After reading some not-too-good reviews, I was under the impression that this will be a bad, forgettable movie, so I went to see it without high expectations.
I was in for a surprise.
So, where do I begin? The visuals are absolutely gorgeous, best I ever seen. The alien world is incredible, the "spirits" magnificent and there's so much detail that sometime you forget you're watching CG. Sure, it's easy to nitpick, it's not perfect, and nor it should be. The characters are realistic, but not 100%, they're still a bit stilized with just a hint of Anime. Yes, the clothes do not move/sway perfectly accurate, the faces don't have every tiny detail, but it's still great.
Despite others' opinions, I liked the plot. It is a bit like Aliens, but I actually found it quite interesting and - I daresay - "deep". However the dialogs were a bit cliched and some of the characters were not fully developed.
In conclusion, I loved it and I'll get the DVD as soon as it comes out.
If you want to see Final Fantasy, go with an open mind. Forget about Aliens, don't look at the minute details and enjoy it for whast it is: A Fantasy - hopefully not the Final one...
I was in for a surprise.
So, where do I begin? The visuals are absolutely gorgeous, best I ever seen. The alien world is incredible, the "spirits" magnificent and there's so much detail that sometime you forget you're watching CG. Sure, it's easy to nitpick, it's not perfect, and nor it should be. The characters are realistic, but not 100%, they're still a bit stilized with just a hint of Anime. Yes, the clothes do not move/sway perfectly accurate, the faces don't have every tiny detail, but it's still great.
Despite others' opinions, I liked the plot. It is a bit like Aliens, but I actually found it quite interesting and - I daresay - "deep". However the dialogs were a bit cliched and some of the characters were not fully developed.
In conclusion, I loved it and I'll get the DVD as soon as it comes out.
If you want to see Final Fantasy, go with an open mind. Forget about Aliens, don't look at the minute details and enjoy it for whast it is: A Fantasy - hopefully not the Final one...