When I was younger I was more impressed by FMVs, but I now just don't really care whether they exist or not in the game. Gameplay seems more important than anything.

I'm playing Star Ocean 2 right now, which has almost no FMVs (and frankly, the existing ones only ever show buildings and whatnot, not people), and I don't give a hoot because that game has so, so, so much extra content.