I was looking forward to seeing this movie (especially because of Darkrai, Dialga and Palkia).
Not a bad film on the scale set by Pokemon movies.
The art was beautiful, although nothing out of the ordinary. Still, I liked it, and it stood out nicely for itself.
Besides our heroes, the guest stars were okay, and they were given enough background, screen time and character to make themselves useful.
The plot itself... the movie started really slow. It seemed to take forever before things actually got going, and by the time the end was near, it didn't feel like much; after all the battling between Dialga and Palkia in the past minutes, the conclusion was nothing special.
All in all a good movie, definitely worth the watch, and the story was good if you don't count the fact that they didn't really bring anything amazing/awesome into it.
Also, I liked Darkrai's voice more than I have liked other Pokemon voices made into actual speech. It sounded far more... realistic.moreless
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Ash and the others arrive in Alamos Town, where Dawn will take part in a contest. However the sudden appearance of the legendary pokemon Darkrai sends the town's citizens into nightmares and a force to stop Darkrai is formed. However, the town is soon warped to another dimension where a battle between the legendary pokemon Dialga and Palkia is occurring. The battle is threating the safety of the town and its citizens and it is up to Ash, Dawn, Brock, Alice, and Darkrai to stop the two from destroying the town.moreless
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Scott WilliamsDarkrai
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Rich McNannaTonio
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Sean ReyesBaron Alberto
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Ikue Ohtani
Pikachu
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Michele Knotz
Jessie
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Sarah Natochenny
Ash
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Emily Bauer
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Ken Gates
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Bill Rogers
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Team Rocket use a Carnivine balloon at the beginning of the movie.
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Alberto is the third person to get turned into a pokémon (being Lickilicky), the first two being Ash turning into a Pikachu in Hocus Pokémon, and the unnamed boy turning into a Squirtle in the first Mystery Dungeon special.
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When Ash chases after Darkrai into the alley, a flock of Murkrow fly off. If you listen closely, you can hear them say "yami" which is part of their Japanese name.
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The U.S. trailers for the movie stated a Pokémon tournament was happening in Alamos Town, but it is actually a contest.
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Budew, Burmy, and Wormadam are smaller in this movie then they are in the series.
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One of the murals in the Spacetime Towers has Leafeon and Glaceon on it.
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In the original trailers (in Japan) a scene involving Ash flying on a Pidgeot was shown. This was not in the film however.
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Unlike previous movies, which had no connections to other movies, this and the next two movies, "Giratina and the Sky Warrior", and "Arceus and the Jewel of Life" form a trilogy of movies, with this being the first part in the trilogy.
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This is the first movie to be dubbed at DuArt Film and Video.
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The intro shows scenes from the previous nine movies, and thus features cameos by Misty, May, and Max. Also, the Legendary Pokémon (and Lucario) from the previous nine movies appear.
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This movie was released on DVD on May 27, 2008.
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The "music stops the legendary pokémon from fighting" plot was also used in the second movie.
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The trinket seller from Jirachi: Wish Maker appears at The Space-time Towers, selling a Lunar Wing to Dawn. In the games the Lunar Wing is found after Cresselia flees Fullmoon Island, and Cresselia is considered as Darkrai's opposite.
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Pokémon Debuts: Drifblim, Infernape, Empoleon, Shellos (Blue), Yanmega, Dialga, Palkia, Darkrai, Luxio, Luxray, Finneon, Lumineon, Cherrim (both forms), Gallade, Lickilicky, Purugly, Chingling, Tangrowth, Gible, Bronzor, Honchkrow.
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According to promotional maps, Alamos Town is located northeast of Jubilife City and northwest of Oreburgh City near the junction of Route 206 and Route 207.
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The setting of the movie is based on Barcelona, Spain. The Spacetime Towers are based on the Sagrada Família.
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During the musical interlude of the two towers, you can hear some rhythmic compositions of Clock Town from the N64 gameThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Ironically, the town in the movie also bears some reference to Clock Town as well.
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Part of Palkia's roar is mixed with the roar of King Ghidorah, a famous Kaiju from the Godzilla movies.
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