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Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence Actors: Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Tamio Ôki Director: Mamoru Oshii Number of Items: 1 Format: Animated, Color, Widescreen, Dolby Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Umvd/Dreamworks Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-12-28 Buy from Amazon |
 "The subtitles are terrible"This dvd has terrible subtitles. Everytime there is a sound like footsteps or beeping, the subtitles show it. Whoever did the subtitles must be a complete amateur or a moron. This is probably a good movie but since I don't speek japanese I refused to watch because of the subtitling. I can only blame Dreamworks since the other Ghost in the Shell DVDs not from Dreamworks seem to be quite adequate. I don't understand why they were so cheap as to not include an English dub as well. "I Wouldn't say NOT to buy ths DVD... "..However, I was not happy about the fact that it is such a lame release. I LOVE Ghost In Th Shell, the Original, and I could not wait for this film. The artwork IS breathtaking, and it really is an amazing piece of filmwork... but all of the DVD features that it actually does have... suck. There is no English dubbing, which is nice to have when you want to follow the animation, and really enjoy the beauty of some of the screenshots. As with many of the other reviewers, I am not going to recommend you buy this.. but you may like to own this, so that if and when 'they' re-release it.. you can have it as a collectors item. We ARE Americans, and we do collect things, so that may be the only appeal of getting this DREAMWORKS release. Otherwise, save your cash, borrow it from a friend, and wait for the re-release. "I CAN HEAR THE SOUNDS!"Excellent animation. Beautiful animation. Animation worth living for. I cannot stress enough how beautiful the scenes are. However... the fact that the subtitles are so big almost completely destroys the animation. add to that the fact that they tell you every little noise is a complete downfall that completely detracts from the massive home theatre system I have built. On a 9 foot wide screen that's almost a foot tall for the text. Furthermore Myself and many other people i know would have been more than happy to buy this AFTER it had an english track and/or had a proper subtitling track. I only hope some Japaneese producers get ahold of this DVD and realize dreamworks is a company that puts nothing into their efforts. (and they missed subtitling quite a few sound effects)  "Screw Dreamsworks"Wait for the MadMan Entertainment release. They had representatives, cameramen, journalists, and most importantly, Mamoru Oshii and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa introducing the film, at the Australia premier screening. As an aside, Madman's release of Akira features the eighties English dub as well as the new dub. They listen to the fans, and are not subject to the same licensing limitations as the US publishing houses.  "Even without seeing the prequel....."It would have been better dubbed. It was hard to follow....and the metaphors got a little confusing, but it was still visually entertaining..otherwise it'd get like a 2.5 |
