Street Fighter II the Animated Movie

This is the best that Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie has ever looked. I still have my DVD that was released back in 2006, but this film is remastered in its original Japanese length entirety as with the U.S. and UK voice and music edits. This is where the edits can get slightly confusing. There are three edits, overall. They edited the english (both American and UK) voice ADR recording and soundtrack to fit the full length of the Japanese edit, which was a great step to make for this Blu ray. The two English edits are pretty similar, and then they have the original Japanese edit. What they did was basically take the original Japanese edit of film, and apply it to both English ADR edits, and somehow it worked great. So we get a super clean film with three ADR track edits. Then we get a fourth edit; the U.S. ADR Edit with the Japanese edit and Japanese Soundtrack. I would've preferred a Japanese voice edit with the Japanese cut, and the U.S. and UK Song Soundtrack and Music Score composed by Cory Lerios and John D'Andrea, in with the Japanese dialog track, and here's why . . . I always felt the American and UK dialogue sounded so childish, and unnecessarily edgy with its bad language. When I watched the Japanese version on my DVD from 2006, it was very serious, sort of sophisticated with its plot, and the subtitles were extremely different in tone from the dialog of the English versions. But my problem with this version is with the Japanese soundtrack . . . it's full of vanilla J-Pop and the songs and music score are so non-appropriate to the situations they are supposed to underline. The best example is the fight between Chun-Li and Vega. The song that is played to the scene is CRY by Naofumi Suhara and performed by Big Life. It's a sad song, and seems like it's supposed to play to the tragedy of Chun-Li being severely beaten and killed by a brutal killer, Vega. Except, THAT isn't how the scene plays out. Chun-Li proves to be more of a match for Vega and kicks the snot out of him before she defeats him and sends him through a wall. The U.S. and UK SOUNDTRACK has KMFDM's ULTRA. It adds the proper danger and threat, without compromising Chun-Li's capability, or the proper action underscore of the scene. The other piece that I felt the U.S./UK SOUNDTRACK really captured the proper spirit was the introduction scene of Guile. The film cuts to Patterson Air Force Base where Guile is landing an F16 fighter jet, and is about to be introduced to Chun-Li. The music in the original Japanese sound score was like Kenny G scoring a movie. The U.S. and UK versions had a guitar riff and rhythm beat that reminded you of the vibe of Top Gun, which is how it should be. The Songs and music are seriously mismatched in the original Japanese version, and it makes me wonder what was running though the minds of the composer and director when they were working their way through the film. The music throughout should sound worldly, tribal, and full of verve, not 80's teen comedy or Eric Serra's The Big Blue score. It should be rockin' in places and tranquil in others. The music playing to Bison's entrance at the Shadaloo (Shadowlaw in the English versions) base should sound the way it is in the English versions; intense, intimidating, sinister, and full of intrigue. The Japanese version makes no sense, it sounds too tranquil and weird in a bad way. Weird in that it sounds like a Jedi is walking down corridors, and not a Sith Lord walking down DARK corridors. The only voice actor I like in the English versions is Tom Wyner, because he was appropriately menacing, and the man had a HEAVY voice. When you see his character, he has this huge jaw, and massive physique, and his voice seemed to do that image justice. Ryu really didn't fit for me. At times he sounds like he belongs in Goodfellas, because the inflection the actor chose was very Italian mafioso at times. Ken . . . too whiny, and not fast talking enough. He should sound like a showman with pinoche, and not have a voice at a scratchy pitch that could crack glass. The actress that portrays Chun-Li sounded too stilted and choppy. There wasn't a single line she read aloud that had any smooth rhythm to it. The others play out pretty much the same way, so I'm not leaving anything out by not covering each one. Like I stated before, get a mix that includes the American Soundtrack with the Japanese dialogue and subtitles, and I will consider THAT Blu Ray release a COMPLETE VERSION. The Movie itself is a wonder to behold, visually and for its story. It globe spans from Seattle WA, to Japan, to India, to Las Vegas NV, to Thailand and the Thai Laos Border. The background paintings are exquisite to the eyes, and the animation is top notch. The character designs are a bit dated, but they look close enough to the game designs to do the work justice. The story is one we've seen in the games from the late 80's to early 90's from Capcom. It covers Ryu's esoteric journey, the discovery of self as a martial artist. It has Ken's journey of finding that perfect fight with the only person he WANTS to test himself with, his old friend Ryu. It's about Chun-Li's path of Justice, and Guile's quest for vengeance against M. Bison, who had Guile's air force wingman Charlie, brutally killed while on a mission. It features all the Street Fighter II characters such as Blanka, E. Honda, Dhalsim, T. Hawk, Cammy, Balrog, Dee Jay, Fei Long, Zangief, and of course Sagat who gets the curtain call scene at the beginning of the movie with Ryu. Here you'll witness the fabled moment when Ryu defeated Sagat, and how Sagat got that huge scar across his chest. This movie is rich with Street Fighter lore, built from the years prior. It's THE Movie that we should've received in theaters instead of that ridiculous cash grab that exploited Raul Julia, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Kylie Minogue as Cammy (for some stupid reason). But THIS Blu Ray is the one to get, because the transfer is NOT cheap and disappointing. The versions presented here are crystal clear and have never looked better. The ADR editing was supervised by the original ADR mixer, Les Claypool who went on in the previous years to work on music and sound for South Park and Robot Chicken. People forget he used to do work for anime dubs. Get this version before it's gone, because we might not get another one this great.

Street Fighter 2 The Animated Movie is what you'd expect. Great fight scenes. The story does its job to tie the characters together. But it definitely takes a back seat to the fights. And honestly, the fight scenes/action is what I expected. I got most of the backstory playing the video game. So thats where I came from before watching the movie. As for this particular product, I LOOOVE that you have the option to watch with different soundtracks. English voice acting with Japanese ver. music, Japanese voice with English ver. music, etc. I first watched the Street Fighter 2 The animated movie with subtitles and original track. I've always been a fan of that version. The english version is still great but I wasn't into the music. Specifically the fight scene between Chun-Li and Vega (Balrog). Nothing wrong with the KMFDM version. But I really liked the emotional pull of the original music track. I felt it really added to the fight scene. But NOW I can watch it with the original music soundtrack AND english voice acting! I do like the japanese voice acting but its also convenient to just focus on the visuals without reading subtitles. And I can always go to the other different versions if I want. Win win!

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie has been well regarded among fans as an early example of a great multimedia product based off a video game. Now enhanced in 4K and UHD, the film stands out even more with the quality of animation of a previous era. In addition, it retains all the uncensored and uncut features of the original movie and can be watched with various audio options. While the extra features were not bad, it would have been nice to have some other features like interviews or other BTS stuff that may have not been known before. Regardless, the movie itself endures almost 30 years since it initially released. Fans of Street Fighter or video games in general should definitely include this enhanced version in their collection.

It's great to able to import it as it's not available in England. But there was a crease on the slip cover

This is a good movie period! It is also great for Street Fighter fans. It looks and sounds good. Good version. It is edited every time I have seen it on TV.

One of the greatest anime movies of all time. Yes it also has the Chun li shower scene too...lol it also has the Japanese soundtrack as well as the famous USA rock soundtrack .a must have. The only negative is the blu ray looks like a transfer from the DVD so image quality is meh... and special features are minimal

Revamped in 1080p! They even went back and made the pg13 version in HD for us oldschool fans! They pulled out all the stops for this one. Though I must note I acknowledge the films age, the grain on the dark scenes is pretty bad and I think should have been cleaned up. The transfer otherwise is pretty good. Once you get your hands on the settings you can pick any of the various audio tracks to customize your experience. You've got the cut..uncut..unrated and UK unrated and Japanese and what else can you expect? They also give us an English dub with the Japanese score if you want to do it that way. You can even customize the subtitles a little too. (Which have been made more accurate) This team painstakingly went through and gave us a real uncut feature. Think about the cut versions audio not lining up with the uncut film... yes..they fixed that too! I had the vhs when I was a kid and it felt like a lot of blood and Chun-Li scenes were curiously, possibly edited and missing and they all definitely were. This is a good paced movie with good action and a real western direction. There is a little drama built into it to give the story a bit more meaning. This is serious fan service. They have special features on the disk explaining all of this, as well as facts, artwork used by the animators, trivia and more fun stuff. It comes with a sleeve cover that collector's will appreciate and it is not indicated here on Amazon. Support this product and buy it! I paid just under 13 for this and it is a steal at that price. And since, I've seen it dip under 11.50. Usually this goes for closer to 20 and it's worth it at that price. If you found my review helpful, please click the helpful button to let me know I am being..helpful!

Not sure how I missed out on this movie as a kid, but seeing it for the first time was a great experience. It’s almost perfect. Came shrink wrapped with a nice looking slipcover. Within the first few minutes I was hooked. Not being familiar with the source material, I’m not sure how much they cleaned up the image but it’s gorgeous! Grain is intact, lines are clean and sharp, the level of detail is impressive. The first scene is very dark, but when Ryu starts charging up and the electricity around him starts popping, the highlights literally lit up the whole room. Discotek made excellent use of the hdr layer, the vibrancy and pop of the colors is a little toned down (it’s not like watching a Pixar movie or anything) but some of the highlights beat my expectations for an older animated movie. It reminds me of the work that Disney did on Cinderella and Snow White m, where you don’t feel like you’re watching a modern movie, but the best possible version of the original - how it should be. There is some dust here and there on the image but it’s only certain scenes. Other times I was shocked by the clarity. I chose the English soundtrack and was pleasantly surprised - one of the first songs in the movie is sliverchair - Israel’s son. Such a cool time capsule of a movie. Will be watching many time over I’m sure.

北米版DVDを購入後、暫くしてBD版が発売された為、結局両方購入してしまいました。 2017年8月現在、国内正規BD版は未発売です。DVDは発売されましたが、画面サイズが4:3で画質も良いとは言えません。 北米版のDVDはリージョンフリーで画質も良く、画面サイズも16:9でした。 北米版のBDはリージョンAなので、日本国内のレコーダーやプレーヤーで再生可能です。目を見張るほどの高画質ではありませんが、日本版と比べると画質の差は歴然です。 今後、国内版のBDが発売されたとしても、映像のマスターは同じものを使用すると思われます。 仕様は、 音声は英語吹替、オリジナル日本語。字幕は英語のみ。 本編は春麗のシャワーシーンも収録されたオリジナル版です。 国内版にあった、"スト２ヒストリー"は未収録ですが、各種予告編は収録されています。

La mejor película que se ha hecho del universo de Street Fighter II con una intro épica que quita el hipo. La presentación es espectacular y alude directamente a la nostalgia con una caja que recuerda a los juegos de Super Nintendo. Para fans de la saga y que se iniciaron en esta franquicia jugando en la Super Nintendo es todo un regalo. Muchos añadidos en la caja y la peli en Blu-Ray se ve y suena espectacular.

The best SF animated feature ever to be made.

Aunque no tenga subtítulos en español pues trae en inglés y también que trae el idioma original, ya que la versión americana deja demasiado que desear.

Bought this movie 3 times over the years, from vhs, dvd, and now blu ray. The blu ray makes it even better. Great transfer.