Pokemon Heroes: The Movie
The fifthPokémonmovie takes Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu to the  city of Altomare, a thinly disguised Venice guarded by the shape-shifting Pokémon  Latios and Latias. Two new agents of Giovanni's, Annie and Oakley, are out to  capture these rare Pokémon--reducing Team Rocket to the role of spectators.  Latios and Latias are linked to an elaborate, computer-generated mechanism that  defends the city, controls the tides and brings fossil Pokémon back to life.  Ash and Pikachu foil the evil plan with some help from Misty, Brock, and  Bianca, a girl who lives in Altomare with her kindly grandfather. The contrived  story suggests that as far as features are concerned, thePokémonfranchise  has pretty much run dry. (The film earned less than $1 million in its U.S.  theatrical release.) Extras include aCamp Pikachushort and aPokémon  Heroestrivia game. (Rated G, all ages: minor cartoon violence)--Charles Solomon