Ghost in the Shell

Catbunny · December 27th, 2005, 6:22 PM

Anyone else love these movies and/or the series?

Stand Alone Complex Rules!

gtrietsc · December 27th, 2005, 7:06 PM

Yep, I have watched both series. The new movie had some great animation too!

Gabkicks · December 27th, 2005, 8:31 PM

yeah. great anime. images/smilies/smile.gif

i never played the game though, just the demo.

BerserkerCatSplat · December 27th, 2005, 8:59 PM

Innocence was awesome, it really held true to the style of the first movie.!

zenkidori · December 27th, 2005, 10:30 PM

Huge fan of GITS.

d_one · December 28th, 2005, 10:52 AM

Liked the first film and have the first series of Stand Alone Complex (havent watched them all yet though) and have seen some of 2nd GIG, but I havent seen the second film or played any of the games though, also liked Production I.G's Patlabor films as well.

dutch_designer · December 28th, 2005, 4:07 PM

Awww yeah! Patlabor.. man those movies have such great attention to detail.. The sections where they spend some time to show the settings in which the story takes place are so beautiful.. man those must be my fav. animation movies next to Akira and the Ghibli stuff.

Catbunny · December 28th, 2005, 4:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabkicks

yeah. great anime. images/smilies/smile.gif

i never played the game though, just the demo.

We never tried the game either. Or I think we did, but it didn't allow for lefty control settings for the hubby and I wasn't going to play it much, so we returned it.

The series is great though. The 2nd movie is a bit heady, but I like that.

zenkidori · December 29th, 2005, 3:10 AM

There are a few GITS games, my girlfriend has one for PS2 and it's very very cool. The controls were a bit much to get used to, but once you are past that it's nice.

2nd gig rocked, a great story to succeed the Laughing Man saga.

xecutioner · January 2nd, 2006, 12:47 PM

hehe just watched the special edition of it last nite

gotta love the manga style movies

they aint scared to show things

BerserkerCatSplat · January 2nd, 2006, 6:01 PM

Patlabor is great! I recently found a ton of the original Patlabor series on VHS at a local comics shop and got 7 tapes for $10! So old-school. The art in Wasted 13 was amazing.

awdrifter · January 17th, 2006, 5:26 PM

Loved the two GITS movies and the game. But I didn't like the GITS:SAC series. It's too random and it doesn't really have a central story.

Catbunny · January 17th, 2006, 5:37 PM

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Originally Posted by awdrifter

Loved the two GITS movies and the game. But I didn't like the GITS:SAC series. It's too random and it doesn't really have a central story.

It does have a central story. If you want to follow the central story watch all the non 'stand alone' episodes. The stand alone episodes don't have anything to do with the main laughing man story line. This goes for the first season at any rate. There are also several other small story lines that run through all the episodes. What have you watched up to so far?

Roman · January 17th, 2006, 5:53 PM

Ghost In The Shell images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

I have the first movie and have watched some of the episodes of the Laughing man stuff. (subtitles keep me from really diving in ... )

I started watching Innocence but never got around to watching the end of it. (again, subtitles... )

I have played the PS1 game lots images/smilies/tongue.gif

and just got around to the Stand Alone Complex one for the PS2. Yes, the controls are a little hard getting used to, maybe too much to my liking. images/smilies/unsure.gif

Roman · January 21st, 2006, 5:24 AM

We just switched some of our channels on our cable subscription this week and I just found out I can get "Stand Alone Complex" in English on one of the new channels !! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Time to get up to speed on what I haven't seen so far... images/smilies/w00t.gif

awdrifter · January 21st, 2006, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Catbunny

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Originally Posted by awdrifter

Loved the two GITS movies and the game. But I didn't like the GITS:SAC series. It's too random and it doesn't really have a central story.

It does have a central story. If you want to follow the central story watch all the non 'stand alone' episodes. The stand alone episodes don't have anything to do with the main laughing man story line. This goes for the first season at any rate. There are also several other small story lines that run through all the episodes. What have you watched up to so far?

I only watched about 5 ep of GITS:SAC season 1. I'll give season 2 a shot. Thanks for the info.

December 27th, 2005, 6:22 PM	#1
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December 27th, 2005, 7:06 PM	#2
gtrietsc Joined: Dec 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Age: 32 Posts: 1,241 Car: '06 BMW X3, '07 Ford F-150 FX4 Rep Power: 38	Yep, I have watched both series. The new movie had some great animation too! __________________

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Gabkicks Joined: Mar 25th, 2005 Last Online: 5:14 AM Location: Mountains of NJ Posts: 377 LFS Status: Rep Power: 20	yeah. great anime. i never played the game though, just the demo. __________________ You won't know untill you've raced....

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BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 5:28 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,890 Car: ZJ 4X4X5 Rep Power: 168	Innocence was awesome, it really held true to the style of the first movie.! __________________ OSPhoto

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d_one Joined: Oct 26th, 2005 Last Online: January 25th, 2009 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Liked the first film and have the first series of Stand Alone Complex (havent watched them all yet though) and have seen some of 2nd GIG, but I havent seen the second film or played any of the games though, also liked Production I.G's Patlabor films as well. __________________

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zenkidori Banned For Trolling Joined: Jun 12th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2007 Location: A mile high...and then some Posts: 4,809 Car: RX-7, Jeep Cherokee Rep Power: 0	Huge fan of GITS.

December 28th, 2005, 4:07 PM	#7
dutch_designer Joined: Jul 31st, 2005 Last Online: November 25th, 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 226 Rep Power: 0	Awww yeah! Patlabor.. man those movies have such great attention to detail.. The sections where they spend some time to show the settings in which the story takes place are so beautiful.. man those must be my fav. animation movies next to Akira and the Ghibli stuff. __________________ have one of my south-african peace crisps!

December 29th, 2005, 3:10 AM	#9
zenkidori Banned For Trolling Joined: Jun 12th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2007 Location: A mile high...and then some Posts: 4,809 Car: RX-7, Jeep Cherokee Rep Power: 0	There are a few GITS games, my girlfriend has one for PS2 and it's very very cool. The controls were a bit much to get used to, but once you are past that it's nice. 2nd gig rocked, a great story to succeed the Laughing Man saga.

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xecutioner Joined: Aug 7th, 2005 Last Online: 2:21 AM Location: Australia, Melbourne Posts: 88 Car: mazda rx7 series 7 spirit R & evo 6.5 Rep Power: 0	hehe just watched the special edition of it last nite gotta love the manga style movies they aint scared to show things __________________ xbox 360 tags: DrunkenMonkeeey & xDrunkenM0nkeYx

January 2nd, 2006, 6:01 PM	#11
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 5:28 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,890 Car: ZJ 4X4X5 Rep Power: 168	Patlabor is great! I recently found a ton of the original Patlabor series on VHS at a local comics shop and got 7 tapes for $10! So old-school. The art in Wasted 13 was amazing. __________________ OSPhoto

January 17th, 2006, 5:26 PM	#12
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 5:15 AM Posts: 1,956 Rep Power: 47	Loved the two GITS movies and the game. But I didn't like the GITS:SAC series. It's too random and it doesn't really have a central story. __________________ TP

January 17th, 2006, 5:53 PM	#14
Roman Resident Skydiver Joined: Jan 15th, 2005 Last Online: November 7th, 2009 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,639 Car: 03 stick shift PT Cruiser GT & 1994 Mazda Miata. Rep Power: 23	Ghost In The Shell I have the first movie and have watched some of the episodes of the Laughing man stuff. (subtitles keep me from really diving in ... ) I started watching Innocence but never got around to watching the end of it. (again, subtitles... ) I have played the PS1 game lots and just got around to the Stand Alone Complex one for the PS2. Yes, the controls are a little hard getting used to, maybe too much to my liking. __________________ . . . Not your average pt or Miata driver...

January 21st, 2006, 5:24 AM	#15
Roman Resident Skydiver Joined: Jan 15th, 2005 Last Online: November 7th, 2009 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,639 Car: 03 stick shift PT Cruiser GT & 1994 Mazda Miata. Rep Power: 23	We just switched some of our channels on our cable subscription this week and I just found out I can get "Stand Alone Complex" in English on one of the new channels !! Time to get up to speed on what I haven't seen so far... __________________ . . . Not your average pt or Miata driver...

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