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Loading …Rent Movie.com movie reviews presents Final Fantasy VII Advent Children movie review a 2005 film starring Takahiro Sakurai, Maaya Sakamoto and directed by Takeshi Nozue The question facing any viewer of the Japanese CG feature Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is: do you have to know the games on which it’s based in order to understand the film? And the answer is: it certainly helps. But even complete novices (i.e., most parents) in the Final Fantasy world will find some entertainment in its wealth of fantasy-based action, and the animation never fails to astonish. Picking up two years after an epic battle between the forces of good (represented by brooding soldier Cloud) and evil (Cloud’s former general, Sephiroth), FFVII opens in the devastated city of Midgard, whose youthful occupants suffer from a ghastly disease known as Geostigma. A trio of brothers arrives with what appears to be a cure for the plague, but their gesture conceals a more sinister purpose: to revive Sephiroth and bring about the end of the world. Cloud and his companions must once again rise to the occasion to stop the siblings and the revived Sephiroth from unleashing total destruction. Complex and self-referential to the point of occasional incomprehension, Final Fantasy VII will definitely be most appreciated by fans of the game series, but if others can look past the numbing dialogue and frenetic action (which is a bit too intense for very young children), the film offers a carefree and action-packed viewing experience. The two-disc set contains the original Japanese language version of the film as well as an English-dubbed edition (Rachel Leigh Cook and Christy Carlson Romano, among others, provide the vocal talent) and a version edited for the Venice Film Festival. A 30-minute featurette that recaps the Final Fantasy story up to VII, as well as a making-of documentary, deleted scenes, and promotions for future Final Fantasy VII games and products round out the extras. –Paul Gaita
Comment by Samantha Sem
# January 2, 2007,
i saw the other final fantasy movie- spirits within and for some reason i didn’t like that movie at all. i’ve heard of final fantasy games but i never played any of them. recently i saw the final fantasy VII movie and i thought that it was a brilliant movie. i never played any of the final fantasy VII games but i think that anybody who had never played the games before would be able to understand the movie…i did at least. i thought the cg thing was really cool. they went beyond what other company were afraid to do. they didn’t care if it was impossible for people to stay airborne for that long or if it was possible that a 5ft8 120 lb male could hold a 5ft sword or not. they wanted the movie to look cool and the more impossible things looked, the better it was. i’m sick of seeing movies that look so real and everything has to be so real..movies and games have no room for reality. i think more companies need to let their creative imagination take over. overall the movie was really great! i loved it!
Comment by Kevin Coughlan “Killer7″
# January 2, 2007,
This is one film that I have been looking forward to for a very long time, an without hesitation I can honestly say that this is exactly what I have been hoping for.
First of all, we will think back during the release of ‘Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within’. Before its release, this was a big excitement for Final Fantasy fans at the time, but the result was a huge disappointment. To be honest, if you think about it, it wasn’t actually a Final Fantasy film. Sure it had great CGI throughout but the story lead to nothing but a so-so, pointless sci-fi.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, however, is a much greater achievement for a Final Fantasy film. The story takes place two years after the events of Final Fantasy VII on the Playstation. The ruins of Midgar stand as a testament to the sacrifices made in order to bring peace. The world faces a new menace. A mysterious disease known as Geostigma is spreading through the children around Midgar. Three new enemies, Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz, intend to start another reunion: to revive Sephiroth and unleash a total destruction.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is an action packed fantasy experience and the action is spectacular, with probably some of the best battles I’ve ever seen in a movie, I couldn’t take my eyes off it for a second. The animation is superb, while taking the characters from a video game into a film of CGI has been done exceedingly well. And the CGI visuals itself, throughout, are quite simply beautiful, containing absolutely breathtaking scenery. And also as a great fan of the Final Fantasy soundtrack, Advent Children really lived up to the highest standards. Really gets you into the Final Fantasy atmosphere, bringing back old memories of the FFVII experience.
Another thing id like to mention is that, “is this just for the fans?” Well it definitely will be more respected by them and understanding.. But you cant actually say that this is a fans film only. Think about it….This is a top-notch entertaining ‘film’, not a turn-based RPG. Non-FF fans should at least check it out. Even though this is a sequel to something non-FF fans may not have experienced, but there is definetly something here that you will find deeply impressive.
Within a beautiful world of Final Fantasy through CGI, containing absolutely stunning scenes of sword battles, magical scenery and the stunning event of Behemoth-Sin, this was an incredibly magnificent Final Fantasy experience throughout, and without a doubt one of THE greatest animated movies I have ever seen. A stunning achievement for the continuation of Final Fantasy VII. Absolutely Breathtaking.