Pokémon Heroes

Rating:
Summary: A good movie a must have.
Review: I love this movie. It even has a little short in the begining to tell adults what pokemon is about. So adults don't get counfused when they are stuck watching it with their kids. And the relationship between Latios and Latias is so cute. It had a couple of parts that made me laugh. But in the end Latios dies and I cried. Latias holds her big brother's hand. And has to let go. And Latias watches as her big brother dissaper before her eyes. But it has a happy ending. You can see Latios and Latias flying across the city with their farther.

Rating:
Summary: Pokemon Fan
Review: I must admit. I haven't been watching Pokemon as religiously as I used to. I still catch the new ones on Saturdays usually, but if I over-sleep and miss it I don't really care. This movie has renewed my interest and love for Pokemon. The animation was excellent, voice acting well done, and a very chilling and action packed storyline. I saw it yesterday and am already anxiously awaiting the DVD to come out! Don't listen to the critics, they say it was unimaginative, but if you like pokemon, this movie is better than the rest, in my opinion.

Rating:
Summary: 100+!
Review: I rented this movie on VHS (cuse movie gallry wos out of DVDs!!!) & it was great!

Rating:
Summary: 100+!
Review: I rented this movie on VHS (cuse movie gallry wos out of DVDs!!!) & it was great!

Rating:
Summary: Good movie bad ending
Review: I saw this movie last year. Ash Misty and Brock are back. The are in France. Unlike the other Pokemon movies Heroes and Jirachi do not start with Pokemon battles.

Unlike in the other movies the two main pokemon do not have and dialogue. The bad things about this movie is is lacks some of the tense action that the previous ones had. Another major draw back is the main members of Team Rocket Jesse James and Mewoth have now interaction with any body but eahcv other. Making the small portion of the movie they are in ver dull and boring.

The giant tidal wave at the end I thought was cool. Another thing is one of the two pokemon either Latios or Latias has the power to shift into human from.

Remind me of the shape shift T-1000 in terminator 2. Another disadvatange and misty who is in every Movie but Jirachi and Brook who is in ever Move except Pokemon 2Tthosuands. Have a slight smaller ruller in this one than the did in the previous ones.

Like all the other pokemon movies the complete main Theme song for it is played. The theme song is different at the binging of each moving depend on which season it is taking place for.

To be honest I think the change of theme song for each new season is stupid. I makes it hard for me to rememeber the lyrics. I have lyric memorized to the first season 2 the abriged version used on Television.

We meet to new members of team rocket. To girls called anne and Okly. There and okay duo. There not as smart and trecherous as Jessiea and James are.

This and Jirchia should be fine if you are 7 or older. The other movies I think are to intense for people under 11.

The only other bad thing about this is one of the main Pokemon ends up die which I did not think was appropirate because Pokemon never died in the movies except for Celbi.

Rating:
Summary: Another entertaining movie
Review: I was a little skeptical when I picked up this DVD (after being a little disappointed by the 4th movie), but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie!
"Pokemon Heroes" follows the typical 'fun things happen, but then the ending is bittersweet' plot established back in the first movie, but I'm not complaining. Latios and Latias are some of the most personable legendaries that I've seen so far. The story is straightforward, easy to follow, and Ash&Co's involvement is not quite as horribly forced as in previous movies.

Unlike the earlier movies, the CG elements are not always totally obvious. (Some are, some aren't. Better than the previous movie, at least!) The music fits the scenes well. The new characters were likeable, for the most part. Annie and Oakley made interesting and entertaining additions to Team Rocket. The DVD also includes the "Camp Pikachu" short, which was one of the better mini-movies, and several addition features. The best of these was "animation stages", which let you really get a good feeling of how the movie was put together. Scouting videos from Venice are also on the DVD, and are a nice touch!

All in all, if you're a fan of Pokemon (or have someone in the family who is), I highly recommend this DVD!

Rating:
Summary: Another entertaining movie
Review: I was a little skeptical when I picked up this DVD (after being a little disappointed by the 4th movie), but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie!
"Pokemon Heroes" follows the typical 'fun things happen, but then the ending is bittersweet' plot established back in the first movie, but I'm not complaining. Latios and Latias are some of the most personable legendaries that I've seen so far. The story is straightforward, easy to follow, and Ash&Co's involvement is not quite as horribly forced as in previous movies.

Unlike the earlier movies, the CG elements are not always totally obvious. (Some are, some aren't. Better than the previous movie, at least!) The music fits the scenes well. The new characters were likeable, for the most part. Annie and Oakley made interesting and entertaining additions to Team Rocket. The DVD also includes the "Camp Pikachu" short, which was one of the better mini-movies, and several addition features. The best of these was "animation stages", which let you really get a good feeling of how the movie was put together. Scouting videos from Venice are also on the DVD, and are a nice touch!

All in all, if you're a fan of Pokemon (or have someone in the family who is), I highly recommend this DVD!

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Summary: What An Amazing Movie!
Review: I was pretty excited for the 5th installment of the Pokemon films when it hit theaters in the US and boy was the wait worth it! This movie is awesome, the animation is detailed and beautiful, once again they use a lot of computer animation but it's blended much better than in Pokemon 4ever (the 4th film). The new characters are fun and the movie introduces you to a whole new side of Ash, because he gets a crush! How cute, huh? The story line is great, a little sad at the end, but what's a movie without strong emotions? I definatley think this movie deserves more than 5 out of 5 stars, more like 10 out of 5. It's my all time favorite and I am SO psyched for it to come out on DVD. So, if you're a diehard Pokemon fan and own all the other movies, BUY THIS ONE, and if you're a Pokemon fan all the same but don't own any of the movies, this is the one to own!

Rating:
Summary: Too bad Pokémon got such a bad rap...because this is good!
Review: I'm rather convinced that most of the press reviewers who claimed to have seen this movie didn't. Had they, they would've found that the Pokémon franchise is maturing both in terms of plot and quality. This fifth movie is a good demonstration of this, and does NOT deserve to be slapped around as was, say, the translated (read: butchered) version of the first movie.

The plot here concerns Latias and Latios, the guardian Pokémon of the city of Altomere, and what happens when Team Rocket's pro thieves, Annie and Oakley, decide to steal the Soul Dew gem, which they use to power an ancient weapon which nearly destroys the city. As such, this isn't anywhere as simplistic as one encounters in the TV anime, nor in the first film (or rather, the English version, which as I said is pretty botched). There's a dark undertone to much of the film, although this is nicely balanced with some very nice and calmer moments, giving the film an ebb and flow that wasn't as apparent in prior Pokémon movies. Kunihiko Yuyama also drops in a few little nods to Italian film, ie: Fellini, etc with his 'camera' work...not surprising, since he and a crew spent time in Venice sourcing locations and the film's 'look'.

It's not perfect, though...and the imperfections all come in thanks to, yep, 4Kids. First up, there WAS a wonderful storybook-style setup for the whole film in the original. They cut it save for the last little bit. Some of the dialogue...although, I will note, they're getting better at leaving things more alone than they did early on...is kind of hokey and lame, and didn't appear to be as such in the original. Lastly, they need to learn to leave the color balance alone, as the original was not as 'candy-colored' as this was, and I and others who've seen it actually prefer the more muted and realistic look; I guess they think that kids are too stupid to watch anything that doesn't approach day-glo levels as far as attention-mongering chroma work. But at least the original soundtrack was used completely, and there were NO lame boy-band tracks slathered all over this...I guess they learned their lesson after "Mewtwo Strikes Back"!

So...almost perfect. Almost. When 4Kids finally gets past their cultural superiority trip and realizes that, yes, American kids ARE able to handle anime that's been translated pretty much literally, maybe we'll get the first perfect one. Until then, though, this is a pretty good shot. BTW, one plus here for the anime DIY set: complete digital component breakdown clips! See how Yuyama and his team put it all together. Nifty!

Rating:
Summary: Too bad Pokémon got such a bad rap...because this is good!
Review: I'm rather convinced that most of the press reviewers who claimed to have seen this movie didn't. Had they, they would've found that the Pokémon franchise is maturing both in terms of plot and quality. This fifth movie is a good demonstration of this, and does NOT deserve to be slapped around as was, say, the translated (read: butchered) version of the first movie.

The plot here concerns Latias and Latios, the guardian Pokémon of the city of Altomere, and what happens when Team Rocket's pro thieves, Annie and Oakley, decide to steal the Soul Dew gem, which they use to power an ancient weapon which nearly destroys the city. As such, this isn't anywhere as simplistic as one encounters in the TV anime, nor in the first film (or rather, the English version, which as I said is pretty botched). There's a dark undertone to much of the film, although this is nicely balanced with some very nice and calmer moments, giving the film an ebb and flow that wasn't as apparent in prior Pokémon movies. Kunihiko Yuyama also drops in a few little nods to Italian film, ie: Fellini, etc with his 'camera' work...not surprising, since he and a crew spent time in Venice sourcing locations and the film's 'look'.

It's not perfect, though...and the imperfections all come in thanks to, yep, 4Kids. First up, there WAS a wonderful storybook-style setup for the whole film in the original. They cut it save for the last little bit. Some of the dialogue...although, I will note, they're getting better at leaving things more alone than they did early on...is kind of hokey and lame, and didn't appear to be as such in the original. Lastly, they need to learn to leave the color balance alone, as the original was not as 'candy-colored' as this was, and I and others who've seen it actually prefer the more muted and realistic look; I guess they think that kids are too stupid to watch anything that doesn't approach day-glo levels as far as attention-mongering chroma work. But at least the original soundtrack was used completely, and there were NO lame boy-band tracks slathered all over this...I guess they learned their lesson after "Mewtwo Strikes Back"!

So...almost perfect. Almost. When 4Kids finally gets past their cultural superiority trip and realizes that, yes, American kids ARE able to handle anime that's been translated pretty much literally, maybe we'll get the first perfect one. Until then, though, this is a pretty good shot. BTW, one plus here for the anime DIY set: complete digital component breakdown clips! See how Yuyama and his team put it all together. Nifty!