Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi (who also created the best-selling series of video games that inspired the film), the groundbreaking 'Final Fantasy', which stars a startlingly lifelike cast of animated characters, is the first photo-realistic computer-generated feature film ever made. In the year 2065, Earth has been taken over by a race of alien phantoms and transformed into a barren wasteland sprinkled with dome-enclosed barrier cities, the last remaining bastions of human civilization. Dr. Aki Ross (voiced by actress Ming-Na) has teamed up with Captain Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin) to search for the "eighth spirit," a powerful entity dwelling in an unknown life form somewhere on the planet. It holds the key to perfecting a system of energy waves that will neutralize the phantoms. Ross's opponent is the reckless General Hein (James Woods), who is determined to put a stop to the alien invasion by firing a satellite cannon directly into a nest of phantoms located deep within the Earth, even though this could mean obliterating the planet and all life upon it.
Featuring the voices of: Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Donald Sutherland, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin, Keith David & Jean Simmons
Hironobu Sakaguchi & Sakakibara Motonori
PG
2001
Widescreen 1.85:1
English - PCM (5.1) ; Dolby Digital (5.1)
French
Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Czech ; English (UK) ; Greek ; Hebrew, Hindi ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Polish ; Romanian ; Slovene ; Turkish
1 hour and 46 minutes (approx)
I think a lot of Final Fantasy fans were disappointed when this movie came out - we were expecting something relating to the games, and this movie almost completely had nothing to do with any of them. However, as a standalone movie, not connected to the FF franchise, I loved it. The graphics were cutting edge when it came out (and still are great, regardless of today's higher standards) and the storyline felt really unique. It was decently acted, and the movie overall was nicely executed.
With excellent visuals (though arguably sub par by today's standards) and great voice acting, this is a classic example of the high quality values of Final Fantasy cinematics. The plot, however, is rather complex to the point of forgettable and really detracts from standard Final Fantasy fare. Still a good flick to see at least once.
Great movie, with good action scenes, with an excellent story as well. In fact, I'd probably say the story is better than most movies I have seen. Couple this with excellent graphics and good voice acting gives an excellent movie that should not be missed! Buy it before it runs out!
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| Genre | Action & Adventure |
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