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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Starring: Ayumi Ito, Shotaru Morikubo Director: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue

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Actors: Ayumi Ito, Shotaru Morikubo, Takahiro Sakurai
Directors: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue
Format: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai, Korean
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: April 25 2006

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000AMJG4Y

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #5,867 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The question facing any viewer of the Japanese CG feature Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is: do you have to know the games on which it’s based in order to understand the film? And the answer is: it certainly helps. But even complete novices (i.e., most parents) in the Final Fantasy world will find some entertainment in its wealth of fantasy-based action, and the animation never fails to astonish. Picking up two years after an epic battle between the forces of good (represented by brooding soldier Cloud) and evil (Cloud’s former general, Sephiroth), FFVII opens in the devastated city of Midgard, whose youthful occupants suffer from a ghastly disease known as Geostigma. A trio of brothers arrives with what appears to be a cure for the plague, but their gesture conceals a more sinister purpose: to revive Sephiroth and bring about the end of the world. Cloud and his companions must once again rise to the occasion to stop the siblings and the revived Sephiroth from unleashing total destruction. Complex and self-referential to the point of occasional incomprehension, Final Fantasy VII will definitely be most appreciated by fans of the game series, but if others can look past the numbing dialogue and frenetic action (which is a bit too intense for very young children), the film offers a carefree and action-packed viewing experience. The two-disc set contains the original Japanese language version of the film as well as an English-dubbed edition (Rachel Leigh Cook and Christy Carlson Romano, among others, provide the vocal talent) and a version edited for the Venice Film Festival. A 30-minute featurette that recaps the Final Fantasy story up to VII, as well as a making-of documentary, deleted scenes, and promotions for future Final Fantasy VII games and products round out the extras. --Paul Gaita

On the DVD

Disc One:
Feature film
Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII story digest

Disc Two:
The Distance: Making of featurette
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Venice Film Festival footage
Sneak peek of upcoming Final Fantasy VII games
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: trailers
Deleted scenes

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4.0 out of 5 stars BLU-RAY: Gloriously animated but confusing film, Jun 8 2009

By	Derek Puzak (Toronto) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Unrated) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Square's FINAL FANTASY series has been the reigning king of RPG videogames for the past 20 or so years. Each installment in the game is a completely separate storyline with absolutely no relation to any other, making the play experience fresh and new each time. However, no other chapter in the series managed to capture the hearts of millions of gamers around the world than the popular 7th installment in the series, released back in 1997. The tone of the game was exciting, and the characters were three dimensional beings who were woven into an intricate storyline. The game is best known for a tragic scene where one of the characters is killed, bringing a depth of emotion never before seen at that time which brought some players to tears.

Square decided to release a sequel to Final Fantasy VII, but instead of opting for the game treatment, they began work on a 100% CGI animated movie using the same technology as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. It was released in 2004 to critical fan acclaim, and then to DVD shortly thereafter. So how does the Blu-Ray release stack up?

First of all, this is the most complete and glorious version of Advent Children that you're ever going to get. It's on Blu-Ray, and the format is nothing but kind to animated movies, especially those done in CGI. FF comes alive with pristine, crystal-clear visual quality with over 20 minutes of added scenes to boot. Indeed, this "Complete" edition is the version that future releases will be stacked against.

The audio track doesn't seem any different from the one included on the standard-def DVD release. I bought the Japanese import way back when, and I noticed a significantly more powerful soundtrack, especially in music and thundering sound effects. I was slightly disappointed to see that the Blu-Ray version didn't match that brilliant track, but then again, I was watching the English dub. The Japanese dub has a bit more punch to it. With some tweaking to my equalizer and surround channels, I managed to satisfy my audio demands.

If there's a downside to the film, it lies in the story. If you haven't played the original Final Fantasy VII from beginning to end, you're going to be friggin' lost. I myself had played the game straight through from start to finish, and even stopped to find every single secret in the game. But, that was a while ago. Even I had a few "WTF" moments during the course of the film. Nevertheless, having played the game means everything. Characters like Barrett, Sephiroth, Tifa and Marlene aren't going to matter if you don't know their backstories. Of course, this movie is primarily about Cloud Strife, the main character, and his pangs of guilt at having been unable to save the life of Aerith, his companion from the game. To a first-time viewer who is completely new to the story, Aerith's very presence will be a head-scratching conundrum.

But, that's beside the point. This movie was created by Square, exclusively for the diehard fans of the game. It really is a labor of love on Square's part, and a testament to their connection with the game. They're giving the fans what they want, even if it means that a large chunk of the human population won't have any idea what this film is about. There's passion in the creation of the film, and the action sequences are flat out breathtaking (if not totally unrealistic). It gets the adrenaline pumping, especially during the final act which is straight action for almost a half-hour, non-stop.

Advent Children is a masterpiece. It's animation is flat-out incredible, and rivals anything seen by Pixar to this day, and it has the advantage (and disadvantage?) of being tied to such a beautiful and standard-changing backstory. I loved it.

To those who aren't FF7 veterans.....download it onto your PS3 or PSP from the PlayStation store and play it straight through from beginning to end before evening THINKING about picking this film up. It's worth it, trust me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars From the mouth of a fanboy, Jun 4 2006

By	S. Peters (Calgary, AB) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Are good plots your do all and end all? Can you sacrifice graphics and filming for some well developed characters, and a well thought out incredibly deep storyline? If so, then boycott this like the plague.

The movie was fantastic if you're a fan. If you watch it and think of it like a video, the entire movie plays out like a cinematic and is beautiful. The graphics are to die for and the characters all fit their roles well enough from the classic FF7 title. That said, it's all action no plot. Expect to see delicious fight scenes - including a gem for the fans in which a battle takes place with the classic FF7 fight music, complete with the 'victorious' jingle when a cell phone rings.

But of course, you're going to get some faults:
- The lipsynching is good but never bang on.
- The script definitely leaves something to be desired. The characters tend to use a lot of one liners and the language is that an elementary student would use comfortably.
- The plot is basically nonexistant. If you think of the movie as virtually one long fight scene, or a long video game cinematic you might not care as much but if you're looking for a deep continuation of FF7 story you'll be left disappointed.

If you're a fan none of that will matter and simply seeing them fit a bike chase, or a scene with Bahamut, into the movie will be completely worth the money spent. This movie succeeded overall as a treat for the fans even if it won't be winning any academy awards.

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW...I'm totally speachless, Sep 9 2006

By	Matthew Wong - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was a totally awesome movie, even for someone like myself whose never played the FF series games.
The CG animation was flawless
The story, not totally original but bang on with a good delivery
The dubbing, something most movies don't do well but is quite good here
The action is breathtaking, a bit of matrix styles but not over done. Plus Cloud's 5 swords in 1 thing is totally innovative, especially the way he uses it.

A great addition to any anime collection.

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