Digimon - The Movie

Starring:Lara Jill Miller, Joshua Seth, Bob Papenbrook, David Lodge (IV), Doug Erholtz, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Michael Sorich, Peggy O'Neal, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Brianne Siddall, Jeff Nimoy, Bob Buchholz, Philece Sampler, Mona Marshall, Michael Lindsay (II), Michael Reisz, Wendee Lee, Elizabeth Rice (III), Anna Garduno, Neil Kaplan (II)
Director: Minoru Hosoda, Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Mamoru Hosoda
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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Like the similar Pokémon craze, the animated Digimon TV series has spawned a full-length theatrical film. The two phenomena are similar: kids collect monsters and go on adventures. While Pokémon has a sense of odyssey and a wisp of a moral, Digimon is flat-out rough-and-tumble adventure. Can an adult figure out the digi-details of the digi-world? Here's a digi-shot. That world is full of evolving monsters that live and fight in their own ways. The digi-world and real world can intermix, and one of the portals is the Internet. So kids sit at their laptops and fight with their digi-monsters in an abstract environment that looks like something from Tron but with none of the cool. The first 50 of 83 minutes is backstory that takes place eight years earlier. So everyone is grown up (as the time frame leaps over all the original Digimon TV shows), and Digimon and humans interact on Earth. A bad digi-virus is bent on revenge, and it will take more than a laptop to defend the planet. That said, if the end of the world ever looms, a golden digi-egg will be a good thing to have. (Ages 6 to 12) --Doug Thomas

Description

When a powerful new Internet Digimon hatches and begins to consume data at an alarming rate, the Digidestined - kids chosen to save the digital world - must put an end to the destruction before the damage becomes irreversible and worldwide communication halts forever. As computer-based missiles are launched, and a wayward Digimon kidnaps the Digidestined, only the combined efforts of a worldwide network of kids and a new group of "Digidestined" can rescue the others and stop global disaster.

Customer Reviews:

An Excellent Movie for any Digimon Fan.......2007-01-05

Digimon - The Movie is a must see for any Digimon fan. Originally the first three Digimon films in Japan, it contains characters and stories from the first two seasons of Digimon, the TV series. Even though it is three different films strung together, the story flows quite nicely from Tai and Kari's first encounter with a Digimon, to the introduction of Diaboromon, to Diaboromon's ghostly viral curse. The film has amazing battle scenes and a beautiful animation style. The story is simple and its basic theme of friendship is a bit childish, but it is a great film nonetheless. Again, I recommend this film for any Digimon fan.

The best movie ever!.......2006-08-15

I loved the tv series so I bought the movie and, I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!! I would recomend this 100% for all digimon fans, even if you havn't seen the tv series you'll love this movie if you like cartoons.

This is a must buy!

WOW!.......2006-05-01

I am 13 and still love digimon and this movie. I wish there was more Matt. My only problem is that there is no Ken from the 2nd season. He would have made it more interesting. Buy this DVD!

Digimon Rocks! .......2006-03-16

I've been a major fan of Digimon since the beginning. I rarely missed an episode when it was on TV. It's the best!

While I watched the series, I heard a lot of people saying that it was a "Pokemon rip-off". Well, I'll inform you that Digimon is nothing like Pokemon! Pokemon has no character development whatsoever. The storyline is extremely repetitive. I'm sorry if I am insulting Pokemon fans, but this is my opinion of it.

Anyway, back to Digimon.

Digimon has good character development (not only do the kids have personal problems, but they are actually are attached to their personal Digimon). It has a relatively smooth storyline, with everything leading to something new. And the adventures are all different.

Sure, there are some moments where I'm embarrassed by a dorky line, but this show was meant for seven years old and under, and I'm 13. And there are other parts that make me really sad (like at the end of the first season, when the kids are saying good-bye).

I would definitely say that the first season is the best. The second season was good (I loved seeing the original kids at an older age), but the fact that the new Digimon didn't seem as powerful as the original kinda made me lose interest. This movie is also a good addition to the first and second seasons. Watch it! The third season completely lost me, though I found some of the characters intriguing. I probably would have watched it, hoping to understand it more, but that was when the popularity went down and Fox took it off their program. I haven't seen any of the fourth season, and have no desire to. Apparently, in seasons 3 and 4, the kids started digivolving with their digimon, and then doing it completely on their own. That, to me, is really weird.

I would strongly encourage those who are interested in this to watch at least the first season and to go for the second if you want to see a follow-up. They are the best.

digimon-the movie.......2006-02-18

First of all, if you really want to see some butt being kicked. I RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE!!!! I mean Magnamon is cool and so is Davis, and so are the other guys. If you Don't watch this, the Godfather will see you personally for the treatment which will be yours. WATCH THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Digimon: Digital Monsters: The Movie [Region 2]

Average customer rating:

An Excellent Movie for any Digimon Fan
The best movie ever!
WOW!
Digimon Rocks!
digimon-the movie

Digimon: Digital Monsters: The Movie [Region 2]
Starring: Lara Jill Miller , Joshua Seth , Bob Papenbrook , David Lodge (IV) , and Doug Erholtz
Director: Minoru Hosoda , Shigeyasu Yamauchi , and Mamoru Hosoda
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

An Excellent Movie for any Digimon Fan.......2007-01-05

The best movie ever!.......2006-08-15

WOW!.......2006-05-01

I am 13 and still love digimon and this movie. I wish there was more Matt. My only problem is that there is no Ken from the 2nd season. He would have made it more interesting. Buy this DVD!

Digimon Rocks! .......2006-03-16

digimon-the movie.......2006-02-18

Average customer rating:

An Excellent Movie for any Digimon Fan
The best movie ever!
WOW!
Digimon Rocks!
digimon-the movie

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Digimon Season 1: First Encounter - Volume 1
Pokemon - The Movie 2000
Digimon (Vol. 2)
Digimon - Battle With Piedmon (Vol. 5)

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Customer Reviews:

An Excellent Movie for any Digimon Fan.......2007-01-05

The best movie ever!.......2006-08-15

WOW!.......2006-05-01

I am 13 and still love digimon and this movie. I wish there was more Matt. My only problem is that there is no Ken from the 2nd season. He would have made it more interesting. Buy this DVD!

Digimon Rocks! .......2006-03-16

digimon-the movie.......2006-02-18

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Digimon Digital Monsters SEASON 1
The Plot Sickens, as Piedmon Would Say
Great
the beginning
The best anime until the date

Digimon - Season 1
Starring: Jane Alan , Brian Beacock , Steven Jay Blum , Melissa Charles , and Wendee Lee
Director: Wendee Lee , Jeff Nimoy , Mamoru Hosoda , Minoru Hosoda , and Yukio Kaizawa
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Description

Digimon Season 1 DVD contains the following popular episodes from the first season: And So It Begins - The Birth Of Greymon - Garurumon - Biyomon Gets Firepower - Kabuterimon's Electro Shocker - Togemon In Toy Town - Ikkakumon's Harpoon Torpedo - Evil Shows His Face - Subzero Ice Punch - Wizardmon's Gift - Prophecy - The Battle For Earth

Customer Reviews:

Digimon Digital Monsters SEASON 1.......2006-10-08

Hi I was wondering if this item (DIGIMON DIGITAL MONSTERS SEASON 1) is currently unavailable, why is it here? Its not like theirs gonna be anymore of this Digimon DVD that contains the 1st 13 episodes (no offense) if this item is gonna be on amazon it should be ready to buy not having it online and it has the status of CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE if its not ever gonna be in anystores around the planet then take it off the list already! I just don't get it why is it even here when its not avaiable.

The Plot Sickens, as Piedmon Would Say.......2006-08-11

Because my earlier review of Season One of Digimon was so widely misunderstood, I've decided to edit this review. First off, this "Season One" collection of Digimon episodes is not the entire season. It is a single DVD that contains the first bunch of episodes of the season (the Devimon episodes). It also features a few of the Myotismon episodes. While the episodes with Myotismon weren't bad, I HATE the Devimon episodes. Devimon was a boring villain, and those episodes seemed to be aimed at very young children. If you ever saw the incredibly annoying episode called "Digibaby boom", you'll know what I'm talking about. When I saw stupid episodes like that, I felt more like I was watching an episode of the Teletubbies than an "action/adventure" cartoon. Since this set of Digimon episodes contains episodes that for the most part annoyed the hell out of me, I give this DVD one star.

Now that I've criticized the DVD, I will devote the rest of this review to discussing the entire first season of Digimon. I liked a lot of episodes from the first season, BUT THOSE EPISODES ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THIS DVD. If the episodes I actually liked were included, I'd give this DVD a higher rating. Season one would always have a major enemy (or group of enemies) for the Digidestined to defeat. The episodes with Etemon were alright, the episodes with Myotismon were good (with a few exceptions), and the episodes with the Dark Masters were AWESOME. But as I've already said, the episodes I enjoyed aren't on this DVD.

As many like to point out, Digimon was made BEFORE Pokemon. Pokemon is a `cute' show that little kids can enjoy, but Digimon is an odd combination of `cute' mixed with `ugly/brutish'. The cute aspects were the rookie digimon, and the digi-destined themselves, who were children. The ugly and brutish aspects were the mega digimon, the evil digimon (like Myotismon and Devimon) and some surprisingly graphic violence, which is aimed at older children. In my case, I LOVED the `ugly/brutish' aspects of the show and HATED the `cute' aspects of the show. That's right - I can't stand the Digidestined, and I was always rooting for the bad guys to win. This DVD contains episodes that largely fall in the `cute' category. Keep in mind, that Digimon was a rather mature show made in Japan that was aimed at teenagers. The geniuses at FOX KIDS dumbed the show down for its American audience, and decided to aim the show at young children. Something I disliked about this is that a lot of young children are exposed to some rather graphic violence (especially in the Digimon movie), but then again, kids today are exposed to graphic violence on a daily basis, so I shouldn't complain. And what follows is the rest of my unedited review, where I discussed what I liked/disliked about Season One of Digimon:

Not a single thing in this show is funny - every joke falls flat. But I did like a lot of the Dark Masters' lines, and a lot of Piedmon and Puppetmon's lines made me laugh with glee. The music in this show is HORRIBLE - some of it sounds like Fred Penner playing an electric guitar. And they play that godawful theme song about a million times in every episode. But they had some dramatic music that sounded really cool playing when Piedmon walks up the stairs of his castle and busts down the doors right before having a fight with Angemon. I especially like the way Piedmon will hold two swords by their hilts in each of his hands, then yell "TRUMP SWORDS!" and throw them like darts at his opponent. The sight of someone being impaled by one of his swords is most impressive.

I liked how all the Dark Masters team up to wipe out the Digi-Destined in one knock out blow. But the Digi-Destined escape (unfortunately), and the Dark Masters figure they're so easy to destroy that it would be more fun for each Dark Master to single-handedly take on the Digi-Destined at a time. Unsurprisingly, the Dark Masters pay dearly for their arrogance. I felt especially bad for Piedmon, who went through the terrifying Gate of Destiny.

I like how the Dark Masters are representative of absolute evil - there's no shades of gray here. Their ultimate plan is to eliminate or enslave EVERYONE. I love that plan. None of them have a conscience, or have any delusions that what they are doing isn't evil. Indeed, they derive sadistic pleasure by committing heinous acts - if they were in the real world, such actions would amount to crimes against humanity. The Biblical concepts of `absolute good' and `absolute evil' don't exist in real-life, but it's sometimes refreshing to watch a TV show where they do exist, even if it's a simplified reality. Whether they're screaming "RIVER OF POWER!", razing entire cities to the ground, or threatening to destroy the Digi-Destined, I found them so entertaining that a few years ago I taped all the episodes featuring the Dark Masters.

The best quote of the show is when Machinedramon busts through a wall and says in his supercool voice "Oh good. Just what I was looking for. VICTIMS." Then Machinedramon proceeds to massacre everyone in his path. Another great moment was when Metaletemon was doing a rock song about destroying the Digi-Destined, then an annoyed and infuriated Puppetmon screams "ENOUGH!" before the two have a hilarious brawl and spit a lot of insults at each other.

I took a glance at some of the other negative customer reviews, and some good points are raised. This DVD set is not the whole season, and some nut only seems to have chosen the absolute worst episodes for inclusion of this set. THE EPISODES WITH THE DARK MASTERS AREN'T INCLUDED! Oh well... Machinedramon ought to use Plan ELIMIN EIGHT on this DVD set - notice their use of wordplay?

Great.......2005-11-12

I first discovered the series by accident in 1999. A first impression isn't an accurate depiction of what this series is about. Season 1 is by far the best of all the seasons, and was also the most imaginitive and suspencefull. Anyone who likes cartoons with action and soul (and who don't mind listening to corny dialog once in a while) should enjoy this relese.

the beginning.......2005-08-31

digimon is good cause it has realistic characters, situations, plus, variety. pokemon: the same thing every episode ash gets a badge and team rocket blows up...the end. meh. while these first episodes are gopod, and i recomnmend watching them to see how it all began, the show hasnt even gotten NEAR the heights it reaches later on. keep on watching the show, it gets better every season.

The best anime until the date.......2005-08-26

This series is a lot better thant pokemon, this is a anime gem, the series ended, but doesnt matter, is the best serie i ever seen.

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Digimon Digital Monsters SEASON 1
The Plot Sickens, as Piedmon Would Say
Great
the beginning
The best anime until the date

Digimon: Digital Monsters
Starring: Jane Alan , Brian Beacock , Steven Jay Blum , Melissa Charles , and Wendee Lee
Director: Wendee Lee , Jeff Nimoy , Mamoru Hosoda , Minoru Hosoda , and Yukio Kaizawa
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005Y71P
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Description

Join the coolest kids and their Digimon-crazy digivolving digital monsters -- in their fight to save DigiWorld from evil. As they travel through mysterious lands, it's one awesome battle after another against the most terrible monsters in the whole wide digital universe! It's complete Digi-action! Plus 8 hilarious "Digibloopers" -- available only on this DVD. Don't miss a Digi second!

Customer Reviews:

Digimon Digital Monsters SEASON 1.......2006-10-08

The Plot Sickens, as Piedmon Would Say.......2006-08-11

Great.......2005-11-12

the beginning.......2005-08-31

The best anime until the date.......2005-08-26

This series is a lot better thant pokemon, this is a anime gem, the series ended, but doesnt matter, is the best serie i ever seen.

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