Registered: Aug 2000
Location: b0ulder
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http://www.dreamworks.com/trailers/...trlr_qt_640.mov

The first Ghost in the Shell was pretty slick. I saw it in the local artsy theater when it was released in the US. Other than the normal-anime-way-too-deep-very-long-story-line stuff it's one of the best Japanese animation movies I've ever seen. I figure Ninja Scroll ranks up there too. Giant rapists rule. I digress.

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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: south afrika
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GiTS is one quite a gem, not only was it one of the few animes that i can watch (the others being patlabor 2 and akira) but it was also a lot better then the book, which is worth reading but its nothing compared to the movie imho.

now with that out of the way, im looking forward to seeing GiTS 2

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: baton rouge, la
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if you dug GitS or cyberpunk in general, do yourself a favor and watch the tv series. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

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Registered: Feb 2001
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GitS 2 is the most beautiful anime ever... maybe even the most beautiful movie.

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Ok.

I've refrained from posting in this thread so far. GITS is by far the best piece of manga I've seen to date (I've lost count that amount of times I've watched it).

I'm just praying it's as good as the first one.

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Originally posted by Cockney_Rebel
I'm just praying it's as good as the first one.

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Originally posted by Hawley Griffin
from what ive heard, it isn't

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ok its not, its the best movie ever made in the entire history of cinema

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Registered: Feb 2001
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It's quite different to the first one. It looks a LOT better, it's impossible to tell whats CG and whats traditional cell animation in places. The first film was slow, and this one is even slower. Major whatsername isn't in it, which is a let down and the sex puppets dont really make up for that, since they're freaky rather than sexy. The fan-sub version I saw did have pretty crappy subtitling. Still a great film.

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Originally posted by slight
Major whatsername isn't in it.

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