for TOM: (also posted on interrupt)
found a copy sitting on the server at school and couldn't resist watching 15 min. or so of the film which was in its original japanese form. seeing it reminided me of a sigur ros song in the sense of the language barrier hiding any direct translation yet, its so compelling at the same time. it feels like one bad-ass cinematic with the all the energy that was lacking from the spirits within. a gorgeous color pallet and lighting matched with fluid animation to give a great sense of clean continuity.
like most peeps, i'm loyal to the VII narrative and i'm happy to say this is a solid extention of one of the greatest stories ever told in gaming.
leaked link:
http://digg.com/movies/Final_Fantas...VD_ Rip_Leaked