Street Fighter 2 - The Animated Movie [1994]

This is AWSOME!!!! Side note totally biased Street Fighter II fan here. I recently got the comic of the movie and found it to be a watered down version of the movie so I watched the movie again. A great movie is one you can watch over and over again. This is a great movie. I watched it all the way through again. I did not even have to hit the forward button. From the intro/fight between Ryu and Sagat, this set the tone for the movie. All the fight scenes are great the characters and special moves are completely recognisable. Most of the characters follow their back story from the game, which is better for a fan like me. The story during the fight with Sagat, one of Shadowlaw's cyborgs captured Ryu's fighting potential data. The number comes up to 3680; top martial artists tend to be around 2000 so Bison is very interested in finding Ryu and recruit him. Chun-Li is the Interpole operative assigned to the case. She teams up with American hot head Guile who has a personal vendetta against Bison for the death of his friend. Even though they looking for Ryu, Shadowlaw also capturing other street fighters and using his "Psycho-power" to turn them into killing machines under his control. Now being able to find Ryu, Bison captures the next best thing Ken Master, Ryu's best friend and training partner. Exposing Ken to his "Psycho-power" Bison gives Ryu and Ken "the fight they have been dying for". Ken must find the inner strength to overcome Bison's influence, then are Ken and Ryu together any match for Bison and can Ryu survive "Psycho" Ken long enough for this to happen? Great movie, great story, great action and great animation, what is there not to like? If you have not seen it watch it now, if do not own it get it this is the very definition of a classic.

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie [1994] - Collector's Edition (Completely Uncut and Uncensored for the First Time) [NTSC] [All Regions, 1-8, Region Free] [DVD] [2015 ] ASIN: B0176IETV4 UPC (Barcode Number): 875707095099 DVD Release Date: 22 December 2015 Audio Options: English (US UNRATED) Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese (UNCUT) Dolby Digital 2.0 & English (UK UNCENSORED) Dolby Digital 2.0 surround. Subtitles: English Signs/Translations, Full English for Japanese version (with English character names) and thirdly we are provided with Full English subtitles for Japanese version (with Japanese character names i.e. US Vega = JPN Balrog, US Balrog = JPN M. Bison & US M. Bison = JPN Vega). Bonus Features: Japanese Trailer #1 (2:59) Japanese Trailer #2 (1:14) 2x English Manga UK VHS Trailers (2:21) Original English Opening & Ending Credits Sequences (10:33) Eastern Star (Discotek Media) 2015 & 1994 Japanese Production Credits Translation for this edition [in English] (2:22). Picture/Video Format: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, NTSC, MPEG-2. Notes: Disc tested and confirmed to be Region Free on SD DVD (not Blu-ray). 5.1 English track does not feature Guile's F-Bomb but "lousy". 2.0 English UK track does include Guile's F-Bomb relating to what he'd like to do to Bison's heart. The 2.0 Japanese language track is unaffected by this, it is UNCUT. Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is another Region Free SD DVD title from US based anime label Eastern Star. As of July 2018 all of my Eastern Star SD DVD releases have been tested and proved to be UK Region 2 Coded (Region Free meaning 1-8 or 1-6). I've bought many older retro anime series and films like Lupin III (Films, TV Specials, Part I & Part II on SD DVD but absolutely not Part IV), Samurai Pizza Cats, etc. All have been tested upon arrival and been Region Free and not Region 1 locked at all. This unfortunately does not apply to other Discotek Media labels or divisions and sadly UK anime fans should expect Discotek Media/Eastern Star Blu-ray Disc titles to be Region A (locked) in most instances (as is the case with this film - see below for details). So Ryko Distribution titles would be expected to be Region 1 locked, etc. However, Eastern Star Standard-Definition DVDs should be OK in UK players PCs and games consoles in my experience. The company recently started moving towards SD-Blu-ray Discs with large series being in SD but on Region A locked USA Blu-ray rather than the bulkier DVD sets. It truly is the end of an era!! My players, recorders and drives are Multi-Region 1-8 for SD DVD but Region B standard for Blu-ray Discs, thus not fully multi-region!!!! For anime fans of a certain age Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is a beloved psychological action-packed drama with that amazing English language score by Cory Lerios & John D'Andrea plus a host of early nineties artists signed to Sony Music Entertainment (Korn, Silverchair, Alice in Chains etc.). Just in case you were wondering, the Japanese music is painful to listen to in comparison and in my opinion it sounded dated even back then [1994]. This is vastly superior to Steven E. de Souza's poor-man's knock-off James Bond wanna be 'Hollywood' movie released here in May of the following year. Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle [1994] - Extreme Edition [NTSC] [Region Free] [Blu-ray] [US Import] [2009 ] That said, I still enjoy them both for what they are and not what the money-men hoped they'd be. Capcom still made a profit though so we shouldn't fell too badly for them! I still find it funny that the English voice actors are credited under pseudonyms e.g. Bryan Cranston credited as Phil Williams voiced Fei Long and Tom Wyner credited as Phil Matthews voiced M. Bison (as if we couldn't tell that it was him), etc. There are at least four slightly different versions of this film. All UK and most USA SD DVDs feature 'faded', 'soft' looking non-anamorphic transfers. The old 'Special DVD Edition' released in October of 2001 contained the uncensored English dub (5.1 UK UNCUT audio) and was mostly unedited sans Chun-Li's bottom in the shower scene (ASIN: B00005M6RH & EAN: 5022366200448). This 2001 SD DVD release contained a number of subtitle options - English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish. The February 2007 Manga 2-Disc DVD set (ASIN:B000M06GMY & EAN: 5022366505345) had previously been about as truly 'uncut' as UK fans could get. The UK Disc 1 English 5.1 track is the USA uncensored audio without Guile's F-Bomb whereas the English 2.0 track features the UK uncensored audio with the aforementioned F-Bomb in place. I've given up comparing the Chun-Li scene everyone talks about because the changes are minimal. Disc 2 has the true uncut Japanese master again with the choice of 2.0 or 5.1 audio with English subtitles. In the past bloody scenes may have been toned-down 'colourful' language replaced or removed and the infamous Chun-Li shower scene re-cut in a number of different ways (for brief full-body nudity and the shot of her rear-end). Years of waiting for UK collectors in Region B saw a small reward for their patience in the form of Kaze/Manga's 2013 HD Blu-ray (ASIN: B00BFDXY2W & EAN: 3700091027364) which was great if you liked the original language but not so much if the 'classic' English dub was your thing. This put a lot of people off buying it in HD, including myself! Due to French label Kaze opting to source the censored English dub on our shared UK/French Blu-ray Disc I cannot in good conscience recommend the 2013 UK HD Blu-ray to anyone other than subtitled anime fans. No uncut English dub, no sale!! It just isn't for me. No thanks! Customers who own a fully Multi-Region (DVD 1-8 & Blu-ray A, B, C) player and who are therefore not subject to the usual concerns the rest of us physical media collectors have, may wish to purchase the Region A Locked (not Region B UK compatible) American October 2016 Eastern Star (Discotek Media) Blu-ray Disc. It would seem to include everything a person could need (supposedly - but I don't own this one). UNCUT Japanese Version of the film: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (US unrated), English LPCM 2.0 stereo (UK unrated), English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (PG-13 rated), English LPCM 2.0 Stereo (with Japanese score), English signs subtitles, full English subtitles for the Japanese version with Japanese character names and finally full English subtitles for the Japanese version with International/English character names. US PG-13 CENSORED Version of the film: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (with English score), English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (with Japanese score). Note: Region A Locked. Fully Multi-Region Blu-ray Disc Player Required. ASIN: B01L7JFJ9Y & UPC (Barcode Number): 875707096027. Eastern Star's Region Free (Region 1 is printed on the packaging and disc) Standard-Definition DVD released back in December of 2015 will have to do for now since there is no decent Region B alternative at the moment. Good luck.

I would agree with the review that says this is the only Street Fighter II movie/series worth watching. While I understand what one or two of the others tried to do, I thought they were managed poorly. Plus, I rarely enjoy prequels anyway. For me: what is the point? They can't change "history".... Back to SFII the animated movie. Also correct from another review here is the animation/colour style. Mostly more subtle colour, much more pleasing to the eye, given the contemporary setting. I expected more fights. But was not disappointed as the plot, and more importantly characterisation, were not quite as two-dimensional as expected. Some Manga/Anime goes on and on, past it's want-by date, but I actually could have stood a bit more of this film. Some characters from the game are barely touched (e.g. Blanka, Zangiev, and couple others) in favour of those more central to the story. Not too much one could do about that, as otherwise the film would end up longer than a Bollywood epic. ERGO, I would have preferred sequels from other films not prequels. But that is not a discussion for here! Summary: A great Anime movie, that won't break into my top three faves, but I'm proud to own nonetheless. Low point: Guile. Far less effective in the movie than he was in the hands of a skilled player. High point: Chun-Li vs Vega fight.

This film is awsome, its the only street fighter film worth watching. Im not sure what goes through some peoples minds when they decide to make films of games, books etc and go off on their own little tangent as if they know what people want to see like the french actor masquerading as an american but with a french accent Van Dame! street fighter live action movie was awful! and the new Chun li film isnt to good from what ive heard. However this film is awesome it actually stays true to the source material and has a brilliant but simple story. The Character roster is great all your faves are in there somewhere and Ry and Ken are actually the stars!! if your a street fighter fan this is a must!

A love letter to the game and one of the best animated films I have ever had the pleasure of watching. I can’t believe how good it actually is. On the box reads the words ‘vastly superior to its Hollywood counterpart.’ Yes, I think that is probably putting in lightly! Captures the magic of the games and the reason so many love tbe series. Alice in Chains as part of the soundtrack too! Does it get any better? Characterisation is superb, particularly Ken Masters and Ryu. Their relationship is explored through a series of flashbacks etc. and I love the bond they share. Would I recommend? Without a doubt! Just don’t let the Hollywood version of this film steal the joy for the franchise you may feel. This film for me affirms that joy and I look forward to watching it again soon.

As anime goes, if you grew up in the 90s (as I did) - Street Fighter II is a classic! I'm not going to spoil the story in the film, but it ties in great with the Street Fighter mythos and all your favourite characters are here. Of course, Ryu is the main character but the underlying story arcs involving Guile and Chun-Li are great and each character is very well rounded in terms of dialogue. The soundtrack is bad-ass too, featuring the likes of Korn, Alice In Chains, Silverchair and KMFDM - all of which add to the 'fight' atmosphere. This is recommended viewing in my book. 10/10! I reccomend you go for the Special Collector's Edition - you get the English dub of the movie (which is fully uncut) and the Japanese dub on a seperate disc. Talk about bonus! Pick it up before it disappears for years again!

This release is both a triumph and a shame. Picture quality is the best yet seen with a great transfer and great colours. Unfortunately there is no 5.1 track, and the English dub is the PG-13 version with no swearing- which sadly impacts the music and some scenes where to remove the swearing, they've awkwardly edited the movie. Worth buying, but still not a definitive version.

Let me say straight off the bat, the remastered transfer for this film is probably the best we've ever seen or probably ever will see. It's very clear with good depth and colour. That's the positive bit out of the way... The audio side of this release has been a complete disaster. I can't express enough how much this disappoints me that in 2013 we still can't get a 100% satisfactory release of this film. The cover claims that the film is uncensored, which as far as what you see on screen is true I suppose. However, every single instance of swearing in the film has been removed. For someone who hasn't seen the film before this might not grate so much but for someone who remembers a lot of the lines this sticks out like a sore thumb and was extremely jarring whilst watching, leaving me wondering... Why? It still has a BBFC 15 age rating and still contains all the blood, violence and nudity from before, so why remove the swearing? The worst part about this bizarre censoring is the effect it's had on the movies soundtrack. This can be seen most obtrusively in the Chun Li vs. Vega fight scene. Originally the KMFDM song would play continuously from beginning to end, however because of the constant cutting of frames the soundtrack becomes very choppy, going from mid-verse to chorus, then mid-chorus to another part of the song and making the whole edit sound very amateur. I also have to comment on the fact both the English and Japanese dubs on this disc are presented in 2ch Stereo, where the previous DVD release from 2006 contained 5.1 surround mixes for both. How is it that in 2013 with a 25-50GB Blu-Ray disc they couldn't have put on the HD 5.1 tracks for both? If you're someone who genuinely doesn't give a fuss about audio this release is fine, the picture is great and the film is as good as always. But most people who would purchase this film have likely owned it before on VHS or DVD and were looking to upgrade to Blu-Ray for the best possible picture and sound representation of a classic anime film. On this basis I can't recommend this release.

Der Streifen ist nicht nur für Street Fighter-Fans ein grosses Vergnügen. Auch wer auf Martial Arts-Filme im allgemeinen steht sollte sich ihn unbedingt mal ansehen! Qualitativ, für mich,nicht nur um Klassen besser als alle anderen Street Fighter-Verfilmungen sondern sogar einer der besten Animes überhaupt. Zeichentricktechnisch ist das hier gezeigte absolut hochklassig. Die charmante (und nahezu komplett von Hand gezeichnete und colorierte) Optik weiss auch nach über 20 Jahren noch zu gefallen und überzeugt in der Blue ray-Fassung mit toller Schärfe und Fargebung. Alle Protagonisten des Klassikers "Street Fighter 2 Turbo" tauchen hier so auf, wie man sie sich in einem Zeichentrickfilm wünschen würde. Die einzigen kleinen Änderungen zur "Original-Version", die mir aufgefallen sind (und niemanden ernsthaft vom Kauf abhalten sollten), sind in der Synchro zu finden: an zwei Stellen des Films wurde der Ausruf "Asshole" durch "Troublemaker" ersetzt und in der "E Honda und Balrog rollen den Hügel runter"-Szene rufen sie nun nicht mehr gemeinsam "Oh shiiiiiit" sondern "Oh nooooo". Die Sprecher sind jedoch in beiden Versionen die selben! Die Anpassungen lassen sich also verkraften :-) Habe diesen Film vor mittlerweile über 20 Jahren zum ersten Mal gesehen und er macht mir auch heute noch Spaß.

Arrived faster them expected ...very satisfied with this purchase.

One of my all time favroite movies since my teenage years

Qualità video e audio notevole per un prodotto così datato, non mi aspettavo una qualità del genere. Oltretutto è presente sia la versione in lingua inglese, con tanto di colonna sonora riadattata dalla casa statunitense, che la versione giapponese con sottotitoli. Veramente soddisfatto di aver recuperato un ottimo prodotto sia dal punto di vista dell'animazione che della grafica. Credo sia il miglior adattamente, sia per quanto riguarda film di animazione che dal vivo, del videogioco degli anni '90.

普通の日本の機械では再生できないリージョンBです。 その事の注意が何もされず、日本のサイトで売られている事に、 大変遺憾です。