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UnowPriceless hyped garbage

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Arianna Moses 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.

DCfan Honestly this is now my favourite Pokemon series I might have grew up with Pokemon Diamond and pearl but I actually think it is good for a change that Ash is not the protagonist.This show even got me back into Pokemon although I am still a Yo Kai Watch fan but still. Its nice to actually see a pokemon dub which is not by new york/4kids and instead LA voice actors. Although I wouldn't mind seeing someone like Dee Bradley Baker or Frank Welker voice in Pokemon one day.Even though the story is familiar with the other Pokemon cartoons instead we have Red as the protagonist competing against Blue and instead of Pikatu as the main pokemon we have Charazon (I think). But we do see characters like Brock and Misty make cameos in the series.If you enjoy Pokemon and you want something different then I would recommend this.

Sebastian Heron Pokemon Origins was a really interesting shift from the normal anime as it followed closely to the original game "Pokemon: Red Version", unlike the normal anime which follows Ash Ketchum as he explores each of the worlds featured in each of the games.However there are many issues which can not be ignored; like why does the show have to ignore sections of the storyline featured in the game such as the gym leader battles. I mean some people (including me) may have had there most memorable experiences with those gym leaders.Another bad point would be that the lack of relation to in game battles, now I don't necessarily mean turn-based because who wants to watch that, but more realistic battles. Like when Red and Giovanni battled how did both Pokemon get knocked out...Finally it's got to be "Mega Charizard", firstly why? I haven't played the later games yet, however that shouldn't matter considering the series is based on the original game, right?The redeeming qualities however were the nice nostalgic hints such as the sound effects which mimicked that of the games and the music which was of a nice homage to the original music. The animation was quite nice too, it was a revamped version of the anime, much like the Pokemon movies.Overall I quite enjoyed the show, It got on my nerves from time to time, but overall pretty solid. 7/10

arorashadow_2003 Pokemon Origins is getting a lot of praise mostly because of the comparison to the ongoing anime, Pokemon. Unlike the ongoing series which follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and his Pikachu, Pokemon Origins is a direct adaptation of the original Pokemon games, Red, Green and Blue and follows the adventures of Red from Pallet Town and his rival, Blue.What this mini-series show case has going for it is a great cast, great animation by an assortment of great animators including OLM, the company that's long been apart of the Pokemon anime franchise, and it's direct telling of the games as opposed to the loose inspiration seen in the running series. If you played the originals or the remakes you can get an appreciation for this somewhat but a lot of the appreciation is riding high on nostalgic value and how night and day it compares to the ongoing TV series.No doubt Origins is or would be superior however it's unfortunately severely limited by it's short length. With only four episodes at less than half-an-hour a piece it crams a 20 hour game into roughly 100 minutes which doesn't leave much of the game to be seen and mostly adds to being a glorified recap than an actual telling. A series like this would have benefited from a slightly longer running set of video projects or better yet a full half season for television. Gyms are skipped over and most of the story is quickly told through quick narration bytes with only some small key events left in for good measure. We get to see the haunting Lavender Town in full glory and are treated to a full proper battle with Boss Rocket Giovanni. The sudden introduction of Mega Charizard X Evolution from Pokemon X cheapens the old time feel of the original games and seems tacked on so unnecessarily to promote the latest game.Pokemon Origins will give you a quick nostalgia binge if you played the original games but will leave you wanting more even though we likely never will. For those who didn't play Generation I or the subsequent remakes and for strangers of Pokemon they'll likely not be engaged by the choppy plot line.

Optimus_Prime_is_OP Pokémon origins is the name of a special 4 part mini series based on the Pokémon franchise.But unlike the regular anime that has been going on since 2008, Pokémon Origins follows the original Red and Blue games almost flawlessly, with some changes, which i will explain later.This 4 part series follows the adventures of Pokémon trainer Red, who goes to many gyms and defeats the gym leaders in order to eventually compete in the Pokémon indigo league. At the beginning, however, Red doesn't have this in mind at all - he just wants to instead complete the Pokédex.What i found striking about this Special is how the battles are portrayed. They are high speed and intense. It is also brutal in many places.I also liked how the characters are much more likable than the regular anime. For example, Red i find to be a much better developed character than Ash. Also, Blue is still a character that you despise (that's not a bad thing, you are still supposed to hate him), but he wasn't the type of hate you got from Gary in the regular anime.The Pokémon, also, don't say their name all the time. They make actual animal like noises, which is a lot less annoying.Team rocket are here as well, but are actually a organisation, instead of a bunch of 2 bumbling fools and a talking Pokémon (Jesse James and Meowth), there for they are a lot more menacing and are like an actual threat.The only things wrong with this special are the pacing, the final battle with Blue and the battle with Mewtwo. The pacing is really off at some points, for example, you don't see all the gym battles, at the start of every episode, Red gives a summery of what happened between episodes.Next complaint is the final battle with Blue. Again, this is to do with the pacing. We only see the final part of the battle in depth. I would prefer it if we saw the whole battle, instead of the final segment only.The last complaint is with the final battle with Mewtwo. The battle's fine, but they put in a mega evolution from Pokémon x and y. This, although is cool, just feels so out of place in a anime based upon the first generation games, with an inclusion of a element from Generation 6.Overall, Pokemon origins was brilliant. It is a good tribute to gen 1 of Pokémon, but is bogged down a bit with pacing and story issues.8.2/10