Post by teridaxxd001 on Nov 23, 2020 2:38:10 GMT
Okay, I've actually had this for almost two years, and I've shared it with others in a private circle, but I'm going to put it here now. In December 2018 I covertly used my phone to record the screen in the movie theater when I saw Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us. I didn't record the movie itself; I recorded the pre-show because it had exclusive content. It's not perfect, and it has the following flaws:
It was me using a camera to record a screen from an awkward angle, so all the flaws inherent of that method are present.
I stuck my phone in the cup holder and held it up with my hand, which didn't work well, so it moves around.
The phone was held vertically, so it has non-screen sections above and below the screen, plus it may play back horizontally, flipping the screen on its side.
My cousin arrived after me and briefly walks in front of the camera, and there is some background noise from us talking.
I took a brief break when they showed the "Pokémon Theme" Opening the second time, so there are two parts.
The focus goes in and out, including during one part with on-screen text, so it can't be read.
My fingers occasionally go in front of the lens.
However, the only way we'll ever see this in better quality is if someone obtains the DCP of the movie and somehow breaks the encoding.
Part 1
Contents:
Front + Center - History of Cinema Episode Four: The First Color Movie
Front + Center - Stan Lee Tribute
Access Hollywood/Fathom Events introduction by Scott Mantz
"Pokémon Theme" Opening
"Pokémon World" Opening
Adventures with Ash and Charizard! (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
Who's That Pokémon? (Ditto, silhouette)
PokemonCenter.com/Shop eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Ditto, revealed)
"Pokémon Johto" Opening
"Born To Be a Winner" Opening
"Believe In Me" Opening
Pokémon The Series: Sun and Moon - The Complete Collection - Official English Trailer (available on the official Viz Media YouTube Channel)
Who's That Pokémon? (Chansey, silhouette)
Pokémon Adventures digital release eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Chansey, revealed)
"I Wanna Be a Hero" Opening
"This Dream" Opening
"Unbeatable" Opening (cousin walks in here)
"Battle Frontier" Opening
Who's That Pokémon? (Eevee, silhouette)
PokemonCenter.com/Shop eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Eevee, revealed)
Get Ready to Rock Out with Jigglypuff! (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
"Diamond and Pearl" Opening
"We Will Be Heroes" Opening
"Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)" Opening
"We Will Carry On!" Opening
Who's That Pokémon? (Sudowoodo, silhouette)
Pokémon Adventures digital release eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Sudowoodo, revealed)
"Black and White" Opening
"Rival Destinies" Opening
"It's Always You and Me" Opening (specifically, Version 1)
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! (available on the Official Nintendo YouTube channel)
Who's That Pokémon? (Wobbuffet, silhouette)
PokemonCenter.com/Shop eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Wobbuffet, revealed)
Electrifying Moments with Pikachu! (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
"Pokémon Theme (Version XY)" Opening
"Be a Hero" Opening
"Stand Tall" Opening
Who's That Pokémon? (Lugia, silhouette)
Pokémon Adventures digital release eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Lugia, revealed)
"Under The Alolan Sun" Opening
"Under The Alolan Moon" Opening
"Pokémon Theme" Opening (first 35 seconds)
Part 2
Contents:
"Pokémon Theme" Opening (last 7 seconds)
"Pokémon World" Opening
Access Hollywood/Fathom Events previews announcement by Scott Mantz
White Christmas trailer
A Silent Voice: The Movie trailer
The Nutcracker trailer
I want to eat your pancreas trailer
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute trailer
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki trailer
Castle In the Sky trailer
Mirai trailer
Access Hollywood/Fathom Events feature presentation announcement by Scott Mantz
Pokémon Generations Episode 4: The Lake of Rage (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
Pokémon Generations Episode 6: The Reawakening (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
A Pokémon Journey with Kunihiko Yuyama (focus completely blurs out one of the intertitles)
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (first 11 seconds)
The highlight here is probably A Pokémon Journey with Kunihiko Yuyama. It's mostly an interview with Kunihiko Yuyama on his history of working on the Pokémon TV series and movies (ironically, this is the first movie he didn't direct). Intertitles ask him questions, and his Japanese responses are translated via a voiceover. Later on he's joined by Rob Letterman (director of Pokémon: Detective Pikachu), who throws in some thoughts, and some behind-the-scenes footage of the production of Detective Pikachu is shown. The Who's That Pokémon? segments are also exclusive (the logo in the bottom right corner is the movie's logo rather than the series).
I wish I had done this when I saw I Choose You!, too, but it didn't occur to me then. In fact, it didn't occur to me when I saw this one either, so I went to see it a second time just to record this, but I invited my cousin for company this time. The theater was pretty empty both times, and we may have been the only viewers the second time. That's probably why the last movie's dub was a Netflix Original rather than a theatrical release. I Choose You! didn't get a good reception from American audiences, which probably made them think twice about going to see this one. Which is too bad, because this movie is better than that one (it's a completely original story, though it has a formula typical of most Pokémon movies, while the former was a partial and condensed reimagining of the first half of the TV show's first arc, and breaks that formula for much of the movie).
It was me using a camera to record a screen from an awkward angle, so all the flaws inherent of that method are present.
I stuck my phone in the cup holder and held it up with my hand, which didn't work well, so it moves around.
The phone was held vertically, so it has non-screen sections above and below the screen, plus it may play back horizontally, flipping the screen on its side.
My cousin arrived after me and briefly walks in front of the camera, and there is some background noise from us talking.
I took a brief break when they showed the "Pokémon Theme" Opening the second time, so there are two parts.
The focus goes in and out, including during one part with on-screen text, so it can't be read.
My fingers occasionally go in front of the lens.
However, the only way we'll ever see this in better quality is if someone obtains the DCP of the movie and somehow breaks the encoding.
Part 1
Contents:
Front + Center - History of Cinema Episode Four: The First Color Movie
Front + Center - Stan Lee Tribute
Access Hollywood/Fathom Events introduction by Scott Mantz
"Pokémon Theme" Opening
"Pokémon World" Opening
Adventures with Ash and Charizard! (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
Who's That Pokémon? (Ditto, silhouette)
PokemonCenter.com/Shop eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Ditto, revealed)
"Pokémon Johto" Opening
"Born To Be a Winner" Opening
"Believe In Me" Opening
Pokémon The Series: Sun and Moon - The Complete Collection - Official English Trailer (available on the official Viz Media YouTube Channel)
Who's That Pokémon? (Chansey, silhouette)
Pokémon Adventures digital release eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Chansey, revealed)
"I Wanna Be a Hero" Opening
"This Dream" Opening
"Unbeatable" Opening (cousin walks in here)
"Battle Frontier" Opening
Who's That Pokémon? (Eevee, silhouette)
PokemonCenter.com/Shop eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Eevee, revealed)
Get Ready to Rock Out with Jigglypuff! (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
"Diamond and Pearl" Opening
"We Will Be Heroes" Opening
"Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)" Opening
"We Will Carry On!" Opening
Who's That Pokémon? (Sudowoodo, silhouette)
Pokémon Adventures digital release eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Sudowoodo, revealed)
"Black and White" Opening
"Rival Destinies" Opening
"It's Always You and Me" Opening (specifically, Version 1)
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! (available on the Official Nintendo YouTube channel)
Who's That Pokémon? (Wobbuffet, silhouette)
PokemonCenter.com/Shop eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Wobbuffet, revealed)
Electrifying Moments with Pikachu! (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
"Pokémon Theme (Version XY)" Opening
"Be a Hero" Opening
"Stand Tall" Opening
Who's That Pokémon? (Lugia, silhouette)
Pokémon Adventures digital release eyecatch
Who's That Pokémon? (Lugia, revealed)
"Under The Alolan Sun" Opening
"Under The Alolan Moon" Opening
"Pokémon Theme" Opening (first 35 seconds)
Part 2
Contents:
"Pokémon Theme" Opening (last 7 seconds)
"Pokémon World" Opening
Access Hollywood/Fathom Events previews announcement by Scott Mantz
White Christmas trailer
A Silent Voice: The Movie trailer
The Nutcracker trailer
I want to eat your pancreas trailer
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute trailer
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki trailer
Castle In the Sky trailer
Mirai trailer
Access Hollywood/Fathom Events feature presentation announcement by Scott Mantz
Pokémon Generations Episode 4: The Lake of Rage (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
Pokémon Generations Episode 6: The Reawakening (available on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel)
A Pokémon Journey with Kunihiko Yuyama (focus completely blurs out one of the intertitles)
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (first 11 seconds)
The highlight here is probably A Pokémon Journey with Kunihiko Yuyama. It's mostly an interview with Kunihiko Yuyama on his history of working on the Pokémon TV series and movies (ironically, this is the first movie he didn't direct). Intertitles ask him questions, and his Japanese responses are translated via a voiceover. Later on he's joined by Rob Letterman (director of Pokémon: Detective Pikachu), who throws in some thoughts, and some behind-the-scenes footage of the production of Detective Pikachu is shown. The Who's That Pokémon? segments are also exclusive (the logo in the bottom right corner is the movie's logo rather than the series).
I wish I had done this when I saw I Choose You!, too, but it didn't occur to me then. In fact, it didn't occur to me when I saw this one either, so I went to see it a second time just to record this, but I invited my cousin for company this time. The theater was pretty empty both times, and we may have been the only viewers the second time. That's probably why the last movie's dub was a Netflix Original rather than a theatrical release. I Choose You! didn't get a good reception from American audiences, which probably made them think twice about going to see this one. Which is too bad, because this movie is better than that one (it's a completely original story, though it has a formula typical of most Pokémon movies, while the former was a partial and condensed reimagining of the first half of the TV show's first arc, and breaks that formula for much of the movie).