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excaliburps
03/30/09

In reply to Meet (Then Pity) The Cast & Crew Of The King Of Fighters Movie
The actors,producers,etc are Chinese but is this a HK flick? I believe they could do a better job than what we're used to in Hollywood (special-effects heavy scene after another,overtly sexual themes).

Take Kung-Fu Hustle. That movie had Dragonball-like fights. They made it work. As compared to Dragonball Evolution, which from the looks of things are really appalling.

They could take Tony Jaa and make him do fight scenes with other equally talented actos/stuntmen.

Because that's what we really want to see in videogame fighting game movies. The ACTUAL Fighting!

I mean, hopefully they make it work but I'm not holding my breath in this one as well.
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LanciePants
03/30/09

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How do these stinkers keep getting funded?!?!
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Testamonium
03/30/09

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I've read the script to this movie. It's... ugh. I mean, it could actually be worse than the recent Street Fighter. Mai and Iori are together, and Terry is an FBI agent.

Oh well. At least it's not that Devil May Cry script that I've seen. The day that thing gets greenlit is the day I give up on movies.
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ManekiNeko
03/30/09

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I think it's got a better shot at being entertaining than Dragonball Evolution, which is just The Karate Kid with renamed characters and some Matrix-y special effects. The fact that it's apparently produced by Hong Kong film directors and that the actors are somewhat recognizable as the characters they play is encouraging, if not a guarantee of success.
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the7k
03/30/09

@ManekiNeko:

Whatever your on, I'll take two of 'em.
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rich8606
03/30/09

In reply to Meet (Then Pity) The Cast & Crew Of The King Of Fighters Movie
Wait... Kyo Kusanagi's a white dude?
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AlKusanagi
03/30/09

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They all need to die in a fire. KoF should be animated (full length, not the previous shorts), if anything. These people just took some existing script and plugged in KoF characters, if even that much work was put into it.
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FuriousMantis
03/30/09

@AlKusanagi: Kind of like (both) Street Fighter movie(s). The Mortal Kombat movie will forever own the adaptation genre.
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the7k
03/30/09

@FuriousMantis: Maybe that's why the KOF Movie people are trying so hard to rip off the Mortal Kombat movie.
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dgd1542
03/30/09

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does anyone care enough about SNK to see a movie about one of their series?
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the7k
03/30/09

@dgd1542: I love SNK, but I sure as hell ain't watching this movie, unless it comes on TV. Just like as much as I love Capcom, I ain't watching that Chun-Li movie unless it comes on TV.
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fuchikoma
03/30/09

@dgd1542:

Well, back in high school I watched Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture... I'm afraid to watch live action game movies now though.

I still remember the villain in the dubbed version saying "Terry BOW-GARRRD!" haha
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the7k
03/30/09

In reply to Meet (Then Pity) The Cast & Crew Of The King Of Fighters Movie
Oh man... oh man oh man. I was looking for some KOF images this morning through google and saw an image entitled "King of Fighters The Movie". I laughed and thought:

"Yeah right. Like that'll happen. God, I hope it doesn't."

Why? Why the hell would you let this happen, SNK? First Street Fighter, now Dragon Ball, soon Star Trek, and the future, King of Fighters? All raped by Hollywood?
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Grisaille: Flip it, Ninja!
03/30/09

@the7k: Careful, now. I actually think J.J. Abrams is a decent enough director to get ST done well.

I can hope.
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the7k
03/30/09

@Grisaille: Turkey Smackin Those That Say |First|: I lost hope after watching Max Payne, expecting it to suck, and walked out still feeling disappointed.

We're getting closer and closer to "Ass: The Movie".
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Comatose Turtle
03/30/09

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They all had such insights to impart. I feel like I grew a little bit as a person watching this. Or possibly my brain shrunk.

And Maggie Q... as Mai? Are we talking about a different Mai?
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TheNewbie
03/30/09

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Didn't anybody learn their lesson from Dead or Alive?

No?

Ok fine...
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BritBloke916
03/30/09

@Eschguy: As daft as DOA undoubtedly is, it manages to get a number of key things just right:

1) Holly Valance in a towel.

2) The story actually involves a fighting tournment.

3) Stays true to spirit of source (volleyball scene).

4) Holly Valance in a bikini.

5) A large number of actual fights between characters.

6) Ninjas. Crucially, some of the ninjas are also hot women.

7) Pretty good fight choreography at times.

8) Holly Valance in bed with another woman.

9) Includes a cast member from "My Name Is Earl" (sadly not Catalina).

10) The geek gets the girl.

As an example of a largely shitty genre, it's actually pretty good fun :)
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UltimatePancakeSensation
12/30/08

In reply to Here's Your King Of Fighters XII Roster
Interesting. I haven't played a KoF game since the 2001 version, but the roster seems to have significantly shrunk...plus I don't see any new characters for this version, which I had always enjoyed seeing before.

It's going to be awesome either way, but it's...interesting.
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jayntampa
12/30/08

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No Mai, no Blue Mary, no buy. Too few female fighters, in general.
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Atheist Jew
12/30/08

In reply to Here's Your King Of Fighters XII Roster
No Whip? No Mai? No Angel? Athena has become a typical magical princess? Ah well, at least my rocking team of Joe, Kyo and Iori are all present.
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Rocketknight
12/30/08

In reply to Here's Your King Of Fighters XII Roster
They better keep whoever it is that drew that. I've found that no matter which artist it is, there will always be some character portraits that I feel are off. This little collection, however, is all aces.
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Billkwando
12/30/08

@VergessenHeld: All aces? Seriously?

You must be kidding. That or you have a Pinky and the Brain-esque forehead and find these character portraits comforting.

It looks like Benimaru was embarassed and had to cover up his fivehead.
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raikaze
12/30/08

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awww man no K' and we get a powerless iori...I'm so screwed...I only have terry left in my team...guess I'll learn Kyo and Athena
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Nite
12/30/08

@raikaze:

Iori without flames is the best thing that could happen to him. He actually gets a completely new revamp, which has been long overdue.
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the7k
01/02/09

@Nite: Yeah, this is totally the best thing to happen to Iori. Toss the clothing that would go on to inspire the likes of Hellsing and Gungrave, have Benimaru do his cloths shopping, and swap his fighting style with Freeman's.

Yeah, thank GOD they got rid of Iori to replace him with a shadow of his former self. Also, Thank god they got rid of K', Kula, Maxima, Yamazaki, Billy, Gato, Oswald and Momoko. Now I have exactly nobody to play as.

This said, I'll still be buying this.
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