Product Details

• Actors: Martin Burke, Masami Kikuchi, Lainie Frasier, Hekiru Shiina, Yasunori Matsumoto
• Directors: Kazunori Ikegami
• Writers: Masashi Kubota, Yuji Naka
• Producers: Akinori Ohno, Koichiro Sugie, Naoharu Hokutani, Takayuki Sugizaki
• Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Adv Films
• VHS Release Date: September 7, 1999
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (126 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305500908
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,319 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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True to its Sega video-game roots, this futuristic 60-minute movie includes a lot of yelling, crashing, and exploding on the way to saving the world. Sonic and his sidekicks are determined to thwart a plan that would turn their Land of the Sky into the equivalent of The Land of Darkness, which lurks beneath the surface (and is obviously the former planet Earth). So they plow through to the center of the planet and the ancient city of Robotropolis (the former New York City?) to do righteous battle. The big question of the day is whether the usually evil Dr. Robotnik is telling the truth for once or sending the good guys into a trap. The tape's producers suggest viewers be at least 7 years old because of its violence, but the rudimentary nature of the animation will probably make it appealing only to hard-core action fans among the older-kid crowd. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic, ain't it?, May 16, 2002

By	Nnie the Hideous New Girl (Brookfield, Connecticut United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sonic The Hedgehog - The Movie (DVD)

I remember when many of my friends and I obsessed over the old SEGA Genesis games featuring Sonic the Hedgehog. Now, after seeing some of the best anime from overseas, I still can't stop loving Sonic. There are some minor flaws to the movie, but it's just too much fun to notice.

First off, let me warn you: GET THE DVD AND ONLY PLAY THE JAPANESE VERSION! The dub will literally hurt your ears. The seiyuu picked for the Japanese voices, however, are excellent. (Especially for Knux!) Never watch the dub unless you need a spiteful laugh. I don't know what they were trying to do, but both Sonic and Tails sound like they have nasal problems. Knuckles' voice is just wrong. The only reason I did not detract stars is because I never need to listen to the dub again. The Japanese version is music to my ears.

And about the music... It's great! The general SEGA style, upbeat, technoish, fast and fun. It's all too catchy. The animation is a bit DBZish. (That's not a compliment) I guess it most reminds me of Final Fantasy Unlimited because there are very few shadows that define the characters... They look a bit two dimensional. Surprisingly, it improves a bit during the second half of the movie.

The characters in it are: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Eggman, Sarah, Old Man (Some owl), and the President who is father of Sarah. None others. (Sorry comic and cartoon fans, no freedom fighters besides the blue blur and flying fox) I don't mind, though, because for the condenced and isolated story, it works to have only the main characters. And while it doesn't follow nearly the same way, it does remind me of the games.

I highly recommend this to Sonic fans, but like I said, keep it Japanese. Hey, it IS anime, afterall.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great job! This is a excellent movie., August 2, 2001

By	Devon Lozano "pokettodejitalmonsuutas" (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This movie is fantastic! Although they cut out the 2 parts shown only in the Japenese version of Sonic flipping Dr. Robotnik off, and where Knuckles says "S**t", its still a great movie! It revolves around Dr. Robotnik tricking Sonic into going to an island, where he has to fight a robot that is exactly like him in every way! Even his heart is in the right place. And the end theme "Look-a-like" goes so well with the movie that its not even funny! Ofcourse it would have been a little better had it of been a little longer, the action and the graphics are great! This is why I must give it 4 stars. Except, well...Sonic/Tails/Knuckles's voices are a little messed up...Tails sounds like he has a cold, Sonic sounds like a brittish guy trying to have a American accent, and Knuckles is kind of bland..

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE this movie, October 13, 2001

By	Patrick (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Sonic The Hedgehog - The Movie (DVD)

First of I'm a huge Sonic fan. The old Sonic...Genesis versions. This movie was everything I could hope for. But I didn't expect it to be so funny! The animation, the story, the humor is all so perfect in this movie!