Customer Reviews

Pokemon - The Great Race (Vol. 11)

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4 star:		(3)
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1 star:		(3)

 

 

In this movie Ash agrees to ride Ponyta in a race, for a hurt trainer. He gets more than he bargins for, when an unfair trainer plays some nasty tricks on him, trying to make him lose. Great for 6-11 year olds who love to see evolving.

Includes Ninja Poke-Showdown (Ash tries to get soul badge at Fuchsia Gym-a ninja mansion), Flame Pokemon-athon (Dario rigs the Pokemon race, wounding Lara) and Kangaskhan Kid (a lost boy, Tommy, raised by Kangaskhan, is reunited with his family by Ash & Pikachu).

You know the drill, Pokemon is great, three Pokemon eps on a DVD/VHS, yadda yadda yadda. The first episode is "The Ninja-Poke Showdown", in which Ash sets out to win a Soul Badge from Gym Leader Koga, but he must first naviagate a mansion full of tricks and traps as well as deal with Koga's sister Aya (whom Brock immediately develops a crush for, of course). And naturally, Team Rocket has to butt in, with their most outrageous entrance yet.
Then it's off to the Safari Zone in "The Pokemon Flame-athon". In this five star episode, the gang meets Lara Laramie, who is a member of the Laramie family who breed powerful Pokemon. She has her heart set on winning the annual Pokemon race the next day, with her faithful Ponyta. But disaster falls upon her, thanks to her rival Dario and Team Rocket, and she breaks her arm, unable race. Ash volunteers to help her out, but there's one slight problem... he's never ridden a horse before! Can Ash and Ponyta beat Dario? And what other tricks does Team Rocket have up their sleeve?
Finally, comes one of the worst episodes of Pokemon ever made. "The Kangaskhan Kid" is a huge, unmanageable mess. In the Safari Zone, Ash and company come across a couple searching for their child they lost several years ago, who has lived among the Kangaskhan and become the Kangaskhan Kid. This episode was very, very bad. The dialouge made no sense, and the animation was stiff and mechanical, unlike the smooth animation of the previous two eps. Fortunately, this episode is at the end, so you can just shut off the DVD after "The Pokemon Flame-Athon"
Despite the addition of this horrible episode, the other two are well worth the purchase with terrific animation and well-told stories.

The fist two episodes were great. I love the one about the race, when Ash rides Ponyta and it evolves into Rapidash. Lara was a great characetr and the episode itself was funny and exciting. The first episode is great as well; we ffinally learn that Psyduck is not a useless Pokemon. And it's fun as well.

However the last episode . . .

I know it's emotional and supposed to be sad, but I'm sorry, while watching "The Kangaskhan Kid" I was laughing. I mean, the parents are flying over a jungle when the father lets his son "have a closer look". Btw the father, even though he was kind of funny, was quite possibly the worst character in the series. I hated him. He was a complete idiot. If I were the mother I would have divorced him; I mean he DROPPED HIS CHILD INTO A FOREST AND WASN'T EVEN WORRIED! Ugh! I wasn't too crazy about the mom eithe, but her frustration towards the father was completely understandable. This episode was supposed to be sda, but really it's stupid and I HATE THE FATHER!!!!!

However, the first two were really great. Classic episodes.

This is sort of boring, too..........I'll check out some other pokemon videos....

This is realy the must stupidest Pokemon video! It is realy not worth enything (and specialy not your money!!) Ash and Pikachu used 2 b realy cute together, but now they stink! The only thing I like about Poke'mon is my cool friend...she likes Pokemon but
not this video...
enjoy it!

venonat. venomoth. golbat voltorb. ash earns his soul badge and in the safari zone they meet 2 pokemon kangaskahan and drateni (not on video) but the drateni almost gets stolen by team roket but EVOLVES INTO DRAGONAIR. then in the lahamery pokemon ranch ash rides ponyta but EVOLVES INTO RAPIDASH.. FOLOWED BY PIKACHU PARTY .

Wandering the Viridian Forest,pur heroes meet up with a mysterious young Samurai.

I CAN'T TYPE MY REVIEW BECAUSE I HAVE'NT SEE IT YET

WILL IT BE ASH WITH POYTA/MISTYWITH STARMIE/OR PIKACHU WITH SQUITER SEE THE MOVIE TO FNND OUT/ POKEMON THE MOVIE MEWTWO STIRES BACK!COMEING TO THEATERS NOV. 10 99(NOTE THIS IS NOT THE TITLE POEMON THE GREAT RACE)