Continuing the storyline based on the hit Playstation® game Final Fantasy VII, two years have passed since the ruins of Midgar stand as a testament to the sacrifices made in order to bring peace. However, the world will soon face a new menace. A mysterious illness is spreading fast. Old enemies are astir. And Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again . . .

The question facing any viewer of the Japanese CG feature Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is: do you have to know the games on which it’s based in order to understand the film? And the answer is: it certainly helps. But even complete novices (i.e., most parents) in the Final Fantasy world will find some entertainment in its wealth of fantasy-based action, and the animation never fails to astonish. Picking up two years after an epic battle between the forces of good (represented by brooding soldier Cloud) and evil (Cloud’s former general, Sephiroth), FFVII opens in the devastated city of Midgard, whose youthful occupants suffer from a ghastly disease known as Geostigma. A trio of brothers arrives with what appears to be a cure for the plague, but their gesture conceals a more sinister purpose: to revive Sephiroth and bring about the end of the world. Cloud and his companions must once again rise to the occasion to stop the siblings and the revived Sephiroth from unleashing total destruction. Complex and self-referential to the point of occasional incomprehension, Final Fantasy VII will definitely be most appreciated by fans of the game series, but if others can look past the numbing dialogue and frenetic action (which is a bit too intense for very young children), the film offers a carefree and action-packed viewing experience. The two-disc set contains the original Japanese language version of the film as well as an English-dubbed edition (Rachel Leigh Cook and Christy Carlson Romano, among others, provide the vocal talent) and a version edited for the Venice Film Festival. A 30-minute featurette that recaps the Final Fantasy story up to VII, as well as a making-of documentary, deleted scenes, and promotions for future Final Fantasy VII games and products round out the extras. –Paul Gaita

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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Limted Edition Collector’s Set)

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children(Limted Edition Collector’s Set) includes:
• Theatrical Trailers • Bonus Script • Bonus Book • Bonus Postcards

The original Advent Children was a breakthrough in CGI and motion-capture technology, beautifully rendered and impressive in its scope. Now, with the film “Complete”, with a half-hour of brand-new scenes that all easily avoid the original’s “uncanny valley” effect.

Fans of the original Final Fantasy VII game will find “Advent Children Complete” the perfect addition to the ever-growing “Compilation of Final Fantasy VII” library. Those who aren’t fans may find the first half-hour a bit boring before the action picks up and the story moves quickly. Still, the film is a worthy addition to any Blu-ray fan’s library. It has also come to be known by me as the “Holy Grail of Blu-rays”, for one distinct reason: this is my original motivation for picking up a PlayStation 3, and it made it all worth it.

What else can I say? Buy it, watch it over and over, fan or not. It is worth any price you pay.

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