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DVD ~ Akio Ôtsuka
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Tamio Ôki, Kôichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano
  • Directors: Mamoru Oshii
  • Writers: Mamoru Oshii, Masamune Shirow
  • Producers: Maki Terashima-Furuta, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Ryuji Mitsumoto, Toshio Suzuki
  • Format: AC-3, Animated, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language Japanese
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: DreamWorks
  • DVD Release Date: 28 Dec 2004
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0006A9FMI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 105,243 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent work of animation, 13 Mar 2005
By Lukas Mariman (Berchem, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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Absolutely gorgeous sequel to the 1995 cyberpunk anime classic "Ghost In The Shell", itself based on a manga by Masamune Shirow.

Once again we meet up with the members of Japan's "Public Safety Section 9", a special Japanese government anti-crime agency. Major Motoko Kusanagi, who was the first movie's main character, has seemingly disappeared after the events in that movie, and focus has shifted to her old comrade Batou, teamed up with agent Togusa, investigates a series of incidents involving androids gone berserk.

The visuals are beautiful, very rich & detailed 3D CGI backgrounds combined with more traditional cell animation, while the atmosphere created by Kenji Kawai's haunting score is incredible. His score for Innocence was meant as an extension of the original movie's score, which is by no means a bad thing.

People expecting an adrenaline-pumping action fest might be disappointed. There is action, and when it comes it is fast, brutal & violent, but this is not what the movie is about. It moves at a very slow pace, while characters indulge in heavy-handed dialogue, waxing philosophical and quoting sources ranging from biblical psalms to Milton and Confucius, among others.

This will no doubt put off some people, but it's refreshing to see a movie that doesn't regard its audience as brain-deads who can only understand one-liners.

On a more negative note, this American DVD has annoying subtitles, that take up too much space, getting in the way of the image; what's more, they seem designed for the hearing-impaired, which I guess is most considerate, but which is normally saved for a separate sub track. It's just annoying for everyone else.

Still, this movie is well worth it.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing; and I don't even like animé!, 6 Jan 2005
By Ms. J. A. Jacobs (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Without a doubt this is the most visually impressive animated film that I have ever seen. I'm studying Japanese so on a whim I thought I'd go and see it in the cinema, neither having seen the first installment, nor being a fan of Japanese animé or Manga by any stretch of the imagination. But from the first few seconds until more or less the finish, I was watching this film with my mouth wide open; the visual effects are astounding, an intelligent mix of CGI and traditional 2D character animation, at times I actually forgot I was watching an animated film; the opening sequence (despite the rather ear-piercing music) and the carnival in the northern city are perhaps the best examples. I've since been to watch it all over again.

As for the story, while about 70 percent of the dialogue consists of proverbs and philosophy, it retains the viewer's interest and is naturally very thought-provoking; I understood all the aspects despite at this point not having watched the first Ghost In The Shell; any missing information is explained in a prologue before the opening shots (namely the disappearance of The Major).

I've now seen the first installment, and it's fair to say they are both very different kinds of film; the first has perhaps a simpler, more traditional and more obvious story-line, whereas Innocence is much more visual and after getting over the excellent animation you are left thinking about the many interesting and moral dilemmas long after the film is over. In short, Innocence:Ghost in the Shell 2 is truly an amazing piece of intelligent animated cinema - and you don't need extensive knowledge of the series nor an interest in animé in order to enjoy it. Phenomenal!

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17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, Bad subtitles...., 15 Jan 2005
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Dreamworks released this in the united states on December 28 of 2004. When they did they released it with only subtitles for the hearing impaired. Unless you are Fluent in Japanese or Hearing impaired ignore this. Otherwise be warned that there is a caption like [cat growls] or [car screatches] in just about every scence. Yeah that gets annoying but hey... at least the subtitles are big and white and take up about a third of the screen, instead of the usual just enough of it so you can read them and still enjoy very much of the visuals. I'm not reviewing the movie here.. just the dvd product. The movie was great. I would give it nine out of ten stars but the dvd is so horrible. A region 1 US/canadian release without proper subtitles sickens me.
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Published 5 months ago by Mabuse

5.0 out of 5 stars Gobsmackingly brilliant !!!!!
I put this dvd in my player having no idea what I was about to see. I've seen the original film and the first volume of Stand Alone Complex which I really enjoyed but THIS... Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2005 by Nigel Ikin

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely AMAZING!!!
I love all the ghost in the shell series, but Innocence is on a whole other level.
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