Advent Children DVD Coming to American Shores
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Distribution, Movie Marketing, Remakes and Sequels, Games and Game Movies
Gamer geeks have almost nothing but praise - and rightfully so - for Advent Children, the recent movie sequel to popular title
Final Fantasy 7. While the film is definately attainable via internet download, fans have been clamouring for
a DVD release, hoping for a DVD jam-packed with delicious special features. A DVD release for the film in Japan has
sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and on the heels of that success comes the announcement of a pending US release.
The official statement seems to suggest a special features-heavy release, as well, because according to the
announcement, "It's taking a little extra time to work with the director to get all the supplemental elements
finished, but the title is on track for release sometime later this year." That certainly sounds promising.
I don't know if it is possible to be a gamer and dislike this film. Well okay, I'm sure it is, because there are millions of gamers with diverse opinions...but the vast majority of us are thrilled about this film, and can't wait to purchase a copy of our own.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-02-2006 @ 11:31PM
w00gy said...
Do you think that they are re-rendering the dialog scenes so that the characters mouths match the new english vocal dub? Could this be a reason for the long wait?
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2-03-2006 @ 10:03AM
Vejadu said...
They've greatly reduced their potential sales by continuing to push this title back. It was originally slated for release in September 2005, then pushed back to November, then it was pushed back to January 2006 and now they don't even have a release date. Amazon says it's coming out in 2010, which I think might be accurate.
Most of the people who have been looking forward to this movie have seen it by now and most of the reviews have been mixed. A large number of people who would have bought the DVD downloaded and watched the Japanese version and far fewer will probably buy the DVD since they've seen it already.
Everyone else double-dips DVDs. Why didn't they just release a bare-bones disc back in September and then put out the special edition in mid-2006?
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2-06-2006 @ 2:25AM
Finished.Law.School said...
I hope they do not English dub it. That would ruin it.
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2-07-2006 @ 3:04AM
ryohazuki said...
if they werent going to dub it, they would have released it by now in america. all they'd have to do is repackage it and make it region 1. but of course they're gonna have an english dub on it. it appeals to a wider audience (tho, i would never watch the dub myself)
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2-08-2006 @ 1:54PM
haris said...
i love the japanese accent
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2-08-2006 @ 9:34PM
Finished.Your.Mom.School said...
omg, i love this movie, im a japanese schoolgirl and i lost my virginity to this movie. omg. wee.
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