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The magic touch of master animator Hayao Miyazaki is visible from start to finish in CASTLE IN THE SKY -- an imaginative tale full of mystery and adventure. The high-flying journey begins when Pazu, a mining apprentice, finds a young girl wearing a glowing pendant and floating down from the sky. Together, they discover both are searching for the legendary floating castle, Laputa, and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around her neck. Their quest won't be easy, however. There are air pirates, secret agents, and astounding obstacles to keep them from the truth -- and from each other. With spectacular animation, a fabulous musical score, and the voice talents of Anna Paquin (Sheeta), James Van Der Beek (Pazu), and Cloris Leachman (Dola), CASTLE IN THE SKY is an animated masterpiece you'll never forget! ... Read more

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Castle in the sky - Laputa
This is definetly the one of the best animation ever made. One of ealier classic that defined Miyazaki's crown as king of animation. It's so good that Disney had to copy designed, action scenes, and story from this movie. Guess what movie was that? Atlantis. Don't get me wrong. Atlantis is not a rip off of Laputa, because Disney can't even do a good job ripping people off. There is no way Disney can steal the spirit of Laputa, no one can. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Disney, this is not a political review, I am just disapointed seeing what Disney ls doing. Once you've seen the movie, you'll see what I mean.
The movie ages very well because it is still aa funny, and heart warming as I first saw it almost 10 years ago. It's got a beautiful story, great character design, beautiful Miyazaki style machinaries, amazine and funny action sequences, and definetly one of the best score ever written. Too bad that Disney bought the right of this movie so it can rip this movie and Nadia off to make the stupid Atlantis. It's heart brokening to see Disney don't respect a classic just because it is not from Dinsney. Heck, Disney haven't made a classic since Disney him self died. I hope all Miyazaki's movie gets what it deserve, and I hope Disney respect other's work when it decides to buy the right off them. I hope you guys gets to see this movie whenever it comes out. It's been in Disney's storrage room for how -ever long.

Fantastic High-Flying Adventure
The third feature film of acclaimed writer/director Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away), Castle in the Sky showcases his talents for creating great adventures yarns with substance as well as style.

Set in an alternate 1920's earth, where airships rule the skies and entire continents can fly, Castle in the Sky is the story of two orphans who meet by chance. A young girl, Sheeta (Anna Paquin), floats literally from the sky after narrowly escaping capture from a band of pirates, wearing a mysterious glowing necklace. She is caught by Pazu (James Van Der Beek), a brave and resourceful young assistant engineer, who notices that the crystal she wears has fantastic magical properties. It is this crystal that several suspicious parties are trying desperately to get their hands on, including the Dola Pirate Gang, and the Army, led by the nefarious Colonel Muska (Mark Hammil). It soon becomes clear that the real prize in this race is the ancient, supposedly mythical, floating island of Laputa.

What follows is a grand chase towards the Caste in the Sky, with captures, narrow escapes, air battles, and more. Miyazaki's love of flight is more than apparent at the way the action soars, moving easily from land to air, and the pace of the movie, though the film runs over two hours, only lets up when and for as long as it needs to. Miyazaki showed in both The Castle of Cagliostro and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind that he has a talent for making rousing adventure movies, and, though Castle has some of the ecological messages found in Nausicaa (and later, in Princess Mononoke), they always take a backseat to the events that drive the movie.

The characters here are a varied, strange, and incredibly fun lot. The Dola Pirates are always entertaining when their banter flys, Mark Hammil has a blast as the scheming villian, and Pazu and Sheeta are two of the cutest leads you could ask for. They're also a refreshing taste from the "ordinary" in the anime genre. Sheeta is more than capable of handling herself, and Pazu is a cheerful idealist, a nice break from the surly teenage leads that overpopulate anime. In addition, their relationship is wonderfully done; it's the simplest, most pure form of love imaginable, that neither tries to be romantic or plutonic, but is just shown as it is. There is never a single kiss on screen, but the audience knows, through the body language and the words in their moments together that these two will be together one way or another for life.

And even though this is one of Miyazaki's earlier films, the animation is still fairly impressive. Of course, it looks a little dated next to the likes of Spirited Away, but it still looks and feels like a wonder. The character designs are Miyazaki's usual simplistic but expressionistic fare, and the vehicles that populate the world are imaginative and plausible, and the architecture has a surprising amount of variety.

The real treasure on this DVD release is the completely redone musical score on the English Language version of the film. Back in the mid-'80's, Studio Ghibli was not nearly the powerhouse it is today, and consequently, composer Joe Hisaishi was at times forced to put his rather sparse score on sythesizers and such. However, the new score contains everything from the original release, and a heck of a lot more, all done in beatiful orchestral renditions. And as for actual quality of music, the score for Castle in the Sky easily holds its own against Mononoke in terms of quality and power.

Of course, you have to watch the english dub of the movie to hear this, but having said that, it's not a bad job, arguably superior to Mononoke and Kiki's Delivery Service in terms of the actor's performances. Cloris Leachman is hilarious as Dola, Paquin does a fine job of Sheeta, and even Van Der Beek manages to be only marginally annoying. And really, how can you not like Mark Hammill?

Overall, Castle in the Sky is one of Miyazaki's best films, showcasing some of the most imagination, colorful characters, and dazzling adventure, it also carries some fairly powerful emotions. It also looks great, even after eighteen years, and is simply a great deal of fun to watch.

Castle in the Sky....
Is it just me, or do those very words, without even knowing what they refer to, contain a whimsical, imagination-inspiring power to them?

"Castle in the Sky" is by Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, who I've come to believe is one of the most masterful storytellers alive today, and maybe of all time. It begins with a young girl, Sheeta, drifting down from the sky into the arms of a young miner named Pazu. From there begins an incredible adventure as these two search for answers to the girl's origins while running from both air pirates as well as mysterious agents. I don't intend to reveal much of the plot here, but suffice it to say, this movie reignited the feelings I used to have as a child when watching such classics as "The Wizard of Oz" and the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (which I also just recently purchased on DVD.

The movie was created several years ago, but was recently brought to America, with a wonderful redubbing into English, thanks to Disney Studios. If you're looking for visuals like the mind-blowing, computer simulations in recent Disney hits such as "Finding Nemo", this isn't it. However, if you're a fan of traditional cel animation, this film may be one of the best ever produced. Miyazaki's attention to detail, his ability to bring these two dimensional characters to life, is awe-inspiring.

For me, the greatest thing about this movie is that it's reminded me of the kind of fictional magic I hope to create myself one day, and makes me wonder if it's too late in my life for me to become an animator. The bad thing about seeing a movie like this, is that I know that I could never produce anything nearly as beautiful.

Fortunately for me, if I ever get the opportunity, I'm just stubborn, determined, and delusional enough to give it a shot anyway.

Wonderfully strange story with fascinating images
This is a wonderful movie. The story is enchanting, with fantastic flying machines and cities in the air. The land and air are full of strange and mysterious people who range from the kind and good to the power hungry evil types. What is especially nice about the characterizations in this film is that only a few are wholly good or wholly evil, most are a mix and are trying to work out their place in the plot of the story.

The story opens with an action sequence without any explanation about what is happening. This causes us to focus our attention and to try and figure out what is going on and what all these strange people and machines are. In some ways it seems like a 1930s serial, in others futuristic, and in others ancient myth without connection to the world in which we live.

While this isn't as beautiful as "Spirited Away" or even "Princess Mononoke", it is still head and shoulders above nearly everything you see passing as an animated movie nowadays (with a couple of exceptions). My kids encouraged me to get this DVD and they enjoyed it immensely. I expected to like it, but enjoyed it more than I expected.

Miyazaki has a unique imagination and has a powerful ability to use his wonderful images to tell the story in delightful and beautiful ways that go beyond conventional live action movies - no matter the special effects budget - or even most animation. Watching his stories is a special experience that I am grateful to him for sharing with me.

please watch the original version with English subtitle !!!!
I'm a Japanese and have watched this film so many time over the last 18 years and remember all its details, since
this is my favorite film of Hayao Miyazakis'.
I have now a French DVD together with synclonization and subltitle in English and Japanese original voice.
I'm shocked and furious about English voiceover version because the BGM music is changed from original Japanese version and I found it the absolute disaster.
So far when I watced it in French I found no alterlation of BGM.
I don't have the same DVD which is sold in USA and haven't checked it but I guess this English version in French DVD comes from DVD in USA.
SO please be careful, please watch this film in Japanese with English subltitle.
I cannot believe why Miyazaki's prodction allowed the music to be
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The End of Cell
This is the end of the Cell Games, and the death of Cell, who was probably the coolest villian of the series. There isn't any of the fighing that leads up to the showdown between Cell and Son Gohan. The first episode is where Cell and Son Gohan shoot off their Kamehameha's in a battle of strength, where Son Goku helps his son find his true power, while Piccolo, Kuririn, Ten, Yamucha, and eventually Vegeta all attack Cell. The next episode is where they all go home because Cell is dead, and Mr. Satan takes credit for Cell's death. The third episode is where Son Goku decides to stay dead, and Kuririn takes the bomb out of Juuhachigou (android 18). The last episode is when Trunks goes to his timeline and kills the Androids. Overall okay video, but the first episode makes it all, one of the best episodes ever, with the touching "Father and Son Kamehameha" to save the world. I recommend getting it with the previous video, Cell Games: Sacrifice. If only they release the boxed set soon.. ... Read more

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"Riddle Me This" finds Ash on his way to the island of Cinnabar towin his volcano badge, but when he, Misty, and Brock arrive, they discoverthat tourism has taken over the island, leaving only a dilapidated, deserted gym.When Togepi chances upon a secret entrance to the island's volcano,the group finds a secret Pokémon gym headed by the riddle-lovingPokémonmaster Blaine. Do Squirtle, Charizard, and Pikachu stand a chance againstBlaine's arsenal of fire Pokémon?"Volcanic Panic" begins with Ash'sadmission of defeat--he just can't sacrifice Pikachu in the hopes ofwinning his seventh badge.The evil Team Rocket has followed Ash's group tothe volcano and is plotting to freeze and capture Blaine's fire PokémonMagmar.You'll never guess which of Ash's Pokémon helps thwart TeamRocket's attempt, saves the island from a deadly volcanic eruption, andeventually defeats Magmar in a badge-winning battle.Ash's plans to return to the Viridian City for his eighth badge are interrupted in "Beach Blank-OutBlastoise," when the group encounters a frantic Wartortle that leads them to the Island of Turtle Pokémon.Upon their arrival, the group encounters ahost of sleeping turtles and a snoozing Blastoise.It seems thatJigglypuff has become wedged in the Blastoise's water cannon and is putting everyone to sleep.Can Squirtle and Pikachu wake up the island and savethe Blastoise from Team Rocket?Parents concerned about violence should,of course, be vigilant. (Ages 5-10) --Tami Horiuchi ... Read more

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Okay to great
Just by seing theese episodes... I went from a half-fan to good fan! pokemon are CUTE! FUZZY! Just plain crazy humoristic! I like the squirtle!

charizard vs magmar
riddle me this- magmar is so cool our heros head to cinabar (GET IT) to win a volcano badge. blane the gym master also owns a hotel. volcanic panic makes magmar and charizard battle by olny being impresed by each other blanes jokes are realy funny . but blastoise is boring and so are worturtle . team rocket plans to steal blastoise and does but ecapes saved by squrtle and worturtle even jiggley puff is involved in this and jiggley puff is a real piccaso. ... Read more

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Animation at its mysterious and enchanting.
I came upon this in the library and have since bought and given it several times. A combination of claymation and stop action, this is a magical world of strange creatures and laboratories, of tiny people you fall in love with, and evildoers who cannot win in the end.

Imagine City of Lost Children, blended with a bit of the Popeye movie and Peewee's playhouse... it's absorbing and complex, taking you to worlds within worlds.

And the soundtrack... noises, pings, music and mutterings, the soundtrack could stand on its own as an atmospheric soundscape.

Why is this movie not known? See it.

Secret Adven. of Tom Thumb (1994) d: Borthwick, Dave
Dark Bolex Bros. fantasy about the life of a miniature baby born into a world of giant misfits & social freaks who grunt and coo without saying anything intelligent. Out of step time and place, populated by scurrying spiders and other unidentifiable species of insects makes this piece much like the films of the Brothers Quay or the outstanding work of animation master Jan Svankmajer. This is a weird film that blends live-action footage with stop-motion claymation set in a world of dark back alleys; high tech labs, and swampy landscapes of garbage ruins. Tom Thumb is stolen from his home in the seedy part of town by sinister government agents. He later escapes from an evil lab where mutation experiments are performed. Narrowly escaping he finds himself in a land of people his own size fighting the big people alongside Jack the Giant killer. Genuine horror and moving moments that have the power to unsettle and enchant in equal measure. Definitely one of the most intoxicating and mesmerizing animated films I've seen in a very long time.

2nd Coming of Christ?
I originally saw this at college while annebriated, then absolutely had to go back and watch it again sober. Then I had to buy the VHS, and now am eyeing the DVD.

Rather than listening to dialogue, you must use your eyes to "hear" what is going on. Several friends went along with me to see this at college, and they were strangely satisfied when I described it as a portrayal of Tom Thumb as a pawn (or son of) God sent to quietly liberate a hopelessly degraded and lost humanity. In this world, science has imprisoned God, and Tom is there to liberate him.

While the film was quiet (virtually no dialogue), my mind was alive with thoughts; this experience is truly a refreshing one.

eye candy
eye candy, no plot. beautiful movie, but at least add a plot to it.

Even if you like weirdo flicks, this one is BAD
I've never written a review before, but I feel a moral obligation to refute all the 5-star ratings this POS has gotten.

I give it two stars because it's interesting on a technical level and intriguing on a "What were these guys smoking?" level, but still unwatchable. This movie is truly for people with no taste--people who only like weird things for the sake of their being weird--people who quote philosophers they don't understand, or laugh at jokes they never even got. If Tron had no story whatsoever, I would give it a 4-star review based on technical merit alone, and that's why I give Tom Thumb two.

The movie won several obscure awards. It opens up with beautiful claymation full of vivid colors, and a really cool Huxley reference. Babies in jars, a fly that perches on some machinery above a conveyer, then gets its head cut off in a gear and contaminates a jar. Things were looking really good. Then 75 seconds in we fade to the title, and things go downhill FAST. There are a couple real people slowed down to the jerky framerate of the claymation. There is no dialogue, just grunting. There is just no plot whatsoever. Tom is cast out and wanders around some unepxlained places, some sort of factory, wherever... grunting at the things he sees. It's downright painful. His mother dies. He wanders around some more. His father dies. More wandering. I made a big effort. I tried to give it a chance. I watched the first 40 minutes with a friend (we're both big digital animation fans), and that was hard work. This is the only movie I own that I could not sit through the whole thing.

Take The Nightmare Before Christmas, remove the plot and all but one unsightly character, make it jerky enough to give you a headache, and you have Tom Thumb.

There is a short film on the DVD called "The Saint Inspector," which is mostly just an obease clay man atop a pole being poked and prodded by a thing with a collapsing telescope for a head. That was at least entertaining, but it still managed to be slow and dull, while only four minutes long. The Tom Thumb feature is 70 excrutiating minutes.

I've got nothing against weird or low-budget flicks. My friends look at my 100 DVD's and say, "Man, why do you have so much dumb stuff?" Maybe my idea of good offbeat movies is a little mainstream... Being John Malkovich, Dr. Strangelove, Run Lola Run, Taxi Driver, Tree's Lounge, every Kevin Smith / Tarantino film, staples of anime like Wicked City... I even get a kick out of lame stuff like Dolomite, Shock Corridor, Rocky Horror and Chesty Morgan flicks. ... Read more

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good!
Fatal Fury is martial arts at its finest. Dramatic storyline, good dubbing, good soundtrack, and good fight scenes; what more is really necessary? The story can get kind of corny with Terry's "bird in a guilded cage" speech, and the story can definitely be called generic. Nonetheless, Fatal Fury is a worthy addition to one's anime collection, and essential to any fighting game fan.

a start of a thrilling beginning
this story is about vengeance of Terry and Andy Bogard against Geese Howard, a man who killed their father. Helping them are kick-boxing champion, Joe Higashi. FF1 is the beginning of the never-ending battle between the lone wolves and Geese Howard. although there were some good thrilling fighting scene in this movie, there were also a sad part, the part where Lily, Terry's girlfriend was killed by Geese while trying to save her love. this incident made Terry even more stronger with hatred over Geese.

A MUST SEE AGAIN MOVIE!!!!!
I got the first of the trilogy and watched it in one day and had to go and buy the other two the same day. Loved the story line. If you have not seen this movie then you must! Great entertainment. ... Read more

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Three of the four episodes that make up this 80-minute tape featureSnap, the Pokémon Photomaster, which gives this collection its name. In"The Case of the K-9 Caper!" the gang runs into a band ofpolice-trained Pokémon, inspiring Ash to try to train Pikachu. Snap makes hisappearance in "Pokémon Paparazzi" when he bribes Ash, Misty, and Brockwithpancakes in attempt to earn a photo session with Pikachu. Why is he soobsessed with photographing Ash's Pokémon? The fact that Team Rocket, indisguise as a sobbing elderly couple, has hired him could have something todo with it. Ash signs up for the Pokémon League Admissions Exams (a kindofSAT for Pokémon trainers) in "The Ultimate Test," but must conduct hisbattles without his own pocket monsters. Finally, in "The Breeding CenterSecret," Misty turns in her Psyduck to a new breeding center for fixing up,only to discover it's a theft operation conducted by a Team Rocket clone.Snap is on hand to take investigative photos and the others join in aidingOfficer Jenny to right this Pokémon wrong. These four episodes are thelast from the initial season.Followed by Water Blast. (Ages 3 and older) --Kimberly Heinrichs ... Read more

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Can't we all just get along? PKMN Snap preview included.
Well, the video/DVD seems to focus on new character Snap/Todd. Snap/Todd also appears in the game Pokemon Snap, so consider these episodes a preview.

What I didn't like was that J+J can't get along with B+C. Luckily, my fanfics fixed that.

Has one of the best episodes of all time!
I bought this tape solely because it contains one of my favorite episodes, "The Breeding Center Secret." I'm a Team Rocket fanatic and the new members Cassidy and Butch in this are sooo cool! The other episodes aren't bad either.

Me gusto!
El video este, era bein entretenido. A mi me encanta el Team Rocket! Este video es absolutamente maravilloso!

smile and cheese
smile and cheese becuse snap is the number 1 pokemon masker (master) on film hes a nice kid. who got a shot of aerodactail on film and the shot had ash on its hands . and meet new team rocket members.on our way to cinabar island. ... Read more

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They fought and never look back
Fatal Fury the movie is one of a kind anime mix with a video game. Street Fighter is still the other anime that I like because bringing the favor into the character is wonderful. Terry is the calm, street fighter, Andy is stressed out because of Mai, Joe acts like a bonehead and Mai is a bit pighead sucking up to Andy to protect her. When one of the pieces of "Armor of Mars" was founded by "Laocorn" he plans to use all six pieces to become a god. Not only that his twin sister Sulia asked Terry to help her brother to be free of the cruse. Terry and his team went on to find the armor to prevent Laocorn to be controled by the armor. Fatal Fury action, drama,and some comedy to impress the fans. Special apperances by Kim Kapwhan, Duck King, Billy Kane and others from FF2. What makes also makes this movie special is the song "Oh Angel" at the credits. sounds romatic.

If you like Anime, But this Movie!
After Fatal Fury 1: Legend of the Hungry Wolf, and Fatal Fury 2 this third installment was a welcome addition to the series. Picking up where the second left off it takes our heroes into the hardest fight they have encountered yet; an new emerging mad man equipped with the armor of Mars.

Despite dragging a little bit in the middle this movie has high paced action mixed in with great directing calls by Masami Obari. With a plot worthy of a Greek Tragedy, Terry Bogard yet again struggles with both the finding of a new love and the struggling question of why he fights. Is it because he knows no other life or because he protects those around him? Subtle innuendos like that run through the movie and help to make it what it is. A story of four incredible fighters in a quest to help a complete stranger save her brothers' life and quite possibly his soul.

High paced figths, well thought plot, and well designed characters both good guy and bad guy alike, this is well worth adding to your video collection.

Do You REally Want Anime? Buy This!!!!!!
For those old that remeber animes like Robotech or maybe relative new animes like Evangelion or Magick Knight Rayearth, well they are great But this Fatal Fury Anime is The God Of The Animes, Mixes all Adventure,Action,Martial Arts,SciFi Power Battles, and a Great Story, Indiana Jones wold be Jealousy if he saw at this anime and the adventure story in it, and the personality of the characters is very well made comparated to the game story, if u are a fan or not of Fatal Fury Games u will Love this DVD, last to add is that if u are smart and wannna keep a great video Anime in your DVD colection u will buy this for sure

IF only Hollywood could be this good
It is pretty much a solid fact that most Video Game movies tend to suck. Even in the Anime world there are some that are at best Mediocre, however despite some criticism this is truely one of the better action Anime videos available, as well as Video Game inspired.

The story is that Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, and Mai get recruited by this frightend girl Sulia to stop her Brother Lalcorn from gathering the armor of Goddamous, and ancient God back in the Days of Alexander the Great. Throughout the movie they search for clues as other Warriors get taken out in the meantime. Eventually the four of the Square off against Lalcorn and his Henchmen in an action packed finally.

This movie did what hollywood could not, capture the essence of the video game inside the movie and create an incredible story around it. To date from my personal viewing the only other Anime series to date that has done this task was Street Fighter 2V. If you are just getting into Anime, or an Action Anime fan than this is a title to check into.

Awsome anime
When I first got this movie I had thought I was some kind of sequel to Street Fighter but I was wrong. Fatal Fury was 1 of the best I've seen. This is my second best anime next to the Street FighterII series. Kids who can't really watch a PG-13 movie or R I suggest you shouldn't watch this because there are some blood and gore scenes and a hott shower scene. I hope this was helpful. ... ... Read more

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Don't get me wrong! This video is excellent!
It was supposed to be for my son. But I have to confess that I became hooked to it. Digimon 02 is an excellent series, you will be so emotionally involved. As far as rating this video, I had to take away a quarter star for some transulation errors. I had seen it in original Japanese version first. To transulate it in English, they usually do pretty good jobs cutting out too cruel/violent scenes, add jokes here/there to lighten things up, and change contents slightly to better suit American audience. In The Crest of Kindness, before Wormmon sacrifices himself, he says "what happened to that sweet kid who had a dream to take over the digital world....." In Genesis of Evil, after Sam's death and receiving the e-mail, Ken comes to the dark sea in digital world and says "I'll never forget the first time I saw the digital world. It was enormous..."
But from my understanding watching the original Japanese version, those two lines are not quite right. First time Ken went to digital world was when Sam was still alive. Ken took the supposed Sam's digivice from his drawer and went to digital world. Ken had no intention of taking over the digital world
After Sam's death and receiving the mysterious e-mail, Ken went to the digital world again. It was his second trip when Ken arrived the dark sea, possesed by dark thoughs and became the evil Digital Emperor. Ken whom Wormmon loved is referring to kind and gentle Ken at his first visit, not after he became the Digital Emperor to take over the digital world. It makes more sense this way. The English text I mentioned above were confusing. You have to watch the vidoe and see what you think.
I also took off a quarter star for inconsistency of pictures of main characters. Maybe not too much in this video, but in the TV series, drawing (especially children's) changes slightly from episodes to episodes. In some episodes, children are just too disfigured to look like their age. Davis and Ken are supposed to be in 7th grade. (In Japanese version, they are 5th graders.) But, even so, the kids sometimes look too childlish with big heads and puny necks/shoulders.
Don't get me wrong though. This is still a great video. It contains pretty deep stuff - emotions, meaning and value of life, etc. Ken is my favorite character. I watched this tape many times just to see Ken.
To sum up, despite of its childlike appearence of pictures,
I will recommend it to a little older audience. My 1st grade son thinks digimons are cool and he likes to watch them digivolve. But I think he's gotta be a few years older to really appreciate the story, emotional plays between characters and underlain messages.

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Not just good...
One of the most powerful arcs in all of Digimon and one of the many reasons I just love this show. Ken was such a cool villain. He managed to take any small defeat in stride and come back stronger, he was a guy you loved to hate. Then it all came crumbling down around him - but his digimon partner loyal to the end saved him, sacrificing himself to destroy the Digimon Emperer. I remember watching what happened in one of the episodes and I called up my best buddy and said, "I know you don't care, but they just killed 'the character'!"

Genesis of Evil, is just beautiful. If you're not misty when you see it the first time you'd best check your pulse. It's good that so much of it takes place in Ken's mind, so the dubbers can get him to say anything they want. It was treated very well. I saw the Japanese counterpart, and I actually like the dub better. In the dub, as young Ken approaches the Dark Ocean of evil, we hear echoes of the Digimon Emperer himself, veyr eerie, very cool. This is not in the original Japanese. This is a very powerful episode. I used it to get my buddy hooked on Digimon. ^_^ Ken being so cute helped too.

Top ten reasons why pokemon is better than digimon
1. Pokemon have more than one attack
2. Pokemon are cuter
3. Each pokemon has a unique design
4. Pokemon are smarter
5. The human characters can survive in the wild
6. Pokemon are funnier
7. Pokemon are more popular
8. Pokemon has better songs
9. Pokemon has more strategy
10.Pokemon is not the copycat

Read this and then go look at pokemon DVD's and VHS

Just end It!
Its hard to follow up from season one, before you were excited about every new episode, now it just drags on. You can predict each episode and I swear that veemon gets on my last nerve. I stopped being a pokemon fan when digimon came out, but now, I may go back to my favorite pocket monsters. Minus 4 stars if you think that digimon should just end already.

What happened!
Digimon used to be so cool, then they go and ruin it in season two. The series mainly focuses on the new characters(who are annoying) and Kari needs to be drowned or get stepped on by wargreymon or something. It used to rock, now I'm sorry to say that pokemon may as well be better than this. The digimon now digivolve by using eggs that's unoriginal. ... Read more

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Once, in a time before the first histories were recorded, there existed a land known as Akanea, founded by the great hero Anri.The three gods of Discord, Madness and War sent Medius, tyrant of the country of Durhua, to join forces with Garnev, the ruler and supreme priest of Khadin. The armies and strongholds of Akanea were no match against their combined might and, despite a valiant resistance, the land was soon consumed by the black tides of darkness.However, Medius would soon learn to rue the day he conquered Akanea. For the spirit of Akanea could not be extinguished while the fires of freedom continued to burn in the hearts of the Akanean people. Not while a hero still breathed in whose veins the blood of Anri yet flowed.With the enchanted sword Falcion in his hands, Prince Mars would rally the people and begin a crusade to liberate Akanea.... ... Read more

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Fire Emblem At Its Best
This movie is an excellent addition to any anime fan. Even if you dont like or havent played the Fire Emblem Series. This movie is a remake of the BEGINING of the famous Famicom game Fire Emblem Gaiden. NOTE!!! This movie is only episode 1 and 2!!! Other episodes havent come out yet. So you will not be seeing the whole thing but I do belive there is plans to make for but im not entirely sure (they probally would have allready made them) for more information go to www.advfilms.com. But anyways the anime in this movie is very good and the dubbing is very very well done. I couldnt even tell. Its about an hour long (including credits and advertising. I personally loved this movie and if your a Fire Emblem fan or just a lover of anime this movie is perfect for you!

Fire Emblem Anime!!!
This happens to be a dubbed version of the smash-hit movie anime movie called Fire Emblem! This is where you see the Smash Bro. named Marth take his place under the pencil as the star of this full hour movie. Where Marth starts out a a young teenager, he soon relized what was to become of him! I won't spoil anything else! This is based of the smash RPG "Fire Emblem Gaiden" (Fiya Emabureme Gaiden)! This is a must view tape! Believe me, you won't be sorry!

Wounderful! To bad...
...you only get a taste of the action, considering this isnt all of FIRE EMBLEM. Great animation, you may get lost in the story but considring i read into ahead of time i wasnt. The animation is GREAT, and has great fights in it as well. I highly recomend this anime, to bad you will probibly never see the rest of FIRE EMBLE-*sigh* And if you didnt no, this is based on one of Nntendos best RPG/STRADIGY games!

It's awesome
It is toltaly by 1 zillion points the best anime I have ever seen!

Story Line has Major Flaws !
If your interested in creating anime professionaly I suggest getting this title as a reference. If your on the other hand looking for a great story line as well as animation I suggest "Lodos War". Which has both. It's obvious that the company decided to spend more time on the characters animation than on a story line. The character animation was very detailed. Very high quality renderings of battle scenes. You can actually see characters fighting not unlike some videos that take one frame of battle scene and glide you throught it. ... Read more

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By day she is Serena, a student at Crossroads Junior Academy. But whenthe safety of the world is at stake, she transforms into the magical SailorScout known as Sailor Moon. With the guidance and wisdom of her talking cat,Luna, Sailor Moon is one tough super hero. In this second volume of fourepisodes ("Computer School Blues," "Time Bomb," "An Uncharmed Life," and"Nightmare in Dreamland"), we are introduced to some new Sailor Scouts, SailorMars and Sailor Mercury. These brave girls take on the menacing forces of QueenBeryl and her evil sidekick Jedite. They use their quick wits and fantasticalpowers to triumph over the villains, proving that friendship and doing the rightthing win out. At the end of each episode Sailor Moon gives her ideas on what ittakes to have strong character. They include "do your homework," "get a goodnight's sleep," "listen to your parents." These words of wisdom are some thatboth young and old can live by. Sailor Moon is a favorite of young girls aroundthe world, and this collection features the edited shows that play on theCartoon Network. For ages 5-12. --Peggy Maltby Etra ... Read more

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They're finally releasing all of the dubbed version...
The back of the box (in the editorial review) covers most of it. This tape shows 4 episodes from the first season of the north american dub for Sailor Moon. It includes "Computer School Blues" where Sailor Mercury is introduced, and "An Uncharmed life" where Sailor Mars is introduced. I wouldn't call the season these episodes are from the best season- but the tape is a good buy for collectors, or any moonies that don't already own some form of first season dub.

Amazing tape!
This is a MUST for all Sailor Moon fans(Moonies) and even those who are just discovering Sailor Moon. It contains four episodes, including Computer School Blues (Sailor Mercury Joins), Time Bomb, An Uncharmed Life(Sailor Mars), and Nightmare in Dreamland. Once again, it is a MUST for Moonies and non-Moonies alike!

Mommy can i have the orignal
This tape is not very good. Its all chopped up. All of the good parts are taken out. Why can't DIC leave it UNCUT. The Uncut version is so much better. It makes more sense to . So if you love Sailor Moon buy Sailor Moon season one uncut on DVD.If you go to ebay you can get episodes 1-200.

GREAT EPISODES
SAILOR MOON fans will love this videotape which includes 4 episodes of the cult Anime series.

"Computer School Blues" - Sailor Moon is led to a computer course which she believes is a front for a Negaverse scam. In the midst of all the adventure, computer student Amy is discovered to be Sailor Mercury!

"Time Bomb" - Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury again battle the Negaverse in their latest attempt in draining humans of their energy.

"An Uncharmed Life" - Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury are called to the local temple where busloads of girls keep disappearing. Amidst the excitement, temple-worker Raye is discovered to be Sailor Mars!

"Nightmare in Dreamland" - The Scouts investigate a strange new themepark where people keep disappearing. Sailor Moon does battle with the evil Dream Dolly.

Highly-recommended.

Mizu no Mercury! Hi no Mars!
A four great episodes. If you like Ami Mizuno/Amy Anderson or Rei/Raye Hino then buy this. It isn't as good as the orginal Japanese but it is still pretty good. ... Read more

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TV Box Set 1 (Vol. 1-8) Goku and his friends fight powerful alien invaders to save the Earth!Eight tapes (25 episodes) of the world famous Dragon Ball Z saga, now available in a convenient, beautifully packaged box set! ... Read more

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Great Anime
Only one word... GREAT! If you enjoy Japanese cartoons this is a must have, no matter how old you are. If you like adventure, you got it. If you like comedy, you got it. If you like mythology, you got it. If you like sheer non-stopping fun, you definitely got it. This series charm resides best in the fact that the characters' personal lives don't remain stagnated as it happens in most cartoons, and best of all, people grow old. It's not like regular cartoon shows where the characters remain at the same age forever. People are born and grow older just as in real life, which in my opinion is a good thing for children to watch, so they can lean that life is constantly changing. The structure of the action, where a problem appears and they have to strive to fix it is also educational for it teaches children that no matter how wrong things may get, if they work hard enough they can make it right. And since it's an ongoing saga, the Box-set format is ideal for newcomers because you can watch an entire story-line at once. I truly recommend it.

the beginning begins
this was a good box set, exept for a couple of minor "flaws", like having it edited, pioneer should of made at least an uncut version also, even for the namek box set, but i think funimation will make an uncut version when there done with the rest of the sagas. Another flaw is throwing out scenes that shoudn't of been thrown out like the first episode, they removed gohanhe running from a tiger and goku finds him hanging on a tree next to a water fall. Another scene they threw out was when gohan was training under piccolo and gohan falls in a cave and tries to escape. During that time he meets a robot who helps him. they shouldn't of thrown out those scenes, but you cane see them in japenese with english subtititles in the movie dead zone. There is one more deleted scene that can't be viewed in the american version. Launch is in a bar drinking and cries because she saw tien die by nappa and pays the barkeep a bunch of money cause she's too drunk. other than these flaws they have good fights, first apperances of gohan,nappa,vegeta,the sayain race,radditz, gregory,bubbles, and king kai. i reccomened buying this set if your a collecter

A good saga turned bad
The saiyan saga is one of my favirot sagas and for good reason. Unfourtinaly this part of the series was translated before the golden age of uncut dbz. All things that make dbz great have been ethier edited or totaly destroyed for no reason. let me ask you a question . Why do people watch dbz? Some watch it for it's original story , others for it's uniqe characters,but personaly I watch it for it's incredible 100 mile an hour, intence hard hitting, action packed, fights. Yes, that is why we watch dragonball z , but funimation totaly blew it in this case . For exaple , when a person gets punched in the english version they erase the scene where the fist conected and just show two seconds of flashing light. Im sorry but this certanly does not satisfy me . On another note the incredible diologe and music that the japanese version was known for was replaced with some ... noises that sound like they were recorded in sombody's basment. Even if you can look past the rediculice eddits and poor quality you still will not be satisfied with whats left. The only action is in the first tape and in the last three. The other four tapes are just filled with such nonsence as goku chasing bubbles and Gohan saving a pake of orphans in the wilderness. If I were you I would just buy the first and last 3 tapes and save a couple bucks.

YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish that I could rate the box set 900,000,000,000,000,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gohan gets saiyan napped by Radits. Goku teams up with Piccolo to save him. They save Gohan but Goku dies. Piccolo takes the young saiyan (Gohan) to a desert wasteland for special training while Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yajirobe train for the saiyans stronger than Radits!

Goku travels the long rode of Snake Way in search of the martial arts master King Kai. After one year th saiyans finaly arrive. It seems that the saiyans are unstopable. Tien, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu are gone. Piccolo saves Gohan, but this sends him to another dimention as well. When all seems lost for Gohan and Krillin Goku comes back from King Kai's planet. With the Kao Kin power in store Goku takes out Nappa and hurts Vegeta. Goku body is thrashed as well so it is up to Gohan to fight the saiyan until Krillin can throw the Spirit Bomb (given to him by Goku) at Vegeta. The spirit bomb is thrown at Vegeta... but find out the rest through the movie it self!

Be warned! These are the edited dubbed episodes!
INTRODUCTION:
Dragon Ball Z was the follow-up to Akira Toriyama's surprisingly successful Dragon Ball series. Although his first installment of the classic series was more of an adventure-comedy type series, the Z series pretty much focused entirely on sci-fi martial arts action - which makes the Z series far superior to its superior. The series has become popular all around the world, and it's no surprise that a box set of the first season was released here in the States. Read on for my review of the Saiyan Conflict box set.

BASIC PLOT:
The story for the Saiyan Saga, the first of four major sagas that make up Dragon Ball Z, goes something like this. Five years have passed since the classic Dragon Ball series ended. Goku is now married to Chi Chi and the couple has a son, Gohan (named for the old man that took care of Goku as a child, rather obviously.) Unfortunately Raditz, an alien, comes to earth, telling Goku that he is his brother, and that he was sent here to destroy the planet. Goku joins forces with his arch-nemesis Piccolo to defeat this menace, but Goku is forced to sacrifice his life for the cause. With his dying breath, Raditz announces that two other members of his race are on their way to earth to collect the Dragon Balls and wish for immortality, and that they are far stronger than he is. For the next year, the Z warriors train, and many of the non-warrior types go off to find the Dragon Balls so that Goku can be revived. But will all this training be enough to defeat the Saiyan elites?

EPISODE/DVD OPINIONS:
When you do anime DVDs, it's an unwritten rule that the DVDs include both an uncut English dub version and an uncut Japanese version with English subtitles. AND ALL THESE DVDS HAVE IS THE EDITED DUB! I admit, the voice actors FUNimation hired for the dub version all do the voices of their respective characters well (all except for Vegeta's), but the dialogue is too inaccurate and Americanized. Also, a good deal of footage was cut (nearly HALF of the first episode was cut out.) And needless to say, the violence was reduced so that the series could be aired on American television stations. This is NOT the Dragon Ball Z real fans want.

OVERALL:
My advice is NOT to purchase this set. I recently heard that Pioneer will lose their rights to the older episodes of the series soon, and when they do, FUNimation will redub the episodes, and hopefully rerelease them on DVD with the original Japanese version intact. So hold off and see if that happens. ... Read more

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Ash tries to get another badge but his opponent is a FRIEND!
I really liked this movie because it was full of pokemon battles. Water pokemon took the Cerulean City Gym by storm. Ash also finally loses a match!!! My favorite part was when Ash fights Shazel at Pokemon Tech. Misty also loses a match. Shazel is better than a person with 3 badges. But Picachu makes an attack without electricity and wins. I give this videp two thombs up.

9000,000,000,000,000,000 stars (or more)
GO PIKACHU,GO PIKACHU this movie is much better than i chose you pikachu its even a little better than squrtle squad! ash meets A.j and team rocket captchures A.j's sanshrew if you don't watch this on T.V you should its so so so so so so so ect.cool way to go pikachu! most people turn pok'emon down because of how pok'emon look but if you try it you'll like it trust me ask your mom and dad for it (or save up your money) even try to get 5 dollars a weak! this movie is not only a DVD so don't worry if you don't have DVD go to toys R' us or any toy/video store maby they have it if you can't find it don't give up! did i say this movie is a lot of laughs? we'll it is p.s can you say pika pika chu?

A cool game series spawns a disappointing anime...
In the early-mid nineties in Japan, the Pokemon video game series was created. This series became an instant success overnight, and it's no surprise that Nintendo wanted to try their luck with the series in America. In late 1998, Nintendo ported the video games to America, as well as the animated series based on it (in America, the animated series actually arrived BEFORE the games, believe it or not!) Read on for my review of this, a DVD containing the first three episodes of the Pokemon series.

BASIC PLOT:
The basic plot of the Pokemon animated series is simple. Ash, a new Pokemon trainer, wants to become the best Pokemon collector/battler in the world. The series follows him as he finds new Pokemon, new allies, and enemies alike. On his journey he is joined by Misty, who tags along since Ash destroyed her bike, and Brock, who wants to be a Pokemon breeder. As the three travel, they frequently battle members of Team Rocket - an organization that wants to capture rare and valuable Pokemon. Most episodes of the series follow the same basic plot.

SERIES OPINIONS:
Although an amazing series of Game Boy RPGs inspired this game, the series is subpar. Every episode is pretty much the same. The crew is traveling, Team Rocket appears and says their same lines in every episode, the good guys and bad guys battle, and the good guys always cause an explosion that sends Team Rocket flying away. Also, the characters are paper thin. Most of them appear in one episode and never again. Even the main characters are pretty one-dimensional. Also, the dub gives the series too much of an "Americanized" feel. To make things worse, in America, the TV series featured Pokemon that weren't yet in any American Pokemon game, which led to hundreds of in-game rumors. The TV series also makes up several locations that aren't in the games - another big mistake. Take my advice - steer clear of this series - just play the Game Boy games instead.

DVD:
THE DVD HAS NO JAPANESE LANGUAGE TRACK!? When you do anime DVDs, it is an unwritten rule that you include both a sub and a dub, and this DVD violates that unwritten rule. Likewise, the extras are severely lacking - the Pokerap is just plain stupid. And let's not forget that DVDs cost more than VHS tapes. Take my advice - just tape these episodes off your local channel that shows the series if you want to see them that bad.

OVERALL:
Overall this was a good idea for an animated series, but it just falls flat when compared to all the other animes out there. If you want good animes that have characters that aren't paper thin, check out Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, or Gundam Wing. If you want Pokemon, just stick with the games.

Three great episodes on one disk
From Cerulean City and beyond, Ash and his friends continue on their Pokemon adventure, all the while staying one step ahead of Team Rocket, who is still chasing Pikachu. The DVD had three episodes on it (not many for the price, but if you love the show, it's worth it), as well as the full-length Pokerap:

The Waterfowers of Cerulean City - Ash arrives at the Cerulean City Gym, but when he enters it, there does not seem to be any sign of a Gym Leader. In fact, a water ballet is being preformed! Will Ash find the Gym Leader and earn his next badge?

The Path to the Pokemon League - Heading for Vermilion City, Ash stops by an unauthorized Gym, with a leader who has won 98 matches in a row! Can Ash beat this powerful trainer? Either way, he learns an important lesson about Pokemon.

The School of Hard Knocks - The three friends stop while in a deep forest for a rest, when Ash finds a group of boys bullying another. Ash later learns that these boys go to the Pokemon Seminar School, the most well respected Pokemon School in the region. But can Ash figure out why so many of the students are so unhappy?

The video/audio is no more, no less than you could ask for on a TV show. Overall, a great buy for a fan of the series. Followed by "Poke-Friends".

I don't like Pokemon as much anymore but...
I used to absoulutely love pokemon when I was eight(no not when it was a fad,I actually hated it then). On my ninth birthday,I had a fun sleepover with my friends and we watched this. It was neat,and the episode the vidio got its name from is my second favorite episode. I recomend this one over JigglyPuff Pop,witch is pretty boring. I wish I still liked pokemon that much... ... Read more

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Thanks to a greedy Pokémon collector, Earth's weather patterns are askew and its population doomed unless Pokémon trainer Ash can return three glass balls to their proper place in this second Pokémon feature. Unlike the television show, the movie features little violence and no Pokémon battles in the classic sense. Instead, the focus is an environmental one: what happens when humans interfere with the harmony of Earth's elements--in this case fire, ice, and lightning. Even Team Rocket have a (temporary, to be sure) change of heart, joining Ash and Misty in their effort to free the three imprisoned birdlike Pokémon who regulate those elements. The good intentions of this 76-minute film, however, don't make it any less dull for grownups (even though this feature is better than the first). Even more mind-numbing than the feature is the lead-in short, "Pikachu's Rescue Adventure," in which Pikachu and Pokémon friends follow Team Rocket's feline down a hole into a Munchkinland-type place. Without the humans for dialogue, viewers must endure a full 20 minutes of nothing but the squawks and squeaks of pocket monsters. As the movie's title song says, "We all live in a Pokémon world." (Ages 3 and older.) --Kimberly Heinrichs ... Read more

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Disappointed with the 1st one? This is a 100% improvement!
Pokemon: the 1st movie didn't go over too well with critics or viewers(I thought it was pretty good, but it was NOTHING compared to the second one.) Firstly, there are no mistakes in this one. Secondly, it makes a lot more sense-meaning adults will like it-and it's more exciting. Even the mini-movie in the beginning is better. (Pikachu and its pals follow Togepi to a magical garden, and many Pokemon, old and new, work togther during a storm there.) Anyway, the plot for this movie is very imaginative: In an attempt to capture all 3 legendary birds for his collection, this crazy collector guy starts a huge weather problem that will soon destroy the world(because the birds control the weather)if Ash doesn't bring together the three treasures from each island-Articuno's, Zapdos's, and Moltres's. Once he does that, Lugia is summoned from the ocean, and he puts an end to the problem. It's all very fast-paced and fun, and I just can't wait to watch it again(and again and again...) Ash, Misty, and Tracy are all in it, and if you look closely at one part you can see Brock running around with kids in the back of a TV screen. But that's it for him, and even though I hate him anyway, sorry to Brock fans! Still, Poke-people will ADORE this movie. Especially if you happen to agree with me that Team Rocket is the best part of everything Pokemon. They are very important to this move, seeing as how Ash NEEDS them to save the world(watch it, you'll find out how!) At one point they actually agree to give their lives to "potect the world from devestation", and I was fretting for the rest of the film until I found out they were OK! But this is a very funny, very, VERY worthwhile movie for Pokemon fans, so don't be turned away from it because the first wasn't as hot. They've done better!

Much better than the First Movie
Many people criticized "Mewtwo Strikes Back" when the first Pokemon movie was released in the US, because in comparison with the excellent Japanese version it was a mess, missing out important things that explained about the characters (such as The Birth Of Mewtwo), and it had sloppy characterization.

However, I'm pleased to say that this film is generally much better than the first Pokemon movie. The plot involves a Pokemon collector called Laurence III who wants to capture the three Legendary birds Articuno. Zapdos and Moltres - or the Gods of Ice, Lightning and Fire as they're called here. Unfortunately, this creates a huge problem with Earth's weather patterns, causing violent storms and snow, and it is left up to Ash to get them back, and return things to normal.

There are some little hints to the possibility of an Ash/Misty romance in this film - when Ash arrives on the island at the beginning of the movie, a girl called Melody kisses Ash on the cheek which makes Misty really jealous, as well as some other cute moments.

Sadly, in spite of an improved plot I believe that, as before, the choice of music stands out as the film`s downfall and the producers haven`t learnt from the mistakes they made in the first film. Apart from a few exceptions ("The Legend Comes To Life" is a wonderful track), this movie replicates the same pop-styled rubbish used in the First Movie. The remix of the TV theme song ("Pokemon World" performed by Youngstown & Nobody's Angel) is absolutely horrible, with a scratchy beat and synthesized vocals. The campaign to ban vocoders starts here...

Next time round, I would like to see a better choice of music which is less pop-orientated, but I`m not holding my breath...

Overall though, in spite of the terrible soundtrack, this is a major improvement on the First Movie which I think any Pokemon fan should add to their collection.

My little sis liked it, but in my opinon ITS STUPID!
Yeah whatever, Ash has to be the stupid main character and acts like a childish kid who never goes to school, who always hangs out with his stupid pokemon and trys to earn badges and stuff like that. People who like pokemon, yeah I dont mind but for the trained eye, HE ALWAYS HAS TO SAVE THE WORLD! Ash has to get three treasures and placing them into a stupid stone and this one girl plays a ocarina.

Pros: NONE

Cons:
POKEMON ALWAYS SAY THEIR NAMES
THEIR VOICE ACTING IS HORRIBLE
BROCK IS SO FRICKEN ANOYING AROUND GIRLS
TEAM ROCKET HELPS ASH AND THEM OUT (STUPID! THEIR THE EVIL PEOPLE, NOT THE NICE ONES)
MUSIC IS DULL
ETC!

Good movie but a bit of an embarrasment
This movie is great and it has my favorite Pokemon: Lugia. But the creators of this movie made Lugia an embarrasment. Anything happens to it and it falls into the sea. And I wish Lugia could actully beat up all three birds at once. But introducing Lugia`s Aeroblast to destroy Lawrance`s ship was hot. This movie also shows another of my favorite Pokemon: Articuno. This was a great movie but the Pokemon were an embarrasment

This Movies Wicked!
I love this Movie!
It wasn't quite as good as the first but I still thought it was wicked. The storyline is great. It says if you try hard and believe in youself there is nothing you can't do. I think pokemon has encouraged people of all ages from around the world that they are special and have the power to make change in the world. Get this movie you won't regret it! ... Read more

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True to its Sega video-game roots, this futuristic 60-minute movieincludes a lot of yelling, crashing, and exploding on the way to saving the world. Sonic and his sidekicks are determined to thwart a plan that wouldturn their Land of the Sky into the equivalent of The Land of Darkness, whichlurks beneath the surface (and is obviously the former planet Earth). So theyplow through to the center of the planet and the ancient city of Robotropolis(the former New York City?) to do righteous battle. The big question of the day is whether the usually evil Dr. Robotnik is telling the truth for once orsending the good guys into a trap. The tape's producers suggest viewers be atleast 7 years old because of its violence, but the rudimentary nature ofthe animation will probably make it appealing only to hard-core action fans among the older-kid crowd. --Kimberly Heinrichs ... Read more

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They say it is better than SatAM.
I first heard about it in GameFan's April '96 issue. Although this anime is cool, I didn't like GameFan's bad comment on the SatAM cartoon.

Robotnik has Sonic and Tails head for Robotropolis to stop the Robot Generator from exploding. The duo, along with Knuckles, save the day, but it was a set-up just to capture Sonic's data for the all-new HyperMetalSonic. And Robuttnik is planning to destroy the Earth of the Sky!

HyperMetalSonic is not "never-before-seen" as the cover dictates. Metal Sonic was directly from the 1993 Sonic CD game. He also appeared in Knuckles Chaotix, Sonic R, and a few issues of the Archie comic books (#25, to be exact, and two upcoming issues). Sonic would definitely have needed 50 Magic Rings and seven Chaos Emeralds, but this film makes no mention to the Rings or Emeralds.

The videogame Sara loses to Robumnik is reminiscent of "Sonic the Fighters", an arcade-style fighting game that never came out on Saturn. Viewers will notice Buttnik's robots fanning the President and washing the windows.

Overall, this is a great movie, and it had Knuckles, whose only other animated appearance was in an episode of the new "Sonic Underground".

A Fun Time for All
Okay, let me start this review by ssaying I'm not an anime fan. Having that said this is a fun, fast and cool movie with great backgrounds and character designs(despite the President) and some decent action sequences. While the movie should be a little longer it still works well. It was great to finally see Knuckles animated even if his, Sonic's and Tails's voices are off. Well Knuckles doesn't bother me but Sonic's did a little and Tails became annoying right after, "Sonic!" his first line in the movie. And then there's the fact that in the movie they call Knux a mole. He's an echidna but thats to be expected of our translators and dubbers. Anyway I own this movie and like to watch it over and over. Plus there's a good scene of innudeo with Robotnik and Sara. AHEM.....anyway it's a good movie.

A Great sonic movie
Sonic. This movie is a definate classic. Sonic and Tails are visited by one of the presidents henchmen and are told to go to the presidents house right away. There they find robotnik who asks sonic to go to robotropolis. Whether or to believe robotnik is another question. This movie is a great one for all sonic fans. It may get alittle confusing with characters that new sonic fans have not seen before. Its got comedy, Action, and even alittle romance. I definatly recommend this movie to all anime fans.

I'll be honest...
...this is a cute movie for children and Sonic-obsessed fans. Parents wouldn't be the type to watch it over and over, but it's a safe film for their children 7 and up. There is violence, so beware. No swearing, no rude hand gestures, just violence that is somewhat mild and disturbing, but safe. Babysitters- this is a good film to get the kids quieted down so you can finish studying for that huge test- it worked for me (to a point). Cute film, but not for everyone.

This movie is awesome!!!!
I have always been a huge fan of Sonic. And when I heard about this movie I couldn't wait to get it. Once I finally had it I was so excited and watched it that night.
When the movie was over one side of me was saying "That was super cool" and the other side was saying "It wasn't really what I expected." First off, the Movie itself is really good, if you watch it a second time you will probably like it better because then you pick up that it is supposed to be a funny and action-packed movie. The voices are pretty cool, But I kinda wish they had Ryan Drummond doing the voice of Sonic(voice actor for sonic games)
All in all, if your a huge fan of Sonic, this one is a keeper ... Read more

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This video features three more episodes from the popular Pokémon TV series. In "So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd," the bird Pokémon of the title is elusive prey for Brock, Misty, and Ash. But the mysterious master of this Pokémon is even more of a puzzler. Fans will be surprised by who saves the day. In the second segment, the egg Brock has carried since a previous episode finally hatches and the first of the new Pokémon is born, a cutie pie named Togepi. This starts a grand match to find out who will carry the new Pokémon, including Team Rocket. When Bulbasaur looks to evolve, there's more than meets the eye in "The Mysterious Garden." Along the way in this trio of adventures, an upgraded Pokédex is delivered and Team Rocket wins the day. OK, just kidding about the last part--Team Rocket will always fail in its inevitable way. (Ages 4 and older) --Doug Thomas ... Read more

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I Love Togepi!
I thought the movie was great and I am 14 years old!Togepi is my favorite pokemon.I have a talking Togepi plush it is sooooo cute.I think Togepi is the cutest pokemon of all.I like the part when Togepi hatches and sees Misty and I also liked it when they find out that the first thing Togepi sees it thinks is its mother,I love that movie.I think Togepi is the best pokemon.

Voting on Behalf of Preschoolers
The preschoolers I work with are in just love with Togepi. They squeak just like it.

Another excellent episode of Pokemon.
Here is my third favorite episode of Pokemon, and my favorite video, my favorite episode is "Wake up Snorlax", the second is "The Slowpoke evoulution", and this one about Togepi, I also loved it, Togepi replaces Pikachu and Mew, as the cutest of all pokemon, I have a baby sister, named Estefania and I put it of nickname Togepi, because she is very really cute.

Exellent!!
Totally Togepi is good. Togepi is ssssssssoooooooo cute! I love it's cute little face and I love the way it says 'Togi! Togi! Breee!' I wish that I had my very own Togepi, but I guess that the only way to have my own Togepi is the capture one on the Pokemon Gold/Silver games.

What do you mean, super power of Togepi?
And what do you mean, gotta catch 'em all, anyway? This video is about a 175th Pokémon named Togepi. He (she? ) acts the same way most of the other Pokémon do: say their own names (but not Meowth, Gastly, and Mewtwo).

Anyway, I've heard about "The Power of One," the sequel to "Mewtwo Strikes Back," and that it will hit America in August. Two more are on the way, too! Oh, no...that means there could be 500 Pokébrats in a couple of years from now.

What do I care, though? I'm glad that soon this Pokémon craze will be over and done once and for all. ... Read more

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What happens when a Jigglypuff can't sing or a Paras can't fight or a magician has a lame magic act? All these questions are answered in this volume of three Pokémon episodes from the popular TV series. In "The March of the Exeggutor Squad," Ash is hypnotized by a magician's Pokémon. Soon angry Exeggutors are about to rampage on a city, and Brockand Misty have to work fast to save the day. Meowth falls for a cute girl who wants to help all Pokémon. Unfortunately, her Pokémon won'tfight--and thus won't evolve--in "The Problem with Paras." Separately, Ash and Team Rocket try to build Paras's confidence. By the end, even one of Ash's favorite Pokémon is evolving, albeit not a welcome event. In "The Song of Jigglypuff," the title Pokémon also has trouble--it can't sing. After some help from its new friends, Jigglypuff finds its voice, and a curiousdefense mechanism to boot. Typical shenanigans for the Pokémon fan age 4 to 10. --Doug Thomas ... Read more

Reviews (12)

Love that Jigglypuff!
Ah, sweet irony. A sad Jigglypuff only wants someone to appreciate his singing, but everyone keeps falling asleep. Even the doofy Psiduck can't stay awake! Ash has the answer, and soon Jigglypuff puts on a concert in "The Town that Never Sleeps." A great episode featuring my favorite Pokemon. The second half doesn't appear to be on the next DVD.

The other episodes include a fake magician using Eggsecutor to hypnotise people, and Meowth falling in love. All good Pokemon fun.

Jigglypuff Rocks!
Jigglypuff is the most precious Pokemon (next