The new live action Pokemon movie. Opinions?
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I could drag some friends with me as well.
Mr. Cat
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I played the demo for the game and that was horrifying enough as is. I'm terrified to watch this trailer. Detective Pikachu is an abomination...
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Okay, I watched it. It at least seems better than the game. Live action pikachu is kind of cute too, it reminds me of the older, chubbier Pikachu.
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Okay, I watched it. It at least seems better than the game. Live action pikachu is kind of cute too, it reminds me of the older, chubbier Pikachu.
i have super mixed feelings about it honestly. i'm not against a live-action pokemon movie but the whole vibe i get from it is soooo different from how i've always felt about pokemon? idk it's hard to explain. and i love ryan reynolds but him voicing pikachu?! pikachu being able to speak at all?! i don't really like that
I have to admit watching the trailer a second time does help ease a lot of the creepiness, but the fact someone mentioned Pikachu has pupils made me go back to see (I didn't notice it at first) and now his cuteness has turned into pure terror again as it's like miniature Ryan Reynolds has jumped into a Pikachu suit and the only thing you can see are his human eyes D:
I don't follow pokemon 'channels' so I guess that's my fault ^-^
I guess we'll have to wait till a later trailer and reviews to get a better idea. My only hope is we get to see all of the legendary pokemon!!! Just imagine a real life rayquaza O-O now that's something to be excited about!
Also they better start the movie with a professor talking about the world of pokemon or else!
Looks kinda neat, honestly. I never bothered with the game and will continue to ignore it, but at the very least I'll get some enjoyment out of seeing 'realistic' versions of the Pokemon in the movie. It also seems a bit less cynical knowing that a guy who did fan art of 'realistic Pokemon' some years ago was picked up to do the redesigns, so if anything at least one person working on the movie had some passion for it.
Oddly seems like a bit of a risk too. Live action remakes/adaptations are basically the typical Hollywood way of adapting basically anything these days, but given the source material and fan base this seems really out of left field to do so (well...More so than usual), especially since the designs aren't that drastic, they're pretty believable/true to the source material. Not to mention the storyline isn't going to be anything I would have expected from a Pokemon movie,yet it seems pretty in spirit with the franchise rather than the typical "dark gritty reboot" where they for some reason have weapons and everybody is perpetually angry/sad.
At the very least, I hate the anime series/movies. It can't be worse than those.
I'm hoping it leans more into "what if Pokemon were real in our world" kinda idea rather than the game/anime "Pokemon have always been a thing to the point our entire world would cease to function properly without them". I gathered in the movie it's still in a world where Pokemon have always existed, but it could still play that down to some degree, have some more 'believable' situations in the movie.
And just doing something with the universe that you just wouldn't really get in the games "because gameplay". I haven't played Detective Pikachu so I don't/won't know how much of that outside of the name is carried into this.
If anything, the protagonist guy looks to be in his 20's. That's a refreshing change to pretty much every other protagonist being a prepubescent child.
I heard of it a while ago, but part of me thought it was a joke, the rest of me just forgot until the trailer appeared making me all "oh yea, that exists...Wait, that actually exists?"
Oddly seems like a bit of a risk too. Live action remakes/adaptations are basically the typical Hollywood way of adapting basically anything these days, but given the source material and fan base this seems really out of left field to do so (well...More so than usual), especially since the designs aren't that drastic, they're pretty believable/true to the source material. Not to mention the storyline isn't going to be anything I would have expected from a Pokemon movie,yet it seems pretty in spirit with the franchise rather than the typical "dark gritty reboot" where they for some reason have weapons and everybody is perpetually angry/sad.
At the very least, I hate the anime series/movies. It can't be worse than those.
I'm hoping it leans more into "what if Pokemon were real in our world" kinda idea rather than the game/anime "Pokemon have always been a thing to the point our entire world would cease to function properly without them". I gathered in the movie it's still in a world where Pokemon have always existed, but it could still play that down to some degree, have some more 'believable' situations in the movie.
And just doing something with the universe that you just wouldn't really get in the games "because gameplay". I haven't played Detective Pikachu so I don't/won't know how much of that outside of the name is carried into this.
If anything, the protagonist guy looks to be in his 20's. That's a refreshing change to pretty much every other protagonist being a prepubescent child.
I heard of it a while ago, but part of me thought it was a joke, the rest of me just forgot until the trailer appeared making me all "oh yea, that exists...Wait, that actually exists?"
looking forward to deadpool 3
In saying that if you remember the ending scenes in Deadpool 2 then what you said is true ^-^
SaltedKaramel
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Honestly? I think it looks great! I'll admit, when they said they were going for a more "realistic" portrayal of pokemon, I was thinking along the lines of Pokemon Go's "realistic" pokemon that they use for their trailers. This, was very unexpected but also incredibility intriguing. Some pokemon look horrifying (i.e Mr. Mime and Greninja) but some look really adorable (i.e Pikachu). Very unexpected art direction, but it still looks like a fun movie.
What really sold me on this movie though, was the amount of obscure and clever references from the entire series. There was a store called "Unova Style Pizza", "Rad Rickshaw's Bicycle Shop", Jigglypuff with the mic, just so many. As a big pokemon fan, I'm gonna enjoy watching this and trying to catch all the references! Also, the most important thing that the trailer showed, was the fact that it wasn't just Generation 1. So many pokemon across the series were shown! Even Gen 7, you could see Comfey flying around the city! These two things was what made me confident that this movie is going to be enjoyable.
What really sold me on this movie though, was the amount of obscure and clever references from the entire series. There was a store called "Unova Style Pizza", "Rad Rickshaw's Bicycle Shop", Jigglypuff with the mic, just so many. As a big pokemon fan, I'm gonna enjoy watching this and trying to catch all the references! Also, the most important thing that the trailer showed, was the fact that it wasn't just Generation 1. So many pokemon across the series were shown! Even Gen 7, you could see Comfey flying around the city! These two things was what made me confident that this movie is going to be enjoyable.
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leahhhhaaaaa
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The Mr mime scene in the trailer creeped me out. Lol.
DJStarstryker
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I'm a Pokemon fan, but I'm not interested in it. It gives me vibes of the Super Mario Bros movie from the '90s and that was really terrible.
I might watch it if I can do so for free, like if the library eventually gets it.
I might watch it if I can do so for free, like if the library eventually gets it.
Man I hate it so much. I hate that horrible jigglypuff so much, I'm refusing to watch this. I hate that they went this route with it and so many people saying 'oh its the best they could've done' wouldn't know quality if they were hit over the head with it.
Prediction, this will do great in america and perhaps china, and bomb everywhere else. I don't know how a company like game freak who is so protective of their ip let this happen. It's grotesque and honestly ... just seems like it was designed by people who DON'T play pokemon. Jigglypuff is a balloon you freaks! WHY WOULD SHE HAVE HAIR!
Sorry i'm a little mad at this
Prediction, this will do great in america and perhaps china, and bomb everywhere else. I don't know how a company like game freak who is so protective of their ip let this happen. It's grotesque and honestly ... just seems like it was designed by people who DON'T play pokemon. Jigglypuff is a balloon you freaks! WHY WOULD SHE HAVE HAIR!
Sorry i'm a little mad at this
From what I've seen everywhere people have very polar opinions. As I said before I wish they dialed back the realistic stuff (Pikachu's eyes and fur, Mr Mimes random skin textures like he's made out of some odd plastic and Jigglypuffs odd fur too etc. etc.).
We should all have known this was going to be the result though, just looking at teenage mutant ninja turtles live action movie is proof that animated stuff just looks dumb when made "live". We have an expectation of what something looks like in a cartoon or anime and that's why a lot of people are uncomfortable with this.
Mr_Persona
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I would never want to watch that ugly weird looking movie
it just looks dumb and pikachu's voice, like just why does it have to a man voice. The game is dumb and so would this movie.
it just looks dumb and pikachu's voice, like just why does it have to a man voice. The game is dumb and so would this movie.
