Bob

I just turned on one of my Emerald cartridges (Long story, but I have two) and I hadn't even got Groudon yet. I mean, I've had it for a year and beaten the Elite Four and I still had to get Beldum. Plus all my Pokemon are like level 50. That's more or less what I dislike about Hoenn- there's nowhere to train. Really the best thing is cloning Rare Candies, once you get to level 80 or so.

Also I now love Rhythm Heaven. Especially Fan Club. And Built to Scale. And… you have no idea what I'm talking about, do you?

[02/09/2009 01:22:46]

Eeveefan14
Commenting on: 08-29-09

Nice review, your squeaking rant made me laugh XD

[31/08/2009 20:39:37]

Butterfree
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Website: The Cave of Dragonflies
Commenting on: 08-29-09

Hm, good point. I should take another look at the race scene.



Since I've always been a Pokémon game fan, I define legendaries according to the games, and since Latias and Latios are one-of-a-kind, have high stats, appear towards the end of the Pokédex and can't breed, yes, they're legendaries. I just like to ignore the anime when it puts multiple legendaries of the same species unless I can explain it away somehow, like in the fourth movie.

[31/08/2009 07:19:26]

Caldazar Atreides
Commenting on: 08-29-09

Well, I must say that I really enjoy your movie reviews. It's nice to get an opinion of a Pokemon movie that is not simply stated as "it's a Pokemon movie."



That said, there was one quibble I noticed concerning Latios' hostility toward Ash when he entered the garden. It could just be a different interpretation of events on my part, but I want you to hear what I think.



During the race, it seemed as if Latias was the only one who wanted to get involved. Latios was always following behind her, watching over her in that big brother manner. When he got involved in the race, it seemed as if he was trying to pull her away and out of a crowded area a) because he grabbed her and not the rope, and b) it was only after Latios grabbed her that they made that wrong turn. This makes Latios out as the over-protected older brother, who would naturally be more than a little unwelcome when an outsider like Ash enters their sanctuary without his knowing. He even appeared to chastize Latias when she saved Ash the first time (from crashing into the wall).



I laughed when you wondered if Ash charges head-on into solid objects in every movie, because I had never thought about that. It's just his style. It's stupid (because it never works), but that's the way he is.



Also, I'm wondering if you consider Latios and Latias as Legendaries knowing that there are more than one of each?

[31/08/2009 04:12:36]

listophergreene
Commenting on: 08-29-09

This movie review deal is superb, it's refreshing to have new content showing up. I've also seen things differently and smiled a lot. Great job.

[30/08/2009 19:17:12]

Neosierra

I was just playing my Mystery Dungeon Darkness version…ugh, that stupid Manaphy has an abyss for a stomach!!

[30/08/2009 18:42:43]

Sangheili

Ouch, that sucks, Typhloise.



I can never do those crosswords… v_v

[30/08/2009 18:20:12]

Mechlord
Commenting on: 08-29-09

Nice review.

[30/08/2009 14:51:23]

Butterfree
Admin
Website: The Cave of Dragonflies
Commenting on: 08-26-09

…uh, no, it is not. It looks nothing whatsoever like Darkrai. It looks like a giant demonic floating Celebi with no feet and skeletal Charizard wings.



The crossword will be updated whenever I get around to making it.

[29/08/2009 18:12:08]

Gacatail

xD I love the TV Tropes-ness of the reviews.

[29/08/2009 17:23:44]

[spoiler]darkrai[/spoiler]
Commenting on: 08-26-09

the form celebi makes out of twigs and stuff is darkrai

[29/08/2009 17:17:19]

Crunch
Website: Igloos and Dumbbells
Commenting on: 08-26-09

Uh, this is a bit unrelated, but when will the Monthly Crossword be updated?

[29/08/2009 00:54:31]

Typhloise

Aaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnddddddd I'm back. Do you know what it's like to have your computer to consistently overheat for months, have your parents refuse to bring it in, have your siblings and parents constantly use it anyway, and then have the video card completely fry so you have to get it fixed? Then, Staples screws it up, and you have to bring it in AGAIN to get it fixed, and are not able to go on until today?



Still need to read the reviews though. Will try to get on it.



School starts next week. And I have to go in for ANOTHER surgery. Scar tissue on my knee has flipped, and it's causing pain. So, that'll get worked out.



Yeah, the Pokemon games series take place over only three years.

[28/08/2009 23:25:57]

Butterfree
Admin
Website: The Cave of Dragonflies
Commenting on: 08-26-09

Actually, the game timeline has the Hoenn series happening at the same time as the Kanto series, so it's clear it's not just that all the other Pokémon weren't discovered until later. :/ It's just a difference between the Pokémon found in individual regions.

[28/08/2009 17:00:12]

Alex
Commenting on: 08-26-09

Doesn't Sammy see Pokemon that weren't Kanto series based? That itself is a little bit of a paradox on the entire Pokemon timeline. Er,well,to me it is. Seeing on how I follow the broken video game chronology.

[28/08/2009 14:05:45]

KyuuFox

The water current thing at the end of P2K is the Beast of the Sea, what Lawrence thought Lugia was. …at least in the dub.

[28/08/2009 11:36:46]

Butterfree
Admin
Website: The Cave of Dragonflies
Commenting on: 08-26-09

…vanish but not disappear? That should be "reappear". x.x

[28/08/2009 10:50:07]

Butterfree
Admin
Website: The Cave of Dragonflies
Commenting on: 08-26-09

Well, in the original timeline he was never missing for 40 years - he is Oak, after all, and Oak's been there the whole time in Ash's timeline. That works with the assumption he traveled forward in time and then back just fine; there is no paradox there. The fact Towa believed he'd been missing for forty years, on the other hand, is problematic, because when Sammy returns to his own time, we see her talk to him so she knows he's fine, and she doesn't pick up his sketchbook. If the sketchbook had been left out of it and Towa had, say, seen him vanish but not disappear, it would make sense as an immutable timeline sort of thing, but as it is, it simply can't make sense, even if we took the approach of multiple timelines, because Oak is still present in Ash's timeline and the sketchbook proves that this Oak is the one that went through time.

[28/08/2009 10:49:19]

Fox McCloud
Commenting on: 08-22-09

I know what that wierd water thing was at the end. It was shown at brief moments throughout the movie. It's the ocean current that is all messed up. Apparently it gets magically lifted into the air and gets purified, I guess… :/

[28/08/2009 04:01:18]

Eeveefan14
Commenting on: 08-26-09

All right, I watched the movie. And I'm confused. So Sammy disappeared for 40 years, but at the end when he gets back it doesn't make sense, because that means Ash doesn't meet him in the future because he was never missing for 40 years. This is the time paradox you were talking about, right Butterfree?

I know it's a Pokémon movie, but it still bugs me…

[28/08/2009 02:08:32]