8BitKid: Living Bit by Bit

I feel like a broken record with these posts, but yet another one of my beloved anime films is being revisited. This time it is not being given the American remake treatment, but instead is going the Lucas route.  The seminal cyberpunk classic, “Ghost in the Shell”, is going 2.0 with a new CGI version set to hit Japanese theaters on July 12th.

The new release will feature a new 6.1 remix courtesy of Skywalker Sound, new voice-acting (some by the original actors), and CG and digital effects inserted into select scenes.  This whole endeavor is eerily reminiscent of what George Lucas did with the original three “Star Wars” films, and so, of course, I have the same concerns.  I am all for old films getting digital clean-ups and better transfers, but don’t see why directors want to go back and digitally meddle with their works.  ”Ghost in the Shell” was already a great film, and I hope that these “enhancements” don’t ruin a classic by over-engineering it.

- news courtesy of Anime News Network