allypwns34 the derp This is a great movie, one of the movies I grew up with. It was excellently done, a decent story, and great characters. I love the bonds shown or developed throughout the movie, especially Latios and Latias. These two are the closest Pokemon duo I have seen, and they were quite well done. So you ask, why is it 9 stars if you enjoy the movie so much? Well, I have quite a few problems with the movie. First, I would like the clear up that this is the shortest Pokemon film released so far, and will probably stay that way as long as Pokemon is running. If you skipped directly to the race and watched to the part where 2 Latios and 1 Latias fly towards Alto Mare, it would be about 30 seconds under an hour. This leaves Pokemon fans hungering for more, and I myself wish this was a longer film.My second problem is that the English version should have had a more similar story to the Japanese version. The Japanese version was a very successful film, with a brilliant story. So why, just why, was this all changed up? This isn't a question I've seen many people ask, but I am wondering. Why was Latios's voice changed in the English dub. It helped distinguish Latios and Latias's differences better, which is one of the things I liked about the Japanese version.These are only three problems, but they are big enough to knock the movie down a star for me. But the movie is still kid-friendly and entertaining. I love it until this very day, and the movie itself was very emotional. Latias and Latios are adorable and cool at the same time, just the Pokemon I love the most. Latios's death set a new course for the Pokemon world, and it still affects some today. Annie and Oakley were funny and unusual villains. I like both of their characters, Oakley's desire for power, and Annie just the more girly of the two, wanting to steal pretty things and wear nice clothes. I wish they were given another role in the future.I am not denying that this was a great film, but it could have easily been better. But this movie is unique for its design focus. I like how Alto Mare is loosely based off of Venice, which is a gorgeous city. Latios and Latias will always have a special place in my heart, as well as this movie.

Zoness Pokemon: Heroes is a great movie, now that I finally had time to see it. I had been anticipating it even before the original Japanese version ("Guardians of the Water Capital") came out because back then I was a die-hard Pokémon fan. Now about four years later I have matured and I still loved this movie as much as I would have four years ago.Pokemon is a well done series, I mean it has to be popular if more movies, TV series and merchandise are cranked out all of the time. If you are not a Pokémon fan, anime fan or someone who is a fan of Japanese pop culture you will probably have a hard time enjoying this movie and there are some reasons why that I do agree with.First of all, the introduction of the "climax characters", Latias and Latios came a little too early. One of my favorite parts of the movies is building the anticipation of seeing the special Pokémon later on in the movie. I believe the concept of Pokémon being able to adapt human forms is a cool concept and one that could have been very well expanded upon for this particular movie which would somewhat take care of the problem I found with the movie, it's length. There is a lot of interesting work and content that would have made the movie longer and even more enjoyable.But on the other hand there were a lot of things about the movie I enjoyed. First of all, I know that Jesse and James are starting to become irrelevant at this point but they do help provide comic relief and they are characters recognizable to all Pokémon fans. I enjoyed the CGI work done in the movie; it was not top notch but it added a nice feel to the movie and it made the city of Alto Mare look quite nice. The storyline was only somewhat unique but the fact that it was being used in a Pokémon setting gave it a breath of fresh air.If your a Pokémon fan I recommend this movie for sure. If your a Pokémon hater, I'm sorry but if you don't know much about the series (which is sort of hard to believe unless your a parent maybe) I would at least watch it to try and understand why your kids enjoy Pokémon and so you can be almost knowledgeable on the subject of Pokémon yourself.

mathos22 I don't see why this movie didn't get tens across the board. I loved the bond that Latios and Latias share with Ash. I also love how Pikachu zaps the crap out of the bad guys (girls, really) with thunderbolt ( ow). I came close to crying when they caught Latios. It also makes all the other movies shrink in comparison. The Pikachu movie was also very good (only topped by Pikachu's Rescue adventure.) It was without a doubt one of the best Japanese animation I have ever seen. Come on, people! Why don't you get up and give this movie a ten. The graphics have also gone vastly up from the last film. And the music is also so much better. Also notice, Ash and Misty will always have that little bond that no one talks about. The voices are also major parts of the rolls. If you had Jude Law do Lorenzo, yuck!

stewellis ...and I still haven't watched a full episode of the television cartoon show. The previous films in the series were top-notch in every way. I remember seeing the first one and being completely blown away. I am a die-hard supporter of Pokemon. I'm also a grown man. I haven't been this interested in a cartoon since the days of He-man in 1983 and 1989. The animation in Pokemon was good for what it was as well. But what really sets it apart is the storytelling and the appeal it to the kid in all of us. ***** (five stars).