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Jul 7, 2008 11:14 PM
#21
ehh it was ok, even though only thing i remember from the movie is cloud + fight+fight+fight+sephiroth+fight+zack+aerith shown for like 2 min+ending lol |
Jul 9, 2008 5:06 AM
#22
ParaParaJMo said: Personally, I didn't like it. I'm not a huge FFVII fan boy, but I have played the game and watched Advent Children as a continuation of the game as the movie was intended, and just really couldn't handle it. It really does nothing to bridge the gap what happens in the future and the end of the game and really does nothing to overall advance the story, and it fails to develop the characters and relationships. Plus, I felt that the presence of the rest of the cast (Yuffie, Cait Sith, Red XIII, Barrett, and Cid) really made no difference. To me, the movie would have felt the same without them. I felt that Cloud grieving over Aerith/Aeris should have been done with in the game to begin with, and the movie should have concentrated more on developing his relationship on Tifa more which was one of my curiosities when I watched this. And to me, Geostigma was just a stupid plot device that really did nothing to impact the movie overall, nor does it effect Cloud's performances in the bigger fights. Vincent somehow find out the cause that it's Jenova corrupting the lifestream, but does very little address why Cloud is the only adult not affected by it, and why it targets children. Also, why the hell should I care about Denzel more than the rest of the cast? What purpose does he have? What purpose did Kadaj's goons have rather to make Kadaj look good? And I really don't get why they had gunblades like Squall in the 8th game and why they used Bahamut SIN which I think was from 9 or 10. I personally didn't like the action. It was repetitive and unoriginal. It just simply rips off The Matrix over the top style. To me, the Cloud/Sephiroth fight was just Neo vs Smith but with swords. I think saying this movie has great action is like saying the Irate Gamer has the most original catch phrases. A few years ago, Yoshiyuki Tomino (creator of Gundam) said this and it can 100% apply to this anime: "People today see movies today to see movement over story, and then you get something like the third episode of the matrix." This movie is all (unoriginal) style, and zero substance. I can't really think of anything that I can add, that you haven't already said. Suffice to say, I agree totally. |
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Sep 4, 2008 4:44 AM
#23
I've never once played a Final Fantasy game but the animation in this movie looked so awesome I had to see it. Personally I loved it. Even though I was lost in the story because I've never played a game before, it was still really good IMO. |
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Sep 24, 2008 10:18 AM
#24
As a movie, I guess it's kind of bad lol The fighting is too fast to really tell what's going on, and the storyline is far too complicated for anyone who hasn't played FF7 (even with the recap on the DVD, I narrowly avoided confusion) However, if you love Final Fantasy, you'll *probably* love the movie, it's as simple as that ^^ The music's great, the animation's incredible, and let's face it, Cloud is simply HOT! |
Oct 4, 2008 10:42 AM
#25
Personally I loved this movie. This movie is basically what got me into anime in the first place. My brother forced me to watch this with him and I thought it was going to be the worst two hours of my life, but it was pretty good. Before this, I didn't know that animation quality could be so superb. I only knew what was main stream about anime (Pokemon, Digimon, not my cup of tea). I never played the game, I watched it though, way way long ago so I had to read up on wikipedia to understand what was happening. I'll have to agree that there was a bit too much fighting for my taste, but overall, it was an excellent movie. Could have used more Aerith, though. I dislike Tifa, but Aerith is dead so it only mkes sense. |
Oct 11, 2008 12:13 AM
#26
FF7 game should not equal plot of Advent Children (and I felt Steve Blum casted as Vincent shows how much the North American VA industry and fan base now overrates him). James Cameron said that you shouldn't have to make a sequel and enjoy it without having to watch it first. I say Terminator 2 before I saw the first one and I was able to get a comprehensible understanding of its own individual plot and loved it. And hey, at least it came across as more original even when it did play homage to scenes from the first movie. |
Oct 14, 2008 11:25 PM
#27
Oct 15, 2008 2:22 AM
#28
Oct 15, 2008 5:38 PM
#29
I really loved it, personally. When I first saw it I hadn't played FFVII, so the plot was really confusing, but I loved it nonetheless. I thought the characters were good, the animation was amazing, and the music simply fit. After playing the game (beat it a few weeks ago, actually) and getting an overall better understanding of the storyline, I agree that the plot isn't the movie's strong point... but everything else is. |
Dec 11, 2008 5:44 AM
#30
Jan 24, 2009 3:14 PM
#31
A showcase of how snazzy and shiny CGI can be and not much else. |
Apr 14, 2009 3:40 PM
#32
I loved it, I just finished playing the game (crisis core) and I can see how the movie and game both link and I loved all the flash backs with Zack and Aerith in. I wouldn't really recommend it if you haven't played the game |
Apr 25, 2009 7:22 AM
#33
I loved the movie one of my favourit movies! The fights was awesome and I the story was great to, not the best, but great. |
Apr 26, 2009 2:25 PM
#34
Well it's been years that I watched this movie, but since I watched it again a few days ago due to the release of the Complete version, it reminded me exactly how I felt when I saw this movie for the first time: I liked it, but I did not like what they did to Cloud's and Sephiroth's characters. Especially to Cloud. Crisis Core is the only great title of the Compilation, AC is completely useless and does not add anything to the game's plot itself. But it's still cool though. |
Apr 26, 2009 2:27 PM
#35
Tifa is a hot bitch |
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May 2, 2009 6:01 PM
#36
turkeymeister said: ParaParaJMo said: Personally, I didn't like it. I'm not a huge FFVII fan boy, but I have played the game and watched Advent Children as a continuation of the game as the movie was intended, and just really couldn't handle it. It really does nothing to bridge the gap what happens in the future and the end of the game and really does nothing to overall advance the story, and it fails to develop the characters and relationships. Plus, I felt that the presence of the rest of the cast (Yuffie, Cait Sith, Red XIII, Barrett, and Cid) really made no difference. To me, the movie would have felt the same without them. I felt that Cloud grieving over Aerith/Aeris should have been done with in the game to begin with, and the movie should have concentrated more on developing his relationship on Tifa more which was one of my curiosities when I watched this. And to me, Geostigma was just a stupid plot device that really did nothing to impact the movie overall, nor does it effect Cloud's performances in the bigger fights. Vincent somehow find out the cause that it's Jenova corrupting the lifestream, but does very little address why Cloud is the only adult not affected by it, and why it targets children. Also, why the hell should I care about Denzel more than the rest of the cast? What purpose does he have? What purpose did Kadaj's goons have rather to make Kadaj look good? And I really don't get why they had gunblades like Squall in the 8th game and why they used Bahamut SIN which I think was from 9 or 10. I personally didn't like the action. It was repetitive and unoriginal. It just simply rips off The Matrix over the top style. To me, the Cloud/Sephiroth fight was just Neo vs Smith but with swords. I think saying this movie has great action is like saying the Irate Gamer has the most original catch phrases. A few years ago, Yoshiyuki Tomino (creator of Gundam) said this and it can 100% apply to this anime: "People today see movies today to see movement over story, and then you get something like the third episode of the matrix." This movie is all (unoriginal) style, and zero substance. I can't really think of anything that I can add, that you haven't already said. Suffice to say, I agree totally. i second this motion. When i watched this i only had a few encounters of playing final fantasy 7 beforehand and other sequential games that came after it. I'm not an avid ff7 fan but to me advent children as a stand alone movie doesn't create much more than just a mediocre movie with of course the outstanding CG animation that can't overlooked. The characters seem to just be there for cameo most of the time and don't seem interesting. Cloud as the main character seems very generic and a one dimension character in this film. The storyline itself picks up without actually explaining much of whats going on which ties in with the plot. Without playing the game its hard to really understand the reason of it all. This obviously feels like a fanservice for the fans. After it all I gave this movie an 8 mostly due to the eye capturing CG. |
May 2, 2009 6:01 PM
#37
turkeymeister said: ParaParaJMo said: Personally, I didn't like it. I'm not a huge FFVII fan boy, but I have played the game and watched Advent Children as a continuation of the game as the movie was intended, and just really couldn't handle it. It really does nothing to bridge the gap what happens in the future and the end of the game and really does nothing to overall advance the story, and it fails to develop the characters and relationships. Plus, I felt that the presence of the rest of the cast (Yuffie, Cait Sith, Red XIII, Barrett, and Cid) really made no difference. To me, the movie would have felt the same without them. I felt that Cloud grieving over Aerith/Aeris should have been done with in the game to begin with, and the movie should have concentrated more on developing his relationship on Tifa more which was one of my curiosities when I watched this. And to me, Geostigma was just a stupid plot device that really did nothing to impact the movie overall, nor does it effect Cloud's performances in the bigger fights. Vincent somehow find out the cause that it's Jenova corrupting the lifestream, but does very little address why Cloud is the only adult not affected by it, and why it targets children. Also, why the hell should I care about Denzel more than the rest of the cast? What purpose does he have? What purpose did Kadaj's goons have rather to make Kadaj look good? And I really don't get why they had gunblades like Squall in the 8th game and why they used Bahamut SIN which I think was from 9 or 10. I personally didn't like the action. It was repetitive and unoriginal. It just simply rips off The Matrix over the top style. To me, the Cloud/Sephiroth fight was just Neo vs Smith but with swords. I think saying this movie has great action is like saying the Irate Gamer has the most original catch phrases. A few years ago, Yoshiyuki Tomino (creator of Gundam) said this and it can 100% apply to this anime: "People today see movies today to see movement over story, and then you get something like the third episode of the matrix." This movie is all (unoriginal) style, and zero substance. I can't really think of anything that I can add, that you haven't already said. Suffice to say, I agree totally. i second this motion. When i watched this i only had a few encounters of playing final fantasy 7 beforehand and other sequential games that came after it. I'm not an avid ff7 fan but to me advent children as a stand alone movie doesn't create much more than just a mediocre movie with of course the outstanding CG animation that can't be overlooked. The characters seem to just be there for cameo most of the time and don't seem interesting. Cloud as the main character seems very generic and a one dimension character in this film. The storyline itself picks up without actually explaining much of whats going on which ties in with the plot. Without playing the game its hard to really understand the reason of it all. Theres nothing that pulled you in or made you care about the characters although that may be wrong for those who played the game. This obviously feels like a fanservice for the fans who can cheer on in the theaters seeing there beloved characters finally made into 3D. After it all I gave this movie an 8 mostly due to the eye capturing CG. |
makezh22May 2, 2009 6:05 PM
Jun 9, 2009 1:57 PM
#38
my favorite movie :) |
Jul 12, 2009 7:45 PM
#39
Incoherent.At.Best. It's pretty, but I need something I can enjoy while sober to keep my attention. |
Jul 18, 2009 4:25 AM
#40
Loved it. Plot made no sense, so I just shut my brain off after like the 5 minute intro and stared at Sephy's bigass sword. CG scenes, CG action sequences, CG characters, and the awesome OST are all I need to give this a 8-9. Overlooking its major plot-makes-no-sense flaw or the blatant fanservice at the end. Rofl, "where can I buy a phone?" Man, that just choked me up. Can't wait for Complete. Hmm. |
Aug 5, 2009 7:19 AM
#41
the movie was so cool and i love the movie as well-nya *5/5* |
Aug 15, 2009 8:53 AM
#42
I liked it. I am not a Final Fantasy VII fanboy by any means, so I won't dig just anything that Square-Enix puts out of it, but I did have fun. I do have to agree though that there was way too much action, and not enough story. |
Aug 20, 2009 4:09 PM
#43
If it wasn't supposed to be the sequel of FF7 I would probably like it even with the lack of real plot. But since it's my favorite video game and it destroyed everything that the game tried to build I really died watching it. Overall it deserves more a 5 or 6 but I prefer giving it a 1, that would have been better if I haven't watched it... |
Aug 26, 2009 9:59 AM
#44
Yeah, I just saw it again today. They totally butchered all that was good about FFVII. Sepiroth? WTF!? |
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Aug 26, 2009 10:00 AM
#45
Where did the plot go? All I saw was fancy cg animations and pretty colors. |
Aug 26, 2009 10:13 AM
#46
-Shio said: Where did the plot go? All I saw was fancy cg animations and pretty colors. Guess we'd have to play the game for that. |
"Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
Aug 26, 2009 10:27 AM
#47
usasoldiern said: -Shio said: Where did the plot go? All I saw was fancy cg animations and pretty colors. Guess we'd have to play the game for that. You'd think they would at least include some details into the movie so we wouldn't need to play to game to understand. |
Aug 26, 2009 8:29 PM
#48
They should have, but I think FFVII were the target audience. But, I remember FFVII for the story, so I expected at least a good one here. What did we get? Endless fighting and a simply obligatory final battle. |
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May 14, 2010 4:43 PM
#50
I never played the game and watched the movie along with my brother and we both got the "WTF" impression, however watching it again for a second time at a later stage it just seemed so much more appealing, I have no idea why, but it was just pure awesome, the action, the CG even the story that didn't make complete sense at times, but I believe this was part of its appeal owing to it's curious nature. I've recently started playing FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus, which is just pure awesome, and it's because of this movie that I was introduced into the series, and I believe the movie served to do exactly that. Thus I believe it to be a success.. now if only they would make a PS3 remake (I know highly unlikely) |
May 14, 2010 4:50 PM
#51
What are people saying? Those who say that Advent Children doesn't have a plot should play the game again and rewatch this shit. Or better yet, get Advent Children Complete. |
May 22, 2010 10:07 AM
#52
I agree with Kaarosu! The plot was awesome and I can't believe that people are saying that it was bad. Sure they could have developed the character's relationships a little better (such as Cloud and Tifa), but it would be unfair to say that the whole movie was 'bad' just because they skipped a few minor details. I have also read comments saying that the action was bad and 'unoriginal'. Gun swords plus Huge and awesome looking sword battles is what Final Fantasy is all about! Final Fantasy's sword designs are ORIGINAL (Bleach even copied the huge swords design and so did many other popular animes of today). The action of Final Fantasy does have similar aspects to Matrix, however, to say it was EXACTLY the same and 'unoriginal' would be a HUGE exaggeration. Not every character in Final Fantasy uses a gun (unlike in the Matrix) and the EPIC sword battles look cooler than just the ordinary gun man vs gun man fights. Final Fantay also has the character's '(magic) ability skills' which differs it from the Matrix ( it also looks really cool). A good example of this would be Cloud's seven sword technique, which is also my favourite part of the movie (as Cloud pwns Sephiroth! >:D). Another thing that I find cool is how the fights between the protagonists and the antagonists usually tear up the palce as they're fighting, making it not just another boring sword fight. The awesome motorbike plus sword fight scene also differs it from the Matrix's (all gun users) fight scenes. The heavy sword clash action is what Final Fantasy fans love! Most of the people i know (here in Australia) saw the movie just for the epic battle between Cloud and Sephiroth and 99% of them said it was the best sword battle they had ever seen. In adition to this, the awesome graphics of the movie and the action kept me interested through every second of it. One aspect that I agree with ParaParaJMo is about Denzel. He is a total waste of space and time. Square Enix should have kicked him out and focued more on the important and awesome characters; such as Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, Vincent, Yuffie etc. Geostigma is explained in much more detail in Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete. However, in the original Final Fantasy Advent Children I would have to agree with ParaParaJMo. In the first movie, Geostigma does sound like 'a stupid plot device that really did nothing to impact the movie overall'. However if you watch the remake of Final Fantasy Advent Children (which is Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete), it DOES impact the whole movie! Overall, Final Fantasy Advent Children an AWESOME action movie that deserves a 10/10! |
May 23, 2010 8:50 PM
#53
Jun 22, 2010 6:31 AM
#54
Very good animation film ~~ but it was too complicated because conversations between the cloud and Aeris ???? |
Jun 23, 2010 9:10 PM
#55
Shio_ said: Where did the plot go? All I saw was fancy cg animations and pretty colors. Hahaha, MTE. |
Aug 14, 2010 8:24 PM
#56
Okay so...I've never played FF7 (or any FF game as a matter of fact) so I watched this out of pure curiousity and I didn't understand anything. The only two things that got me in this movie were Tifa and the amazing CGI. Otherwise, it's pretty average. Then again, the target audience was probably former FF7 gamers but I think the actual story could have been fleshed out a little more so we, the people who haven't played FF7, know what the hell is going on... |
Aug 16, 2010 1:34 PM
#57
This was an utter piece of shit. Did the people who make this even play the games? The animation was decent. I don't dig CGI, so its neatral to me. The music kicked ass. But not enough new stuff, if there was any. It all felt like it was just a remix of the FF7 soundtrack. However...what the hell happened to Cloud? He went from not emo...to emo. With no explanation. Why does he suddenly know a completely different fighting style when the movie says he hasn't been fighting at all? Why do the three Sepiroth wannabes get no character development? Why are established dead characters coming back from the grave? Tseng kinda died. Elena wanted to kill Sepiroth because of that. Rufus....is dead. A hyper beam exploded his tower. I was half expecting Aeries to pop up and say something about not being dead either. Man, Jesse, Biggs, and Wedge were probably watching from the shadows too. EDIT: I'm just going to pretend this doesn't exist and keep with my memory that Final Fantasy 7 ended with Final Fantasy 7. |
SabinleroseAug 16, 2010 1:38 PM
Nov 2, 2010 11:54 AM
#58
It lacked in story. It lacked in facial expressions. It lacked in voice acting. Actually, I prefer to watch a JDrama than this movie. I rewatched it yesterday (the complete version) and remembered how much I disliked it. Today, I saw Appleseed 2004, and thought, "FFVII-AC sure is overrated. All that fandom... they couldn't be more illuded by this movie. Appleseed, one year earlier, have a much better story, have good voice acting and they actually try to match the expressions of the characters to the situation, yet it has a smaller score". If you just like the CG or the FF series, then go play the newest games. But please, don't illude other users by overrating this piece of crap. |
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Mar 22, 2011 2:30 PM
#59
Mar 30, 2011 11:32 AM
#60
I wish they had simply made the movie a retelling of the game. Problem is, I'm not sure how well it could be adapted to around 2 hours and fanboys would cry over any change. The plot was all in the game and there was no good way to extend the story. This movie provided another look at the characters people liked in shiny new CG with an improved Sephiroth theme. Good enough for me. |
Jun 20, 2011 4:16 AM
#61
when I was 10 I thought this was the most epic shit ever made I probably need to watch it again but for now my childhood rates this an 8/10 |
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Jul 5, 2012 1:51 PM
#62
I loved it back when I watched it. ^^ |
Dec 15, 2012 8:06 AM
#63
huh/ what? did not even understand this movie i know it;s based on a vidio game but a least try to make some sene out of it was not great as a sci-fi movie either. |
Dec 22, 2012 11:33 AM
#64
half way done this movie. really epic animation srsly. i love the directing! BUT ONE THING - scenes are too choppy now..on to watch the second half. -------- Done the movie. what the hell did i just watch T_T 4/10 i couldn't watch the last 20 minutes because i got bored so i skipped to the end was like mehhh. really epic animation yes but the plot was wtf and very boring :/ |
MayukaDec 30, 2012 11:48 AM
May 11, 2013 10:58 PM
#65
for anime lovers who not play the game, yes they probably think this is bad. because they even dont understand every single thing on FF7, and keep saying its boring but they also saying the action great and animation is so good. and i dont even understand why people who dont play the game watch this. (no offense, just wonder) but for me. this CG movie is so epic. and i'm glad become a gamers and rpg lovers. ff7 definitely epic. i really miss it. :( i cant stop thinking about when i played it back then.... one of the best RPG out there. beside FFIX and FFX 8/10 and 10/10 for complete LONG LIFE FOR FINAL FANTASY 7. |
May 15, 2013 1:30 AM
#66
ryshin said: Agreed.for anime lovers who not play the game, yes they probably think this is bad. because they even dont understand every single thing on FF7, and keep saying its boring but they also saying the action great and animation is so good. and i dont even understand why people who dont play the game watch this. (no offense, just wonder) but for me. this CG movie is so epic. and i'm glad become a gamers and rpg lovers. ff7 definitely epic. i really miss it. :( i cant stop thinking about when i played it back then.... one of the best RPG out there. beside FFIX and FFX 8/10 and 10/10 for complete LONG LIFE FOR FINAL FANTASY 7. I haved this movie on dvd since it first came out. Heh Kind of a funny story how I obtained the movie... |
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Jun 10, 2013 9:32 AM
#67
ryshin said: and i dont even understand why people who dont play the game watch this. (no offense, just wonder) Because we take in other peoples' opinions? http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=454931 |
Jun 20, 2014 3:04 AM
#68
Nice to have family. And hey let's trhow a talking cat in it. |
Mar 2, 2016 4:17 PM
#69
That was good they really did a good job on this game adaption , i am not fan of ff i have only played one game the 3d art is good too |
Dec 4, 2020 6:04 PM
#70
This movie still has the best version of One Winged Angel. |
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