Motoko Kusanagi Needs A Facelift Already? What do you think of Ghost In The Shell 2.0

13 Jun, 2008

Motoko Kusanagi Needs A Facelift Already? What do you think of Ghost In The Shell 2.0

Posted by: David In: Anime News| Polls

And no, I’m not referring to Ghost In The Shell: Innocence. This time, it’s something of an updated version…ala Star Wars Special Edition™. But do fans want it?

Ghost In The Shell

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 will include new visual effects, a new dubbing and a rerecorded 6.1 soundtrack. It will be shown in selected Japanese cinemas starting July, 12, 2008. - blog.affenheimtheater.de

You’ll also see a teaser trailer for Ghost In The Shell 2.0 on the website. Thanks to TwitchFilm for the head’s up!

What do you think of a revamped Ghost In The Shell movie?

5 Responses to "Motoko Kusanagi Needs A Facelift Already? What do you think of Ghost In The Shell 2.0"

1 | nckl

June 13th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

I’d only be some interested in seeing it if there was new story content / scenes. Is that going to be the case? Prettier animation and revamped sound aren’t enough for me to want to watch the movie (again).

2 | Kamigoroshi

June 13th, 2008 at 5:33 pm

The thing about the original Ghost in the Shell was that is was brilliant to whoever watched it for the first time. Sure it might attract a whole new generation of people to anime but for those of us who watched it before, unless it’s like a directors cut or something, there is nothing new about it. Its greatest attraction was its philosophical backdrop which I think was too intense for such a short movie.

Give us Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 3rd Gig, with our beloved Tachikomas. Then we’ll eat it up in a second.

3 | David

June 13th, 2008 at 8:17 pm

nckl - It sounds like there’s not gonna be much for expanded story. This is just some enhanced animation and sound, from what I’ve heard.

Kamigoroshi - I agree - it is brilliant. I suspect it’s motivated by Hollywood’s intention to make a live-action version.

4 | Crispin

June 17th, 2008 at 5:20 pm

If the situation was similiar to Akira’s original North American release then things would be different. Obviously though the original release of Ghost in The Shell gave us a very high quality version of the film with (if you listen to english dubs) a very good english soundtrack and excellent dolby support.

It’s sounds to me like this might be an attempt to roll out a new package and flog some additional sales … which would help the case for David’s comment above about a live action version.

I wonder how the intellectual property rights were handled?

5 | Lynxx

June 26th, 2008 at 1:51 am

I have Ghost in the Shell SAC 1 and 2 in my site.. I don’t know about this.. But the picture looks cool ^^..

See my site here http://anime-medium.co.cc

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