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Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence in Theaters

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can't-wait-to-see-it dept.

Lord Prox writes "The long wait is over, the sequel to Ghost In The Shell is here in theaters!. Titled Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence for the US market and seems to be available in a reasonably wide distribution for anime. There is also a trailer available."

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  1. GITS2 by fistoflegend · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I think this might be a pretty worthwhile film. I liked the first one, but I didn't think it was as great as fanboys make it out to be. I think this one will be a little different.

    I don't think this will be "I, Robot" animated. The fact that the robot in GITS2 is a "gynoid", seems to point to a slightly darker, and more mature plot.

    Of note is the fact that GITS2 is nominated for the Palme D'Or at the Cannes film festival. It is the first animated film to achieve that.

    I also think that this movie will be more in tune with westerners vision of what a sci-fi film should be. Apparently it is quite an intelligent film, but the ideas may be more palatable to mainstream America than many other popular anime films.

    I probably won't be able to see it in theaters, but I will definitely pick up the DVD.

    There is a very nice write up on the film on Wired
    http://wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64966,00.htm l

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  2. Re:GITS2:Innocence available on p2p by yamcha666 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    ...copyright-lovers who are thinking "you don't have the right to 'sample' a movie before deciding if it's worth the money! especially if its precious anime!", I have this to say...

    ...Especially if its not being played in any theaters near you. Looking at IMDB's show times, the nearest theater from me is 180 miles away.

    I think this movie deserves better theater release. But until movie makers give proper movies better coverage, I think I will find other means of getting my entertainment.