Ghost in the Shell 2.0

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Tom F Very impressive animation, but the appeal of anime for me is more along the magical and natural depictions, and stories about robots and technology don’t always click for me. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Audience Member Incredibly boring and hard to follow at times, I pretty much zoned out for most of the 2nd half. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Julian K Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (Kôkaku kidôtai 2.0): 7 out of 10: The original Ghost in the Shell is an easy 9 out of 10 and is one of the best animes ever made. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 isn't a sequel to that original anime but a rerelease with some scenes redone in CGI instead of the original style. Not the entire movie mind you, that would be a conversation worth the candle Instead it is just a few select scenes. Does the new CGI look better? Um, not particularly as it consistently clashes with the other art style still present and, as a result, the CGI insertions bring the focus out of the story and instead to the constantly changing animation. What is strange is the CGI itself really isn't even that good. Not for today as of this writing of course but it really isn't that good for the time either. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within this is not. The CGI simply doesn't blend in with the rest of the movie as you might have seen in Beauty and the Beast for example. Instead, it acts as if the film is changing its aspect ration at random. (I have suffered through the later in a few films and that is a nightmare.) In a way, this should be like remastering a videogame. One would think there is no way to lose on that front after all the graphics are better and the game plays smoother. Alas, it should come as no surprise that the videogame industry is chock full of remasters that screwed up the original. From the cheap and sloppy removal of fog in the Silent Hill 2 remaster to the simply foolish decision to replace running and gunning with a lame quick time event in the climactic battle of Lara vs. the T. Rex in the Tomb Raider remaster. Doing a remaster (okay partial half-assed remaster) like this is different than simply cleaning up a print. You are in danger of ruining the original for people. The good news is that the original Ghost in the Shell is available completely unmolested unlike those poor victims of Lucas. Bottom line skip this and see the original it is both the exact same movie and it is a much better experience. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/19 Full Review Wirkola F Un grandioso visionado del cyberpunk que debe verse sí o sí. Pero la calidad 2.0 es relativamente buena pero no la mejor. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/15 Full Review Robert B As someone who has not seen the original GITS in years and generally dislikes the way CG is done, I still rate GITS 2.0 five stars. The negative reviews have a point but I hardly find the film to lose /that/ much (one star?). I also disliked many of the changes to the original Star Wars but still rate the re-release version five stars also. The original animation from GITS has a lot of "soul" in it and this is a classic anime. Definitely recommended to fans of cyberpunk, Blade Runner. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/15 Full Review Vasco M This time around the 3D effects were too jarring and pulled me out of the immersion. This remaster is still the exact same story with largely the same visuals, but the original is recommended over this version for first-time viewers. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/15 Full Review Read all reviews

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