Appleseed: Ex Machina vs Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.5/10 for Appleseed: Ex Machina). Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 45m. Appleseed: Ex Machina is the older of the two (2007 against 2008). Both are action, animation, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Koichi Yamadera.

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Appleseed: Ex MachinaGhost in the Shell 2.0
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.4/10
Year20072008
Length1h 45m1h 25m
GenresAction, Animation, Science Fiction, ThrillerAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–Japan
DirectorShinji AramakiMamoru Oshii
Main castKoichi Yamadera, Gara Takashima, Miyuki Sawashiro, Yasuyuki Kase, Takaya HashiAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo Genda

Synopsis

Appleseed: Ex Machina

As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos are deployed anywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the threats that Deunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus!

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.

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