Me and my son just saw the movie, Poketmonsters 2004: Advanced Generation. I think my Japanese is getting better; I was able to enjoy most of the jokes although I was the only one laughing (these Japanese are downright meditative in movies).
I enjoyed it well enough and my 4 year old son only had to step out twice for munchies and a trip to the loo. That says how much he enjoyed it. The one sound that could be heard from the audience was the kids periodically echoing the calls of their favorite pokemon. If you are the type who can check your cynicism at the door, it's pretty cute to hear "pika pika" bouncing around the theater, like an audio pinball. Otherwise you're probably in the wrong movie.
Two nice aspects:
Japanese 'toons differ from American ones noteably in that the Japanese characters all have more depth and personal substance. It's nice for non-comic situations, which the Japanese don't go out of their way for anyway.
Also, they had some sound effects in there that had me, a guy with a fair share of electronic music experience, gapping, "how'd they make a sound like THAT?"
For any full-on Pokemon fans (like an ex-SWAT sniper I know) you're in for a treat.
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