The 5 worst things about Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
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2009’s crappiest videogame movie is filled with problems – here are its biggest
Videogame movies are, with a few exceptions, awful. This is not news. It’s not surprising. It’s a sad fact, which gamers with any sort of taste in movies resigned themselves to years ago. And yet, every time an announcement of a new game movie comes down the pike, we foolishly think it might be good, forgetting the brazen, burning contempt that Hollywood harbors for games and those who play them.
The latest cinematic abortion to briefly get our hopes up was Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, which promised to redress the wrongs of the original, comically wrongheaded Street Fighter movie from 1994. After stomping into theaters earlier this year and onto DVD a few weeks ago, however, it proved to be so bad that we couldn’t even give it away. And if you’re curious to find out why, the following reasons are a good place to start.
Oh, and: SPOILERS AHEAD.
Videogame movies are, with a few exceptions, awful. This is not news. It’s not surprising. It’s a sad fact, which gamers with any sort of taste in movies resigned themselves to years ago. And yet, every time an announcement of a new game movie comes down the pike, we foolishly think it might be good, forgetting the brazen, burning contempt that Hollywood harbors for games and those who play them.
The latest cinematic abortion to briefly get our hopes up was Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, which promised to redress the wrongs of the original, comically wrongheaded Street Fighter movie from 1994. After stomping into theaters earlier this year and onto DVD a few weeks ago, however, it proved to be so bad that we couldn’t even give it away. And if you’re curious to find out why, the following reasons are a good place to start.
Oh, and: SPOILERS AHEAD.
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dainjdc
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There were actually people somewhere in the world that expected this to be good?!
- 2 years ago
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dainjdc
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pjacobs51
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"The latest cinematic abortion."
Nicely put!
- 2 years ago
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pjacobs51
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jlichman
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...why is there a date monitor?
- 2 years ago
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jlichman
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KefKef
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jlichman:
its for your birthday. So kids under 13 that are stupid enough to put their own birthday can't watch the vid because its PG-13. I don't know why they did this though.
- 2 years ago
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KefKef
