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Sonic the Hedgehog DX
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Original Release Date:
2020
Original Running Time:
99
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
94
Time Cut:
5
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Available in HD?
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Brief Synopsis:
This is a relatively light edit of "Sonic the Hedgehog" that trims some of the humor that didn't land for me and replaces some of the pop music with music from the video game series where appropriate. I hope fans of the movie and game series enjoy this!
Intention:
As a longtime Sonic fan, I enjoyed the "Sonic the Hedgehog" movie well enough. However, I felt some poorly placed, forced and/or dated jokes dragged things down a bit. By trimming some of the humor that didn't land for me, I hoped to bring out the film's strengths and give the jokes that did land some more breathing room. At the same time, I felt it would be fun to add some of the excellent music from the video game series, since there were a few sequences where it seemed like a natural fit.
Other Sources:
Sonic Mania Official Soundtrack
Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony
Sonic the Hedgehog Passion and Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure era
Sonic the Hedgehog Non-Stop Music Selection: Volume I
Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony
Sonic the Hedgehog Passion and Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure era
Sonic the Hedgehog Non-Stop Music Selection: Volume I
Release Information:
Digital
Cuts and Additions:
-Cut opening “I bet you’re wondering how I got here?” framing device.
-Rescored opening narration on Sonic’s home planet with Green Hill Zone orchestral theme from the Sonic 30th anniversary symphony.
-Trimmed Rihanna joke and Wade’s reaction.
-Trimmed Wade’s incompetent antics after the power goes out.
-Cut “Azerbaijanistan” joke.
-Slightly trimmed “search history” joke and the officer’s reaction.
-Cut Sonic talking about “lightning shooting out of his butt”
-Cut joke about Wade “not having much (mind) to lose”
-Cut Olive Garden joke during Tom and Maddie’s phone conversation.
-Cut Rachel’s “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” quip.
-Cut Tom saying “You can talk!” when he spots Sonic outside the cage.
-Trimmed out Robotnik’s “jug band” antics.
-Cut interaction between Robotnik and Wade.
-Cut Sonic’s misinterpretation of the expression “kick the bucket”
-Rescored the first “Quicksilver” scene in the biker bar with “Mirage Saloon Zone” from Sonic Mania
-Cut Sonic’s quip about the next person entering the bathroom having “nothing to wipe with”.
-Cut the first half of the motel room scene (including the fart joke), entering the scene when Sonic and Tom begin discussing the mushroom planet.
-Cut Sonic calling Tom “the jerk lord”.
-Trimmed the scene of Sonic flossing. He still does, but it’s less emphasized.
-Trimmed Sonic’s “Fast & Furious” joke.
-Cut dated joke about Hillary Clinton’s emails.
-Rescored Robotnik’s villain dance with E.G.G.M.A.N. from Sonic Adventure 2.
-Trimmed out Rachel saying she has to go to the bathroom.
-Cut Rachel trying to convince Maddie to leave Tom while tied up with jump-rope.
-Cut Tom telling the receptionist he came all the way from Montana because “that’s how serious it is.”
-Significantly trimmed sequence of Sonic in the gym bag while Tom and Maddie are waiting for the elevator.
-Cut Sonic’s quip about “a jar of pickled farts”.
-Cut Robotnik’s line about clam chowder.
-Rescored and retimed the second “Quicksilver” sequence to Stardust Speedway Zone from Sonic Mania.
-Rescored Sonic and Robotnik’s chase through San Francisco with “Escape from the City (Cash Cash Remix)” from Sonic Generations.
-Removed callback to the framing device, since it was removed.
-Cut Robotnik’s inappropriately timed joke about “keeping the body fresh”.
-Trimmed Olive Garden gift card joke. Now it plays more as a joke about the inadequacy of the gift rather than an advertisement for Olive Garden.
-Trimmed out Sonic flossing (again).
-Rescored opening narration on Sonic’s home planet with Green Hill Zone orchestral theme from the Sonic 30th anniversary symphony.
-Trimmed Rihanna joke and Wade’s reaction.
-Trimmed Wade’s incompetent antics after the power goes out.
-Cut “Azerbaijanistan” joke.
-Slightly trimmed “search history” joke and the officer’s reaction.
-Cut Sonic talking about “lightning shooting out of his butt”
-Cut joke about Wade “not having much (mind) to lose”
-Cut Olive Garden joke during Tom and Maddie’s phone conversation.
-Cut Rachel’s “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” quip.
-Cut Tom saying “You can talk!” when he spots Sonic outside the cage.
-Trimmed out Robotnik’s “jug band” antics.
-Cut interaction between Robotnik and Wade.
-Cut Sonic’s misinterpretation of the expression “kick the bucket”
-Rescored the first “Quicksilver” scene in the biker bar with “Mirage Saloon Zone” from Sonic Mania
-Cut Sonic’s quip about the next person entering the bathroom having “nothing to wipe with”.
-Cut the first half of the motel room scene (including the fart joke), entering the scene when Sonic and Tom begin discussing the mushroom planet.
-Cut Sonic calling Tom “the jerk lord”.
-Trimmed the scene of Sonic flossing. He still does, but it’s less emphasized.
-Trimmed Sonic’s “Fast & Furious” joke.
-Cut dated joke about Hillary Clinton’s emails.
-Rescored Robotnik’s villain dance with E.G.G.M.A.N. from Sonic Adventure 2.
-Trimmed out Rachel saying she has to go to the bathroom.
-Cut Rachel trying to convince Maddie to leave Tom while tied up with jump-rope.
-Cut Tom telling the receptionist he came all the way from Montana because “that’s how serious it is.”
-Significantly trimmed sequence of Sonic in the gym bag while Tom and Maddie are waiting for the elevator.
-Cut Sonic’s quip about “a jar of pickled farts”.
-Cut Robotnik’s line about clam chowder.
-Rescored and retimed the second “Quicksilver” sequence to Stardust Speedway Zone from Sonic Mania.
-Rescored Sonic and Robotnik’s chase through San Francisco with “Escape from the City (Cash Cash Remix)” from Sonic Generations.
-Removed callback to the framing device, since it was removed.
-Cut Robotnik’s inappropriately timed joke about “keeping the body fresh”.
-Trimmed Olive Garden gift card joke. Now it plays more as a joke about the inadequacy of the gift rather than an advertisement for Olive Garden.
-Trimmed out Sonic flossing (again).
User reviews
3 reviews
Overall rating
9.7
Audio/Video Quality
10.0(3)
Audio Editing
9.3(3)
Visual Editing
10.0(3)
Narrative
9.7(3)
Enjoyment
9.7(3)
Overall rating
9.4
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
9.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
9.0
Really excellent edit, hugely into all the small cuts made to jokes and especially timing of certain jokes. I vibed heavily with all of the music choices (although I personally would have used any other version of Escape from the City, but I absolutely loved how it cut out and then faded back in during the mime bit!). While the music is most obvious, I was most impressed with the underlying audio work. I couldn't tell if it was the original sound design or a replacement, the job was done that cleanly, although music did have strange bits a few times. Definitely an improvement over the original just for the cuts made, the music is just the bonus. Really looking forward to Octoroxx's Sonic 2 edit!
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
B
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
9.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Octorox is a fantastic editor, having made phenomenal edits to all three Star Wars prequel films. His cuts are not too liberal, not too conservative, but always "just right". He has an impeccable sense of what needs to go, what needs to stay, and what needs a little tweaking—all while respecting the source material.
This edit is no different. It mostly excises some of the more juvenile humor, and adds in some music familiar to those who play the video games. It is a subtle edit, which is all this film really needed. Removing a lot of the cringe really helps what's good about this film actually shine.
I am hopeful that Octorox will make an edit to the sequel, as that film's flaws were much more egregious, particularly the wedding subplot that didn't really serve any real purpose and detracted heavily from the plot. I think the wedding subplot was added to appeal to adult viewers, but it just falls flat and pulls the rest of the film down.
All in all, this is a great edit, and a must watch for anyone who enjoyed the movie or is a diehard sonic fan.
This edit is no different. It mostly excises some of the more juvenile humor, and adds in some music familiar to those who play the video games. It is a subtle edit, which is all this film really needed. Removing a lot of the cringe really helps what's good about this film actually shine.
I am hopeful that Octorox will make an edit to the sequel, as that film's flaws were much more egregious, particularly the wedding subplot that didn't really serve any real purpose and detracted heavily from the plot. I think the wedding subplot was added to appeal to adult viewers, but it just falls flat and pulls the rest of the film down.
All in all, this is a great edit, and a must watch for anyone who enjoyed the movie or is a diehard sonic fan.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
G
(Updated: March 12, 2023)
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Amazing work.
Very likely going to become my go-to version of the film. It takes a theatrical edit I already liked, and makes it so much more with just a few choice cuts, and of course the excellent rescoring choices/execution.
I'm no expert but it didn't feel like I was watching a fanedit at all. And still kept in some humor and enough levity that it still feels like the kids movie it always was (and should be, I guess!).
The bar fight being rescored with the Mirage Saloon music worked perfectly, and I'll admit as someone that never played Sonic Adventure 2 (sorry), I had to think for a second at the start of the Robotnik Dancing research bit whether it had even been rescored (but the lyrics referencing Eggman worked if you buy him as an egomaniac, as I do).
Little removals like keeping him saying 'I feel like Vin Diesel' but without laying on the 'family' bit make it feel like a proper movie reference he'd make after watching hundreds of movies with them, but without laboring it. Works really well.
And I love the trims to Rachel's interjections. I hope if you ever make a Sonic 2 edit in a similar vein, we get the same haha.
The most interesting subtle cuts to dialog for me was in the reception scene. Trimming the Montana and 'child in the bag' jokes make them much better. I'd imagined it myself originally as going 'do you have your child in that bag?!' '*[Smile]* No!' and then cutting, but then we'd lose the over the top inappropriateness of the 'dog cage' bit that I love lol, so thanks for keeping that. Much funnier though, well done. This is what pushed it from a 9 for Enjoyment up to a 10!
Slightly sad that Sonic still flosses but I'm not actually sure it's possible without feeling jarring! And it's nice that it cuts away so quickly.
So, yes, highly recommended. Very highly. Thanks, and should a Sonic 2 DX ever be made, I'd be *very* excited to check it out.
Thanks Octoroxx!
(EDIT: Oh, only thing I'd change is to potentially swap the Escape From The City music with the instrumental version, which I see is a thing, but I've never been a fan of the too on-the nose lyrics of some Sonic music. That's just me nitpicking!)
Very likely going to become my go-to version of the film. It takes a theatrical edit I already liked, and makes it so much more with just a few choice cuts, and of course the excellent rescoring choices/execution.
I'm no expert but it didn't feel like I was watching a fanedit at all. And still kept in some humor and enough levity that it still feels like the kids movie it always was (and should be, I guess!).
The bar fight being rescored with the Mirage Saloon music worked perfectly, and I'll admit as someone that never played Sonic Adventure 2 (sorry), I had to think for a second at the start of the Robotnik Dancing research bit whether it had even been rescored (but the lyrics referencing Eggman worked if you buy him as an egomaniac, as I do).
Little removals like keeping him saying 'I feel like Vin Diesel' but without laying on the 'family' bit make it feel like a proper movie reference he'd make after watching hundreds of movies with them, but without laboring it. Works really well.
And I love the trims to Rachel's interjections. I hope if you ever make a Sonic 2 edit in a similar vein, we get the same haha.
The most interesting subtle cuts to dialog for me was in the reception scene. Trimming the Montana and 'child in the bag' jokes make them much better. I'd imagined it myself originally as going 'do you have your child in that bag?!' '*[Smile]* No!' and then cutting, but then we'd lose the over the top inappropriateness of the 'dog cage' bit that I love lol, so thanks for keeping that. Much funnier though, well done. This is what pushed it from a 9 for Enjoyment up to a 10!
Slightly sad that Sonic still flosses but I'm not actually sure it's possible without feeling jarring! And it's nice that it cuts away so quickly.
So, yes, highly recommended. Very highly. Thanks, and should a Sonic 2 DX ever be made, I'd be *very* excited to check it out.
Thanks Octoroxx!
(EDIT: Oh, only thing I'd change is to potentially swap the Escape From The City music with the instrumental version, which I see is a thing, but I've never been a fan of the too on-the nose lyrics of some Sonic music. That's just me nitpicking!)
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
D