Lupin III/Recap/The Mystery of Mamo: Difference between revisions

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The movie opens with a slow walk up black/white lines, and the outline of Lupin being hanged. Teletype, in a style similar to the Red Jacket series' episode titles informs us of a coroner's report regarding the death of Lupin. We then see Inspector Zenigata in an old castle, attempting to put a stake in the heart of Lupin's corpse (dressed like a vampire). An explosion occurs -- a booby trap placed by a living Lupin. The two of them discuss the coroner's report, but Lupin explains that he doesn't know how it happened before escaping. Zenigata cheers and curses Lupin and declares his intent to capture the international thief yet again.

* [[Ambiguous Clone Ending]]: {{spoiler|Averted at the last minute -- Mamo eventually admits that the Lupin that died at the start of the film was a clone, and the protagonist was the real Lupin the Third. Lupin tries to invoke this at the end when Zenigata captures him, but the Inspector doesn't care.}}

* [[Big Damn Movie]]

* [[Breaking the Fellowship]]: For a change, Fujiko's antics get Lupin to swear off her -- until she's found abandoned in the wilderness and [[The Dulcinea Effect]] kicks in. This is the last straw for both Goemon and Jigen, and the trio only barely avoids coming to blows before turning their backs on each other. (And, naturally, Fujiko's running the [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]] for Mamo.) The gang regathers at Mamo's Caribbean island, but after Fujiko getting kidnapped and Goemon suffering a [[Heroic BSOD]], Lupin is eventually forced to [[Storming the Castle|Storm The Castle]] alone, despite Jigen's attempts to talk him out of it (with bullets).

* [[Captain Obvious]]: "Ladies and gentlemen: The End."

* [[Complete Monster]]: Jigen describes Mamo as this, and Lupin echoes such sentiments to the original Mamo {{spoiler|(a gigantic brain)}} at the climax.

* [[Continuity Nod]]: Lupin mentions a levitation trick from the TV series.

* [[Disney Death]]: Lupin in the opening scene.

* [[The Dragon]]: Frenchy.

** [[Leave No Witnesses]]: At the end, {{spoiler|while Gordon is having a wargasm over bombing anyone who knows of Mamo out of existence, not-Kissinger is making a call to have everyone else with him killed -- yes, including Gordon.}}

* [[Flat Earth Atheist]]: Lupin. Justified, as he's able to accurately predict Mamo's constant parlor tricks the minute he sets foot on transparent glass.

* [[Mind Screw]]: Mamo arranges several of these for Lupin.

* [[Obligatory Swearing]]: One of several things the Geneon dub is criticized for, particularly since the usually silent Flinch swears twice where he didn't even speak in the original.

* [[Rage Quit]]: Inspector Zenigata goes rogue just so he can continue chasing Lupin even after things complicate his police department's case against the latter. [[Fridge Brilliance|Such complications may be why he joined up with Interpol in the first place.]]

* [[Single-Stroke Battle]]: Goemon's battle with Flinch; after chipping Zantetsuken on [[The Dragon]]'s armored vest, they exchange another strike. The tip of Goemon's sword falls off -- and then the screen splits in three pieces that slide apart, corresponding to the three pieces of Flinch's head that he tries and fails to hold together.

* [[Superlative Dubbing]]: For all its boners, at least the Streamline dub gets some things right that Geneon didn't, including humor.

* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: Hitler is among the clones Lupin encounters. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Lupin gives him the appropriate greeting.]]

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