the second one is in select theaters officialy (since yesterday)..
lebriznon, the movie makes you think, and it is beautifully orchestrated, it's like metropolis but bolder and not with the stupid looking characters/corny themes. they're gunfight scenes and ELITE investigative work. scenes that make you say hell ya, this dood [main character] is on top of his game, because you'll be confused about something, and the main character [Batou] will explain it to his partner (who is very very confused and not at the same level as his replacement Major Motoko Kusanagi [the robot chick from the first one]) it's like the corruptor combined with metropolis, taking on a grainy/serious form.