The Bearded Trio

GHOST IN THE SHELL Starring Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Carmen Pitt, Pilou Asbaek, Chin Han  and Juliet Binoche Based the Manga by Masamune Shirow Screenplay by Jamie Moss and William Wheeler and Ehren Kruger Directed by Rupert Sanders  Reviewed by Patrick & Paul Gibbs  Out of Four Masamue Shirow's revered, visionary manga series Ghost in the Shell  has rabid fans all over the world. and was cited by the Wachowski's as a heavy influence on The Matrix.  The 1995 film version, directed by Mamoru Oshii, is considered a classic as well, so there's a lot to live up to with an American remake, and the backlash started some time ago with the casting of Scarlett Johnasson in the lead role. Fans argued that the character of The Major, also known as "Motoko Kusanagi" is Japanese, not American. But it's important to point out that in Japan, the backlash is virtually non existant, as people expected an American version to star an Ameri...