Pokémon: The First Movie

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Pokémon: The First Movie

G

1999

1h 35m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Anime

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Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu face Mewtwo, a bioengineered Pokémon, and the super-Pokémon it has created. With short "Pikachu's Vacation."

Critics Consensus

Audiences other than children will find very little to entertain them.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

01/15/2019

This film is humourless, boring, impenetrable and with animation of such staggeringly low quality that it constitutes an insult to cinemagoers of all ages.

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

01/15/2019

"Pokémon: The First Movie" is a dose of extremely low-budget "Japanimation" that -- were it only more proficiently executed -- would rival "Scooby Doo" as the most astounding work of art in the 20th century.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/27/2010

1/5

Excruciating to endure.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

03/29/2021

A fun little movie with cute characters and animation

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D.J. Rogers

Black Nerd Problems

02/11/2021

It's simple, and that's not really bad, but doesn't add much for an adult viewer, either. Without the retrospect on it hard, I think this movie is a solid 7.9/10. I wouldn't mind watching it again, especially with my little one.

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

06/01/2019

2.5/5

We know that the makers of this film are capable of something slightly more grand-scale than "video game commercial". They're just not interested in actually doing it.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 15

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Lucas A

Nov 12

I loved watching this movie as a kid!

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Luke B.

@lukebsigma2001 Oct 24

Best real movie known in Pokemon history

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KEITH S

Jul 26

Fantastic movie with lost of nostalgia, watching it in 1999 when it first came out was a highlighted memory that sat deep in the back of my brain. Rewatching it with my daughter who showed the same energy and enthusiasm as I had brought such joy to my heart

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Austin R

Jul 18

An absolute classic Pokemon movie.

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Alex O.

@Smoovechoa Jul 13

Amazing art, action, and story about life. Beautiful.

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Michael Haigney

Director

Kunihiko Yuyama

Director

Kathleen McInerney

Ash Ketchum

Jay Goede

Narrator

Rachael Lillis

Misty

Eric Stuart

Brock

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Synopsis

Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu face Mewtwo, a bioengineered Pokémon, and the super-Pokémon it has created. With short "Pikachu's Vacation."

Director: Michael Haigney, Kunihiko Yuyama
Producer: Norman J. Grossfeld, Tomoyuki Igarashi, Takemoto Mori, Choji Yoshikawa
Screenwriter: Takeshi Shudo
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: 4 Kids Entertainment, Shogakukan, Pikachu Project '99, Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $85.7M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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