~Guardians of the Water City, Latias and Latios: Why do we even have this machine

Mar 06, 2011 05:53

BLACK AND WHITE TOMORROW (today?)

so I guess doing a new Pokémovie post is appropriate! Although I actually meant to do this yesterday but things came up, oh well.

ANYWAY I'm almost positive this movie only came out on DVD, and it sort of bridges the gap between the older generations of Red/Blue and Gold/Silver, and the newer generations of Ruby/Sapphire. Also one of the last movies to have Ash, Brock and Misty all together as a team, and wearing their old outfits. ENJOY THEM WHILE THEY HAVE THEM

It's also somewhat unique in that it's one of the very few Pokemon things that has a permanent death. There's no fakeouts like in Mewtwo Strikes Back or A Timeless Encounter - someone dies for real. BUT WHO COULD IT BE?

I always liked this one. It has a neat setting and is about siblings, which is something that I've always had a big weakness for. I got this one as a bootleg off Ebay many many years ago, along with the Celebi one, and as it turns out, the translation in this one is pretty wonky as well. :O Not quiiite as bad as the Celebi movie, but worse than I remembered, haha. SO IF YOU LIKE BAD TRANSLATIONS WELL COME ON DOWN
Like most Pokemovies, I've never seen the dub for this one, so I can't compare them. But I heard that the dub for this movie cut and changed the most stuff as compared to the others. :O

This'll probably end up as two posts, since I've noticed pokemovies I like seem to spread out to two, and ones I don't I can usually condense into one. WHAT AN ODD TREND


LET'S GET RIGHT INTO THIS




Dewgongs for sheenaza



GRAVELER NO YOU CAN'T DO A FLIP
OH GOD WHAT DID I JUST SAY



I just like Beedrill



GALLOPING ACROSS THE PLAINS, SETTING THEM ABLAZE



PORYGON :O
After the Porygon seizure episode, it's very rare to see Porygon in any animated episode or movie.



This may be the first time they really start doing this, but this movie has a fairly longish sequence recapping the animated series, I guess in case you have no idea what it is you're watching for some reason.







REMEMBER THESE TOUCHING SCENES, POKEMON FANS?





But Ash failed out like the second round, what gives



^_^



OH GOD RIGHT IN THE EYE







Well not for Misty and I think Brock, who have both gotten replaced I think. At least, I heard that they replaced Brock in the new Black and White anime with someone else, I'm not sure since I haven't seen it. BUT WHO KNOWS
Misty is long gone though.



Anyway recap done, let's get to the actual plot of this thing.





...GO ON.











Flood season again ma





CALLED... PROGRESS!!! or something





NO OUR GRECOROMAN WAY OF LIFE



Kind of a vague monster





JESUS WAS BORN











I like that one of the two boys changes into Latias, which is a Pokemon that can only be female. It's interesting. I wonder if they changed that in the english dub.

I wonder how many people raise Pokemon instead of children without knowing about it. Does this happen a lot?



Heh, pokemons.



SEE CELEBI MOVIE, IT HELPS TO ESTABLISH THAT THERE ARE MANY OF WHATEVER POKEMON IT IS BEFORE JUST RANDOMLY PULLING THEM OUT OF NOWHERE





pyew pyew





yay woo whatever



A JEWELRY
I think this is the Soul Dew that the Latis carry in game? I guess Heart Drop and Soul Dew could both come from the same set of words. Soul/Heart can at least.
I kind of like Heart Drop better







AND SURELY ONE NEVER WILL!



I want a new story





OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS THING



Smoochums, I knew it.



And here are our lady thieves who stole this book of fairy tales which was in a museum or library or something
You know even for Pokemon the blond lady's hair is ridiculous. I remember me and funkicarus boggling at it like the whole movie when we watched this the first time. HOW MUCH HAIR DO YOU HAVE LADY



AND WE'RE GOING TO RUN THEM OVER







This is actually blondie talking, it's a bit hard to tell.





Oh yeah their car can turn into a plane btw





That's a pretty long title, Pokemon.



TOTODILE JUST LOVES ALL THIS CRACK







EVERYBODY FEST, WOOOOO!





i had to save this screenshot for that guy's face
totally worth it



WILL IT BE... ASH?/?



can see the future, have a brain like a supercomputer, but sure i'll be a starting light for your race, whatever



And the opening song for this movie is Mezase Pokemon Master 2002! Unlike the previous movie opening, Mezase Pokemon Master 2001, this version actually remixes the original theme in a unique way that fits the setting for this movie. :D It's a really fun, different take on the original opening theme, and I love it to death. I ASSOCIATE IT VERY STRONGLY WITH THE THIRD GENERATION OF GAMES AS A RESULT



Nice lazy eye you got goin on there, background guy







OOPS











GOTTA MAKE SURE TO TRANSLATE EVERYTHING





THIS BIG GREEN SCAB HERE



FRIENDS IN EVERY TOWN, AND YET WHERE DOES HE HAVE A HOME?



Most detailed Misty



OH GOD IT'S A GHOST



Crayon Shinchan?!



Gnarly shades dude



Breaking with tradition, Team Rocket does not appear via binocular segue this time! Instead they are eating pasta. I'll blunt your disappointment now by telling you that they do very little in this movie.





THE DANGERS OF LAKEFRONT EATING



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GO FOR IT BROCK



Peeping Latis, it's terrible.



Latias stops Ash from hitting a wall, for some reason!









A Wailmer! One of the few RubySapphire Pokemon to be premiered in this movie.



Corsola! Whenever I see one, all I can think of is that time sheenaza saw a legit shiny Corsola in her old Gold/Silver game, but accidentally fainted it. SUCH A TRAGEDY









Or Waninoko in Japanese, and it's kind of weird they switch it in the translation since they normally use the Japanese names, but whatever. YES I NOTICED WHAT







SHENANIGANS! SHENANIGANS!!!





Latios is having none of this.



Heh, Spurt. That was actually an opening song later on.







OOPS









I HAD A TENSPOT RIDING ON HIM





I like how everyone in the Pokemon world is a good sport.





Probably running facefirst into something, you know how it goes.



Latias and Latios crashed Ash into a wall, just like I said! But Ash shakes it off.





YOU'RE JUST SO HYPER I CAN'T STAY MAD AT YOU



Just as the Latis planned.



I'd have more shots of the scenery in here but I was trying to restrain myself.



As opposed to that UNSAVORY TYPE, UGH
FOR SHAME











I mean we can do it right here, no one will care
It happens all the time







SENSING A THEME?











Guardians of a city, where have I heard that before



I'm just endlessly amused by Pokemons, don't mind me



I'm used to people being like DUUUUH BUT WHAT COULD THIS MEAN and then have an epiphany way later, so it was kind of nice for Misty to be like OH I GET IT so quickly



BUT SURELY NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN TO US NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE



Gotta get some spyin done here







The what tale









This is why Magmars make terrible undercover agents.







Lower, huh?



LET'S GO SAY HI







STOP EATING BY THE WATER GUYS







Finally get some names for these villains, as opposed to Jirarudan from the Lugia movie who NEVER SAYS HIS NAME
Which is which though, who can say







Not that James heads their fanclub or anything.













heh







Frick I want a crepe now





MUST MOISTURIZE THE SKIN



Pikachu can't get the thing to work, but a friendly person comes by to help him out!



I WONDER WHO YOU COULD BE











It's no big deal, Ash is used to girls running away from him.



how could this happen to meeee



but you'll always love me pikachu
always





CRUISIN FOR BABES
THIS COULD BE TROUBLE



BUT WHO CAN SAY FOR SURE









and how long will they take to take off



HEY GIRLY
HEY HEY
OVER HERE BABY
YOWZA





oh god my mace i forgot my mace





Ariados, a typical "evil" Pokemon, but Espeon's usually on the side of good. PECULIAR



Ash thoughtfully turns off the tap before running off



LOOK HOW BIG ARIADOS IS
LOOK AT THAT



suck the blood right out of your body





Weirdly, Latias makes no noise while this happens.







YET, BWAHAHAHAHA





oh hi when did you get here











BURRRRNN





And then they whipped out the revolvers









I love that Ash just shakes off the Psybeam like nothing. HE'S USED TO GETTING HIT WITH POKEMON ATTACKS ALL THE TIME, THEY DO NOT STOP HIM









AND THEN THE BOAT EXPLODED wait no









ALIVE IF YOU CAN, DEAD IF YOU HAVE TO





Anyway a really long chase scene goes here. I swear a ton of this movie is just people running around.







HOT OUT TODAY







Suddenly Latias takes the lead!



Spend the day knitting with your pet Vulpix, you won't regret it.









WE SOMEHOW KNEW YOU'D BE UP THERE CMON



For some reason "after we finish crepe" is cracking me up





YOU KNOW, WERE THEY TAUROS IN DISGUISE





Dun dun duuunnn



ANYWAY LET'S GO TO THE BASILICA









Our Basilica, complete with strange pointy thingy.







Or Ptera, as it's usually done. Aerodactyl of course!



Apparently the years have not been kind to Mario.



A GIANT TWELVEFOOT BEETLE?





LENSFLARES PROPAGATE HERE NATURALLY





what





What, did Latias and Latios give you the plans?



But it probably won't kill us all. Anyway, tea?



Hey, you look familiar.











DON'T LEAVE US ALONE WITH THE MASS MURDERER







I like the little Dragonair there, haha









Some Murkrows for your pleasure.



Yanma carrying away a small child





BUT LET'S RUN AROUND IN IT SOME MORE ANYWAY



HAHA SUCKER



sorry what



MORE CHASE SCENES





Pidgeys in the drinking water, filthy birds



Holding a knife behind her back





...huh





WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG





Oh well now I have no choice





Pfff who would ever notice this









WELCOME TO YOUR DOOM





Ash's face in these screenshots was too good for me to pass up.



WOOPERS IN THE GAZEBO!





But then a whole bunch of windthingies start whizzing like crazy. WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING







OR IS IT





Dude come on I haven't killed anyone in like a week, I really want this



>:[



YOU MAKIN EYES AT MY SISTER BUDDY









Not even a sprite recolor, just a straight up cut and paste job







TELL HER PIKACHU







OR YOU'LL ALL BE DEAD









The graveyard where you bury your victims



Shh, no one can hear you scream here.



PLAY WITH US DANNY
FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER













DUUUH HI

I guess Latias just copies the person she's most familiar with? Does that mean Latios's human form is the same as Mario the Serial Killer? D:



The floor, it calls to me



Get you in position here





HE'S RUN INTO SO MANY THINGS BEFORE, IT BARELY LEAVES A MARK



HE LOOKS DELICIOUS







thhhpth



Actually Latios licked Pikachu's cheek here but anyway



LONG FROLICKING SCENE GO this is a bit notable in that it has a special song that plays during this sequence, which is unusual for the movies at this point. It's called SECRET GARDEN and it's just kind of mellow and happy.



ENJOY THESE HAPPY MOMENTS WHILE THEY LAST these sequences always seem to say











WHAT A SHOCK





om nom nom













I DIDN'T TOUCH YOUR SISTER MAN
WE'RE COOL RIGHT??





Latios goin for a swim













Otherwise known as a plot device.



Or we gotta set this up to use this later, whatever

















i'm coming to get you, audience
i'm coming to get you

















AND NOTHING BAD WILL COME OF IT



all of you
all dead



or my lazy eye







NOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHERS



OOPS





haha it's all fun and games but you touch my sister i swear i will kill you



if you want to call it that







IN MY BASEMENT, WITHOUT YOUR SKIN







whatever



OH NO





This is where I dry and sew all the skins I've harvested together into my fine leather suits.



That's what you're going to tell the police.



REMEMBER THIS SECRET CODE FOR THE SPECIAL ENDING!





Or take him in the motorboat, either way











But I thought Latias was into me



Meanwhile Zanna and Leon run around all fancy and acrobatic like



who







And so a sequence went down where the competent thieves did fancy moves, and TR bumbled along behind them, but it didn't screencap very clearly or well, so just imagine it in your head.



IT ENDED AS ALL THINGS WITH TEAM ROCKET MUST





At this point I hope I don't have to explain this feels bad/sounansu, haha.



Anyway



scrape the flesh right off the bones hmm yes yes get the salt, it'll be perfect yes





YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'LL MAKE A NICE HAT







A fatal brain hemorrhage, that's great!





If a Lati lands on its back is it stuck like a turtle?









OH REALLY IF THAT'S THE CASE I KNOW A PERFECT PLACE FOR IT LET ME SHOW YOU



















but DEAL WITH IT





Or Swift, as you might know it. Which will always hit your opponent, no matter what!







lati PUUUUUUUUNCH



Confuse Ray? I'm not sure what this is.





Looks like Confuse Ray



And Latios takes the blow!





Or we'll throw this Owa at you!





YOU'RE DEAD









Oh come on you're dragon/psychic type that should do nothing, get up





I still don't know how he does this.





This scene is really touching and all that, but it's sort of killed by the fact that these two have really ridiculous voices in japanese, particularly Latios. He constantly sounds like he's going WAHOO WAAAAAHOO
It just sort of kills it







Not very webby looking now is it





WAAAHOO WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOO!!!



Latias sounds kind of like a sheep.





Tchuh, whatever, you WOULD say that. I don't even care man



just gonna
go over here







And Latios somehow leaps up and takes the second net as well! However that works



Latias ducks underwater and runs for it









Tee hee











MORE RANDOM CURSING, MORE







































Yeah I didn't really catch a lot of that but sure let's go for it



And the water stops flowing OH NOOO





No big deal though, let's just get the backup



TELL ME ALL ABOUT THEM

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