One of the greatest films I've seen (not just Anime). It's like The Matrix it's a ripoff of Anime's movies, and GITS is one of them. It's way to deep for an animated film. Love ir :)

If you liked The Matrix, check out the movie that inspired it.

I thought this was kind of bland. The philosophical conversations seemed forced and I don't understand why they built the Major Kusanagi model to have such big knockers.

(After the uncounted rewatch) Now I know I'll never get over the amazement from this 80 minutes piece of animation. I don't care about it bridging Blade Runner to Matrix, it's complete and compact on its own. So complete that 2nd installment is just masturbatory override of the 1st. With the extended time I spent on Shirow's manga and tv series, reading and thinking on it I guess this is the only fandom of my life.

I am no fan of anime. I can appreciate the stunning artwork and visualization, but the stories usually seem as if they are secondary and this is no exception.

Stunning scenes and unique atmosphere, slightly weak plot. This version is better than the "2.0" re-release.

I was told countless times by Anime fans that this was the film that proves the medium us capable of telling, rich, intelligent and serious dramas, and to admit, I'm completely sold. The action scenes are exciting and well-paced, the concept is interesting and it asks some heady and difficult philosophical questions. However, it can be difficult to follow, and the voice acting on the English dub is of questionable quality. Overall though, it ranks among the best Sci-Fi I've seen.

really cool, I wanna see the sequel and soon

Some of the best anime I've ever seen. It had an actual plot that wasn't painfully obvious which made watching it more enjoyable.

I appreciate the central message it's putting out there, even if the philosophizing becomes a bit of a world salad at times.

Follows in a nice trend of japanese cyperpunk speculations about the nature of the individual and its relation to others, as also masterfully done by Akira and (after repeat viewings) Neon Genesis Evangelion. While all the sepculations may seem too Philosphy 101 to western audiences (especially those that disliked the Matrix for these excact reasons) I find these are excellent for cinema to explore, especially in animation.