Basic 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 Basic). Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 38m. Basic is the older of the two (2003 against 2008). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Basic posterBasic2003 VS Ghost in the Shell 2.0 posterGhost in the Shell 2.02008
BasicGhost in the Shell 2.0
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.4/10
Year20032008
Length1h 38m1h 25m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJohn McTiernanMamoru Oshii
Main castSamuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie NielsenAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo Genda

Synopsis

Basic

When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army…

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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