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Summary: Free Your Mind!
Review: WOW! I say again WOW! Masamune Shirow's masterpiece "Ghost in the Shell" was orginally manga yet it is even better as an anime. At first I was scepitical about this one, consider the anime "Appleseed", yet never did I expect it to surpase the manga. Director Mamoru Oshi, whom directed Patlabor and Patlabor 2, creates a future where what you see is not always real. In the future humans can connect with the internet through inplants on the back of their necks. A mysterious hacker known only as the Puppet Master has begun to hack into people minds creating a false memor in their brain, thus able to manipulate them like a puppet. Major Kusanagi is an assassin for a branch of the government known as Section 9. Soon the major and her team begin a hunt for the mysterious Puppet Master that leads from hidden agendas and government conspiracies to a scientific discovery that could redifine humanity. Ghost in the Shell is anime that has given rise to such films as "The Matrix". The animation is as good if not better then that of Patlabor 2 and Wing of Honneamise. The voices are good yet I have heard a better voice cast, such as "Neon Genisis Evangelion". The musical score like "Patlabor 2" is haunting yet also tranquil, I highly recomend the soundtrack. Ghost in the Shell asks all of us one question that will make you think "What does it mean to be alive?, what does it mean to be human?" This video is worth every penny you pay. Warning this film contains scenes of intense violence, nudity, and strong language recommended viewing is for 17 and up.
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Summary: Ghost in the shell
Review: In the year 2029 A.D, it seems that artificial intelligence makes up over half of the population of the earth. A.I. personalities known as "ghosts", (another name for soul) live and control mechanical bodies who excel combat, can brake down alcohol, and have super intelligence, not to mention own further, more advanced technology. A team of A.I- cyborgs must stop a powerful computer hacker who calls him self "The Puppet Master" who is hacking into the minds of local people and different cyborgs, giving them artificial memories, and causing them to hallucinate-forcing them to do as he commands. His whole mission is to merge into the life of one cyborg; Kusanagi Motoko, who is more advanced, and acts like a human- meanwhile trying to discover who she really is and how she wants to be treated-like a human, or a machine. Love and emotions are something that these cyborgs tend to forget about, which is sometimes considered a flaw, but romance is definitely what's NOT on these soldier's mind. Durring the climax with the puppeteer, Kusanagi discovers that it is not just herself that she doubts at time, but the technology she is built with. She is told my the Puppet Master when he enters her mind, that they are more a like than she really thinks, and if they merge, they will be the most powerful cyborg there is. Kusanagi is tempted, but stands her ground inside of her mind and refuses his offer. From a former encounter with a man's power tank, Kusanagi's old body was left as nothing but a shattered wreck that was beyond repair. She regains life, however, now inside the body of a young child and then sets off searching for the right path in which to lead her to a new destiny. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, this is one of the best anime movies that I have ever seen. It's more of an animated version of "The Matrix" with interesting (strange) music, good dubbing, and good fighting scenes. The story was difficult to follow, and it might take a second viewing to fully grasp the plot. However this is a film that surly should be given a viewing by all anime fans-you'll like this one. Also, Matrix fans should check this out. Animation in this film a somewhat of the different and more realistic looking sides of anime, and again, the abnormal, yet interesting hair colors come into play. Not for young kids, this movie contains nudity, violence, language-just your typical anime movie.
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Summary: This anime is worth every cent
Review: Ghost in the shell was the first DVD that I ever bought and the sound in this movie blew me away. This movie will remind you of a cartoon versionof the Matrix with a hacker no fight scenes though. The overall story was wonderful and the DVD version made it better visually.
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Summary: It requires you to think...therefore it is great
Review: Ghost in the Shell is by far the most intelligent anime video that I've ever seen. If you're mature enough to accept the nudity just as its presented by not reading into anything, you'll find that this movie has significant intellectual value. Between scenes of crime and punishment, questions on existance and humanity are brought to light. I give this movie a 5-star rating with a requirement of maturity.
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Summary: What the f**k?
Review: well ,well this is an interesting fim! if you are a manga virgin avoid this title and go for something like pokemon.It a very well writtern piece and the animation is very good but know after films like matrix u expect more from a filmAnd it not very long.Listen im 15 and ai had to watch this in front of my parents and they didnt ike the nudity.It a good film.But i expected more
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Summary: Excellent visuals and storyline
Review: Ghost in the Shell is for the most part a stunning piece of animated genius. The computer effects and animation go together hand in hand seamlessly. You can never, ever tell the difference between the two. The regular animation is a bit lost in frames at some points, but this is very hard to notice and will be hard to notice by the near end of the movie. The story is one of the best I've heard for a long time. Many of you may disagree, and I find truth in your opinion. The story is not all it could have been. But, you must realize that everyone loves Ninja Scroll, but it has a worse story than Ghost in the Shell. Ghost in the Shell involves a cyborg woman named Motoko Kusanagi (or Major as Batou refers to her at often times) chasing down the cyber fugitive known as "The Puppet Master." After catching a ghost-hacked garbage man, Section 9 discovers a run-over cyborg and takes it to the lab. It is discovered that this cyborg is the experiment known as "Project 2501." Also known as the Puppet Master. If you'd like to find out the rest of the story, buy the movie! The DVD is the best format to get it in, because the amazing visuals are brought to life with the amazing picture quality. The movie is amazing, and I recommend it to all fans of anime.
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Summary: One of the best sci-fi Animes ever...
Review: This has to be the best anime I've ever watched, along with Perfect Blue. Both keep you on the edge of your seat. I can't watch it enough. Ghost in the Shell is the absolutely a great movie to start your collection or for someone whose been at it for a long time. I think everyone should see this, the graphics are great. The plot is wonderful. I just can say enough good stuff about it.
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Summary: Fascinating Anime Aimed At Smart Audiences!
Review: This is the second best anime feature ('Akira' still holds the throne). The animation is breathtaking, the story-line is more adult oriented and philosophical than usual, it asks profound questions about the meaning of life and the purpose of human existence. The sci-fi elements of the film are also high-quality. But it also features some heavy-duty action sequences. This film has it all, too bad it's only 82 min. From a scale of 1-10 I give this film an 8!
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Summary: Ghost in The Shell and Ninja Scroll are Apex of Jap., Anime
Review: The two biggest Japanise animation titles today for me would be Ghost in the Shell and Ninja Scroll. Ghost in the Shell is very unusuall work, it is much deeper and thought-provoking than most of the titles you can find on the shelf. I also personally believe that the subject matter of Ghost in the Shell is very accurate interpretation of what future will look like. I am very sure that technology will reach a peak where it will be able to blend human species and machines into one being. I think that evidence of the progress can be seen in all of the complex robots and synthetic organs that scientists are working on these days. Anyway, I greatly enjoyed watching the story unfold with all of its twists and turns. The plot was great and phylosophical conversations between characters were touching. The only drawback of Ghost in the Shell would be in its end. The story did not reach its climax and left it as a loose end almost like in Ninja Scroll. On the other hand, life is a loose end. These kind of endings make us think more about what we just saw. To sum up, I greatly encorage everyone to see this movie along with Ninja Scroll. If you also happen to be sci-fi or action fan you are surely going to be delighted!
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Summary: woah...
Review: Ghost in the Shell; amazing, Ghost in the Shell was so good that it got 2 thumbs up from siskel & ebert, calling this anime, denys what it deserves to be called, cinema. The computer use in this movie for the animation was excellent, the colors were great, the plot, stroy, and music were great. I cant seem to find anything wrong with this one. There is one problem which doesn't take away from the movie, really has nothing to do with it, during the film, she wears a body suit, which could be confused for nudity, but is not. I would have to say, not for anyone under 13, there was no sex, and the only 'nudity' was the body suit. There was a lot of violence, and mild language. Ghost in the shell was AWESOME!
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