Ghost in the Shell
Directed by Rupert SandersIn the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Ghost in the Shell Ratings & Reviews
- Colorado Phillipi FamilyOctober 20, 2025Never seen the original. Guess I should have started there? This one was a fine dinner movie to watch with the wife.
- RichyEOctober 5, 2025The live-action film may shine in 4K, but my original DVD still holds the soul of the story. The 2017 adaptation is sleek, polished, and visually stunning. Watching it feels like stepping into a neon drenched future. The action is tight, the pacing brisk and the production design undeniably impressive. It borrows iconic scenes from the anime, the rooftop dive, the water fight,but reinterprets them with Hollywood flair. But the original 1995 anime? That’s where the philosophy lives. I remember the first time I watched it on DVD and all the sequels. The 2017 film simplifies much of that. It focuses more on Major’s past than her existential future, turning introspection into backstory. It’s more accessible, yes, but less mysterious and less poetic. So while the live action version dazzles, my DVD copy of the 1995 anime still feels like the real ghost in the shell. It’s the one I return to when I want to think and not just watch.
- dan.dckrOctober 19, 2025Dang, what a great movie.
- bioradjMay 30, 2025The amount of exposition just shows how stupid they thought the audience would be. The greatness of Japanese story telling is the lack of knowledge in the early stages of a story that require the audience to pay attention and invest in the narrative. All of the changes in this film are pandering to dimwitted audiences. If you've felt the peaceful intelligence of the anime, this film feels like being beaten with a sack of oranges.
- spyb71July 22, 2025Starts off slow, but a killer story.
