Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2 Discs)

Okay its hard to start a review for this without mentioning the animation. I will be damned if I ever see any other country produce such high quality animation in my lifetime. It's simply sublime the backgrounds havea gritty realism to them or a spiritual element that really shine through strongly.

Unlike the first film this one follow Batou as a main character which some people don't seem to like the idea of but personally I feel Batou is a much more sympathetic character and his protrayal is done so well. He misses the Major who he obviously cares about alot (more than friends but not quite lovers is how I see it) but he doesn't force this upon the audience. His feelings are complex and told in a subtle way just as a real human being would deal with the feelings IMHO. I think The performance of Baotu in the English dub is incredible only surpassed by how fantastic the animation for him is.

Now onto the story, GITS 2 opens up with a murder commited by a special kind of droid the Hidaly also known as a Doll, a robot created for sex (don't worry this isn't some Hentai thing) Normally something full robot does not have a ghost (soul) however the Dolls are clearly disturbed by something and are even driven to suicide. Batou is dispatched to try and get to the bottom of it all with his new partner Togusa, in this film Togusa represents a more innocent side of humanity IMO. The film has many twists and turnsand soemtimes has the feel of a film noir which is something I enjoy greatly. The soundtrack is amazing and the aciton scenes are some of the most impressive I've seen in a anime (the detial is astounding)

As with the first film I don't reccomend ti to absolutely everybody because it does take a certian level of intellect to admire this movie and to understand what is going on.

5/5 some people compare it the first alot and rate one higher than the other for me they're 2 very different films made in completely different style so they can't be compared. ie you can't compare Raiders of the lost ark to Sin City they're too damn different

Ghost in the Shell 2, another excursion into the world created by Shirow Masamune, another good film, though you wonder where they are going with the story at times. The combination of CG animation and traditional animation don't work well together in this film, though there are a lot of nice designs, the music fits in well with the imagery and story. The film is good, the CG is the letdown but it is worth seeing.

thought it was going to be a let down to the 1st movie but i was wrong this is another fantastic movie that will simply pull you in and will leave you very satisfied and the price is great a must have for fans

I had watched the first ghost in the shell movie many times before this sequel came out, and I never believed a sequel could match it. 'Boy was i wrong!' The animation is superb, and the plot is so fantastic and indulging you may even question your own understanding of what is reality. Another plus is the pacing of the story, none of it seems rushed to reach a conclusion. It is very well paced, which I think is very rare in a lot of anime these days.

I found this Ghost in the Shell production to be greatly more better than the original. The animation was absolutely amazing, mixed with the other 3D designs and layouts.

The plot itself was very interesting and some of the scenes in it were brilliant and epic. The screenplay and directing was definitelty the best I have ever seen in anime. Mamoru Oshii it truely a genius. The characters were also reflected on well and it was good to see a new partnership between them.

I am not the greatest fan of Ghost in the Shell but this is definitely one of the best animated and most impressive productions that I have ever had the pleasure in watching.