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Summary: Raul Julia's last movie
Review: I had never played any street fighter games until I saw this movie. Plus, I do not usually compare movies based on the video games that inspire them because most of the time the plots are not similar to each other. I found Street Fighter to be a decent action flick. Sure, I have seen beter based-on-video-game movies with martial arts action (Mortal Kombat), but Street Fighter wasn't just terrible like some reviewers say. I'll agree that the acting wasn't all that great. However, Raul Julia did a great job playing the character of M. Bison. Jean-Claude Van Damme has had better roles (Time Cop) but I don't know of any one else who could have played the character of William F. Guile any better. I give Street Fighter a fourth star due to the extra features on the DVD as well as the fact that Raul Julia pretty much took the lead role in the movie. Unfortunately, he died of cancer not too long after the the final production of Street Fighter.
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Summary: Parallel Universe?
Review: The end of Raul Julia's esteemed career is startlingly similar to the late, great Orson Welles'."Street Fighter," a movie based on a toy/video game, was Mr. Julia's final film. He plays Bison, a maniacal super-villain with anti-gravity boots and delusions of godhood. Orson Welles' last appearance (at least, his voice) was "Transformers: the Movie," based on a toy/cartoon. He played Unicron, a maniacal super-villain planet (generating his own gravity) and delusions of godhood. Unicron is destroyed by the Autobot Matrix. Bison is destroyed in a fight-scene reminiscent of "the Matrix." The Autobot girl Arcee, played by Susan Blu, is hot (if you're into that sort of thing). The female Street Fighter Cammy, played by Kylie Minogue, is hot (if you're into that sort of thing). One of the Street Fighter heroes, Guile, has an annoying French-sounding accent. One of the Autobot heroes, Wheelie, is annoying (and may be French). I can watch "TF:TM" over and over again. Hmm....I guess the similarities end there.
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Summary: Pathetic
Review: INTRODUCTION:
In America in the early nineties, Street Fighter games became the most popular fighting games out there. Although the series never quite achieved the same successes here that it did in Japan, its country of origin, it did do very well here, and in the mid-nineties, a movie based on the game series was released. This was a LIVE ACTION film, not an animated one. Read on for my review of Street Fighter. BASIC PLOT:
The basic plot goes something like this. An army man (Jean-Claude Van-Damme) must gather together a group of troups to take on a terrorist leader (Raul Julia) who has taken a number of hostages captive, and claims he will murder them unless he receives a huge sum of cash. FILM OPINIONS:
Movies based on video games usually fail horribly, and this one is no exception. The number of inaccuracies to the video games can't be summed up in a single review, but I'm going to try my best. First of all, the film implies that Blanka was once Charlie, Guile's old partner. This is DEAD WRONG. In the games, Charlie died before the Street Fighter II games began, and Blanka was previously a human named Jimmy. Next of all, Bison is supposed to have superhuman strength and abilities. Not true here. The film depicts him as more of a standard terrorist. This is a shame, because Raul Julia's acting is good (it's a shame be died just after this film was released.) Another major inaccuracy is that they made Chun Li a REPORTER! This is not supported by ANY of the games. Also the film never brings up the "Cammy used to be in love with Bison" subplot that the games have hinted at. And let's not forget the lack of fireballs and special attacks. This wasn't as bad a "game to movie" adaptation as, say, Super Mario Bros., but it was pretty bad nonetheless. DVD:
The film makers tried to compensate for their making a horrible film by adding a ton of special features. Some of the special features, like the deleted scenes, were actually good idea (I think EVERY movie on DVD should have deleted scenes.) The other extras are good too, but they don't make up for the movie itself. OVERALL:
What more is there to be said? This movie is horrible. Hopefully this taught film makers a lesson - you NEVER make movies based on video games!
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Summary: This movie still around?
Review: Nope no reviews for this movie. just another painful experience
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Summary: Laughing at most reviewers
Review: This movie ranks as one of my favourite films I have ever seen. I have watched the film over 7 times over the past month and have still enjoyed the work. Reason?
People keep viewing this film as a serious VidGame-to-film adaptation. It isn't. This film has a creative license, which has it's own storyline, with a few "game" ideas thrown in. This film isn't supposed to be a serious action flick. It's a light-hearted action spoof, which is meant to entertain the humourful.
I disagree with 99% of all reviews i have read all around the internet, in which to say that this movie doesn't suck. People just can't see it for what it really is - a spoof, not unlike Hot-Shots (albeit, not so obvious).
Raul Julia is the best, and from what i feel, the Bison I'd imagine to be. Mad, self-opinionated, and damn sure of himself. So sure that he can still joke.
People need to stop viewing this film as a straight forward VidGame-to-film adaptation. This is a film, with Street Fighter characters and a couple of Street Fighter backgrounds. I could guaruntee that if all the characters were given different names, people would be complaining that "it was a street fighter ripoff".
Take my advice - give the film a go, and view it as a spoof. Something just to laugh at, and not taken seriously. Once you master that, you may begin to see why i love this film so much
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Summary: Ah! DON'T change the channel!
Review: Street Fighter is one of my favorite movies but is sooo short it makes me wish there was more to it. The plot is sort of wacky and cartoonish, too. Major Bison (Raul Julia) has created a new force of evil called Bison troopers and has captured a number of soldiers and nurses from the Allied Nations. The goofy part is that he is holding them ransom for $20,000,000,000 and they have three days to live. If you're gonna do that, ya might as well kill them or ask for world domination! You'll never get that much! At the same time, he has taken Colonel Guile's-AN soldier-(Jean-Claude Van Damme) friend and attempted to turn him into a killing monster. Guile, angrily and vengefully, goes to recover the hostages and kick son of a bi***'s Bison's a** so hard the next Bison wannabe will feel it (quote Colonel Guile). There are so many other turns in the plot that makes it fun to watch. Its also got lots of comedy and action/adventure to rock the genre. Rent it first since it is a movie that only certain people have taste for.
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Summary: A guilty pleasure Flick
Review: Street Fighter is one of those movies that really ticked off fans, especially if they are fans of the anime areas as well. The plot here is that M. Bison (Raul Julia in his final performance on the big screen) is out to conquer the world in his own demented way. With his allies being Sagat, Vega, Zangief, and Dee Jay he and his army are out to rule the World. TO oppose him Captain Guile (Jean Claude Van Damm) leads the army that will bring him down. With his top two ranking officers Cammy and T. Hawk they team up with Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, Balrog, and E. Honda as they all battle the forces of evil. The reason I love this so much is because of how campy it is. Raul Julia steals the show as his over he top performance as Bison, the psycho path who believes in the Warriors code, but just wants world peace. In fact this movie holds one of the all time greatest villian lines ever "For you the day Bison destroyed your town may have been the most devestating day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." Classic campy dialouge that makes Raul Julia etched in my mind forever in this movie. This is a guilty pleasure, it's campy and cheesey, but over all a fun movie to watch.
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Summary: Parallel Universe?
Review: The end of Raul Julia's esteemed career is startlingly similar to the late, great Orson Welles'. "Street Fighter," a movie based on a toy/video game, was Mr. Julia's final film. He plays Bison, a maniacal super-villain with anti-gravity boots and delusions of godhood. Orson Welles' last appearance (at least, his voice) was "Transformers: the Movie," based on a toy/cartoon. He played Unicron, a maniacal super-villain planet (generating his own gravity) and delusions of godhood. Unicron is destroyed by the Autobot Matrix. Bison is destroyed in a fight-scene reminiscent of "the Matrix." The Autobot girl Arcee, played by Susan Blu, is hot (if you're into that sort of thing). The female Street Fighter Cammy, played by Kylie Minogue, is hot (if you're into that sort of thing). One of the Street Fighter heroes, Guile, has an annoying French-sounding accent. One of the Autobot heroes, Wheelie, is annoying (and may be French). I can watch "TF:TM" over and over again. Hmm....I guess the similarities end there.
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Summary: MUST READ!!!!
Review: I dont know about everybody else but this movie was AWESOME! Maybe because I watched it when I was little but i LOVED IT! AWESOME!!!
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Summary: Okay, it's got a story and will keep kids watching
Review: I really think Dolph Lundgren(The Punnisher, Rocky 4, Universal Soldier) would have been better as Guile. He even looks like the video game character. But Van Damme's name will sell. Okay fine. The movie has goofy acting, sets, costumes, lines, etc. But it's a complete movie and I felt it deserves 3 stars.
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