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Watch this if you liked: “Ghost in the Shell” (1995 and 2015)

The Good, the Bad and the Cyber Soldier:

• Like every other American adaptation of anime or any Japanese production, the movie fails to capture the essence of the original which made the old Japanese series and movies such a success.

• Even so, just about every scene in the movie is a visual wonder to behold but sadly, the story is eminently forgettable and disappointing.

• The movie has simplified a lot of aspects in the story and has several major plot changes, which ends up making it seem like just another generic cyborg action film.

• If you watch the movie by not caring too much about the robotic and cyborg-ish conundrums, you'll probably enjoy the movie more.

• Scarlett Johansson was okay playing the Major, but Pilou Asbæk who played Batou did a better job in his role.

Trivia:

• For the Japanese dub of the film, the voice actors from "Ghost in the Shell" (1995) - Atsuko Tanaka (the Major), Akio Ôtsuka (Batou) and Kôichi Yamadera (Togusa) - reprise their roles.


Cinema Online, 03 April 2017