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WHAT? WHAT DID THEY? WHAT DID THEY DO?

posted 15 years ago by mikvance
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OMFG! Why did they do this to Ghost in the Shell? Why, God, why?

Although, I must say I enjoyed the amber-glow of the digital city during the introduction and the high-quality cleaned animation cells looks crispy. But, why, lord, why do this to a sci-fi classic? These people are worse than George Lucas and Steven Spielberg combined!

[–] highmana 15 years ago

Have you seen it?

[–] mikvance 15 years ago

Yes, I watched it last night. How did I receive a copy, you ask? Well, how else? The movie overall looks nice and sharp, but some of the CG scenes are completely out of place, totally unconvincing and ultimately superfluous. I have to give much praise to the revamped sound effects -- they sound far more realistic this time around.

[–] highmana 15 years ago

Crap! He pulled a 'George Lucas' on us! LOL
Well, I'll watch it anyway...

[–] mikvance 15 years ago

Thankfully no CGI song and dance sequences :)

[–] The_Necronoir 15 years ago

It's not like the original version ceased to exist when this came out. If you don't like it, stick to the old one.

I don't understand this need people have for melodrama...

[–] mikvance 15 years ago

By that logic, I have the right to defecate in your morning bowl of cereal. Because, hey if you don't like fecal matter in your cornflakes, you can always pour yourself an original bowl.

[–] The_Necronoir 15 years ago

To amend that crude analogy, it would be more like having two bowls side-by-side, one of which you defecate in, living me free to choose the one I take.

Might I suggest that you cease defecating from the mouth and spend your time more productively?

[–] mikvance 15 years ago

Yeah, you got me! You win the internet. Lemme go watch an original copy of GITS.

[–] The_Necronoir 15 years ago

I'd gladly join you. Then I'd go watch the new version too.

[–] mikvance 15 years ago

HAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA!

[–] Jonathan_Ingram 15 years ago

I wish they could just release a BD version of the original that didn't look like a grainy piece of trash. The existence of this version makes it less likely that'll ever happen.

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[–] mitch-174 14 years ago

But it's a very bad transfer.

[–] BilboTheDefiler 10 years ago

I didn't enjoy the CGI. Not only that it didn't fit the style, but also it just looked bad, like cgi from the 90s. This is 2008? No way.

[–] alouette1977 10 years ago

I saw this blu-ray on the store shelf and got excited - I still have the DVD from the late 90's. But then I scanned the back and it gave me pause. A whole new score? Some new voice recording? Extra 3D effects and some scenes deleted altogether? I have to rent this before buying it now. All I care about is watching it with the Japanese dialogue & English subtitles, because I dislike dubbing. How that soundtrack sounds is what matters. So...how is it?

"Everyone else may be an a**hole, but I'm not!" - Harlan Ellison

[–] BenCaesar (612) 7 years ago

It was not that bad