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 ...
MizzMolko 27.02.2008
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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 ...
The_Reviewer1980 25.06.2006
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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 ...
fernando160 02.07.2007
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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 ...
DBZKing 14.10.2005 (21.10.2005)
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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 ...
willyham 27.06.2007
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Advantages: Mind blowing if you liked the game Disadvantages: Makes no sense if you haven't played the game
...nothing to with the first Final Fanstay film, Spirits within, which as a FF7 I was disapointed with as there was nothing to do with the game in it at all, so if you enjoyed that one, you probably will be very unhappy with this one.
If you haven't played Final Fantasy VII you might as well look away now as the rest will probably make no sense at all, but I will try to explain the game, to help, but it might not help much....
Basically FF7 is a roleplay ... ...his band of men (and women and dog) go round the islands in the game fighting baddies and summoning giant monsters to stop the evil group called Shinra from destroying the whole planet. There is a lot of force of nature references, very green and hippy like at times, your magic spells are called materia, which you equip to your weapons and each player in your team can have different spells to help win the battles.....you start off with 3 in your ...
SarahP 17.05.2006
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Advantages: Great value for money, Very entertaining, For any ages Disadvantages: May be a little confusing if you havent played FF7
Final Fantasy advent children is linked with the outstanding ps1 game Final Fantasy 7. The film basically follows on from the game when they are rebuilding Midgar after a huge meteor struck.
The movie follows the Story of Cloud Strife who used to work for a company called Shinra who channeled the worlds life energy to genetically modify their soliders and provide power to cities.
The leader of the Shinra company was twisted on power and domination ... .... The Alien life form was called Jenova and the son was a powerful soldier called sephiroth. Everyone in shinra wanted to be like sephiroth as hef was the best soldier they had ever had. However a trip to Cloud's birthplace somehow triggered sephiroth to become evil and search for his "mother". Cloud then split from Shinra and joined a group who were going to defeat both Sephiroth and Shinra.
The film picks up a few years after and everything is ...
Ocelott 20.11.2007 (21.11.2007)
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Advantages: Flawless graphics, outstanding details, wicked fight scenes. Disadvantages: Wish it was longer DVD.
...your a great fan of Final fantasy then you have to watch this. Its advisable to play Final fantasy 7 on PS1 to understand the storyline. Its 5 years after the Makor reactor and Jenova was defeated. You get to see how Cloud and the the gang are coping and what they do with there lives in a form of detective agency. Cloud becomes a lone wolf and strays from the main group and loses all contact and ignores all phone calls from Tifa.Lockhart. Low and ... ...live. Compared to the 1st Final fanasty animation this one is a killer. It puts the other one to shame . I recommend to anyone who is a great fan of CGI animation to watch this.
If your a fan of squaresoft or square enix then this is a must watch DVD. I played the games got the fan figurines all i need is the plushie for the collection. If your a true Square fan you have to watch this and own this DVD.
As you can tell i'm a great fan of square's ...
Siren25 06.09.2007
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Advantages: The producers have made great use of story, plot, and graphics Disadvantages: Square don't produce nearly enough Final Fantasy Films...
...Only the second ever Final Fantasy film and the first one to be based on the story behind one of the games. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is set two years after the events of Final Fantasy VII and there is a disease known as "geostigma" spreading through the population. Forced to face up to his duties, Cloud must once again take up his sword to fight for justice and to bring about peace and wellbeing. Of course, he still wields that classic ... ...said when Midgar is depicted at various times in the film. Advent Children is just like one big Final Fantasy in game cinematic and it could not have been made any better. It is simply incredibly done. But don't take my word for it if you wish, see for yourselves... ...
JWarner88 10.07.2008
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Advantages: Amazing effects. Great Score. Like the game...like this. Disadvantages: Weak storyline. Cheesy acting.
...huge fan of the original Final Fantasy 7 game, so when i found out there was to be a CGI film released, i was overjoyed. However, does the film live up to the hype?
In my opinion, yes...but only because of two reasons.
The first: The graphics and animation put in to making this film are truely outstanding. Half way through the film you can easily forget that what you are watching had to be created from scratch by an animation team. Everything from ... ...Midgar is flawless in its appearance and makes for a truely unique and groundbreaking way forward in film.
The second reason: Old friends, reuinited. For anyone that fell in love with the game like i did, i dare you not to smile when the original cast finally meet back up for the epic battle towards the end of the film. The storyline is pretty weak however, and at times seems like a cheap way to reveal a character or element from the original game. ...
Alex-Fantastic 11.06.2009
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Advantages: Amazing CGI and a must if you are a fan Disadvantages: Non fans of the series may be confused by plot!
...you are a fan of final fantasy seven and have not seen this stop reading this review and go and buy it! For those of you who are not too familar witht he series stick around. This movie is basically the sequal to a game. You dont nessecarily need to have played the game but id recommend it as its equally as brilliant. On the dvd there is a special feature that gives you a summary of the game, so i would watch that before the feature. Now onto the ... ...the highest quality. If you are a fan of anime you simply have to see this movie but if you are not this movie could definately be the catalyst into the world of animated movies. I wont go into the plot too much as it can be a bit confusing and I dont want to mislead you. Its best to just watch the movie. This is not a kids film either. Even though it has a PG rating any age can enjoy it as it works on a vareity of levels. Give it a try. If you cant ...
rob1001 27.04.2008
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this is a top notch film the creators must be proud with the storyline and the graphics that has come from this one film all the characters from final fantasy 7 are there and make the film even better a must watch ...
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...are not a fan of final fantasy look away now, the whole movie is heavily based on the Final Fantasy 7 playstation game. For a movie based on one of the best games ever made it is quite poor. The movie is CGI and graphically stunning however the whole plot is wishy-washy and doesn't come across very clear. This movie is the one that is the closest related to the game, but has none of that Final Fantasy magic that it should have. The movie never took ... ...certain events happened I felt nothing. It is quite disappointing. If you are a Final Fantasy fan this might just kill it for you, I reccommend 'Spirits within' a much better movie with the 'magic'. I wouldn't waste your time unless you just want to admire the pretty graphics. ...
haz633 12.02.2009
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Advantages: Fast flowing and action packed Disadvantages: People who haven't played the game may miss out a little.
...plot line from the original Final Fantasy VII game, this film doesn't disappoint. People who played the game will gain more enjoyment from the film with subtle 'in-jokes', however the useful reminder of the complicated plot from the game at the start of the film brings the non-gamers up to speed well. The level of detail in the animation makes this a film of beauty! The fight scenes are fast and action-packed and appear regularly throughout the film.
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Matticus123 12.10.2007
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Advantages: Amazing story line, amazing characters, great addition from the game Disadvantages: Parts of the story won't make sense without background knowledge from the game
...30 minute long "Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII" which is video footage taken from various parts of the game. While avid fans will enjoy this, all the text relating to the game is in Japanese, and while the video footage (which includes some FMV items) is amazing to watch and brings back many memories for me, people who aren't fans of the game, or have never played it will soon get bored and turn it off. However, in my opinion this is a great added ... ...opinion that while watching this film, the animating team just wanted to show off their skills, I'm not complaining but I think the film could have been made even better (is that possible) if there was more to the storyline and perhaps a bigger more complex plot (like the game series), however i still loved and was amazed by every second of it. This is nothing short of a masterpiece ...
loserkid 15.02.2007 (27.02.2007)
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