Dalbert Pringle 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 non-boring Final Fantasy really is...... :)

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- 2001, The year is 2065 AD. Uncontrollable alien spirits have invaded Earth. These aliens are killing humans and controlling large areas of the planet. The last of the human race is in a doomed protective city. The Earth's military are trying to fight the invaders. Lead by a strange dream and guided by her brilliant mentor Dr Sid, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect eight spirits with the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. A secret scientist group has found the spiritual answer to stopping and understanding the aliens, their alien origins, and their power to keeping the Earth surviving intact. Aki must save Earth from its darkest hate and unleash the beneficial spirits within.*Special Stars- featuring the voices of Alex Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi. Director- Hironobu Sakaguki *Theme- Nature and spirit are twin forces for good, always. Humans only upset the natural balance in their ignorance.*Based on- Several previous 'Final Fantasy' film plots and Video Game genre. The film has obvious Eastern and Green religious and political themes.*Trivia/location/goofs- Last recent release from a notable series of feature science fiction films. Animated CGI film.*Emotion- While the animation in production values of this film are viewable and good, the plot is too simplistic and clichéd. The few dramatic plot instances have been better explored by other western live-action and bigger budget films writers. The voice actors dialog is disappointing and so predictable. It's full of trite western clichés and boring. IMHO: Also the basic principle of not using live action performers on camera in such narrative film is flawed. Only using their voices to get ticket sales and not allowing the whole performer to be seen and enjoyed on camera is only using half of the actor's innate art or talents. This film suffers greatly.

Griever_2112 This movie was a good SciFi flick.It's set in a post apocalyptic world. Has the domed cities to protect the remaining human element. You have the pacifist heroine, and macho military hero. The evil alien invaders destroying the planet and able to kill anyone with a single swipe. You have the band of brothers who is under the command of said military hero, complete with the tough chick, the lovable bad ass and the smart mouthed scrawny guy and you have the douche bag high ranking officer. The premise is our heroine Dr. Aki Ross is trying to find lifeforms with a certain spirit, an aura if you will, that can bring balance back to Gaia, the earth spirit,which has been thrown out of balance thanks to these alien invaders. She is in the field when she finds one of these spirits but comes under attack by the aliens, called Phantoms (due to there ethereal forms), when she is rescued by our military hero and his squad. The rest of the movie follows protocol of a SciFi flick, they go looking for other spirits, douche bag thinks this is all a crock. City is invaded by the Phantoms, Douchebag tries to destroy the enemy by destroying the planet. and so on... Here is where I give it a 3 out of 10, this has nothing to do with Final Fantasy. It was written by the creator of Final Fantasy. But even key elements that are in all Final Fantasy's are missing from here. No Summons, No final confrontation with main villain. In all Final Fantasy Games, even those that have the heavy SciFi theme, aren't close to whatever this movie was. Don't get me wrong, I am not asking for something like Advent Children, but they could have done a stand alone story that had the Final Fantasy elements in it and it still would have worked. If the title of the movie was just "Spirits Within" It probably would get a higher rating from me. But if this is supposed to be a final fantasy, then it doesn't work.

Jaymz13 This movie was some serious eye-candy. Other than that, however, it was a waste of time. Too bad good movie making has gone out of style. It preached and nagged about gaia/mother earth to the point of making me sick. Go push your religion down someone else's throat. I'm sick of it. Anyway, that seemed to be the whole point of the movie was to convince me that the earth is some sort of living being. its a huge rock covered with water and air, okay? Volcanos are destructive to the environment and all life around them. Does that mean gaia is a wrist-cutting, self-mutilator? In that case, she needs rehab and counselling. In short, this movie sucked! ...but it looked good doing it.