Digimon Adventure (Movie)

Japanese Release ::. March, 1999
American Release ::. October 6th, 2000
Length ::. 20 minutes

Summary ::.
This was the first Digimon movie, which was shown along with other animated shorts at the Japanese theater. This, along with the 2nd and 3rd Digimon movies, was grouped together to make the American Digimon: The Movie.

The first movie centers around the happenings at Highton View Terrace four years before the children's first trip to the Digital-World. In episode 29 of the TV series, the children remember that it was then that they first saw the Digimon. The movie serves as an extended flashback told from Tai's point of view.

One night he wakes up to go to the bathroom and finds Kari staring at a glowing Digi-egg on the computer screen. Before thier eyes the egg begins to emerge from the screen. The next morning the egg hatches and out pops a strange black animal. It's a Digi-Baby - Botamon to be precise, but of course the children don't know that. He soon Digivolves again into Koromon and later that night into Agumon. (This is not that same Agumon we know from the TV show; this one is much bigger and meaner.) Kari was riding on Agumon back, but then he jumps out the window. Tai goes running after it in his PJ's. Then another Digimon appears from the sky. Its a huge, green bird-type Digimon, Parrotmon. He and Agumon battle and eventually Agumon Digivolves once more. This time becoming an even larger Dinosaur, Greymon. Greymon manages to destroy the giant bird, but to Kari's dismay the dinosaur disappears too, and the movie ends with Kari calling after her lost friend Koromon.

This movie is very entertaining and action-packed, but confusing unless you've seen the TV series.