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By
WADE GOSSETT
Here's the story: Two boys
face off in a battle pitting their decks of magic
cards against each other. What they do not know is
that one of the boys is being helped by a dark
power in the form of a long-dead, vengeful pharaoh
who wants to come back and take over the world.
And here are a few facts about the movie: It
features the voices of Dan Green, Wayne Grayson,
Amy Birnbaum and Eric Stuart -- whoever they are.
It was directed by Hatsuki Tsuji and it lasts 1
hour and 30 minutes. The MPAA rating is PG,
Kids-in-mind.com gave it a 4 out of 10 in
Violence/Gore and
Critics.com assigned it one star out of a
possible 4.
Beyond that, I found it incomprehensible. My wife
thought that it was like an instruction manual for
playing with Yu-Gi-Oh cards. But obviously we're
not the target audience. So I asked my 8-year-old
daughter and 6-year-old son to tell me what they
thought.
My 8-year-old said it wasn't as bad as she thought
it would be, but it was too violent for her and
she wouldn't watch it again.
My 6-year-old son said it was OK. He then changed
the subject and asked if he could play an X-box
game (not Yu-Gi-Oh related).
Neither of them professed any urge to play with
Yu-Gi-Oh cards after watching the movie. And there
you have it. Facts and unbiased opinions by the
target audience. |
