Review of Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) by Farron K — 17 Jul 2013

Solid story, much better than the middling Giratina movie before it. Nice to see all the big Gen IV legendaries on-screen at once. Arceus' voice was still too comedic/kid-friendly to be taken seriously, but otherwise he was pretty badass.

I like how this whole Gen IV arc adds a good deal to the mythos of the Pokemon universe, setting up how the world functions in a similar fashion to what the Lucario movie did to establish a past for the world.

Overall, a good Pokemon movie. The music was terrible as always with these kiddie things (FIGHT FOR GOOD WE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!), there was a fair amount of cheesy sappy crap, and the typical plot-holes (so Ash was their savior in the first timeline but when he went back he became it again?), but otherwise good.