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Jannah42591Nov 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

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TheFlashBatNov 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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nastybutler224Nov 26, 2017

I love this movie. Its Re-telling of the classic first episode of Pokemon is superb and than it builds on it. One scene towards the has become divisive among fans.But I only saw it as beautiful and Heartwarming. It made my girlfriend and II love this movie. Its Re-telling of the classic first episode of Pokemon is superb and than it builds on it. One scene towards the has become divisive among fans.But I only saw it as beautiful and Heartwarming. It made my girlfriend and I cry buckets for an hour. I just can't see what the fuss was about. LOVED IT !!! 10/10… Expand

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Miljan22Jul 30, 2019

This movie kills sense to all pokemon movies and seasons before. I wish this movie was never made. such a terrible story....

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nnorgaardNov 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 areIf 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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AliashhadiJan 1, 2018

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

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MackroDec 9, 2017

I was incredibly disappointed by this movie and I wasn't expecting much to begin with. Unless you're 5 years old I can't imagine you would enjoy this movie. Being someone who has grown up with Pokemon, I did not find much to like here ifI was incredibly disappointed by this movie and I wasn't expecting much to begin with. Unless you're 5 years old I can't imagine you would enjoy this movie. Being someone who has grown up with Pokemon, I did not find much to like here if anything. For a good portion of the movie I was struggling to figure out what the point was as we jumped from scene to scene seemingly at random. It doesn't seem like they knew what they wanted this movie to be, and it shows, as they try to cram in a reboot of Ash's journey, new Pokemon that didn't exist back in the day, some ineffective drama, and a surprisingly little amount of nostalgia. In some instances the change of scenes are down right jarring. The movie is simply trying to do too much and it truly suffers for it. I will give credit to the animators as they've done a beautiful job, but, I did not like the muted colour palette they used for Ash's clothing. Originally his hat was a very bright red, but, now it is practically maroon. I also can't stand the new symbol on Ash's hat. Why did they even need to change it? This may sound trivial, but, this is the main character we're talking about so I had to look at this ugly redesign in almost every frame of the movie. To sum up, this is a children's movie and there's nothing wrong with that, but, when your fans have had 20 years to grow up and since this movie is a celebration of the anime's beginning, maybe it should be enjoyable to those of us who actually watched those episodes. Kids these days will not be able to appreciate this the same way a long time fan such as myself would and now we cannot even do this.… Expand

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FercreadorDec 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)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 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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jared1209Jan 30, 2020

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

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DolphinReviewsJul 22, 2022

Yeah this one is just okay. A pointless retelling of the original show. It’s alright.

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Reciter5613Mar 7, 2019

This was an interesting take on the start of the series. Ash and Pikachu still show what true friendship is. Of course there is stuff that make no sense. Also Team Rocket had no point in the movie.

But I feel it was alright overall.