pjrvisor
You ever find that one movie that just is so bad it deliver comedic gold and a sheer sense of awe and wonderment? Nothing in this film should work, except Raul Julia, and let me repeat nothing in this film does work. They didn't even have a sound production schedule and yes... "wung it" because they didnt have the film fully cast by the time it started and Raul Julia was literally dieing, which again He Kills it. JCVD spent most of the shooting on coke and alcohol, having an affair with Kylie Minogue... the fact its even on the screen is a testament to just pure dedication. This is a guilty pleasure movie all the way, watch it, do a double feature and follow it up with Super Mario Brothers. You're welcome.
a-11737
What's not to like about this movie? Well, there's a lot actually. Like the characters, the music, etc. But because it's so terrible, it's what makes it such a fun, enjoyable movie. I've only played one of the Street Fighter games, that being the fourth one. So I watched this film not really expecting a faithful adaptation, but a fun, entertaining mess. The action sequences are so terribly amazing, the characters are laughably cheesy, the acting is so laughably awkward, and the movie has a very frail Raul Julia as Bison. Definitely a guilty pleasure movie at best. The final fight scene was pretty cool and I did like how they added the cliche of the main character supposedly be dead, but when he's really alive. A fun movie! If you like a good guilty pleasure movie, this might be the film for you. If you are a big fan of the video games, you're gonna really hate this movie.
zoltanvaci
I don't understand how you can seriously write a bad review for this movie (or any JCVD movie for that matter). It's based on an 8-bit video game from the 1980s that has a witch doctor who breathes fire and stretches his limbs twice the length of his body, a Chinese schoolgirl who kicks at the speed of sound, and a radioactive electricity monster with orange spikes for hair. You wanted a Gary Oldman-esque performance from Jean Claude? You were expecting less random objects to explode for no reason? Maybe more verisimilitude when it comes to geopolitical crises? Come on. Have a sense of humor. This is one of the most fun films you'll ever see as long as you don't try to take it seriously.
lewiskendell
Video game movies are still more often disappointments than successes, but at least we've moved on from the era of crud like Street Fighter. Movies like this were made in such a way that they didn't appeal to the fans of the games or the casual movie audience.My primary complaint is the laughable casting. It's like the makers of the movie knew absolutely nothing about the games except for the sex, names, and races of the various characters. They make a huge effort to work the names of every character into the movie, just so the audience will (presumably) think it's cool to see their favorites on the big screen. But, Van Damme as an American soldier? Kylie Minogue as Cammy? Oh, and let's briefly mention the story. Balrog is a cameraman and Ryu and Ken (with brown hair!!) are some type of lovable con-men? Shadaloo City? Ugh. Actual street fighting wouldn't give me enough brain damage to want to ever see this again.
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