Digimon The Movie: The Worst American Adaptation | Billiam

[@billiam]

I've lightened my view on this movie since I posted this video. Definitely over exaggerated how bad it is. It's still very enjoyable, despite the changes made to it. Though it's definitely odd at some points. I still want to see a new English dub of the originals, however.

[@elsaborgarsdottir8945]

Character development at its finest

[@ProfessorGunk]

glad to hear

[@MrSupersonic2012]

For what the movie is it's enjoyable. But I could see how people might be upset over what's lost in translation. Considering this is basically a Frankenstein mess of a movie with 3 separate films cobbled together with Scotch tape.

[@Schattensephiroth]

Really glad to hear that. but please, watch them in japanese. i am apalled what they did with the original ...

[@wathak504]

I remember the when it came out stateside I loved it. Then I found out digimon is an anime and I went through and watched everything in the original japanese cuts. Got to the movies and was generally confused as to why it was a 3part movie. Now I cant watch the dub I cringe all the way through.

[@clecanadalawexplained6330]

The Digimon Movie dub soundtrack is the most 90s thing in existence.

[@ImTheMan0fSteel]

I still listen to it and its wonderful.

[@myriad28]

Wut. The movie literally came out in 2000.

[@DrRESHES]

@@myriad28 you're too young to understand how it all works. something significant happens on the start of a new decade that defines the new decade so the old one can pass. it happened at the start of the 80's (strictly USA speaking) when people started feeling more confident about themselves. then at the start of the 90s the decade was a mesh of old 80s style and new hip uncharted 90s made it so bizzare at the start but then it found his way. then the 00s came with high optimism until 9/11 and at 10s it was pretty rough, but really cool technologically. and now the 20s with it's pandemic, so everyone chilled a bit. turns out there are a lot of really dumb people so yes, this movie is quintessential and obsolete in it's 90s style.

[@rhyebreadchu]

@@myriad28 it came out in 2000. 2000's trends weren't really a thing yet. So it was 90s.

[@sean_mccadden]

Do you think its strange that theres a way, between how you look, how you act and how you think? 😆

[@alexanderproulx382]

Best lines in the movie: -Did you see that? -No, I was sleeping. -BUT YOU’RE DRIVING!!

[@xrybl45tx12]

So true I laughed at that so hard!

[@jwadeashby]

I quote that to this day, haha.

[@VisaCardholder]

Huh? He's got pants now!

[@rpsyco]

*Digi-see that?

[@TheTallskinnywhitebo]

Alexander Proulx another one was when tk grandma fell alseep

[@RoninCatholic]

This movie, not Shrek, is what introduced me to All Star.

[@15Seili]

To me as well and loved the song since

[@carlosmedrano7427]

Inspector Gadget with Matthew Broderick introduced me to it.

[@RoninCatholic]

I also watched the Inspector Gadget movie, but I saw this one first.

[@pvshka]

All Star and also Less Than Jake. Thank you dub company.

[@ViktorTheMusician]

Every movie but the Mystery Men, the movie it was specifically tied to promote with its music video, introduced me to All Star.

[@EnigmaRising]

Me watching this as a little kid: Izzy: he’s launched a nuclear missile! 6 year old me: haha nice! 18 year old me rewatching the movie: wait time out, this boy launched a NUKE!!?

[@n-nyt8153]

Yeah same but im still a child soon a teenager (next summer)

[@floydflowers5838]

Same I'm 10 and I first watched it as a 6 year old and was like ok cool movie bit when I rewatched it I was like wait so this dude IS DEFINITELY ON DRUGS HAVE YOU SEEN THE END ITS SO MENIACLE

[@MattGarZero]

33 year old me: haha nice!

[@benzi1521]

As a kid born in 94, I remember watching this movie like it was one of the best things I’d ever seen haha. I loved the animation, I loved the internet aspect of it, I loved how creepy the villain was. I watched it like a hundred times.

[@KawaRyuu788]

I thought Kari had some kind of 'asthma', in the tv show I remember something about her having coughing fits and getting sick. Maybe that's why she can't blow the whistle as hard?

[@HovektheArtist]

Yep she had low immunity to diseases its also why she missed summercamp in season 1, its explained kind of in later seasons that she was born with a lot more power of light than she could handle and it hurt her body, it wasnt until she got gatomon and her digivice that she started getting better

[@didgy8674]

Yeah she has been really sick

[@RonLarhz]

Yea she was sick. Thats why she didn't go to the summer camp.

[@rhyebreadchu]

@@RonLarhz then Tai made her an Omelet which made her feel better for some reason...

[@floydflowers5838]

Maybe

[@Generalkidd]

I thought this movie was great and still do to this day. The westernized soundtrack basically defined my 90's music preferences. And I love all the clever lines in the dub. Giant Agumon jumps over truck Passenger: "Woah did you see that?!" Driver: "No, I was sleeping..." Passenger: "But you were driving!" Absolute pure gold!

[@SwaggedTaylor]

Generalkidd Thank you!!! this review hurts to watch because this movie is something i still almost watch weekly along with the dubbed pokemon, one of the best from my childhood

[@zebbr0s]

It's fine to like something but still see its flaws :)! I love this movie because it shaped me , but I realize it was butchered and could have been made much better.

[@Asaylum117]

How does that work? Was he sleep driving? XD

[@SilverAuron]

I mean, you're wrong, it's terrible, but that doesn't mean you can't keep enjoying it as you are.

[@Generalkidd]

SilverAuron It may be difficult for you to accept but sometimes dubbed movies and shows are better. I know some people are hardcore fanboys and think everything has to be in the original Japanese version

[@KK-ud4bj]

I was born in 98 and I wouldnt trade the experience I got from watching this movie a million times as a squirt for anything.

[@andrewgiles7102]

Q

[@Bell_Matt]

Me, too; this movie was bad ass.

[@jonothekidd3519]

K K ikr this guys hate on this movie is so annoying for me

[@AntLi0n]

Thank you!!!!!

[@ikaramvaink6023]

Same

[@mrummgoat53]

People say littlekuriboh was the first abridger but clearly it was 20th century fox

[@danielrickard215]

I’m almost 28 years old and the scene where Greymon says his name and the digimon theme begins, still give me chills.

[@cardboardtubeknight]

You can’t drop a digirap with out warning

[@tessbrgns2977]

Tai awakening Greymon is one of the most awesome moments in an anime movie I ever saw.

[@billiam]

Yes! It's definitely awesome

[@Elcrisso1]

Gives me goosebumps

[@howlingtitan8397]

That always got me hyped!!

[@oshikiri999]

@@billiam damn bro you only reply to hot girls 😆

[@Bruno-ox6ci]

"The movie ends with All Star by Smash Mouth" *what*

[@fancyclown3593]

Das right, digimon did it first

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

Digimon really did it first. The Digimon Movie predates Shrek.

[@umbrellabirb2959]

Clearly Cocomon is an Ogre Pokemon

[@celiabee9732]

All movies should end with All Star.

[@mbufton]

Celia Sunshine except any film with water, those end with Ocean Man

[@seirramoon388]

"Digimon don't die" Then came tamers were everything can die XD

[@yuyuyashasrain]

Fuck you for reminding me Except Leomon. That guy can’t stop dying

[@DerVasto]

@@yuyuyashasrain Poor anthropomorphic lion-hunk. But who knows, maybe the creator just really dislikes furries and it's all intended :thinkingemoji:

[@Chrinik]

@@DerVasto That would be weird, considering said creator made a world filled with them...and the hijacking of those characters by certain "artistic" types for nefarious purposes...

[@ZeroStrife1396]

Where everything can **and will** die

[@firepuppies4086]

@@DerVasto Jesus allegory lion

[@animefan77]

16:25- Dub: Wendigomon dancing happily after being revived. Sub: Wendigomon essentially having a panic attack after being rejected...which leads into his Digivolution into Antlyamon.

[@CosmicDragonMastsrChief]

Grimoire666 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RetroIsaac]

Oh no...

[@dogscott7881]

You know, I know it's awful. I know it's a mess. I know it's a shameless cash grab that was geared towards young kids who didn't know any better. But I love it.

[@bluecheesewithwings2105]

Not really i mean isnt everything made to promote something people now a days just think everything is a sell out like no fucking duh its on Tv for a reason because kids loved it, but now you got this guy who acts like he was watching Japanese anime back then when it was way harder back then to watch

[@darkmoon2503]

I have this on DVD, and I still pull it out on occasion. I actually enjoy it, what can I say?

[@masonsaldana]

amen

[@Hokuto_Tongi]

Exactly !!! It was one of my favorites as a kid

[@danielinthemaiden9039]

Jared Gross I'm glad you like it,but I expected better given how good the series was.And to think until two years ago I've always wanted to see the film.Damn.

[@Ineedgames]

I always wondered why the last half felt out of place.

[@OsirisLord]

Know I understand why Angemon and Angewomon go to their Mega forms for no reason.

[@apollomarley4606]

yeah i mean the first half was already like pretty good and i knew enough about digimon to like it but the second half kinda felt embarrassing at times. dont get me wrong this movie is my all time favorite and i actually just watched it with my partner but that doesnt change the latter half

[@antonioacvr123]

@@OsirisLord In the original OVA, it's still unexplained and weird how they simply evolve to Mega, and they just use it to summon the golden digimentals too. However, the OVAs are sooooooooo much better than this american cut, it's really worth watching

[@DBasedAlex]

Wow the digirap got me so unexpectedly hyped. Never underestimate the power of nostalgia

[@taybee50]

Your view of this film is like, the opposite of my experience. The visuals and pacing had me living as a kid. It's what introduced me to digimon and to this day, nothing has topped it's depth and dare I say it.. wonder. :)

[@markwuahlbuargg4780]

Angela Anaconda is the bane of my existence.

[@WriterPlaysMTG]

Mark Wuahlbuargg I heard a divorce happened because of that short

[@DuelmasterX3]

Mark Wuahlbuargg She’s the bane of everyone’s existence

[@DuelmasterX3]

Boyish The Extrordinary Wow really? Huh.

[@DraphEnjoyer]

Reminder that the Angela Anaconda skit plays before every version of the movie and that Angelamon is an official Digimon that's on the Digimon wiki

[@tonymcgrath1613]

It's also creepy

[@evangelionaddict8212]

Honestly, the first 1/2 (Movies 1 & 2) are a fucking masterpiece. I don't even care about the butchered plot, I absolutely love it. The humor is perfect, the voice acting is intense, the bgm and music choices are astounding outside of maybe "lets kick it up". The Hurricaine Touchdown part is another story.

[@mickey5515]

hell yeah, i agree 100 percent dude

[@KK-ud4bj]

Lets kick it up is fire

[@odysseusstudio5187]

Let's kick it up is part of my favorites and I like it in that scene.

[@daenieldatu8499]

100 agreed

[@ShougHell]

Yeah, I tried to finally finish this movie a while ago, and the thing just kinda lost me in the third act

[@Grendel69]

This movie is a guilty pleasure.

[@TikTok-fe3ce]

Vanilla Ward i am your 100th like

[@logangagnepain7154]

Hell yeah its a guilty pleasure. I love this movie but... God its bad

[@tonjolley6422]

Thank goodness someone else agrees. Looking at this critically, it's kind of a train wreck, but there is something very genuine about the dub (at least voice acting).

[@reade_me]

same, though i guess i could say im biased since I watched it tons as a little kid lol

[@SirBlackReeds]

+TonJolley I can do one better than that. Critically speaking, it's better than Pokemon's movie, even if only marginally. Seriously, it was better received.

[@thelucidjoe]

I've come to realize that with regards to Digimon, there are two camps. Those who watched Digimon later (and missed the original dub airings of the first two seasons) / those who watched non-English localizations usually have a harsh view of the dubs. The other camp loves the dubs because they remember going into the movie theater or watching at home and that nostalgic feel of the music and voice acting (digirap included) forgoes the changes that were made. Remember that to this latter camp, the dub was Digimon, they didn't know about the subs, it was just another cartoon to them that came to encapsulate the good vibes of growing up in the late 90's early 00's. Remember that before Allstar became a meme, most kids heard it first on the Digimon the Movie soundtrack. Hell, it was the first time I heard the Barenaked Ladies band. Lets also not forget the dub soundtrack had its gems "Lets Kick it Up" and "Here we go". I think it's mainly due to the fact that the Digimon anime never had as big as an audience, and after the original runs, it was neigh impossible for a kid or young adult to watch the older shows (therefore they had to find the sub versions on the internet) which leads to this split in opinion. You never hear about dub haters for Pokemon (AFAIK), for instance.

[@jbwarner8626]

Oh, dub haters for Pokémon exist, for sure - and I know because I used to be one of them. There was a time in my life when I utterly refused on principle to refer to any Pokémon characters (either humans or Pokémon themselves) by their American names, and made it at point to always try and convince people what they were missing by only watching the dub, with its cheesy dialogue and different background music. In the end, I realized it wasn't really a hill worth dying on and got over myself 😆

[@ironmuro]

16:00 Fun fact that scene canonicity error with Veemon/Demiveemon in the opening is actually in the Japanese too. I'm not kidding watch that he first minute of the Japanese version he goes from Veemon to Demiveemon with no transition or reason there too.

[@gamewizard2008]

"She tells you everything that happens 5 seconds before it does. Just let the audience figure it out!" YES, THANK YOU!

[@QuesoCookies]

Kari's narration didn't really bother me before this video, but yeah, shoulda left it alone.

[@wgmoney96]

But then if there was no narration, people would be like “wait wut” at a lot of the scenes. Nobody was thinking the way this guy was when we were all watching it as kids. Of course rewatching a movie made for children, you’d point out simple flaws.

[@ProlificPops]

@@wgmoney96 The part that actually needed narration, but didn't get it, was that time jump between the 1st and 2nd segment of the movie. Because that'd throw off anyone who hadn't watched the original series with the introduction of all the "new characters" (the other DigiDestined). That time jump between the 2nd and 3rd segments needed narration too but the story for that part of the movie got so butchered that it probably wasn't even that necessary at that point. The rest of the narration was kind of not needed.

[@AnimeMasterManWND]

You got to give the dub team credit they tried they're hardest to make this idea work, but was given nothing for it

[@MelonTartVA]

AnimeMasterManWND well, Jeff Nimoy tried to make the movie just the pilot and "Our War game", while having the third segment "Hurricane Touchdown" be a separate full-length tv special. But Fox pushed him to write a script that would combine all 3 films

[@patrickzalatoris3206]

Kindof wished they went with jeff's idea.

[@SirBlackReeds]

+Patrick Zalatoris Jeff may have been more successful if he added the that as a 1hr-1hr10min movie, it could potentially show more times per day in theatres.

[@jonettheonly]

Connection Terminated... WIllis. Man, I love that line. Always hear it in my head whenever there's an intense, usually time-limited event in a movie or game.

[@our_illumination949]

fox practicing their meme formats 10 years ahead of everybody else confirmed*

[@SavageGreywolf]

still better than 4kids' One Piece dub That isn't an endorsement of Digimon: The Movie, it's an indictment of 4kids' One Piece dub.

[@RathouseFilmworks]

They almost got a hold of Naruto. It would've been worse.

[@EvT91]

every time I hear of One Piece: all I can think is YO! YAIO! YAIO, YAIO!! Oh-OH!

[@peepsg]

You realized it Fox censorship it depend how they edited. That wasn’t 4Kids issues when people just criticizing no reason

[@Charziken]

As a kid, I loved it's movie, unable to see the flaws, cause well... I was just a kid. How here I am, 21, playin digimon on my channel, and I still love the movie, flaws and all. There's just something about it, I think I still love it because it makes me feel like a kid again. Not to mention Paul Gordon's "Let's Kick it Up" is a fucking amazing soundtrack IMO.

[@didgy8674]

Yes i agree

[@KK-ud4bj]

Agreed. Warm memories.

[@arrogantgodjealous]

20:49 the worst English dub of all time you say? 4kids: Hold my beer err I mean apple juice.

[@billiam]

Digimon: Hold my beer err I mean hot sauce.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

How?

[@estradacesar49]

Have you not seen in the first season of digimon English dub that scene where they get a ride with a guy in the anime ? The dub makes it look like the guy is an uncle of one of the digidestined. In the Japanese version he was a complete stranger 😂

[@metalsludge8205]

THESE DIGI-DONUTS LOOK DIGI-LICIOUS

[@dragoncatoverload]

crashdumy 16 Two reasons for that A. They’re trying not to encourage stranger danger. Stranger danger is less of an issue in Japan but it is an issue in the west. B. More a fun fact than anything, Japanese do address strangers with familial terms sometimes. Like they’ll call a random old woman Obasan (grandma). And a younger man might be called Nisan (big brother) by children who don’t know him. It’s similar to how we use ma’am or sir but less formal.

[@bodiesofwater9629]

No disrespect to all those who loved the english version but I absolutely hated it. I watched the japanese versions first and I was genuinely excited to see how the US handled it. I was young and very optismistic and also never watched the english dub of the anime since my country made our own which stuck true to the original. Then cue the Digimon rap, the noticably shorter time, the removed scenes, the few plot-related inconsistencies, Koromon talking after he evolved into Agumon and Greymon, the change in music and dialogue and the made-up plotline with Wallace which was frustrating to me because I liked Wallace so much he become my fifth favorite Chosen Child for a time. But I won’t try to change the mind of anyone who loves the english film. If you liked it, good. We are all entitled to what we like and don’t like.

[@sylvierose2799]

Not a argument, literally anything can be enjoyable denpending on someone personal taste, it doesn't change the fact that lack of actual quality is a bad thing

[@xx-mreba-xx4051]

The biggest mistake was releasing it outside the US, it was just too different for the people who watched a straight dub, so I get the o_O reactions from international audiences

[@bupcereal8384]

“When this one digivolved, he expanded more than my uncle Fred at thanksgiving.” Whatever you’re into Kari

[@SocraticMayhem]

I love how her uncle is named Fred and she mentions thanksgiving despite being japanese and living in japan.

[@theirishviking9278]

Did you see that? No I was sleeping. BUT YOUR DRIVING!!!

[@RollerDerbyHigh]

Idk if it's just me but the constant awful puns are part of why I love the digimon dub

[@RathouseFilmworks]

And the fact this was on Toonzai.

[@GigaDonk99]

I just straight up don't believe people who prefer the Japanese dub, honestly the cheesy voice acting is such a big part of the charm for me. It'd be boring without all the dumb jokes

[@42Caio]

@@GigaDonk99 as someone who never had any contact with the English dub until years after I don't understand how people can like this. The soundtrack and the incessant, annoying need to insert stupid jokes every second make it so fucking bad. It can be funny and corny, right, but to say that it would be boring by not treating its audience like retards is insulting, and really shows the kind of disgusting American mentality that births this and other horrid localizations.

[@undyingsoul3949]

@@GigaDonk99 You're an idiot then. Digimon is not supposed to be a dumb comedy show for retards. It's supposed to convey various serious emotions, real tension and get really dark from time to time. I'm absolutely bored and disgusted at the same time with the English dub of the Digimon series.

[@finchescrossing8449]

@@GigaDonk99 agree. You are a man of taste. How be it a questionable taste to some, yet still falls into what can be most certainly discerned, by its very definition, "A TASTE".

[@TheSpriteStory]

IM GREYMON NOW! I don’t care I still love this American version

[@kittenplush]

TheSpriteStory the movie sucks, but that part was badass

[@TheRealPunkachu]

"You can be whatever you want..."

[@gododoof]

Bob Bob "big guy."

[@Reezy681]

TheSpriteStory when I was little I felt exactly like Tai like holy Santa clause shit 😂😂

[@HurricaneDDragon]

TheSpriteStory Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

[@acethethirdking]

Fun fact, due to the excessive cutting and editing of the film by legal standards it is a western work.

[@Dave102693]

acethethirdking pretty much most anime until recently.

[@SilverAuron]

*In america. FIFY.

[@MahoganyBlack]

Just watch the Japanese versions. The way the original directors intended.

[@thetruesora]

for our war game it does have Izzy's badass "you've got mail" line so i wanna forgive everything else just for that alone

[@kainhighwind2]

The other films through Frontier got dubbed, and NEVER GOT A HOME RELEASE IN ANY FORM. That's the real tragedy. Revenge of Diaboromon, Runaway Locomon, Island of Lost Digimon, all got dubbed, and aired on TV a few times, and never seen again. You literally can't watch them dubbed unless you torrent.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Revenge of Diaboromon probably should have been the 3rd part of this movie. It uses BOTH the original and 02 characters.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Wait, which movies are we talking about here? I found tri Blu-rays on Amazon.

[@kainhighwind2]

Revenge of Diaboromon, Runaway Locomon, Island of Lost Digimon... all the season 2-4 films. Aired on Disney XD/Toon Disney a few times, and not one single home release. @@SirBlackReeds

[@EagleZtoTheGrave]

@@kainhighwind2 TRAGIC...

[@lightdarkf]

The Rap cured my Cancer

[@aleksrozum1594]

It digicured it.

[@manuelruiz9263]

It gave me digital cancer

[@RathouseFilmworks]

Ninjaknow, that 4kids was behind the Digimon movie? I mean they almost got a hold of Naruto at one point...

[@calibur5987]

Digicancer

[@BrianAwesome]

@Billman, I HATED how Angemon and Angewomon's Mega forms were WASTED for some Dame eggs!!! Sephirimon and Magnadramon COULD HAVE WON THEMSELVES!!!!!

[@SickVoid]

I hated that they went up to mega just like that. With Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon it was something special and there they're just like: Let's go up to mega and then they do.

[@andrewmatheson238]

Ikr! Their mega forms are canon extremely powerful and could have destroyed them

[@BrianAwesome]

@@andrewmatheson238 and the sad fact is,... the rest of Season 2, and all that MaloMyotismon stuff took place after this movie... so Those two could have BEATEN him! .... Or at least where were those two mega forms, when all the digimon were goin through ALL their highest forms against Myotismon in season 2??

[@arekusu.]

I still regularly quote this movie as my all-time favorite whenever someone asks. Objectively speaking, it's awful. But, no other film has ever gotten me consistently hyped as this film does. Half of it is nostalgia, undoubtedly, but that's the beauty of opinions. P.S. we need to bring back Ska

[@brocky3498]

This is easily one of my favorite movies ever. We need to agree to disagree

[@123td1234]

brocky 34 I know right? Might not be the most well made movie, but I absolutely loved the story especially the virus on the internet part

[@beatrizgomes4094]

I remember loving the movie when I watched it as a kid on TV, and I'm not even american (actually, in Brazil we got a dubbed version of the american cut. YUP). Buuuut I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised when I finally watched the first two original movies (still need to watch the third and finally understand what that story was about lol), especially because in Brazil, the original soundtrack was kept, so it felt more familiar to what I grew up watching :)

[@azuresaiyan9005]

@@123td1234 Just watch the original japanese version of Our War Game. It's more complete and without shoehorning unrelated plots.

[@katherinelewis2735]

i agree with you i love this movie.

[@RareManga]

Same

[@Raina_Vi]

I've exclusively watched all the digimon movies in Cantonese. SO I HAD NO IDEA THE ENGLISH WOULD BE THIS.. fun?

[@adus2821]

Why specifically Cantonese?

[@fulltimeweeb7394]

@@adus2821 The op is probably Cantonese.

[@TaeSunWoo]

Other than the Angela Anaconda this movie was my childhood and gets a pass lmao

[@akatuski420davis6]

For real

[@Douglas_Props]

I always HATED Angela, and I could just forget about it Except that some asshat forever put it in front of one of my favorite films

[@blueberrypitbull87]

Not to mention they took out the part where Greymon gored out Parrotmon's beak with his horn.

[@shadenox8164]

They were never going to show that.

[@blueberrypitbull87]

Ugh...Americans are just so stupid when it comes to violence..I highly doubt any children watching that part would be scared. Same with the deleted part where Greymon blows off his wing and Parrotmon's feathers fall to the ground. I just hope they decide to dub these individual films separate in the future and leave them uncut.

[@SirBlackReeds]

+Blueberry Pitbull Take it from an American, we really aren't any stupid than anyone else when it comes to violence. For starters, Digimon did show kids beating the crap out of each other in the English dub.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@blueberrypitbull87 They did show Parrotmon's wing getting blown off though. You can find the clip on KZbin. Furthermore, Greymon goring out Parrotmon's beak doesn't really add anything to the film, or even the section. It kind of does just drag the fight on.

[@Jikkuryuu]

I could actually watch him sway to All Star for probably the whole length of the song. Some glorious animation happened in this/these.

[@arekusu.]

"When this one Digivolved, he expanded more than my Uncle Fred on Thanksgiving." Just a few minutes beforehand: Highton View Terrace, *JAPAN* 8 Years Ago

[@Blahidontcare11]

I loved this movie as a kid so rewatched it a year or so ago for nostalgia's sake. It really is awful, but underneath all that there is a great movie. I would love to see it remade and done properly.

[@jmac28211]

Blahidontcare11 I would say watch the originals tbh. I love the dub, but this movie was lost in translation. Parts 1 and 2 are absolutely fantastic in the original. Part 3 is good, though arguably non-canon, but it is a little slow.

[@joetoast1000]

They did it's called Summer Wars

[@GeteMachine]

I too acknowledge the way it was handled being bad, but if anything the dialogue was approximately funny. Something only a gag dub could have. I've seen Tri and though its more accurate to the original, the stiffness and tone was just not very enjoyable for me.

[@zeoxdragon]

Then watch the Japanese version of these 3 OVAs with subtitles.

[@elitheguy2703]

You won't like it when it's remade... enjoy it now

[@Jalz]

someone start a kick starter to re dub the first 3 movies

[@didgy8674]

Yes please

[@EpicFableBean]

No its fine. Just dont cut scenes out

[@socalstoners7107]

Just watch the Japanese dub. Its better anyway

[@alanbareiro6806]

And include the original soundtrack

[@ProlificPops]

Plus keep the original American soundtrack in. Man, one can only dream. I would love that so much.

[@MesyLittleRaindrops]

I loved digimon and got this movie when it came out when I was about 10. I loved it at the time but I knew even then something weird was going on.

[@Raion07]

This movie is GOLDEN! The comedy in this movie is priceless 😂👌🏼

[@Night_Raptor_5991]

I agree some jokes were really good.

[@Updated8SecondsAgo]

This movie and soundtrack are as hype as it gets “I RUN AROUND YOU RUN AROUND!”

[@articunodostres5326]

Honestly, I'm kinda surprised to hear anyone hate this movie. My group of friends loved it and still do. Hating Amanda Anaconda I get though.

[@Takeru9292]

I hated it. So many plotholes. Not enough screentime for the digimon characters

[@oshikiri999]

@@Takeru9292 yea...because im so sure you understood the "plot holes" as your 10 year old self. Fuck out of here.

[@yupdatsmeboiii]

@@oshikiri999 rude

[@undyingsoul3949]

Because you probably live in the US and grew up with this abonimation that is the English dub. They were faithful to the original Japanese version here in the German dub I grew up with. I didn't know it in another way. You'd be completely shocked and disgusted with the English dub as well if you had grown up with a faithful adaptation of Digimon and seen this utter disgrace of an adaptation years later.

[@undyingsoul3949]

@@oshikiri999 He didn't say how old he was when he first saw this movie, you moron!

[@omariwalker1006]

I always liked the voice acting in this movie, but yeah even as a kid something always seemed to be off.

[@avery465]

Omari Walker right. I remembering thinking it was kinda weird as a kid but still liking it because Digimon

[@SilverAuron]

Really? Even Davis? I somehow doubt it...

[@pancakerzzz]

I saw it as a kid, and could have sworn it ended with that Omnimon fight. I must have repressed the last bit from my memory.

[@joey8062]

SilverAuron, Davis was the only real bad voice actor, the rest were amazing

[@SilverAuron]

joey8062 He was undoubtedly the worst one, yes, but if you honestly believe the others were anywhere near passable, let alone any good, than there is very little anyone can do to help you my friend... EDIT:I will say though, that most of the fault is not on the voice actors themselves, but in the asinine script and direction, though that doesn't change the fact the end product was horrible.

[@sourcesymbiosismetamorphis2228]

Absolutely adored the dub. Sure it has it's rough edges but the whole birth of Omnimon scene was so tear jerking that it is still my all time favorite Digimon moment ever with the Birth of Gallantmon in my 2nd.

[@matthewroberts198]

12:58 I beg to differ. I saw Digimon growing up and I still love this movie. Man, Diaboromon and the flower-->rabbit-->dark digimon at near the end of the third part still gives me nightmares. I fast forward through the Angela Anaconda part

[@imperialdrone6261]

This reminds me of summer wars "The director later went to make summer wars." HA.

[@twichy12295]

It has a very similar plot too, even some of the scenes side by side look similar, I was so happy to find summer wars because I loved the Digimon movie

[@leopardheck7302]

Digicide sounds like a form of suicide oh it actually said digisize, i just misheard

[@TheDigiTheorist]

okay am I one of the few people that didnt mind the digirap?

[@koolk138]

Joni Zani no i still have the digirap on my phone along with the original soundtrack. I change the songs asap when people are in my car I still don't mind today listening to them.

[@Rvccxxn]

Kyle Chaluisan Stop with the *BULLSHIT*

[@beenardbruh9605]

I like it

[@hanakoisbestgirl4752]

Joni Zani I loved it.

[@toongrowner1]

Well it is catchy, to be fair, and kind of a guilty pleasure.... on the other hand as a german I have to say, I feel sorry that you got this song for the show instead of the original soundtrack. You really missed out guys. :(

[@TheLaLeeee]

This is the only piece of Digimon media I've ever expereinced, had this on vhs when I was a kid. The saddest part is, I could never get the songs from the movie, even though I loved them.

[@CButtonshaw]

NNNNOOOOOO!!!!! Please go watch Season 1 and 3 please

[@gravityhero2227]

Me too Except i still have the VHS.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

As a kid I loved this show. It is good. I still like it but not as much unfortunately

[@takeya52]

I loved the movie. It’s good to know that there is actually separate movies I can watch now

[@AtomicFire41]

“I was 4 when this movie comes out and I loved it” Yep, that is literally me and all I remember about the movie... well, loving it and the whistle scene

[@MJJ1390]

Digimon movie got me into Ska Punk. I owe like 95% of my music collection to it.

[@billiam]

🤘🤘🤘

[@lokephoenix1039]

Exactly the same! Less Than Jake and the Bosstones!!

[@HadesLordofDeath]

Same here lmao.

[@Thatapsguy12]

MoeJillionaire me too

[@potatotran1372]

I like Digimon better than Pokémon

[@idavisband]

Nathony Tran I'd drink to that

[@CButtonshaw]

Digimon has the better show. Pokemon has the better movies/games.

[@CButtonshaw]

@First: okay. I haven't played Pokemon since Gen2 but yeah they looked like they started stealing from Digimon with the Mega-evolutions.

[@Matanumi]

why does every fucking video have to have a comment like this?

[@nomaddelux6452]

Good for you.

[@LittleKasai]

So basically the dub wasn't the issue it was the pacing and jokes that ruined it, which isn't the voice actors fault at all really. Personally this comical style of dubbing was used a lot back in the early 2000's and 90's it was opted into with such anime as ghost stories and evangelion 2 complete fucking classics for different reasons of course.

[@billiam]

Yeah basically but had to get that CLICKBAIT title

[@LittleKasai]

Thanks for the quick reply I appreciate it!

[@shadenox8164]

Ghost Stories is not the best example it was like that because its original story was so awful no one liked it. As a result the dubbers were given pretty much free reign as long as the ghosts were still defeated the same way, which actually makes it the most hands off dub regarding its original creators. Going completely off the rails like they did was probably the only way anyone would ever enjoy it.

[@LittleKasai]

I know that, that's why I used it as an example of how lax dubbing used to be and why it made the shows great. I loved the Digimon movies dubbing and I really enjoyed the parts where because of the disjointed pacing the dubbers and writers make fun of it.

[@SilverAuron]

Both the things you listed ARE a major part of the dub, and not even the only problems, that and the voice acting was passable at best, and only sometimes.

[@Scsigs]

Almost 6 years later & we're finally getting the 3 movies that make up this one redubbed uncut & released here in the states & I couldn't be happier.

[@TruMaverick]

This movie was the best movie in the world for me. It really gave me a sense of goodness. So many emotions i cant really explain. Me : 11/10 This dude:0/10 And i say to each their own.

[@plaguedoctorj.c4963]

"This dude" makes a point

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Honestly getting a satellite uplink wouldn’t have been expensive, but everything else would nearly impossible and a pain in the ass. Assuming the protagonists have a satellite dish for their television, which is likely considering the setting, then they’ve got half the stuff they’d need as they’d have a way of connecting to a satellite, as the dish which normally functions as a downlink should work as an uplink. The other thing they’d need would be a military-grade code-breaking computer and a few hours to hack their way into the military satellite, and some way of preventing the government from kicking them off the satellite and the U.S. Navy/U.S. Army nuclear launch codes or ANOTHER military-grade code-breaker and a few hours to guess the nuclear launch codes. And it’d be a fucking pain in the ass to do as they’d need A THIRD military-grade encrypting/decrypting machine to encrypt and decrypt signals going to and from the satellite. And there’s no way the U.S. Military would let the protagonists launch a nuke that easily. So the uplink would be cheap, but everything else would be bankruptingly expensive. And almost impossible. Fun fact: if this film was set in the 60’s, the protagonists launching a nuke by accident would be more believable as the nuclear launch codes were literally seven zeros. 0000000 were the American nuclear launch codes until the 70’s. No kidding.

[@ZakkiOrichalcumTheTCGGraveyard]

Just pointing out Izzy says the uplink is his dad's. He didn't have to buy it.

[@twilliamspro]

Izzy's parents canonically had money they were childless for years until they adopted him. Whenever his house is shown it's pretty plush so it's totally possible his parents are filthy rich

[@Calpsotoma]

7 0s til the 70s?

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Zakki Orichalcum I didn’t watch the show, so I didn’t know that, but that does make things even easier.

[@SirBlackReeds]

I'm pretty sure that Mew Mew Power is a worse American adaptation. Sure, 4Kids is an easy target, but even for them it's just lackluster, to put it nicely. The whole Digimon movie isn't bad. The first two parts hold up nicely. It's the third that's the weak spot. Ironically, critics generally preferred the Digimon movie to the Pokemon movie. More ironic, as much crap as it gets, the movie was still a box office sucess, which is really saying something when Hey Arnold's movie couldn't even break even. I'm surprised there wasn't a "What'chu talkin' 'bout Willis" joke in here.

[@helpanny2604]

With the exception that Mew Mew never got fully dubbed (because it wasn't an action boys anime, but still, thank god) and 4Kids is dead, seems like Saban is still around and they butchered a lot of stuff in their entirety, RIP Precure

[@spongebobplushiestuff8612]

I think the best 4kids dub is the kirby anime

[@coreylineberry8557]

@@helpanny2604 Honestly, I'd like to see a re-dub of Tokyo Mew Mew. It's actually pretty good, because I've read the manga.

[@corazonfeathers8116]

@@coreylineberry8557 Yeah I love the manga! Never actually watched the show, but if I do it will definitely be the Japanese dub lol

[@noahsilver1522]

I still own the hey Arnold movie but I still refuse to put it in my vcr

[@gododoof]

I like it. When I rewatch it I usually only watch up to the end of Our War Game. I'm glad it happened so as a kid I got to see cool OVAs I wouldn't have seen otherwise. And I was already used to cheese from the dub.

[@memories8500]

gododoof weird part is... Fox kids cut off a lot of parts from the Digimon movie. When i rewatch this in the Japanese original..alot of answers were asked... The music is really different... From Japan to America

[@ChrisPeteG]

I LOVED the experience of watching it as a kid, and I have a TON of nostalgia for it, especially the soundtrack....I remember watching certain parts of the movie over and over just to hear the music. I do think that the movie being made out of the first 2 portions would be the most effective. The first is 20 minutes, and the 2nd is 45 minutes. That's 65 minutes of material. Opening titles, ending credits, Tai as the narrator, and some kind of bridging montage to cover the time-gap in between the two parts....and you EASILY have a super lean, mean, 75-80 minute feature film that would have felt much more satisfying than the weird hodgepodge 3rd act that we got in the finished movie. I would love to see some sort of special cut of that original movie that sort of re-crafts it with only those original 2 pieces.

[@prophetcthulhu6088]

"When that one digi-volved, it expanded more than my uncle Fred at Thanksgiving"

[@mixlllllll]

Thanksgiving in Japan?

[@kamenriderbizzare4726]

This mistake is exclusive to the movie. The actual show referenced Japan several times.

[@brycevo]

All Star is the best Digimon

[@Drace90]

I must say... I love this cut! I really do. I can understand that hardcore fans of the japanese original are disappointed that so much of the third movie got cut out and the Angela Anaconda short film was just weird, but aside from that I really loved the movie for what it was. I only know the german version, which was based on the english one, but I found it incredibly creative how they cut these seperate stories together. To me it just works. Honestly, now that I have watched the japanese versions, I even think it works better this way. The story was more streamlined, the music fit way better and the added humor was just great! I don't care what critics say about how they think "dumb" children perceive quality. I don't think I ever felt more epicness as a kid than when watching this movie. It accomplished something barely any movie ever could: It made me geniunely terrified of the villian! The virus! Look at that thing! Especially when it was a spider! Holy shit! That was THE horror for me! And watching my childhood heroes fighting it - in this recognizable but kinda more mature (and creepy) artstyle no less - was a total adrenaline rush. And when Omnimon finally smashed that horrifying thing, it just felt weirdly real. I felt like my childhood heroes just really defeated something I feared and saved the day. I really wish more movies would be able to overwhelm me like this. I very appreciated that they connected it to the Adventure 02-characters. Maybe that's because in Germany the second season had reached almost the end of the first half at the time the movie came out. Only the appearance of Raidramon confused me because that didn't happen yet but I already knew the characters. As I said, I understand why people have problems with it, but to me this movie is the best example of localization working out.

[@ExKiwi-yw8er]

Agree to disagree. A movie doesn't have to be good to be enjoyable, seems like a lot of people still love this film.

[@ArnulfoSalgado]

That's fine. But you can't deny that it was crap and there are people that don't know how the hell they enjoyed it as a kid. I loved the movie when I was younger. Now? The shit editing and terrible dialog drive me insane.

[@QuesoCookies]

Recognizing that liking things and their being objectively good are different measurements is an important life lesson, I think. Let people enjoy things, even if you don't enjoy or value them.

[@baitposter]

Watching the original three Japanese specials and Digimon: The Movie back to back, it seems pretty clear that the Western adaptation ended up being perfect for 90s kids. Very little was changed in the Our War Game portion, which is easily the strongest act of the movie, and what was changed makes sense for the intended audience. I really do prefer the sound design and soundtrack changes (both very, very noticeable in Our War Game), and it wouldn't be the same without the ska/punk, or that hearty Greymon voice. The overarching narration tying it all together also provided a lifeline for the less initiated.

[@hawktalon7890]

I still have an unironic love for this film. I should really watch the originals at some point...

[@SirChoccyMilk]

I remeber watching this movie when I was like 6 and Infermon freaking me out with the whole gun mouth thing. To be honest though, looking back at the movie, it wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst imo. I still will watch it once in a blue moon for memory purposes and I think Diaboromon was a really intense villain. But I believe this movie would have had promise had they left the first 2 uncut for a solid movie ending with Diaboromon, and after Adventure 02, air the uncut 3rd film. But regardless, I think we can all agree the whole bit with Angela could not exist and people would probably celebrate

[@TVm0nk]

I enjoyed this movie kid.... you are destroying my nostalgia... Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.. (total satire enjoyed the video man.)

[@MoonlightMirage]

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Honestly the dub isn’t the worst I’ve ever heard. I’ve heard way worse. (But also way better) And the film probably wouldn’t have been THAT bad (Okay it might’ve been to a child.) if it wasn’t for the shoehorning in of the third film. I wasn’t born in the 90’s, so I never saw this, but if I did back then I actually expect I wouldn’t have liked this. But most people would’ve.

[@laffyraffy407]

I remember being so confused by the movie bc of the time skips and not really knowing what was going on bc I hadn't seen the whole series but I remember loving the animation.

[@DrCrazyEvil]

I will fight anyone who says the first movie was bad I loved it. And still do. The soundtrack changed my music taste to punk rock early and I loved it. That being said its corny and bad but it will always have a special place in my heart

[@xXSoulGeoXx]

The sad thing is that even in latin america ( we got tons of uncensored anime, Digimon using the japanese masters for the dub ) got to accept the terrible digimon movie D; Just like when we got Digimon Xross Wars, it was the terrible Disney XD dub ( being the first censored version, remembering that Data Squad/Savers also was uncensored not so long in our dub )

[@koolk138]

IVE WATCHED THIS MOVIE 13 times. Still I love digimon so much. I have no problems with this movie.

[@toongrowner1]

it's kinda odd, other then in the US, in germany we did actually got the original digimon soundtrack... okay translated in german with slightly different lyrics but it was still done with a lot of heart and it sounded beautifull, no idiotic digi rap and allmost no censoring or weird puns. But for the movie, we did get the US version as well. Thought I still do like the first 2 parts and still watch them from time to time... but the third part. Even as a kid I noticed that something was off about it, and now I know how horrible edited it was. When ever I watch this movie again, I allways skip the last story. It's just too awefull.

[@FinnishFilmFan]

toongrowner1 That was the case in Finland too. Soundtracks of the shows were either the Japanese original or a close translation but for the film it was the redub of the US release of the film. I also always noticed the differences in characterizations between the movie and the shows but as a kid I couldn’t quite put my finger on why that was. Obviously now I know but I’m still curious how that happened. Probably the studio that released the film in US got the rights for both US & European releases.

[@shodiqalibaqir6508]

Well in my country Indonesia the opening is dubbed but translated while digivolve theme Is original Japanese song and another song is Japanese while tamer and series after that u is full original soundtrack

[@KingPopinLockin]

I'd never seen digimon before I saw the entire movie in my KZbin feed yesterday. It's amazing and I wouldn't change any of it.

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

Nah. The jokes are what make this so iconic. Your disdain is misguided friend. This is pure art

[@geraldbieger2799]

tbh tho, could we say that the film wouldve been better if the DVD had the option to disable the storyteller kari and the angela mistake of a pre-show?

[@adultmoshifan87]

Gerald Bieger not perfect, defo better

[@madestmadhatter]

I like Kari, so how about compromising and saying cutting out the preshow and the third act.

[@haleyb7030]

They should’ve rick rolled us.

[@DerVasto]

"Never gonna digi-give you up, never gonna digi-let you down!"

[@vossboss220]

I'm just wondering how the FUCK she squeezed onions

[@ashenknight4023]

Vigor The Sloth That is honestly a good question. An onion seems too solid to squeeze juice out of, so maybe she reduced it to pulp and then strained it?

[@SianaGearz]

Well, a standard centrifugal juicer with nice sharp blades on the centrifuge will easily juice onions. Otherwise, you have to blend or grate it and then strain it. You can't just squeeze it. Not that anybody would probably drink that, it's used cosmetically (and probably does nothing), but then, who knows, it's the year 2000, people were weird, they thought they were living in the future that somehow failed to materialise.

[@misukiylambertson2764]

I genuinely love this movie. I understand the Sub is better, but it was magical and fun to watch growing up. Call it nostalgia, but the Dub cast, jokes, and animation were all phenomenal. It holds up surprisingly well, even my friend who doesn't like anime commented on how it kept him engaged and did a good job of introducing some of the universe. I remember being on the edge of my seat as a kid a the intense battle with the virus and being amazed at the beauty of the intro. I'll check out the sub though thanks for the suggestion.

[@DaDonroy101]

you didn't mention the best line from the first segment: "dude, did you see that?" "no I was sleeping" (for context this is when agumon jumped over the truck)

[@erikaisadiah]

The only good thing about this movie is that it introduced me to "the impression that I get." So I feel for ya man

[@sazude2]

Actually I love the Digimon the movie. It was different and funny.

[@kiiogato]

I'm only 3 years late finding this video; but I had a great time watching this haha. I personally loved the 2000 English version for as campy as it was, and watching it in 2020 certainly didn't do it any favors. Still, a fantastic piece of nostalgia. Enjoyed looking at it through a more critical lens from your video, great presentation!

[@kwameoliver2455]

I'm not going to lie I really really really really really really really love the Digimon the movie soundtrack and it has been and still is one of my favorite movies

[@BrigadierGinger]

"Not a single theater showing this film was that full" Bruh. I saw this movie opening weekend and it was packed to the gills. We almost couldn't find open seats in a theater that was showing it in three full-sized screening rooms. This movie was equally as popular and hyped as the first Pokemon movie at the time among the target demographic. They even copied Pokemon and handed out exclusive limited-run cards from the Digimon Trading Card Game to people who saw it within the first four days. The Digimon Movie is definitely a mess, but I wouldn't go nearly as far as calling it a tragedy. The humor is pretty on point for the American dub, and none of it seems out of character. That dumb bit with Davis having a meltdown and then immediately getting over it is exactly something I could see english Davis doing in the show. And I'll fully admit to this being nostalgia, but watching Greymon go full tilt against Birdramon while the english Digimon theme kicked in was the most hype shit my dumb 11 year old ass had ever experienced. Same with seeing Omnimon for the first time and watching him fight. I still get goosebumps watching them lol. And again, this is pure nostalgia talking and I won't fault you for not digging it, but the DigiRap is a fucking jam and I will die on that hill. I'd argue the first Yu-Gi-Oh movie is the worst anime film of all time. Literally just two dudes standing in place shit-talking each other over a game of holographic Go Fish for an hour or so.

[@MarkusMeridius]

"the DigiRap is a fucking jam and I will die on that hill." Preach! He could offer me mathematical proof it's bad and I still could not hate it.