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Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! reviews
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5.2 User Score:

Overwhelming dislike

Based on 18 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 46 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Adventure  |  Animation  |  Fantasy  |  Foreign

Written by:

Directed by: RyƓsuke Takahashi

Release Date:
Theatrical: August 13, 2004
DVD: November 16, 2004

Running Time: 90 minutes, Color

Origin: Japan

Summary

RATING: PG for scary combat and monster images

Starring Dan Green, Eric Stuart, Scottie Ray, Wayne Grayson, John Campbell, and Tara Jayne

Based on the trading card and television series phenomenon,Yu-Gi-Oh! is the story of Yugi, a boy captivated by the card game sweeping the nation: Duel Monsters! (Warner Bros.)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

42

Entertainment Weekly Scott Brown

It's all the thrill of watching other people play Uno.

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40

Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust

The appeal of Yu-Gi-Oh! for kids who play the card game shouldn't be too much of a mystery -- at least to any adult who admits to tuning in to celebrity poker on TV.

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38

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Too solemnly boring to entertain parents or older siblings - but, alas, too loud for a long nap - Yu-Gi-Oh! is basically a feature-length promotion for the trading cards.

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38

Chicago Tribune Ellen Fox

Shallow and repetitive.

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38

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey

A vigorously cross-marketed product, with comics, collectable cards, games and a television series.

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30

Variety Robert Koehler

No cuddly, funky "Pokemon" pocket monsters populate this pic; this game is for the big kids, rife with a ruthless tone, heightened violence and cold calculation. However, fans will put up with a dull tale to finally see their obsession on the bigscreen.

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30

Chicago Reader Andrea Gronvall

Like the gods, the trading cards are capricious, with ever-changing rules and strategies so intricate that only Yu-Gi-Oh-ologists will fully enjoy this adventure.

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25

Boston Globe Louise Kennedy

With its lifeless animation, characterless characters, and plotless plot, Yu-Gi-Oh! is so flat as to make the card game on which it is based seem positively three-dimensional.

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25

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub

With no subtitles to explain what's going on in Yu-Gi- Oh!: The Movie, there's no reason for adults to come anywhere near it.

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20

Empire Helen O'Hara

No doubt its small fans are thrilled, but even young kids will have to be pretty undemanding to enjoy this mess.

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20

LA Weekly Lily Burk

If your child forces you to go to Yu-Gi-Oh!, remember that there's no law against iPods in movie theaters.

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20

Washington Post Sara Gebhardt

There's nothing inspiring about Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, unless you count the way it compels kids to continue to support the "Yu-Gi-Oh" franchise.

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10

The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson

Impossibly dull form of niche-marketed entertainment.

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10

The New York Times Dave Kehr

The character designs are flat and derivative, the backgrounds crude and uninviting, and the movements jerky and minimal. It's a sad excuse for a movie, but then, it isn't really meant to be one. It's a commercial with a ticket price.

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10

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

Has the crass look and feel of a 90-minute infomercial.

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0

New York Post Megan Lehmann

Exploitative rubbish.

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0

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones

It’s a lot like hearing the play-by-play account of a heated game of bridge. Only not half as gripping.

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0

Portland Oregonian M. E. Russell

A shabby, joyless, 90-minute slab of "advertainment."

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 5.2 (out of 10) based on 46 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jake gave it an8:
I think that this movie is underrated. I liked it because its plot made sense and, for Pete's sake, when it came out you got free rare cards! Anyway, I liked it. But I also liked the Mario movie, and since they were both flops... I have odd interests. But I digress. This movie is all right, but not the best thing that I've seen.

Giles G. gave it a10:
Its so awesome how they break the rules they're such gangsters. They're just like " Lets play Blue Eyes" but they can't so they throw the rules right out the window and that's EPICNESSSS!!! Who cares If Yu-Gi has the stupidest hair ever, that just makes this movie more gangster.

Why Not? gave it a1:
Okay, let me get one thing straight. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie sucks. Now, let me get to the positives. While it is true that the movie is basically a one-and-a-half-hour advertisement, there is a bit more action that you would expect from the series -- although that isn't saying much, like if you had said one snake was a lot better because you would die in 45 minutes instead of 30 if it bit you. ...Okay, I don't have much more on the positive side. For negatives, it's the same old Yu-Gi-Oh! crap that we've come to begrudgingly love. The voices, for the most part, suck due to 4Kids being a good anime's worst enemy -- and you can quote me on that -- and the plot is extremely confusing. Shouldn't this just be about adults playing a children's card game? Even a promo card or four received from watching it isn't really worth it, once you realize that most Duel Monsters cards are worth crap now. If you want good Yu-Gi-Oh! action, I recommend buying one of the video games -- they are surprisingly good. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie gets 8 plot twists out of 100.

Mark K. gave it a4:
Manages to be just as bad as the anime itself.

Austin k gave it a6:
Only can be properly rated by one who knows the game. if only they took the path that Pokemon took by screwing the battles and getting right down to a decent storyline.

Kent C. gave it a3:
The greatest movie about monster-based card games, kids with BIG hair, drawn out card battles, and dramatic monster card based action ever made. Seriously, it's that amazing. I mean, where else can you watch animated kids who look like they should be 30 shout out dramatic lines and literally dictate every card-based move that they do? Also, listen for the On The Waterfront reference, trust me you'll know it when you'll hear it.

Luke S. gave it a0:
No animation, no plot, and the dueling stuff made no sense whatsoever.

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