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jennariaLUPIN III
Genre: Action and Adventure
How much seen: one movie (Lupin III and the Castle of Cagliostro) (subbed)
What it's about: Lupin the ultimate kaitou, Jigen his backup, Zenigata the detective chasing him, Goemon the swordsman who also sometimes helps out Lupin, Fujiko who is a spy, a thief, Lupin's lady insofar as either of them will ever commit to any one person. In this case, the set-up has to do with a tiny European country (? - it's never specified, but there's at least one nasty crack about 'you Orientals,' which argues against Asia - except they also apparently keep ninjas?) that's the source of the best counterfeit money in the world, which Lupin has decided needs to be raided. This particular movie was directed by Miyazaki, which is possibly why Kay argues that it's the best of the Lupin III movies.
The details of the plot don't matter. You don't watch this for the plot. (Although the bit where the mysterious cult-like marriage ceremony is not only being sanctified by a Christian archbishop, it's being televised worldwide? That's comedy gold, there.) You watch it for Lupin and Jigen casually violating the laws of physics, for Lupin being both the bastard child of Bugs Bunny and a hell of a kaitou who goes full-throttle into any plan with no holding back for safety, for Zenigata trying so hard and failing because for all his genuine intelligence, he doesn't have enough imagination to keep up, and for Fujiko being even cooler than Lupin. She can stay stealthy for longer than five minutes, and then kick ass without having to call in back-up, thanks - she can fight off ninjas on her own. Seriously, I am half in love with her.
Overall opinion: If the rest of Lupin III is even half as wonderful as this movie, I am actively hunting this series down and watching it ASAP. The combination of Kaitou with kick-ass woman? Oh, yes, I am there.
Genre: Action and Adventure
How much seen: one movie (Lupin III and the Castle of Cagliostro) (subbed)
What it's about: Lupin the ultimate kaitou, Jigen his backup, Zenigata the detective chasing him, Goemon the swordsman who also sometimes helps out Lupin, Fujiko who is a spy, a thief, Lupin's lady insofar as either of them will ever commit to any one person. In this case, the set-up has to do with a tiny European country (? - it's never specified, but there's at least one nasty crack about 'you Orientals,' which argues against Asia - except they also apparently keep ninjas?) that's the source of the best counterfeit money in the world, which Lupin has decided needs to be raided. This particular movie was directed by Miyazaki, which is possibly why Kay argues that it's the best of the Lupin III movies.
The details of the plot don't matter. You don't watch this for the plot. (Although the bit where the mysterious cult-like marriage ceremony is not only being sanctified by a Christian archbishop, it's being televised worldwide? That's comedy gold, there.) You watch it for Lupin and Jigen casually violating the laws of physics, for Lupin being both the bastard child of Bugs Bunny and a hell of a kaitou who goes full-throttle into any plan with no holding back for safety, for Zenigata trying so hard and failing because for all his genuine intelligence, he doesn't have enough imagination to keep up, and for Fujiko being even cooler than Lupin. She can stay stealthy for longer than five minutes, and then kick ass without having to call in back-up, thanks - she can fight off ninjas on her own. Seriously, I am half in love with her.
Overall opinion: If the rest of Lupin III is even half as wonderful as this movie, I am actively hunting this series down and watching it ASAP. The combination of Kaitou with kick-ass woman? Oh, yes, I am there.
Oh, wow...
Date: 2011-07-31 04:37 am (UTC)Re: Oh, wow...
Date: 2011-07-31 04:44 am (UTC)