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Yu Yu Hakusho - The Movie - Poltergeist Report

Yu Yu Hakusho - The Movie - Poltergeist Report

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: a kraze 4 anime!
Review: I thought this movie was really great. being a HUMUNGO yu yu hakusho fan, I really enjoyed it. I would recommend this DVD to people that already know a little bit about yu yu hakusho, since the character introductions aren't that well developed. It took some difficulty to adjust myself to the voice changes, but it wasn't all that bad. Although I like Botan, I must admit: seeing her get defeated once in a while really isn't that terrible. As usual, I thought Kurama was the coolest, Kuwabara the stupidest, Yusuke most sarcastic, and Hiei the most sharp. Although the plot wasn't the best it could've been, I think the makers of this movie really outdid themselves, and I'd like to thank them for that, so, here goes: "THANK YOU!!!" I hope you will enjoy this movie as much as i did, and until then keep looking for some more kick-butte anime!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best of Yu Yu Hakusho!
Review: This movie has an excellent voice cast (much better than the TV series -- these voices are closest to the original voices and don't change the character's personalities).
Being a fan of Yu Yu Hakusho since 1997 and have seen the entire series already, I can say I still enjoy this movie. --

Urameshi and the gang have to save the spirit world and the human world as the demon Yakumo begins to take over.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Yu Yu Hakushos Best yet!
Review: Poltrigiest report HAS to be 1 of the best anime videos ever! It has alot of drama and action just like the show! It rocks I would suggest buying it for your Yu Yu Hakusho collection!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Movie- Bad Dub
Review: First of all if you watch this movie in English you will be disappointed to hear that the voices are not the same as the ones shown on Cartoon Network. With the exception of Kurama the new voices don't fit the characters at all. Kuwabara and Yusuke's voices are especially terrible. Luckily you can watch the movie in its original Japanese language where the voice actors give off a superb performance.

The story itself is good but not anything great. It is your typical "save the day" type story. However the story is fast paced and enjoyable and it is always nice to see Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama in action.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Yu Yu Hakusho - Poltergeist Report...What a Weird Movie!
Review: Now I am a huge fan of the Yu Yu Hakusho TV series, but I found this movie a bit strange. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but it was very different from the YYH series. The plot and length were okay, and the artwork was great. This movie is rated 16 and up because there is some violence (with blood), and some minor cursing. I do not recommend watching this until you have watched up to the part in the YYH series where Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama have become allies and have fought enemies together (Example:the Gate of Betrayal and Seven Ways to Die episodes).

First of all, Funimation did not do this movie. Some company called U.S. Manga did, so the English voice actors were different. All of the Japanese voice actors were the same as the series. All of the English voice actors in the YYH series were excellent, and the Engilsh voice actors in this movie are either good, a bit off, or really off. Yusuke's voice was a bit off, lower than usual, but it was okay for the movie. Same with Hiei's. Kurama's voice was almost identical to the one from the series. Koenma's voice startled me at first because it was so different! Genkai's voice was horrible, but all the other female voices were okay. Although it did impress me that Nobuyuki Hiyama (Hiei's voice actor) and Yuri Amano (Keiko's voice actress) did both Japanese and English versions, and they were great at speaking English (even though they were not the same English voice actors in the series).

Now for Kuwabara... the Engilsh version of him was really off. First of all, they made the mistake of calling him "Kuwahara"! What idiots! It's Kuwabara not Kuwahara! Even though it was a huge mistake in the movie, I found it quite funny! And his voice... agh! Kuwabara (or should I say "Kuwahara"?) actually sounded intelligent! He wasn't his old stupid self, he didn't add much comic relief to the movie because he had this intelligent sounding voice unlike in the series.

In this movie, Botan was not able to give advice and help the YYH guys fight off the demons,so her apprentice, Hinageshi,(YAY! Another redhead!) was helping the guys instead. I am glad they were able to introduce a new character.

Some things I did not like about this movie was that there was not much of Yukina, Botan, and Keiko, and not much character development. It was mostly action, and even though I like the action a bit, I really wanted to see some funny character scenes (examples:Hiei making fun of Kuwabara, Yusuke acting stupid, Kuwabara trying to flirt with Yukina, etc.)

Overall, I am glad I bought this movie because I am a big fan of Yu Yu Hakusho, and I didn't find this movie too bad. But if you want to see Yu Yu Hakusho at it's best, watch the TV series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Hell on Earth? I think not!
Review: This movie kicks some serious ass! Yusuke and the others have to stop the Netherworld from assimilating into the living world. Everyone is there, including Genkai for a bit. The final battle is so awesome that I can't describe it, you have to see it to believe it. But believe me, the final battle is worth everyhing and more! The voices are different from those in the TV series so it sounds a bit odd to a hardcore fan and, for some strange and bizarre reason, Kuwabara is called "Kuwahara". For those of you who know the series, you'll probably rewind the DVD/VHS and do a double take like I did. Despite that, it still has the attitude, humor and action that is found in all Yu Yu Hakusho DVDs. All in all this DVD is just screaming to be watched by ANYone who loves anime in general, let aloe Yu Yu fans!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Okay, but then again...
Review: Well, I watched this movie when I was lucky enough to find a subtitled Japanese version. Much to my disgust, the subtitles SUCKED!!! Well, what I drew from the movie overall was this:

1. It was pretty good, like an hour and a half-long episode of Yu Yu Hakusho.

2. The violence was kicked up a little from the FUNimation editted version I was used to.

3. I really, really needed to either a. learn Japanese or b. get a better movie

But when I saw Poltergeist Report in Blockbuster, I read a review on Amazon before I rented. Turns out the producer decided the American dub-cast from the series wasn't good enough so they got a new cast. If I could quote from Ronska's title the dubbed voices were "mediocracy at it's best".
Yet another little thing I didn't like was they took the funny bits we'd get from relationship errors or maybe just Kuwabara doing something stupid. There was no Keiko/Yusuke fights. In fact, you only had two scene with Keiko: one where she's taking care of Boton, the other, she's only there for the villian to hurt and have Yusuke get pissed.
Overall, not as good as the series, missing the funny bits, (but I must admit when Kuwabara hears that Yukina is at Genkei's place he looks and sounds funny!) and PLEASE watch subtitled.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: People need to read more!
Review: This movie was done in 1994, 2 years after the series is still on tv in japan. This movie is very old and was liscenced WAY before Funimation got its nasty grubby hands on it and ruined it with lousy voice actors that screw it up right now. I personaly like the original japanese versions beter any day. But Manga entertainment did a very good job with matching the japanese actors voices for this one. I dont know what everyone else is talking about. The animation was great and its told a very good storyline that was diferent from the regular run of the mill spirit dective lingo. It was cool to see the fighting and some of the concern from the characters who saw their loved ones get their butts kicked. Hiei was my favorite in all of this. I'm just glad they got the DVD version which I personaly enjoy more. I bought this film a long time ago in VHS and i'm just glad I can finaly enojoy the original voices as well as this other one.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Mediocracy at it's best.
Review: I don't believe this. It's bad enough that the show went straight downhill after Yuske came back to life and basically turning into another DBZ/ Saint Seiya Tournament type show, but now this? I expected a lot from this movie. I figured they could come up with an interesting story that was above what they do in every episode of the T.V. show, but they didn't. It's just more shoujo action. One rediculous fight after another with some of the most horrible back ground music I've ever heard. The only thing keeping this from getting one star is the animation. The animation was handled very well and didn't just look like another episode of the show. If you're a fan of Yu Yu Hakusho, you'll enjoy this. But if you're looking for a an anime that actually requires the least ammount of though, watch anything else.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pretty Damn Good
Review: It's a good movie, but obviously dubbed by another company. I suggest that you watch the Japanese version with subtitles. The voices in Japanese are much better and soothing to the ears. They aren't over exagerated like the English dubs.

I'm not going to spoil the movie for you, but I reconmend it. You get to see Hiei's new attack, and Kurama's old frined Kurone. For you Kurama fangirls...Kurama takes a bath in a lake, have fun drooling over him.

Hiei seems to be the coolest one in the movie and anime, and possibly even the strongest one. Even Yusuke(Main Character) is afraid of him.


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