Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li - 2009 [Archive]

Hisham

10-11-2008, 09:54 AM

No thunder thighs = fail.

Anyways, this movie is probably gonna be better then the first live action one, but that isn't really hard to do.

I am interested in how they are gonna explain Chun-Li's backstory.

And it isn't in the fall. I read that they might be syncing up the release date of SFIV to coincide with the movie, so that makes it Feb/March 09.

JasonXe

10-11-2008, 09:59 AM

idk... i think she might have wait it takes. Hopefully she beef up for the role.

Gummy

10-11-2008, 10:00 AM

It says Fail, not fall, hahah.

Yeah, killer thighs is needed to make this movie work and probably actual an Asian girl.

If michelle yeoh was a bit younger, she could've made it worked.
I think she's pretty too. =]

Viper

10-11-2008, 04:25 PM

I could list a dozen Asian actresses that would have easily brought Chun-Li to the big screen in perfect reproduction but just as a white dude is playing an Arabian prince, we get a white chick playing an Asian Interpol agent.

Though she's 44, I don't see why they didn't bring back Ming-Na Wen as Chun-Li because she did well in the original live action film.

Hisham

10-11-2008, 07:53 PM

Kreuk is actually half Chinese, and does have a martial arts background (yet I dunno how far she got).

And this is a movie about the backstory of Chun-Li so they have to cast somebody younger, but I still don't think Kreuk is the best option. She certianly isn't THAT bad of an option though. She still doesn't have the body to play Chun though. Needs to do dem squats...

Gummy

10-11-2008, 08:45 PM

This looks good... :wank:
http://www.iheartchaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/kristinkreuk.jpg

Nova

10-11-2008, 09:46 PM

Straight to DVD release, I expect.

curryking1

10-11-2008, 10:34 PM

That's some pretty bad wardrobe-ing going on there...

IEatFriedPikmin

10-15-2008, 04:36 AM

Isn't Kreuk part asian?

Viper

10-15-2008, 05:21 AM

Isn't Kreuk part asian?

So is my wife but I wouldn't cast her as Chun-Li either.

Hisham

10-15-2008, 06:02 AM

Isn't Kreuk part asian?

I already pointed this out.

And yeah, Viper is right, she still isn't the correct person to play Chun-Li.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000084/

She probably would have been a better fit to play her.

curryking1

10-17-2008, 08:24 PM

Now that girl looks like she should be kicking some **s.

JasonXe

12-30-2008, 10:45 AM

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43966.html - Trailer

i was mixed when they casted the smallville girl but she doesn't fit the part AT ALL. This probably won't be as bad as the dbz movie but about the same in Epic Fail.

I already pointed this out.

And yeah, Viper is right, she still isn't the correct person to play Chun-Li.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000084/

She probably would have been a better fit to play her.

I would of picked Michelle Yeoh if she wasn't old by now. She can probably do it but still better than the smallville girl.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000706
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My second choice would of been Ziyi Zhang but only if she gain weight. She actually did fighting scenes before in rush hour 2 & crouching tiger, hidden dragon which is saying more than the smallville girl.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0955471/

Gummy

12-30-2008, 02:54 PM

lol it feels like a tv budget... people keep jumping through an explosion... three times.

hahahaha.

she's still hot, but don't have the body of a chun li hot. or thighs.

Shotgun Plasma

12-30-2008, 03:21 PM

Right now the new street fighter game coming out on arcade, the made her look...manly. I don't like the drawing style of the woman, they all look like they was on steroids

TrueVCU

12-30-2008, 06:13 PM

But she only has thighs for you!

Black Dragon37

12-31-2008, 03:14 PM

I'm on the fence.

Hisham

01-02-2009, 01:38 AM

Ehh...

Atleast it looks better than the Dragonball movie haha.

IEatFriedPikmin

01-05-2009, 04:58 PM

I think she could do fine. I may be biased though, since she was my Smallville crush... until she got all stupid.

Black Dragon37

01-05-2009, 05:00 PM

Did she bleach her hair blond?

Media

01-06-2009, 02:16 AM

Sort of off topic, but I've always felt half Asian people would be around the perfect representation of anime characters on the big screen.

Gummy

01-06-2009, 11:06 PM

^An example... Dragonfuckingball

LaLiLuLeLo

01-06-2009, 11:56 PM

Have you seen the super-shitty NA poster?
http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/streetfighterposter.jpg

Black Dragon37

01-06-2009, 11:57 PM

:lol:

Gummy

01-07-2009, 12:02 AM

what the shit fuck is that?!!??!!

LaLiLuLeLo

01-07-2009, 12:18 AM

That's the actual goddamn movie poster.

Hisham

01-07-2009, 12:33 AM

Looks like a shitty fanmade poster.

Man, this movie is gonna suck...

Vishus

01-07-2009, 02:34 AM

TheGreenElf

01-07-2009, 11:01 PM

Black Dragon37

01-08-2009, 12:32 AM

I just clocked:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43966.html - Trailer

The trailer was posted on a Tuesday, the most important day of Chun-Li's life.

Nova

01-08-2009, 01:11 AM

So this shit's actually going to make it to theatres?

Le sigh.

Hisham

01-08-2009, 01:58 AM

I saw the trailer and there's nothing special about Chun-Li to make a movie about to begin with. I don't doubt that the movie can be good, but its the name of the movie and characters that sell it. Certain comic books and video games can work because it won't look so weird when you pull off most of the things that make the franchise special in live action.

It isn't that she isn't an intresting character, it is just it isn't suited for live action... She has one of the most fleshed out backstories in SF. Her motivation from SF1, to SFAlpha to SF2 is clear, and not convoluded like Ryu's story. And she has a hell of a lot more motivation than Ken... I'd go so far to say that she is probably the best character to make a movie for, but again, if it was animated rather than doing it live action, I think it would be tons better. And you have to remember, this is a prequel to everything, so her father hasn't been killed by Vega (the claw dude) yet, and she hasn't become an agent for interpol.

Whatever, since I am a street fighter fanboy, I will probably see this and cringe the whole way through.

I am so much more excited about the Anime OVA comming out with the premium edition of SFIV than I am for this piece of crap.

TrueVCU

01-08-2009, 03:49 AM

Have you seen the super-shitty NA poster?
http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/streetfighterposter.jpg

But neither of the figures doing the actual fighting is Chun Li. You can't even tell which character there is even meant to be chun li unless you are either A: already a street fighter fan and B: been following this from the start, which pretty much guarantees A.

This makes so little sense, I'm gonna go ahead and coin a new phrase: it makes Hollywood Sense.

EDIT: English Trailer (http://io9.com/5125754/watch-bison-make-chun+li-cry-in-english-street-fighter-trailer)

IT BUUURNS USSSSSSSSSSSSS

Vishus

01-08-2009, 04:50 AM

It isn't that she isn't an intresting character, it is just it isn't suited for live action... She has one of the most fleshed out backstories in SF. Her motivation from SF1, to SFAlpha to SF2 is clear, and not convoluded like Ryu's story. And she has a hell of a lot more motivation than Ken... I'd go so far to say that she is probably the best character to make a movie for, but again, if it was animated rather than doing it live action, I think it would be tons better. And you have to remember, this is a prequel to everything, so her father hasn't been killed by Vega (the claw dude) yet, and she hasn't become an agent for interpol.

Whatever, since I am a street fighter fanboy, I will probably see this and cringe the whole way through.

I am so much more excited about the Anime OVA comming out with the premium edition of SFIV than I am for this piece of crap.

I take the comment about the "special" back. I will always care about a good story, but can you make a live action movie, not show the title and make me think its Chun-Li? Looks to me are important.

Right now all the matters to me is that they make a good movie rather than a good Chun-Li movie. I'm not feeling any hint of Street Fighter or Chun-Li.

HPK

01-08-2009, 06:54 AM

Right now all the matters to me is that they make a good movie rather than a good Chun-Li movie. I'm not feeling any hint of Street Fighter or Chun-Li.

Honestly, neither am I. In fact, they should've just dropped every Street Fighter reference and just made something new. It would've been better in the long run.

TrueVCU

01-08-2009, 07:08 AM

Honestly, neither am I. In fact, they should've just dropped every Street Fighter reference and just made something new. It would've been better in the long run.

*coff*spiritswithin*coff*

Gummy

01-08-2009, 01:56 PM

I'd rather watch the van damme version...
fuck.

JasonXe

01-08-2009, 02:02 PM

The trailer was posted on a Tuesday, the most important day of Chun-Li's life.

I'm sorry... I don't remember any of it.

For you, the day i posted that trailer was the most important day of Chun-Li's life. But for me... it was Tuesday /I tried my best to spin that quote in someway.

Hisham

01-09-2009, 12:10 AM

I take the comment about the "special" back. I will always care about a good story, but can you make a live action movie, not show the title and make me think its Chun-Li? Looks to me are important.

Right now all the matters to me is that they make a good movie rather than a good Chun-Li movie. I'm not feeling any hint of Street Fighter or Chun-Li.

This is the exact same predicament that the Dragonball movie is in.

It would be better labled as some other orginal movie, but they intend to cash in on the franchise success...

Hisham

01-23-2009, 01:34 PM

http://wa1.images.onesite.com/capcom-unity.com/user/kramez/large/streetfighter-chun-international_poster.jpg?v=136350

A little better.

The international poster for the movie.

Black Dragon37

01-23-2009, 04:14 PM

A little.

Harmony

01-24-2009, 02:13 AM

Ah this films gonna suck balls!! I'm so disappointed, street fighters always been my favourite over all of anything.

I agree that Ziyi Zhang would have made a better Chun Li, she's pretty good in the action movies but this Kristin Kreuk really shouldn't have been cast. I was really hoping they'd put more effort into this one after the first one being such a flop. The anime movies never let me down though.

Also, I think it would have been alot more interestin if they hada done maybe Legend of Cammy. The casting for Balrog seems to be the bect choice, your man Michael Clarke Duncan he's pretty ace for it..

N again!!! M Bison? They got this guy from Desperate Housewifes?!?! It's like they've taken all the semi stars from the lamest shows (smallville included) and let them have leadin roles where they shouldn't really have.

I'm gonna see it cause it's Street Fighter but I really doubt this is gonna be as amazing as it could be! Damn if only they let us pick the actors for these movies, votes at E3 or whatever!!!

D3adcell

01-24-2009, 02:48 AM

Is there a way you can "disbar" directors and casting agents?

Hisham

01-24-2009, 04:06 AM

Cammy doesn't really that have much of a story. Started off as a clone of Bison, doing all his bidding and after Bison's orginal body was destroyed in Street Fighter Alpha 3, she lost all her memory. Then she joined the british special forces... If anything she would be a secondary character, untill her memory loss... Only then would her story really lend to an actual movie (searching for her past).

If anything, you guys should read the SF comics by Udon Entertainment. They aren't technically canon, but they are the closest to the actual video game storyline. And they are pretty awesome.

Also, be sure to check out the anime movie that is comming with the collectors edition of Street Fighter 4. That is looking really good too.

HPK

01-24-2009, 06:41 AM

If anything, they should make a movie about Akuma and Dan. It's would be able how they live their lives up until they cross paths. They would then battle in the greatest fight ever, which would lead to the universe exploding into other dimensions.

LiquidEagle

01-24-2009, 11:51 AM

btw, little fun fact about this movie is that the director also did the Doom movie from 2005... yup.

Gummy

01-26-2009, 09:23 AM

hahahahahahahah dooooom.
makes sense... get it?

anyways, i saw that gay ass street fighter poster at fucking disneyland.. well downtown disney.

Hisham

02-02-2009, 05:33 AM

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2009/jan/28/interview-justin-marks-street-fighter-movie-writer/

Interview...

lol at Bison...

Black Dragon37

02-02-2009, 02:10 PM

I have a little bit of hope for this film now.

Gummy

02-02-2009, 08:09 PM

he made a great bison RIP
http://www.defunctgames.com/pic/feud101e.jpg

akash

02-06-2009, 10:41 AM

would have easily brought Chun-Li to the big screen in perfect reproduction but just as a white dude is playing an Arabian prince, we get a white chick playing an Asian Interpol agent.

Hisham

02-06-2009, 07:23 PM

Kreuk is half asian... Ethnicity isn't the reason why she is a bad choice....

TrueVCU

02-28-2009, 06:45 PM

It's physically bad (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/street_fighter_the_legend_of_chun_li/)

D3adcell

02-28-2009, 09:15 PM

This is the worst cast I have ever seen.

Kiwi

02-28-2009, 09:26 PM

Wow, one of the reviewers called it "Uwe Boll bad". Now that's a bold statement!

Gummy

02-28-2009, 10:36 PM

It means it's a perfect action flick.

Pro A.

03-01-2009, 06:15 PM

While I haven't actually reviewed it yet (still got other things to do) I will say that it isn't as bad as it could have been. It's not very good, but... it has its moments.

Black Dragon37

03-01-2009, 07:49 PM

That's just a mercy killing, man.

IEatFriedPikmin

03-02-2009, 09:29 PM

kreuk did a great job in the Neutrogena commercials :)

LaLiLuLeLo

03-03-2009, 01:49 AM

best quote from rotten tomotoes:
When Chris Klein yells "Bomb! Everybody Out!", he just as well could have been talking about this movie too.

Gummy

03-03-2009, 05:29 AM

lol.

so, Dragon Ball is next.

Xer0

03-03-2009, 07:31 AM

On a somewhat related note, I recently saw Street Fighter II: The movie and Street Fighter Alpha: The movie.

Street Fighter II was surprisingly very enjoyable and baring the ability to look at Bison without cracking up every time he mentioned his "psyco power", it turned out to be a good time with some actually decent character development (By this I mean Ken wasnt competely neglected for Ryu cause i <3 Ken)

Street Figher Alpha, OTOH, sucked. From the animation style to the fight scenes to main story, it left me which a huge feeling of "meh". And really, how many close ups of Ryu did we need? And why was Ken so useless in this one, it made me sad.

But, Im willing to bet Alpha was 100x's better then Chun-Li

Harmony

03-10-2009, 12:21 AM

I just watched Street Fighter II again, I love that movie it's one of my favourites and by far the best of the Street Fighter films!

Hisham

03-10-2009, 01:12 AM

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie was probably the best movie based on the Street Fighter lore.

But meh, the multiplayer > any story they might try and shove in.

Nelodium

03-19-2009, 01:50 AM

Wow, they made another live action street fighter film. And they based it on Chun Li. Tsk Tsk.....

Hisham

03-19-2009, 02:01 AM

Why does everyone presume making it based on Chun-Li would be bad?

Really, she does have the best backstory in the SF universe... It doesn't mean they can't make a good movie... It is just they always butcher it with stupid people behind the scenes.