In Yugioh The Abridged Series, Kaiba said he hated stairs so much he would build an elevator to space. 8 years later his dream became a reality in this Movie.
@@StarboyXL9 same, the abridged series is so popular now that I bet the actual team now takes ideas from them and adds them in as a little funny homage to the abridged series and to the characters own bullshit logic. Like theres no way you cant tell me that Kaiba's flaunting of money in the newer movies isnt a reference to "screw the rules, I have money", especially since prior to the abridged series, kaiba was somewhat lowkey in flaunting his money unless he needed to.
@@Darealpokgai the fact that kaiba summoned a card that literally does not exist in that realm should tell you how hard his influence is in this movie.
I kinda felt like that was some way of Atem, showing he's watching over even Kaiba...without Kaiba actually knowing or asking for it. The fact Obelisk had his head dress from acient Egypt, made me think that. Coupled with him pulling Joey's ass out of the fire, and then showing up to save everyone...made it felt like, he's kinda watching over them all. Granted, Kaiba would never admit or acknowledge that...
He used magic, just like in the original series last season, as long as you are strong enough, you can summon even Exodia without any bound or limitation. So basically, screw the rule, I have magic.
The fact that Kaiba was pretty much the main character in the movie was great ... "Screw the rules, i'm going to another dimension" (what a dumb and awesome ending)
J.E F Nope, it's called Yugioh... Yugi is respectful and plays with honor, that's why he always beats Kaiba. I learned a lot more then just how to play a card game growing with this series lol ;3 Kaiba is cool tho for sure.
My personal favorite detail in this movie: Yugi's grown up, physically and mentally. He's no longer the day-dreaming kid from the anime, but a down to earth adult that can hold his ground and stand up to Kaiba. (As a 3D animator, I squealed when I saw the big CGI monsters. The detail in those were amazing and kept to the style of the movie and show.)
One thing in particular that stood out to me was how they strategically used themes from Duel Monsters for the maximum emotional impact. They knew their audience grew up listening to this music during all their favorite memories, and used the soundtrack to expertly call back those memories when it would benefit most. They even swapped the soundtrack out with the English version to ensure this was the case for Western audiences, since Duel Monsters' soundtrack was totally replaced when it was dubbed. I normally object to the idea of replacing any music in a soundtrack, but the deliberate effort to play on the audience's nostalgia made it totally worth it.
Its like they learned their lessons from previous Yugioh movies and decided to make a movie first and a card commercial second. Which is the opposite of what we got before.
they dedicated all their resources into this movie, they pulled out all the writers that were writing the Yugioh arc V series in hopes that this movie will generate newer fans. This was a tribute to their fans who first watched the original Yugioh Duel monsters series. I say the risks played out well and I loved the movie so much, they honored that original series at the same time showed some fresh things and concepts we old Yugioh fans were never exposed of.
Plus it was given back to the writer who made Yu-Gi-Oh! To begin with, Kazuchi Takahashi. I feel like it works so well is because Takahashi didn’t really make the story of Yu-Gi-Oh! As a card game, so he’s able to push aside that fact and focus on a story rather than a giant commercial.
Watched this in a theater and it was bloody incredible. Not only getting to see an incredibly competent and well executed sendoff for a childhood show, but also getting to experience it with a room of people who had the same unbridled nostalgia that I did made for a viewing experience that was once in a lifetime and that I will never forget. All the cheers, laughter and love from everyone in the theater, to dueling afterwords with tons of new people, I think this movie’s true self lies in its ability to bring fans together for an experience unlike anything else.
My absolute favorite part was when Yugi and Yami just stood there not saying a word. It really hit me hard. It was perfect bc they didn't NEED to say anything. If they wouldve spoke to each other, it wouldve ruined the immersion for me. Honestly this is a film that could compete with Marvel movies nowdays.
Star Wars needs to take notes on how to respectfully make a sequel. It felt like a love letter instead of a cash grab, and Kaiba and Yugi’s character development was outstanding. This movie was really great, also there were some amazing lines. It truly felt like a movie made for fans that grew up with the series.
Only thing I hated in this movie was the fact that we didn't see Joey duel, Joey was my favorite character, he was the underdog, starting out as a horrible loser and rising to become one of the greatest duelist, only below Yugi and Kaiba, I loved that about him, and I wanted to see him bring out Red Eyes one last time.
It was a long movie and I feel they were not trying to make big risks and see how the audience would react to this movie first. I feel a sequel will be on the way, the producers could have done so much by bringing joey, he too was my favorite character, I loved him so much and his deck will always be in my heart. I cried in pain literally when he fainted against Marik, he was supposed to win. It would be so great if Joey can actually beat Kaiba just like how Kaiba was always obsessed in beating Atem. Bringing back Weevil and Rex could have been just as cool too.
@@guadalupecacique3230 Honestly I'ma pretty open-minded person, I was actually a big fan of Joey especially in his duel against Ziegfried at Kaiba's grand championship.
what I loved about the movie: 1 - stunning visuals 2 - good music 3 - that over-the-top voice acting we all know and love (japanese dub) 4 - more background on bakura and shadi 5 - realistic character motivations 6 - good villain 7 - seto kaiba 8 - little yugi is a badass now 9 - that chime of the millennium puzzle when atem came back. 10 - seto kaiba my rating: fuck yeah/10
I enjoyed the hell out of this movie. As you say, it managed to recapture the magic of the original series without ruining the ending. I suspect getting the original voice cast had a lot to do with that, but also the plot was excellent. I didn't mind the abbreviated duels because, for me, the series has always been about the relationships between the characters, not the cards. And how epic was it to finally see the pharaoh after waiting for him the entire movie? His entrance was so damn satisfying! Yeah!
that was one of the most badass things i've heard in anime this year, my god the dialogue Kaiba had was god tier and the voice actor behind him was phenomenal as always
What really got me from this movie was the Chime from the *Millennium* puzzle when *Atem* came back, the remix of the Duel Monsters opening theme, and *Kaiba'$* one-liners. One of the good looking anime movies right next to *Heaven's Feel (Part 1).*
The moment when you realized Kaiba going back in time to Egypt for Yami yugi All super tech and futuristic He must've changed history and that's why so many alien conspiracies and wall carving of spacemen figures
I don't think he went back to ancient Egypt. I'm pretty damn sure that was the afterlife. If it had been ancient Egypt, Atem wouldn't have known who Kaiba was. Plus it was made clear that Kaiba's device was for dimension-traveling, not time-traveling.
Personal theory - this moment is why carvings of Priest Seto vs Pharoah Atem appear everywhere, despite Seto being shown to be one of Atem's closest allies in Season 5 and also half brother, as well as Dark Magician not existing as part of Atem's arsenal until Zorc Necrophades was already out and about. There was really no time in that whole period between Bakura's emergence and Atem's death and sealing of Zorc to have that battle with Seto as shown throughout the Battle City arc, but what if the Seto in the tablet isn't Priest Seto, but Seto Kaiba?
I will pay money to see LittleKuriboh abridge this movie. I wanna see Kaiba say, "Screw the rules, I have Obelisk the Tormentor!" in his duel with Diva and hear, "Shut up, Mokuba," at the end when he goes to the afterlife. And I thought the movie was awesome, also.
slight error in the beginning, DSoD is set in the Manga's continuity which differs from the Anime, example being Kaiba was never present during the ceremonial duel the last time Kaiba ever saw Atem was in Battle city arc, which adds more weight to Kaiba's obsession because during the memory world arc in the anime, Kaiba got to have one last adventure with him and have some sort of closure, especially when he acknowledged that Yugi had the power to beat the egyptian gods. Which goes into stark contrast with how DSOD portrays him as Kaiba flat out overlooks Yugi and sees him only as a vessel for the pharaoh which in turn contradicts Kaiba's growth from the anime's ending. other then that, nothing else in your review was off, everything was perfectly describing how great this story closed off everyone's character arc and gave us a great experience with seeing characters who we have wanted to know what happened to them after their story ended. Great Review my friend, keep up the good work on your channel
I think my favorite part of this whole movie is not just the fact Yugi misses but doesn't desire to bring Atem back, it's the fact Yugi has all the confidence of Atem! He finally grew up with all of Atem's help. He THREATENED KAIBA AND KAIBA FOLDED. Like, that was SUCH a moment. And with Kaiba, it was perfect. In many ways, Kaiba and Atem's relationship is perhaps one of the most complex in the series. There's way too much baggage between them, not to mention how much Atem helped Kaiba deal with the darker parts of himself (Death-T, Kaiba's adoptive abusive father, etc). No matter what, it HAD to be Kaiba wanting to bring back the Pharaoh, and THANK GOD THEY DID THAT. Biggest question is: how does the technology he invented translate into GX and 5D's?
I was wondering about the technology part as well and the only explanation I have for its absence in gx and 5d's is that Seto had to shut it down again. I can imagine that a bunch of people figured out how to abuse this technology for the sake of destruction and that it became very likely that something like Zarc and Leo Akaba's realistic holograms would happen. And unlike Leo Seto was able to see what might come and decided to make the world go back to the original duel disks before things could escalate. I know it's a very loose theory and gives room to some questions, but this is the only explanation I can think of.
2 years later,but fairly decent. GX takes place roughly 10 years after DM, that's why Yugi is like 30 when handing W. Kuriboh to Jaden. Then came Zexal. Then 5ds,until then Yugi and Kaiba were in their 50s and most probably on Infinite Holidays.
Great video dude. Perfectly summed up how I felt about it, though I could have done without the Bakura backstory. Preferred the throwaway line "he said he just thought it belonged with me".
u know. I know kaiba is all obsession and all. But I remembered this one quote he said that made me cry. When he lost the duel against the dude and Yugi asked him ''Why did you do that?" He said ''for him, the pharoah", as in he would even sacrifice his life to bring the Pharoah. Now that takes courage and hope beyond measure. Simply my favorite!!!
What I loved most about the movie was 1: Kaiba summoning Obelisk and being absolutely badass while doing it and 2: The Duel between Kaiba and Yugi and how they left it to be open ended. Remember, Kaiba's HP never went down to 0, he still had a facedown card and he had the smile on his face like he was about to pull some sick move. They made it seem like Yugi would win but heavily hinted that Kaiba has an ace up his sleeve. What I didn't like was the main antagonist. He lost against Kaiba, he lost against Yugi so what conclusion does he come to? Let's duel both of them at the same time, that sounds like a smart idea amirite?
Vincent Meiler Diva’s rematch wasn’t intentional. It was the Millennium Ring’s doing and honestly isn’t THAT the real cause for Shaddi’s death? Why couldn’t that item stay buried?
Because evil never truly disappears. It has to be opposed endlessly, without cessation, or it will return. Zorc is the eternal enemy of the Pharoah (and humanity as a whole). Not having him manifest (albeit differently) would have been missing a key aspect of the series. This is also why the last duel made sense: That wasn't really Diva, but Zorc manifested through him (much as Yami Bakura was a hybrid of Zorc and Bakura). He's a distinct entity, and one far more powerful than Diva alone.
Vincent, Kaiba had Polymerization face down. Wouldn't make sense if he had anything else. His smile could have meant his approval on Yugi as a worthwhile opponent for him as Atem is.
What i find interesting... If you remember the original story the Pharaoh Dueled a "sorcerer" who was basically Kaiba. Was Kaiba called a sorcerer because he traveled back in time wearing tech beyond the Egyptians understanding, thus calling him a sorcerer?
I was a huge Yu-Gi-Oh fan, remembering fondly the original series. As a kid, I would come home from school everyday switching to channel WB (Which i miss) to watch Yu-Gi-Oh. Personally preferring it over Pokemon. Coming by this movie by sheer coincidence, buying it on CZcams, and have just watched it, I was fully engaged! I agree the duels felt more like a homage than what they really were like in the original series. But i didnt think of that as a bad thing. It was nice to see an eveloution of the game in that world. Act 1's pacing was extremely fast. The first hour felt like 30 minutes or less to me. The pacing in Act 2 was a bit off, but for me picked up in Act 3. The story i thought was brilliant. It brought me back as a child. I teared up at the end. It makes me yearn to watch the original series once again. And I am willingly to buy it again as a physical copy!
I remember being on the edge of my seat every Saturday waiting for the conclusion of Yugi vs. Pegasus on KidsWB. 😭 Watching all these reviews, I feel like I really need to watch this movie now.
I really love Dark Side of dimensions and it makes me all the more angry that I never got a chance to see it in theaters. But now that I have seen it it shed some light in a good amount of things that I really loved about the original series and it even does a good job of finishing everything off for all the characters involved with the original series. Character development was on point, the villain was interesting, we learned a bit more about certain characters and while the dimension dueling was basically original Yu-Gi-Oh but updated the duels were fine. Even I will admit that this movie isn't perfect but I still enjoyed it way more than Pyramid of Light because this one actually does feel like it's in Cannon and it doesn't screw up anything the original series did so all in all this is a pretty good movie. Besides we get to hear Dan Green and Eric Stuart one last time as Kaiba and Yugi so that has to mean something.
"It was such a Kaiba thing to make a piece of tech that could travel to a different dimension just so he can duel a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt . Only Kaiba would do that and it worked because it was Kaiba." Also Kaiba: *_SCREW THE SPACE TIME CONTINUUM, I HAVE MONEY!_*
My favorite sequence in the movie was the part where they actually played useing non-demension rules, it was actually fun to watch. (Also Kaiba's comment about Atem's hair was amazing)
I loved it when Yugi and the Pharaoh were face to face towards the end. It's like they were speaking to each without actually having to say anything. It was really a moving moment to me.
You're on point! I watched the Japanese version. The emotions were raw and could be felt, especially for Kaiba who had formed some form of attachment with Yami Yugi/Atem that his subconscious grief led him into pushing his obsession real far. Like you, I did find the dialogues and interactions between characters were what propelled the story forward to its climax. And like you too, I did enjoy the duels until halfway through the last scenes. I was simply beginning to lose my attention during Yugi vs. Diva, and by the time it was Yugi vs. Kaiba, I became less interested. Sadly, I did not find the team-up between Yugi and Kaiba vs. the notorious form of Diva to be intense - or higher stakes, since the world was beginning to be engulfed in darkness - because I couldn't wait for the whole thing to end. I mean - end, not resolved. Maybe because of trying to digest what the duelists were playing with their cards. Other noteworthy points that I enjoyed? The return of Atem was paying a tribute to fans, and you described it perfectly how it was like for him to return on his own accord. It fits his own closure to Yugi. Although I was shocked that he initially lost to Kaiba at the start, I believe the writers paid him some respect by making Kaiba defeating only a simulation of him, but not the real Atem, which also drove one of purposes of the movie even more. Even Mahad/the original Dark Magician played an important role despite a short amount of screen time. His presence to aid Atem was simply nostalgic as he continued to serve him since before the original series, throughout the series, and the pivotal climax. I also like how Kaiba's technology was made to bridge the "logic" in Yu-Gi-Oh universe for the spin-offs series (like the solid vision in Arc-V), e.g. a new duel disk that could create your own reality with just a thought, as how shown when Diva's magic could not consume Kaiba, and the latter imagining a jet being blasted by his Blue Eyes towards the end of the movie. It also showed how dangerous his mind had become due to his obsession. All in all, despite the duels were draining, the plot was excellent than the first Yu-Gi-Oh movie, i.e. The Pyramid of Light.
I think another thing most people missed which the movie did excellently was Kaiba's hidden jealousy towards Yugi, Kaiba considers Yugi nothing but a vessel but he knows Yugi was able to defeat Atem which Kaiba never achieved and I think I could say part of the reason Kaiba belittles Yugi and talks down on him is because of the sole fact that he accomplished something Kaiba tried all his life and he knows he may never ever be able to accomplish defeating Atem again.
Oh, and to be fair to the duels, they actually ARE following the post-season 1 Rules, even bumping up the LP count to the proper 8000, rather than the usual 4000. It only seems like Season 1 style summoning due to them summoning via card effects and chains, rather than just summoning Lv 5 up w/o Tributes. And those are VERY fast effect chains, which helps the shorter run-time allowed for the 5 duels in this movie total. What probably doesn't help is that they don't seem to make it clear that a turn has started or ended, or if an effect is activating on the player's turn or the other's turn.
they clearly stated effect activations as well as the beginning and end of a players turn in the japanese dub like they do all the time in the anime series as well. if it wasnt clear to some people its probably the english dub´s fault.
Yup the dub doesnt clearly states the phases. I was like wtf happened it was atems' turn when kaiba suddenly attacked against the hologram atem. But then again, i realized only fans that already knew the rules watch this tribute movie so I guess that doesnt really matter.
I thought Dan Green was even better as Yugi in this film than he was in the series. At the end of the series whenever Yugi yelled out an attack he sounded like a child yelling even though the character was supposed to be like 16 (i think). He sounded a little too much like Syrus from GX. In DSOD he sounded more like a young adult man when he yelled out his attacks and such.
YES there is so much I love about this movie!! They did Kaiba so much justice in this film. I loved the ending to the original series, but it only had time to focus on the dynamics between Yugi and Atem, while Kaiba just sort of had to stand to the side. I feel that with this movie there is finally a satisfying 'ending' to the rivalry between Yugi and Kaiba. I really love how Atem stood up at the end - he wasn't annoyed or dismissive. He respected Seto and was happy to continue where they left off.
My only two gripes with the movie were; 1. Yugi never used Silent Magician. I mean come on she beat BOTH Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl 1v2 AND struck the final blow against Atem in the Ceremonial Duel, she's practically Yugi's ace monster. 2. Joey never dueled. Past that yeah, DSoD was how you do a nostalgia trip 100% right.
You are absolutely right! This movie did what most modern cinema is failing to do. It gave us the nostalgia we wanted while also building upon it's past instead of trying to erase it. The motives of all of the protagonists are perfect, especially Kaiba. Yugi is struggling with Atem's absence, but makes no effort to try and bring him back. So it falls to Kaiba to try and either bring him back or go back to him. You are also right that this is 100% something Kaiba would do. One small thing that I liked was when Kaiba didn't hesitate for a second to team with Yugi against Deva. He's never liked having to rely on others to win, but he's grown enough to know when it's necessary. I also LOVE that the real Atem never says a single word! He comes back to save his friend, wordlessly draws a card and plays it without looking, and wins the dual. Then he and Yugi just stand there and look at each other.Then, when Yugi nods, Atem disappears. Even when Kaiba finally finds a way to go back to face Atem, he just stands up and smiles. It doesn't matter who won the dual between Atem and Kaiba, because he also has a worthy rival in the present, Yugi. I think that's why he smiled when Yugi was about to beat him. Even if Atem was gone forever, or at least for now, he at least has Yugi to beat before he can worry about Atem once more.
The movie was dope, my only disappointment with the movie was how hard Kaiba worked to get one last shot against Atem and then we get left in the dark at the end. It's not necessarily a bad thing, however I just wanted to see my two favourite characters that I grew up with duke it out one last time. Even if we got an inconclusive outcome like Jaden and Atem's duel in season 4 of GX
I actually had no idea this movie was a thing and now I'm intrigued. I probably won't watch it if I'm being honest but it's a cool reboot of a childhood favorite of mine.
I'm pretty late to the party talking about it but yeah it was set up as a passion project so I had hopes but I still had my bar set pretty low cause no way it'd work. And it did. What happens when something other than money drives a project.
Sirius Coby I have It on blue ray. Its actually pretty great and they actually used real life cards people actually want to play.....like all the cards from the yugioh set corresponding to this movie
Watched it in theatres and is was nice to be surrounded by old fans excited when certain characters appeared, or certain jokes were said. Got teary eyed in several scenes. So much nostalgia
I think the best part about the film is that the film takes account all the stuff that's anime only or manga only without making you feel like you need to check one over the other.
Yes I believe Dark Side of Dimensions to be the official ending of the original Yugioh series because it wrapped everything up nicely. If they make a 2nd one... I'm not sure where'd they could tie it into.
Its not a proper ending to the tv series its one for the manga because in the Tv series Kaiba already accepted the fact YUGI was a great dulest on his own and the real king of games. However since in the Manga he wasnt present for the Pharoah and Yugis duel it seems he still looks down on yugi compared to the Pharaoh
@@LukeTheBoss7 Yes! And to Kaiba’s surprise, he witnessed that yugi was the best duelist first hand when he was about to lose his duel in this movie. That face down card he had left was a poly…Kaiba was defeated but for the plot they needed to team up once more and thus the electricity went out-
Aside from the pacing and some huge exposition dumps about Prana, I really wanted Yami Bakura to return as the true villain of the story, just like he was in Duel Monsters. All the foreshadowing of Yami Bakura and the cameo even, and they dropped it. Yes, it would've underpinned Aigami a bit, but it would've made a great antagonist VS antagonist moment (particularly the scene when Aigami confronts Bakura, and the Ring reappears).
I do agree, as I love any moment Yami Bakura is on screen - that being said, it helps that the Spirit of the Millennium Ring IS Yami Bakura, just as much as the spirit of the puzzle is Yami Yugi - it's simply Yami Bakura in a different form. He was still the main antagonist, and even though we didn't get to see him in his normal body again, he did finish the series as the "final boss".
Yes, it's true that Spirit of the Ring is the Yami / Zorc Necrophades part of Bakura, but it's not the same without him using Bakura's body. I had to concede that fact to myself as consolation, but it's like a finely roasted chicken vs deep-fried chicken. They're both still chicken, but distinctly different in taste. I still think it would've been much better drama for Yami Bakura to have taken the stage as the true villain, bc Aigami's reason(s) felt too flimsy. He swayed back and forth at times in the movie, and it felt forced. It would've been far more believable (to me, at least) that when Aigami was about to realize his folly, that the Spirit of the Ring repossessed Bakura.
I will always love the original Yugioh. Watching the trailers alone for this movie gives me chills. I love it so much!! I can't wait to play Jump Force, they Yugi Hype is so real.
What I Loved about the Movie: - Seto Kaiba - Like you said it truly feels like a proper sequel - character development - Visuals and Sound What i didnt really like: - Diva wasnt a bad "villain" but he often gave me wtf moments and i wasnt a fan of the whole cubix dimensional bullshit ( Yugi vs Seto duell is insanely good in comparison imo) - Some times the math/rules were üpretty off in the duells. ( for instance when Kaiba attacked defense castle of yugi (3500 def) with chaos max it wouldve dealt 4500 dmg to his LP and even if for some weird asss reason the black magician absorbs 2500 of it it still would be 2k dmg but Yugi only takes 1000???? (at a later stage hes left with 600 so Kaiba wouldve won by then) -concept of the Plana didnt fgeel right to me. Millenium pieces where much more epic in the series
What I feel is great about dark side of dimensions is that since it's a movie that was made years after its original end date(minus the spin offs) is that it still kept a lot of the elements that created the original series and continued. It explored more of Yugi's character which was something we hardly got from season 1-4 and only until season 5 in the last few episodes. It also shows how each character moves on with a reasonable and more respectable way with Tristan, Joey, and Tea moving on with their lives and while Yugi still does move on he still keeps the memories of Atem within him and not let it tear him apart unlike how most shows that get extensions do to their characters. While I do see other features remain the same with a touch up what I like most about this franchise is that even though its air time is over the story of the characters we watched just isn't over and it leaves it in a way that if they want to the can continue it, but at the same time leave it open and let the fans take it in while also not kill off the show. Take Dragon Ball and its sequels, while it keeps the memorable Goku and his companions at every end point they continues the story with new add ons and while this work for the most part it gets repetitive and results in the elements of the show losing its value with the original showing Goku's fight for justice and wish to better himself to end up him becoming essentially a god level fighter who just wants to fight with no reason(yes I know it's his saiyin blood, but that's not the point.).
As a long time Yu-Gi-Oh! fan, I was excited to see they were releasing the movie, and even went so far as to preorder tickets. While I'm on the same page as you about the whole Dimension Dueling thing being kind of a cop-out, not only did it maintain the spirit of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series, but also was as close to the physical card game as it's ever been. One of my friends summed it up this way: "Dark Side of Dimensions did what Monsters University did for it's fans." While I don't think it was spot on in comparison, I can see the point they were making. It was not only a proper sequel (I'd go so far as to say the perfect one for the original series), but it also had the characters growing up and moving on with their lives, much like the people that grew up playing the game, with some walking away from the game and others still participating in it. Was it the perfect movie as a whole? Despite my praise, I'd say no. But as a long time fan, and as someone who was going through a pretty dark place in my childhood back at that time, it was nice seeing the characters one last time, and seeing how they had grown as well. So it was definitely worth watching, and definitely very well done.
Plus, on a lighter note, I think they also took some notes from the Abridged series being so popular, because the sass was REAL in this movie! (I'm looking at you, Kaiba! lol)
@Mik3 Pif To be fair, the timeline does not hold LittleKuriboh back in any regard, as he released the first movie (with the Pyramide) before Battle City was over, and the 5D's Movie bonds beyond time as well (tough it is not clear where in the timeline it is placed when they travel to Yugis time). So yeah, if he wants to abridge it now, he is going to abridge it =)
Really fucking good movie. Also Id like to mention in the mall scene, the music in the background at one point is an instrumental version ofOne Card Short: a song from the original Yugioh movie. Really classy touch
I hope they return someday to this story arc. I see no reason why a strong writing team cannot create something for the DM saga characters. High school is over, but friendships like these are forever
There's a lot of subtle touches that really show the amount of effort put into this movie. Kazuki Takahashi and the animators really outdid themselves on this one.
One of my favorite aspects from the movie has to be the look on kaiba's face when he sees the puzzle get completed. Just that whole scene in fact. From the slow way that Yugi walks up to the puzzle, kaiba's surprise, and the last puzzle piece echoing. All of that combined with the look of devastation on kaiba's face was absolutely perfect. To me that scene said that he didn't want to accept that he couldn't fight the Pharaoh again, but the thing it said even louder to me was that he missed his friend, and never got to say goodbye.
I loved seeing Atem, not as a dead pharaoh, but as a god, who could shift through the dimensions and intervene when his friends needed him. He maybe gone, but he's still watching over those dearest to his heart. The new dueling style is cool because having to tribute summon sucks. If I have a blue eyes in my hand, why can't I just throw it on the field?
Wait, you think Joey fighting back from an alternate dimension and returning to defy Devo's final judgment is nothing? Joey gritty and gutsy character willed his rescue from Atem being merely the transport of His determination.
Same. I especially loved the little smile Atem gave Kaiba at the very last shot. It's such an impressive contrast to how the AI was programed. While the AI is cocky and mocking Kaiba and make it look like Atem is, secretly, getting tired of dealing with Kaiba's obsession the real Atem is clearly delighted and happy about seeing Kaiba again, offering a warm and honest welcome, showing respect towards the efforts Kaiba made and it's if he wanted to say "I knew you'd find your way to me very soon and never lost faith in it."
I love this movie, not only does it make me feel so much nostalgia, but it was the introduction to my favorite archetype in the game, the Cubics, currently waiting for some cards to be delivered so I can make myself a new Cubic deck
I think it had pacing issues, especially during duels... at some times they were just playing new cards you never saw without even explaining them... blue-eyes dies and kaiba is just like "well here is deep-eyes, what it does? who cares it's blue-eyes shit ehheheh attack!!!"
I honestly wish Atem had more lines in the movie like I was hoping at the end when him and Kaiba were facing each other I was desperately wishing for Atem to say "it's time to duel!" In that sexy voice of his, that is probably my biggest problem with the film if I'm being honest but other than that I enjoyed it, you perfectly summed up why I loved it so much and the other issues I had with it. Nice vid man.
They need one more. I want mokuba to be like 16 and be the new seto kaiba and yugi to be older with more of the Pharaohs look and voice and have mokuba to be obsessed with getting seto back. Have the movie find a way to bring him back in a duel and have the movie follow two different duels in two different dimensions, mokuba and yugi along with seto kaiba vs the Pharoah.
Tbh, imo, this movie is the best sequal/epilogue movie that I've seen. I loved the dramatic feeling it gave me, the cock tease with Yami and my favorite part, Kaiba's rivalry taken to the absolute PEAK!! I thought Vegeta had a strong sense of rivalry towards Goku, but Kaiba's fucking next level!
I loved that Movie to death! I thought it was great that they only brought back the Pharaoh for a moment, to deal the final Blow (literally, because the Duel was already over, there wasn't and lifepoints taken or anything, it was just him and Mahad kicking butt!), not talking, not anything. I also loved the nod to season Zero here! Yes, it was subtle but it was there: I talk about the Eyes of the Pharaoh the moment he appeared and summoned Mahad. Dispite looking Calm instead of insane, those were the eyes the Pharaoh had when he first appeared in the season Zero anime and fought Ushio! I loved that little nod =D
Reminder, in the original manga, they have VHS tapes. So basically with late 90s technology, Kaiba invents time travel just to get his runback with the pharaoh
overall, i loved it. it was beautiful, and the characters were all very well written. the relationship between Diva and his siblings felt like a reskin of Malik and his siblings, personally, and the whole prana thing felt a bit out of left field, but the fact that it explored more into the natures of the millennium items was really cool.
I had no idea this movie excisted until today (some Yu-Gi-Oh fan, am I right?) and I absolutely loved it 😍 so nice to get more character development! I would have loved to see some hints indicating that Joey and Mai developed their relationship... but apart from that.. I was smiling the whole time while watching this movie! They did a beautiful job bringing the series back in this way.
I'd also love to see another movie like this done for GX as I always wonder what Jaden ended up doing after GX or better yet a bond beyonds time where all the protagonist meet again
a theory about the end is that kaiba actually killed himself to go to the afterlife to duel atem and the whole machine was a metaphore a less graphic example of him passing on.
Fun fact: If you pay attention, at one point the only card in Kaiba's hand was Polymerization, which he subsequently sets. It's most certainly a bluff, if anything. I wish they didn't show us his hand as much as they did because it kind of ruined that whole "Kaiba's defeat" moment for me
the duel was concluded. kaiba lost and thats the end of it. i cant believe people are still pretending like there was some possibility for kaiba to turn things around after taking a hit that reduces his lp to zero.
I'm a fan of animation, so naturally I feel the strongest attraction to this movie when looking at the quality of the animation, and the duel monster holograms rendered in 3D. I gotta say, having the dark magician and blue eyes white dragon be redesigned to closer resemble the original designs that were used in the Toei YuGiOh series is such a great idea. I mean, I can't stress enough how happy it made me to see Blue Eyes White Dragon appear as an actual WHITE dragon, with glowing blue eyes, and not some blue/metalic looking thing. And Dark Magician wearing straight up black robes is such a great contrast to the Blue Eyes. It makes the rivalry between Yugi and Kaiba so much more visually pleasing. Previously it was a blue vs purple, but finally, now it's black vs white. That is probably my favourite thing about this movie's approach to reimagining the old series. Because at the end of the day, while the story is definitely an epologue that takes the original series into account heavily, the artistic style is basically the artists saying "How do we breathe new life into this?" Also the animation quality in this movie is straight up gorgeous. They don't sell the bluray in Australia, only the DVD, and I'm actually considering buying a Bluray drive for my PC so I can set it to US region and rip a copy of the Bluray so I can watch it at glorious 1080p. Of course I intend to buy the bluray legally. It's just that it's a case of ripping it on a PC, or importing a cheap bluray player from America. And I think ripping the movie would be a more withstanding way to go about it, rather than risk buying a garbage BD player that breaks on me. Anyway, I shouldn't need to say, but I adore this movie. It's one of my favourite pieces of Yugioh now for a number of reasons. It reignited my love for the series, and even got me back into the card game briefly. I have no regrets dropping a bunch of money on a couple booster boxes to get some cards I always wanted. And the movie cards they released are fantastic. I got me at least one of every card from the movie pack, except for Swords of Revealing Light, which I can honestly live without. After all, I'm a Kaiba guy at heart, so I'll just sit back here and count my Blue Eyes, it's all good.
I can absolutely relate to the fact that the duels held this movie back. There was great dialogue and the story was extremely complex. But everytime there was a duel it felt like it took away from the story. Not to say the graphics weren't epic to say the least!
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In Yugioh The Abridged Series, Kaiba said he hated stairs so much he would build an elevator to space. 8 years later his dream became a reality in this Movie.
I think someone on the production team watched the Abridged Series lol
@@StarboyXL9 I think so too xD
Hahahaha in which episode he says that??
@@StarboyXL9 same, the abridged series is so popular now that I bet the actual team now takes ideas from them and adds them in as a little funny homage to the abridged series and to the characters own bullshit logic.
Like theres no way you cant tell me that Kaiba's flaunting of money in the newer movies isnt a reference to "screw the rules, I have money", especially since prior to the abridged series, kaiba was somewhat lowkey in flaunting his money unless he needed to.
zeth roodwood Yugi and Joey vs the big 5, the Noah ark
"And it worked because it was Kaiba"
This is just so damned true, you wouldn't believe.
he just screw any rules with his money XD
@@Darealpokgai the fact that kaiba summoned a card that literally does not exist in that realm should tell you how hard his influence is in this movie.
@Caroline Rous finally after the atem is gone I will inherit bullshit main character powers
Guy was crazy enough to send cards into space to teach aliens how to duel.
Kaiba pulling Obelisk out his ass at the last minute was my favorite part.
I kinda felt like that was some way of Atem, showing he's watching over even Kaiba...without Kaiba actually knowing or asking for it. The fact Obelisk had his head dress from acient Egypt, made me think that. Coupled with him pulling Joey's ass out of the fire, and then showing up to save everyone...made it felt like, he's kinda watching over them all.
Granted, Kaiba would never admit or acknowledge that...
I especially love how he avoided the monsters effect by pointing out Obelisk is no monster but a god! xD
@@Ambyli Obelisk anime and obelisk card game are differents.
He used magic, just like in the original series last season, as long as you are strong enough, you can summon even Exodia without any bound or limitation. So basically, screw the rule, I have magic.
That is one deep asshole
My dude literally went the afterlife to settle a old rivalry..... How can you not love Seto???!! This is a good film to finish the series.
The guy can't even die without Kaiba coming after him.
Vegeta is #1 rival . IT'S a FACT
@Xae Dota it was just couple weeks ago man xD bakugo isn't even in top 10 and 2nd is RAOU from hokuto no ken . Sasuke came 7th
@Xae Dota btw same could be said about kaiba . He was and still living in the shadow of the pharaoh
AkumaLycan007 I'm dying to watch that final duel. And yet, I feel only Kaiba and Atem should see that outcome.
The fact that Kaiba was pretty much the main character in the movie was great ... "Screw the rules, i'm going to another dimension" (what a dumb and awesome ending)
Mauricio Aguilera kaiba was goat in this movie
Jereed B no yugi/yami was
Mauricio Aguilera it's called yugi-oh
J.E F Nope, it's called Yugioh... Yugi is respectful and plays with honor, that's why he always beats Kaiba. I learned a lot more then just how to play a card game growing with this series lol ;3 Kaiba is cool tho for sure.
J.E F Yugi is a reincarnated version of Atem, destiny calls.
My personal favorite detail in this movie: Yugi's grown up, physically and mentally. He's no longer the day-dreaming kid from the anime, but a down to earth adult that can hold his ground and stand up to Kaiba. (As a 3D animator, I squealed when I saw the big CGI monsters. The detail in those were amazing and kept to the style of the movie and show.)
RiverChaos aye brother I'm also a desinger what software do you use?
One thing in particular that stood out to me was how they strategically used themes from Duel Monsters for the maximum emotional impact. They knew their audience grew up listening to this music during all their favorite memories, and used the soundtrack to expertly call back those memories when it would benefit most. They even swapped the soundtrack out with the English version to ensure this was the case for Western audiences, since Duel Monsters' soundtrack was totally replaced when it was dubbed. I normally object to the idea of replacing any music in a soundtrack, but the deliberate effort to play on the audience's nostalgia made it totally worth it.
Heyyyy its you!
I vastly prefer the Japanese soundtrack, but damn if I wasn't hyped AF gearing the English intro leitmotif when Atem returned. 👌
Seriously, that moment where Atem returned and the Yugioh Dub Theme Song started playing gave me chills.
@@ryuuseiSoul that was epic more so it changes if watching subbed
Top 3 favorite scenes
3. Atem's kinda return at the end
2. Bakura's backstory
1. OBELISK THE TORMENTOR!
you forgot 4th
kaiba getting his ass kicked by yugi.
You forgot 5th: FIRE THE PERSON WHO DESIGNED THAT BOTTLE
You forgot 6th. JOEY'S DOULBLE CHIN GRIN
You all forgot The 7th, Shadi is the real mastermind
This movie was incredible for many reasons, but there was just one thing that sealed the deal for me: Joey's freaky double-chin grin.
always get a good chuckle from those
Ahhh The Antonio Inoki face 😂😂😂
It's ass chin. 😁😁😁
"Screw the laws of physics I have money"
Mudkip971
Mahad: Was that even supposed to make sense?
Atem: I don't know but they're going to make a shirt out of it
You forgot Dragons
“Screw the laws of existence, I have money.”
The full version “Screw the law of physics and ancient Egyptian magic I have money dragons and a god”
*physics exists*
Kaiba: wtf is physics lol
Its like they learned their lessons from previous Yugioh movies and decided to make a movie first and a card commercial second. Which is the opposite of what we got before.
Neoshenlong Archivo 2008 - 2011 this comment is truth
That makes a lot of sense, thats exactly what it seems like.
Still gave us the best Blue-Eyes cards though. Alternative White Dragon & Chaos MAX dragon are great.
they dedicated all their resources into this movie, they pulled out all the writers that were writing the Yugioh arc V series in hopes that this movie will generate newer fans. This was a tribute to their fans who first watched the original Yugioh Duel monsters series. I say the risks played out well and I loved the movie so much, they honored that original series at the same time showed some fresh things and concepts we old Yugioh fans were never exposed of.
Plus it was given back to the writer who made Yu-Gi-Oh! To begin with, Kazuchi Takahashi. I feel like it works so well is because Takahashi didn’t really make the story of Yu-Gi-Oh! As a card game, so he’s able to push aside that fact and focus on a story rather than a giant commercial.
Watched this in a theater and it was bloody incredible. Not only getting to see an incredibly competent and well executed sendoff for a childhood show, but also getting to experience it with a room of people who had the same unbridled nostalgia that I did made for a viewing experience that was once in a lifetime and that I will never forget. All the cheers, laughter and love from everyone in the theater, to dueling afterwords with tons of new people, I think this movie’s true self lies in its ability to bring fans together for an experience unlike anything else.
Team Time Riders Same I watched it with a full theatre and it was truly an amazing experience
Team Time Riders you touched me...sexua-emotionally with this....XD
My absolute favorite part was when Yugi and Yami just stood there not saying a word. It really hit me hard. It was perfect bc they didn't NEED to say anything. If they wouldve spoke to each other, it wouldve ruined the immersion for me. Honestly this is a film that could compete with Marvel movies nowdays.
Atemu should have said anything. No dialogue ruined the scene for me personally.
Star Wars needs to take notes on how to respectfully make a sequel. It felt like a love letter instead of a cash grab, and Kaiba and Yugi’s character development was outstanding. This movie was really great, also there were some amazing lines. It truly felt like a movie made for fans that grew up with the series.
Too bad the activists at Lucasfilm suck at note taking among other things
Only thing I hated in this movie was the fact that we didn't see Joey duel, Joey was my favorite character, he was the underdog, starting out as a horrible loser and rising to become one of the greatest duelist, only below Yugi and Kaiba, I loved that about him, and I wanted to see him bring out Red Eyes one last time.
It was a long movie and I feel they were not trying to make big risks and see how the audience would react to this movie first. I feel a sequel will be on the way, the producers could have done so much by bringing joey, he too was my favorite character, I loved him so much and his deck will always be in my heart. I cried in pain literally when he fainted against Marik, he was supposed to win. It would be so great if Joey can actually beat Kaiba just like how Kaiba was always obsessed in beating Atem. Bringing back Weevil and Rex could have been just as cool too.
considering the power of the red eyes archetype, joey prob has his whole deck banned
The man literally plays the one copy of Red-eyes, I doubt they would have Joey using anything new in terms of Red-eyes except for like 2 cards
You never know, they did say Joey's lifelong dream is to become a professional duelist, maybe a new movie for him in the makings? :o
@@guadalupecacique3230 Honestly I'ma pretty open-minded person, I was actually a big fan of Joey especially in his duel against Ziegfried at Kaiba's grand championship.
what I loved about the movie:
1 - stunning visuals
2 - good music
3 - that over-the-top voice acting we all know and love (japanese dub)
4 - more background on bakura and shadi
5 - realistic character motivations
6 - good villain
7 - seto kaiba
8 - little yugi is a badass now
9 - that chime of the millennium puzzle when atem came back.
10 - seto kaiba
my rating: fuck yeah/10
Filipa Maria Costa U FORGOT UNCENSORSHIP
+JAB 97 HELL YEAH, THAT TOO
"you sniveling sycophant"
haha jk great review.
Filipa Maria Costa you forgot the creepy chin joey meme
+poketdoom oh my god, yes. I was so happy.
If kaiba is in a movie you know he is going to screw the rules
Not just the rules, but laws of physics too. With money!
Come on guys. Admit it. We all teared up like biznatches when Yami showed up
Naea S. no, not really
I was freaking out man. I haven't been that excited since 5D's
Like a goddamn-freaking god! Not teared up, but he is glorious (being able to become a divine being).
Biznstches? That’s a new one
Atem*
My favourite part of the movie is the new support for Blue eyes.
Lmao
mrhoapro1 and that Obelisk asspull XD
how the movie destroyed the meta and make the world champion finals blue eyes vs blues eyes ... summoning Blue Eyes without sacrificing was broke af.
and my fav part was koiba getting his ass handed to him by yugi after talking shit about him like he always does.
Kristoffer Starkweather yeah his ego is so strong he could pull cards from the fucking floor.
I enjoyed the hell out of this movie. As you say, it managed to recapture the magic of the original series without ruining the ending. I suspect getting the original voice cast had a lot to do with that, but also the plot was excellent.
I didn't mind the abbreviated duels because, for me, the series has always been about the relationships between the characters, not the cards. And how epic was it to finally see the pharaoh after waiting for him the entire movie? His entrance was so damn satisfying! Yeah!
It’s not a monster.. it’s a god. Hands down best moment of the film
that was one of the most badass things i've heard in anime this year, my god the dialogue Kaiba had was god tier and the voice actor behind him was phenomenal as always
What really got me from this movie was the Chime from the *Millennium* puzzle when *Atem* came back, the remix of the Duel Monsters opening theme, and *Kaiba'$* one-liners. One of the good looking anime movies right next to *Heaven's Feel (Part 1).*
The sound effects/music for the millennium items for some reason were always perfect to me. I'm not sure what it is, but it's so good.
"Fire whoever designed that bottle. KaibaCorp's products shouldn't bend that easily."
I also like that Yugi's eyes look like they're at a halfway point betweeen clasic Yugi and The Pharo, a coming of age sort of thing.
The moment when you realized Kaiba going back in time to Egypt for Yami yugi
All super tech and futuristic
He must've changed history and that's why so many alien conspiracies and wall carving of spacemen figures
That's actually a pretty cool thought, I like it.
He didn't go back in time though, just went to the afterlife.
PhulaTrox imagine if he died when he was going down from space and that's how he actually got there and why he told Mokuba he's in charge now.
I don't think he went back to ancient Egypt. I'm pretty damn sure that was the afterlife. If it had been ancient Egypt, Atem wouldn't have known who Kaiba was. Plus it was made clear that Kaiba's device was for dimension-traveling, not time-traveling.
Personal theory - this moment is why carvings of Priest Seto vs Pharoah Atem appear everywhere, despite Seto being shown to be one of Atem's closest allies in Season 5 and also half brother, as well as Dark Magician not existing as part of Atem's arsenal until Zorc Necrophades was already out and about. There was really no time in that whole period between Bakura's emergence and Atem's death and sealing of Zorc to have that battle with Seto as shown throughout the Battle City arc, but what if the Seto in the tablet isn't Priest Seto, but Seto Kaiba?
I will pay money to see LittleKuriboh abridge this movie. I wanna see Kaiba say, "Screw the rules, I have Obelisk the Tormentor!" in his duel with Diva and hear, "Shut up, Mokuba," at the end when he goes to the afterlife.
And I thought the movie was awesome, also.
COUNT ME IN!!!
YU GI OHHHHHHHHHHHH
You fight me with fruit?
He went back in time and it worked, because he's fucking kaiba!
Screw Physics I have money
i don't think it was time travel. i think he went to the Egyptian afterlife, because that's where the pharaoh went.
Dustin Vance yeah, that makes sense
I thought Kaiba used his hologram tech to *recreate* Egypt from his memories of season 5.
Dawn Wayfinder he used that at the beginning of the movie to create an AI of the pharaoh, but that wasn't enough for him.
slight error in the beginning, DSoD is set in the Manga's continuity which differs from the Anime, example being Kaiba was never present during the ceremonial duel the last time Kaiba ever saw Atem was in Battle city arc, which adds more weight to Kaiba's obsession because during the memory world arc in the anime, Kaiba got to have one last adventure with him and have some sort of closure, especially when he acknowledged that Yugi had the power to beat the egyptian gods. Which goes into stark contrast with how DSOD portrays him as Kaiba flat out overlooks Yugi and sees him only as a vessel for the pharaoh which in turn contradicts Kaiba's growth from the anime's ending.
other then that, nothing else in your review was off, everything was perfectly describing how great this story closed off everyone's character arc and gave us a great experience with seeing characters who we have wanted to know what happened to them after their story ended. Great Review my friend, keep up the good work on your channel
I think my favorite part of this whole movie is not just the fact Yugi misses but doesn't desire to bring Atem back, it's the fact Yugi has all the confidence of Atem! He finally grew up with all of Atem's help. He THREATENED KAIBA AND KAIBA FOLDED. Like, that was SUCH a moment.
And with Kaiba, it was perfect. In many ways, Kaiba and Atem's relationship is perhaps one of the most complex in the series. There's way too much baggage between them, not to mention how much Atem helped Kaiba deal with the darker parts of himself (Death-T, Kaiba's adoptive abusive father, etc). No matter what, it HAD to be Kaiba wanting to bring back the Pharaoh, and THANK GOD THEY DID THAT. Biggest question is: how does the technology he invented translate into GX and 5D's?
I was wondering about the technology part as well and the only explanation I have for its absence in gx and 5d's is that Seto had to shut it down again.
I can imagine that a bunch of people figured out how to abuse this technology for the sake of destruction and that it became very likely that something like Zarc and Leo Akaba's realistic holograms would happen. And unlike Leo Seto was able to see what might come and decided to make the world go back to the original duel disks before things could escalate.
I know it's a very loose theory and gives room to some questions, but this is the only explanation I can think of.
2 years later,but fairly decent.
GX takes place roughly 10 years after DM, that's why Yugi is like 30 when handing W. Kuriboh to Jaden.
Then came Zexal.
Then 5ds,until then Yugi and Kaiba were in their 50s and most probably on Infinite Holidays.
@@nickpaschentis5284 kaiba would only retire when he's dead. Man would find a way to duel death to continue doing his crap.
I kinda want a YuGiOh Remake using these graphics with the Original Cast so then we won't have the crappy censors.
What I want is a manga adaptation of yugioh, my god is the Manga is good
The 20th anniversary is YuGiOh Sevens... F my life
Remake with updated graphics and uncut scenes with the main cast would be amazing
Kaiba broke the laws of physics to finally win a children's card against the Atem.Respect bro
Great video dude. Perfectly summed up how I felt about it, though I could have done without the Bakura backstory. Preferred the throwaway line "he said he just thought it belonged with me".
Swagkage you know what yugioh is LOL
Holy shit a wild swagkage sighting ily
Yeye swagkage didn't know you fucked with yugioh
Hes gon do versus battle but with yuigioh now lol
Yugi solo's anything by making up the rules.
My one and only complaint was that Joey and Mai never had an ending
Duel Monsters is the best Yugioh series imo, what drew most people into the franchise.
The first three Yugiohs were fantastic
mm GX is better in my opinion. but well it has Seto Kaiba so you've got a point
u know. I know kaiba is all obsession and all. But I remembered this one quote he said that made me cry. When he lost the duel against the dude and Yugi asked him ''Why did you do that?" He said ''for him, the pharoah", as in he would even sacrifice his life to bring the Pharoah. Now that takes courage and hope beyond measure. Simply my favorite!!!
What I loved most about the movie was 1: Kaiba summoning Obelisk and being absolutely badass while doing it and 2: The Duel between Kaiba and Yugi and how they left it to be open ended. Remember, Kaiba's HP never went down to 0, he still had a facedown card and he had the smile on his face like he was about to pull some sick move. They made it seem like Yugi would win but heavily hinted that Kaiba has an ace up his sleeve.
What I didn't like was the main antagonist. He lost against Kaiba, he lost against Yugi so what conclusion does he come to? Let's duel both of them at the same time, that sounds like a smart idea amirite?
I don't recall Kaiba officially defeating Diva though. But if we are being real here, Diva had no answer to Obelisk the Tormentor.
Vincent Meiler Diva’s rematch wasn’t intentional. It was the Millennium Ring’s doing and honestly isn’t THAT the real cause for Shaddi’s death? Why couldn’t that item stay buried?
Because evil never truly disappears. It has to be opposed endlessly, without cessation, or it will return.
Zorc is the eternal enemy of the Pharoah (and humanity as a whole). Not having him manifest (albeit differently) would have been missing a key aspect of the series.
This is also why the last duel made sense: That wasn't really Diva, but Zorc manifested through him (much as Yami Bakura was a hybrid of Zorc and Bakura). He's a distinct entity, and one far more powerful than Diva alone.
Don’t forget when diva broke one of the biggest rules in yugioh, attacking on the first turn
Vincent, Kaiba had Polymerization face down. Wouldn't make sense if he had anything else. His smile could have meant his approval on Yugi as a worthwhile opponent for him as Atem is.
What i find interesting...
If you remember the original story the Pharaoh Dueled a "sorcerer" who was basically Kaiba.
Was Kaiba called a sorcerer because he traveled back in time wearing tech beyond the Egyptians understanding, thus calling him a sorcerer?
I like the way you think
kaibas ancestor was a royal sorcerer under the pharaowho looked just like him.
its the typical reincarnation story that exists in so many anime.
Made me think that the tablet in the original series depicted that duel with seto as the Egyptian seto never dueled Atem.
Uteriel
Not just any royal sorcerer, the dark magician.
@@PlayingGames97 he went back in time. It's literally said it's a time machine
I was a huge Yu-Gi-Oh fan, remembering fondly the original series. As a kid, I would come home from school everyday switching to channel WB (Which i miss) to watch Yu-Gi-Oh. Personally preferring it over Pokemon.
Coming by this movie by sheer coincidence, buying it on CZcams, and have just watched it, I was fully engaged! I agree the duels felt more like a homage than what they really were like in the original series. But i didnt think of that as a bad thing. It was nice to see an eveloution of the game in that world. Act 1's pacing was extremely fast. The first hour felt like 30 minutes or less to me. The pacing in Act 2 was a bit off, but for me picked up in Act 3. The story i thought was brilliant. It brought me back as a child. I teared up at the end. It makes me yearn to watch the original series once again. And I am willingly to buy it again as a physical copy!
I remember being on the edge of my seat every Saturday waiting for the conclusion of Yugi vs. Pegasus on KidsWB. 😭 Watching all these reviews, I feel like I really need to watch this movie now.
I really love Dark Side of dimensions and it makes me all the more angry that I never got a chance to see it in theaters. But now that I have seen it it shed some light in a good amount of things that I really loved about the original series and it even does a good job of finishing everything off for all the characters involved with the original series. Character development was on point, the villain was interesting, we learned a bit more about certain characters and while the dimension dueling was basically original Yu-Gi-Oh but updated the duels were fine. Even I will admit that this movie isn't perfect but I still enjoyed it way more than Pyramid of Light because this one actually does feel like it's in Cannon and it doesn't screw up anything the original series did so all in all this is a pretty good movie. Besides we get to hear Dan Green and Eric Stuart one last time as Kaiba and Yugi so that has to mean something.
"It was such a Kaiba thing to make a piece of tech that could travel to a different dimension just so he can duel a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt . Only Kaiba would do that and it worked because it was Kaiba."
Also Kaiba:
*_SCREW THE SPACE TIME CONTINUUM, I HAVE MONEY!_*
My favorite sequence in the movie was the part where they actually played useing non-demension rules, it was actually fun to watch. (Also Kaiba's comment about Atem's hair was amazing)
I loved it when Yugi and the Pharaoh were face to face towards the end. It's like they were speaking to each without actually having to say anything. It was really a moving moment to me.
Blue eyes looked epic on the movie
agreed
And it’s actually blue
Actually most of the voice actors are the same except Grandpa, whose voice actor passed away. Everybody else is the same, like Duke, Mokuba, and Tea.
You're on point! I watched the Japanese version. The emotions were raw and could be felt, especially for Kaiba who had formed some form of attachment with Yami Yugi/Atem that his subconscious grief led him into pushing his obsession real far. Like you, I did find the dialogues and interactions between characters were what propelled the story forward to its climax. And like you too, I did enjoy the duels until halfway through the last scenes. I was simply beginning to lose my attention during Yugi vs. Diva, and by the time it was Yugi vs. Kaiba, I became less interested. Sadly, I did not find the team-up between Yugi and Kaiba vs. the notorious form of Diva to be intense - or higher stakes, since the world was beginning to be engulfed in darkness - because I couldn't wait for the whole thing to end. I mean - end, not resolved. Maybe because of trying to digest what the duelists were playing with their cards.
Other noteworthy points that I enjoyed? The return of Atem was paying a tribute to fans, and you described it perfectly how it was like for him to return on his own accord. It fits his own closure to Yugi. Although I was shocked that he initially lost to Kaiba at the start, I believe the writers paid him some respect by making Kaiba defeating only a simulation of him, but not the real Atem, which also drove one of purposes of the movie even more. Even Mahad/the original Dark Magician played an important role despite a short amount of screen time. His presence to aid Atem was simply nostalgic as he continued to serve him since before the original series, throughout the series, and the pivotal climax. I also like how Kaiba's technology was made to bridge the "logic" in Yu-Gi-Oh universe for the spin-offs series (like the solid vision in Arc-V), e.g. a new duel disk that could create your own reality with just a thought, as how shown when Diva's magic could not consume Kaiba, and the latter imagining a jet being blasted by his Blue Eyes towards the end of the movie. It also showed how dangerous his mind had become due to his obsession. All in all, despite the duels were draining, the plot was excellent than the first Yu-Gi-Oh movie, i.e. The Pyramid of Light.
I think another thing most people missed which the movie did excellently was Kaiba's hidden jealousy towards Yugi, Kaiba considers Yugi nothing but a vessel but he knows Yugi was able to defeat Atem which Kaiba never achieved and I think I could say part of the reason Kaiba belittles Yugi and talks down on him is because of the sole fact that he accomplished something Kaiba tried all his life and he knows he may never ever be able to accomplish defeating Atem again.
Oh, and to be fair to the duels, they actually ARE following the post-season 1 Rules, even bumping up the LP count to the proper 8000, rather than the usual 4000. It only seems like Season 1 style summoning due to them summoning via card effects and chains, rather than just summoning Lv 5 up w/o Tributes. And those are VERY fast effect chains, which helps the shorter run-time allowed for the 5 duels in this movie total. What probably doesn't help is that they don't seem to make it clear that a turn has started or ended, or if an effect is activating on the player's turn or the other's turn.
they clearly stated effect activations as well as the beginning and end of a players turn in the japanese dub like they do all the time in the anime series as well.
if it wasnt clear to some people its probably the english dub´s fault.
Yeah they perfectly follow the rules but in contrast to the anime they don‘t explain every move
Yup the dub doesnt clearly states the phases. I was like wtf happened it was atems' turn when kaiba suddenly attacked against the hologram atem. But then again, i realized only fans that already knew the rules watch this tribute movie so I guess that doesnt really matter.
Honestly, you could take anything Kaiba did ever and say "It worked because it was Kaiba."
Infinite reasons why i love yugioh 1.Seto 2.Seto 3.Seto 4.Seto......
99999999999999.Seto?
Collosus Demetre also mokubahs fresh ass suit
Seto is fucking badass that's why. Seto gets what he wants lol.
Screw the rules; I have money.
Phoen1xAshes screw the money I have rules
"These new holograms will give me the edge I need!" - Seto lol
If there's another movie they need to bring back Mai. She never appeared past the Orichalcos arc and her relationship with Joey was never resolved
I thought Dan Green was even better as Yugi in this film than he was in the series. At the end of the series whenever Yugi yelled out an attack he sounded like a child yelling even though the character was supposed to be like 16 (i think). He sounded a little too much like Syrus from GX. In DSOD he sounded more like a young adult man when he yelled out his attacks and such.
Littlekuriboh: Puberty powers!
YES there is so much I love about this movie!! They did Kaiba so much justice in this film. I loved the ending to the original series, but it only had time to focus on the dynamics between Yugi and Atem, while Kaiba just sort of had to stand to the side. I feel that with this movie there is finally a satisfying 'ending' to the rivalry between Yugi and Kaiba. I really love how Atem stood up at the end - he wasn't annoyed or dismissive. He respected Seto and was happy to continue where they left off.
My only two gripes with the movie were;
1. Yugi never used Silent Magician. I mean come on she beat BOTH Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl 1v2 AND struck the final blow against Atem in the Ceremonial Duel, she's practically Yugi's ace monster.
2. Joey never dueled.
Past that yeah, DSoD was how you do a nostalgia trip 100% right.
He should have. Silent magician is like his DMG.
Go su
You are absolutely right! This movie did what most modern cinema is failing to do. It gave us the nostalgia we wanted while also building upon it's past instead of trying to erase it. The motives of all of the protagonists are perfect, especially Kaiba. Yugi is struggling with Atem's absence, but makes no effort to try and bring him back. So it falls to Kaiba to try and either bring him back or go back to him. You are also right that this is 100% something Kaiba would do.
One small thing that I liked was when Kaiba didn't hesitate for a second to team with Yugi against Deva. He's never liked having to rely on others to win, but he's grown enough to know when it's necessary. I also LOVE that the real Atem never says a single word! He comes back to save his friend, wordlessly draws a card and plays it without looking, and wins the dual. Then he and Yugi just stand there and look at each other.Then, when Yugi nods, Atem disappears. Even when Kaiba finally finds a way to go back to face Atem, he just stands up and smiles.
It doesn't matter who won the dual between Atem and Kaiba, because he also has a worthy rival in the present, Yugi. I think that's why he smiled when Yugi was about to beat him. Even if Atem was gone forever, or at least for now, he at least has Yugi to beat before he can worry about Atem once more.
The movie was dope, my only disappointment with the movie was how hard Kaiba worked to get one last shot against Atem and then we get left in the dark at the end. It's not necessarily a bad thing, however I just wanted to see my two favourite characters that I grew up with duke it out one last time. Even if we got an inconclusive outcome like Jaden and Atem's duel in season 4 of GX
I actually had no idea this movie was a thing and now I'm intrigued. I probably won't watch it if I'm being honest but it's a cool reboot of a childhood favorite of mine.
I'm pretty late to the party talking about it but yeah it was set up as a passion project so I had hopes but I still had my bar set pretty low cause no way it'd work. And it did. What happens when something other than money drives a project.
It’s 100% worth watching for the childhood memories
Sirius Coby the animation alone makes it worth watching. A good dose of nostalgia is good too
Sirius Coby I have It on blue ray. Its actually pretty great and they actually used real life cards people actually want to play.....like all the cards from the yugioh set corresponding to this movie
I would say watch it it's really good. I stumbled upon it by accident and just saw Yugi with a 2016 timestamp and just had to watch it
Watched it in theatres and is was nice to be surrounded by old fans excited when certain characters appeared, or certain jokes were said. Got teary eyed in several scenes. So much nostalgia
I think the best part about the film is that the film takes account all the stuff that's anime only or manga only without making you feel like you need to check one over the other.
tbh that is true they dont cross to heavily but just enough and it made the mvoie awesome
the one part about the movies story that was manga only is the fact that in the manga kaiba wasnt there when yugi beat atem.
Yes I believe Dark Side of Dimensions to be the official ending of the original Yugioh series because it wrapped everything up nicely. If they make a 2nd one... I'm not sure where'd they could tie it into.
Its not a proper ending to the tv series its one for the manga because in the Tv series Kaiba already accepted the fact YUGI was a great dulest on his own and the real king of games. However since in the Manga he wasnt present for the Pharoah and Yugis duel it seems he still looks down on yugi compared to the Pharaoh
@@LukeTheBoss7 Yes! And to Kaiba’s surprise, he witnessed that yugi was the best duelist first hand when he was about to lose his duel in this movie. That face down card he had left was a poly…Kaiba was defeated but for the plot they needed to team up once more and thus the electricity went out-
Aside from the pacing and some huge exposition dumps about Prana, I really wanted Yami Bakura to return as the true villain of the story, just like he was in Duel Monsters. All the foreshadowing of Yami Bakura and the cameo even, and they dropped it. Yes, it would've underpinned Aigami a bit, but it would've made a great antagonist VS antagonist moment (particularly the scene when Aigami confronts Bakura, and the Ring reappears).
I do agree, as I love any moment Yami Bakura is on screen - that being said, it helps that the Spirit of the Millennium Ring IS Yami Bakura, just as much as the spirit of the puzzle is Yami Yugi - it's simply Yami Bakura in a different form. He was still the main antagonist, and even though we didn't get to see him in his normal body again, he did finish the series as the "final boss".
Yes, it's true that Spirit of the Ring is the Yami / Zorc Necrophades part of Bakura, but it's not the same without him using Bakura's body. I had to concede that fact to myself as consolation, but it's like a finely roasted chicken vs deep-fried chicken. They're both still chicken, but distinctly different in taste.
I still think it would've been much better drama for Yami Bakura to have taken the stage as the true villain, bc Aigami's reason(s) felt too flimsy. He swayed back and forth at times in the movie, and it felt forced. It would've been far more believable (to me, at least) that when Aigami was about to realize his folly, that the Spirit of the Ring repossessed Bakura.
Now that should be the next movie
I will always love the original Yugioh. Watching the trailers alone for this movie gives me chills. I love it so much!! I can't wait to play Jump Force, they Yugi Hype is so real.
What I Loved about the Movie:
- Seto Kaiba
- Like you said it truly feels like a proper sequel
- character development
- Visuals and Sound
What i didnt really like:
- Diva wasnt a bad "villain" but he often gave me wtf moments and i wasnt a fan of the whole cubix dimensional bullshit ( Yugi vs Seto duell is insanely good in comparison imo)
- Some times the math/rules were üpretty off in the duells. ( for instance when Kaiba attacked defense castle of yugi (3500 def) with chaos max it wouldve dealt 4500 dmg to his LP and even if for some weird asss reason the black magician absorbs 2500 of it it still would be 2k dmg but Yugi only takes 1000???? (at a later stage hes left with 600 so Kaiba wouldve won by then)
-concept of the Plana didnt fgeel right to me. Millenium pieces where much more epic in the series
What I feel is great about dark side of dimensions is that since it's a movie that was made years after its original end date(minus the spin offs) is that it still kept a lot of the elements that created the original series and continued. It explored more of Yugi's character which was something we hardly got from season 1-4 and only until season 5 in the last few episodes. It also shows how each character moves on with a reasonable and more respectable way with Tristan, Joey, and Tea moving on with their lives and while Yugi still does move on he still keeps the memories of Atem within him and not let it tear him apart unlike how most shows that get extensions do to their characters. While I do see other features remain the same with a touch up what I like most about this franchise is that even though its air time is over the story of the characters we watched just isn't over and it leaves it in a way that if they want to the can continue it, but at the same time leave it open and let the fans take it in while also not kill off the show. Take Dragon Ball and its sequels, while it keeps the memorable Goku and his companions at every end point they continues the story with new add ons and while this work for the most part it gets repetitive and results in the elements of the show losing its value with the original showing Goku's fight for justice and wish to better himself to end up him becoming essentially a god level fighter who just wants to fight with no reason(yes I know it's his saiyin blood, but that's not the point.).
As a long time Yu-Gi-Oh! fan, I was excited to see they were releasing the movie, and even went so far as to preorder tickets. While I'm on the same page as you about the whole Dimension Dueling thing being kind of a cop-out, not only did it maintain the spirit of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series, but also was as close to the physical card game as it's ever been. One of my friends summed it up this way: "Dark Side of Dimensions did what Monsters University did for it's fans." While I don't think it was spot on in comparison, I can see the point they were making. It was not only a proper sequel (I'd go so far as to say the perfect one for the original series), but it also had the characters growing up and moving on with their lives, much like the people that grew up playing the game, with some walking away from the game and others still participating in it. Was it the perfect movie as a whole? Despite my praise, I'd say no. But as a long time fan, and as someone who was going through a pretty dark place in my childhood back at that time, it was nice seeing the characters one last time, and seeing how they had grown as well. So it was definitely worth watching, and definitely very well done.
Plus, on a lighter note, I think they also took some notes from the Abridged series being so popular, because the sass was REAL in this movie! (I'm looking at you, Kaiba! lol)
When little kuriboh abridged this life will be complete lol
yeah in 10 years
naah, he could do it like in 3 or 4 years when people start to forget and he makes sure he doesn't get sue for doing it
Aldo Aldana i mean he still hasnt finished the original series and he is doing it for 9 years now.
He'll do it on the 20 anniversary of Yugioh Abridged.
@Mik3 Pif
To be fair, the timeline does not hold LittleKuriboh back in any regard, as he released the first movie (with the Pyramide) before Battle City was over, and the 5D's Movie bonds beyond time as well (tough it is not clear where in the timeline it is placed when they travel to Yugis time). So yeah, if he wants to abridge it now, he is going to abridge it =)
Really fucking good movie. Also Id like to mention in the mall scene, the music in the background at one point is an instrumental version ofOne Card Short: a song from the original Yugioh movie. Really classy touch
Didn't know that, nice catch!
I like that song.
The moment Kaiba drew Obelisk from the ground was pure awesomeness
I hope they return someday to this story arc. I see no reason why a strong writing team cannot create something for the DM saga characters. High school is over, but friendships like these are forever
The dub also had a line about how hard it was to simulate Yami/Atem's hair. Almost felt like a LK line... amazing!
Another LK-esque line was the "$100.00 KaibaCorp Water Bottles should not bend that easily." line
Feels like Konami really loves Abriged Yugioh
More likely that the one in charge of the dub are in on the joke. I can promise you the sub version doesn't have that joke...
Passionate duelist playing when atem retrned wouldve been extra epic
There's a lot of subtle touches that really show the amount of effort put into this movie. Kazuki Takahashi and the animators really outdid themselves on this one.
anyone else cried when Atem said goodbye and he returns
One of my favorite aspects from the movie has to be the look on kaiba's face when he sees the puzzle get completed. Just that whole scene in fact. From the slow way that Yugi walks up to the puzzle, kaiba's surprise, and the last puzzle piece echoing. All of that combined with the look of devastation on kaiba's face was absolutely perfect. To me that scene said that he didn't want to accept that he couldn't fight the Pharaoh again, but the thing it said even louder to me was that he missed his friend, and never got to say goodbye.
Seto was my childhood idol and he’s still a great character now just because he’s so balsy I can’t wait to see how they portray him in jump force
I loved seeing Atem, not as a dead pharaoh, but as a god, who could shift through the dimensions and intervene when his friends needed him. He maybe gone, but he's still watching over those dearest to his heart. The new dueling style is cool because having to tribute summon sucks. If I have a blue eyes in my hand, why can't I just throw it on the field?
Love the film. Kinda hate how they did jack squat with joey though
he showed off his anime artwork red-eyes tho
Can't do everything
He coulda been a contenda!
co918teen lmao
Wait, you think Joey fighting back from an alternate dimension and returning to defy Devo's final judgment is nothing? Joey gritty and gutsy character willed his rescue from Atem being merely the transport of His determination.
That ending felt perfect honestly. Kaiba basically time traveled, and yet theirs a chance he ether lost or won against Atem.
Watched it in theaters and adored every second. A true gem in the franchise, even if it might have taken talent away from ARC-V.
"only Kaiba can do that and it worked because it was Kaiba".. The last scene when kaiba met atem make me cry..
Same. I especially loved the little smile Atem gave Kaiba at the very last shot. It's such an impressive contrast to how the AI was programed. While the AI is cocky and mocking Kaiba and make it look like Atem is, secretly, getting tired of dealing with Kaiba's obsession the real Atem is clearly delighted and happy about seeing Kaiba again, offering a warm and honest welcome, showing respect towards the efforts Kaiba made and it's if he wanted to say "I knew you'd find your way to me very soon and never lost faith in it."
I just watched this film and it was completely awesome.. I loved the original when I was a kid and this film was really good.
I love this movie, not only does it make me feel so much nostalgia, but it was the introduction to my favorite archetype in the game, the Cubics, currently waiting for some cards to be delivered so I can make myself a new Cubic deck
The movie was perfect. I'd personally love for Atem to return xD
I think it had pacing issues, especially during duels... at some times they were just playing new cards you never saw without even explaining them... blue-eyes dies and kaiba is just like "well here is deep-eyes, what it does? who cares it's blue-eyes shit ehheheh attack!!!"
I honestly wish Atem had more lines in the movie like I was hoping at the end when him and Kaiba were facing each other I was desperately wishing for Atem to say "it's time to duel!" In that sexy voice of his, that is probably my biggest problem with the film if I'm being honest but other than that I enjoyed it, you perfectly summed up why I loved it so much and the other issues I had with it. Nice vid man.
They need one more. I want mokuba to be like 16 and be the new seto kaiba and yugi to be older with more of the Pharaohs look and voice and have mokuba to be obsessed with getting seto back. Have the movie find a way to bring him back in a duel and have the movie follow two different duels in two different dimensions, mokuba and yugi along with seto kaiba vs the Pharoah.
Let them rest.
This movie review was one of the best out there. Thank you. Amazing video!
Also it's good because Yugi went from a wimp to a total badass.
but he still got a hard on for female magicians lol
Tbh, imo, this movie is the best sequal/epilogue movie that I've seen. I loved the dramatic feeling it gave me, the cock tease with Yami and my favorite part, Kaiba's rivalry taken to the absolute PEAK!! I thought Vegeta had a strong sense of rivalry towards Goku, but Kaiba's fucking next level!
Kaiba was literally like as it would be said Abridged Style "Screw the laws of physics, and the space-time continuum I have money".
I loved that Movie to death!
I thought it was great that they only brought back the Pharaoh for a moment, to deal the final Blow (literally, because the Duel was already over, there wasn't and lifepoints taken or anything, it was just him and Mahad kicking butt!), not talking, not anything.
I also loved the nod to season Zero here! Yes, it was subtle but it was there: I talk about the Eyes of the Pharaoh the moment he appeared and summoned Mahad. Dispite looking Calm instead of insane, those were the eyes the Pharaoh had when he first appeared in the season Zero anime and fought Ushio! I loved that little nod =D
Reminder, in the original manga, they have VHS tapes. So basically with late 90s technology, Kaiba invents time travel just to get his runback with the pharaoh
overall, i loved it. it was beautiful, and the characters were all very well written. the relationship between Diva and his siblings felt like a reskin of Malik and his siblings, personally, and the whole prana thing felt a bit out of left field, but the fact that it explored more into the natures of the millennium items was really cool.
I had no idea this movie excisted until today (some Yu-Gi-Oh fan, am I right?) and I absolutely loved it 😍 so nice to get more character development! I would have loved to see some hints indicating that Joey and Mai developed their relationship... but apart from that.. I was smiling the whole time while watching this movie! They did a beautiful job bringing the series back in this way.
Seto Freaking Kaiba
I'd also love to see another movie like this done for GX as I always wonder what Jaden ended up doing after GX or better yet a bond beyonds time where all the protagonist meet again
Well said, I couldn’t agree more!
Only Kaiba would do that and it worked because it was Kaiba.
I just love it.
DSOD, aka Kaiba Invents Whole New Ways To Deal Badly With The Death Of His Boyfriend
Lol the Kaiba and Atem ship is still sitting in port I see! XD
Kaiba x Atem
a theory about the end is that kaiba actually killed himself to go to the afterlife to duel atem and the whole machine was a metaphore a less graphic example of him passing on.
Interesting...
That is outrageous and not a typical-Kaiba Seto way of thinking.
I love the fact that the duel between Kaiba and little Yugi wasnt concluded because it leaves room open for interpertation
Fun fact: If you pay attention, at one point the only card in Kaiba's hand was Polymerization, which he subsequently sets. It's most certainly a bluff, if anything. I wish they didn't show us his hand as much as they did because it kind of ruined that whole "Kaiba's defeat" moment for me
the duel was concluded.
kaiba lost and thats the end of it.
i cant believe people are still pretending like there was some possibility for kaiba to turn things around after taking a hit that reduces his lp to zero.
I'm a fan of animation, so naturally I feel the strongest attraction to this movie when looking at the quality of the animation, and the duel monster holograms rendered in 3D.
I gotta say, having the dark magician and blue eyes white dragon be redesigned to closer resemble the original designs that were used in the Toei YuGiOh series is such a great idea. I mean, I can't stress enough how happy it made me to see Blue Eyes White Dragon appear as an actual WHITE dragon, with glowing blue eyes, and not some blue/metalic looking thing. And Dark Magician wearing straight up black robes is such a great contrast to the Blue Eyes. It makes the rivalry between Yugi and Kaiba so much more visually pleasing. Previously it was a blue vs purple, but finally, now it's black vs white. That is probably my favourite thing about this movie's approach to reimagining the old series. Because at the end of the day, while the story is definitely an epologue that takes the original series into account heavily, the artistic style is basically the artists saying "How do we breathe new life into this?"
Also the animation quality in this movie is straight up gorgeous. They don't sell the bluray in Australia, only the DVD, and I'm actually considering buying a Bluray drive for my PC so I can set it to US region and rip a copy of the Bluray so I can watch it at glorious 1080p. Of course I intend to buy the bluray legally. It's just that it's a case of ripping it on a PC, or importing a cheap bluray player from America. And I think ripping the movie would be a more withstanding way to go about it, rather than risk buying a garbage BD player that breaks on me.
Anyway, I shouldn't need to say, but I adore this movie. It's one of my favourite pieces of Yugioh now for a number of reasons. It reignited my love for the series, and even got me back into the card game briefly. I have no regrets dropping a bunch of money on a couple booster boxes to get some cards I always wanted. And the movie cards they released are fantastic. I got me at least one of every card from the movie pack, except for Swords of Revealing Light, which I can honestly live without. After all, I'm a Kaiba guy at heart, so I'll just sit back here and count my Blue Eyes, it's all good.
I can absolutely relate to the fact that the duels held this movie back. There was great dialogue and the story was extremely complex. But everytime there was a duel it felt like it took away from the story. Not to say the graphics weren't epic to say the least!
I agree about the duels, but I gotta say; it's astounding that a yugioh movie made us go "enough with the duels, go back to the dialogue already."