Digimon The Movie Was Actually Amazing.

"The worst American Adaptation"
"Three good movies that were butchered"
"Western Digimon is a victim of corporate greed."
Honestly? Finding out it was 3 movies made me respect it more. Digimon The Movie is a millennial classic.
Whenever people would say Digimon The Movie is the worst anime movie dub, I have to ask "what are we comparing it to?" If you're comparing it to anime films Your Name or Akira, then sure, it's the worst. But if you're comparing it to other films based on existing TV franchises like the Pokemon, My Hero, or Inuyasha movies...it's one of the more enjoyable experiences.
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[@thedigiknow]

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[@sillypinkette]

"i'm greymon now" "you can be whoever you want.....big guy" still gives me chills

[@hayleybartek8643]

And the music that just started at that moment helped sell it.

[@kishiokisho42]

The very second he yelled "nova flame!" Sent shivers down my spine

[@njsw24]

BIG FUCKING FACTS

[@DarkForestFox]

THIS!! ^

[@Ponpon___]

totally agree that is so nice to learn, YEARS later, that I am not the only one

[@dannygillmusic]

Yeah I was today years old when I found out that people actually hate this movie. It was one of my favorites as a kid. I also had no idea that they were 3 movies in 1, and imo they combined them seamlessly

[@thepoolb0y]

I also just learned this today after seeing it when it came out all those years ago. What a trip!

[@Mr2dmonkey]

lol It's called good editing.

[@kennykurniawan]

lol me too! it was a huge hit for me in Indonesia, cannot hear smash mouth without remembering Digimon the movie

[@ragnarockerbunny]

The first two were okay the third was... Butchered, to say the least. The Angela Anaconda thing was also not the greatest choice. The soundtrack can be great but... Yeah, going back, I watched them separately and my god, I don't think I can watch Digimon The Movie again.

[@kennethshaw2619]

My sentiments exactly!

[@dawnyzero0]

"Did you see that?!" "No, I was sleeping." "BUT YOU'RE DRIVING!" I still quote this line

[@remyjones9146]

Literally my whole life

[@hufflepuffleshuffle]

This is probably my top favorite joke from the entire freaking movie. xD (Also love when the one random guy is in the convenient store, the pricing goes haywire, and his items come to like... $10,000 and the woman behind the counter is like, "Well, that's what the register says. That must be REALLY good chocolate. Would you like paper or plastic?" and the guy she's serving just drops his change all over the ground. xD)

[@herohut725]

This is my favorite joke in the movie, hands down.

[@marcopohl4875]

Me too!

[@ruxsack4021]

I still love this mangled up movie. The part where he says "I'm Greymon now" STILL gives me chills

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

You can be whoever you want…. Big guy…😰

[@ruxsack4021]

@@RogueT-Rex8468 Love it!

[@truexfan001]

NOVA FLAME

[@cjbrower5438]

BRO YES. I watch this with my kids at least once a month.

[@tristan.gilbertson]

@@cjbrower5438 that’s so awesome. I just watched this for the first time since I was a kid on my old VCR. Definitely keeping them around so I can do the same

[@JamesonTylerBynum]

I don’t care what anyone says, the moment in the beginning when Tai blows his whistle to wake Greymon up, says “Go For it,” and that eye opens and Goin’ Digital starts blasting is one of the most badass moments of that film and it gets me every time to this day (29 years old now). Had me hyped af as a kid and has me hyped af now. That moment and the one right when “Let’s Kick It Up” starts playing is my favorite. The way they wrote and edited the score to build right up to those moments when the music starts blasting made for some of the best parts of the film.

[@davidbenning10]

I agree ☝️ so awesome!

[@TheAustin007powers]

YES

[@skr33nsav3r]

I wonder if Japanese Digimon fans have ever watched our version subbed in Japanese so that they can see, and hear, what we got.

[@Banchoking]

Those scenes still give me chills.

[@JamesonTylerBynum]

@@Banchoking TO 👏🏻 THIS 👏🏻 DAY 👏🏻

[@joeperez64]

Izzi: It's about the egg. The egg has already hatched Tai: *looks at egg* Izzi: Not that egg! The digiegg! This absolutely kills me everytime 💀

[@Aithalothes]

It's something my brothers and I quote all the time.

[@abcdefghij337]

This movie had NO RIGHT to be as funny as it was. Top-tier lines.

[@flainfan]

Yeah that was a good one.

[@chasekozak7206]

Tai was the leader, but damn he was dipshit

[@cullenkenny98]

I'll make 3 bean salad! No thanks That's ok, I only had 2 beans anyway

[@CakeofRage]

"feel their hope; feel their strength!" "i... feel them" always gets me sobbing

[@jaydenstewart419]

Me, at 30, believing wholeheartedly that every single person around my age agreed this movie was the greatest 😂 But honestly that movie is fuckin great. I remember recording that shit on VHS and watching it soooooo much as a kid. The soundtrack? SLAPS! Tbh I had no idea it was originally 3 specials. This is much better to me, but to each their own.

[@gaat9303]

I loved it as well, I still think this movie was the best but also now I understand why some stuff didn't make sense because they were three different movies in one

[@raikiri23]

Me, aged 29, learning that this is actually 3 movies in a trench coat at this very moment. For real though, I really did like this movie as a kid. Didn't know that it got torn apart by the critics until now either

[@hiiambarney4489]

Ah yes, the simpler times. Back when nobody gave a fk what some Sabine or Joe Shmoe Alfred wrote on their Instagram Bios and people just enjoyed what they enjoyed.

[@HorchataImpact]

Wow I’m 29 too! And I didn’t know it was 3 separate flicks!!!

[@raikiri23]

@@HorchataImpact Woah. Are we the same person?

[@jackieec]

26 and same

[@thehoodedweeaboo75]

27 myself, better times lads

[@jr2crazy]

"I'm not your pet Willis, I'm your friend" Puts a teardrop in my eyes every time.

[@TheTGOAC]

And friends are always...there for each other😢😭

[@junipersun8]

The English dub for the US' first couple series could use a little tweaking here and there, but it certainly delivered one gem of an exchange: Tai repeatedly making calls to no avail and an increasingly frustrated operator. "Didn't you hear me?! IT'S BUSY!!!" lmao. Gets me every time.

[@kuzz1191]

this movie really has a special place in my heart, owned it on vhs as a kid and rewatched it so many times, i think the harshness is way too much it seems like they really nailed this movie for the intended audience (young kids) . I also rewatched this movie last year and really enjoyed it, the jokes are actually hilarious the OST is still amazing and the emotional parts still hit hard aswell as beautiful animation.

[@Prince-xj5nz]

That’s the problem, a lot of lonely grown up dudes are “analyzing” a movie that it was edited clearly for kids. I love the movie because it transport me to my childhood.

[@PherPhur]

I watched this movie several times a day, every day, for about a month. And i'd seen it several times before that. I've seen this movie easily over a hundred times. Something about it transports me to simpler times which has been incredibly helpful at the most stressful times of my life.

[@Ponpon___]

@@PherPhur @kuzz191 god i feel you all

[@kieranroche597]

Holy cow, someone who actually shares my opinion about this movie! Great video. The One Week scene from the dub is so nostalgic for me I think about this movie every time I hear the song.

[@razkable]

the thing is pokemon got a big film cause by then the games were massive worldwide and it was big in japan and they knew later that year it would hit big in the usa and by 1999 blow up card game game anime and merch and movie ticket wise....the usa and japan made up a huge part of its sales pre 1998 but by then everyone knew what it was worldwide and by 1999 it was the franchise of the later 90's you wanted to be apart of job wise or fan wise...it was the new simpsons

[@V.O.Y.S.]

i am also of the opinion that i love this movie and it has the best movie soundtrack of all time.

[@Deathcroak]

Best movie and soundtrack ever. I love showing my son this piece of film history. The music is really great, I'll never let this go.

[@FeliDJrah]

Saints be praised!

[@SonofMarowak]

Amen

[@lensat6782]

"Do you know what a semi-conductor is?" "Uhh a guy who works part time on a train?" "Nevermind..." Gets me every time. Honestly even after seeing the originals I still prefer Digimon The Movie, all variations are great but the music, jokes and just in general really helped shape my childhood. And idk if I was just a dumb kid but I never even realized that it was 3 put together, even as I get older my brain still doesnt acknowledge that the plot is even janky.

[@christopherjohnson9167]

as an adult the cheesy jokes land even harder

[@Yukiwodashite]

lol this is what we call pure nostalgia. But nothing wrong with that, we all have things we are super nostalgic for.

[@Teekayhuey_TK]

Izzy: It's going in Tai: yeah great ha Izzy: Not that! Tai: What's going on Izzy: I think it's your mother's recipe Tai: I hate to say I told you so but...I TOLD YOU SO!

[@Teekayhuey_TK]

@@Yukiwodashite Screw you the plot is perfect.

[@I-VisiBomb-I]

In the hebrew version (which is the first one i've seen since im from israel, they replaced that joke with something that actually makes sense a lot more than the english version. In hebrew, a resistor is pronounced as "Nagad", which is not only an electronic part, but also a rank in the military, so the joke went like this: "Do you know what a nagad (resistor) means?" "Isn't it a high ranked military man?" "forget about it..." just a fun fact for ya'll ;)

[@mattimusprimal637]

12:39 Discotek Media is releasing a Blu-ray set including Digimon: The Movie as well as their own all-new uncut dubs for Digimon Adventure (1999), Digimon: Our War Game, and Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! all remastered in HD! (W/ returning OG dub cast and new VAs, for those who died)

[@mattimusprimal637]

[Source] kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmS6iHuErMeEo9E

[@dreamcast2k1]

They died?

[@mattimusprimal637]

@@dreamcast2k1 •Michael Lindsay (Joe, Greymon) •Philece Sampler (Mimi, Cody, Matt/T.K.'s Grandma ("Four Years Later")) •Joseph Pilato (MetalGreymon) •Robert Axelrod (Armadillomon) •Bob Papenbrook (Red Greymon) •Mike Reynolds (Gennai)

[@dreamcast2k1]

@@mattimusprimal637 thanks I didn’t know that… I feel kinda sad

[@bretbeebe4061]

Is there any date?

[@DutchyDutchess89]

The music is a part of the reason why this movie is so iconic to me! Also that scene where "Here we Go!" is playing and TK asks Matt, "Are they going to make it?" " I dunno, TK, but they're going to try." still gives me goosebumps to this day! That and the scene where TK is urging an injured Patamon to wake up and fight and Matt tells him "TK you can't." but then tells MetalGarurumon "But You Can!" and it's juxtaposed with Tai telling WarGreymon to "Wipe Him Out." I got so excited just typing that comment!

[@japzone]

Yeah, people don't give this movie enough credit. I actually love the dub jokes, and I don't care what anyone says, the OST slaps.

[@peterrealar2.067]

The composer is STILL one of the most important musicians of our childhood. Shuki Levy is an unsung hero of cartoons.

[@Xpwnxage]

I recently out of nowhere, decided to listen to the soundtrack for the movie. Like not score music, but the actual commercially released tracks. And while I enjoyed it a lot as a child, it was genuinely awful to me. But really, just not my type of genres tbh.

[@japzone]

@@Xpwnxage Fair enough. For me I'm a rock fan, so most of the tracks still land.

[@servantbyday]

@@japzone Same af

[@StasherDragon]

I had that OST on repeat! And the drawing of Hawkmon hinting that there are FIVE HIDDEN TRACKS!!!

[@BasedDIGIMON]

The orange outline art style in the war game part looks great IMO

[@tss3393]

I know, I've always loved it! Such a simple choice, but it created a whole aesthetic.

[@toniodivichi5749]

You said it!

[@MegaMrAlexis]

THATS WHAT IT IS!!!! I always noticed the animation had something different to it I just couldn't quite put ny finger on it Thank you I never realized what it was for so many years

[@jaredpatterson1701]

It's weird but as a kid who cares

[@sunny1r]

I had no idea this was 3 movies stitched together, this whole time I thought it was a ballsy move to do an epic story across generations and build up to Willis - a new character at the time - and his struggle. It made it feel more mature that the film felt that kids would understand a story spanning decades.

[@brendanmemmott1597]

I'm 30 now and grew up loving this movie. It makes so much sense that it was edited together from 3 separate shorts but looking at it as a whole they did an incredible job! This is a masterclass in what fan edits can accomplish.

[@cobracommander6522]

I am 30 as well and same.

[@adoniscreed4031]

Wait the whole thing abou Tai's mom cooking is not from the original? that is goddamn brilliant 😂 I agree with everything you say... This movie is goddamn amazing and I was also really surprised about how people feel about the movie... Sure it is a weird thing to staple 3 movies together with Kari's narration but it worked... Diaboromon feels like a better vilain when he is an evil creature accidentally created by Willis plus the other things you said... Plus you can always watch the original

[@thedigiknow]

You got it! Thanks for watching !!

[@Walexander3243]

Tai's mom always makes me laugh. Something so warm and adorable about her and her cooking is just jokes

[@matthewkalasky2891]

I think it was actually four movies. The last portion with Davis and the others originally came from two, if I recall correctly.

[@tusou1247]

"Plus you can always watch the original" Yes now we do and thank god, it would have been even more awesome to see the originals as a kid but alas, americans screwing everything

[@fanbutton898]

Will TheDigiKnow’s video mention Angela Anaconda? Find out next time on Digimon: Digital Monsters!

[@khh6801]

Oh my god I literally heard the narrator's voice in my head!

[@professorpantherhardraad3921]

NO! No Angela Anaconda! That was the worst part of the film!

[@redcoma100]

I was just going to write about this in the comments. Thanks goodness I checked first.

[@xpdev0]

​@@professorpantherhardraad3921It was also completely unrelated to Digimon, they could've removed it and it'll be just fine. Another forgotten animated series next to Digimon doesn't work too well

[@VeerMaharaj]

This definitely explains why the 3rd act of the movie felt the weirdest and looked different to the first two. That said, in the end, they did an excellent job with the resources they had. I just find it a shame that the success of this movie didn't spur the original Japanese company to create some wholely original Digimon Movie

[@CuffAnimationStudios]

it did just much later than one would expect after the success of Digimon Adventure Tri.

[@patriot459]

Man the second plot with deoborahmon taking over the web was so awesome. I remember how pumped I was at all the fight scenes and how surprisingly high the stakes were like people were legit about to die but the hero’s saved them.

[@bretbeebe4061]

Better than Summer Wars imo

[@VanemanaAMVs]

Glad to see you picked the right thumbnail. (At least one and a half minutes of this better be about THAT SOUNDTRACK)

[@joelaguilarfuentes8758]

Agree with the soundtrack and voices.

[@elizabeth7sj222]

This movie is what got me into anime. Pokémon couldn’t compare to it. It was so beautifully drawn. The characters so fun (my faves were Izzy and Davis). The songs made for the 02 season were so fun. I saw it in Latin Spanish growing up and it’s one of my favorite movies of all time. I watch it at lest three times every year. In both Spanish and English. Thank you for this video. I’ve spent years defending this movie😅

[@chapinuno9051]

Agreed

[@minanfranco]

Agree with you, man

[@blueberrypitbull87]

Is that a joke? The Pokemon movies have better art.

[@589supra]

Yes exactly. The story was so incredible

[@nightwing8664]

@@blueberrypitbull87 this is how you know you’re a young kid lol… digimon was better and also pokemon copied digimon.

[@ImmortalStride]

The fact that there was someone out there that took the BD versions of the three movies and edited it into an HD cut of the FoxKids version is one of the most powerful things out there

[@casaundramegan]

Digimon still makes me very very happy and I'm 30 now

[@DaFootyChannel]

I’m currently drunk, watching this film at the ripe old age of 25, and I have to say to this very day one of my favourite “clean” jokes from any movie ever is the whole: “Did you see that?” “No, I was sleeping” “BUT YOU’RE DRIVING!” And you’re dead right, the dubbed soundtrack with the ska & pop-punk is so good and so nostalgic Also wtf, how am I 25 and only just learning this is a mash-up of 3 mini-movies?!?

[@shay_dawg9]

😂 The director of the first two movies, Mamoru Hosoda, actually created another "War Games" film bc he wasn't able to use his full creative thinking in the Digimon version. It's called "Summer Wars"! Definitely recommend watching it. His art style is one of my favorites! :)

[@CeNedraL]

That was a great joke and makes me laugh everytime i watch. I still pull up the soundtrack every once in a while to jam out. I was today years old when i learned it was a mashup of 3 seperate movies but I'm also not surprised. I always toyed with the idea of watching the three segments in tandem with the show, so the prologue, adventure 1, Our War Game, Adventure 2 and then Hurricane Landing. Not having watched the full versions yet, I think they did a really good job of taking the three movies and making them fit together. It's not seamless obviously but still a dang good job.

[@naviproductions]

I quote that joke to myself all the time and laugh, this comment is so validating lmao

[@shay_dawg9]

The quote I always say to myself is: "Colorado. Why there?" Idk why I only remember that line but it always pops in my head whenever someone brings up Colorado lol

[@DaFootyChannel]

@@shay_dawg9 ffs I do that too, thankfully I live in England so don’t do it too often 😂

[@ludicrous23]

Personally, I love this movie. Don't know why people hate it so much

[@darklight6921]

they hate everything. i like digimon tri. a lot of people hate them.

[@B-rex395]

@@darklight6921 While I’m not a fan of tri, I’ll admit that the scene with Tentomon in part 3 was one of my favorite scenes in the entire franchise.

[@Syydontmiss]

One sentancr . What ever the fuck the title for the 3rd part is. Shits not even a title it’s a phrase

[@Abandoned2377]

Cause it’s just not good. Overall it doesn’t fit. The movies are completely different from the other and if you were a kid you had no idea what the plot actually is.

[@razkable]

these films are made for kids and for fans and are not that good originally..people need to get off their high horse...pokemon films from back then suck too...

[@cozmicdoodles7167]

I remember watching part f this as a kid (specifically the first part when Kari has the egg) then I watched the whole thing as a teen, and I loved it both times. I do think some of it is nostalgia, but I also think it is genuinly good, and learning that it was supposed to be three separate movies but they managed to make them all fit into one is insanely cool! Just makes me love it even more.

[@brockhodge3225]

it's 100% nostalgia

[@adityalokapratama8495]

I never saw the american adaptation, but i watched the original japanese version and they were masterpieces. The storyline and the animation quality was way above other animes released on the same era. Plus the nostalgia meeting the old cast just made it even more lovable.

[@wiiman218]

I just rewatched this movie after YEARS of not having seen it. And war game was absolutely fire. The plot with infermon trying to nuke the gang was surprisingly well written after going back and seeing it again.

[@kylepessell1350]

I always thought that it was a great ploy to raise the stakes because when Infermon got serious then you finally realize just what a threat he actually is.

[@chrisgvanity5064]

I remember watching this on VHS as a kid and absolutely loving it. Having rewatched it as an adult, I still love and appreciate it a lot. I know the Japanese version of This Is Our War Game was meant to be more meaningful with the choir symbolizing the actual threat of dying, but the epic music we got in the dubbed version was still really awesome.

[@deathnoterz3000]

Yeah I'm personally glad they changed up this music....but it really does make sense as well. In Japan....I don't think they were quite ready to associate being nuked with...well anything slightly positive. Definitely a soft spot for them. While for an american release its more, guns blazing, wooo kill those spiders, MURICA

[@SyrinoxNight]

I think the threat of dying was captured pretty good right before Omnimon came in, then they showed us “Holy fuck, there’s more beyond WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon.” Now you have the culmination of an epic hero coming in to save the day with just seconds left.

[@rc9145]

The our war game segment of the movie gives me heavyyy summer vacation vibes and the first one when their kids encapsulates night time in an apartment complex vibe really well can’t believe how atmospheric/much of a mood the movie is

[@FireAngelZero]

I remember watching this move in theaters when it first came out... I used to be so obsessed with Digimon during the Pokemon/Digimon days... I liked it so much I ended up watching it multiple times once it came out on DVD...

[@dm_guru2408]

My favorite joke: "Whoah did you see that? No I was sleeping... BUT YOU'RE DRIVING!"

[@chloboshoka]

I remember seeing this at the cinema. Holds a special place in my heart.

[@StyleGuy08]

This movie was a gem from my childhood. I was the biggest Digimon fan you ever met… but I wasn’t allowed to see the movie in theaters when it was released. I never saw it until I bought it on video for myself in college (circa Digimon Season 04 era). Even with that point of reference, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS Movie I did not know this was a patchwork of 3 films until now. This adds a different dimension to my love of the franchise. I think I like it even more now

[@Gentamoru]

Man I loved this movie as a child, I remember I had DirectTV and my dad recorded it on a cassette, I used to watch it all the time, one of the few things that takes me back to my childhood or makes me feel like a kid again, good times :)

[@christopherjohnson9167]

Digimon the movie is the ultimate Y2K era time capsule. The emergence of the internet, anime gaining global attention, and of course ska!

[@antigrav6004]

The first two movies really work well together. The dialogue is snappy, the animation is great, and that soundtrack is peak late 90s.

[@Oblivion420]

If anybody needs to know, the voice of Kari also plays the voice of the nameless star in Kingdom Hearts 3. I was fangirling when I realized it was her lol it legit made me feel like a kid again

[@thedigiknow]

Yesss I was so happy when I heard her in KH3. I immediately recognized her voice :)

[@thehevandragon]

Ngl it made me take that moment less seriously. Like, she didn’t do a bad job, but jeez man, it was so jarring and just made things feel so much more cartoony for me. (It was a little hard not to at least chuckle).

[@23DDP]

I also enjoyed it immensely as a kid. I remember when it was released on video I would borrow it from my local video store all the time . Also the soundtrack to this movie is everything , it's so good lol

[@gradualdecay]

Lost count of how many times I watched this as a kid, it's still one of my favourite movies today...and the comedy in this film and the first three seasons or so of the dub totally shaped my sense of humour today. Definitely one of the funniest movies out there.

[@irineupx3078]

Its was a honest surprise to discover that people didn't like Digimon The Movie. For me and lots of friends, it was like a masterpiece (for a 12 years old kid). I rewatched and still love that version

[@Shft-T4b]

I still remember as a kid who lived in the UK and was a fan of the Adventure series trying so hard to find a copy of this to watch online, since there was no chance it was coming to theatres near me and my parents weren't going to buy a copy of the movie for me. The day I found a full length version of this uploaded on some random website (which may have given my family laptop, of the time, a virus) in 240p it felt like I had won the lottery. Good times.

[@Onlythebesttracks]

I always felt like this movie had 3 distinct parts. Especially the third act. I never would have guessed it was actually 3 movies. Still, It's pretty interesting that I picked up on that at such a young age. I remember being confused about the "Go back, go back to the beginning thing" I wonder if that's caused by the merge of the 3 movies or if it just didn't make sense because I was too young. Gonna have to go watch it again now.

[@abcdefghij337]

Go back to the beginning to try to prevent the DigiEgg from getting infected by the virus. I think.

[@PoserGalore]

Honestly the movie really signals on how I look at the world now. Technology, politics, self love, equality and mental health. I’ve grown to really appreciate this movie for what it stand for. Truly an underrated film.

[@Celula002]

I didn't know so many people hated it. When i first watched it i really loved it. It got me into digimon. I always think of it as a very unique anime film.

[@thedigiknow]

Same! Luckily people seemed to have turned around on it but there were a few years where everyone made fun of it and I had no idea why

[@ChrisPTenders]

It's absolutely a masterpiece of editing. After Tamers, it's definitely my favorite piece of Digimon media. It's amazing how they told a pretty cool story out of Frankensteining three totally different movies, I'm glad to have found I'm not the only one who loves how they did that. It starts by explaining how and why the series story happened, then moves on to a perspective that the series is a nostalgia filled thing of the past for our characters, showing how they moved on, and yet culminating everything from the series into a climactic showdown that stems from that origin story before the series, and then it closes out by showing how those values were carried down by the next crew of digidestined to save a seemingly doomed relationship. Pokémon has nothing on any of it. I haven't seen this movie in years and I still remember all of it and all the subtle emotions it gave me. This movie seriously shaped a significant part of who I am today, seeing how the powerful message of Digimon as whole gets passed on through the passage of time. This movie is art, I don't care what anyone else says. It moved me.

[@marvdick-underwood]

This wasnt well received?! I loved it as a child, and rewatched it maybe a year or 2 ago, and still love it! I've only seen the dub. the soundtrack, the voice actors, all awesome. I didn't know it was 3 separate movies, as I grew up, I assumed they were OVAs finally being dubbed

[@4ncientGu150]

The fact that they were able to completely remove the subplot of the original digi-destined being kidnapped, AND NOONE NOTICED, tells you how much the movie needed that plot.

[@razkable]

it literally only matters once when everyone is turned to kids offscreen for a few moments to explain why that happened to the 02 kids...that was jarring in the dub version how out of nowhere that was but besides that the subplot does not matter really at all..its so pointless

[@sinfulhealer2110]

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[@lavishjules1886]

@@razkable Exactly, that's the only part where it would've helped because in the end it wasn't explained how they got back anyway.😅

[@b1acksteve]

Real question, does it even need the kidnap subplot?

[@CrazyMegaOmega]

I like that you emphasized the soundtrack changes so much especially in our war game. Even as a kid I knew that the 3rd part was pretty weak in comparison but I genuinely feel that the english version of our war games is great, even past the nostalgia that less than jake gives me. I didn't realize that the comedy with the moms recipes was mostly new either, but that further solidifies my opinion. Me and my friend that's never seen it watched the japanese version of our war game and he thought it was ok, and I thought it felt flat in comparison. I think that the mom comedy (momedy if you will) along with the music changes are why, especially in the omnimon part the american dub is much more energetic.

[@madestmadhatter]

What was the drink again? Something like a jerky smoothie? I still get a kick out of that!

[@CrazyMegaOmega]

@@madestmadhatteryep, that and potato juice haha

[@matthewcheetham2252]

I absolutely love this. Your take on this film and your experience of it as a kid are basically identical to mine. I saw this in the cinema as a kid and it's a core memory for me. It absolutely blew my mind and I still go back and watch it to this day. I had no idea people hated this so much!

[@xFinalJudgementx]

Thank you for this!! I'm from Germany so when I was a kid I watched the German version in cinemas and they adapted the Fox Kids version, including all the jokes and the incredible soundtrack. Which was so cool to me because the anime that was on TV here was adapted from the original Japanese version! So stuff like the DigiRap was completely new to me and I was blown away by how cool and fun it all was. To this day, I'm obsessed with the soundtrack. I watched your video and got goosebumps because I just saw the scenes and immediately had the corresponding songs in my head! One Week by Barenaked Ladies?! Still one of my favourite songs of all time just because of this movie. Thanks for putting all my thoughts and feelings for this incredible movie in a video! 💖

[@thedigiknow]

Thank you for sharing! That's actually really interesting to learn that in Germany you got a TV show based on the Japanese version, but a movie based on the American version!

[@elvissierra1555]

This movie is a masterpiece, the music the flow all seemed so perfected for me. My favorite thing to come from Digimon and the biggest nostalgic piece from my childhood.

[@tusou1247]

You mean the flow of various movies cramped into one?

[@SendFoodz]

This was the one movie I could watch over and over again and always feel good

[@TheRizzler525]

trueee,i watched it probably like 20 times but never got bored of it

[@luxusprime1744]

Digimon the Movie was and is still to this day my favourite movie. It's honestly an amazing film and still get confused that it's disliked

[@priscillajimenez27]

now seeing what was edited makes me appreciate this version even more. they really brought all three together very well.

[@shadowshinobi9393]

I loved this movie as a kid, and I honestly still do.

[@saito1001]

Funny thing is, the second 02 movie is the actual sequel for the adventure movie than the first 02 movie they used, and make more sense

[@adrianbrave6044]

I usually preferred Pokemon when I was a kid, but this movie was absolutely outstanding. Best of the best. Well done to the dub team for melding these specials together so beautifully and writing it so well that it managed to have a soul greater than the sum of its parts. An early-00s time capsule indeed! Never underestimate the power of great editing.

[@harrietgrib]

I was 3 when this movie came out (born 1997) and my brother was 8 (1992) and I can’t thank my brother enough for introducing me to digimon

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

Greymon vs Parrotman is still freaking amazing to this day.

[@thedigiknow]

Yes!!

[@SXR123_YT]

There's a video on youtube called "The Pokemon Theatrical Releases Defined An Era" that I think illustrates a lot of what you're going for here. The guy in the video is a bit of a cynic, but his quote: "If you hate what Americans did to Pokemon, understand they didn't do a bad job. You just disagreed with the vision." Says something to me that I think a lot of people don't really think about and something I think you touch on here. Like the Digimon movie (btw, I'm with you on the Western Version being top tier. Omni-mon fusion scene is still cool as hell), the Western Pokemon movies had a completely original score and changed some elements from the source material. At least for the first pokemon movie, I believe made it stronger overall. Stronger soundtrack, message and even characterization. It's kind of a mixed bag for me, because on one hand I want adaptions to be faithful to the source material. But when you look at something like the Japanese and Western versions of some of the movies we adapted, I think there are a lot of area's where the western version improved upon the original. It's a dilemma for sure, but when you get hype shit like that Omni-mon fusion scene (US version), damn do you make me question where I stand in regards to adaptions and Dubs.

[@user-zc4br7yt4i]

The Omnimon scene is an amazing example of well-done localization, imo. Localization isn't just about "Okay, now all the words are in English instead of Japanese.", it's about making the product "better" for the new audience. The difference between the U.S. Omnimon scene and the Japanese Omegamon scene showcase the difference in U.S and Japanese cultural views on how a "savior" character should be presented. The Japanese is somewhat understated and shows an almost spiritual/divine presentation, while the U.S. version is bombastic and triumphant, and even makes a dumb pun, because *that* is how an American audience prefers their heroes.

[@calumsanderson6741]

I don't think "stronger" is necessarily the descriptor here. "More culturally relevant" is probably apt.

[@SymphanyinSorrow]

I'm an overly critical person in general and I have always considered this movie to be utterly amazing!!! Didn't know anyone hated it really. Funny how everyone seems to love Summer Wars though lol. There is an interesting story behind why they're similar too. Also, this movie scared me a lot as a child lol

[@Joel-vn3bh]

When this came out it was one of my favourite movies and now as an adult it still is!!!!!! Digimon movie is AMAZINGGGG

[@biabarreto1434]

Fun fact: here in Brazil, this movie is the only thing we got of the full-fledged American/English dub. While the Brazilian dub used many of the English names for the characters, it actually dubbed over a version (I think it was the Latin American one) that used the original Japanese footage, so for the most part, especially during the Jetix era, we got a more faithful dub with all the original music (Tamers and Frontier in particular managed to have their OPs and EDs translated!). That being said, the English dub's version of Our War Game's climax works way better than the original, with the score building up to Omnimon's first appearance and Let's Kick It Up blaring in the background while he destroys all the Diaboromon copies. It really gives the scene an extra oomph, a triumphant adrenaline rush that the Japanese version doesn't have.

[@Kunimouche]

People hatted the movie??? I loved that shyt. That movie is my childhood! That movie and the first 3 Pokémon movies were top tier anime for me. Back then i didn’t even know what anime was, but I knew it was *built different* than American cartoons and I wanted *more.* Heck I might watch this movie again, and maybe the Japanese release to see the cut content. I probably should’ve finished the video before commenting but that revelation in the intro hit me like a truck. Glad to see other people in the comments loved it too. EDIT: finished it. Very good video. I agree about the music used for the dub. It did something special to the movies, especially the music used for the Omnimon fight. I remember singing along in my head to the songs when I was a kid!

[@thedigiknow]

Thanks for watching! Yeah people have come around on it but there were a few years where everybody who wanted to make fun of English dubs would point at the Digimon Movie and say it was the worst dub ever. Which is so not true.

[@ProTroll69]

Watching this in theaters is one of my few genuinely happy childhood memories. Nothing bad happened that day. When it was finally on dvd, I would stare at it until my dad caved in and bought it. When it was over, about 5 seconds of silence passed, and all he said to me was “your movie sucked”. It’s 1:39 am on 4/21 and I don’t know where I was going with this.

[@alazymonkey5716]

I had this movie on DVD when I was very, very young. My parents were able to go on vacation with me and my brother to California; but we drove from Illinois. They bought a portable DVD player; and we brought a solid 6-8 movies to replay over and over to spend the time. I must've watched this particular movie easily more than a dozen times on this trip; and randomly have popped this on when I am in a very nostalgic mood. I always loved the way it was filmed and the feeling it gave me... Though this could be due to nostalgia I suppose XD I was; again, very young at this time. A great time indeed. Tldr; Good movie!!~ Edit: I do still have that same DVD from all those years ago today btw! Along with many other childhood favorites. I'll have to pillage some containers in the basement and find these gems.

[@daschawk]

I'm 33, almost 34. I remember seeing this in theater, getting the soundtrack on CD, and getting the VHS as well. I will never, not, love this movie.

[@spfilmviewers5629]

Digimon The Movie was a big part of my childhood (alongside Pokemon: The First Movie and the subsequent other two after that). It's the first time I heard a lot of great songs, including One Week, and wasn't even aware of it being 3 different films initially. I am curious though, having never seen the Japanese version, where can I acquire such a copy (legally if possible lol)?

[@DarthBlaze]

You said it. When I was a kid I didnt notice any weird editing or moments and this movie absolutely BLEW ME AWAY as a kid the day I got this on VHS for my birthday. I remember going home and contemplating my whole life after watching this at like 8 years old lol MUSIC WAS AMAZING too!!

[@thedigiknow]

Thanks for watching! Yeah it's been weird seeing adult fans absolutely dogpile on this movie in recent years when it was ultimately a kids movie that we all loved as kids. Totally did its job. That's simplifying it but yeah, it definitely did its job and I personally still love watching it every couple years.

[@sonicstar505]

Digimon the movie was actually my first experience with digimon and it’s what introduced me to the fandom when I was only like 2 years old, it will always hold a special place in my heart

[@SparkleLynn2113]

Thank you, this movie deserves more love. This has been my comfort movie all my life, even in my late twenties it is my favorite movie to put on to watch while working.

[@thedigiknow]

Same! I watch it when I'm feeling down and it always cheers me up!

[@spellingchampeon]

I absolutely love this movie. I see it as sort of an epic fever dream, you don't really know what's going on but images burn in your mind as your subconscious puts the pieces together for you in some weird way

[@thedigiknow]

“An epic fever dream” is so hilarious and also accurate haha thank you for that comment

[@dju164]

One observation: besides liking the american Digimon Movie a lot, I still enjoyed watching the first japanese movie alone (about Tai, Kari and Koromon). You'll check a few extra scenes and a BEAUTIFUL ending that'll lead to the first season of Digimon Adventure. I cried watching that shit. Best prologue movie ever, it works very well alone.

[@curri189]

still love this movie. watch it on vhs from time to time

[@sorinsilverheart3200]

That moment when after years, looking back you see Greymon, a freshly digivolved champion go toe to toe with Parrotmon, an ultimate digimon and come out on top. Still love the scene but just found that a bit funny

[@razkable]

it is a bigger than average greymon as if its suppose to be metalgreymon in size but they did not want to spoil the form in the ova...so he stays in champion form...

[@THL_Jontae]

I love this movie, have seen it 100 times. Tried to convince my wife how good it was and that we should watch it together (we’re both 30) and she took so much convincing, she loved it and laughed a lot watching it lol

[@DIGI-PANDA]

[@Bibi_effin_Blocksberg]

Just rewatched it today and all i can say is: Stillthe same feeling, love the first and second part, and the third part is kinda just okayish (due to the story feeling immensly rushed but also a bit "random" at times). I didn't know they cut so much and had to re-contextualize the story. I always thought it was just 2 Movies (1+2 and 3) with an already coherent Story in Japan and they just put them together for the release here. They did a damn good job at working all these Movies into one story. The music, could've guessed they switched that up for the global release, but man, I can not imagine this Movie without exactly this Pop-Punk-Ska Skater-Rock Score. It kinda maybe probably influenced my taste in music. Love it, it's so fitting for the whole tone of the movie with the youthful-energetic-spirit that is present everywhere. :)

[@vmayn92]

I loved this movie lol

[@digirally97]

Me too

[@thecanadiangreenbean7360]

Same

[@razkable]

i liked the third part and davis' insane change of heart moment in editing from crying to happy with willis after he says get over it...i seen the original film..i prefer the pace of the american version and the comedy and added lines..the og film for that one part aka hurricane touchdown sucks too so if your going to be a bad story at least be fun with the acting and script...the dub is..the sub is boring and a chore to get through ..its way longer for no reason just adding filler to explain why the other digi destined are in danger and why they turn into kids and stuff..none of it is needed plus its cast is smaller and focuses on the 02 kids which meh...and while i prefer the first part with kid taichi and hikari in sub due to the dub being really weak the middle part our war game works both ways evenly imo...if not better in dub due to some comedy and the soundtrack...

[@carlostapia2822]

I was today years old when I found out it was 3 different movies, stitched. Also I loved the 3rd part. Getting the golden evolutions was hype

[@euilee3312]

This will always and forever be MY digimon, I watched it in Korean, when I was very young and recently I compared the 1st episode of digimon adv 2020 ver and 1999 ver, but none of them were the same as I remembered it, I found Digimon The Movie and this is it, this was and will always be my first and most iconic Digimon experience!

[@pigglewiggle175]

If a person unironically says "hater" then I instantly assume they're a moron. Thank you for showing me this just 1 minute into the video!

[@berrytwin7335]

I remember when i was a really young kid. i would try the hardest to get on my brothers computer and just watch the digimon movie on youtube back to back. i loved it as my favourite movie and will still be my favourite movie to date.

[@dm_guru2408]

Also also, so happy you mentioned the music. The soundtrack to that movie is FIRE!

[@Polkaknot]

I loved the Digimon movie when I was a kid, I even think it effected what type of music I enjoy! And what effect they did to Diaboromon's voice, and his voice on it's own always sends shivers down my spine, I love it so much

[@psychedoutmike5957]

I remember watching this movie one Friday night after school. We ordered stuffed crust pizza and pepsi from Pizza Hut. Great moments that are lost in time.

[@thedigiknow]

Love that ! :)

[@xGeNoSiiS]

I'm so glad to have found a video encapsulating exactly how i feel about this movie. I always loved it as a kid, and have rewatched it as an adult and I still love it

[@TheGuzeinbuick]

1000% agree on all accounts. The Digimon Movie fucking slapped. Even if the music was jarring at times, I loved the action, the dubbing, and especially the witty sense of humour of the localization team. Also agree that the third section is the weakest part of the film, but hey, it would be too short without it.

[@lucascoelho912]

I had the vhs of this and my mom would get furious about how many times I watched this. and I literally just rewatched the movie last night and today I get this recommendation... Insane

[@Deadlywhite]

That is crazy. I never knew this movie had such hard critic. I love love this movie still until this day. The music, the action. The beloved crew! I think people get too stuck on something in its original form being its best when.

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

I loved it as a kid but one clue to go into the rabbit hole of unjustifiable hate on this movie was the fact that no one popular at the moment uses the peak animation and artstyle of these movies for song/edits on youtube or tiktok

[@pmalone4]

The movie was AMAZING. I remember rewatching it when I was fresh out of college and it still held up. I will say the only part I didn't like was the third part with Cherubimon. Didn't think much of that part. Also, they just dropped Angemon and Angewomon Mega-Digivolving and ended it in the same second?! WHAT?!

[@khfan4life365]

The soundtrack in this movie was amazing. I still blast it on my phone.

[@patrickwhite3912]

I remembered the excitement I felt then just sitting here watching your clips. Thanks for that. Great Video!