This movie is adapting Sonic Adventure 2, which is considered by a majority of fans to arguably be the GREATEST Sonic game of all time, which is in part due to the story. (Shadow's backstory, in particular, is *very* dark for a game where you could also raise cute little creatures called Chao.) Jeff Fowler, the director of the Sonic movies, actually worked on the cutscenes for 2005's Shadow the Hedgehog (some of Shadow's moves in here are ripped STRAIGHT from the opening cutscene), which goes into more of his backstory from SA2. So believe me when I say that this movie's likely going to be absolutely worth it, Blind Wave crew. Fun fact. This is the first movie Jim broke his golden rule of only being in a series 2 times which shows he clearly loves this role Shadow looks awesome and badass Keanu Reeves’ voice for him is perfect!! Fun fact the director did the cutscenes in Shadow the Hedgehog videogame come on Man okay bro Eric is looking really healthy man, it’s great to see man Tails catching strays from Shadow is just a constant in every universe Glad they included it in the trailer!! Remember, Keanu Reeves was mentioned in the first movie with Sonic watching the movie "Speed". Celebrating 85 Years of Marvel - Reaction! I’m definitely stoked about the movie and geeked out a bit on how they did the logo- a bit of a call back to the Sonic Adventures 2 logo style They took longer to react to this than I was expecting Shadow: Whoa! Gaara looks great...I mean Shadow. Sonic is basically Naruto and Shadow is Gaara. "Shadow's story began a lot like yours sonic. Where you found family and friends, Shadow found only pain and loss". Literally, naruto and gaara are Jinchuriki. In all seriousness, the "Shadow skating on water" part is pretty sick Been waiting for this one. I can feel that this movie is going to be a huge success for the series. December can’t come soon enough If I had a nickel for every time Keanu and Idris were CGI characters in the same project, I'd have 2 nickels but it's cool that it's happened twice. Films are not even out yet and I’m already saying it! Give Shadow his own film!!! I'm glad more casuals get to know who Sonic is and the lore I'm so glad Jim Carrey is coming back for this. It just wouldn't be the same without him Thanks to Shadow, I call Team Sonic The Color Bunch About time you posted this reaction Fun fact: there exists is the world a canonically accurate picture of Bowser's peen. yes, really:( someone posted art of 'what it might look like' but they were then made to take it down due to copyright infringement. Meaning that Sony was confirming that the picture was a legally accurate depiction. I'm 45 my mom bought my sis and me a Sega Genesis with Sonic packed in back in the spring of19 92 first game I owned still play Sonic games to this day Shadow broke me knuckle wrist Sonic, Tails, Knuckles vs Shadow Let’s freaking go!! Seems to be following the storyline of Sonic Adventure 2 Idris to CP2077, Reeves to Sonic. Awesome, as long as there are no low points like the goofy dance-off or long boring side character wedding. Shadow the Hedgehog was the game my dad bought me for my 10th birthday. I played this game way too much. Maria's flashback might destroy a 10-year-old old I still loved the game despite the criticisms I’ve been waiting for this reaction was in the 80s this movie is mainly based on Sonic Adventure 2 and that older guy was Dr. Gerald Robotnic Eggman ( I hated that name ) his grandfather @CrimsonRobox 24 minutes ago Why are all the only RUclipsrs I keep seeing reacting so late? Fat Robotnik WHO let's GO THIS IS GONNA BANG Imagine Shadow uses a gun there was a second place? I'm here for Robotnik gay little thing he's got going on with his assistant. They keep feeding the shippers. I feel like the guys should react to Snapcubed's Sonic fan dubs in the lead-up to them watching the movie. I'd love to get their reactions Anyone notice that Sonic has one green and one blue eye when powering up? Remember when I saw my own brother was there Ricky said Sonic 2 was one of the worst movies he's ever seen? Yes, It Does look better, there were 300 Times for Special Effects shots in this movie Then the others. Will you guys react to the Knuckles series on Paramount+ before the movie just comes out now playing that game he played that was the best show ever my own mom was there and my own dad told me to stop playing that game and kick me out of the first show is Now playing Breaking My SILENCE On The D23 Parks Panel! - In Person Reaction, Models & More! Adam Pancake Star Wars OFF THE RAILS: Entertainment Prepares Ultra WOKE Response to Market - The Pro Show Ep 98% WDW Pro at 9:50 am Now Playing The Sonic 3 Trailer Looks Incredible! Smarty Pants live-action. 2010s Hip Hop Battle: Lyrics, Speed Round, Trivia & More!! REACT front door is opening day at Disney World Park On Tour back then was a prank on tour was so funny best show ever. Opening weekend for college football Good Morning America. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 26 Episode 04 smart Exclusive: Star Trek Fans FURIOUS as Marvel STEALS Secret Weapon to Save MCU from James Gunn's DC! WDW Pro.
Now we need Sonic 3 to get a PG-13 rating due to Shadow’s backstory and his dark side. - Probably give it a 2hrs & 15-20mins run-time. -If Amy Rose and Silver The Hedgehog both appear in the mid credits scene, have Amy be voiced by either Anna Kendrick or Miranda Cosgrove and have Silver be voiced by either Michael Cera or Ryan Reynolds if they’re interested. - I also hope they do Sonic 4 soon and also give it a PG-13 rating
ace ventura 1 and 2, dumb and dumber trilogy, this is the 3rd time and considering he's "retired from acting" and stated he'll only carry on doing the sonic movies which he loves doing
Everything about shadow is on point. His presentation, design, movements, backstory, Keanu's voice, and him doing the Akira slide is iconic. They couldn't have done him better.
I can't say what surprises me the most about this movie? - That it's the first trilogy of video game adaptations to live action? - That it's Jim Carrey's first trilogy? - That Maria is going to appear? - Or that Shadow looks so... Perfect? But I'll just say that they're cooking very well, quite well, maybe too well.
4:20 - That's Professor Gerald Robotnik, creator of Shadow and grandfather of Eggman & Maria Robotnik (the young girl with Shadow at the beginning of the trailer).
Are Eggmans and Maria’s ages so far apart because the whole Shadow and Maria story took place long ago when Eggman was also a kid? Am I understanding this correctly?
@@appledough3843 Correct. In the games, Shadow's story begins 50 years prior to the present, and this seems to be the case here as well (the post-credit scene from the second movie states that the files relating to Project Shadow date from 50 years ago).
@@thesithchef8760 that show sucked! I’m so glad Keanu chose to do a vengeful badass hedgehog than Star Wars lol Keanu has also turned down marvel that says a lot about this man lol
the ongoing gag of Knuckles twisting or breaking peoples hands when shaking them and then having shadow do that to him. i felt like was such an amazing gag!
Totally worth the wait. Keanu sounds perfect as Shadow, I love how different the tone is from the other movies to match the SA2 lore, and the reveal that Gerald's alive is insane.
This movie is adapting Sonic Adventure 2, which is considered by a majority of fans to arguably, be one of, if not the GREATEST Sonic game of all time, which is in part due to the story. (Shadow's backstory in particular, is **very** dark for a game where you could also raise cute little creatures called Chao.) Jeff Fowler, the director of the Sonic movies, actually worked on the cutscenes for 2005's Shadow the Hedgehog (some of Shadow's moves in here are ripped STRAIGHT from the opening cutscene), which goes into more of his backstory from SA2. So believe me when I say that this movie's likely going to be absolutely worth it, Blind Wave crew.
Uh oh, ya called SA2 the greatest Sonic game of all time and even spoke on behalf of the fandom. Very bold I hope you're ready for the storm my friend, cause it's brewing
"GREATEST Sonic game of all time" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, no. The game is severely dragged down by the Tails and Rouge levels, just like Adventure 1 is dragged down by Big's levels. No, the title of greatest belongs to Sonic 3 (& Knuckles).
I just now realized that the music in the first part of the trailer is Green Hill Zone except slowed down and edgier. If they somehow combined Green Hill Zone and Live and Learn that would be so cool.
The director of Sonic 3 started his career working on the cutscenes and animation for the shadow the hedgehog video game. I think the character Shadow is in very good hands.
I really want a inside joke where Sonic says to Shadow that his voice seems really familiar to him, like he’s heard before, Speed and Keanu were mentioned and referenced in the first Sonic movie.
I hope Sonic's quill finally leads up to something. Robotnik powered his Egg Mobile with the quill in the first film. He could power a metallic hedgehog with that thing. A "Metal Sonic" if you will...
leaks and rumors has it that the ark is in the movie but biohazard as the final villain will be replaced with either metal sonic or chaos. Either one is super 🔥
I have the personal theory that if they do a fourth movie, Metal Sonic will be the main villain in that (If Jim Carrey decides that he's done after the third movie then they could just have it that Eggman dies in the third and that he was working on Metal Sonic in secret between the second and third movie, he just needed another quill from Sonic to complete it which is why he asks for it in this trailer)
7:12 When asked about it on Twitter, one of the official Sonic the Hedgehog Loremasters at SEGA said "Well, you see, in this shot, you can see Shadow's left hand, but you can't see his right hand." Take from that what you want 😂
Jim Carrey's "presence" is just the fact that he always looks like he's having a good time. In a way, he over-acts so much it's barely believable, but he's still having fun with it.
awesome. I really hope he somehow incoorperated the intro music from the game into the movie. That shit rocked my young mind back then, and probably influenced my music taste now.
@@mikkelholst96 Makes sense. Modern Sonic (Forces/Frontiers) completely revolutionized my tastes in music and they will foverer be the best OSTs in and outside videogames! And thank to those games, now I also do synthy/EDM music for my Sonic Boom animation!
When shadow turn Knuckles's knuckle , you need to remember he's doing it at lightspeed and when he is throwing a punch so his arms is stiff. It really hurts.
@@kobemarion1137Are you talking about Aquaman’s or Shadow’s child related death? If its the former I can’t say cause I don’t know Aquaman very well , but if it’s the later you’re referring too, no fans pretty much universally love it. the tragedy of the event and how it plays the big effect on who shadow is as a character, and thus is highly regarded by the fanbase because he’s arguably the most liked sonic character besides sonic himself.
This movie will be really brave if it has the balls to do some of the stuff in shadows backstory. Like a live fire execution squad and shooting a child.
The second movie took some of the plot points from Sonic 3 & Knuckles while still telling its own story. This seems to be the same thing for Sonic Adventure 2.
I love that Eric, who hasn't even played the games, has a full body reaction to how good the music is! They were playing a remix of Live and Learn, which is one of the fanbase's favourite songs from the series, and people have been BEGGING them to actually use Sonic music in this one, unlike the first two.
We will not forget that you guys said Sonic 2 was one of the worst movies you’ve ever seen, even though you all clearly enjoyed it in the reaction. The first one was great, the second was even better, and the third looks to be dope af too.
Eric isn't wrong about the wedding stuff, but at the same time A) It sets up GUN and B) you're right, the reaction doesn't match the final verdict at all. It's not a big thing, but it sticks out like a sore thumb.
@@kaylemathewcomendador6964 I didn't hate it either, but it could've been easily trimmed down. It felt like they didn't have enough plot for the runtime they got.
sonic games, especially the older ones, can get surprisingly dark. and shadow's origin is from one of those darker games, sonic adventure 2. so it's going to be interesting to see how they translate that to film, they wouldn't get it under pg-13 if they kept it the same so we'll see how much they censor.
The biomechanics of the twist thing make sense, you were just applying it to yourself wrong subconsciously. In your demonstration you were rotating your arm whereas Shadow rotated Knuckle's wrist. Which if you hold your arm out, keep it stiff like you would in a punch and try to rotate your fist at the wrist instead, you'll notice it wont move very far as the wrist is designed to pivot up and down and side to side, not rotate. So essentially, Shadow just shattered Knuckle's wrist bones by twisting it with enough force to get his fist vertical while his arm stayed horizontal.
I was literally checking the channel a few mins before for this reaction thinking I had missed it and low and behold it appears in my feed - what timing!
[To Blind Wave] Shadow pushed the bones of Knuckles' hand inwards breaking them, and then he sprained his wrist. Knuckles is gonna have to have a surgery to correct the injury. Def wired esp given that this is Shadow we're talking about.
Shadow has possibly the darkest story in the whole Sonic franchise. I hope this movie does him justice. Frankly I think they should've made this movie pg-13, but if it goes well, y'all are in for a TREAT. Also no surprise y'all don't recognize Gerald Robotnik. For the record though, he is NOT suppose to be alive. I'm really hoping the movie does some kinda time travel, and that's the reason Robotnik meets him. Gerald Robotnik is Robotnik's grandfather, and plays a VERY important role in Shadow's story.
Sonic Adventure 2 is good to play before seeing this if you wanted to do that, since this movie is based on that, but also going with its own take on it, so it won't be T for T. Or go in blind and play it after, depending on how you wish to experience it. :)
The Sonic movies are my guilty pleasure. I'm not a big video game or superhero guy but for some reason really enjoyed the first 2. I'm also really happy Jim Carrey is back as Dr. Robotnik.
Gaara looks great....i mean Shadow. Sonic is basically Naruto and Shadow is gaara. "Shadow's story began a lot like yours sonic. Where you found family and friends, Shadow found only pain and loss". Literally naruto and gaara being Jinchuriki. In all seriousness, the "Shadow skating on water" part is pretty sick
If you turn a joint in the way it is meant to go, and there is resistance against it, it will still hurt like the dickens. But if you move with the turn then the pain, if any, is minimal
Consider they slow the movement of Shadow and Knuckles way down, and then Shadow twists his wrist at what appears to be normal speed, but must be in actuality at least 3-4x speed. Next make your hand into a fist and brace like you are about to punch someone. Now use your left hand and try to twist your right fist. You will feel resistance to that twist. Now imagine if someone overcame that resistance by twisting your braced fist to the right at 4x normal speed?
I LOVED sonic as kid. I still play the games for some nostalgia. I get WHY they went with "Sonic in the real world" but man do I wish they went the Mario Movie route and went full Pixar. Every film has a human subplot that i check out on. But I respect the writers and directors for giving all actors something to do. and Jim Carrey is saving grace for the humans characters as well as his sidekick haha I'm excited for the film!
This movie had damn well better not end in any other way than Sonic and Shadow going super to fight the Biohazard on the Space Colony Ark while ''Live or Learn'' plays.
So the thing is, for those who haven’t played Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast), FUCKING HELL all of that is just completely canon and accurate, and I just love it! “Team sonic”, the team up with Robotnik, chaos control (I hope we’ll hear Shadow say it…), even the first encounter in the city on the destroyed car is how SA2 starts (people thought it was Sonic so the beginning of the game is you running away from the cops, basically). The ARK lifting off the water. And Gerald Robotnik, grandfather of Eggman, Maria (the woman Shadow grew up with). Oh man. OHMAN!! They did an excellent job in the first two games in terms of lore, but here, it’s going to be a masterpiece.
Know what else dropped this week? Season 3 trailer for The Legend of Vox Machina. And before you ask, yes, Lance Reddick did record his lines before his passing. So we will get one final performance from him.
Keanu as Shadow sounds so damn cool! ❤😮 And I hope that was a hint (Eggman changing outfits) that he's gonna take on the full Sonic Adventure Eggman look (my favourite outfit of his with the white gloves, the yellow cuffs and gold buttons etc)
I hope this movie is good enough to win back all the people they lost with Wedding Scenes and Wade Wipple..... but that's assuming anyone has learned anything
To be fair, the wedding scene served a purpose even if it went on way too long (I still don't know it needed to be that long) and the Knuckles show had different writers to the movies. Otherwise I agree yeah they gotta bring their A-Game for this one.
You REALLY wanna know why Sonic’s universe has such a dedicated fanbase?… Look no further than the Pixar quality intro cutscenes to Sonic CD & Sonic Unleashed; the spectacular history and QUALITY level design present in Sonic Generations, Sonic Mania, and Sonic 3&Knuckles; and finally the HIGHLY anticipated Shadow Generations game coming out this fall which features lore-heavy, blockbuster anime quality prologue cutscenes that are unfortunately exclusive to Ps5 on consoles but they’ll be free on RUclips so who cares? Need I even mention that Sonic’s character designs are objectively better than 99% of all character designs ever due to their near-perfectly recognizable silhouettes, instant marketability, and appeal of both Dragon Ball Z and Disney fused into one? Need I mention the 30+ years of video game music albums that are OBJECTIVELY better than any other video game franchise besides Mario, Zelda, Pokemon and Xenoblade. Yes, you heard me right, and if you disagree then I *dare* you to prove me wrong. My point is that the Sonic franchise has VERY WELL EARNED its place in the mainstream world, because at his best Sonic is Mario if it had a heap of substance inspired by shonen anime and rubber hose cartoons. You literally CAN’T find another franchise that offers the same experiences Sonic does. That’s why he’s my favorite fictional character PERIOD, and I’m proud of how far he’s come to prove all the ignorant, gaming journalistic, false narratives wrong. Sonic The Hedgehog is, without a doubt, one of the most fascinating and complex intellectual properties the world has ever known, and not a word of that was hyperbole. It’s about damn time my favorite franchise got the recognition it deserves. If your heart’s been touched by the once hidden gem that is the Sonic franchise then *you know* what I’m saying is true. I mean no offense, but if you only watch these live-action Hollywood, very loosly adapted movies then you’re missing out since the movies released thus far have only scratched the surface of what makes the Sonic IP as a whole such a juggernaut success with each new generation of people regardless of whether Sega treats it right or not. That in and of itself is a testament to just how GREAT Sonic (even just as a concept) truly is. It’s SOOO under appreciated in the gaming space and has been ever since 2006. I’m so relieved and glad that the bad times are over and the general public are FINALLY beginning to recognize that Sonic is more than a pile of memes and presumably “bad” games. He’s worth *SO* much more than that and the economy agrees. If I were the CEO of paramount I would’ve bought the rights to Sonic without hesitation too. It’s an endless money printer.
He also crushed knuckles knuckle, the twisted it easily as knuckles would have been straining it to punch, have you're fist set and stuff so difficult to move, then have some stronger and faster than you twist it, it's gonna hurt
Hey, i've always been a Mario-man, always played Nintendo-games, never liked Sonic and the classic Sonic-games (still don't), but the first two Sonic-movies were so much fun! And now they have Keanu Reeves, too? Sign me up, definitely gonna watch this one. And i still hold Paramount in the highest regard for being the one studio to actually listen to feedback and fixing things, even at a point where the movie would have already been ready to release, putting fans first over fast money (susequently learning that it pays a lot more in the long run to do things right by your audience)
I’m a teen who’s been a Sonic fan since I was 6, and I’m shocked that Gerald’s alive in this movie-He was dead the whole game and was only seen in flashbacks. And they’re doing Shadow’s backstory??? Because I saw Maria! Damn, this movie definitely is going to be dark as hell. In order to avoid the PG 13 rating, they’re gonna have to do the Sonic X version of Shadow’s backstory. Super hyped though!! Hopefully they tease Rouge and Omega because they’re Shadow’s friends.
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Shadow: you two are Breathtaking!
This movie is adapting Sonic Adventure 2, which is considered by a majority of fans to arguably be the GREATEST Sonic game of all time, which is in part due to the story. (Shadow's backstory, in particular, is *very* dark for a game where you could also raise cute little creatures called Chao.)
Jeff Fowler, the director of the Sonic movies, actually worked on the cutscenes for 2005's Shadow the Hedgehog (some of Shadow's moves in here are ripped STRAIGHT from the opening cutscene), which goes into more of his backstory from SA2. So believe me when I say that this movie's likely going to be absolutely worth it, Blind Wave crew. Fun fact. This is the first movie Jim broke his golden rule of only being in a series 2 times which shows he clearly loves this role Shadow looks awesome and badass Keanu Reeves’ voice for him is perfect!! Fun fact the director did the cutscenes in Shadow the Hedgehog videogame come on Man okay bro Eric is looking really healthy man, it’s great to see man Tails catching strays from Shadow is just a constant in every universe Glad they included it in the trailer!! Remember, Keanu Reeves was mentioned in the first movie with Sonic watching the movie "Speed". Celebrating 85 Years of Marvel - Reaction! I’m definitely stoked about the movie and geeked out a bit on how they did the logo- a bit of a call back to the Sonic Adventures 2 logo style They took longer to react to this than I was expecting Shadow: Whoa!
Gaara looks great...I mean Shadow. Sonic is basically Naruto and Shadow is Gaara. "Shadow's story began a lot like yours sonic. Where you found family and friends, Shadow found only pain and loss". Literally, naruto and gaara are Jinchuriki. In all seriousness, the "Shadow skating on water" part is pretty sick Been waiting for this one. I can feel that this movie is going to be a huge success for the series. December can’t come soon enough If I had a nickel for every time Keanu and Idris were CGI characters in the same project, I'd have 2 nickels but it's cool that it's happened twice. Films are not even out yet and I’m already saying it! Give Shadow his own film!!! I'm glad more casuals get to know who Sonic is and the lore I'm so glad Jim Carrey is coming back for this. It just wouldn't be the same without him Thanks to Shadow, I call Team Sonic The Color Bunch About time you posted this reaction Fun fact: there exists is the world a canonically accurate picture of Bowser's peen. yes, really:( someone posted art of 'what it might look like' but they were then made to take it down due to copyright infringement. Meaning that Sony was confirming that the picture was a legally accurate depiction. I'm 45 my mom bought my sis and me a Sega Genesis with Sonic packed in back in the spring of19 92 first game I owned still play Sonic games to this day Shadow broke me knuckle wrist Sonic, Tails, Knuckles vs Shadow Let’s freaking go!! Seems to be following the storyline of Sonic Adventure 2 Idris to CP2077, Reeves to Sonic. Awesome, as long as there are no low points like the goofy dance-off or long boring side character wedding. Shadow the Hedgehog was the game my dad bought me for my 10th birthday. I played this game way too much. Maria's flashback might destroy a 10-year-old old I still loved the game despite the criticisms I’ve been waiting for this reaction was in the 80s this movie is mainly based on Sonic Adventure 2 and that older guy was Dr. Gerald Robotnic Eggman ( I hated that name ) his grandfather @CrimsonRobox
24 minutes ago Why are all the only RUclipsrs I keep seeing reacting so late? Fat Robotnik WHO let's GO THIS IS GONNA BANG Imagine Shadow uses a gun there was a second place? I'm here for Robotnik gay little thing he's got going on with his assistant. They keep feeding the shippers.
I feel like the guys should react to Snapcubed's Sonic fan dubs in the lead-up to them watching the movie. I'd love to get their reactions Anyone notice that Sonic has one green and one blue eye when powering up? Remember when I saw my own brother was there Ricky said Sonic 2 was one of the worst movies he's ever seen? Yes, It Does look better, there were 300 Times for Special Effects shots in this movie Then the others. Will you guys react to the Knuckles series on Paramount+ before the movie just comes out now playing that game he played that was the best show ever my own mom was there and my own dad told me to stop playing that game and kick me out of the first show is Now playing Breaking My SILENCE On The D23 Parks Panel! - In Person Reaction, Models & More! Adam Pancake Star Wars OFF THE RAILS: Entertainment Prepares Ultra WOKE Response to Market - The Pro Show Ep 98% WDW Pro at 9:50 am Now Playing The Sonic 3 Trailer Looks Incredible! Smarty Pants live-action. 2010s Hip Hop Battle: Lyrics, Speed Round, Trivia & More!!
REACT front door is opening day at Disney World Park On Tour back then was a prank on tour was so funny best show ever. Opening weekend for college football Good Morning America. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 26 Episode 04 smart Exclusive: Star Trek Fans FURIOUS as Marvel STEALS Secret Weapon to Save MCU from James Gunn's DC! WDW Pro.
Now we need Sonic 3 to get a PG-13 rating due to Shadow’s backstory and his dark side.
- Probably give it a 2hrs & 15-20mins run-time.
-If Amy Rose and Silver The Hedgehog both appear in the mid credits scene, have Amy be voiced by either Anna Kendrick or Miranda Cosgrove and have Silver be voiced by either Michael Cera or Ryan Reynolds if they’re interested.
- I also hope they do Sonic 4 soon and also give it a PG-13 rating
Fun fact. This is the first movie jim broke his golden rule of only being in a series 2 times which shows he clearly loves this role
Wow that's crazy
ace ventura 1 and 2, dumb and dumber trilogy, this is the 3rd time and considering he's "retired from acting" and stated he'll only carry on doing the sonic movies which he loves doing
He’s been a genuine sonic fan since the genesis days
He's also playing two characters at the same time
He also came out of retirement for this movie
Everything about shadow is on point. His presentation, design, movements, backstory, Keanu's voice, and him doing the Akira slide is iconic. They couldn't have done him better.
Keanu's voice isn't on point
@@rainofkhandaq6678he sounds just like other shadow voices
@@rainofkhandaq6678 only, it is
Shadow needs a gun. That would make him perfect
Actually I would disagree, in my opinion I think for the movie they made him quite a bit overpowered..
I can't say what surprises me the most about this movie?
- That it's the first trilogy of video game adaptations to live action?
- That it's Jim Carrey's first trilogy?
- That Maria is going to appear?
- Or that Shadow looks so... Perfect?
But I'll just say that they're cooking very well, quite well, maybe too well.
Don't forget that little bit of Live and Learn at the end
Jim Carrey's first trilogy is wild hahaha. Kinda crazy to think about. I guess the money must be gooood.
Don't forget the fact that Gerald Robotnik is alive in this canon!
I Think Resident Evil was the first trilogy of video game adaptations
@@matheusflores619 Jim Carrey said after the first Sonic movie that he'd only do sequels if he enjoyed the script, so it's safe to say he's having fun
4:20 - That's Professor Gerald Robotnik, creator of Shadow and grandfather of Eggman & Maria Robotnik (the young girl with Shadow at the beginning of the trailer).
Are Eggmans and Maria’s ages so far apart because the whole Shadow and Maria story took place long ago when Eggman was also a kid? Am I understanding this correctly?
@@appledough3843 Correct. In the games, Shadow's story begins 50 years prior to the present, and this seems to be the case here as well (the post-credit scene from the second movie states that the files relating to Project Shadow date from 50 years ago).
First time hearing that my first thought was “Homer?”
@@MegaGlassguy
Ah I see. Thanks for the clarification!
I was gonna mention this because they seemed confused when he appeared, but you explained perfectly to where I didn’t need to.
The fact that Keanu is Shadow is incredible man
*Wrong* sir.
It is not incredible. It is *breathtaking*
Not only that, in the first movie they established that Sonic likes Keanu!
@@Phanthief95they better have 1 Keanu Joke
Not only that, but apparently he turned down the role of SOL in acolyte
@@thesithchef8760 that show sucked! I’m so glad Keanu chose to do a vengeful badass hedgehog than Star Wars lol Keanu has also turned down marvel that says a lot about this man lol
“Keanu! You’re a national treasure.” - Sonic the Hedgehog
I just rewatched the first movie and it became hilariously ironic that he said that.
And now said natural treasure is beating the $&@t out of him, Deadpool vs Wolverine-style!
the ongoing gag of Knuckles twisting or breaking peoples hands when shaking them and then having shadow do that to him. i felt like was such an amazing gag!
A perfect way to show just how dangerous Shadow is.
Great point! I hadn’t thought of that!
The fact that Sonic said in the first movie that Keanu was a national treasure and now he's Shadow is kind of funny and ironic LOL
Would be funny if they add a quick line of sonic saying shadow sounds like Keanu 😂
Totally worth the wait. Keanu sounds perfect as Shadow, I love how different the tone is from the other movies to match the SA2 lore, and the reveal that Gerald's alive is insane.
Yea I actually thought Gerald would be dead like in the games or that they would at least save that reveal for the movie lol
My prediction: He will be a hologram with an AI made in his image.
@@DundG How can he be a hologram if Eggman hugs him in the trailer?
@@lukasruston8618 I forgott it 😅
Still robot would be posdible.
I cannot wait until he says Chaos Control. Which is pretty much Shadow's signature phrase since he spams it like all the time
"What did you do?"
"What i had to."
Yeah we might need to wear black to the theater.
It's such a sick line and scene 🔥
@dovelove5427 it's refreshing to hear Sonic get PISSED
This movie is adapting Sonic Adventure 2, which is considered by a majority of fans to arguably, be one of, if not the GREATEST Sonic game of all time, which is in part due to the story. (Shadow's backstory in particular, is **very** dark for a game where you could also raise cute little creatures called Chao.)
Jeff Fowler, the director of the Sonic movies, actually worked on the cutscenes for 2005's Shadow the Hedgehog (some of Shadow's moves in here are ripped STRAIGHT from the opening cutscene), which goes into more of his backstory from SA2. So believe me when I say that this movie's likely going to be absolutely worth it, Blind Wave crew.
Uh oh, ya called SA2 the greatest Sonic game of all time and even spoke on behalf of the fandom. Very bold
I hope you're ready for the storm my friend, cause it's brewing
"considered by a majority of fans"
Yea, this comment is safe....
SONIC ADVENTURE 2 ISNT THE GREATEST SONIC GAME WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
"GREATEST Sonic game of all time"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, no. The game is severely dragged down by the Tails and Rouge levels, just like Adventure 1 is dragged down by Big's levels.
No, the title of greatest belongs to Sonic 3 (& Knuckles).
@@7evan I should've phrased it better, oh well, too late I guess.
I just now realized that the music in the first part of the trailer is Green Hill Zone except slowed down and edgier. If they somehow combined Green Hill Zone and Live and Learn that would be so cool.
You got your wish in the trailer. The second half music in the trailer is an epic scored version of Live and Learn :)
@@Shadowjacked yeah the end with the 3 logo is basically Live and Learn. This is so epic omg.
The director of Sonic 3 started his career working on the cutscenes and animation for the shadow the hedgehog video game. I think the character Shadow is in very good hands.
I really want a inside joke where Sonic says to Shadow that his voice seems really familiar to him, like he’s heard before, Speed and Keanu were mentioned and referenced in the first Sonic movie.
i hope Sonic comes to the realization that, as the Ultimate Lifeform, of course Shadow has keanu reeves' voice
4:07 It's an orchestral version of Live and Learn, the title theme from Sonic Adventure 2, Shadow's debut game.
There are also a few leitmotifs from Green Hill's theme, specifically the start. Fucking fantastic trailer piece, imo.
No it's not, it's I Am... All of Me from Shadow The Hedgehog.
I hope Sonic's quill finally leads up to something. Robotnik powered his Egg Mobile with the quill in the first film. He could power a metallic hedgehog with that thing. A "Metal Sonic" if you will...
I got the same thought. Eggman uses the quill to power up the final final boss metal sonic 😮
He’s definitely going to create Metal Sonic.
leaks and rumors has it that the ark is in the movie but biohazard as the final villain will be replaced with either metal sonic or chaos. Either one is super 🔥
I have the personal theory that if they do a fourth movie, Metal Sonic will be the main villain in that (If Jim Carrey decides that he's done after the third movie then they could just have it that Eggman dies in the third and that he was working on Metal Sonic in secret between the second and third movie, he just needed another quill from Sonic to complete it which is why he asks for it in this trailer)
7:12 When asked about it on Twitter, one of the official Sonic the Hedgehog Loremasters at SEGA said "Well, you see, in this shot, you can see Shadow's left hand, but you can't see his right hand."
Take from that what you want 😂
The Live and Learn motif nearly got my 30-something ass into a cinema.
Finally! Been waiting for you guys to react to the trailer as much as I waited for the trailer itself lol
The director, Jeff Fowler worked on the cut scenes on Shadow: The Hedgehog game in 2005. He's been preparing for this for 20 years!
Jim Carrey's "presence" is just the fact that he always looks like he's having a good time. In a way, he over-acts so much it's barely believable, but he's still having fun with it.
I’ve heard people debate the whole point of the whole wedding storyline was introducing G.U.N who plays a part in shadows story
This is actually kinda believable and I’ll accept it as truth for the awkwardness of the wedding bit..
Fun fact the director did the cutscenes in shadow the hedgehog videogame
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Vivziepop full circle moment!
That's why Shadow's attacks look so accurate to the games!
awesome. I really hope he somehow incoorperated the intro music from the game into the movie. That shit rocked my young mind back then, and probably influenced my music taste now.
@@mikkelholst96 and included live and learn!
@@mikkelholst96 Makes sense.
Modern Sonic (Forces/Frontiers) completely revolutionized my tastes in music and they will foverer be the best OSTs in and outside videogames!
And thank to those games, now I also do synthy/EDM music for my Sonic Boom animation!
Remember, Keanu Reeves was mentioned in the first movie with Sonic watching the movie "Speed".
Sonic: *Hears Shadow’s voice*
Also Sonic: Keanu?
“You’re a colorful bunch”-Shadow
They did the Akira slide. Greatness!
This movie will show why we love this universe so much
Eric has lost so much weight. He's almost the same size as Aaron now!
How dare he lose weight!!! Now I’m looking chubbier than him 😫😫
He looks fatter when they started the channel years ago
02:54, green hill zone theme
I really didn’t recognize it at all when I saw the trailer for the first time. I never realize this was the epic version of the Green Hills theme
When shadow turn Knuckles's knuckle , you need to remember he's doing it at lightspeed and when he is throwing a punch so his arms is stiff. It really hurts.
They took longer to react to this than I was expecting
Older Jim Carrey is the PERFECT Eggman.
They're gonna do what Aquaman didn't! They're gonna kill that innocent child! Hell Yeah!
But I thought people hated that?
@@kobemarion1137 hell no
when maria gets killed in this movie i will cheer and clap so loud there will be a breeze in the cinema
@@kobemarion1137Are you talking about Aquaman’s or Shadow’s child related death? If its the former I can’t say cause I don’t know Aquaman very well , but if it’s the later you’re referring too, no fans pretty much universally love it. the tragedy of the event and how it plays the big effect on who shadow is as a character, and thus is highly regarded by the fanbase because he’s arguably the most liked sonic character besides sonic himself.
man eric is looking really healthy, it’s great to see man
After “phantom Liberty” I’m hyped to see Idris and Keanu work together again.
This movie will be really brave if it has the balls to do some of the stuff in shadows backstory. Like a live fire execution squad and shooting a child.
The second movie took some of the plot points from Sonic 3 & Knuckles while still telling its own story. This seems to be the same thing for Sonic Adventure 2.
I love that Eric, who hasn't even played the games, has a full body reaction to how good the music is! They were playing a remix of Live and Learn, which is one of the fanbase's favourite songs from the series, and people have been BEGGING them to actually use Sonic music in this one, unlike the first two.
If i had a nickle for everytime Keanu and idris being cgi characters in the same project, I'd have 2 nickles but its cool that it's happened twice.
We will not forget that you guys said Sonic 2 was one of the worst movies you’ve ever seen, even though you all clearly enjoyed it in the reaction.
The first one was great, the second was even better, and the third looks to be dope af too.
Eric isn't wrong about the wedding stuff, but at the same time A) It sets up GUN and B) you're right, the reaction doesn't match the final verdict at all. It's not a big thing, but it sticks out like a sore thumb.
@@HellfireComms I weirdly didn’t hate the wedding stuff that much for some reason, so I can’t relate.
@@kaylemathewcomendador6964 I didn't hate it either, but it could've been easily trimmed down. It felt like they didn't have enough plot for the runtime they got.
I just need 3 things from shadow
1. “Where’s that damn 4th chaos emerald”
2. Call sonic faker
3. Piss on eggmans wife and fight the devil
"where's that DAMN 4th chaos emerald"
Fun fact: The latin american voice actor that voices vegeta, Rene Garcia, is also voicing Shadown in this movie
2:46 Was that A Reference to One of Shadows Attacks In Sonic Boom
sonic games, especially the older ones, can get surprisingly dark. and shadow's origin is from one of those darker games, sonic adventure 2. so it's going to be interesting to see how they translate that to film, they wouldn't get it under pg-13 if they kept it the same so we'll see how much they censor.
The biomechanics of the twist thing make sense, you were just applying it to yourself wrong subconsciously. In your demonstration you were rotating your arm whereas Shadow rotated Knuckle's wrist. Which if you hold your arm out, keep it stiff like you would in a punch and try to rotate your fist at the wrist instead, you'll notice it wont move very far as the wrist is designed to pivot up and down and side to side, not rotate. So essentially, Shadow just shattered Knuckle's wrist bones by twisting it with enough force to get his fist vertical while his arm stayed horizontal.
We knew we were gonna get fat Eggman. We _didn't_ know he was gonna go full Fat Thor.
I was literally checking the channel a few mins before for this reaction thinking I had missed it and low and behold it appears in my feed - what timing!
[To Blind Wave] Shadow pushed the bones of Knuckles' hand inwards breaking them, and then he sprained his wrist.
Knuckles is gonna have to have a surgery to correct the injury. Def wired esp given that this is Shadow we're talking about.
I enjoyed the sonic films more than the recent mario one.
Shadow looks awesome and badass‼️🔥 Keanu Reeves’ voice for him is perfect!!
Shadow has possibly the darkest story in the whole Sonic franchise. I hope this movie does him justice. Frankly I think they should've made this movie pg-13, but if it goes well, y'all are in for a TREAT.
Also no surprise y'all don't recognize Gerald Robotnik. For the record though, he is NOT suppose to be alive. I'm really hoping the movie does some kinda time travel, and that's the reason Robotnik meets him.
Gerald Robotnik is Robotnik's grandfather, and plays a VERY important role in Shadow's story.
I didn’t even know this trailer came out, shadow been one of my favorite characters since a kid I’m ecstatic
Keanu turned down a major role in Star Wars: The Acolyte for Shadow the hedgehog, good choice.
Shadow is my number 1 favorite character from Sonic. I remember playing the OG Shadow game on PS2 it was hype asf
Sonic Adventure 2 is good to play before seeing this if you wanted to do that, since this movie is based on that, but also going with its own take on it, so it won't be T for T. Or go in blind and play it after, depending on how you wish to experience it. :)
Thanks for your incredible reaction and thoughts on Sonic 3
Would you react to the Mufasa The Lion King trailer?
I’m definitely stoked about the movie, and geeked out a bit on how they did the logo- bit of a call back to the Sonic Adventures 2 logo style 😩👌
The Sonic movies are my guilty pleasure. I'm not a big video game or superhero guy but for some reason really enjoyed the first 2. I'm also really happy Jim Carrey is back as Dr. Robotnik.
Films not even out yet and I’m already saying it! Give Shadow his own film!!!
Gaara looks great....i mean Shadow. Sonic is basically Naruto and Shadow is gaara. "Shadow's story began a lot like yours sonic. Where you found family and friends, Shadow found only pain and loss". Literally naruto and gaara being Jinchuriki.
In all seriousness, the "Shadow skating on water" part is pretty sick
If you turn a joint in the way it is meant to go, and there is resistance against it, it will still hurt like the dickens. But if you move with the turn then the pain, if any, is minimal
"He is much more impressive than the hedgehog I fought previously." - Savage Knuckles, 2024
Consider they slow the movement of Shadow and Knuckles way down, and then Shadow twists his wrist at what appears to be normal speed, but must be in actuality at least 3-4x speed. Next make your hand into a fist and brace like you are about to punch someone. Now use your left hand and try to twist your right fist. You will feel resistance to that twist. Now imagine if someone overcame that resistance by twisting your braced fist to the right at 4x normal speed?
"I need room" is a much better way of saying "I need a bigger size"
Even though I never played the Sonic games, nor do I want to, Jim Carrey's part and performance in it, alone, is tempting me to watch this trilogy.
You should play Sonic, the series is good, you will understand the movie a lot more and get the references too.
I LOVED sonic as kid. I still play the games for some nostalgia. I get WHY they went with "Sonic in the real world" but man do I wish they went the Mario Movie route and went full Pixar. Every film has a human subplot that i check out on. But I respect the writers and directors for giving all actors something to do. and Jim Carrey is saving grace for the humans characters as well as his sidekick haha I'm excited for the film!
Exaaaaaaaaaaactly. They could do so much if they went 'full pixar' as you said.
The movie mix of Live and Learn made me pop off so hard
Tails catching strays from shadow is just a constant in every universe 😂😂 Glad they included it in the trailer!!
This movie had damn well better not end in any other way than Sonic and Shadow going super to fight the Biohazard on the Space Colony Ark while ''Live or Learn'' plays.
So the thing is, for those who haven’t played Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast), FUCKING HELL all of that is just completely canon and accurate, and I just love it! “Team sonic”, the team up with Robotnik, chaos control (I hope we’ll hear Shadow say it…), even the first encounter in the city on the destroyed car is how SA2 starts (people thought it was Sonic so the beginning of the game is you running away from the cops, basically). The ARK lifting off the water. And Gerald Robotnik, grandfather of Eggman, Maria (the woman Shadow grew up with). Oh man. OHMAN!! They did an excellent job in the first two games in terms of lore, but here, it’s going to be a masterpiece.
Know what else dropped this week? Season 3 trailer for The Legend of Vox Machina. And before you ask, yes, Lance Reddick did record his lines before his passing. So we will get one final performance from him.
In Mexico, Shadow is voiced by the official voice of Vegeta. Rene Garcia.
Totally unreality but Aaron’s hair cut looks really nice in this video
the Gerald reveal at the end of the trailer is INSANE if you have played the games lmao
Keanu as Shadow sounds so damn cool! ❤😮 And I hope that was a hint (Eggman changing outfits) that he's gonna take on the full Sonic Adventure Eggman look (my favourite outfit of his with the white gloves, the yellow cuffs and gold buttons etc)
I hope this movie is good enough to win back all the people they lost with Wedding Scenes and Wade Wipple..... but that's assuming anyone has learned anything
To be fair, the wedding scene served a purpose even if it went on way too long (I still don't know it needed to be that long) and the Knuckles show had different writers to the movies. Otherwise I agree yeah they gotta bring their A-Game for this one.
We have Shadow...all we're missing is the song "Escape From The City".
shadow has his motorbike from sonic and sega all stars racing by the looks of it, hell yeah brother
They better have Shadow's theme by Crush 40 All of Me playing at some point in the movie.
About time you posted this reaction
Keanu Reeves Is A National Treasure. 👍❤️🤩❤️🙌❤️🥳❤️👏
OMG I can’t believe Jim Carey is back playing Robotnik!!
You REALLY wanna know why Sonic’s universe has such a dedicated fanbase?…
Look no further than the Pixar quality intro cutscenes to Sonic CD & Sonic Unleashed; the spectacular history and QUALITY level design present in Sonic Generations, Sonic Mania, and Sonic 3&Knuckles; and finally the HIGHLY anticipated Shadow Generations game coming out this fall which features lore-heavy, blockbuster anime quality prologue cutscenes that are unfortunately exclusive to Ps5 on consoles but they’ll be free on RUclips so who cares?
Need I even mention that Sonic’s character designs are objectively better than 99% of all character designs ever due to their near-perfectly recognizable silhouettes, instant marketability, and appeal of both Dragon Ball Z and Disney fused into one? Need I mention the 30+ years of video game music albums that are OBJECTIVELY better than any other video game franchise besides Mario, Zelda, Pokemon and Xenoblade. Yes, you heard me right, and if you disagree then I *dare* you to prove me wrong.
My point is that the Sonic franchise has VERY WELL EARNED its place in the mainstream world, because at his best Sonic is Mario if it had a heap of substance inspired by shonen anime and rubber hose cartoons.
You literally CAN’T find another franchise that offers the same experiences Sonic does. That’s why he’s my favorite fictional character PERIOD, and I’m proud of how far he’s come to prove all the ignorant, gaming journalistic, false narratives wrong.
Sonic The Hedgehog is, without a doubt, one of the most fascinating and complex intellectual properties the world has ever known, and not a word of that was hyperbole. It’s about damn time my favorite franchise got the recognition it deserves.
If your heart’s been touched by the once hidden gem that is the Sonic franchise then *you know* what I’m saying is true.
I mean no offense, but if you only watch these live-action Hollywood, very loosly adapted movies then you’re missing out since the movies released thus far have only scratched the surface of what makes the Sonic IP as a whole such a juggernaut success with each new generation of people regardless of whether Sega treats it right or not.
That in and of itself is a testament to just how GREAT Sonic (even just as a concept) truly is. It’s SOOO under appreciated in the gaming space and has been ever since 2006.
I’m so relieved and glad that the bad times are over and the general public are FINALLY beginning to recognize that Sonic is more than a pile of memes and presumably “bad” games.
He’s worth *SO* much more than that and the economy agrees. If I were the CEO of paramount I would’ve bought the rights to Sonic without hesitation too. It’s an endless money printer.
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He also crushed knuckles knuckle, the twisted it easily as knuckles would have been straining it to punch, have you're fist set and stuff so difficult to move, then have some stronger and faster than you twist it, it's gonna hurt
Always loved Shadow since I first saw him in the games
Man imagine what Shadow would’ve looked like with the original Sonic design.
Shadow with the black air force energy 😈🔥
i love the epic version of the Sonic theme, its so cool
Hey, i've always been a Mario-man, always played Nintendo-games, never liked Sonic and the classic Sonic-games (still don't), but the first two Sonic-movies were so much fun! And now they have Keanu Reeves, too? Sign me up, definitely gonna watch this one.
And i still hold Paramount in the highest regard for being the one studio to actually listen to feedback and fixing things, even at a point where the movie would have already been ready to release, putting fans first over fast money (susequently learning that it pays a lot more in the long run to do things right by your audience)
Shadow just went from Amazing to Breathtaking..
Sonic: Say the line.
Shadow: No.
Sonic: Saaaay iiiiit.
Shadow: No.
Sonic: Pleeeeeeease?
Shadow: (sighs) ..."Pop quiz, hotshot."
Sonic: *AAAAAAAAHHHHH HE SAID IT*
I just realized since Dr. Gerald is alive does that mean Shadow doesn't have amnesia at all and is working for the Dr just for revenge for Maria
completely agree with Eric on Jim Carrey being better than almost everyone else around
I'm here for Robotnik gay little thing he's got going on with his assistant. They keep feeding the shippers.
Don’t do that. That is not even remotely what’s happening there. Keep your fetishes to yourself yeah?
What the fuck. Just. No.
I’m a teen who’s been a Sonic fan since I was 6, and I’m shocked that Gerald’s alive in this movie-He was dead the whole game and was only seen in flashbacks. And they’re doing Shadow’s backstory??? Because I saw Maria! Damn, this movie definitely is going to be dark as hell. In order to avoid the PG 13 rating, they’re gonna have to do the Sonic X version of Shadow’s backstory.
Super hyped though!! Hopefully they tease Rouge and Omega because they’re Shadow’s friends.
nothing is stronger then family. love how they took a line from fast and furious
Finally you've reacted to this I can't wait for sonic 3 the trailer is incredible I can't wait to see it 😊❤🎉
Keanu Reeves is cannon, be interesting if we get a forth wall break joke when Sonic hears Shadows voice