Eric Stevenson I feel so guilty for having the Nostalgia Critic's review of this movie as one of my favorite episodes. I'll never forget him saying, "At least Pokémon...". The thing is, I have never been into Digimon, but I've done my research and I don't think it ripped off Pokémon. This counts as a movie based on a video game which I believe was Tamagotchi which predates Pokémon. However, in 1991, there was a video game called "Shin Megami Tensei", which featured fighting monsters. So is everyone stealing from that game? No, this is just a genre of its own that's easy to identify, the "Mon" genre we call it. I saw one episode of this show and thought it was just weird.I was really put off by the animation in this movie. It just looked so old. I find "Pokémon: The First Movie" to be better, but not by much. I was annoyed by all the pop songs in this movie which is really something I hate in animated movies (including anime ones). The last segment was the best, probably because it had the nicest character development. I don't hate Digimon and I actually did kind of like the romance surrounding the characters. "Pokémon" wouldn't have that until many years later. "Pokémon" has finally overtaken the higher score on this website. I guess the series is creative but it is pretty strange to me, particularly with how some Digievolutions are humanoid. It isn't for me. **

omg_a_baby DIGIMON!! :D! YAAY!!! Once a Digimon fan, always a Digimon fan! In my case anyways.. When I was little, I was completely obsessed with this series and even today, Im still pretty fond of these characters and all the little adventures they went on. This movie really wasn't -that- great, but to a die-hard Digimon fan like me, I had to give it a 8 because come on.. its Digimon!!! :P Otherwise this movie probably deserves like a 4-5 if you've never seen or heard about this series before.This movie is actually a compilation of 3 separate movies, but they just spliced them together and tried to make it flow as one. You cant really tell though so it didn't really bother me. They did cut out some scenes though to shorten this movie, but those parts didn't influence the storyline that much.This movie was pretty funny, and it had a lot of action in it. Some of the jokes were corny and made me just shake my head. Speaking of corny, wow, the songs/sound track were lame. It was actually a little embarrassing to be honest, to have to sit through and listen to this terrible Digi-rap as a person in their early 20s. Face palm! Overall, I still found the movie enjoyable. It has a lot of action in it and kept me on the edge of my seat. If you want to see the unedited original films, you can search for them on google. The Japanese version is much more serious than the American version, and best of all.. no more childish and annoying Digi-rap/Digimon songs. Instead of the "Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the Champion" songs that they mindlessly repeat throughout the American version, the Japanese version instead has Ravel's Bolero as the main theme... well in the first part with Baby Tai anyways.If you're a die-hard Digimon fan, you will absolutely love this movie! If you are curious about the scenes that were edited out, try searching for the Japanese version on google. If you aren't a Digimon fan then I cant really recommend this movie. It has a lot of action in it, but its also laced with corniness. Depending on your tolerance, you might be able to sit through this childish version of the original. Happy viewing!

David D Eval Well, it's hard to say if this movie is just awesome, just good or awful. It fully depends on what you like, and don't forget it's an animated movie. I first watched this movie about 8 years ago (I'm still pretty young). Back then I couldn't review it, but after seeing it again, I think I can.It surprises me how well this is animated. Seriously, it was almost scary how detailed it was. Almost every move had a different detail, like when Omnimon was fighting Diaboromon. Maybe that's a bad example, but I couldn't think of others. Although I must admit the graphics self were a bit simplified, like the shading, the animation totally made up for it.As for the soundtracks, they were quite the same as the music from season 1 and 2, well, mostly season 2. There may be one or two tracks who were new, but I can't recall. At least the music was good and it all fit well together.Alright, now for the movie itself (yup, I'm not done), and I mean the script and stuff. Man, that's really hard. The main reason is that it's quite different from the original series. Not that the story has changed, maybe slightly, but it's a lot more dramatic then you expect from a regular Digimon episode. The fights had a lot more action in it, and were much more "scarier". If I was a little kid, I could actually get nightmares from it. The sound effects also play a big role, because they sound a lot more destructive. But what really makes it awesome, as I call it, are the virus-kind Digimon, like Diaboromon.Man, those guys are scary. Those eyes, bodies, colors... Everything on them is freakin' weird. But that's what makes it so cool. It's the horror in the monsters what makes it so cool to watch. "The hell with nightmares, as long as I can watch this movie!". Not that I would say that of course if I was like 7 or 8.There are some other points like the length that surprised me. The movie is 88 minutes long, which means (duh) it's 1 hour and 28 minutes long. That doesn't sound like much, but believe me, it is. It's mostly because there's always something going on. Humor or action, it doesn't matter. By the way, most animated movies are as long as that, but most of them have those stupid unnecessary scenes in them. I won't give any examples.Okay, some flaws are in this movie, I will sum the stuff up: -The drawings are a bit simplified. -The endings a bit cut-off and strange -The story went a bit off, there were some things not mentioned in the series who were mentioned in the movie only, which makes the story a bit twisted, but still nice.And some good things: -Kickass animation! -Nice storyline -Dramatic awesome fighting scenes. -Lots of humoristic parts.I think that's all I need to say about this movie. It's fun if you like anime, but even if you don't, give it a try. I'm not a real Digimon fan, but I just love anime.PS: My personal downside is the fact that they're using a Windows rip- off, and even mention Bill Gates! As an Apple-fan, I don't really like that. Although it's an old movie of course.

Tim As an adult re-watching the TV show and movie since he was a kid, I have to say that it holds up rather nicely.The movie is split into three parts, which were actually three separate movies in Japan. There was some editing in America so Willis would be a plot device to tie the three stories together, but it is clear where the movie breaks up.Overall, I have to say I like this a lot better than the Japanese versions. It has a much better soundtrack and dialogue that makes you laugh.The main downside is how much was edited out of the third segment. The Japanese version of it moves a lot smoother.The second segment is definitely the best. It has great effects (I just love watching them running down the tunnels past the screens of the Digidestined), great new Digimon, and a great story.