Actually Ashby was trying to change the script because he didn't like it (this is coming off IMDB trivia, so take it with a grain of salt), and just didn't come back when they didn't want to change it.
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Liu Kang vs Reptile
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I agree with this.There is ONE fight I believe is superior... and it's from the Street Fighter II: Animated Movie.
Chun-li vs Vega.
This whole fight is a ruthless ballet of violence.
God, I love this movie so much. And it's as awesome as those gifs.There is ONE fight I believe is superior... and it's from the Street Fighter II: Animated Movie.
Chun-li vs Vega.
This whole fight is a ruthless ballet of violence.
Too bad about the male gaze and pantyshots.There is ONE fight I believe is superior... and it's from the Street Fighter II: Animated Movie.
Chun-li vs Vega.
This whole fight is a ruthless ballet of violence.
There is ONE fight I believe is superior... and it's from the Street Fighter II: Animated Movie.
Chun-li vs Vega.
This whole fight is a ruthless ballet of violence.
And now I'm a child again remembering watching this for the first time.
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Real world answer: This fight was added late in production after focus groups said there were too few fights in the film. The Johnny Cage actor was unavailable for reshoots.
In-universe answer: I think Johnny was fighting his own goon outside the building while Liu Kang was busy with Reptile inside.
What!? Stop eating all that fermented honey Winny you're high.
Easily best fight of any game movie ever. When the voice over says Reptile in sync with the music kicking in omg hypest shit ever. Me and my brother would watch that fight over and over and feel like we had just taken a hit of meth
Well that clears it up lol
Also Cage vs Scorpion is maybe a bit better cause I mean... they go to netherrealm and everything.
I'm gonna take a moment quote an old analysis I did of this scene, which was actually a defense of this scene in comparison to other animes that rely on this trope:
This fight was so fn good. My favorite of the movie.There is ONE fight I believe is superior... and it's from the Street Fighter II: Animated Movie.
Chun-li vs Vega.
This whole fight is a ruthless ballet of violence.
There is ONE fight I believe is superior... and it's from the Street Fighter II: Animated Movie.
Chun-li vs Vega.
This whole fight is a ruthless ballet of violence.
I love you so much for this. You just teleported me back to being a kid when we had to buy the Street Fighter series all on VHS the movie was the creme de la creme. My favorite fight in SF was just the scene where Ryu headbutts the guy into a coma
Just because there's a lot of bad objectification in fighting games and movies, and one example where the woman fights back when she's half naked, it isn't that subversive. The pantyshots are unnecessary. Plenty of half naked women getting attacked in horror. You don't see men at their most vulnerable stalked and attacked like this as often, that's just the uncomfortable truth.
Yeah, although I'd go further and say there are several fight in this film that are better than the Reptile fight in MK.There is ONE fight I believe is superior... and it's from the Street Fighter II: Animated Movie.
Chun-li vs Vega.
This whole fight is a ruthless ballet of violence.
I mean, I like the first MK movie, but it's not exactly a high bar.
Haha exactly. Watching that fight made me feel like I could run a marathon after
He's the best playing, most fun, most iconic (fight me), and is the best part of that movie.
He was also one of VGCW's biggest rising star. That fucking entrance.
But yeah, Johnny Cage vs Scorpion was the best fight in the movie. "GET DOWN THERE!"
It's my favorite location in the entire movie. I love watching this fight if only to look at the background the entire time.
Yes. The music is so hype I feel like going for a sprint when I see Reptile jogging through the hole in the wall to the beat. Always gets me pumped.
Runner up for music integration is Sub Zero turning to face the camera as the bass starts
Hey babe, did you miss me? muu-uh
Kano is just perfect in the movie however they really did him dirty since it is very clear the actress can't fight for shit.
iirc they based Kano off his portrayal in this movie in the next games
Runner up for music integration is Sub Zero turning to face the camera as the bass starts
Hey babe, did you miss me? muu-uh
Kano is just perfect in the movie however they really did him dirty since it is very clear the actress can't fight for shit.
iirc they based Kano off his portrayal in this movie in the next games
They broke a rib during that fight.
The fight wasn't even supposed to be in the movie. They added it after the first cut because they wanted more fight scenes. Robin Shou directed this fight, he really wanted to try and bring wuxia wirework into american Hollywood film. This fight scene is, no joke, ground breaking, and paved the way for stuff like The Matrix.
The fight wasn't even supposed to be in the movie. They added it after the first cut because they wanted more fight scenes. Robin Shou directed this fight, he really wanted to try and bring wuxia wirework into american Hollywood film. This fight scene is, no joke, ground breaking, and paved the way for stuff like The Matrix.
The last time I watched this film (last year?) I remember thinking at the time how much more savage that fight seems than the others.
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Just speaking of this movie, I thought that the Scorpion Vs Johnny Cage 2 fight was the best.
It's topped off by having Fear Factory's "Zero Signal" as the soundtrack🤘
It's topped off by having Fear Factory's "Zero Signal" as the soundtrack🤘
This is an animation you would see in the games hahaThe second film's actress was so much better
cant say they didn't stay true to the game
An example that challenges and subverts the trope and alters the power dynamic that is at play in 99.9% of other fanservice animes is a subversion. And even the "half-naked" and "panty" shots aren't stuff played for titillation, humor, or normal anime girl tropes, largely because the film goes out of its way to make the experience of her fighting and bleeding for her life very UN-sexy. This is a fight that is literally KILLING her.
So, yeah, she starts off all fan-service-y (again, through a literal killer's POV and voyeuristic gaze) and as the fight progresses, her "sexy" appearance is covered in blood, bruises, and pain. By the end of the fight, she's bleeding out, barely able to keep from passing out. It's a fight that leaves her hospitalized for the remainder of her film, undergoing life-saving surgeries, and induced into a coma to save her life, breathing through tubes and stitched back up.
There is a very clear and deliberate dissonance between her attire and presentation versus the actual fight and the consequences of it.
The only people who should be finding Chun-li's situation "sexy" at this point are probably the people who really enjoy films like Hostel and SAW. Not saying having her fight in her night clothes was 100% necessary, but the way the film utilizes it is deliberate in setting up a trope that ultimately goes horribly wrong.
Kano was originally from Turkey before the movie, and was of Japanese-American descent with eastern facial features. After the movie, he was officially changed to Australian, and his facial features are based off of the actor from the movie.
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Also, the production company originally suggested Danny Glover for the Raiden role lol
Sub Zero was robbed. Liu Kang couldn't compare in a straight fight.
I can agree with this. The Scorpion fight is just barely ahead of the Reptile fight to me, and the reason why it's so close is the music and locale of the Reptile fight. The fight itself is just a bit too short for me though, which is why the Scorpion one edges ahead.