Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus

OK, so the plot of this movie includes a plane hijacking and a tall New York building exploding. Also, there is this billionaire named Douglas who is running for U. S. President. For as much credit as "The Simpsons" gets for predicting the future, Lupin sure is surprisingly topical all these years later.

I am going to say that this is Lupin funniest adventure. I don't mean to say that it is his goofiest adventure, it is just had me laughing more often than any other movie or special. Most of that I credit to the dialogue writing and the voice actor's delivery.

The adventure goes all over the place, and some of the scenes transitioning from one plot point to the next seem to be missing. One second Lupin will be falling into a swimming pool, the next scene he is trying to break someone out of Execution Island.

The story goes from plane hijacking, breaking into a vault, presidential campaigns, mind control, cults, prison breaks and kidnapping. This scatter gun approach to the story makes the story seem disjointed, but it does help lead to a really exciting climax.

This time around Fujiko is tutoring a young girl named Julia. Yes, typically adding in a kid character can kill the momentum of any action movie. But truth be told, I thought this character was a lot of fun, and she had an amusing running joke with Lupin.

This is an exciting and funny Lupin adventure that ratchets up the action and throws a lot of good twists and turns throughout the adventure.

But here is a free tip to all diamond smugglers, stop using dolls as a way to hide your loot. They did it in "The Chipmunk Adventure", Miyazaki did it in "Sherlock Hound" and this one tires it as well. Just pick anything else instead.