Ghost in the Shell 2017: Lean & Mean Edition

As a fan of the franchise (and even the original cut of this film) this edit was amazing. My main complaint of having things dumbed down and over explained in the movie was fixed, which already made this edit an improvement, but then the additional editing used to speed up the pacing and give the movie more focus also helped the story's flow. The editing itself was also executed very well, with no noticeable cuts in audio or video. Overall everything that changed here was an improvement and was done perfectly. The only scene that I would've possibly kept is the "prostitute scene" because of what it adds to The Major's identity questions like in the 1995 film, but given that the scene is so short it doesn't make a huge difference to the film and would likely slow down the pacing, so I'm willing to give it up. Otherwise this was a great edit that pretty much improved the movie in every way it could've.

Wow. If I didn't know better, I would say this was a studio cut. Great narrative decisions and fantastic editing.

You have done this film a great service. I will now be able to show this to my anime-hating wife >.

I saw the original movie a while a go and was neither impressed nor disgusted by it; it had some good elements but the pacing was weird and a few things felt off.
Here, the story is much more linear and action-packed. And while I really enjoy the slow, contemplative pace of the anime, this "Lean and Mean" live-action version is a breeze of fresh air.

Really all I need to say is go watch this edit and forget the theatrical cut ever existed. Hollywood if you want to see how an anime adaptation should be like then take a look at this please. Great job done here as the removal of the Hollywood and cringe bits made this more true to the anime and actually a good movie so kudos to you.