6/10 Decent.
They fundamentally changed the Major's character (for the worse, imo) when they decided to make her an amnesiac and the world's first full-cyborg, and forced her to join section 9.
The filmmakers made an honest attempt to incorporate as much of the original into this as they could and I appreciated it even though they made slight errors in doing so (Motoko not smiling when she jumped off the building either time, the interrogation of the ghost hacked garbage man, etc.)
They changed Kuze but I actually liked him. The first conversation he had with the Major was one of the best parts of the film.
Action was ok. Music was meh.
The '95 film is better than this in every way.
So i just saw this movie and while the set pieces and the interpretation of Kuze are probably the best parts about the film, it is ultimately a letdown.
I see where the movie wanted to go by simplifying the GiTS mythos but it kind of makes is boring in addition to some of the action scenes looking akward and the CGI in other scenes left a lot to be desired. Scarjo's performance was servicable but I felt like the character that the Major was in this movie could've been played by just about any actress: which just confirms, to me at least, that it was just a gimmick to get people in theaters. Didn't care for the other villain in this film either and perhaps the worst part about it was
Spoiler:
the Spider tank fight somehow ended up being lame.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghostintheshell2017.htm
So is Ghost in the Shell this year's Watchmen? Both movies with budgets over $100 million that were/will be considered box office underperformers that are visually gorgeous but criticized for being style over substance and simple re-creations of what already came before (comic/manga, anime film)?
Also, both helmed by directors that do best with effects, cinematography, and adapting source material from books, novels, comics, and/or older movies (Snyder-vision and Rupert Sanders)?
^ Interesting comparison. I don't know much about the director for Ghost in the Shell, though. Looks like he hasn't done much else besides Snow White and the Huntsman, which was mediocre. I guess it was mostly bad because Kristen Stewart was poorly cast. Otherwise I don't remember there being much problem with the direction.
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
^ Interesting comparison. I don't know much about the director for Ghost in the Shell, though. Looks like he hasn't done much else besides Snow White and the Huntsman, which was mediocre. I guess it was mostly bad because Kristen Stewart was poorly cast. Otherwise I don't remember there being much problem with the direction.
Thanks Leech. Not quite an apples-to-apples comparison, I know.
Sanders has only been around the better part of this decade, whereas Snyder has gone on to get the higher-profile DCEU gigs and prove much more...divisive
Originally posted by John Murdoch
Thanks Leech. Not quite an apples-to-apples comparison, I know.Sanders has only been around the better part of this decade, whereas Snyder has gone on to get the higher-profile DCEU gigs and prove much more...divisive
Huh... I didn't know that the meaning of the word "divisive"
was another one for CRAP!
(Just saw there is an Older Thread for this)
Anyway, just got back from this and rather enjoyed it (but then again I barely remember the original 1995 film). Found it quite mesmerizing. It's a shame it bombed at the box office because it seems like such a rich world with great potential. : (
(At least Fast 8 has made a billion+ dollars (Stupid humans). *smh*)
Originally posted by carthage
I'm honestly shocked that pieces of shit Social justice crybabies have to make a mess of her casting, and I have to disagree vehemently with the critics. I hope the box office picks up a bit, as I truly loved the story and would love nothing more than to see these characters again.9/10
I enjoyed it a lot more than I was expecting too. And it's a shame it bombed, because I think the world presented major potential. The world felt very Blade Runner. And Scar Jo nailed it, she was great in the role.