While shows like “Arcane” and “The Last of Us” are widely praised for breaking the curse of video games, the movies “Sonic the Hedgehog” quietly gave us (especially when it comes to praise) the most successful interpretation of video games to show movies three times in a row. These live/animated hybrids came from far and wide and terrorized the internet with their evil, good, and badass Sonic designs (otherwise just one of the many controversies the “Sonic” franchise has faced), go up to deliver a billion dollar box office hit and the third entry.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” is a great family movie that gives kids their own version of “Fast and Furious” (summarizing BJ Colangelo’s /Film review), and one of the best video game movies of all time. A masterful adaptation of “Sonic Adventure 2,” this movie is the most epic “Dragon Ball Z” movie Hollywood could wish to make, with Sonic and Shadow doing the same thing as Goku and Vegeta. (A little spoiler ahead.) To be honest, there’s a moment in the third act where two hedgehogs shake hands in “Predator” and immediately jump into Super Saiyan form as the famous “Live and Learn” song from the game starts playing. Now that’s fan work done right. (Eliminate spoilers.)

Of course, the main attraction of “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” was Keanu Reeves voicing Shadow, and he lived up to that promise, delivering amazing lines like “Revenge guac!” But of course, this movie belongs to Jim Carrey, who also dances amazingly in this movie, and he doesn’t play two Eggmans this time. He also offers a funny meta joke about playing both at the same time.

After Sonic and friends rule the box when they return to theaters in December 2024, now you can start the new year well. That’s because “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” will be available for digital purchase starting tomorrow, January 21, 2025 — even if you’re in the right place, it’s officially dropping tonight!

According to a Prime Video “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” will be available on PC starting January 20, 2025, at 9:00 PM PST for $24.99, which is a reflection of the movie’s retail price. Typically, digital rentals for PVOD releases are $5 off the purchase price, so you can expect to rent “Sonic 3” for $19.99 for 48 hours. Amazon also has a 4K Blu-ray listing for the release of “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” on April 15 , 2025.

Now, due to the great success of these films, there is no doubt that we will get a new one soon. Adoption “Sonic 3” medium imagevideo game fans may already have an idea of ​​where the franchise will go. The big question is whether or not Carrey will stop playing Robotnik again.

On another note, it’s really strange to think that the franchise that has been so successful based on Marvel Studios’ method of teasing the next chapter through credit history cameos is not another powerful thing, but based on the “Sonic the Hedgehog” video game. Each film has managed to create great excitement by gradually introducing the main game of the game, and although the game has so far been confused (see: the “Knuckles” series), the middle films have reigned. Now, if only we could get “Mario & Sonic at the Olympics” in the future…