RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Final Fantasy Movie?

[Andrew Procter <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Ross, Matt wrote:

> Short, poor dialogue, and that whole Gaia notion that defies logic and
> reason.  Other than that, the graphics were excellent, the plot was

  I would have been able to accept stupid half-assed metaphysics if they'd
even tried to explain Gaia, too, but they just flat-out didn't.  It's
kinda like the Lifestream in Final Fantasy VII, right?

> pleasantly complex, and the characters were intriguing.  My main complaint
> was that it seemed to be based off FF1.  

  Yeah, that kinda caught me off guard -- the games haven't been about
running around collecting the elemental crystals since V, but that's
basically what the spirits were.

> If they're doing all the games, it's ok, but if they're only doing one, they
> ought to do FF6 or FF7, the two with the best plots.  Of course, FF7 sucks
> after CD1, but oh well, the movie has an inherent fixed rate, so you don't
> wind up drudging through CD 2 and 3 while still mourning the death of Aeris.

  I thought FF7 was pretty good, but it got a lot worse when it left
Midgar.
  Am I the only one who laughed when Aeris died?  She was really
two-dimensional, and you could see her death coming a mile away (without
seeing the TV commercials).

> On the other hand, FF7 is the only video game that ever made me cry, so I
> feel somewhat defensive about it.

  I think FF8 and Xenogears may have driven me to tears of boredom...

> If they are doing all the games, we may finally see someone top Star Trek's
> sequel record for big ticket movies.  I've heard rumors that there are

  I doubt they're going to make another, unless it absolutely cleans house
worldwide.  It made $11.5 million its first weekend here, which isn't too
good for a movie that cost, what, $125 million to make?

> contracts already for FF11-FF16 (FF10 is the one that's almost out now).

  Oh, FF11 and 12 are already confirmed I think -- 11's going to be an
online game, and 12 is supposed to be kind of a departure from the series
formula -- I think the guy who did Vagrant Story is directing it, and the
dude who did Chrono Trigger/Cross's music is rumored to be handling the
soundtrack.

> Personally, I'm waiting for FF42, in hopes that Hitchhiker's Guide has an
> impact on it. ;-)

  Hey, at this rate that'll be, what... six months?

--
 Andrew Procter (EMAIL:PROTECTED)
  "It'll be sooo itchy,
   with an anthill on your back!"
 -- Shadow Zero, Legend Of Mana

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