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Summary: One of the all-time greatest
Review: A definite must have DVD. In no way possible would you ever get disappointed in purchasing this anime. By far the best japanimation ever. Final Criticism: Story Line: Excellent/ Animation: Great/ Overall: One of the greatest.
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Summary: The Finest Japan Has to Offer!
Review: This is one of the finest examples of Japanese animation I have ever seen. From the complex and fascinating story-line to the beautiful art, Ghost in the Shell provides 90 minutes of pure excellence. This is the true cream of anime, it is an absolute must-see for any true anime fan.
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Summary: Kowloonbee
Review: If you're looking for anime loaded with existentialist thought, check out Shirow's masterpiece. Animation is fantastic and the story left me pondering on consciousness and intelligence, amongst other things. The movie is, of course, an abbreviation of the comic version, but worth the while. Great soundtrack, too.
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Summary: Ghost In The Shell
Review: Ok ill make this short. If you like anime this is a must for your collection!This is probrably the best anime movie ive ever seen!
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Summary: This is the way all anime DVDs should be
Review: You may love this movie. You may hate it. I won't review this movie based on program content.I'll rate this title on the technical merits of the DVD itself. I've had many bad experiences with anime titles on DVD. Either the sound was bad or the video was compressed so much it looked like a QuickTime movie. Nearly every anime title I have on DVD is sub-standard in one area or another. But Ghost In The Shell is not one of these titles. I was fairly impressed with the video and audio quality. Images are clean and clear. Aliasing seems to be no worse than on an uncompressed NTSC source. There are some decompression artifacts present on the disc but, quite frankly, you have to go looking for them to see them. The image looks good on both NTSC and progressive scan systems. Manga did a good job on this DVD. It has -- by far -- the best image and sound quality of any anime DVD I have ever seen. This attention to quality is very much appreciated. The movie is given the main focus on this DVD. The user interface isn't flashy but it works. The extras aren't flashy but I don't care. The actual movie looks and sounds great. If you liked this movie in the theaters I think you will like this DVD. My hat is off to Manga. I give it my highest possible technical approval.
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Summary: Storyline is extensively borrowed, but good A/V
Review: When Ghost in the Shell was released, it was hailed as "the future of anime." A fair claim, as more recent works blending drawn artwork and CG have demonstrated. In this respect, it's an interesting piece of work. Note that Macross Plus experimented with this visual technique 3 years earlier, but not to the extent of Ghost. Unfortunately, Ghost in the Shell borrows heavily from "Blade Runner", "The Terminator", and even "La Femme Nikita" to creative an unoriginal storyline. American movie fans will undoubtedly see the similarities here. I don't think Mamoru Oshii was racking his brain to create something absolutely original from a script perspective. He probably had a "look" in his head of how the film should have appeared, and filled in the narrative gaps to include as many special effects as possible. Hardcore Ghost fans will undoubtedly disagree with me on this. The anamorphic format is great, picture quality is great. The sound quality is good, except it's too bad that there wasn't a DD5.1 Japanese audio track available on the disk. The English version dub was fair, at best. Overall, the film is definately worth watching, but isn't quite the classic it's hailed to be.
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Summary: Its one of the best kick a$$ anime I've seen
Review: I think this movie was so tight it was the coolest Anime I've seen so far. I like all the killing And gun shooting. Plus the nudity and causing. the best part of the movie to me was when the girl robot was beating the crap out of the robot tank. and i think the girl was the best charecter in the movie. Bye!
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Summary: Worst movie ever made?
Review: Mindless animated mush. How can anime fans not fall asleep? I'd rather watch THE IRON GIANT.
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Summary: Hardcore sci-fi at its best
Review: While it largely failed to make the American public aware of anime's existence, this movie is one of the best works of hardcore science fiction out there, animated or live-action. Excellent action sequences, intriguing philosophical questions, and tragic characterizations abound in Ghost in the Shell. I'd definitely recommend the subtitled version; the dubbed has a moderate amount of mistranslation.
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Summary: Excellent , Exciting
Review: This Anime is an excellent, thrilling ride. The animation is out of this world. Each and every detail is put into each action scene making it almost realistic. The Plot goes without saying to be most intense and mind boggling. Down side is the voices in the dubbed are kind of without expression. They kind of flatline it. I was also dissapointed by the length of the film. Anyone who see's this might feel that some of the happening's in the movie are left unexplained. Some people on the other hand might like the idea of making up the untold part of the story. But dont make my opinion your base for buying this film. To me it is truely excellent, Next to Akira and Neon Genisis Evangelion(even though its storyline is carrried on through 13 tapes). Buy it. You'll like it.
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