Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)

Absolutely brilliant

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's just as good as Mewtwo Strikes Back, but I'm just wondering if this movie is just an extended version of the first one. It's a wonderful counterpart to the first movie. In the first movie, everything was fine until the ending where Mewtwo happened to erase the memories of everyone which kind of ruined the movie. Unfortunately, it sort of happened again, but I'm not going to spoil it too much. Mewtwo Returns is a good follow-up to the original movie, and explains more unanswered questions. Both of these Mewtwo movies could've been great pokemon movies, but fell short, and in the end, they just ended up as good movies. Is Mewtwo Returns worth watching? Yes, it is. If you seen the first movie, it's highly recommended you see this one especially if you're a pokemon fan. This movie has gotten very few reviews compared to the first one, so it's kind of surprising considering it was a good and interesting movie. I'm not quite sure if its because people are unaware that there is a sequel to Mewtwo Strikes Back or not. I really hope this is not one of those pokemon movies which seems to have gone unnoticed or lost. Pokemon fans especially back then would know about the first movie, and most have seen it, but it isn't really concluded until you see Mewtwo Returns which is simply a continuation and conclusion of the first one. That is why I think Mewtwo Returns is only an hour long – a short film.

Even the most ardent Pokémon fan would struggle with this film.My wife who is an avid Pokémon fan found it difficult. I'm not really into the Pokémon genre but i do enjoy watching the movies so when i heard this film was being released i was really looking forward to it.Even though It was a straight to video movie i thought I would give it the benefit of the doubt. However after watching this film the big question was, why did it need to be made. The main gist of the film is that after the first film,Mewtwo and his followers escaped to a deserted island so as to live in peace away from humans.In "Mewtwo returns",Giovanni the leader of Team Rocket, finds the island and attempts to recapture Mewtwo.Once again it is up to Ash and his friends to save the day. However even the introduction of a new Team Rocket member fails to stop this film sliding into mediocrity.The other movies in the series are worth watching but this film should only be watched if after the film you were wondering what happened to Mewtwo and his friends. I give this film 5/10 as even the most avid Pokémon fan would struggle with it.

What I mean by my title summary is that Pokemon: The First Movie was a good movie that was meant for the fans. Still, it was only meant to be seen once. A promising idea for a sequel to the most liked of the horrible movie series(the TV series is half-good, it's the video games that started it all for a reason), in a direct to video release turned out to add another dent to the bashed Pokemon phenomenon, most of the damage coming from the movies. In fact, the newest Pokemon movie(Pokemon 4) and maybe this one has been released by Miramax films, behind the Spy Kids movies, who had already been accused(though it was quickly forgotten) by rumors that they had tried to buy Pokemon movie rights. Kids'WB, owners of the first 3 movies and TV show, seem to look in a selling mood as a card-game, movies and their own TV show are looked over and insulted, with a GameCube game(mostly known as Meowth's Party) shelved, and everyone looking at the new movie and waiting for the new Game Boy Advance games to judge the old phenomenon again.The direct-to-video approach was probably selected as the effects of a big-screen Pokemon movie wore off on kids, despite their newest attempts in Pokemon 4. Now for the movie. It starts out regularly introducing how Ash and friends, the stars of the show and movies, and their arch-nemesi(or whatever) Team Rocket get caught up in the happenings. Ash and co. miss an important bus and must try to get to another side of a mountain Mewtwo and his clones from the first movie(minus Mew, the pokemon Mewtwo was cloned from, for some reason) are perched on top of(with a TV system and hidden cameras.???). The boss of Team Rocket, who created Mewtwo, is the only one who remembers Mewtwo after the clone erased everyone's mind at the end of First Movie, finds Mewtwo on his satellite system or something and decides to try to catch him, with the help of his own army. Ash and co. wind up trying to climb the mountain because of poor excuses the writers had to come up with to not allow them any other way. Ash, friends and Team Rocket winds up surrounded by clones, with a confused Mewtwo who doesn't know what to do with them. He's opposed against fighting now(a message that worked in the first movie, because Pokemon usually faint, not die, from battling, but now is an excuse to drag on the movie).The TR boss, named Giovanni, moves in and (eventually) traps Mewtwo into giving himself up or sacrificing his clone friends. The whole movie has a message of a life is a life, no matter what origin, a great anti-racism message which is a shame because almost nobody will know about it, this movie being so quietly released most video rental places don't even have it.With the whole against fighting message added in, probably used in the first movie to try and counter parents fears, makes this a boring, dragging movie that has no big fight at all, though slightly dramatic, though with a predictable ending. Not even good for fans, which at least the longer, better first movie(and that's not saying much) at least achieved. As I said to my friends as we all watched it, so bad it's funny. Not funny-ha-ha, funny you're-so-stupid-and-pathetic, ha-ha.

A new Pokemon movie! Hooray! Now we can find out what's become of Mewtwo & his clones. I loved Mewtwo Strikes Back and this sequel is packed with the same emotion & excitement. We meet a new Team Rocket agent who is just as cool as Jessie & James. I was drawn into the story and was satisfied by the ending. It was good to hear some of the marvellous music from the original too. Keep 'em coming. 10/10