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Ghost in the Shell 2 in Theaters Late This Summer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the return-of-a-classic dept.

Peter Williams writes "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is due out in theaters late summer 2004. The english website can be reached here."

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  1. Notes from the SIFF Premiere by Batlord · · Score: 5, Informative
    I was lucky enough to be at the North American Premiere as part of the Seattle International Film Festival. Brief impressions below:

    The Crowd
    The theatre (Cinerama) was packed. The rush line (people who didn't buy tickets in advance) wound around the corner. I don't think many got in.

    The Presentation
    Subtitles. Hooray!

    The Movie
    One of the few films that's substantially better than the original. I re-watched the original a few days before seeing this to refresh myself of the story (not necessary).

    I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I'll just say that it's some of the best feature-length anime I've seen in a long time.

    The things that bothered me with the original (like the gratuitious nudity and slow pace) were left out.

    Overall
    It's great that this film is making it to theatres, in any case, it would be a big hit on DVD. The big screen was a big help.