Review M15: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice

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Pokemon.com said:
Ash and Pikachu, along with their friends Iris and Cilan, are on a train headed to the next stop on their journey. From the train, Ash spots an injured Pokémon—one he’s never seen before. He’s trying to figure out how he can help when the train is attacked by the Legendary Kyurem, a Dragon-type Pokémon with immense power! Ash and the others barely manage to escape the rampaging Kyurem’s attack, and as the dust settles, they turn their attention to the injured Pokémon. Their new acquaintance turns out to be the Mythical Pokémon Keldeo, and it’s on a mission to rescue its friends—Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, the Legendary Pokémon known as the Swords of Justice—from Kyurem’s icy clutches!
But Kyurem’s rampage isn’t over, and it’s drawing power from Reshiram and Zekrom, changing into Black Kyurem or White Kyurem to make its attacks even stronger! Why is Kyurem attacking Ash and his friends with such unrelenting fury? How will they be able to overcome this danger?
To protect its friends, to discover true power and genuine courage, and to preserve its bond with Ash and its companions, a hidden strength awakens within Keldeo...
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The movie aired in Canada on YTV a few hours before the movie was set to air on Cartoon Network. When the movie airs on Cartoon Network, the thread will be temporarily locked to prevent spam.
 
Welp, it's about to start.

Hope Cartoon Network doesn't pull any editing for more ad time BS like they did with the 13th movie.
 
Here are some comments I made during the Canadian airing.

  • Cilan called himself a "Box Lunch Connoisseur."
  • There was a little girl who looked like Misty, but had two pigtails instead of one.
  • The Cryogonal just stood there and made pigeon noises as Kyurem and Keldeo fought. They didn't fight against Keldeo, they were just sort of there.
  • Why didn't Ash recall Scraggy to its PokeBall when it missed the train?
  • I think I saw the CN Tower!
  • A lot of the city shots remind me of downtown Toronto.
  • The art is simply fantastic. All the backgrounds are so well-done, I can hardly believe it.
  • Iris should be called "The Girl who Understands the Hearts of Blimps."
  • Cryogonal's just throwing up their face-sparkles.
  • This is basically Erection Jokes: The Movie.
  • Kyurem sounds surprisingly sophisticated. I expected him to sound more guttural.
  • It's nice watching Ash beat on that ice with some of his Pokemon. Even if it wasn't the most effective action, it was very nice.
  • Ash is basically like Keldeo's big brother throughout the movie.

I really liked this movie. Not only was the art stunning and the story fantastic, but the characters were great. Kyurem was mysterious and scary. I sort of wish he appeared more, but at least he was always menacing. And he didn't steal the scene, which allowed more Keldeo/Ash bonding. :3

You can tell just house close the Swords of Justice are with Keldeo; Keldeo's hero worship of them is adorable.

The movie got dull at times, but the cute dynamic between the characters and the art made up for those moments.
 
I really liked the movie! It was very different from the others and was very simple. It also seemed to use the old pattern, but changed it up a bit in the end! Kinda like the 14th movie!

I wouldn't call it the best Pokémon Movie, but its in the top 10 for me! ^^
 
A friend and I came up with a nickname for Keldeo: "Kedward Elric." :p

It did surprise me when I first heard Vic's voice in this movie (I knew that he did the Professor's voice in the Elgyem episode but I didn't know about him doing Keldoe's voice until I actually saw the movie) but I really think that his voice fit Keldeo's character perfectly.

This movie wasn't one of the best, but it was still enjoyable, and I really liked Keldoeo's character. Its probably one of my favorite 'telepathy speaking' Pokemon so far.

It kind of seemed like Ash wasn't all that involved towards the end. Of course he helped Keldeo and cheered him on, but he didn't do as much as he does in the other movies battle wise. Keldeo was really the main star of this movie and it was a nice change from the usual "Ash saves the day" plot.
 
I'm betting Cartoon Network made a ton of time cuts based on them apparently only setting aside an hour and a half to air the whole thing. Unless the 92 minute runtime I'm seeing on Japanese sites is for both the Keldeo main feature and the Meloetta short?
 
There was no cuts from what I could see... only the annoying commercials :/

But of cause, I could be wrong. I'm always wrong XD
 
I liked this movie also probably not the best pokemon movie for me. It's cool Iris has a flashback in this movie and Iris said Kyurem is the most strongest pokemon in the world or Kyurem is the strongest pokemon in the world I don't know that's true or not because Arceus is stronger than Kyurem. I was expecting for this movie to be longer instead of Cartoon Network cutting the very beginning of the movie.
 
A strong movie I think, despite its flaws.

The art is almost worth the viewing alone. I was almost disappointed when the gang left the city, because it was just so gorgeous to look at.

I was surprised at Ash's ingenuity when it came to using Boldore as a sled.

The movie had its funny bits. I laughed at Cilan trying to ride Terrakion when escaping. Iris continued her fear of the cold, which made me smile.

Perhaps my favorite bit of the entire movie though, was Scraggy nearly getting left behind at the train station. It fits perfectly with the childlike role he fills in the group. Him leaping into Ash's arms after Snivy pulled him in was cute too.
 
...Well, maybe the Meloetta short'll be a bonus episode on the DVD coming out... whenever.
(This movie was a tad short...)

So, the writers turned Edward Elric into a unicorn. Then Kyurem froze his teachers and broke his horn...
And that's half the plot...

Really, the plot seemed minimal in my eyes, but the action was impressive by Pokémon standards. (<-- Hasn't watched the anime in over a year)
 
EncoreVauxhall said:
Iris said Kyurem is the most strongest pokemon in the world or Kyurem is the strongest pokemon in the world I don't know that's true or not because Arceus is stronger than Kyurem.
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According to what? The video games that these animated projects ignore all the freaking time?
 
I loved this movie. Vic Mignogna surpassed Shoko Nakagawa for sure. Kyurem's voice was okay, however the attempts at growls and such were horrible. The sacred swordsmen were okay, except for the fact that they made Terrakion sound like a muppet. As always I just couldn't stand the other English voices. TPCI really likes to make 4kids sound good.

All in all, I'd say it was about average. TCPI still is pretty second rate and I believe that it was an insult to Vic to have had him work for such a company. Vic's talent is something that they don't deserve to work with. If you wonder why I hate them so much, its because they promised to stay true to the original Japanese version of the anime, but they failed. Not to mention how they make the anime sound like a bad fandub.

Lastly, what is up with the title change? I like the original title. "Kyurem VS. the sacred swordsmen Keldeo".
 
She said both the strongest Dragon-Type Pokémon and strongest Pokémon in the world... she probably meant dragon both times.
 
Rentora said:
Vic Mignogna surpassed Shoko Nakagawa for sure.
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Have you seen the entire movie in Japanese? Or have you only heard snippets of Nakagawa's voice in the various trailers and whatnot?
 
Dogasu said:
Rentora said:
Vic Mignogna surpassed Shoko Nakagawa for sure.
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Have you seen the entire movie in Japanese? Or have you only heard snippets of Nakagawa's voice in the various trailers and whatnot?
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I'm pretty sure he's referring to Shoko-tan's general voicing of the character we've heard dozens of times in previews since I don't think many people have seen the movie in fully Japanese. His statement seemed more opinionated more than anything since from what I can of the anime forums, you all think Shoko-tan is terribad. So, I'm not surprised Vic M. would do a better job if that is the case.



Cilan looked very badass during his Metro Connoiisseur scene, the movie was kinda bland at times but oh well. I liked how he commanded Crustle to use Rock Wrecker on the Cryogonal and had Stunfisk using Thundershock as a mode of transportation.
 
Technically, Arceus is a Dragon-type.

..And Fire. And Water, Electric, Ghost, Bug, Psychic, Dark, Steel, Poison, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, Rock, Flying, and, of course, Normal.

Rentora said:
Lastly, what is up with the title change? I like the original title. "Kyurem VS. the sacred swordsmen Keldeo".
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The Arceus movie had Arceus call "Judgment" "Justice". Seems they don't want to use religious terms...or whatever those are.
 
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