A good sequal to one of the greatest games created.
Ok so let start off saying that back in September or so when it was scheduled to come out and didnt I was pretty pissed. a lot of hype was built up for this movie. A lot of high expectations. And well i think it lived up to its expectations.
Gameplay/movie: 9/10: Overall the movie was very entertaining, really nice looking CG, awesome action scenes, and a decent storyline. there are some stupid parts that dont make sense like in the begining when cloud gets shot in the face, point blank, and lives? and that part where cloud falls unconscious when he finds tifa lying in the flower bed....
Graphics: 10/10: We all know the CG looks amazing.
sound: 9/10: the score for this movie is really good. it combines orchestra with a rock band. well personally i dont think they should have went with the rock...thing. I mean the score for FF7 set a mood of fear, and mystery. Especially when sephiroth was in a scene. but in this movie they lose that element and replace it with rock n roll. like i said i personally wouldnt have prefered the rock theme but never the less it does sound cool and the composer nobou (sorry about spelling) pulled it off well.
value/voice acting: 6/10: This movie wasnt made for America, it was made for Japan. What i mean is the english voice acting is bad....even horrendous at times. now some of the actors are ok and some are bad, but none of them really impressed me. it seems like when they were making the english version they rushed. and well that is to be expected because this is a japanesse movie. Personally when I watch the movie I put on Japanesse audio and english subtitles and it is much more entertaining without the dubbed over voices. I alos noticed with the english version they changed around some of the script to make the voices fit the mouthing, and in doing so it makes some dialogue sound kinda stupid.
so basically what I am saying is English version = bad. Japanese version with english subtitles = good.]
overall value: 9/10: Well overall it is a great movie. although it didnt have the same spark or feeling that FF7 did. This movie is a respectable sequall. All fans of FF7 should buy this because it is worth it. if you havnt plaed ff7 yet go out and buy it for like $15, beat it, then get this movie.