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 - it's so awesome!!!this DVD is great~~ I can't believe it has Chinese subtitle on there~~ It's so cool!!! Rating: - Must have for every FF7 fanThe only thing that would be better is, if the movie were on a BlueRay-Disc and not on a DVD. Rating:  - The Truth Must Be Told!Sigh. I loved FF7. I still play it even today. It's one of my most cherished games. Imagine my excitement when I first heard about a movie sequel to one of my favorite games. I kept my eye on the forums for every scrap of information about the movie before it came out. I was excited. So, why the 2-star review? Well, that would be because of the major dissapointment that this movie really is. When I first watched it I thought it was a great movie, I loved it; it was awesome, then I watched it a second time and actually felt bored and disinterested. I could barely sit through it. Then it dawned on me; if this movie were actually good, I wouldn't be having such a hard time sitting through it. WARNING! Spoilers be ahead!!!!! First of all, the plot is a mess. I've overplayed FF7 (as you should know from what I said earlier), I understand what the references in the movie meant. I don't need to be told who "mother" is or the significant of Sephiroth's return. I understand these things. So, my dislike of the plot is not based on my ignorance of in-game references, it's based on the fact that the plot stinks. I mean why would there suddenly be all these new Sephiroth clones? Didn't the resurrection of Sephiroth seem forced? Rufus really should've stayed dead. Speaking of which, did anyone notice that Aeris (who should've been completely dead and returned to the planet) became a sort of Deus ex Machina that completely resolved all plot problems at the end? Overall, the entire movie ended with me feeling that nothing significant took place at all. I don't really feel that this movie added to the story of the game; it feels more like a tacked-on money-making excuse to exploit FF7 fans. Should've called it "Final Fantasy VII: Advent of the Money-Making Sequel". Furthermore, what happened to all my beloved characters?! Cloud is strangely guilty about Aeris's death when he gave no indication of this feeling in the game. He was sad (appropriately) but not guilty. Also, they turned Tifa into a nagging wench. Why? I used to like her (still do in the game). All she does the entire movie is nag Cloud about this and that--you'd think that saving the world ought to merit you some free time, but no, Tifa demands he do all the things she wants. As for the other characters, you barely see them at all. Not to mention, that ridiculous scene where they all take turns throwing each other upward is laughable. Speaking of which, the battle scenes are riduculously full of slow-motion and gravity-defying nonsense. I can stand a couple unrealistically high jumps, but the only one who should be able to fly is Vincent. The only real high point to this movie is the beautiful graphics (that's what earns this 2 stars). They are stunning, and lend themselves to making excellent computer wallpapers. But honestly, given the quality of the rest of this movie, Square-Enix really should have just released a software bundle of some fancy wallpapers and screensavers for all the FF7 fans out there. Rating: - Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (Limited Edition Collector's Set) It comes with some freebies which is not bad...and the little novel that came with was one of the reason I like it...even though its not the complete novel Rating: - A MasterpieceI've been a Final Fantasy fan all the way back when my older brothers used to let me "play" the original NES Final Fantasy with an unplugged controller...i was 5 but even then i was in awe with each story told by a legion of warriors trying to save the world. That was until i played my first pc game in 3d, Final Fantasy 7. I had grown with that mystique around me, with those out of this world moments that you just can see in your mind but can't explain with words. And if i ever had a glimpse of a vision of what those moments would look like, i can honestly say they never looked this good. Advent Children is by far the best CG Motion Picture created from a game, it's the way a sequel is meant to be when put into a film and taking the whole world of Final Fantasy as the canvas to your story telling. It's a complex movie that tries to push the envelope real hard but that in the end sums up what every Final Fantasy game had and involved everyone of us when we played it, a story about honor, courage, valor, ultimately unveiling the power that makes this world survive and keeping a wish to retain all hope and saving it within a fantasy we all have seen. Great movie
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