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I watched the movie a couple times, mainly to get all four promo cards (Unfortunately, I'm still missing Electabuzz, as the second time I went, they were out), and I liked both the movie and the preceding short. The short, "Pikachu's Vacation", was probably my favorite of the two. We got to see two new Pokémon: Snubble and Marril. Snubble's voice was a little disappointing, but I suppose it fits the name. The same goes for Marril. The short was really nice, but the transitions featuring different Pokémon were a bit odd. Bulbasaur's "Bulbabye" was very cute and I found it interesting how Charizard got his head stuck in the pipe. I also liked seeing the Pokémon without any humans around.
As for the movie itself, it's pretty good too. We got to see yet another new Pokémon, Donfon (remember that guy who fought Ash at the very beginning? Donfon was the first Pokémon he sent out). I hear that many people like the Japanese version better, but I haven't seen it so I wouldn't know. It had a good story, albeit a few errors (Alakazam for Scyther, Pidgeotto for Pidgeot). Mewtwo's voice was fitting, as it conveyed the sense of frustration and contempt Mewtwo had. The only bad thing I have to say about it was 4Kids's choice of music for the soundtrack. "Brother my Brother" just didn't work for the scene where the Pokémon were fighting. I'm glad they didn't have the songs by Britney Spears or N'Sync in the actual movie, just in the credits. Other than that, I liked the movie. In the end, I give "Pokémon: The First Movie" and the preceding short "Pikachu's Vacation" three and a half stars.
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Review
Well, another Pokémon movie down. I must say, I liked this one better than the first. The movie was faster paced than the first one. Also ,in the first movie, the moral was really in your face. In this one, it was more subtle. I got my Ancient Mew card, but as I write this I'm trying to think of how to get my hands on the other three promos... At any rate, here are my opinions on the two movies: "Pikachu's Rescue Adventure" and "The Power of One."
In my opinion, the short was a bit disappointing. I was expecting a bit more. However, I'm glad there wasn't any freaky transitions this time. We got to see a few more new Pokémon: Elekid, Bellossum, Hoot-Hoot, and Ledyba. I liked seeing that Snorlax doing all that stuff. If it wasn't for it, Togepi and those Exeggcute would've been lost. I wonder what exactly Meowth was doing in the woods all alone, but whatever. There was an error in this short, too. The Poliwhirl kept saying "Poliwrath"! It was good to see the Pokémon working together, just like last time. I'm don't really understand how the Pokémon got back, though.
Now for the main attraction. It was significantly better than "Mewtwo Strikes Back" and it was chock full of allusions to the fact that Ash and Misty like each other. Also, we found out Mrs. Ketchum's, Professor Oak's, and Professor Ivy's first names! I'm not 100% sure, but I think they were Samuel Oak, Deliah Ketchum, and Felina Ivy. I was a little surprised both Slowking and Lugia can talk, as I had made sure not to read about it until I saw it. This is the second time that Ash has saved the world. They movie had just enough comic relief to make it funny, but not corny. I hear that the movie is different from the one in Japan, but so was the first one. I really liked the ending, too. Another thing that made it better than the first movie was the music. They chose much better songs that fit what was happening. I really liked "Polkamon" by "Wierd Al" Yankovic. The soundtrack as a whole is better, since all of them but one make direct references to Pokémon whereas the first one only had three or four. My rating of "Pokémon the Movie: 2000": four stars
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Game Boy Advance:
US: June 13, 2001
AU: June 22, 2001
UK: June 22, 2001
CrossTrainer:
US: June, 2001
4th Movie:
JP: July 7, 2001
Crystal:
US: July 30, 2001
AU: Sept, 2001
UK: Oct, 2001
Pokemon 3: The Movie:
AU: July, 2001
Neo Revelation:
US: Oct, 2001
Stadium 2 (GS):
UK: Oct, 2001
Pokemon 3: The Movie (VHS/DVD):
US: Sept, 2001
Gamecube:
US: Nov 5, 2001
Pokemon E-Card:
JP: Nov, 2001
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