Pokemon the Movie I Choose You Spoiler Free Review
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Allow me first out past saying, as a fan of Pokémon since the beginning, I love this motion picture. Information technology tells an original interpretation of the starting time of the Pokémon story, mainly Ash as he is just starting out. I establish this to be a great interpretation of the source material with an original story and enough fan service for fans that take been at that place for 20 years without beingness likewise reliant to be open for younger viewers. I especially love how information technology touched on how magical the world of Pokémon is with the normal schoolhouse dream. Information technology'due south non perfect, but it's pretty awesome.
Now with this, I've read multiple negative reviews across the web and I think people are going in with the incorrect mindset and every bit a result are critiquing it based on things it wasn't trying to exist in the first place. First, I'll address some "this isn't exactly like flavour 1" criticisms. The largest complaint I hear is "Misty and Brock just appear in the credits and not in the chief movie" and "they replaced Misty and Brock with new companion characters." While I admit I would have liked to meet them in their gym leader roles like Brock did in Origins, I call back many people forget that we're currently in season 21, and Misty hasn't been a companion since season 5 and Brock hasn't been a companion since season 13. All the other characters y'all run into in the credits are the other companions Ash has had. I don't blame them for having different companions.
Another criticism I've seen is "Verity and Sorrel don't get enough development." Historically the companions oasis't received a lot of development in the movies. Tell me, what did Misty do in Pokémon the first movie, what did Tracy do in Pokémon the Pic 2000, what did Brock exercise in Pokémon 3 the film? I can only remember Misty getting some "shipping evolution" in 2000, that didn't concluding in the chief series. They received some pretty good development if you ask me, because information technology's a 2 hour picture.
Another criticism I've seen is "Charmeleon/Charizard isn't a jerk to Ash." That's because Ash is far more competent in this movie. Charmeleon/Charizard didn't respect Ash in season i, because he was pretty incompetent. In this moving-picture show Ash may not completely know what he's doing, but he learns and remembers.
There are many similar complaints well-nigh how it's not a "shot for shot condensation of flavour 1," and to that I must enquire "do y'all really want another Last Air Bough?" Then there's the other main criticism I've seen, the "it's as if this was written for children" criticisms. Things such as "the story is also unproblematic," "things go solved as well easily," and "they're really doing the chosen one story once again?" To which I say "information technology'southward non Wolf Children, and it's not trying to be Wolf Children, it's a Pokémon movie." You need to remember who the target audition is. While there is a lot to dearest about Pokémon as an adult, and this movie does have a lot of fan service for the fans that accept been there since the start, Pokémon is a franchise that primarily is targeted to children. Toy Story is a very simple film that tells the story about 2 toys that got lost, have to escape a toy torturing kid, to become back to their loving child before he moves. Information technology's a simple story, because children won't be able to follow a super circuitous story (and is pretty complex considering the other movies). Of course things get resolved simply, kids like happy endings. You tin do the Don Bluth "accept children to difficult places, merely you have to stop on a happy note," with emphasis on "end on a happy annotation." Yes, Ash dies to come back to (which I saw coming with how they were setting everything up), only he had to come back because of the "end happy." Kids don't want to get out depressed. They're doing the chosen i over again; aye, that'south what these movies practise. Ash is the chosen ane. Information technology's similar lament that Star Wars is well-nigh Jedi.
I'm non proverb this movie is immune to criticisms. The Pikachu talking thing, while touching, was very out of place. The "Bye Bye Butterfree" arc didn't have the aforementioned weight as it did in the anime. Raikou'south inclusion didn't have any other purpose than "we included the other 2 legendary dogs, nosotros demand to include the third." I rated it 8/10 for a reason. Withal, if you do review this pic, I humbly ask that you consider what it was trying to exist, because it's not fair to rate a slasher film negatively because the teen couple that go killed in the first x minutes didn't get enough development.
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A Mixed Bag...
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Pokemon: I Cull Y'all! is a little confused on what it wants to be. It desires to cater to nostalgia by retelling the original saga of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, only it falls flat in many respects. The picture show attempts to mush together a series of events from the first handful of episodes from the original Pokemon anime series, but here's the thing: despite the lower budget, each of those episodes revolved around a cardinal idea and had a rounded plot. Here, each incident feels like a cord of events with no key purpose - there'southward no compelling link that pulls each of these events together well. Ash and Pikachu running away from the spearows, butterfree finding a mate and leaving Ash, the abandoned Charmander who is left out in the rain...all the pieces from the original series are there, but without any of the middle that they originally had. Instead, they're brushed over in favor of the new elements a poorly constructed plot that centers effectually Ash Ketchum existence a called 1 (UGH, yes that narrative again) and his search for Pokemon that are fashion across his range as a beginner trainer. Some other misstep is the inclusion of the new characters, who were remarkably unmemorable. I'1000 not proverb that Brock and Misty are academy-award winning characters in regards to complexity, but these two new kids have side by side to nothing going for them. Their personalities are tedious, and their backstories are so barely hashed out to the viewer that they come across every bit entirely forgettable when compared to the original companions of the series. There are a few trivial cameos from other familiar characters, with team Rocket falling very apartment, unfortunately. I had hoped in their (very few) appearances throughout the film they would pull out some real, old-fashioned fourth wall humor like they did in the original story, simply instead all nosotros got was some pretty 'meh' slapstick. Now, the plot is messy, Ash'southward character motivation is completely confused and non-defined, the chosen-i narrative is abrasive, the new elements are weak at best and frustrating at worse, and the villain is dull and apartment. So is at that place anything to like? Absolutely. The blitheness, equally others have noted, is stunning. The pokemon fights, especially, are shown on a hugely impressive scale, and feel far more than intense than anything ever shown in the early on days of the show. The 3D elements are well-blended with the 2D, a rare miracle for blitheness. The music,a south well, is beautiful. The archetype opening vocal is played in its entirely, and it's great. The ending song is freaking beautiful, and sounds like it came out of a far, far better movie than what nosotros got. This film's plot is at its best when it attempts to explore the unusually deep. There are a handful of brief, just powerful dream sequences which place Ash in the 'real' world, a identify where there are no Pokemon, and the animation color is heavily subdued. Later on in the motion-picture show, Ash really...
**SPOILERS*** ...substantially dies protecting Pikachu, and it's a legitimately dark, moving moment. He'south sent to the 'real' world upon expiry, simply somewhen returns back to life without much explanation in one case he remembers Pikachu. **SPOILERS END***
So here's the thing. I call back I know what would take made this a neat movie. Granted, it would have been a gutsy film to brand, only here'southward what I think the studio should have washed:
-Inverse the film from an origin film, and instead make the flick a version of Ash'due south final adventures with pikachu
-Go along the thought of him trying to notice the ultimate bird, simply become rid of the chosen one narrative
-Keep Brock and Misty every bit the sidekicks, and include other archetype characters
-KEPT the slap-up idea of Ash going back and along between 'reality' and the world of Pokemon: explore how horrible the idea of a world without Pokemon would be to a child like Ash
AND MOST Importantly:
*SPOILERS* Later Pikachu speak to Ash, he 'dies', and is stuck in his sort of niggling purgatory, have the flick END when Pikachu jumps into the fiddling portal to where Ash is gone. Show them being happy together wherever they are, as the flick does, then cut to black, and cue the touching end song. *SPOILERS END*
Too night? Perhaps. But something like that would button this movie, a well-meant but very flawed little romp through nostalgia, into something more than on par with a Ghibly movie in terms of deep messages being portrayed to children. Here'due south the thing: I don't hate this film. There'south a lot of skillful things about it. But it hurts to see all of the potential it had and didn't apply, particularly seeing as certain ELEMENTS are astonishing - the music and blitheness especially. Given that the upkeep was sizable, I wish more thought had gone into the basic structure of the story, and a niggling less time had been focused on animating Pokemon fights. In the end, the picture could use a petty more heart. "A heart and so truthful, our backbone volition encounter united states of america through. You'll teach me and I'll teach you. Pokemon!"
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A beautiful Pokémon movie
This is my new favorite Pokémon movie. Mode more better than these other modern Pokémon movies.
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Nostalgia
This movie took me dorsum to all the memories of this series and my childhood, it was not the plot simply the feeling and the memories that got me into tears three times. Made me warm with that feeling only pokémon can.
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A nostalgia trip for the millennials who grew upward with Pokémon.
Over 20 years afterward its debut, it seems that Pokémon is not a fad and will be here to stay for the long haul. Of course, because the mania surrounding the outset games in the series back in the mid-1990's, by now plenty fourth dimension has passed for nostalgia to be a contributing factor to the franchise'southward connected success. The children who grew up with Pokémon are now adults in their late-20's and early-30's (i.e., "millennials"). In an try to cash in on this nostalgia, Pokémon's latest motion picture, I Choose You! recounts some of the memorable first moments of the anime, but with a slightly different storyline.
Initially, I was worried that this plot would be a pared-down selection of key moments from the anime, much similar what has been washed with other anime movies like Ane Slice's The Desert Princess and the Pirates (2007) and Episode of Chopper Plus(2008). Fortunately, this film managed to capitalize on some hindsight that ended up linking the first few episodes of the anime to significant plot points introduced in the second generation of games. Granted, this semi-ret-conning diverges from the anime plot (to a signal where Team Rocket is completely uninvolved), but at least it provides a more cogent determination by the finish of the pic.
Some take bashed this movie for the controversial conclusion to give Pikachu an actual voice, just the nostalgia in me (partly from the anime, every bit much as from the first Pokémon movie) got chills during the climax of this moving picture. That being said, I had trouble getting used to the new vox actors for this movie, which pulled me out of the nostalgia every now and again. In the end, the plot of this film probably follows a lot closer to the actual Pokémon games than the anime ever did, which is probably a plus because some of the complaints many fans have about the anime.
A nostalgia trip for the millennials who grew up with Pokémon, I give I Choose You! 3.five stars out of 5.
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Potential masterpiece turned into a shitstorm
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I was pretty excited about this project. The thought of experiencing the gilt era of Pokemon over again but in a visually upgraded format and experiencing some of it'south "greatest hits" was very appealing. But then I watched the movie. I don't heed the changes they fabricated..well actually I do. I WOULDN'T mind the changes if it meant getting an upgrade story-wise, just the writing was piss-poor and actually seemed really rushed towards the end and sloppy every bit hell. I wouldn't fifty-fifty heed the fact that they replaced Misty and Brock with some randoms and gave Team Rocket similar two minutes of screen time if information technology would contribute to their vision of this installment of Pokemon, but it was but so disappointing. The just thing that I actually liked about this movie was the visual entreatment to it. They did a decent job with that, but pretty much everything else felt off. At that place were a few nostalgia trips that I kinda liked, but everything was and then random and out of place that I simply couldn't get into information technology. It'south unrealistic to await from anyone to be able to stuff dozens of hours into a ninety infinitesimal motion-picture show, but then over again it couldn've been washed Then MUCH BETTER. This was such a cool idea and had a lot of potential, but they blew it. I was really disappointed with the end result.
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Pay-Off Twenty Years in the Making
I Cull You plays out a piffling like a greatest hits of the show's outset season. Ash and Pikachu are initially at odds with i some other, they get attacked by a flock of Spearow, Ash catches his own Caterpie which later evolves up through Metapod and Butterfree, before being set free to drift south, and he shelters an abused Charmander left out in the rain who subsequently evolves upwardly to become his trusty Charizard. However nearly crucially that brief, inspirational appearance of Ho-Oh in the first episode is non just present, merely becomes the primary bulldoze of the pic's narrative. Seeing equally that cameo never got any payoff in the show, and Ho-Oh missed out on its own movie, I was actually really happy this was the direction they decided to take. With this they also picked up a bunch of stuff from the games as well, such as the Rainbow Fly, Ho-Oh's tower being burnt downward, and the cosmos of Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, making for a thoroughly compelling and unique legendary Pokemon hunt (unlike Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Power of 1, or Spell of the Unown, Ash actively hunts downwards the legendary Pokemon rather than accidentally falling into its path).
There's other changes too of course. This is less of a retelling and more of a complete re-imagining. Brock and Misty are nowhere to be seen, and honestly I didn't miss them. Why would a couple of Gym Leaders abandon their posts to go along an adventure with a x twelvemonth old? It makes more sense that Ash would attach himself to like-minded peers. Not only that, merely Verity and Sorrel were much less annoying, and had some relatable and tragic backstories that fabricated them instantly more interesting. Sorrel's backstory in particular is surprisingly night and heartbreaking, while Verity's is itself an obscure reference. Charizard is also non a complete wiggle to Ash, which not only saves a agglomeration of fourth dimension in an already cramped movie, but also reinforces that this Ash is much more capable and certain of himself. It's not long into the movie'south runtime that he'south already gathered three gym badges, and he wins about of his trainer battles as well. In fact on that annotation I Choose You lot has a whole bunch of actual Pokemon battles, something decidedly absent from the original anime, and they're all great to actually watch for once. There'south no Gary either, replaced instead with Cross, who's basically the verbal same grapheme without the personal connection; all he cares most is winning and strength, and he views friendship equally a weakness. This also ties Charmander into the film's story really too, rather than information technology just being a random callback like a few others cease up feeling like (looking at you lot Squad Rocket).
In fact on that note let me start my criticisms, because the handling of Team Rocket here potentially ruins an otherwise perfectly fine movie. When they offset appeared I smiled at seeing some of my favourite idiots back on screen. Simply they're ultimate pointless fan-service. They don't interact with Ash at all, they don't impact the story even a little. They appear, make a bad quip, and then "blast off again". You could cut out their scenes and literally nothing in the moving-picture show would take changed (other than making it less cringeworthy and giving it a tighter narrative, I approximate). Similarly the Bye Cheerio Butterfree homage is as squeamish equally it was the first fourth dimension, except without the 20-odd episodes of build-up. In I Choose You, I felt null, considering Metapod had only but evolved into Butterfree less than 5 minutes ago.
Then at that place's the third act. It some ways I liked information technology, in others I actually didn't. Marshadow plays an uncertain role throughout the motion picture, never certain if information technology's helpful or nefarious. When the big climax comes along this is just muddied fifty-fifty further. Marshadow becomes a bit of an antagonist controlling other nearby Pokemon to attack the grouping, subsequently being told it's there equally a protector of the Rainbow Wing and the 1 chosen past it. Motives unclear, climax confusing. Then things kickoff looking really bad for Ash, and Pikachu talks. I mean I cringed a petty at this, merely I could easily reconcile it as being Ash agreement more than Ash hearing, and then it turns into a inexpensive callback to the virtually heartbreaking scene in cinema history from Mewtwo Strikes Dorsum (I still affirm this claim, fight me), except nowhere near as heartbreaking, and it'due south resolved apace and without ramifications. It felt inexpensive, forced, and made no sense whatsoever. That said I am kind of glad they glossed over Ash's ultimate battle against Ho-Oh. Showing Ash win would've squandered Ho-Oh untouchably legendary condition, simply showing him lose would felt similar a bit too much of a downer to end the film on. Skillful, albeit unsatisfactory decision on that one.
Visually it'due south definitely a footstep up from the original series xx years agone, with the animation a lot more...animated and crisp, and the backgrounds and settings breath their own life. Pokemon battles are brought to life with fantastic viewpoints and camera angles. However I found some of background CG to be a bit off. Information technology was often a little too detailed, giving it that air of 3D in 2D animation from the dawn of the millenium that always looked a little weird (Titan A.E. springs to heed equally an instance of this).
I didn't detest I Cull Y'all, and evidently my attachment to the original show was nowhere near strong enough for me to dislike sure elements simply because they're not the same. In fact I think I liked the changes more than the similarities. I Choose You didn't feel like a condensed version of that showtime season, but that's a good thing. Information technology's its own story, giving us payoff to a plot-point xx years in the making, by taking the entire franchise dorsum to the showtime and reimagining it from the ground up. I give I Choose You lot an enjoyable vii/10.
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Gets a bad rep only credit is due
I'g 23. You might wonder why I'm telling you this, but that is non without significance.
When I was 6 years onetime I would get up every Sunday morning at 07.00 to encounter the latest Pokemon episode, and information technology was some of the happiest Sundays I spend watching, and because of that I was very nostalgic watching this movie.
NOW FOR THE REVIEW
What doesn't piece of work:
1st off The flick is very fast paced, and considering of that, some of the touching moments in this moving-picture show, some new, some recognizable doesn't actually pay off.
2d The animation has some of the quondam style, merely also some new style which doesn't come up off swell. One moment you lot're like: Wow, that's like the old days, and in another: ugh that's not good.
tertiary Because it rekindles some moments from the old days, you experience bad for the moments left out, which leaves yous feeling a bit bellyaching and cheated.
4th Team rocket is utterly wasted in this movie. They could have left them out, but they kept them for comic relief, which was a HUEEGE MISTAKE! WHAT A WASTE!
5th It's not for hardcore Pokemon fans. If you're deep into Pokemon new gens and hate the onetime stuff, this will leave you unsatisfied and feeling similar they f**ked the community over.
What works:
1st off The movie is a mix of nostalgia and new gen Pokemon'due south and characters, and they actually fabricated information technology piece of work. Kudos.
2nd. If y'all are anything like me, an OG Pokemon fan and a bit of a GENWUNNER, this is gonna be pure nostalgia beloved-fest. Correct off the bat you're taken back to pallet town and you know where this is headed, nostalgia adventures. You lot become to come across some onetime legendary encounters and some heartfelt moments, which sweetens this roller-coaster ride.
tertiary. We finally gets some closure an in depth story regarding ash an Ho- Oh. The affiliate I waited for and so long every bit a kid is finally here.
A MUST Scout for GENWUNNERS and people who are nostalgic for the old seasons.
It gets a 6/10 and a +1 for nostalgia.
On a concluding and more serious note. This could have been a 9/10 Pokemon if they made it an hour longer. That would take allowed them to slow it down, focus on story and would have made the heartfelt moments pay off more than they did.
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Best Pokemon Moving picture Always
I am not a child. I am an adult. And what I saw in this pokemon movie is something I take been waiting a long time for. And that is a one-half decent story. That iss right. Every other pokemon movie is so simplistic its like it was meant for 3 yr olds. But this was similar an actual movie. And Oh human being is the animation improve. So much amend than any other film. Its not as cartoony. It made me weep. It fabricated me laugh...and It made me laugh and cry at the same time all the while having awesome animation and pokemon battles. No other movie comes close to such fluid blitheness that It was actually deplorable to see the new movie going back to the one-time lazy animation style. My Simply small complaint is that i just wish they stuck with more original pokemon as some of them were only too weird for me.
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Very skillful retelling of an epic story
This is my favorite pokemon movie ever!!!!!!!! Very touching and a groovy story. I would recommend the movie to anybody!!! This movie changes up the original story of ash and pikachu and has them go on a new adventure to meet Ho-Oh. Very funny at lots of moments and the battle scenes are very cool!
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To a higher place average, just several things could exist improved.
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I though some of this movie was proficient but i wanna get the negatives out of the manner.
This is goose egg like Thomas and friends, The adventure begins. This is just a completely seperate picture with little classic episode references.
While i am bellyaching that aside from the start and the good day bye butterfree moment (when even butterfrees moment was non even that acurate!) the story is decent enough. Not to mention they never showed charizards defiance or ash catching whatsoever more pokemon!!! THEY COULD HAVE AT LEAST Let HIM CATCH BULBASAUR AND SQUIRTLE!!!!!
The final fight scene is epic, with all those kanto and marshadow pokemon fighting against the HOOMAN pokemon!! Yes, it was annoying how brock and misty did not take a major role in the movie, the newer characters were nice enough and had proper character evolution. Come to think of it, they are kind of brock and misty done right!!!
Overall, if your looking for a movie that is some what shut to the adaptation of the original, this is not the one only its very entertaining never the less.
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Refreshing but non Flawless
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I remember watching the Pokemon films way dorsum since the first i came out to the west back in 1998. At that time, Pokemon was a huge worldwide phenomenon and I believe the closet matter for it to have a second coming was Pokemon Go dorsum in 2016. Aye Pokemon had been around for years only its popularity, from my indicate of view was sort of fizzling around the early 2000'southward. Maybe that was around the time I grew out of it earlier getting back into information technology around 2013 when I went on a nostalgia trip with it.
When this flick was appear, I was hyped and I was never hyped for a Pokemon film e'er since I was a kid. When the trailer came out revealing the characters and all, I was one of those fans that were disappointed that Misty and Brock were replaced by 2 different characters who would have not much importance to the series anyway. I'll become to those 2 later on. Thankfully though Pokemon hadn't forgotten them as they (Brock and Misty) returned to the anime briefly as master characters in the 'Sun & Moon' anime to celebrate the show'south 20th anniversary so all was made upward.
After seeing this movie, I volition say that the pic is definitely refreshing compare to the other previous films that were released in the past. The movie doesn't feel like a formula which was Ash and friends discover a new Pokemon (exist a legendary or mythical Pokemon that Nintendo releases equally an event Pokemon) and helps it out to overcome some obstacles and while information technology works it's but predictable and I remember the XY and XY&Z films were really showing information technology as that. In fact I remember they were weakest films out of the Pokemon franchise. So it'due south nice to see a retelling of the original series that was more like a story.
Merely a good movie does accept flaws. I think the ii new characters that Ash encounters with were OK but apartment. Both almost share the same personality traits every bit Brock and Misty and they could've had them simply introduce them in a different way, since this is confirmed to be an AU (culling universe) story. I tin can see they were at least trying to be different merely they nevertheless show those similar traits. I mean Verity shares pretty much the same traits and tropes as Misty. Both beloved h2o types, both are snarky, both are hardheaded and both take family bug. Which BTW Verity'southward situation was mentioned once and was never shown again during the remainder of the movie.
Sorrel'south traits and tropes are pretty similar to Brock with him helping Pokemon in demand. They were OK but they share the same personalities and they never really went anywhere with their plots. The villain, Cross, reminds me of Paul and despite sharing the traits of him I will say after watching B&W and and so far the XY anime, I volition say he is a good villain merely overall he doesn't meridian the likes of Paul. Gary is pretty much overrated in my stance and I don't mind Gary.
Originally, according to the managing director, the 20th motion-picture show was going to be an all star cast of past companions during the S&One thousand anime. While that does sound adept on newspaper I don't think it would work equally a whole picture show considering how much focus there needs to exist. All the same after watching it, I think it could work in this film. You tin can have Brock and Misty every bit gym leaders, May, Max, Dawn, Iris, Cilan, Bonnie, Clemont and Serena every bit random trainers who battles Ash and the villain could've been Paul. I empathize that the past friends were shown in the credits and while that's great that they weren't forgotten I think they should deserve more.
I idea Squad Rocket would simply been seen once in the film but TR were as usual in this movie like plenty of others. Just there and exercise nothing, tin can there be a time where they don't appear at all? They did that in B&W films.
I detest how TPCI but had one of Shinji Miyazaki's score in the final part of the picture show and replaced most of it with dub made music. In the past since Celebi's movie they kept it in throughout! I sympathize it's more royalties only why? Other companies, when it comes dubbing, exist information technology from the w or Nippon go on the original music as intended in all dubs like Thomas the Tank Engine or Disney etc. Shinji's Miyazaki's music is underrated and needs to be heard more than often. Almost of the themes in this flick were recreated themes from the anime and games, you lot think they might, TPCI, empathize that!
Equally for the positives, I like Ash and Pikachu's bond it does showcase the emotions very well and there were at times I nearly cried and I'm not aback of proverb that! I love the fact that Ho-Oh got a picture show on his own at last! The blitheness was amazing to look at, the story's message was good about being pure hearted. I also love Ash's dream of a globe without Pokemon. Oh yeah Pikacu talked in this pic and to be honest I love that as it showcases the bond betwixt them.
The movie is skillful despite its flaws.
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A Haphazardly-Written Love Letter of the alphabet to Pokemon
Information technology'south decent. The animation is refreshing and elevated and the storytelling is what one is to expect from a Pokémon movie. It's non a ground-breaking concept nor is information technology a stand up-out film in the tapestry of Pokémon, but it certainly fulfills its role as the 20th anniversary celebration. If y'all decide to invest time into the flick, make sure to stick around for the credits. In my opinion, the visuals and music plant at that place is the best of the movie, making i wonder why an entire motion picture had to be crafted just to have it'southward essence buoyed primarily by nostalgia. What this film does successfully (that nostalgia) isn't necessarily hard for a xx-year-onetime childhood-favorite franchise to muster up. Perhaps they realized this and took the easy manner out.
Nevertheless, expect to walk away with your heart full of childhood warmth and your listen forgetting the rest.
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If You've been a fan since day One
So on Pokemon Day, Fans gathered together and celebrated the jumbo and heartwarming series that is Pokemon. Forth with that, the Official Pokemon Website released the 20th flick in the series. Wow. . . I cannot believe there'southward been that many. and to be honest I haven't even given each motion-picture show a sentinel. The thing that struck me every bit odd though, was the amount of views the motion picture had on the official website. I watched this thing a week after its initial release date and it but had about 50,000 views only I guess people could have viewed it from unlike sources. Anyhow the story revolves around Ash. Beginning his journey in the same way the Original Anime began. Ash wakes up too late and considering of this he has merely one selection every bit his Starter Pokemon, Pikachu. It takes the two a little bit of bonding over almost losing their lives to some crazy Spearow to build their friendship. This was the main reason I decided to watch this moving-picture show every bit it gives me cornball feelings of when I was a child watching this very aforementioned guy bail with his offset Pokemon xx years ago. Now this film takes a sharp plough and does not follow the original Anime to a tee. For Instance, we simply come across three of Ash's Pokemon throughout the unabridged film. This being Pikachu, Caterpie and Charizard. And while out on their Journeying they meet Trainers Verity and Sorrel. Instead of Misty and Brock. Sorrel talks about how he is studying The 3 legendary beasts Raikou, Entei and Suicune (who all make a brief appearance in the film.) I thought the way they developed these characters was great and you almost don't fifty-fifty miss Misty and Brock here. I hateful, Why should y'all? I feel the whole signal of this flick was to go another direction. You lot get a look into their by and see who these characters are. And this was one of the most solid points of the film. They were pretty relatable too. Ash and Pikachu see Ho-oh like in the Anime. Instead Ash is given the Rainbow wing significant he is the Rainbow Hero Called by Ho-oh Itself. The story goes from here and doesn't take much of a direct plot except that the follow of Ash on his Journey in kanto. We meet Charmander and he'south been left behind by a shitty trainer like before. This guy named Cantankerous. In my opinion, this guy is the typical villain trainer who thinks strength is more important than friendship blah blah blah. . . . . Ash takes Charmander under his wing, He evolves and proves the Trainer wrong. I found a lot of the things that were brought from the original anime felt noticeably rushed. Like when Caterpie evolved into Butterfree so meets his mate and then leaves for mating season. I found information technology funny at one indicate when the Primeape were attacking them, Sorrel recommends (metapod clip) Yes. . . .that wouldn't go well in the video games. . . Some other affair featured in this pic was Marshadow following ash through his shadow. He gives Ash a glimpse of how important it was to exist a skillful Trainer and the devastation it can crusade if you lot were like Cantankerous. Squad Rocket fifty-fifty makes a few appearances throughout but in my stance they didn't even need an appearance.
hey don't serve any purpose to the plot and don't even make any funny remarks. Haven't we had plenty of Team Rocket throughout the series? Delight merely exist off. Also one affair that sort of ruined it for me, was Prof.Oak'southward vox. . . . Yep no... I know he wasn't featured for very long... but why couldn't ' Stuart Zagnit ' or ' Stan Hart ' render?. . And then The story at times seems very Lazy and they just threw in picayune parts to give us all Nostalgia. But wasn't that the whole purpose of the motion-picture show? It was released on the 20th anniversary of Pokemon and the writers probably felt complimentary to throw in whatever they wanted to fit. I enjoyed it for what it was but information technology was no grand achievement. The little throwbacks here and there are what makes it then enjoyable for me. If you didn't sentinel Pokemon when yous were young, you probably won't go a kick out of information technology. My Favorite parts were the battle betwixt Charizard and Incineroar and the moment when Charizard saves Cross and the Explanation was that "charizard hasn't forgotten you were once its Trainer." The main affair I MUST mention here is the artwork and blitheness. This was absolutely my favorite thing. Everything looks then beautiful and updated and it's cracking to run into Kanto this way. I Loved the parts with Ho-oH and seeing all the rainbows and bright sunlight. If you've been a Pokemon Fan since day one, why not give it a watch?
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Fantabulous blitheness, weak characters
This Pokemon film is expertly animated. Battle scenes look astonishing, and even the small scenes show a lot of talent and realism.
The story is a good summary of some first-flavor highlights, along with a new arc that is fairly standard for Pokemon. By that, I hateful information technology has a simple message aimed towards children, and it is reasonably interesting despite its simplicity. Some of the finer points may seem glossed over, but that's hard for to say because long-time fans such as myself know a lot of background behind much of the plot.
The weakest aspect of the film is the characters. The film does a decent task with the three main characters, but the human villain is unrealistically one dimensional, and the mentor effigy and Pokemon villain are poorly fleshed out or explained.
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Nostalgia, thwarting, and curiosity
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Three things that I felt when watching this motion-picture show. I must've cried for the commencement 5 minutes equally I realized everything was completely remade similar the original first episode - The sensation was purely a wave of... "Oh my god, I'one thousand OLD..." just this was all exactly how I would remember information technology existence - Even if the quality dorsum then was poor on VHS tapes. I was trembling with happiness.
I was expecting another run-in with Mew, MewTwo, and other legendaries... but information technology surprised and disappointed when instead heading into a battle against Ho-Oh, bringing nearly some childhood curiosity on that mysterious bird. The good notation that information technology started on gradually fell though with that, and never fully picked dorsum up to where it was.
I remember Pikachu talking fabricated the worst "Oof" moment. I don't know why... Pokemon just... shouldn't talk. Ever. Unless information technology's wholly telepathic, of course (MewTwo, Jurachi, Lucario, I can't hate you guys). In the series, Ash was able to empathize Pikachu but fine once he got used to the tones and body language, and the ane message the dearest Pokemon got to release here was... bland, and cheesy across belief. It doesn't even answer the question properly.
While I think it was more of a picture show for the younger generations new to the topic, information technology had enough interesting $.25 to keep the older generation'south classics at eye. A small feeling of satisfaction upon leaving the theater with my younger siblings-- although the writers notwithstanding could've done a lot better with this one.
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Poke ah choo!
I certainly merits ignorance with all things Pokemon. I've not been raised in its culture and don't really comprehend its lifestyle amongst its many fans. I do know in that location are four unlike characters that hide and take refuge inside of its corresponding ball. Pokemon being the exception as it exudes some sort of electrical free energy to maintain its unusual life force and entity. The pic is well constructed and follows the life of a ten yr former wanting to have his own pet yous run into. The unusual antics and calamities unfold with hilarity and typical drawing microcosm. Watch and learn as only young Japanese children do everywhere. I can but guess how it became so prevalent on American shores likewise. I suppose these trends and collectables are a good thing equally they consist of joy and delight for all ages everywhere. Pax and dear, Murf
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Disappointment
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This was pretty bad. They included stories from the original show, but mixed them together without a cohesive structure or the emotional weight they originally carried (due to them being shoehorned in for this movie). They included Ash, Pikachu, and Professor Oak, simply too included some weird Brock and Misty wannabes (I'yard only a fan of the original serial. Sue me.) They put Team Rocket in, but just as comedic relief to get kicked off-screen every few minutes. Likewise, what was up with James' vox? Super creepy. They also didn't use whatever of the onetime phonation actors for these original characters (or at least I heard them that style).
They put in Ho-oh just made the story about Ash being a chosen one, but then he wasn't the chosen i anymore for some reason (I vicious comatose intermittently throughout the second half of the picture). They put in this cool-seeming old training guru merely made him over the top (in a bad fashion) and unintentionally funny. They made Marshadow the main villain for some reason. Terrible movie that is only slightly redeemed past how cool the battle sequences are and how cute Pikachu is. A big disappointment.
Please re-release the original animated movie and I'll go sentinel that again. Make information technology 3D or IMAX or something for a gimmick.
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Corking Pokémon movie. Was nice to go see it on the large screen. Skilful times!
I just saw the new Pokémon movie. And omfg!! I haven't watched the anime series for a few years and I've missed a few movies (I plan to spotter them soon) but this new movie.. Let me kickoff say, I'm a huge fan of the OG anime series & I similar the new updated animations from X&Y! This was the best Pokémon movie, to become plugged back in!
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Finally we get to see Ho-oH in a Pokemon moving picture!
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It was my but complain not to see one of the best legendary Pokemon ever in a movie, totally deserved! Only wished information technology had more time (Ho-oH) in the motion-picture show. They should take released that moving picture the same year with the Lugia and the 3 legendary birds, should have been awesome only it'southward amend late than never. I couldn't empathise why they didn't use Misty and Brock though. It was a fun movie overall and I recommend it to anybody who was a Pokemon fan, especially the former fans like myself, reminded me of my school days!
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Happy ceremony!
This film was widely anticipated because information technology was made in celebration of the franchise'southward massive 20th anniversary! I recently constitute out that "Pokémon" has gathered $59 billion in revenue and is the nearly valuable franchise ever created! This pic actually takes identify in an alternate timeline. About half of it does in fact retell a lot of the first flavour, but so information technology mostly changes. It seems a lot like an original story with Ash and Pikachu. It's by and large virtually Ash finding a feather of Ho-oh and looking for it.
Sadly, Brock and Misty from the original serial only appear very briefly at the terminate. as Ash has 2 other companions here. Team Rocket accept only a few minutes of screen time and don't even run across up with Ash! The matter nigh people call back about this movie is that in that location'due south a cursory scene where after twenty years Pikachu finally talks! Information technology says, "It's because...it's because I always desire to be with you". It'due south never explained if this is but taking place in Ash's imagination or really happening. The blitheness is among the best that the serial has ever created. ***
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A Pokemon flick unlike any other Pokemon film before, audience'due south applauding, some held tears and others smiling.
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When Pokemon the Moving picture – I Choose You ended, the audience applauded, some held tears and others smiling. This is a Pokemon movie quite different from whatever other Pokemon movie earlier. Exist warned equally there are heavy spoilers.
The chief-highlight of this picture is not a legendary Pokemon nor centered on the idea of a called one similar many Pokemon movies before. The movie does feature Ho-Oh, a legendary Pokemon, and the myth of a Rainbow Hero, even so they aren't the focus of this story. No, the big focus of this moving-picture show, that separate this movie from other Pokemon movies, is simply Ash and Pikachu journeying across the Pokemon world forging new friendships and memories together alongside Sorrel and Verity. Information technology is through this journey do we truly see how beautiful and magical the Pokemon world actually is, making the Pokémon world come alive nigh every bit a chief grapheme itself.
Speaking of characters, Sorrel and Verity, 2 friends journeying alongside Ash, are well-adult with stiff backstories to them. For example, Sorrel's goal is to exist a Pokémon Professor and expert on legendary Pokémon. We can run into these goals clearly motivated through his actions, such as respecting Entei's turf and showing great business organisation over Charmander's health without second idea, quickly doing his job to heal Charmander as all-time he tin can shown through details such equally his cognition and usage of medicine. Equally the story continues, we larn more than about Sorrel such as his motivations and childhood.
Verity however doesn't accept a clear goal nonetheless invokes a lot of excitement and determination, building a strong friendship with Ash and Sorrel. After it's revealed why her goal isn't clear. You, the audition, notice out Verity has a complicated relationship with her mother, a famous and familiar trainer who expects great things from Verity withal it seems everything Verity does is minor compared to her mother's achievements. Verity is quite the expressive character and the animations and voice-acting actually shows it through her facial expressions, thoughts, and tone-of-phonation that help strengthen her human relationship with her friends and family. Through moments such every bit Ash and Verity meeting each other through battle, Verity grin at the many memories she's taken pictures of belatedly at night or playing at the lake with friends really shows her connecting a lot to Ash and Sorrel forging a potent friendship together.
In fact friendship is some other master-highlight of this movie thriving through many touching moments, large and pocket-sized. For a moving-picture show that's only 98 minutes long, Ash, Sorrel, and Verity actually meet quite a lot of adventures awaiting them in the Kanto region such every bit trying to take on the violent Entei towering over Ash Ketchum up-close leaving many audition member surprised and shocked at Entei's real and intimidating size to the three friends sending their emotional goodbyes to Butterfree leaving some teary-eyed to smaller moments such as hanging around the bivouac every bit in that location Pokemon refuse to leave them in the cold to enjoying a ride on Lapras across the river as the morn sun rises.
However "I Cull You" has flaws. For case, the commencement is quite rushed. However when the Pokemon theme song arrives, the narrative starts to blossom into quite the journey and despite defying some mechanics of the games, the immersion of the Pokemon earth portrayed here isn't broken. Through the exploration of Kanto's natural surroundings, exercise we truly see an amazing side of the Kanto region that fans have never seen before. Information technology is truly a spectacle that very few blithe works can capture. Equally the story continues, the grouping encounters Cross who serves equally the story's antagonist. He is a uncomplicated character that feels might makes right and this character works for the near part. He'southward not an evil lunatic, he'due south only a regular human being being who is confronting Ash'southward beliefs.
The story stays strong until the third act. In the third act, Cross is transformed from a unproblematic rival to a generic villain. Another trouble is Marshadow, an interesting addition to the movie, corrupting Ash'due south thoughts leaving the audience guessing what his mysterious part is only to exist revealed to take quite a confusing background. If that wasn't enough, Pikachu talking to Ash, what is supposed to be serious instead has the audience laughing. As the story progresses, Ash dies an odd decease and is brought dorsum to life through what appears to be Ash's bond with Pikachu, one time again leaving the audition clueless. Afterward all this, Ash finally battles Ho-Oh only for this supposedly astonishing battle to go off-screen away from viewers eyes. The anti-climactic resolution is definitely the worst part of this film and it'south such a shame equally the Pokémon'due south start two acts were total of risk and a gorgeous side of Kanto. After the third act ends, the iii friends office ways. Despite the third act, many in the audience could still feel the many memories and adventures these three friends had together as they departed. Some of the audience members during this scene smiled and others even had a few tears nether their eyes. To some fans, information technology's a reminder of the day Ash sadly parted ways with Brock and Misty.
Whereas many other Pokemon movies were fanservice featuring legendaries and beautiful but smaller locations non part of the games, Pokemon the Film - I Choose You separates itself by focusing on a plot not necessarily on Ho-Oh or the Rainbow Hero only Ash and Pikachu's journey across the Kanto Region. It is such a shame that past the third act, the story falls autonomously as the story was quite the memorable adventure. However mayhap some fans who claim the movie is awful are correct and this entire review is incorrect however their opinions are a stark contrast to the audience I've seen and heard, happily applauding the movie, some having a few tears in their eyes, smiling at the many adventures told, big or small.
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Good film
It's a very adept and a must lookout man movie for every Pokémon fan
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Alternating version of kickoff flavor of the Pokémon series
Plot of the pic is basically alternate version of the offset flavour of the series. It has many same scenes only has changed the plot to build around the Ho-Oh run across, which happened in serial simply in series that didn't affect Ash'due south journey. Many of the later scenes are still same ones from series, but merely in different places since Ash is traveling with different goal and direction. His travelmates aren't Misty and Brock merely instead Verity and Sorrel who are basically same characters but with different names and look. Bad as a flick merely if y'all want to lookout how it all started. I think it's better to watch this instead of season one of the series. If you lot are non looking for nostalgia, there are improve movies.
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Not for me!
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Review: I've never really understood what was and so amazing about these Pokémon movies, because I personally found them quite atrocious. In this picture show the graphics looked cheap and the storyline was extremely poor just I'g sure that people who follow the franchise would love it. I'one thousand besides not a large fan of anime movies, and then I'chiliad not the best person to review this picture. Anyway, the moving picture is about a 10 year onetime boy, Ash, who is at present old enough to get a Pokémon trainer merely he wakes up tardily and ends upward with Pikachu, who he originally didn't want. He strives to become the best Pokémon trainer simply it takes some hereafter close to Pikachu, who is stubborn and ill-behaved. He soon works out the secrets behind Pikachu, and he challenges other Pokémon on his travels, and he presently realises that becoming the best isn't all what information technology seems. That was the only bit of the movie that I really understood, because I didn't really pay that much attending to information technology. I lost interest earlier on in the movie, peradventure because I didn't really know that much almost the dorsum story of the Pokémon, and I likewise wasn't that impressed with the action scenes, which seemed quite amateur to me. I know that there will be a lot of people who disagree with this review, more often than not from the Pokémon followers but I really couldn't become into this movie and the weak storyline. Poor!
Round-Up: This movie was directed past Kunihiko Yuyama, who besides brought you various other Pokémon movies, which I totally haven't heard of. Judging by the popularity of this franchise, and the diverse merchandise on the marketplace, the Pokémon craze has certainly taken off around the world, and the movies have made quite a profit so it evidently has a big post-obit. I've come into the whole Pokémon affair pretty late, and I can't see myself going back to the beginning, equally I wasn't that impressed with this film. That's not to say that it was a bad movie but it just wasn't for me.
Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $37.5million
Genre: Animation, Action, Run a risk Cast: Unsho Ishizuka, Rica Matsumoto, Sarah Natochenny, Megumi Hayashibara, Inuko Inuyama, Shin'ichiro Miki and Ikue Otani. 1/10
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