Sonic the Hedgehog Cinematic Universe Thread (& Knuckles)

As of now I don't know when and if I'll be able to watch this, my situation is getting exponentially worse. I already read some spoilers, too.

By the way, regarding the competition with Mufasa, I can confirm that the latter is being extremely advertised here in Italy as well, it was even featured more than once in the TV news, while there's literally nothing about Sonic, Disney being Disney is getting all the hype as predictable. I hope that Mufasa can flop, but since that's not going to happen, let's just hope that it's going to perform worse than Sonic.

 

The only place where Sonic has the potential to do better is the domestic market as it doesn't have that overwhelming popularity in a lot of other regions. I'd say it's bigger in latin America and Mexico right now compared to Europe while its popularity in Asia is the lowest.

 

I've heard a lot of good thing for the 3rd movie and it's making to watch it even more. Was trying to maintain my hype, but I admit I'm starting to struggle with it lol.

 

BoxofficePro has their Sonic forecast beating Mufasa. They have a Sonic forecast range of $65m-$85m.
Boxoffice Theory also has their Sonic forecast beating Mufasa. Their Sonic forecast range is $74m-$80m.

As of right now, Mufasa has more average showtimes than Sonic. About a 5+ point lead.

As always, walk-ins can change the trajectory. All this show is that Sonic has some healthy pre-sale numbers.

 

At this point I don't care if Sonic wins, I just want Mufasa to lose

 

Sonic's early reviews are definitely better, but
A. Sonic's early reviews are from Sonic fans
B. Mufasa could literally be 90 minutes of ugly CGI lions looking directly at the screen and calling the audience stupid and the Disney Zombies would still see it in droves

I guess we'll just have to see. I definitely don't care about Sonic winning but seeing Disney eat more shit is always a good thing.

 

Deadline also thinks Sonic will win the domestic market. They have a $50-$60m range. The international market goes to Mufasa with $180m. Sonic has a later international date opening.

Mufasa reviews are out and they're currently at 59% out of 78 reviews.
No reviews for Sonic yet. The review embargo for Sonic lifts tomorrow.

 

Saw it. Posted some impressions in the spoiler thread, but it’s really good.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it reviews worse than 2 for a few reasons, though in my heart of hearts I’d like to see it review the best (certified fresh, even?). It’s the most Sonic of any of the Sonic movies by a country mile.

 

Probably the case. The guy that went to the screening in my place said he didn't like it. A few other people I spoke to were so so on the film. They were more fond of the family friendly elements of the previous films than any of the of the game faithfulness, but to be fair, that stuff was going to fly over their heads anyways.

I've kept my eyes and ears shut but apparently there's some cam rip out there already.

 

Wasn't sure where to post this one but...

Reviews drop in 20min.

 

IGN Movies gave it a 6/10, which is considered Fresh on RottenTomatoes.

IGN finally comes through!

 

Lol, they gave a lower score than Sonic 2.

...and gave Mufasa a 8. Amazing.

 

6...it's over. We lost.

 

They gave Sonic Prime a 9, who cares about their opinions

 

I don't really have an issue with what IGN scores the movie, in fact I was expecting scores to be between a 6-8 anyway...

But I'm more...

Is it just me, and this isn't an IGN only thing. So many reviews just seem to lack any sense of detail.

The most the IGN one talks about is Jim Careey, and most of this praise is his work ethic, which by part implies he's put effort into his performance.

But so many of these reviews just feel really lacking in... loads of areas.

 

They also gave Penguin a 5. So yeah, IGN's review are something.

But I'm aware they are different people making reviews, so bleh. Tomatoes haven't dropped it.

 

That's just most film critics these days. They ramble on about some minor detail or use the film to discuss some other bullshit. Even the youtube reviewers aren't immune to this. Only guy I can stand watching is Filmento, but he's more of analysis guy than reviewer and he only does big films.

The only score I care about is CinemaScore.

Both Sonics scored an A.

 

22 critic reviews on Rotten tomatoes so far. Some mixed and some high scores.

I'm watching the movie on Friday. Looking forward to it and trying hard to avoid spoilers. I really hope it's good and improves on the previous movies. It's called SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 and anything with that name should be awesome!

 

Mama's Geeky gave it a positive review

Moms really do love Sonic...

 

AV Club gave it a B+ which is pretty solid! Sonic 2 got a C- from them and the first movie a D+.

The reviewer of the first movie is also the same guy who reviewed it for IGN (which gave it a 6/10), so definitely an improvement, even if they technically scored it lower than the second movie. Always important to remember the same site doesn't necessarily mean the same critic.