Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

2001 "An all-new Johto movie adventure!"
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns
6.4| 1h3m| G| en| More Info
Released: 17 August 2001 Released
Producted By: TV Tokyo
Country: Japan
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.

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Minahzur Rahman It's just as good as Mewtwo Strikes Back, but I'm just wondering if this movie is just an extended version of the first one. It's a wonderful counterpart to the first movie. In the first movie, everything was fine until the ending where Mewtwo happened to erase the memories of everyone which kind of ruined the movie. Unfortunately, it sort of happened again, but I'm not going to spoil it too much. Mewtwo Returns is a good follow-up to the original movie, and explains more unanswered questions. Both of these Mewtwo movies could've been great pokemon movies, but fell short, and in the end, they just ended up as good movies. Is Mewtwo Returns worth watching? Yes, it is. If you seen the first movie, it's highly recommended you see this one especially if you're a pokemon fan. This movie has gotten very few reviews compared to the first one, so it's kind of surprising considering it was a good and interesting movie. I'm not quite sure if its because people are unaware that there is a sequel to Mewtwo Strikes Back or not. I really hope this is not one of those pokemon movies which seems to have gone unnoticed or lost. Pokemon fans especially back then would know about the first movie, and most have seen it, but it isn't really concluded until you see Mewtwo Returns which is simply a continuation and conclusion of the first one. That is why I think Mewtwo Returns is only an hour long – a short film.
badboypjm666 I thought this was a brilliant film, it explains a lot about Mewtwo's departure after the first film. the emphasis is on mewtwo's solitary with the cloned pokemon he lives with, and Giovanni's quest to reclaim mewtwo as his own property.The film has a deep storyline and is obviously set within the Johto League. This doesn't seem to be in the list of official pokemon films so i can only assume it was a straight to video extra, which is good for any fan of pokemon who wants an explanation of happenings and events after the first movie, even though it is set 2 or 3 seasons later.I would recommend this film for any pokemon fan, especially great fans of the first film, very well worth a watch!
gears_chatroom_god Contrary to the other two reviews here, I was left underwhelmed by "Mewtwo Returns."Now, don't get me wrong. I like Pokemon. I'm not a mad fan, or anything, but I like to watch it, and so I picked up "Mewtwo Returns" from a local store that had the price slashed down to a third for clearance.It begins quite promisingly, with the usual Poke-setup of "our heroes" going on their way, and Team Rocket in the background, scheming away, and plenty of puns and sight gags. However, after about twenty minutes (that's a third of the film, kids), it becomes increasingly obvious that not a lot is really going to happen in this movie.Mewtwo is perhaps the movie's main minus point, ironically enough. In "Pokemon: The First Movie," he was a great character because he was so powerful and because he *fought.* But in this movie, he's totally opposed to fighting - and when you consider that the entire Pokemon franchise is BASED on fighting, you know that's not the best thing to focus a movie on. Mewtwo is brimming with angst, and normally I'd say that's a good thing, but in this case, it's totally unengaging angst that anyone who's read a "Spider-Man" comic in the last decade or so will have heard all before.There so little action in this film that's it's painful. Instead, it's just endless soliloquays from Mewtwo, and one particularly monotonous scene where a clone Pikachu yammers on to Ash's Pikachu, and they squeak back and forth as Meowth translates it into possibly THE weakest "dramatic" dialogue that has graced the Pokemon series.When Giovanni and the Team Rocket combat squad arrive, there's a lot of threatening and the possibility of some action actually *happening*... but alas, no. It's just more posturing by Giovanni and Mewtwo. Whenever Mewtwo pulls off his big final stunt, it's all done from a distance, then the screen fades to black, and we come back, and it's all happened off-screen.The dull and cliched "we must protect the environment" sub-plot is hugely unnecessary, and only results in more empty, needless scenes that could be filled with something interesting.The movie's score is dull and sparse - there isn't even any kind of rendition of the Pokemon theme.
karigilmore This movie's short, but it's great! I enjoyed watching Ash and co. re-introduce themselves to Mewtwo and bringing back all of the clones! The Pikachu and Meowth clones are great! And Giovanni tries to get Mewtwo back again! What'll happen? Find out for yourselves!