Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi (who also created the best-selling series of video games that inspired the film), the groundbreaking FINAL FANTASY, which stars a startlingly lifelike cast of animated characters, is the first photo-realistic computer-generated feature film ever made. In the year 2065, Earth has been taken over by a race of alien phantoms and transformed into a barren wasteland sprinkled with dome-enclosed barrier cities--the last remaining bastions of human civilization. Dr. Aki Ross (voiced by actress Ming-Na) has teamed up with Captain Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin) to search for the "eighth spirit," a powerful entity dwelling in an unknown life form somewhere on the planet. It holds the key to perfecting a system of energy waves that will neutralize the phantoms. Ross's opponent is the reckless General Hein (James Woods), who is determined to put a stop to the alien invasion by firing a satellite cannon directly into a nest of phantoms located deep within the Earth, even though this could mean obliterating the planet itself and all life upon it.
Theatrical Release: JULY 11, 2001
DVD Features:
Note: This release is in the UMD format for Sony PSP players only.
Anamorphic - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English, French
Subtitles - French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai - Optional
Stars
Ming-Na Wen: Actress
Alec Baldwin: American Actor, BEETLEJUICE (1988)
James Woods: American Actor
Donald Sutherland: Canadian Actor
Ving Rhames: Supporting actor
Steve Buscemi: American Actor/Director/Screenwriter
Peri Gilpin: American Actress, SPRING FORWARD, FRASIER
Keith David: American character actor/voice actor, PITCH BLACK/SPAWN
Jean Simmons: British Actress, SPARTACUS (1960)
Director
Hironobu Sakaguchi: Director, FINAL FANTASY (2001)
Producer
Jun Aida: Producer, FINAL FANTASY (2001)
Remington Scott: Producer, FINAL FANTASY (2001)
Hironobu Sakaguchi: Director, FINAL FANTASY (2001)
Screenwriter
Al Reinert: NGT PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
Jeff Vintar: Screenwriter, FINAL FANTASY (2001)
Composer
Elliot Goldenthal:
Editor
Christopher S. Capp: Editor; FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN (2001)
Co-Director
Sakakibara Motonori: CoDirector, FINAL FANTASY (2001)
Animation Director
Andy Jones: Animation Director, FINAL FANTASY (2001)
Review 1:
"...The visual effects are wondrous..."
Source: New York Times
p.E1 07/11/2001
Review 2:
"...A visual marvel....The emotional kick wouldn't be much stronger were it populated with people..."
Source: USA Today
p.7D 07/11/2001
Review 3:
"...Visually impressive....[The] voicing is solid down the line....[The film] evinces a craftsmanlike fastidiousness throughout all levels of production..."
Source: Variety
p.20 07/09/2001
Review 4:
"...A mesmerizing technical achievement....These computer-created characters represent a cinematic art of the future....It's a great wow..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.42 07/20/2001
Review 5:
"...The film exerts a hold..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.70 08/02/2001
Review 6:
"...Those being inducted to FINAL FANTASY through THE SPIRITS WITHIN will marvel at the technical expertise of game-producer-turned-director Hironobu Sakaguchi..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.42-3 09/01/2001
Review 7:
"...Sci-fi fans and programmers will find it hard to contain their glee as battleships explode in vibrant shades of orange and red....The alien phantoms, luminous and ethereal, are both beautiful and terrifying..."
Source: Total Film
p.88-9 09/01/2001
Review 8:
4 stars out of 5 -- "This was a groundbreaking movie that triumphantly unveiled realistic virtual humans..."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.64 04/01/2008
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