Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

OK, let's make something clear about this before we go too far into this. This movie is designed more as a follow-on to the popular video game Final Fantasy VII that graced the Sony PlayStation. However, I have not played that game, nor do I have knowledge on it past knowing of its existence. However, despite that, this isn't a bad film.

If there is one thing there is little doubt over then it is the technical brilliance the film demonstrates. Advent Children is done entirely in 3D CGI, and the sheer level of work gone into it translates over well on the screen. The result is a visually impressive animation that looks great and flows along brilliantly. Every single character put into the film, whether it's the main stars like Cloud or Tifa or simple bystanders in the city, has been rendered beautifully.

The scenery is also a...

I'm not a massive FF7 fan, I did play it a long time ago but I never finished it and I had no idea what the story was about. However the reason why I got FF Advent Children is because I'm very much interested in CGI and Animation and this movie intrigued me. So if you're a massive FF7 who knows everything about it then you're probably better off skipping this review, however if you'd like to see the opinion from an average guy just watching a movie then read on.

As you probably know Advent Children is a CGI movie. But it's not like Shrek or The Incredibles. It's a completely new type of media which truly is stunning to watch. It's based 2 years after the events in FF7 on the PS1.
I'm not going to go on too much about the story as I'm not in the know about it. Which is also why I won't be grading the film based on the story as I'm sure it makes perfect sense to the FF fans.

The movie starts off a bit slow for my liking and some scenes are just not needed...

THE GOOD:
+ Graphics
+ Sound
+ Story
+ Characters
+ Appeal

THE BAD:
- Too short
- Supposed English Voice actors we could do without(i.e, Lance Bass, Mandy Moore, and Christy Carlson Romano, etc.)

SUMMARY:
This is one of the movies that you're going to want to watch, especially if you're a gamer(fan or not of the series) or an anime otaku. I myself absolutely hated(note: past tense) the Final Fantasy series until I saw the trailer, and then the movie.

Most people can remember the other Final Fantasy movie, you know, the one that had nothing to do with the series and only boasted good graphics known as Final Fantasy: The spirits Within? Well take that, make it related to the series, make the plot good, and make the graphics even better and you have Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children from SquareEnix.

The story we have here is the sequel to Final Fantasy VII and overall only a small part of...

THE GOOD:
Once you've sat in front of the TV, with popcorn and set the DVD on then you're in for the best hour and a half in the history of CG films. The Graphics is breath-taking. The sound is great and really gets you into the mood. The characters... Hmm... Well, the characters looked better especially Tifa. Storyline-wise, it is good but it's better if you've played the game. The fight-scenes are off-the-roof. Whoever said that Star Wars had the best battle scenes should rethink and reflect. It is much better than DMC and Star Wars combined when it comes to fight-scenes.

THE BAD:
I think, there're a few bad points in the movie but not significant enough to change my score of it. First, it's too short. Second, there're no other Summoning sequence. Third, There're no chocobos! Wark! Fourth, Tifa is so hot... oh wait, that's a good point.

SUMMARY:
Whenever I sit down for a movie or play a game, I see to it that I have 5.1 Surround in my...

THE GOOD:
What do you want me to say? It was all good.....Heh heh. Ok, I'll give you detail. The wonders of where to start for a film like this. The story...so incredibly intense, amazing detail that can get you confused if you don't keep focused on what is going on. If you have too much going on, do not watch this film. You need every bit of attention towards it to understand.

We bring in are usually old Characters starting with Cloud who hasn't changed one bit from the looks of things. Tifa who is still big chested, and hard hitting when in a fight, little Marlene who resembles so much of Aeris with her cute big bow in her hair, Aeris herself shows up, as beautiful as ever and just as mysterious, Barret the Mr. T look-a-like in my opinion, Cid the great captain with his new Highwind, Red (Nanaki) who hardly says a word throughout the film, Caith Sith without his Mog thank goodness. I hated that huge Mog. Yuffie the little ninja and Vincent the strange ex-Turk....

THE GOOD:
Every little thing in Advent Children was outstandingly incredible beyond all reason. Especially the fights.

THE BAD:
Swedish subtitles along with English ones to choose from? Please. Just put all subs in English. Kadaj complains to much about Mother. (Jenova)

SUMMARY:
Alright. I'm really gonna crack it down for you die hard fans. I say "die hard" for a spacific reason. If you are unfamiliar with Final Fantasy VII and are unsure about everything and anything that happens in the game, do not buy Advent Children. You will most defedently have an extreamly hard time understanding the movie and concepts. Mainly because Advent Children is the sequel to Final Fantasy VII anyway.

Besides that, Let's continue with this review.

Advent Children sold out in Japan in just two days. You wanna know why? Because this movie was the ulitmate Final Fantasy and movie expirence of all time no matter what you say.