Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete

Others have remarked on how this movie would be confusing to someone who's not familiar with the Final Fantasy VII video game. As one who first watched this movie in that state, I'll offer my comments on both `before' and `after' impressions. I've been a long time fan of both science fiction/fantasy and animated movies. Four or five years ago I watched "Final Flight of the Osiris" a CGI video short on a dvd called Animatrix. I was so impressed by it that I looked for other work by the same artists and found "Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within", and the original dvd version of "Final Fantasy: Advent Children". "Spirits Within" had phenomenal and imaginative imagery and some gripping scenes but overall it didn't have a `spark'. "Advent Children" though was another matter. I fell in love with it. The characters are terrific; the graphics are awesome; the settings fresh and some quite beautiful; the action is out-there. The dystopic science fiction setting and elements of magical fantasy were very satisfying as a fan of those genres. And it has some nice wit and humor. But yeah, the story was confusing. Being as innocent as I was though of the story that led up to the movie, I was in a state of not knowing how much I didn't know, so I didn't miss it. I enjoyed the movie so much I watched it a couple more times over the next few years. It wasn't until surfing the internet this summer, coming across the movie's protagonist, Cloud Strife, by chance and reading about him that I became aware of the huge story world behind "Advent Children". I soon learned that Cloud is a renowned character among gamers, as is his enemy Sephiroth; that Final Fantasy VII is regarded as groundbreaking and one of the best video games ever; and that there's a massive amount of verbiage on the internet about both the characters and the game. The more I read, the more I was drawn in. I read complete synopses of the game and bios of its characters and - branching out to its prequel Crisis Core - watched all 3 hours of cutscenes from that video game in 10 minute Youtube segments. Then I watched "Advent Children" again, knowing that the first few times around, I'd been watching it through a dim fog. This time it all seemed to be in focus. I knew what the glowing round spheres were. I knew who the secondary characters were and how they connected. I knew why the city of Midgar was in ruins. My enjoyment of the movie was substantially enhanced, so much so that I was left wanting more. The only solution was to play the game itself. This took me a bit of self-convincing, since I'm old enough to be Cloud's grandmother and hadn't finished a video game since Zork Nemesis, but I took the plunge. I just finished it a few nights ago. And I agree that the game is everything it's cracked up to be. But I know this is a review about the movie, not the game. I'm leading up to how much more still having played the game adds to the pleasure of the movie. I watched the movie again last night, and this time I watched the blu ray extended version. Of course I expected it to be better this time around what with the added minutes, the increased clarity of the blu ray format, and the much deeper understanding I'd gained from the game itself, but the movie STILL exceeded my expectations. The additional footage is a great improvement, from tiny little insertions to some complete new scenes, they're all worthwhile. Some serve to fill in story and character development, others add even more wow to the over-the-top action sequences. The blu ray clarity makes these quite a bit easier to follow. And now having played the game, I understood even more than I'd expected about what takes place in the movie that I'd not recognized before - Sephiroth's tragic background and what took place between him and Cloud; why Cloud camps out in the church; Aerith's huge significance. And Zack! I was delighted to see more of Zack, who's an awesome character in his own right. He deserves his own movie. I was surprised by the impact of the music this time. It derives from the game, and strongly evokes the game's themes, from battles to uneasy exploration, to Aerith's warmth and Sephiroth's sinister terrificness. This time around, the characters, their friendships and animosities and traumas were much deeper for me. The interconnected FFVII stories are more like a tv series than a single movie or book in the amount of time one spends on, or `in', them, and as with a really good tv series, I found I'd come to really care about the characters. A lot of excellent creativity and effort was put in to Advent Children. Considering its limited prime audience, it's a grand gift from Square Enix to FFVII's fans. I'm glad it's been successful for them, and very happy they put the effort in to making this new "Complete" edition. Sure it helped to sell blu-ray playing PS3s and generate interest in the FFVII PS3 download, which is what I played. But they did a great job. They have my appreciation. I think Tetsuya Nomura's sense of character and story is genius. In summary, I recommend this movie to anyone who's curious about it, especially if you have a fondness for epic sci-fi fantasy action adventure romance. It hits on all cylinders (ok, the romance part is mostly in the games). But "FFVII:Advent Children" also has thought provoking currents underlying its save-the-world plot, the personal challenges faced by its characters and its sensational, adrenaline stirring action and battle scenes - the tradeoffs of degrading our environment in return for energy; the use of a soulless corporation as an excuse for committing atrocious acts; the importance of friends. The depiction of Mako energy and the lifestream as having a healing/destructive duality also intrigues me, especially as there's a similar 'planet force' depicted in some of Hiyao Miyazake's animated movies, which I also adore. In this extended version of "Advent Children", Reno asks how a person could ever manage to atone for the horror brought about by the Shinra Corporation (which occurred during the game), and there's mention of the destroyed Mako reactor still emitting too much lifestream energy to be safe. I can't help but wonder if this is a conscious or unconscious reference to nuclear energy, also both beneficial and hugely destructive, and if it comes up in these Japanese stories because Japan's the only country in the world to have been exposed to a nuclear attack. Then there's the whole question of Jenova and what she represents. That FFVII has this depth and breadth (which you can take or leave as desired) helps make it an A+ story for me. If you're already a FFVII fan who by some chance hasn't learned of this movie already, I doubt you need much further encouragement to watch it. If you aren't familiar with the game, I do recommend reading a summary of it and the characters beforehand. With video games now rivaling movies for entertainment dollars, it's worth learning about the game if only for its `historic' value. But the game stories are well worth it on their own terms, and do enhance the movie. I also recommend watching the movie in Japanese with English subtitles. Sometimes in dubbing, the translation has to be altered in order to fit the spoken words into the character's visible speaking time, and clarity or nuance can be lost. And the Japanese voice acting here is superb. I find that despite my knowledge of Japanese extending no further than 'hai' and 'arrigoto', the tone and inflection of the voice actors' portrayals, especially Cloud's, adds greatly to the characters' presentation. And, compared with my memory of the dvd version, the English sub translations have been improved in the 'Complete' edition. Yes, this movie is escapist entertainment, but it's also deeply satisfying. My only consolation in being done now with the game and having again watched the movie is that there are several more Final Fantasy games yet to play.

If you liked any of the Final Fantasy VII games, or even if you never seen or played it much, you will still enjoy this movie. I can say this from experience. I just briefly heard and saw some of the characters from a game called Kingdom Hearts and they peeked my intrest to say the least. I was recommended this movie to watch, and so I watched it online. I was deffinitly taken back. I had close to no knowledge of the game and I still thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I watched straight through and loved everything about it. Afterwards, I just had to play the original game because I loved it so much. When I did and, I understood much, much more about the movie and even caught myself going "oooh" half the time. After I beat the game, I rewatched the movie and enjoyed it twice as much if even possible. That is because this movie reintroduces these amazing characters from the 1990's style graphics (1997 to be exact) to Square Enix's legendary CGI animation. Also, because the game has no vocals you also get to hear the characters voices for the first time. Thankfully, they fit perfectly. The voice acting was outstanding, every character has a unique voice that fit their personality perfectly. I tend to be a bit picky with the voice acting I hear, but I can say now for sure that I was 100% satisfied this time. So, if you played the game first you will deffinitly be amazed by this movie (and extremely thrilled and satisifed if your a big fan like me). All aspects of it were flawless. The movie starts out with what might be considered a little bit slow for some people, with the occasional fight or dispute, but more talking than anything. That is so you can begin to grasp the story of what happened in the game, and start seeing the new story that takes place in the movie, and how the two are still connected. This also introduces you to the main characters. You very quickly see their problems starting to show and how they each handle them differently. One may fight their problems head on, and another may "run away". As you might be picking up, the characters and story are very realistic and relatable, dispite being considered a fantasy. You will find yourself feeling for the characters, even if it's a character you were almost sure you didn't like, you may be shown a new side of things and how things look through their perspective. Before you know it, the movie picks up...a lot. Soon enough their are fights left and right, each one has it's purpose to the story thankfully and weren't just there for our entertainment, though that's a bonus. The fights are very fast pased, meaning that if you blink for too long or look away for a second you may miss about 10 attacks a character just did. They do give you some short breaks in between fights to let us take it in and catch up with what's going on. You will then be thrust into a new fight scene, and the amazing graphics really prove their worth in these. No matter how fast a character moves, they won't blur or distort. Even the backround during any scene is perfect, from every little detail. To a flower in the back, to a crack on a wall, it will all be visibly clear. The graphics redefine real, then again, its not too real where you might think "I might as well just watch it live-action." A lot of animated films also tend to have decent graphics, but in a way distorted that gives you that "cartoony" feeling. I did not experience that at all here. From the glassiness of their eyes, to the viens in their hands, to the texture of the leather and cloth, the glare of the sun, and from each strand of hair, it's all their. One thing I loved about the Blue Ray version is that the graphics are even more enhanced. I even compared the two versions, and actually saw the amazing difference. If you were thinking of getting the original version instad, don't. If you have a Blue Ray player, get this instead, I promise it's worth it. The video and audio are improved to a great degree. They also added over 1000 edits to the film, as well as 26 minutes of extra scenes and movie time. This means that any questions the original movie you left you with (which it does), this one answers. For example, in the original all you know is that theres a disease that seems to be killing people somehow. In the new version, it is revealed how it kills people, what it does to their mind and body, and how they are treated by the rest of society. There are also a few new characters in this movie that were not in the game at all, this means they have new character stories to tell on top of reminicing about the old ones. In the original version, you understand them to a degree but not enough to fully comprehend or sympathize with them. In the new version, that all changes. You will learn about their pasts and see how they got into the story that their telling us now, and why they are there. Even the main character, Cloud, you will get great glimpses of his past. If you played Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, you will recognize those clips and they might even give you goosebumps remembering them. If not, you will get a great insight to Cloud's past, and what really happened to him to make him the way he is today. Rememeber, this movie takes place 2 years after the original Final Fantasy VII ended. It begins showing us a quick glipmse of the actual ending, which takes place 500 years into the future. They will then let you know that your now going 498 years into the past, to see what happens 2 years after the game ended. If you really think about, the way it ended didn't satisfy me completely. It left questions about what the characters could be doing. This movie shows us what all the characters are now doing. In addition to all of this, this movie also has great special features. Their are several special features that recap on the games. One recapes on the original game, giving about an hour worth of great scenes, and also showing you how much their graphics dramatically changed. Even so, it shows you how that old game still contained so much life, and how it was actually amazing and considered to still be on the top ranking of video games. They also show recaps of the three other Final Fantasy VII games (Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus, and FiThenal Fantasy VII: Before Crisis). They show you this in two ways, one lets you see the games in order they came out. Another lets you see what order they were in relating to the story, not just by the games, but by their specific scenes. In addition to all of this, theres a special feature that lets you see first hand what one of the new character's past was like, they do this in an anime form. It was very well done and was about an hour long. Last but not least, they give a very nice trailer of their newest game, Final Fantasy XIII. As for languages, you can easily change it to the original japanese version. If not, you could keep it at it's english version, or a french version which they also offer. The subtitles also come in many languages of course. All in all, this movie was amazing. No pictures you find online or anywhere can compare to seeing it on the big screen. Even if your not a Final Fantasy VII fan, or only know a little about it, I still believe you will find many things to love about this movie. As long as you pay attention, it is not that hard to catch on to the story and what exactly is going on. Even if you didn't play the original game? Yes. You could always watch the recap from the special features first, which is a good idea. On my first time though, I didn't. I knew nothing, yet I was extacic afterward. Now, if you are a Final Fantasy VII fan, you will undoubtly love it. They show all the characters you knew and loved in the game, and I mean all. The supporting characters do come back for epic fight scenes, and you can watch them all in action together while the story continues to unfold around them. You will also get to see things from the game that you always dreamed of seeing in CGI. For example, Cloud's sword, Sephiroth's wing, Cloud's motercyle (which they redid, making it much more futuristic and it carries his swords too), Barret's gun, Vincent's cloak, Yuffie's weapon, Red XIII's tail, even all these little details will be there to see, including almost anything else you may want to see. They also capture the characters personalities very well, even just their facial expressions are what I could see them wearing in the game at parts. Also, if there are certain characters you miss or wish you could see but doubt they'll be there, you may be in for surprises. As for quality, I was 100% happy with this product. It never, ever lagged on me and I watched it several times. I became very used to things running slow with me, but I was surprised this didn't. In fact, it was on the fast side. The disc and box was in perfect condition as well. It was completely worth the money. This is coming from someone who rarely buys things online because of the fear of wasting money on a bad product. You will not be sorry, this movie is great for anyone. There are some cursing and blood however, if you don't mind that then your all set. I give this product 5 stars, and that is the first time I have ever done that.

I have owned every American itteration of this movie and I love it. I'm a gigantic fan of FFVII and the movie pleases me most because it touches me with the characters and the feeling behind the story. This movie has taken much flak, which I would like to say I fully understand if taken from the perspective of one without working knowledge of the videogame, and this version does so much to fix many of these issues. If you don't like videogames or have never played FFVII then I doubt you'll like this movie very much. I leant it to a friend who is a bigger movie buff than me(who loves some of the worst films of all-time) thinking he would at least appreciatte the action sequences and animation. He called it garbage, lol. I watched again after I leant it to him and the story really is disjointed at best if you know nothing of the game. That said, this version should have been the initial release. It's criminal how many vital scenes were cut and/or shortened. The effect of these scenes being editing for the US audience actually makes a somewhat large impact on the potential to understand the story. Now that FF: Crisis Core is out and we all know the origins of FFVII the scenes with flashes of Zack are needed even more. This is now a trilogy of events and small tidbits that need to be fleshed out in a two hour period. Much of the additional content is also extended battle sections that(in one case with Rude and Reno) actually explains how the scene gets from one point to another where the original version left a magnificient gap. The most important thing to realize with this, other than what I've said about not playing the game, is that it's a movie about a videogame guys. People "flying around" and "surviving what no one on earth could" doesn't matter. The laws of our world don't apply in the world of FFVII folks, sorry, so just let it go. I've seen so much worse things done in films that try to appear realistic and yet a movie about a game series gets slammed for doing things we couldn't in real life. That's why it's animated. As far as the actual movie goes...it's just jaw-dropping if you look at it in a way such as I do. I've come to love it more and more with each viewing and it's starting to grow on me even more as I write this. It is simply beautiful. The animation is the best you will see outside of Disney Pixar and the japanese crew/director really understand how to use camerawork to improve the feel and aesthetics of the scenes. So many times I find myself just looking at the hair on the characters heads and being impressed. The score is also somethign for everyone. It is so well done and reminds me of something like the first Star Wars movies in that it has that quality that adds to the overall tone and direction of the scenes. A great example is the final bout with Sephiroth. There is a part *SPOILER ALERT*(I guess) where the music starts to change tempo, Cloud enters a stance and prepares for what he knows is going be one heck of an attack on the part of Sephiroth and the Shin-ra headquarters starts to come down upon him, literally. The music then rushes in and I just can't explain the feeling you get watching it if you invest yourself in the experience. For anyone who has always wanted to watch this, but didn't want to buy it yet, this is the ultimate and finite version. For anyone who watched the original and disliked it due to the lack of coherence in the story I strongly urge you to reconsider and at least borrow/rent it and give it one more chance. I feel it's worth every penny and minute I spent waiting for it to come to the States.

I remember waiting in anticipation as I waited for Advent Children to release in the US a few years ago. When I finally had a chance to watch it, I was extremely happy. The Universe of Final Fantasy VII is one that many gamers in the US cherish and love to revisit. That said, over the past 2 years, the DVD hasn't aged all that well. When watching the DVD on a Blu-Ray player that upscales, the picture is noticeably fuzzy. However, I was once again happy when I heard that there would be a Blu-Ray release of Advent Children that hopefully would satiate my desire for a higher-res version of this fantastic movie. Picture - 9 Oh the glory of Blu-Ray. The images during Advent Children are fantastic. The texture of the fabrics and the crispness of the vistas visited during the movie, even during quick-moving sequences, look incredible. There really isn't a better example of a realistically animated move that I have come across. And in the Blu-Ray version, the visuals are made even better by adding things that wouldn't originally fit on the DVD copy. Now the world looks even more realistic with dirty children and items and clothing that gradually become more and more worn and deteriorated throughout the film. Sound - 8 Well, it's honestly about the same. The voice acting is fantastic, though I insist on only watching the film with subtitles, since I can't stand English dubbing. However, for those familiar with the franchise, there are some great variations on some of the main FFVII themes that many will enjoy. Don't assume that since the sound hasn't changed that it is bad. It was great to begin with, and still is. Blu-Ray -9 Ah, what a good Blu-Ray. I have to say that I am delighted to see that Sony has decided to implement the idea of the onscreen menu. So many Blu-Rays hurt themselves by not including this feature. Being able to pull up the menu while watching the movie at the same time is a little feature that goes a long way. There are several inclusions on this disc that make it fun. For those who are interested, there is a nice expose about Final Fantasy XIII that comes along with the Blu-Ray that provides a nice intro to the upcoming game. There is also a short animated film about Denzel that some might find interesting, though it is probably one of the weaker elements on the Blu-Ray. Deleted Footage - 10 I gave this facet of the release it's own section because in all honesty, most of the people who re-buy the movie on Blu-Ray are purchasing it for this reason, and also because the deleted footage goes a long way in making Advent Children much more accessible to those who aren't familiar with the Final Fantasy VII universe. I've longed to show Advent Children to family and friends to showcase the incredible animation and motion-capturing that went into this movie, but found that when they attempted to watch the film, they were confused and left in the dark about the storyline. I eventually stopped trying to show the film to those unfamiliar with the franchise, because the movie doesn't offer much explanation as to who the characters are, what the backstory is, etc. However, the additional 26 minutes included in Advent Children bridges the gap between a fan film and a feature film that most people can enjoy. Much more is explained, and the overall experience, though a few minutes longer, feels much better overall and more thorough. Final Thoughts If you have never seen Advent Children and are interested in either the Final Fantasy VII universe, or you are simply interested in some of the best realistic-looking animation yet to hit film, Advent Children will be right up your alley. This film provides not only an amazing update to an already great production, but now also presents a complete film to the public that is no longer limited to a niche audience.

Final Fantasy VII Advent of Children Complete Edition is a CGI Animated movie and a sequel to the original Final Fantasy VII as part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. It takes place two years after the defeat of Sepiroth and the aftermath on the planet, the lifestream, and the characters. The complete edition adds 30 minutes of cut content from the original release and cleans up the CGI a bit from the original Advent of Children. Now we're in the era of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and is it still Kino? First and foremost, if you no nothing about Final Fantasy VII at all, then skip this movie. This movie assumes you know the lore and characters and is not friendly to newcomers at all. They do a recap of the first game with Marlene as the voice-over it fails spectacularly, and if this is your first foray into Final Fantasy VII, then it's terrible. The main plot is about three wanna be sephiroth's and sick kids. It's just awful the new characters are inoffensive at best and insufferable at worst. I'm not too fond of all the original characters because the plot hinged on Denzel, who's a character from a book, and his origin story is in an anime featurette included with the Bluray. Final Fantasy Advent of Children fails as a standalone experience and as an entry to Final Fantasy VII. But! As a resident shill of Final Fantasy VII who played the remake played the original 1997 classic. Final Fantasy VII Advent of Children's shameless fanservice and just fantastic fights come in with the clutch. When I mean it for the fans, I mean it's for the fans. Thousands upon thousands of references to FF7. Whether it's the battles, the music, the summons, and the characters, as a Final Fantasy 7 mark, I kept seeing all the inside baseball and even the Remake connection. The remake and Advent of Children connection can be a window to what a part 2 would look if its all a cinematic universe or something along those lines. Seeing how the Sepiroth from AoC is the same as in the remake and not the original FF7 Sepiroth is enormous, and it can mean nothing or mean everything in the endgame of the remake. Even putting aside the shameless fanservice and remake theories that make me enjoy AoC, it was the hero's journal of emo Cloud back to Chad Strife. The meme of Cloud being a sad boy comes directly from this movie. He's suffering from his failure to save Aerith and Zack, and he's now isolating himself from his current friends and family. Let me say this now, Tifa is the best girl it's over it's done the waifu wars are over the Tifa won a unanimous decision. Seeing Cloud coming back to his old self and stopping his dilly-dallying was one of the best parts of the film, and Tifa was a big part of that. Hence the waifu war is over. Moving on to the actual fighting, the fight scenes there A+, and they save the best for last Sepiroth vs. Cloud. When the One-Winged Angel Theme hits unmatched. Seeing Cloud's new buster sword, it's just phenomenal makes the movie worthwhile in just that fight scene alone. You don't get only those fight scenes you get the characters, and that's what saved the film from being a wash to being great. In Conclusion, I would recommend Final Fantasy Advent of Children to any fan who loves Final Fantasy VII. It's edition to the Complication of Final Fantasy VII is vast, and we can see the inspirations that the remake took from it. Although it's funny, seeing the old, outdated flip phones from the 2000s and the remake having better graphics for apparent reasons. Still, it was an enjoyable movie that any fan would appreciate new or old even in this new chapter of Final Fantasy VII we've entered.

I remember back when I was eight years old in Elementary school when I played Final Fantasy VII with my brother continuously, yet never could get quite attach to the ending which I felt ended rather abrupt for the characters. Ironically seven years later creator Tetsuya Nomura and the Square Enix team create a beautiful CGI animated film sequel. This thrilled me because I've always wanted an appropriate conclusion to the story of these wonderful characters. The story follows Cloud Strife and his team in an epic struggle to keep the world cleansed of his arch-nemesis, the evil SOLDIER Sephiroth as he comes to terms with the deaths of his friend Zack and love, Aeris. The film has fantastic detail and texture of the people and the city, Midgar's new town called "Edge" where the characters and the people take refuge. This includes Cloud's long time friends and fellow allies: Barrett Wallace, Cid Highwind, Tifa lockheart, Vincent Valentine, Cait Sith, and Red XIII who are all back in full prime. The main villain of the story is still Sephiroth, instead taking the forms of young remnants Kadaj, Loz, Yahzoo and a fatal disease known as, "Geostigma" that affects a person's nervous system. Cloud is infected with the disease along with the children, Denzel and Marlena giving him a reason to investigate the abnormality left by the demise of his adversary. Cloud has been haunted for two years since he defeated Sephiroth and his birth source Jenova, a memory that has driven him away from the people he loves. Memories of Aeris dying from Sephiroth and Jenova and the death of Zack have rendered Cloud in a state of failure in finding a cure for the disease that threatens to kill the children and himself. His confrontation with Kadaj, seeking Jenova's head in order to revive the last trace of Sephiroth, thrusts Cloud back into his original mission. With Cloud's determination to be forgiven and to take up the sword once more with his friends, Cloud is determined to save the planet and the children he cares for from potential genocide. The Complete Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is the definite film and a wonderful conclusion to the FFVII story. A spectacular piece of animation and visual effects combined with the enhanced score composed by the game's original composer. A film that uses its beautiful effects to bring powerful emotion to the viewer. The footage of the final battle, climax, and end credits have been restored with awesome additions that bring the story to an excellent finish that the characters in FFVII deserved for seven years of good memories.

Like Advent Children (incomplete?), this is a good movie. It adds much new footage to the original, much of which is very, very good. Unfortunately, it fails in some areas that the previous version did not. For starters, the previous version led you on Cloud's path of discovery - as he discovered what, exactly, the Remnants were up to, so did you. In this version, Rufus spills the beans almost immediately. Which brings me to another point. Uninterrupted monologues can be fine in books, but they become rather tedious in movies; and, unfortunately, not only is Rufus now King of Destroying-the-Suspense, he's also King of Nonstop-Monologues. ;) Seriously, Rufus is one of my favorite characters in the movie, so, theoretically, more talking from him is a good thing. But Rufus is also a very concise, calculating talker; he doesn't give away anything more than absolutely necessary. This came across perfectly in the first film; not so in the second. Now, arguably, the audience already knows what happens, so spilling the beans early on isn't a big deal; I don't mean to imply that the movie is ruined (or anything of the sort) by it. I do think it lacks a sense of intrigue that the first maintained, though. The tension that the characters' quest for answers created helped to make the movie interesting each time; now they know, almost immediately. Also, some of the added scenes (at least for me) didn't add much to the movie. There's a fine line, I know, between enhancing the FF saga and making a great movie; I think a lot of the additional scenes were aimed at continuing and enhancing the saga rather than making a spectacular movie. Which, again, is not to say that they were bad; they were good, but I view them as someone coming from the FF7 saga. Finally, on the visual level, the Blu Ray version is awesome, and AC Complete generally looks fantastic. The only exception to that would be the heavy-handed application of dirt smudges during fight scenes, etc. While the idea of adding realism through dust, rumpled clothes, etc., is a great one, I think they went a little overboard at times; dumping dirt on the characters is just as bad as having none. Now, all of this said, keep in mind that I am highlighting the problems with the movie, and saying little about the good parts of the movie. I do this in large part because most of what the original had going for it, this has going for it. It IS a good movie, despite its flaws, with an interesting story line, fun characters, and lots of action. AC Complete has enough additional footage and new touches that it is well worth seeing at least (personally, I added it to my library; if you're a FF7 fan, you'll likely do the same). I may not see it as often as I'll see the original, but is a very enjoyable movie. 4/5 stars

absolute cinema indeed

Un de mes filmes préférer l’es final fantastique c’est la vie et ce filme c’est vraiment un diamant

Llego a tiempo y completamente nuevo y sellado! Recomiendo ampliamente al vendedor!

Muy buen producto, por averse tardado un no le doy 5 estrellas, por lo demas lo recomiendo a cualquiera que tenga la intencion de comprarlo...

This is my favourite movie in the whole wide world, I'm so glad I was able to find a copy of it

他のレビューに書かれてあるような白黒だとか色の薄さとかは無いですね。 おそらく、再生機器の問題か、HDRの設定がうまくいっていないだけかと。 とにかく高精細、かつ、鮮やかです。 服の生地、手の血管など、驚きの映像です。 十数年経って、ようやく本物のACを見れました。 こちらは国内版よりはるかに安いのでオススメですが、日本語の文字が出る場面では、英語の字幕が付きます。 いろいろ設定をいじっていますが、今のところ消せていないです。