The ever popular characters dominate the screen and in the end, we're given a moral to teach the kids and win over the parents. This one is more than worth a rental if you're a Pokemon fan, but once again Warner has issued a substandard disc for this series. The Movie 2000 is presented in a full frame transfer, which just plain sucks. I know this is a title that is aimed at younger folks, but I am still unsure why a widescreen option wasn't included. Aside from the lack of a widescreen choice though, this is a solid looking transfer.
Some edge enhancement is presented at times, but no real problems to discuss here.
The film's juiced color scheme comes off well, the hues are bold and rich, but never smear or bleed in the least. The contrast is smooth also, no detail is loss at all and black levels are well defined also. Audio Man, talk about an active track, I don't think a second went by when the surrounds were silent. The included Dolby Digital 5.1 track is awesome in all respects, the sound effects are powerful when needed, but also come off as subtle when that's called for also. The mix is a little overwhelming in a few places, but in the end it all seems to even out and no real problems surface.