Chance Hannold

J.J. fixed all the major plot issues left by the Last Jedi and produced a legitimately fun movie. Really a good and satisfying conclusion to this trilogy. Best of all, includes multiple shots at the poor choices of Rian Johnson. I only have minor complaints. While the pacing was a little off (jumping quickly between different major events), overall, I think it worked. Could and probably should have been two movies with the number of events and action, but again J.J. had to pull together and resolve a lot, so it made sense. This trilogy did take away the prophecy of Anakin being meaningful, but is more respectful to the original trilogy and prequels in every other way. Lots of call backs and fan service.

This movie lobotomizes the characters and poorly tries to put a new spin on a tried and proven framework. If you enjoy Scooby-Doo because of any of the cartoons from the original Scooby Doo, Where Are You? through Mystery Inc., this will come off as cringey, poorly written, and disappointing. Holds no candle to any of the previous Scooby movies. The only redeemable portion is that the character designs are traditional (although that in itself is confusing considering Zombie Island had aged them and changed their costumes) and the animation isn't terrible. The tone is more similar to the cartoons than the other movies, maybe even a little lighter, but that is fine if done correctly with a good script and story (which this doesn't have). The dialogue and character interactions are where it goes horribly off the deep end. To put this in a frame of reference, at the beginning, the gang has sworn off mysteries and blatantly denies obvious clues even when zombies are blatantly around them. To make it worse, they recall the events of the first movie, and then deny the existence of zombies. It doesn't improve much as the plot takes a small twist. Maybe your kids will be able to enjoy it, but it'll be difficult to enjoy it with them or enjoy any whiff of nostalgia.

Really fun movie for any Sonic fan. At the start and with his origin, it is not exactly the Sonic from the games and the shows, but he gets there by the end and goes through good character development. Almost feels like a prequel to Sonic X. The actors do a rather good job considering acting opposite a CGI character. Jim Carrey as Robotnik is a perfect cast. I had my doubts at first, but it works. This does setup for a sequel, so make sure to stay for postcredit scenes.