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Fainaru fantajî VIII (1999)
Should have been a film...
This is the kind of video game that, while playing, you think to yourself - I wish I could skip all this fighting and carry on with the story! That is essentially what Final Fantasy VIII - Worlds Apart - is all about, the story. This is simply the most complex and well-developed story ever told. Not to mention the incredible character development: Squall Leonhart rivals even Harrison Ford's Rick Deckard in Blade Runner. Seifer Almasy is the perfect "arch-nemesis" for Squall and Laguna Loire is the perfect foil. The relationships between the characters are special, there's no other word for it. I shall say this now and get it out of the way - I, for one, greatly prefer Quistis to Rinoa. The interplay between Squall and Quistis is immaculately crafted - they know each other so well and it's brought out in the writing. The end movie is so touching that it actually almost made me cry. Seeing as though they don't actually give the writer's name in the credits I'm going to put my hands together for the producer, Hironobu Sakaguchi, who has put together the greatest story ever told.
The Souler Opposite (1998)
A movie that renewed my faith that Romantic comedies aren't ALL bad.
Firstly, this is simply the funniest movie I have ever seen. It incorporates perfectly-timed slapstick, sexual humour, and cleverly-thought-up stand-up. But it goes deeper than that. The Souler Opposite is an original love story (something we don't see that often) that gave me hope that there is love out there;that two people who love each other can work through their adversity; and that such a comedic take on life (something I believe we all should have) can be accepted by the people that really matter. Chris Meloni gives a such a convincing performance as Barry Singer that he should have won an oscar. The film is brilliantly written and I hope we will be seeing more films from everyone involved in the future.