Street Fighter is one of the few properties in which I would endorse just casting stuntmen/wrestlers/martial artists who resemble the characters - for the secondary characters, that is. There is no point casting proper actors because, well, the standard of real actor you'd get would be lame anyway. May as well get a lame actor who can fight and looks like the character, rather than a lame actor who sort of resembles the character, i.e. the entire cast of the 1994 Street Fighter, except Raul Julia. And Julia was, inevitably, completely unconvincing fighting Jean Claude Van Damme.
Street Fighter is one of the few properties in which I would endorse just casting stuntmen/wrestlers/martial artists who resemble the characters - for the secondary characters, that is. There is no point casting proper actors because, well, the standard of real actor you'd get would be lame anyway. May as well get a lame actor who can fight and looks like the character, rather than a lame actor who sort of resembles the character, i.e. the entire cast of the 1994 Street Fighter, except Raul Julia. And Julia was, inevitably, completely unconvincing fighting Jean Claude Van Damme.
I thought Vega was real decent in the first film. Also Sagat wasnt that bad, nor was Zangeif. As far as their look anyway. Ken seemed like a fat guy, and Balrog was a joke.
I thought Vega was real decent in the first film. Also Sagat wasnt that bad, nor was Zangeif. As far as their look anyway. Ken seemed like a fat guy, and Balrog was a joke.
Sagat was pretty bad. He's supposed to be a pretty big Muay Thai fighter, in the movie he was just an old, bald, Native American business man with one eye.
I wouldn't campaign for a live-action Dhalsim that could stretch his limbs out 30 feet, but he could have at least been extraordinarily flexible, or something.
Ryu and Ken were.....well, it's not established what exactly they are, but they travel the East selling weapons. I mean, what on earth?! They finally put on their traditional costumes because.....Bison tells them too.
Honda was a Hawaiin television crew member, Balrog was a cameraman or something, they both worked for Chun Li. Who go into television in order to hunt down Bison who killed her dad. Television is well known as the best path if you have a lethal vendetta against someone.
They say Street Fighter was badly written, I content that there even was a writer. I think most of it was made up on the spot.
It doesn't have to be made up on the spot to be made up within a thirty minute period of time. They could have had a sucky street fighter script on their shelves for yeas before they said... "Jean Claude Van Damme... PERFECT!"
Charlie Blanka... oh, how Clever. Hahaha.
And, as bad as the movie was, I whenever I see that last shot with them all doing their video game poses in costume as the building blows up, I get a little grin on my face. It makes me happy.
But I agree that the fighters could just be wrestlers and karate guys, there for fight cameos, (and thus be, largely, expendable).
I think, even with the concentrated storytelling with just a few characters, it couldn't hurt to have an underground Street Fighting Ring in the movie to cameo of a few guys, let Chun-Li fight at least one or two familiars.
Me dreaming foolishness:
I imagine Chun-Li, undercover walking into a crowded, rowdy UFC-style place, with this Sumo wrestler absolutely dismantling a big-haired guy in fatigues, presumably an American on shore leave. The sumo walks around cocky as they drag Guile out and Chun-Li, for whatever reason, gets shoved in. Trying to get out of it, she fails. Trying to do some aerial stuff she gets grabbed out of the air and slammed onto the mat. Then it's fast feet versus fast hands as she stuns E Honda, flips over his back and chokes him into unconciousness. "Shhh... go to sleep..."
Then Vega, clawed, running on the walls of the ring and climbing/jumping off of the cage. Big epic fight, slo mo dodging the blade just barely as Chun Li gives him the kick combo of a life time. Bison, seeing this in his tournament, walks out, and Chun Li, apparently the evening's champion, attempts to pursue. Alternately, Bison could take interest in her based on her fighting prowess.
Easy way to put Three-five SF characters in for a scene. Keep it light, fun, and move the story forwards.
It doesn't have to be made up on the spot to be made up within a thirty minute period of time. They could have had a sucky street fighter script on their shelves for yeas before they said... "Jean Claude Van Damme... PERFECT!"
Charlie Blanka... oh, how Clever. Hahaha.
And, as bad as the movie was, I whenever I see that last shot with them all doing their video game poses in costume as the building blows up, I get a little grin on my face. It makes me happy.
But I agree that the fighters could just be wrestlers and karate guys, there for fight cameos, (and thus be, largely, expendable).
I think, even with the concentrated storytelling with just a few characters, it couldn't hurt to have an underground Street Fighting Ring in the movie to cameo of a few guys, let Chun-Li fight at least one or two familiars.
Me dreaming foolishness:
I imagine Chun-Li, undercover walking into a crowded, rowdy UFC-style place, with this Sumo wrestler absolutely dismantling a big-haired guy in fatigues, presumably an American on shore leave. The sumo walks around cocky as they drag Guile out and Chun-Li, for whatever reason, gets shoved in. Trying to get out of it, she fails. Trying to do some aerial stuff she gets grabbed out of the air and slammed onto the mat. Then it's fast feet versus fast hands as she stuns E Honda, flips over his back and chokes him into unconciousness. "Shhh... go to sleep..."
Then Vega, clawed, running on the walls of the ring and climbing/jumping off of the cage. Big epic fight, slo mo dodging the blade just barely as Chun Li gives him the kick combo of a life time. Bison, seeing this in his tournament, walks out, and Chun Li, apparently the evening's champion, attempts to pursue. Alternately, Bison could take interest in her based on her fighting prowess.
Easy way to put Three-five SF characters in for a scene. Keep it light, fun, and move the story forwards.
I really like that actually. Mortal Kombat managed to include every character from the first game really well and even managed to throw in two, three, maybe four never before seen fighters. AND they followed the plot of the game to the letter. If Street Fighter just did the same, it'd be fine really. People come to these movies for the action. Not the story. I mean really, did any of you even remember the plot of The Transporter 2? Hell no. Do you remember the fight scenes? Hell yes.
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