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Summary: GOOD
Review: This movie is the greatest. it has the greatest graphics and it looks as if you were in the movie.
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Summary: Could have been better...
Review: Ok, while the story and script were almost unbearable, the special effects rawked and Steve Buscemi did a great job voicing Neil. I *heart* Steve Buscemi :p
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Summary: My favorite movie of all time!
Review: I dont see why people dislike this movie so much. I was never a big fan of the game, and that is why I think that people that did play the game were expecting a bit more.
The voice acting is also extrimly good, in fact my favorite actor Steve Bushimie does one of the voices. I hope that they plan to make as many movies as they do games.
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Summary: Do all things have living spirits?
Review: This is the ultimate combination of haunting, soul-stealing, destiny, mystery, and invasion you'll find anywhere. Let your spirits run wild with this one if you want something that touches you to the very core of your spirit!
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Summary: Technologically? A landmark.
Review: Story? It depends. I love this imaginary (even unrealistic) story. See for yourself.
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Summary: Better than expected.
Review: I find this movie to be more interesting and complex than I originally expected. The CGI are excellent but the actors still don't look real (give it time). I have the VHS version and I have to say that the picture and sound quality are excellent. Overall: VERY GOOD.
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Summary: The best computer animated movie so far
Review: This actioned packed Sci-Fi movie is one of the best computer animated films that have been made recently. Its one of those films that you can watch over and over. I saw it at the movies and bought it as soon as it came out on DVD. The graphics are amazing and the movie is not just for children but for adults too. The actors look real, amazing.I own the Region 4 version which also allows you to watch the film in Spanish or English audio (as does a lot of Region 4 DVD's), I'm not sure though if the Region 1 version offered here has Spanish audio. In Australia many people by multiple region DVD players so it really does not matter to us where we buy our DVD's but people in the United States (Region 1) might like to check it out first if Spanish audio is important to you.
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Summary: Animation with attitude
Review: I have been a big fan of the Final Fantasy video game for years, and this is the movie to do it justice. While it does not depict the plot of any of the many games in the series, the animation is great. (Yes, this is only by today's technology, and in a few years we may have a new standard to hold.) The plot is involving, and keeps you guessing. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Underwhelming
Review: In the latter half of the 21st century, Earth has been devestated by an attack of mysterious invaders called "Phantoms". Insubstantial - they can appear out of walls - the Phantoms yank the spirits of human beings out of their mortal husks, I guess to consume them. Brought to Earth years earlier by a meteor that landed in the Caspian, the Phantoms all but entirely rule the earth, forcing the remnants of humanity into shielded "Barrier Cities". Phantoms come in all shapes or sizes - whether the size of microbes or mountains, yet all having the same basic effect. With only one chance to make the right decision, the remnants of humanity are caught between two competing strategies for defeating the Phantoms - a military plan advanced by the severe General Hein (voiced by James Woods) involving a huge orbiting space cannon; and the more new-age concept advanced by the sage Dr. Sid (Donald Sutherland) involving using the bio waves of living creatures or (as he describes them in private, far from the skeptical and desperate ears of Humanity's remaining leadership) "spirits". Key to the plan is the retrieval of life forms possessing the needed wave by Dr. Aki Ross, a beautiful scientist who is also dying of exposure to microscopic phantoms. Reluctantly helping her is a squad of armored soldiers led by Captain Gray (Alec Baldwin), one of Aki's old flames. Aki has already located 5 of the spirits (actually 6, but that's something for the script to explain), and somehow has determined that she need only locate 3 more. For Aki, it's a race against time - against the Phantoms which are winning their war against both Earth and Aki, and also against Hein who is closing on his goal of convincing the council to green-light an orbital attack that may destroy the Phantoms and the Earth. And I still couldn't get into this flick. For a premise that wasn't entirely original (hunky marines with guns against hordes of aliens, and a dream sequence of aliens locked in mortal combat on their home world that looks like it was lifted out of "Quatermass and the Pit"), the script leaves a lot of explaining to do - why are the insubstantial phantoms vulnerable to tangible weapons?; The council all but summarily dismisses Dr. Sid's theories involving Gaia, the spirit of mother earth, though it's also clear that Ross and Sid have been doing their work and have reaped results for some time, which is more than the militaristic Hein can say; Phantoms can essentially pass through anything, so why do Gray's troops gear up in heavy body armor?; Sid cautions Aki to keep all mention of "spirits" to herself, yet both of them will use the term openly. Aki's theories about the true nature of the phantoms make for both an unsatisfying explanation and a cryptic resolution. It's impossible to understand or to even want to understand the resolution. As for the characters - computer graphics have created very realistic, but not convincingly lifelike characters. The animators obviously forgot that even real people need direction and variety, yet the disagreeable face of Hein remains fixed in something like a scowl or a sneer, while Aki looks perpetually somber. There's a big difference between making computer-generated people look good in stills or even in a few minutes of footage and having them carry an entire movie. By the end, with a vague climax and never really solidified characters, FF is distinctly underwhelming.
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Summary: Brilliantly Mastered
Review: I thought it necessary that a FF game bluff write a review since I didn't see one right off the bat. I have played and almost utterly adored every FF game that is in existence (Save for FF8 which I still can't manage to sit threw... can't stand it!) and the mane story line for FF games tends to be a really cool bad guy with an interesting (if not very intense) twist at the end. Simply put this movie didn't have it. I was very disappointed with this story line. I'm giving it four stars because of the excellence in which it was created. NEVER has a movie stood out with such utter brilliance in its animation (except perhaps Shreck, but the differences in Genre set than too far a part to compare.).
Most die-hard gamers of the FF games will be disappointed. I've seen a few reviews here stating that we gamers should shut up and just appreciate it for what it is. Well, to be honest, this isn't half as entertaining as any of the games. The games gave you an interesting (most of them) and very complex story line that literally pulls you into the environment. That was what we were hoping for, that was what we didn't get. FF represents all-nighters, unable to tear yourself away, dying to see what happens next story lines. With this movie-I was able to walk away, despite the fact that I bought it and have watched it many times since I just don't see the depth some of the people here seem to have found.
I believe it is simply because I played the games and this movie does not live up to them. Buy it for the brilliance of graphics and utter beauty of its special effects and voices by some very talented actors.
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