Pokémon the Movie 3 (2001)
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Theatrical Release: Apr 6, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $15,754,369
Synopsis: POKÉMON 3: The Movie, the third full-length animated feature based on the popular Japanese cartoon series (adapted for American audiences by producer Norman Grossfeld and director Michael Haigney) presents an intriguing blend of fast-paced adventure and fantasy. Young pokémon trainer... POKÉMON 3: The Movie, the third full-length animated feature based on the popular Japanese cartoon series (adapted for American audiences by producer Norman Grossfeld and director Michael Haigney) presents an intriguing blend of fast-paced adventure and fantasy. Young pokémon trainer Ash and his traveling companions arrive at the idyllic town of Greenfield, where they encounter five-year-old Molly, a lonely little girl whose parents have disappeared into another dimension inhabited by the Unown. These cryptic hieroglyphic-shaped pokémon are able to read the minds of humans and make their dreams become reality. With the help of the Unown, Molly's overactive imagination has spawned a bizarre dream world complete with a crystal tower of gigantic proportions and a mighty guardian pokémon to do her bidding. After fighting their way inside Molly's refuge, Ash's loyal pokémon pals and the Unown finally clash in a splashy computer-enhanced showdown. As in the first and second Pokémon movie installments, an animated short precedes the main feature: In PIKACHU AND PICHU, everyone's favorite yellow electric pokémon encounters the playful Pichu brothers during a trip to the big city, along with a host of colorful new pokémon first introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver for the Nintendo Game Boy. [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rachel Lillis, Ikue Otani, Maddie Blaustein
Screenwriter: Norman J. Grossfeld, Michael Haigney, Takeshi Shudo, Hideki Sonoda
Producer: Norman J. Grossfeld
DVD Info
Release:
Aug 21, 2001
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
Additional Release Material:
- Making-Of - 1. Making of "To Know the Unknown" Music Video
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- 2. Bonus Trailer - POKEMON 4
- Audio Commentary - 1. Cast & Crew
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Reviews
action-packed ... suspenseful without being terribly scary. Although the lengthy climax caused the kids sitting nearby to make a meal of their fingernails, they couldn't take their eyes off the screen.
Too little, too late for the phenomenon to gain a second wind, or for it to make converts out of any Pokémon haters.
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