Even when I was a small child, I wouldn’t go near “Pokémon” because I thought (and everyone I knew) thought “Pokémon” was for insanely childish. This is a movie that I’m sure fans will love but how did this manage to be in cinemas? I could see this being on tv or direct-to-video but how would anyone consider putting this in on the big screen?

In “Pokémon: The First Movie”, the Pokémon trainer Ash and his friends are invited to an island owned by apparently the greatest Pokémon trainer of them all. This trainer turns out to be an evil Pokémon clone known as Mewtwo who is set on cloning Pokémon to make them stronger and then destroying anyone who opposes him. Defying logic and leaping over plot holes Ash, his friends and even Mew (the original) take on Mewtwo and his army of super Pokémon.

The acting in this film is obviously terrible. The characters are so bland and you are forced to watch them for what feels like an eternity. If you’ve ever seen any bit of the series just expect that but instead of the length of 20 minutes or so you’ll have to sit through a whole movie of it. Acting definitely isn’t the strongest point of “Pokémon” (not that anything else is much better).

Towards the end of this film, the Pokémon trainers say that how the normal Pokémon and the clones are fighting is brutal and must be stopped. However, the moral becomes worthless as to my knowledge every episode of the show (not that I watch it) has the trainers getting their Pokémon to attack one another. The acting is bad, the humour is atrocious, the action is bland and the music during the action is inappropriate. The cute factor is there and so is the good animation but that’s it. “Pokémon: The First Movie” is a lousy children’s film and don’t them settle with it. Give them something better.