Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie (2018)

Dreadfully Boring

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

If you've never watched the show, skip this review. You won't have any idea what I'm talking about.This movie really only works if you like the show. Yes, I know a movie should be able to stand on its own if it's trying to do its own thing, but this is basically an entire arc of the show condensed into an hour and a half with a recap of Yugi's origin story at the beginning (I guess they wanted the parents to have some idea what was going on in this movie).Now, at its core, this movie follows the same formula as the show: evil sorcerer person wants to F up the world, Yugi says, "Shan't", duel follows. However, it drops all this really cool magical stuff in the background for us to explore in between duel segments. We take a trip inside Yugi's Millennium Puzzle and explore its inner labyrinth as it battles the power of the sorcerer's Pyramid of Light (kind of funny, seeing as "light" is usually code for "good" and "dark is code for "evil" in most films).The characters are the same as they were in the show: Tea is the supportive pseudo-love interest, Yugi is the short but brave hero, the Pharoah's a badass with a really weird haircut, Joey and Tristan are boneheads, and Kaiba is the same stubborn, close-minded jerk he was in Battle City.That's more or less the time frame for this movie: it takes place between the Battle City Arc of the show and whatever came next. Kaiba is more obsessed than ever at beating Yugi now that Yugi controls the three most powerful monsters to ever exist. However, Kaiba unknowingly gets help from a darker entity, one that seeks to destroy the ancient Pharoah and rule the Earth once again.This movie plays to the same strengths that the show did: keeping us in the dark most of the way through, hinting at upcoming events rather than saying what was going to happen before it did, making the bad guy a wielder of unlimited power, and turning the card game from a game to a deadly battle of strategy and wits where the very SOULS of the players are on the line. And the climax of the duel is GLORIOUS.All in all, this is not a movie for non-fans. They will no doubt be lost most of the way through and not have the slightest idea as to what's going on. While the movie does do a decent job at establishing the characters, you have to have a pretty high tolerance for its ludicrous concepts to be engaged by all the crazy sheit going on. If you are a fan of the show (like me), you might enjoy it. It has its problems, but none of them more than the show did, and unlike the show the Shadow Realm and supernatural forces are at the forefront of this movie rather than being a backdrop like they were in the show. And it is AWESOME, man!

To be honest I came into this movie thinking it was going to be decent at best. And boy was I wrong! All the ingredients of an animated classic are evident in "Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie", a technically impressive and heartfelt film from director Ryusoke Takahashi. There are no complaints in the voice acting department, and that's mainly due to the movie's cast which features stars Dan Green, Wayne Grayson, Eric Stuart, and Darren Dunstan. As a supplement to the wonderful voice acting, the score (provided by Gil Talmi) effectively sets the mood throughout the entire film. But where this movie really shines is in its visually breathtaking and poetic narrative that provides so much depth and insight on basic human nature that it almost seems as it's never even trying. The story simply unfolds magically in front of your eyes. Unlike many movies in recent history, this movie doesn't substitute excitement over pacing and plot. It takes it's time setting up the characters and setting, and then unleashes you in this new and unfamiliar world. But that's not to say it doesn't have its fair share of excitement. But I wouldn't dare spoil this movie for you any further, and will leave you with this final note: It's time to dudududududu... duuuueeeellll!

Now I'm a huge Yugioh fan, but when I heard people thought it sucked I was very disappointed, I saw it when I was a little kid and still see it today....I can now see why some people hate the film. The art design good, reminds of a more polished version of the show's art design, the voice acting still a good as usual, some funny scenes but most have dumb references which I don't care about. The plot is a little stiff and duel with Yugi & Kaiba....well it yugioh what do you expect. This ones biggest problem is that there's no character development for the characters. I think Yami is the only one who might have soon sort of development because of Anubis. Overall its not a good film, but it still has a fun appeal for Yugioh fans.

This movie is an awful waste of time! This is definitely the worst animated movie of all time. If you have played with you-GI-oh cards than this movie has gone too far with it. Yu-GI-oh and some other guy which I can't remember his name. The guy who I don't remember his name. Want's to have a duel with Yu-GI-oh and is to obsessed with winning that he kind of gets carried away with it. When I went to the theater I was wondering was this movie going to be bad or good. when I walked out of the theater I definitely thought this movie was bad! In fact I even felt guilty for picking this awful movie! Though I don't feel super guilty that is only because I have not rented it or bought it. If I rented it I would only feel a little bit more guilty because I won't be stuck with it for a long time. If I bought it I would try to feel like the guiltiest person on earth. Because then I would be stuck with it for a long time. Please do not watch Yu-GI-oh or you will fell as guilty as I do.1/10