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14 minutes ago, Mulder said:
I just can't take Stuckmann seriously and some of the things he says amuses me personally.
That's fine I suppose
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7 minutes ago, Mulder said:
That video was absolutely hilarious for all the wrong reasons lmao
In what way?
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Stuckmann actually really liked it
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3/5 from Den of Geek
3/5 from GamesRadar film critic
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5 minutes ago, eXtacy said:
Its definitely not that obscure and has been pretty influential. Most people I know have at least heard of the property before. It was the first anime I watched outside of morning cartoons.
It's certainly influential but it's an obscure property for the general audience. I was surprised to even hear from the likes of people at Collider, that they haven't seen the original film
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3/5 from Independent too. Praise Scarjo as one of the best actresses of this generation
3/5 from The Gaurdian
https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/29/ghost-in-the-shell-review-scarlett-johansson-remake
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16 minutes ago, dashrendar44 said:
That's exactly what people will do after watching this one.
That's a good thing for this obscure property
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3/5 stars from Empire. Well made and entertaining, but not as groundbreaking as the original
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3 minutes ago, Frozen said:
I hope this is good but the fact that they are holding off on reviews so long has me worried.
They brought up the embargo, so it's lifted now. Not sure why
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3 minutes ago, Nova said:
I feel like we read two different reviews.
That's the weird and flawed thing about Rotten Tomatoes. What the review is submitted under isn't necessarily reflective of the critique.
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I'm guessing it'll be mixed
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3 hours ago, Nova said:
Review is in English. It's from a Dutch critic. Basically says the film is great visually but the story/plot are weak. Doesn't like any of the cast including Scarjo....and it has nothing to do with the white washing. It just felt to this critic that the cast didn't match the characters. Based on what I've seen so far the visuals have all been praised but the plot has been called out several times.
Warning this review has some spoilers in regards to the plot.
Is this a critic or a fan? Some criticisms were based on factually incorrect information on the different iterations
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I find the whitewashing reactions now, a bit comical. They address it as a part of The Major's journey in discovering herself. It's also a huge metaphor for Hollywood and big corporations. I'm surprised many didn't realize that GitS can take that story and say something about identity and existence.
I can see why press is being handled the way it is currently
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18 minutes ago, Valonqar said:
There are several people here who get to see movies early and they are super reliable, everyone knows who they are. This guy's tweet sound like a summary of Sara's review from another forum that I tagged few days ago. Not sold.
Which was that?
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5 hours ago, antovolk said:
Yeah, that review is a fan one not a press one.
@DMan7 was prob referring to bringing embargo forward to Sunday, then again the only reviews we'll see, like with Fifty Shades and IDR, will be UK, Australia, NZ and foreign language ones.
5 hours ago, antovolk said:Makes sense, that read like it was reviewed by a fan of the original film. They'll be the hardest on it tbh. It sounded like he begrudgingly watched in hopes for the old. Just the reality of it
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42 minutes ago, antovolk said:
Embargo brought fwd to Sunday?
May be a silly question, but this would be for all critics?
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1 hour ago, Wadey Wilsoney said:
The film is mostly centered on Major learning who she was/is, so there are discussions on identity. But philosophizing seems a bit of a stretch. There was never a moment where I felt it's time for a character to "just please shut up already". The film mostly says what it needs to and moves on. That isn't a criticism.
That's good tbh. It's really one of the main flaws of the movies, especially Innocence where there's an insistence on navel gazing
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4 hours ago, Wadey Wilsoney said:
I can only speak for myself of course, but I found it... a bit difficult to be emotionally engaged with any of the characters for at least half the film. There's a lot of lines and exposition where characters talk in an almost monotone way, that it felt like it was keeping me at arm's length with regards to emotional engagement. When some of the characters were in danger I didn't really fear for them because I basically didn't feel anything all that much for them to begin with.
But the second half picked up the pace considerably, and more importantly, made me care about Major. Also, Aramaki doesn't get a lot of screen time, but he's a total badass and would fit right in a John Wick movie.
I have no idea how the critics will react. Honestly it feels like it can go either way. I can see them calling it dull and exposition-heavy. I can see them picking on Scarjo's one-note performance, even though not showing a lot of emotion is kind of part of her character.
My buddy who saw the film with me and is a huge fan of the original, said that the film has also been simplified. Not dumbed down, mind you, but made more palatable for mainstream audiences. I'm not sure in what ways it has been simplified since I haven't see the original in almost 18 years. So yeah, critics who are big fans of the '95 version might take issue with this also.
7/10
Wheat other things did you like? The original film is known for some long winded pontificating on one's identity and philosophy. Is that still there? Thanks!
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20 minutes ago, Nosferatu Zodd said:
Not in the beginning, at the end sure; we literally see her thermoptic suit rip apart just before the rest of her tears apart. It isn't see through, just flesh toned.
I guess the shelling sequence counts, obvious nipple
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10 minutes ago, Mikasa Ackerman said:
Perri is a Power Rangers fangirl, wouldn't read too much into it.
The entire Collider crew enjoyed it, so there's that
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Ghost in the Shell | March 31, 2017 | Scarlett Johansson | Paramount | New Trailer on page 43!!!
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