What a beautiful movie!

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The beginning of the film perfectly sets the tone, with a father and daughter playing pretend. The whole film plays on the psychology of the daughter after she loses her father to the unown.The glorious visual 3D effects on top of the painted backdrops make for a visual feast that I compare to frozen's "let it go" tower creation. Only with a sea shell aesthetic. The daughter experiences the vast amounts of things she can do based on belief and power.The moral of the story is the heart that beats throughout. Its the understanding of a broken family. The questions of how to handle it. Its beautiful moral ambiguity.The story is immersive as any grand adventure. This film has been IMMENSELY underrated and abused by critics.

This is definitely the best of the pokemon films. Unlike the previous movie which depended mostly on juvenile action, this one gives us strong imagery, emotion, and a better use of Pokemon to advance the plot. Even though like Pokemon 2000, this movie feels a bit short, I think the story works well enough. Even though the dialog is juvenile as one might expect, somehow it feels less hokey than Pokemon 2000. Just as it was in the previous two films, Team Rocket acts as a comic relief, by constantly making reference to the fact that they are in a movie. In a way, they have become good guys, but I think the filmmakers are a little confused about what to do with them. The rest of the movie works fine. No movie will ever be as good as the show but, the Pokemon spirit does manage to come alive here for an entertaining hour and a half.

Ugh this film made my head reel. BADLY. But i will admit it, it wasn't bad from the last time I watched it. Fun new Pokémon. Ash is acting a little more like a teenager then the ten year old he really started out to be. Pikachu, which Im glad to say is still with us with his famous sayings. (even if we don't really understand them - but hey, if it ain't broke don't fix it!!) The only part that I didn't really like (which is a shame as its the main part) is the character Molly Hale. Who really I think came off a little too spoilt. Now I know its the main part that she bends the world to her will as her father died and she never knew her mother. But for me that never quite did it. She just ended up annoying me. Entri also REALLY annoyed me, (carm down dear irmalicious, your getting a little annoyed over a cartoon you probably haven't watched for the best of five years, anyway) couldn't the unknown created a better father figure? I mean kidnapping Ashs Mom Delia was probably not the smartest thing to do. After seeing Ash and his trusty crew save the Pokémon world, wouldn't be the smartest thing to do. It would be like kicking a rhino in the backside. Also Entri sounded liked a microphone!Not a bad movie for a Pokémon fan. If only they made Molly a tragic tearaway and Entri a hot six foot then yeah I might watch it a bit more.

This is my favorite anime film which I was lucky to find at my local EB store. The reason its the best of them all is that it has more story and a bit less action (some may be too intense for youngsters). Consider it a mixture of The Matrix and The Neverending story (sorry no Matrix-style stunts however). Spoilers below.... Basically, A little girl named Molly is feeling lonely since her parents disappeared courtesy of the Unown. The Unown then try to help Molly out by creating a crystal fortress to bar her from the real world (Matrix anyone?) and create Entei to be her "father". Entei kidnaps Ash's mother for her to be Molly's so now Ash must not only figure out how to rescue his mother and Molly, but figure out how to stop the Unown before the entire town of Greenfield turns into an icy Salvador Dali world. Charizard makes a return and in the end, he along with Pikachu and Entei help battle the Unown, to try and restore peace. The DVD is hard to find now these days so if you find one, if your a fan of anime or Pokémon buy it and watch it. It will be worth your time