More Final Fantasy Info

By Acheron April 18, 2001 6:27 AM

Empire has another story on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.  It goes in to the processing power of some of the shots, what it took to do some of the animations, and other fun stuff.  And tackled the question of whether this form of theatre will take over Hollywood.  It's a pretty interesting read.

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Posted by 100% AMERICAN (hellskitchen_@hotmail.com) on April 19, 2001 11:34 AM

I read the article, and I still don't know what this is supposed to be. Is it a cartoon, a film, or a video game?

Could someone explain.

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Posted by Acheron (denny@dtheatre.com) on April 19, 2001 1:02 PM

It's a 100% CG movie.  But the characters look incredibly real -- as close to lifelike as we can get yet.  That's what's so cool about it.

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Posted by 100% AMERICAN (hellskitchen_@hotmail.com) on April 19, 2001 1:52 PM

What is a CG Movie?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 19, 2001 2:22 PM

Computer Generated...
what rock have you been hiding under?

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Posted by 100% AMERICAN (hellskitchen_@hotmail.com) on April 19, 2001 2:31 PM

Acheron:

 I'm not following you, its just a really well animated movie?

I was under the impression that this was some sort of a game played on Play station 2. I thought it was supposed to be like Riven. Are you telling me that all you do is watch it?

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Posted by JackDavidsonOLD (No Email) on April 19, 2001 6:15 PM

It's a movie that will play in theatres that in computer generated.  Think Toy Story, or A Bugs Life, but with increadibly realistic humans as the characters, and a sci-fi plot line.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 20, 2001 1:22 AM

its a game turned into a 'serious' sci fi movie; looks beautiful but hope it doesn't suck like all games turned into movies. it probably will but ill watch just for the eye candy! it really is cutting edge graphics!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 20, 2001 12:46 PM

It's a movie for complete Geeks and Shut In's, everyone here will love it!

THE U.K. Rocks Brilliantly!!!!!

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Posted by Platynum Shadow (The Shadow) on April 22, 2001 1:03 PM

I have a question for you.  It involves you wearing your own ass as a hat....how do you get past the horrible funk that the UK has? Because it is blatantly apparent that you have your head up your tailpipe.  The movie looks amazing, a real step forward in the computer animation.

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Posted by Pumpkin Boy (pumpkin_pie_studios@hotmail.com) on April 24, 2001 10:33 AM

Okay, okay, okay...
QUESTION:
Why does everybody from the UK insist on proclaiming it?!?! I don't post a remark and at the end write: "Oh, look at me-- I'm an American! An American! Whoo-hoo!"
(with the exception, of course, of this posting, which I have used merely for illustrative purposes.)
And OF COURSE we're all going to love it! People like me who have nothing better to do than sit around on the net and dissect everybody's comments are going to arrive at the theatre an hour early en masse to get the best possible seating for what looks to be the eye candy flick of the summer.  SO COME OFF IT, WILL YA?!?!?
We're here to discuss MOVIES, not, I repeat, NOT NATIONALITY!!!! That's what the Net is all about: ANONYMITY!!! It's one of the few places people can be without fear of being judged by any of the superficial standards our fickle world has thrust upon them. AND YOU GOTTA GO AND RUIN IT!!! WHY?!?!?!
....Well, that's really all I wanted to say... I think.... All apologies.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 26, 2001 7:01 AM

To answer your question.  The Final Fantasy (computer animated) movie that is beginning production is based on a wildly successful series of video games that started out on the Game Boy and progressed to other videogame vennues, notably the Play Stations.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 11, 2001 6:23 AM

I'm English!!!!!
Woohoo!!!!

However, I do understand what you mean. If I was an American I'd also keep it pretty quiet.