The Legend of Chun Li

[xwolverine2]

Push managed to look alright with a less budget.. and better actors.
i believe they were in the same place

 

[dark_b]

he he he

 

[That-Guy]

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha you make it sound like acting skills is what is needed in Hollywood. All she has to do is it hit the babe meter and have a few teenage boys and men whack it to her and a few magazines overhype how good she looks and bam you have a Hollywood actress who cant act but gets tons and tons of roles.

I think you just described why we've been seeing Jennifer Aniston in so many movies.

 

[The Major]

To me, it's all about having a good agent and having good taste in movies.

Mila Kudis from That 70's Show and Family Guy was in Max Payne, but then again, she was in the great Forgetting Sarah Marshall and the upcoming Book of Eli with Denzel Washington. DENZEL WASHINGTON. So she's doing well for herself, so I'm sure Kristen needs that one role that will make her.

I hope that Street Fighter doesn't break her though..

Max Payne was good IMO. The story was a little choppy in parts, though overall I enjoyed it.

Kunas is much, much better at picking roles then Kreuk.

 

[The Major]

WB might take her back if she begs hard enough....or maybe she can play a victim on Law & Order:SVU....because everyone gets on SVU

She isn't a good enough actress for Law & Order: SVU.

 

[Bishop2]

Here's the positive New York Times review for those who didn't bother:

Daddies and daughters lend a wistful emotional core to “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li,” an otherwise generic martial-arts movie with video-game credentials.

Selling the wistfulness is Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li, a tranquil concert pianist turned reluctant crimefighter when her adored father is abducted by a Bangkok baddie (Neal McDonough). Prodded by an epigram-loving kung fu master (Robin Shou), Chun-Li polishes her fan kick and fights to save Bangkok’s slum dwellers from the demolition plans of a powerful crime cartel. You could say she gives up her musical career to battle gentrification.

Trying to help are a darling Interpol cop (Chris Klein, aiming for DeNiro but landing squarely on DeMornay) and a leather-clad detective (Moon Bloodgood) with gold handcuffs which she stores on her headboard. (Interrogations can be so tiring.) Since these two spend more time fighting sexual tension than chasing criminals, their scenes have a teasing playfulness that the director, Andrzej Bartkowiak, doesn’t overdo. Mr. Klein may be grievously miscast, but his humor rescues the movie from its overly earnest tone.

Reveling in the vivid Bangkok locations, Geoff Boyle’s photography is crisp and bright, and Dion Lam’s action choreography unusually witty. A restroom tussle between Chun-Li and a slinky lesbian villain is wonderfully inventive and humorously revealing. I always wondered where female crime bosses kept their money.

“Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). Girls fight, flirt and flip their skirts.

 

[SatEL]

I suspect she'll show up in a few screwball comedy movies as a supporting character, playing a teenager regardless of her actual age, for a few years, then promptly fade into obscurity. I doubt Tom Welling will even be that lucky, though.

Tom Welling could have been the **** if he wanted, the guy certainly had the looks and everything. Sadly he has aged and his fanbase might have reduced but back in 2004 the name of this guy used to get teenage and house wives panties wet.

 

[SatEL]

I think you just described why we've been seeing Jennifer Aniston in so many movies.

Yep she is the poster girl for that type of actress plus she is riding Pitt coattail for all its worth.

 

[Nathan]

Ok, I just watched it. Screw what has been said about this Movie being faithful. Sure, it takes some key elements from the games. But this is on the same level of faithfulness as Batman and Robin was. Vega was pretty much this movie's Bane. Who acts more like a crazed Predator and, oh what irony, gets hung upside down like a Predator victim. This was probably the shortest fight in the movie.

And they changed Chun Li's whole damn origin. A Pianist turned protector of the weak. What. The. Hell? In the games Chun Li's Father was a Cop, and she followed into his footsteps. Using Interpool trying to stop Bison and his organization. Now she's part of Gen's Order of the Web that consists only of Gen, Chun Li and a couple old women that help guide potential crime fighters.

Chris Klein was without a doubt the worst actor in the movie. Serving no purpose whatsoever. But they had to somehow fill those 90 minutes I guess. That was probably also the reason for adding the character of Maya. So the part of the male audience had something to distract them from the dullness of the movie. They are both definitely some of the most incompetent Police characters that I've seen in a movie. If they would've been actually faithful to the games, we could've been spared of these characters, since Chun Li would work for Interpol.

The action wasn't anything spectacular. Maybe two good fight scenes, the rest not worth remembering. And when wires were used, you'd know it. There were some horribly fake jumps.


You know, the first 30 minutes were actually watchable, even enjoyable. But with every passing minute it got worse. It was funny seeing Chun Li being 100% chinese as a small child and getting less chinese with every scene. Energy attacks were just there. Which looked cheap as hell btw, even for Power Rangers standards. Anyway, when they already went that far, without even explaining that **** at all, they might have just as well put everyone into the proper costumes and have Bison Psycho Crusher the hell out of everyone.

Neal McDonough was not bad. But he just wasn't Bison. He would've been a great Geese Howard though. It was embarassing seeing him getting overhelmed the majority of the fight by Chun Li. If she already had such an easy time, imagine if Ryu would've been in this. He would've bloody murdered Bison in 10 seconds.

Coming to an end. It was nice that they included that little bit about the Street Fighter Tournament at the end, but it made no freaking sense in the context of the Movie. "Sounds like an old friend." How exactly? Bison did nothing but buy property and there wasn't even a hint that he searched for great Martial artists, to be part of his privat army. But hey, there's a tournament, so it must be him.

Final rating 3/10.

 

[Bishop2]

Ok, I just watched it. Screw what has been said about this Movie being faithful. Sure, it takes some key elements from the games. But this is on the same level of faithfulness as Batman and Robin was.

Ironic, since Batman & Robin was actually mostly pretty faithful to the history of Batman, except for in regards to a few particular characters (Ivy, Batgirl, Bane).

 

[Nathan]

Then make that even less faithful than Batman & Robin. I don't know how they went from being a Cop for Interpol, to a Pianist who's part of a hidden Order.

 

[Terminator]

Hidden Order?

 

[Antrax255]

Hidden Order?

thats all we know.

 

[Spider-X]

Over 10! and yes, I am kidding you.

 

[Red Mask]

Bison did nothing but buy property and there wasn't even a hint that he searched for great Martial artists, to be part of his privat army. But hey, there's a tournament, so it must be him.

Final rating 3/10.

Bison ruled over a criminal organization. His buying the slums in Bangkok was just a personal goal of his. How else do you justify some wanna-be warlord being based in Thailand? Come on, it's not the Golden Triangle. If the Thai authorities can imprison Viktor Bout on flimsy charges they can go after Bison.

If we're to see him at a tournament, what's the point? More of that cloning nonsense? Why not robots instead? Or hey - why not just hire real mercenaries instead? There are more bullets than hadoken out there.

 

[The Major]

Ironic, since Batman & Robin was actually mostly pretty faithful to the history of Batman, except for in regards to a few particular characters (Ivy, Batgirl, Bane).

Freeze's character wasn't entirely faithful. They got his personality half wrong. He isn't a comedian who spouts bad punchlines to do with ice and cold 90% of the time, has fun doing crime sprees or laughs when not in the presence of his wife.

 

[Bishop2]

Freeze's character wasn't entirely faithful. They got his personality half wrong. He isn't a comedian who spouts bad punchlines to do with ice and cold 90% of the time, has fun doing crime sprees or laughs when not in the presence of his wife.

In the old comics he was.

It wasn't until The Animated Series totally recreated the character that he even got the tragic wife backstory or the "dead to emotion" aspect.

 

[The Major]

In the old comics he was.

It wasn't until The Animated Series totally recreated the character that he even got the tragic wife backstory or the "dead to emotion" aspect.

My mistake. Thanks for clearing it up.

 

[AndThePickles]

Haha, all these small details make me glad that I wasn't a hardcore Street Fighter fan going to see this film.

 

[K.B.]

Originally Posted by Bishop2
Ironic, since Batman & Robin was actually mostly pretty faithful to the history of Batman, except for in regards to a few particular characters (Ivy, Batgirl, Bane).

If by mostly pretty faithful you mean both stories had a dude dressed as a bat, cuz thats about where it ends.

 

[Nathan]

Bison ruled over a criminal organization. His buying the slums in Bangkok was just a personal goal of his. How else do you justify some wanna-be warlord being based in Thailand? Come on, it's not the Golden Triangle. If the Thai authorities can imprison Viktor Bout on flimsy charges they can go after Bison.

If we're to see him at a tournament, what's the point? More of that cloning nonsense? Why not robots instead? Or hey - why not just hire real mercenaries instead? There are more bullets than hadoken out there.

I didn't have a problem with Bison buying slums and gradually increasing his base of operation. I actually liked the idea. It just made no sense to show Chun Li a Street Fighter Tournament ad and for whatever reason to think it was Bison.

 

[nocomics]

Haha, all these small details make me glad that I wasn't a hardcore Street Fighter fan going to see this film.

hehe, as always hardcore purists are upset that it did'nt follow the source material to the tee. Two different mediums so u have to have two different views..
I have'nt seen this movie yet and probably wait until it comes out on DVD it just looked like ur typical video game to big screen movie. These fighting movies just don't translate well to big screen though they have potential too.
I think video game movies can be good,but I see it as Hollywood just see's them as quick dollars..If they would hold these in the same regards as Comic Books we might see some good video game cross overs...
Mortal Kombat so far as been the best video game to movie imo and it was'nt even that great. Just my opinion but when they make Video Games to a movie they don't take anything seriously and do stuff way over the top too much.

 

[Nathan]

hehe, as always hardcore purists are upset that it did'nt follow the source material to the tee. Two different mediums so u have to have two different views..

It's like changing Bruce Wayne from a billionaire playboy, who changes into Batman at night, to a violin player, who stays with the League of Shadows and then wondering why fans are getting upset.

You're supposed to adapt the stories, not make up an entirely new one. What was the problem with making this a Cop story?

 

[The Major]

I didn't have a problem with Bison buying slums and gradually increasing his base of operation. I actually liked the idea. It just made no sense to show Chun Li a Street Fighter Tournament ad and for whatever reason to think it was Bison.

This movie was just a big missed opportunity. Chun Li's original origin was much better IMO.

:facepalm

 

[The Major]

It's like changing Bruce Wayne from a billionaire playboy, who changes into Batman at night, to a violin player, who stays with the League of Shadows and then wondering why fans are getting upset.

That's still more faithful to Batman. Batman may not have originally been trained by the League in the comics but he was trained all over the world by several people. It isn't that difficult to believe he joined a ninja cult on his quest since he's virtually a ninja any way.

You're supposed to adapt the stories, not make up an entirely new one. What was the problem with making this a Cop story?

Agreed.