Street Fighter (2013) [DVD]

I played SF2 quite a bit back in the day (but I was more of an MK girl if I'm being honest). I was a kid when the original SF movie came out, and I've watched a few other SF movies since then. None of them are particularly good, but this one surprised me. It's not corny at all and very respectful to the franchise. I didn't know any of the backstories of SF characters, so it was kind of refreshing to see it done in a semi-realistic way, while being respectful to Japan (80% of the movie is in Japanese). The cast are incredible fighters and I didn't detect any stunt doubles whatsoever, even for the older cast members. My only gripe is how long the movie is; I feel like it could have been cut down a good 20-30 minutes. It's a slower pace at times, but even if you don't know anything about the franchise, it's still a solid movie with fantastic fights, beautiful Japanese scenery, great cinematography, and a touch of mythology.

Overall its the Best live action version of streetfighter to date. That being said I did have an issue with how small in build a lot of the characters were. It made no sense that Akuma, Ken and his father were the most muscular people in the whole movie. I was a little taken aback by that you mean to tell me years of hard core martial arts training strength training and eating that these guys couldn't put on weight I know want to video games the characters are drawn with ridiculously large muscles, but the guys in this movie "except Gotetsu and Ken" needed to put on at least 10 to15 pounds. I know that this movie is based off the street fighter alpha which came in right you are a lot younger but it seems like they were in there very late teens and under 22, so they could've actually been more muscular in my opinion. The special effects were good but with some of the martial arts move like the hurricane kick "tatsu maki senpu kenyaku" they tried too much to ground all of the martial arts moves in reality. I know it probably was a matter of budget but they could've done a lot of the special moves better. The Hadoken was cool, but again using what I guess people referred to as realistic movements. Movements like that kind of make everything boring. What's the points of movements that realistic when the main draw of the series is amazing skill superb strength and job dropping special techniques. Again I understand budget constraints, but The director and screenplay writer's should've used a bit more imagination the games and comics/manga and anime capture the essence of the series best. In summary I stream the movie through Amazon but I will buy the Blu-ray because I've been a streetfighter fan since the 90s. So like many others it's kind a like I grew up with Ryu and Ken. Don't give me wrong this movie is definitely worth the watch if you are a serious fan and have been well-versed on the series and games way before 2003. It was an amazing try by this direct, actors and writers. It just needed more violence and flashness. If these guys do another streetfighter film I hope they take a good six or seven months preparation before to put on more weight. Round 1 fight!

Do you like a great story and action that has you wanting more? You have found it! Street Fighter Assassins Fist (SFAF) is an extremely faithful adapted film based on the massively popular Street Fighter video game. Now lets be very clear that this is unlike any real life adaption of Street Fighter that has come and gone before. This is what so many fans world wide have been waiting for many years to see. In brief, SFAF follows Ken (Christian Howard) & Ryu (Mike Moh) who are closest of friends as they begin to unlock the secret power of the Hado and learn about its very powerful and sometimes dark history of what this ability can cause. Incredibly you will also get a parallel story telling of their teacher Gouken (Akira koieyama) and his brother Gouki/Akuma (Joey Ansah/Gaku Space) who train under the legendary Master Goutetsu (Togo Igawa) who is the last in a long line of powerful warriors before him. The sound in this film will literally knock you out of your seat, set the sub woofers high if you can and feel every punch and kick while being immersed in the amazing orchestral sound which blends the story that Joey Ansah and Christian Howard have scripted with years of hard work and planning to deliver you fans and anyone who wants to be entertained to the highest level possible "a great film". The Martial art choreography you will get to see is almost entirely the actors packing the hard hitting punches and kicks and hits well above many martial arts films being produced today. It is very important to note that many of the moves you see in SFAF very carefully imitate those used in the actual video game and this is not easy to acomplish in live action game adaptions. The aerial ability of Ken, Ryu and Akuma is mind blowing and leaves you thinking did i just see that for real? SFAF is full of rich natural scenery and authentic built Japanese style sets and costumes. English and Japanese were used equally to keep the themes and origins of all the characters with emotion that has you gripping your seat to the very end. Make no mistake that this film deserves a place on any respectable collectors shelf. If you buy the DVD/BluRay you will be treated to a bonus exclusive 15 minute epilogue episode not seen on the original Machinima channel release along with many behind the scene extras to tie you over until Season 2 (Street Fighter World Warrior) that launches late 2015/Early 2016. SFAF is produced by Jaqueline Quella and Co produced by Mark Wooding. Happy Street Fighting and happy are those who will own this film.

Es increíble que hayan podido entender y capturar Street Fighter mejor que la misma industria de Hollywood. Este material es para verdaderos fans de Street Fighter. El ritmo al inicio es un poco lento pero se debe a que en verdad trabajan a los personajes. La historia gira en torno a Ryu y Ken en los primeros años de su entrenamiento. Se hace toda clase de referencias al universo de Street Fighter, desde apariciones de otros personajes (Goken, Akuma) hasta los mismos movimientos y técnicas especiales. Los valores de producción son muy buenos especialmente si se considera que es una producción independiente.Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist respeta su el material de donde viene y a los fans. Ojalá tengamos oportunidad de ver más de estas series pues lo único que lamento es no que no se hayan incluído a más personajes del universo de Street Fighter pues me encantaría ver a Chun-Li, Guile o Cammy con este tratamiento.

Si eres fan de Street Fighter esta serie de episodios LIVE ACTION te llevaran desde los inicios de la saga con una historia que abarca desde la era de RYU y KEN niños entrenados por su maestro GOUKEN hasta el final de su entrenamiento y la partida de KEN a su tierra natal. La dirección y caracterización de la serie es de lo mejor así como los efectos especiales, ademas la trama y el guion son bastante solidos y fieles a la historia original creada por CAPCOM. Toda una joya que podrás encontrar a un excelente precio y con una calidad de imagen en su edición BLU-RAY que envidian muchas películas de hollywood. Infaltable en tu colección!

Esta serie transformada a película es lo mejor que un fan de Street Fighter y de Karate puede pedir, es lo mejor que he visto en años. valió cada peso. Recomendadisima..

La mejor película de un videojuego sin duda alguna

Excelente para la colleccion