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March 07, 2005
Ghost In the Shell II: Innocence on DVD, 3/6/05
I actually liked this one better than the first Ghost in the Shell. The story line is far more coherent, which always helps. It's still an interesting amalgam of I, Robot's machines-gone-wrong theme with Blade Runner's noirish visual style. This time, Bato, the detective's partner is investigating why expensive pleasurebots are killing their owners. There are all sorts of fun visual items and the backgrounds look amazing. I'm glad the translation this time out did a far better job of clearing up the plot mechanics. When I saw the first movie, it took awhile to figure out what happened to Major Kusanagi. This time out, it was all much clearer.
Posted by deaconmf at March 7, 2005 10:24 AM
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