Pokemon 3 - The Movie
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Movie Reviews of Pokemon 3 - The Movie
Movie Review: The Spell of the Unown (Lord of The Crystal Tower)
Summary: 5 Stars
I wasn't sure if this movie would be anywhere near as good as Revelaton Lugia, the second Japanese Pokémon movie. However, when I saw the original Japanese version in January, I knew that it was! Something previously unheard of in a Pokémon film was developed: a plot! In this movie, the characters all have clear, simple objectives and we know from the start what this film is going to be about. This doesn't mean that the movie doesn't have its moments of suspense. This structure simply allows the movie to progress more 'naturally', without some of the restrictive assumptions that were made in the first two films, such as having Pikachu in every other frame!The Spell of the Unown tells the story of the legendary Pokémon Entei and the Unown, and how one little girl's unhappiness almost brought about disaster. The movie starts with the Molly's (the little girl) father disappearing. We also learn later that her mother has disappeared also. Feeling alone and sad, Molly discovers the box of Unown letters that had been found where her father was last seen. These letters (which are symbols of the Unown) summon forth a hoard of Unown, that seem to sense her unhappiness and try to make her wishes come true. Thus, the legendary Pokémon Entei is summoned, whom Molly believes to be her father. The Unown form a crystal tower around the mansion where Molly lives, which slowly begins to extend into the surrounding countryside. Also, Molly asks Entei to find her a mother. Once kidnapped, Ash begins his efforts to rescue her from Molly's 'crystal tower'.
I won't spoil the ending for you, but the message behind this movie is that of the bond between parents and their children. All of the Pokémon movies have themes (in Mewtwo Strikes Back we learned that senseless fighting was wrong - in the second movie the theme was that of believing in yourself), and this movie is the first to portray that message so clearly inside the film. One of the final scenes in the end credits is that of Molly being reunited with her real mother.
The 'Pichu and Pikachu' short was great! Perhaps not quite so good as the original 'Pikachu's Summer Vacation' but still great. For the first time, the original Japanese music was carried over from Japan and left in the US editon. I am all for this as the US music tends to be somewhat inappropriate for the shorts, always being far too kiddy.
As usual, the animation and CGI are up to their normal high standards, and the background music for the film was very good. Again, it was a shame that the movie score was made overly 'poppy', but this was balanced out by the retention of the original score for the short 'Pichu and Pikachu'. The music for the short was all carried over from the original Japanese production.
Overall, this movie is evidence that the US producers have listened to fans' requests to keep to the original storyline as much as possible. It's also nice to see that this film was completely Tracy free! This film is recommended to all ages, even those who may find the television series a little stodgy. Most parents won't have much say in it anyway...
~Sakurai Charizard
Movie Review: Spell of the unown
Summary: 5 Stars
My favorite part is,when they made sharp japenese actions and manga. pokemon is one of my favorite manga (japnese comics) show.
the story is about,
molly, an 8 - year girl,
dreaming that her papa was entei. as long as molly believes in entei,he can do anything,including breaking the spell of the unown.
the jhoto faceoff is one of my favorite chapters.
it's because i saw the evovled\unevovled form of wobuffet.
and i like The huge battle of charizard vs. entei.
actually,entei is also fire type.
it uses pressure.
As entei brought a mama for molly,entei and molly tries to keep
ash from getting his mom back. he asks his chikorita and bulbasaur to use vine whip,
but while he climbs,it gets to much for chikorita and bulbasaur,
but he finally made it up in time.
when he tries with cyndaquil the use its flamethrower,the crystal goes replaced. but with vulpix,staryu,and totodile,
they got through.
the first battle was against brock.
brock was on a 3 on 3 pokemon battle stadium as ash and misty ran up the stairs.
the first pokemons were zubat vs. flaffy.
2nd pokemons are vulpix vs. teddiursa.
3rd pokemons are onix vs. phanpy.
next,misty was up to battle molly.
1st pokemons for this underwater battle,is goldeen and kingdra.
2nd are staryu vs.mantine.
after that chapter,she cries no!!!!!!!! when she does not want ash to get her mom. after that totodile is deafeated by entei.
cyndaquil is deafeated too.
also pikachu and ash almost falls into a pit of spikes.
luckily,charizard catchs them.
the charizard was up to battle. it was a long battle,but after the huge battle,i spike apeared next to ash. then a unown wreak havoc happens. it's because,the unown genarated so much psyhic energy,that it can't stand it.
the havoc stops and everything turns back to normal. now greenfield is restored and molly's papa returns.
but pikachu and pichu does with a special ocassion.
when ash says that they can do anything,
pikcahu wanders off with the pichu brothers.
but when they find a board in the water, a gyrados lifts the pikachu and pichu brothers out,falling onto a houndour.
it gets angry and chased them. but in the junkyard, they were safe, and they had alot of fun until houndour apearred.
and then they run across the junkyard, they climb up a pile of wheels's,and after that,the wheels fall down and pikachu and the pchu brothers peeked out and lifted the tire that houndour was under.but then,the junkyard building began fallinng,ropes are untied,
wheels are falling. the junkyard crew of pokemon ran out and helped pikachu,houndour and the pichu brothers.
and when pikachu gets home,ash prepares a special food party for
a occasion for the day we first became friends.
Movie Review: Awesome as I remember
Summary: 5 Stars
There's not much to say so I'm gonna make this short.
I remember seeing this movie many years ago with family and friends in the movie theater. If this came out in 2001, then that means I was just 6 years old. Even now at 15 I still love it. After the downfall of Pokemon with the start of the DP saga(s) I haven't watched it since but now that they've put the Johto saga back on on the Boomerang network, I'm starting to get back into the spirit and have begun rewatching the Hoenn saga in Japanese.
The movie is very simple since it's intended for children audiences. A girl's parents' disappear and she gets lonely, the Unknown Pokemon, able to tap into the minds of other lifeforms, "merge" with Molly's (the little girl) mind and sense that she is angry and sad and act on those feelings and create a crystal fortress where she will be able to live with her new "dad" Entei, another one of the Unknown's creations from Molly's mind. Then she decided she wants a Mommy and has Entei kidnap Ash's mommy and he has to go rescue her.
The movie kinda starts slow but picks up fast, and things really get going once an old friend of Ash rejoins him for a fight against Entei, an event I totally forgot about and was surprised to see occur.
This is a perfect movie for any Pokemon fan (any Pokemon movie is perfect for a Pokemon fan!), or any child who loves adventure shows. The movie might seem a bit sad for children though. But I advise anyone who plans to buy it, please stick around until the ending credits are over, you don't want to miss the secret conclusion to Molly's story! I remember that part from when I saw it in the movie theater when I was little but even I was surprised when it popped up at the end because I had forgotten it.
However this movie isn't canon since Ash meets Unknown later on in the last season of Johto (MasterQuest) while this movie takes place during the first season of Johto. It's not canon because Ash, Misty, and Brock act as if they never seen an Unknown before. I watched that episode on a library rented DVD before I watched the movie and by watching the episode I started to remember many things that occured in the movie. They even showed Unknown's world in the episode! Everything in the episode is probably not canon for those who didn't see the movie.
Movie Review: Awesome Movie, a must have!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are an anime fan, you should buy this movie. I'm sure that many of you may think Pokemon is a childish, naive type of anime that's only for kids under age 10... however, Pokemon has more themes than just friendships even though it is not as sophisticated as Spirited Away...Let me begin with graphics. I love the graphics in this anime, they are extremely detailed and varied in colours. There are scenes where 3D technologies are combined with 2D animations, they are rendered well, despite the fact that 2D is flat and 3D is more dimensional. Facial expressions are well reflected through characters' moods.
Next the sound. For North American anime fans, they know very well that almost every single anime is edited in some way so that the lip movements of characters fit the English voice acting. Well, you'd expect the same in Pokemon... As some of the earlier reviews point out, the Japanese version is longer in length and has more stuff to it; however, there is not a significant difference between the Eng and the Jap one. Personally I think the American voice actors and actresses for Pokemon have done a good job! They actually put their feelings and emotions into the anime to make it fit the overall atmosphere. (if you have seen Totoro's English version, that's what I call "bad voice acting"....) Some people hate the BGMs, because they are completely rewritten and recomposed. I love them, even they are miles away from the originals. The songs are cheerful and beautiful, "to know the unknown" for example.
Finally the story. Out of all 3 movies, this one is my favorite. The reason is because it teaches children and even adults lessons about love, loyalty, dreams, friendship, determination are intermixed in this film to make the story more complicated than most people expect. Every anime is childish in some way (except those blood lust ones), but every anime has its meanings and lessons about life incooperated inside... it's up to you to discover them.
Overall, Pokemon 3 is one of the best animes out there, it is not as childish as most people think, so get your hands on this great film before it becomes extinct in stores!!!
Movie Review: Nine Pokemon movies, and this one is still my fave
Summary: 5 Stars
Although the Japanese version of Mewtwo strikes back gives it a run for its movie, Spell of the Unown really is the best of the Pokemon movies in my opinion. It was the last theatrically released PokeMovie that people actually saw in theaters (4 and 5 were hard to track down, even if you lived near tons of cimemas), it wasn't used as a giant advertising board for pop stars like the first movie, and it wasn't edited as badly as the first two.
I won't give away the plot, but I will say this: the movie leaves a lot unsaid, which is one of the reasons I love it. For one thing, am I the only one who thinks that Entei was NOT just an illusion? Number one, it's shown through the fact that the Unown made Entei take Ash's mom to serve as Molly's mother, that they couldn't just create one. The Unown can alter reality, but it doesn't make sense that they could create an entire thinking, feeling soul. Did you know that (in the dub version anyway) Entei and Molly's father are voiced by the same person? Also, the parting words Entei says to Molly before he goes are the same as her father's. This may sound crazy, but I think that while Spencer Hale's body was floating through the Unown dimension, his mind was within Entei, only he didn't know it, he knew only that he must serve Molly. Sounds crazy, but makes sense, no?
There's also the mystery concerning her mother and how she reappeared later (in the credits) after the Unown mess had finally been solved. Remember the line where Molly's father says , "I've been looking for [Unown] ever since...for a long time." The commentary on the DVD suggests that Molly's mother may also have disappeared while studying the Unown.
It's got nice action and some great battles, it doesn't involve Ash saving the world, it has a simple yet deep message, oh yeah, and I LOVE the score. I don't know if it's the same as the Japanese version, but even if it isn't, I love it.
A great movie overall.