Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

Name: Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family
Released: November 5, 2017
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Arata Furuta, Ikue Ootani, Inuko Inuyama, Jimmy Zoppi, Justin Anselmi

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Fathom Events | Release Date: November 5, 2017 | TV-Y7

Starring: Arata Furuta, Ikue Ootani, Inuko Inuyama, Jimmy Zoppi, Justin Anselmi, Kanata Hongô, Kate Bristol, Kyôko Hikami, Megumi Hayashibara, Mike Pollock, Rebecca Becker, Rica Matsumoto, Sam Black, Sarah Natochenny, Shinichirô Miki, Shôko Nakagawa, Unshô Ishizuka

Summary: Ash Ketchum, from Pallet Town, is 10 years old today, which means he's now old enough to become a Pokémon Trainer. Ash dreams big about the adventures he will experience after receiving his first Pokémon from Professor Oak .

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family

Rating: TV-Y7

Runtime: 98 min

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Jannah42591

Nov 5, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely a nostalgia trip. It makes me want to rewatch the whole series over again. There were some cheesy scenes but they were the good kind of cheesy. Amazing.… Expand

4 of 5 users found this helpful41

BowLL

Nov 22, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the story ends with sadness, which almost made me go in tears seeing that the main character is literally dead, and the pikachu even spoke, with a few words, expressing so much of how much they want to be with the main character,

the storyline is great too, with the intentions of reminding old pokemon fans (not me, just heard about it.) about the Ho-Oh, and then the story just ending with trying to store with peace, or something close to that.

amazing conflict, solution, and plot. i would likely watch this again.… Expand

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TheFlashBat

Nov 12, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is an amazing movie with interesting characters, decent music, stunning visuals with an objective that keep the movie moving. The movie, despite many people’s beliefs, is not just a retelling of the original anime, on the contrary, the movie is its own movie with similar elements but overall does not end up feeling anything like the original anime. The movie also has very emotional sections that hit there mark beautifully because of the more serious tone it takes, for example, the Luxray scene was one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen, Pikachu thunderbolt near the end was filled with so much sadness and anger and it hit me in the feels and Charmander getting rejected hit harder than the original ever did. The music does its job but never caught my eye although the beautiful piano redo of the original theme song and the original track at the end is amazing. The two companions although not fully explored adds a lot to the story even if the backstories are vague, this although to some people may be frustrating it makes me want to learn about these characters and gets me intrigued for a sequel. The character cross is an amazing rival/ villain reminding me a lot of a more dark and serious Paul, I believe this is one of the strongest characters as his lack of emotion creates an unsettling vibe. The main character Ash is… well…. Ash nothing really changes. His the same old reckless kind of stupid Ash although Charizard obeys him which I actually appreciate as in the original anime it was more annoying than funny. Team Rocket does not do much but when they are on screen it leaves some comedy relief although still, they did not do much. The visuals clearly take inspiration from the sun and moon anime which makes sense as it is in that generation but this leaves a few weird movements but nothing that really takes you out of the immersion plus everything else is amazing from the battles to most of the other general movement, making the visuals stunning.

The plot although simple does keep the movie from feeling pointless even if it is a little weak but just like the anime and games this movie focuses on the journey rather than the destination.

On to the bad stuff which there is very little of, the start of the movie although some people found it the best I thought it was slow and boring although that is because I have seen that episode countless times, the movie started to pick up steam after the intro credits however.

Caterpie was pointless and did not add anything to the story and did not hit any emotional strings as it had about 1 minute of overall screen time therefore not hitting the mark at all.

Pikachu talking was cringy and made no sense as Pikachu did not want to go in its ball before Ash befriended him, it would have just been fine and better to add subtitles, although this last about 5 seconds which really isn’t very much therefore not something to get worked up about. In conclusion, although the movie has some hiccups that stops it from getting a perfect 10 these do not hinder the overall experience, making an amazing movie that has one of the most emotional credits I have ever seen. (This is coming from a person that has seen all of the Pokémon movies and majority of the anime, has played next to every game and has taken a crack out of the card game so this movie had a lot of expectations to live up to)… Expand

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jared1209

Jan 30, 2020

A fun reimagining of the first season of the classic anime. Better stoned, especially when Pikachu starts talking.

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Aliashhadi

Jan 1, 2018

It isn't good. It just good to know why they come to best friend ( Pikachu and Ash) and good for theorist!

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

nnorgaard

Nov 7, 2017

If you want nostalgia, you'd be much better off rewatching the original series.
The story is choppy, jumping from random event to random event, and by the end I'm still not sure what the goal is. Dialog is cringy throughout. There are characters and Pokémon who get screen time but have noIf you want nostalgia, you'd be much better off rewatching the original series.
The story is choppy, jumping from random event to random event, and by the end I'm still not sure what the goal is. Dialog is cringy throughout. There are characters and Pokémon who get screen time but have no role in developing the plot, as if the writers got sidetracked or forgot to tie it all together.
Worst of all, they broke several rules no Pokémon fan would ever want broken. Watch it and you'll see what I mean - or don't. Actually, really don't. You're not missing out.… Expand

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Fercreador

Dec 11, 2017

I´m sick of see reviews of fanboys, this movie is a insult for the fans, this movie IS A **** 10 minuts for the farewell of Butterfre but any mention of the Squirtle Squad? The Pokémon most important of Ash? BULBASAUR, the enemy (Marshadow) is ridicolous and forced, Marshadow don´t have anyI´m sick of see reviews of fanboys, this movie is a insult for the fans, this movie IS A **** 10 minuts for the farewell of Butterfre but any mention of the Squirtle Squad? The Pokémon most important of Ash? BULBASAUR, the enemy (Marshadow) is ridicolous and forced, Marshadow don´t have any motivation explained in the movie, just attack everybody because of yes, in this movie Pikachu get in the pokeball breaking 20 years of tradition, because of what?, they kill Ash because of what? FOR DEFEAT THIS STUPID ENEMY.
We lost Brook and Misty, and that is ok, but the reason for in this movie was not okay is anothe, in the movie they dont explain the reason thas Ash don´t met Misty and Brook, GUYS, THIS HAVE TO BE EXPLAIN, HOW CAN YOU DO A PARAREL UNIVERSE OR A REBOOT OR A REMAKE OR WHATEVER WITHOUT EXPLAINME WHY IS DIFFERENT, crap of movie… Expand

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