First Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li Trailer is Jean-Claude Van Damme-rific
Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li (2009) Movie, Videos — By Nix on December 29, 2008
Let’s face it, the Jean-Claude Van Damme “Street Fighter” was pretty bad, but it looks like that movie’s about to have some company. Hey, I gave this movie as much a chance as everyone when it was announced, and still continued to hold out hope it could be kinda okay as we saw more from it. If nothing else, the idea of watching Superman’s girl Lana Lang kicking the asses of men twice as big as her just seems … right. And then this Japanese trailer for the movie hits the net, and, er– Hey, Dragonball fans, you thought 20th Century Fox screwed up your movie? Check out what they did to the Street Fighter fans out there! (Yes, all three of them. The poor saps, they’ll never be able to pull off a combo without screaming in anguish again.)
In case I’ve been too subtle, what I’m trying to say is, this movie don’t look so hot, kids.
Based on the popular video game franchise, female fighter Chun Li embarks on a quest for justice.
How potentially bad is “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li”? The film opens in less than two months, and the studio still hasn’t shown anything from the movie to its Stateside audience since that epic fail at a production blog that was abandoned four posts in. Nearly every single piece of information we have from the movie worth posting, including stills and videos (as well as this trailer), have come from abroad. Japan, to be precise. What does that tell you? This thing has the makings of a quick theatrical release in Japan (they apparently still love the Street Fighter games over there), and despite the studio listing it as a February 27th, 2009 release in the States, I see a quick dump onto DVD written all over it.
Kristin Kreuk is Chun Li, Michael Clarke Duncan is a bazooka packing (!!) Balrog, and Neal McDonough is the generic evil white guy in a suit who must be stopped before he does, you know, generic evil white guy in a suit stuff like kick poor people out of their homes to build a shopping mall or parking lot or some such. Lame CGI exploding fireballs and so obvious it hurts wirefu are courtesy of 20th Century Fox and director Andrzej Bartkowiak (”Romeo Must Die”).
Well, at least Vega sorta looks cool.
Added: The domestic version.
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I think Neal McDonough is supposed to be M Bison. If he is, that’s just plain sad. It doesn’t even look like a Street Fighter movie. Dragonball, you have a new friend.
Your wrong
i think this is just part of chun li’s story
probably about a agent/chun who finds out some secret super underground thing thats illegal
blah blah same crap story line we have all seen
but my guess it has to do with her finding out about bison and the street fighter competition
probably a prequel of chun li’s story before street fighting competition
Still looks like crap. Stick with the video game, not some prequel.
Been lookin forward to seeing lovely Kristen (wud have preferred Zhang Ziyi, but what the hey), however the movie does look pretty ass judging from the trailer.
And why is there no sign of the classic Chun Li costume?!?!?
Looks much better than van dame’s crap!
What, no Blanka?!? Well, I guess the Hulk has the whole giant, rampaging green guy thing covered…I guess.
Some bits don’t look that good but it will be good but it could have been a alot better if Bison wears a uniform.
I don’t know this will work out at the box office but the critics might find it good when it comes to cinemas if people don’t like it then they should not talk about it.
There might do a remake of Street Fighter again as Ryu and Ken be the main characters for the film it did it with The Punisher Warzone and The Incredible Hulk.
Thank you.
BRUCE ACOSTA
AUSTRALIA.
I think it looks pretty kick ass, some great fighting scenes, i cant wait to watch it, and i loved romeo must die so i think this will be as awesome as that, and kristen looks very sexy as usual, and i think she’s an awesome actress so i hope she goes on to do lots of gtreat films.
Most bootleg ass trailer I have ever seen, I think anyone could of done better. I mean serously…why is this relevant?
the scenes where the ppl are jumping away from the explosions are so weak and fake looking… FAIL!
i hear the sound of the guy after i loose to vega for the 40th time..
YOU LOSE!