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Ghost in the Shell 2.0 [Blu-ray]

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Jan 03, 2010 16:56:49

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Ghost in the Shell is one of the finest works of the genre. A groundbreaking narrative about the nature of humanity and what it truly means to be alive. The story revolves around the emergence of a notorious cyber terrorist known only as “The Puppet Master,” a terrorist with the ability to hack into the most highly-secured computer systems around the globe, as well as into people’s cyber-augmented minds. Section 9–a group of highly trained Counter-Terrorism Operatives is tasked with bringing this individual to justice. The movie’s protagonist, the fearless Major Motoko Kusanagi leads this operation and delves into her own inner termoil dealing with the nature of her own blurred past.

Video 5/5

OK, since I’m not too familiar with the technical jargon (plus I already used up all of my good SAT words on the intro) I’ll just tell you this–it looks great! Compared to the scratchy, washed out DVD version, GitS 2.0 is vibrant colorful, and incredibly sharp.

Audio 5/5

Big explosions, loud cars, booming um…booms? It sounds great. The same care that was given to sharpening the video transfer went into the audio as well.

Extras…depends

The Anime purists out there will undoubtedly turn their collective noses up at the thought of their precious Ghost in the Shell undergoing an unnecessary facelift. However, with the advent of HD technology–a lot of the CG content that was added doesn’t detract from the experience but makes the film seem more polished and just fits in better than the archaic computer generated effects that were present in the original. If you can overlook this, the wealth of new effects and content added makes GitS feel like a whole new movie.

I highly recommend picking this up if you’re an Anime fan, or if you just want to show off your shiny new Blu Ray player to a room full of your envious friends.

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Better than I thought! – J. Taveras – NYC
I was hesitant to buy this blu-ray because of all the negative feedback about the new CG scenes. Luckily, I bought it anyway and was blown away. Sure, the famous opening sequence has a CGI Major now, and yes, it’s as ridiculous as it sounds, but the rest of the film is magnificent. The transfer is superb, and the other CGI inserted into the film adds a layer of depth. It helps the city feel more alive. The sound is exceptional coming out of my 5.1 system (it had those rear speakers working!), and Kenji Kawai’s soundtrack still sounds oh so good after all these years — the warm blanket over a cold movie. Speaking of warmth, they’ve re-colored some scenes to match the sepia tones of the second film, and I think it was a great choice. The film feels more modern now. They also got rid of the green 1s and 0s in the opening sequence’s text credits, which after The Matrix co-opted it, is a good thing.

If you’re a fan of the movie and have any doubts about this blu-ray, don’t. The original film is on the disc, but I have to say, 2.0 pleasantly surprised me and it will probably be the version I watch again from now on.
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Issues aside this is still a great release. – Ariolander – So Cal, USA
The Blu-ray is excellent, the movie an anime classic, and overall an all time favorite. The 2.0 brought a lot of minor changes and like the revised “Special Edition” releases of Star Wars many of the changes were completely unnecessary.

The CGI Makoto looks odd and out of place. She looks stiff and rubbery and a generally poor attempt on Production I.G.’s part not really up to their usual standard as they have shown themselves to be capable of. She clashes horribly with much of the hand drawn animation of the rest of the film.

Makoto aside some of the other changes aren’t to bad from the computer displays to some of the vehicles they are small frivulous and though they don’t add much to the film at least they don’t detract from the immersion as the scenes with CGI Makoto do. Unneccisary, but not bad changes to say the least.

Thankfully the Blu-ray’s special features included the full theatrical video in HD though with the 2.0′s (improved) audio track… Granted the “theatrical” version is a rip of the Laserdisk release and isn’t a real film transfer but it is a great addition for the hardcore that prefer the “original” film.

Really the special feature alone made this Blu-ray worth the purchase weather I you the changes or not (LD upscale issue aside).
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A ground breaking Anime… – T. Coleman –
That inspired two brothers to add a little more kung-Fu & bullet frenzy into their sci-fi movie back in ’99.
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Add comment January 3rd, 2010

Spread [Blu-ray]

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Post Time Dec 29, 2009 20:31:54	Average Rating 4.0 of 5.0	Product Availability Usually ships in 24 hours	Offer Price Check Now!
Spread [Blu-ray] Reviews The very likable Ashton Kutcher hasn’t exactly had a successful movie career that matches his popularity, which appears to be guided towards romantic comedies, which appear these days to be a kiss of death in tinseltown. So it was a surprise – quite a surprise, I think – to see him starring in a drama. And I’m happy to say that he succeeded, with the penetrating and sincere “Spread.” This was quite a risk he took, and I believe that it paid off. The film documents the life of one of the many young players in Hollywood, who make a living in dating and moving in with attractive, wealthy women. In this case, the player is Nikky (Kutcher), an unemployed, homeless, and, as he says, “unreliable” young man, who knows that he is attractive to women, and also knows how to make them fall for him. One of them is Samantha (Anne Heche), whom he meets at a club and immediately goes to live with her, taking advantage of her beauty and her money, which he pays with incredible amounts of sex. However, he also meets Heather (Margarita Levieva), and his world is turned upside down. Nikki finally meets his match and, unbeknown to him, Heather will determine his future. “Spread” was directed by David Mackenzie, who also helmed “Young Adam” (2003), and who definitely can inject great eroticism in his movies. “Spread” is no exception, and the sex scenes are rough and tasty, with Heche, always delightful to watch, providing most of them with Kutcher, who will surprise the ladies. The film shows us part of what goes on in Hollywood on a daily basis, in which the parties doesn’t always have a happy ending. The DVD also features making-of and behind the scenes mini-documentaries, and “The World According to Nikki,” in which Kutcher talks about the players’ rules of attraction. (USA, 2009, color, 97 min plus additional material) Reviewed by Eric Gonzalez on November 23, 2009 for [...] Check Price Now! Unexpected – blyndeside – I honestly was not expecting much from this flick, but was totally impressed! It’s worth watching. He may be one of the most hated guys on TV, but on film, Ashton ain’t half bad. Check Price Now! Has potential but lacks depth – z hayes – plano,texas “Spread” is basically a grifter movie with Ashton Kutcher playing (rather credibly I might add) Nikki, an over-confident hustler who lacks both a home and a car, and thus resorts to preying on older, successful (yet attractive) women. One of these is Anne Heche, who plays a successful attorney, Samantha, and finding Nikki’s brash overtures rather charming, takes him home to her posh pad in the Hollywood Hills. Both Samantha and Nikki have hot sex all over Sam’s luxurious property, and the sex scenes are pretty explicit and creative. Nikki should be happy in this arrangement, yet the viewer senses Nikki’s restlessness. Instead of cementing the ‘deal’, Nikki inexplicably resorts to reckless acts, like having sex with another woman in Sam’s bed whilst he thinks she’s out of town…well, the Nikki-Samantha coupling continues, even as Nikki finds himself increasingly attracted to a waitress, Heather (Margarita Levieva) who is also hustling for money and stuff. This is where the movie sort of veers off tangent and weakens – I found Anne Heche to be an interesting character. She is outwardly confident and controlling in the relationship with Nikki, but then she reveals her own set of insecurities by some of her actions. Unfortunately, when Heather comes into the picture, Heche’s Samantha recedes into the background. The Nikki-Heather relationship doesn’t altogether add up – Heather reveals certain character deficits which makes one wonder why Nikki is so smitten with her (empathy perhaps?). There are other facets of their relationship that is presented as is with no credible explanation. Ultimately, it’s this lack on character development and in-depth exploration that lets this movie down, though it still makes for an interesting and engaging viewing experience. Check Price Now! SPREAD – Frances G. Carpenter – Frankllin, TN Excellent movie if you want to see Ashton Kutcher really hot! A no brainer, but good. Check Price Now! How did Demi allow this??? – Marcus T. Brody – Tampa Bay, FL This movie is like soft-porn…. I don’t know how Demi Moore can watch this movie, seeing her husband have simulated sex with about 5 different women. I couldn’t believe it, non-stop sex all throughout the movie! With that said, it’s actually a pretty good story. Was this movie even in the theatres, or was it a straight to DVD release? I’d never heard about it was a new release on DVD. Ashton Kutcher’s character kind of reminded me of myself back in my early to mid 20′s. Mooching off of girls, not working, yet he was chock full of confidence, and had the know-how to seduce women and turn them into putty in his hands. Highly entertaining, and maybe it’s because I can relate to it, but I really enjoyed it. Check Price Now!
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Add comment December 29th, 2009

Sex and Death 101/Heathers [Blu-ray]

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Item Type: BLU-RAY DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 11/24/09
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve

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