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Summary: POKEMON IS ON OF THE BEST ANIMES EVER MADE!
Review: I only saw this movie once in theaters and I still remember how it all happins. It was so exciting seeing pokemon on the big screen for the first time. I got the movie soundtrack and it was totally awsome. This movie has great action, great characters, great villians, and much more! That's why I give this 5 stars!
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Summary: This One's For the Fans
Review: Now first of all, Ive liked Pokemon since before it became a huge craze in the US, and am older than the average Poke-fanatic. But the charm of Pokemon is the cute critters, namely Pikachu, who has more personality than ten Bambies put together. Having bought all 16 of the VHS videos put out with 3 eps a piece, I can safely say Im familiar with the anime, and the movie in comparision is a little darker and altered some from the Japanese version. For an anime movie the dub is quite excellent, and rarely gets into the annoying factor. Why so many people have complained about Pokemon and the movie, I cannot imagine. Its cute, but never in the realms of being stupid, and has enough appeal to reach people of all ages. One of the cutest parts is the pokemon all together at the beginning short, having to rely on their body movements and the various inflections in the sounds they make to interpret what's going on. The Pokemon are so full of personality that its a joy just to watch them interact with one another. If you like Pokemon this is a no-brainer. The movie is a must-have, there are so many Pokemon in the main feature, with lots of super cute battling and even that classic shot of Pikachu with tears dribbling down his cheeks. The story plays out very much like one of the 3 part episodes with a lot of cuteness to fill out the rest of the time. For anyone that is skeptical about all this Pokemon stuff, I assure you that Disney has not done anything this cute or intriguing since some of their animated flicks in the 60s-70s.
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Summary: An objective look from a Pokemaster
Review: I am a devoted fan of Pokemon, despite my age (Wow! An amazing 16!). However, although I find the episodes entertaining (in a baffling obsessive way), the movie lacked the charm, humor, and tone of the TV series and appeared to simply be winging it, taking advantage of the enormous success of the pokemon phenomenon solely for corporate profit without an artistic touch. Not only is the dialogue poorly translated and dubbed (may I mention the 20 minutes cut?), but there were several errors regarding the pokemon names. And the attempt at emotional substance... Come on! That "fighting is bad" tirade? We don't need to told; we want to be shown. All in all, although I'm aware that this film is aimed mainly at a younger audience, I believe that no less effort should be put forth. Hopefully, with the some $83 mill from this release, 4Kids will handle the second movie with much more delicacy. I (and I'm speaking for many others) will be waiting to applaud this year's Pokemon Revelation Lugia.
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Summary: The greatest movie I have ever seen in my life.
Review: This is a great movie. Well technically, two movies. Pikachu's Vacation: This is a cute short movie. It is about Pikachu, Togepi, and all of the other Pokemon who's Trainers are the main characters, going on a one day vacation to a Pokemon playground called "Pokemon Land". After everyone settles down, Togepi misses Misty and cries. After Bulbasaur calms it down, a group of 4 Pokemon Cubone, Raichu, and two newly discovered Pokemon- Marrill, and Snubble walk by talking loudly. In fear that Togepi may awake, Pikachu's party of Bulbasaur, Suirtle, and Himself ask the crowd to please quiet down. But they get angered. And thats where it all starts. From then on, Pikachu's party face off against the other party, but an emergency will stop the competition, and have team work save the victim of the emergency- Charizard. It is a very cute little short movie aimed for the younger Pokemon fans. Mewtwo Strikes Back: This is a story about a Pokemon named Mewtwo. He is the clone of the legendary Pokemon Mew. When Mewtwo awakens, He is confused, but when he learns that his whole life is an experiment, and that He was artificialy made just for an experiment for Science, He grows sad, depressed, unloved, and enraged. He kills all the Scientists in the lab including Dr. Smith-the head Scientist of the Mewtwo project. Mewtwo then meets a promising Man. His name is Giovanni. He is the leader of Team Rocket. Mewtwo hates Humans because of why they created Him, and lusts for world domination over them. Giovanni promises Him world domination, as His partner. Mewtwo excepts. Mewtwo is placed in armor restraining His powers in case He were to grow angry and attack Giovanni. In Team Rocket HQ and the Viridian Gym, Giovanni decieves Mewtwo, and uses Him to test His skills, beat Trainers and hurt them and their Pokemon, and to catch rare Pokemon for Team Rocket. Mewtwo realizes how He is being used though and destroys Team Rocket HQ, and flys off. He lands in the rubble of the lab He was created in, and takes of the armor that didn't already break off when he flew off. Mewtwo then declares that He will dominate the world, and will show the Human race His revenge, and show- The Wrath of Mewtwo. Mewtwo's rage is shown then through His eyes. Then, when the prologue is over, we are shown our hero Ash. He battles a Pirate wannabe, and Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Pikachu lead Him to a win. But a Fearow His recorded that with a camera on it's neck, whom is flying over Ash and Friends. Mewtwo watches Ash. A mysterious beautiful lady, whom is Mewtwo's servant, asks if She should send out a invitation to Him. A invitation to what though? Something Mewtwo is behind... Ash and Friends recieve the invitation from a Dragonite that works for Mewtwo! The invitation Has the beautiful lady whom is Mewtwos's servant. She asks if the person who recieved the letter would please attend Her masters party. The directions are then shown. She then asks to please R.S.V.P. by checking off the "Yes" or "No" blocks. All She says about Her master is he is a powerful trainer looking for a challenge. They check off the "Yes" box. Team Rocket stops Dragonite from taking off- by Jessie stopping it with a frying pan. The letter is dropped and Team Rocket views the hologram invitation card too. They decide to leave for the island which is named "New Island" also. And from on that point a incredible, dramatic, dark, beautiful, funny, sad, happy epic adventure takes place that even talked about the essence of life itself, and the wrong of war, and fighting in general. MSB is aimed for the older viewers of Pokemon. All in all, PV is a cute little adventure, that You will love, and MSB is a beautiful story that will have You cry, as it did to Me. However MSB has death, cloning, drama, essences of life and war, and deep drama, but is the better movie, and I DONT distraught the younger fans from seeing it-just the immature bratty ones. Beautiful. 5 Stars Review written by, Ash Ketchum 2
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Summary: A movie that ties up a lot of loose ends
Review: It was a great movie because it ties up a lot of loose ends left loose by the series. If your a Pokemon fan looking for some answers, you need to see this movie. Plus, Pikachu's Vacation was really good. Saying this from a kid's point of view, it was really good.
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Summary: The Best Pokemon Cartoon Movie Yet!
Review: We saw Pokemon the First Movie on the Premearing date, even though we were expecting millions of "poke-fans" it was rather empty at the theater we went to. Anyway this goes to all you Mom's & Dad's, This is a must movie if your childrens are fans of the Pokemania! The movie is just perfect as it explains all of how Mewtwo was created and why it is the 150th Pokemon. P.S. Good LUck if you can find it at your local retailer because this movie will sell out as soon as its released!
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Summary: A trashy version of the original movie
Review: Unfortunately, this must be one of the worst movies of the year. Not only the English dub of "Mewtwo Strikes Back" not changed the dialogue and the scripts, but provide with absurb voice acting. No way is the artificial pokemon Mewtwo is an anthrophobe who is out to destroy all humans and the pokemon who are loyal to them. Nor is he the villain that 4Kid Productions created him to be. In the original movie, Mewtwo wants revenge on his creators, not all humans. Lastly, the moral of the movie is soo laughable, that it does not compare with the modest moral of the original movie. While the theme of the English dub and the original movie is anti-war, the former has gone too far and make it into an annoying preachy subject. This and other things in the English dub made it a trashy version of the original Japanese movie. Remember, if you are smart purchase the original "Mewtwo Strikes Back," not from the hacked-up English dub! Support TV Tokyo and Sho-Pro, not 4Kids Productions!
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Summary: THE BEST ONE YET
Review: I saw the movie in the theatre and I loved it. I am going to get it apsalutley as soon as possible.The movie starts out on an island laboratory with pitch black because you are seeing it out of MewTwo's eyes. He talks to himself about what is going on then he escapes and blows up the lab. Then it is our heroes Pikachu and masters. They are just about to eat lunch when a trainer challenges Ash to a POKeMON battle then the theme song starts. You have to see it a couple times. I am not going to reveal the rest of the story to you but it got so sad that it made me cry, even during the credits! It is a deffinent YESSSSSSSS.
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Summary: The Pokemon Movie is More Exciting than the Videos
Review: My son has ALL of the Pokemon vidoes. So, naturally, we took him to see Pokemon:The First Movie. Unlike the cartoon series, the action is a little more intense. And the setting is very dark is some cases. But my son just loved it. It is not as "cutesy" as the cartoon series. But there is alot of action and most of the 150 Pokemon are in there somewhere! The only drawback is as usual there are alot of "matches" between battling Pokemon. IF you have watched the series, this is not surprising. This movie is a must for any Pokemon fan! They will love it!
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Summary: Adults say: 25 minutes too long
Review: I have two small boys, and I regularly watch the TV episodes with them. I even like them. (The episodes, that is. I love my boys - for this reason, we saw the movie in the theater.) The "feature" portion of this movie is too long - the plot would have been fine in a shorter episode. As it was, it was padded out and I just kept wishing it was over. Plus, Ash gets turned to stone (and comes back to life.) This didn't seem to traumatize my kids - but watch out for anybody that takes this too seriously. The cartoon "short" at the beginning is entertaining assuming you can tolerate the lack of dialog. Several times the short is padded with images of dancing pokemon - my kids loved this, I found it nearly pointless. Still, if you like silent films, this might be for you. I liked it better than the feature. If you haven't taken your kids to see this already, you dodged the bullet - don't bother getting your own copy - I'm sure they can watch it at their neighbor's house.
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