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Being a fan of crossovers, this movie was pretty exciting for me to check out. Definitely didn't disappoint!
Lupin the III vs Detective Conan: The Movie is sort of one I wasn't sure how to feel about since I think I've only watched maybe one season of Lupin and it was definitely one of the more "modern" seasons.
That said, while I knew what to expect considering I do at least know the general direction the series takes, I feel it's fair to warn people who aren't familiar with the series to tread lightly.
To sum it up, it's, well, raunchy. There's sex jokes and lots of seeing women in provocative ways (especially Fujiko, my god that woman is the poster girl of extremely sexual women, even in this movie). Tons of cleavage. A bathing scene. It's very adult. Haha.
Which normally isn't a problem, but...I wasn't too fond of the fact Haibara got dragged into it. I just think when you're discussing certain things about the woman body and it's addressed toward a child (regardless of how old she is mentally) it feels a little wrong. Especially with an adult implyingly getting handsy with said child while making said comment.
So just...keep that in mind if you're like me and you're a little put off by it.
The humor of the series was a very good addition to this movie. I really do enjoy some of the gags of the Lupin series and it certainly delivered in this movie.
The characters were all really fun. I think my favorites were Jigan and Inspector Zenigatta.
I love Conan and Jigan's little playful banter of "being father and son". It was very precious.
By the way, there was a tv special before this one (Same name, just doesn't have "the movie" added on in the title). I would highly recommend watching it first as it provides a lot of context for the movie. Not to mention they do bring up some things from the tv special in the movie.
That said, you CAN watch the movie without the context. It's not like it's hard to follow otherwise.
I also want to say that Satou was an absolute delight in this movie. I love how she's willing to admit Lupin was her first childhood crush, but has no issues taking him down. She's hilarious and I just really enjoyed her in this movie. I kind of wish there could've been more of her.
It's rather funny to me as well that you can easily pick out which designer was doing which of the background and side characters. Like, I do think the Lupin series and Detective Conan mesh pretty well, but there are VERY MUCH artistic differences between the two that can be spotted at a glance.
Now before I add this to the rankings, I would like to note I'm not going to add a movie number to it since technically "Dimensional Sniper" is considered the 18th movie. But since this one came out after the last one, I figured I'd watch and write a little something up.
1.) The Raven Chaser (13th Movie)
2.) The Fourteenth Target (2nd Movie)
3.) The Lost Ship in the Sky (14th Movie)
4.) The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1st Movie)
5.) Magician of the Silver Sky (8th Movie)
6.) Captured in Her Eyes (4th Movie)
7.) Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (7th Movie)/Lupin the III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
8.) Quarter of Silence (15th Movie)
9.) The Phantom of Baker Street (6th Movie)
10.) Countdown to Heaven (5th Movie)
11.) Strategy Above the Depths (9th Movie)
12.) The Private Eyes' Requiem (10th Movie)
13.) Full Score of Fear (12th Movie)
14.) The Eleventh Striker (16th Movie)
15.) The Wizard of the Last Century (3rd Movie)
16.) Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (11th Movie)
17.) Private Eye in the Distant Sea (17th Movie)
Perhaps it doesn't make a lot of sense, but for some reason, it just feels best to give it tie status with another movie. It could just be laziness on my part so as not to have to fix the numbers, but I kind of feel like this is the way to go.
Especially since it feels almost like an unofficial official part of the Detective Conan Movie saga.
I don't really expect anyone to know what I'm talking about, I already know how confusing I must sound.
Either way, ending notes, great movie! Highly recommend when you just want a fun watch to give you a few laughs
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*Sighs* Well, guess I'm filing this one under, "It's just not for me."
Detective Conan Movie 17: Private Eye in the Distant Sea was just not an enjoyable watch for me. Even the beginning of the movie was a little sluggish in my opinion and the only thing really redeemable about it was the last half hour or so. And maybe the side plot with the one shot character, Yuki.
I don't know, I think I'm just not the right audience for a case like this. I don't really care all that much about sea warcrafts or what have you. Kinda felt like the plot was just a little too heavy and just not something I could really get myself fully invested in. I zoned out a couple of times if I'm being honest.
That said, the budgets for these movies certainly give initiative for the animators to have fun with these. I think it not only looks better a lot of times than regular episodes (especially the fillers, of course) but you get a lot more action going on.
Nice to see that this wasn't the only movie they allowed Ran to get in more of her fighting on screen. It always feels so much like a gag in the regular series and I'm guessing a lot of that is due to time constraints. So I do appreciate that they really kick it into gear for the movies.
And, well, I always make this obvious, but being a ShinRan shipper, I do always so love little moments the movies put in. Might not be canon compliant to the series and it might create some plotholes, but I am such a sucker for sweet little moments between these two.
That said, I don't have much else to say about this movie. It was passable, but in my eyes, it's just not a fun watch.
So I think you can see where this might be going.
1.) The Raven Chaser (13th Movie)
2.) The Fourteenth Target (2nd Movie)
3.) The Lost Ship in the Sky (14th Movie)
4.) The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1st Movie)
5.) Magician of the Silver Sky (8th Movie)
6.) Captured in Her Eyes (4th Movie)
7.) Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (7th Movie)
8.) Quarter of Silence (15th Movie)
9.) The Phantom of Baker Street (6th Movie)
10.) Countdown to Heaven (5th Movie)
11.) Strategy Above the Depths (9th Movie)
12.) The Private Eyes' Requiem (10th Movie)
13.) Full Score of Fear (12th Movie)
14.) The Eleventh Striker (16th Movie)
15.) The Wizard of the Last Century (3rd Movie)
16.) Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (11th Movie)
17.) Private Eye in the Distant Sea (17th Movie)
I do plan to make it a goal to rewatch all of these again someday because I do worry sometimes I judge certain titles unfairly and sometimes it might just also be a matter of where my headspace was at that day. But for now, this one is getting the lowest rank for the time being.
That said, don't let me discourage you. You might very well end up enjoying this one. IMDb rates this at a 6.5/10 and a majority vote it at a 7, so from an unbiased perspective, a lot of audiences found this one to be above average, at least.
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#I vastly prefer gay/queer relationships#I've had some straight pairings that I liked#but it just relies so heavily on the writing#it doesn't help a lot of animated series love to just#pair up the main boy and girl leads#or add a random girl character on as a love interest#with little to no personality or agency of her own#I can honestly say if I were given a series#and either two boy best friends#or two girl best friends got together#I'd be far more ecstatic#than seeing the same bs of m/f friends becoming lovers#that trope drives me insane because it's so fucking boring#after so many times#especially since I don't even see the chemistry#and it's just assumed
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There's a certain passion to this one.
Detective Conan Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker feels like it explores more of the side of Shinichi that really loves soccer. And this isn't to say that the series and other movies don't already show this considering one of the very devices he uses is a belt that produces a soccer ball when he needs it.
But there's just such a clear love for the sport to this movie and there's something so sweet about seeing Shinichi/Conan getting to actually just have fun with some pros. It's nice to see him just get to enjoy a moment of being a kid instead of constantly having to run on that "I'm the only competent person on this case that can fully solve it" mode.
Strangely, I do also enjoy how even though it was a movie, it still felt like your regular sort of case. Yeah, the stakes were still raised for a movie, but it just felt very much like the sort of narrative we can come to expect from the series.
I will say, with a lot of Detective Conan movies, the last half hour or so is indeed good and it's one of the best parts because there's this sort of sweet comradery between the children. I loved the passing the ball to Conan scene. It's sort of a small thing, I suppose, but it has that deep love and support of your friends to help the protagonist reach their goal scene that just makes me really love the shonen genre. It's cliche, but it's a cliche I love.
Speaking of cliches, the main culprit of this movie is a sympathetic antagonist and I admit, I liked learning his background. It's so heart breaking and sweet even if they're completely in the wrong for what they're doing.
So where shall I place this movie?
1.) The Raven Chaser (13th Movie)
2.) The Fourteenth Target (2nd Movie)
3.) The Lost Ship in the Sky (14th Movie)
4.) The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1st Movie)
5.) Magician of the Silver Sky (8th Movie)
6.) Captured in Her Eyes (4th Movie)
7.) Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (7th Movie)
8.) Quarter of Silence (15th Movie)
9.) The Phantom of Baker Street (6th Movie)
10.) Countdown to Heaven (5th Movie)
11.) Strategy Above the Depths (9th Movie)
12.) The Private Eyes' Requiem (10th Movie)
13.) Full Score of Fear (12th Movie)
14.) The Eleventh Striker (16th Movie)
15.) The Wizard of the Last Century (3rd Movie)
16.) Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (11th Movie)
Hard decision. Didn't really want to place it too low, but as I might have mentioned with a lot of these, it's just a matter of what I remember enjoying more.
I think if I had to sum it up, it's a good casual watch to just enjoy in your downtime. Nothing particularly plot heavy, but just something to spend some time relaxing and watching.
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Action fans, this one's for you!
Detective Conan Movie 15: Quarter of Silence is very much for those fans that always enjoyed the above and beyond stellar action that we really only get in the movies (and maybe some specials)
It begins with a bang and ends with an absolutely gut punching and suspenseful ending that actually had me in tears with anticipation of how this was all going to wrap up.
And that's really saying something considering I can't recall another movie that actually impacted me in such an emotional way. (Except maybe the second movie? I'm not sure)
Like Full Score of Fear, this movie also presents another interesting new character that is reserved for the movie only. Touma, in my opinion, is a rather well written character for a child that has been in a coma for 8 years and has to adjust to being a teenager after having only his memories up to being 7 years old.
I can't say for certain how realistically the whole matter is done other than he would have definitely needed physical therapy to get his body moving again after having laid in a bed for so long, but it's a fictional movie and sometimes a lot of media doesn't find those matters all that interesting, so I'm personally just going to ignore that considering I'm really not watching these movies or the series in general for extreme realism.
Now onto the ratings!
1.) The Raven Chaser (13th Movie)
2.) The Fourteenth Target (2nd Movie)
3.) The Lost Ship in the Sky (14th Movie)
4.) The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1st Movie)
5.) Magician of the Silver Sky (8th Movie)
6.) Captured in Her Eyes (4th Movie)
7.) Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (7th Movie)
8.) Quarter of Silence (15th Movie)
9.) The Phantom of Baker Street (6th Movie)
10.) Countdown to Heaven (5th Movie)
11.) Strategy Above the Depths (9th Movie)
12.) The Private Eyes' Requiem (10th Movie)
13.) Full Score of Fear (12th Movie)
14.) The Wizard of the Last Century (3rd Movie)
15.) Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (11th Movie)
In any case, I have to say, another impressive movie. I'm really pleased with how there hasn't been a major dip in quality after The Raven Chaser.
Too bad I don't really have high hopes for the next one. Not that I think it'll be bad, but considering the synopsis, this feels like a movie that'll be similar to some of the specials seen through out the series.
But, perhaps I'll be surprised. You never know. I sometimes like going into these things a bit underwhelmed. I'll end up being happier with the result than I would if I tried something that I was all hyped up about, feeling certain it's going to be the best thing ever.
And if I'm being real honest with myself, the sports centered stories do end up being pretty good usually.
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#detective conan#look I'm not defending aoyama here#but if we're being honest it has been brought up a lot#that kaito kid and shinichi look very much alike several times#like kaito kid has actually changed himself to look like shinichi#so that his real identity wouldn't be revealed#I say still ship it if you want#but I guess that's because fictional incest doesn't really squick me
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#5'6 so I'm 2 in taller than average it seems#but I still consider that average-ish for a woman#I will say I definitely go for taller#especially when it comes to men or masc people#I just love tall people in general#but I have noticed I've had crushes on people and characters#who were definitely shorter than me#so I can't say I wouldn't go for someone that was around#my height or shorter#since it's happened before
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Easy A (2010) dir. Will Gluck
#easy a#oh my god I have to rewatch this movie#it feels like it'll be interesting to go back with this knowledge#I'm just saddened I didn't pick up on it before#but apparently most people didn't
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Another pleasant surprise! It's good to see that even with a movie that was the follow up to The Raven Chaser, this one turned out to be an enjoyable watch!
Detective Conan Movie 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky is one I wasn't really expecting much out of. I didn't go into it thinking it'd be bad, I just didn't think it'd be as great as it was.
Perhaps I'm a little twisted in saying this, but I love when the stakes are raised, especially in the movies. This is kind of like what I wanted The Private Eyes' Requiem to be in a way. It didn't have all of the "fluff" and parts that made that movie sort of uneventful.
I feel like the writing team did a very good job at keeping the story going and keeping it entertaining through out which I've noticed seems like something that can be a tad difficult with the other movies.
But really, a movie about a terrorist group that is threatening to unleash a deadly virus is a very interesting turn to take for these sort of movies.
I will admit, I do think the terrorist group was written a tad flat since they feel more like the background antagonists while other events are happening, but it's really a small nitpick as far as I'm concerned.
Kaito Kid was very delightful in this movie. I admit, it's heavily making me want to watch the Magic Kaito series (even though I'd like to hold off until I get caught up on Detective Conan admittedly).
And me, forever being a Ran fangirl loved her involvement. Yeah, it wasn't anything as cool as previous movies, but you know, her being the first to figure out who Kaito Kid was, well, I just really enjoyed that angle.
And I loved even more that people were under the assumption that Shinichi is Kid. That was perhaps my favorite and a sort of gag I would've actually loved to have happened in the series. I really didn't want that to be cleared up anytime right away, but the movies are supposed to be non canon, so oh well. It was a funny scenario and I'm just glad the idea was played with in this movie since it's been stated before that Kid and Shinichi look alike.
Also, while a small part, I did enjoy Heiji and Kazuha's involvement in the movie. Satoshi, the little boy that's with Kazuha, is a welcome addition in my opinion. I like him. Too bad this seems to be his only appearance apart from an OVA that was released to go over the events after the movie.
Anyway, on to the rankings!
1.) The Raven Chaser (13th Movie)
2.) The Fourteenth Target (2nd Movie)
3.) The Lost Ship in the Sky (14th Movie)
4.) The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1st Movie)
5.) Magician of the Silver Sky (8th Movie)
6.) Captured in Her Eyes (4th Movie)
7.) Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (7th Movie)
8.) The Phantom of Baker Street (6th Movie)
9.) Countdown to Heaven (5th Movie)
10.) Strategy Above the Depths (9th Movie)
11.) The Private Eyes' Requiem (10th Movie)
12.) Full Score of Fear (12th Movie)
13.) The Wizard of the Last Century (3rd Movie)
14.) Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (11th Movie)
I really feel like this movie deserves a high spot for its pacing alone. It felt like I was watching a movie the whole time instead of some series' special episodes.
Liked the plot and I liked the resolution. Overall, I'm happy to sing this movie's praises. It did very well and was an enjoyable watch.
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I feel like I should make a post about this because it’s not something that’s very well-known, and that Americans in particular may need to know about given the uncertain state of our healthcare system at the moment. I’ve wanted to write this out for a while, It’s kind of a long post, so sorry about that!
If you have an emergency and have to go to the hospital, you’ll owe the hospital a lot of money.
(I got into a car wreck and broke my ankle and my arm. My hospital bill was around $20,000)
You’ll also owe the ambulance provider, if you need one.
(My ambulance bill was about $800)
You may get separate bills from the anesthesiologist or surgeon.
(My anesthesiologist bill was $1,700)
You may need follow-up appointments.
(My orthopedic surgeon billed me for the appointments and his surgery together and it was about $1,000)
You’ve also got to pay for medical equipment you need afterward, like crutches or a walking boot.
(Mine cost about $75)
Altogether, I ended up with almost $24,000 in medical debt from one car accident. That’s a really scary number for someone like me who makes $10/hr at a 12 hour a week job.
I got my debt down to $1075 by making some phone calls and submitting some paperwork.
The first thing I did was contact the hospital. They don’t make it easy to find, but many hospitals (perhaps most hospitals?) have financial assistance programs for people who can’t afford medical bills. I don’t make a lot of money, and I have bills to pay, so they were able to help me.
I called the billing department and asked if they had any assistance programs for low income people who can’t pay their bills. I had to call multiple times, and I got transferred in circles by people who didn’t know what I was talking about. Finally, I got an appointment with someone in “Eligibility Services” (I don’t know what other hospitals call it, if it’s something different). I had to bring my pay stubs and copies of all of my bills. When I got to the hospital for the appointment, nobody knew what I was talking about so I had to wander a little to find where I needed to go. I spoke with the guy in Eligibility Services, and I waited for a decision on how much of the bill they would forgive. A month later, I got a call telling me it was totally forgiven.
I did the same thing for my ambulance bill and my anesthesiologist, but the process was a LOT easier. I just had to mail some paperwork and it was totally forgiven.
I didn’t bother with the medical equipment suppliers, since the bills came from separate companies and I didn’t feel like going through the process twice for $75. I was assured at the hospital that they had similar programs for debt forgiveness, so I could have probably avoided paying that too.
The only thing I couldn’t get taken care of was the surgeon/follow-up appointment cost, but they were able to put me on a no-interest payment plan.
Medical debt is scary because it’s something that can come from stuff that’s already really scary. I didn’t need the burden of $24,000 in debt on top of trying to get around on a crutch with a broken arm (it’s not easy, believe me!).. but I can’t imagine what it would be like with a bigger debt or a more severe medical emergency.
I see lots of people in even worse trouble than I was in, both financially and medically. Please know that there are options for you when that GoFundMe doesn’t do enough. Even if your income is higher than mine, it’s worth a shot even for partial debt forgiveness.
#definitely something important to consider#I hate that this country has made us suffer#because we get pushed with ridiculously high bills#that shouldn't even be legal if I'm being frank#at least there's a way to get help though
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Ahmed Saad or @/90-ghost's brother in law is currently doing his best to organise the evacuation of his family from Gaza. This family suffers from a combination of ailments that all require medical attention. This is the description on their GFM page:
Hello, I hope you all are doing well!
My name is Mohamed Monir Ahmad Mahmoud, I’m a hemophilia patient from Gaza. I decided to start this campaign with all the hope that you could support me in evacuating Gaza to do surgery for me and my daughter and start a fresh life with my 5 kids out of the ongoing genocide in Gaza [...] I was supposed to go out at the end of 2023 to have surgery on my knees but since 7 October, I had no chance due to the procedures on Rafah crossing, the gate of Gazans to the world. Now, my knees and elbows are bleeding with no access to any type of care and if things stand as they are in Gaza, I won’t be able to walk or make any effort because of the bleeding (currently I am barely able to set up a small fire in front of the tent to prepare food for my kids).
What I ask is 60,000, for travel costs because each one would need to pay 5,000-8,000$ to be allowed to leave Gaza through Rafah crossing and we need around 3000$ more in Egypt for our stay and to obtain visas. We will be heading to Brazil where my brother Diaa lives and there is a huge chance to do the surgeries and access health care as the health care for Hemophilia patients in Brazil is one of the most advanced in the world.
please give generously!!
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Wow! Just fucking wow! I was so scared this was going to be a really disappointing movie. Especially since I had no idea if it'd live up to the hype of the promos and I was going into it like, "Yeah, the rest of the Black Organization is barely going to be in this, it's probably just this Irish dude."
But wow! Detective Conan Movie 13: The Raven Chase has BLEW. ME. AWAY!!!
Yeah, so Gin and Vodka don't become center stage till the very last act, I don't fucking care, it was worth it and it was amazing! Goddamn that helicopter scene was just wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!
And you know what? I love the inspectors in this series. They're all really charming and to have them all in the same fucking room to interact and shit is just so great! It was so good!
And to have Chianti and Korn back! I haven't seen them since the Kir arc, I think! Like holy fucking shit!
That moment between Conan/Shinichi and Heiji just...ugh, I love them. I love how much Heiji cares about him.
The fight scene between Ran and Irish had me SCREAMING! Finally an actual scene where Ran got to really get into a really well choreographed fight that didn't just end quickly as a gag. It really showed her abilities and how strong our girl is!
And Irish actually turning out to be a character that I kinda grew attached to was very unexpected, but very welcome.
Like this movie just had everything I wanted and more. Ugh, I can't give it enough praise! I loved it!
So, as to no surprise to anyone, I'm sure, the rankings are looking very good for this one.
1.) The Raven Chaser (13th Movie)
2.) The Fourteenth Target (2nd Movie)
3.) The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1st Movie)
4.) Magician of the Silver Sky (8th Movie)
5.) Captured in Her Eyes (4th Movie)
6.) Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (7th Movie)
7.) The Phantom of Baker Street (6th Movie)
8.) Countdown to Heaven (5th Movie)
9.) Strategy Above the Depths (9th Movie)
10.) The Private Eyes' Requiem (10th Movie)
11.) Full Score of Fear (12th Movie)
12.) The Wizard of the Last Century (3rd Movie)
13.) Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (11th Movie)
Congratulations Raven Chaser, you deserve this. You are the king and you deserve this and so much more. What a great movie!
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he wasn't for retail
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