POKÉMON Detective Pikachu -- Live Action Pokémon Movie (May 10, 2019)

[Eleven19]

735 show tomorrow night. GF and i gotta find some cringe ass shirts and shit idgaf I'm so excited for this shit.

[Corrderio]

Just finished. Not terrible but something you'll only enjoy if you're a fan of Pokemon. Other than that thr story was pretty hit or miss, but Reynolds and the CGI were really enjoyable I thought.

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Few people in the theater cheered seeing Reynolds on screen

[Salodin]

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A lot of highs, quite a few misses. It really is a movie for the fans, and for kids. I'll probably sit on it for a day but I liked it

Movie is great for BG nerds and their kids. Go see it, maybe even rewatch the original movie for good measure.

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[Vaspinne]

Movie was awesome. Pretty much what you can expect from a Pokemon movie.

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I liked how they referenced Mewtwo being the same one that escaped from the lab that created him 20 years ago in the original movie. But the villain saying "he's the most powerful Pokemon ever" while standing in front of statues of Arceus, Palkia and Dialga was like "uh... come on buddy."

I kind of wish they had a few more little winks and nods to the original anime for the older crowd. And the whole Mewtwo thinking "humanity is awful... but you showed me some can be good", like, bruh, ASH AND A DIFFERENT PIKACHU ALREADY SHOWED YOU THIS BUDDEH!

RR being the dad was predictable but totally fine.

The movie is a prime and amazing example of how to properly CG and create a live-action version of a videogame world. Other franchises (Sonic and beyond) should seriously take note.

[Corrderio]

Out of all the CGI pokemon I think next to Pikachu the Bulbasaurs had to be my favorite. They were too damn cute.

I think my favorite part.

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Mr. Mime's interrogation and "death".

[Salodin]

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pouring gasoline in the mr.mime was fucking dark lmao, I loved it

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[Corrderio]

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Especially when they dropped the match. Mr. Mime's face before the cutaway was priceless.

[FallingHigher]

Took my nephew to see this earlier, both enjoyed it for different reasons. Think I’m going to have to watch it again as there’s lots of little things and detail I missed

[The Stig]

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pouring gasoline in the mr.mime was fucking dark lmao, I loved it

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Nah he deserves it lol. I hate that pokemon XD

So I also went to see it...

- The introduction/use of Mew Two early was a surprise to me, I originally thought it was just a bait to attract people in
- The world building was fantastic, the use of Pokemon and such. Like the Lickitongue on the train, the Squirtle spraying water on the floor, the Charmander cooking
- The intro showing the trainer aspect of the Pokemon was really amazing, as well as the knock-off Ash/Red shown. The Gyrados looked amazing and I really wish for a movie in the same style to be made
- I love the psuedo London shots. The city is like a smoothie mix of London, Tokyo and other cities that I probably don't recognise but some others might
- I can't stop staring at the animations, it just looks so good and attractive to look at, some bits were questionable like the final battle where Mew Two looked really obviously pasted on top of footage, in my opinion
- The magikarp scene, LOL. And Ryan Reynolds randomly [badly] singing the Pokemon theme, it's almost like they had several takes of that scene where he just ad-libbed and they picked the best one
- I was hoping to see a cameo of Ash (unless the dude at the beginning intro was him). Even if it's just brief, but I think it would've been funny especially if Ryan drops a few truth bombs
- This Mew Two and anime/kanto/movie 1 Mew Two is linked, so I hope there to be other bits

[Eurell]

Great movie. Very predictable, but thats 100% OK and I got exactly what I wanted from this movie. I had fun. Wife and the kids all loved it.

[Corrderio]

So a bit off topic but did anyone else's theater show the Sonic trailer before the movie? The contrast between that model and the pokemon models is amazing.

[nivlakian]

So a bit off topic but did anyone else's theater show the Sonic trailer before the movie? The contrast between that model and the pokemon models is amazing.

Yes.

Speaking of which, this appears relevant:
https://twitter.com/Geeky_Girl75/sta...35306669215745

[Corrderio]

Not exactly a high bar but Detective Pikachu broke the record for highest opening for a video game adaptation movie

[Tyrath]

And still 2nd to Endgame on its third weekend. That shit is wack.

[Corrderio]

Damn that's insane. I can't remember what was all playing but didn't expect it to top Captain Marvel/Shazam

[6souls]