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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)

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Reviews Counted:52

Fresh:2

Rotten:50

Average Rating:2.4/10

Consensus: The combination of a shallow plot and miscast performers renders Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li a perfectly forgettable video game adaptation.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sequences of violence and martial arts action, and some sensuality.

Runtime: 2 hrs 52 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Feb 27, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $8,646,753

Synopsis: Powerful forces are converging on the streets of Bangkok. They are warriors, some of whom possess extraordinary abilities, all of whom are determined to see their side prevail. Some fight for us;... Powerful forces are converging on the streets of Bangkok. They are warriors, some of whom possess extraordinary abilities, all of whom are determined to see their side prevail. Some fight for us; the others for unlimited power. Now, they are preparing for the ultimate battle -- of terror versus beauty, light versus darkness, and good versus evil.

The forces of darkness are led by Bison (Neal McDonough), a crime boss of seemingly limitless power, and whose past holds a shocking secret. Bison's syndicate, Shadaloo, is taking over the slums of the Thai capital, a task overseen by Balrog (Michael Clarke Duncan), a massively built enforcer and killer. Also in Bison's employ is the assassin Vega (Taboo, of the group The Black Eyed Peas), a masked talon-wielding warrior, whose weapon is tailor-made for slashing and stabbing attacks. Bison's attache is the beautiful but deadly Cantana (Josie Ho).

These vivid characters and their world are long known to fans of the iconic videogame "Street Fighter," which Capcom released in 1987. At the time, the 1-2 player game set a new precedent in two-dimensional interactive entertainment. In 1991, Capcom released to arcades, Street Fighter II, featuring new characters and fighting styles.

The games' action and imaginatively staged fight scenes are a natural fit for a big screen translation, a fact embraced by noted producer and Hyde Park Entertainment chairman Ashok Amritraj -- but only after his children, then aged 13 and 10, brought Street Fighter to his attention. "They really loved the game and told me I should make a movie based on it," says Amritraj. "I have them to thank for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li." [More]

Starring: Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein, Michael Clarke Duncan

Starring: Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein, Michael Clarke Duncan, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood, Edmund Chen, Josie Ho, Taboo, Pei Pei Cheng

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Screenwriter: Justin Marks
Producer: Ashok Amritraj
Composer: Stephen Endelman
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Jun 30, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, French & Spanish
  • Disc 1: STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes: Deleted Scenes (14)
  • Audio Commentary: Patrick Aiello, Ashok Amritraj, Neal McDonough and Chris Klein
  • Comparisons: Recreating the Game: Arcade to Film Comparisons

Trailers:

  • 1. Forced Trailers: DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION, WRONG TURN 3, WOLVERINE, 12 ROUNDS
  • 2. Trailer Farm: POSSESSION, MISS MARCH, THE MARINE 2

Featurette:

  • 1. Marvel Vs Capcom 2: Sneak Peek
  • 2. Becoming a Street Fighter
  • 3. Chun Li: Bringing the Legend to Life
  • 4. Fox Movie Channel Presents Making a Scene

Text/Photo Galleries:

Production Art:

  • 1. The Fight in Black and White: Storyboard Gallery
  • 2. Behind the Fight: Production Gallery
  • Disc 2: STREET FIGHTER ROUND ONE FIGHT - Animated Feature Film
 
 
 
 

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...ultimately fares worse than its eye-rollingly campy 1994 predecessor...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/04/09
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Street Fighter fans like me will be blissfully playing Street Fighter IV, with this movie occupying our minds as little more than a disposable curiosity.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/01/09
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

This sloppy second attempt at bringing the Street Fighter franchise to the big screen...violates one of the primary rules for any Playstation to motion picture translation - never mess with the mythology.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
06/29/09
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
PopMatters

No mojo in its dojo.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
04/30/09
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Singularly witless.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
04/07/09
Jeffrey Bloomer
Jeffrey Bloomer
Paste Magazine

Quite simply an embarrassment that cannot crawl into ignoble obscurity fast enough.

Full Review Source: Kung Fu Cinema | comment Comment
03/18/09
Mark Pollard
Mark Pollard
Kung Fu Cinema

There will never be a good video game movie no matter how many stars pop up to headline them.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
03/10/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

if there's anything legendary on display, it's the performance of co-star Chris Klein, which can only be described as epic in its awfulness.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
03/08/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Devoid of a single redeeming feature, the motley flick is a hodge-podge of chop-socky cliches -- a ball of flaming, stinky martial arts chi.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment 1 Comment
03/06/09
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
Boxoffice Magazine

Just a boring, bad action movie - which, to be fair, means that it's one of the best video game adaptations ever made.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment 1 Comment
03/05/09
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

The Legend of Chun-Li is as vapid and dull as it is.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/05/09
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Proving that there's no statute of limitations on lousy ideas, director Andrzej Bartkowiak�s attempted franchise expansion returns to the Capcom motherlode that produced the worst movie in the entire Jean-Claude Van Damme filmography.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/05/09
Jim Ridley
Jim Ridley
Village Voice
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A long slog with little payoff.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/05/09
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
Los Angeles Times
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This painful background tale of the schoolgirl master of the really slow fireball attack almost makes one yearn for the days of Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
03/04/09
Drew Toal
Drew Toal
Time Out New York

Generic action sequences, bad acting, cringe-inducing dialogue and a miscast leading lady all combine for a thoroughly painful hour and a half at the movies.

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
03/04/09
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

Not only is this a strong early contender for worst film of the year, it could well be a candidate for the worst film ever made.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
03/04/09
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It seems to work hard at not being fun...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
03/04/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Another video game transferred to the big screen with only so so results

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
03/03/09
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

I'm not making this up. I happened to walk out of the three behind three guys. One of them said to the others: 'Did you PAY to see that?'

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment 3 Comments
03/03/09
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

If you thought they couldn't possibly make a Street Fighter movie that was worse than the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme camp-fest, you'll be unpleasantly surprised.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/03/09
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International
 
 
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