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I would love to give an in-depth review of this film but Google can be a bit funny about it, so I'll keep it as short and informative as possible. The trailers exclusively used the best elements of this film to trick people into thinking it would be a more mature, action-packed, emotional ride than the previous two films. Instead it was 90% Jim Carrey making a fool of himself while hedgehogs uncomfortably watched. it's clear that the writers had no interest whatsoever in the franchise they were trying to represent. Instead, all their effort went towards making Jim Carrey as "funny" as possible. The story is supposed to reflect the story of SA2, but this film feels so utterly disconnected from the source material that I struggle to make sense of what's even happening. Shadow is reduced to an emo stereotype who does nothing but talk about pain (the "Hot Topic" comment made towards him says a lot about the way the writers viewed him..). It would've been nice to see Shadow smile or seem remotely happy while he was with Maria, as that would've communicated how trauma effected his identity after the Ark incident. Character development is a rare nectar in corporate films, unfortunately. Shadow hardly got the screen-time we expected, which was awful because HE'S the character everybody paid to see. That said, Keanu Reeves was cast for the marketing value, so maybe it was for the best. Gerald shouldn't exist in the first place because he was executed in the original game's story; so not only did they bring him back as an excuse to give Jim Carrey more screen-time, but they butchered his characterisation too. Gerald was never a villain. Shadow Generations blessed us with his journal (thank you, Ian Flynn), expanding on his character and showing us the series of events which lead to his downfall. He's tragic. sympathetic. Kind. This movie presents him as a washed up lunatic with no compassion for anybody at the ripe old age of "110". Disappointing and embarrassing. Maria's actor was not only a poor casting choice, but she didn't portray the character appropriately. Maria is supposed to be delicate, softly spoken and emotionally mature for her age due to her suffering the game's equivalent of AIDS (a feature they removed in the film, which defeats the point of shadow's existence as he was created in search of a cure). Instead, she's a typical boystrous child who causes chaos and sees everything as a game. Sonic is eye-scratchingly annoying to watch and listen to. scenes involving him, Tails and Knuckles are mundane and drag on without any real substance. Also, forgettable human characters exist once again. This film repeatedly references other IP's (Hello Kitty, Pokemon, etc) and there's no way they weren't sponsored. I could fill a book with the amount of issues I have with this film, but I'm gonna stop here. You know a movie's bad when your theatre is packed full of kids and they're dead silent through the length of the film - minus the first 5 minutes. This film goes WAY too hard on the "comedy" aspect, yet the only people I ever heard laughing were the adults; and mainly at the pop-culture references and odd few lines of dialog that actually felt remotely witty. it might just be that British children are more cynical and harder to please than American kids, but whatever. This film makes a mockery of SA2's legacy and I do not recommend watching if you're a respectable sonic fan.

First off, Ian Flynn is back at it again with another banger of a script. Bro just does not miss! Even though this is yet another boost-style sonic game (definitely not my cup of tea), it is still designed with a solid feedback loop and I appreciate it very much. The hub-world is a free-roaming playground which offers a fantastic environment to encourage experimentation with new abilities and allows you to grow familiar with game mechanics in a way that feels natural. it's also littered with collectables; many of which tie back into the stages, giving incentive to replay them. Other collectibles offer lore expansion, artwork and music, all of which are accessible via Shadow's room in the menu screen. The music is my favourite thing to collect because I realized that I am able to use them as the background music for any stage I choose - playing through "Rail Canyon" to the theme of "Sky Rail" from SA2 makes the stage infinitely more enjoyable. The hub world also offers plenty of mini-games to engage in for short periods if you don't feel up to running a full stage. Like mentioned previously I am not a fan of the boost formula - I'm a Sonic Adventure veteran and will forever be based - so I am unable to compare the stages in this game to stages from Sonic Forces for example (a notoriously bad game). That said, I did enjoy the majority of Shadow Generations' stages. They have a good variety of input control which keeps you on-your toes for what comes next. They're interesting and have good pacing. I do feel that there were a few sections in particular stages which were executed poorly, but they take up a very small percentage of what are otherwise pretty solid stages. Chaos Island Act 1 and Kingdom Valley Act 1 are my personal favourites. I also enjoy how cutscenes blend into the gameplay and the way Dooms Eye's sections are incorporated. Those parts are a blast! I don't want this review to be too long, so I'm just going to round it off by saying that I'd have LOVED if this game was longer! it took what Frontiers was experimenting with and finely tuned it. chefs kiss

I was 12-13 when this show came out, and I remember struggling to connect to it because I couldn't figure out what age-range they were trying to target. I felt like I was too young to be watching. These characters looked and acted far too mature to be anywhere near 10, so I pinned them closer to 16. Either way, it was poor characterisation and probably deterred a good number of kids from watching.

I'm a Friendship is Magic veteran. probably considered myself a brony at one point or another. I went into this show with an open mind.. and honestly, it's rather enjoyable. I do share other peoples' disappointment over the fact that Make Your Mark decided to connect itself to the previous generation's success. Tampering with FiM's lore was a bad move, and I strongly believe that MYM would've done better if it was its own stand-alone canon. If you're able to ignore that though, then I'd say MYM is a pleasant experience! The animation is fresh, and there is some resemblance of a storyline throughout. The writing is alright, and there are some endearing characters. in conclusion; Make your Mark is a scandalous sequal to Friendship is Magic, and can't seem to decide who it's main character is. Overall, it's a watchable show.

I don't know why this show exists. the artstyle is hideous and coupled with insufferable animation. it feels like one of those mass-produced, low-budget YouTube videos made by those channels which jump onto hype trains for easy views (the Amazing Digital Circus videos on YouTube Kids come to mind).. as for the writing, the characterisations are unfaithful to what was established in Make Your Mark, and the tone of each episode also feels like a mockery. Tell Your Tale is essentially a lesser version of the same exact story told in Make your Mark, so I would not recommend watching this to anybody