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Pokemon - Jirachi Wish Maker Directors: Masamitsu Hidaka, Kunihiko Yuyama Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Format: Animated, Color, Dolby Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 81 minutes Studio: Buena Vista Home Vid Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01 Buy from Amazon |
 "Jirachi really makes wishes come true!!!"This 6th movie of the Pokemon Series really changes the flow of the Pokemon story. Not only do we see a secondary character come out to be the main focus of the movie, but it also shows the true power of friendship. While it still holds the other characters in the context around the "main" character Max, Ash, Brock, and May still had big roles in the movie. Ash being the guidance counceler for Max after he realizes he will only have Jirachi for 2 more days, Brock, still being up to his usual things (girls), and May being the big sister was kind of a countdown until Jirachi left to hibernate becuase of a charm she bought, but she was also like the mother figure for Max because of the journey that they were on. I think that when Ash was talking to Max about how Jirachi was always going to be with him forever, he shoould of mentioned at least 1 adventure he has in the previous 5 movies. The Pokemon short was a very funny short that features Treecko finally losing his composure and cutting it loose. The music on the movie is extraordinary in the fact that the director and main singers were giving 150%+. I would rate this 6 stars! A great buy for Child and Adult Pokemon Trainer alike!  "A Pokemon for the older fans"Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker may have gone direct to video, but that doesn't mean it's not as good as previous installments. In fact, in some ways this entry could very well be the best Pokemon movie so far, especially in the way the franchise seems to have grown up with it's original fans. The basic premise of the movie is that Ash and company attend a festival for the Millenium Comet, which only comes to earth once every thousand years. They meet a magician named Butler and his assistant Diane, who have found Jirachi deep in an isolated forest and convince Max to befriend it. However, Butler has dark motives and it's not long before he is found out and it's up to Max, Ash and the others to save Jirachi. The story is actually quite good, considering this is a direct release. This time, Ash takes a back seat to May and Max, and we get to see their characters really develop. The themes of the movie, such as the relationship between brother and sister, and having to say goodbye to friends, are subtle at first, but by the end of the movie you realize they've been around all the time. We even get some foreshadowing for Season Seven of the tv series... the only thing that disappointed me was the lack of a theme song during the opening credits, but the Pokemon Advanced theme really wouldn't have fit the action on screen, so it was probably the right decision to exclude it. One thing I would like to add... this is a film for the older Pokemon fans. Parents would be advised that the movie might be a bit intense for their littlest Poke-fans, especially the creature Butler creates near the end. I'm a college grad, and it creeped even ME out! The accompaning Pikachu short, however, is perfect for all ages. If I liked the film so much, why only four stars? Well, Miramax and 4Kids have done better with this release than the previous two. There are no color tint errors this time around (ie, Pikachu doesn't appear green in some scenes) and the production values are quite high. But some of their decisions are still baffling. The movie end credits, the Pikachu short, the music video, even the DVD menus are all presented in widescreen, but the main feature is not. It just doesn't make sense why they could not present the main feature in widescreen as well. The ending song includes Japanese lyrics, the music video is completely Japanese, the director's message is Japanese, yet there is no Japanese language option for the main feature. It's just very frustrating and odd. Perhaps they're planning on releasing special widescreen versions of the films down the road... At any rate, despite the shortcomings, Pokemon fans will really dig this entry. It definately competes with Pokemon 3 and Pokemon Heroes as the best entry in the series.  "It was okay..."First of all,I'll start with the short,Gotta Dance. Jessie and James leave Meowth alone to give the boss,Giovanni,a welcome home party. He creates a device to make Pokemon dance. He kidnaps three Whismur and the Pokemon Kids' Pokemon try to rescue them. Meowth tries to get them back,but while doing so the stick makes them dance a number of times and completely crashes the party. Is cute and funny,and very amusing to see Meowth and Pikachu dancing together.(for all you parents, Pokemon don't have genders)THat's Gotta Dance The actual movie is really funny in some parts,and its cute to see Max and Jirachi. They really become good friends in such a short time. Jirachi is a Pokemon that comes to earth only when the Mellinium Comet is visible in sky,which is(hence its names)one week every thousand years. In order to wake up,it has to find a friend. It chose Max as its friend,and they become like brothers. Therefore,May is like a sister to Jirachi as well, so its hillarious the mess they get her in together. They really act very realistic,even though usually May and Max don't act like brother and sister. Jirachi was cute,exept the fact that Jirachi had an eye on its stomache was kind of wierd. I'm also very glad Ash mentioned Misty. He didn't say her name,but I'm glad he mentioned her. My wish on Jirachi would be that Misty was not completely forgotten,which she basically is,exept when Ash mentioned her,so I geuss Jirachi can make wishes come true. Well,I recomend you order this from Netflix or rent it instead of actually buying it,but its good and definatley worth watching. The only problem is that it doesn't really have a story line,they fit every day into about a minute and the end is longer than the middle,and the ending part is actually kind of boring. But,watch it anyway,just don't buy it untli you've decided for yourself that its good.  "Wish I hadn't seen it"The Pikachu short, Gotta Dance, is mildly fun/funny and will appeal to the younger ones, but has too many squealing Pokémon to warrant a sit for anyone older than eleven. The movie itself is slow, boring, uneventful, and without the charm that has been seen in previous movies. It's really just clip after clip of the main characters grunting and sighing at something while they struggle to be even remotely entertaining. Max's friendship with Jirachi is stale and seems kind of forced, and there's no real climax (or threat) until the movie is almost over. Then, the evil is quickly discarded and you find yourself not having cared for anything that happened. I've seen the first, fourth, and fifth Pokémon films, and they were all much better than Jirachi. This is only for the purist who has to have everything. "Cools!!"If you're looking for a good sentimental Pokemon video, look no further. You'll understand what Max is going through during the movie especially if you've ever lost a friend. Then, when you're all dehydrated from crying so much, watch the Pokemon, Gotta Dance short. Then you'll be like a Goldeen on land. Suffering from lackage of water from all the tears you'll be laughing during the short. Hey, if you get up and dance to the many tunes in the short, I won't tell anyone ^^ -TUL |
