With a 65% 'Fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 98 reviews, 'Sonic' is currently the third-highest rated video game adaptation, but as more reviews pour in, it seems the Sega-inspired film suffers from the same pitfalls as its predecessors.
Hollywood has struggled to create critically-acclaimed and box office blockbusters from top video game titles.Hollywood has long tried to capitalize on the financial success and cultural relevance of video games by turning them into feature-length films.lost in translation between the game controller and the theater.
Movies like "Super Mario Bros.," "Street Fighter," "Need for Speed," "Assassins' Creed," "Prince of Persia," and both iterations of "Tomb Raider" have all been widely panned at the box office over the last three decades.
If at least 60% of a film's reviews are positive, it will receive a red tomato, and be considered "fresh." If it is less than 60%, it is given a green splat. In order to be considered "certified fresh" at least 75% of a movie's reviews must be positive.
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