Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie

2001
5.8| 1h40m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 30 January 2001 Released
Producted By: Group TAC
Country: Japan
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Increasingly disturbed by the dark energies building within him, Ryu is confronted by Shun, a boy claiming to be the brother he never knew. But before Ryu can consider whether Shun's timely appearance might be more than coincidental, Shun is kidnapped by Shadowlaw. To recover Shun, Ryu must undertake the ultimate journey of self-discovery and learn to control the power threatening to consume him.

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AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.
Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Staci Frederick Blistering performances.
kev071985 call yourself a fan of SF but u don't even know how to spell Dark Hadou.do you know what's art all about?SF alpha used different art direction comparing to SF2 and it used clean finishing on their characters.it was smoother not as rough as the previous drawings and they did a very good job on the face expressions which gave a good sense of humour especially Ken and Sakura.bear in mind that the animation was from a director who also masterminded the classic animation,Dragonball.the background art used in this movie went very well with the characters and i must say it is much better than SF2.to be honest,Ryu's look in SF alpha makes sense as he was a young martial art artist as told in the original story,not uncle ryu in his mid 30's that was how SF2 ryu portrayed.
eyeofvogler When Manga Video first released this, I snapped it up right away. Looking back, I remember it being good, yet I only watched it a few times before it was left to gather dust on the shelf with the rest of my impulse anime buys (the kind they snag you into buying by packing the trailer with nearly all the fast moving eye-candy the feature has to offer.) I couldn't quite remember why, though... so I popped it in the ol' VCR again. The best thing about it (to me), and what I think is better than all of the Street Fighter branded animation before it, is the consistency and quality of the artwork - it thoroughly matches the games it is based on. All you have to do is to compare (nearly) any moment of the movie with a victory screen or portrait of the same character from Alpha 3 to see the care that was put into pulling this off. The animation is quite good too, although I think the style is adhered to the fault of creating some awkward positioning and there is definitely an excess of close-ups - to the point that you are more likely to see a zoomed-in image of someone's face (or crotch, in Chun-li's case) rather than anything else going on.You could talk about the problems with the story (not that many game-movie conversions ever do too well in that regard), many of the clichés are there and are pretty obvious, and much of it is far too over-dramatic for it's own good, but as it is with any good action flick, those aren't the main things I'm concerned about...My main problems are with the fights. Aside from a few quick, entertaining brawls that are merely teases (one of which plays while the credits are rolling, making you realize how good it all could've been ), they seem to take place one move at a time, and thus feel unusually slow, even by vintage SF2 standards. In nearly all of the 'important' fights, there is almost no continuous motion to the action. And to slow it down further, we also get some of the usual "is that the best you can do?" dialogue (the kind any DBZ viewer will be familiar with) between the short bursts of action. Ugh.It's kind of sad when a video game shows more fluidity than a movie does during a fight. :(Pros: Good animation. Nice consistency in artwork. Signature moves are well represented.Cons: (some spoilers)Fight scenes feel unnaturally slow. The majority of the game's fighters are limited to 'quickie' cameos (Birdie was done pretty well, though.) No climactic battle with Akuma. Missing characters: no Charlie, no Sagat, etc. A lame villain who has nothing to do with the game (I really hate that stupid grin he always has.) General stupidity: an annoying little brat holding his own against Zangief (PUH-LEASE!), Ryu dodging bullets, etc...Despite what flaws it has, it is still worth watching if you enjoy the unique look of the Alpha series, as it has been very carefully replicated here.
deepion by now, you've probably heard that Street Fighter Alpha movie is not as good as Street Fighter II: The Movie. However, Street Fighetr Alpha is still amazingly good. Take the example of Matrix Reloaded. On it's own, it would have been a major success and everyone would have loved it. However, before that came The Matrix. The Matrix was so unbelievably good, so perfect in every way that Reloaded didn't really stand a chance. And it is the same here. Street Fighter II movie was so good, exactly what fans of the game wanted to see that anything after that would pale into comparison, which is exactly what happened to Street Fighter Alpha. The truth of the matter is, Street Fighter Aplha is an amazingly good movie. Sure, it has it's faults, but so did Street Fighter II. Still, Street Fighter Alpha is very entertaining and sticks well with the whole street fighter universe, and it is perfect for those who have played the ASlpha games, introducing new characters in the movie. The whole movie is more dark and mysterious and incredibly fascinating. You will not be disappointed, although Akuma could have done so much more in the movie, it was a waste of a good character.
refaelba Street Fighter Zero is certainly better than any other SF movie.The 1994 movie is a real joke; SF2 the animated movie is nice, indeed, but this movie is actually GOOD. First of all, unlike all others, it has a plot. A very nice one, too. There's a little mind game of "who to trust", and the end is really great.Second: The battles are somewhat more energetic, more dramatic - a little slower, and emphasized. Impressing. Well, anything else I'll tell you will just spoil the movie. Go see it! It is great, even for those who aren't Street Fighter fans.Overall - it isn't for nothing that around 19% of votes (and most) voted 10!!!