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Just got back from the Sonic movie I enjoyed it. The audience I was with enjoyed it. the kids that were there loved it. Lets make sure those execs know how much we appreciate the changes
lupvoteanythingfuturama
I don't like it... Because I don't understand and o don't want to!!!!
KrillinLikeAVillan
FitzFarseer
I genuinely don’t give two shits about Sonic, but I’m gonna buy a ticket for this weekend to just thank the studio for making the right call
JOKERZwild86
Taking my daughter to see it on Valentine’s Day
Undrave
I'm going next wednesday!
IndecisiveSlacker
Why was this movie bullied by fans of Birbs of Prey?
TheGoldenPig
because they jelly.
MoltarsGhost
Me and my friends just saw it at the alamo. Everyone in the theater including us ordered a chilidog, it was an indescribable experience.
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
And stay after the credits
ThatWasntNeat
Lifeisharddeathissoftlol
I'm going to see it Sunday with my older brother. I'm looking forward to it
pancakesandtomatosoup1337
All I see is the kid from Jumanji when he cheated in the game and it turned him into a monkey
PoppaBigBear
Im gonna watch it this Sunday
Irishda
Oh yeah. I'm sure the kids would've hated all that humor with a different looking sonic
donglover33
No
azuureth
Who else thinks all this was just a large marketing ploy? Releasing a horrible gci so they could "listen anf fix it".
ke0bqa
Good film would watch again
nirbo
DIINKELBERG
I saw it yesterday. I lost it for a minute by "yeah, just rub it in my orphan face"
HosniMubark
I saw it. It’s alright, but it’s a kid movie. They did Sonic well.
MeAndJulio
I'm looking forward bro taking my son. It will be the first movie he sees in theaters.
MeAndJulio
To* taking my son. Dunno why that changed to bro ?
ThailandExpress
You mean Sonic the movie's blatant pre movie marketing campaign all those fanboys bought into? "They really care!" lol
kbowser
thecornhusk
Omg remembering how cringy that was when I was a kid hahahaha
Bellaguppy
Dreamcast memories!
Mrticklemehappy
I loved that game so much I miss my Dreamcast
jakeinthehood
Sonic adventure DX on pc. Basically playable on any computer, the requirements are very low
jakeinthehood
There are mods on Gamebanana to make it look like the Dreamcast version if you care about that kinda thing. Port looked slightly different
Mrticklemehappy
You underestimate how shit my laptop is hahaha struggles to play age of mythology
jakeinthehood
Expanding your RAM is a cheap and effective way of getting better performance in older games if you have an old laptop
edmerica
I'm sure it was a publicity stunt, there's no way producers thought the first design was a keeper
CarrieUnderboob
All the people that complained and praising Paramount, are we going to buy tickets or just be proud we complained?
Escapist83
I didn't complain, and I won't be going to see it. It's going to be garbage regardless. Sonic fans never learn.
SkogensKung
The reviews say otherwise. And no, I'm not talking about 'critic' reviews, but actual people have said it's good.
SushiJaguar
I trust actual people less than critics, honestly, especially when it comes to Popcorn Bay flicks.
SkogensKung
Yeah, because critics have been so trustworthy lately.
SushiJaguar
That's not what I said.
SpikeWolfwood
Taking my girl to see it this weekend. Just something goofy to watch and I want to reward the fact that they listened to the fan reactions.
Seedofvengeance
Yeah make more money for the execs who paid do little to the animators that they had to shut down.
igotagifforthat
But the studio is a 3rd party. If the studio can’t win new projects or doesn’t have a sustainable market presence that’s on the them.
riChchestMat
True buts also the logic for not seeing this shite movie regardless of whether they “listened to fans”
j4zmon
The problem is the entire VFX industry is scraping by project to project because every big studio gives the job to the lowest bid. 1/
j4zmon
MPC is among the best VFX studios artistically speaking, so you'd think they'd be able to charge more for better work. But they can't 2/
j4zmon
because of competition from companies able/willing to bid lower, thus risky practices that can bankrupt them with one overbudget project.
igotagifforthat
Unfortunately it’s adapt or die in business.
PunnyTiger
the cynic in me is sure the did the shit version to generate fan rage guerrilla marketing and planned the 'changes' all along
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PunnyTiger
they wouldn't need to do the whole movie, just the scenes they "leaked" and the previews.
Lvaneede
Im thinking that too and I have seen the movie.
umwht
it's always a possibility. marketign teams know how to piss off people just right. 1/2
umwht
That said if they kept the original design I don't think the would have worked been appealing 2/2
FuzzyX
Critics don't seem to like this movie but then it is not the first time that critics and the public have disagreed.
solosysygy
The Washington Post said it a profound look at loneliness
FuzzyX
The two I saw said the improvement in the Sonic appearance does not make up for the lack of good story.
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
Jim Carrey stole the show
PAPASQUATT
I just found out he is an antivaxxer on another comment thread on here
DagothWit
He was married to Jenny McCarthy for a bit.
sliveroflight
jontanamoBay
That’s a felony
positiveleroy
Yellowdart49
I actually want to watch this, but more for Jim Carrey than Sonic. It looks like vintage Carrey in the trailers
CrunkArt
Carrey was great in it. Pretty alright movie with a few great lines.
umwht
Carrey was fantastic I think
manamongstyou
Same here. Plus I want to support movies he is in because he's a good person, I like his acting and his movies are nostalgic for me.
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Mxlespxles
That show is depressing as fuck
ivoryashes
I also thought this until I heard about his recent interviews...
Vaanhalen
Oh man. He is great in 90s comedies. But good person, no, hes mostly a vain hate monger with a history of bad bad bad behavior.
voxael
Antivaxxers are good people to you?
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
You know people are defined by more than ONE of their choices, right? He might be paranoid about vax, that doesn't DEFINE him.
Dude1992
People are beautifully complex creatures capable of being more than one thing. Jim Carey is good people to me
voxael
Antivaxxers are good people to you. Noted.
BorgaSmorg
And I bet your family, friends and parents are just PERFECT
TableArizona
The fuck are you gonna do with that note
lifesblissful
Oooooh he's in it??
manamongstyou
Don't think you deserved a downvote so I gave you an extra +1.
GodTurkey
Ill give him a plus one in your honor
imaletyoufinish123123
Don’t think you deserved a downvote so I gave you an extra +1
manamongstyou
I think you deserved an extra up vote so I gave you a +1
enjoihrc
Same
lifesblissful
So sweet, thank you.
Eyesotope
...He's Robotnik...
sardonislamir
That's DOCTOR to you!
Eyesotope
Show me his PhD!
ForTheLoveOfaGoatNut
They closed down the office in Vamcouver who did all the reanimation...
ShrubNinja
Yeah, I was gunna go see it to support them listening to fans until they pulled that.
funkyshooters
You do realize it wasn’t paramount it was the studio that owned the FX shop. Reward those folks and see their movie!
cyborganism
That's often the case, sadly.
jp189512
Yup, the VFX company that did the life of pi won an Oscar and they closed not long after they completed work on it
GrimmFandango
A good friend of mine worked at that studio. She and the other employees had a lot of help in finding new jobs and are doing well now.
heartlessninja6
Just like any other major FX studio. If you’re pissed, call it out on the awful system known as Twitter.
AReallyFluffyDragon
Would this kill the possibility of a sequel? Or would they just hire another studio?
ManMashine
LOL..... Does EA now own Paramount?
Etereo
Kehehhe
positiveleroy
umwht
yea I know. My wishful thinking is that I hope that this does well enough so that team can be brought back together to do more work.
j4zmon
Never happen. The studio gets all potential profits, not the contracted VFX company. And by now everyone at MPC has been hired elsewhere.
22ndCenturyTransient
Gotta squeeze those profits bro
theyar
They did their job. You don't keep offices open just so people can play ping pong.
FussyZeus
Yeah, surely they aren't going to be making any more movies, right? This was the last one.
Comet260
But why close after just one movie? It's not like movies are going to stop getting made any time soon, barring an apocalypse.
j4zmon
MPC is the company that closed a branch in Vancouver. They did the animation for lots of movies, not just Sonic. This was just the last one.
DanglyDongle
Friend in animation joked "if it doesn't close a studio it won't be a good movie" a year or so ago. So I guess this is business as usual.
samwyze
But, just because a studio closes, doesn't mean the movie will be good. I'm looking at you, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
mmstns13
Talk about job security
Heavenissize17socks
Closing down a studio after a movie is a loss that can be used to offset the taxes on profits from a successful movie.
Dionysus187
Don't they start a company or some shit for every major movie made to fuck around with taxes as well?
Imustupvotealltacos
Why?!
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Zadwanaa
Its like games. RDR2 team got fractioned, blizzard gutted their staff. Once a project is done, no need to keep them on payroll. Its horrific
VodkaReindeer
I understand they move VFX studios based on where they get the best tax incentives. Best time to do that is after the movie is done.
Shmeadicus
Because they finished animating.
jiynxed
Because those places run on basically zero money.
Harryteeters
Gagerith
Chapelle. Our prophet
Grootbutmadeofbamboo
Just testing your username
bruthalamus
Zacharighteous
But how do we know if he truly did the deed, or if all these upvotes are from phony taco enthusiasts?!
Luckyjack7
What are these phony taco enthusiasts you speak of? Such a concept is surely from a darker timeline.
AlexjoneswatchingTporn
Ive never had a taco but i really wanna try one
Zacharighteous
Because it's a cut-throat industry where the studies refuse to pay feasible rates, and there is always someone willing to take the chance?/?
Zacharighteous
with hopes they'll pick up more work on their laurels, but unfortunately, all too often they go bankrupt before any of that happens or ?/?
Zacharighteous
they pick up too many jobs that lose money and fold. Source: best friend is an animator
Banlish
Basically, thanks for all the work! You're fired!
Comet260
Thanks for all the money you made us! Oh? You wanted some? Sorry, the execs and upper management got it all!
kelseysaurusrex
"Thanks for making us a billion dollars! Enjoy unemployment!"
ForTheLoveOfaGoatNut
What everyone else said...
GriffithDidEverythingWrong
animation studios are often underpaid and often only paid for the finished job. having the studio tell them yo re do everything this late 1/
GriffithDidEverythingWrong
probably didnt help them in the long run
kelseysaurusrex
VFX studios are one of the last movie industry sectors that aren't unionized so they get treated like trash and thrown away for their
shredder134
Today I learned I'm a chemist and not a Plummer
youknowwhyimhere6969
love of furries
F0rger
wobblecopterrrr
kelseysaurusrex
Trouble. The studio that made Life of Pi also went bankrupt shortly after finishing the movie, the Lion King studio went under.
GrimFinn
The Life Of Pi VFX studio went bankrupt shortly after WINNING AN OSCAR for the VFX.
trs451
The lion king was mpc, it most definitely didn't go under
kelseysaurusrex
Apparently it was the Vancouver office not the whole company https://collider.com/lion-king-vfx-shop-shuts-down/
kelseysaurusrex
https://variety.com/2018/artisans/production/vfx-summer-box-office-1202824543/
RandomMagus
That's actually all the same studio, iirc. The Vancouver one