Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare

Everything up till the FBI sniper agent who couldn't take a shot at a huge helicopter firing large ballistic rounds at a Ferris wheel could could kill or injure thousands of innocents just cause he couldn't see an axel joint?! Seriously, anyone, hell even a noob who take any shot at the helicopter just to bring it down without letting the villains keep shooting at the Ferris wheel which by the way they all knew was rigged with explosives which could have gone off anytime a a single bullet or spark hit it. What a useless moment just to drag out the story. And everyone who gives it a 10/10 probably hasn't watched any better anime stories just review bombing is sad. Definitely not worth a 10.

A thrilling vehicle chase opens the film, with Bourbon (Amuro Tooru) and Akai Shuichi pursuing a black organization member with incredible physical strength. After a protracted and intense pursuit along the highway, the BO member escapes. She stumbles down an alley, bleeding and dazed, only to collapse after screaming until she is completely blinded by a light show projected from the amusement park over the river. The storyline is absurd. Although the films in this series have always been excellent, I feel like the caliber of the films has been steadily declining since The Quarter of Silence, the fifteenth installment. The Darkest Nightmare had an aspect that I found quite objectionable: it replaced unnecessary action scenes with excellent prose. Not because action is evil, mind you. Not at all. Action, when done right, can elevate a film to new heights. Here, it only serves to further degenerate the film. I'm not fond of the movie's cast of characters, especially Bourbon, who seems to be closest friends with the Shonen Tantei. The character exhibits dubious behavior, and her final acts are judged as foolish. The BO characters, Sonoko, Agasa, Kogoro, and Ran, lack empathy and a kind heart. Although they make appearances in the film, the typical cast members Ran, Kogoro, Agasa, and Sonoko have little bearing on the story. They solely act as a visual cue that this is a Detective Conan movie since they are two-dimensional. I would much rather have them make no appearances in the film. Beneath their cracked exteriors, the BO characters lack empathy and a pure heart.

After I caught up to this wonderful series, I decided to catch up to the movies too, knowing that anime movies are a double sided axe. Detective Conan movies range from ok to extremely good, but around 2010, they started putting extremely ugly and ugly to the eye CG animation. 2015's movie had probably one of the worst CG made sequences. Then, this movie came. And it has the best CG action scenes by far, mixed with the main villains of the show and starring a tragic character. This, is one of the top Conan movies. And a true victory of Conan, too.

"Meitantei Conan: Junkoku no naitomea" tells the story of a spy that reveals secret information, thus causing an uproar on many ends. When I decided to watch this movie, I pretty much guessed it would be like most Detective Conan episodes and films, some kind of a murder case that is solved in the same way it always is, entertaining yet predictable. However, even if some reviewers say that this title doesn't add much to the main plot, it included an odd number of seemingly important characters, among them quite a few that you probably missed out on if you haven't seen newer episodes. Unfortunately, this made the plot a bit confusing because it felt like I was lacking some crucial knowledge but still it is a solid case and in a way better than most real life thrillers are. All in all you should definitely look up the context before giving this a try but if you have or know all the characters and plotlines anyway, this will be much fun for you.