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A Brilliant Conflict

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

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.

Street Fighter features many of the characters from the game and some of them hit the mark. Many of them don't. And for years, I wrote the film off. I wondered, why did they pick Raul Julia to play M. Bison? After finally watching it, I now know that no one else could have played him.How much do you really love the game? Then you'll probably hate how idiotic Ken and Ryu are. You'll probably dislike that E. Honda isn't Japanese. And you'll have trouble with the fact that Dhalism is a scientist and that Charlie and Blanka have been turned into the same character.But if you can get away from that, you pretty much get a live action cartoon. There's a great scene where E. Honda and Zangief (Andrew Bryniarski, Leatherface in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) have a fight while Godzilla sound effects play. Kylie Minogue is great as Cammy, even if her costumes are a little more modest than the video game. Wes Studi makes a fine Sagat. And the fights are really fun.Best of all, Julia really makes M. Bison sing. There's a great scene of him trying to seduce Chun Li in his chambers and he has a portrait done of him by John Wayne Gacy. And he brings a Shakespearean gravitas to a role that a lesser actor would not work hard on at all. The fact that he was suffering from stomach cancer (he died two months before the movie was released) is amazing when you see how much he put into his performance.Street Fighter was the first movie that Steven de Souza directed. Up to then, he'd been better known as a writer, working on films as diverse as 48 Hours, The Return of Captain Invincible, Commando, The Running Man, Bad Dreams, Die Hard, Die Hard 2 and Hudson Hawk. He was beholden to a really rough schedule while working on the film, as Capcom had a hard and fast date that he had to hit. That said - he succeeds in making a silly take on the franchise. There's even a Goofy falling sound effect made by one of the enemy soldiers!

First of, this is an adaptation of the Street Fighter video games. Listen, how you make a game of two guys or gals fighting and then one die... eh? Make a storyline as you can. I think anything could work. And after seeing what they make with street fighter after this movie, and that include the mini-series with zero budget everyone is saying it's good... no it's not. This movie is by no way a masterpiece but it delivers.Why it is a success and make 100 mil at the BOX-OFFICE when it cost barely 35. The kids like it at that time, i know, i was 11 ! It was not PG or G, but it was suitable for children. I was there alone between Christmas and new year's eve. One awesome gift my father gives to me. I also had tons of action figures and vehicules that year. You know what... it's 2017 and I still have them. It was based on the GI Joe.The way they built Guile was right. He need to be strong and look good. Cammy was MILF all the way ! Chun-Li OK a reporter but when she fights, she is a beast. Bullrog, E. Honda are fun and have chemistry. Ken and Ryu are right on target ! Always see them as friends just like the Double Dragon team of Billy and Jimmy Lee.The villains are fun as hell. I remember hating so much Raul Julia because he was right on target with his Bison performance. The man deliver his last live performance before passing away and that's sad. Truly a highlight here.The only storyline I found a big boring is the one with Carlos Blanka and Dhalsim. They have chemistry, it's just that it's bland and a bit bad. Blanka should have become that huge beast and kill tons of people at the end.Andrew Bryniarski is the only Zangief i will believe. Jay Tavare was made for Vega role. Too bad there is no sequels or spin off. That man will have made a perfect Vega live film. Imagine him fighting Wolverine/Logan ! oooh ! Maybe the film has not aged too well, many complains about the change... try to make a good film out of a Street Fighter game when there is NO storyline... good luck ! Don't be too hard on theses movies, even if Mortal Kombat as a higher score.... watch Mortal Kombat 2 you will see what a true bad video game adaptation truly is. This movie, is not !

This movie sure has a lot of faults in trying to base itself off a video game. First of all, many of the characters were either miscast or shallow. However I'm gonna start off by saying that Raul Julia has changed the way we view M.Bison in the franchise. He glorifies the persona as a simple dictator bent on taking over the world. A few other characters such as Zangief and Chun-Li also kind of helped me enjoy the movie a bit better. It might be because they were the closest in having resemblance to their game counterparts.Other than that, it's pretty funny casting or interpretations of everyone else. JCVD as Guile? LOL..... Kylie Minogue as Cammy, uh.... I guess she looks the part and this extends to stuff like E.Honda being Hawaiian to Ryu and Ken being con men. So practically the movie tried to change much of the law for the shake of making a movie. It's pretty messy or as I like to say...Cheesy.The movie is pretty goofy.... The effects are pretty over the top and same goes for the fight choreography. I mean look at the fight Ryu and Vega have... The dialogue also does belong in this category too but it's pretty laughably entertaining. Alright let's talk about the story.....Well, other than the fact M.Bison wants control. Let's see what the protagonists are up to. They just need to stop him. I mean there should have been more depth for us to care about Guile or Chun-Li's reason to hate Bison. It might have been a better idea to make Charlie a deceased dude rather than integrate the name into Blanka. That's just me, but I don't think adding the name 'Charlie' means a whole lot since later games in the franchise introduce the actual character. Chun-Li on the other hand needs a more fleshed out insight into her story, that's all I want from her. Ryu and Ken who are naturally the poster children of the franchise are nothing more than two goofy side characters who go about switching alliances. They're pretty bland. To wrap this movie up, the movie is sure not a good adaptation of a video game but the movie is a good time if I want to have a bit of roast.