Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Review by BillyBob (3.5 Stars)

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Directed By
Hironobu Sakaguchi

Cast:
Ming Na, Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Donald Sutherland, James Woods, Keith David, Jean Simmons, Matt McKenzie, Peri Gilpin, Peri Gilpin

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

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Movie Review by BillyBob
March 31st, 2008

A SCI-FI HIGH

I can still clearly remember when FINAL FANTASY was first released back in 2001. It was kind of a strange movie release 'cause nobody raved about it. Nobody marvelled at it. And nobody (including myself) went to see it. FINAL FANTASY came and went without even as much as a whimper. It was a weird phenomenon. FINAL FANTASY was 'The-Movie-That-Wasn't'.

Over the years about the only thing, anywhere near to an opinion, that I've heard about FINAL FANTASY is that it is unbelievably 'Boring'. Yeah, B_O_R_I_N_G! I guess word-of-mouth of this sort kept people away in droves. It's really amazing sometimes what one, little word like 'Boring' can do to the fate of a flick.

Well, I, for one, certainly didn't find FINAL FANTASY 'boring'. To be honest, the story was a bit dry, the action a bit slow at times, but, all-in-all, it did hold my interest for the most part. Yeah, I'll admit that 'WAR OF THE WORLDS', it ain't. But, hey, I didn't expect it to be, anyways. So, I wasn't disappointed.

Where FINAL FANTASY excels (to the 10th power) is visually. It is an absolute delight to behold. The attention to detail in all the computer-generated imagery is nothing less than fantastic. Any short-comings that FINAL FANTASY's story may have will be immediately forgiven if you simply treat this movie as basically a feast for the eyes. If you do so, then you won't feel let down when the story doesn't meet any of your preconceived expectations, or if it doesn't go accelerating into high-gear.

FINAL FANTASY's story is set in the future. Natch. The year is 2065. Mankind is on the brink of total extinction after our Earth is infested with alien Phantom-Spirits that feed ravenously on the human life-force. Our quickly dwindling human population is forced to live within great, domed cities. These cities are now the last and only refuge for Man. A specially engineered force-field engulfing the entire city shields these last remaining citizens from being totally annihilated by the ferocious Phantom-Spirits. Top scientists within the city are frantically searching for a means to successfully combat these menacing spirits, yet retain and protect our planet's fragile environment.

WOW!! Now, does that sound 'Boring' to you!?.....Check it out. You might be pleasantly surprised at how un-boring FINAL FANTASY really is______:)

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	BuZZeRK Mar 31, 2008 1:35 AM
I saw Final Fantasy a few years ago.....I thought it was pretty darn good.

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