Ghost in the Shell 2.0
by Mamoru Oshii
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Actor: Akio Ohtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Kôichi Yamadera, Masato Yamanouchi, Tesshô GendaDirector: Mamoru Oshii
Brand: Fox
Producer: Andy Frain
Producer: Ken Matsumoto
Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Producer: Shigeru Watanabe
Producer: Teruo Miyahara
Writer: Kazunori Itô
Writer: Masamune Shirow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-01-12
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: M5088
Studio: Manga Video
Product features:
- GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0 (DVD MOVIE)
DVD Reviews of Ghost in the Shell 2.0
DVD Review: Not worth buying if you already own the original
Summary: 4 Stars
Saw this on the shelf at walmart and read the back of the box..."For this definitive Version 2.0 release ALL the original animations are reproduced with latest film and animation technologies, including 3D-CGI.".
Also the cover art and the 4 screenshots on the back are all in CGI making me think the entire movie had been remade in CGI. I thought AWESOME! and grabbed it right then, ran home and popped it in my player......and saw almost nothing new. There is only about 3-5 minutes of "CGI" graphics spread throughout the movie in 5-10 second clips. The rest of the film looks exactly like my original version DVD which is still very good but has dated graphics and a washed out look to the colors. The CGI scenes were so short and few that I was very frustrated seeing the picture cut back to 1995 era graphics after seeing 5 seconds or so of wonderful CGI.
Another reviewer stated this is the original in HD well you can't get HD in a standard DVD only Blu ray ...it's not Hi Def. And putting a standard def movie on a Blu Ray Disc won't make it magically hi def either. I had watched the original DVD just days earlier and even though they say this version is "remastered" I truly could not see anything that made me say hmm that looks clearer or sharper or more vivid. It looked exactly the same to me on a 36" screen. Dated and bland washed out colors not counting the CGI of course.
I know hardcore Ghost fans will buy it no matter what but if you're like me and just loved the film; already owned the original and were hoping for a brand new experience....you won't get it except for a few minutes of short CGI scenes and to me not worth the $14.99 I paid for it.
It would have truly been awesome had the movie been completely remade in CGI and in my opinion if they could do it for 5 minutes then they could have done it for the other 78 minutes as well. I would have willingly paid $50 for that. I was very disappointed.
So bottom line Ghost in The Shell 2.0 is more like V1.2 but by all means by this version if you never saw the original. This is still a great movie.
Lastly I know the purists out there see CGI as an abomination and if done poorly it is but I am a fan of "well made" CGI and for the record I really like the original animation just that the colors seemed "washed out" and on the dull side. If they could not do a full CGI version I would have preferred to have the colors touched up and made more vivid. The animation by itself is some of the best I've ever seen.
Also I am commenting on the standard DVD version. I have not seen the blu ray as I don't own a blu ray player or HDTV. I watched the film on an "antique" CRT Television which was state of the art 10 years ago and on a plain vanilla dvd player. But I still think my comments are valid because not everyone has $100 bills bulging from their wallets and a lot of people will still be using those "antique" tv's for a long time to come.
I am also a fan of the English Dub version. I hate subtitles and I know that makes me a barbarian to the purists out there :) but listening to anime in the original Japanese gives me a headache especially with those squeaky, whiny female voices. Japanese men must be really insecure in their masculinity to make all their women sound like a 5 year old girl throwing a hissyfit in a store because mommy said no to the toy they saw. So I really liked that they used the original english soundtrack. Nothing annoys me more than replacing the original voices with different actors.
As far as the special features, well to annoy the purists out there again :) I really don't care about the the directors commentaries, I just want to sit down and enjoy the movie. I also don't want to see any deleted scenes. Put them back in and give me an uncut version instead.
Well that's my 2 cents. Hope you find it helpful.
Description of Ghost in the Shell 2.0
A film that has spawned a thousand imitations but never been bettered ? Mamoru Oshii?s legendary anime film GHOST IN THE SHELL returns in a stunning new edition remastered by Oshii himself. For this definitive Version 2.0 release, all the original animations are re-produced with latest digital film and animation technologies, including 3D-CGI. Set in a re-imagined Hong Kong at a time when cyberspace is expanding into human reality, the story follows top cyberwarrior Major Motoko Kusanagi as she hovers on the border of total immersion in the digital world.Bestsellers in DVD
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