This was pretty bad. They included stories from the original show, but mixed them together without a cohesive structure or the emotional weight they originally carried (due to them being shoehorned in for this movie). They included Ash, Pikachu, and Professor Oak, but also included some weird Brock and Misty wannabes (I'm only a fan of the original series. Sue me.) They put Team Rocket in, but only as comedic relief to get kicked off-screen every few minutes. Also, what was up with James' voice? Super creepy. They also didn't use any of the old voice actors for these original characters (or at least I heard them that way).
They put in Ho-oh but made the story about Ash being a chosen one, but then he wasn't the chosen one anymore for some reason (I fell asleep intermittently throughout the second half of the movie). They put in this cool-seeming old training guru but made him over the top (in a bad way) and unintentionally funny. They made Marshadow the main villain for some reason. Terrible movie that is only slightly redeemed by how cool the battle sequences are and how cute Pikachu is. A big disappointment.
Please re-release the original animated movie and I'll go watch that again. Make it 3D or IMAX or something for a gimmick.
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