Ghost in the Shell (Special Edition)

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Summary: Ghost
Review: Please let me begin by saying.. that just because it is animation, does not automatically make it a film for children.

I DO LOVE THIS FILM. Years afgter it's release, I still find enjoyment in watching it.

This is a visually exciting, dream of a movie that brings the viewer into a world that does not exist .. as of yet. It is not about the 'psycho-babble' as one reviewer called it, or conveying ideas that are meant to re-shape the World. It is a beautiful and entertaining piece of work... illustrated to the finest degree.

Some things should not be over analyzed. I know it's in our nature to take things apart and see how they work, and what is in the depth of them.. but sometimes you have take things for what they are. In this case, it's art, animated, telling a story, for entertainment.

Sure there are ideas that are brought up, but mainly they are to help convey the meaning of what is happening. These 'Ghost' stories take place in a future world. It is really not that far off.. if you do your research. Like I said though.. sit back, be entertained..and aspire to your own greatness. Let this be a moment of relaxation and stimulation that you can watch and analyze later. Enjoy it. Chill out!



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Summary: wow.....all the hype, for this?
Review: so many people are going to disagree with me on this but i'm glad i rented it first. i had high hopes after seeing a few episodes of stand alone complex on adult swim but sadly this isn't anywhere near as good. it started off well enough. they were trying to catch a cyber hacker and it had this nice cyber cop drama/secret agent thing going for it but then they got lost trying to make it too deep. and the ending leaves you with an empty filling. rent before you buy. but i personally recomend the series and you don't really need the movie to understand that.

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Summary: Best anime next to Akira!!
Review: This anime was revolutionary, well drawn, well animated, and highly philisophocal. I love how GITS intrigues the mind with how technology has created highly sophisticated robots with human brains to make them the best replication of humans. Also, it teaches how science will never be able to define life. Lots of action, some violence, bare female robot flesh, and sophisticated thought have created a masterpiece. This not only challenged minds, but was the first animation to combine celluloid and computer animation. By the way, Paul Duet outta be beaten to death with a mace for saying Akira and GITS suck and saying that Trigun and Tenchi Muyo rule!! I also think genner outta be shot in the face with a 20-gage shotgun loaded with phosphor shells. Watch this, it's alot better than Princess Mononoke and Trigun combined!!

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Summary: Among the greatest Anime ever. Let me explain.
Review: When a grown adult talks about Anime, It's kind of weird. I'm getting to that age, But It's because I grew up with the stuff, That means watching it when it wasn't popular. Back then, Anime was dark, and blooming with sensuality. Well, some did. The late eighties, the early nineties are the times I'm talking about. It was this time that influential anime's, Strong independent films of the genre, and new law's banning pubic hairs in cartoons, arose out of the land of the rising sun. When I count off the best Anime's of all time, They mostly come from this time, and among the top two, is Ghost in the Shell. The film has a rhythm to it. It plays like classical music, It sort of dances about in front of you. The characters always seem on the edge of revealing the nature of the universe. The dialoge is very crisp, the android morality weighs on your conscious. The technology is shocking: Exploding rounds, Invisible grafts, Connection-less technology communication. Computer theology, that's been tossed around for years in the Geek department. It has all the complexity that the matrix trilogy wished they could replicate because it made sense. It wasn't tripping out the average viewer, Stumbling them from enjoying the film. You could turn off the sound, and still enjoy this film. It's a trip to the IMAX. A pictoral Superiority not seen in films for the next four to five years. It's the subtle, luminous colors matched with the CGI, matched with the New Age soundtrack. The environment, the setting draws you in. See the movie that inspired so many directors after. Be that Anime, or hollywood. Recognized by fans and critics alike to be a masterpiece. -jeff