Comments on: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie – A thoroughly unpretentious lesson in arse-kicking http://www.bateszi.me/2007/06/13/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-a-thoroughly-unpretentious-lesson-in-arsekicking/ Anime fan forever Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Hige http://www.bateszi.me/2007/06/13/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-a-thoroughly-unpretentious-lesson-in-arsekicking/#comment-845 Hige Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:29:04 +0000 http://localhost/?p=172#comment-845 Yeah, this movie is also deeply intertwined with my childhood. Sorta similarly to you, I saw it as a result of my older brother scoring loads of Manga VHS, so it may well be one of my earliest anime experiences. That and Overfiend, which happened to be in the selection as well. Although this obviously fucked me up as a twelve-year-old, it's probably partly responsible for my warped tastes in anime today. That and a twisted obsession with tentacle rape. Help me :( Yeah, this movie is also deeply intertwined with my childhood. Sorta similarly to you, I saw it as a result of my older brother scoring loads of Manga VHS, so it may well be one of my earliest anime experiences.

That and Overfiend, which happened to be in the selection as well. Although this obviously fucked me up as a twelve-year-old, it’s probably partly responsible for my warped tastes in anime today.

That and a twisted obsession with tentacle rape. Help me :(

]]> By: clazy http://www.bateszi.me/2007/06/13/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-a-thoroughly-unpretentious-lesson-in-arsekicking/#comment-844 clazy Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:16:22 +0000 http://localhost/?p=172#comment-844 wow. i remember renting this from blockbuster at least 10 times when i was growing up. I also remember that Street Fighter Alpha movie with Rose and the "Dark Hadou." I liked SF2 better. Ryu vs. Evil Ken fight scene!! awesome!! it spawned some crazy mugen stuff on youtube too. wow. i remember renting this from blockbuster at least 10 times when i was growing up. I also remember that Street Fighter Alpha movie with Rose and the "Dark Hadou." I liked SF2 better. Ryu vs. Evil Ken fight scene!! awesome!! it spawned some crazy mugen stuff on youtube too.

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2007/06/13/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-a-thoroughly-unpretentious-lesson-in-arsekicking/#comment-843 bateszi Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:50:11 +0000 http://localhost/?p=172#comment-843 @Necromancer: I had a quick listen to the Japanese music on YouTube today and it's basically a polar opposite to Manga Ent's metal offering. There is some bubblegum JPOP idol singing during the final fight with Bison. It was pretty random! @kauldron26: I'm proud to say I've never actually seen the Van Damme movie, but it looks terrible. He was playing Guile, right? I hate Guile :) Anyway, glad I'm not the only one to have been infatuated with this movie, by rights it should be complete garbage, yet somehow, it's really quite fun and still holds up today. @Rift: All I can suggest is that you watch the movie again and try not to take it too seriously. Or rather, stop trying to apply logic to such a mad story! :) I quite like that ending twist, just because it confirms the absolute, never ending slugfest that is Street Fighter! @Necromancer:
I had a quick listen to the Japanese music on YouTube today and it’s basically a polar opposite to Manga Ent’s metal offering. There is some bubblegum JPOP idol singing during the final fight with Bison. It was pretty random!

@kauldron26:
I’m proud to say I’ve never actually seen the Van Damme movie, but it looks terrible. He was playing Guile, right? I hate Guile :) Anyway, glad I’m not the only one to have been infatuated with this movie, by rights it should be complete garbage, yet somehow, it’s really quite fun and still holds up today.

@Rift:
All I can suggest is that you watch the movie again and try not to take it too seriously. Or rather, stop trying to apply logic to such a mad story! :) I quite like that ending twist, just because it confirms the absolute, never ending slugfest that is Street Fighter!

]]> By: Rift http://www.bateszi.me/2007/06/13/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-a-thoroughly-unpretentious-lesson-in-arsekicking/#comment-842 Rift Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:30:27 +0000 http://localhost/?p=172#comment-842 If this is the same movie I'm thinking of... ...can you honestly praise it, given it's ending? ...Bison suddenly appearing in a truck and trying to run over Ryu...? I suppose if you ignore that... ...well, no, sadly, I really can't get that one scene out of my mind, and it becomes the only thing I can judge this movie on. If this is the same movie I’m thinking of…

…can you honestly praise it, given it’s ending?

…Bison suddenly appearing in a truck and trying to run over Ryu…?

I suppose if you ignore that…

…well, no, sadly, I really can’t get that one scene out of my mind, and it becomes the only thing I can judge this movie on.

]]> By: kauldron26 http://www.bateszi.me/2007/06/13/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-a-thoroughly-unpretentious-lesson-in-arsekicking/#comment-841 kauldron26 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:09:40 +0000 http://localhost/?p=172#comment-841 o man, this was the shit when i saw it in 97. i remember the vandamme movie was such a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge let down for me as a kid. and when i saw the trailer for this on cartoon network, i was so psyched i could barely contain myself. imagine how my 12 yr old mind was blown seeing chun li in the shower naked.... aaaah fun times. i must have seen this like 20 times. and the chun li vs. vega fight i saw like 50 times. and the chun li shower scene... well... prolly like a 100. lol... i was 12, it was the first time i saw a naked woman on tv/video... dont judge me!!! lol.... such nostalgia... i remember me and my cousins would watch this over, and over, and over, and over.... good times.... o man, this was the shit when i saw it in 97. i remember the vandamme movie was such a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge let down for me as a kid. and when i saw the trailer for this on cartoon network, i was so psyched i could barely contain myself. imagine how my 12 yr old mind was blown seeing chun li in the shower naked…. aaaah fun times. i must have seen this like 20 times. and the chun li vs. vega fight i saw like 50 times. and the chun li shower scene… well… prolly like a 100. lol… i was 12, it was the first time i saw a naked woman on tv/video… dont judge me!!! lol…. such nostalgia… i remember me and my cousins would watch this over, and over, and over, and over…. good times….

]]> By: Necromancer http://www.bateszi.me/2007/06/13/street-fighter-ii-the-animated-movie-a-thoroughly-unpretentious-lesson-in-arsekicking/#comment-840 Necromancer Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:52:31 +0000 http://localhost/?p=172#comment-840 I bought the special edition of this a few months ago so I could finally watch it in japanese. It was interesting to see but the original music makes some scenes with Ryu and Ken seem kinda homoerotic, lol. I also don't like calling M.Bison, Vega (Vega is Balrog, Balrog is M.Bison due to the way the japanese switched the names for the US game's release). Watching the dub is still the best way to watch my fave fighting anime. HADOKEN!!!! I bought the special edition of this a few months ago so I could finally watch it in japanese. It was interesting to see but the original music makes some scenes with Ryu and Ken seem kinda homoerotic, lol. I also don’t like calling M.Bison, Vega (Vega is Balrog, Balrog is M.Bison due to the way the japanese switched the names for the US game’s release).

Watching the dub is still the best way to watch my fave fighting anime. HADOKEN!!!!

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