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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 "A Great Movie!" Sure, some people say this movie sucks because the animation is bad. They're wrong. Some people say this movie sucks because the voice acting sucked. They're wrong. Others say this movie sucks in general. They're wrong. Sure, Sonic's personality was off, Tails sounds like he has a cold and Knuckles wears a cowboy hat, but in all honesty, this anime is GREAT! Sure, it's crappy, but it's crappiness is what makes it great! It's one of those animes that isn't supposed to be taken seriously, you just enjoy it for what it is. Once you get intuned with the hilarity of the way the characters talk and move and the situations they get into as well as how they deal with them, you'll be laughing your butt off and cherrishing this movie as a work of art! My personal opinion might not pertain to others, but I know for a fact that the first time I saw this movie, I didn't like it too much either. The second time it got better. Once I got to the tenth time, it became one of my favorites. You may not like it at first, but give it time, watch it over and over, and believe me, you'll love it! It's hilarious! I give this anime a five out of five for it's greatness, and I'd give it a ten if they'd allow me to. Give it a shot, guys. It won't let you down, I promise. "I'll be honest..." ...this is a cute movie for children and Sonic-obsessed fans. Parents wouldn't be the type to watch it over and over, but it's a safe film for their children 7 and up. There is violence, so beware. No swearing, no rude hand gestures, just violence that is somewhat mild and disturbing, but safe. Babysitters- this is a good film to get the kids quieted down so you can finish studying for that huge test- it worked for me (to a point). Cute film, but not for everyone. "Is good if you watch in Japanese with subs" Originally this 'movie' was a two-part special series created by the same team which did the intros/extros to Sonic CD (Sonic Team Animation Studios Japan). It was shown once on a Tokyo-based channel before being released onto video as two separate episodes. When ADV did the dub, they merged them together to create the 60-minute 'movie', and if you have the original videos (like me), the cuts where they remove the Japanese titlecards are obvious (i.e. when the screen goes all red and the music skips a bit). The animation was made in 1996/7, and has had three re-releases as the movie, this being the third. Only changes are the boxarts, and maybe the DVD menu system. This is BEFORE the Sonic Adventure adaptations ever existed, so comparing them to this isn't accurate. The movie itself I believe is very good as long as you don't watch it with the English language switched on. The translation isn't too bad either, though it has been dubbed down a bit, but if you know Japanese you'll still hear the words (when Knuckles gets stuck in glue, you'll see ^_-). South Island is also the second part of Mobius, Sonic 1+2 etc. are based around West Island, so again, anyone who says that it doesn't link to anything shall have to do a bit more research into the games. I give this video 4/5 stars because it is very well made and is a good DVD to have in your collection. The art resembles a city similar to New York but after the apocalypse. Attention to detail is very good and ST Animation Studios JP did a good job on this. (Note: ST AS JP did not do Sonic X which is premiering now. Sonic X is meant to be based loosely to the games, and link them all together. This is meant to be using an original storyline.) "This movie is awesome!!!!" I have always been a huge fan of Sonic. And when I heard about this movie I couldn't wait to get it. Once I finally had it I was so excited and watched it that night. When the movie was over one side of me was saying "That was super cool" and the other side was saying "It wasn't really what I expected." First off, the Movie itself is really good, if you watch it a second time you will probably like it better because then you pick up that it is supposed to be a funny and action-packed movie. The voices are pretty cool, But I kinda wish they had Ryan Drummond doing the voice of Sonic(voice actor for sonic games) All in all, if your a huge fan of Sonic, this one is a keeper "The best sonic movie (or show) ever?" While there has never in my opinion been a cartoon that fully captures the spirit of speed and adventure found in the best Sonic games, this movie probably does the best job I've seen so far. Is the voice acting stupendous? No, more like hilariously cheesy (in a good way). Is the animation incredibly life-like and fluid. Not really, more like Saturday morning cartoons. And the characterization? The video games are deeper. Why is it so great then? SPEED. This movie is fast, fast, fast. If you like the motion-blue zip-zagging that many anime are famous for you'll probably love the action sequences (I know I did). If you love the idea of sonic fighting metal sonic you'll love their fights in particular. And if you can get into the spirit of the whole thing (it is MEANT to be funny and DEFINITELY not to be taken seriously) you'll have a great time. I especially love the music, and the weird jokes like Robotnik and Sara playing a fighting game and her losing over and over. Overall, this is definitely one worth checking out if you are a big video game or sonic fan, or if you've exhausted all the well-known action anime and are looking for something fresh and different (and maybe something cheesy like some of the great movies from the 80's). Oh, and you've got to love the springboards and spikes! Right out of the video games...