SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

rikufatality The beginning of the film perfectly sets the tone, with a father and daughter playing pretend. The whole film plays on the psychology of the daughter after she loses her father to the unown.The glorious visual 3D effects on top of the painted backdrops make for a visual feast that I compare to frozen's "let it go" tower creation. Only with a sea shell aesthetic. The daughter experiences the vast amounts of things she can do based on belief and power.The moral of the story is the heart that beats throughout. Its the understanding of a broken family. The questions of how to handle it. Its beautiful moral ambiguity.The story is immersive as any grand adventure. This film has been IMMENSELY underrated and abused by critics.

UmbreonReveiwer I have not seen this film in years and once I saw it again it was just as good if not better than I remember it as a kid. As a kid, I loved watching the battles and the visuals. Now that I am older, I admire not only the incredible animation but also the creative use of the Pokémon, the battles and the surprisingly complex message about dealing with grief. Also, the execution is perfect and the reason I am not giving it 10 stars is that the scene with Charizard is a little out of nowhere. And I can't believe how little 4Kids changed in this movie. In conclusion, this movie is basically one of the best Pokémon movies there is. It is a film that can be enjoyed even by people that are not familiar with the show or any of the movies.

hayashimegumi In my opinion, Spell of the Unown (2000) is one of the best earlier Pokémon films. It is my favorite as a child and still is today because of its hidden power; it has the ability to captivate with its rich Pokémon mythology and to move our hearts with loving messages.Compared to the first two films, this film can standalone without the aid of other short films or sequels to enhance the story. The film does feel short though, so additional scenes and increment of total running time would be nice because the story moves a little too fast in the beginning, which may be confusing to those who are new to the Pokémon Universe. Thankfully, the whole movie turns out an interesting fantasy dream. The visually pleasing animation and beautiful imagination would appeal the majority especially dreamers. There are also more action than before, more variety of Pokémon and it is fun to watch. Ending this post, I must mention that I certainly loved the animated short Pikachu & Pichu that comes with Spell of the Unown (2000). Featuring the Pichu Brothers and plenty of other second generation Pokémon, it is super endearing and light-hearted! Their lively adventure makes the whole animated feature perfect!

Genevieve Wow. I don't even really remember that much about this movie, except that it stunk.The plot's basically; a girl's parents neglect her, so this sicko PokeMon pretends to be her dad. Am I the only one disturbed by that? Then, this weirdo PokeMon kidnaps Ash's mom to pretend to be the girl's. I don't care if he was trying to make the girl happy, that's just gross.There was no real plot. The girl was just a whiny brat who wanted things her own way. She played with Unowns, was the "daughter" of Entei and apparently could grow and shrink in age on a whim with the help of her "dad".That's pretty much all I can remember, but I think you can take it as a hint, and not see it. (Or if you do see it, don't expect much.) 1 out of 10.Seriously. If you want a PokeMon movie, rent "PokeMon; the First Movie".