Scarlett Johansson to star in "GHOST IN THE SHELL"

[Ribbs]

I might go see this or CHIPS today
I dont feel like going to work

CHIPS my dude?

scarjo was fukking fantastic in this, forreal. her homeboy batou was dope too. every actor fit in well. visuals were fukking nuts. soundtrack was pretty good. Aside from the obvious visual similarities with Blade Runner, after the film was over I felt slightly reminded of what I felt after first watching blade runner. I enjoyed it but I didn't know if I loved it or how much I enjoyed it. I was left with a weird feeling after my first viewing of Blade Runner and it was similar here. Now, please don't think I'm equating the two films. They just left me with similar feelings after first viewing of being unsure of how much I enjoyed the film. I didn't really like blade runner on first viewing and then grew to love it. Now, I seriously fukking doubt I'd ever enjoy this film even close to the level of Blade Runner but I think over a period of time I might enjoy this film more than when I first left the theater. Script/dialogue could've been tighter/better and the ending is as abrupt as it is in the anime (i've always had problems with the anime). Although this film is by no means original, I mean, it's based on an anime, but I really appreciate the effort it took to make this, it was visually very creative. Solid flick for people who are into scifi/anime imo. I can completely fukking understand why this film is very divisive.

I didn't like Blade Runner either when I saw last year. Might try seeing it again and I will end up see this.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

I don't even... What the fukk are you saying? You have problems with the anime? The ANIME? This movie takes two pivotal scenes from it (the garbage truckers chase and the spider-tank fight) and manages to remove everything from those scenes that made them legendary. It's a cold rehash void of any emotion or depth.

There is nothing divisive about this movie being pretty to look at but absolutely horrific at every other level. That's a cold, hard fact.

I was never attached to the original anime and it never emotionally stirred me. I thought scarjos performance added some emotional depth. like I said I understand the film isn't perfect and I understand why people who are huge fans of the source material could feel that way.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

So... Is there enough Scarjo ass cheeks to check this movie out?

 

[CHERUB]

Its gonna flopp terribly. Scarjo may not see another lead for a while after all the marketing dollars spent

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Its gonna flopp terribly. Scarjo may not see another lead for a while after all the marketing dollars spent

i feel like the bluray could be a good seller though

 

[CHERUB]

i feel like the bluray could be a good seller though

Possible. Im just gonna wait till it hits Fire Stick. And even then its a maybe..on Tuesday night or something

 

[OmegaK2099]

The anime sequel is damn hard to find on blu ray

 

[OmegaK2099]

Takeshi Kitano was cool as hell in this, i liked his scenes alot

 

[666 ReVeNGe 666]

Will wait for bootleg.

 

[Mr210]

No interest, no hype, no buzz, no thanks

 

[DrDealgood]

Takeshi Kitano was cool as hell in this, i liked his scenes alot

When is Kitano NOT cool.

I hope he got paid swell to make his own shyt because I ain't seein him in this.

 

[TheGodling]

When is Kitano NOT cool.

I hope he got paid swell to make his own shyt because I ain't seein him in this.

My man has been stretching out Outrage to a full fledged trilogy just because it has been his first movie since Zatoichi to make money.

Honestly, dude looked hella bored in this (notice how they completely brushed over the obvious language barrier like it was nothing) and somehow still had the coolest scene when they attacked him.

 

[gluvnast]

Don't spoil it. But Ghost in shell has nothing to do with the "get out" theme. I think that aspect of the story was to counter them casting scarlet instead of a Japanese actress.

I beg to differ. I think it does.

Spoiler

kidnapping and/or killing off anti-establishment Japanese people, snatching their consciousness and inputting it into a Cyborg-European while wiping away their true identity, history and culture, even their name just so they be a slave to a white corporate agenda and generate a white superior being is an obvious smack towards t hy e concept of white supremacy

 

[gluvnast]

That said.... This movie

 

[Optimus Prime]

Its gonna flopp terribly. Scarjo may not see another lead for a while after all the marketing dollars spent

Doubt that it hurts her. She has that all women hangover movie coming next month. Also, she said on Stern this week that she's so booked for years doing movies that she can't even audition for roles anymore