Apr 11, 2009
I saw the dub of this show and later the original Japanese version. I got quite shocked when I found out they've removed 15 whole minutes of the movie (In the Dub) at the beginning, because it was "Too dramatic for children" Well, well, on with the review.
This movie was enjoyable overall. Starts up with a dramatic Meowtwo scene, which made me curious: Is this really a kids movie!? It was one big change for the Pokemon series, because people actually got killed, unlike the TV-epsiodes...
Later, Ash is battling with a American dude, while the Pokemon theme plays in the background. And then it goes
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on and on, until they arrive at a special tourment, which the master Meowtwo have made himself. It may sound all great, but it isn't...
What I really missed where the classic humor which the TV show had. Weird faces, ironic comments and maybe even a bit slapstick comedy. It felt like that this movie was just build up by seriousness, which made me a little dissapointed. Also, I felt a lack of story later. About 30 minutes later in the movie, all the action occurs on one single place, "Meowtwo's Pokemon Arena". I mean, come on! I used 20 minutes, before I finally felt confirtable with it, as the story got better.
Anyway, I won't bother to write more because lack of time. Overall a good movie, where the Japanese version were the best one. The first 15 minutes were important for the movie. It told us why Meowtwo got into the science lab, why the proffesors bothered to make clones and a lot more historical stuff. All that got cut, just because of 10 minutes where the "Main proffesor" tried to bring her dead daughter back alive, the wife said it wasn't possible, and ended up killing his daughters soul. I agree, it is very dramatic, but it was also a important part of the movie. Grade: 7
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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