Rating: 
Summary: English 4.5 stars. Japanese 5 stars.
Review: First, lets start with the Japanese version. This is a cute movie. Sakura and company go to Hong Kong. Sakura is very energetic and athletic. This may seem like a 90 minute episode, but it keeps the spirit of the show alive even if it is a movie version. There are small qualities that make this movie memorable For instance, the voices of Sakura, Meilin, and Tomoyo all sound like children.For the English version, they redid the entire audio track. There is different music and background sounds as the movie goes along. The music here comes mainly from the Cardcaptors CD. The music changes the mood of the movie. In the Japanese version the background music, provides a mysterious and sometimes cute atmosphere. For the English version the music provides a spooky and sometimes funny atmosphere. Watching the English version it made me feel like I was watching another X-Files movie with a ghost in it. Even so, the English cast did an excellent job in imitating the spirit of the character they were playing. It was still an entertaining movie. The extras were interesting to see as there were trailers for this movie on the disk. There should have been more extras. I would rate this disk at 4.75 stars. This disk is still highly recommended.
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Summary: Taking a step away from the cards for a breather
Review: Sakura wins a Trip to Hong Kong! She, Tomoyo, Touya, and of course Yukito begin what was suppose to be a normal vacation. No Clow Card catching, just fun time with friends and Yukito-san! She even gets to meet Shaoran's beautiful mother and crazy sisters. Unfortunately, evil forces are drawing near, and a woman from Clow Reed's past brings relaxation to a halt, by invading Sakura's dreams, and ultimately present China. She seeks out the Clow Cards, but when she demands to know why Sakura has them, something more may be the problem. Will she save the day, as well as her Friends? This is an absolute must for any Cardcaptor Sakura fan. It takes place after volume 9 (while Sakura is on Winter Break) This Volume contains BOTH! the Japanese and American uncut Dub.
This also comes out a week after volume 8, so it's ok to watch without worrying whether or not you're missing anything. The movie has nothing to do with the overall plot, but it's great!
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Summary: excellent expansion of the series
Review: Sakura, her brother, Yukito, her best friend and Kero go on holiday to Hong Kong when Sakura wins a prize. Of course they meet up with with the entire Li clan whose home is Hong Kong. While there they learn a valuable lesson: magic lasts, its effects last. The animation is quality and the soundtrack is better than the series. Even Kero is less annoying. I think it moves the plot along quite nicely and sets things up well for the third season of the series. Very empowering for girls, too.
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Summary: Two Cardcaptor Sakura Movies
Review: Sakura wins a trip for 4 to Hong Kong, Li's and Meilin Hometown. Her excitement fades when an ominous force calls out to Sakura in her dreams. Now, for the First time, Sakura must call upon her cards to combat a true menace. This movie is really great. But you should be WARNED that there are two Cardcaptor Sakura The First Movie out on video (Cardcaptor Sakura - The Movie and Cardcaptors - The Movies by Kids WB). Both movies are 86 minutes running time and 2.0 Dolby Surround Audio. The different is, this one (Cardcaptor Sakura - The Movie) has the original uncut version with English subtitles and the Kids WB version. Also have 16.9 Anamorphic, English & Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio and 2.0 Dolby Surround Audio, Alternate Angles, TV & Movie Trailers and reversible cover. The other one (Cardcaptors - The Movie) has Standard Screen Format (modified to fit your screen), English 2.0 Dolby Surround Audio, Froggy Mix "No Nagging" Music Video, and Commercial Trailer. If you are a big fan of Cardcaptor Sakura like me, then buy both. If you get Cardcaptor Sakura - The Move, watch both version of the movie. Each version of the story is different.
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Summary: Sakura can't get away from trouble
Review: even when she is in Hong Kong! The movie takes place sometime near the end of the first series of Cardcaptor Sakura (episode 46). The movie itself does not have a very compelling story but is still good in its own right. There's not a lot of action in this movie. Sakura wins a trip to Hong Kong so she decides to go with Tomoyo, Touya, and Yukito. Because it's break, Li and Meiling are in Hong Kong because that is where they originally live anyway. Sakura and Tomoyo meet up with Li and Meiling by chance and notice that they feel a strong force similar to that of a clow card. With the help of Li's mother, they are able to uncover the source of the power which deals with a person (voiced by Megumi Hayashibara) from Clow Reed's past. Uncover the mystery yourself as you by this DVD. The DVD comes with an amazing reversible cover provided by Pioneer Animation. The front cover is the English version with a close up of Sakura holding her key in nice Chinese clothes in front of the beautiful Hong Kong night depicting its bright lights and beautiful harbor. The reversed cover is what seems to be the original Japanese DVD cover. It shows Sakura in a battle costume made my Tomoyo with cute Kero-chan on her hat. There are pictures of the whole cast of the movie (Tomoyo, Li, Meiling, Touya & Yukito, Li's four sisters, Li's mother) in outines of Sakura/Cherry Blossoms surrounding her. This is a great addition to the DVD packaging and something that is becoming more common among DVD publishers. Pioneer has done so with Gatekeepers and ADV with the Rurouni Kenshin OAVs. This DVD does come with 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Mix for BOTH English and Japanese voice tracks. This movie is also unedited, which is targeted for the anime fans. Pioneer promises to include as extras the following: Japanese promotional theatrical trailers, commercials, alterate angle footage, and more. Final Note: This movie has amazing detail of the Hong Kong environment. While no Cantonese is ever spoken in the movie, the essense of Hong Kong is brought about in this movie. I praise Hong Kong just as Jackie Chan did in the extras for the Rush Hour 2 DVD.
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Summary: The best!!!!
Review: This was a cool DVD. It has commercials from Japan reviewing about the movie. If you are a big Cardcaptor Sakura fan, you'll enjoy this as much as me. I also like Magic Knight Rayearth, Sailor Moon and Utena.
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Summary: Sakura is in Hong Kong, but senses come upon her...
Review: Facts:
A movie of great success. I was pretty suprised with English Dub, they didn't do that bad on acting, the music may be a little off, and the dialouge as well but it was an entertaining movie. But on japanese dialouge, somehow you people think its dumb because they talk way different then us but, I thought it was KAWAII! Their music shows a relaxing way, forming type of way. Well, if there were no subtitle with Japanese then I probably wouldn't buy it but atleast there is. Anyways!
Story:
"I've got the gold one, probably just the constilation prize." says Sakura smiling with the golden ball in her hand. The lady at Twin Bells shop looks at the list of prize winners. "Grand..." Tomoyo looks confused as well with Sakura...it was probably it.
Sakura wins a trip to Hong Kong for about 3-4 days! But when Sakura gets there, she has these strange dreams. Of a woman, and a set of birds, mysteriously but weird. The presence lingers into her, finding this is no Clow Card, but something else. Her friends are trapped in a dimension, but Sakura must find a way to bring them back, Soo Young wont let her. Overall:
This movie is about 85 minutes long, extras such as trailers, and dolby digital surround sound! So, if you like CCS, CC, or both then get this movie! Its not a waste of the money you have.
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Summary: Cardcaptor Sakura is the best anime ever!!
Review: This movie isn't as good as the second one, but the characters' voice is better in English than the second one. You should watch it in English than in Japanese. The story is mostly about friendship and loyalty. It is a great movie, so go and buy this and the second one.
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Summary: Fun, but a bit slow
Review: Perhaps my expectation of this movie was too high after reading these reviews. I was expecting 'heart stopping action' and a fast paced 'mystery'. Instead, this movie is a light hearted romp through Hong Kong, with Sakura and her friends, with various twists and turns along the way. Nothing new is introduced, nothing especially exciting happens, either. Entertaining, but often it feels as if its dragging its feet along at times, and minutes are wasted building up a mystery that could have been solved in the regular 30 minutes. As for the plot, other reviews cover it better than I can, so i'll focus on what I liked and what I didn't like, instead. The film is good, it isn't bad, but it falls short on a lot of points. Firstly, if you're expecting the films budget to have been used on special effects and high-tech fighting scenes with Sakura whizzing through Hong Kong, you'll be slightly disappointed. While there is a fair share of action, most of the time it stops when things are about to get good. I think the point of the film is to be ghostly, mysterious and poignant, to leave you thinking. Unfortunately, stretching that theme to movie-length also slows it down, a lot. If you're they type of Sakura fan who loves the actual 'card capture' parts the most, this movie could bore you in its slower parts. The parts that bugged me the most were the dream sequences. The dreams are meant to be mysterious and creepy, and they are-- at first. But after watching the same dream over and over with only slight variations, it gets a bit tiring. This is the only gripe I have with the film, but its quite a major one. Once you begin to notice how slow things are going you'll often stare at the fast forward button longingly. Apart from that, the animation is superb, with the Hong Kong streets looking like the real thing. The music is brilliant as well, with the English version adapting the Japanese songs as best they can. Its quite different and they really made an effort. The Japanese songs are probably cuter, but both have their good points. The sub, and dare I say it, dub, are very good. While puritans like to spit acid on the dub, nothing much is wrong with it, if you keep an open mind and don't attach too many expectations on the english voice actors. You can't expect the voices to be identical to the Japanese, and they're not. They're as good, but in different ways. The dubs script falls short though, and the name changes of the characters are a tad annoying. However, this is its only problem. The voices are quite sweet. In particular, Tomoyo/Madison voice, I think, really suits the character. Sakura herself is quite different --not as squeaky cute, which would sound out of place and annoying in English, anyway. The other major change, is Kero-chan. Kero's english voice is deeper and more goofy. Kero's Japanese voice is more high pictched and girly. What works best? Well, I like both. I got used to both after a while. Both are cute in their own ways. I think the character of Kero, being so goofy, works with a goofy voice, and the deeper sound suits the concept of Kero becoming the tough Keroberus/Cerberus. Give the english dub a chance, but make sure to watch the Japanese version for the plot inconsistencies. Again, thats the only problem with the dub, so give it a try. If you hate it, just switch back to Japanese. The movie is uncut, and It would have been nice if these the english actors were also used in the uncut series DVDs, but the two versions are seperate. It was interesting they (Pioneer and Nelvana) combined their forces for the film, though. All in all, I liked the film, and it had some really cute and fun parts, but it didn't make up for the slow place, at times, I found it excruciatingly slow. The ending is somewhat anti-climatic as well. Its a bit of a strange resolution after building it up for so long and was definitely disappointing. I would rent before buying this. I do feel buying it straight off was a mistake, even though I am a huge fan of the series.
Rating: 
Summary: CARDCAPTOR SAKURA.
Review: In the movie, Sakura wins a trip to Hong Kong. On her trip strange thhings happen... Sakura keeps on having a dream about a woman who keeps on asking for Clow Reed, and strange birds keep on watching Sakura and her friends. Sounds like a good plot right?Well... the story really doesn't have a good plot once you start watching it. And the movie takes a long time before getting to an action part. The ending is kind of strange.. You might want to consider renting this tape before buying it. Also, their voices(english) are not that good. They sound like adults trying to be 4 graders. Their voice actresses/actors gave me a headache and my whole family.
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