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Saturday, 29 March 2014

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)

This is how to make a SF II film. It’s visibly aged but in a good way, like Ninja Scroll (1993). Good guy Ryu is targeted by the evil Shadaloo organisation who want to use him for their own nefarious reasons. At the same time Shadaloo is being tracked by agents of Interpol because of drug trafficking. A badass fight between the parties is inevitable.
If there hadn't been pressure to include as many fighters as possible, if instead the focus had been on a chosen few, it could've been even better.
The violent Chun Li scene that was cut or edited in many versions is the best choreographed and animated scene in the entire film, so do your homework before purchasing and don't assume that just because it says Uncut on the cover that it really is.

3 signature moves out of 5

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