Set in the year 2029 and following World Wars III and IV, a Japanese-led Asian block dominates world affairs. The alliance maintains its international supremacy through its elite security force whose cybernetically enhanced operatives tackle an array of hi-tech terrorists and other threats to international security. These augmented agents can "ghost hack" (i.e., download their consciousness) via the now omnipresent internet into other machines and human/machine cross breeds. Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cybernetically augmented female agent, has been tracking a virtual entity known as the Puppet Master with her crack squad of security agents. The shape-shifting Puppet Master, a rogue creation of a rival agency of the security apparatus, has concluded that it is a life form in its own right, "born in sea of information," and requested political asylum and true physical existence in defiance of its creators.
F**W
Oshii’s excellent obfuscation of humanity, say that three times fast
A stunning movie of being so worried about the lack of evidence of your reality you tell everyone about it- no that’s the bad one forgive meI happened to overload myself of “Ghost in the Shell.” I had already watched the movie and the sequel years before and decided to come back as part of my Mamoru Oshii Marathon. slow as a marathon can be I ended up reading the manga and postponing rewatching the movie, I rewatched the sequel after this and watched the 2.0 version (dubbed). Then I watched the live action remake, I think that movie was good, I allowed me to see what a movie that was a third of this movie lopped off and embalmed with Hollywood nonsense would be like. I decided to come full circle and buy this 4k Blu ray to really put a finish on my “Ghost in the Shell Experience.” As the for the quality of the product itself, it is nice to have, love to Oshii for directing this masterpiece.
D**M
Digital Code Info
Digital code still valid ad of 06/2025 through fandango. Expiration states 09/2021
J**H
Great in 4K
Excellent 4K transfer picture and sound. Still one of my favorite anime movies along with Akira and Princess Mononoke.
A**
Intact
Came out in good condition, no damages and a new copy sealed
R**F
as advertised
Great movie, especially if you love anime. The 4k hd dvd looks and sounds great. Comes in a cheap plastic no thrills case, but with a 4k hd dvd and blueray discs, along with a digital download voucher
M**4
I love Ghost in the Shell
IDk I loved the original movie so I just bought this so I can watch it when ever I got the desire to watch Ghost in the Shell. Good movie for any anime collector like me.
J**S
Came as advertised.
The movie came in perfect condition and on time. I know others complained about the case being beat up/ damaged, but mine arrived without a scratch luckily, even if it camein loose plastic wrap that makes it seem as if it was opened once already. But no damage or wear and tear is noticeable (though I am slightly disappointed there's no slip-cover nor is it steelbook as the picture makes it look, but I wasn't expecting that after reading reviews anyway nor is it a big deal at this price).One review also said that the digital copy (luckily my codec wasn't expired) was only in standard HD, but I can attest to that being false with mine being read as the UHD version (atleast redeemed through Vudu/ Fandango that is, no idea if Apple's platform only has the HD version), so all is good there.All in all I'm VERY pleased to have gotten this on such a huge sale finally, and I can't wait to watch it.I definitely recommend going for it (from Amazon directly anyway, no 3rd party sellers here going by some reviews) if you're on the fence.
F**D
Nice 4k
Movie arrived intact and played fine (I have only watched and am reviewing the 4k). The movie looked great in 4k. The Dolby Atmos was VERY good. I wasn't expecting the DA to be so good ..they made good use of all the speakers.
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