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Finale for Final Fantasy Studio

Posted by timothy on from the roll-credits dept.

polar_bear` writes: "Looks like the folks who animated 'Final Fantasy' are on their way out of business. Salon has the scoop. Despite being visually stunning and fairly entertaining, it didn't manage to bring in enough bucks to cover production -- even though Aki Ross was hot enough to make Maxim's 'Hot 100' for 2001. Square Co. is looking for a buyer for the Honolulu-based movie production unit. Anybody have several hundred million dollars I could borrow?"

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  1. Takeover by SonicRED · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Perhaps it was just me, but animation-wise I found this movie much more impressive than Shrek or Monsters Inc. There's an extremely talented group of people working for Square and as far as emotion and complex human animation goes I think they are currently the best team.


    My guess is Pixar and or PDI are going to be looking very closely at acquisition.

  2. Maxim Poster by hangdog · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And for the true "collector", this poster is a must have!

  3. Maya = $$$$$$ by Warped-Reality · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yeah, and i belive they bought 200 copies of Maya Unlimited, which goes for around $16,000 a copy... 200x16000=$3,200,000 - ouch! (unless they got some kind of bulk licsence deal, even then it would still be expensive)

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    This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
  4. Re:No Soul by MtViewGuy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You are correct in your assessments. The movie had a plot that wasn't exactly acceptable to American audiences used to animation more in line of the old theatrical shorts done by Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM, etc. or the feature animation style that Disney pioneered.

    It's this same resistance that was the reason why Atlantis: The Lost Empire didn't do so well, compared with with other recent Disney animated features like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King.

  5. Re:Aki Ross Porn by alvi · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Well... here's something funny: In this article they even go as far as to claim that CGI-animated porn may turn the whole sex movie making industry into a victimless crime since nobody is going to be exploited by the process.

    Hey, it's just a link. Not my opinion.