Is Motion really what I need?

I've been using FCP for over 2 years now but I'm rather new to Motion. So I would say I'm a beginner. I have no idea how far Motion can take me. I often see spectacular stuff on TV and I always wonder if Motion was used to create these effects. Can we compare Motion to After Effects? Here's a short video containing some of the effects I'm talking about. Could Motion be used to create such a video?
http://www.shootyou.co.uk/corporate-video-hewlett-packard.html

Motion will handle much of the motion graphics and do most of the effects I saw in the first few seconds, which is all you can get me to watch of that kinds of stuff. 3d modeling of boxes and objects is not in Motion's purview.
The comparison between Motion and AE is too complicated to go into again but if you search for After Effects here, you will find several dozen threads. The paradigms are different. I prefer AE to everything Motion can do but I use Motion often.
Since you have Motion, run the tutorials and buy a book. Cheaper than buying After Effects and deciding you should have stuck with Motion.
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