Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li - IGN Movie Review

[sim24687193]

as a director of this movie would know that your movie sucks when the 1994 Jean Claude Van Damme version is way better than yours

[TheSeven45]

both the street fighter movies suck

[242ICE]

Honestly it was painful to watch this movie. They could've put the female detective as Chun-Li cause shes asian. The biggest mystery was HOW THE FUCK COULD SHE KILL BISON?!?! Killing Bison means no street fighter to begin with.DBZ's movie was a sledgehammer to the nuts, but still this thing was a crying shame. It's a steaming pile of crap. And let this be a lesson to people, dont make an old anime into a movie cause itll be an utter fail and resident evil and a few others were the only good ones

[TheSamiryoussef]

the first one with john clad vandamm is waaaaaaaaaaaay better (i realy do like the 1994 fim by the way hey atleast the 1994 one had fighting rather then crime solving)

[Taught77]

OMG its true!

This one makes the Van Damme one look like a masterpiece!

[isiahg]

The Spinning Kick looked so cheap and fake,it was funny. Terrible Movie and that Vega fight scene was garbage.

[daishalinton]

i prefer the old comedy version

[OLee82]

Jim gave this movie more than 0 stars, this man is too good for this world. O_o

Good review but wish it wasn't that short. :)

[alfred87cron]

at least it better than dragon ball movie

[BASTARDUS1MAXIMUS]

The only two good actors in this movie are Kristin Kreuk and Robin Shou

[travisk08]

dont blame kristen blame the director

[TheWeeklyNinja]

i bet alot of people dont know that the guy who played gen or gin in this played lui kang in mortal kombat. that was the only exciting thing for me lol. Lui kang was in here. oh my god.... where the fuck is the bicycle kick,

[waffleleg]

the best Street Fighter movie is the Street Fighter 2 Animated Movie which was awesome

[currydeante]

I give most movies a chance i was really expecting great things from this one! I mean of course the last street fighter movie was cheesy but it was a classic and the fighting scene were decent for their year. It was 2008 for this movie and you it expect it to be better... I really hope another director does this movie the right way, the fans want it. Guess ill stick to anime until then....

[currydeante]

@DREWdesu lol no need too

[dimseeeen]

fucking white ppl.

[wildwolves8]

worst performance of the decade,ahhaahhahah well deserved.

[grafight]

So many Hollywood people don't get what makes these games popular... You gotta be over the top cheesy, like the first movie but even go further in the extremes and you get a cult classic, like Kung-Fu hustle, for example. Revel on the ridiculous and make it fun. The more you try to make it credible, the more stupid it looks. Raul Julia was just fun to watch.

[TsunadeFTisland11]

Wow Klein really does suck.

[f00tbol]

"there is better fight scenes in family guy, between Peter and the chicken"

Damn

Ok I'll go back to see Street Fighter Legacy! ;-)

[MetalGearSteel]

@f00tbol Peter V the Chicken for the win.

[VirjanStreetFighter]

@f00tbol Street Fighter Legacy is damned gr8...

[Loudkorean]

"Bomb,everybody out!" Your goddamn right that movie was a bomb.

[pjdr]

wow even the van damme movie is better than this?! geez! i'd say the best street fighter movie is still Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

[JoshVlogs]

i never saw this movie, but i heard it was one of those movies that scream "i suck, don't hurt me"

[TheUAEmentor]

why there isn't any chee power ??

why there is no SONIC BOOM !! ?

why all street fighter movies are so bad ?

why doesn't they get some good engineers like "harry potter movies" ??

(( street fighter EX series are better than street fighter IV ))

[HumanHater09]

It's"NOT" Pronounced SHADOLOW.............

It's is supposed to be pronunced "Shadoloo"

[ericard7]

Bullshit!

[memberjacket]

made the Super Mario Bros movie look like the Godfather. "trust the fungus"

[DAFUTURE007]

its really a bad movie tried to watch the whole thing but got annoyed thats how bad it was dont believe me pshh try to watch n let me know

[visionimagify]

No Saget? What????

[lovingmontasoccer]

yeah this movie is 1and a half star they got absolutely the wrong characters and why did vega lost his mask

[CoolPolar]

@lovingmontasoccer : I think it's worth half star.. for effort.. as mentioned by that person, " one and half star is considered generous"

[girlzombieguts]

the big down fall for all comic book made movies

you cant pack 1 hour and 30 mins into getting to know the person, comic books take time to get the feel of the heroes and villains ...all comic book films may have the vfx but theres no real story at all they need to make a 5 hour film to really get to know and feel of the world around them,

[Dedokai32]

they may as well as given little wayne the part of Vega then it would been really hilarious

[robinhoodargentino]

I watched this movie with a friend o' mine and we just couldn't stop laughing. It makes no sense at all, it's so bad that it's actually kinda funny.

[SWAGshow]

these guys are booooooorrrring

[Rtv03]

This movie just hurt me man, it's not fan-friendly nor is it movie-goer friendly... This monstrosity of a screenplay. I don't know what the hell they were thinking. This can't be happening.

In the same month DB came out...lets not even go there considering adaptations.

[PsychopathicKnees]

Kristin Kreuk :)

Robin Shou ( Who was Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat) is also in this movie.

Anyways.. Good movie ! It could have been better.. ! but hey its Great !

[guisepp497]

LOL

'Kristin Kreuk is the only one who doesn't embarrass herself in this movie'

ouch

Chris Klein should never be seen again.

[RisingVictor]

@guisepp497 Damn right. I wanna fucking strangle him to death for his performance of Charlie, my favorite Alpha character.

[RFyle119]

NUFF Said guys!! That movie sucks.

[spitmaster99]

alright, people who hate the movie point out the obvious inaccuracies with the video game, but thats not why i hate the movie. the movie is bad for the things that make any movie bad, not just adaptations. the acting was crappy, the concepts were silly, bison's motive of taking over areas in thailand? comon, what ever happened to wanting the whole world? the sound effects used for the fight scenes, the editing was shit too. the only thing that was redeeming about this movie was the color pallet

[Theblackmetalist]

What a douche Street fight legend of chun li sucked Street fighter with Van Damm was good

[chibiguy3]

DAMMIT!!

I heard that they're going to make another one. If they do, I hope they put Crimson Viper in it. As well as Cammy , Guile , Ryu , Ken and the rest of popular characters.

[marcusblue1985]

this movie shouldn't have got stars at all

[Vdubbluntz]

lol I just saw this last night... wow what happened here, im sure the directors and writers werent playing the same game we all played.. Vega was oriental!!!!!!!!!!!! wtf, what happend there, Balrog had way too much screen time..... NO SAGAT????????? and Chun li killed Bison???? Gen is being played by lui kang? wtf lol man this is some crazy ish... and Chun li didnt look chinese at all, hell she didnt even show the THICK LEGS she should have.. Nash had a staring prob...

[lolking1016]

it wasn't that bad of a movie I give it 6/10.I can say I enjoyed it more than that bullshit dbz evolution and transformers 2

[pandappotamus]

Lol, has some famous people.... but seriously, they shouldn't even have made this.

[SanzeeBoy]

Peter vs. The Giant Chicken in Family Guy was a more exillerating fight then all the fights scenes in this movie combined.

[OrcWyvern]

Dragonball movie SUCKS BALLS

Chun Li just sucks.

[rashad123000]

danm better fights in family guy guy

[celticcougar]

should be SHOT! it makes no fucking sense hes an Irish guy with a scottish accent, raised in thailand, who speaks fucking russian but in the game hes fucking GERMAN WTF!!!!!

[lorvichai]

Sorry but i just kill myself watching the movies. I thought it was going to be awesome... Grrr i was about to upper cut myself. Peter vs the the chicken was so much more action then street fighter the legend of chun li. I think they should pay us just to watch it. anyways I would give it 1 star out of 5.

One more thing... Why is Vega not a white Blondel guy??????? and what is with the mask? sorry

good day

[SanzeeBoy]

If you even DARE to attempt to justify this movie in any way, I will virtually castrate you and digitally set your balls on fire. As God looked upon this movie, even he couldn't hold back from raining down fire and brimstone upon all the human beings who were involved with the production of this movie. God was merciful not to destroy them during filming or the post-production stage. Street Fighter fan or not, this movie takes the #1 spot on my list of the worst movies of all time. God save us.

[Hattaru]

The old street fighter yes it was a bad movie but at least they got the characters right in the look, and they had some sort of storyline, but the new one was pretty bad, first off if anything If they were going to do a Legend of somthing it should be with Ryu or Ken, not Chun Lee, Chun lee to me is kind of the female commical relief!! if anything it should be Ryu and Ken not Chun lee.

[ShadowHikari]

What game have you been playing?

Chun Li is the female equivalent of Ryu/Ken.

[Hattaru]

Not really, i have played the long when I was about 6 year old, Chun Li, is an amazing fighter yes, and she is pretty strong, but not as strong as Ryu and Ken, , Ryu and Ken are amazing, Chun Li if you watch the anime, did not make her apears until I think 3rd or the 4th ep, the movie did not do a great deal of the game, it was bad, if you are going to pick an actress to play Chun Li damn it make sure she is chiness and have the streath to kick ass insead hiring a little girl!!.

[shadoichi]

i believe dragonball movie is worst....

[dissuade]

the acting was so bad

[gfhgfhff]

ok people this movie is not that bad ( well it was bad) but not that bad. i think they should make a sequel. i want them to put ryu and ken in it.

Shhhoooyyyyuuukkkennn!!!

[Saint1429]

Are you serious?

A sequel?

It's like requesting a sequel to Dragonball Evolution (which was the worst movie EVER!!)

Are you trying to piss off us Street Fighter fans?

Shungokusatsu!!!

[edupilantra]

Dont go watch it!!!! Terrible!!!!

[edupilantra]

The movie SUCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

[seanj666]

I didn't even know there was a street fighter movie made this year.

[bigboi278]

lol the guy on the right has his voice crack like 3 times

[dxrkonwo9]

exelent video

[doug8798]

Bull shit review

[doug8798]

Fuck you people, you bitch about anything from Japan made by americans grow up stupid fanboys.

[doug8798]

Man I hate IGN all they do kiss up to Dragonball z and WWE and criticize Street Fighter whenever they make a live action adaption. That Family Guy Joke was not even funny, come up with some better punch lines, man i wish I could kick both of their asses.

[RealMetalknux]

LMAO he said there were better fight scenes between peter and the chicken LOL

[ryunbaik]

KyokugenRyo needs some kind of a wake up call. Whether this was a Street Fighter movie or just a movie itself. It was straight up bad. What is up with all the wires? Crouching Tiger was bad enough.. I'm sick of these wires. Put in someone that can really fight in an action movie. This movie gets a no star out of 5!!!

[iv3nomousi]

Can you imagine the film they would get if they had Tony Jaa as Ryu. Possibly something epic?

[ryunbaik]

Tony Jaa as Saget would be cooler because he does Kick Boxing. He doesn't look like Ryu, nor does he speak Japanese ;p

[iv3nomousi]

I don't think he's tall enough lol

[TehREALPedoBear]

Hay! Chun-li isn't loli!

[sakahari]

I saw this movie today.

My comment: Bison roars like a tiger.

[SysteMiike]

Street Fighter is too hard to make a movie out of, Synder or Bay do big budget stuff, Street Fighter isnt in the same boat as The Watchmen and Transformers.

I don't mind that Ken and Ryu aren't in it, but M.Bison being Irish ruins it for me.

[wwwooowwwooo]

Transformers ruled

[RoboPanda09]

Street Fighter seriously needs someone like Zack Snyder or Michael Bay to take the reigns to make it into something, but to be honest its one of those movies that directors i reckon would steer clear from, the movies that have been done to date are shit, i think its destined to be a movie that reaches B status forever and ever...

[Ixionic]

Personally I agree with this Video and Casting is everything! Ok maybe Kirsten as Chun Li is OK but the other guys for casting was just terrible and they should have gotten a better choreographer like Woo Ping to do the fight scenes.

[KyokugenRyo]

who ever keeps saying this movie sucks, only say that cause freaking ryu and ken arent it!, i bet if they where you guys would be singing an entirely different tune. the movie was ok, it was poorly guided but it was ok.

[Skyflur]

No, it's seriously a really really bad movie, regardless of not having our nostalgic character. Hell my favorite is the Spanish ninja Vega and if you think he was represented well in any way than you sir are a retard.

[kryptondragon1973]

no he's not,vega looked better in the original movie.

[ricknasty06]

LAUGH OUT LOUD!!!!! XD

[georgesq21]

fuck you it was horrible!!! waste of 8 dollars!

[KyokugenRyo]

dont understand you guys, you go see the movie, and then complain about it!, wtf?!, you see it for what it is, regardless if its a freaking adaptation. Sure it sucked to most, but the ppl that agree with me see it for what it is.

[georgesq21]

this movie sucked so bad they were just in it for the money...you probably had part in this film thats why you are all about it!

[KyokugenRyo]

i dont care, i'm not all into it, but i can say it was a good movie, not a good video game movie, but a good movie nonetheless. maybe someday you will all see that, instead of being picky.

[o0zeroeffect0o]

maybe cause you're a young dumb cunt and never heard of street fighter. the movie blew hard. the game fucking owns. you are lame go die.

[KyokugenRyo]

you first

[Saint1429]

LMAO

Street Fighter:Legend of Chun-Li, a good movie?

You really need to have yourself checked into a mental hospital

Fan or not, this movie still sucks dick

I honestly do not get why you even defend this insult to humanity

This movie should b killed w/ fire and holy water immediately along w/ Dragonball Evolution

[dimz1111111111111111]

any1 who thinks this movie is even relatively good is an idiot!if this movie was called skool girl karate i wudnt of even thought it was about street fighter!

[Luckiegurll]

It was an okay movie. I didn't hate it.

[dimz1111111111111111]

if u dnt hate it ur not a street fighter fan

[matman125]

A true fan wouldn't make a fool of themselves over a movie, so chill.

[Luckiegurll]

I never claimed to be one. I just said I didn't hate the movie. So relax.

[kryptondragon1973]

why the fuck capcom aproved this?

[Skyflur]

Money?

[xchargerOUx]

Why does nobody like Van Damme's Street Fighter?!. Or Van Damme himself...>:(

[matman125]

It's one of top 5 favorite films!

This new one, it's ok. It's a poorly made film, but not as bad as fans are making it out to be.

[dimz1111111111111111]

ya its worse fuck u man this film is beyond pathetic!

[CFlo361]

Street Fighter >>>Street Fighter Chun Li lol!

[Sucka612]

What a bullshit review. Bison had no accent. You guys over exaggerate. Kristin Kreuk played the part perfect and then some. This movie was WAY better than the Van Damme version. This movie had a good flowing story that builds her character up

[Abarairenjiryu]

I know, your right. Kristin did the part very well. Dont get frustrated... people these days are real assholes, so dont bother trying to understand these dip-shits. Just let 'em rant like a bunch of mindless cows. lmao.

[a084123]

wooooooooow ur no street fighter fan

[micah104]

the spinning star kick she did in the movie was so hilarious. i laughed my ass off in the movie

[romaf06]

i could have told you this from the first announcement of the movie =/

[ninmachine109]

I liked the movie but i knew it was going to get bad reviews because the movie always RUINS the video game

[matman125]

I know. This film was decent. I don't believe films like this add or take away any value from the games. Other gaming series had terrible films adapted from them and they lived on.

[brooklypark]

DUDE!!! Chun Li can and never will kill Bison!!!! and Bison don't run House company and he is not a company man!!

[masterkhan06]

there are better fighting sence in Family guy between Peter and the chicken

LOL!!!

[GrapplerJMo]

i think this movie make uwe boll movies and catwoman look good....and i never thought i'd have to say that. and a vacuumed aborted fetus has more talent than chris klein

[10191927]

Wow, I didnt know million dollar budget movies use Photshop effects? Who knew? But damn, thats pretty sad the original Street Fighter movie outdoes a modern movie. Also, no Ryu or Ken? Not even Zangief or Akuma? They have so many characters to choose from, and they go with some of the least favorite characters of the series. Vega, Balrog? Also, doesnt M. Bison remind you of the villain played by robert patrick from Double Dragon?

[EldredJZombie]

i think and i have to say it the Great Raul Julia R.I.P was a better Bison i really hate to say it

[MonkThompson]

wow this movie is a PIECE OF MOTHER FUCKING BULLSHIT! and thats just being generous

[legionaire2005]

The problem is that Hollywood is letting bad directors direct these video game movies, instead of great directors like oscar winner director Danny Boyle. Why can't Sony Classics pick up this film an turn it into a instant classic like everyone of its movies. You see bad directors lead to terrible low budget movies and bad actors.

[greatrey]

Legionaire Ur 100% RIGHT! Has Hollywood learned nothing? When it comes to VG-based movies they get cheap with piss poor directors and folk who have either not played the games or take little incriments of them and redo them into their own bullshit vision! There needs to be a special fan-formed consultant commission for vg-based movies so shit like this can be avoided in the future.

[SaintNiggalin]

Finally IGNorant says something smart for once |: |.

[minisinky]

nice seeing an other idiot on board. did you just get back from your t-ball game

SaintNiggalin?

[SaintNiggalin]

FANBOY RRAAAAAAAAGGGGGEEEE e_e

[superturbo22]

The 1994 street fighter movie staring Van Damme was a masterpiece compared to this movie. At least the characters look like that from the game.

[professorEvergreen]

the only good thing about the movie was that c. viper made a huge cameo as maya, charlies girl/partner.

[252Dazz252]

Taking things that are strictly animated and turning it into a live action movie doesn't fucking work! i would have MUCH rather had a new animated film of Street Fighter than a shitty live action film.

[NarutoEpic]

yes it does spiderman and batman do very good in theaters and the other super hero movies dont do to bad themseleves

[252Dazz252]

Depends of the director.

[dmixwell]

i liked it , alot, want 2 see it one more time .

[THEmounster]

YES!! I KNEW IT!! I LOVE THE FACT THAT THIS MOVIE SUCKS!! Street fighter deserves much more than this.

[GunsAndPumpkins]

OK so this wont be amazing but from the scenes with kristen, i think shel bring the movie up thanks to her performance.

I hate the sceptism from these guys, i would like to see them make a better movie, especially that comment about likeing the van damm street fighter better, seriously they call themselves movie reviewers!

[rydendm]

watch/review other movie reviewers, they're saying the same thing. Van Damme's SF was BETTER. Believe me, I didn't think it was true either but I that's the official verdict here

[IceVallejo]

"I hate the sceptism from these guys, i would like to see them make a better movie"

That statement is always short of nothing. If the movie is bad, is bad, period. The pun of the first SF movie being better is just a bombastic way of making fun of a film that is inexcusably bad at this rate.

If you don't like something, you can always make it better yourself... but that doesn't change the fact that the original one stunk big time enough to force you into remaking it.

[Kaphwan86]

Bombs, you want it?

[TheWolfMan1941]

I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! HA HAA!!!

OK, I myself am writing a DARKSTALKERS movie script, which stays VERY CLOSE to the source material, and has already garnered positive reviews, and it's not even done yet! Take a message, Hollywood!

[Vecta]

They were really nice by giving 1.5 out of 5. Rottentomatoes don't think that way.

[phoenixstar5000]

The dragonball movie is also going to suck.

[phoenixstar5000]

I knew it would suck.

[cklambo]

Bomb!

Sums it up

[mastercheif86]

we knew this was going to happen.they should leave games alone

[leocivic]

"Peter and the Chicken" fights are some of the most amazing fights ever drawn by hand.

[stagestruck81]

Excellent review. Sadly, I think I saw this coming.

"BOMB! EVERYBODY OUT!"  Heh. So ironically appropriate.