Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

July. 02,2001      PG-13
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Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its darkest hate and unleash the spirits within.

Ming-Na Wen as  Dr. Aki Ross (voice)
Alec Baldwin as  Cap. Gray Edwards (voice)
Ving Rhames as  Sgt. Ryan Whitaker (voice)
Steve Buscemi as  Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
Peri Gilpin as  Off. Jane Proudfoot (voice)
Donald Sutherland as  Dr. Cid (voice)
James Woods as  General Hein (voice)
Keith David as  Council Member (voice)
Jean Simmons as  Council Member (voice)
Matt McKenzie as  Major Elliot (voice)

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Reviews

VeteranLight
2001/07/02

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Limerculer
2001/07/03

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

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Stoutor
2001/07/04

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

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Jonah Abbott
2001/07/05

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Dalbert Pringle
2001/07/06

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...... :)

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Dabaens
2001/07/07

It's not very usual that a movie based on a game turns out to be a stunning movie. But Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, however, is just that. The incredibly realistic characters and beautifully rendered backdrops in this movie make it a fascinating work of CGI. Unfortunately, its story falls short of anything but a rather boring Sci-Fi plot, which I'm sure is what caused it to be such a failure in the box-office.The Spirits Within follows a young scientist named Aki Ross, who shares a belief with her colleague Dr. Sid that with the collection of 7 spirits they can stop an invading alien race and save the earth. Being a fan of the video game series of the same name, I remember getting pretty excited for this movie when it first came out. After seeing it for the first time, I could not figure out why in the world they would call this movie "Final Fantasy". Aside from a few subtle references to characters and themes from the video game series, it does not contain enough blatant similarities to possess the Final Fantasy title, and I feel like this should have been a more important goal in directing this movie. It was a great choice to have done this movie in CGI rather than in live-action, as one of the most captivating things about the Final Fantasy series are its fantastic cinematic scenes. To have a whole movie based on the quality of an epic Final Fantasy cinematic really shows the hard work that goes into creating all of these scenes. Every model in the movie displays a high level of detail from the main characters to the ships that they fly in. The freckles on Ross's face allow for intense close-ups. The subtle movements of their facial structures make them more interesting to look at. It's an art form that was very well presented in this film. In fact, this was the first full CGI film to feature fully realistic characters, modeled to look like real actors. The fact that it is a computer generated movie allows more freedom to conduct scenes and also set camera angles in places that would be impossible to get if it were shot in real life.Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within portrays a mastery of computer generated imagery for its time. It's a fine tribute to the wonderful cinematics of the Final Fantasy series. But it doesn't possess a very original plot line, which doesn't even portray enough references to be called Final Fantasy, and should have just been another Sci-fi called "The Spirits Within".

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Nexus Engel
2001/07/08

Honestly! Most people hate this movie because it doesn't go along with the video games! Lots of Final Fantasy video game fans hate this movie and some other fans of the game series love this movie, me included. One of the greatest things about this movie, actually, is how DIFFERENT it is from the games. It actually tries to make its own story and in my opinion succeeds. The animation is awesome, I thought I was watching a live action movie at some scenes, the story is great with a "non- clichéd" twist near the end, and it does pick up quite a bit of momentum towards the end. Hell, it even goes with the games by having a party of five people! What more can you want?Now, for the degrading to begin. Some scenes did look a bit puppet-like or a little cartoony for the animation used. The movie wouldn't be for kids who can't sit still for half an hour since they would feel a little bit bored when it *gasp!* actually takes the time to explain things, but those scenes are important! Also, some stuff might scare the smaller kiddies with a bit of the imagery.Overall, 8 outta 10. It's an awesome, underrated movie that must be watched and is worth a lot more than 5 bucks at Zellers.

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Jaymz13
2001/07/09

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.

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