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Street Fighter the movie was released in December of 1994, just in time for Christmas. As I remember it, at the time the movie was fairly well received. We young fans were overjoyed to see our favorite Street Fighter characters on the big screen. Rewatching this movie brought up a large amount of nostalgia; but it goes beyond that. To this day I still find this movie to be enjoyable.
Overall the movie isn't bad from a neutral standpoint. While it does go against quite a bit from the official storyline made by Capcom over the years, its not made by Capcom so we really shouldn't expect it to be canon.
The theme of the movie is a mix of action and comedy. It has the typical action elements of any movie starring Jean Claude Van Damme, which in itself is a good amount of martial arts. The comedy elements are something all new though and makes the movie a must see film. The quotes from Zangief and the parody of Good Morning Vietnam make everything worth it alone.
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Unlike the previous title, I have only had the time to watch this movie a single time so far. It is pretty enjoyable in its own right, even though it takes things away from the original game series, much like the last movie. The movie was released in February of 2009 in the states and was directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak . (Romeo Must Die, Doom, The Devil's Advocate).
From a neutral point, the movie is a fairly well put together revenge film. Overall its not bad, but it could have been improved upon. I would definitely suggest at least a rental of the film before commitment to buy.
Unlike it's predecessor, the movie is simply action. The movie is more of a typical summer blockbuster; full of action and cute girls. Pretty damn good for this purpose.
As you can see, the two Chun-Li's look pretty different. In fact, all of the characters that have managed to be in both movies are very different from each other. The biggest difference is that while perhaps not the biggest or best budget were used for the older movie, it was closer to keeping the characters close to how they were in the games.
Overall the movie isn't bad from a neutral standpoint. While it does go against quite a bit from the official storyline made by Capcom over the years, its not made by Capcom so we really shouldn't expect it to be canon.
The theme of the movie is a mix of action and comedy. It has the typical action elements of any movie starring Jean Claude Van Damme, which in itself is a good amount of martial arts. The comedy elements are something all new though and makes the movie a must see film. The quotes from Zangief and the parody of Good Morning Vietnam make everything worth it alone.
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Unlike the previous title, I have only had the time to watch this movie a single time so far. It is pretty enjoyable in its own right, even though it takes things away from the original game series, much like the last movie. The movie was released in February of 2009 in the states and was directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak . (Romeo Must Die, Doom, The Devil's Advocate).
From a neutral point, the movie is a fairly well put together revenge film. Overall its not bad, but it could have been improved upon. I would definitely suggest at least a rental of the film before commitment to buy.
Unlike it's predecessor, the movie is simply action. The movie is more of a typical summer blockbuster; full of action and cute girls. Pretty damn good for this purpose.
Heres a little comparison of the two different Chun-Li's though.
As you can see, the two Chun-Li's look pretty different. In fact, all of the characters that have managed to be in both movies are very different from each other. The biggest difference is that while perhaps not the biggest or best budget were used for the older movie, it was closer to keeping the characters close to how they were in the games.
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