I think that a live-action movie can be very entertaining and a good tribute to the series as a whole, assuming that it is put in competent hands. I would trust the creators of Pokemon to do the job right, making the resulting movie epic. However, I would groan if they allowed a separate company or director to take...liberties with the production. I would pay a fortune to see a live-action Pokemon incarnation, but only if I was was certain that the movie would exceed expectations; I would not allow an abombination to the series as a whole come into being due to selfish, ignorant incompetents.