Pokemon Heroes: The Movie
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Movie Reviews of Pokemon Heroes: The Movie
Movie Review: great movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
Pokemon has always been one of my favorite animes, the reason is because it gives the audience an upbeat and esthusiastic sensation that's hard to forget. Some people may find the TV series a bit boring, but I can guarantee you, Pokemon's 5th movie, Pokemon Heroes, is no where close to boredom since 80% of the time is filled with suspense and action.The movie does not emphasize on the "one person who saves all" perspective, which means Ash, to my surprise, does not play the major role here; his significance in this movie is far less than that of Latias and Latios, the two legendary guardians that protect the city that looks almost identical to Venice. Unlike Pokemon 2000, Ash does not takes his enemies out with Pikachu, his courage and bravery in this movie cannot prevent the destruction of the city. This reflects that the word "heroes" in Pokemon Heroes does not refer to Ash and his gang, rather, it focuses on Latias and Latios' sacrificial actions (especially Latios).
Like all other Pokemon movies, the graphics are beautifully drawn and rendered. When Ash is running away with Latias in street alleys near the beginning of the movie, the first person view of the scenary mixed with 3D effect is truly breathtaking! It is comparable to Miyazaki's Spirited Away's 3D rendering, and to some degree, better than that of Spirited Away's.
The background musics give the audience a sensation of Venice's (though the city is not Venice in the movie), and musics can be heard most of the time throughout the anime, which do not create boredom because they match up with the atmosphere perfectly.
Pokemon Heroes is truly an amazing film, anyone who loves Pokemon animes should watch it, and anyone who's bored of the protagonist saving the entire world should watch this for a change, it will not give you disappointment!
Movie Review: Pokemon does it again!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my most favourite movies ever! Cool CG animation, thrilling story and brilliant characters, Pokemon Heroes is the best Pokemon movie ever! Although this fifth instalment is also the shortest in the films (1 hour and 11 minutes is no exception), I still like it! The story goes like this - It begins when two slick theives, Annie and Oakley, stole a book that tells them about the water city Alto Mare, the sibling Pokemon Latios & Latias (said to have strong psychic abilities and the power to disguise themselves as humans) and the mystical jewel, the Soul Dew, said to have contain an awesome - and dangerous power, if it fell into the wrong hands. Fast forward to present day Alto Mare, where Ash and Misty compete in the annual water race competition, the Tour De Alto Mare. After the race (which Misty won), Ash finds a new interest, a mysterious girl (whom he doesn't know is Latias). After an encounter with Annie and Oakley, Ash and Pikachu follow human-disguised Latias to a secret garden, where he meets Latios, Bianca (the human form of Latias disguise) and Lorenzo, her grandfather. Lorenzo explains the legend of Alto Mare to Ash, unaware that they are being watched by the two thieves...(Sorry I can't give you any more details, that's a MAJOR SPOILER!)
Anyway, this is the best Pokemon movie I've ever saw this year!
Movie Review: Another entertaining movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a little skeptical when I picked up this DVD (after being a little disappointed by the 4th movie), but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie! "Pokemon Heroes" follows the typical 'fun things happen, but then the ending is bittersweet' plot established back in the first movie, but I'm not complaining. Latios and Latias are some of the most personable legendaries that I've seen so far. The story is straightforward, easy to follow, and Ash&Co's involvement is not quite as horribly forced as in previous movies.
Unlike the earlier movies, the CG elements are not always totally obvious. (Some are, some aren't. Better than the previous movie, at least!) The music fits the scenes well. The new characters were likeable, for the most part. Annie and Oakley made interesting and entertaining additions to Team Rocket. The DVD also includes the "Camp Pikachu" short, which was one of the better mini-movies, and several addition features. The best of these was "animation stages", which let you really get a good feeling of how the movie was put together. Scouting videos from Venice are also on the DVD, and are a nice touch!
All in all, if you're a fan of Pokemon (or have someone in the family who is), I highly recommend this DVD!
Movie Review: A great movie for everyone!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a awesome movie!! The computer graphics were great and the music was beautiful, thankfully they kept the original Japanese soundtrack in, instead of the rather irritating english attempt. The English opening and ending credit songs were just remixes of the songs from the Pokemon 3 soundtrack. The characters were very well done and enjoyable, only problem is....not enought Jessie, James and Meowth! They were harldy even in the film! But the villans, Annie and Oakley, were very entertaining, funny and evil!! Again, the computer graphics were amazing!! A big improvement over Pokemon 4. The scenery was absolutely gorgeous too!! And if you look very closely at some of the bricks and panels on the bridges and homes, you can see drawings of MewTwo, Lugia, Entei, and Celebi! The animation was very good, only problem was sometimes the picture looked a little greenish and not as sharp and clear as the previous movies. The dvd also has some nice extras, such as location scouting in Venice, a quiz on the movie, and the animation stages that were used for the computerized sequences. The 2 main pokemon, Latias and Latios, were very well animated and so cute!! This is one of the best Pokemon made so far! Something everyone can enjoy!!Movie Review: Pokemon Heroes: Latios and Latias
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was one of the best Pokemon Movies I have seen my whole life. I saw it a long time ago but now I got to see it again. I saw all the Pokemon Movies but I say this one is the best, next to Pokemon 2000. The story is about Ash and his friends visiting Altomore(I think that's how you spell it.) The movie starts out with Ash and Misty in a water race, along with the theme Pokemon Master Quest. That was one of my favorite parts. Then they found out about two lengendary Pokemon, Latios and Latias, guardians of this city. Ash and his friends were exploring when he met this girl. Two bad guys were chasing her. Well, I can't tell you the whole story, or that will ruin the best part of it. EXCITEMENT! You should definetly buy this DVD, because it's just the best! It has a sad ending which made me cry. When it ended it also had a cute ending. I hope when you see this movie you'll become a Pokemon Fan like me one day!:)