6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Nine cyborgs created for destructive purposes disappeared for over 27 years after they were forced to turn on their creators in the name of justice. Now, as a number of seemingly unrelated terrorist attacks happen in locations throughout the world, the group reunites to battle against the devastating force and restore order to the globe once more.
Starring: Mamoru Miyano, Daisuke Ono, Chiwa Saito, Hiroyuki Yoshino (I), Noriaki SugiyamaAnime | 100% |
Foreign | 95% |
Action | 27% |
Sci-Fi | 24% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Japanese: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Anime fans enamored of the Ghost in the Shell reboots Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Individual Eleven, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man should feel pretty much right at home diving into 009 Re:Cyborg, despite the fact that this 2012 film is advertised as the continuation of iconic manga author Shotaro Ishinomori’s supposedly “unfinished” (in their words) Cyborg 009 outings. As with any of the many Ghost in the Shell entries, 009 Re:Cyborg is an often incredibly dense and labyrinthine experience, and director and co-writer Kenji Kamiyama (who of course also helmed Stand Alone Complex) doesn’t shy away from keeping the audience guessing as to what’s actually going on, especially in the early outing. Much like one of Stand Alone Complex’s overall plot arcs, 009 Re:Cyborg deals with the incipient threat of terrorism, though in this case there’s a certain ambivalence as to whether the titular cyborgs are there to stop it from happening or are indeed “part of the problem” themselves.
009 Re:Cyborg is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. Fans of any of the Stand Alone Complex outings will immediately recognize the design aesthetic of 009 Re:Cyborg, for it's very much in line with Kamiyami's already offered visions of sleek dystopian futures. The cityscapes here offer nice planar dimensionality (the film was evidently exhibited in some markets in 3D, though there's only a flat version of on this Blu-ray). Character designs sport excellently sharp line detail and unusually well detailed features. The palette is often quite lustrous, exploiting deep primaries but also offering more subtle pastel shades in abundance. There are some minor issues with banding (most noticeable in some segues and fades), but otherwise this is a crystal clear and wonderfully sharp and precise presentation.
009 Re:Cyborg features Dolby TrueHD 5.1 mixes in both the original Japanese and English. Since this is Tuesday, it must mean FUNimation has had this disc authored to only allow language changes via the Setup menu (as opposed to toggling with your remote), and to have the English subtitles non-optional, meaning they're forced on the Japanese dub. Amplitude seems a little anemic on both these mixes, which are otherwise fairly similar if not identical in terms of channelization and fidelity. There are some awesomely effective surround moments in the film, including a great outer space sequence that finds Joe trying to solve a little problem with a gun. Even quieter moments have their fill of discrete effect placement, often to quite effective ends. Dialogue is cleanly presented, but occasionally gets buried under the noisiness of the mix.
I'm not overly familiar with Ishinomori's manga, but I had little problem adapting to the context of 009 Re:Cyborg. That said, many viewers will probably just have to let go a little in the early going and let things unfold at their own pace before at least a few explanations are forthcoming. 009 Re:Cyborg is a typically thoughtful (some might say mind boggling) offering from Kamiyama, aided and abetted by a really distinctive design aesthetic. Highly recommended.
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