Surprisingly inert and rather boring, at least for anyone who doesn't collect the related cards.
Pokémon the Movie 3 (2001)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:12
Rotten:35
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: Critics say that the third Pokemon movie has a better plot than its two predecessors. This is not enough, however, to recommend it to those not already fans of the franchise.
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)... 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]
Starring: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rachel Lillis, Ikue Otani
Starring: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rachel Lillis, Ikue Otani, Maddie Blaustein, Ken Gates, Dan Green, Stan Hart
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama, Michael Haigney
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama, Michael Haigney
Screenwriter: Norman J. Grossfeld, Michael Haigney, Takeshi Shudo, Hideki Sonoda
Producer: Norman J. Grossfeld
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Reviews for Pokémon the Movie 3
Those merchandising monsters from Nintendo have just unveiled their latest commercial.
The kids will be served exactly the same sort of thing they got before -- fancy fluff.
It's enjoyable only if you're under the age of 7 -- or the influence of psychedelic drugs.
A loud, claustrophobic movie packed with artificial colours and characters whose weapons are rockets of debilitating spew they summon at will from their throats.
I'm thinking of Pokemon 3 as How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Pokemon, or at Least Tolerate It.
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