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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2 Disc Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Tetsuya Nomura
Actors: Steve Burton, Mena Suvari, George Newbern, Rachael Leigh Cook, Steven J Blum
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 1751
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Box Set, Dubbed, Pal
Languages: Arabic (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Romanian (Subtitled), Russian (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), Japanese (Dubbed)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5035822403130
ASIN: B000BVZ440
Release Date: April 24, 2006
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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
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 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children April 5, 2006
James-Lee Breen (Bournemouth, Dorset United Kingdom)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Set two years after the events of the hit Playstation game Final Fantasy VII, we are brought back to the adventures of Cloud and co on another mission to save their world from the ravages of a disease known as "Geostigma".
This film is an absolutely amazing piece of work, and has to be seen to be believed! The CGI effects are the best ever seen in any film up to date - even far surpassing Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The Story is a hell of a lot better too!
As for the music, those of you who know of Nobuo Uematsu, the compsoser of all Final Fantasy music, you will be happy to know he makes a return, with a stunning soundtrack to go with the film. This is available for seperate purchase.
The story itself is not very complex of you have played the game. Those who have not may need to watch the film a few times before you get what is going on.
As for the scenes, everything is wonderful! Beautifully rendered back and foregrounds make this film very realistic! Some people have even reported forgetting this is an animated film!!!
The only complaint I could have is that it is too short! We want to see more!
Look out for more titles from the Final Fantasy 7 Compilation, including:
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (6 years before the game)
Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus (3 years after the game)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (not much is known about this title yet)
The movie every Final Fantasy fan has been waiting for! July 15, 2006
M. L. Saint Laurent (Oxford, England, UK)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Its not as though Final Fantasy VII (the PS One game) had left any nagging tailends, or ended on a cliffhanger; the conclusion that the CG in-movie provided more or less gave the players an ending to appreciate for its suitable degree of finality, but its not until you watch Advent Children that you realise how much bigger the game could have been.
The story of Final Fantasy VII is huge, and by far the most popular of the FF titles to date, which is why it has attained such a cult following in Japan and over here too.
I couldn't wait for the release of FFVII Advent Children, being a fan of the genre myself, and I wasn't disappointed when the movie finally made it to these shores. The film is a triumph; beautifully rendered; the characters are so lifelike you can be fooled into thinking they're real. Although the characters' lipsyncing is in Japanese, the English version is still remarkably convincing, and the choice of actors to voice the primary characters is spot-on! I'd always imagined Sephiroth to have a haughty British accent.
Unlike so many Manga films out at the moment, Advent Children doesn't drown you in esoteric dialogue, so you'll understand the plot the first time you watch it without frowning throughout the movie. The tech and wardrobe is impressive, and although the only noticable mecha is Cloud Strife's motorbike, the style and movement of its peripherals are very slick. The music is exemplary; perfect you might say. You'll recognise melodies from the game, spruced-up and improved, and the two pieces to accompany the concluding battles are a feast for the ears; a really interesting hybrid of heavy metal and orchestral opera! I'm not really sure what to call that, perhaps composer Nubuo Uematsu has invented a new genre!
Definately a five star rating for this one; a brilliant film with entrancing moments, and one that won't fade easily.
Simply Breathtaking. July 28, 2006
Mr. A. L. Cooper (England)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Not being a huge fan of anime or the Final Fantasy saga, I was reluctant in seeing this film for the first time, but as I had nothing better to do, I thought what the hell.
This film blew me away. The first thing I noticed was the incredible CGI graphics. The production team worked long and hard to refine and bring out the best visuals possible, which took them a massive amount of time: and it really does show.
Although I havn't played through any of the games, just mere snippets of friends' games, I must say I really got into the story, even though I didn't quite understand it! I like my films to be dark, deceptive, mysterious, action-induced and with the odd bit of romance thrown in. This movie has all those qualities... and yet it still had more to give.
This is one of the rare few films I've watched that actually made me feel adrenaline-filled and actually feeling what the characters did.
I can't stress how much I've enjoyed this film, and I can't say that fans of the FF series games will like it at all... but what I can say is that it's one cracker of a movie for those who aren't entirely focused on realism and just want a mysterious story, implemented so well. Buy/Rent with confidence!!!
Advent Children February 1, 2007
Benjamin Harrison (England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Advent Children is a film that while obviously appealing mostly to fans of the game, is likely destined to be underrated as a film in its own right. Despite its heavy reliance on some appreciation of Final Fantasy, I believe someone with no knowledge of the game could both greatly enjoy this, and understand it.
It essentially feels more like an added adventure or sequence of events following those of the game, than some sort of conclusion or ending -- in many ways, this is one of its strongest points. Importantly, AC makes no attempt to alter either the characters or the past events; it develops them, yes, but it does nothing that many fans of the game might consider blasphemous. There are of course key moments that anyone with a place in their heart for the game will love, and of course the visuals are absolutely superb. The DVD cover suggests that Sephiroth makes at least an appearance, and viewers will not be disappointed. Cloud is brilliantly portrayed as the brooding, reluctant hero he always was, and is accompanied by all of the playable characters in the game, a fact that all fans will love. As mentioned earlier, though, those without particular interest in or knowledge of the game will also find themselves enjoying the characters and locations; in many ways, AC has a lot of the qualities that made people love the game in the first place.
Battles form the main events of the film, as expected, and they disappoint in no way. The animation is fluid and beautiful, voice-acting is exactly what fans would expect and hope for (though some might wonder at Cait Sith's accent, heh heh); this is what Final Fantasy VII probably looked like in fans' imaginations while playing. The soundtrack is similarly fantastic, and includes enough similarity to give that feeling of nostalgia from the game, without simply using the game's soundtrack. A heavy metal One Winged Angel? Yes. It's more than good enough to be worth listening to in its own right, on CD. There are quite a few extra features on the DVDs, most of which I haven't watched more than once, and are of secondary quality next to the film itself.
Those without prior experience of FF VII may still find the beautiful visuals, characters, battles, and soundtrack of Advent Children enjoyable; fans of the game will absolutely love every moment of this.
Stupid but cool May 31, 2006
Dave Xenu
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
This movie doesn't have a terrible plot but it is kind of dumb fluff. It's not going to challenge you like a Kubrick or Kurasawa film but even so I think this film fully deserves full marks because it changed my perception of a what a film could be. Even with the boom in comic book films and homages (like the matrix) for me the over the top action rarely clicked and when it did it was because it had some restraint. At best I found it disassociating and lacking the visceral connection at worst laughable. Advent Children gets it right, the action is no holds bared over the top and yet it never feels disconnected. It's changed my view of what films can do (in a good way) as much as any film.
I said the plot is dumb but to repeat, its not bad. It hangs together quite well and it is not like I completely didn't care about it. The characters are spot on from the game, and it helps that Japanese voice acting at least is pretty good.
If you didn't like the game then you probably won't like advent children. Take it as it is and it delivers everything it promises and never pretends to be anything else. Definitely an enjoyable film but not to be taken to seriously.
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