Product Details

• Actors: Artist Not Provided
• 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: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
• Run Time: 42 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009E32MK
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #161,142 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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The seven videos on this brief (42 minutes) disc combine music from Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell 2 (2004) with recut imagery from the film. The musical styles vary from the jazzy "River of Crystals," sung in English by Kimiko Itoh, to Japanese choral chants. The viewer has a choice of listening in Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, or Digimatic Virtualizer X Enhanced Stereo. The lyrics are available in English, Japanese, and a karaoke version--each syllable lights up as the singer intones it. The visuals include only backgrounds from the feature: pans over streets, helicopter flights over skyscrapers, etc.; the main characters never appear. Anime music fans may enjoy these fragmented clips, but others will wonder why Oshii allowed director Mizuho Nishikubo to cut up his film haphazardly. (Rated 13 and older: brief nudity, grotesque imagery) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Eye Candy, September 4, 2005

By	R. M. Gerritsen ":-) Madison" (Amsterdam, Europe) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Music Video Anthology (Special Edition) (DVD)

The Music Anthology disc from Ghost In The Shell 2 is beautiful. It is a collection of seven music tracks from the movie, accompanied by visuals (Not just pan and scan still frames like somebody mentioned in another review, but full fledged 3D work and cell animations too: and loads of it).
The songs are fantastic, the animation is superb. There is no plot, nor is this a shorter or different version of the film. As a matter of fact: you wouldn't know what the movie is about at all watching this dvd. That is fine, because the Music Anthology disc is nothing more than an eye candy soundtrack and clips collection. The picture quality is awesome (no artefacts and blurs here, so I don't know what other reviewer meant when he mentioned this). The sound quality is perfect. I love this disc. It is a relaxing half hour of beautiful music and beautiful imagery. Highly Reccommended! Comes with two bonus videos; one of which had Gabriel the dog in it. Very cute :-)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not bad at all, October 6, 2005

By	Ronnie Clay "R.C." (Winnsboro, Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Music Video Anthology (Special Edition) (DVD)

From GHost in the Shell 2 movie now brings this music video collection from production I.G. presented in anamorphic widescreen and multi-channel surround sound. It includes the background artwork used to create the world of Innocence, the music of Kenji Kawai, and the songs performed by Kimiko Ito, the famous Jazz vocalist.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost in the Shell: Innocence Music Anthology SE, May 12, 2005

By	eau (USA) - See all my reviews

This is actually a Music Anthology DVD. Bandai Entertainment has the description of this DVD at their website:

Synopsis
From DreamWorks' Pictures "Ghost in the Shell2: Innocence" comes the stunningly gorgeous collection of animated music videos from Production I.G. (Kill Bill) presented in anamorphic widescreen and multi-channel surround sound. This DVD is considered as another version of "Innocence" due to its wonderful fusion between the deep and grandiose visuals of Mamoru Ishii and the creative sounds by Kenji Kawaii that imparts the heart and soul to its beautiful imagery.