I believe I know enough about GITS now to formally write a review. I first saw GITS when I was about 12 or 13, and since then have bought the DVD and watched it around 15 times or so. Many people complain that the nudity, language, and violence 'hurt' the film's image, but you have to remember that its a downplay from the rather more explicit Manga. Yes, Motoko has breasts, now get over it (plus they're cybernetic, so I don't see what the problem is). Yes, a man's head explodes in a shower of blood. Yes, the police force flings out curse words; would you expect them to say "goshdarnit he got away"? GITS delves deep into the human psyche, and attempts to unravel philosophical mysteries. Even after so many viewings, choice scenes still mystify me with their complexity and trail of reasoning. Despite all of these 'content' complaints hurled at GITS, I recommend seeing it for yourself and getting some part of the experience I felt, of feeling much dumber. Don't forgot to see the sequel, which has even more philosophical questions sans the 'distasteful' content.

Hi There . Im reviewing GITS . THE BEST ANIME I SEEN IN A LONG TIME. It Is Just So Good. AMAZING. You Need To Watch This If You Love Robots, Technology, Action. Motoko Is Really Awesome. She Can Do Anything I Was Thinking About Writing A Spin Off Story About It. Anyways Motoko Kusanagi Is Amazing She Can Do Anything. A Must Watch, Thanks!

as an avid otaku.... i say this with NO RESPECT FOR YOU BARBARA CHANDLER me and my 10 yr old brother watched this together and it was fine! its is just you massively psychotic anti-expressionist robots who ruin the world for us young people. you are massively overprotective and your sons mind was ALREADY DISFIGURED AS A AFTEREFFECT OF YOUR EXISTENCE!!! you need to calm down! im masashi kinare will defend anime at all costs!!!!! gits forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a really good movie for adults, and I do mean adults. There is nudity and graphic violence, and a great deal of moral ambiguity. I have no concerns about this movie as it is an adult movie. When choosing movies it is important to pay attention to the rating, not everything animated is for children. The plot is very deep and asks such questions as what makes a human a human, what the soul (or 'ghost') is, at what point do we cross over from man to machine, an is it possible to cross over the other way? etc

It is a very deep movie. Obviously not intended at children, this movie definitely makes you wondering what IS the spirit, what is the one thing that defines humanity and what is the one thing that separates us from machines. As for Barbara Chandler's review, do you really have to call somebody else's masterpiece "satanic filth“? Have you ever watched it without your kids before? Did you ever know that this movie spouts more philosophical questions than you could ever dream of? And in what way is this a mere kid flick? Just because its animated doesn't mean that its a child's flick, get that into your head. This movie is philosophy incarnate and you're dissing it just because the main character, a robot flashed her boobs/ass at your child. The cover obviously has partial nudity in it and you should have known this was coming, and yet why the @!$% did you buy it? You're insulting my all-time favourite movie just because it looks like porn.

GitS is an awesome film but be forewarned that it is really 16+ and it has many issues. There is a LOT of nudity (which offended me a little bit). Also there's graphic violence and some strong language like f**k, s**t, and a**hole. I still like this movie.

I have not seen this movie I just want to say something about the "review" that Barbara Chandler wrote; first off about 80% of the animes out there are not intended for children and before I buy a film I always do research on it, that's common sense (which is ironic given the name of this website, most of you parents seem to lack common sense). Also how can you say that the cover looks like a family film, it has a naked female with a gun on it, yeh that screams FOR FAMILY VIEWING!!! Secondly, I do not give into that brainwashing, predjudice, hypocritical cult you call Christianity, but the art and paintings of Christianity always have some form of nudity in them and Adam and Eve were naked in Eden, I also don't understand why God would want some thing natural that he "created" covered up, so you statement about God I call B*LLSH*T!!! Finally why are you blaming the film, for something that is clearly your falut? Why do you want it banned and runin it for many people that actally like this film, just because you're an irrespnsible parent? How f*cking selfish of you. You're either the worlds dumbest person or you're a troll, but hey what do I expect from the monronic over protective parents of america.

A good, complex movie with strong action and an interesting plot. Because of that, it's a pity about the content. I'm afraid I just would not want my kid hear f-words and seeing this much nudity. That said, its a good movie for adults with strong moral constitutions. If you're looking for good anime as an alternative to something as questionable as this, check out Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig. I think they were better anyway.