Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

I grew up when the Pokemon craze began I collected the cards and watched the tv show but I have yet to watch a Pokemon movie until now. For a first Pokemon movie retelling of Ash's first journey I thought it would be an interesting take. Now that i've watched this movie. This movie is hella boring. Ash is still corny that's ok. The side characters are still corny and that's ok. The story is just boring. It can work but the story is one boring ride. There is no Misty or Brock. The legendary team Rocket basically make a short cameo. With no antics, Koffing or Ekans. The show have only a couple references from the original. Diglet appears but they did not use the original fun Digley call. The only good is the animation its colourful and bright. Final Verdict: This movie is a pass. Its boring and does not provide anything for original old fans.

i went to see this movie with no expectations and i wasn't disappointed. clearly there were few flaws but nothing major that"ll make you hate this movie. It's basically a retelling version about Ash and Pikachu's journey like the first episode when they see Ho-oh and Ho-oh drops a rainbow wing making Ash the Chosen one and the main plot of the movie is to search for Ho-oh and battle it. Overall i thought the journey was exciting and nostalgic like when Ash caught his caterpie and finding an abandoned Charmander and raising him after he saved him. It was similar to Ash's journey in Kanto but focusing more on finding Ho-oh than Battling Gym leaders. Ash meets 2 new friends to accompany him on his quest along with Team Rocket making a cameo but never fully encounter Ash and Crew and a piece of S**t trainer who is Ash's rival. This movie had many emotional moments, which made me teary (i'm a 25 yr old Man) and many good feel moments that make you glad you are a Pokemon fan. Yeah this movie isn't perfect by any means considering it was only 1 and a half hrs long, and Ash's team is limited to a few pokemon favorites (Pikachu, Charizard, and Butterfree). This movie is a bit rushed but I think what disappointed a lot of people is they think they would be watching the Indigo League all over again and Brock and Misti aren't in the movie etc etc. This isn't bad as people make it out to be, i think their just whining because they thought this movie should be just like Ash's journey in the Kanto Region but if that were the case the movie would be worse and predictable and it would be a waste of time. Overall this is one of the better Pokemon movies I've ever seen and the animation and battle scenes are superb so if you get a chance to see it you should. Also don't be weirded out if your one of the older generations that fell in love with the series. i went in the movie theater and their were more adults than families lol.

I have not much to say about this pile of s...! Pointless remake. Terrible storyline. By far the worst thing I have ever watched. From being the worst thing to of been made in the franchise, who the hell thought a talking Pikachu was a great idea. It screams cheap. It was ok until just after charmander was introduced. Then it crashed hard! Waste of time