Product Details

• Actors: Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, Neal McDonough, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood
• Directors: Andrzej Bartkowiak
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: June 30, 2009
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00260HH30
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,535 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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The origin story of the characters from Capcom’s popular Street Fighter video game is detailed in The Legend of Chun-Li, a live-action martial arts thriller from Doom helmer Andrzej Bartkowiak. Smallville’s Kristin Kreuk gives a spirited turn in the title role, a concert pianist turned global crime fighter who cracks her share of heads while in pursuit of the mobsters who have kidnapped her father. Neal McDonough and Michael Clarke Duncan glower effectively as Bison, the nefarious mastermind behind the abduction, and his henchman, Balrog, respectively. The film’s offbeat cast, which includes Chris Klein and Moon Bloodgood as detectives, Black Eyed Peas singer Taboo as the claw-wielding Vega, and Hong Kong stars Pei-pei Cheng, Josie Ho and Edmund Chen in supporting roles, is the most inspired element of the film, which relies too often on well-worn action and kung fu movie clichés to fill out moments between fight sequences; the film’s target audience--fans of the game--may find this less engaging than younger, less discerning moviegoers with a yen for any flavor of punch-up. --Paul Gaita

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Product Description

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hardly a legend, October 2, 2009

By	Roland E. Zwick (Valencia, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Ever since she was a little girl, Chun-Li's sole ambition in life has been to become a world-class concert pianist. But when her businessman father is unceremoniously whisked away in the middle of the night by a ruthless corporate tycoon bent on ruling the world, Chun-Li agrees to be trained by a martial arts master so she can get her father back and bring the villain's empire crumbling down around him at the same time.

Burdened by kindergarten-level storytelling that makes "Kung Fu Panda" look like stark documentary realism in comparison, "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" is a far-from-legendary, barrel-scraping fiasco marked by stock characters, bland performances and rote dialogue.

Heck, even the martial arts sequences fail to generate any genuine excitement or pizzazz. Stick to the video game instead. At least you can participate in that one.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It gets one star because you can't give a half, July 5, 2009

By	EDURP (Morgantown, WV) - See all my reviews

I rented it out of curiosity, I've been a fan of the video games but this movie is nothing like them. At least the first movie didn't destroy the story of the game. Chun-Li never does her fast kicks, needless to safe if you're curious then save your money. I wouldn't let someone rent it if I worked at blockbuster.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good reboot., February 28, 2010

By	bigmanpac - See all my reviews

i don't know why alot of people didn't like this movie maybe because it lacked Ryu and Ken which i would agree should have been the main characters of the story. It was far better than Van Damme's corny version with a dull story line, it had a alright story and very good action scenes. The characters that were introduced was Chun Li, Charlie (from ALPHA series), Bison, Gen (ALPHA), Vega, Balrog and Rose (ALPHA).