There May Be A Silver Lining for This Harshly Received Trailer
A new trailer for the upcoming video game franchise, turned live-action film, “Sonic The Hedgehog” dropped today and with the amount of negativity or at least, uncertainty, surrounding the movie, the only accurate way to portray the general consensus is through a good old fashion roundup of Twitter reactions. But before reading everyone else’s opinions, check out the trailer for yourself!
Based on the trailer alone, the plot seems straightforward and fairly action-packed, with local policeman Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) teaming up with Sonic to defeat his long-standing enemy, Dr. “Eggman” Robotnik (Jim Carrey). Robotnik on the other hand has plans of his own to take down Sonic, in curious connection with the United States military.
Now in terms of the reactions, many were quick to call out the trailer’s flaws like Sonic’s CG design and Jim Carey’s initial reveal as the series and film’s main antagonist, Dr. Robotnik.
Every single Sonic fan who begged Paramount to release the #SonicMovie trailer right now: pic.twitter.com/21XuO1yCg8
— â Meme Bean â (@MemeBeanRegime) April 30, 2019
Famous last words. #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/i7s8uOlCpQ
— Kermit The First of His Name (@CuckKermit) April 30, 2019
LMAO SAME REACTION I WOULD HAVE TO SEEING SONIC LIKE THAT. ððð #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/v0fFFIn6dR
— Miraculous Maku (@RedMakuzawa) April 30, 2019
1. Ace Ventura with a mustache
— Danny Saint (@CenterStageDS) April 30, 2019
2. Gangstaâs Paradise
3. What is this?#SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/kF3qgmf3Ys
Sonic looks like the kid that turns into a monkey in Jumanji #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/HODVYsKqRc
— HylianTweeter (@HylianTweeter) April 30, 2019
James Marsden is just trying to remake Hop and yâall know it #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/lvPCKjp6CR
— Ben Bartlett (@itsbenbartlett) April 30, 2019
Jim Carrey's Robotnik looks like a thrift store Tony Stark cosplay. This #SonicMovie continues to absolutely baffle me. pic.twitter.com/HPlMeVeOK7
— Ben B. Singer (@BenBSinger) April 29, 2019
While others weren’t quite as offended:
He looks decent from this angle, but other than that, I still donât like the design. The movie itself doesnât look that bad Iâll admit. #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/9Sw2kYVsbj
— Cyð (@Cybrid101) April 30, 2019
#SonicMovie
— Smez Prakezz, The Red Hedgehog (@SMPMusicAndArt) April 27, 2019
Intentions of Sonic fans when they're about to see Sonic Movie. pic.twitter.com/dsVboKZwVT
But the primary consensus is that there is one silver lining in the last 2 seconds of the trailer: Jim Carrey’s final reveal as a more convincing Eggman.
A bit more like it #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/Vjvx0ZpQzo
— Kevin O'Connor (@kevio_17) April 30, 2019
This eggman is giving me either Sonic 06 or Sonic Boom vibes. #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/xKhIXO16eY
— Rafa The Beat (@RafaTheBeat) April 29, 2019
What did you think of the trailer? Whether you’re planning on seeing the movie or not, check out our video below where MojoPlays’ biggest Sonic fans break down the leaked presentation deck from “Sonic The Hedgehog” and give you their reaction and impressions!