Recently I watched an anime that I haven't seen in over 10 years. After watching it, I still have to say it's still awesome today as it was long ago. The anime was called Golgo 13 - The Proffesional. Golgo 13 is a hired assassin, which does not seem to be impressive. But, what makes him almost unbelievable is the fact that he can shoot almost any target in any situation. Let's take the picture below. Golgo 13 is on top of a lighthouse, but his target is on a moving ocean liner. Damn!
The story begins when he completed his mission and goes get laid. Golgo 13 is a ladies man! What I find hilarious about Golgo 13 having sex is you never ever see his expression.
After his little joy ride he gets back to work killing people. He always has the same expression. It is said that during sniping missions he only uses one bullet and he has never ever failed. His next mission was to kill , Dr. Z, a known mafia boss who basically owns Sicily.
After completing the mission for some reason the FBI, CIA, Pentagon, and Army are after his ass and wants him dead. What's even stranger is for some reason they hired Woody Allen to kill him. WTF?
Whatever the case is he escaped and gets laid again! Again if they do show his face, he always has the uncaring emotion, but if he is to be animated they never ever show his face and you only see shadows.
His next mission seemed almost impossible. With the US government after his ass, he has to snipe a target one mile away and he suceeds. He did this while shooting through another building...
Words alone can not convey with what I saw. So, here is the scene of how it happens. He truly is the god of sniping.
The only thing I hated about the film was the use of cheap computer animation back then. It was not bad for it's time. But, for a film that was dark and always shadowy, the CGI made it look like crap.
In the end Golgo 13 finds out he is after an Oil Tycoon who basically owns the US Government. A single word from him and he can basically shut down the world economy. Damn!
In the end it was an awesome movie for those who like action and adventure. For those who are looking for cutesy anime with tons of comedy. This is definitely not the film for you.
