andre-71
Joined Jul 2000
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I do not know the video game, nor have I seen other Street Fighter movies. Obviously, I watched this without a bias. And I thought it was entertaining. The female lead character came across convincingly, so did the villain. In fact, the villain was one of the most engrossing I have seen in a while. I could also enjoy the support characters, they all seemed in tune with the film. The martial arts were not the most impressive I have seen but they were appropriate for an eastern movie. At no point in time did it bother me. I suspect the movie's main issue is it's name which rises expectaions beyond any limit. What a pity in this case.
To avoid any misunderstanding, this movie is bad. But I am undecided if it really deserves to be on the bottom 100 list. Trying to be unbiased, there is a little more credit to it than 1/10. First, the plot is not predictable. It has many twists - admittably hilaroious twists, but you cannot argue that it is completely boring. Second, the actors all knew they were not to be taken seriously. They tried to be goofy and were not complete failures at that ...maybe with the exception of Michael Jackson who somehow seems serious about his role. But his cameo does not really change the movie. And finally, the pictures and costumes are pleasing to a certain degree. Even the CGI could be considered adequate for a spoof. Bottom line, I have seen worse than this, and was not in danger of falling asleep while watching.
This is a most powerful strike against your risible muscles. It combines the most ridiculous film clichés of the 1980s with a trashy VHS look displaying jitter and picture dropouts we were used to in the last millennium. Nonetheless, the film is technically up-to-date and very compassionately made. Most actors appear somehow convincing even though the story is completely hilarious. Since it runs only 31 minutes it can hardly be a waste of time even if you do not share this humor. There is not one boring sequence in this film. It kind of feels like a roller coaster and leaves you stunned at the end of the closing sequence.