Street Fighter 2 - The Animated Movie [1994] [DVD]

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie [1994] - Collector's Edition (Completely Uncut and Uncensored for the First Time) [NTSC] [All Regions, 1-8, Region Free] [DVD] [2015 ]ASIN: B0176IETV4UPC (Barcode Number): 875707095099DVD Release Date: 22 December 2015Audio Options: English (US UNRATED) Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese (UNCUT) Dolby Digital 2.0 & English (UK UNCENSORED) Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.Subtitles: English Signs/Translations, Full English for Japanese version (with English character names) and thirdly we are provided with Full English subtitles for Japanese version (with Japanese character names i.e. US Vega = JPN Balrog, US Balrog = JPN M. Bison & US M. Bison = JPN Vega).Bonus Features:Japanese Trailer #1 (2:59)Japanese Trailer #2 (1:14)2x English Manga UK VHS Trailers (2:21)Original English Opening & Ending Credits Sequences (10:33)Eastern Star (Discotek Media) 2015 & 1994 Japanese Production Credits Translation for this edition [in English] (2:22).Picture/Video Format: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, NTSC, MPEG-2.Notes: Disc tested and confirmed to be Region Free on SD DVD (not Blu-ray). 5.1 English track does not feature Guile's F-Bomb but "lousy". 2.0 English UK track does include Guile's F-Bomb relating to what he'd like to do to Bison's heart. The 2.0 Japanese language track is unaffected by this, it is UNCUT.Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is another Region Free SD DVD title from US based anime label Eastern Star. As of July 2018 all of my Eastern Star SD DVD releases have been tested and proved to be UK Region 2 Coded (Region Free meaning 1-8 or 1-6).I've bought many older retro anime series and films like Lupin III (Films, TV Specials, Part I & Part II on SD DVD but absolutely not Part IV), Samurai Pizza Cats, etc. All have been tested upon arrival and been Region Free and not Region 1 locked at all.This unfortunately does not apply to other Discotek Media labels or divisions and sadly UK anime fans should expect Discotek Media/Eastern Star Blu-ray Disc titles to be Region A (locked) in most instances (as is the case with this film - see below for details).So Ryko Distribution titles would be expected to be Region 1 locked, etc. However, Eastern Star Standard-Definition DVDs should be OK in UK players PCs and games consoles in my experience.The company recently started moving towards SD-Blu-ray Discs with large series being in SD but on Region A locked USA Blu-ray rather than the bulkier DVD sets. It truly is the end of an era!! My players, recorders and drives are Multi-Region 1-8 for SD DVD but Region B standard for Blu-ray Discs, thus not fully multi-region!!!!For anime fans of a certain age Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is a beloved psychological action-packed drama with that amazing English language score by Cory Lerios & John D'Andrea plus a host of early nineties artists signed to Sony Music Entertainment (Korn, Silverchair, Alice in Chains etc.). Just in case you were wondering, the Japanese music is painful to listen to in comparison and in my opinion it sounded dated even back then [1994].This is vastly superior to Steven E. de Souza's poor-man's knock-off James Bond wanna be 'Hollywood' movie released here in May of the following year.  Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle [1994] - Extreme Edition [NTSC] [Region Free] [Blu-ray] [US Import] [2009 ] That said, I still enjoy them both for what they are and not what the money-men hoped they'd be. Capcom still made a profit though so we shouldn't fell too badly for them!I still find it funny that the English voice actors are credited under pseudonyms e.g. Bryan Cranston credited as Phil Williams voiced Fei Long and Tom Wyner credited as Phil Matthews voiced M. Bison (as if we couldn't tell that it was him), etc.There are at least four slightly different versions of this film. All UK and most USA SD DVDs feature 'faded', 'soft' looking non-anamorphic transfers.The old 'Special DVD Edition' released in October of 2001 contained the uncensored English dub (5.1 UK UNCUT audio) and was mostly unedited sans Chun-Li's bottom in the shower scene (ASIN: B00005M6RH & EAN: 5022366200448). This 2001 SD DVD release contained a number of subtitle options - English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish.The February 2007 Manga 2-Disc DVD set (ASIN:B000M06GMY & EAN: 5022366505345) had previously been about as truly 'uncut' as UK fans could get. The UK Disc 1 English 5.1 track is the USA uncensored audio without Guile's F-Bomb whereas the English 2.0 track features the UK uncensored audio with the aforementioned F-Bomb in place. I've given up comparing the Chun-Li scene everyone talks about because the changes are minimal. Disc 2 has the true uncut Japanese master again with the choice of 2.0 or 5.1 audio with English subtitles.In the past bloody scenes may have been toned-down 'colourful' language replaced or removed and the infamous Chun-Li shower scene re-cut in a number of different ways (for brief full-body nudity and the shot of her rear-end).Years of waiting for UK collectors in Region B saw a small reward for their patience in the form of Kaze/Manga's 2013 HD Blu-ray (ASIN: B00BFDXY2W & EAN: 3700091027364) which was great if you liked the original language but not so much if the 'classic' English dub was your thing. This put a lot of people off buying it in HD, including myself! Due to French label Kaze opting to source the censored English dub on our shared UK/French Blu-ray Disc I cannot in good conscience recommend the 2013 UK HD Blu-ray to anyone other than subtitled anime fans. No uncut English dub, no sale!! It just isn't for me. No thanks!Customers who own a fully Multi-Region (DVD 1-8 & Blu-ray A, B, C) player and who are therefore not subject to the usual concerns the rest of us physical media collectors have, may wish to purchase the Region A Locked (not Region B UK compatible) American October 2016 Eastern Star (Discotek Media) Blu-ray Disc. It would seem to include everything a person could need (supposedly - but I don't own this one).UNCUT Japanese Version of the film: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (US unrated), English LPCM 2.0 stereo (UK unrated), English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (PG-13 rated), English LPCM 2.0 Stereo (with Japanese score), English signs subtitles, full English subtitles for the Japanese version with Japanese character names and finally full English subtitles for the Japanese version with International/English character names.US PG-13 CENSORED Version of the film: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (with English score), English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (with Japanese score).Note: Region A Locked. Fully Multi-Region Blu-ray Disc Player Required. ASIN: B01L7JFJ9Y & UPC (Barcode Number): 875707096027.Eastern Star's Region Free (Region 1 is printed on the packaging and disc) Standard-Definition DVD released back in December of 2015 will have to do for now since there is no decent Region B alternative at the moment.Good luck.

This is AWSOME!!!! Side note totally biased Street Fighter II fan here. I recently got the comic of the movie and found it to be a watered down version of the movie so I watched the movie again. A great movie is one you can watch over and over again. This is a great movie.I watched it all the way through again. I did not even have to hit the forward button. From the intro/fight between Ryu and Sagat, this set the tone for the movie. All the fight scenes are great the characters and special moves are completely recognisable. Most of the characters follow their back story from the game, which is better for a fan like me.The story during the fight with Sagat, one of Shadowlaw's cyborgs captured Ryu's fighting potential data. The number comes up to 3680; top martial artists tend to be around 2000 so Bison is very interested in finding Ryu and recruit him. Chun-Li is the Interpole operative assigned to the case. She teams up with American hot head Guile who has a personal vendetta against Bison for the death of his friend.Even though they looking for Ryu, Shadowlaw also capturing other street fighters and using his "Psycho-power" to turn them into killing machines under his control. Now being able to find Ryu, Bison captures the next best thing Ken Master, Ryu's best friend and training partner. Exposing Ken to his "Psycho-power" Bison gives Ryu and Ken "the fight they have been dying for".Ken must find the inner strength to overcome Bison's influence, then are Ken and Ryu together any match for Bison and can Ryu survive "Psycho" Ken long enough for this to happen? Great movie, great story, great action and great animation, what is there not to like? If you have not seen it watch it now, if do not own it get it this is the very definition of a classic.

As anime goes, if you grew up in the 90s (as I did) - Street Fighter II is a classic! I'm not going to spoil the story in the film, but it ties in great with the Street Fighter mythos and all your favourite characters are here. Of course, Ryu is the main character but the underlying story arcs involving Guile and Chun-Li are great and each character is very well rounded in terms of dialogue. The soundtrack is bad-ass too, featuring the likes of Korn, Alice In Chains, Silverchair and KMFDM - all of which add to the 'fight' atmosphere. This is recommended viewing in my book. 10/10!I reccomend you go for the Special Collector's Edition - you get the English dub of the movie (which is fully uncut) and the Japanese dub on a seperate disc. Talk about bonus! Pick it up before it disappears for years again!

A love letter to the game and one of the best animated films I have ever had the pleasure of watching. I can’t believe how good it actually is. On the box reads the words ‘vastly superior to its Hollywood counterpart.’ Yes, I think that is probably putting in lightly! Captures the magic of the games and the reason so many love tbe series. Alice in Chains as part of the soundtrack too! Does it get any better? Characterisation is superb, particularly Ken Masters and Ryu. Their relationship is explored through a series of flashbacks etc. and I love the bond they share. Would I recommend? Without a doubt! Just don’t let the Hollywood version of this film steal the joy for the franchise you may feel. This film for me affirms that joy and I look forward to watching it again soon.

普通の日本の機械では再生できないリージョンBです。その事の注意が何もされず、日本のサイトで売られている事に、大変遺憾です。

One of my all time favroite movies since my teenage years

Arrived faster them expected ...very satisfied with this purchase.

Si pour 94 "Street Fighter" a très bien marché a sa sortit en VHS (que je possède tjrs) c'est parce que a l'époque on jouait a ce jeu sur "Super Nintendo" ! La plupart de ceux qui voyait l'animé connaissait les personnages du jeu, en tous cas les plus importants, et c'est ceux là qui nous sont surtout montré dans ce film d'animation qui n'a pas trop vieillie grace au HD, manquait le 5.1 mais on peut pas tous avoir !Un scénarios d'une simplicité enfantine pour un film qu'on ne se lasse pas de voir encore et encore depuis les années 90 car pas prise de têtes, un film très fun a la B.O qui déchire avec les tubes du moments et une musique original bien sympa.De plus tous les personnages apparaissent a un moment ou a un autre et restent plus ou moins longtemps a l'écran suivant leurs importance dans l'histoire du jeu, ici très bien retranscrite, et cela même si elle ne brille pas de son originalité.L'histoire tourne autour de Ryu et de Ken qui ne sont pas vue depuis leurs entrainements, et de Chun-Lee et de Guyle qui devront contre bonne fortune faire équipe pour s'attaquer a "Shadoloo".Pour les Bad Guy on a Saga pour un combat qui sert d'intro au film, Balrog qui fait acte de présence au côté de son maître et Vega dans un combat de toute beauté contre une certaine chinoise d'interpole. Pour Bison rien a redire la super classe en Big Boss de Shadoloo et on retrouve même toutes ses techniques dans la baston final.PS : Ajouter a ça du "KORN" en générique de fin pour un film qui dure 1h35 au lieu des 70mn indiquer sur le boitier, comme pour le 5.1 le film est en Stéréo.

"Street Fighter II - The Animated Movie" ist nach wie vor die beste und am meisten am Original orientierte Umsetzung des Franchise bisher. Nur wenig in die Jahre gekommen aber absolut liebevoll, atmosphärisch und cool inszeniert - DER Streetfighter-Kultfilm. Mit der SFII-Victory-Serie hat man, mit teils stark veränderten Inhalten, immerhin auch eine sehr schöne und sehenswerte Geschichte mit viel Action, Witz und Dramatik zusammengeschustert. Darüber hinaus gibt es leider wenig, was an diese großen Zeiten Anfang/Mitte der 90er (aus denen diese beiden Werke noch stammen) erinnert, zu denen Street Fighter noch ein riesiges Erfolgs-Phänomen war. SFalpha wurde zu einem Rumgekloppe unschön gezeichneter, deformierter Charaktere innerhalb einer völlig uninspirierten und konfusen Story, welche null Bezug zum Originalgame hatte. Sogar SFalphaGenerations war deutlich näher am Original. SFIII hatte dann leider keinen Film zur Folge, sicherlich auch dadurch bedingt, dass das Game nicht mehr den Erfolg seiner Vorgänger hatte. Erst zu SFIV gab es wieder eine passable filmische Umsetzung. Die wenigen Real-Spielfilm-Umsetzungen sind noch mal eine Sache für sich und lassen zu gar keiner Zeit die Atmosphäre des Originals entstehen. Auch sind die Stories meist so an den Haaren herbeigezogen, die Charaktere schlecht verkleidet oder es wurde auf die so markanten Special Moves verzichtet bzw. wurden sie schlecht umgesetzt.Fazit: SFII-The Animated Movie ist der ultimative Street Fighter Film, das Original eben! Möglicherweise fehlt den Kids in Zeiten von SFIV und V ein wenig der Bezug zum zweiten Teil. Nichtsdestotrotz kann ich diesen Film jedem Anime- und Martial-Arts-Fan nur ans Herz legen. Hier wurde noch mit Charme und Zeichenkunst erreicht, was heute restlos im Computer entsteht.