I grew up with the Mega Drive and Sonic was played heavily. With that, it's pleasing to see the iconic video game mascot being represented with an above-average movie. I thought this was an easy watch. It never stood still for too long, the success rate with the comedy was high and nothing surprised me about how Sonic was portrayed, which is a good thing as it played true to the character (thank God they fixed his appearance!) Robotnik on the other hand, not so much, but it was probably to do with his fit physique as much as anything. Maybe he'll get fat for the sequel? As the credits were rolling I thought about the sequel and said to myself that they'll have to include Tails, and seconds later, he appeared on screen! The last movie I watched before this was 'Detective Pikachu' and I found this to be much more engaging. Good for what it was trying to be.
I've had this album since it dropped, but I have only really played the singles after finding this hard to get through. So I thought I'd give the rest a proper listen and finally rate it. Like his next album, 'Lessons in Love', there are some good tracks here, but it's almost hit or miss, there isn't much in the middle range. Apart from 'Player's Prayer', the ballads just lack anything special and the couple of club R&B singles are the only things that work well.
Best Tracks: You, Get It Shawty, Player's Prayer, I Want You (Remix)
A story of two brothers with opposite personalities who inherit a house and attempt to renovate it. The type of humour borrows a lot from the great 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' series. One of the main characters also looks like one of the main characters from IASIP and comes across as plagiarism in my opinion. He is even a karate enthusiast which is a trait of another character from IASIP. There are some good moments - A scene at the beginning of the film where a toast to their father turns into a drinking contest followed by a brawl is hysterical. There are also other some good lines and slapstick humour throughout.
An entertaining odd-couple film where after cheapness (or being ripped off, depending on how you see it) costs him buying the last TurboMan Doll, I mean, Sparklehoof the Unicorn Princess toy for his daughter just before Christmas, Andrew ends up travelling hours across the country to get one with his neighbour, Dev. I don't need to say that the journey isn't a straight forward one. I've always liked Merchant, and it's no different here where the laughs come fairly quickly for most of the movie until it gets more sentimental towards the end. Worth watching.
Track for track this is one of the better hardcore horrorcore influenced hip hop albums I've heard. Apart from 'Nuttin Ass B__ch', which drags on a tad, there ain't a dull moment. It's very consistent and if you like one track you should like it all. Point Blank tells the tales very well and very much to the point so you don't miss a beat and everything flows together...
*If you like this, check out the remixed version that was released in 2019 as well.
Best Tracks: Point Blank, Cut U N 1/2, Straighten It Out, B__ch Said I Raped Her, Aggravated.