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Mixed or average reviews- based on 70 Ratings

  • Starring: Dan Green, Eric Stuart
  • Summary: 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.)
  • Director: Hatsuki Tsuji
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Animation, Family
  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 90 min
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 18
  2. Negative: 16 out of 18
  1. It's all the thrill of watching other people play Uno.
  2. A vigorously cross-marketed product, with comics, collectable cards, games and a television series.
  3. Reviewed by: Ellen Fox
    38
    Shallow and repetitive.
  4. 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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 36
  2. Negative: 13 out of 36
  1. What can I say? If you are a fan, you will enjoy it. Although I would prefer a better plot-line. On the postitive side is that 4Kids used the word 'die' in this movie. I would still have prefered FUNimation dubbing the series. Expand
  2. Jake
    8
    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. Expand
  3. 6
    i honestly didn't think this movie was that bad, i mean, it wasn't perfect, but it was good for what it was. something tells me the Japanese version was better though Expand
  4. WhyNot?
    1
    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. Expand

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