Street Fighter (1994)

I love this movie so much

I wanted to but couldn't!

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

The only respectable characterization was Guille, and that was Van Damme's acting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Imagine how AWFUL the rest is.Sad, because the budget was good enough to make it work. It was a simple concept "Death Race" style. How can you screw that up?

This is without doubt one of the best 'worst' movies of all time, or is the worst 'best' movie? Its a movie based on the video game Street Fighter, with John Claude Van Damme portraying Colonel William F. Guile. The majority of the films budget was spent of Van Damme, which is why the other cast members are little known actors, barring the odd one or two. Despite Van Damme's brilliant performance as Guile (yes he was good), in the video game Street Fighter Guile is actually American! So its a little strange seeing him in his US Military gear with a Belgium accent. The same goes for Kylie Minogue, who is supposed to be English, but at least she puts the accent on. Honda looks more Samoan than Japanese, and Sagat is about 5'9, whereas in the video game he is a giant of a man! Despite these (minor) niggles, the film and its cast actually work, with the characters proving to be quite likable. The one character i wasn't keen on however was Ken Masters (Damien Chapa) who wasn't a very convincing Ken to the one i'm used to in the games, and he was actually quite annoying. After getting through the first few scenes and his chemistry with the brilliant Byron Mann, who plays perhaps the most iconic character in the games at least, Ryu. Byron is a very talented actor who has gone on to work on some great things, such as DC's Arrow. Ken was played very poorly in my opinion, and he was more goofy then bad-ass, which would of suited him better. Again, this is down to the low budget cast. Ming-Na Wen plays the hugely popular Chun-Li, probably the most famous female fighting video game character. She does a decent enough job, and pulls off her trademark moves from the games (like the fast kicks), and looks especially gorgeous in her battle dress. Her calibration with on screen characters Honda and Balrog was unusual to say the least, but it worked for the most part. They somehow managed to drag poor old Simon Callow into this film, albeit briefly for some comedic scenes with Van Damme. I feel he brings the credentials of any film up with his presence alone, however long the duration. I can't talk about this film without mentioning the brilliant Raul Julia however, and his extraordinary performance. This was to be his final appearance in film, as he sadly passed away shortly after the films release. I do feel that the success of this film is largely down his portrayal of M. Bison, and boy did he nail it. Raul is absolutely amazing in Street Fighter, and without question the best actor in the film. Van Damme may have been the star and the highest paid, but Raul Julia steals the show with his performance. Getting down to the film itself, it is without question a cheese-fest from start to finish, and everything a 90's action movie should be. So many films from this era followed the same pattern, bad guy takes hostages and has a list of demands, and hero saves the day, but it nearly always worked, at least in terms of entertainment. If you've never played the video games, you will still like this film, as its pretty self explanatory and easy to follow. If you do like the games, you will easily recognize the characters and their trademark moves which are taken straight from the games. Give the film a chance, it may surprise you, and its worth watching for Raul Julia alone, and his screen time with Van Damme is priceless. My only gripe is that they could of done more with the plot, and introduced a few more characters, but that aside the film is actually fun, just don't take it too serious.

What's not to like about this movie? Well, there's a lot actually. Like the characters, the music, etc. But because it's so terrible, it's what makes it such a fun, enjoyable movie. I've only played one of the Street Fighter games, that being the fourth one. So I watched this film not really expecting a faithful adaptation, but a fun, entertaining mess. The action sequences are so terribly amazing, the characters are laughably cheesy, the acting is so laughably awkward, and the movie has a very frail Raul Julia as Bison. Definitely a guilty pleasure movie at best. The final fight scene was pretty cool and I did like how they added the cliche of the main character supposedly be dead, but when he's really alive. A fun movie! If you like a good guilty pleasure movie, this might be the film for you. If you are a big fan of the video games, you're gonna really hate this movie.

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 !