Pokemon Movie 02: Maboroshi no Pokemon Lugia Bakutan

An ancient prophecy tells of a day when the titans of ice, lightning, and fire are disturbed. When this occurs, Lugia, the guardian of the sea, will rise up and restore harmony. Enchanted by the words of the prophecy, Gelardan, a Pokémon collector, sets out on his airship with a dreadful plan to capture Lugia by going after these three titans.

After Gelardan makes his move, drastic climate change begins to take place, as terrible storms start popping up all over the globe. One such storm causes the ship carrying Pokémon trainers Satoshi, Kasumi, and Kenji to drift off course and land on Shamouti Island. Upon arriving, Satoshi is told of the ancient prophecy, and of his destiny as the chosen one who will help Lugia restore balance to the world.

With the fate of the world in his hands, Satoshi must summon the courage to face the chaos that threatens to tear everything apart and stop Gelardan.

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Satoshi Main

Matsumoto, Rica Japanese

Pikachu Main

Ootani, Ikue Japanese

Kasumi Main

Iizuka, Mayumi Japanese

Lugia Main

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Kenji Main

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Gelardan Main

Kaga, Takeshi Japanese

Kojirou Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Takeshi Supporting

Ueda, Yuuji Japanese

Musashi Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Nyarth Supporting

Inuyama, Inuko Japanese

Yoshikawa, Chouji Producer

Okuno, Toshiaki Producer

Mori, Takemoto Producer

Yuyama, Kunihiko Director, Storyboard

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Mar 29, 2020

NullRay_85

Recommended

The second Pokémon movie to hit theaters, Pokémon the Movie 2 (or 2000) originally came back in-- you guessed it-- 2000. Continuing the events of the anime, we find Ash and Pikachu back for another adventure. How does it fare? Pretty well actually.

Story: We follow Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu, and friends, Misty and Tracey, as they continue their adventures on the Orange Islands. However, things take a turn for the worst when a mysterious Pokémon collector disrupts the balance of the world by forcefully capturing three elemental Pokémon: the fire-type Moltres, lighting-type Zapdos, and ice-type Articuno in hopes of luring out the legendary ... sea Pokémon, Lugia. The story plays out like your typical "save the word" affair where Ash must collect three ancient balls and restore order to the world.

The plot was predictable and formulaic, but was pretty entertaining. The characters were good for the most part. Misty, Tracey, and Team Rocket were great, though I can't say the same for the new characters and villain, who were all forgettable by the way.

Presentation: The second movie is a huge step up from its predecessor, despite being a year old. The character and background designs were detailed; as well as the vibrant colors, which were fitting of the sea-based setting. That being said, the 3D models no doubt have aged like crap and as a result, clashes with the 2D art. The voice acting (dub) is great in my opinion, as I found everyone delivering good performances. The soundtrack was good, though nothing really stood out to me.


Overall: I really had a lot of fun watching Pokémon the Movie 2, more so than The First Movie. Sure the story and characters weren't the greatest, but it was a enjoyable watch nonetheless. Anyone can watch it since its not story-heavy, though no doubt Pokémon fans will find the most fun here.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 6, 2020

Starfleeting

Mixed Feelings

I remember not liking this movie as much as the first one when I was younger and I couldn't remember if it was because the movie itself just wasn't good or if it was because the same weekend this had been rented for me, I finally got a vhs copy of Princess Mononoke (which obviously left a major impression on me since it's one of my favorite movies of all time).

Finding and getting into more mature anime that touched on more themes and subjects was one of the leading factors in drifting away from this series as a whole. It's why, for the most part, ... I still view Pokemon with nostalgia and don't take it too seriously because overall it's mostly fluff.

However, going back to this one I can definitely see it was the movie itself that just wasn't all that good.

The art/animation is a vast improvement and has some really lovely imagery in places. The soundtrack is also improved upon big time. The plot, though, is paper-thin at best and makes no sense at worst (I still don't know why these fucking birds were fighting when they all had their own damn island???).

This whole thing would've been better served as an arc on the show when I remember finding the whole Orange Islands season pretty damn tedious.

Also Melody is bae and I will fite for her.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 16, 2020

ImRingo

Not Recommended

Rewatched this with some friends recently. This is the second feature-length Pokemon film. This film, like the first one, does have a fair share of filmatic moments, as in it actually feels like a film (which funny enough is not the case for a lot of the later Pokemon films starting in the Diamond and Pearl time frame onwards).

However, while you can chalk up a lot of the issues in the first film as "hey it was their first stab at it", there are A LOT of issues in this second film. The biggest issue I have with the film is the absolute failure ... of the villain. They try to pass him off as a bad guy for bad guy's sake (which sometimes is the best path for a film). However, he just doesn't have any stopping power. Also for large chunks of the film, he remains quite absent from the film. In a way, the three original legendary birds play the role of the chaotic evil "villains".

The pacing of the film is honestly not too bad although the intro sequence (with the villain and how Ash and company end up on "plot island") goes on a bit too long. The problem is that...there really isn't a whole lot of interesting things thrown into the film. It is literally "hey go to this island, pick up X item, go to the next island and repeat". There are also a lack of set-pieces, something that films like this need to motivate the audience.

The dialogue is quite simply, omega cringe. Like, yeah sure the target audience for this film is younger children but even then, tell me why Pixar films, for the most part, end up appealing to all audiences?

Overall, if you watch it in the right setting, it can be enjoyable. However as a film, it is quite boring. Still it is miles better than a number of the Pokemon films.

Enjoyment: 3.8/10

Overall: 4/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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