Ghost in the Shell | March 31, 2017 | Scarlett Johansson | Paramount | New Trailer on page 43!!!

[Marcus Cato]

67% on RT for now, with 7/10 adverage rating.

[commonsense88]

May it stay fresh, will be seeing it this weekend. 

[afalconer7]

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CRITIC REVIEWS FOR GHOST IN THE SHELL

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (4)

 

It's the shiniest of kit; whether the emotions are stirred is another matter.

March 28, 2017 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Mike McCahill

indieWire

 Top Critic

 

A here-and-now valentine to what design wizardry Hollywood can pull off in 2017. At the same time, it does so in service of a tired tale full of repurposed visual tricks, storytelling clichés and big-studio concessions.

March 28, 2017 | Full Review…

Ben Croll

TheWrap

 Top Critic

 

A heavily computer-generated enterprise with more body than brains, more visuals than ideas, as if the original movie's hard drive had been wiped clean of all that was dark, poetic and mystifying.

March 28, 2017 | Full Review…

Jordan Mintzer

Hollywood Reporter

 Top Critic

 

Led by a resolute Scarlett Johansson, Rupert Sanders' pulse-quickening, formally stunning live-action take on the manga classic both honors and streamlines its source.

March 28, 2017 | Full Review…

Guy Lodge

Variety

 Top Critic

 

For Johansson, this could easily be a franchise in the making, her own futuristic, post-human equivalent of a John Wick or Bourne.

March 28, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

 

Even though there's an enormous amount to look at and digest, little of this film is truly memorable or thought-provoking.

March 28, 2017 | Full Review…

Lisa Nesselson

Screen International

View All Critic Reviews (6) 

[antovolk]

Honestly, really pleasantly surprised by this. The visuals and the action are the main attraction, and do overall end up making up for the straightforward self discovery/revenge story. Maybe people expected more because of the original (which I haven't watched)? But thinking about it, for a big budget PG13 blockbuster this is probably the best they could've done. Scarlett is surprisingly good, she really sells you on how she's not fully human - there's an element of coldness to her that she pulls off here with Major. Pilou's warmth and coolness in his own way as Batou complements Scarlett very nicely. Binoche and Takeshi were both cool to see, Binoche especially. I wish they picked a better known actor with more gravitas for Cutter though, so much wasted potential with that character who is just cliche at this point. Michael Pitt - I wish he was in it more bot wow he made a real imoression in his scenes, which the trailers do not do justice (mainly the stunning voice, which is such an unsettling mix of Hawking and his own stylisations). Overall - it's a pretty nicely done solid action film, it's not OMG MASTERPIECE OUTSTANDING but it does what it was set out to do and is frankly a great time. Will probably see again in IMAX 3D at some point.

7/10

P.S. did they shamelessly end up getting Balfe to rescore Mansell's main thematic material in the first half of the film including the shelling/opening titles (which btw, have the GHOST IN THE SHELL title appear TWICE?)? Because it's so different from the IMAX preview music wise, I was so bummed as Mansell's main theme was just amazing there, and in the finished it's just...eh? Mansell's original theme shines through the final third very nicely though.

[rukaio101]

I'm planning on seeing it tomorrow, along with Power Rangers, in an 'I'm interested in this, but I genuinely have no idea whether I'm going to like it or not' double billing.

 

[aabattery]

I might do this or BatB tomorrow. Haven't decided yet.

[robertman2]

11 minutes ago, aabattery said:

I might do this or BatB tomorrow. Haven't decided yet.

If you can, do both

[aabattery]

1 minute ago, robertman2 said:

If you can, do both

 

Only got a 3 hour gap between lectures, and I've got stuff on in the weekend. Would if I could though.

[robertman2]

3 minutes ago, aabattery said:

 

Only got a 3 hour gap between lectures, and I've got stuff on in the weekend. Would if I could though.

Say you got shot by some sheep.

[Klingo]

Definitely watching this on Thursday night on IMAX 3D since I hear its good visually.

[Marcus Cato]

Gits has now a 64 score on Metacritic... it's really good comparing with the other movies, 62 Kong, 65 BatB, 44 Power Rangers, 56 Life.

[somebody85]

*sees 67% on RT* - Wow thought this would do a lot worse since they held back reviews so long...there's hope!.....*clicks link*...."6 reviews".....:(

[Hiccup21]

Hoping this can at least post solid numbers. What is the budget? 

[Barnack]

2 minutes ago, Hiccup21 said:

Hoping this can at least post solid numbers. What is the budget? 

 

According to Johansson around 130 million 

[eXtacy]

Yay, its good!

 

I am pleasantly surprised by this. Me and a huge group of friends are seeing this Saturday.

[Premium George]

I just hope this do more than $300 million worldwide.

[Arlborn]

29 minutes ago, damnitgeorge08 said:

I just hope this do more than $300 million worldwide.

I think around 350m would be satisfactory for the studio depending on how much of it was made domestically.

[kowhite]

1 minute ago, Arlborn said:

I think around 350m would be satisfactory for the studio depending on how much of it was made domestically.

 

I think they'd be ok with that.

 

They want Lucy though.  It's DW, really they need Lucy.

[NCsoft]

Hope the rating stays fresh.

we need movies like this to not be completely written off critically. Can't wait to see it this weekend!

[kowhite]

3 hours ago, aabattery said:

I might do this or BatB tomorrow. Haven't decided yet.

 

Ghost in the Shell.

 

Disney has enough money.