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Sonic The Hedgehog film will be "dark and edgy" [rumor] aka terrible [confirmed]
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I don't think he could ever get on board with this unless they change their terrible, terrible concept for what they think this movie should be like.
Changes to the concept that should be made:
1) Don't "mix it with reality"
2) Don't make it "edgy".. For what he needs to be he is already "edgy" enough
3) Base it on classic Sonic(saving critters from robotization, defeating Eggman/Robotnik).. that's the very core basis of Sonic "lore" so the movie should start there
4) Story comes first.. if you don't have a good story then forget about it(then again if Brad Bird were writing it I'm sure he could do something pretty amazing with the franchise)
The Sonic franchise has been dragged through so much shit over the past 10 years, this proposed movie would absolutely destroy any last bit of pomp these characters have left in them.
10/10
I really doubt this will happen. Why would Sega ditch the serious tone of Adventure/2/Shadow/06 to start making more lighthearted games, create a new spin-off brand designed to be even MORE geared toward kids than the main series... and then make a movie that's dark and edgy? Doesn't add up.
nintendoman58
Member
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I am so glad this is a thing, for all the wrong reasons. This is going to be glorious.
At least I hope this is real, so we can all laugh at it.
I am so glad this is a thing, for all the wrong reasons. This is going to be glorious.
At least I hope this is real, so we can all laugh at it.
MaximoffZero
Banned
I actually would like to see a dark, edgy Sonic if it was done right. However, with the way they're talking about it I think we're sadly going to get something more akin to this:
Yeah, it ain't no Sonic 3 & Knuckles, but Generations is definitely top tier Sonic. I wish Sega had released more DLC packs for it, more in the vein of expansion packs.
I'd definitely pay like 30 euros for 6 more classic/modern levels. Luckily the game is very easily moddable. Had a load of fun with the levels from Sonic Werehog Edition. Somehow even more fun than in the actual game they came from even.
Chet Rippo
Member
RustyNails
Member
SonicGaf is the best gaf.
Nintendoga
Member
I was just about to point out how we already have a dark and edgy Sonic film with live-action.
And look how that turned out
Btw here's the film, for those lucky souls who haven't seen it yet.
Triggerhappytel
Member
My goodness, I had to look this up after you said it, and it's really real - they're making The Incredibles 2! I loved the first film and was always baffled why they didn't make any sequels as it literally seemed perfect for them.
Although on the other hand, it is kind of symptomatic of Pixar's growing creative bankruptcy. Although I love The Incredibles, I'd rather they made something original.
Green Wiggly
Member
The Fast and the Furriest.
They're making a few original films iirc.
Shadow the hedgehog movie lets GO~!
There are bunch of comics that say otherwise. To a degree in which you wonder why haven't these people worked on an alternative version of sonic yet in game form
There are bunch of comics that say otherwise. To a degree in which you wonder why haven't these people worked on an alternative version of sonic yet in game form
Nintendoga
Member
Next two films they're making (Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur) are original. Next sequel we're getting is Finding Dory after those two come out.
guitarhero
Member
You want a dark and edgy plot? Here's my idea:
Sonic gets teleported/blackholed/retconned/Robotnik'd into our world. Instead of finding trustful sidekicks in teenagers, he is found first by adults and is called an "alien"
World goes seven ways bananas: scientists want to capture and analyze him, hunters want to kill him and hang his head on a wall, crazy-ass drugged-out insane people start a cult and worship him as a god and try to have sex with him...
He has to survive long enough to find a way back to his universe.
Sonic gets teleported/blackholed/retconned/Robotnik'd into our world. Instead of finding trustful sidekicks in teenagers, he is found first by adults and is called an "alien"
World goes seven ways bananas: scientists want to capture and analyze him, hunters want to kill him and hang his head on a wall, crazy-ass drugged-out insane people start a cult and worship him as a god and try to have sex with him...
He has to survive long enough to find a way back to his universe.
Link1110
Member
Pretty much this. Why not just do another cartoon series with the same writers who did the last few games. I actually had some faith in the direction the sonic stories were taking
MaximoffZero
Banned
I actually liked it apart from Sonic himself. It's like they just had Jaleel recite all of Sonic's catch phrases without any context.
VibratingDonkey
Member
This sounds like the worst.
Can't wait.
Can't wait.
Earthpainting
Member
Those are all the wrong words together in one sentence. Here's to hoping nothing comes of this.
dr. apocalipsis
Banned
5char.
Link1110
Member
Not all of them. I don't see Michael Bay there.
Polioliolio
Member
Not that your story sounds bad, but you could replace Sonic with ALF or any other character ever, and it wouldn't change the plot a bit.
Fattony12000
Member
Sonic gets tortured to death in the opening minutes of the film.
MikeHattsu
Member
Saw that picture and this clip was the first thing that snapped into my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnuodLiCGzY
Triggerhappytel
Member
And he has to snap a young soldier's neck when he tries to capture him - leading to all kinds of introspective consideration on the nature of what he does, and whether he's really doing the right thing, or he's just a soldier blindly following the will and machinations of others.
haha
So, you mean like real life Sonic fans then?
j/k
While I doubt this is true, this definitely feels 2 steps back. I thought they'd have learned that nobody fucking wants 'edgy' Sonic by now
Uncle Rupee
Banned
this gif gets me every time
Southside Jim
Neo Member
No one will be seated during the Knuckles torture scene.
meltingparappa
Member
I am sure Brad Bird -- having helped create the visual language we take for granted in The Simpsons, making audiences cry with The Iron Giant, personally helming and also serving on the story committee for the golden age of 3D animation at Pixar, and then having transitioned successfully into big budget live action film-making with Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol -- is calling back his agent and offering to cut his salary in order to land the dream project of putting some chuckles into Knuckles.
Jawmuncher
Member
I actually would like to see a dark, edgy Sonic if it was done right. However, with the way they're talking about it I think we're sadly going to get something more akin to this:
God Damn was that movie such a bomb in more ways in one.
Completely terrible and not even redeemable so bad it's good like the original SF movie. Thankfully no one bothered to watch it. Remember seeing the box office numbers and actually laughing.
The only Sonic related media worth my time is this one:
http://www.somethingawful.com/flash-tub/chucky-vs-sonic/
http://www.somethingawful.com/flash-tub/chucky-vs-sonic/
I seriously doubt this is a real thing. I always figured that since Sonic Colours, Sega realised that putting Sonic with realistic humans, Earth-like locations and grimdark stoylines involving the military, government conspiracies and public executions was seriously taking him out of his element.
Finn of Ooo
Member
Deviantart will be so happy.