I guess since we don't have an OT for the movie I thought I'd make this. I arrived at the theater first and was able to get my obelisk without any trouble.
-The animation was just as good as what appeared in the trailers, both traditional and CG.
-I've heard the music was changed, but the soundtrack is still great (for fans of the original motif, it's definitely satisfying)
-The dub was pretty good, probably best when delivering a comedy line.
-Speaking of comedy, the lbits that were in the movie were pretty funny (Kaiba actually delivered some of the best ones). Didn't expect that many coming in to it.
-The tone is a bit darker than anything I remember of Duel Monsters. However, I have never seen anything past season 3 of the original (ironically, when I was a child I thought the series ended with Pyramid of Light).
-For people who like their Kaiba as an egomaniac, you will be greatly satisfied
Spoilerish stuff:
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Takeaways for people who want to see it:
-Look over some of the cards from the movie pack so you have a basis for what is going on (the cubics are changed a bit so you don't need to really read those outside of Crimson Nova, who is unchanged).
-Some of the plot holes may make more sense if you read the prequel manga. It has been released in english, but I haven't read it myself.
-The animation was just as good as what appeared in the trailers, both traditional and CG.
-I've heard the music was changed, but the soundtrack is still great (for fans of the original motif, it's definitely satisfying)
-The dub was pretty good, probably best when delivering a comedy line.
-Speaking of comedy, the lbits that were in the movie were pretty funny (Kaiba actually delivered some of the best ones). Didn't expect that many coming in to it.
-The tone is a bit darker than anything I remember of Duel Monsters. However, I have never seen anything past season 3 of the original (ironically, when I was a child I thought the series ended with Pyramid of Light).
-For people who like their Kaiba as an egomaniac, you will be greatly satisfied
Spoilerish stuff:
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Dimension summoning is never really elaborated, and something that was never introduced into the game itself it makes me confused
Anything involving cards that I wasn't familiar with was confusing, even as someone who knows the majority of the movie pack's contents.
Dark Aigami's design is very good, and suitably creepy.
The final duel could stand to have lasted longer.
Obelisk was a complete asspull and was never explained even if it looked really fucking cool
Takeaways for people who want to see it:
-Look over some of the cards from the movie pack so you have a basis for what is going on (the cubics are changed a bit so you don't need to really read those outside of Crimson Nova, who is unchanged).
-Some of the plot holes may make more sense if you read the prequel manga. It has been released in english, but I haven't read it myself.