FF7:Advent Children Premieres in Japan

FF7:AC has finally arrived!

i've waited 8 yrs for a sequel to FF7 and i've waited almost 3 yrs for this movie to arrive.. and now it has arrived.. and i dont know what to do...

Following years of development time, screenings at multiple film festivals and too many trailers to count, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children has at last made its public debut. A week prior to the DVD and UMD's 9/14 Japanese release, Square Enix invited members of the Shinra fan club to the Virgin Cinemas theater in Tokyo's Roppongi party district for the Japanese premier of Advent Children on the big screen.

The evening began at 6:00PM with the red-carpet arrival of key members of the Advent Children staff. From the film's creators, including director Tetsuya Nomura, to the voice acting staff who performed the roles for Cloud, Tifa, Aerith and the rest, Advent Children insiders posed for a photo shoot outside the theater, with a backdrop showcasing Cloud and Sephiroth, the two pivotal characters in the FFVII storyline.

Final Fantasy VII fans have been waiting for over eight years to see what happens to Cloud, Tifa and the rest of the FFVII cast following the events of the original PlayStation title. And no, I'm not going to make the wait any shorter by revealing here what happens to them in Advent Children. I'll suggest that you brush up on the original's story before seeing the movie, though. The movie kicks off immediately after the end of FFVII, and while there is a bit of background summary at the start, if you don't know your Jenovas from your Life Streams and your Meteors from your Holys, you'll probably be lost.

The storyline of FFVII was somewhat opaque, requiring that players pay close attention to every little bit of dialogue, or risk missing far-reaching plot points (this is one of the reasons that having such a thoughtless English language version was troubling). Advent Children is more straightforward, as it attempts to answer many of the questions left from the original story while providing a more fitting conclusion. But with all the names going around and a large cast of characters, keeping up with the storyline in one viewing can be tough, especially following the eight years gap since the original.

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my review:

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children... ahemm... this movie rocks! it's probably THE best cg animated movie ever created! i mean the animations are just great! everything looks so real (even though they incorporated the movie with anime style looks and movements) the fighting scenes are really cool (the best!).. and the settings looks so real.. the music stays faithful to the original FF7 soundtrack in the game, but with few remix (mostly turned to rock).the storyline's good too, although it's still kinda confusing even after watching it several times already and playing the game more than 4 times (start 2 finish) there still some questions left unanswered (that's why probably they made a FF7:compilation). those who played the game will be satisfied, but those who havent played the game might be confused with the story in AC. (the movie was really meant to satisfy the FF7 players). The only thing i hate is that this is a DVD and UMD release only, that means it wont be shown in theaters (damn! i really wanted to see this on a big screen). overall, this is one heck of a movie. see this one immediately!