Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2004) (V)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Directors:

Kunihiko Yuyama
Eric Stuart

Writers:

Norman J. Grossfeld (adaptation)
Hideki Sonoda (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An All-New Movie -PLUS- Never-Before -Seen Pokémon Short

Plot:

Ash, Pikachu and friends (minus Misty) were visiting a festival celebrating the appearance of a comet when they stumble upon a mysterious rock-like crystal... |

Plot Keywords:

Ash | Pokémon | Wishes | Outer Space | Dragon

Cast

Veronica Taylor	...	Ash Ketchum / May (voice: English version)
Eric Stuart	...	Brock / James / Absol / Hippie / Breloom / Nuzleaf / Linoone / Magma Scientist #1 (voice: English version)
Madeleine Blaustein	...	Meowth / Magma Scientist #2 (voice: English version)
Rachael Lillis	...	Jessie / Torchic (voice: English version)
Amy Birnbaum	...	Max (voice: English version)
Wayne Grayson	...	Butler (voice: English version)
Megan Hollingshead	...	Diane (voice: English version)
Kerry Williams	...	Jirachi (voice: English version)
Ikue Ootani	...	Pikachu (voice: English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tara Jayne	...	Kirlia (voice: English version)
Katsuyuki Konishi	...	Groudon (voice)
Andrew Paull	...	Candy Salesman (voice: English version)
Mike Pollock	...	Narrator (voice: English version)
Kayzie Rogers	...	Wobbuffet (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Pokemon 6 (Japan) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:81 min

Country:

Japan | USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Trivia:

This movie made over $40 million in Japan

Quotes:

Meowth: Oh, they're stuck in a box with impending doom and no way out. That sounds like my life.

Movie Connections:

Follows Pokémon Heroes (2003)

Getting Better...

This movie is the best out of all 6 movies released so far. It has everything the other Pokemon films had except its executed much better. The two new characters Max and May add something to this movie that the others lack... the sense of a real chemistry between characters. While the villain in this one is the stupidest of the series (I mean his name is butler and he is a magician, come on). The song at the end of the film is very beautiful and nice to listen too. Overall this film is one of the better animated releases this year, too bad it was released direct to video while the last 3 crappy Pokemon films got theatrical releases.

GRADE: B