Addie Blaustein, Eric Stuart, Ikue Ootani

The fourth Pokémon feature follows the pattern set by the previous three--and falls into the same traps. The TV series depicts the modest adventures of Pokémon trainer Ash Ketcham and...( read more  read more... ) his friends Brock and Misty as they roam an imaginary world, fighting matches and making friends. The features add elaborate CG effects that don't mesh with the flat, drawn characters, and over-scaled threats that feel beyond Ash's abilities to resolve. Forty years ago, Sam, a young trainer, meets the 251st Pokémon Celebi (it looks like Tinkerbell with a goldfish for a head). To escape a mean hunter, Celebi brings Sam to the present day, where they meet Ash & Company. They also meet the evil Iron Mask Marauder who's supposed to be a member of Team Rocket, but who's much nastier than the comically inept Jessie, James, and Meowth. The Marauder corrupts Celebi with a "dark ball" and forces it to create a monster out of trees, branches, etc., that is blatantly copied from the Night Walker in Princess Mononoke. Ash and his friends eventually save the day, the Pokémon, and the forest--but it all feels like we've been there/done that. --Charles Solomon

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60% liked it

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14% liked it

36 critics

G, 119 min.

Directed by: Jim Malone, Kunihiko Yuyama

Release Date: October 11, 2002

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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2003

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  • December 28, 2006
    Wow a really bad movie.
  • October 10, 2009
    not the best pokemon movie...
  • July 22, 2009
    Not the best one but cool Suicune.
  • July 3, 2009
    I only enjoy this one cause I love Celebi XD
  • April 30, 2009
    This was an amazing movie... celebi is a legendary grass type pokemon that possessive an extreme power rather that the ordinary pokemon has... this movie was so dramatic for me compare to other pokemon movies...
  • April 15, 2009
    one of wonderful pokemon movie
  • March 28, 2009
    Pokemon named Celebi travels to the future and brings with a boy named Sam is being chased by a hunter. Ash, Misty, Brock, & Pikachu are on their way to the next gym in their Johto journey. They see a Suicune.

    Ash finds Sam alone in the forest fled with Celebi that Sam is 40 yea...( read more)rs old in the future from when he was. He, Ash, &the others search for Celebi & they find Celebi is in a tree. The Iron Masked Marauder tries to kill Ash & Sam, but Suicune saves them.

    Ash, Sam & Pikachu clamber into the dragon and manage to get Celebi to remember its memories successfully to bring Celebi back to normal. Ash & Sam realize Celebi is dead and everyone weeps. The Voice of the Forest materializes in the sky and thousands of Celebi appear and resurrect Celebi. Ash & Pikachu fall to Earth, but Celebi saves them. Celebi prepares to bring Sam back in time is a young version of Professor Samuel Oak. Professor Oak is Samuel 'Sam' Oak who had notepad along.

  • January 12, 2009
    i always watched pokemon
  • November 8, 2008
    i like the theme song...

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October 11, 2002
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Yes, 4Ever is harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes, but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to Spirited Away? full review

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