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Summary: If that is what you wish...
Review: Oh, my god, that Entei is so annoying! Every time he said, "If that is what you wish," or, "I am happy if you are happy," I wanted to scream! He did it so much, I eventually could just see it coming! Seriously, though, this is another great Pokemon movie. The single complaint I have is only that it seems to be a long, drawn-out episode. They probably could've fit this plot into a half-hour of the show, which is why there're so many action scenes in the movies. But I like this anyway. Team Rocket were in it again for no real reason at all...they're my favorite characters, and I hope they really do have a bigger part in the fourth movie! I also wish we'd have seen the "other" Rockets, Butch and Cassidy, show up in one of the films, but no such luck. Anyway, this story is very entertaining and does teach kids important lessons, like all of Pokemon does. I've got a few words to say to the arrogant review-writer named Rebecca. Most of us here are probably over 12 and like Pokemon. I am 14 and love it. I believe YOU need a brain-check, for there is nothing wrong with us, but with you. To move on, Pokemon 3 is about a little girl named Molly who loses her parents and wishes for new ones. The Unown, powerful little Pokemon that look like obscure letters, are able to turn anything in her imagination into reality. She wishes for a huge, impenetrable ice castle so she and her new parents (Ash's mom and the legendary fire dog Entei)can live in peace. But Ash comes to rescue his mom and to defeat the Unown so Molly can have her REAL parents back. The movie is very cool. The scene where Molly grows up and battles Brock and Misty is awesome. There are lots of new pokemon in it, like Mantine and Phanpy, which brings me to the cartoon: Pikachu & Pichu. It seems shorter than the first two, but it's better, in my opinion. Pikachu gets lost in the city and the two Pichu brothers help him get back. On the way they get chased by an adorable Houndour, one of my favorite new pokemon, who, like Team Rocket, turns out not to be so bad after all. He helps them save the junk structure that is the home of several pokemon, including Furret, Magby, Hitmontop, and Hoppip. If you have enjoyed the Pokemon of the past, you should like this movie.
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Summary: Actually probably 4.5 Stars
Review: This movie is GREAT!! Lots of people say the minimovies are not that great, but this one was probably the best Mini Movie of all the Pokemon movies. YES!!! Finally, a movie with Furret (a long, ferret-like Pokemon evolved from Sentret) and the Baby Pokemon like Pichu and Magby. It is much better than Pikachu's Vacation and on the same level as the mini movie Pikachu's Rescue Adventure in Pokemon 2000.The main film is about a young girl and the Unown Pokemon. Her father is an archaeologist trying to discover ancient Pokemon. He finds the Unown, only to mysteriously disappear. His co-workers bring the news back to his little girl, along with a bunch of tiles with the Unown on them. When Molly (the girl) begins to play with them, she somehow summons the Unown, who grant her wishes by bringing her Entei as a father and Ash's mom as a mother. For some reason they create a crystalline palace for Entei, Molly, and Ash's mom to live in, perhaps making sure that Entei and Ash's mom do not disappear like Molly's real parents did (at Molly's wishing). Ash sets out to find his mom. Overall, a great movie to go with the Johto series. And to those who have seen the episode about Ash's fiery friend, Charizard, and the valley of the Charizards - Charizard returns! Still, though, I don't understand why Entei is included and not Raikou and especially Suicune. When I found out that Entei would be in the film, and after I watched the first Johto episode, I began to mistakenly put the mysterious glowing blue Pokemon in the first Johto episode - Suicune - with Entei, as a kind of "introduction" to the movie. After all, it is natural to group legendary Pokemon - Mew and Celebi, Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, Lugia and Ho-oh -- and the three quick Neo Pokemon, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. I was especially disappointed that water type Suicune was not in it, as Suicune is my favorite of the three (I like Water-types). It would have been interesting if Entei was her father and Suicune was her mother (Suicune has always had a rather feminine impression to me). But then, Ash's mother would have been fine and Ash probably would not have gotten involved at all. Oh well. It's not as good as Pokemon 2000, and better than the first Pokemon movie, but somewhere in between. I don't know, but somehow I like the great Guardian of the Sea, Lugia, along with Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, better than Entei and the Unown. Lugia - the star Pokemon in Pokemon 2000 - gives me a rather peace-making, strong, good impression, where in most of Pokemon 3, the star Pokemon (Entei) is almost half good, half bad. Unown, on the other hand, are more carelessly playful in my opinion, instead of villainous, and their playfulness accidentally makes big trouble for other Pokemon and people. However, it all comes right in the end, and it turns out that Entei is not bad, it's just that he was summoned by the Unown to be Molly's father, and he wants to protect her more than anything else. That means Entei seems bad to Ash, who wants Molly to realize that he is not her father, and is good in Molly's thinking, who loves him like a father - indeed, she actually thinks he is her father. How does it turn out? I'll leave that for you to find out! It's a great movie (though it is lacking in some ways, in ways that Pokemon 2000 did great in) and if I were you, I'd watch it!
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Summary: Pokemon 3 the Movie
Review: I took my son to see Pokemon 3 And he loved it. I also found myself identifying with the characters. It was a cartoon that I didnt mind watching. I thought it was really inventive and creative and the characters were really well animated.
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Summary: Jeff
Review: I'm excited to see that this will have a commentary on this one. As a parent, I loved the commentary on the 1st movie. This gave it something for the parents to enjoy. It was missed on the 2nd one.
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Summary: It all started with the disappearance of one man...
Review: ***The Annon: Their intentions unknown. Their abilites, unimaginable. Their powers: unbeatable.*** A scared little girl. An enchanted mansion. A mysterious Pokémon. On their way to the next gym, Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu stop at a beautiful town called Greenfield, only to learn about the disappearance of a friend of the Ketchum family and a colleague of Professor Oak. Molly, the daughter of the missing scientist, is left all alone in the town's mansion, frightened and alone, when the Annon appear. Using a psychic connection to Molly's brain, they slowly seal the castle off, turning it into crystal and isolating it from the whole town. They then bring her fantasy world to life, conjuring anything she wishes. Except for a family. With the help of the ledendary dog of fire, Entei, Mrs. Ketchum is brought to the mansion and separated from the rest. Now Ash must struggle to get his mother back, and fight Entei and the Annon in the process. With the help of an old fiery friend, our heroes set out on a seemingly impossible journey to rescue Ophelia Ketchum... knowing the likelihood of success is absolutely impossible.
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Summary: pretty good
Review: the movie is very good but it just keeps on going...but the graphes are the best they are so beautiful.
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Summary: Great but okay
Review: This movie is great but not worth seeing because of Pichu and Pikachu....all it says is like Pikachu gets separated from the other pokŽmon and trys to get back with them from a pair of Pichu's help and blah blah blah..... The MOVIE is worth it!!! I loved the effects and what America did with Johto song, an up beat! But hey,! I'm in tune with the times and changes w/ PokŽmon!! Buy this! It's worth it! -A true pokŽ-Brock fan! LOL!
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Summary: The best pokemon movie ever!!!!!
Review: The thing I hate most about these movies are the shorts! But the movies are the best part! I think pokemon 3 the movie is the best yet. The little Unown guys are just SO cute and all. As a matter of fact, this movie should get 50 stars, pokemon 2000, 40, and pokemon 1, 30. I know it's the best one so far. But who knows what pokemon 4 will be about...?
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Summary: The Spell of the Unown (Lord of The Crystal Tower)
Review: I wasn't sure if this movie would be anywhere near as good as Revelaton Lugia, the second Japanese Pokémon movie. However, when I saw the original Japanese version in January, I knew that it was! Something previously unheard of in a Pokémon film was developed: a plot! In this movie, the characters all have clear, simple objectives and we know from the start what this film is going to be about. This doesn't mean that the movie doesn't have its moments of suspense. This structure simply allows the movie to progress more 'naturally', without some of the restrictive assumptions that were made in the first two films, such as having Pikachu in every other frame! The Spell of the Unown tells the story of the legendary Pokémon Entei and the Unown, and how one little girl's unhappiness almost brought about disaster. The movie starts with the Molly's (the little girl) father disappearing. We also learn later that her mother has disappeared also. Feeling alone and sad, Molly discovers the box of Unown letters that had been found where her father was last seen. These letters (which are symbols of the Unown) summon forth a hoard of Unown, that seem to sense her unhappiness and try to make her wishes come true. Thus, the legendary Pokémon Entei is summoned, whom Molly believes to be her father. The Unown form a crystal tower around the mansion where Molly lives, which slowly begins to extend into the surrounding countryside. Also, Molly asks Entei to find her a mother. Once kidnapped, Ash begins his efforts to rescue her from Molly's 'crystal tower'. I won't spoil the ending for you, but the message behind this movie is that of the bond between parents and their children. All of the Pokémon movies have themes (in Mewtwo Strikes Back we learned that senseless fighting was wrong - in the second movie the theme was that of believing in yourself), and this movie is the first to portray that message so clearly inside the film. One of the final scenes in the end credits is that of Molly being reunited with her real mother. The 'Pichu and Pikachu' short was great! Perhaps not quite so good as the original 'Pikachu's Summer Vacation' but still great. For the first time, the original Japanese music was carried over from Japan and left in the US editon. I am all for this as the US music tends to be somewhat inappropriate for the shorts, always being far too kiddy. As usual, the animation and CGI are up to their normal high standards, and the background music for the film was very good. Again, it was a shame that the movie score was made overly 'poppy', but this was balanced out by the retention of the original score for the short 'Pichu and Pikachu'. The music for the short was all carried over from the original Japanese production. Overall, this movie is evidence that the US producers have listened to fans' requests to keep to the original storyline as much as possible. It's also nice to see that this film was completely Tracy free! This film is recommended to all ages, even those who may find the television series a little stodgy. Most parents won't have much say in it anyway... ~Sakurai Charizard
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Summary: Great movie, needs more Team Rocket.
Review: Wow, Pokemon can't stand to have a boring generic villain, can they? First Mewtwo, then Jirarudan (whatever his English name is, he's the most stereotypical, being the chess-playing supervillain type, but at least he wasn't trying to conquer the world), and now a little girl who just wants to be with her family! If this were a book, I could see reading it in English class for its themes on innocence and fantasy. Actually, I can see watching it in English class as an adaptation of such a book. So don't ever say Pokemon has no literary merit. Team Rocket never gets to fill the role of villains in the movies, so I guess they are delegated to comic relief. But they hinted that they might possibly have a larger role in the next movie. (They have no respect for the "fourth wall," do they?) Also, Charizard is back. I know he has lots of fans, so they definitely need to see this.
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