Anubis is determined to destroy Yugi and take over the world in this animated feature based on Masahiro Hikokubo's hit...
Anubis is determined to destroy Yugi and take over the world in this animated feature based on Masahiro Hikokubo's hit manga.
After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi’s mysterious alter ego – the ancient Pharaoh – has returned for revenge.
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6 %65 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
49 %11,039 reviewsAudience score rating
"No one without a working knowledge of the fabulously profitable Manga-turned-gamer phenomenon will find it easy to enter here."
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Variety
Variety"While this probably constitutes a good tutorial in the trading-card game's lingo and lore, it's tremendously boring to watch an animated series in which most of the fighting doesn't even involve combat, just characters looking at cards."
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TV Guide
TV Guide"A 90-minute advert in search of a storyline."
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Total Film
Total Film"With Yu-Gi-Oh!, a Japanese animated film, the line between entertainment and advertising has been emphatically erased."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Unless you are one of the Japanese phenomenon's army of devoted young followers, much of the film's story line and machinations will be Greek, or at the very least Egyptian, to you."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"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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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"It's a painful, ponderous experience that's not helped by being weighed down by lengthy explanations of the esoteric duelling rules."
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BBC
BBCYu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | Details
- Rating
- PG, mild fantasy violence, threat
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Action, Adventure
- Country of origin
- Japan, USA
