Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution

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Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution

2019

1h 38m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Action

Anime

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Ash and his friends try to thwart Mewtwo's evil plan to destroy the word.

Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

The Pokémon battles and declarations of affection provide what fans expect, but after 20 years, it all feels very familiar.

Feb 27, 2020

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Megan Williams

Battle Royale With Cheese

In terms of its animated films, it's time The Pokemon Company stopped trying to cash in on nostalgia; it's clearly not working.

Mar 14, 2020

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Cartoon violence in computer-animated remake.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 12, 2020

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Leanne Butkovic

Thrillist

It's a triumph on multiple levels, hitting the nostalgic sweet spot that the incredibly fun Detective Pikachu couldn't exactly meet with its one foot in the real world.

Mar 9, 2020

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Evan Dossey

Midwest Film Journal

A new coat of paint that detracts from the original film's charm.

Feb 29, 2020

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Julia Lee

Polygon

Watching through one of my favorite childhood movies redone with enhanced graphics was a treat. It turns out that watching sad Pikachu slap each other in 3D CGI is just as sad as watching it in 2D animation.

Feb 28, 2020

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Idan Charles L

Why do they we make this, Just why

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/11/24

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Random M

It was great movie to show how Pokemon can strike back and that Mewtwo took over and acted like a human. Love how Ash showed Mewtwo human feelings

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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Hudson B

Terribly underrated. Better than the original in my opinion.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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Jeffrey M

Pokemon The Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution was a not so movie. I watched it kind of a long time ago, so it is not fresh in my mind, but I remember it was kinda bad. MSBE was not that interesting, but I liked the fighting scenes. MSBE was an slightly bad movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/05/23

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Sonia A

It has the the same story like in most Pokemon movies, but this is one has average CGI.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/27/23

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Damon S

This is an awful attempt to improve the original 90s movie with CGI. Includes random bits not included in the original, voice acting is bad. The scripts and new animation, somehow doesn't make the movie feel as emotional, it just feels vague in my opinion. The first scene with Ash wasn't like the original, which just made it no enjoyable. Despite it being made story wise, the animation was good, but doesn't compare to the original art-styles quality for the 90s.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/23

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Kunihiko Yuyama

Director

Rica Matsumoto

Ash Ketchum

Mayumi Iizuka

Misty

Yûji Ueda

Brock

Ikue Ōtani

Pikachu

Masachika Ichimura

Mewtwo

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Synopsis

Ash and his friends try to thwart Mewtwo's evil plan to destroy the word.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Production Co: Oriental Light and Magic
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2020
Runtime: 1h 38m

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