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Last winter, when the previews for Final Fantasy were released, my husband (who was then my fiancé), Paul, eagerly watched them over and over. “Look at the animation!” he exclaimed. And I have to admit that – even though I’m not a programmer like he is – I was pretty impressed with the computer-generated graphics. So I agreed to check it out.
I really didn’t expect much of a plot, and although there was one somewhere, it was a bit hokey (to borrow Paul’s word). It’s a strange new age sci-fi story that takes place several years after a meteor full of angry phantom aliens crashes into Earth. Dr. Sid (Donald Sutherland) and Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na) are trying to save the planet before it’s too late – yet without harming Gaia, the Earth Spirit.
So the plot was pretty typical sci-fi (which, if you really like sci-fi, could be great), but the effects…! It’s amazing to see how much computer animation has grown. And I can laugh all I want about how the lips and the words weren’t in-synch, and it reminded me of a poorly-dubbed kung-fu movie – but it really was pretty impressive. The spectacular animation alone made up for the mediocre plot. And I actually enjoyed watching it – just for the “ooooh and aaaaah” factor.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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