth]

The eyes look better but I want to see it in motion, specifically for the facial expressions.

If they can modernize Charlie Brown and The Grinch for CGI, how on flat-earth are they having so much trouble getting Sonic to look right?

Wreck it Ralph 2 got CGI Sonic right.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

I see were back to "just another shitty videogame movie" movie

at least it had meme power going for it before to bring in the masses

 

[Gormless Noodle]

That's a lot better. I mean I was gonna hate-watch it anyways, but maybe it won't be so offensive now. I mean, it has Jim Carrey, how bad could it be? Right?.......r...right?

I wonder how the Sonic fandom will treat Jim actually. I'm fairly sure he'll wish he'd never done this movie.

 

[Doom85]

I wonder how the Sonic fandom will treat Jim actually. I'm fairly sure he'll wish he'd never done this movie.

Which sucks because based on what I've seen in the trailer it seems like he's having a lot of fun being in this film. Hopefully fans will use their brains and realize Jim didn't write the script for the movie so blaming him for the movie being inaccurate is stupid, but too often butthurt fans don't use logic and just blame anyone they can for things they had nothing to do with.

 

[Lux R7]

well this is Sonic, good

 

[Jigsaah]

Looks like Sonic but I kind of miss the freak design. Gave the movie some character.

I'm expecting this to be awful so may as well embrace the madness and go with the original mutant freak Sonic.

Stop it. You stop it now!

 

[rofif]

If they have balls, they will release both versions since I bet that previous cg was finished

 

[Thurible]

Looking good, like he was in the actual games!

 

[PSYGN]

is sanic

 

[Andrew Evenstar]

i hope this movie bombs.

 

[Thabass]

Ah, there's Sonic. That is MUCH better.

 

[Davey Cakes]

For this design, it looks like they actually involved someone who's played or seen a Sonic game before. Nice.

Honestly, I'm not interested in this movie for any other reason than Jim Carrey, but at least Sonic isn't an abomination anymore.

 

[Shaqazooloo]

Lookin' good, now he doesn't look like nightmares.

 

[ExpandKong]

That's a lot better. I mean I was gonna hate-watch it anyways, but maybe it won't be so offensive now. I mean, it has Jim Carrey, how bad could it be? Right?.......r...right?

I wonder how the Sonic fandom will treat Jim actually. I'm fairly sure he'll wish he'd never done this movie.

Man could you imagine how insane it would’ve been to get a Sonic movie with Jim Carrey as Robotnik 20 years ago when people still loved Sonic and Jim Carrey

 

[Gp1]

Just add a little more belly fat.

Best sonic is genesis/mega drive beer belly Sonic

 

[Terra_Ex]

Why was it so hard to just make Sonic look like Sonic in the first place. Consulting with anyone who'd played any of the games could have told them the original design was shit. At least it looks like it's fixed now.

 

[TheWanderingOgre]

While still not quite there, a vast improvement. Commendable effort and even more so decision.

 

[xion4360]

and now we circle over to people saying they liked the original garbage design that everyone complained about...whatever at least he looks like sonic now.

 

[existensmaximum]

Who wants this? Is there a demand for a movie like this? Why can't they just let Sonic rest in peace with a little dignity?

 

[Fuz]

Eh, at that point I would have gone full bizarro.

 

[prag16]

Ahhh... I can’t say for sure but that certainly looks about 500% better. Still the wrong colour arms, but I’m willing to forgive them on that one. The eyes are better, the face is better, and he looks like he has actual gloves now which is better.

It’s still odd they haven’t shown anything at all about this since the last trailer. It’s out soon, you would think they would start promoting these changes early after that balls up.

I.... somehow never realized that Sonic's arms aren't blue. If you had asked me what color his arms are I would have confidently stated "blue" all day every day.

 

[Dargor]

Man, who would have thought that making Sonic look like Sonic would be a good call.

Genius!

 

[stickkidsam]

My eyes aren't bleeding so I guess this is an improvement.

Gonna be a nitpicky bastard though and say his arms and legs look weirdly stumpy. Like he has furry blue chodes connecting his hands and feet to his body.

Edit:

Holy shit they just combined his Werehog design with his normal color scheme lmao

 

[nani17]

I'll see this movie because they listened to the fans. I know they practically had to but I respect it.

 

[MeatSafeMurderer]

I prefer the original design. Now it's just going to be a shitty video game movie...instead of a shitty film so shitty it knows it's shitty and revels in the shittiness with a horrifying shitty rendition of Sonic.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

I think the best decision they could make would be to release the exact same trailer they did before with the new Sonic so people can shot for shot compare it.

 

[HoodWinked]

Loss aversion is such a strong phenomenon people here having Stockholm syndrome with the previous design

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Why do they even bother at this point? it looks too hairy, and not in a cartoonish way for some reason.

I prefer the original design.

You need to consult... see the post I quoted below, talk to your headshrink about it, he may have some advice for you.

Loss aversion is such a strong phenomenon people here having Stockholm syndrome with the previous design

 

[DynamiteCop!]

Loss aversion is such a strong phenomenon people here having Stockholm syndrome with the previous design

This is /thread worthy lol

 

[Mochilador]

It looks like Sonic. Now they just need to change the music to Crush40.

 

[Twinblade]

looks great, but the movie probably still going to suck though.

 

[Rya.Reisender]

You could come up with a great Sonic script, given a very creative writer. But making it a human / CGI combo where Sonic is another sassy & sarcastic cartoon sidekick is the worst possible idea.

If it was a movie without plot where you just see Sonic running around at high speed around rollercoaster like regions of various settings, I'd watch it guaranteed.

 

[Yoshi]

So just modern Sonic with fur. Alright by me.

 

[Geki-D]

As expected, the cyclops eye was never going to happen in the movie. Looks good, though the movie will still no doubt be trash.

 

[Weilthain]

It does look better I will say that. Not my sonic though

 

[EightBit Man]

I liked the original design for the simple reason that it was something different than what we're familiar with. It was an original interpretation of the character, fitting the real world better in my opinion. What we have now wasn't the original vision, and with that authenticity goes out of the window.

 

[mcjmetroid]

Wreck it Ralph 2 got CGI Sonic right.

yaaa but that design would look very weird in a live action film.

 

[BlackTron]

if they continue lowering the resolution then it will look 1:1 like Genesis Sonic

maybe this is the plan all along. the first 240p mainstream film!

Sonic 2: The Movie complete with Death Egg explosion after running through an exploding hallway before jumping out into space.

Would see in the theater.

 

[GamesDontSuck]

Yeah "leak"

I bet this was released intentionally to see what the reaction is before the new trailer. And it look good now imo

That wouldn't make sense tho. They pushed back the movie's release by three months to update the CGI shots. Which given the nature of the movie would take some time.

 

[ExpandKong]

yaaa but that design would look very weird in a live action film.

Which begs the question

why do a live action film in the first place?

 

[mcjmetroid]

Which begs the question

why do a live action film in the first place?

I mean look at all the chat this movie is causing, mostly negative I agree but people ARE talking about it which is good. Also it's not like the Doom Annihilation chat where people will laugh and move on, people are interested in this movie.
I don't think an all CGI movie can pull this off, a live action movie just hasn't been done before and people are intrigued.

Creatively a CGI movie would have made more sense but not commercially I think.

 

[FranXico]

i hope this movie bombs.

That's like hoping the sky will be blue.

 

[nkarafo]

Wreck it Ralph 2 got CGI Sonic right.

Nah. Modern Sonic design was always shit.

 

[Von Hugh]

Looks better than the Smurf with skinny, hairy manlegs.

 

[angelic]

Looks good, I like it. Might even see it.