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Pokemon: Detective Pikachu
6 years ago
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So yeah, I saw it last night, wanted to get an early viewing, and it was... ... ... good.
I gotta say, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little let down after the phenomenal marketing got me so hyped, but that's not to say I didn't like it or that it wasn't a thoroughly entertaining film.
First off, the bad - What a lot of critics are saying about the plot is pretty much spot on. And truth is, before seeing the film, I went in thinking that critics need to back off and recognize a film for its intent and a super original plot is not what the filmmakers were intending. However, after seeing the film, I realize what they meant and I wholeheartedly agree. This movie relies on a story almost anyone has seen a million times before, but such a pitfall could be forgiven if the movie was written well. However, I can't really say the writing was that memorable. It had some good jokes and some good lines, but for the most part it was pretty by the numbers in its writing as well. It could've made up for that with the characters, but again the filmmakers didn't really write the most memorable characters. Tim was good; I thoroughly disagree with what some people are saying about him. I thought he was complex, had a decent personality, and was 3-dimensional. Can't really say that about Lucy. The actress, Kathryn, played her fine, but they didn't really give her much to work with. Same for Ken Watanabe's character. Another minor problem was the pacing. I felt the movie was well-structured, unlike some people, and flowed very well, but a few scenes did feel rushed and I think they could've benefited from an extra minute or two to properly set up the scene.
Now with that out of the way, I gotta say that what was supposed to work in the film worked very well: the Pokemon! They were cute, well rendered, and so enjoyable to watch. There were a few that seemed less like living creatures and more like living dolls, but that's about all the negative things I have to say about it. There is one other thing, but it's a minor nitpick and a bit of a spoiler, so I won't go into it. Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu was just the best choice, Psyduck was an absolute treasure, as was expected, cubone, aipom, pancham, jigglypuff, greninja, torterra- OH MY GOD, the bulbasaurs were sooooooo damn cute! And of course Mewtwo, who was in the movie for quite a bit, was just pure, rich, eye candy. Kinda want to see a live action film dedicated solely to him. <3
I will be going to see it again and will almost certainly be buying it when it comes out. If you're a Pokemon fan, I'd recommend seeing it. If you're just looking for a movie to kill time with and aren't really familiar with Pokemon, you might enjoy it for the cute creatures or you might be turned off by the overdone narrative. At the moment, I'd say a 7 out of 10, but that might change after a second viewing.
I gotta say, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little let down after the phenomenal marketing got me so hyped, but that's not to say I didn't like it or that it wasn't a thoroughly entertaining film.
First off, the bad - What a lot of critics are saying about the plot is pretty much spot on. And truth is, before seeing the film, I went in thinking that critics need to back off and recognize a film for its intent and a super original plot is not what the filmmakers were intending. However, after seeing the film, I realize what they meant and I wholeheartedly agree. This movie relies on a story almost anyone has seen a million times before, but such a pitfall could be forgiven if the movie was written well. However, I can't really say the writing was that memorable. It had some good jokes and some good lines, but for the most part it was pretty by the numbers in its writing as well. It could've made up for that with the characters, but again the filmmakers didn't really write the most memorable characters. Tim was good; I thoroughly disagree with what some people are saying about him. I thought he was complex, had a decent personality, and was 3-dimensional. Can't really say that about Lucy. The actress, Kathryn, played her fine, but they didn't really give her much to work with. Same for Ken Watanabe's character. Another minor problem was the pacing. I felt the movie was well-structured, unlike some people, and flowed very well, but a few scenes did feel rushed and I think they could've benefited from an extra minute or two to properly set up the scene.
Now with that out of the way, I gotta say that what was supposed to work in the film worked very well: the Pokemon! They were cute, well rendered, and so enjoyable to watch. There were a few that seemed less like living creatures and more like living dolls, but that's about all the negative things I have to say about it. There is one other thing, but it's a minor nitpick and a bit of a spoiler, so I won't go into it. Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu was just the best choice, Psyduck was an absolute treasure, as was expected, cubone, aipom, pancham, jigglypuff, greninja, torterra- OH MY GOD, the bulbasaurs were sooooooo damn cute! And of course Mewtwo, who was in the movie for quite a bit, was just pure, rich, eye candy. Kinda want to see a live action film dedicated solely to him. <3
I will be going to see it again and will almost certainly be buying it when it comes out. If you're a Pokemon fan, I'd recommend seeing it. If you're just looking for a movie to kill time with and aren't really familiar with Pokemon, you might enjoy it for the cute creatures or you might be turned off by the overdone narrative. At the moment, I'd say a 7 out of 10, but that might change after a second viewing.
