Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

i really enjoyed this animated movie based on the video game of the same name.i thought the animation was good,and i liked the story.there's also a great back story that's really useful to the viewer up to speed,if that aren't already familiar with the history of the characters.the characters(especially the main ones) were interesting and had some depth and development.the action scenes were great.the voice acting was good all around.this is definitely not for young kids.there is some nudity and a bit of language,and it is violent,thought i have seen much worse.for me,StreetFighter II:The Animated movie is an 8/10

Many fans will argue that THIS is THE Street Fighter movie. The prefect adaptation of a popular fighting game franchise.Is it good? yes. Perfect? Hardly.Lets start with the Good stuff. 1)The animation. This anime, along with a number of anime movies in the late 80s to 90s break free from the stereotype of anime utilizing more animation short cuts and lower frame rate than western animation. The frame rate here is exceedingly smooth, it almost looks rotoscoped. Characters aren't stiff and are always in motion with expression in the faces and body posture portrayed very nicely in the art.2)The art. One would think that with a higher frame rate and smooth animation, the detail of the art would suffer. This is not the case here. The artwork is beautiful and finely detailled. Shadows and blacks are heavy lending to very nice gritty look and feel for the show. And the painted backgrounds are works of art on their own. The character designs are true to the game and pleasing to the eye, though some like Guile and Balrog tend to border on unrealistic.3)The fights. Beautifully choreographed and realistically played out, the fights are the main attraction here. Every punch from wind up to the hit to the follow through is thoroughly animated. Close ups and long shots are used appropriately to give a very dynamic viewing experience. Characters act and react to their opponents like how real fighters would and unlike other fighting anime like Dragonball, special powers are not thrown around. In fact, special powers are very rarely used in this movie and only as a last resort. Most of the time, we have 1 on 1 duels that look better than some big budget kung fu movies.The Bad 1)The story Weak and clichéd, the story in this movie teeters between juvenile and logic failing. A power hungry dictator capturing the world's greatest fighters to turn them into his own army, seeks out one particular fighter just cos his "power level" is higher than the others. This just reeks of typical shonen anime like Dragonball or Naruto. The story plays out very straight forward with no hint of intrigue or build up, and hearkens back to the cheesy spy movies of the 60s with evil crime empires and giant sky ships.2)The characters Aside from Ryu, most of the characters are 1 dimensional stereotypes of different cultures or races. Perhaps that comes from trying to cram in too many characters into one movie, something many game adaptations suffer from. The motives of the other characters are never explained or only briefly touched on and they are never developed as the movie progresses. Even Ryu gets little development. The there are appearances by Zangeif, Blanka, Sagat etc who seem to be just there to make the game fans happy. They lend nothing too important to the plot, especially Zangeif and Blanka whose appearance is totally non-essential to the story and could have been cut out, that time and money used to actually further the plot. 3)The scripting and dialogue Cheesy lines and over the top speeches abound in this movie. Thankfully, unlike other anime, characters don't talk to each other and spew lengthy monologues in the middle of fights. Honestly, i preferred the English version to the Japanese version. The Japanese version is a lot more over the top wheras the English version has more realistic, subdued acting and some lines are changed to make them less cheesy. Plus it is more believable to have the majority of the characters which are non-Japanese, speak English. Not to mention that the animators never bothered to properly sync the lip movement to the Japanese dialogue in the first place.Overall 7/10 A greatly enjoyable movie that captures the spirit of the games and likely to please fan and newcomer alike. Aside from the simplistic story and cookie cutter characters, the animation and fight choreography definitely sets the bench mark for fighting genre anime.

I had huge expectations with this one as I am a huge Street Fighter fan. However, I am fairly disappointed.The plusses are few; the story is OK, and pretty much all characters are there, although most of them are in a special appearance. There is some good music and some good action scenes. And of course, Chun Li looks pretty and her nude scene (uncut version) will be a treat for every heterosexual male.However the negatives are plenty. The movie is too boring and could be easily trimmed by 20-25 minutes. Ryu and Ken miss each other like hell but when they do meet up, it seems like they don't really care. Guile is very annoying, he plays the "bully" whereas M.Bison irritates to the hilt. The characters are largely annoying whether that is their voices or "character" in the movie.The live movie starring Van Damme was much better than this.

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!