Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2 Discs)

A brilliant film, it has a bit of everything. brilliant animation awesome fight sequences and features all the characters from one of the best computer games ever.

it also includes a catch up video if youve never played the game so that you can understand more about the characters and their motivations. 10/10

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is CGI technology at its best. The movie is set two years after the original crisis featured in the 1997 game 'Final Fantasy 7'.
The planet is once again in turmoil as a strange illness known as geostigma is spreading fast and old enemies are astir. Once again, the planet rests in the hands of one man. Join Cloud and the gang in this delightful sequel to the hit playstation game.
A very cool reminiscence of Final Fantasy 7 is included in the special features section.

I have to say I feared the worst for Advent Children when I heard that it was getting wonderful feed back from the Venice showing but wasn't getting a Theatrical release. That coupled with the delayed release, time and time again outside of Japan. But after finally seeing the film upon it's release on DVD here in England I can safely say that my fears are unjustified. The film takes place 2 years after the game and follows on the plot seamlessly. (Which would explain why this never made it to a Cinema near you!....Soon!) Reintroducing the main characters in style and atmosphere and introducing new ones at such a break neck speed that you almost and I mean almost don't have time to take it all in.

It's no exaggeration to say that almost everything about this film works as a plus. The CG work is stunning, including character design, vehicles and landscapes. (Cloud and Tifa have certainly never looked better with masses of attention to detail) The fight scenes are fast and frenetic with flashes of super slow-mo's and CG only attainable camera angles and movements. Special notes here for the Tifa and end fights which show the Wachowski Brothers just how a CG fight should be done and done right without a trace of boredom or silliness. The soundtrack, from long servicing FF composer, Nobue Uematsu works wonderfully, composing all new versions of the game's original soundtrack and blending them into a rock/ambient soundtrack that truly adds energy and sadness in equal measure. It even contains new tracks that show he can do film scores at the highest level. Both the Japanese and English casts are also spot on with strong performances from Steve Burton/ Takahiro Sakurai as Cloud and special mention to a beautifully understated and subtle voicing from Mena Suvari (Of American Pie/Beauty Fame) as Aeris/Aerith Gainsborough. Don't get me wrong. This film isn't perfect. Some of the script is a little clumsy, whilst first time film director Tetsuya Nomura can be a little impatient and abrasive with his editing and camera movements but these are very minor points after all, to what is a very impressive start to what I hope with be a great film career. (Should he choose it) A note about the Turks duo of Reno and Rude must be made here, they can be a take it or leave it case. Either annoying you greatly or amusing you just the same. I recommend this film greatly, whether it's for fans of the game or even if not and it's finally nice to see that rarest of things in the movie world. A game based film that actually works! It's just a pity that this film hasn't got the exposure it deserves and believe me, it deserves all the plaudits it gets. Take Note Hollywood. 9 out of 10 Guys and Girls!

okay I AM A BIG FF fan but i've always prefered 8 to 7 - still this movie's CGI is awesome! japanese version if watched reading subtitles definately makes more sense than the english dubbed version - as the english voice acting is quite weak especially whoever does this version of Kadaj - very cringeworthy! anyway movie has a great, amazing soundtrack and great visuals but for me it was over too soon, the story about the children was a bit naff, and i wish they had made more use of other locations in the game - the english voice of vincent and tifa was GREAT though and it was nice to see the characters really come to life!

This film introduced me to the final fantasy series so i had never played any of the games when i watched it. However, although i had a lot of trouble understanding the film i still loved it as it had unrivaled CGI and the battles were excellent along with some really cool looking characters. I have now played and completed final fantasy 7 and i do understand the story alot better. However i still had to watch it a few times to understand the characters history and some of the other characters connections. But for 4.99 i'd say its defintely worth a try.