Pokémon Heroes

Pokemon Movie 5: Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Latias to Latios-S1E1

This movie is what I look forward to see ever blue-moon on Encore Family or Starz. As of now, Pokemon is a mess of an anime, and I refuse to watch or, nor any of the new movies which brings nothing but disgust to me. The new movies doesn't appeal to me at all, it has the same plot, the new higher quality doesn't appeal to me at all (it appeals more to HD users, and looks different from Pokemon Heroes movie), and you can literally compare it to the last movie, being the same, but held in different towns/cities with different plots. I'm tired of hearing Pokemon talk, which is getting old and overused (Jirachi, Victini, Shaymin, etc). The animation quality in this movie differs from what it does in current movies, it looks more detailed and beautiful, and Pokemon Master Quest in general, the series which this movie was currently being held in as far as time period. I love the connection that Ash had with Latias, the terrific music in the movie such as "secret garden" and "hot on the trail". The soundtrack should've won multiple awards, the genres was slammed packed with emotional, action, and beautiful music. It appeals to any Pokemon fan, the action music is probably the best out of the entire series. This movie is my childhood,I watch it til this day with pride and gets excited every time it's on TV, jumping for joy. If anyone from a TV station such as Starz or Encore Family is reading this, please re-air this movie more often. I LOVE it, and out of Pokemon the Movie, Pokemon 2000, Pokemon the Movie 3, and Pokemon 4ever, I love this the best, all are GREAT movies, and this is the last. I don't care if this movie is short or not, it's irrelevant, when you watch this movie, you will forget about time. To me, this movie feels like it's 2 or even 3 hours long. And I'm glad this is the last good Pokemon movie, others like Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker was ALRIGHT, but I mean perfect and fitted well with the plot and scenery. Also, the scenery for this movie was PERFECT, I can tell they put a lot of effort into it from the scenery, like the secret garden, the model of the city, and the docks. This is a much watch. Thanks for airing it on television!

Pokémon films are the only Japanese films that I would always go for the English dub because I am used to it as it is the most common version available in stores near me. I also thought they wouldn't differ a lot from the original Japanese version since Pokémon is a renowned franchise but now after reviewing them in 2014? That thought have been proved completely wrong especially from this film. Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias (2002) is beautiful, it sets in a refined city and it has great music. It feels romantic. It feels otherworldly at times. Unfortunately in the English dub, the entire backstory introduction has been removed and ultimately making the whole story altered. It is a wonder why the Pokémon company allows this or the production company decided to do this for the English version but it is evident that their "creativity" isn't fruitful. In the beginning, it appears to have an interesting storyline. It also seems that they have played more with camera movements and angles which are refreshing and fun to watch as the city is beautiful. In the end, the story and concept is not and it isn't satisfying. They could have been done so much better. I won't say there isn't story, there is but it isn't well developed. There are female villains that appears to be promising too, but well, the overall character and story development is just unfortunately terrible. Sad to mention, the last half of the movie seems like casual work. There are a lot of thoughts put into the visuals and music but certainly not the story. There are several scenes that are quite sudden too. For instance, what happened to all the other citizen? They just disappeared and even the Alto Mare city is facing doom, no one even comes out panic, ever. It seems like as if people from the entire world has vanished. I understand it is night time when that happened but it feels like as if the whole movie is about these several characters only. Honestly, the story could have been so much better if they put more effort into it, did not decide to alter it completely and remove the introduction segment from the original version. This animated feature could have been one of the best Pokémon films out there with its beautiful music and settings but it just didn't make it. Ending this post, if you are not bothered by the lack of depth and weak story, Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias (2002) should be good. I love to watch Latios and Latias and all the other Pokémon coming to life through animation but I will be honest with you, it may disappoint if you're watching not solely for Pokémon.

...and I still haven't watched a full episode of the television cartoon show. The previous films in the series were top-notch in every way. I remember seeing the first one and being completely blown away. I am a die-hard supporter of Pokemon. I'm also a grown man. I haven't been this interested in a cartoon since the days of He-man in 1983 and 1989. The animation in Pokemon was good for what it was as well. But what really sets it apart is the storytelling and the appeal it to the kid in all of us. ***** (five stars).

This, the 5th Pokemon movie, is a step down from the previous entry in the series but is still better than a 5th movie ought to be. Ash, Misty, and Brock arrive in a Venice-type town called Altomare for a water Chariot race involving their Pokemon. The town is protected by legendary Pokemon siblings Latios and Latias, who can assume human forms. Meanwhile, Annie and Oakley, a couple of cat burglars from Team Rocket (this affiliation is only in the Western dub) attempt to steal a special jewel called the Soul Dew, which powers the city. It takes just a little too long to get going. Jesse, James, and Meowth are featured, but they don't really have much to do. However there are still some lovely moments, a bittersweet ending, and in the end they do add up to more than the sum of their parts. The animation and architecture of Altomare echoes the look and feel of Koriko from Kiki's Delivery Service. I just wish that Miramax didn't tamper with it before releasing it to Western audiences. There is about 5 minutes missing and its inclusion might have made the film a little bit stronger.

Let's make a few things clear: 1. Yes, probably only Pokemon fans will be able to enjoy Pokemon movies. 2. Pokemon feature films are not stupid, but they are made so when dubbing. For example, in the first movie, during translation, the entire plot was dumbed down and changed and a twenty minute sequence was deleted. 3. The names of the characters were changed in the English adaptations to appeal to younger audiences. Name of the main protagonist is Satoshi, a normal Japanese name. But we got a boy called Ash. That is just epic fail. 4. The names of the movies themselves were almost always changed(for the worst). This one was called "Guardians of Altomare", not "Heroes". 5. The music in the original versions is very good. But in the dubs usually we get some really low- quality stuff. 6. Don't complain that the whole Pokemon franchise is "cockfighting". Don't say the concept is immoral. Remember that it came from Japan, where they have a different view of the world. There, friendly battles are considered a key to individual's growth (Karate, anyone?). "We fight each other to win, only to give a helping hand to the defeated opponent". That's not so hard to understand. 7. In the end, Pocket Monsters (Jap. name) movies are great and should interest any anime fan out there. P.S. We should do something to stop animation in from being aimed towards small children only in the US. Teenagers and adults should be able to enjoy it too. American companies must leave the original music and plots intact to keep foreign animated movies interesting to us as they were originally made.

This is one of quite a few films based on the cartoon anime Pokemon TV series. Ash, Brock, Misty and their pokemon are in a town called Altamar for a big water race. Ash comes in the lead - but takes a wrong turn. It turns out Misty wins! The person who came second, a boy just older than Misty, takes her and her friends on a Gondola around the town. Meanwhile, two baddies working for the same person as Team Rocket are, are looking for two rare pokemon in Altamar, Latias and Latios... I think this Pokemon film is very good, due to the well-structured plot, the characters, the pokemon and the setting, which is based on Venice. However, there are often distracting songs in the background of the film and Team Rocket are very silly and most of their content is slapsticky jokes. Overall, a good film for Pokemon fans or just for people who like animated children's films. Enjoy! :-) 7 and a half out of ten.

Yeah, this one wasn't all that good. The 3D in this movie was abysmal. They really shouldn't have kept using 3D in these movies, but for some god-forsaken reason they did. The story is completely forgettable. While the other Pokemon movies so far did at least a decent job of feeling like movies instead of extended TV show episodes, this absolutely felt like a extended TV show episode. Also, why did they make Latio and Latia communicate with high-pitched sounds? I legitimately was getting a headache 37 minutes in because of it. Not a good movie.

I love Pokemon. It is my #1 favorite hobby. This movie is as good as it gets. The highlight of the movie was, of course, Latias and Latios who were portrayed even better than I imagined them. Yeah, the movie was a little short the way it was seen in theaters, but that's not the movie's fault. It was supposed to contain a half hour min-movie as well, but for some Unown reason, it was not included. The main thing I like for in a movie is quality, not quantity. This movie certainly has quality. The streets of Alto Mare were rendered to look amazingly realistic. A Pokemon movie has never looked so good! The new villains, Annie and Oakley, were also a very clever, crafty, colorful duo. Though Jessie and James are still the BEST Pokemon villains ever! This movie does have a very emotional scene at the end where the courageous Latios sacrifices himself to protect the city. It was among the best movies I have ever seen in my life! Pokemon is truly awesome! I look forward to the sixth movie!

I enjoyed this one. Better than the 6th Jirachi movie. From the start you could see the villains were much smarter and well prepared, their pokemon quite strong. You still see the other two Team Rocket members Jesse and James who are useless. I had to rewind the part I thought Latias got captured, after a few rewinds Latios got in front of her otherwise it didn't make any sense. It was a bit hard to make out it definitely looked like she was captured. The ending was sad, a bit confusing to see 3 latios. If you're going to see a poké movie this is the one.