Comments on: New (Japanese) ‘Street Fighter’ Trailer

By: mel

mel — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:09:26 +0000

I disagree Dragonball looks better! Streetfighter might be a game but Dragonball is a comic turned into a game!

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By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:30:51 +0000

@Adrain
They are talking about it, but it will only be loosely based on the figures. Not too much taken from them, dark but not as dark as the figures were. I still look forward to seeing if they ever make it.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:44:33 +0000

@Jon
I thought “Tin Man” was ok, and I do agree that McFarlane version would make a great horror film. In fact, I’d read an article on a site that name escapes me for the moment that McFarlane is interested in getting a “Twisted Oz” film off the ground.
IMO, S&M Dorthy would probably have to be modified.:)

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:40:24 +0000

I’m glad I’m not the only one who wants to recognize Bison. That is a big problem. But it could end up okay, IF Bison dons the trademark outfit (with or without a modern look) towards the end of the film, setting up for future sequels. But that seems unlikely at this point.

@ Adrian
Tin man was a great take on a classic. I loved that. I think thats about as dark of a take on the movie as we are ever going to get.

But, does anyone remember the twisted land of oz figures that came out a while ago? I think they were done by McFarlane toys. Dorthy was all tied up in some crazy looking bondage stuff, the tin man looked like a crazy evil robot, toto was some kind of rabid beast. Anybody remember those? Man, I’d love to see a twisted land of Oz movie.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:34:28 +0000

@High Kalibur
The latest on Castlevania

The writer/producer is none other than Paul W.S Anderson, so that is something you may or may not be nervous about. He claims it will have a more serious tone. The script is complete. There are rumors that Sylvain White, director of Stomp the Yard and the direct-to-DVD I’ll always know what you did last summer, is attatched to direct. As far as I know that has yet to be confirmed or denied. We know 80% of the film will take place inside Dracula’s castle, full of all the traps and monsters game fans have come to know (at least, that is what Anderson says will be in the movie, if you think you can trust that is up to you). What that exactly means, I don’t know. There was a rumor a while ago that the Belmont’s wouldn’t use the trademark whip very much in the film. Again, just a rumor.

If you are interested, over at JoBlo there is an interview with Anderson where he speaks about Castlevania. And IGN interviewed him a while back, and he spoke about Castlevania then too. Shouldn’t be too hard for you to find those articles.

Hope that helps Kalibur

By: daviedave_47

daviedave_47 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:53:04 +0000

Why is it that Kristin Kreuk only has one facial expression? She’d be cute…but she always has that “oh-woe-is-me” thing going on. Her character in this movie is maybe a half-step removed from her Lana character in “Smallville.”
Ah, well…I can already guess this movie will be a mere blip on the radar of H-wood…not even a “flash-in-the-pan.”

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:42:14 +0000

Sorry, guys. I ment this new ‘Street Fighter’ movie looks better then the 90’s version.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:39:09 +0000

Looks better than the Street Fighter, BUT not by alot. Reminds me of the television movies done on the SciFi Channel. I’m mostly sadden that a quality actor like Micheal Clark ‘the Green Mile’ Duncan is playing a role in this movie. Must be on some hard times…

FYI: the guy playing Bison also was the main character ‘Tin Man’ from SciFi’s miniseries “Tin Man”.

By: INK

INK — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:21:49 +0000

Sorry I just don’t see how the trailer for this movie looks any better than the DB trailer. I see fight choreography like this on a Nickelodeon martial arts made-for-tv movie.

By: almanza

almanza — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:33:38 +0000

I think as far as quality this one does look better than DB evolution. I’m a fan of the game (not like the definitive fanboy or anything but a fan). But I wanted slightly more colorful clothes, I would want to instantly recognize someone like M. Bison. A darker, modern look would be ok, but still have a touch of that fantasy element that makes it fun. I figure they’re supposed to be fighters, warriors, and they would want to standout and be recognized when fighting. But who knows maybe mid movie they get to wear those clothes I’ve grown up seeing them kick ass in. but the actors chosen are ok, Chun-Li was cast well, her face is spot on, Balrog is a good fit for Duncan, I can see the guy playing Bison fitting the role, he’s got the chin, cocky smile, and build.

By: High Kalibur

High Kalibur — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:53:03 +0000

Well, in my humble opinion, this movie looks like it should have been released 5-10 years ago. Then we would of been comparing it to Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter.

Still though, it looks a hell of a lot better than Dragonball Z. I put Dragonball Z in the category or Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and it hasn’t even been released.

Too bad there isn’t a english or subtittled trailer. Maybe I can learn japaneese and than decide whether or not the film is worth seeing.

As far as video game films… anybody know what the story is with that Castlevania movie I heard about years ago?

By: Zipper Stevens

Zipper Stevens — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:17:16 +0000

Doesn’t look that bad to me. C’mon, its based on a video game where people throw fireballs at each other and don’t even burn their hair. It’s going to have a certain camp-factor to it and a certain amount of “built in fail” to it — where somethings just don’t/won’t/can’t translate to the silver screen.

By: T.

T. — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:02:59 +0000

M.Bison’s in this film? I couldn’t tell. Why isn’t anyone outside of the staff for Iron Man capable of keeping a movie’s look and feel close to the story’s source material? Arrrrgh!

By: T.

T. — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:01:16 +0000

M.Bison’s in this film? I couldn’t tell. Why can’t anyone poutside of the staff for Iron Man capable of keeping a movie’s look and feel close to the story’s source material? Arrrrgh!

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:53:38 +0000

You know i wish people stop comparing Street Fighter to Dragonball, THEIR NOTHING ALIKE…

Don’t you call me a fanboy i can accept the fact that Dragonball sucks you know it’s not the end of the world but i can stand when people make stupid statements when they don’t have any knowledge on Dragonball.

By: DiZZy

DiZZy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:37:03 +0000

@Jon

You know, I was thinkin’ the same thing too. A military outfit would have been better for identification. I know details change, but I’m not familiar with a blond Bison, nor having facial hair. Unfortunately this movie won’t be good enough for people to look past that.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:29:22 +0000

Ok. So I watched it again and realized that I really like what they are doing Vega. They are making some good changes to the character’s outfits, which honestly were a little ridiculous. And I know this is going to sound contradictory and ridiculous, but I am upset about the changes they are making to M. Bison’s outfit. There is literally no way to tell he is Bison other than saying his name. Vega was changed a bit, but still clearly Vega. How are we supposed to tell its Bison? I’m not saying we really need him to wear that exact outfit from the games, but something to signify that he is Bison. Some sort of military outfit with Bisons trademark tall black boots. Or his stupid hat. Something.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:20:08 +0000

It does look better than dragonball. But overall, it just looks like another fail here. Yes, I’m basing my opinion on familiarity with the source material. Everything so far has lead me to believe that this movie has potential though. They are not trying to cram in as many characters as they can. They have an actual plot. The casting looks good and the pics I’ve seen so far seem good. But even all of that is not as telling as actual footage from the film. It doesn’t seem horrible, but it has shaken my confidence a little.

I really enjoyed the animated Street Fighter 2 flick. It was very good. I was kind of hoping this film would be more like that one was. At the very least, with the inclusion of Vega, they need to have a fight sequence between Chun-Li and Vega exactly like the one from the animated film. That would be so cool, but would probably screw up the chances for a PG 13 rating. Still, a man can dream, can’t he?