Final Fantasy VII Sequel: MovieFollow

I can't tell if you knew this already but it is out. I picked up my copy from Gamestop via preorder. It's not uberfantastic but it is really good. if you liked the game, get the movie.

If/when you get it, before you watch the movie there is a extra called "Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII" watch that first.

Basically it recaps important events in the game (almost painstakingly), it’s especially useful if you haven’t played it in forever.

Ex. I forgot all about Zack, when I saw him in the movie I didn’t know who the hell he was or why he was in that part.


(Addition: The music is really good, the composers did a fanfuckingtastic job, recommenced you pick it up if your into that kinda thing

Downloaded it when it came out, excellent film if you a FF jock and no whats going on. Now ive got the JP version with subs, whats the voice over like on the english version?

I rented it 2 weeks ago. The action was great and all but not enough from the secondary characters like Cid, Yuffie, Red, etc. They had few lines and only a couple quick scenes. Otherwise the visuals and sound were amazing and the story was pretty solid.

I chalk that up to being that the movie *is* supposed to be about Cloud, which is why most other characters got shorted on time. Though Vincent got more time, due to DoC being in the works, so that's good.

The plot is there, unless you're too ADD/ADHD to look past the fight scenes. Past knowledge of FFVII helps a lot, but even w/o that, as long as you have a basic understanding of JP RPG's, you shouldn't have a big problem catching it.

The general theme of the movie was mostly about "learning when to forgive yourself", though honestly, I think all of them should feel eternally guilty for letting Aeris/Aerith die. It's called a Phoenix Down fUckers!

You get shot/stabbed/lasered/bombed/bitten/etc constantly throughout the game/story and can shrug it off, but some fruity little momma's boy with an Oedipus complex comes along and runs somebody through, you choke? WTF?

There were plenty of things missing that we all would have liked to see. But when you remember it was supposed to be a movie and not a 4 disk epic again it put things back into perspective.

I mean, I wished they had more time for the other characters like Red, Sid ect. I wish they showed more known powers from the game like limits and materia. More summons, elaboration or thickening of the plot would have been nice too. But given how long they have been working on it and all the delays I’m none the less happy with what they came out with.

Honestly people, we could have had another FF: Spirits Within on our hands, no one wants/deserves that.

Edited, Mon May 8 11:36:53 2006 by bbking

I think it had a solid story but like KAsunpla stated the fight scenes was just completely out of hand. I won't give away any plot spoilers but its really just insane. I know its not supposed to be a realisic movie, but it doesn't go along with the story and the physical limitations that FF7 charactors had/should have. I mean sure if superman was in the movie I could see, but even a person with JEnova in them doesn't have that power, it just defies the laws of physics.

I seen the one from Japan through alternate means quite awhile ago (had english subtitles). If you played through and loved FF7 then I still recommend picking it up or renting it for the story alone.

Visual wise I think they did a excellent job with the adult charactors, however the children seemed like they was thrown together with less details etc.

This is obviously where different opinions come in. There was plenty of things I found kinda dumb. For instance, when that one guy, I don't know his name, walks into the Church where Tifa and Marlene are at, it's like. He says hello, and they fight. Well, last I knew. Tifa didn't even know the guy. He could just be a visitor coming to admire the flowers. But instead it's like she instantly knows it's go time, or else maybe she just likes kicking the crap out of any visitors? I don't know, but it was off-balance.

I know it's fantasy, alright? But seeing a guy fall from the clouds and land on earth with no harm done is a bit far-fetch'd. There's a difference between fantasy and simply going too far. If it was this way, what was Cloud doing throughout the entire game? I mean, if he can fall from a dozen stories and be fine, then I'm pretty sure that he could've confronted everything with that perspective.

Run up the walls, unleash your limit breaks, pull all sorts of crazy dodging moves out of your ***. If the movie was like the game, the game would've been pretty damn dull if you ask me.

But OK sure, the movie is two years in the future. Could things have possibly changed THAT much? I find that to be redundant. In two years time he goes from almost dying by falling a few stories but is saved by landing in flowers, to being able to fall from the heavens and land on his feet without a wince of pain.

I know it's Final Fantasy, I am a Final Fantasy fan, but some parts of this movie went to the extreme, alright?

If you're about to pull the "As if summoning a dragon isn't a bit extreme" card, then you don't understand what I'm getting at.

You kidding me!? Pu'ssy LOVES FFVII!

Edited, Mon May 8 21:04:10 2006 by Roller

Meh. The materia was mainly a sidebar in AC for Kadaj and co. to up their powers. As for Limits, anyone who actually fought did use various limits. In the single fight in the church, Tifa used three of four. You just had to watch closer as some lost their flashy PSX graphics and were more part of a real combo.

As for the unrealistic aspect it's been said again and again. it's based on a game and at the end of said game you were (generally) lvl 60+, most of those who enjoyed the game going all out to 99.

But then you have the 'but why Can't cloud win at the beginning?' principle. To that I'd say an affect of the Geostigma. In game terms I'd say the stigma reduced his strength or level and as he fights it and is then eventually healed he relevels. His battles become noticeably easier. He gets hurt less, his enemies take more damage, etc.

As for Sephiroth, the final point of the game was that Cloud and Sephiroth were connected and that it would ultimately fall to Cloud to kill him. At the end battle, Cloud automatically reaches his potential, acquiring Omnislash whether or not you get it yourself. At that point he becomes stronger than Sephiroth, who you have to remember never really exceeded lvl 50.

Or you could look at it from the film perspective. Kadaj and his brothers were Jenova born spirits (clearer in the Japanese version than American)and when Kadaj absorbs Jenova and starts the catalyst, he is incomplete - only at 1/3 of his full power, meaning the resulting Sephiroth is also weaker. add to that being 'newborn' again and it might make a bit more sense.

As for Cloud surviving the gunshot wound? Meh, he fell in the Lifestream and came out more coherent than ever before. Wherever he goes, Aeris' spirit is still watching him. The 'cure' for Geostigma when it first erupted was a rather convincing replay of Aeris' Healing Rain Limit, down to the faint green glow. Also, there is the Mako infusion, Jenova cell mix that seemed to make deadly wounds repairable, such as being impaled through the chest by the Masamune, falling a stupidly long distance and landing on your head (probably) and yes, shot.

And then again we could just say Fantasy. Rufus was in a building that got shot to hell in the game but is unscathed in the film, aside from his Geostigma. Go figure.

There was also a question of the vocie acting? It was..s passable. coulda done with a bit more tweaking on a few of them, but the main problem was in the translation. I mean what the hell was with that 'dilly dally, shilly shally' crap? They seemed more interested in keeping the rhythm and lip synch than actualy making sense... (the original version was something like 'always drifting, always drifting')

...Yes, I pay too much attention and anaylse too much. I liked the game, still do. One of the best RPGs I've played and the film did a decent job.

On a small note on the game tself.. did anyone ever figure out if the Cursed Ring could actually be made more useful? (If you don't know what the ring was or how to get it... for shame.)