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Movie review: &#039;Pokémon Detective Pickachu&#039; transports audiences into nostalgia-filled world - Daily Bruin

Movie review: &#8216;Pokémon Detective Pickachu&#8217; transports audiences into nostalgia-filled world

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The 8-bit blips of black-and-white sprites in Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue could not compare to the epic battles the players conjured in their minds. More than 20 years later, those same players can finally watch Pikachu fight Mewtwo on the big screen.

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Movie review: ‘Pokémon Detective Pickachu’ transports audiences into nostalgia-filled world

By Evan Charfauros

May 9, 2019 11:01 p.m.