Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Steelbook with Soundtrack CD)
 
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Steelbook with Soundtrack CD)

Mamoru Oshii (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (268 customer reviews) |

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Product Details

  • Directors: Mamoru Oshii
  • Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: English, Japanese
  • Subtitles: English, Japanese
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Bandai
  • DVD Release Date: January 13, 2009
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (268 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001K98MFK
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,929 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Mamoru Oshii's landmark Ghost in the Shell (1995) largely defined the cyberpunk genre and influenced the Matrix films in the U.S. The long-awaited sequel continues the adventures of Batou, Major Kusanagi's former assistant, who was left behind when she disappeared into the cyber-realm of the Net. With his new human partner, Togusa, Batou investigates a series of bloody murders involving gynoids, robots with sexual functions. The case leads them to the headquarters of the Locus Solus company, where Batou uncovers the evil secret behind the creation of the gynoids. Innocence includes some staggeringly beautiful CG images, especially a parade depicting characters from Chinese mythology. Oshii contrasts this glittering beauty with a Blade Runner-esque dystopia. But even his skill as a director can't disguise the fact that the underdeveloped story and flat characters are far less interesting than the opulent visuals. (Rated PG-13: graphic violence, violence against women, brief nudity, profanity, alcohol and tobacco use.) --Charles Solomon

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Studio: Infinity Resources Inc Release Date: 01/13/2009

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149 of 157 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Blu-Ray of this movie is awesome, they have fixed the mistakes of the orginal DVD version, and should be rated overall five stars, the problem, Amazon, has mixed the reviews from the old dvd with the blu ray, skewing the star results and reviews, Amazon, needs to keep the review for DVDs and Blu rays seperate, even if its the same movie the format is different an offers different things, and I would like to see reviews for the blu ray not the old dvd. If you agree Let your voices be heard..
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546 of 619 people found the following review helpful
Movie gets 5, DVD gets 0 December 28, 2004
Format:DVD
The movie is worth the money alone, an amazing sequel from another amazing movie. definitely the best anime movie i've ever seen.

However, the dvd sucks. sucks alot.

Dreamworks put no effort at all into this. let me list the cons

-bland, boring artwork

-no real special features, simply imported from the jap. dvd release

-no english track (how stupid can you be?)

-the subtitle option is quite annoying, implying that the audience must all be deaf because they feel the need to subtitle every little sound you hear... we're not deaf we just can't understand japanese!!

its clear that dreamworks simply wanted to put this out as fast as they possiby could to cash in on the hype. it shows simply from the fact that the japanese got their dvd in november.. now how often does an anime come out here 1 month after the japanese release? usually it takes a year.

i bought this because i love the movie, but i wish someone else would have gotten the rights to it. if dreamworks acquires another good anime.. i will cry.

there is no doubt in my mind that within a year or two from now there will be a "special" version that will have REAL special features, better artwork and packaging, and OH MY GOD an english track.

Basically it will be the version that should have been from the get-go.

Screw you dreamworks, you don't know what the fans want. you're anime distrubiting ways sicken me. why couldn't you just let bandai/manga get the rights to this seeing how THEY HAVE THE REST OF THE FRANCHISE UNDER THEIR BELT. bandai would have made this the way it should have been.
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369 of 418 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I do not know who at Dreamworks was responsible for this travesty of a DVD, but I would like to meet them so that I could tell them in person what a total hash they have made of the best anime (and one of the best films PERIOD) of the year. Never mind the imbecilic cover art (which in no way reflects the breath-taking art in the film) - WHAT is the rationale for HEARING IMPAIRED subtitles?? I always use subtitles - but as so many other people have written, I don't need to be informed of the sounds in the background. The theatrical release didn't have such intrusive subtitles - why are they here?!?! And let's face it - dubbing is not exactly a novelty on ANY foreign DVD: why not make it available here? I can only assume that, as usual, the corporate honchos at Dreamworks didn't actually SEE this, and handed it off to some hack who got their job because of knowing someBODY, not because they were competant. I will be waiting for Dreamworks (or maybe someone else with more intelligence) to re-release this. In the meantime - DON'T waste your money on THIS DVD - rent it if you want to see it, but DENY Dreamworks any more dough until they get their act together and put out a quality DVD that this film so richly deserves.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Movie but
Great movie but Im sorry Im not paying 150 bucks to own the blueray. I already own the DVD and will just suck up the "mistakes" that was made on that release version.
Published 3 months ago by Breezey38
For those complaining about the DVD release
First of all, the first pressing of the DVD had an error in which only subtitles for the hearing impaired were available. Read more
Published 7 months ago by R. Morris
No show
DVD never arrived. Email to the vendor unanswered. Money lost. Buyer beware. Amazon needs to check the folks the have as vendors.
Published 8 months ago by Buddhaman
Ambitious follow up falls flat
I watched Innocence in theaters when it originally came out. I recall finding the film frustratingly dense in spite of its gorgeous visuals. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Bethune
Wow what were they thinking when they made this?
I am a huge fan of anything Ghost in the Shell, however I think that it is absurd for this movie to be released in japanese only(despite amazon having it listed as english), there... Read more
Published 9 months ago by K
A must for any GITS fan.
If you enjoy the Ghost in the Shell series, I highly recommend the Blue Ray of GITS 2: Innocence.
This movie is a visually and audio stunning and it would only improve your... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Art
Not The Same Without All of Section 9
I watched this movie & was in awe of the incredible computer graphics, the artwork, that appears during the monumental festival parade. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kathryn Smith
Amazon seems to malfunction when it comes to this item
This is by far one of the greatest cyber-fiction stories period; I tend to think of Ghost in the Shell and Blade Runner as the two works that define science fiction cinema for me. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Daft Lundquist
No English dub and ridiculous subtitles ruin an excellent movie.
Batou takes the lead role in this excellent sequel to Ghost in the Shell, but avoid this particular DVD release from Dreamworks which has no English dubbing and subtitling that... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Kevin Carter
spoiler alert
i have seen the first movie which i feel is an excellent movie but this one seems very disjointed. the story didn't flow as well as the first. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Charity Stone
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