Sonic 2 shows what happens when you bring back almost everybody that made the first one: more of the same. Not that this is a bad thing. I liked the first Sonic, and I liked this one.
Like many sequels, Sonic 2 tries to up the ante a bit with a bigger story that has more cosmic implications than the first one, but it still ends up hinging all on the way Sonic and his smart ass, chaos inducing personality plays off the other characters around him. Joining in the destruction are a new sidekick, Tails, and amusingly droll frenemy, Knuckles. Picture Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy as a smaller, red GCI creation and you get the idea.
Jim Carrey also returns, and if you can believe it he's even more over the top this time around. Unfortunately, some of the goofy charm he brought the first time is gone, replaced by an abundance of frantic contorting and funny voices.
Visually the movie is bright, colorful and a testament to the current state of CGI (of which there is A LOT). Outside of some funky looking water, snow and sand effects it all looks very good. Sonic and his pals have a wonderful three dimensional quality and merge well into the live action.
Sonically, the movie is also well done, with one minor exception: bass levels. Within the first thirty seconds you get a pretty strong, exaggerated thump from the LFE, and it doesn't let up at all over the following 120 minutes. I love me some low end, but Sonic 2 was a bit much, especially for a movie geared towards kids. Looking at the credits I see the sound team is the same one that worked on Godzilla vs Kong. I guess that explains a lot....
Like many sequels, Sonic 2 tries to up the ante a bit with a bigger story that has more cosmic implications than the first one, but it still ends up hinging all on the way Sonic and his smart ass, chaos inducing personality plays off the other characters around him. Joining in the destruction are a new sidekick, Tails, and amusingly droll frenemy, Knuckles. Picture Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy as a smaller, red GCI creation and you get the idea.
Jim Carrey also returns, and if you can believe it he's even more over the top this time around. Unfortunately, some of the goofy charm he brought the first time is gone, replaced by an abundance of frantic contorting and funny voices.
Visually the movie is bright, colorful and a testament to the current state of CGI (of which there is A LOT). Outside of some funky looking water, snow and sand effects it all looks very good. Sonic and his pals have a wonderful three dimensional quality and merge well into the live action.
Sonically, the movie is also well done, with one minor exception: bass levels. Within the first thirty seconds you get a pretty strong, exaggerated thump from the LFE, and it doesn't let up at all over the following 120 minutes. I love me some low end, but Sonic 2 was a bit much, especially for a movie geared towards kids. Looking at the credits I see the sound team is the same one that worked on Godzilla vs Kong. I guess that explains a lot....
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