Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Pros: Great CGI graphics, the pinnacle of visual effects.
Cons: Dialogue, acting, plot, technically everything but VISUAL EFFECTS.

It’s been years of oppression against the arrogant and live action movie creators here in America. Cartoonists and animators have been frequently disrespected because of their position in art. Japan along with many Alternative cartoonists in America...

Pros: Some of the best CG I've ever seen, good soundtrack, something for sci-fi/action fans.
Cons: Pacing and script. The standard, FF love story fare thrown in despite the fast pacing.

I was invited to an advanced screening of "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" (FF) at the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City, California. This has been the first studio screening I've ever been to, and the chance to see the film and shake hands with Mr....

Pros: Breathtaking Animation and Effects, Packed with DVD extras
Cons: Stronger Script, Facial Animation, NO dynamic characters

Pros: Spectacular Visual Effects. A Masterpiece of Animation Visually Breath Taking
Cons: Thin Plot Not up to Sci-Fi standards on story line

Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within

Worth $7.00 in the theater or wait for the DVD?

If you are at all curious about a film shot entirely in the digital realm, or even if you aren't interested, Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within is well...

Pros: The visuals. Dear God!
Cons: Whenever a character opens their mouth. Dear God!

"Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" is a visionary feast for the eyes that encapsulates the phrase "visually arresting." It's easily the first decent movie to be made from a video game. ("Super Mario Bros," anyone?) Oddly enough, it took a bunch of...

Pros: Visuals are A+ - Story More Challenging than Average Video Game Flick
Cons: Doesn't exploit the full potential of the visuals

In a time when storytelling has been replaced with music video overkill and writers have been supplanted by reality shows with no need for all those pesky characters and witty dialogue, it was only a matter of seconds before we would be presented with an...

Pros: A visual marvel, Simply stunning imagery
Cons: Not much of a story, The technology doesn't convey character emotion well

Let's get down to brass tacks, shall we--no one will accuse Final Fantasy of being a great film. But as a spectacle, it's absolutely stunning, and a very, very fun ride.

Plot? There isn't much of a story here beyond the scifi...

Pros: Best movie I've seen this year. Period.
Cons: Stupidity will make this a box office failure

This is, honestly, the best movie I've seen all year. Okay, okay. The film has great computer generated images. Glad we've moved past that. But what else does it have?

Well, before I do a review such as this I always like to check and see what...

Pros: A visual break through
Cons: Story line and dialogue

But where is the heart and soul? The movie looked very good, and isn't that what we expect from anime? I was just hoping for more. Even though I am not much of a game player, I love Final Fantasy VIII. I got excited about squaresoft making a film,...

Pros: The computer generated visuals are impressive.
Cons: The lip-syncing is out of sync. The trailers available online looked better!

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

I think my biggest disappointment with FF:TSW was that the trailer I downloaded months ago looked so much cleaner, sharper, simply better on my monitor than it did when I saw the exact same scene on the big...

Pros: Seriously cool CGI.
Cons: Muddled plot, especially an ending that makes little sense.

I have to admit that I have never played any of the nine Final Fantasy games, so I don't know how faithful the movie is to any of them , or which one it most resembles.

I do know that nine of anything provide filmmakers with a wealth of...

Pros: Stunning visual effects; Squaresoft's best!
Cons: The plot is a little TOO scientific.

Usually during the summer time, you'll expect a lot of action-packed movies. Not only did Square plan to make their Final Fantasy movie a visual masterpiece, they also wanted to stray from the title of the video game itself. But, with an awkward turn of ...

Pros: The CGI is almost lifelike
Cons: Inscrutable plot

I normally include a very brief synopsis of a plot to get the reader started on the movie, and I'll make a go of it here. The Earth is struck by a meteor. Then these translucent things that look like a cross between a dragon and a spirochite fly around...

Pros: Graphics & Sound: Looks Beautiful and Sounds Great!
Cons: I can't get more if it!

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was everything that I expected it to be. That’s really a big statement coming from me! It’s so rare that I can come out of a movie entirely pleased and fired up for more. I can’t remember when the last time I was able...

Pros: Excellent Graphics that really sets the standard for future CGI movies
Cons: Poor plot.

Many years ago I watched Tron, a futuristic sci-fi movie that was filmed almost entirely in computer graphics. Many years later as the power of the computer grows and the tools become available to utilize these powers to the full, we are beginning to see...