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Pokemon Movie 1: Mewtwo Strikes Back review

It begins finally
It begins finally

I am so sorry I took so long but now I can finally get this series underway.

Mewtwo Strikes Back is not a good movie(hear me out!!) if you watch the 4kids dub. however if you watch the Japanese version its an entirely different movie. The Japanese version have a more darker and serious tone and a better orchestral score and story.

For instance at the beginning of the movie Mewtwo was not the only clone the scientist was trying to create, he was trying to clone his dead daughter, and before Mewtwo goes on his rampage he asks the people who created him if God created him. Plus Mewtwo has much more different motivations. None of that aside from the dead daughter(which was added to Mewtwo returns which I will get to) is in the 4kids dub. And a very different characterization of Mew.

The 4kids dub has the worst song placement I have seen in a movie ever. And 4kids made a different moral in this one is fighting is wrong which is rich when Pokémon trainers are forcing them to battle against their own will. In the Japanese version its against racism or something.

However both movies have an indefensible climax(magic tears bringing people back to life). That being said if you watched the U.S version watch the Japanese version.

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Finally.

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Edited By AndrewB

I liked the movie enough as a kid. I could definitely see the differences you mention making it a much better movie for someone who's a kid no longer, and I'm pretty much universally disappointed by English dub actors - Pokemon of olde (and especially new) being no exception. And yep, tears bringing a dead Ash back to life was lame even back then (but I still for whatever reason got teary myself).

"It's against racism or something" is a strong moral lesson.

Can't wait for the review of the second movie, I guess? It's the only one I own even today on Digital Versatile Disc.

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Your tardiness is inexcusable.

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Edited By nightriff

Movie is still amazing in my book, god damn is emo mewtwo fucking great and got a lot of laughs watching it with friends while drinking a few years back.

EDIT: was thinking this was the sequel Metwo returns (?). Regardless both movies are awesome and the best moment from this one is Team Rocket getting the "Who's that pokemon" wrong, fucking great.

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Also, where's the review of Pikachu's Vacation? It doesn't even get a mention?

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All the Pikachu shorts will be compiled in one blog

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I cried during this movie. Of course I was like 8 years old, but still, my emotions were real.

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The question on my mind for any movie like this: Is it more entertaining to play the game for the duration of the movie or watch the movie?

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Edited By FLStyle

There are several things that seem weird about this thread.

  • Why does it start off with an apology about "it" taking so long? Am I to believe that you've said previously that you were doing this?
  • You realise that what you have written is not a review? If I had to give a term to it I'd say it's more like an informative piece. The only opinions I can make out is that you don't like the song placement and the ending? Which is only 10% of the article.
  • "It's against racism or something" Well if you the reviewer doesn't know how I am supposed to?
  • Wouldn't you have been better posting this here? Or at least in the off-topic forum.

You remind me of the guy who popped up once every 5 months posting random Code Lyoko reviews. Read some Giant Bomb reviews, work on your writing and put some context into why you're doing this.

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I liked this movie because I got some sweet Pokemon cards from it. Traded them for an even sweeter shiny Mew card. I still have it somewhere in a box.