Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Good movie but grossly overrated

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

In this 3rd theatrical outing for the expansive Pokemon franchise a young girl named Molly is devastated at the loss of her dad when he is hurled into oblivion by strange Pokemon breed Unown, who then grant Molly's wishes by turning her mansion estate into a giant crystal castle, covering the once beautiful town of Greenfield in a crystalline growth in the process. The Unown materialize the form of Entei, a legendary Pokemon to replace her missing dad and prevent her from being completely orphaned.Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu are travelling to Greenfield when they are caught up in the Unown chaos, as are Team Rocket who are never too far behind. Ash's mother is stolen away by the Unown as a replacement mother for Molly. It's now up to the gang to infiltrate the crystal castle and find out how to stop the Unown from causing further damage.Pokemon 3 had a lot going for it but sadly loses control in the final 25 minutes with repetitive action and a rather one-note climax which doesn't have as much pay-off as the rest of the film might had fooled you into thinking it had. However, as usual, the muted scenes over the end credits are wonderful and make it a worthwhile entry overall. While being better than the first movie it's not as good as the second.

The third time was definitely the charm here. This was a great Pokémon film for several reasons, not the least of which is it being a darker and stranger adventure than usual.The plot involves a little girl named Molly who lost her parents and is granted wishes by the unknown. She now lives in her strange little world with Entei as her father. Entei captures Ash's mother to grant her wish to have a mother.The story is more serious than you would expect from Pokémon, and the film benefits from it. The sense of tragedy was there as you could really feel for Molly. Of course, it was also quite personal for Ash.The weird dream-world Ash and the gang go through is very strange and gives the film a surreal quality. The whole film takes place in virtually one setting, but they really manage to make it work.The Pokémon battles were top notch. The battle between Charizard and Entei, in particular, is one of the best and most nail-biting battles ever in the series.The ending where Molly finally comes to her senses (and is reunited with her real parents during the end credits) is very moving, and the music is as good as you could expect.This is about on par with "Pokémon 2000." Both are great for different reasons. The dark tone of the movie might not appeal to younger fans of the series, but for older fans, it really is a stand-out.RATING: A-

Returns some of the darkness of the first film. Here we find a bunch of legendary Pokemon making one young girl's dreams come true. Not as nice as it sounds when her imaginary world is a nightmare for the rest of the earth. Pokemon 3 does a lot of things right, such as limiting the number of Pokemon, allowing for more story. It also brings Ash back his Charizard for a while, which only makes sense, since he doesn't have any powerful Pokemon at this point in the continuity. Team Rocket are reduced to such a joke that even they question their appearance by breaking the 4th wall. More CGI, which doesn't quite mix with the simple anime style, adds something new but not essential.

This is my favorite anime film which I was lucky to find at my local EB store. The reason its the best of them all is that it has more story and a bit less action (some may be too intense for youngsters). Consider it a mixture of The Matrix and The Neverending story (sorry no Matrix-style stunts however). Spoilers below.... Basically, A little girl named Molly is feeling lonely since her parents disappeared courtesy of the Unown. The Unown then try to help Molly out by creating a crystal fortress to bar her from the real world (Matrix anyone?) and create Entei to be her "father". Entei kidnaps Ash's mother for her to be Molly's so now Ash must not only figure out how to rescue his mother and Molly, but figure out how to stop the Unown before the entire town of Greenfield turns into an icy Salvador Dali world. Charizard makes a return and in the end, he along with Pikachu and Entei help battle the Unown, to try and restore peace. The DVD is hard to find now these days so if you find one, if your a fan of anime or Pokémon buy it and watch it. It will be worth your time