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Summary: It surprized me
Review: I am not a final fantasy gamer...and i confess...i was a little thrown off in the beginning thinking that i had missed something since i knew nothing of the games. But once i got that out of my head i started to enjoy it. the effects in this was great. Instead of watching the movie as a whole..i found myself watching the shirts move as they walked..and watching more of how well they made this movie that watching the movie itself. I had to watch it twice in order to catch everything. After watching it the 2nd time. I was impressed with it. It was a good movie.
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Summary: Too impressed with it's own sfx to worry about story
Review: The year is 2065 and Earth is a battle ground between Humans and Phantom invaders. Dr. Aki Ross is a scientist on the verge of discovering the secrets of these "spirits" and restore the Earth back to the hands of humanity, through channeling 8 spirits to provide balance to Earth Gaia. However, General Hein, who backs the military wing of humanity, wants to use a space weapon called the "Zeus" gun to destroy the core of this alien infestation, a meteor crater home to the rock in which the spirits landed on. Aki feels that doing what the General is willing to do will destroy the Earth and Hein thinks her idea is plain lunacy and will never work. Meanwhile, Dr. Aki is having these dreams that are building together pieces that will eventually solve the mystery of these spirit invaders, but time is soon running out. Pros: The animation is something that is simply incredible. Everything from the body movements to the facial expressions make it look like you are watching real people. It makes it even more natural to have computer generated characters because they seem to fit better in CGI worlds than humans do. Dr. Aki Ross is a sympathetic character and you eventually begin to feel empathy for her character. However, she is not given any 3D depth and often is pushed to the side to showcase the technical aspects of this movie. James Woods, who plays General Hein and Donald Sutherland as Aki mentor Dr. Sid are excellent. Woods, who always seems to play hard headed sinister character was perfectly cast as was Sutherland, whose voice would often remind me of a professor that I once had. Cons: The plot is horrible. There are these 8 spirits, but what are these spirits? What are the differences between spirit one and spirit eight? What is the silly notion of Gaia? Such things are not adequately explained in the movie, causing confusion. I guess they are explained in the Final Fantasy games? The ending was also roughly 15 minutes too long. It tended to drag on and on, without adding anything to the movie. It was a downer and lowered the overall enjoyment of the movie. The Cheesiness of the movie also caused rolling eyes. While there is no emotions, there is this "oh I love you stuff", straight out of 1950's harlequin romance novels. There is no emotional bond with the characters. They are there, they interact, they crack some jokes, shoot some guns and some of them die. You get as much emotionally involved as an episode of Pokemon. Overall, while blown away by the SFX, I cannot recommend this movie, because it is not film. I'm sure the cinematic experience will not be the same as if it were seen on DVD, so I recommend a matinee....Rating: C
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Summary: eff you
Review: If this "movie" receives 4 stars from anyone, let alone Amazon.com, then I honestly believe that there is no hope for art in this country
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Summary: Final Fantasy - Cult Hit?
Review: This movie will never be anything more than a cult hit with those fondly termed "fanatics" such as myself. It wasn't fantasy, they tried to make it reality, and that's where it all went wrong. Final Fantasy is meant to be fantasy, just as it's name says. However, I did enjoy it, and I felt the computer generated images was amazing. I was disappointed slightly at the amount Square strayed from the video games. I'd suggest it for anyone that loves the games, but it's not a must-have.
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Summary: Very nice effects
Review: This is a movie with great graphics and sound effects.
It has an interesting story but it may be boring for
hardcore scientists.
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Summary: Groundbreaking animation, smart science fiction
Review: Outstanding movie -- the art behind the animation is excellent, and the plot is interesting and well thought out. This is a movie that stays smart to the end! The only fault I found with the animation is the somewhat woodeness of the facial features and body movements on the humans. I was somewhat relieved--It isn't time to replace living, expensive actors with unpaid cartoons!
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Summary: A LEAP OF TECHNOLOGY
Review: TO BE FRANK, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START IN PRAISING THIS EYE POPPING, VISUAL FEAST FILM, BUT THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST VISUALLY ACHIEVED ANIMATED FILM EVER SO FAR, RANKING FIRST BEFORE TITAN A.E.
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Summary: What the heck are people thinking.
Review: For the longest time (probably longer than any of the kids playing final fantasy today) I have been a fan of the Final Fantasy Saga. I heard mixed reviews and I never take the soap box when I see a movie, but now that I have seen the movie and read other reviews on this website I am apalled! The movie story is probably to thick that is true, it was in fact made for intelligent people who realize that we are in danger of hurting our planet by the things we push into it. Final Fantasy is about fantasy and the last time I checked New York (no matter how battered), Tucson and the rest of the world is still here. People have been talking about "It's not like a final fantasy game!" No it's a more direct lesson in a movie because movies cannot be made five CD's long and keep peoples intrest alive long enough, remember Titanic!!! Except for the boat tearing in half (which is the only reason I went) the love story was boring and I knew without anyone telling me that DickCaprio was going to bite it in the end. And to the man who said Citizen Kane was a great movie, one word "OVER-RATED". I figured the movie would be much better in the box office but I guess the world is not ready for a harsh lesson just yet. I guess that we'll just have to wait for the movie to stop being fantasy and become reality, just like the movie tagline said.
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Summary: (...)MY FAVORITE MOVIE CAME OUT ON DVD!!!!SWEET!!!
Review: This is a great movie. I WANT IT. IT IS GOOD. IT IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!
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Summary: Worth the wait!!
Review: I have been playing all the final fantasy games for the past 5 years and I love all of them. This story had a realistic point of view which many of the games didn't have, which I think is a different touch. I loved the movie as much as the games because it was so different. The charactrs seemed so realistic that they have human flaws when you look at them in the movie. At some points in the movie I forgot that I was watching an animation. The CGI in this movie was just amazing. At the end of the movie I was left thinking what was going to happen and that is how FN story lines are usually. It is nice to see something different from animation, but I still love the usual huge robots in animation. I hope you enjoy the movie as much as I did.
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