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Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie Director: Kazunori Ikegami Number of Items: 1 Format: Animated, Color Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Running Time: 55 minutes Studio: A.D. Vision Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-01-13 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 113 Average rating: 4.0 "Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie" One of the best anime movies I have ever seen. Great animation, great story, great action, great voices, and great music. All Sonic fans, anime fans, and people who like good movies should buy this. "Sonic the Hedgehog the movie rocks!" Although this is not based on the new game "Sonic Adventure," this is a good movie especially for anyone who's never even heard of Sonic. Sonic and Tails go to the White House to meet the president, his daughter, and Dr. Robotnik. When Robotnik kidnaps Sarah, Sonic and Tails hire their friend Knuckles to help rescue her. Robotnik creates two new inventions -- "Metal Sonic" and "Metal Robotnik." In the Japanese version of this movie, Robotropolis was called "Eggmanland" and Robotnik was known as "Eggman." When the credits start rolling, the song "Lookalike" plays. This movie is highly recommended! The TV series Sonic Underground is also great although there's no Tails in it but there is Knuckles. I hope some of the SU episodes soon get released on video in stores, for the following episodes are a must-see: "Beginnings," "Harmony Or Something," "Mobodoon," "Come Out Wherever You Are," "Friend Or Foe," Six Is A Crowd," "No Hedgehog Is An Island," and "New Echidna In Town." Between now and Christmas, I don't want to know if there will be any SU videos 'cause I want to keep it a surprise. I will put it on my wishlist and if such home videos exist, I'll be I might get one of them! "SONIC!!!" Okay. So I'll admit it. At first I rented it just because I'm a huge Sonic fan and I thought it would be really stupid. (Don't ask.) But then I saw the it. It was hilarious. The "old man" was an old owl who was as empty headed as the day he was born. (I laughed kinda hard at his antics) The president's daughter, Sara, was one of the funnier characters. However, there is some humor that is a little mature (in my opinion) for 7 year olds. It's the funniest part, but it really is a bit- over the heads of the younger Sonic fans. Never mind what her cat tail means. The animation was crude, of course, but the expressions on the characters' faces were really funny. Robotnik and Tails looked the funniest. Oooh! And don't forget the action. There were "badniks" from the original few Sonic games, of course, and Sonic gave Metal Robotnik a headache he wouldn't soon forget. Alas, there was one thing I really hated: the plot. It went all over the place. But the humor was just too much, and I had to give it at least four stars. "Oh the pain" an interesting idea for an anime, but not a good follow through. I think that best sums up this piece of DVD. Watching it in Both english and japanese, I came to one conclusion. ... even for a show based on a video game. Sonic, Knuckles, and everyone else's voices sounded like they spent the day in a william shatner reading studio, after breathing heluim for six hours. The plot: An interesting idea, with a few minor twists, but it just never seemed to get going, and before you know it, the show was over. Plus it was hard to note just how evil Robotnick (Eggman) was supposed to be. He had a love interest with the presidents daughter, despite the fact she hated him, and at times he appeared quiet comical. It seemed that everyone had trouble staying in character. The only reason I give it two stars, is that the battles between Metal Sonic and Sonic were decent, and the parts where it was meatn to be funny were. but as I said I wasn't ever sure if the anime was trying to be serious, or goofy. "Great job! This is a excellent movie." This movie is fantastic! Although they cut out the 2 parts shown only in the Japenese version of Sonic flipping Dr. Robotnik off, and where Knuckles says "S**t", its still a great movie! It revolves around Dr. Robotnik tricking Sonic into going to an island, where he has to fight a robot that is exactly like him in every way! Even his heart is in the right place. And the end theme "Look-a-like" goes so well with the movie that its not even funny! Ofcourse it would have been a little better had it of been a little longer, the action and the graphics are great! This is why I must give it 4 stars. Except, well...Sonic/Tails/Knuckles's voices are a little messed up...Tails sounds like he has a cold, Sonic sounds like a brittish guy trying to have a American accent, and Knuckles is kind of bland..