Review of Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004) by Bryan G — 03 Jan 2011

[font=Courier New]I?m not a huge fan of[i] Pokemon[/i]. I played the card game for like five minutes, and watched some episodes of the show and have seen some of the other movies. I do think [i]Pokemon The First Movie[/i] is actually a pretty good anime film, but feel this one falls short to achieving that rank.

I liked the look of the new Pokemon in this movie, but felt that Munchlax? which to me sounds like a pill you take to quickly digest snack food? kind of resembled Totoro from [i]My Neighbor Totoro[/i]. There was even a scene where it was carrying a bag over its shoulder just like a scene in Totoro.

Some of the new characters were pretty neat, and their stories were interesting enough to keep me watching. But I felt the battle between Deoxys and Rayquaza ended a little to abruptly for my taste, and left me unsatisfied.

This movie I can?t really recommend to anyone other than fans of [i]Pokemon[/i]. This movie should give fanatics a thrill. Everyone else though may want to just pass over this one and try some other new animes. There are some new Miyazaki films coming out this week, try those![/font].