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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children ova Review

Two years after the defeat of Sephiroth by Cloud and his gang, a new danger reappears. This danger is Kadaj. He and his two brothers are out to get the cells of Jenova in order to bring back Sephiroth. Cloud, in order to stop it, must pick up the sword once again and join in the fight. With the help of the Turks and the former President of ShinRa, and his fellow friends, Cloud must prevent this danger and save Midgar and the world once again.

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Story & Playability

Interesting story. It brings back all the characters (or at least most of them that can be brought back) for a pretty good story. The actual introduction of a few of the characters (the newer ones) was a mixed bag for me. They looked great, had interesting personalities, and all the good stuff that comes with having good characters. The actual characters, in terms of the story, however, made the plot seemingly thought up rather than natural. It's hard to describe, but basically it seemed, while watching it, to be a good watch but a story someone tried too hard to make. This doesn't mean it was a bad story, but it does mean that I feel they tried to hard to bring everyone back together for a "reunion". It was a slight let down for me because I expected the story to be more involving, more intricate, and more appealing to those even outside of the FF fangroup. I am definitely a member of the FF fangroup, but it's hard when I feel like all you get for watching the movie is to see some upgraded models and fights of your favorite FFVII characters. The story, obviously in my opinion, was more than sufficient for a reason to have the characters interact, fight, and come together. But aside from that, I feel the rest of the story was lost on me.

Rating: 8

Graphics

Beautiful. That's pretty much all there is to it. The camera angles used and the textures and lighting effects were wonderful. The only complaint would be the changing a few of the characters wardrobe. They updated them and made them look great, but for one time or a few scenes, I would have liked to have seen a few more of the characters revert to original FFVIII video game clothes for old-time's sake. Other than that trivial little bit of fanboy desire, I felt like a lot of the colors used were bland. even when there were lighter scenes, I feel the range was limited. Given the world and the circumstances of the story, though, I can see why they would use the colors they did. It just makes the movie, as a whole, seem blurred together, though, which sometimes detracts from the overall experience. The character design, details, and graphics will amaze even those who are not fans of final fantasy. They are, as usual, another big step in the direction of having graphics that surpass even some film qualities (which happens already in some cases). I would like to see, though, an FF movie that is more than just eye candy, as this movie can sometimes feel like it is.

Rating: 9

Sound

SEPIROTH. Any fan of FVII original video game soundtrack is going to love many of the modern-day renditions of the classic theme songs. The ending theme is pretty good, but honestly, since I'm not a fan of the genre and style, it was lost on me. The tone and theme of the song was great, but because I just am not into the style, it's hard to say it had a great ending. The sound effects and voices, though, were phenomenal. I don't think the voices could have matched the characters much better than the casting job they did. All in all, great sound

Rating: 10

Fun

The actual movie itself was a great thing for fans of the game. The movie, though, spawned an almost undeniable franchise frenzy of FFVII gear, spinoffs, and teasers. The movie was great, but I don't want to see Sqaure-Enix start to lose it's edge by trying to mimic ffvii for the rest of it's career life. But things unrelated to the movie aside, I think the use of humor, in a few circumstances, did brighten the mood and made the watcher, for those who are familiar with the FF series and FFVII game, feel almost like you were visiting a familiar land. The fights, music, voices, and details were great. I only wish it was bigger and the story was a little more complex and iintricate.

Rating: 9

Final Verdict

8.8333 (very good)

Reviewed by boojitsu, Aug 10, 2006

Comments

  1. skysoldier81 Oct 01, 2006

    the FFVII advent children movie is great, one of my favorite movies i loved the CGI animation was superb i have never seen anything like it -- Tying the characters from the FFVII vdeo game into the movie may seem confusing to people who didn't play the game but the extra on the 1st disc makes sense to newbies
    the music score was sensation i loved it ^_^ square enix knows how to hit it on the nose , using subtle music that is very touching (at the end of the movie) or xhilarating and intense music in the fight scene.
    I am a true forever final fantasy fan
    i was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole movie *_*

  2. Lionhearted911 Nov 02, 2006

    well i did not play the game ...but the movie was amazing...the details and sound tracks and everything...action was amazing too...
    except it was true that the story was hard to understand and i watched it twice to understand...then a million cuz it was amazing!
    good review and thanks!

  3. crywolf89 Nov 13, 2006

    I really enjoyed this movie as well. I love FFVII! But the story did not seem as deep as the games did. Granted it is only a couple of hours versus a whole game length, but i do think they could have done a better job with a more detailed plot. For FF fans this was an awesome reunion of your favorite characters, but for others, it would be hard to understand and just a fight fest.

  4. tchariin Dec 01, 2006

    Compared to the stunning visuals the story was indeed lacking. But it was adequate enough, at least in my opinion. I share your hope that we are not plagued by dopplegangers in the near future...

  5. Katta-San Feb 13, 2007

    Everything looked clear to me, there must have been somthing on your t.v or somthing. But you could be right, I have not seen it in a while.

  6. pappo1 Jun 09, 2009

    I like very much this film, is really spectacular

  7. SchRita Feb 05, 2010

    Thanks for the review!

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