I know this film came out a while back now, but I just saw it and want to have a discussion about it.
So did anybody else see it? What are your thoughts on the movie?
I thought it was ok. The cg pokemon didn't actually look that bad, but it was a little weird people just seemed to be using pokemon just as pets, it didn't really seem like a civilization that evolved around working with pokemon. My main problem with the movie was that it simply wasn't a good mystery movie, it was an action comedy. The main characters didn't actually solve anything, the bad guy gave it all away himself. First he points them in the direction of the lab, and then once they find Mewtwo and he recaptures it he just goes ahead and monologues his whole plan. It's not even a very good plan. What's the point of merging all the humans with pokemon? I can see why he wants to do it for himself, but why go city wide other than to give the movie a bombastic climax? And why the heck was the female lead running through the streets yelling at people to not let their pokemon breathe in the gas? It just made her look like an idiot. The gas is everywhere, what are they supposed to do? Suffocate their pokemon instead? Pull out the SCBAs they are all lugging around in their backpacks?
The movie would have been a lot better if it had been about solving a more low key mystery. Something requiring methodical observation and logical deduction, not running away from earthquakes and rooftop battles. You know, something that actually would require a detective. Frankly, the pikachu didn't even really act like a detective, more like a comedian in a hunting hat. It's just disappointing because I like the idea of a pikachu only the one guy can understand solving mysteries and stuff (kind of like the Cat Who mysteries if the main character could talk to the cat), but that just isn't at all what we got.
On a side note, did anybody play the DS games? Were they any good?
So did anybody else see it? What are your thoughts on the movie?
I thought it was ok. The cg pokemon didn't actually look that bad, but it was a little weird people just seemed to be using pokemon just as pets, it didn't really seem like a civilization that evolved around working with pokemon. My main problem with the movie was that it simply wasn't a good mystery movie, it was an action comedy. The main characters didn't actually solve anything, the bad guy gave it all away himself. First he points them in the direction of the lab, and then once they find Mewtwo and he recaptures it he just goes ahead and monologues his whole plan. It's not even a very good plan. What's the point of merging all the humans with pokemon? I can see why he wants to do it for himself, but why go city wide other than to give the movie a bombastic climax? And why the heck was the female lead running through the streets yelling at people to not let their pokemon breathe in the gas? It just made her look like an idiot. The gas is everywhere, what are they supposed to do? Suffocate their pokemon instead? Pull out the SCBAs they are all lugging around in their backpacks?
The movie would have been a lot better if it had been about solving a more low key mystery. Something requiring methodical observation and logical deduction, not running away from earthquakes and rooftop battles. You know, something that actually would require a detective. Frankly, the pikachu didn't even really act like a detective, more like a comedian in a hunting hat. It's just disappointing because I like the idea of a pikachu only the one guy can understand solving mysteries and stuff (kind of like the Cat Who mysteries if the main character could talk to the cat), but that just isn't at all what we got.
On a side note, did anybody play the DS games? Were they any good?
