Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Directors:

Michael Haigney
Kunihiko Yuyama

Writers:

Norman J. Grossfeld (writer)
Michael Haigney (writer)

Release Date:

6 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

This Spring The Unknown Spells Adventure

Plot:

The Pokemon master Ash must rescue his mother from the encasement of a crystal tower.

Plot Keywords:

Father | Mother | Child | Sequel | Disappearance

Cast

Veronica Taylor	...	Ash Ketchum / Mrs. Delia Ketchum (voice: English version)
Rachael Lillis	...	Misty / Jessie / Goldeen (voice: English version)
Eric Stuart	...	Brock / James (voice: English version)
Madeleine Blaustein	...	Meowth (voice: English version) (as Maddie Blaustein)
Ikue Ootani	...	Pikachu (voice)
Amy Birnbaum	...	Molly Hale (voice: English version)
Dan Green	...	Prof. Spencer Hale / Entei (voice: English version)
Stan Hart	...	Prof. Samuel Oak (voice: English version)
Lisa Ortiz	...	Lisa (voice: English version)
Kathy Pilon	...	Reporter (voice: English version)
Peter R. Bird	...	Skyler (voice: English version)
Kayzie Rogers	...	Wobbuffet / Cyndaquil / Mr. Mime / Flaafy (voice: English version)
Ed Paul	...	Tracy, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ken Gates	...	Narrator / Servant (voice: English version)
Tara Jayne	...	Bulbasaur / Vulpix / Teddiursa / Phanpy (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Pokémon the Movie 3: Lord of the Unknown Tower (USA) (working title)
Pokemon 3 (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-7 | Ireland:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

4 Kids Entertainment

Trivia:

After Delia watches the news, she rushes over to the refrigerator and pulls off the papers to look at a picture. One of the paper's she pulls off is a screen shot of a Pokemon battle from the Game boy game series.

Quotes:

James: I haven't seen this many strange letters since the last time I placed a personal ad.

Movie Connections:

Follows Pokémon: The First Movie (1999)

Soundtrack:

Pokemon Johto

Deserves much better then a 4.0!!!

What an enjoyable film! I don't understand all the hate and backlash this has gotten. If you hate Pokémon, and your insist on down voting, go do it on 7 or 8, where everything is bright, cheery, linear, Hollywood garbage. This is beautiful.

The story isn't complex, but it's much more layered then other animated films. The colors are beautiful, and the animation is very well done, with tastefully placed CG, but mostly wonderfully detailed classic animation. The story contains good lessons about faith and family. The battle scenes are long and epic. The style is so dark and artistic that it's simply a treat for the eyes.

My only complaints come with some the dialog being a little cheesy, and that it's way to short. (The feature itself is only 70 min) With more time they could have gone more places and really developed the characters and story arcs more. But all in all, a wonderful film, defiantly among the best of the Pokemon series, and among my favorite anime films of all time. A must see for all young people, anime fans, Pokémon fans, and anyone with a general interest in animated film! 10/10 as far as Pokémon is concerned