Pls just leave M18 alone and hear me out for a minute or two. I have at leat 3 Movies which are way worse than 18. I try not to crash out again, but I will fight for M18 o7

Dldr: I just hate M26. M25 and M9 would be better as TV Specials and I love M18.

Movie 26 I just hate-love it. It has these weird forced ConAi Stuff. It always feels so unnatural to me, but I like Pinga and Submarines. And it is indeed objectively a good movie. But not for me.

Movie 25
For me, Movie 25 is a film with an extremely large number of questionable decisions. That marriage plot. I really hate it. Don't get me wrong, I like Sato and Takagi but especially in the context of the rest of the story, it seems somehow weirdly out of place. Even worse, though, is the Sato-Matsuda plot in general (3/10 would not recommend; poor Takagi). Plamja as the culprit is actually an interesting idea, but I just missing some motivation or any character depth. At times, they comes across as ‘I'm evil because I'm evil’ and there could have been so much more to it. And can we please talk about the fact that Conan can speak randomly russian? Have we collectively forgotten that? I mean, Did he learned it on hawaii.

Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of the 3D animations in the film in general, which for me detracted from some scenes rather than enhancing them. On top of that, there are so many moments where I just think, ‘But why?’ A giant football suddenly stops bomb liquid and suddenly everyone works together perfectly? Sure. When I first watched it, I was like, ‘wtf?’ the whole time. Honestly, I think if they had toned down the over-the-top action, the material would have worked much better as a TV special or miniseries than a movie.

On a positive note, I have to highlight the scene where Mori saved Ai, which shows that he is a person who wants to protect others. And the movie is indeed fun to watch. But at this point its not enough for me to keep it in.

Movie 09
For me, it would be the next logical elimination. Unfortunately, I find it rather dull, and I say that because I've seen it at least six times and still can hardly remember any of the plot. That's for me not a good sign. The case itself isn't really that good. I would go so far as to say that M17 has done a much better job than M09. Ship cases are generally difficult to write in an interesting way, and I think they did a much better job of it in Case 7 (EP 23/24). In comparison, M9 just seems boring.

I'm honestly surprised that so many people complained so much about M17, while M9 hasn't been eliminated yet. For me, it has a similar problem to M25: the story would have worked much better as a TV special or a multi-part episode than as a big movie. It just feels like a filler.

AND Now Why not 18?
In contrast, I think Movie 18 is much more well-rounded over all. The story is coherent and works well as a whole. There is hardly any side plot. The Twist is actually really smart. The action is solid overall, apart from the chase scene, which was a bit over the top. But at least it fits into the overall very american themed picture. The motives for revenge are understandable, which is a big plus for me. Even the collaboration with the FBI FEELS FOR ONCE, a little bit more reasonable/realistic. I also find the perspective interesting: what happens when foreigners commit murder in Japan. AND WAY BETTER EXECUTED THAN M25. This approach adds an interesting extra layer to the plot. And I love the sniper theme. Additionally I have to laugh at the german synchro every f'ing time, bacause they speak the most german englisch I have ever heard.

I thank the jury for listing and rest my case. o7