Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

mechg2994 The live action Street Fighter movie was a disaster and almost killed the series. Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie fixed the whole storyline.The intro between Ryu and Sagat fighting was cool and it followed both SF 1 and 2 on how the rivalry came to be. My favorite battle would probably be the last battle: Balrog vs. E. Honda, Ryu vs. Ken (classic fight) Guile vs. M. Bison, & above all Ryu & Ken vs. Bison (Main protagonists vs. the main antagonist).I laughed so hard when they cussed and yeah there was some humor.10/10

one_evolver This Japanese Manga is superb. Based on arguably the most popular game in the history of versus fighting martial arts, is the movie of Ryu, who is at least the best fighter on this planet. His is the part I like the most in the movie, other than loving his character, the moment I saw him in the game in the eighties. The way his character is portrayed in the movie, is the way it should be and the way I imagined him: spiritual, lonely, wandering and most of all challenging. The story is overshadowed by the strong appearances of characters. For street fighter fans this must be a treat for their eyes as well as their soul. Check out its dialogs in this connection, which are not just dramatic but soul stirring. Ryu is the character from which I started connecting with Japanese video-game warriors, heroes, characters and their Mangas. So to come up to my expectations, it must have been a great effort(anime) and I tell you, it is.

jaywolfenstien . . . for an anime based on a video game (a fighting game, no less.) So how does this anime succeed in sticking 16 (technically 17) characters into a single feature where its live action counterpart failed? Simple: most characters are no more than a backdrop participating in a fight in whatever location the film needs them in.This gives the main characters (mostly Ryu) more room for more development and lengthier, flashier fights. The character exploration of Ryu and Ken, their history together, proved a nice touch, and Capcom wisely choose not to pursue it too much; afterall, this anime is about Street Fights not Street Dramas. I've always liked Ryu and Ken's rivalry which does not interfere with their friendship that Capcom established, especially the link via Ryu's headband; the two won't hold back when battling one another, but at the same time there's a line neither will cross.Which brings me to the villain, M. Bison (or Vega, depending on where you live), and his posse. Somehow I liked Bison better in the original incarnation of Street Fighter 2 where he was just a guy (with pupils) before they started getting carried away with his 'Psycho Power' and, in the Zero series, the 'Psycho drive' (whee!). It's not enough to have a mean guy as the villain, nope, we absolutely must have the son of Satan. No matter how hard I try to suspend my disbelief, I'll always see Bison as a scrawny guy in a red suit (with pupils) who happens to have a few cool abilities . . . oh yeah, and Akuma can kick the crap out of him any day of the week.The arcade Street Fighter 2 and its numerous variants never really gives much glimpse into the character's personalities, and as a result we have to rely on their back stories (for those who care enough to read into them) and the snippets of between-bout dialogue for such traits. With that in mind, all of the characters are portrayed accurately (surprise surprise). Come to think of it, how did the live action film manage to screw them up when 95% of the personality is left up for interpretation of the gamer? I loved the fights in this anime, the fluid and flawless animation. It was actually one of the first anime's that I ever caught a glimpse of, and then years later revisited to find the battles still hold up against some of the more recent animations I've seen. The animators paid careful attention to weight, balance, centers of gravity, and momentum which I greatly appreciated. I've seen one too many animations with battles involving characters anchored to their place with arms and legs mechanically jabbing at their opponent in alternation with one another. Not to mention the camera follows some creative angles in narrating – in particular, one sequence follows Vega (Balrog) as Chun Li nearly knocks him to the ground, and it follows him as he straightens back up to come face to face with her.Though I'm not particularly a fan of anime, I did like and appreciate Capcom's efforts in Street Fighter 2: the animated movie. I feel anime definitely suits fighting games that originate from Japan (surprise, surprise), and I'm dismayed that none of the SNK fighting-game based animes (Art of Fighting, Samurai Showodown, Fatal Fury) really compare. Then again, Street Fighter was the leader, so I guess it's only appropriate that its anime would rank above its SNK competition.

action-6 "Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie" is an anime that packs everything you could ever wish for in a Street Fighter-anime, and it is everything that the movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme should have been. I think of myself as a fan of the glorious Street Fighter videogames, and especially the original Street Fighter II videogame. This movie brings you brilliant martial-art-sequences and it really captures the atmosphere of the videogame. Pretty much all of SFII`s characters appear in this movie, and although Ryu and Ken are the main characters, every character from the game that is present here gets to fight. An excellent musical score is also worth noticing. This is in my opinion the finest pure martial-art-anime available today. This movie`s intro, where Ryu fights Sagat, is probably the best intro ever for an anime, and it really makes you expect an extraordinary film, and this movie more than delivers. Everyone with an interest in action-anime will love this, and it is completely perfect for the fans of the videogame-series. So, if you fancy watching an anime where you get to see old favorites such as Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li go head-to-head in explosive battles against villains such as Balrog, Vega and Bison, then this is your movie.10/10