Movie Review – Sonic the Hedgehog

This is a crazy hard movie to review. I could write a 5,000 word essay on Movie Review Theory, but I’m certain that’s not what you’re here for.

Therefore, I’ll simply say that I’m grading/reviewing this movie based on how I believe Sonic: the Hedgehog fans would rate it. Which again, isn’t easy because I never played the game.

What I am certain of is the theater last night was surprisingly full. I expected I might be the only one in there, but I was very wrong. (Who knew?)

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Also, at the end of the movie there was a smattering of applause… From the adults. (I didn’t see that coming.)

There were numerous young children in the theater and they all seemed to be engaged throughout the movie — based on their conversations with the characters on screen.

I think kids will like it because the plot and character motivations are very easy to understand. They never over-complicate things.

I can’t begin to guess why adults might like it, because as I said, I never played the game. But a lady sitting near me had a Sonic: the Hedgehog t-shirt on, so after the movie I asked her if she enjoyed it and she said she loved it.

Clearly, the audience for this movie is children and adults who are big fans of the game. As someone who fits neither of those demographics I’d say the movie was technically well done. The story flowed easily; there was nothing unnecessarily convoluted. (Sometimes movies like this try to appeal to a broader demographic and fail miserably.)

All that said, as much as the kids and adults appeared to enjoy this movie, I just can’t bring myself to give it an A-grade. B+ it is. That’s still a good grade.

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Nprtykty, 03/28/2021

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I’ve been using RunPee for a few years now and it’s basically a requirement of going to the movies for me. The best part of course are the “pee times” that give you cues, synopses and times for when you can pee without missing the most important parts of the movie. There is also information about the credits- length, extras and if there are any extra scenes at the wayyy end. Super helpful to just know that it is or isn’t worth staying. There is a timer function that will buzz your phone when it’s a good time to pee. I also appreciate that the app is very conscientious about it being an app you use in a theater- dark background, all silent alarms etc. I will always enjoy the experience of the theater even if I could watch things at home- but I’ve even used it at home to check for things like after credit scenes or other information too.

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Grade: B+

About The Peetimes: None of the Peetimes involve any action scenes with Sonic. I would recommend the 3rd (last) Peetime. It was the easiest to summarize.

There are extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Sonic the Hedgehog. (What we mean by Anything Extra.)

Rated (PG) for action, some violence, rude humor and brief mild language
Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Is there anything extra during the end credits of Sonic the Hedgehog?

Dan Gardner

Creator and developer of the RunPee app. When something doesn’t work right in the app it’s pretty much his fault. 🙂

Aspiring author. Would like to finish his “Zombie Revelations” trilogy if he could break away for working on RunPee and the cottage he’s building for RunPee Mom.