Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (Animated)

Advantages: Amazing graphics to support a good storyline
Disadvantages: Not enough character or plot development, some poor DVD extras

...big fans of video games, Final Fantasy: Advent Children is based upon Final Fantasy VII, one of the games as a part of an RPG (Role Playing Game) series by Japanese games designers, Squaresoft. WHAT IS FINAL FANTASY? Before I start telling you all about the movie, it's perhaps a good idea to explain to you all just what Final Fantasy, as a whole, is. Starting in 1987, the brand name of Final Fantasy (shorted to simply 'FF' by many of the fans) has ...
...fair to say that each Final Fantasy has its own set of characters and storylines, they are all based around the genre of epic fantasies and magic, and all follow the basic narrative of good vs evil. As a video gamer, you naturally play as the good guys, facing obstacles that not only threaten your own existence but others around you and even the world. The games also have the sub-genre of sci-fi because of the sometimes 'unrealistic' appearances ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant addition to one of the best loved RPG's ever
Disadvantages: If you haven't played the game you may not understand all of this

...that picks up right where Final Fantasy VII left off. For those of you that haven't played FFVII, it is probably the most loved of RPG's ever released and certainly the most loved of the Final Fantasy Series. Final Fantasy is a massive RPG series and VII was probably the highlight of many years tinkering for it's creators Square Soft. The game revolves around you character named Cloud Strife, he was previously an employee to a company called Shinra ...
...With the maco they could genetically enhance their soilders and provide power to many cities and companies etc. Aside from this though the evil leader of the Shinra company was carrying out experiments with an alien type life form, One of the experiments created a son. The alien life form was called Jenova and has massive abilities to control and manipulate many different elements. The son was named Sephiroth and was the best soldier in the Shinra ... Read review

Advantages: good battle scenes, good CGI, all the characters are there from the game
Disadvantages: non-FFVII fans may not like, can be confusing at times

Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children is a computer animated movie released straight to DVD in 2005, based on the widely popular Final Fantasy VII (7) game - which was released on Playstation and PC in 1997. Its creators, Square Enix (formally SquareSoft/Square) had previously released one other CGI movie called Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, which has no relevance to any other games in the franchise and did not do very well in the box office. ...
...of Final Fantasy VII, and a lot has changed since then. The Earth is recovering from the meteor attack while the former inhabitants of Midgar (the major city hit by the meteor) have created a new city on the edge of its ruins. However the city has a major problem as a disease called Geostigma has spread across its people. The main hero from the game, Cloud Strife, has practically hung up his sword for a quieter life by starting and running his own ... Read review

Advantages: Looks | Story | Characters | Action | Coolness | Everything Else
Disadvantages: Nothing At All

...by Square-Enix (the creators of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts), and finally have made the Final Fantasy VII movie, called Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, which is what I am reviewing. This film is not live action; it is animated, very good looks of it and keeps up with the standard of the game Final Fantasy VII which has been acclaimed the best Final Fantasy. It was done in the year 2004, and has been long awaited by many Final Fantasy fans, and ...
...that had no relevance to Final Fantasy what so ever. Now for whom that have no back story of Final Fantasy VII, or final fantasy in general, then I shall explain here. Final Fantasy is a magical and adventure role playing game created by Square-Enix, and have created a series of games that are epically long and have decent stories. Final Fantasy VII Advent Children is two years after the Final Fantasy VII game, which has been acclaimed the best ... Read review

Advantages: It just rocks
Disadvantages: those who havent played the game may not understand it

...effects. As an original Final Fantasy VII fan, i was thrilled tio find out that they were bringing out a continuation in the form of a film. when the film came out i was by no means disappointed. The story making for the perfect continuation from Final Fantasy VII the game. Furthermore it has some of the best graphics from an anime film that i have ever seen, creating an awesome film whereby the characters and story follow perfectly form the game. ...
...from initial drawings to the final accomplishment of computer graphics. the best feature has to be the previews of the upcoming Final Fantasy VII games. I found myself looking forward to the games even more. the deleted scenes also give a further insight into the characetrs and show a better link with the game making for an intersting and a delightfully entertaining piece. This film was by far one of the best anime films ever and i would recommend ... Read review