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TargetmasterJoe Since: May, 2013
#251: Dec 12th 2018 at 11:29:36 PM

The people behind Detective Pikachu seem to care about the source material though.

Palmer himself is a longtime Pokemon fan.

Context: Palmer did a realistic version of Sonic once upon a time and shat on it when he found out about the 2019 movie.

Ya know when I made my realistic Sonic it was supposed to be a joke @sonic_hedgehog you weren’t supposed to ever actually do that...

Speaking of Twitter, one of the movie's co-writers, Patrick Casey, actually gave a (rather blunt) message of assurance a while back.

Everybody relax.

NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#252: Dec 13th 2018 at 7:45:05 AM

I hate this "Don't complain" mentality that plauges everywhere in the name of "politeness"

Especially since no one is having a panic attack over their shit design. They presented a design, people discussed it, people didn't like it, memes were made. Nothing more. Nothing less. This is how previews always worked.

And it's not like this guy has any obligation to defend it.

And he's blocking dissenters apperantly. So this self righteous prick can't even take his own advice.

Edited by NoName999 on Dec 13th 2018 at 7:49:43 AM

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#253: Dec 13th 2018 at 7:49:39 AM

I'm not going to defend this design but I will have to contest the "no one is having a panic attack" claim. That's not even true on this board.

NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#254: Dec 13th 2018 at 7:53:24 AM

There's a fine line between "Oh goodness, that looks so gross." and "THEY'RE RAPING MY FUCKING CHILDHOOD!"

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#255: Dec 13th 2018 at 8:00:54 AM

I would hope we’re more mature than to rant about “SONIC’S ARMS AREN’T BLUE!” or whatever the hell.

Sanic here just looks weird. I mean, it’s possible the design is fine but the images we see right now look like a guy in a creepy suit.

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Numbuh1234 Since: Apr, 2014
#258: Dec 13th 2018 at 8:15:03 AM

Yeah, if that IS how the design actually looks I would be moderately okay with it.

It still looks ugly, but it looks around Detective Pikachu levels of ugly, so I would definitely be able to deal with it.

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#259: Dec 13th 2018 at 8:28:56 AM

His face looks off.

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#260: Dec 13th 2018 at 8:32:43 AM

Eh. It graduated from completely disgusting to giving little kids nightmares.

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#261: Dec 13th 2018 at 8:48:36 AM

[up][up] Maybe because his eyes are separate now.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#262: Dec 13th 2018 at 8:58:01 AM

@noname999 I’ve seen the “they raped my childhood” and variations of that sentiment plenty. It may not represent all of the criticism but it’s there.

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#263: Dec 13th 2018 at 9:47:06 PM

Okay how did I not hear about this before? Oh god, it's scary.

It's been 3000 years…
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#264: Dec 14th 2018 at 3:07:47 AM

I dunno, I've gone from thinking it's purely bad to being somewhat more neutral on it. The head is basically there. The body looks strange, but now it feels more like it's just the angle obscuring the proportions.

It could still end up being looking terrible once we actually see it, but I'm not opposed to seeing the full design to get a better understanding of where they're coming from.

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BigK1337 Comedic Super Troper from Detroit Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
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#265: Dec 15th 2018 at 12:53:13 AM

Might be in the minority here, but I think the poster seems more like it attempting to look like the cover of Sonic & Knuckles (sans Knuckles).

Also yalls (and the internet) are bunch of pussies if you think THAT is the scariest thing to feature Sonic. We all remember Sonic Live, right?

Also (also) the leaked poster is actually better than the official one. Honestly if they lead on with that, the movie would definitely receive less backlash and gain a lot of faith that its going to be good. I mean just look at Sonic there. Its a perfect translation of the character. Now if only Bob Hopskin was there . . .

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#266: Dec 15th 2018 at 6:57:07 AM

[up]

We all remember Sonic Live, right?

Nope.

Its a perfect translation of the character.

HA!

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TargetmasterJoe Since: May, 2013
#267: Dec 15th 2018 at 7:33:01 AM

Ian Flynn (as in the guy who's beeen writing Sonic comics since 2006) wrote an article on the whole "Not My Sonic" debacle the movie's teaser posters have started, arguing there IS no real Sonic and almost every appearance of Sonic in animated media has always gotten SOMETHING wrong about him.

(Keep in mind, he agrees the reveal and commentary from those involved with the movie sounds tone-deaf.)

On one hand, I still hate this live-action Sanic we've be "teased" with (though the Sonic in that leaked poster looks much more manageable). On the other hand, it's got me thinking "maybe we ARE over-reacting?"

MJTrooper The Neutral One from California Since: Apr, 2011
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#268: Dec 17th 2018 at 8:08:35 PM

Well, it looks like the filmmakers have officially gone into Trolling Creator territory with this tweet, in case you thought the legs weren't beefy enough.

Personally, I'd prefer if the 'net was a little friendlier, but you know the GIFT...
brb1006 Since: Aug, 2012
#269: Dec 17th 2018 at 9:01:20 PM

They just got self-aware

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Weirdguy149 The King Without a Kingdom from Lumiose City under development Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
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#270: Dec 18th 2018 at 5:27:02 AM

Well, it does make sense. Sonic always has a self-aware Twitter.

It's been 3000 years…
TargetmasterJoe Since: May, 2013
#271: Jan 15th 2019 at 6:00:56 AM

Speaking of the movie's Twitter...

It's at it again.

Context: A thing going on in Twitter as of now is people tweeting about how they looked in 2009 vs how they look in 2019. The Sonic movie's Twitter is following suit by having 2009!Sonic be him from Sonic and the Black Knight as 2019!Sonic be...a black blank image with an "Image Loading" message.

The final reveal better be worth this amount of teasing...

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#272: Jan 15th 2019 at 7:49:02 AM

I bet his face is going to be a bizarre mishmash of a human and a realistic hedgehog!

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#273: Jan 15th 2019 at 9:21:06 AM

[up]You could treat it like a horror movie. You never see his face until the very end.

TargetmasterJoe Since: May, 2013
#274: Jan 26th 2019 at 6:58:47 AM

The director and producers met up with Sega, saying something about "fan feedback."

Not sure if this immediately means "OMG they're going to fix how Sonic looks! It's exactly what we want! AFGFRDHYGH!!!"

...But I'm hoping.

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#275: Jan 30th 2019 at 1:22:32 AM

[up] They're not gonna rehaul all the F/X work for a character in ten short months just because fans think he looks ugly as hell.

However right they may be.

Edited by Prowler on Jan 30th 2019 at 2:24:25 AM


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