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Pokemon - Heroes: The Movie (2003)
Runtime: 71 mins
Synopsis: The fifth installment of the phenomenally successful Pokémon series, whose Japanese title literally translates as "Guardian Spirits of the Water Capital: Latias and Latios," takes place in a mysterious city on water. Set against a baffling maze of canals and alleyways, Ash, Pikachu... The fifth installment of the phenomenally successful Pokémon series, whose Japanese title literally translates as "Guardian Spirits of the Water Capital: Latias and Latios," takes place in a mysterious city on water. Set against a baffling maze of canals and alleyways, Ash, Pikachu and the rest of the gang take on a slick new pair of thieves in this glamorous, high-stakes adventure story. The film introduces two new Pokémon® characters, the courageous Latias™ and Latios™, who possess strong psychic abilities and the power to disguise themselves as humans! -- © Miramax [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rachel Lillis, Maddie Blaustein
Screenwriter: Hideki Sonoda, Jim Malone
Producer: Yukako Matsusako, Takemoto Mori, Choji Yoshikawa, Kathryn A. Borland
DVD Info
Release:
Aug 1, 2005
Reviews
[I]t seems these things are being made and released by rote. If no one went, would the next one come out anyway?
There are, alas, the requisite new characters and this round it’s a pair of winged critters with high-pitched grating ‘voices’ that sound most awfully like Mr. Bill from Saturday Night Live.
At worst, you're paying to see something you can basically see on television.
The new characters' voices are even more grating and annoying than in previous installments, and some of the animation seems downright archaic.
All that a piece of product like Pokemon Heroes will inspire is the urge to nap.
Kids will revolt, parents will snooze, and I will be downright giddy if I never encounter another Pokémon movie as long as I live.
Those who haven't fallen under the Pokémon spell will find little here to convert them.
You'd have to classify Pokemon Heroes as an action movie, but with the static long shots and inert faces, it's more like an inaction movie.
If you still have Pokémon fans at your house, I suppose there's no harm in taking them to see this movie; but with Pixar's Finding Nemo set to open in a couple of weeks, surely you can find something better to do this weekend.
With the same vocal talent and weak combination of computer and hand-drawn animation, the film is about on par with the previous entries in the series.

