in the shell

And completely irrelevant and off topic too!!!

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Funny thing: I left the forum (and the pc) last night and immediately started reading it all over again. Last time I read it was somewhere back around 2000-2001... I actually stayed up until 1:30 AM and had to wake up barely 4 hours later. So I am actually completely smashed right now after my worko...

I agree, age is not really an issue, especially knowing that these teenagers were doing only adult stuff. If you're thinking of the animated movie, I'd say you're pretty accurate, but the original graphic novel had them acting in a much less mature way and their school days play a slightly larger p...

Leo DiCaprio is a good actor, but there's something about him that comes off funny... Besides, who could he possibly play in that story?? All the main characters are teenagers (and have to be for the story to work)! If he's supposed to be either Kaneda or Tetsuo, look for a lot more bastardization t...

To me, it's mainly a metter of script. If it is targeted et a larger audience or merely a remake of the first movie, it will be of no interest to me. However, if some creative people get into the project, you could see good things happen. I don't see the necessity of a big budget though. Sure...GitS...

welcome to the boards!

Saito wrote: I now feel as if I'm actually thinking about it 'the right way up'.

See? This is why we keep coming back... This forum just keeps gathering people with something in common: the love of a well-crafted, intelligent piece of artwork, namely Ghost in the Shell, but also others.

Well... Saito, I can REALLY relate to what you are saying about anime in general. As time went by, I learned to treat it like any other artform. I don't go for it just because it's anime. I go for it if it's good, period. in fact, anime is becoming more and more like the rest of the entertainment in...

right... I didn't realize it had been that long!

there was that Lain forum too...

is it still in existence?

I don't know how hollywood would treat Herlock (called Albator here), but I can tell you that it wasn't too japanese for all the francophone kids of my generation here in Quebec. Herlock, Grandizer (called Goldorak here) and Astroboy really had an impact over here.

Macross Plus soundtracks have real gems on them. Yoko Kanno is just amzingly productive. Such a long list of projetcs...

Also, perhaps you would be interested in knowing that all of these come from the original manga by masamune shirow which should be even less expensive than any dvd if you go to a used bookstore or a trade shop.

nuts. definitely.

Sylphisonic wrote:Other versions of her have things about them that get in the way of this intellectual thread for me. Just a personal feeling.

You mean like that awkward pornography black market episode in ManMachine INterface? What is up with Shirow? The guy is just weird at times.

as usual, you're nuts.

like any good villain!