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Pokemon the First Movie - Mewtwo vs. Mew Actors: Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart (III) Directors: Michael Haigney, Kunihiko Yuyama Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Format: Color, Animated, Dolby Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Running Time: 96 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2005-02-08 Buy from Amazon |
 "An Okay Movie"I do have to admit, even though I am not ten years old I love Pokemon. I'm a big fan of anime, and I think Pokemon is a great anime series, but the series' first movie just doesn't hit a chord. First of all, Pikachu's Vacation, which plays before the movie, is the stupidest piece of Japanimation I have ever seen. This movie will definitely be a good choice to buy for any Pokemon fan, but I can really see why for non fans of Pokemon this is a hard movie to sit through. Definitely a good flick, just not one you hsould get unless your a fan of Pokemon.  "Good - but not great"I wasn`t sure what to expect when I saw this. This feature is actually made up of two movies - the short "Pikachu`s Vacation" and the slightly longer "Mewtwo Strikes Back". In "Pikachu`s Vacation" Ash and the gang take their Pokemon for a holiday on an island. Its cute but strange, made up almost entirely of the Pokemon speaking their own special language. The premier feature "Mewtwo Strikes Back" is very different. I thought this was far darker and more emotional than usual, and it freaked some people out who were expecting a kids` cartoon. The story is that Mewtwo - a new breed of Pokemon (created from the DNA of an extremely rare Pokemon called Mew), and designed by a group of scientists to be the most powerful fighter the world has ever seen, breaks away from his human masters and opts for world domination, creating a race of genetically engineered Super Pokemon. Needless to say - Ash and the others come to try to beat Mewtwo and save the world. While this wasn`t the worst movie I`ve ever seen, it could have been better. The American dubbing is crude and Mewtwo`s character is awful. In the original Japanese version, Mewtwo acted the way he did because he was lost and confused - in America his character is a simple villain who is evil just for the sake of being evil. The soundtrack also stinks - the excellent music of the TV show is replaced with god-awful chart pop which has nothing to do with the movie. Overall this movie was not bad, but not great. I hope the English writers do a better job with Pokemon The Movie 2000. "Pokemon the First Movie: A-O-K"Well, I decided to get the video and see the movie, being the pokemon fan that I was. I heard lots of people say bad things about it. It's not as bad as they say. It's really great to see all the pokemon well animated instead of the cheap animation on the cartoon series. Bulbasaur's razor leaf attack looks superb, and all the battles are way more interesting. It's darker than the series. Is that bad? Not necessarily. I think it's good that they're made things a tad bit more serious. Maybe it'll get all those little kids to stop liking pokemon. "It's a good movie in 21 century."This is a nice movie you can not miss in the first part---Pikachu Vacation. It's kind of funny that I can laugh with my family. The second part that I should minus one star from the whole rate, because it has some exploring motions that scared my child who just turning two.  ""Just Say No" to Pokemon."I can't see why any animator, filmmaker, normal human being, or child could possibly respect this lame movie and cartoon series. This movie doesn't have anything that makes a movie good. Story? There is none. There is no plot, this movie consists of little creatures running around and doing mindless slapstick moves on each other. Animation? This is what really stands out as being horrendous. Dialogue consists of 2 frames of animation (one with the mouth open, one with it closed). Not that it matters, the dialogue is never in sync anyway. This is just a lame movie. It is just low quality animation, with BAD and ANNOYING voice acting, and a very low production value. This movie says "I was made in a couple of weeks, for a couple of bucks." This movie is unhealthy to children. Pretend this is the plague, and stay away. |
