It's nice to see him get some action besides Conan. That said, I'm glad that this movie tried to make Kogoro a little more competent than he usually is. It's the only thing keeping me from recommending this movie to other people. This criticism carries on into this review as no other version of this movie is available with better subtitles. Japanese to Arabic and then from Arabic to English. I found out that the reason it's so bad was because the movie was translated from The version that I saw had the most atrocious translation of all the movies. The same can be said for Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths, a movie that started off as one of my least favorites and then ending up as one that I really like.īefore I begin, I should at least bring up one of the reasons I didn't like this movie so much. It's kind of funny how most Detective Conan movies I remember not liking back then end up becoming one of my favorites now. This is not a Detective movie, A detective movie doesn't reveal everything to you and only offers you some action scenes. What made it even worse is that they showed us everything, the culprit's plan, actions, heck they even revealed their plot twist in one of the scenes !Īnd we weren't even given a one proper scene with the victims ! In Detective Conan movie 01: The Timed Skyscraper we were only introduced to one character, but this movie was not about investigation, it was about finding the bombs before it explodes, at least in the early parts of the movie. What disappointed me in the movie was not the action part, but rather the first part.įirst, we were only introduced to two characters, which leaves no place for suspicions or predictions or even good twists, because you have onlyĪnd hey, you can argue that this in itself isn't a bad thing. Part one is a murder investigation, and part two is a danger that Conan has to save his friends from. Usually in a Detective Conan movie, you can split the story into two main parts. I love the series, I love the movies, I even enjoy the filler episodes.īut I have to say, this movie was a big disappointment. With no place to escape, Conan and Kogorou must wrestle with the elusive culprit before everyone on board is dragged to the ocean floor. Aphrodite and sink all her passengers.Īs the ship's hull rapidly fills with water, the truth behind the vengeful murders is finally revealed. Unwilling to be apprehended, the culprit threatens to blow up the St. While the police's investigation turns to a dead end, Conan closes in on the culprit. Aphrodite, is found stabbed to death and her father missing. Some time later, the CEO of the Yashiro group, who built the St. But their fun is soon cut short when a game of hide-and-seek leads to Sonoko's disappearance. Aphrodite during her maiden voyage.Īboard it on a much needed vacation, Kogorou Mouri, his daughter Ran, Conan Edogawa, and the Detective Boys enjoy a trip provided by Sonoko Suzuki's family. The unlikely connection between these events only comes to light on the luxury liner St. More than a decade later, Hideto Yashiro-a ship engineer-died in a fatal car accident.
Fifteen years ago in a barren stretch of the Pacific, a cruise ship collided with an iceberg and was lost at sea.