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Summary: One of the Best Anime Evere made.
Review: This is indeed a good film. Good story, good animation, and best of all some good V acting. Get it.Unrated. Contains Brief Nudity, Violence and Strong Language. Ages 13+-.
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Summary: Best anime I've seen (I've seen very little)
Review: I want to give the bad review right away: I would have appreciated very much if they gave more movement to the animation, very stiff, at least let them wink! The dialogue is a little artificial, but I'm sure it was the translation, I hate dubbing, really do. So, some dialogues were thrown at the spectator in a very cold manner. Other thing, about the sound, probably for the dubbing also, it sounded very low and could have done a little bit more of work, and for the music, well, not my taste. Anyway, it might seem I really dislike it, but quite the opposite. I can compare it to the other few anime I've seen, Akira, Mononoke Hime, and still I like this one more. Mainly for the smooth pace, uncompromised to show stupid action sequences. The plot reminded me a lot of Blade Runner (which I prefer), it deals with similar theme. The director probably saw to many art films, and that's good, let's change anime stories; it has a lot of potential, you can create a world from a scratch, but I can't still see how everybody is obsessed to making futuristic fantasies (for Ghost it's alright, its the whole point). Well, I'm drifting away... This movie reminded me to Apocalypse Now, althought is not nearly as good as it, it has the same dedication for the visuals, to create an hypnotizing mood. See it, buy it...
"We now see thru a mirror, darkly." - I Corinthius 13:12
(The movie didn't bother to cite.)
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Summary: Ghost In The Shell
Review: Top Dog my friends, i your into manga then this is a MUST see cos its simply great..the setting is something we have all seen before but i think it makes it better...it doent have the big eyes and the childish view about it which is another great thing about it...good action with guns and everything but the computer aided visuals are just great and make it seen more alive and not soo flat...FINAL THOUGHTS...a must see...great plot...great action all round...you'd be mad to miss it...email me on your thoughts..
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Summary: Very Disappointing
Review: While this film features animation that is truly interesting to watch, it does nothing in terms of plot, characters, or even originality. Sure, you'll see very interesting weaponry and a quasi-futuristic city (the detail in the backgrounds is arguably the most enjoyable aspect of this film). But overly plagued by nudity and witless interactions of the characters, this film barely makes the cut for a rental.
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Summary: Out of Left Field
Review: I never thought I'd like an animee film, but this somewhat brief but dynamic existential film is incredibly intelligent and articulate, giving us a disturbing look at the marriage between science and humanity. Focusing around a female cyborg commando, it advocates the thought of defining sentient life solely as conciousness, regardless of whether it's organic or artificial. Among others, Isaac Asimov fans would quickly point out this is not exactly an original idea, but GITS articulates the concept better than most, if not all previous efforts. And while the characters have that frequent animee trait of impossibly large eyes and often expressionless faces surrounding a rapidly working mouth, the background graphics are magnificent none-the-less. Recommedable even if you don't like animee, although if that is the case, obviously renting it first is advisable. I'd also recommend the subtitled version because the voices in the English dubbed issue are simply awful and utterly unconvincing.
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Summary: its okay, but no AKIRA
Review: this was an okay anime flick. i'm a huge anime fan so of coarse i had to see this. its got an intresting plot but not enough emotion from the characters. plus it could use a bit more faster moving scenes. the whole dark future city thing looks allot like AKIRA does. if your an anime fan go and take a stab at this movie but if your not and anime fan, dont even bother watching it. you'll just be lost.
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Summary: Well, I had to see it twice to fully appreciate it...
Review: "Ghost In The Shell" is the most engaging anime I have yet to be exposed to. I've also seen: "Vampire Hunter D", "Macross Plus" (loved it), "Do You Remember Love" (a fave), and...uh, does "Robotech", "Transformers The Movie", and "Voltron" (Golion/Dairugger XV) count? Okay, you get the picture -- I'm not exactly a die-hard anime fan yet, but I really do prefer Japanimation to any other kind of animation (seriously!); so here goes my review: I'd heard so much good stuff about this film that I finally decided to rent it, along with 1998's "Dark City" (which was a good decision). The first time I watched it, I found myself resisting the urge to write down technical details like "Section 6", and "Section 9", and "MOFA" because they seemed to be important details to remember. The movie ran its course, and I felt a little (no, very!) disappointed. Then I decided to read what others had to say online, and they seemed to (for the most part), enjoy it. Many folks also suggested that viewers watch it at least twice. I decided to watch "Dark City" instead. After watching "Dark City", I realized that one very cool movie released in 1999 borrowed heavily from both "Ghost In The Shell", and "Dark City", and that ground-breaking film was "The Matrix". From "Ghost", I feel that (visually) Trinity's character can be likened to Major Kusanagi (sexy, tough, short-haired), some of the combat scenes (pillars being blown away by machine-gun fire), EVEN, Trinity's deadly entrance (the same way the Major makes her deadly entrance). Lastly (and most obviously), the neck interface plugs, and the significance of the internet in this film seem to be elements borrowed for usage in "The Matrix". Even the open-ended ending reminds me of the way Neo seemed to look triumphantly on his situation with opened eyes..."Ghost In The Shell" ends in very much the same way. (Perhaps both Neo and Trinity owe elements of their identities to Major Kusanagi, or maybe I'm stretching things a little to far...) For those of you who haven't seen "Dark City" or "Ghost In The Shell", I suggest you see them both. All I will say about "Dark City" is, in that movie, things aren't as they seem, and like "Ghost In The Shell", the film deals with our perceptions of reality, of our memories, and our souls. Upon my second viewing of "Ghost", I realized just what everyone was talking about -- "Ghost In The Shell" is a super-cool anime, that raises the bar (thematically) for any anime that aspires to deal with realistic issues. I liked it much better the second time around... Also, I enjoyed hearing the tough-guy vocal stylings of Lunk (Robotech) and Guld (Macross Plus) return in the form of Bateau in this film (Richard Epcar). His performance was the best in my opinion. Vocally, Major Kusanagi could sound very cold and flat, but at the same time, maybe this is the way a hardened cyborg would sound -- so you never know; it may not have been a case of bad acting. Visually, this film is simply a masterpiece. I loved the exquisite art detail presented during the riverboat scene (when we got a chance to look at buildings within the city), and the lines the artists added during monitor screen scenes (tre-cool). In addition, the final battle scene between the Major and that tank is a must-see. Also, the arguably overdone nudity isn't nearly as distracting the second time around; it just serves to add a sense of realism. Same with the elaborately depicted "offings" of the government official in the first scene, and the guy in the car near the end. So all in all, you've just read the review of an extremely satisfied viewer. Next up? You guessed it -- "Ninja Scroll". Thanks for reading! C.H.R.
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Summary: Great Concept, horrible characters
Review: Ghost in a Shell has everything going for it; unique plot, engrossing story, excellent animation, and a decent soundtrack. However it's greatest shortfall is the characters. These people seem to have no emotion whatsoever. Making it impossible to form even the slightest attachment to them, which is essential in any successful movie. The bottom line is that when the big finale happens, you could care less what happens to the characters as they are about as lifeless as the bricks on my patio outside. If your looking for something with plot, story, and characters that can get you involved in a movie I'd recommend putting this back on the shelf and getting Princess Mononoke, or Record of Lodoss war(OAV).
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Summary: [Good]
Review: This is what Anime is supost to be. One of the best hands down. Only thing on par with this is Akira. I'm not a super big fan of these type of movies, how ever this is one of the great ones. Even if you don't like japanies "cartoons", this is head and sholders above the rest.
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Summary: The standard
Review: This is without a doubt the standard for which all Anime will be compared for some time. The motion of the characters is what truly sets it apart. They don't move like a robot or float about. The accuracy of their movement is only equaled by fully rendered computer animation. This movie belongs in the Anime Hall of Fame!
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