PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

allypwns34 the derp This is a great movie, one of the movies I grew up with. It was excellently done, a decent story, and great characters. I love the bonds shown or developed throughout the movie, especially Latios and Latias. These two are the closest Pokemon duo I have seen, and they were quite well done. So you ask, why is it 9 stars if you enjoy the movie so much? Well, I have quite a few problems with the movie. First, I would like the clear up that this is the shortest Pokemon film released so far, and will probably stay that way as long as Pokemon is running. If you skipped directly to the race and watched to the part where 2 Latios and 1 Latias fly towards Alto Mare, it would be about 30 seconds under an hour. This leaves Pokemon fans hungering for more, and I myself wish this was a longer film.My second problem is that the English version should have had a more similar story to the Japanese version. The Japanese version was a very successful film, with a brilliant story. So why, just why, was this all changed up? This isn't a question I've seen many people ask, but I am wondering. Why was Latios's voice changed in the English dub. It helped distinguish Latios and Latias's differences better, which is one of the things I liked about the Japanese version.These are only three problems, but they are big enough to knock the movie down a star for me. But the movie is still kid-friendly and entertaining. I love it until this very day, and the movie itself was very emotional. Latias and Latios are adorable and cool at the same time, just the Pokemon I love the most. Latios's death set a new course for the Pokemon world, and it still affects some today. Annie and Oakley were funny and unusual villains. I like both of their characters, Oakley's desire for power, and Annie just the more girly of the two, wanting to steal pretty things and wear nice clothes. I wish they were given another role in the future.I am not denying that this was a great film, but it could have easily been better. But this movie is unique for its design focus. I like how Alto Mare is loosely based off of Venice, which is a gorgeous city. Latios and Latias will always have a special place in my heart, as well as this movie.

Joe Clame This movie is what I look forward to see ever blue-moon on Encore Family or Starz. As of now, Pokemon is a mess of an anime, and I refuse to watch or, nor any of the new movies which brings nothing but disgust to me. The new movies doesn't appeal to me at all, it has the same plot, the new higher quality doesn't appeal to me at all (it appeals more to HD users, and looks different from Pokemon Heroes movie), and you can literally compare it to the last movie, being the same, but held in different towns/cities with different plots. I'm tired of hearing Pokemon talk, which is getting old and overused (Jirachi, Victini, Shaymin, etc). The animation quality in this movie differs from what it does in current movies, it looks more detailed and beautiful, and Pokemon Master Quest in general, the series which this movie was currently being held in as far as time period. I love the connection that Ash had with Latias, the terrific music in the movie such as "secret garden" and "hot on the trail". The soundtrack should've won multiple awards, the genres was slammed packed with emotional, action, and beautiful music. It appeals to any Pokemon fan, the action music is probably the best out of the entire series. This movie is my childhood,I watch it til this day with pride and gets excited every time it's on TV, jumping for joy. If anyone from a TV station such as Starz or Encore Family is reading this, please re-air this movie more often. I LOVE it, and out of Pokemon the Movie, Pokemon 2000, Pokemon the Movie 3, and Pokemon 4ever, I love this the best, all are GREAT movies, and this is the last. I don't care if this movie is short or not, it's irrelevant, when you watch this movie, you will forget about time. To me, this movie feels like it's 2 or even 3 hours long. And I'm glad this is the last good Pokemon movie, others like Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker was ALRIGHT, but I mean perfect and fitted well with the plot and scenery. Also, the scenery for this movie was PERFECT, I can tell they put a lot of effort into it from the scenery, like the secret garden, the model of the city, and the docks. This is a much watch. Thanks for airing it on television!

Andrew Let's make a few things clear:1. Yes, probably only Pokemon fans will be able to enjoy Pokemon movies. 2. Pokemon feature films are not stupid, but they are made so when dubbing. For example, in the first movie, during translation, the entire plot was dumbed down and changed and a twenty minute sequence was deleted. 3. The names of the characters were changed in the English adaptations to appeal to younger audiences. Name of the main protagonist is Satoshi, a normal Japanese name. But we got a boy called Ash. That is just epic fail.4. The names of the movies themselves were almost always changed(for the worst). This one was called "Guardians of Altomare", not "Heroes". 5. The music in the original versions is very good. But in the dubs usually we get some really low- quality stuff. 6. Don't complain that the whole Pokemon franchise is "cockfighting". Don't say the concept is immoral. Remember that it came from Japan, where they have a different view of the world. There, friendly battles are considered a key to individual's growth (Karate, anyone?). "We fight each other to win, only to give a helping hand to the defeated opponent". That's not so hard to understand. 7. In the end, Pocket Monsters (Jap. name) movies are great and should interest any anime fan out there.P.S. We should do something to stop animation in from being aimed towards small children only in the US. Teenagers and adults should be able to enjoy it too. American companies must leave the original music and plots intact to keep foreign animated movies interesting to us as they were originally made.

Mightyzebra This is one of quite a few films based on the cartoon anime Pokemon TV series.Ash, Brock, Misty and their pokemon are in a town called Altamar for a big water race. Ash comes in the lead - but takes a wrong turn. It turns out Misty wins! The person who came second, a boy just older than Misty, takes her and her friends on a Gondola around the town.Meanwhile, two baddies working for the same person as Team Rocket are, are looking for two rare pokemon in Altamar, Latias and Latios...I think this Pokemon film is very good, due to the well-structured plot, the characters, the pokemon and the setting, which is based on Venice.However, there are often distracting songs in the background of the film and Team Rocket are very silly and most of their content is slapsticky jokes. Overall, a good film for Pokemon fans or just for people who like animated children's films. Enjoy! :-)7 and a half out of ten.