It's only in 2,752 therters they only made $6,202,920 this week. Total to date its made $33,057,245. Last Pokemon the First made more money. Though its only been in therters for 2 weeks. With in one week they lost 68% in ticket sales. I really dought they can climb back up into first with the Nutty Professor 2 making over $42,000,000 in one week.
The soundtrack got 4 out of 5 stars he is a review not by me.
I really wanted to dislike the Pokémon 2000: The Power of One soundtrack. I hate everything else Pokémon, considering what a stupid concept the cartoon is and how the kill-but-never-die concept corrupts childrens' minds.
Unfortunately, this is a very good soundtrack. Arrgghh! From Donna Summer's powerful title track, "The Power of One," to Weird Al Yankovic's particularly puckish parody "Polkaman," this CD really delivers a well-rounded, professional selection of music.
Many of you might remember the previous Pokémon movie and its awful soundtrack. This new album more than makes up for that disaster. Even the sillier selections such as Track 16, "Pikacu's Rescue Adventure," appeal in some embarrassing way. And the one score excerpt, Track 16 "The Legend Comes to Life," presents some well-thought out ideas.
As much as I hate to admit it, this soundtrack contains a lot of good music. Just don't tell anyone I said that - I'll deny everything.
Review by Eric Rosenberg
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2 of 4 stars
Ash and the Pokémon must bring the forces of nature back into balance in order to sell obscene amounts of tie-in ... er, to save the world!
Story
The second feature in the planet-conquering Japanese franchise opens with an all- Pokémon, all-gibberish short feature that will have parents reaching for the Tylenol even sooner than expected, then we cut to the main adventure, titled "The Power of One." A scheming Pokémon Collector named Jirarudan begins snatching up winged Poki with the power to control fire, lightning and ice, destabilizing Earth's weather patterns. It's up to brave young Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum, his chubby yellow pocket monster Pikachu and their friends to put things right.
Acting
It's a sad state of affairs when voice actor Ikue Otani manages to steal the show chirping his character's name over and over as the floppy-eared, lightning-tailed Pikachu. The thespians lending their vocals to the human characters have less chance to be impressive, saddled as they are with the film's clumsy English translation of Pokémon arcana and the occasional witless pun.
Direction
Kunihiko Yuyama's team puts no special stamp on the series' generic Japanese toon work, which bears a closer resemblance to primitive TV fare in the "Speed Racer" or "Astro Boy" vein than the cutting-edge artistry going into modern anime epics such as "Princess Mononoke." Computer-rendered shots of Jirarudan's elaborate flying fortress and churning ocean waves are impressive in themselves, but they clash with the traditionally animated material. Not that the grade school-age target audience is likely to mind.
Bottom Line
Unwatchable for adults, unmissable for seat-kicking, concessions-devouring young Pokémon fans.
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