| | |  | DVD | Home » » » Pokemon Movie - Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | | | | | | | Description: | | It all started with a legend passed down from the People of the Water...Somewhere in this world, there is a Sea Temple created by the People of the Water. The Sea Temple contains a hidden treasure called the Sea Crown, but no one has ever seen the Sea Crown, or even the Sea Temple, because the temple is protected by a secret mechanism. The temple drifts through a vast ocean undetected, waiting...waiting... Ash and Pikachu meet Lizabeth, a descendant of the People of the Water, and learn about the legend. They also meet Jackie, a Pokemon Ranger on a secret mission to protect a Manaphy egg (Manaphy is mysteriously known as The Prince of the Sea) and find the Sea Temple as well. While on this important mission, Jackie is attacked by a pirate known as The Phantom. The Phantom plans to obtain the Sea Crown and take over the world--but first he needs the Manaphy egg. Now Lizabeth and Ash must help Jackie protect the egg and stop the nefarious pirate! What is the Sea Crown? How does Manaphy's mysterious power connect it to the Sea Temple? Can Ash help Jackie complete his mission? | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Pokemon | | Director:
| Director Not Provided | | Format:
| Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| VIZ VIDEO | | Run Time:
| 101 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| April 03, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 One of the Best Pokemon Films Ever!Apr 05, 2007
By Kim R. Taylor
This movie was probably the best one next to Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Jirachi Wish Maker. Pokemon Ranger centers around the legendary Pokemon Manaphy and of course Ash and his friends. Some new and amazing characters include Buizel, Jackie the Ranger, Mantyke, and Chatot the annoying but funny Pokemon. The villian is great, the ending is amazing, and the effects were the best yet!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 My sons favourite.May 26, 2007
By L. Hislop
"Pokemon master"
This was a very good film, artwork was top notch, having a bonus disc
was good to. My 2 sons always want to watch.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Overall a fun film!Feb 20, 2008
By Alyssa
This is a Good movie! It has a memorable mascot pokemon (Manaphy) and entertaining guest characters!
Okay there are some parts that make little sense like Ash stealing the spotlight for no real reason but still... This movie is a sign that pokemon will continue to prosper for years to come!
By the way Ignore groups like sova who will try to convince you to boycott Pokemon simply because of a cast change!
The current voices show real potential! (especially when you compare the performances from this dvd to their work on the more recent episodes on tv.) I think if given time they will surpass the old voices!
VERY touching and sweet!Feb 21, 2011
By Bambi L. Tuckey
This is one of my top favorite pokemon movies. The cute daughter/child relationship between May and Manaphy was so touching. Highly worth your money!
 This would have been better as a single DVD releaseSep 29, 2010
By Lesley Aeschliman
Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea is the ninth film in the Pokemon franchise, and was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, and it was released as a two-disc set. On the first DVD, you can play the movie, choose which scene you want to start watching the movie at, and you can choose to have English captions for the Hearing Impaired. Three special features are included on this disc. The first is "Location Scouting." This documentary runs for about ten minutes, and it shows the director and the crew scouting out locations in Italy to help inspire the locations in the film. It also include interviews with the director, the writer, and the composer; however, whenever they speak, an English narrator speaks over them instead of seeing subtitles on the screen. Next is "Art Slideshow." This feature runs for one minute and ten seconds, and only features production art of the characters that were designed specifically for this film. Also, the viewer has no control over when the images change on the screen. The final extra is labeled as "Interactive." It's a splash screen that promotes the official Pokemon website, the Pokemon Learning League, and Pokemon Mobile.
The second disc contains "Pikachu's Island Adventure," the short that accompanied the film when it aired in Japanese theaters. In the short. Pikachu and the other Pokemon traveling with Ash and his friends are going to play on an island that's full of fun and adventure. However, they encounter some Wynaut and a couple of Pichu who were chased off the island by Meowth and its gang. It's up to Pikachu and friends to teach the Wynaut and Pichu how to stand up for themselves. This was the first of the shorts to be dubbed by The Pokemon Company, and a decision was made to have the narrator give dialogue for the Pokemon in addition to hearing the Pokemon make their natural noises when they speak. I personally didn't like this, as it felt like the narrator was talking down to the audience. I also thought it was a little insulting that The Pokemon Company felt the audience wasn't smart enough to be able to figure out what was going on through the images on the screen. However, this short was the only item included on the disc. Personally, I thought this was a waste. It would have been better to include the short on the first DVD, and to have released Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea as a single disc.
The movie is one of the longer films in the Pokemon franchise, but it's still good viewing if you enjoy Pokemon. The major downside is how much 3D animation the director tried to include, and just how much the 3D animation sticks out like a sore thumb in comparison to the elements that were animated with traditional animation. Even with the issues I have with this release, I would still recommend it to Pokemon fans, especially ones who want to have a complete Pokemon DVD collection.
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