NOTE!: THE VERISON I WATCHED IS THE UNCENSORED ENGLISH DUB. SO THAT'S THE VERISON I'M GIVING MY THOUGHTS ON!
Alright, we got yet another Road to and this time we're diving into Street Fighter. So let's get started on not the live-action like I thought I was gonna start with this road, but the much beloved Street Fighter II animated movie.
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is an anime adaptation of the critically acclaimed video game Street Fighter II. It also serves as the first fully animated film in the franchise. Production was done by Capcom Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sedic and Group TAC while companies like Capcom and 20th Century Fox were the distributors. The director was Gisaburō Sugii and he also wrote the screenplay with Kenichi Imai.
The story is, a criminal organization called Shadowlaw led by the evil M. Bison is planning world domination by abducting and brainwashing the world's greatest fighters turning them into his assassins. While agents Chun-Li and Guile are trying to stop them, Bison targets Ryu for his powers. It's a race to not only find Ryu but put an end to Shadowlaw.
- Negatives
I've got nothing.
- Mix
One gray area is the story. It's a very simple save the world plot, so you don't get that much emphasis on stuff like character. Well you'll get character if you're names are Ryu and Ken. However, this still plenty to be entertained by. Whether it's the fights or the overall animation quality, I can't say the movie's boring.
The other aspect is the voice acting. While some performers like for example Phil Matthews (and yes I am using pseudonyms) does an amazing job as M. Bison, who brings out perfect menace and over the top energy. Others are either just good or can feel a tad force. Now I don't want to be too hard on the dub's voices cause this was the 90's. Back during a time when American studios were still trying to find their footing before we got more polished works came along. But as far as earlier English dubs go this is one of the better ones.
- Positives
Now let's give a shout out to the more positive things. Like this.
Is this not an amazing shot? There's just so much plot going on here.
Alright awesome fan-service aside the movie does have spectacular animation. The animation especially during fight scenes are fluid, detailed, and dynamic. Scenes just Chun-Li vs. Vega and M. Bison vs. Ryu and Ken are great to watch especially when you pay attention to how much weight and impact we're put into those. The animation is incredible and still to this day still holds up.
There's also the music. The moment I heard that awesome guitar being played during the opening Ryu vs. Sagat scene I was hooked. Yes I'm well aware the dub replaced a lot of the original Japanese score, but I think the rock songs from Blind by Korn gave an aggressive tone with fits perfectly with the movie's violence. But we also have the original instrumental score from Corey Lerios and John D'Andrea provided cues that felt just as badsss as the rock songs.
Overall while it has flaws Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is a fun watch. If you're getting into the franchise then other than playing the games this is something you should check out. Whether it's the original Japanese version or the English dub, give this a watch.
My final rating is, Good.
That's all for now. Come back on Saturday, May 9th, for my reviewing of Mortal Kombat II. Yep, I went from one fighting video game adaptation to other. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
And one more thing.
Beautiful, simply beautiful. Too bad Cammy didn't get a scene like this. 😔
But seriously, I hope the rest of your day goes well.
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