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Pokemon: The Movie 2000

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Pokemon: The Movie 2000 reviews
28
6.8 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 20 critic reviews
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Based on 29 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Family/Kids

Written by: Takeshi Shudo

Directed by: Michael Haigney
Kunihiko Yuyama

Release Date:
Theatrical: July 21, 2000
DVD: November 14, 2000

Running Time: 115 minutes, Color

Origin: Japan

Language(s): Japanese (dubbed into English)

Summary

RATING: G for General Audiences

Starring Eric Stuart, Veronica Taylor, Philip Bartlett, Rachel Lillis, and Addie Blaustein

Good forces try to stop Lugia, whose power could destroy the world.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

63

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Good or bad, it's either a must-see in your house, or not even on the radar screen.

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63

Boston Globe Jay Carr

2000 isn't about nobility and humility; saving the planet from evil collectors is what sells video games.

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63

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

Of course, there's little else of interest about Pokemon beyond the consumption factor. Buy more.

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50

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

Will keep kids happy and parents mildly entertained.

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50

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

A decidedly mixed bag.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Jesse Hamlin

Feels like an extended TV cartoon segment.

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50

USA Today Mike Clark

What do you have to smoke to understand this?

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42

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

Any grown men and women who pay to see the movie face a harrowing ordeal.

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40

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

The feature has some lovely effects.

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40

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

The storylines are as confusing (or as simple?) to the uninitiated as they were before, but that doesn't stop them from making sense to the kids.

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40

Mr. Showbiz Larry Terenzi

Kids deserve better than this. They deserve more respect than P2K is willing to give for the price of a Saturday matinee.

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30

Variety Robert Koehler

A much more intense action vehicle for hero Ash Ketchum and his band of pocket monster trainers than its leaden, sometimes claustrophobic predecessor.

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30

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

No better than the first.

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25

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

I could make a joke here about the new Pokemon movie.

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25

New York Post Hanna Brown

Even duller than the original, but will fulfill its function as a feature-length commercial for Pokemon merchandise.

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25

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

Mind-numbing sequel to "Pokemon the First Movie."

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10

LA Weekly David Chute

Only a 10-year-old could parse the plot.

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10

Film.com Sean Means

Kids -- may like this movie. But kids like green ketchup, so what do they know?

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10

The New York Times A.O. Scott

As good as cut-rate animation that seems to consist of screen savers can be.

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10

Washington Post Desson Thomson

Avoid this movie unless a) your child has refused to eat until you take him or her, or b) your house is being fumigated to kill an infestation of mosquitoes with the West Nile virus.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 29 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jorad T gave it a7:
What people don't seem to realise is that THIS MOVIE WAS AIMED AT POKEMON FANS AND KIDS. At the time what kid wasn't a Pokemon fan? Now of course as a movie it is relatively balanced although you can't help but think this is all extremely coincedental. I mean they just HAPPEN to crash onto an island due to a storm (that just appears out of no where) and the island HAPPENS to be having a festival one and Ash HAPPENS to be the chosen one destined to save it. It all seems blatently set up. Otherwise the animation is great for the time as is the soundtrack. Pokemon fans will adore it and others....you may want to give it a try but I wouldn't really recommend it.

Aj gave it a9:
It's a cool movie. I am 13 yrs old (quiet mature for my age) and i liked the movie

Ben C. gave it a10:
Great animation, and music, a brilliant film if you give it a chance!

Meyrin L. gave it a10:
This movie is great! I love the songs. I like Furura. She looks cute! I have the whole movie and I watch it over and over again.

liz gave it a6:
Ok,i guess,don't see it unless (a your kid is whining and sceaming about or (b,you have nothing else to do.

[Anonymous} gave it a10:
Best film best score.

Jesus H. gave it a 10:
I'm a huge fan of pokemon I see all the products of it but these movie is so cool for the lines the caracters have, the music inspire me. I simple love it.

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