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Street Fighter Alpha - The Movie | 
 enlarge | Directors: Joe Romersa, Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Actors: Kane Kosugi, Kazuya Ichijo, Yumi Toma, Tomomichi Nishimura, Ai Orikasa
Studio: Manga Entertainment
Category: Video
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Rating:  16 reviews
Format: Animated, Dolby, Pal, Surround Sound
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
EAN: 5022366123143
ASIN: B00004VVST
Theatrical Release Date: January 30, 2001
Release Date: April 16, 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Street Fighter Alpha is an animated film aimed less at admirers of the comic strip from which it derives than aficionados of the arcade computer game which is the best known embodiment of the material; as such, the narrative line is mostly an excuse for balletic fights in which eyes glare and sides of buildings fall off. Ryu is a brilliant young fighter worried that his technique may yet corrupt him into monstrousness; the boy Shun appears, claiming to be his brother and already well on the way to corruption by the technique known as the Dark Hadou. When Shun is kidnapped by an evil scientist, Ryu goes after him in spite of the possible cost to his own moral status; his friend Ken and Interpol agent Chen go along to help him, and if necessary to kill him to prevent his corruption. This is largely by-the-numbers martial arts anime, but at times exciting or beautiful for all of that; devotees of the game will love it. On the DVD: The DVD is generously stacked with English and Japanese soundtracks and English subtitles. There are interviews with the artists, creators and voice actors, a making-of documentary and various trailers and previews. --Roz Kaveney
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a shocking failure to other manga films February 2, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Considering the Street Fighter series of arcade games offer little more than the chance to pick one of several computer characters in order to pummel another with the aid of some flashy graphics, an awful lot of time has been spent over the past decade creating stories about the characters featured in the games.
Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie, the supposed sequel to the Street Fighter II V series, hasn't actually been released on DVD over here, so we have absolutely no idea what's been happening in it. Apparently, the Alpha series takes place in an earlier time-frame than the original Street Fighter II movie, and the movie charts perennial favourite Ryu's attempt to resist the lure of the evil energies of the Dark Hadou (don't ask!) Out of nowhere comes a little brat who claims he's Ryu's younger brother, but before the two of them can bond, the child is kidnapped by the nasty Shadowlaw organisation, and Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li head off to save him from their clutches.
While the voice acting and animation in the series is on par, the entire movie is hamstrung by the fact that all anybody really wants to see the characters do is fight, making the film little more than 93min exercise in tedium as various ridiculously proportioned characters slug it out for no real reason, leaving no room for characterisation or logical plotting. If you're under the age of 16 or don't want too much from your anime this might be your cup of tea, but we'd rather have Akira or Perfect Blue any day.Originally produced for Japan's home video market, the film is presented in its original 4:3 aspect ratio on this disc. The crisp, clean art style suits the format perfectly, looking more vibrant and alive than it ever did on VHS. However, as with much anime, the production does itself no favours by dropping in static backgrounds and static characters to save on time and expense wherever possible. There are several sound options on this disc including a subtitled Pro-Logic Japanese language track and a Dolby Digital 5.1 English dub. There's not really much to choose between them, with only the occasional piece of effect placement really pointing out any differences between them. Video interviews with nine cast members, the character designer and director, a 6min montage of scored behind the scenes footage, a trailer, various Manga Entertainment promo videos and weblinks, and for completists the original Japanese language end credits from the film.
 SF ALPHA ROCKS April 24, 2003
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Don't listen to them obvious anime newbies who have given this movie a bad review. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. The storyline may not be true to the games but this just shows that the production team can come up with something original. The animation is excellent. The dubbing is on par. And the DVD has a few good extras to boot as well. If you are a fan of Street Fighter 2 you should go out and buy this now. If you are a fan of any sort of anime you should buy this now. You might just enjoy it.
Good but it isn't Street Fighter II... April 27, 2001
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This movie(originally a 2 part series in Japan) is a prequel to the SF2 story. I have to say the first time I watched this I wasn't that impressed but on a second viewing I realised it is actually a really really great movie. It's superbly drawn and stylised for an animation that was intended only for DVD/video realease, and I really love the way the film looks. The story is very good and the fight scenes are great fun to watch. The main characters in this movie are Ryu, Ken, Chun-li and Shun(Ryu's brother). The thing that bothered me about this film is that they didn't take advantage of all the other characters in it. Rolento, Guy, Sodom, Adon, Dhalsim, Dan and Vega all make small appearrances either momentarily or have a very few lines towards the end. I would like to have seen some more full-length fight scenes with some of these characters. Zangief and Birdie however to have some decent appearences in this which was nice. Akuma appears very briefly which I was quite disappointed about but I think the makers were very loyal indeed, to fans' expectations and these minor details could easily be rectified should they continue this series.While this film is not as good in my opinion as "Street Fighter II...",I still really love this despite that. SF2 is an all around better movie and has better soundtrack. So don't expect SF2 when you buy this because is a quite different film and has it's own qualities. Manga/anime fans should love this! I know I can't wait till there's a sequel!
 AHHHHHHHHHHH!Nothing like the classic. September 9, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This film does have maybe one good fight and quite a well thought out story but it's boring as bollocks.I was so pleased when this was released because I thought it would follow the same sought of theme as the 1st video but it is know where near as entertaining.It also lacks the cooool metal soundtrack from the other film which brought the fights to life.I'm sorry if I spoil the story for you but you will ask the same question, WHY DOESN'T HE FIGHT AKUMA? It could potencially have been the best battle ever.
 practical joke had to be?!! July 31, 2005
S. P. Dhusantha (london)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Even if u are the hardest core street fighter fan on the planet
don't even put your eyes to watch this garbage
like the other guy said i was dazed and confused
i have never seen a worse manga in my life
believe me i am telling u the truth cause i am a street fighter fan and it is just disguistingoverall, avoid this plz and keep those good memories of the 1994 street fighter II manga movie
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