Its been out for 2 months already, keep up with the rest!
Its been out for 2 months already, keep up with the rest!
well i just have one question lol. Why didnt it come out in theaters and why did they not advertise it?
It went straight to DVD and its been advertised for the last 2 years.
Where have you been?
te he i neva seen it advertised once!!!:rolleyes2 W/e sorry fo the inconvinience
It wasnt advertised on TV, there strailers all over the internet and its only out in Japan.
oh well when dose it come out in english (here canada/ usa?)
Beggining of next year hopefully
You just keep on going back to the same accusation, that just because I dont like It I cant possibly know anything about it. Look Don Quixote just because you live and breathe the FFVII universe, doesnt mean everyone else should be chasing windmills in FFVII land as well. Or maybe if you can come out of your daze for a second, you might realize that if you can't diagnose the third rate storytelling and hideous plot contrivance in FFVII and Advent Children, that your the one not knowing anything about reality?Originally Posted by Russielloyd
Honestly have you been paying attention, or do you just get a traind chimp to clap twice when you ask questions about the post? AC different from anime or hk action flicks? I know for a fact you dont watch ANY of them because if you think AC is different you really need to pay more attention and focus on the real world. It rips off both genre's blatantly and unapolageticly. Not neccessarily a bad thing, but problem is it rips off the style, the cool looking fight scenes and cinematography, but forgets too add the substance. The intelligent and well thought out storytelling that is contained within, and between, the cool fight scenes. So yes FFVII DOES have too copy from alot of other genre's, because thats how it began. Cloud is shinji ikari with a bigger sword. Sephiroth is Sesshomaru without the winning personality. Tifa is SO like Lita from sailor moon its not even funny, with aeries playing the role of saintly cute girl thats been around since time immemorial in anime. Yuffie's role is so trite and repeated so often I wont even bother mentioning a few of her forebearers. And Nomura is a John Woo/Yuen Wu Ping imitator, without the compelling and gritty, well told storylines.
And too repeat myself again, what AC messed up when it copied the style of Wuxia and Anime. Each movie, or series establishes its own rules and laws of physics, and sticks to them. Abilities are special, like leaping high distances, slashing so fast it seems like a blur, speed so quick it seems like teleportation and magic powers that attack with chi, but it all operates with consequences and noone is immortal or without their limits. THATS what builds drama, but in AC limits, stamina, technique, laws of physics, none of this applies in AC. Since when did Tifa or Yuffie get the ability to leap high distances? how the hell did barrett get so high up to toss cloud, how did redXIII throw him when he was in midair with nothing to use but his neck muscles? How does cloud fight seven major battles and not get tired? there is no logic or thought at all to the preceedings, none at all. just one hyperactive action scene, silly bit of story, then another ADD afflicted fight scene. If AC focused on building drama and tension with a fight scene, isntead of making it look cool as heck, the film would have been so much better. I mean you always knew cloud would survive, and make it unharmed and unscathed. It was boring. Seeing a hero get hurt, seeing him fight on using guille, cunning, and technique to make up for the lost ability, it builds alot of intensity. Thats what made the fight in Return of the Jedi between luke and Vader so bloody awesome. Vader already whupped luke six ways from sunday in the previous fight. Luke is already hurting because he knows he's fighting his father. It was an emotional fight as well as a physical one and luke was challenged on both level. Imagine how boring it would have been if you knew luke was going to whup vader without taking so much as a hit or without any wounds? BORING! Clouds fight with kadaj? Boring! Clouds fight with the seph clones? Boring! Clouds fight with sephiroth? Almost cool but ended so LAME! I wanted to see cloud outsmart seph cuz it was clear he couldnt outfight him. how did cloud pull out that sword without losing his fingers, then pull off a limit break with seph not even bothering to duck, only the god of plot contrivance (you know him as tetsuya nomura) knows
Also it wouldnt hurt for you to get a bit more acquainted with AC's inspiration. Check out a HK film site or a website that reviews anime to see whats good out there. get a bit more experience under your belt. I mean Yeesh, "Cartoon anime", do you enjoy making a fool out of yourself? 70's kung fu flick? guess you didnt hear bout Crouching tiger winning a bunch of oscars back in 99 did you? At least do a google search before you embaress yourself like that again.
Lifelike? yeesh you really are a modern day Don Quixote if you consider Advent Children lifelike. A dog beast throwing a guy with several large swords into the air by the scruff of his neck, and you find that life like? Time to stop chasing windmills don.Life-like, yes, you see anything else come close to AC?...dont think so
Oh, and if you wanted lifelike, I would Reccommend spirits within. But I dont think you would like it. It has a plot. Storytelling. And only around three or four action scenes in it.
Oh yah, and if you want to see what wuxia looks like in video game format, Kessen II gave it a shot and did a pretty good job imitating the style in its cutscenes. Its just that the storytelling of the Romance of the III kingdoms was really inaccurate. Zhuge Liang having a ditz for a wife and being a crazy powerful sorceror? yeesh. :rolleyes2
Oh yah, and dont you think you were a bit harsh on the guy who didnt know AC was released in japan? Not everyone is aware of file sharing and fansubbing. You should really learn to be a bit more considerate and understanding of different points of view.
I didnt read all of that, i just skimmed throung what caught my eye.
I didnt mean life like as is to that is things your would normally see in the real world, i meant the graphics you muppet, there are mosts parts that make you believe the same way Spriits Within did and as you know now yes i have seen Spirits Within and its a good movies No i wasnt being inconsiderate, i was just messing about whilst pointing out the facts. Also if your going to get personal, its gonna get personal straight back, then it will get ugly, then we will both get banned, Even though some people would respect your review if you payed attention to the stories in the game and the movie and then you'd know why things can happen, it looks like the only reason you came on this site to bash the movie hen youve come to the wrong place even though ive seen you post two decent comment on other things.
A Tip.
If you want to survive on this site, make sure you know all the facts to a FF game on here before bashing it otherwise you'll make more people mad and when people turn on you, then your really screwed.
I didnt read all of that, i just skimmed throung what caught my eye.
We don't allow comments like this.
Graphics often apply to a video game, I think if you had a vocabulary outside that hobby (though in your case it seems to border on obsession), you would have meant to say animation values. Which as I stated, are largely inferior to Spirits Within in every way.i meant the graphics you muppet,
The latter part of that was totally unnecessary and also is not permitted.
Also if your going to get personal, its gonna get personal straight back
Totally unacceptable.
By the way, masamune, did I scare you off? your reply was the closest thing to intelligent rebuttals Ive seen to my views on AC in a while. Doesnt exscuse the extremely poor storytelling in AC though. I would like to see how you respond, And Im getting a little bored with shrill fanboys like Don Quixote here (does he even understand the relevance behind that comparison?) who are so tuned out from reality they can only repeat the same thing time and again.
If you want to survive on this site, make sure you know all the facts to a FF game on here before bashing it otherwise you'll make more people mad and when people turn on you, then your really screwed.
So is this. Knock it off.
Edit: Almost all of this post was completely unacceptable. Do not post like this again or you will be banned.
~Void
And yet you still ignore everything he has to say, and continue to ramble on about the same crap. He probably stopped replying because he realised that you’re only interested in starting a flame war, thus anything he says will fall upon deaf ears.Tell you what, when you can reply with the same amount of thought and insight as masamune1600, then that might mean something.
And just for the record, Shinji Ikari/Cloud and Lita/Tifa are very possibly the two worst comparisons I have ever seen. These characters are NOTHING alike. At all.
So in conclusion: You’ve had your little rant, now let this thread die. You must have better things to do…
Actually, the one ignoring what I have to say is you and russell and other people like yourselves. Masamune1600 is one of the few thus far to actually reply with some thought, and he got a respectful, thurough, reply. when you reply with this baseless fanboyish crap that is beyond redundant and dont even bother elaborate, (like say "you dont know nothing" or "you aint bad, you aint nothing" [note, that last quote was satire]) thinking it just is true and the world should shut up and stop disagreeing with you. If you disagree, state why. If you cant rebutt or reply with some intelligence, then its best if you dont even try.
Oh, and might you want to try to explain how cloud and shinji are nothing alike? both spend their time whining about their past, sitting mutely while the world goes to hell around them. they sound pretty much alike to myself. And as for tifa/lita, lets see.... both are PURPOSELY designed to have short skirts and big racks (though in lita's case, it was a gag), both are expert martial artists, both half lingering crushes on childhood friends who treat them like dirt, both work in the serving industry, hmmmm. yah your right. nothing alike. :rolleyes2
Oh yah, and russell, my apologies seeing as how Ive been a bit TOO rough on you. but a word of advice, if you dont want to see it continue, actually read through my posts as you will find alot of things you keep stating, Ive already replined. I do you and masamune the respectful service of reading thoroughly before replying to your threads, if you cant do the same (reading something before you comment on it) then dont bother replying because that in itself is disrespectful and will only eventually incite a flame war.
Last edited by Ishin Ookami; 11-08-2005 at 04:07 PM.
Well Ishin, I think I should go and play VI, it sounds like an awesome game and Terra's story is very interesting.She sounds like a character I'd like.
And in answer to your question, of course I've played X, it's my fav FF game after all!! And which villain is it your really talking about Seymour, Yunalesca, Yu Yevon, or Jecht? I'm just curious... and agreed that's awesome background stories in X, one of the reasons why I love it so much!
Sephiroth can be a little overrated but somehow he still appeals to me as my fav villain. Who knows...
Heh, don't get me started on Cloud, he's definately overrated... but I won't get into him right now. LOL....
"Die and be free of pain, or live and fight your sorrow!" - Auron
"Life is but a passing dream, but the death that follows is eternal." - Seymour
Let's try not to be too condescending. Remember, we're all arguing about a movie made after a video game. Intelligently debating such a topic is only marginally better than ignorantly debating the topic, in the grand scheme of things.
Perhaps you didn't read my post directly above. Never post like this again or you will be banned. -eestlinc
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