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Hammontron
(This review was written on October 24, 2024)
You know what? 10 out of 10! I'm serious! Despite the manga already having an incredibly satisfying ending, this movie was the perfect conclusion for the series as a whole. Every original thing that was introduced in this movie pays off, fitting in perfectly with everything that has already been established to bring the overall narrative to a tight conclusion. Every character is handled beautifully in a way that captures the growth they all experienced in the manga while more than hinting at the wonderful opportunities the future holds for them. Every plot-point is wrapped up perfectly in an incredibly satisfying way that ends the story on a beautiful note, even if it hurts a bit that this is truly the end. While it may seem like I'm just chec…
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Nostalgia Bait Gone Wrong!
This movie was made to cash in on my childhood, and it failed miserably since I outgrew Duel Monsters years ago.Today I decided to review a movie that I've had a visual loathing problem with since its inception back in 2016. I need to go into more depth because I can't simply ignore it.I have finally decided to review Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions and its mixed reception at the box office. There's a lot to talk about with this movie, and I hope I can cover it all since MyAnimeList has a limit on the amount of text and characters I can use.I am also going to explain two major topics. One is about production problems and nepotism, and the other is about reception and box office gross.
Oh god, this movie is going to suck, isn't it? Oh, wait. It is!
In The…
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Yugioh Dark Side Dimensions is a movie that by all impossible odds should not exist, but it does. A movie that breaks the cliff ending tropes most franchises and anime shows end in. This is the Yugioh movie to satisfy all Yugioh fans of the original story.
If this movie came out in the 2000's, it would be a cult classic. But because it came out in 2016, it does both good and bad in it's modern upholding, though surprisingly, it's flaws don't have anything to do with the actual lore itself, but the direction that the new movie plot went.
This movie, if you asked a real Yugioh fan, would be easy to list the see the wrongdoings.
-absurd main villain with plot armor powers and convenience.
-a lack of actual dueling throughout most of its screentime.
Like most people say, if you skip throug…
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I generally think most battle Shonen works best in movie form. Establish the stakes, establish your broad characters, they fight, good guys win, and everyone goes home happy. If you can do it in under two hours I won't feel like I wasted my time, and this movie accomplished exactly that.
Does it make sense....sure..... I do fully believe Seto Kaiba would invent time travel as a means to satiate his own ego after the end of the original series. Do I care about the villains plan? Their motivations? Their name? Nope, I just needed them to stand there, twirl their mustaches and laugh outrageously as they detail how they're going to take over the world using the power of their millennium box? Cube? Macguffin that I don't care about?
The fan service was the exact amount that I needed to have a…
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Fun movie that doesn't interfere with the canon too much and when it does, it is minor enough to pay respects to the original. The CGI and animation is really great which compensates for the lack of time which made the duels in the original series so epic and great. The lack of time is a huge limiting factor for a series like Yu-Gi-Oh where the series has already ended. A movie can only bring further closure to an already finished series and the side-story about Tea is really nice and all the gang(yugi, joey/jonouchi, tristan/honda, tea/anzu, bakura) graduating was cool. Kaiba was his typical blunt and sassy-self with a kick of extra sass(inspired by little-kuriboh probably). The plot isn't really great and it was quite identical to marik and ishizu/isis. Ultimately, there isn't much they…
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In this movie you join Yugi and his friends as they try and stop the antagonist Diva from stealing pieces of Pharo's enchantment item. Seto Kaiba had nearly collected all pieces to summon Pharo for a duel but Yugi and Diva's sister had the last two pieces, they need to settle the argument with a duel! who will win? I think that this anime was very interesting but the duels got very repetitive and it was really predictable. The animation was very clean and the sound/voice actors were almost perfect. I would recommend watching the anime before watching the film to understand the backstories of characters.
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The film sequel no one asked for but delivered on every single level. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions does something I've rarely seen in anime: it caps off a 20 year old franchise with a movie that fits perfectly in the original series canon. It was announced out of the blue with characters from the original series that haven't been on a television screen in over a dozen years, yet never seems out-of-date or as just a simple cash-grab.
Story: 9/10
The setting takes place one year after the Ceremonial Duel that sent the Pharaoh spirit within the Millennium Puzzle to the afterlife. Yugi, Tea (Anzu), Joey (Junouchi), Tristan (Honda), and Bakura are all ready to finish off high school and become something in the world. But before that, they're met with an unprecedented foe with the pow…
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It's been a really long time since I've written a review but I haven't been able to stop thinking about this film since I saw it and so I'm going to jot my thoughts down here :)
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions is the perfect sequel to an already perfect ending. If you're like me, you were probably worried that this film would undo the great and satisfying ending of Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters, however I'm pleased to say quite the opposite is true. The film treats itself as an epilogue right from the start as we get to see our heroes 6 months after the events of Duel Monsters. The characters we've grown to love have started to grow up and are thinking about their futures.
Yugi has still retained the lesson he learned but of course he misses Atem the pharaoh, his dear friend. Meanwhile…
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Holy shit. My expectations must have been really low without my realizing it, because I was really surprised when this movie ended up being really good. Basically, this was everything I could have wanted out of a Yugioh! movie.
To start, this plot was just so... Kaiba. After everything they went through to get the pharaoh's soul to rest, Kaiba is going to go to any lengths necessary to resurrect Atem and finally beat him in a duel to prove he's the best. Which is so over the top and ridiculous... though I can't say I'm surprised. But we're given a bit of a twist with this movie's villain. At a glance, he seems generic enough. He's got this vague power to alter reality and is aiming for a world of peace but has been corrupted by his own abilities... nothing we haven't all seen before. Wha…
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Before starting this review, I must first say I'm not being able to judge this movie properly. But I don't think it can be judged as any other movie, because it's, just like Digimon Tri, a movie about nostalgia, unable to be understood by people who didn't watch the original TV series. That is why it's impossible not to compare it with the Duel Monsters TV show. Yes, this might have more to do with the manga than the TV show, but still as an animation it has obvious ties to the old series, also, obviously, an animation.
With that out of the way, I must say I was disappointed with this movie. But I'll start with the good. The characters and their interactions are spot-on, they are the same characters we know from before, and act accordingly. Though they are a little older now and, with the…
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To preface this "review" some pointers:
- There will be SPOILERS. If you haven't seen the movie yet, don't read this review if you don't want to be spoiled. Definitely do come back after to share your opinions. I would love to hear what you guys thought of the movie. Am I in the minority?
- I am perfectly fine with nostalgia bait. The problem is when producers think that a show can succeed based on nostalgia alone.
- I am aware that this is a sequel to the manga and not the anime, accounting for some of the discrepancies. Yet, some of the characters actions were just bizarre, in my opinion.
- Finally, please do not let my opinion of the film ruin your experience with it. This is my personal opinion and my opinion alone.
Alright... Here we go. I do apologize for the stream-of-consciousn…
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This would be my first review so forgive me.
Right, so let's jump in with the plot. I watched this in the Japanese version. The story itself was not related to any of the current series, but more after the events of the original series. The story itself didn't make a great deal of sense to me, but I had watched the final part in English also and they seem to be a lot of dialogue change to fit the English story, o it may have a slightly different story depending on the language.
the animation is amazing, and a mix of 2 and 3d, with a lot of effects used for duels themselves. beautiful.
The characters are from the original series and set a bit later, IT was great hearing the original characters voices in the English version (I did not watch the show in Japanese and so can't compare). But…
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I'm writing my review a little later than some, but hopefully its useful to potential viewers.
When Dark Side of Dimensions was announced in 2016, many people were very excited at the prospect of another Yu-Gi-Oh movie and some were little apprehensive as the franchise's movies tend to be a little underwhelming and even cringey. Dark Side of Dimensions is a step-up from that, but it's not perfect.
Story: The story is pretty basic and uniform for Yu-Gi-Oh. Good guys are having a good time, bad guys show up and it's up to the good guys to stop them, oh and Seto Kaiba has his own motives as usual. It's not a bad story, but for how much this movie was hyped up, I was personally expecting something a little bigger and bolder. The plot is a little similar to Bonds Beyond Time in my opinion, b…
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I usually don't write reviews cause I suck but I still wanted to write a review for this movie...
Story:
The plot was absolutely garbage. I gave it a 3 but I feel like that's still to much. It kinda felt like the same plot from Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie (which also sucked).
Art:
The art was absolutely fantastic. Can't say anything bad about it to be honest.
Characters:
It was such a nice feeling to see all the older characters back. Kaiba is still that douchebag, Joey is still a dork, etc. I feel like they should have used characters like Joey, Tristan and Thea more though.
The villain on the other hand was horrible :/
Enjoyment:
Sadly, even though the characters were great to see again, it didn't make me enjoy the movie more.
So overall, I give it a 5. So I guess it's not THAT bad, I…
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Despite the convoluted plot, a poorly written antagonist, and nonsensical duels, I'd say the ending is worth watching the movie for. Unlike the original TV series, the Pyramid of Light movie, and the numerous Yugioh incarnations since then, this movie feels like one of the most in-depth character pieces I've seen from the franchise, and that was honestly shocking. I appreciate how the writers gave serious thought to providing closure for all the characters, but I was disappointed in how the story got bogged down by the need for spectacle, a villain, and an evil plot.
As many others have stated, Kaiba is the star of the movie and is indeed fleshed out very well, but I'm not sure if everyone will truly appreciate the amount of development he gets in this movie. Serving as a somewhat "comin…
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This film is a treat for fans of the original Yu-Gi-Oh!, but will likely have limited appeal to others.
While any attempts to play the game itself quickly devolve from pseudo-strategy to enough shouting to do the cast of Dragonball Z proud, they look as gorgeous and classy as the rest of the movie. On the audio side of things too, things are good, and there are a lot of classic Yu-Gi-Oh! tunes to be heard by nimble-eared fans.
Seeing the characters back in action again is delightful, even if many serve little purpose in the plot itself. Kaiba, especially, is a riot in the film, playing up his Kaiba-ness to the degree that one might just think they've stumbled upon something written by LittleKuriboh.
The plot is solid, and ties into the lore of the franchise well enough. Character motivati…
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Overall this is just another Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie. I came into this movie thinking it was going to be really good, but the dimensional summoning that was introduced really turned me off. I felt like it wasn't really explained that well and it was really confusing at times at what was going to happen when a monster attacked or a card was activated. For most of the duels involving Aigami was really confusing when he was fusing his monsters and attacking multiple times on one duel. They made the main antagonist really overpowered and Konami had to dig themselves out their own hole. This ended up some really stupid card combos to defeat him.
TL;DR: Movie was ok, some stupid card combos, don't go into it expecting a lot
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. The animation was flawless, if you like anime and great graphics this film really is for you.
The character development was also worth mentioning, especially with the antagonist, I felt as if they really built up a good background for this character and usually this is a rare thing to find. They tied up a lot of loose ends too, mainly concerning Bakura and even Shadi, so this was very satisfying to me after the original series had left a lot of questions.
The humour was well placed and not too overbearing, Kaiba had the most laughter inducing comments though with Joey a close second. Triston, Duke and Tea (although seen) did not play huge roles but that was expected. I was however, very pleased with the amount of screen time for Bakura- in the original series his character was usually…
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To put this simply - This film is not for people that play the game, because you won't be finding much of that here. Instead this is a film of pure nostalgia and progression.
The story is nothing much to speak of, a slotted in bad guy with the wrong intentions and then another "bigger" villain. The heroes then all come together to save the day. But like I said, this film is about character and that's where it shines - Because this film is for Kaiba.
They knew perfectly what people love about Kaiba, his sass and utter fire that he talks. His personality is better than it's ever been, it was all tuned up to 11 for this film as Kaiba does everything WAY over the top, and it's beautiful.
((( WARNING FOR SPOILERS AHEAD)))
But Kaiba's comedic ways aren't the only thing shown from him, we…
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I don't see any reviews here so I'll make one. This is my first, so please excuse any mistakes. This is a long review, so please bear with me.
First of all, the animation is so outstanding. It's really high quality and during certain scenes in the movie you may think that it's real life scenery instead of 2D/CG. I couldn't believe my eyes watching it, 'cause usually Yu-Gi-Oh! didn't have that high quality animation (except for Zexal). Even Arc-V has meh animation. The animation is so constantly beautiful you can't take your eyes off the screen. This, I think, is one of the gems in this movie. Oh, and the characters' faces look beautiful all the time you may turn homo (jk). Kaiba looks like Light Yagami but with a gravity defying jacket.
Let's talk about sound next. There's not much to sa…
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