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FFVII Advent Children Leaked

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the early-release dept.

FF7:AC Movie writes "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children has been leaked on the Internet early this morning by a pirate group from Hong Kong known as BiEN (which incidentally means good in French). The Square-Enix film was due to release in Japan on September 14th 2005 after numerous delays. As for the North American release date, it has been pushed back to a cloudy end of November."

116 comments

  1. Inevitable by KnightDaemon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It was inevitable, no one can escape this, especially after all the delays and false hope. It creates grudge from the fans.

    But I'm sure most fans will also buy the DVD, if they find a mean of distribution for it...

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    1. Re:Inevitable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You use the phrase "fucking jappers", but evidently understand enough Japanese to watch the movie with Japanese audio and subtitles? Right...

    2. Re:Inevitable by Sithgunner · · Score: 1

      Possibly inevitable, but start making it sound like the legality has thrown up in the trash can isn't the best way to mention about it.

      Besides saying 'most fans will' doesn't really give a sympathy to the developers much.

    3. Re:Inevitable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Maybe he got the fansub for it?

      But we all know that fansubs are 100% correct, and are done with 100% accuracy, are done by people who are fluent in both Japanese and English, the groups are not doing this as a contest of speed, and don't have the single goal of being first to get it out!

  2. Spanish by Saiyine · · Score: 1


    "Bien" also means "well" in Spanish.

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    1. Re:Spanish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      1. Who gives a fuck what it means in Spanish, not to mention what it means in French. It's an HK group name.

      2. "Bien" means "well" in French too. The French word for "good" is "bon." The submitter probably doesn't even speak French, so who knows why he threw in that false anecdote. Zonk, I know you get a lot of flak, but this is the kind of irrelevant and incorrect stuff that should be trimmed out of article submissions.

    2. Re:Spanish by JVert · · Score: 1

      Lets think about the delicate differences of well and good. When you ask a mexican how they are doing, they will often say "bien". Damnit, we usually respond "good" aparently they are responding "well" so whats up? Are the mexicans good? or mearly well?

      I dont know why you said well over good. What confusion to cause, to say that bein means good as opposed to well (wich in this topic has already been established as a positive afformatio)" is to add more confusion. Now when Lassi takes a trip south of the border, she will come barkup up about some crap of how good timmy is doing, when really he's slowing suffocating from his crushed chest after falling in the well that you so much favor to call: Bien.

      I hope your happy you sick freak.

    3. Re:Spanish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Umh, your joke was pathetic, if it was a joke. Bien = well (adverb), bueno = bon = good (adjective). The correct answer to 'how are you doing?' is 'well'.

    4. Re:Spanish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I have no idea what you're talking about, so here'sa bunny with a pancake on his head.

    5. Re:Spanish by JVert · · Score: 1

      pancake(s)

    6. Re:Spanish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      dorayaki

    7. Re:Spanish by JVert · · Score: 1

      pwnd.

  3. This is sad by Kent+Simon · · Score: 1

    I was actually looking forward to seeing this, and had high hopes that there could actually be a _good_ Final Fantasy movie. I hope Square doesn't get too discouraged by this (they shouldn't, piracy isn't anything new in the game industry)

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    1. Re:This is sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      For all the bashing that Final Fantasy: The spirits within has recieved you'd think that it was the worst movie ever created; which it wasn't.

      The reality was that FF:TSW was actually a pretty good anime movie; had it had a more traditional animation style and not been named Final Fantasy it probably would be among the most well recieved Anime movies outside of Japan. In my opinion it has become the but of so many jokes because many videogame players (that don't watch anime) decided to see the movie expecting to see a bunch of cut-scenes from final fantasy 7 and what they really got was an original movie.

      In many ways this is the mentality that is destroying videogames; people are not willing to accept a well crafted experiance unless it is the experiance that they personally wanted. People didn't want Super Mario Sunshine they wanted Super Mario 64 with prettier graphics; people didn't want The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker they wanted "super-cool 1337 'Mature' Zelda"; and so on and so forth. The thing that really annoys me about this is one minute these brain-dead slobs are complaining that games are getting boring and nothing new is getting developed and another minute they are bitching that a well crafted game was not developed exactly like the previous ones were.

      In my opinion you can't have it both ways; either you accept the new ideas and directions that a movie or videogame developer decides to take their product or you accept that there will be no progress in the industry. Personally, I have no desire to play the same game over again anymore (nor do I want to see the same movie over again) so I tend to accept most new directions.

    2. Re:This is sad by rayde · · Score: 0

      i think we (even those of us who DO watch anime) were just upset that they put the Final Fantasy name on a movie that really shouldn't have been associated with such a beloved franchise. Perhaps if it were marketed as "By the creators of Final Fantasy" rather than being labeled part of Final Fantasy, we wouldn't have had such expectations.

    3. Re:This is sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      we . . . were just upset that they put the Final Fantasy name on a movie that really shouldn't have been associated with such a beloved franchise. Perhaps if it were marketed as "By the creators of Final Fantasy" rather than being labeled part of Final Fantasy, we wouldn't have had such expectations.

      Why? What about it was not Final Fantasy? It had all the FF cliches: a quest to go round the world collecting seven something-or-others, a party of misfits, a crazy villain who trys to destroy stuff just for the hell of it, random encounters with evil that turns out not exactly to be evil, noble sacrifices, a lot of Gaia crap, and a final showdown with an entity several screens high.

      I repeat: in what way did it not perfectly live up to the Final Fantasy experience?

    4. Re:This is sad by metroid+composite · · Score: 1

      I remember hearing in a 3D animation class a while back that Spirits Within had the lowest turnout of any computer animated movie ever made. Say what you will, but there's more going on here than just "Anime-style movie". (The professor's theory was that the Uncanny Valley was to blame; this doesn't sound unreasonable to me--I remember liking the theme of the plot, but being unable to get into the movie).

    5. Re:This is sad by tholomyes · · Score: 1

      ...and a character named Sid/Cid/Syd.

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    6. Re:This is sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "I repeat: in what way did it not perfectly live up to the Final Fantasy experience?"

      Chocobos. Lots and lots of chocobos.

    7. Re:This is sad by xaque · · Score: 1

      And moogles! And cactuars! And.. and.. pimp red mages! OMG!

    8. Re:This is sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Ironic. My biggest complaint about Wind Waker is that it's too much like Zelda 64 (gameplay-wise) with extremely boring boat driving added in between dungeons for no other reason I can fathom other than to waste time.

      I actually liked the cel-shading and graphical style, once I saw it in motion.

      It's not so much a bad game as it's too much of the same.

      Four Swords for GC, on the other hand, is awesome with 4 people. Period.

    9. Re:This is sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      actually regarding Zelda, I just don't want my gaming experience to resemble playing with little boys.

      I take it you prefer to play with little boys? Or do you just pimp them out?

    10. Re:This is sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Every zelda game has you playing with little boys.

  4. Err... by dcapel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Isn't linking directly to a pirated movie download a bit bald faced for a NEWS SOURCE?

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    1. Re:Err... by Meagermanx · · Score: 1

      Anyone who wanted it was going to find it anyway, and they had to verify their claims.

    2. Re:Err... by david.given · · Score: 5, Funny
      Isn't linking directly to a pirated movie download a bit bald faced for a NEWS SOURCE?

      This is Slashdot. How long do you think that link's going to keep working?

    3. Re:Err... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      What news source linked to it? Oh, wait, you mean Slashdot? As a news source? Seriously?

    4. Re:Err... by Deltaspectre · · Score: 0

      We're (unintentionally) one big anti-piracy group!

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    5. Re:Err... by Sparr0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean linking to a page that links to a page that links to a file that directs you to a server that keeps track of places to download a pirated movie?

    6. Re:Err... by inio · · Score: 1

      No, it's actually a good thing. Slashdot linking to the download site guarantees that nobody will be able to download the movie.

    7. Re:Err... by interiot · · Score: 1

      Are links like this illegal?

    8. Re:Err... by Methuseus · · Score: 1

      Well, I can't seem to find it....

      If it was coming out in the US on the 14th (or 13th, whatever) I would wait and just buy it. But this is bullshit. They may have a real reason for it, but I'd like to hear it, since this "story" seems to say it's because of the leak.

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    9. Re:Err... by Frodo+Crockett · · Score: 4, Funny

      Isn't DDOSing a pirated movie download a bit bald faced for a NEWS SOURCE?

      Fixed it for you.

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    10. Re:Err... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      How long do you think that link's going to keep working?

      What do you mean working? I just saw the peers go from 18 to 971 in one tracker update. Looks like its working quite well.

    11. Re:Err... by The+Evil+Couch · · Score: 1

      trackers can be overloaded, you know.

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    12. Re:Err... by arkanes · · Score: 1

      Without wanting to spark a debate on piracy, I don't get this response (and there's other companies that have done it too). "We're going to react the people who're downloading our movie for free by withdrawing it from the market and making it unavailable via legitimate channels, thus ensuring that any copy is pirated and the people most likely to buy it become upset and aggravated with us, incenting them to pirate it."

  5. How Much of a Leak? by dshaw858 · · Score: 1

    Was this a leak from some type of a pre-screening, or a hack, or perhaps a leak from the company, as the name seems to imply?

    Movies are leaked to the Internet all the time. Is this one really special?

    - dshaw

    1. Re:How Much of a Leak? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      Its a rip of the official DVD release. Very high quality.

    2. Re:How Much of a Leak? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Its a rip of the DVD encoded in the Divx Xvid codec. Packed into 700mb, it still looks great, and Bien did a good job of keeping the framerate constant. Subs are easy to find in any language, just need a divx player that supports the .sub or .srt subtile format. >>> And a little off topic commentary, FF:TSW was meant to explore a new FF realm (which is why i'm assuming most didnt like it, I loved it), while this movie is expanding off the storyline we already know from FFVII. I hate subs, so I only skimmed through it, but the storyline seems pretty compelling...

  6. Learn French ;^) by Schezar · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Bien means "well"
    Bon means "good"

    Ah well... Anyway, this is nothing new. I saw the Family Guy movie months ago. In fact, when I went to the IMDB to post about it, I noticed an exchange to the effect of the following:

    Guy 1: Teh Family Guy movie is teh awesomes!!
    Guy 2: Stupid fanboy, the movie isn't out yet. Don't review something you haven't even SEEN!
    Guy 3: Umm.. The movie's been out on the net for several weeks, and we've ALL already seen it. stfu

    Hell, a friend of mine's office is running a massive DVD piracy ring with their fancy new DVD duplicating machine (officially used to make demo DVDs for clients).

    I don't need slashdot to tell me $movie was released early: I just assume all movies are, and I'm most usually right.

    Now, what to do about this is another matter entirely...

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  7. FF Spirits Within by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Interesting

    After watching Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within with total disappointment, I wonder if this next one is just more hype. Call me crazy but Hironobu Sakaguchi isn't known for variety. Expect the same party concept getting full power to save the universe from some evil being.

    1. Re:FF Spirits Within by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Sakaguchi left Square(Enix) a couple of years ago...

    2. Re:FF Spirits Within by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It pretty much goes without saying that this will be worse than Spirits Within, as they aren't even trying to make a theatrical release, they're going straight to DVD. (And as we all know, straight to DVD means it's crap. Yes, I know about "OVAs", but OVA STILL means it isn't good enough to go to the theater. Think about it.)

      The only thing that will be different about this movie is that it'll appeal to Sephiroth Weenies who think "OMG, SEFFFFFY PWNS ALL!1!!11!11". FFVII was a LOUSY story and a LOUSY game, and this will be a LOUSY movie.

    3. Re:FF Spirits Within by Kazzahdrane · · Score: 1

      You my friend are an idiot. And I don't need to post anonomously, I know full well you are. Plenty of straight to DVD movies are good. Ever seen Return of Jafar? Oh, and FFVII was and still is a great game. And while the plot has some holes what can you expect when you make such a complex story that has to be "discovered" by the players.

    4. Re:FF Spirits Within by mindstormpt · · Score: 1

      I actually did like the FF fantasy movie, as opposed to the games...

    5. Re:FF Spirits Within by demondawn · · Score: 2, Informative

      Hironobu Sakaguchi has long since left Square Enix to form the company Mist Walker. He had, as far as I know, no involvement in the creation of Advent Children, beyond the ideas he put into the original Final Fantasy VII.

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    6. Re:FF Spirits Within by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Let me guess, you're a Sephaweenie. And I have seen the Return of Jafar, and it was CRAP. The animation was worse, they couldn't get the original voice actors, and it was all-around a terrible movie. It got a 4.9/10 on IMDB. (Worst Christmas present EVAR!)

      FFVII had a TERRIBLE story. The game was better than the story, but the story was cliche and boring. Let me guess, you think that the story was cool because they killed of Aeris. Sorry, pal, killing off characters to "make the story dramatic" doesn't work. It just serves to make it clear that the story is crap and that you had to do something "shocking" to make it "better".

    7. Re:FF Spirits Within by Kazzahdrane · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Sephaweenie? I think you're implying I think Sephiroth is OMGLOLZBESTCHARACTEREVA!!! No, no I don't think that. I didn't think the story was cool because they killed off Aeris. I thought it was interesting, but that wasn't the coolest thing they did. Just because I like FFVII doesn't make me a dullminded fanboy, and I'll thank you to use you flawed "Let me guess" sense less often. Btw, Return of Jafar is a great movie for its target audience which was kids who loved Aladdin. I know a lot of pre-teens who love the movie, and I find it painless to watch myself.

    8. Re:FF Spirits Within by Cais · · Score: 1

      Furi Kuri was an OVA, and that was complete and utter crap, right?

      Oh wait...

    9. Re:FF Spirits Within by Guspaz · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Well, no movie can ever truely be "just hype"

      For example, I loved The Spirits Within and thought it was a great movie. I enjoyed it both on a technological level, and on a storyline/execution level (I liked it as a movie) You're obviously implying that TSW was just hype, but to some people, myself included, it was more than hype, it was a good movie.

      Be careful with your choice of words; not everybody hates every movie that you do.

    10. Re:FF Spirits Within by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You mean FLCL, right? Wasn't that a VAST failure in Japan? I only saw the version that was shown on Adult Swim, but - yeah, I'd say it proves my point perfectly.

    11. Re:FF Spirits Within by KDR_11k · · Score: 1

      It's one of those uncommon your-average-redneck-won't-get-it stories that never make it into mainstream cinema. I mean, really, most of the stuff in mainstream cinema is the junk Hollywood vomits out and then advertises until someone thinks there's really a need for another Jerry Bruckheimer flick.

      And don't forget that Catwoman DID make it into cinemas.

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    12. Re:FF Spirits Within by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I think the FFVII milieu carried the game a long ways. You have to admit it was pretty amazing.

  8. I'm guessing there's no FA but... by ElVaquero · · Score: 1

    Cam? VCD? DVD?

    1. Re:I'm guessing there's no FA but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You guessed wrong.

  9. hey hey hey!!! by cfavader · · Score: 2, Funny

    what's this, no bittorrent?? LINK ME!!!!

    1. Re:hey hey hey!!! by Meagermanx · · Score: 1

      Gasp! How could they be dumb enough not to link you to a torrent on the news article?

    2. Re:hey hey hey!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Well, this is Zonk we are talking about.

    3. Re:hey hey hey!!! by cfavader · · Score: 1

      er, sorry, i meant a working torrent. (the one on the site the poster linked to doesn't work)

    4. Re:hey hey hey!!! by nekoes · · Score: 1

      Is this sarcasm? They actually did link the torrent, if you read the article...

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    5. Re:hey hey hey!!! by _KiTA_ · · Score: 1

      The link in the news article has a torrent link on the page. 710 megs, XVID codec.

    6. Re:hey hey hey!!! by rylin · · Score: 1

      Yes it does.
      Downloading at 83k/sec atm, and it's increasing all the time.
      I'm connected to 4 seeds and 76 peers.

    7. Re:hey hey hey!!! by KnightDaemon · · Score: 1

      The Torrent is there, just a bit unstable, that's the releaser's torrent.

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    8. Re:hey hey hey!!! by n3k5 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      i tried it out with bits on wheels and only got an error message from the tracker. maybe some clients have compatibility issues, or it's slashdotted by now and only working for you because you already have direct connections to peers going on? oh, and what's up with that site that offers the torrent link? it looks like a pretty official site, or at least a site made by dedicated fans of the movie (or ff in general), but if it really is, why do they provide the link?

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    9. Re:hey hey hey!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Learn to use usenet, newb.

  10. oh no, pirates have our loot! by xilmaril · · Score: 1

    well, I guess we'll just have to cancel the whole movie, after millions of dollars and after we've finished production

    -Square

    (ain't happening. did they cancel star wars, shrek, or any other movie that came out in the last year? because they've all come out early online.)

  11. Wow. by PsyoKotiK · · Score: 1

    Slashdotted in an hour. Pwned.

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    1. Re:Wow. by skreeech · · Score: 1

      FINAL FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN NEWS
      The current page your are viewing is a static page, no other pages are woking on the website. This is due to the extreme popularity of this FF7ACMovie.com after the release of a link to a DVD Rip version of the film.

      We are sorry for this temporary inconvenience, the website should be back only once the number of visitor goes under 1,000 per minute..

      - The FF7ACMovie.com Team

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  12. W00T!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdotted!

    Once again, this site has done its part in the fight to save the Internet from the scourge of unauthorized downloading. Well done, brave /.ers!

  13. Subtitles? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Anyone know if there's any english subtitles released for this? :)

    1. Re:Subtitles? by skreeech · · Score: 1

      there is a subs.rar folder as well as a subs.sfv file

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    2. Re:Subtitles? by monopotty · · Score: 2, Informative

      It says on the site that the subtitles are Japanese. So basically anyone that downloads this and doesn't know Japanese is going to have to wait a while to watch it.

    3. Re:Subtitles? by Echnin · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Well, I bet it'll take max two days for a fansub group to release subs. Especially if they have the Japanese subs, which will help tremendously. Shit, I could do it if I wasn't so lazy. The subtitles thing, it's really true. When I was in Japan, I often found it easier to watch for example a Korean movie with Japanese subs than to watch a Japanese movie without any subs.

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    4. Re:Subtitles? by hypnoticstoat · · Score: 0

      It didn't even take that long. Someone has already posted an english subtitles file that works with the BIEN rip.

  14. Subtitles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the subtitles are anything like Episode III: The Backstroke of the West, I'm not so sure this is a good thing.

  15. Re:Learn French ;^) by cornface · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You are a self-congratulatory douche, and I don't like you.

    Hell, a friend of mine's office is running a massive DVD piracy ring with their fancy new DVD duplicating machine (officially used to make demo DVDs for clients).

    What is the point of posting this on slashdot? Are we supposed to think you're cool by association? Would your friend be happy you did this? Do your friends hate you as much as I do?

    Just kiddng! I love you.

    Oops. I meant loathe. Sorry.

  16. Movie torrent contained in link by warmgun · · Score: 0

    Just FYI to the editors of Slashdot: The link in the article contains a page with links to a sample of the ripped movie and a torrent to the movie itself. I'm not sure what /.'s stance is on offering that kind of info, so I'm just suggesting that maybe you want to remove the link.

    1. Re:Movie torrent contained in link by NotWorkSafe · · Score: 1

      WHo do you think we are here? Come on, this is /.

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  17. OK, here's a new tired, old catchphrase: by Wilson_6500 · · Score: 1

    When you win: "The geography that I stands compares you superior." Clearly, the geography of this meme stands compares you superior.

  18. reviews by Gogo0 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    All the reviews from hardcore FFVII+ fans that I have seen have praised the movie.

    All the reviews from casual people or FFVI- fans have been less than glowing. The FFVI people not liking it for a variety of reasons, and the casual people not understanding anything (supposedly no backstory is presented) and seeing the movie as mostly convoluted nonsense.

    I thought it was fan service, not much more.

    Rent before you buy (for those that still rent and buy movies).

    1. Re:reviews by demondawn · · Score: 2, Insightful

      The FFVI- fans never really got into the spirit of any of the Playstation FF games anyways; it isn't suprising that they'd pan Advent Children.

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    2. Re:reviews by falcon5768 · · Score: 2, Informative

      I loved FFVII, and I have to say it, SE fucked up. This was beautifully done, but it destroyed Cloud. The tacked on "ending" ending was horseshit, and in all it was just a retread of the game, sept now we get to see a second beloved character die for no reason other than to kill them.

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  19. Re:Learn French ;^) by altanhaider · · Score: 1

    So... you were Guy 2, right?

  20. Re:Zonk is a fucking idiot by kyouteki · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ACs already have a bad name.

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  21. Re:Zonk is a fucking idiot by Loonacy · · Score: 1

    Advent Childrens already has a bad name? It's not even out yet! (officailly)

  22. Predictable by MMaestro · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I think the reviews are all going to be predictable.

    If you loved FFVII, then the movie is gonna be the greated damned thing you've seen since the game.

    If you didn't love FFVII then you're either not gonna like it or outright hate it for a number of reasons.

    If you never played FFVII, you're gonna think the movie is a total piece of crap since no amount of time spent on the backstory will be enough to explain it to moviegoers.

    Overall, expect direct-to-DVD unless SE is willing to risk another FF:Spirits Within.

    1. Re:Predictable by demondawn · · Score: 1

      It was always planned as direct-to-DVD (well, and UMD -_-)

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  23. Ye Olde Tyme Torrent Link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    http://torrentspy.com/search.asp?mode=torrentdetai ls&id=405824&query=advent+children+

    Actually, a link to a site with a link to a well seeded torrent.

    Not sure on /.'s policy, but I would think a link to a link that links to a torrent is ok...?

  24. Re:Learn French ;^) by __aailob1448 · · Score: 1

    No offense but you're the one who should be learning french. Bien can mean BOTH good AND well depending on the context. Example:

    C'est bien! = That's good!
    Bien fait! = Well done!

    I wonder how the percentage of movies leaked early progresses over time. Are we stagnating or are leaks getting more common?

  25. Dead link by Xac · · Score: 1

    http://forums.daeya.org/showthread.php?t=1325

    they killed the link. someone who has the torrent put it up on http://thepiratebay.org/ PLZ! :D

    1. Re:Dead link by Xac · · Score: 1

      Ooh, nvm it's already there :D
      http://thepiratebay.org/details.php?id=3382031

  26. English Subtitles Released by Spykk · · Score: 5, Informative

    Get them here.

    1. Re:English Subtitles Released by yammosk · · Score: 2, Informative

      And English Fansubs here: http://divxstation.com/subtitle.asp?sId=46977. They work and make sense, but I've only watched the first 5 min, so don't shoot me if they suck.

  27. Subtitled! by nmaster64 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Wow, that was a lot faster than I thought... Just to update everyone, you can download an english subtitle file for the movie now (seperate download). Expect more and more fansubs over the next 2 weeks. The subtitle that comes with the movie is japanese, so that's kind of redundant.

    1. Re:Subtitled! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I got one of the subtitle files, but I don't know how to run it with the movie, any suggestions?

  28. Cue raspy voice by iridium_ionizer · · Score: 1

    I will make it legal.

    1. Re:Cue raspy voice by visgoth · · Score: 1

      If you make it your campaign platform, then you've got my vote.

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  29. Welcome to slashdot.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    You must be new here.......

  30. US Street Date by LOKIOLR · · Score: 1

    What's even more saddening is that the last street date of 11/29 has now been changed by sony to TBA, so we may be looking at a Q1 2006 release. I hope not.

  31. For those who have seen the movie by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 1

    The question that we all want answered before we start downloading:
    Does Tifa give it up, or what?

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  32. According to IMDB.. by euxneks · · Score: 1

    According to IMDB, Eminem has a role as Mr. Coates? What the hell? I thought this was a japanese film..? Can anyone explain?

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    1. Re:According to IMDB.. by ScislaC · · Score: 1

      dude... I noticed the EXACT same thing... I was reading the nfo file saw that and cross referenced imdb... sure enough.

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    2. Re:According to IMDB.. by euxneks · · Score: 1

      Well, I watched the movie, and I could not even notice one iota of an eminem character.

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  33. As a fan... by TJ_Phazerhacki · · Score: 1
    And perputually strung along customer, I am happily downloading this for a number of reasons - not the least of which is the continual backsliding Square has towards it's Non-Japenese audience. There's a good chance I may still pick up the film, if it makes it out by then end of this year.

    Consider yourselves warned square - your loyal fanbase will only take so many blows before something like this affects your bottom line.

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  34. It's not the length. But when you download it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ""Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children has been leaked on the Internet early this morning by a pirate group from Hong Kong known as BiEN (which incidentally means good in French). The Square-Enix film was due to release in Japan on September 14th 2005 after numerous delays."

    Well there goes the "I pirate because copyrights are too long" excuse, down in flames.

  35. My Review - no spoilers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'll keep this simple for those who haven't seen it already:

    Disclaimer: I hated FF7. I liked 6, 4, 5 and 1, in that order.

    With that said: there is no other movie like this, and it's probably worth buying just for that. The story is simple and not very good. It's a poor plot strung together to show off all the characters doing their crazy little moves. Something else that bothered me was the buildup of supporting characters (like the Turks, most likely for the sake of character background for their upcoming cell-phone game). Also, some of the animation is very bad, as is some of the modelling.

    Aside from these complaints: Holy shit does this kick ass. The fight scenes rule the day for the most part. Some drag a bit, but they really toss out any ties to reality here and don't forget this film is based on a game. You'll see all your favorite (or hated, depending on what you thought of the game) characters doing tons of signature moves (sometimes not enough though), and some of the craziest coregraphy in any action movie ever. It's definitly fantasy at this point though since that's where animation goes a bit haywire, but as much as I disliked the source material I really, really liked this for the crazy action, spell casting, sword slinging bad-assness of the whole thing.
    Also: there are bike-chase-scenes in this film which make Akira look like a movie about tricycles. They alone blew me away.

    All in all, this was one hell of a movie. After the credits rolled I was planning to head straight to the store on release day to support this fantastic piece of entertainment, spawned by the game that ruined the series for me. Yes, despite lame story and other CG wierdness, the action and presentation was that good.

    (Then I read that Eminem was going to be a voice actor for the US release. Take a hint from that one Square - lame tie-in's to pop artists turn a lot of people off).

    I'm sure a lot of you will dig this though, whether you liked the game or not.

  36. Next year by nicksthings · · Score: 1

    It doesn't look likely that Advent Children will hit the US this year, so it's either than expensive import, this, or being really patient. I don't think Final Fantasy VII fans can wait much longer.

  37. Encoding the movie to a VCD via Nero? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Out of curiosity, does anyone know how one might be able to convert the xvid .avi to VCD format? I've been looking for a means to have subtitles embedded in the video as well as having the film span either 1 or 2 discs (as, when I try to have it encoded, Nero tells me I lack an mpeg-4 decoder of sorts, which then inflates the 699 MB file into something around 800+ MB/1+ GB.

    If anyone has any suggestions, or a guide that helps with this sort of thing, I'd appreciate it, like, so much. :D

  38. link to dl advent children by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    found a download at http://www.endmedia.net/