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Dork Heaven

Without admitting to any illegal activity, I got to watch Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. For those that are unaware, this is a computer animated movie spinoff of what has often been called the greatest video game ever. It was released not in theatres but on DVD and UMD yesterday in Japan. Someone of course decided not to wait the two months for the American release, and made a pirated copy of the Japanese version instead, complete with english subtitles. So how was it you ask? Well I'll tell you.
It was good. Really good. Of course this is just one opinion, and you should really check it out for yourself. I will however briefly go over some of the goods and the bads of the film.
First of all, those who actually played FFVII will appreciate this film much more than those who have not. I myself have played the game three times over, and let me say that thank god there is no chocobo breeding involved. The basic story is set about a year after the end of the game. All the characters from the game are involved, and it largely circles around Cloud and the whole Jenova business. The look of the film is amazing, and Uematsu-san uses alot of the music from the game, which I really appreciated. The bad things. Uhhh...it's a Japanese film, so the plot is convoluted, and might be hard to follow for those not already familiar with the story. It also gets a little cheesy from time to time, but again, it's from Japan, so what are you gonna do. Oh yeah, it's kinda short too. About an hour and fifteen minutes.
If I were using any sort of ratings system, I would have to give it four out of five stars. Really good but not perfect.
That's all from Dork Heaven. See ya next time, and remember, don't waste that phoenix down.

Posted by cainnum at 6:52 AM