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A.k.a.
Ghost in the Shell
Year
1995
Runtime
83 min.
Director
Mamoru Oshii
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama, Animation, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
Rating *
8.0
Votes *
60,960
Checks
17,615
Favs
1,528
Dislikes
119
Favs/checks
8.7% (1:12)
Favs/dislikes
13:1
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  1. Paravail's avatar

    Paravail

    I was underwhelmed. The visuals are great, but that's not enough to make a movie good. The film is surprisingly short: less than an hour and half, and I feel that was a major reason I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The characters are interesting and the philosophical ideas are nice, and the few action set pieces (this movie had less action than I was expected) were memorable, but everything is so damned perfunctory. The philosophical ideas take center stage, but with such a short run time its difficult for them to rise above what you'd get in a freshman-level philosophy lecture. The characters barely had any time to express themselves or interact with each other, so they come across as shallow, and almost no time is given for world building. The audience is thrown into this sprawling sci-fi dystopia and before they know which way is up the plot and theme come hammering down. When the movie ended I had major feeling of "that's it?" I'm sure things are expanded upon in the sequels and manga, but good movies have to stand on their own, and this offered much less I than expected, especially since it's considered a classic of the anime genre. 6 years 8 months ago
  2. TheStonyField's avatar

    TheStonyField

    I just finished reading Neuromancer, and wanted nothing more than to see a visualized version of it. Absurdly, decades after the novel first paved the way for cyberpunk, a movie version has yet to be made. This animated film is more than a sufficient substitute, however - dealing with many of the same themes (downloaded consciousness, artificial intelligence, computerized society, the cyborg, etc). Some great action sequences as well! 11 years 8 months ago
  3. Woliver's avatar

    Woliver

    How can't you see anything human in this movie? guy down here is just exagerating. I think it's a good Sci-fi story about what does it really make us humans?

    And isn't a " super complicated plot" come on, it's the same old big-corporation-doing-dirty-stuff-plot; really simple plot, huge stuff to think about.

    And, obviously, really great visuals.
    11 years 9 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #5 in Paste's The 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time
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  2. This movie ranks #26 in BFI's 100 Animated Feature Films
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  3. This movie ranks #35 in BFI's 100 Science Fiction Films
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  4. This movie ranks #38 in OFCS's Top 100 Animated Features of All Time
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  5. This movie ranks #43 in IMDb's Animation Top 50
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  6. This movie ranks #64 in Total Sci-Fi's The 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies
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  7. This movie ranks #97 in Empire's The 100 Best Films of World Cinema
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  8. This movie ranks #99 in iCheckMovies's 1990s Top 100
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  9. This movie ranks #199 in Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
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  10. This movie ranks #266 in Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide
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  11. This movie ranks #489 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  12. This movie ranks #728 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
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