msejdb
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A lot of people criticise this as not being Lupin - which to a degree is true, especially if you watch the English dub version. The subtitled version is somewhat better but still not really Lupin - the lack of his dogged pursuit of Fujiko being one aspect. The dynamic between Jigen and Lupin is wrong with Jigen seemingly his employee rather than his equal.
Having said that Miyazaki can tell a good story and this is no exception, so enjoy it for what it is and hopefully it will bring a lot of people into an appreciation of the 'real' Lupin. Another plus is the animation which is obviously of a high standard being Ghibli - this can be missing in some of the Lupin films.
Make sure you watch some of the Lupin episodes created by Monkey Punch if you liked this you will surely be a fan ;-)
Having said that Miyazaki can tell a good story and this is no exception, so enjoy it for what it is and hopefully it will bring a lot of people into an appreciation of the 'real' Lupin. Another plus is the animation which is obviously of a high standard being Ghibli - this can be missing in some of the Lupin films.
Make sure you watch some of the Lupin episodes created by Monkey Punch if you liked this you will surely be a fan ;-)
Terrible Lupin mainly because if I'd seen this one first I probably would never have bothered with the rest - which if you are reading this and wondering about Lupin - are vastly superior. Lupin himself is reduced to a ridiculous figure one minute scrambling up walls to avoid an old woman's sexual advances then deriding Zenigata by having an incredibly boring motorbike race or something over a giant vertical face (It has to be seen to be believed - what were they thinking!) So please do not judge Lupin on this piece of trash - watch some of the others which are great fun.
The plot is very predicable with Lupin 'working out' where the gold of Babylon is without any use of intelligence - it was pretty obvious about 30mins earlier before he headed off to Iraq. The aliens plot device bit is insane and adds nothing - maybe the Indy Jones Crystal Skull debacle was based on this! All in all get hold of any other Lupin and you will have a much better time.
The plot is very predicable with Lupin 'working out' where the gold of Babylon is without any use of intelligence - it was pretty obvious about 30mins earlier before he headed off to Iraq. The aliens plot device bit is insane and adds nothing - maybe the Indy Jones Crystal Skull debacle was based on this! All in all get hold of any other Lupin and you will have a much better time.