Product Details

• Actors: Kelly Overton, Gary Daniels, Ian Anthony Dale, Cung Le, Roger Huerta
• Directors: Dwight H. Little
• Format: Multiple Formats
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 19, 2011
• Run Time: 273 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003ZHVJFA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,909 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Tekken (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Popular fighting-game franchise Tekken receives the big-screen treatment here in a slick retelling that does its best to encapsulate the game's vast and complicated mythology and still find room for plenty of its signature martial arts face-offs. Set in the not-so-distant future, Tekken is a vast corporation that has risen out of the ashes of several world wars to dominate North America. Its CEO (veteran character actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) placates the downtrodden population with the Iron Fist tournament--a last-man-standing brawl, with wealth and fame to the winner. Among the combatants is Jin Kazama (Jon Foo), a street tough with a vengeance jones against Tekken after its goons murder his mother (Tamlyn Tomita). What follows is a mishmash of fight scenes and subplots involving the true identity of Jin's father and his relationships with other fighters, including Kelly Overton's absurdly semidressed female fighter, all of which comes together in a bland frappe of Not Quite Exciting and Not Quite Camp. Prolific film and TV director Dwight Little hews too closely to the game's cartoonish visuals--Tagawa's slashes of white hair and eyebrows, while correct for the character, look ridiculous--though in truth there's little by way of inventive plotting for such silliness to undermine. Dedicated Tekken fans will probably find the script's shortcuts anathema; one presumes that unassuming newcomers to the franchise or those simply looking for an unchallenging time-killer will be the film's key audience. The DVD includes a behind-the-scenes look at the fight choreography by Cyril Raffaelli (The Transporter, District B13), which at times proves more exciting than the film itself. --Paul Gaita

Product Description

The year is 2039 and the world wars have destroyed everything and territories are run by corporations. The mightiest of which is TEKKEN. In the midst of the ruined society, one warrior rises from the streets. A young man with street smarts and raw fighting skills who is driven by nothing more than vengeance must defeat the world’s most elite fighters in the greatest tournament ever known and become the “King of Iron Fist”.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars "Defeat is a choice. So is victory" October 25, 2010

By Mike Sehorn

Format:DVD

If nothing else, "Tekken" gets in my good graces just for being what it is: a flashy and ultimately decent tournament-based martial arts movie bearing an impressive cast list. The film's eventual falling point, however, is that it's based on a video game series that's so much better than decent that I can't help but lament that it isn't as awesome as what I've been able to create on arcade screens for the past sixteen years. If judged solely on these latter disadvantages, my rating for this film would be lower, but in light of my genuine appreciation for the remaining content, I'm going to consider it from a rounder perspective and name it as one of the better adaptations out there.

Like in most video game flicks, the story suffers. It's played straight and high-tech, excluding all supernatural elements from the games and seriously watering down the triangle of contempt that serves as the canon plotline between the three main characters, Jin Kazama (Jon Foo, The Protector), Kazuya Mishima (Ian Anthony Dale, Mortal Kombat: Legacy), and Heihachi Mishima (Cary Tagawa, Mortal Kombat). The film takes place in a dystopian future where the Mishima-run Tekken corporation reigns supreme over a scarred earth and sponsors a regular fighting tournament to keep the masses entertained. After the death of his mother at the hands of the organization, Jin enters the tournament to avenge her while Kazuya plots the overthrow of his father.

The backgrounds of most of the characters have been addled a bit as well, which is disappointing but I'll argue that their better-than-average casting makes up for some of this: Kelly Overton (Breaking Dawn) as Chirstie Monteiro, Luke Goss (Blade II) as Steve Fox, Gary Daniels (The Expendables) as Bryan Fury, Darrin Henson (Soul Food) as Raven, Lateef Crowder (Undisputed III: Redemption) as Eddy Gordo, Cung Le (Pandorum) as Marshall Law, and several others are swell fits, making for one of the best ensembles ever seen in a fighting-themed adaptation like this (or at least a much better one than in The King of Fighters). Utilization of these performers and characters, however, is another issue: Heihachi and Steve Fox are prominent characters but don't fight at all, Kazuya is written as a slimy rich boy rather than the fighting beast we know him as, and - with very few exceptions - no character besides Jin has more than a single fight.

When they do fight, however, it's mostly good stuff. Director Dwight Little hasn't done much action fare since he directed Steven Seagal and Brandon Lee during their prime, but he seems to have gotten better with age: he and choreographer Cyril Raffaelli wrangle some very competent brawls which occasionally peak as deliciously eye-opening, like during the Eddie Gordo and Bryan Fury fights. In-game fighting styles are mimicked pretty well (sans Marshall Law, whose portrayer sticks with his MMA instead of jeet kune do) and even the actors who aren't real-life martial artists come across looking tough, particularly Miss Overton. On the downside, almost all of the fights could've been longer, if only to do justice to the millions of times the same match-ups have taken place between gamers, and slow-motion was unquestionably overutilized. The final match between Jin and Kazuya was ruined by the movie's portrayal of the latter, but the remaining seven should all be considered generally satisfying if you're not out to hate them.

In the end, this one doesn't transcend the game-to-movie curse that we're all waiting to see shed and hardcore fans will rightfully bash the snot out of the altered storyline and missing characters, but as far as this button-masher goes, my needs have been sated...maybe not by the ideal "Tekken" movie, but by a good fight flick that ought to have gotten better than a direct-to-video release.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprising! February 28, 2012

By blacknailheart

Format:DVD

Now, of course it doesn't explain the game for those who don't aren't fans, but it is still good. It isn't as expected, but I'm sure that everyone has a a vision of what it should be. I really liked it. It was simple and had well choreographed fights.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece! January 23, 2013

By FireLordVinny

Format:DVD

I love the tekken franchise, it has always been a pleasure playing them. I remember seeing the trailer for this, and I thought it looked awesome. So I had pre ordered it on blu ray/dvd/digital copy combo pack. Prior to this film, there was the hit tekken anime film from 1997.

Story: This film takes place in the future. Kazuya, Heihachi, Jun, and Steve Fox are older. The city is living under a marshall law, run by a military, and Jin is a skilled street fighter trained by his mother, Jun Kazama. After "Heihachi" fires a missle at jin's house, killing his mother, jin decides to join the Iron fist tournament. Jin wins an open fight call against marshall law. He is then known as the people's choice and is sent to the Iron fist tournament. Steve fox is guiding Jin through the iron fist tournament. The second and best fight of the film is Raven vs Eddie Gordo. Jin fights his way to get revenge on heihachi mishima, unaware that he is his grandfather, and kazuya is his father. Jin meets a sweet gal, Christie montero. The story is great, the concept is great, stays true to the game in every way.

Casting: Jin was casted perfectly, he has the hair, the tattoo, the body, the hoodie, and even the fighting style. Heihachi looks almost identical. Kazuya still has the scar on his face, he still has his sadistic side. Marshall law delivers some great fighting moves as he does in the game, good casting over there. Raven, again looks identical to the game, no joke. Eddie gordo, one of my favorite characters. Miguel roja, nice casting, looks like the character. Jun kazama looks great. Steve fox, he has aged because he is in the future, but he looks good. Sergei dragonov, another one of my favorite characters, well casted. Yoshimitsu, a master swordsman, looks awesome. Nina and anna williams, they look as great as always. Bryan fury was more than I had expected! Great casting by all actors.

Fight scenes: These are the most well choreographed fight scenes I have ever scene. Within the fight between Eddie gordo and Raven, you notice how well choreographed gordo's moves are, they are literally taken from the game. The way raven reverses gordo's move is beyond me. Jin's actor is clearly a skilled fighter. The actor playing marshall law is a real fighting champion. The final fight of the film is totally epic, I was stunned by the total non stop action.

Blu ray quality: The blu ray quality is great, so is the dvd quality. The digital copy downloads perfectly onto your PC. The set comes with the making of the film.

Final Word: This is definitely one of my favorite video game adaptations of all time. This is a tekken must have. I hear they are currently working on a prequel entitled "Tekken Rise of the tournament." Cannot wait for that. There is not a single thing about this film that could be better. I will be reviewing Tekken blood vengeance soon, and tekken 1997. There are many great video game films out there but this is one of the best.