Legend Of Chun Li Review

Legend Of Chun Li Review

My review of the Street Fighter origins movie.

Review Opinion
By MarkCassidy - Mar 05, 2009 12:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Street Fighter

Okay, i know nobody had very high expectations for this so it should come as no surprise that its bad. What is a surprise (at least to me) is just HOW bad it is.

When i heard this was coming out i was exited because i have always loved the Street Fighter characters and thought a new series of movies about them would be pretty cool. Then i saw the trailer. I thought ok, a few of the characters dont look right..and Chris Klein is in it..but could still be decent. How wrong i was!

To say this is a bad movie just doesnt cut it. Its Awful, its horrendous, its tripe. The "plot" follows a young Chun Li growing up while learning wooshu from her adoring daddy. When he is captured by the head of Shadaloo, Bison (No first names in this movie!) She continues her training until she is old enough to find out what happened to him. She seeks out a dude named Gen who teaches her fancy firebally stuff and together they try to take down Bison.

Theres a bit more to it but i cant even bring myself to bother to write it. The performances in this movie are ABYSMAL..with the exception of Kristin Kreuk who is just wooden..but may hve come out better with a decent script. Ah the script. Whoever wrote it should only be hung up by ther toes and whipped with barbed wire Passion Of The Christ style. Its a joke. Michael C Duncan is shit..which is a surprise because i usually like him. But the worst offender is the afformentioned Chris Klein. He is [frick]in desperate. How he is cast in anything remains a mystery to me. Some actors get by on a lack of acting skills with charm and a certain amount of charisma (Keanu Reeves) but this bastard has non..i couldnt even look at him sometimes.

Is there anything good about it? The guy playing Bison does a good Irish accent for a change! Thats about it. oh and theres a nod to a sequel with Ryu and the actual tournament..but after this abomonation i doubt anyone will give a shit.

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Shaman
Shaman - 3/5/2009, 1:59 PM
Look at me... LOOK AT ME!!! This is what i look like... no words are coming out of my mouth... none... yet, i look like this... as if thunder itself struck me right where i stand... paralysed... from SHOCK!!!! Since when is Bison supposed to have an Irish accent?!?!?!?!?!?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 3/5/2009, 2:17 PM
haha, keep the avatar dude, youl need it!

Trust me Bisons accent is the last thing you will be raging about if you watch this movie!
NoobMike
NoobMike - 3/5/2009, 2:19 PM
SF sucked big time, DBE will just suck worse.
spanky
spanky - 3/6/2009, 6:39 AM
I HATED THIS MOVIE! i watched the whole film and that was just horrible, i can't believe kreuk left smallville to make a crap movie like this.
Shaman
Shaman - 3/6/2009, 7:40 AM
Well i take it Smallville pays dick. Mo money, mo money, mo money...

Sorry Roar, i'm having an identity crisis. I can't fully identify myself to Mr. Green and i just wanted to have a laugh there. Plus if my girlfriend saw that avatar, i'd be in the dog house TOTALLY!!! She's a "nut" about animals, especially cute ones like deers.
Roscoe182
Roscoe182 - 3/8/2009, 1:30 PM
Well i want my 2 hrs back it made no sense at all thats the worst film iv seen in a long time but i didnt even expect it 2 b as half as bad as it was i really hope they shot the guy who made this an i hope they never make another live action stick 2 animation!!!
Herc509
Herc509 - 4/27/2009, 3:06 PM
Was it at least better than the first SF movie with Van Damme.
LP4
LP4 - 4/15/2010, 11:24 AM
Herc509- To be honest...I actually thought the first SF movie with Van Damme was way better than this new crap-fest SF film. The first one was really bad...but this new one was just beyond bad. They went cheap with all the characters- Bison, Vega and messed up Chun-Li horribly. At least Bison wore his suit in the 1st film. Live-action SF movies always end up sucking and I don't know why.
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