Meteo Xavier Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Not quite sure what I was expecting from the Sonic trailer given people's highly exaggerated negative reaction to it (we have wars going on with child soldiers that aren't getting this kind of reaction) but that wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. And I can't hate any video game adaptation that managed to get Jim Carrey as the villain. Gario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 4 hours ago, The Damned said: Also, using Gangster's Paradise is... at least three kinds of wrong. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who found the use of Gangsta's Paradise so damn strange in that trailer. I mean, I think I'm still going to enjoy the Sonic movie (ESPECIALLY based on the trailer), all things being said - it looks like an absolute trainwreck, with Jim-fuckin'-Carrey going full 90's Jim-fuckin'-Carrey mode to *ahem* "carry" the whole thing in one glorious fireball, and let's all be honest, we all enjoy watching trainwrecks and fireballs from time to time. I think I might actually enjoy the Pokemon movie on it's merits as an actual movie, though, and not in the "Super Mario Bros" fashion that I expect to enjoy the Sonic movie. The Pokemon movie looks ridiculous in it's realistically stylish Pokemon, but it looks like it's putting a real effort into it's jokes and characters rather than just... well, being the joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Sonic is definitely derailing the topic here, but it seems rather obvious to me there is an intentional if not fully blatant theme of 90s cringe being injected into the Sonic movie. Gangsta's Paradise? Jim Carrey? A video game movie trying to happen in the real world taking itself somewhat seriously? It's all so incredibly 90s as Sonic itself. Even the dynamics of the trailer reminded me of being in the movie theaters in middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipez Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 Not sure how many trailers they have left for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStacy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 16 hours ago, Meteo Xavier said: Sonic is definitely derailing the topic here, but it seems rather obvious to me there is an intentional if not fully blatant theme of 90s cringe being injected into the Sonic movie. Gangsta's Paradise? Jim Carrey? A video game movie trying to happen in the real world taking itself somewhat seriously? It's all so incredibly 90s as Sonic itself. Even the dynamics of the trailer reminded me of being in the movie theaters in middle school. You know what, now that you put it this way, that really seems to be it, now doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebitterroost Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 4:32 PM, The Damned said: Also, using Gangster's Paradise is... at least three kinds of wrong. The irony is strong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipez Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Lol, Ryan. Spoiler The Pokemon equivalent to a Rickroll? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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orlouge82 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I loved reading about that, and I really enjoyed the movie, as did my wife. My 8 year old son wants to go back and see it several more times. I'm honestly impressed at how well they did a live-action Pokemon movie, which, before this movie was announced, I didn't think was possible without it becoming another Dragonball Evolution debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Saw it, and it was a blast. Not necessarily a "good" movie in the conventional sense, but it was bad in all the right ways. Enormously cheesy, and it completely embraced its cheesiness. The soundtrack was perfection. The movie was a blast from start to finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_C Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Just saw the movie and I enjoyed it. I would personally classify it as a good movie in the conventional sense. It had every element I would want in an enjoyable movie. There were some areas that could have used a little polish of course, but it was definitely a good movie in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duskvstweak Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 It's funny, because it's obviously IS a video game movie, but part of me can't help but think Pokemon is bigger than that. I mean, a lot of the movie felt like an adaptation of the cartoon, and there are people who love Pokemon without ever playing one of the games, let alone Detective Pikachu. Again, it most certainly is a video game movie, but it's also just so entwined in pop culture I'm sure a lot of people seeing might not even know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStacy Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I saw it on a date with my wife a few days ago. I thought it was very good. Enjoyed it from start to finish and would highly recommend to people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I went and watched it. Pretty darn solid if you ask me - go enjoy it. orlouge82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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