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Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

Play trailer Poster for Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV PG-13 Released Aug 19, 2016 1h 50m Fantasy Adventure Action Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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An elite force of soldiers must protect the magical kingdom of Lucis from the invading empire Niflheim.
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Aaron Riccio Slant Magazine The film is, at least, a marvelously enticing advertisement for the upcoming Final Fantasy XV video game. Rated: 2/4 Aug 19, 2016 Full Review Christian Holub Entertainment Weekly Instead of trying to adapt the video game experience into a film format, Kingsglaive transforms the movie-going experience into something familiar to video game fans. It's essentially a really long cutscene. Rated: C+ Aug 18, 2016 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times There's a very real possibility that watching "Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV" could result in brain addlement. Aug 18, 2016 Full Review Mae Abdulbaki Movies with Mae While "Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV" has things to be admired, such as the phenomenal CGI, but it is ultimately a movie in which perhaps only fans of the video game would enjoy. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 22, 2018 Full Review Kyle Gold Common Sense Media Amazing visuals but violence, weak plot in game-based movie. Rated: 2/5 Feb 13, 2017 Full Review Meghan Sullivan IGN Movies Kingsglaive is an incredibly beautiful film with a lot of fun nods to its Final Fantasy origins. Unfortunately, it never quite finds its footing story-wise, even with the help of some incredibly talented actors who breath life into their roles. Rated: 6.9/10 Sep 8, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ephraim A Wildly considered a poor adaptation and a bad movie, but it's one of my favorite movies ever, not cause it's the most brilliant movie out there but it's still a good one off, seeing as it follows characters who are introduced and dismissed in the movie. the selfless actions of it's main hero, overcoming pain and adversity for the greater good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Harmagedon it's absurdly bad, nothing good on it, it's trash Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review Dub L For my critiques, I find Drautos's bet that the tracker hairpin would get to Lunafreya through Nyx was genius as well as a plan that could easily have gone wrong simply by Lunafreya not even so much as talking to him. He may know Nyx well, but he does not know Lunafreya well, and the movie has provided no reason for us to believe otherwise. The plan to count on Nyx to catch on to the deceptive implication of the watch that it was Crowe's dying will he deduces the numbers on it when it stops counting down to be coordinates of a district relies on way too much faith in Nyx's deductive abilities which could very easily have faltered for a variety of reasons. Even if it makes sense for Drautos to expect Nyx to take action to the news that Lunafreya was not with the Nifelheim officials that were supposed to accompany her to the peace signing, it simply would not have been a realistic plan to expect those actions to go accordingly when the steps are too precise even for an elite soldier. The resistance member that welcomed Libertus presumably benefited from his information to be able to set up bombs at ground level in the Citadel as a plan offered to the Nifs, but how he accomplished this is not shown and makes it difficult to even connect him to the explosions at first glance or even after more than one rewatch. All of these little things that connect parts of the overall plot and ploy of Nifelheim together are either not well-explained or not well-presented to be easy to follow. One critique I've heard out there is that the glaive characters themselves are difficult to root for or sympathize with seeing as there's very little presented on what exactly most characters lost when their homes were taken by Nifelheim. I agree that it would effectively make the motivations of each key glaive character more understandable, but that's not the reason I think the assessment is fair given that this is a story-driven plot rather than a character-driven plot. The real reason is because the first battle, awesome as it was to watch, did plenty to introduce what the Kingsglaive is capable of, but did very little to contribute to the actual plot. It took up about 8 to 9 minutes, which I think was a sufficient amount of time to better explain the backstory of at least a few main Kingsglaive characters, namely Nyx, Libertus, and Crowe. Pursuing this would do very well to make at least those characters are more worth rooting for in terms of their motivations. And Ravus's motivation for joining Nifelheim is shotty at best. You can't even argue that Ravus was just using them seeing as later in the actual game, he's still with Nifelheim long enough to find and confront Noctis head-on. Also, neither in the movie nor in the game is it explained why Noctis was injured or what kind of injury he sustained that it required healers from Tenebrae specifically. For credit where credit is due, it is aesthetically encapsulating. It's entirely a cinematic movie that shows you the inside and outside beauty of the country of Lucis and even Tenebrae, whether rustic or refined. Refinement predominates; it shows in the structures, the fanciful cars, and the crystal's chamber. Most of the rustic features come from the magitek power of Niflheim. There is also, of course, the magic used by the glaives; the sparks of the dagger-warping and the glass hexagonal shields are convincingly emphatic of their materialistic implications. And of course, you can't forget the explosions. The combat was world-shattering and fun—I especially enjoyed the warping. Lunafreya, my favorite character in the series, was a good character to see in terms of her perspective of the overall situation at hand and in terms of how she responds to it and those around her; always courageous, kind, and wise. She offered a lot of sentiment and wisdom that cannot be overlooked in my view. The incentive to root for Nyx may not have been well-supported by his origins as a character, but it was HEAVILY well-supported by the stakes established in his situation, especially from the condition that he would die at sunrise upon using the power of the old wall through the Ring of the Lucii without being of royal blood. I also think Libertus is honestly an underrated character. Even if it's not entirely clear what his exact backstory is with Nyx and Crowe was, you can tell he really values, if not loves, Crowe. To see that shape his choices in a way that helps the plot move forward for the antagonists to help him reflect and do the right thing in the end I think demonstrates that decisions even by characters who are not the main protagonist can be just as important. And the dagger trick he pulled that helped Nyx finish off Drautos was sick! You can also appreciate all the Final Fantasy features thrown in there such as mentions of gil for the currency, chocobos, the leviathan-style fish, and the display of behemoths attacking. Ardyn's appearances are always worth the watch and listen where it encapsulates his deceptively charming nature as an antagonist, which I think even emperor Iedolas Aldercapt was vexed by for a moment or two. And I also believe the production did a pretty good job of subtly foreshadowing who the traitors in the Kingsglaive would be—for all the noticeable faces anyway. Overall I would probably give this movie anywhere from a 7.2 to a 7.8. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review Mahiru I just finished the game, and then I watched the movie. I would say that if you haven't played FFXV before or watched it before playing the game, you won't understand anything about it. Even though it serves as an introduction to the game, it might confuse you rather than allow you to enjoy what's going to happen in the game. Aside from that, the costumes are dope. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review James B good animation worth a watch or stream Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/16/23 Full Review Dinos K Movie is optically beautiful with perfect CGI but the plot and character development needed work. I didn't get the usual FF vibes Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An elite force of soldiers must protect the magical kingdom of Lucis from the invading empire Niflheim.
Director
Takeshi Nozue
Screenwriter
Takashi Hasegawa
Distributor
Square Enix, Vertical Entertainment, Stage 6
Production Co
Digic Pictures, Square Enix Company, The Monk Studio
Rating
PG-13 (Fantasy Violence|Action Throughout)
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$119.8K
Runtime
1h 50m
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