Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998 Video) User Reviews

Could Have Been Much Better

[Scars_Remain · 5/10 · 15 March 2008]

I just got finished watching Golgo 13: Queen Bee and I'm pretty let down. It's a fun movie with some great scenes but it is no where near as good as it's amazing predecessor. I feel like it could have had a lot more and I waited for it to get better but it never seemed to get to the level it could have.

There is some great gore and the story is interesting enough to keep the viewer watching but it doesn't do much else. I think my biggest problem was that the story barely focused on Golgo 13 at all. It seems a bit silly to me because it's named after the guy. Instead, it focuses a lot more on the Queen Bee's character. But other than those cons, it has some really fun action sequences that fans of the first film will be pleased with. See it if you liked The Professional but don't expect a movie that is equal.

B-Movie Anime

[bbickley13-921-58664 · 6/10 · 13 May 2014]

What I liked about the movie is that the movie has the feel of a B-action movie more than a drama that I think they were trying for. Possibly has a lot to do with the English dubbed that gives the feel of a Full moon entertainment movie without the Sci-Fi theme. Other than reminding me of a B-Action film, the movie has very little action in it. The hour long feature has the main character, Golgo 13 hired to assassinate a woman who calls herself Queen Bee, who acts more like the main character as the movie's concept is for Golgo to built a profile on her before he kills her, so we get to live a day in the life of the Queen Bee, which could have been more exciting than they chose to make it. I'm sure I would have loved this movie more if it was not animated. It was an interesting story, but not the best use of animation. Not even the animated boobs and sex scenes could have saved this movie and the animated violence like the stuff scene in the professional is absent. Watch something else.

Decent follow up to The Professional

[DanTheMan2150AD · 7/10 · 26 July 2023]

I was originally gonna save this till tomorrow, but I thought, aw hell let's finish this now and thus I am concluding my little mini-marathon of the Golgo 13 movies with the belated sequel to The Professional, Queen Bee. I'd forgotten how much I liked this one as it's a fairly underappreciated and ambitious follow-up to its predecessor despite a massively reduced budget and much easier-to-follow plot. For being only an hour long, it doesn't waste a moment, it's a very harsh and gritty political thriller that keeps Golgo in the background as this omnipresent threat while the movie focuses heavily on the titular Queen Bee and her campaign. The movie leans on its style quite a bit, both visually and sound-wise, which are both to be expected from an Osamu Dezaki movie, but ultimately feels undercooked due to its short length, it's got plenty of ideas and commentary but it never quite comes across smoothly enough to really stick the landing.

sheesh

[buyjesus · 3/10 · 26 November 1999]

i can't help thinking there are plenty of japanese anime films that get made just so a bunch of animators can sit in a room and draw boobs all day long. I rented this because I loved the video game counterpart on NES 8-bit. I never knew there was a cartoon or even another plot to go along with it. But this film makes Duke Togo out to be some superhero stud James Bond wannabee while the quiet, daring, supercool mofo that I grew to love in the Top Secret Agent video game was nowhere to be seen. There were some neat things but nothing to really keep me awake while watching it at 3 a.m..

Duke Togo Strikes Again!

[ZMBKLR · 8/10 · 26 April 2002]

Golgo 13 is back, this time hired to kill a female revolutionary whose as brutal and effective as himself! Full of action with a mad violent opening that has to be seen to be believed, this is a worthy sequel to Golgo 13: The Professional.

Not impressed

[onionmorph · 3/10 · 11 March 2007]

This is one of a few anime movies that I have actually turned off while watching it. Usually I can at least get some humor out of an anime; this one wasn't even kind enough to offer that. It might have had an excellent story line; but I wouldn't know, as I only saw the first 15-20 minutes of it. That time alone made me not even care if there was a story to back it. The plot that I had gathered was "sex sex sex sex sex, kill somebody, sex sex sex." I didn't care about anyone in the movie. This was a disappointment, and I would recommend many, many other titles over this one. Golgo 13 is an anime worth passing over; I assure you that your time could be better spent.

Terrific Follow Up to the Professional!

[BigRon · 8/10 · 15 June 1999]

Golgo 13: The Professional was one of my favorite anime movies, so naturally when I saw Queen Bee, I had to check it out. This movie more than lives up to its predecessor. The plot is twice as complex and it's characters twice as interesting. What's better is that all the characters are realistic. There are no immortal psychos like Snake, or Silver and Gold. This movie could just as easily been made with live action. But while watching this movie you'll forget that it wasn't. If you liked the Professional, check this one out!

Enjoy degradation of women?

[sixtwentysix · 25 January 2004]

Not half the film of the original. The storyline seemed to be dumbed down, the animation not as clean. Stylish but no substance. I won't even bother getting into how this film is only slightly above tentacle pr0n as far as being degrading to women....

Better than the first movie..

[DBLurker · 9/10 · 20 September 2015]

In the review for Golgo 13: The Professional, I mentioned how I liked that they focused on the big bad's story, which a lot of these movies don't.

In Queen Bee, they apparently had the same idea and expanded even more on the story for the target. I love that.

As for people complaining about this movie: 1) Complaining about sex and how the movie is 'degrading women'. Really? It's a movie where people, including children are killed and boobs are what is bothering these social justice warriors? This is why SJW's should be banned from society and confined to places where they would feel welcome, like in the middle east (people like protecting and covering women there as well, what leftists liberals love).

2) People complaining about movie not focusing on Golgo 13 over Queen Bee. THAT'S WHY IT'S INTERESTING. Revealing everything about a cold-hearted killer like Golgo serves no purpose but make it another cliché-fest. Developing the character of his targets and making you feel for them, before Golgo snuffs out their life is what makes these movies brutal. Apparently, some genius even rated the movie low based on a stupid video game.