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Detective Pikachu

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    #32
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    The visuals say otherwise however. It's a super fluffy pikachu in a miniature detective hat; he looks adorable, then blathers like a parent friendly Deadpool.

    Like I said, maybe fans have some better perspective on this, but to this layman the dissonance is jarring.


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    #33
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,842 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Yeah, I know what you mean, but I guess that's part of the humour.
    I haven't played it myself but can hear the game voice in the game's trailer at about the 1:05 mark if you don't want to watch the whole thing
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8cc4ibdIhs


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    #34
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,460 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/1116006169754124289?s=19


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    #35
    sligeach
    Registered Users Posts: 16,265 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    What a Pikachu World
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmnkAOO6Qo4

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=wmnkAOO6Qo4


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    #36
    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    This will probably get taken down SO FAST!


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    #37
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,517 ✭✭✭matrim


    Slydice wrote: »
    This will probably get taken down SO FAST!

    Just starting to watch it now. The first 10 minutes are amazing.


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    #38
    p to the e
    Registered Users Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭p to the e


    I grew up watching Pokemon and playing the games on the game boy but I recently took this quiz (linked below) to see if I could name all of the original 151 pokemon in 12 minutes. At one point I could have given you them in numerical order. Now I got something in the 30's.

    https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/pokemon


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    #39
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,989 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    matrim wrote: »
    Just starting to watch it now. The first 10 minutes are amazing.
    I've got that scene - the long one, you know it - looping in my brain now. The soundtrack is particularly fantastic.


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    #40
    Harry Palmr
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    The infantalising of Hollywood blockbusters continues apace.


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    #41
    Mark Hamill
    Registered Users Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭Mark Hamill


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    The infantalising of Hollywood blockbusters continues apace.

    042.gif


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    #42
    branie2
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    I'm going to see it this evening


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    #43
    razorblunt
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    I can't believe the you tube link is still working. Will definitely rewatch it tonight once I'm home.


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    #44
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Quite surprised the YT link hasn't been caught yet: film definitely surprised, one of those kids films with something for everyone ...


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    #45
    ThePott
    Registered Users Posts: 3,061 ✭✭✭ThePott


    p to the e wrote: »
    I grew up watching Pokemon and playing the games on the game boy but I recently took this quiz (linked below) to see if I could name all of the original 151 pokemon in 12 minutes. At one point I could have given you them in numerical order. Now I got something in the 30's.

    https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/pokemon


    Tried something similar myself and filmed it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XudjvbUXDWg


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    #46
    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,295 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    I really enjoyed it, and I correctly guessed the twist at the end.


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    #47
    titan18
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    I enjoyed it a lot. Nostalgia definitely helps though as the story is a bit meh. I'd actually preferred if it was a straight up comedy rather than throwing all the action in there. Think it's stronger when the Pokemon and Reynolds are in focus rather than the 2 main human characters.

    Psyduck and Mr Mime are the highlights along with Pikachu.


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    #48
    ThePott
    Registered Users Posts: 3,061 ✭✭✭ThePott


    I thought it was fine, not bad the creature designs and effects were decent but not much more. Preferred the first half to the second half, feel they threw in a few too many twists too.

    More in depth thoughts here:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beeb1l6QJJk


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    #49
    Sonny noggs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭Sonny noggs


    branie2 wrote: »
    I'm going to see it this evening

    Edit: Did you buy popcorn and a drink?


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    #50
    dudara
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    Saw it this morning. It was fine overall, and I was glad that Ryan Reynolds wasn’t too “Deadpool”. It did feel a bit too formulaic at times, and didn’t feel hugely different to some of the Pokemon moves from nearly 20 years ago.

    However, I did like the CGI animation of the Pokemon and I especially loved the little twist at the end. You’ll see what I mean if you go.


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    #51
    Smertrius
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭Smertrius


    its very similar to Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back
    in the pokemon battles i didn't hear the trainers give pokemon attacks, i wondering to myself did warner bros ever play pokemon games to understand them.
    wtf tim couldn't recognize his own father voice from his pikachu


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    #52
    starvin
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭starvin


    The whole Pokémon thing passed me by when it was at its height of popularity. So I went in completely clueless, and enjoyed it. I’m sure there’s loads of insights that went over my head, but it didn’t really detract from the movie.


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    #53
    brianregan09
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    Just back from it big fan from years back hit all the right buttons for me only thing is I wish they did some actual catching


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    #54
    ziedth
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    I brought the young (8) fella who isn't really a pokemon fan at all. I watched maybe a combined 5 hours of the cartoon when I was younger so we both went in really not having a clue outside of what Pikachu looks like. I must say we both quite enjoyed it. I reckon fans will eat it up with all the hidden nods (Pikachu singing the theme song was a highlight). Ryan Reynolds really has the quick commentary stick down to a fine art. The young fella smith was decent and I was delighted to see Ken Watanabe rocking into a few scenes and playing it amazingly straight despite lines such as "why do you not have a pokemon companion"

    All in all, a decent watch.


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    #55
    CosmicFool
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    I thought it was enjoyable. Did anyone see Zootopia? The story is quite similar to it i thought


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    #56
    ziedth
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    Smertrius wrote: »
    wtf tim couldn't recognize his own father voice from his pikachu

    I thought that too but to be fair
    I don't think he had talked to him since he was 11 so it's not a major stretch


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    #57
    Zwillinge
    Registered Users Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭Zwillinge


    Such a fun and cute movie with great CGI.

    The twist was very obvious from the beginning, but didn't take from it.


    Also, I felt old at wondering who the non 151 Pokemon, kids and their new Pokemon :o


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    #58
    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,295 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    Sonny noggs wrote: »
    Edit: Did you buy popcorn and a drink?

    I did :)


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    #59
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    Is Detective Pikachu the Pikachu from the cartoon or is he just a Pikachu?

    I know very little about Pokemon despite the endless loop on Netflix and stacks Pokemon encyclopaedias and cards in the house.

    The kids probably already know but just in case... :)


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    #60
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 37,422 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Spon Farmer wrote: »
    Is Detective Pikachu the Pikachu from the cartoon or is he just a Pikachu?

    I know very little about Pokemon despite the endless loop on Netflix and stacks Pokemon encyclopaedias and cards in the house.

    The kids probably already know but just in case... :)

    He's just A Pikachu I would think.

    The film is more of an elseworlds Pokemon tale by the feel of it.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    #61
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    ancapailldorcha wrote: »
    He's just A Pikachu I would think.

    The film is more of an elseworlds Pokemon tale by the feel of it.

    Thank you.

    I might be able to use that to fake knowing something :P


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