GHOST IN THE SHELL

[Hanky Panky]

Originally Posted by Luminous

Did you see it, Hanky?

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Have you seen the movie? Its basically a shot by shot live action of the original apart from one part of the storyline.

Yes and I do agree with the familiar shot by shot comparisons, which was rewarding to some eye candy degree.

My biggest detraction was the film pays homage to familiar action scenes (which was VERY cool) but lacks the deep human/philosophical contemplation of the manga version. Don't get me started on the absurd narrative twist for appropriation sake. This film just lacked any heart or emotion for me to care.

It will be interesting to see how Japan audiences respond to its release in theaters.

[LegendaryOutlaw]

Originally Posted by gates70

Lucy is not considered as that good of a movie no matter how much it made. Transformer movies were crap and look how much that made. And one movie does not make one a great actor either.

I think you misunderstood my comment, that was just to note that Scarlett has done that in the past, to lead a film, I watched that movie mainly because of her.

And I agree that Lucy is not a good movie....but not because of her, I think is a combination of Direction, story, script and more.

[Luminous]

Originally Posted by Hanky Panky

Yes and I do agree with the familiar shot by shot comparisons, which was rewarding to some eye candy degree.

My biggest detraction was the film pays homage to familiar action scenes (which was VERY cool) but lacks the deep human/philosophical contemplation of the manga version. Don't get me started on the absurd narrative twist for appropriation sake. This film just lacked any heart or emotion for me to care.

It will be interesting to see how Japan audiences respond to its release in theaters.

It's interesting you say that because the original is as cold as the Geishas that inhabit that world. I don't mind because the anime is clearly more focused on having the discussion of what the future might hold for man and technology rather than have us connect to any specific character. This new film decided to downplay that aspect and attempted to engage the audience in a more character driven experience. It may not have worked for you but it certainly does a better job of trying to have more heart and emotion than it's predecessor.

[Commander0Zero]

The question I have is how much better could this movie had done?
It's not like if you sit someone down to watch the 95 anime they would love it any better than the movie in 2017. In fact they may not like it as much as the 2017 movie. It probably needed more changes to make this have broader appeal. I enjoyed it but fully realize it would be hard to recommend to non fans.

[SONICobra]

i think non-fans may enjoy it more to be honest, its been years since i watched the original and honestly dont remember much aside from some iconic scenes but i LOVED it. i wanted to take a date to this last week but was unsure after all the initial reviews, now i think she would have really enjoyed it. too bad we probably wont get a sequel

[Demona]

If I hear/read one more time that Iron Fist is "white-washed", I'm going to scream.

Just read another article on it today. I agree that Hollywood does make some casting mistakes based on character origin -- but Iron Fist is not one of those cases.

Still haven't had a chance to see GITS, but I hope too soon. The reviews on here have me intrigued.

[Matches Malone]

Originally Posted by Demona

If I hear/read one more time that Iron Fist is "white-washed", I'm going to scream.

Just read another article on it today. I agree that Hollywood does make some casting mistakes based on character origin -- but Iron Fist is not one of those cases.

Still haven't had a chance to see GITS, but I hope too soon. The reviews on here have me intrigued.

I agree; It's just lazy journalism. There may be an agreement that Iron Fist is/was a form of cultural appropriation when conceived. Perhaps a debate that it was an opportunity for Marvel to race swap the character in the interest of an Asian superhero onscreen; but it is indeed a misnomer to say Iron Fist was "whitewashed".

[abarron]

Watched this the other night and actually really liked it. Might have something to do with not having watched the anime

The setting looks amazing and reminded me quite a bit of fifth element

I felt it had elements of Robocop, Matrix and I Robot but have a feeling these have taken those elements for the original anime

[Hanky Panky]

Originally Posted by abarron

Watched this the other night and actually really liked it. Might have something to do with not having watched the anime

Do yourself a favor and watch the anime. It's infinitely better in so many ways.

[Davidian]

Originally Posted by Hanky Panky

Do yourself a favor and watch the anime. It's infinitely better in so many ways.

^THIS. I felt the movie was just a film to pay homage to the anime, nothing more. It was visually stunning, but that was about it. I felt it was too one-dimensional and short.