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[RedAuthar]

I have it somewhere on VHS... It is pretty good. Sarah and the President are just annoying though.

[Morgan]

I think the only best part is where Sonic cracks his nuts on the aircraft.

[furrykef]

Technically there can only ever be one "best part" of something. Unless there's a tie.

[FreakyFilmFan4ever]

I didn't like this movie at all, though the silly cameo of the crab was silly. I think it's pretty obvious why SEGA dumped the TV series, cut it into an OVA, and went ahead with Sonic X. But, hey. The movie was a neat little find.

[Morgan]

Hehe yeah the OVA wasn't that great. MAYBE entertaining the first time or so watching, but that's probably it.

[RedMenace]

And honestly, why is the presidents daughter a catgirl? It's completely random.

[Morgan]

....that's something I've wondered too.

[Inhibitor]

I've got the Sonic OVA as AVI - it's pretty fun, love the Metal Sonic arc.

STRANGE ISN'T IT?!

[furrykef]

I bought Sonic: The Movie on VHS one day -- VHS was already in its death throes, but still not particularly uncommon -- because I was looking for a SatAM DVD and the video store didn't have it, so I figured it was the next best thing. (This was back in the days of the crappy 5-episode DVD, looong before the complete box set.)

Boy, I hated the thing. Still do, too. The dubbing was crap, I didn't like the excessively Japanese style (yeah, I know Sonic is Japanese, but...), I especially didn't like the resemblance to DBZ, and the whole thing just seemed infantile. I don't get how an adult could enjoy it at all. (Adults obviously weren't the target audience, but I think a good cartoon should at least hold an adult's attention, 'cause parents often watch movies with their kids. And remember, parents are where VHS/DVD sales come from!) It just seemed like a total train wreck.

The worst part is, thinking I'd get something at least vaguely resembling SatAM or its dark style, I made the (in retrospect, very stupid) decision to watch it in the den with my grandmother and uncle. Well, I didn't really expect them to watch it, but they were there. My uncle got fed up with it and walked out halfway through, and when it was over, my grandmother told me, "I think you really need to grow up, Kev" -- as if that kind of crap was what I wanted to watch. It felt like being punched in the gut. (Later my uncle added that if I wanted to watch something like that, I could watch DBZ... they didn't seem to comprehend that it wasn't what I wanted to watch at all.)

[RedAuthar]

Wow. That was Epic.

I liked it when I first saw it. Over time however I have grown to like other Sonic continuities better.

[RedMenace]

I watched it on Youtube when I was about 15. The voice acting was like nails on a chalkboard, to me. The whole thing just seemed like a mess to me, really. Maybe I would've appreciated it more at a younger age.

Man, Kef. That sounds freakin' embarrassing. I feel for ya, no joke.

[Bakuda]

I bought Sonic: The Movie on VHS one day -- VHS was already in its death throes, but still not particularly uncommon -- because I was looking for a SatAM DVD and the video store didn't have it, so I figured it was the next best thing. (This was back in the days of the crappy 5-episode DVD, looong before the complete box set.)

Boy, I hated the thing. Still do, too. The dubbing was crap, I didn't like the excessively Japanese style (yeah, I know Sonic is Japanese, but...), I especially didn't like the resemblance to DBZ, and the whole thing just seemed infantile. I don't get how an adult could enjoy it at all. (Adults obviously weren't the target audience, but I think a good cartoon should at least hold an adult's attention, 'cause parents often watch movies with their kids. And remember, parents are where VHS/DVD sales come from!) It just seemed like a total train wreck.

The worst part is, thinking I'd get something at least vaguely resembling SatAM or its dark style, I made the (in retrospect, very stupid) decision to watch it in the den with my grandmother and uncle. Well, I didn't really expect them to watch it, but they were there. My uncle got fed up with it and walked out halfway through, and when it was over, my grandmother told me, "I think you really need to grow up, Kev" -- as if that kind of crap was what I wanted to watch. It felt like being punched in the gut. (Later my uncle added that if I wanted to watch something like that, I could watch DBZ... they didn't seem to comprehend that it wasn't what I wanted to watch at all.)

Wow...total embarrassment.

[Cheezmatt]

Aside from being totally weird and suffering from mood whiplash, it was alright, at least compared to the joke that was Sonic X.

[Inhibitor]

I saw Sonic OVA when I was around 9 years old and for some reason.....I liked it. When I look at it today its probably the worst form of animation I've ever seen but when I first saw it I thought it was awesome. I even showed it to my mom the day after I saw it. I don't remember if she enjoyed it or not.......she probably didn't.

[henryiii]

I saw Sonic OVA when I was around 9 years old and for some reason.....I liked it. When I look at it today its probably the worst form of animation I've ever seen but when I first saw it I thought it was awesome. I even showed it to my mom the day after I saw it. I don't remember if she enjoyed it or not.......she probably didn't.

Really? the only reason I bought the dvd was for it's animation, which I find beautiful and the setting is pure japanese Sonic.

[Cheezmatt]

I guess it depends on one's opinion of anime. Some people don't like the low framerate, stilted movement, mouth flapping, etc. that's a hallmark of the field.
At least the scenery is quite striking.

[Morgan]

I did definitely like the song heard in the beginning that can be heard during the fight with Metal Sonic. Still like that one to this day.

[Inhibitor]

I saw Sonic OVA when I was around 9 years old and for some reason.....I liked it. When I look at it today its probably the worst form of animation I've ever seen but when I first saw it I thought it was awesome. I even showed it to my mom the day after I saw it. I don't remember if she enjoyed it or not.......she probably didn't.

Really? the only reason I bought the dvd was for it's animation, which I find beautiful and the setting is pure japanese Sonic.

When I say animation I mean the film itself. It was just a mess from top to bottom.

I did definitely like the song heard in the beginning that can be heard during the fight with Metal Sonic. Still like that one to this day.

I know right? That song was so awesome. When me and my mom heard it we starting dancing to it. Its so catchy and groovy!

[Morgan]

I did definitely like the song heard in the beginning that can be heard during the fight with Metal Sonic. Still like that one to this day.

I know right? That song was so awesome. When me and my mom heard it we starting dancing to it. Its so catchy and groovy!

It took me an act of god to find it on the web. Finally downloaded it after many years!

[Inhibitor]

4shared, AWAYYYYY