Here's the five (finally <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> ):
Ghost in the Shell series: Episodes 1-4. Yea, I didn't find the movie yet, so I rented this set of the first four episodes. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Its good. Not action-packed, but it has some good action, nice theories of the 'ghost in the machine' theory, among other things.
so u've finally watched the series. is it the first season or the second? anyway, the series are called Standalone Complex. handefood has watched them as well (on the telly, i think) & he liked it. each series has 26 episodes, both are among the best series i've watched, anime or otherwise. the action is cerebral, the plots are intelligent - it's truly incredible.
fyi, the storylines in both seasons are mix of manga adaptations & original stuff. the adaptation from manga are not only from the original Ghost In The Shell manga, there are some stories in the series that are also adapted from the sequel of the original manga which is Man-Machine Interface (MMI).