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Summary: Outstanding CGI Motion!
Review: This movie is a one worth keeping, for those who are interested in computer animation, as a reference for the BEST CGI MOVIE EVER. I don't think any movie for the next ten years will have the graphics quality of this one. However, the story line was a bit of a let down. The story has a very great idea, but needed a very slight modification to make it a much more interesting one. If it only were not affected with the Japanese idea of what happens to the sole after it dies, it would have been a great sci-fi movie.
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Summary: Brilliant Animation, Lousy Script
Review: I don't think the actors actually knew what they were talking about in this let down. It sounds as if they were just reading the script, not being able to inject personality into the animation. Still, this was a good idea, as the animation was incredible, the planets, landscapes and creatures all made it an enjoyable visionary experience. I am hopeful this will inspire similar style movies, just with better scripts.
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Summary: everything i expected and more.
Review: I thought this movie was just going to be another videogame to movie piece of junk like super mario brothers, street fighter, etc. I was soooooo wrong, with a decent T.V the details of this movie are great, unlike anything else I have ever seen in computer animated movies, and with a decent storyline this movie will keep you guessing what is going to happen next. I wouls highly reccomend this title to anyone who likes the games or likes sci-fi movies.
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Summary: Where will they go next.
Review: Very well done, and a must see. I wonder what movies will be like in the future that are made like this one was. Great sceans, nothing that you would ever see in real life.
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Summary: A pivotal movie
Review: I look upon final fantasy as I did with Tron(remember that one?). While tron did not do that great at the box office, it was a ground breaking movie for it's time with the CG effects. I feel the same is true with final fantasy. This is the first time a full length movie had everything done by CGI and an effort was made to have the characters look very real.
As far as the story goes, It wasn't the greatest, but it wasn't bad either. My biggest complaint was some of the dialog was too simple.
In my opinion this is the future of filmmaking. It make take another generation, but it will happen; and for that reason alone I think having the DVD in your collection is worth it.
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Summary: Final Fantasy ... A Let Down
Review: Just like the somewhat popular video game series this movie is terrible. It has an incomprehensible storyline and a non-interesting storyline. The animation is about as good as it comes though. If your looking for a good animated movie check out Princess Mononoke or Akira.
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Summary: Donald Sutherland, James Woods RUINS this film...
Review: Whose voice is Dr. Aki Ross? I don't know but that's fine. But using Hollywood actors' voices with different bodies is perverse. Someone has to call an end to this common practice that ruins animation films. Aki is Ming-Na? That means what to me? PEOPLE! If you want to animate Southerland and Woods then do that. But putting their voices in the wrong bodies is a Hollywood sickness that shouts a mentality that "Nobody would go see a cartoon unless we used Sylvester Stalone's voice."
So why didn't they use Cher for Aki Ross? Or Courtney Love? (gag me).I advise setting up the DVD to French and the subtitles to English. Then you can enjoy the film without the "name actor's" bagage. Really. Just say NO! to this nonsense. Of course the film is marvelous. But that is a different issue. Happy New Year!
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Summary: The next step in animation...
Review: Final Fantasy, if nothing else, is simply the most amazing and realistic computer animation ever to grace the screen. It's simply breath-taking from a technical standpoint and is to realistic 3D what Shrek is to stylized 3D. If for nothing else, watch it for the amazing advances computer generated imagery has made. This, and the fact that the DVD is LOADED with special features are the reasons it gets four stars. The character's personalities in the film leave something to be desired and are a bit blan (even though the acting is superb). The story is interesting and unique, though some of my friends complain that it is too religious in tone. Overall, Final Fantasy is worth watching. It's simply beautiful to look at. And if you have already seen it, liked it, and are looking to buy the DVD, it comes highly reccomended. The special features are exhaustive! STORY: 4 stars
CHARACTERS: 2 stars
F/X AND ANIMATION: 5 stars
DVD FEATURES: 5 stars
OVERALL: 4 stars
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Summary: Is it real or is it Memorex?
Review: I wasn't sure initially if I was looking at an animation, or real actors. The movie had a very strong fantasy base, and was sometimes hard to follow, but it is worth owning if not for any other reason than it being the first, best example of surrealistic animation. The detail is phenominal, and as I heard someone else say, if I were a member of SAG, I'd think twice before I considered another walkout.
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Summary: A great in depth movie, but........
Review: I went to see this movie and I must say that it was one of the best movies released this year (2001). Its got great character development, great story, drama, suspens, romance,Supperb visuall effects, everything. Id recomend this movie to anyone to watch. Though, I only found one thing disapointing about it. It realy had nothing to do with the final fantasy video game series. Wich is kinda hard to say since none of the games realy use the same pepole places or times. But the movie was.....to reality based since fiction to realy be called final fantasy. I feal it was a great since fiction movie, but fans of the games may be disapointed the first time they watch.
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