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I’ve seen this movie last fall, and the DVD is finally being released in North America. I’m talking about the 2-disc set of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. This movie is somewhat made in the same spirit of the game and is a firm sequel. Even if you haven’t played the game you will still enjoy the action scenes and beauty of the animations. I will not review the whole plot but I must say that even though it works as a stand-alone movie the story line is really complex. I’ve seen it three times and I was still discovering and understanding new subtile points. Yeah, it’s was in Japanese with subtitles and guess sometimes you can’t always focus on the text and want so see what happens in the upper screen! So the good news is that the DVD that is coming April, 25th 2006 will have an English audio track and will be loaded with classic extras.

Special Disc Features:

• Last Order OVA
• Advent Children: Special Edition
• Making of Advent Children
• Deleted Scenes
• Advent Children Trailers
  • Tokyo Game Show 2003 - Day 1, 2 & 3
  • Jump Festa 2003
  • E3 2004
  • Tokyo Game Show 2004
  • Jump Festa 2004
  • E3 2005 [full trailer]

It’s a 100 minute movie, but you’ll enjoy every single of those minutes! It will also include director’s commentary. You may also visit their official website for more info on the movie.
I’m actually considering buying that DVD since their franchise is one I’ve been willing to support (buying all the games, and planning for Final Fantasy XII). Might I add that FFVII was the first game I bought for my Playstation and that it tainted the way I see games today. I believe it was the first mile stone leading to a rich story design that many movies can’t reach nowadays. Drama, action, suspense and love made a great mix back then and the sequel movie was made in the same aspirations.