MartinHafer
This review is based on the English language dubbed version entitled "STREET FIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE". The original non-dubbed version is almost certainly better but I have not seen it and don't want anyone to think my review is for the original film. In most cases, the original film is highly re-edited and the plots are often changed so it wouldn't be fair to consider this review to be that for Gyakushû! Satsujin Ken--which was actually released years before the dubbed version.As for the plot, here it is--though most fans really are more concerned with the action and not the adequate plot: Chiba does a job for the mob and they insanely try to cheat them! Don't they KNOW this means they're in for a major butt-kicking!? Well, the rest of the film is pretty much what you'd expect and the only surprise is that in one of his many fights, Chiba is beaten!! Of course, there's a rematch, but still the idea of the Street Fighter losing to anyone is pretty unique! Had I never seen the previous Street Fighter films, I might have enjoyed this film a lot more. The action is pretty good--though unfortunately not nearly as good as it was in the first two Street Fighter films. Some of the original brutality was missing (though the crematorium scene is pretty horrific) and the plot seems pretty poor--especially in regard to the scuzzy lady who seems to again and again hurt people and no one seems to notice that she's BAD!! Even at the end, when the nasty skank is killed, Sonny Chiba's character oddly seems sad to see her die! Frankly, he should have celebrated like the Muchkins did when the Wicked Witch of the East died!!By the way, the evil lady likes to use sex as her main weapon--so don't be surprised when her breasts keep popping across the screen. Parents should consider this before letting kids watch the film. Of course, I think I'd be less worried about my kids seeing this than I would be if they saw all the violence, so it's NOT a kid-friendly film.
kingsexy
This is not a real street fighter movie. There's no way that this is the same character as the first two movies... why does he have some kind of secret hideout, with disguises and spy-gadgets??? Tsurugi (note: NOT SUGURY) is a violent man, who only does good, because in the end it is what is in his best interest. He's not a super-hero spy or any of the campy crap that can be found in this movie, the third installment. He doesn't call himself "THE STREETFIGHTER" in the first two movies, so why all of a sudden does he say: "They call me THE STREETFIGHTER". The only reason to watch this movie is Chiba and Sue Shiomi. But don't go into it expecting Chiba to have his usual Terry Tsurugi KILLPOWER, because he barely has any in this movie... plus the story is weak in comparison to the first two. The dude who can cut stuff with his laser hands??? All I have to say to him is: "NICE HAT!". Not a cool villain at all. It's not a Street Fighter movie without Junjou.
mister_pig
Wow, what can I say about SFLR? It is one of the greatest karate-action flicks ever to grace the screen. For my money, you just can't beat Sonny Chiba. He can act, and he can also do some extremely impressive karate!Something I really like about this series of movies, is the fact that Terry (The Street Fighter) isn't really a 'good guy' per se. He is just the main character. He is only out for himself and is extremely ruthless. I just love the way the character is written. You won't find a movie in this genre that is more entertaining.If you've never seen SFLR and you like this genre, do yourself a favor and get it now!10 out of 10
Driver-5
Japan had its Bruce Lee craze just like everywhere else in the early seventies and Sonny Chiba was their answer to Bruce Lee. Along with the vicious action scenes there were some typically Japanese acts of misogyny which seem pretty bizarre to Western audiences when it's the "hero" doing it (When was the last time you saw Chuck Norris or Jackie Chan sell a woman off to a slave ring because she couldn't afford to pay for getting her brother out of jail?). STREET FIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE is somewhat tamer than the first entries into the series. This time around Chiba is more of a James Bond kinda character, donning rubber masks and vampire fangs(!) and is mixed up in a plot involving cassettes with top secret information. There's also some Gong Show-type freak (Who you see a lot of on Japanese TV) who can break chains (He actually uses a laser) who's heard to kill Chiba (Yeah, right!). Along with the awful dubbing there's also the same black and white footage where Chiba, as a kid, sees his father executed to the Chinese which turns up in all the STREET FIGHTER movies.
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