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World's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide. (The movie adaptation of the best selling video game series Dead or Alive.) A film where a simple kick in the face turns into a shotgun sound and Eric Roberts uses sunglasses to steal people's powers but also has some of the worst, dumbest and cheesy moments like a lesbian joke and a forced love story that goes nowhere. (0/10)
guisreis
It's obviously very silly, but that does not mean that it is properly a bad movie. Based on video game series, it gets some of its traits: unrealistic fighting, out-of-ring activities such as beach volleyball, and some exploitation. The plot is nonsense, simply ridiculous, what uses to happen when it comes to movies based on video games. Though, this film is not a disaster. It has a style, and it entertains. The very first scenes, presenting some of the female fighters (the main ones), are the best in the whole film in my opinion. If they had followed that path it would be better. All the characters, particularly those defeated in the tournament, should have been better developed. Visually, the main characters were nice, could be graded average among action films or even above the average. As in the game, women's bodies are erotically exposed. You may expect some typical kung fu film footage and some funny moments.
cartman_1337
I'm an advocate of judging movies against their purpose; what does it try to be? This movie tries to faithfully adapt the video game DOA on the big screen, and in that respect it does very well. While the story itself is filled with clichés, and is very equal to a lot of earlier movies, like Mortal Kombat, that can't really be held against this movie. This is how the game is, and adapting the game any other way would be disrespectful.Action, babes, more action, nice camera angels, macho dialog and a very predictable story line with a proper comeuppance for the bad guys, that's what to expect from such a movie, and that's what it delivers. Other movies based on video games have a lot to learn from this movie; Stay faithful to your source, or expect a bad reception from the game's fans.
Smacki
I like action movies, but I know the score with movies based on games. They tend to be low budget crap, that offend every sensibility you might have towards good film making.However I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. It has a nice clean style, doesn't take itself too seriously, and it was fun and entertaining to watch. Most importantly I didn't feel it suffered too much from the bad acting, casting and costumes that plagued similar movies like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. The notable exception being Ayane, who suffers from the dreaded 'white girl in an anime costume' playing Asian. Thankfully she is not in it too much.If I could liken it to other movies. I would say it is on a par with films like Fast and the Furious (or any Vin Diesel film really), Charlie's Angels, or Men in Black. If you were able to sit though those, and be entertained, then you should be happy with this too.I don't usually like watching trailers because they often spoil films. But in this case, there isn't a great deal to spoil. So I would advise watching the trailer and go with your impulse. If you find yourself thinking "this might be fun" then you will probably enjoy it. On the other hand: If you think "this looks like inane tripe" then I doubt watching the whole thing will change your mind.I would give this film a 6, it has good fight scenes, hot girls, non- stop action, and nothing too serious or annoying to spoil the fun.
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