Ftaren

Despite my score, the film is not flawless, but it is close enough to it to merit such a score. I saw this twice on the big screen, and countless times on the special edition DVD. it is a masterwork of technology and style blending together to create a noir hell of an environment. each episode connects and yet stands alone. repeated viewings are vital, of both versions, in order to understand and appreciate all that it contains. The strongest element in the film would have to be the visuals, and then, surprisingly, the acting. it's truly amazing the depth and life that Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke and others bring to their roles. if I have any complaints about the film, it is that I wanted more, and we the audience will get that in the forthcoming sequels. the film begins with a mans voice-over begins, accompanied briefly by a delirious jazz note, and continues through a scene straight out of a pulp fiction tale, before diving into the Marv sequence. I had trouble deciding which tale was "the best" and have settled on the idea that each one is equal to another, and simply different. The Marv sequence is a classic murder-mystery Revenge tale, while The Big Fat Kill is action and the final tale falls somewhere in the realm of bitter love. each is extraordinary, and each is supreme in execution. The lighting, the makeup, and the special effects-which one can argue is the whole film-are amazing. the last comment comes from the fact that the majority of backgrounds and sets in the film exist only in the realm of digital code. Even certain characters are on-screen concurrently only through the same process. simply incredible and an intriguing glimpse into the future of film technology. Aside from Batman Begins and Road to Perdition, I have never seen a graphic novel or comic book brought to the screen as well as Sin City has been. a triumph on every level.

As the first game of it's Genre and MAGNITUDE, to attempt such a radical departure from what has come before, especialy in a series as revered as FINAL FANTASY, the skilled creative team at Square has created a MASTERPIECE for the ages. This beautiful game illustrates precisely what is expected of the current crop of Role-Playing games, giving the player a hint of what to expect in the future. The voice work is sound, Overall, with only a few minor disturbing points, IE, lips seems to not QUITE be in sync at all times, but to notice this, you REALLY have to be looking for it, and WANT to find something to complain about. The mechanics of play are very different from what has come before, and herald a new STYLE for the series. At the SAME time, they are rather familiar. Perhaps that is what is so great about this title...the BALANCE found throughout. It is a LARGE game, even larger if you want to complete EVERYTHING, which is next to impossible in one run-through. The music, by the now LEGENDARY Nobou Uematsu, and the GLORIOUS Computer-Generated Cinemas, blend well with the games amazing environmental and charachter designs to help tell a VERY good story. This could easily have been a movie, what with the Spoken dialogue, the haunting themes, the Emotion inherent in most every scene. Is it the best game of all time? MAYBE. Is it the best Entry in this Series? YES.