Detective Pikachu

[Spider-Aziz]

You know when your rating goes negative...



Poor Mark Dacascos.

"If they succeed, they're heroes"
"Watch your step"

Convincing marketing there.

 

[psylockolussus]

This is true.

40 Video Game Movies Ranked Worst to Best << Rotten Tomatoes – Movie and TV News

You know when Tomb Raider 2018 is the top rated video game movie at 52%, there's a problem.

Yikes!

 

[writer0327]

I thought this movie started off well enough but it became dreadfully dull for long stretches of the second and third acts. Had problems with tone for me. Ryan Reynolds cracking random jokes non stop to the point that they just became white noise made up most of the humor, but the jokes rarely landed. The only acting I really enjoyed Kathryn Newton, who was plucky, having fun and seemed to be the only one who fit the best tone of the film. The other human characters were taking everything far too seriously. I thought this needed a Taika Waititi touch. Should have been much lighter.

5/10

 

[psylockolussus]

Would you at least say its the Blade of videogame movies?

Resident Evil (2002) is THE Blade of videogame movies.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

 

[Silvermoth]

Geez I wouldn’t mind catching him

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I'd dress like Chewbacca.

 

[Spider-Fan]

This movie was charming as a whole, but has barely any plot and is fairly poorly written and you could guess the major twists in the first 10 minutes of the movie . But Ryan Reynolds makes the movie entertaining.

 

[pixen]

I saw it last night. Thought it was a fun first pokemon movie. It had a lot of issues but it laid the groundwork to do more/better films next. Hoping they do a Pokémon Red movie that’s a little more serious and better written film than this was.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

I saw it last night. Thought it was a fun first pokemon movie. It had a lot of issues but it laid the groundwork to do more/better films next. Hoping they do a Pokémon Red movie that’s a little more serious and better written film than this was.

I think that’s is what honestly needed to happen, and I hope it makes the money to back it up. This movie established the already well made Pokémon world in live action, and it wasn’t a bad film, just really light on plot (oddly as the game itself was one of the plot-heaviest games), and a little slow in places. Craft a new story, being back the team that did the visuals, and I think it could truly be a great film.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

I saw it last night. Thought it was a fun first pokemon movie. It had a lot of issues but it laid the groundwork to do more/better films next. Hoping they do a Pokémon Red movie that’s a little more serious and better written film than this was.

Agreed. A serious take and not a comedic take.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Do they play the Pokémon theme song from the show at any point?

 

[Detective Conan]

Agreed. A serious take and not a comedic take.

.....Can that even work with Pokemon?

 

[Da-Scribe]

I don't think we'll get a serious take on Pokemon any time soon, especially from WB.

 

[Web-Head]

Do they play the Pokémon theme song from the show at any point?

Spoiler

technically twice

 

[Web-Head]

This was enjoyable. The twist and the villain was a little weak, but most of the humor worked for me. Seeing all the different Pokémon in "live action" was pretty cool and they did a good job with the world building

 

[terry78]

Reynolds pretty much had to be Deadpool lite in this one which does work for some who aren't fans of the franchise. The Mr. Mime interrogation scene is a highlight mostly because of how hilariously dark it gets.

 

[TheVileOne]

The original Pokemon game theme (Red and Blue) is played during the closing credits.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Reynolds pretty much had to be Deadpool lite in this one which does work for some who aren't fans of the franchise. The Mr. Mime interrogation scene is a highlight mostly because of how hilariously dark it gets.

Pikachu's reaction to how dark it gets is so perfect.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

.....Can that even work with Pokemon?

In my mind, the "perfect" Pokemon movie would feel like Star Wars or Ragnarok. It shouldn't be super serious, but respectful, fun, funny, and heartfelt, with those big punching the air with hype moments. I actually feel like that is the tone they were going for here. It just isn't a great movie.

 

[terry78]

This was kind of testing the waters because a full on adaptation of the anime or Red and Blue would not work without kind of priming people for this universe. Also the movie is PG but it's a hard PG if you know what I mean.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

This was kind of testing the waters because a full on adaptation of the anime or Red and Blue would not work without kind of priming people for this universe. Also the movie is PG but it's a hard PG if you know what I mean.

I think they could have done that adaptation out the gate. The issue is they'd have to make a great film. And that just ain't easy.

 

[terry78]

Well Sophia lillis for Misty once they start casting.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

I assume Red and Blue has to be a multi-picture film series, using Team Rocket for the villains. If scaled up, you could have the beginning of the journey, first Gym battle, and maybe Mt. Moon for the rocket introduction, and hint at bigger things. That way the second film could have the Silph stuff, and then the third film has the final badges and confrontation with Giovanni and then the Elite 4.

 

[TheVileOne]

Let's wait and see how Detective Pikachu does first.