Being a fan of Pokemon, an old Pokemaniac too, I couldn't help but like the movie the first time. Beautiful animation as I was used to the so-so of the series, a threatening yet cool villain, and tie-ins to the show, what the 3 newer movies and video-sequel to this one lack so much. They seem unnecessary and make even the fans believe they're only out there for money. But, I have to talk about this one. I colourful, chaotic, wonderful mess the first time for us fans, it then becomes a predictable, boring, stupid movie like it was for everyone the first time. There's no other way to put it. If you've seen it once, don't see it again, otherwise it will ruin everything. The same can be said for the second movie, Pokemon:2000. But now the movies are really things put together at the last minute with less sense than you realize this has which seems to just be taking advantage of rising ticket prices. With those prices these days, I suggest you leave these movies out of your way until you can rent a copy. The glorious idea of Pokemon on the big screen has faded away with major disappointments, and the series is going to the same tune. With the movies being bashed by all, a GameCube game shelved, the series falling behind to Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the card-game losing interest, all of Pokemania seems to rest on the Game Boy Advance games coming next year. Nintendo has got a real big hole of opportunity to accidently hack one of it's greatest franchises.
