The Great Yokai War
Media Blasters | Release Date: June 30, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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88
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Miike's goofy, gallant, action-packed fantasy deserves to become a classic family film. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
A big, silly party. Read full review
60
VarietyJay Weissberg
Odd blend of the truly cheesy with a few genuine f/x makes for a cutesy if not exactly thrilling spectacle. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Narrative coherence is perhaps not among the film's virtues, but its loopy, cluttered story is part of the fun. And a clearer, simpler plot might have required the sacrifice of some delightful grace notes and visual marvels, like the elastic-necked geisha or the one-eyed ambulatory umbrella. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
The film makes no more or less sense than Ridley Scott's Legend or Jim Henson's Labyrinth, and in fact has a creaky, blue-gel '80s-ness to it, but for many, keeping up with Miike's cranked output is an end in itself. Read full review
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