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Post by the2ndevil on May 7, 2019 19:03:15 GMT -5
I just purchased my tickets for this. I am as excited for this as most people were for Endgame.
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Post by chazraps on May 7, 2019 19:23:53 GMT -5
Went to a critic's screening yesterday and enjoyed it.
I will say this though, I'd hesitate to take a kid under 11 or so to see it as there's some real dark themes I wasn't expecting.
Press embargo is still up so I'll go more into later, but if anyone here was making plans with little ones I wanted to give the heads up.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 7, 2019 20:57:52 GMT -5
Went to a critic's screening yesterday and enjoyed it. I will say this though, I'd hesitate to take a kid under 11 or so to see it as there's some real dark themes I wasn't expecting. Press embargo is still up so I'll go more into later, but if anyone here was making plans with little ones I wanted to give the heads up. gasp! did the trailers lie? is Justin Smith's character actually a briefs guy? does Pikachu really have a caffeine addiction and it leads him in a downward spiral to where they have an intervention and send him to rehab? does Jigglypuff get so mad at everyone falling asleep when it sings it snaps goes on a killing spree?! |
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Post by chazraps on May 7, 2019 21:02:10 GMT -5
Went to a critic's screening yesterday and enjoyed it. I will say this though, I'd hesitate to take a kid under 11 or so to see it as there's some real dark themes I wasn't expecting. Press embargo is still up so I'll go more into later, but if anyone here was making plans with little ones I wanted to give the heads up. gasp! did the trailers lie? is Justin Smith's character actually a briefs guy? does Pikachu really have a caffeine addiction and it leads him in a downward spiral to where they have an intervention and send him to rehab? does Jigglypuff get so mad at everyone falling asleep when it sings it snaps goes on a killing spree?! WE HAVE SPOILERS TAGS FOR A REASON! |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 8:49:47 GMT -5
And to think this could have been Detective Clefairy...
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 12:21:55 GMT -5
I don't really know how Japanese movie-going practices tend to go so maybe things just gradually heat up, but it seems like the movie isn't off to a good start there - came in number three for the weekend behind Detective Conan (which is in its fourth week of release) and Endgame, making the equivalent of about $8 million.
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Post by BorneAgain on May 8, 2019 15:20:43 GMT -5
I don't really know how Japanese movie-going practices tend to go so maybe things just gradually heat up, but it seems like the movie isn't off to a good start there - came in number three for the weekend behind Detective Conan (which is in its fourth week of release) and Endgame, making the equivalent of about $8 million. It is worth noting that audiences there aren't often keen on American adaptations of Japanese material, and response to Detective Pikachu has been noticeably muted in comparison to the States for some time now, so this isn't really a big surprise. |
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Post by chrom on May 8, 2019 16:25:45 GMT -5
Expected to do well at the box office, projected 55-70 million from the US and about 40-60 million from China
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Post by Hobby Drifter on May 8, 2019 23:28:08 GMT -5
I don't really know how Japanese movie-going practices tend to go so maybe things just gradually heat up, but it seems like the movie isn't off to a good start there - came in number three for the weekend behind Detective Conan (which is in its fourth week of release) and Endgame, making the equivalent of about $8 million. Yeah. The movie isn’t getting much of a push here in Japan. I mean, there’s some, but not what you’d probably expect from a live-action Pokemon movie. And a lot of kids aren’t super keen on foreign films. |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 11:55:13 GMT -5
Seeing it in four hours, I'm pretty pumped.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on May 9, 2019 16:57:01 GMT -5
So I just got back from an early afternoon showing. It wasn't quite as good as I hoped for but it was still really fun. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}I'm surprised with the big reveal at the end about Detective Pikachu being Tim's Dad. I mean, it was obvious from the beginning of the movie and they forecasted it throughout, but to both reveal and resolve it now doesn't really leave much room for a sequel. Oh well, if it's one and done then I'm fine with that. We need more movies like that.
Also it turns out that this movie is a shadow sequel to Pokemon: The First Movie. They blatantly say that Mewtwo escaped from a lab in the Kanto region twenty years ago. I'm impressed. This also means that somewhere in this movies universe a 30-something year old Ash is running around. I want to see that.
If anybody is wondering, there's no post-credit scene. |
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Post by chazraps on May 9, 2019 17:27:54 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 17:34:19 GMT -5
Just got out of seeing it. Really enjoyed it but can see why reviews are a bit middle of the road, not really interested in non-fans and the third act kind of drags.
Love the end credits, really great touch with those. More to say when I get home.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 9, 2019 17:51:23 GMT -5
So I just got back from an early afternoon showing. It wasn't quite as good as I hoped for but it was still really fun. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}I'm surprised with the big reveal at the end about Detective Pikachu being Tim's Dad. I mean, it was obvious from the beginning of the movie and they forecasted it throughout, but to both reveal and resolve it now doesn't really leave much room for a sequel. Oh well, if it's one and done then I'm fine with that. We need more movies like that.
Also it turns out that this movie is a shadow sequel to Pokemon: The First Movie. They blatantly say that Mewtwo escaped from a lab in the Kanto region twenty years ago. I'm impressed. This also means that somewhere in this movies universe a 30-something year old Ash is running around. I want to see that.
If anybody is wondering, there's no post-credit scene. {Spoiler} I was about to be annoyed that the first sentence spoiled the main aspect of the plot and that I read it but thinking about it, even from the game...was there even a chance of any other outcome?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 18:06:40 GMT -5
One thing that does kind of bug me, though I guess I get why for accessibility, is... {Spoiler}Non-Gen 1 Pokemon have basically no impact on the plot. Aipom, Greninja, and Torterra are really the only ones that actually do anything and the former two both could've been replaced with anything without really changing the end result at all. Still, can understand the reasoning for it, even if on the whole this still feels VERY much made for longterm fans over newcomers. That said in regards to the end credits... {Spoiler}I loved seeing the cast in Sugimori art form. Excellent touch that really made the whole thing feel like it belongs in with the rest of the franchise. Another touch I super appreciated is them (ending spoilers here)... {Spoiler}Breaking out of the usual rule with... pretty much everything non-USUM in the franchise and having an actual evil Pokemon. And with Ditto no less, which certainly wouldn't have been my first instinct. While I knew the old guy was evil, because obviously, I didn't really see Ditto's part in things coming, initially just thought that was a clever background detail. Well done there. |
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 9, 2019 19:11:00 GMT -5
{Spoiler}Kinda interesting that they pretty much treat this as a self-contained story without many sequel baiting hooks. |
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Post by Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley on May 9, 2019 19:16:18 GMT -5
Went to a critic's screening yesterday and enjoyed it. I will say this though, I'd hesitate to take a kid under 11 or so to see it as there's some real dark themes I wasn't expecting. Press embargo is still up so I'll go more into later, but if anyone here was making plans with little ones I wanted to give the heads up. Thanks for the heads up. My 8 year old really wants to see it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 19:18:54 GMT -5
Went to a critic's screening yesterday and enjoyed it. I will say this though, I'd hesitate to take a kid under 11 or so to see it as there's some real dark themes I wasn't expecting. Press embargo is still up so I'll go more into later, but if anyone here was making plans with little ones I wanted to give the heads up. Thanks for the heads up. My 8 year old really wants to see it. Honestly I wouldn't really agree with that assessment for what it's worth? It's a little weighter than you'd think, some dark moments and mature jokes, but I'd say it's really not bad for kids at all. |
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Post by Raskovnik on May 9, 2019 19:19:26 GMT -5
I don't really know how Japanese movie-going practices tend to go so maybe things just gradually heat up, but it seems like the movie isn't off to a good start there - came in number three for the weekend behind Detective Conan (which is in its fourth week of release) and Endgame, making the equivalent of about $8 million. It's not been particularly hyped out here regardless, but to be fair, Detective Conan is an absolute juggernaut and so is Endgame. Conan has been trouncing even Endgame at the box office. I would have been shocked if Detective Pikachu was any higher than 3 even if people were really looking forward to it. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on May 9, 2019 23:15:59 GMT -5
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