Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)

I rented this awesome anime film based on the popular Capcom video game series many years ago on VHS at a video store, and I really loved it. The story is very well done, it is about Ken getting captured by Bison and made into one of his Shadaloo demons and everyone must save him.The animation is top notch for a 1994 film but the real winner here is the awesome American soundtrack featuring heavy hits from bands such as Alice in Chains, Korn, Silverchair, Smokin' Suckaz Wit Logic and KMFDM.Now, anyone that is a fan of this movie would know that there are three versions: The original PG-13 edit, the Unrated version (which really is not really THAT much unrated), and the Fully uncut version which was previously only available in Australia but Discotek Media has licensed it and will be putting it out on Blu-ray with both the fully uncut version and the PG-13 version as a special feature (it doesn't have the Unrated version footage (it has the audio only but you can get the Unrated version on DVD for less then 5 dollars), This is a awesome movie that every SFII fan should see! I give Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie a 7/10

If you ever played Street Fighter II, then you know the basic premise of the movie, M. Bison's Organisation 'Shadowlaw' (or Shadaloo in some versions,) is taking over the world, and only our street fighter protagonists can save it.Every single playable character was on the movie, so whoever your favourite is, whether Chun-Li to Zangief, they are there. Although a few characters have very small parts, they appear in a way which shows them off, mostly in making them spar with each other, every character fights and shows their special moves at least once. (Go Spinning Bird Kick!)The animation is fantastic, to say the least. Not only very smooth, the timing with the dub is exceptionally well, and the fight scenes, which the movie is full of, puts you on the edge of your seat.The music is a very defining part of the movie. In the original Japanese version, the music score is powerful, it compliments the action happening on scene, and gives the move an extra tug to the heart. In the Western version, they scrapped the whole score and added different songs. There are instrumentals which sets the scene very well and particularly in the fight scene of Chun-Li vs Vega, KMFDM's 'Ultra' gives it the extra boost. The film's characters grows on you, you fall for the protagonists when they rise and fall, and you despise the antagonist's ways. or you the other way because you're just that person that wants the bad guys to win.The film is a great film to watch with friends, although afterwards, some people might insist in reenacting some of the fight scenes, which I don't recommend. A great film for a great game, with some great scenes.I recommend it, and watch a little of the credits. Something might be coming to Ryu's way. What are you waiting for? Watch it!

"Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie" is an anime that packs everything you could ever wish for in a Street Fighter-anime, and it is everything that the movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme should have been. I think of myself as a fan of the glorious Street Fighter videogames, and especially the original Street Fighter II videogame. This movie brings you brilliant martial-art-sequences and it really captures the atmosphere of the videogame. Pretty much all of SFII`s characters appear in this movie, and although Ryu and Ken are the main characters, every character from the game that is present here gets to fight. An excellent musical score is also worth noticing. This is in my opinion the finest pure martial-art-anime available today. This movie`s intro, where Ryu fights Sagat, is probably the best intro ever for an anime, and it really makes you expect an extraordinary film, and this movie more than delivers. Everyone with an interest in action-anime will love this, and it is completely perfect for the fans of the videogame-series. So, if you fancy watching an anime where you get to see old favorites such as Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li go head-to-head in explosive battles against villains such as Balrog, Vega and Bison, then this is your movie.10/10

Street fighter the animated movie is a well animated fight fest that serves as a superior companion piece to the revolutionary fighting game on which this anime is based .Its silly plot is full of holes and would make little sense to a non street fighter fan but not to worry, the story is merely an excuse for street fighter characters to dragon punch and shin kick the hell out of each other, and its in this department that the film delivers on a huge scale.The battles that these characters have are truly incredible to watch! Well thought out, well animated and just astounding to gawk at, they work just as well as the best live action fight sequences out there. The two stand out fights are a masterfully executed battle between Chun li and Vega that will make your jaw drop and the final climatic battle of the film which wraps everything up in an adrenalin pumping fashion .The animated fighting on display here more than makes up for the films faults like its annoyingly slow establishing shots that seem to go on forever.Street fighter the animated movie is first-rate animated action that does its source material justice and allows you to contemplate on how good that garbage live action version could have been.Knowledge gives this : 4 out of 5 (It makes me want to throw fireballs baby!)