Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

Product Description

All the lightning-fisted thrills of the world s wildest combat video game series explodes onto DVD in this brilliantly animated, sensationally supercharged adventure, Street FighterTM II: The Animated Movie. This all new unedited and uncensored version now boasts a stunning new 5.1 surround sound mix of the equally popular soundtrack.

In the not too distant future, civilization is under attack. Leading the forces of darkness is the evil mastermind Bison, who is determined to capture the minds and bodies of the world s greatest fighters for use in his manic plan to conquer the world. The only people on Earth with the potential to stop him are Ken and Ryu, two powerful legendary martial arts warriors. Together they face the fights of all fights. The final battle of good against evil is about to begin!

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Running Time: 101 minutes

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Based on the video game, Street Fighter II: the Animated Movie (1994) is the first feature in the popular continuity that includes a second animated film, a TV series, an OAV, and a live-ction feature. With physiques that Mr. Olympia would envy and moves that would shame Bruce Lee, Ryu and Ken Masters rank as the world's greatest martial artists. They face a dire challenge when Vega (Bison in the English dub), the psychic master of the criminal syndicate Shadowloo (Shadowlaw), attempts to turn the world's top street fighters into his agents. The minimal plot exists only as a framework for the over-the-top martial arts battles. Director Gisaburo Sugii stages many of the fights at night in an effort to heighten the drama, but the results are so dark, it's difficult to see what's going on. Fans of the series complain--justifiably--that the English voices sound stiff and hokey, although the dialogue is hopelessly silly. The double-sided disc offers both the English and Japanese versions; the latter contains about two more minutes of violent fighting. (Rated PG-13, suitable for ages 17 and older: graphic violence, violence against women, nudity, alcohol use, profanity, ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.......2007-09-07

The streetgighter movies are great, good stories and fight scenes. Stay away from the Series though..... it is very boring and repetitious.

mangafreak.......2007-09-05

worked fine no worries. but its not totally uncut its missing a swear word from guile but everything els was sweet

Street Fighter- Code of honor(Vol.1) and Soul Power (Vol.2).......2007-08-04

When I bought this dvd I thought it was an anime (japanese cartoon) but it turned out to be a cartoon, and it is not related to any of the street fighter anime (street fighter vII, street fighter: alpha movie + generation and street fighter II: the movie ).
The difference between anime and cartoon is that cartoon's have no sense physics, for example, there is a scene where one of the heroes jumps from a plane to a surfacing sub as if it is a normal jump and he feels nothing and when he trips on in the sub he feels some pain.
And in the cartoons the graphics stinks, the dubbing stinks and the story also stinks. This cartoon shows the good guys always winning and learning morals while the bad guys like the vil leader bison loose easily and look like whimps, like every common thug.

If you are a street fighter fan do not buy this dvd
PERFECT FOR KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES 6-11 OR POSSIBLY 12

NOT SF MOVIE.......2007-06-22

Why does this (Soul Power), and SF II: The Animated Movie have the same reviews? They are two different things. All the reviews here are for the animated movie. SOUL POWER IS NOT THE MOVIE!!!! It is simply season 2 of the American animated Street Fighter series shown on the USA network in the 90's. C'mon, people.

Anyway, this series isn't nearly as good as any of the Japanese anime, even Street Fighter II: V. But hey, if you're an SF fan, and you want some change or even just to see what it's like, go ahead and pick this, up. But don't forget to pick up Season 1 first! It's called Code of Honor.

Street Fighter .......2007-05-12

I have been looking for the original Japanese version for years. Now I have both on the same disk. Its great!!!

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Awesome
amazing collection
Great Retake On An Anime Classic
Loved it!
not bad

Street Fighter II V: The Collection
Starring: Street Fighter 2
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Release Date: 2003-04-29

Customer Reviews:

Awesome.......2007-09-12

This series is great! The action is intense and the plot keeps you on the edge of your seat. I hardly watch anime, but this series is definitely worth the time!

amazing collection.......2007-08-07

This is my favorite anime of all time, you can tell they put alot of artwork into it,, there is some scenes that just keeps on playing over and over again at the end,, BUT LOVE THE STORY LINES, ,, Im a big fan!!

Great Retake On An Anime Classic.......2006-10-11

On the heels of the success of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie came Street Fighter II V! A series of 30 minute episodes recounting the adventures of a teenage Ken Masters and his friend from Japan Ryu.

While not directly connected to the popular animated film, it could've easily been a prelude to it as many of the things that happen during this series later happened in the film or were recounted in the film (by film I mean the animated movie, not that awful Van Damne live action flick from 1994)!

Anyway, back to the series, Ken and Ryu meet up for the first time in years when Ken invites Ryu to come to America to see him. From there, they embark on a worldwide journey to meet the best fighters and learn from them. Along the way, they learn what it means to be a true martial artist and that it doesn't always mean having the best punch or the fastest kick. I am not much on the moral stuff but some good life lessons are noted here. Nothing preachy but noted.

We also meet a very young but still pretty Chun Li and her childhood friend Fei Long (while I do like the character of Fei Long, no one is going to tell me he ISN'T copy of the late Bruce Lee, abeit a VERY GOOD copy). We also meet Sagat prior to his days of working for Bison and Shadowlaw as well as Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, Zangief and Cammie. Guile also makes an appearance and we see why he hates Bison so much in this piece. We've heard the story of why he has it in for the Shadowlaw leader but this is the first time (that I know of) that it is actually shown. I won't give it away for those that haven't seen this version of the series but it is very telling.

As for the action, it is very good! Not quite the level of the animated movie but still very good! Overall, a very good buy!

Loved it!.......2006-10-09

I completely loved it. It's pretty much a fun dvd collection to watch. BTW, Wal-Mart is selling this for $20!

not bad.......2006-07-10

this is a good series, the only complaint i could say about it is it doesnt really feel like the street fighter i know from the games. its a great anime, great fighting, and exciting to watch, i just kinda expected something different after playing the games. also i got this at suncoast movies for 40 bucks, kind of over priced on here

Average customer rating:

Street Fighter II
No sign of slipping here
SF2V!
Volume 3, the best?
Don't expect the movie Quality...

Street Fighter II V, Vol. 3
Starring: Kenji Haga , Kôji Tsujitani , Chisa Yokoyama , Tesshô Genda , and Rokurô Naya
Director: Gisaburo Sugii
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Release Date: 2001-03-27

Customer Reviews:

Street Fighter II.......2007-09-07

Way too boring and slow story line development, not a whole lotta action here bubs.

No sign of slipping here.......2005-09-12

Still the SF II V story becomes more complex and involving. Despite being 7 episodes long, the bulk of the story on this DVD takes place in one night as Ryu, Ken and Chun Li encounter Vega and Bison in a Spanish castle during a really shady dinner party and the murky plot thickens even more.

The fight scenes are still hard-hitting and every 'set-piece' totally gripping. With so much going on there is never a dull moment in either of these episodes. Cammy is also introduced halfway through.

The DVD is in 1.33:1 full frame, as drawn, with Dolby Stereo sound. Chapter stops are non-existant, or just limited to episode beginnings. Extras are just fluff trailers. Anyone who has the first 2 DVDs will have this one already so I guess there's no point in telling you to go out and get it right away.

SF2V!.......2001-09-07

Wat are you waiting for! Go Purchaseit!I alreadyam getting it this week! Don't be a foo go buy the whole series On DVD!

Volume 3, the best?.......2001-08-08

I have seen all four volumes of Street Fighter II V, and have to SF2 Volume 3 is probably the best. For one, The fight scene between Ken and Vega is the best because it is the most violent fight and both characters are evenly matched in my opinion. In addition, Vega's character is fully developed, he is an excellent villian by being psycho. Also, Cammy makes her first cameo appearance.

Don't expect the movie Quality..........2001-06-02

I bought this DVD and while I am a fan of Street Fighter (Grew up on it and my dad owns an amusement company so I got to play the real thing =P)I hated the Series.This volume was the only one I picked up since they had it and vol 4 at circuit city and I'd never seen the SF Series so I decided to check it out.Here goes what to watch out for if You're considering buying it.What I expected was a quality around the area of the SWEET SF 2 Animated Movie (Buy it),this was not.The animation is odd looking in parts,I don't like the Voice acting (That's what Japanese Subbed is for) and this DVD Is hella fuzzy in picture quality.I was surprised to see the other good reviews but I guess It's a pretty good DVD If You've seen the series.But whatever you do,DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING NEAR THE MOVIE QUALITY,and try and rent before you buy on this one if you're a newbie to the series.

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Street Fighter II
Weaker end to a great series
Great ending to a fantastic series
8.5(rating for excitement)
A Sad Volume for a Series that had Potential

Street Fighter II V, Vol. 4
Starring: Kenji Haga , Kôji Tsujitani , Chisa Yokoyama , Tesshô Genda , and Rokurô Naya
Director: Gisaburo Sugii
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Release Date: 2001-03-27

Customer Reviews:

Street Fighter II.......2007-09-07

This whole series was really bad, it was boring and slow not a whole lotta action here bubs.

Weaker end to a great series.......2005-09-30

What bogs this finale off is that it's just too long and it's split over several episodes. You never feel like you're getting anywhere with them and when something interesting happens it ends with a cliffhanger. Plus the use of flashbacks goes waaaay to far with one episode being almost entirely made up of old footage. Come on, man. We're not that dumb, we know how the story went.

Storywise, this DVD ends the series with Ryu and Ken taking on Bison on his island fortress while Guile and Nash try to rescue them. Elsewhere Cammy and Balrog clash over the assassination of Inspector Dorai. It's lively enough but can someone tell me how Ken's fatal wounds from the previous episodes miraculously healed in the space of a few hours? And despite the music being of the ususal cool standard there are few scenes, particularly the one where Ken and Ryu are forced to fight each other, where it becomes the most innappropriate supermarker muzak ever.

And what became of Bison at the end? Or Chun Li? Not a good denouement at all. It's a shame such a great show had to end on a weaker note.

Great ending to a fantastic series.......2003-01-09

As per usual , audio and video quality of the 8 episodes contained on this last volume of Street Fighter II V are excellent.
Concerning the story , I agree with other reviewers that the plot could have been reworked to allow all the characters a chance to develop sufficiently. But there is tons of actions and well-acted drama.
One big problem is the constant re-use of footage from past episodes..but I guess they were on a tight budget.
The music is fantastic ...to the skeptics, that j-pop music that plays during the dramatic scenes do work really well.
Extras are decent , but they could have added more trailers or some conceptual sketches.
And they should have left in the original intro and ending music...slag the techno remix!

8.5(rating for excitement).......2003-01-02

Volume 4 of Street fighter II V is awesome...The animation is normal but the people are too tall and too bulky other than the video game and such...The action is very good and keeps you watching the series,at least every 5 minutes there is either action or something going on...The plot is good except the issue with Chunli,the series has much more blood and violence than SF2 the animated movie...I reccomend buying this if you like ninja stuff,action,dragonball z and so fourth.

A Sad Volume for a Series that had Potential.......2001-08-20

Volume 4 is the worst anime I've seen in the SFII series, and is almost entirely a waste of money. Aside from the first and last episode of this volume, original footage was scarce. I felt it was almost a rehashing of the story line from the last volume. I had to skip or fast forward alot of the material to keep interest. I found it very bad quality when in important scenes, such as where Ryu and Ken are about to fight, to be complemented by elevator music. Overall a very bad volume; with reasons stated above also the development of Ki for Ken was just awkward.

Street Fighter - Code of Honor Collection

Average customer rating:

This crappy cheesy USA Street Fighter YUCK!
A Disgrace to a Great Game and Animated Moive
Street Fighter, or Gi-Joe?
USA Networks Version

Street Fighter - Code of Honor Collection
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme , Raul Julia , Ming-Na , Damian Chapa , and Kylie Minogue
Director: Steven E. de Souza
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ASIN: B00008DDSO
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Description

Colonel William Guile is a martial arts expert who travels the global tournament circuit. His competitive fighting, however, conceals his top secret mission- he is leader of an elite group of international crime fighters known only as Street Fighter. Their code of honor: Discipline; Justice; Commitment. Whether the evil Bison plans to release a deadly virus, set a comet on a collision course with Earth, or collapse the train tunnels beneath the English Channel, it takes a well-honed combat unit to foil his sadistic scemes... Packed with fierce fighting, ample thrills and a team of genuine heroes, Street Fighter is a proven winner.

Customer Reviews:

This crappy cheesy USA Street Fighter YUCK!.......2006-06-08

The japanese DID NOT make this series the Americans did. They just messed it all up the animation is too childish the characters look different. Their is no blood, profanity, or nudity. The action is not even hardcore. I really hate the fact that Guile is the main character instead of Ryu. I am ashamed of this so greatest in the world. Why would advfilms would want to waste their time owning the rights to this junk I thought they only stick to anime and trust me this is not anime.

A Disgrace to a Great Game and Animated Moive.......2004-04-13

I thought the animation was terrible. This was nothing like the animation done for the other Street Fighter movies. They were too "kiddie like." The story lines were horrible also. If you liked the other animated Street Fighter movies, then you will hate THIS collection. It was not what i expected at all!!! Invest in the street fighter 2 V collection, that is worth the money! Much better animation nd closer to what you would expect after watching the Movies. 2 THUMBS DOWN for both Soul Powers AND Code of Honor!!!

Street Fighter, or Gi-Joe?.......2004-03-09

I'm a street fighter fanatic! I've loved the concept since the original Street Fighter Arcade Game (the impossible to play one with the large buttons you had to smash, and the impossible to pull off special moves, Street Fighter II was a piece of cake in comparison).
I bought this because I was hoping to get a more complete collection, and I'm not entirely dissapointed...
Though it is quite true to the video game, it's very much the same style as the 1980's Gi-Joe... which means that if you're used to anime (like the Otaku I am) you might be a little dissapointed.

USA Networks Version.......2003-04-22

Okay so many of you probably have never seen this series. The quality of the DVD is great. But of course, this is the series that was on USA Networks on cable. Do not get this series mixed up with the Japanese version of Street Fighter.

There are major differences. The first one is storyline is based on the horrid Van Damn movie of Street Fighter. Which means that the Street Fighters are police under cover to save the universe. Second difference is Guile is the main character not Ryu!

I would consider this for my collection regardless. ADV Films bought the rights to this movie attempting to capture the Robotech, Transformers generation. They did a great job of marketing it to them. I ended up buying this DVD. It's not the best anime nor is it even Japanese, but I had to get it since I watched it growing up as a kid.

Customer Reviews:

Street Fighter II.......2007-09-07

Way too boring and slow story line development, not a whole lotta action here bubs.

Boring, and unrelated to the game........2005-08-31

I'm actually surprised so many people have given SF2V pretty high ratings. I'm a hardcore Street Fighter fan, and was VERY disappointed with this anime. I was expecting this anime to stay true to the game like SF 2: The Animated Movie did, but unfortunately, SF 2V has very little to do with the game.

Ryu has spiked hair, and if not for the fact that he is called "Ryu" in the series, you'd never guess that he is the Ryu of the game. In fact, a lot of characters that are supposed to be from the game, look nothing like their SF 2V counterparts. The worst is Charlie Nash. If you're familiar with the game, and see Charlie Nash in the SF 2V anime, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.

Apparently, Ken is a red head (not blonde like the game) and his mother is Japanese! We learn this little revelation pretty early on.. yes, the all-American, blonde haired Ken that SF fans have known for nearly two decades is now a red head and is apparently half-Japanese.. talk about absurd.

I don't want to give away spoilers, but Gouken (Ryu and Ken's Master according to the game's storyline) is never mentioned, and in SF 2V, he isn't the one who teaches Ryu and Ken the Hadou.

The animators also screwed up on the "Dragon Punch", which is one of Ryu and Ken's trademark moves. In the game, if the right arm is performing the punch, then the right leg is up; instead, in SF 2V, if the right arm is performing the punch, the right leg is down..! They couldn't draw the Dragon Punch right, at the very least!

If this weren't all bad enough, the there is an occasional implication that Ryu and Ken are "more than just friends" if you know what I mean.

The animation is very low quality for an anime, and pals in comparison to SF 2: the Animated Movie. The music is very low quality, and is more like elevator music. The dialogue just plain sucks, and the characters overact their parts a lot. The fight scenes aren't nearly as intense as they are in SF 2: The Animated Movie, because sound effects and implied hits seem to make up the bulk of the fighting.

Overall, it would have been better if this series had no relation to the SF franchise.

Actually quite good.......2005-06-27

I bought all 4 of these DVDs some time ago and only started to watch them now. I liked the Street Fighter II animated movie but I was put off watching this one as I wasn't too keen on Street Fighter Zero, even if this series is directed by Gisaburo Sugii who did Street Fighter II (as well as the brilliant Night on the Galactic Railroad). How is that for confusing?

What makes this better than the rather dour Street Fighter Zero is that it has a pretty good sense of humor, great fight scenes, interesting plots and the occasional moment of cartoonish goofiness. Each episode is made up of a brand new adventure as Ken and Ryu travel the world, getting into mischief. A simple formula, but it works.

Since the show is from the mid-nineties the animation isn't as smooth as more recent stuff, but you shouldn't let that ruin your enjoyment. The only thing I can complain about is the opening credit sequence, which just takes too long.

The DVD is in 1.33:1, as originally drawn with Dolby Stereo sound. Extras are limited to a few Manga trailers.

Boring, and has little relationship to the game.......2004-10-19

I never watched the entire run of the show, because the first few episodes; the ones represented on this DVD, were phenomenally boring.

Probably the biggest reason for this is that the game bears very little resemblance to the game at all. The characters have all been reimagined, and not in a good way. A lot of the distinctiveness and personality of the original characters was lost in this translation. In fact, the entire show feels very little like the game, which begs the question: why bother getting the license to do it as Street Fighter if you're not going to stay true to the Street Fighter feel and characters?

ideal.......2003-07-20

First of all, I'd just like to start off by saying how sorry I am that I have to give this DVD four stars instead of five. The reasons are the following:
- The animation and art quality of this series is kinda bad...although at times it will look great, most of the times the characters keep changing how they look- sometimes they look buff, other times they look thin and ugly, other times they look stupid... as if the artists were always taking turns drawing.
- At times, the DVD color will screw up a little. Though, not really a major problem after you get used to it, but in the beginning, it might become very annoying.
- The biggest flaw in the DVD- They took away the intro theme song(Kaze fuiteru- which, btw, is the best anime song I'v ever heard by far.) and video, and they also took out the ending theme. These were replaced by a techno like theme which is ok, but I'd much rather have Kaze Fuiteru instead.
- Even though the Japanese voices are the perfect choice for the characters, sometimes they're moving their lips and instead we will either listen to laughing(which wont match the lips) or nothing at all...

But, now for the pluses of this wonderful series and DVD:
- The japanese voices are P E R F E C T for every single character, even the Director of Fei Long's movie. I specially like Chun- Li's voice, which is as cute as you can get.
- The english voices are OK...although at times I feel like Manga only casted these voices for their battle cries and yelling. Ken and Chun- Li's battle cries are pretty good, but their voices are awful, they dont match the characters at all.
Fei Long's voice is good, although his Bruce Lee like yelling during his fight with Ken was not Bruce Lee at all...more like a high pitched rip off of the american Fei Long voice in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.
Ryu and Guile's voice are excellent. If I'm not mistaken, they are the same voices from SFII, which is very pleasing, as I loved Guile's voice in the animated movie aswell.
In the american dub, they also change around alot of the things the japanese voices are saying, and sometimes they even add words where they shouldn't be. This doesn't bother me, though.
- The DVD has seven episodes. This is great, because the VHS only had three.
- It contains a trailer of various Manga Animes(which is pretty cool if you enjoy anime), including the trailer to the series.
- It contains a catalogue of Manga Anime.
- It has the intro theme song remix- I'd still prefer Kaze Fuiteru, or Cry.
- The character development is great. The characters are really unique, and you'll end up either loving them, or hating them.
- The fights are superb- specially Fei Long vs Ken and Ryu vs Guile. AWSOME FIGHTS.
- The music. The music which plays during the fights and such is really catchy and enjoyable.

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Customer Reviews:

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.......2007-09-07

The streetgighter movies are great, good stories and fight scenes. Stay away from the Series though..... it is very boring and repetitious.

mangafreak.......2007-09-05

worked fine no worries. but its not totally uncut its missing a swear word from guile but everything els was sweet

Street Fighter- Code of honor(Vol.1) and Soul Power (Vol.2).......2007-08-04

NOT SF MOVIE.......2007-06-22

Street Fighter .......2007-05-12

I have been looking for the original Japanese version for years. Now I have both on the same disk. Its great!!!

Average customer rating:

Street Fighter II
Getting better
street fighter is da bomb
street fighter is da bomb
Many improvements from the last disc...

Street Fighter II, Vol. 2
Starring: Kenji Haga , Kôji Tsujitani , Chisa Yokoyama , Tesshô Genda , and Rokurô Naya
Director: Gisaburo Sugii
Manufacturer: Manga Video
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ASIN: B000059H9H
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Customer Reviews:

Street Fighter II.......2007-09-07

This whole series was really bad, it was boring and slow not a whole lotta action here bubs.

Getting better.......2005-08-14

I'm still quite surprised at how good this series is. Most shows and movies based on video-games are dreadful but SF II V seems to keep coming up with good stories and features great fight scenes. Even for animation the brawling still packs a punch and the cartoonish nature of the show never imposes on the more serious parts. By this point the story arc is becoming more sophisticated and ends up being rather theatrical. It's great the way they incorporate all the famous SF characters and still manage to give them quality writing.

The DVD has a glitch though. From about the 3rd episode on the English dialogue is roughly 1-second off sync with the mouth movements. I got used to it but it still bugged me to begin with.

street fighter is da bomb.......2002-02-11

from the very begining of the volume 2 I knew it would rock and it did. Street fighter offers a lot for example a it always gave plenty of action. The music was suitable for street fighter and the characters were very cool like vega and his superb entrance to the series. This volume offers a lot when it comes to a dvd, good extras, the quality is worth it, it offers clean picture and smooth sound. In overall I think that this volume is definately da bomb and a must buy.

street fighter is da bomb.......2002-02-11

Many improvements from the last disc..........2002-01-28

Some of the problems that I've been having with the first disc are here on this one, however, most of them are fixed, and the disc is not as glitchy as the other one. Also, the series itself really starts to pick up well, with some important factors...

The storyline also takes a few new interesting twists, but I won't state them here. The character development continues to shine, which is one of this series' shining points. Each of the characters has a separate personality, and it is shown in this disc.

I also noticed a big change in the music. The first volume had all synthesized music running in the background, but the second volume had some new music: all orchestrated. This is a very pleasant change, because now the dramatic scenes are more dramatic, and the battle scenes are more intense without thinking, "Geez, that music sounds so phony..."

However, I still would have liked the original opening theme, "Kaze Fuiteru" instead of the new opening that Manga placed. They even replaced the original Japanese version with this opening. This doesn't really make the series complete if the original opening isn't there...

But anyhow, I think this is a great disc. The plot moves very quickly, and if you're an anime fan who enjoys action-packed battle scenes, great music, and a generally exciting series, then this show is definately for you.

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