Street Fighter Fails to Land Seemingly Easy Punches
The film nails the arcade-era look but spends too much time on jokes and too little on fights, the review says.
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‘Street Fighter’ is a campy ‘90s nostalgia ride and a complete mess
If video game adaptations have come a long way in the last decade, “Street Fighter” feels like a throwback to when they were campy, almost intentionally bad....Keep on reading: ‘Street Fighter’ is a campy ‘90s nostalgia ride and a complete mess
Street Fighter is the third movie this year based on a game, and while it's not the worst, it's not the best either.
STREET FIGHTER Review: The Anime Kicks Ass, the Live Action Kicks Itself, and I'm Caught in the Middle
I grew up in the '90s, spending countless hours in arcades playing Street Fighter, throwing Hadoukens, getting my ass kicked, and loving every second of it. So, naturally, I have a soft spot for this franchise, even when Hollywood does ridiculous things with it. Hell, I still remember seeing the 1994 Street Fighter movie as a young teen and absolutely loving that gloriously stupid piece of cinema. Is it a terrible movie? Absolutely! Do I still l…
'Street Fighter' Review: Bad fights, worse jokes
Why is it so hard for those making fighting-game adaptations to realize their audience wants… fights? The Mortal Kombat films have slowly moved toward this over the last three decades, but for whatever reason, it seems impossible to bring Street Fighter to the screen without stuffing the runtime with bullshit. The Van Damme film was basically an episode of G.I. Joe elevated by Raul Julia’s high-camp performance; 2009’s The Legend of Chun-Li was……
The visuals are perfect. However, I wish they had been more aware that this was a major film, not just a cosplay comedy.
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