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2. Ghost In The Shell 2.0 Gives It A Terrible Modern Makeover
Sometimes creators just can't leave their own work alone apparently, as was evident with 1995's anime masterpiece Ghost in the Shell.
In 2008, director Mamoru Oshii oversaw the release of a new version, Ghost in the Shell 2.0, which included new 3D animation and effects, a remixed soundtrack, small edits to several scenes, and some of the original Japanese dialogue being re-recorded to sound more "modern."
This new version has largely flown under the radar for all but hardcore fans of the series, yet proved massively divisive for two reasons: the excessive inclusion of 3D CGI and the horrendous colour grade.
Many key moments from the original film have been recreated with modern CG animation and look nowhere near as appealing as in the original, which combined 2D hand-drawn film cells with digital effects.
It doesn't help that shots within the same sequence keep switching between 2D and 3D, as proves extremely distracting.
Oshii also made the baffling decision to give most of the film a nauseating orange hue, making it fall stylistically in line with 2004's non-canon sequel Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, counter to the blue-ish colour grade of the original version.