Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! [DVD]

Received no bonus disc

I'm wondering if the reason some people have received copies of this item without the bonus disc is because they had '1 disc version' selected by mistake when ordering, instead of '2 disc version', since they both listed on the page.That being said, I received a copy with both discs and am pleased to report that this version of 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' is the widescreen version! Sadly there are no bonus features (so no Pikachu's Vacation short), audio or subtitle options on the disc and the few minutes of footage cut from the beginning (and later released on Mewtwo Returns as a bonus) is still missing. Also, surprisingly, the audio is not surround sound, meaning the soundtrack quality is affected, and audio effects they used to convey the difference between Mewtwo's telepathy and private thoughts have been lost.Moving on to 'I Choose You' - I really enjoyed this alternate timeline take on Ash's journey. There are a number of references to the original series sprinkled throughout (the most being the first few minutes of the movie) to give older fans a nostalgia trip, but for the most part the story is its own creature, with Ash somewhat more competent from the start, his travelling companions being unique to this film and nods to a variety of generations all the way up to Alola. The art is crisp and gorgeous to look at, the animation is dynamic and captures the high energy action beautifully, and the dub soundtrack backed up the visuals fine. I do enjoy the credits song they made for this one. For note, only the English audio track is included, with subtitles for the hard of hearing.On the downside the film suffered from a case of not quite knowing what it wanted to do with trying to showcase new Pokemon Marshadow alongside Ho-oh, which resulted in some concepts - especially the whole Rainbow Hero thing - being unclear and confusing. The outcome of the final scene was also kind of disappointing - missing out on a huge opportunity to showcase one of Ho-oh's main abilities, instead leaving matters to resolve themselves seemingly out of convenience.Overall I had a great time with 'I Choose You'. It got daring in places and took gambles which we haven't seen these films doing in a long while. There were a couple of genuinely moving scenes, one of which got me choked up. A worthwhile viewing, despite a couple of flaws. I am looking forward to the second movie in this alternate timeline!

Great Film, shame they didn't include the First Movie as advertised (Even the sticker on the packaging claims theirs a bonus disk)

I purchased this on preorder as a valentine gift for my boyfriend. On the description It says that a bonus dvd with the first pokemon movie was included, that's why I decided to buy it. Though when it arrived there was just one dvd, which was "I choose you". Nice movie, but still disappointed

The movie is amazing, I would actually love to give it 5 stars! However, this product as a whole only gets 2... As others have said, The First Movie is NOT included as advertised! Very disappointing, as this is essentially only a half product :/

I liked everything about this dvd from the story and quality of dvd and the price so thankyou very much yours sincerely philip arblaster

Daughter loves Pokemon and saw this at Cinema and wanted it. Great that it comes with additional movie! Had issues with it going missing but that was fault of courier!

It is a good movie, and as a long term Pokemon fan I did enjoy it. There were some new stuff along with a mix of nostalgic moments in this film. The animation is gorgeous, similar quality to the XY and XYZ TV series. The characters are enjoyable as per usual, and the English dub is done really well. And since this is the first movie where Ho-Oh plays a major role, its really good. I've personally been waiting for a movie that centers around Ho-Oh for ages, and I'm so glad we have one now.