Pokemon Movie 22: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu Evolution

Looking for a positive review? You now know someone here does LOVE the Remake.

I had no nostalgia for the first movie, but if you are calm, I'm sure you can see reasons why the remake is better than the original. They made very good changes mainly plot is CONCISE and PERFECT pacing !!! Nothing too long and straight to it, never got bored.

First thank that they dropped the Professor's backstory, it dragged, added nothing of value, and was unnecessary to the grand scheme of the movie. Mewtwo is DIFFERENT, we got that.

I love that instead they expanded the Giovanni gym battle using Mewtwo. AND ... it was VERSUS/DESTROYING AN ONIX along with the Gary Oak Nidoking part. The scene in the original was so short and never fully utilized. It was something I wanted to see more of.

Mewtwo and Gyarados were BADASS in 3D. THEY really stepped up the camera angles and the 3D CGI of the ocean waters were fantastic! The Pokemon battles were AWESOME and even fight with some modern Pokemon moves. The 3D modeling was good, Ash Brock Misty looked like the real deal to me from 2D to 3D.

There were a lot of great minor improvements. Team Rocket are smarter for actually bringing a decent Lapras boat that looks hell lot safer to get into than that broken wooden boat in the storm. Seeing the wooden boat that would obviously capsize was cringe, did anyone have brains?

The Ash scene was way better in the remake than the original. Completely fixed what I didn't like in the first place just by being CONCISE and GOOD PACING. In what is stepping up when there is trouble, Ash was heroic breaking up the fight and in turn perishing which would just be naturally sad.

In the original, the Pokemon vs. clone showdown dragged which not only started being stupid and was cringe. Ash stood and watched and begged them to stop to just run up and sacrifice himself so we supposed to feel all touchy and sad.

In summary, the Remake made the already decent plot GOOD without the cringe drama or stupidity, so it is CONCISE. The movie is really cool and has great rewatch value. Watch this and then Mewtwo Returns. Both Amazing.

This review is split into two parts: above all and especially for the german dub.

Above all:

Story:
Well, I guess this film isn't new to anyone, so I wont talk about the story in particular. However, what disturbed me right from the start was the fact, that Mewtwos origin at the beginning was cutted down to nearly nothing - all the parts where he thinks about hisself and also the part with the girl and the direct motivation from the scientists... gone. Except from that there isn't really any change.

CGI/Graphic:
Well, the Pokémon look mostly good or at least okay, the humans however... to be honest, it reminded ... me on some 3D/CG-Hentai character models - and not the really good ones.

Music:
Well... it's there...

Over all:
Unfortunately a soulless remake, which can't reach the original. Yeah, the attacks look cooler and there are some extra scenes but those aren't that much of an improvement. Especially the music in the original was WAY better and emotional. If you want to see it and feel nostalgic, go ahead. Otherwise, I guess, you wont be satisfield.

About the german dub:
At least they some times used the same voices like back than, for example Misty and Rocko. Other voices like the scientist or Ash and especially Metwo don't really fit. Also, some times it feels like they may have changed the things, some characters said in the original, even though the text is mostly the same like back than. Unfortunately, I couldn't get/find the japanese dub, but hey: In der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen.

Just... Why? Go to watch the old 2d version please, my eyes were crying.

Suggested to 0-4 years old children because of the graphic, that's all. Don't watch it.

Incredible that I'm forced to write a longer review, I never write but this... Thing... Really deserve a bad review, they could have done a remake with new Anime graphic, instead... No comment

It's visible that is high quality graphic, it's just a ridiculous style. The story is literally the old one, just a remake.

I just saw some pieces because it's literally the old story, at least I didn't waste Lot of my time, but I anyway did, could ... have watch something different or the old movie. Absolutely don't watch it.