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    Ghost in the Shell Director: Mamoru Oshii

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    • DVD Release Date: 03/31/1998
    • Original Release: 1996
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 17,867

    Viewer Rating: (30 ratings)

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    Digitally remastered; "The Making of Ghost in the Shell" (30 mins.) ; Interactive menus; Complete movie production report; Languages: English, Japanese, Japanese with English subtitles and closed captioned; English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Japanese Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound; Wide-screen version presented in a matted format with original 1.85:1 aspect ratio; Enhanced for wide-screen TVs

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 -- Widescreen Version
    0. Chapters
    1. Thermo Optic Camouflage [4:16]
    2. Opening Credits [4:17]
    3. The Infamous Mystery Hacker [4:50]
    4. Ghost Hack Humans [11:02]
    5. Only A Puppet [1:46]
    6. Simultaneous Reality And Fantasy [1:35]
    7. Hope In Deep Waters [5:22]
    8. Wandering The City [3:17]
    9. Doubting Your Own Ghost [9:11]
    10. Project 2501 [8:26]
    11. Chasing The Target [5:40]
    12. Kusanagi Battles Tank [6:43]
    13. Unification [7:34]
    14. Reincarnation [3:32]
    15. Closing Credits [4:40]

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    Editorial Reviews

    One of the most provocative animé features ever made, Ghost in the Shell tackles the question that has haunted science fiction films from Frankenstein to Blade Runner: What does it means to be human? Shimmering with neo-noir beauty, this visually stunning example of Japanese animation is set in a futuristic urban cyberscape where human and cyborg identities have blurred. The major difference is that artificial bodies or "shells" are limited by their inability to spawn "ghosts," a distinctly human trait. Enter Major Kusanagi Motoko, a female cyborg intelligence agent pursuing a mysterious and dangerous hacker who can generate ghosts via computer. Director Mamoru Oshii maneuvers the viewer through the complicated plot with the same grace Motoko displays in her opening swan dive, and the percussive breathing of Kenji Kawai's hypnotic score supplies the film with an ethereal pulse. Onome Ekeh, Barnes & Noble

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    Slightly updated version of the original, but not necessarily up-"graded"by Anonymous

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    January 30, 2010: Note: This review pertains to the "2.0" version of GHOST IN THE SHELL available on Blu-ray.

    I bought this blu-ray because I absolutely love the "Ghost in the Shell" movie and was hoping that the blu-ray would have better visual/audio quality than my older VHS and DVD (Yes I still have the VHS it was originally released on). I was unaware that there were other differences. Dont get me wrong, the movie is still great. The plot is unchanged, the voice actors are the same and the soundtrack is untouched; which is all good. But what I didnt realize is that some of the sequences have been "upgraded" to CG (computer generated) animation.

    I'm not completely against CG, but I seriously think "Ghost" was perfectly fine the way it was. (Much like the Original Star Wars Trilogy was perfecty fine before all of its CG additions) But what really got to me was that only certain scenes were altered and it killed the fluidity of the film. It was very inconsistent. One shot would be in the original animation, the next portion of the same scene would be in the newer sharper looking CG and then back to the original. Yes the original animation is a bit dated now and the few upgraded shots only point that out much more by contrast.

    Again, it is still a GREAT film worthy of all the praise it has been given and if you havent seen this film already, please do as the changes won't have much impact on you. But if you are already a fan I think you would be better off renting before you buy.

    This review was written about the Blu-ray Wide Screen edition.

    A must-see for any sci-fi fan!by Anonymous

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    August 29, 2009: No, this is not a kids movie. This is a fantastic journey for any adult who wants to challenge their brain with a thought-provoking film. This movie is beautifully made and no matter how many times I see if (about 10 now) I always find something new to appreciate about this Anime classic. This is the story of a woman - a cyborg with a soul - who must do her job to bring in the bad guys, even when it goes against her own internal principals. Along the way she asks a lot of tough questions of herself, her partner, and the audience. This is not the kind of movie you watch late at night when you are tired as it will confuse (or bore) you. This is the kind of movie you need to devote your attention to as you will be pondering this film and its message for days, if not weeks, after you see it.

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.

    I Also Recommend: Akira.


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    What to watch out for

    • Language:

      Strong language in the English translation.

    • Sex:

      Frequent animated nudity.

    • Violence:

      Graphic, video game-style violence.

    • Language:

      Quite a lot of profanity for basic cable (even for Adult Swim): "Rat's ass," "helluva," "kick in the ass," "crap," "damn," "son of a bitch," "fat head," "loser," etc.

    • Violence:

      Guns, fist fights, someone is hit on the head with a gun, kidnapping, and more.

    • Messages

    • Sex:

      The main female character's shirt is open, revealing almost all of her chest.

    • Consumerism:

      There are video games and a movie related to the storyline/characters.

    • Drugs:

      Not an issue.

    • Messages:

      Not an issue.

    • Consumerism:

      Not an issue.

    • Drugs:

      Not an issue.

    What Parents Need to Know

    About Ghost in the Shell

    Parents need to know that this anime movie has lots of stylized violence along the lines of The Matrix. Many people get shot. Blood spurts and heads are crushed. The lead character has a tendency to fight in the nude. There are other assorted scenes of animated nudity. Characters frequently use profanity. The movie's philosophical and metaphysical ideas blur the line between good and bad.

    Families Can Talk About

    Families can talk about the themes of humanity, the idea of the "ghost," or soul, and the movie's clear influence on the Matrix franchise.