Director: Hatsuki Tsuji

* ½

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a kids' card-trading game from the people behind Pokémon, which has its own TV cartoon, international tournaments, and now its own movie.

The animation is reminiscent of Thundercats, which is to say that it's not very impressive, and the whole thing is essentially an extended advert for the Yu-Gi-Oh! games range.

Nonetheless, the madcap dialogue does provide plenty of amusing moments. After all, how many films contain lines like, "I summon Toon Gemini Elf, in Attack Mode!"?

David Haviland, 15.08.04