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I rented this movie a few weeks after it's release. I thought this movie was okay. Yet, it was a little stupid!!! The film was also odd. Example: In the movie, Dr. Robotnick has 2 bombs, a turtle, and a hare.

If you like Anime movies that are odd, than rent this movie.

I give it a 5 out of 10.

It's an mediocre OVA if you had no expectations and an open mind. The storyline itself is actually pretty decent, but the English voice actors don't add to the quality. This OVA also contains THE most annoying Sonic world character I have ever encountered in my life. Sara. She's selfish, arrogant, and loud, among other things. The ending theme of "Look-A-Likes" by Riu Konaka was pretty good. The words make no sense early on though, and it's only when you really think about it do SOME parts make sense. Knuckles fans who liked the dedication he has in other universes will cry. There's no sign of a Master Emerald anywhere, and the closest thing to hinting of it is in the fact that he likes to treasure hunt. There are a few questionable scenes in the OVA, but they're all really subtle. I didn't even notice most of them, so they're mostly only obvious if you're looking for them. The story is an overused one, though it's probably the best part out of the OVA. Sonic and Tails are tricked into going down to Robotropolis to deactivate a bomb, and meet Knuckles on the way down. From the DVD description, you can probably tell how Metal Sonic is involved in all of this. There's some fighting, but no blood, and lots of yelling. There are some useless characters that had little roles in the movie's context, but it didn't get to the point where it was overly ridiculous. Overall, the OVA was rather disappointing, but a mediocre film for those who had few expectations anyway.

I saw this movie when I was ten years old and fully into the whole American Anime craze. I was watching DBZ and Pokemon when I saw this film. I haven't seen it since, but for some reason I cant describe, it held a place in my heart. I never forgot that first scene where Sonic is laying on the beach, enjoying a sunbathe and Tails comes up with a jet-propelled body-board and annoys Sonic by blocking his rays. I remembered the first time Knuckles appeared, flying in front of the city with that hat. The character design is inaccurate to the games design, but the animation really makes up for it with beautifully done action pieces that truly defined Sonics sense of speed in the games and integrated into the film. The story is decent and has its fair share of moderately clever twists, but nothing thats going to turn the heads of many critics anytime soon. Sonic has seen rise and fall, but this film was nowhere near his fall.

I watched this movie many times in my young childhood and still watch it today. It is absolutely outstanding even now, and that's not to mention the nostalgia from re-watching. This movie has a phenomenal soundtrack, incredible animation, a- in my opinion- well-written plot, and humor that I found hysterical. I completely adore this film and I see no reason fit to explain the hate it received on IMDb from one of the reviewers. I highly recommend this movie.

Unfortunately, many people were turned off by this movie; first problem being that it was not so much a movie as it was a long cartoon. Never the less, there was enough content to fill the time.

I don't quite understand what beef people have with the story line, it wasn't much more of a deviation from something you would encounter in one of the games. The only difference this time was that it was the first introduction of Sonic into a "real" world (disregarding the US cartoons, because this movie passed under the inspection of Sonic Team, making it essentially legit). I thought it proposed a decent solid story line, it introduced the characters, the problem, etc etc...

The movie was the best animated representation OF the whole Sonic/Robotnik rivalry, while still keeping the same "friendship"/interaction with all the characters that people have grown to know; Sonic and Knuckles giving each other a hard time, Tails following Sonic around like a puppy, Sonic and Robotnik fighting while Sonic always remains light hearted about it all in the end.. Although they introduced alternate, "non-Sonic" characters, this is also actually the best animated representation of a world that Sonic exists in. The president reigns over "South Island", which is a place the Japanese manual for Sonic 1 references when talking about the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic and Tails' trek to the center of Robotropolis brings them through scenery and obstacles that are immediately reminiscent of the early Genesis games (I loved the scenes with the Caterkiller and the Buzz Bombers).

The inclusion of Metal Sonic was the pinnacle of the movie, though... Metal Sonic has developed a HUGE fan-base in the Sonic community, and it was only proper he finally be given a real character background and personality. There are multiple versions of him throughout the Sonic games, he had a different design for every one of these games: Sonic 2 (Genesis/MegaDrive), Sonic 2 (GameGear/Master System), Sonic CD, Sonic & Knuckles, Knuckles' Chaotix (final boss), Sonic Heroes (final boss). But the design that caught on the most was from Sonic CD, Chaotix (first encounter w/ him), and Heroes (after his new form was defeated, he reverted back). While alternate universes exist within many other long running series (be they TV, Movie, or games), no real beginning of Metal Sonic was ever explained or described, other than the game manuals saying Robotnik designed a copy of Sonic. The movie gave life to this character.

The English voices weren't the greatest, but they at least fit the characters very well... Sort of like how the American music for Sonic CD is more appropriate for the level designs than the original music is, despite the original music being more popular. They should have used some of the voice actors from the animated cartoons here in the US, rather than getting new people; but the voices were still better than the English voice actors Sonic Team used in the most recent Sonic games.

The animation was excellent, cleanly drawn, very expressive character movements. The animators captured the way Sonic moved and attacked perfectly, about as "realistic" as you can get with animation.

Take reviews with a grain of salt... don't believe just one person's opinion. I say it's good, other people may say it's bad. See it for yourself, just don't approach it expecting a miracle. It's a fun getaway, retreat from the norm...and savior from Sonic X.