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Say what you want about the film... but it had one of the best lines in CINEMA HISTORY.... "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday."

the guy playing m.bison made me cry , he was diagnosed with cancer and immediately after his chemotherapy he gives his soul out to this role just because he knew his children loved the game

This is a guilty pleasure movie for me. Mostly, I loved Raul Julia's M Bison (he's up there with Frank Langella's Skeletor as my favorite thespians playing villains); Kylie's Cammy was actually adorable, and Ming Na's Chun-Li was just badass. And that guy playing Zangief was frickin' hilarious. Even as a kid I was confused why Guile doesn't sound American and he's my least favorite character, along with Ken.

For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.

street fighter was the best GI Joe movie ever made up til that point. after two actual GI Joe movies....it may still be.

I bought this movie on Blu-ray two days ago, and watched it for the first time. And may not be very accurate live-action adaptation of the games, but I still thought it was a really cool and fun movie for what it was.

best scene & line bij Zangief: Quick!! Change the channel!!!

Strange, I had heard that DeSouza only wrote the script with a few characters in mind and then was forced by Capcom to keep adding more as time went on.

I love this review Oliver. You're swearing like a docker, and advocating alcohol and drug use. All your reviews should be like this.

4:30 The guy playing Sawada was a Chinese film star that the studio FORCED the writers to include in the movie. It was discussed on a podcast over the last few years. His English wasn’t good enough to play Ryu so they made a new character with hardly any dialogue.

Still love this movie. The more you watch it, the more charming it is.

If you don't take this movie seriously at all, then it's fun and hilarious.

I think the best things about this film were Van Damme, Baron Mann, Raul Julia and the awesome soundtrack by Greame Revel.

"Quick, change the channel"

horrible video game movie, but still a guilty pleasure damn it!! LOL

Still a better film than Legend of Chun Li!

am I the only one who thinks that this movie was actually freakin awesome ? D

It was Raul Julia's (M,Bison the villain)last movie. He was suffering from stomach cancer and had just returned after chemotherapy. He died within months of the movie's release.He did it as a dying gift for his children who loved the game

Jackie Chan's spoof scene is the best live action Street Fighter II footage we will ever get! Excellent review sir!

Saw this as a kid in theater. It was everything and more that 10 year old me wanted it to be.

OF COURSE!!! Also Bison dollars

The only reason why I watched this film, is because Raul Julia's acting, and to be honest... his perfomance alone thinks me that this movie isn't as bad as I thought so.

I saw this in theaters when still in grade school. Even then I knew I was watching a bad movie, but I still loved it.

This is a guilty pleasure "Guy flick"...and I love it!!

That final editing was dope.

I LOVE these retrospectives. great work bro.

Will always love this film. Awesome cheese action and a fair chunk of the film made in Australia.

This film is a guilty pleasure for me, its bad, cheesy and Raul Julia is the only real good thing going for it, him playing Bison is pure gold, but i still get the urge to pop in my DVD every once in a while and enjoy it.

Benny The Jet Urquidez is a superb fighter IRL and memorably appeared opposite Jackie Chan in Wheels On Meals and Dragons Forever, two fantastic films.

You're retrospective reviews are very watchable, I enjoyed them and will probably watch all of them in the course of the next month or so.

Straight to My Feet is one of the greatest songs ever... hahaha

Looking back at Raul Julia's M.Bison, I can tell he was really having fun playing that character. It's shame he died after this movie, what a way to go. But I bet when saw what Bison looked like, he figured out how to portray this character and made it his own.

I actually like this movie much better than the animated one. At least this one is a lot of fun, it has a story and I always found that most of the characters (except T. Hawk, who was just there) got his/her chance to shine. This is actually my favorite movie of all time due to it's way of combining humor and action for the family.

This movie is pure gold, an utter classic. If you're such a nerd that you can't appreciate at least something from it, then I pity you.

+Oliver Harper, at 8:03, when you said that the pan and scan version of the movie felt like the video game, however I actually found out in the commentary that the director said that the pan and scan version was more faithful to some of the images for the TV material within the film.

@Oliver Harper Have you heard of Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist? It is probably the most loyal video game to film translation to date. It sounds like you haven't seen it, but you should. It is clearly a labor of love by all those involved in it and it shows through in the film. It is basically an uncompromisingly loyal depiction of Street Fighter on film, which accounts for what some might see as its faults but which is also, and I think I speak for most, the reason it is TOTALLY AWESOME.

Bison has some of the best quotes ever!!! I like the movie, it's cheesy And retro.

Hi, Great Video and review. I still watch and love the Film today ;-)

saw this in the theater with my friend jason in like 94 in battle creek, mi.. we were like 9.. we loved it.. i miss jason i haven't seen him since like 95

Hell of a lot better than the Nostalgia Critic's review. Props to you, Oliver.

I took my younger brother to see this opening night. I still love it, I watched it again a few weeks ago. Back in the day I could hold the console or stand up playing Chun-Li or Cammy, and I was OK with Guile. I had Super Street Fighter II Turbo on the 3DO. Oliver mentions that this film is like a 007. It's also very much like the GI Joe cartoon that was an 80s classic.

I loved this movie as a kid, I'd like to see a modern remake

Oliver it's insane you only have that many subscribers.. Your channel kicks ass.! Thanks for the content😎👍

Camy is Kylie Minogue! LOL, I didn't know!

Guile- Duke, Cammy- Scarlet, Ryu- Quick-kick, Ken- Shipwreck, Chun-Li- Jinx, Balrog- Roadblock Bison- Cobra Commander/ Serpentor, Sagat- Destro, Vega- Storm Shadow, Zangief- Nagahide

EVERYONE LOVES KYLIE! Fun Fact: they DID do the special moves, only to scrap them because the visual effects weren't working and filled in the fight scene gaps with second unit work. Bonus: DeSouza didn't want to incorporate all the characters but relented to Capcom's demands as production troubles mounted. The dude wasn't a good fit but it really was a perfect storm of awful circumstances and I find it difficult to significantly blame him for the mess.

Oh yeah buddy i've seen your random stories video!. always good to hear peoples thoughts on SF growing up.

Brilliant work mate!

I completely disagree. This film is a guilty pleasure and highly entertaining. Not in a it's so bad it's good. But to each his own my opinion is this movie is fun and Raul Julia is fantastic!

6:12 Raul Julia unfortunately passed away before the film was released.😢

In a July 1994 interview with GamePro magazine, director Steven E. de Souza stated that he didn't want to make a generic martial arts movie and described the film as cross between Star Wars, James Bond and a war film.

Thanks for the info George. :) The commentary for the film is really interesting and he mentions many of the things you posted. Which is cool. The deleted scenes if left in would have helped the film a little but not much!.

The only reason to watch this film is to watch Raul Julia devour the scenery every time he's on camera. I miss him.

I loved The Box. Ran up the phone bill with it.

Nostalgia reigns for me on this movie. I think it's fun!

I love Kylie Minogue. That's really the only reason I'd watch it again.

Such a good cheesy flick! This is real life! Round 1! Fight!

That day, that Bison came to your village, was the worst day of your life. For me, it was Tuesday!

You have to respect that Raul Julia did this movie for his kids ever though most people didn't like the movie but sometimes u have to look over stuff like that because people ain't gonna like everything anyway but u have to give props to Raul Julia for doing it for his kids anyway just the guy play skeletor in master of the universe because he did it for his kids also r.i.p. Raul Julia God bless n amen too 🙏😎😎😎😎

Right now if u pay attention Chun Li is Ming-Na Wen or Melinda May in Agents of Shield damn she didnt age in what 23 years ago

The film clearly went over your head then. Like Starship Troopers, it's campy and over the top on purpose, just on a much more surface level. As for the acting and action sequences, almost all of the choreography and dialogue was improvised on the spot, so the cast just had fun with it (and it shows). No one involved with this film was under the impression that they're making the Casablanca of video game adaptations. The whole thing was put together in just over a year, as well, including editing and everything. And lastly, Raul Julia's performance as M. Bison is a masterclass in classical cinema and method acting. Streetfighter is brilliant! Edit: I used to have the game on Sega Saturn. Now I'm motivated to go find an emulator.

Great movie in my opinion, I loved it as a kid

Raul Julie was epic in this film.RIP

Finishes with everyone likes kylie. Too right especially jean claude van damme lol 😆

Kudos for mentioning Mean Machines. Top mag.

"Benny the Jet"?? Is his middle name "And"?? Also, I don't know when Street Fighter (the game) came out, but I own an NES game called "Ninja Gaiden" in which the main character's name is Ryu, & his dad's name is Ken. Coincidence? Maybe. Thanks. tavi.

Still have this game for PS1. Only game that has JCVD in it. Wish I had the arcade.

I can always hope hehe; your eye for detail is immense :)

This is one my favorite bad movies, and holds a special place amongst my group of friends. My best friend and I have had no end of laughs watching this epic-fail masterpiece. Raul Julia's performance as Bison is comparable to Frank Langella as Skeletor I think, in that he so overpowers every other performance in the film he becomes a spectacle in and of himself. Funny thing though, if you forget it's based on Street Fighter, it becomes an almost perfect G.I. Joe movie.

GAME...OVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"-M.BISON

I loved this film when I was 8 years old and I still do as an adult now.

I do like your reviews!!!

And i did just order street fighter on ebay. Apparently they just came out with an "Extreme Edition". Your review made me very nostalgic for it. Thanks bro.

good job OLIVER keep up the good work

You should dig on the other music video by Chage & Aska, "Something There", one of the very earliest moments where Japanese Artists made to USA before the arrival of the anime era in the west. The video includes some of the cast from the movie as well as Van Damme but he only appears in the promotional version of the video, with movie footage.

6:49 T hawk- "wtf" my sentiments exactly

Brilliant review Oliver. I might be a part of the select few that actually love this movie. It's a guilty pleasure for me and I know it's not even close to being a good movie but I don't know I just love the campy and cringy comedy.

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Thanks buddy!!

2:37 did Iron Mike ever get paid for his appearance in this game? Sans the strange lines in his hairline, that is Mike Tyson all the way.

Whenever I played Street Fighter II as a child, I always chose Guile, because I thought he was just like my hero Van Damme, so when I saw that there was going to be a Street Fighter movie made and that he was going to play him, I thought my Christmases had all come at once. Unfortunately, it was another example of adults underestimating the intelligence of its core audience and consequently dumbing it down. A much better idea would have been to make it more like Bloodsport and make it about an international street fighting tournament. It practically writes itself if you base it on the principles of the game and flesh out the characters.

This film is an all time classic. Best £1 I have ever spent getting the DVD.

agreed dude, I also like Van Damme's speech at the end

I love the game street fighters 2! One of my favorites!

The theme song of the movie by Chage & Aska is gold, that's all I have to say, You really need to check out the music video of the song, it is called "Something There". They also got some of the actors to appear in it.

Your mini review about SF the movie was awesome, wish you’d make some game review as I know they’d be epic!

Hmm... Street Fighter meets Gone With The Wind. I can see it. As Shadaloo burns to the ground, "But Guile, you've destroyed my whole operation! What will I do now?" "Frankly Bison, I don't give a damn."

Got to see this movie!

No one ever talks about the post credit scene. They did it even before it became cool today.

ya you always have awesome review big fan of you. I watch your channel all the time. street fight it so good it bad lol

Terrific retrospective on SF, Olly. This really is one of those so-bad-its-good flicks. Its got all the pop and ridiculousness to make for a fun drunk viewing lol.

Legend of Chun-Li makes this film look like an Oscar winner.

Great observation about Julia and Langella and G.I. Joe!.

cheers mate! :)

10:25 you ARE kidding about the arcade game being more fluid than MK3 right??? It looked and played like PitFighter which was the precursor to MK1 and came out in 1990. It felt like five years behind the times.

An alternate and extended opening scene, depicting Chun-Li reporting on the news and attempting to speak with Guile, who is preoccupied with his own business. Fei-Long's commercial clip in the opening was removed before the live of GNT News.

This is a guilty pleasure film for me

You referance getting pissed and stoned with your mates. Hahaha!!! Subbed.

HAHAHA I still get a kick out of Guile the "all American" being played by Van Damme! XD