Street Fighter -- Collector's Edition | 
| Director: Steven E. De Souza
Actors: Jean-claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-na, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  139 reviews
Sales Rank: 42307
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD20216D
ISBN: 0783227094
UPC: 025192021626
EAN: 9780783227092
ASIN: 0783227094
Theatrical Release Date: December 23, 1994
Release Date: May 27, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Despite remaining the subject of intense debate by fans of the Capcom video game on which it’s based, the Jean-Claude Van Damme punch-em-up Street Fighter returns to DVD with an array of supplemental features, many of which may seem very familiar to anyone who’s owned previous DVD releases of this title. The film itself, directed by screenwriter Steven (Die Hard) de Souza, remains an amusing camp exercise, buoyed largely by the presence of Raul Julia in his final film role as mad dictator General Bison, who holds a trio of soldiers for ransom. Coming to the rescue is a bleached-blond Van Damme and a team of fighters, including Chun-Li (Ming-Na), Sagat (Wes Studi), Cammy (Kylie Minogue) and other characters from the Street Fighter rogues’ gallery. De Souza’s decision to weave humor into the storyline hobbles the impact of the fight scenes, which are largely relegated to the final third of the film, and budgetary restraints render some characters--most notably Robert Mammone’s Blanka--as laughable caricatures. The result is probably appalling for Street Fighter die-hards, though most audiences seem to regard it as a camp hoot. That status may account for this Extreme Edition, although the tie-in factor with the 2009 theatrical release Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li should be taken into consideration as well. Those who own the 1999 Collector’s Edition DVD of this title will already have most of the extras featured here, including commentary by de Souza, a making-of featurette, outtakes, deleted scenes, storyboard and video game sequences (the latter featuring likenesses of Van Damme and Julia) and a barrage of promotional images. The only features that are new to the Extreme Edition are the sharp anamorphic transfer, which is a vast improvement over the previous release, and a trio of trailers for the Street Fighter IV game and Street Fighter IV feature-length anime. --Paul Gaita
Product Description
This action-packed film features great f/x directors commentary deleted scenes and more. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/06/2004 Starring: Jean-claude Van Damme Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Pg13
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 Obviously flawed but nostalgic fun January 18, 2009
Ethan M. Sterk (Fallbrook, CA U.S.A.)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Okay, I don't think anyone can reasonably argue that this movie is good; at least, not in any conventional sense. The acting, except for perhaps Raul Julia, is sub-par at best, the story is ridiculous, and even the fight scenes aren't very well-executed (pretty bad for a film with the title Street Fighter, huh).
So why am I giving this 5 stars? Well, for starters, I was all of 8 years old when the film came out, and deeply in love with video games, especially Street Fighter II, which this film is (loosely) based on. I also liked Jean-Claude Van Damme for some bizarre reason-Bloodsport, Hard Target, Timecop-to me, he could do no wrong. Which made this film a perfect storm of sorts. Being older and wiser, I can easily spot the many flaws in this film, but the over-the-top, cheesy dialogue, stunts, and story are what keep me loving this movie. I don't think it's good anymore, like when I did when I was eight, but now I realize it's in that rare so-terrible-it's-actually-highly-entertaining category. Just don't expect much and watch it more for laughs than a serious story (it's based on a video game for crying out loud) and you'll get a kick out of it.
I mean, how could you not love a movie that has one of the characters, watching a surveillance camera revealing a bomb-laden truck about to crash into the building he's in, exclaim, "Quick! Somebody change the channel!"
 Oh boy... December 9, 2005
Simply Ravishing (Las Vegas, NV)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Where do I even begin with this disaster? Back in the early 90's just about everybody knew what Street Fighter was, and it's no surprise that it was made into a movie. This movie had high expectations, and what a total bomb it turned out to be. Now, if we are talking money-wise here, this movie was a complete success. However, I don't know why because it seems like just about everything that could have gone wrong... did. The biggest flaw of the movie (other than the movie itself) is without a doubt the characters. Nothing against Van Damme, I actually like a lot of his movies, but not for even one second did he convince anybody that he was an American soldier. Charlie and Blanka are not the same person (the movie decided to combine them together, making him "Carlos Blanka"). After eleven years, I'm still trying to figure out what they were thinking on that one. E. Honda is supposed to be Japanese and not Hawaiian. Balrog joins Honda and Chun Li as part of a news team. Still reading? It gets funnier. Dhalsim was turned into a scientist. Ryu and Ken are hustlers (whatever happened to honor?) Zangief provided comic relief during the movie (who can ever forget "Quick! Change the channel!" and "You got paid?") And whatever you have heard, Captain Sawada is not Fei Long. The one role they got right was Bison. Julia was perfect for this role. Unfortunately, we all lost a very good actor as he died shortly after this film was made.
The fighting scenes are a complete joke. The Honda/Zangief fight was basically them grappling each other and then falling through the floor. Bison's attacks are supposed to be quick, not flying at 2 MPH and having Guile just stand there waiting for Bison to hit him. I really wish I could have included some good points in this movie, but I simply can't. However, for this price, I actually would recommend that you check it out, because if you're like me, you'll have a couple of good laughs during this movie. Not because it was funny, but because at how unbelievably bad it truly was.
 "I'm the Repo Man, and you're out of business!" September 8, 2007
iansomniak (USA, Planet Earth)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"You can't make a movie out of a video game." That's what they told writer/director Steven de Souza when he took on this daunting project. They were probably right, but he wrote the script anyway...and he only had one night to do it. Perhaps he should have asked for two nights. Nevertheless, here we have the infamous live-action version of Street Fighter on DVD in a lavish Widescreen Collector's Edition, packed with a plethora of bonus features, including: trailers; TV promos; behind the scenes footage; storyboards; deleted scenes; video game footage; movie poster art; Chun-Li's news footage; video game character art; `The Making of Street Fighter' featurette; and even a running commentary by the aforementioned writer/director, Steven de Souza. Never has a motion picture so universally despised received such an extraordinary DVD treatment!
Street Fighter may not be as awful as some people think, but it certainly isn't very good. The plot is meandering and hard to follow, and the characters' motivations are not always clear. It's too often silly and only occasionally exciting, but it's not consistently funny enough to be considered a comedy, and not dramatic enough to be considered an action movie. The film's worst flaw is that it doesn't stay true to its source material. General M. Bison is a drug lord turned power mad dictator who is holding sixty-three "Allied Nations" relief workers in a "hostage pit" in his secret underground base in Shadaloo, Southeast Asia. The smartly-dressed megalomaniac demands that a staggering ransom of twenty billion dollars be deposited into his Swiss bank account within three days or the hapless hostages will die. Though he lacks the Psycho Power of his video game counterpart, the impudent General plans to use the ransom money to build Bisonopolis (complete with a food court) and, of course, take over the world. Chun-Li Zang is a reporter for GNT World News and her news crew consists of Balrog, the boxer, and Edmond Honda, the Hawaiian sumo wrestler. Colonel William F. Guile (the main character here) is the blue-camouflaged A.N. military commander who has an American flag tattooed on his shoulder even though he's Belgian. Cammy works for Guile, not for Bison. Ken and Ryo--the stars of the video game--are portrayed as thieving con men who sell ping-pong ball guns to bad guys...like Bison's skinny one-eyed arms supplier, Sagat. Zangief, the Russian, is depicted as a complete moron. And Dhalsim is not an Indian monk and Yoga master, but a scientist who is forced, by Bison, to turn Guile's friend, Charlie Blanka, into a mindless, orange-haired Hulk-like killing machine by injecting colorful liquids into him and making him watch horrific videos (like this one) in an "incubation chamber." Dr. Dhalsim has a full head of thick black hair until near the end of the picture, when he suddenly and inexplicably shows up completely bald.
The movie does have its moments though. Raul Julia is terrifically entertaining as General Bison, even if he is too gaunt to be believable as the powerful fighter from the arcade game. There are some clever lines like: "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. For me, it was Tuesday." And Guile's speech to the A.N. troops just before they mount an amphibious attack on Bison's lair is pretty inspiring, despite the fact that Jean-Claude Van Damme seems to have a lot of trouble speaking the English language. There's also a very impressive explosion near the end of the film. Still, proper representations of the Street Fighter characters can only be found in animated form (see Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie and Street Fighter II V: The Collection).
Never make a movie based on a video game December 4, 2005
C. Cook
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, not even the atrocious Super Mario Brothers can touch how wretched this 'adaptation' is.
Where does one even begin to say what is wrong with this movie? Let's start with the characters. First off, Van Damme is nowhere near close to convincing as an American soldier. His partner, Charlie, was NOT turned into Blanka. Honda was not a fat Hawaiian guy, Balrog was not on his side and their trio with Chun-Li was not a group of reporters. Dhalsim is turned from a yoga master with hyper-elastic limbs into a scientist. Ken and Ryu as petty hustlers? Bison was supposed to be a psychopath with supernatural powers, not a terrorist with an identity crisis. The only character even close to correct was Vega.
The nonexistant 'fight' scenes are a joke at best. This movie teases you then leaves you hanging. In one scene, Ryu and Vega are preparing to fight. You are expecting a good fight betweeen these two only to have Guile charge in and arrest everyone. Quite lame.
In another scene, Honda and Zangief prepare to fight each other. Honda powerslams Zangief onto the floor, which they fall through. However, you can plainly see that the two of them ripped through a sheet. In another scene earlier, Zangief sees the enemy approaching on a video monitor and says "Quick, change the channel!" In another pointless scene the movie tries to pay tribute to the games when Bison tries to blow up a stealth boat using a control deck taken from the Street Fighter arcade games.
If you like Street Fighter, stay far away. Even if you like bad movies, stay away. Maybe if you see this on TV and are in the mood for a laugh or two then check it out. This is not even worth a rental.
Not one thing right in this movie... December 6, 2004
Brendan (Long Island, NY USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Ok, here we go. Grab a snack cause I'm gonna be bashing on this movie for awhile. Ok, where do I begin? The movie was horrible. That took off. Now. When this came out, I was a hardcore Street Fighter fan (hell, I still am. Fighting games are my life)and when I looked up online to see the reviews, I heard nothing good at all. So I decided not to waste my money on going to the theatres. So then when it comes out for video, I rent it. And I was sad to say, those reviews were right. Let's begin on what they did wrong, shall we?
1. Jean Claude Van Damm - I used to be a big fan on Van Damm in his very successful movies like Bloodsport and Timecop. But recently, his movies were bad. And then they give him the roll as the American soilder, Guile. Now, firstly, Guile is American. Van Damm is French. Smart move there guys. Secondly, Guile wasn't even the main character in the game. It was Ryu and Ken. Thirdly, Van Damm hardly even looked like Guile. Van Damm had a crew cut in the movie while the real Guile has something like a flat top hairdo. And lastly, Guile was a captain. Not a clonial.
2. Storyline - The storyline wasn't not even close to the game's storyline. Ryu and Ken in the game, are martial artist who grew up together living in the same dojo with their master, Gouken. They train every day. In the movie, they're weapon dealers and are brothers. Wow, quite different. And also, I recall Ryu being somewhat like a Bruce Lee wannabe. I mean, he'd always ended up needing to take off his shirt and fight with only his pants on and even getting cuts on his chest by Vega (Balrog in Japan). Sagat is supposed to be a Muay Thai fighter known all over the world who lost to Ryu and was scarred by his Shoryuken. In the movie, Sagat is Ryu and Ken's dealer who ends up trying to kill Ryu and Ken cause he got screwed over by them. Chun Li in the game is an Interpol officer searching for M. Bison (Vega in Japan)cause he killed her father. In the movie, she's a news reporter...wow...anyway, Honda and Balrog/M. Bison are her crew in the movie. In the game, Honda is a Japanese Sumo wrestler. In the movie, he's some fat hawaiian camera man. Balrog/ Bison, in the game, is one of M. Bison/Vega's body guards and is a BAD GUY. In the movie, however, he's apart of Chun Li's news crew and is a GOOD GUY. Cammy, in the game, was once being controlled by Bison/Vega but gained her memory and is now apart of Red Delta. In the movie, she's Guile's lover (which I remember in the game, Guile has a wife and a daughter)and is apart of the army with Guile. I'm probably boring all of you to death from the horrific things of this movie.
3. Horrible fights - Street Fighter is mainly about fighting. Well, I hardly found any fighting in this movie. And the fighting that was in this movie stunk. And the saddest part of all....no special moves.....That's what made Street Fighter unique. Specials. But, where's the hadoukens? Shoryukens? Tatsumaki Senpukyakus? Sonic Booms? Nope. Nadah. Nothing at all.
Bottom line: Movie is horrible. Don't even bother trying to see this movie.
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