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Street Fighter 2 - The Animated Movie [1994]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5022366505345
Label : Starz Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : Starz Home Entertainment
Publisher : Starz Home Entertainment
Release date : 2007-02-19
Title : Street Fighter 2 - The Animated Movie [1994]
Audience rating : Suitable for 15 years and over
Format : Array
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 1994-01-01
Region code : 2
Running time : 101
Studio : Starz Home Entertainment
Theatrical releaseDate : 1994

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2007-10-24 rating:

Japanese audio track at last!
This version something I have been interested in seeing for over a decade, the Japanese version of this film. The first disc is the film pretty much identical to how it has always been released in the UK. The second disc is the Japanese version, fully intact, no edits, no overlays with a new 5.1 mix (and the old stereo track). The Japanese version feels like different film. The use of music is much more sparse, the intonation of the voices present the characters differently. Putting the two versions on separate discs rather than fitting the Japanese audio to the English version is definitely the best way to present this.

Now for the down side. Neither version is anamorphic wide screen; they are both 4:3 with black borders. The video quality on the English version is pretty bad, I would have to say the older release of this film was slightly higher quality. The Japanese version is better but still not great.

I felt the Japanese version was an improvement but it still isn't exactly Citizen Kane. Despite the problems with this release I've given it a fairly high rating, this is mostly for being the first release with Japanese audio. A must for fans and completest.

review by: date: 2007-08-27 rating:

The only Street Fighter Anime/Movie worth watching ...
This is new release of a classic anime movie , includes the Japanese version which was previously unavailable in the UK.

This disc includes two discs, the English dubbed version on Disc 1 and the Japanese audio version with English subtitles on Disc 2.

Both versions have different background music , so loyal fans might enjoy watching both versions as the different soundtracks produce different emotions throughout this movie.

The western track is more aggressive and adreniline pumped .... while the Japanese track is more subtle and beautiful/artful.

The accuracy of the subtitles themselves seem abit iffy / don't seem too accuarate ..... but it a small imperfection that can be overlooked , in this impressive set.

The colour quality of both versions seems to slightly differ from one another too. ( The english disc seems to have a darker/stronger tint to it ..... while the japanese disc has a paler/clearer tint )

Anyway about the movie itself :

Along with the awful Hollywood Movie , there are also a bunch of streetfighter animes / anime movies besides this ..... but I personally think this is the only one really worth watching. ( It also seems to be the most faithful adaption in accordance to the games )

It has great cel and animation quality ( Not the bright and colourful palette you expect from typical anime ... the colours are more real/pale ) , along with a great soundtrack.

It has amazing chreography when it comes to fight scenes.
Plotwise , not much can be said really , except it's based on a fighting game , so what can you expect ?

But it's worth watching just for the fights.

My rating is mainly for people who enjoyed playing Street Fighter alot in their youth and want to see a movie that does it justice.

Add a star if you are a huge Streetfighter fan though ( All your favourite characters come to life , blood and all! ) or take away a Star if you have no interest in Streetfighter.

Either way it's a solid title that's still a satisfying fight ( animated ) movie to watch.

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