in the shell

Yes, it is a good review and it's a review by someone who understands and genuinely respects what's come before which is why it was significant to me. I've flip flopped again due to this and am now feeling positive about the film again. I think you are probably right about Kuze basically being the &...

I'm looking forward to someone from here seeing this and posting their views here now. I had totally written the film off until a reviewer I usually agree with (Chris Stuckmann) posted a review. He's a GitS fan (not a proper one i suspect but a fan all the same and he liked the original movie for th...

Is there any information on the "new content"? I own the other Kodansha releases but I'm tempted by these. 22 new color pages. 53 new monochrome pages. 16 pages upgrade from mono to color. Fans are griping about Kondansha's decision to keep the yacht scene out. Also some are noting poor p...

Actually, yes. You are right. I apologise for ranting in my last post. I'm just so frustrated with what could've been. I appreciate it needs to be "dumbed down" for commercial reasons but they really could've done that and retained the essence, originality and beauty in technology that per...

Is there any information on the "new content"? I own the other Kodansha releases but I'm tempted by these.

I'm most decidedly not in love with "Major" being a different person. In all the previous incarnations of the story Motoko was Motoko even when she was Chroma. I couldn't agree more. Even in MMI where Kusanagi uses several bodies, it's very very definitely always Kusanagi. I was coming to...

Forgive me but what are "ma moments"?

Last night they released animated character intro type things on Twitter (and probably elsewhere). Saito looks terrible. They've added a dangling cable from the Hawkeye. It looks terrible. It looks like he has a bath plug in his eye Also, I've been meaning to ask for opinions here on this: they bill...

Thanks for posting, great insights.

I never even thought of that when I looked at it! I'm sure there will be droves of the perpetually offended descending on it shortly. The most offensive thing about that statue for me Is the face sculpt! It sold out of UK sellers really quickly too, god knows why. For some reason it seems that these...

I too am interested on how deep philosophically this will go...and I wonder if it will go only as deep as ARISE, The Major's own individual seeking versus larger postulations on life and what comprises a ghost. This... I used to get all bent out of shape when a story was retold and was different. I...

Well, the extended trailer which made me think it was based on SAC but then this which is clearly the movie:

https://youtu.be/F5amv-vqUFo

Seems to be a "mash up"

Hello all. First post and all that. :) Just wondered what everyone thinks of the recently released extended trailer? As a GitS fan (started with the manga, moved on to SAC then the movies then Arise) I HATED the idea of an American live action version of GitS (largely because I thought they would du...