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Final Fantasy- Advent Children (2006)
(voice) Acting: 2.5
Plot: 3
Cinematography: 3
Entertainment value: 3
(ratings: 0 = absolutely terrible in every way; 1 = bad; 2 = below average; 3 = average; 4 = above average; 5 = good; 6 = excellent; 7 = perfect! couldn't be better)
Summary: A direct sequil to the Final Fantasy VII video game; 3 lesser clones ov Sephiroth (the main villian from the game) attempt to bring him back by finding their genocidal "mother". The sulky hero Cloud opposes them.
Comments: This is a very simplified explaination ov the plot- it's actually very complicated, and I would imagine incredibly hard to follow if you don't have at least some idea ov what happened in the game. I thought it was ok (much, much better than the first Final Fantasy movie ("Spirits Within") which was awful), but didn't have enough with the other main protaganists from the game. The fight scenes go on too long, and my main issue with most ov these game movies (and action movies in general) is that nobody ever gets hurt! People fight for seemingly hours, beating the crap out ov each other, guns blazing, motorcycles careening, etc., but no one is ever hurt. Very unrealistic. And annoying.
So, over complicated plot, kinda bad voice acting, ridiculous fight scenes that go on too long where nobody gets hurt, and not enough ov the cooler characters from the game- yeah, I guess it's not too good. But much better than the last one, so it seems better than it actually is.
(voice) Acting: 2.5
Plot: 3
Cinematography: 3
Entertainment value: 3
(ratings: 0 = absolutely terrible in every way; 1 = bad; 2 = below average; 3 = average; 4 = above average; 5 = good; 6 = excellent; 7 = perfect! couldn't be better)
Summary: A direct sequil to the Final Fantasy VII video game; 3 lesser clones ov Sephiroth (the main villian from the game) attempt to bring him back by finding their genocidal "mother". The sulky hero Cloud opposes them.
Comments: This is a very simplified explaination ov the plot- it's actually very complicated, and I would imagine incredibly hard to follow if you don't have at least some idea ov what happened in the game. I thought it was ok (much, much better than the first Final Fantasy movie ("Spirits Within") which was awful), but didn't have enough with the other main protaganists from the game. The fight scenes go on too long, and my main issue with most ov these game movies (and action movies in general) is that nobody ever gets hurt! People fight for seemingly hours, beating the crap out ov each other, guns blazing, motorcycles careening, etc., but no one is ever hurt. Very unrealistic. And annoying.
So, over complicated plot, kinda bad voice acting, ridiculous fight scenes that go on too long where nobody gets hurt, and not enough ov the cooler characters from the game- yeah, I guess it's not too good. But much better than the last one, so it seems better than it actually is.