Final Fantasy Movie

the movie was horrible
bad translation, bad everything

except cg

a lot of japanese anime could outdo FF the movie

I hope this movie does well, even though now I'm a little more apprehensive about seeing it than I was before reviews started popping up. I've been looking forward to this movie for a while, but now it's sounding more like a technical accomplishment than anything else. Don't get me wrong, the technology absolutely amazes me, just from the trailer and pictures I've seen...but I was hoping that Squaresoft would let their talent at writing stories come through in this movie. I don't know...maybe two hours isn't enough time for them to develop their characters; they're pretty used to having 30-60 hours to do that in their video games.

But on the other hand, Square's dumped so much money into producing this...it would suck if it completely bombed and they weren't able to recover their investment.

Then again, the majority of the design team responsible for Xenogears, Squaresoft's best work (IMHO, of course), is no longer with Squaresoft...so...

it was worth the $6 i spent; they spent how many million on all those computers to make it? i wish they'd make the characters a little more like FF 7 because these characters looked too real (like ugly realistic) pop in a double D chest for aki like Tifa in FF7, give the hero a HUGE ass sword, make them be ghetto fabulous !! but nooooo
well i know you'll all like it as long as you like a good CG (DIABLO II had more interesting CG than this BTW!!)

Wow! Awesome grafix...


... godamn boring script...


... the spirit tentacle that touches Aki's muff was worth the 6 bucks... I knew the japanease wouldnt screw me on their tentacles.

this movie sucked. nuff said, don't watch it unless you want real dissappointment, it's nothing like what it should've been like .. i'm a major FF fan and i threw up at how cheezy, and utterly ill-accomplished the storyline was; i was wishing for leviathan odin shiva or even a moogle to pop in there, or sephiroth, nothing; dull characters and if you think a story cant get any more pubic .. think about it "errr lets find the spirits there's 8 of them, err we find them wipe out enemy"

the spirits: a fucking leaf, sympathy from aki's bitch, and a phantom that would've killed that aki bitch ( who is FLAT AS HELL ANYWAY ) .. those are just 3, the whole STORY LINE WAS FUCKED UP .. you wont believe what happens in the end, they're searching for spirits but what happens when they get all 8? do you think they know? do you think they SHOULD atleast know? well go watch it and find out! ah ahahahah TEASE ah ahahah

Here are a few more reviewers' quotes:


"I almost spit up my popcorn when the animated boobs burst from her clothing, looking at once as supple and spotless as the finest plastic surgery -- only meatier and better. That's when I turned to my date and said, 'Enjoy the free ride until the robots go into mass production, honey.'"

"If I were a nice cgi animated character, I wouldn't exactly get 'wood.' But I'd get a tesselated span-reinforced polymesh hard-on made of about 9 million triangles checking out the lollapaloozas on that scientist chick."

"Final Fantasy is not my final fantasy, not by a longshot. In my final fantasy, hordes of manga girls with babyfaces and 19-year old tarts' bodies wearing little sailor uniforms are performing unspeakable rituals straight out of H.P. Lovecraft upon a giant tentacled creature named Hugh. Admittedly, it would be hard to shoot with today's limited technology."

7/10 Fantastic CG. However the movie was very very predictable, and every cliche' in the book happened. Some animation seemed a little out of place, and extreme emotions still need to be mastered. I am also very glad they didn't do an "american" ending to the movie, people who have seen it will know exactly what I mean ;).

All in all a fun summer flick, as long as you don't over analyze it too much.

The day when games will run in real time with the graphix and effects of this movie, will be the day I'll eat my underwear in happiness.

8/10

Pros:
Best CG ever

Cons:
The ending I wish was better

Will I need to upgrade my computer to see this movie? Geforce10 anyone?

Is it me or does what we have seen from the Doom3 clips look almost as good as this movie?

Just saw FF. Apart from Steve Buscemi being TOTALLY mis-cast for the part (his voice and his animated character were 100% opposites) it was a very good movie.

The CGs were outstanding; many times I forgot I was watching an animated film. There were some slight sync problems with a couple of the characters' mouths, but that's just nit-picking.

All-in-all it was well worth the time and money spent. I look at this film as a stepping stone for bigger and better things to come. Go see it.

I'm going for the kick ass CG and that's it. I expected tht plot to be about as deep as a Blizzard cut scene, but with twice the style and if that's what I get it'll be okay. Normally I want much more from my movies, but I'm a drooling techno obsessed geek so...

Its a Japanese SciFi movie, plots are either non-existant on purpose or just goes over the heads of Western people.

The movie doesn't have ANYTHING to do with any of the games... go see it, we all know you are CG whores... :)

Overall I think the movie was OK. Good to see for the eye-candy, but don't expect much of an original story (typical sci-fi save the planet type deal) - and the character development is pretty non-existant.

The scenes and equipment detail were awesome, as were their animation.. but the characters.. UHG! The facial movement/expressions sucked horribly. At one point the main female character is crying - but the only thing that alerts you to this is the sound - she has a complete blank and lifeless stare the entire time. This holds true for just about every facial expression.. they're either non-existant or so muted you can't even tell. The -only- character that has semi-believable facial expressions/lip movements is the old doctor.. and even his seem to lower in quality towards the end of the movie.

just got back from seeing it and if you visit this site more than once a week you are a geek. therefore go drop the $8 to see it! it gives a you hint at what we should expect from the geforce 6,7 ...

the story is not as bad as many have said, just remember this is ANIME! Ghost in the Shell did have the best story execution but i still |~ 0 < |< 5!

FF Movie Pictures


http://www.polykarbon.com/news/ffpics.htm

Roger Ebert liked it.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/cst-ftr-rog11.html

Saw it last night.

Story rips from FF7, which rips from several other sources. Characters were okay, typcial sci-fi, I guess... Their interactions with each other could have been done better.

Just got home from the theatre

My Final Fantasy]b

The animation was superb. Simply amazing. I have not seen better animation in any other cg movie. I especially liked the ships, the missiles, the weapons, and all other vehicles. There was so much detail in each scene that it overwhelms you. I sat there thinking how long it mustve taken them to make one single frame. However, the lip-movement could've been a little better IMO. Most of the time it seemed fine but some scenes were bad. Not terrible, just bad. Also, the characters were unable to show sadness and despair. They would be crying but they did not look sad if you just looked at their face.

The music was alright. Nothing stood out except for the song during the credits.

The story was good too. Some more complications and explanation would've been appreciated but overall it was a nice story with a good ending.

Teh Point]b : Go watch it if you like computer animated films. It's the best of the best in that category. But don't expect an amazing story :)

I can't wait to go watch it again :)

I hate you all.

beeotches.

I had a ticket to a sneak preview a couple of days ago but didn't go. The games never interested in me so I'm in no hurry to see the movie.

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Stereotypical, by-the-book, boring characters and storyline. The staple of any good Japanese game/anime.

More of that mindless save-the-environment, technology is bad, nature is good drivel.

Same old pretentious crap. C'mon!

Will this movie run ok on my GeForce3? Will they release a patch for win2k?

I really have a hard time believing a CGI character can act as good as a real live human like Angelina Jolie....tee hee

Yay. Steve used the link I put out last night in ER :)
I feel special.

Reviews I've heard on this movie have been very mixed. Most critics have been very positive about the film, but a lot of regular Joes' reports (http://www.aintitcool.com) have been negative. The biggest complaint is that the script blows. Crappy dialogue, sub-standard plot, and -- the cardinal sin of this movie -- no character development.

Now in case you've never played any of the games past FF4 (released as 2 in the US), let me explain one trait which all the games in the series share. While the games' dialog has sometimes been mediocre (blame Squaresoft's jerkoff translation team) and the plots are convoluted at times, one thing that every FF game has succeeded in doing is making you care about the characters. Through backstories and personality, every character has a history and motives to their actions. Every player-character is three-dimentional, and if you're willing to immerse yourself in the world you can't help but become endeared to them.

From what I've heard of this film, the characters are flat and lifeless. Facial expressions are almost non-existent; even when making a joke or getting angry, most characters seem to have the "default" expressions slapped on them like a plastic toy. Character backstories? Hell, we hardly get to learn each of their names. I've heard TONS of complaints that the main villian is appallingly two-dimentional -- no real motive for being a bad guy, just evil for evil's sake. Even Kefka (FF's most similar villian) was in it for the power.

Overall it seems like this movie just had the Final Fantasy name slapped on. It could have easily been released on its own without the FF name involvement and thus could have avoided all the comparisons to its parent franchise. Oh well, I'm sure most the shackers will see it in one form or another just for the mind-blowing CG effects. I know I will.

Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within has nothing to do with the Final Fantasy series, Steve. Don't bias it because of the game, it's entirely different. It's just a movie made by the same people. Go see it.

This movie is going to roxxor even more than I do.
FF ownz joo

Wait... some spiritual references, sci-fi, big weapons.... and a plot that doesn't make a lot of sense when put all together, all along with really bad dialog?

OH MY GOD, IT IS A FINAL FANTASY GAME MOVIE!

For all you pirates out there...

the VCD screener has been out since yesterday morning... (heh)...
but see it in the theatre before you start searching for it...

I'm taking a half day today to get my car fixed
Im gonna get a ticket too

WOOT WOOT

I only liked the old FF's on NES, but I still cant wait to see this

5/5 1st posts today, god I'm good

is the game in any way related to the movie beyond the title?

woohoo going to see it in less than 2 hours
R O X O R ' E D

Final Fantasy...........hoooooorj!!!

I may catch a matinee this weekend.. but I don't think it's worth dropping $7.50 on.