I don't think any of us saw it coming, but now it seems like video game adaptations are kind of a good thing. It's not perfect, but it's certainly polished enough that I don't necessarily feel embarrassed to say I watched it, and I don't get weird looks when I try to explain it.
Illumination's Mario movie was cute and made a lot of money, the Sonic movie was actually pretty fun despite the initial hurdle called Ugly Sonic, and everyone's really into the Fallout series these days. , even I, who am not a Fallout fan, enjoyed it.His 1993 era of the original is over Super mario bros. Movies no longer feature some pretty bizarre casting, such as Jean-Claude Van Damme playing American Guile in the live-action version. Street Fighter movie.
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However, last week paramount We decided to remind you how bad things can be on release Knuckles To the world. Our own Dom described it as a fever dream, for better or for worse, and I think that's definitely an accurate description. But more than that, it feels like an accidental call back to the '90s or a naughty video game movie, and it's actually quite bad in that it's a little hard to follow.
Take the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie, for example. Every choice I make in this movie leads me to a tension headache like I've never felt before. Yes, I know the Mario series is technically otherworldly, but in this version of events, the world is split into two different dimensions after a meteorite impact, and the dinosaurs survive and evolve into a humanoid race. What does it mean to be alive? In the wilds of Mad Max, an alternate reality of our own? Wait, is there a dance number to Walk the Dinosaur by Was (Not Was)? You can see why it gives me a headache.
Now, let me be clear: I love the Mario Bros. movies, precisely because they are so ridiculous. The absurdity of it all gives it a certain charm that's hard to capture naturally, something that comes through in the Street Fighter movies. (Remember, it has one of the coldest lines ever shown on the big screen).
“Knuckles'' is also absurd and incomprehensible, feeling like too many cooks could ruin the soup. Also, I feel like at some point someone said, “Look, we don't have the budget to animate all six episodes of Knuckles, so why don't we just make that clumsy cop the main character and throw in some musical numbers?” To do. A doll and a Ben Schwartz cameo? ”
I'm not kidding about that musical number, seriously, that's basically the entire fourth episode. This was a mind-bogglingly weird creative choice, and my partner and I were constantly looking at each other and desperately shouting, “What's going on?” What makes it even weirder is that it's quite literally Knuckles' backstory. Everything depends on how he discovered his strength. I don't necessarily think it's better to show it straight, and the actual events aren't all that interesting, but I still really couldn't believe that something like that could be delivered in this way. There was a bit of traffic, but that was probably the worst/best part of it all.
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On top of all this, the acting is mostly hamster, the story feels completely inconsequential, and Knuckles' story arc is literally read to you (and the echidna himself) in the show's climactic battle. It's the kind of worst thing you don't see very often anymore, and I honestly don't know how to feel about it. I have a deep love for truly bad things without a trace of cynicism. The Room is one of my favorite movies of his. You can call me a contrarian if you like. But I'm happy so I don't need to worry!
As for Knuckles…I don't really know. For now, I don't think I'll be able to watch it again. Because I can't understand how this work was made. That alone is enough to make you panic about the state of our creative industries. Still, at least Sonic 3 can't be this bad, right? That's what I keep telling myself anyway.
