All of your favorite Pokémon characters are back and are joined for the first time by the legendary Pokémon Celebi and Suicune in this latest exciting Pokemon adventure! In order to escape a greedy Pokémon hunter, Celebi must use the last of its energy to travel through time to the present day. Celebi brings along Sammy, a boy who had been trying to protect it. Along with Ash, Pikachu, and the rest of the gang, Sammy and Celebi encounter an enemy far more advanced than the hunter left behind in the past. This new enemy possesses a Pokeball called a “Dark Ball,” which transforms the Pokémon it captures into evil and far stronger creatures. When Celebi is captured, the fate of the entire forest is threatened. Let POKÉMON 4EVER transport you to a world of adventure as Ash, Suicune, and the rest take action to save the day!The fourth Pokémon feature follows the pattern set by the previous three–and falls into the same traps. The TV series depicts the modest adventures of Pokémon trainer Ash Ketcham and his friends Brock and Misty as they roam an imaginary world, fighting matches and making friends. The features add elaborate CG effects that don’t mesh with the flat, drawn characters, and over-scaled threats that feel beyond Ash’s abilities to resolve. Forty years ago, Sam, a young trainer, meets the 251st Pokémon Celebi (it looks like Tinkerbell with a goldfish for a head). To escape a mean hunter, Celebi brings Sam to the present day, where they meet Ash & Company. They also meet the evil Iron Mask Marauder who’s supposed to be a member of Team Rocket, but who’s much nastier than the comically inept Jessie, James, and Meowth. The Marauder corrupts Celebi with a “dark ball” and forces it to create a monster out of trees, branches, etc., that is blatantly copied from the Night Walker in Princess Mononoke. Ash and his friends eventually save the day, the Pokémon, and the forest–but it all feels like we’ve been there/done that. –Charles Solomon
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March 5, 2010
#1
…I did not even know that they were still churning out these long toy advertisements until I happened to get a glimpse of this at my local video store. It must be the bad voice dubbing or the overly-computerized special animation effects that the little tykes like because there is no story or interesting animation in the entire film.
The fact that I was not forced to see commercials of this nonsense on TV and that shows like Rouruni Kenshin and Cowboy Beebop are gaining in popularity means that, finally, the Poke[mon] cures is lifting.
March 5, 2010
#2
Not that any of the Pokemon movies are particularity great,but this was just disgraceful. The whole plot was just a huge ripoff of the animated masterpiece Princess Mononoke. For example the voice of the forest, or Celebi could make vines grow magically when it felt threatened hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I wonder were they possibly got that from, another example, when the voice of the forest mutated into what seemed like godzilla made of trees it started to destroy the forest and every thing in its path, that seen was almost directly taken from Princess Mononoke except pokemon 4 ever used [bad] digital effects.
The rest of the plot basically repeats the other movies, Ash saves the world while Brock and Misty stand on the sidelines screaming “Dont do it Ash” god forbid they make Brock and Misty useful.Since I already started talking about the characters I might as well continue. As I said before Brock or Misty dont do anthing in this movie Ash and that stupid kid Sammy do everything, in fact the only time Brock and Misty played a part in the actual story was in pokemon 3, which turned out to be by far the best out of all the movies.
As for the animation it …, as for the digital effects they …, most of them were 2nd or 3rd rate at best.
All in all the music sucked the voice acting was pretty good and the story was a piece of…, as I said before How Dare the Ripoff Princess Mononoke.
March 5, 2010
#3
Ash: 1300
Misty: 450
Brock: 600
kid prof. and old prof. Oak: 600
green haired girl:100
granny: 400
other green hared girl: 300
team rocket: 200
masked maruaders: 450
celibi: 300
pikachuuuu: 1300
blimp friend: 600
suicuine: 600
tylor: 200
it was a preety good movie
March 5, 2010
#4
Alas, in France my son does not go to school on Wednesdays, smack in the middle of the work week. Often, he watches films, right next to me. He has this film, and I see nothing whatsoever interesting about this entire “system” of games/films. I just don’t get it: while entertaining (and he studies it for clues on how to play the games, often online, so it does develop some thinking skills, I suppose) there is nothing about it that we can talk about. It is junk, so far as I can see. But he absolutely loves it and enters an entire world, with its own rules and vocabulary. I did that, too, and admittedly a lot of it was cr@p.
I cannot see anything that parents can share with this, alas. But then, that might be the appeal for him: it’s his and we respect that.
March 5, 2010
#5
Just another Pokemon movie…i guess…
If thats what you’re thinking, you’re wrong. Its a great movie for |children & POKEMON ADDICTS or Pokemaniacs & REAL anime lovers| only. Lets talk about literature you learned in grade school, OK?
First of all, the title is of course, Pokemon 4Ever, the 4 cleverly replacing the ‘for’ in the title and also representing the 4th movie made about Pokemon (notice: i didnt say ‘by’ because obviously Pokemon didnt make the movie). This movie is just about Celebi, a legendary Pokemon, who travels forward in time about 40 years. Sammy, a person who you know really well in the first episode (no im not giving who the person is away, you’ll have to get it and see), travels along with Celebi and meets Ash. They do the usual “Hi! How are you?” and blah, blah, blah. SKIP BORING PART OF MOVIE —>
The climax and denouement are grouped together after 1 hour or so when Ash tries to feed Celebi. Since I come from an Asian background, the author and original artist of the drawing probably infered that Celebi had died when the berries dropped into the water. In Asia, esp Chinese and Japenese backgounded people say that when beads fall, you are dead. So, basically the berries symbolizes death. And ya, it isnt dead for long because it is revived by other Celebi, and Ash and Sammy depart. Ash is sad and thats the end of the story.
There was plenty of irony in the story, especially with Professor Oak. If you dont want me to ruin the story for you stop! Else Read on. Professor Oak is Sammy. And I know…WOW! what a transformation. But then the scientific aspect comes into view. What about that thing that said that you can’t be in two places at once? Huh? There are lots of holes in the story if you’re scientifically smart. But who gives…this is a definently good movie despite the holes. Although the denuement could be better, its an overall good movie to watch at MAX 3-4 times. It grows boring after the first time…trust me.