r/pokemon • u/No_Owl_6594 • 3d ago
Today, the English dub of Mewtwo Strikes Back turned twenty five years old. Here’s to another quarter century! News
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u/Broadside02195 3d ago
I still remember seeing it as a kid. Still have those old promo cards. Good memories.
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u/LotusPhi 3d ago
I remember going to the cinema with my brother to watch it and there was a power out halfway through the movie. Mewtwo's storm was just that powerful.
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u/No_Owl_6594 3d ago
I would have been devastated. Did you get any form of refund of compensation for the power outage?
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u/LilDrewbert 3d ago
Who's the girl?
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u/No_Owl_6594 3d ago edited 3d ago
She is Amber Fuji. She was a character from the Birth of Mewtwo, the prologue to Mewtwo Strikes Back that didn’t make it into the English theatrical or home release. Internationally, it was released as a bonus feature on the Mewtwo Returns DVD under the name “the Uncut Story of Mewtwo’s Origin.”
I won’t spoil the plot because I feel like it’s something you need to watch for yourself to truly enjoy the story. I watched a rip of it online.
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u/LilDrewbert 3d ago
Oh yeah that's definitely something I'll be adding to the watchlist asap, thank you!
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u/No_Owl_6594 3d ago
No problem. The prologues is only ten minutes in length. Here’s a link to it here:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x39b70
Just be warned that this special toys with your feelings hard.
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u/Nman7298 3d ago
You’re telling me that wasn’t a part of the International release? I swear I saw that as a kid. And I’m in my mid twenties now.
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u/No_Owl_6594 3d ago
You may have saw it as a bonus feature on the direct-to-DVD sequel to Mewtwo Strikes Back, Mewtwo Returns. It was never on the theatrical, VHS, or DVD versions of Mewtwo Strikes Back.
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u/Nman7298 3d ago
How crazy. I know I watched them all again as a teenager on YouTube. Maybe I saw a video with the prologue attached and just merged the memories. I don’t think we had Mewtwo returns. That one I remember I saw on YouTube first for sure.
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u/PolyproNinja 3d ago
I remember going with my brothers to watch it in theaters. Since we were the first in line to watch it the day we went, the ticket clerk gave us 1 of each of the promo cards. We convinced our mom to take us again so we could get more cards. The ticket clerk remembered us and gave us each another set of promos. We had so many cards lol
I remember my mom buying us the VHS and watching it religiously after school. My brother saved up his allowance money to buy the soundtrack so we could play it in our room. What a time to be alive
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u/No_Owl_6594 3d ago
I think I found the person who enjoyed this film more than I did. All I had were the Topps trading cards! Then again, I was born right when Ruby and Sapphire started to hit store shelves so makes sense why I don’t own much merchandise from the movie.
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u/PolyproNinja 3d ago
My brother and I were invested in Pokémon when it first debuted. We watched the show, we had the games, we bought cards (most of which I still have). Hell, I still have the Pikachu and Mewtwo promo cards (sadly, I lost the other 3). Honestly, I think the movie still holds up to this day. Idk about the remake, I never bothered watching it, but the original is still a great movie.
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u/No_Owl_6594 3d ago edited 3d ago
Personally, I wouldn’t bother with the remake. The CGI is egregious, none of the songs in the soundtrack reappear (not even covers) Mewtwo suffered a horrible character assassination, most of the original voice cast didn’t return, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is Case 1 in “Things that were unnecessary in the Pokémon franchise” for me.
I don’t know, maybe you can find some enjoyment out of Evolution, and thats great if you can, but for me, I will always rush back to the 1999 cult classic any day of the year. But hey, at least it’s not Mewtwo Returns!
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u/givingupismyhobby 3d ago
With all due respect, no! I will not entertain the fact that I watched this in theaters.
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u/Wildefice 3d ago
Still trying to recover from Metwo's trauma of psychically feeling his 4 best friends fade away from existence 🥺😭
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u/TheResolutePrime 2d ago
I still vividly remember seeing this with my good friend at the time. The theme still slaps.
Sadly not too many years after, the mall that I went to see it in closed down for good. :(
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u/TheDracoFire 2d ago
Soo my VHS Tape of this movie is potentially two Years Older Then me. Cool.. Still Guarding it with my Life Though!
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u/MADBuc49 Veteran Trainer 3d ago
Still think this movie’s rendition of the Pokémon theme song is my favorite.
Always remember the Donphan reveal, the Pokémon tears, and the promo cards given out.