Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie
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Parents need to know that this movie has a lot of cartoon violence -- some scary-looking creatures face off against each other, including monsters and decaying mummies. There are a lot of meaningful glares and lightning-type bolts shooting out between the characters, but even those who are defeated and seem to evaporate turn out not to be gone for good. Human characters are in peril, too, and sometimes seem to be hurt, but again it's only temporary and there are no serious or graphic injuries. One girl character is loyal and brave, but when the creatures attack, she's the only one who cries and is incapable of fighting back. Some mild schoolyard language like "blow chunks," as well as many threats, insults, and boasts. A somewhat decadent character refers to wine spritzers and is so effete that some viewers may wonder if he's supposed to be a stereotyped gay man.
Families who see this movie can talk about the characters' view that there's nothing more powerful than friendship. Do you agree? Families might also enjoy looking for the movie's many references to other movies, including On the Waterfront , The Godfather , and The Wizard of Oz .
What Parents Should Know
Parents need to know that this movie has a lot of cartoon
violence -- some scary-looking creatures face off against each
other, including monsters and decaying mummies. There are a lot
of meaningful glares and lightning-type bolts shooting out
between the characters, but even those who are defeated and
seem to evaporate turn out not to be gone for good. Human
characters are in peril, too, and sometimes seem to be hurt,
but again it's only temporary and there are no serious or
graphic injuries. One girl character is loyal and brave, but
when the creatures attack, she's the only one who cries and is
incapable of fighting back. Some mild schoolyard language like
"blow chunks," as well as many threats, insults, and boasts. A
somewhat decadent character refers to wine spritzers and is so
effete that some viewers may wonder if he's supposed to be a
stereotyped gay man.
Families who see this movie can talk about the characters' view that there's nothing more powerful than friendship. Do you agree? Families might also enjoy looking for the movie's many references to other movies, including On the Waterfront , The Godfather , and The Wizard of Oz .
Common Sense Media Review
When a movie begins by telling you that "Eternity does not
last forever," it's clear that no one behind it is paying much
attention to whether the script makes sense, so you'd better
not worry about it, either.
Oh, well, YU-GI-OH! THE MOVIE is less a movie than an infomercial, anyway. As in the TV show, this is the story of champion card-player Yugi (voiced by Dan Green), who can access the power of an ancient pharaoh to help him triumph over all who challenge him. His perennial nemesis is wealthy Kaiba ( Eric Stuart), who doesn't realize that his spirit has been captured by the spirit of the pharaoh's evil enemy, Anubis (Scottie Ray). Five thousand years ago, the pharaoh vanquished Anubis for what he thought was eternity. But eternity... you know the rest.
