At long last, I’m here at the end of the Urusei Yatsura movies with the 6th and final movie, and also the last 90s entry of which there weren’t many. And despite it not feeling quite as final as the 5th movie this was a lot of fun, a damn good movie to be the last one, I think it especially helps this one felt so much like the anime in how lighthearted and funny it was, this was more like the show than any of the movies so far honestly which is what someone else in this thread said which I really agree with, it’s kinda funny too because despite Movie 5 being an adaptation of Manga chapters, this was the one that felt more like the anime lol.
This movie had a lot to offer too, first you have the new art style which I do really like, as well as the animation, not a bad look for the series at all. And of course we have another beautiful babe of a space waifu with Lupica, another peak Urusei Yatsura waifu design, she was a lot of fun too with her constant bazooka shooting and screams lol, she may have been annoyed more by Ataru than any of the ones before her too. And giving how this movie was for the 10th anniversary, you had lots of cameos from past characters which was cool to see, it was like an Easter egg hunt within the movie. And I didn’t see anyone else mention this but this movie had a lot of parts reminiscent of the Indiana Jones films, specifically during the temple scene with Ataru revealing a hidden path and the floor collapsing upon getting the love potion followed immediately by Lupica’s betrayal, another aspect from Indiana Jones lol. And this one is a bit of a stretch, but later in the movie when Ataru locks Lum in a truck as it drives away was also reminiscent of a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, if you couldn’t tell I love Indiana Jones lol.
And I really enjoyed the plot to this one, Lupica and Rio’s story was nice although predictable, but that was part of why I loved the Love Potion plot because this silly princess didn’t realize she didn’t need it, and the one who actually used it, being Lum, ended up messing things up with Ataru. And by the end it’s kinda funny that it seems like we came full circle with Lum being happy to see Ataru being back to his lecherous self, that part did seem kinda final but of course it wasn’t as great as movie 5’s ending. And I want to mention that I liked that Mendou’s army wasn’t just a meme in this one, but a crucial part of Lupica’s defeat, Mendou’s final tank shot was especially great. And lastly, that ending credits theme was a banger for sure, none of them have missed.
And now that I’m here at the end of all the movies, based on memory I think my ranking goes something like 2, 5, 1, 6, 3, and 4, I think this is slightly different from my post on movie 5 lol but really I do love all the movies, I honestly hate ranking them at all, but 2 is certainly my favorite of them all. And man I’m honestly sad there’s no more movies, I got one last OVA to go but no movies, they were all a very fun ride. |