Unpopular Opinion Alert: Sonic 3 Edition. No Spoiler Special

I really wish another actor played Dr. Eggman / Ivo Robotnik. Or at least, all the “zany” humor was toned down a bit, and Eggman came across as being more serious. Or maybe more of a menacing figure with bits of dark humor thrown in.

I love the live action Sonic trilogy very much, I really do. They hold an odd place in heart as far as game-to-film adaptions go because I grew up with the Sonic series as a child. Or so to speak. And to see 3 successful films become so large within mainstream fandom AND cinema, fills me with joy. I’m mostly happy with the fact that the writing is actually pretty solid amongst all 3 movies.

But not a single one of them did I watch for Jim Carrey. Nope. I won’t deny his on screen presence adds a sort of playful lightheartedness that actually is present in some of the games. And as a comedic performer, his antics are sometimes funny. I won’t deny that at all. But frankly, that shit needs to be toned the fuck down.

Seriously, there are SO. MANY. SCENES. where I felt I wasn’t watching Dr. Robotnik at all. I was just waiting for Jim Carrey’s nonsense to end. Like, I know Eggman could be goofy at times. I’m not saying there shouldn’t be comedic acknowledgement of that, regardless of the media where he (Eggman) displays more whacky behavior. But there has to be a better balance of his personality.

At the end of the day, I really don’t watch and enjoy these movies because of Jim Carrey. I watch them because I want to see live action Dr. Robotnik and some famous comedian actor (who I admittedly DID grow up watching in the 90s/early 2000s) named Jim Carrey only HAPPENS to be playing him.

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