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Ghost in the Shell SAC Complete 1st Season Collection Box Set by Kenji Kamiyama
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DVD detailsActor: Barbara Goodson, Dino Andrade, Kevin Brief, Loy Edge, Michael Gregory Director: Kenji Kamiyama Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT Producer: Charles McCarter Producer: Kaoru Mfaume Writer: Dai Sato Writer: Mary Claypool Writer: Shotaro Suga Writer: Yoshiki Sakurai Writer: Yutaka Omatsu DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled) Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.78:1 Running Time: 750 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-10-31 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Manga Video
DVD Reviews of Ghost in the Shell SAC Complete 1st Season Collection Box SetDVD Review: This show gets the "world" of GitS Summary: 5 StarsGitS SAC is one of the most well thought fictional worlds I've ever encountered. Little snippets of info from what seem to be nonsensical conversations, over many episodes, build a portrait of a government, military and civilian society in the future that is addicted to machines. Truly, in GitS SAC, nothing is said without meaning.
Beyond such, what the show attempts to tackle is also challenging and delightful to ponder. For instance, I do like how this show accepts that Section 9--which houses our heroine--is basically a quasi-legal, definitely unethical, possible police squad that really functions beyond all boundaries of law. At one point, in season 2, I think the Major actually refers to Section 9 as being closely related to "terrorists." This organization is your worst 1984 nightmare. While occasionally hampered by bureaucracy, Section 9 freely interrogates without making arrests, preforms searches without warrants, crosses all measures of privacy with its hacking and seems to decides its own work and policies--is it any wonder why, in episodes 24-26 (SPOILER), the government can sell to the public that Section 9 was planning a coup d'etat (SPOILER END). It goes to show the lengths of detail woven into this show that reveal how all major arms of society are being manipulated to work together. Meanwhile, Section 9 is also an anti-terrorist squad, and their intelligence gathering is an effective method of thwarting civil unrest that threatens to become violent. In this instance, their services are essential to this society, be it however scary that they exist at all.
Expect these kind of mental knots from GitS. You won't get any straight answers from this show. Instead, it will challenge you to ask yourself how far you'd be willing to bend your personal morals and convictions if you were in such situations.
While the Laughing Man episodes are certainly the best, the "stand alone" episodes are also important. The side stories about the Tachikoma, the Chiefs struggles with his professional/personal boundaries and the Major's connection to her watch all ask serious questions about law enforcement, machine "life" and humanity.
I was sucked in by the show. If you were a history, poly sci, sociology or techno dweeb in school...you'll find this show keeping you on the edge of your seat.
DVD Review: Best TV out there Summary: 5 StarsThis is hands down the best TV I have ever watched. So good that mainstream audiences can't love this because it's too involving and smart for the average viewer. You really do have to be smart to fully appreciate this anime as its themes can be very evolved and complex. There were a lot of episodes that after the first watching, I didn't completely understand everything that had just happened. Required multiple watchings, but it was multiple watching that were enjoyable. Not anything like a chore. Excellent, excellent TV. Shows like Lost, Heroes, The Sopranos etc. have got nothing on this show. One of my favorite episodes had absolutely no action in it whatsoever. It was just a bunch of people talking about the Laughing Man in an internet chat room. That tells you how involving this series is.
DVD Review: Fun Summary: 5 StarsGhost in the shell was an excellent series. The story and characters are great and held my intrest. Highly recomened to anime fans.
DVD Review: I love Laughing Man story. Summary: 5 StarsI saw every movie and video of GITS series, and I like the Laughing man story the best of all. The design of characters and weapons are very cool. and also the story is very complicated and interesting. I'm sure You can enjoy the video very much.
DVD Review: 5 Stars for the Series 3 Stars for the packaging Summary: 4 StarsI love this series - look at all the other reviews for more information on that. The box for this particular collection doesn't work so well though. It is flimsy cardboard. I'm afraid it is going to wear badly. The box for the second season is much, much better.
Description of Ghost in the Shell SAC Complete 1st Season Collection Box SetThe Smash First Season Anime Extravaganza in one complete set! Major Motoko Kusanagi is a beautiful but deadly cyborg that is squad leader of Section 9-the Japanese government's clandestine unit assigned to battle terrorism and cyber warfare Surrounded by an expertly trained team, Motoko faces her ultimate challenge- the Laughing Man- a terrorist who orchestrated a kidnapping and extortion plot many years ago and has suddenly reappeared. In order to discover the identity of this enigmatic criminal, Motoko and Section 9 are drawn into a deadly labyrinth and they'll have to use all their expertise to survive This acclaimed anime series is from Production I.G (Kill Bill) and features the amazing music if Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Behop) with stories by Kenji Kamiyama (Blood, Jin-Roh) and Dai Soto (Eureka SeveN) The 2002 broadcast series based on Mamoru Oshii's landmark film Ghost in the Shell (1995) takes place in a parallel world, where Major Motoko Kusanagi didn't vanish into The Net. Although its production values are lower, and director Kenji Kamiyama never matches Oshii's inspired camerawork, Stand Alone Complex does an impressive job of recreating the setting and characters. With the help of the other officers from Public Security Section 9, Kusanagi moves through a deadly city of mecha, cyborgs, humans, and human-prosthetic hybrids. Batou emerges as a more complex and compelling character in the TV series than he was in Ghost in the Shell II: Innocence: He engages the other characters, instead of endlessly quoting philosophers. Politics and cyber-espionage collide in a somewhat tangled plot that centers on the pursuit of The Laughing Man, an ?ber-hacker whose pseudonym is linked to J.D. Salinger's 1949 story of the same name. The master cyber-criminal leads Kusanagi and Batou into a web of murder and deceit involving bogus cures for "cyberbrain sclerosis" and?corrupt government ministers. In the secondary story, the Tachikomas, crab-like robots used by Section 9, develop personalities and an awareness of their existence. The Tachikomas recognize some of the implications of their growing consciousness, but their childish voices--modeled after the performance of Japanese actress Akiko Tamagawa--sound odd discussing philosophical questions. Not surprisingly, the story ends with Kusanagi, Batou, et al. tackling a new case that leads into the 2nd Gig. (Rated 13 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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