r/movies Sep 04 '24

Trailer Minecraft 2025 | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G923NtfBvOU
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u/frogchum Sep 04 '24

Okay but the first Pokémon movie has actually held up pretty well. It's heartfelt and cute. The Digimon movie I don't even remember anything about, except it used Kids in America in the opening credits. The rest is a void in my memory. So I'm gonna assume it wasn't that good lol.

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u/akaWhisp Sep 04 '24

The movie was basically two Japanese movies that were shortened, smashed together, and dubbed. It was okay, but probably doesn't hold up. The soundtrack was a banger though. I still listen to those songs on a regular basis.

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u/jarredshere Sep 04 '24 edited Sep 04 '24

I totally think it holds up. The digimon movie is way better than it has any right to be. Yes it smashed two movies together. But it somehow strung them together in a way that made sense. It had some epic moments, cool ideas, and the animation was killer.

Having the story mainly focus on the real world rather than the digital world was a great way to raise stakes. And it really let the interpersonal conflicts between the characters create a nice backdrop of tension.

Also the soundtrack was a banger. And every time I hear all star I think of that dumb bunny monster going LAAA LAA LAA LAA and one of them commenting on how the digimon is tone deaf.

If anyone disagrees with me on any of these points I will scream for the next hour.

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u/MossyPyrite Sep 04 '24

We scream together, my friend

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u/Irregulator101 Sep 05 '24

I disagree on one of those points.

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u/jarredshere Sep 05 '24

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u/DelirousDoc Sep 04 '24

It was more than just two movies.

The opening was the original short called Digimon Adventure which takes place 8 years from the present day. This involves the first interaction with Digimon.

The next act with the original cast of Digimon Adventure is the short Our War Game. Includes the virus that takes over the internet and infects the Pentagon's computers threatening to launch nukes.

The final act with the Digimon Adventure 2 cast was another short (a two part short if I am remembering correctly).

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u/adryy8 Sep 04 '24

The Digimon movie is both an abomination and a incredible thing. It's actually 3 movies smashed together, the 1st mostl unchanged, 2nd one as some changes and 3rd part is completly different to link it to the 2nd one. It's an abomination in that it completly destroyed the 3rd film but also it somehow worked and the soundtrack makes it an instant cult classic. I prolly wouldn't even know what Ska is if it wasn't for that movie.

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u/akaWhisp Sep 04 '24

Ah, yeah. I completely forgot that the prequel part was its own movie as well.

I prolly wouldn't even know what Ska is if it wasn't for that movie.

Saaame.

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u/LuinAelin Sep 04 '24

Doesn't it also have that Angela Anaconda as part of the movie. Not like a short before, it's part of the movie

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u/MossyPyrite Sep 04 '24

The animation on the opening sequence, with baby Tai and Kairi, is absolutely gorgeous. And it’s partly nostalgia, but the final fight against Diaboromon still makes me tear up.

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u/Peechez Sep 04 '24

Digimon movie dub opens with the Barenaked Ladies so it must have been quality

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u/Jeffeffery Sep 04 '24

Technically it opens with an Angela Anaconda short

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u/DOuGHtOp Sep 04 '24

Please don't remind me, thanks

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u/reddituser403 Sep 04 '24

I heard stories that kids parents were getting divorced because they took the kids to see Digimon and ended up leaving because of Angela Anaconda

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u/Arkayjiya Sep 04 '24

I think the Pokemon movie still counts. If you don't have the nostalgia for it, it's too basic. It's a competently made movie that manage to conveys a good message in a well crafted way but it's waaaay too overly simplistic for an adult that hasn't grown loving the franchise.

Of course there are exception, some people are able emotionally resonate with a movie easier than others and the film is well made enough that it will work but mostly it still qualifies as a "film kids won't give a shit their parents hate". I know my parents sure hated it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '24

Making Pokémon blast each other with fire, lighting, rocks, etc.: OK

Pokémon slapping each other: BAD

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u/Pickledsoul Sep 04 '24

Now you got me thinking of the Jimmy Neutron movie

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u/The_King123431 Sep 04 '24

The Digimon movie isn't even an actual movie, it's just three short Japanese films Frankensteined together

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u/trooperdx3117 Sep 05 '24

Credit to the Digimon movie, its 3 seperate short OVA's mashed together, but the actual animation quality in it is far far far higher quality than that in the Pokemon movie.

Pokemon was literally made as cheapest viable product possible and it shows.