Pokemon the Movie: Black/Pokemon the Movie: White (Blu-ray) (2011)

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General		Extras
Category	Anime	None
Rating
Year Of Production	2011
Running Time	190
RSDL / Flipper	Dual Layered	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Ads Then Menu
Region Coding	4	Directed By	Kunihiko Yuyama
Studio Distributor	Beyond Home Entertainment	Starring	Michele Knotz Sarah Natochenny Bill Rogers Bob Senkewicz Daniel J. Edelman
Case	Standard Blu-ray
RPI	?	Music	None Given

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	None	English DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 English Dolby Digital 5.1
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	1.78:1
16x9 Enhancement
Video Format	1080p
Original Aspect Ratio	1.78:1	Miscellaneous
Jacket Pictures	No
Subtitles	None	Smoking	No
		Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

     The Pokemon world is a huge favourite with pre-teen boys all around the world. Originating in Japan, the world of toys, TV Shows, video games, movies, books, card games and more has been expanding and very successful for many years since starting in 1996 with a video game. There have now been as many as 15 movies made as part of this multimedia extravaganza. This Blu-ray features two movies first released in 2011, which basically are two different versions of a very similar story. This will not deter the many Pokemon fans out there who will love this disc and the movies on it.

     The two movies are Pokemon The Movie : Black - Victini and Reshiram and Pokemon The Movie : White - Victini and Zekrom. As is normal in this world the movie involves a group of friends, led by the perennial hero, Ash Ketchum, travelling through the land seeking new Pokemon and battles with other Pokemon trainers. In these films the friends meet a Victini (a type of Pokemon) and become friends with it. Soon however they all get caught up in a plan by a visitor called Damon and require the help of a Legendary Pokemon to stop his plan. This is either Reshiram or Zekrom, depending on the film.

     These films follow the normal path of Pokemon adventures and will definitely appeal to fans of the franchise. Adults will not get much joy from them, but they are not meant to.

     The two films run for over 90 minutes each, meaning there is 190 minutes of content here which makes this pretty good value.

     It is worth noting that I had problems playing the second movie on this disc in one of my two Blu-ray players. In my Sony BDP760, the second filmed seemed to jam and jump and quickly became unwatchable. I have tried two copies of the disc and gotten the same problem. Having said that the disc worked perfectly in my Panasonic Blu-ray PVR. I cannot say what this means exactly but I have informed the local distributor and will provide any comments back from them to readers.

Video

     The video quality is excellent.

     These features are presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio which is the original aspect ratio. It is 1080p encoded using AVC.

     The picture is extremely sharp and clear throughout. Colour is excellent.

     There are no noticeable artefacts.

     There are no subtitles.

     There are no obvious layer changes during playback.

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Audio

     The audio quality is very good.

     The disc contains two soundtrack options, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 plus an English Dolby Digital 5.1 track for those who cannot handle high definition audio.

     Dialogue very clear and easy to understand throughout.

     The surround speakers are given quite a lot to do with off-screen voices, atmosphere and quite a few directional effects.

     The subwoofer was used to provide bass to action scenes, support the music and for rumbles.

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Menu

    The initial menu allows you to choose which movie you want and then the movie menus included music and motion plus allowing for scene selection.

Game Card

    These films only seem to be available on DVD in other regions.

    The video quality is excellent.

    The audio quality is very good.

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