The new generation of movie heroes.
January 26th 2009 10:59
Seems that producers have run out of comics to base their movies on, and have now moved on to live-action movies based on Japanese anime and videogames. With the success of "Transformers", which was based on the popular japanese anime series in 2007, we are to expect a whole new generation of heroes to appear on our screens.
Hitting our screens first this year, will be "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li", starring Kristin Kreuk as Chun Li. I am quite skeptical of this movie, firstly, Kreuk reminds me NOTHING of Chun Li, she appears to me as mainly there for advertising and commercial purposes and secondly, why base such a good videogame on JUST Chun Li?. Being a girl growing up in a family of guys, as children, we obsessed over Street Fighter. I was always Chun Li, whether in the game or just running around roleplaying, however i always thought Ken and Ryu were really cool, but from the information i've gathered, they don't even appear in this movie. Maybe they are making space for a "Street Fighter: Legend of Ryu" and "Street Fighter: Legend of Ken"?. Street fighter is about martial arts and action, but i cannot imagine Kreuk throwing the crazy kicks that Chun Li does in the games. Also, without a good martial arts choreographer, which this film appears to not have, i don't expect much of this movie. With comics, it is always easy to just put on a mask and costume and immediately fit the role of the hero, but with live action anime or videogame-based movies, it is much harder to portray the characters, I am really wondering how Kristin Kreuk will do this. Will this be another disaster like the 1994 "Street Fighter" movie starring Jean Claude Van Damme?, we will just have to wait and see.
Due for release in late September, we have the long-awaited Dragonball Z Live-action movie, "Dragonball Evolution", starring Justin Chatwin as Goku. Again, like the legend of Chun Li, i am quite skeptical mainly because of the cast. It doesn't make sense to me that they would take a japanese character and portray him with an American. There is no racism intended, but you would find it weird too, if just say a chinese actor played Spiderman or Batman. I know technically, it is never stated that Goku is Japanese, but at least get a stronger looking person, who can pull the powerful moves that Goku does. We have all grown up with images of these heroes, and with the wrong cast, that can be all it takes to spoil a really good movie. When this film first went into production, it was rumoured that Stephen Chow, an extremely popular Hong Kong actor/director/producer, would be directing the film, however in the end, he decided on being just the producer as he enjoys working on films that are entirely his own original stories. He is the only hope i feel for this movie, as he is a comical genius who really knows how to surprise and entertain his audience, so i'm hoping, even though his not the director, his influence may make this movie a pleasant surprise.
A movie i am really excited about is "King of Fighters", which is currently in production and due for release some time in 2010. Directed by Gordon Chan, a renowned Hong Kong director, that has been involved in many famous movies including a few of Jet Li's movies, I am expecting well choreographed martial arts scenes from this. Starring Sean Faris as Kyo Kusanagi and Maggie Q as Mai Shiranui, I am really hoping they don't spoil this popular videogame/anime. Just like Street Fighter, i grew up with King Of Fighters, so it is almost like a dream come true to finally see these characters come to life. I have never heard of Sean Faris, so i don't know what to say of him, but kyo is such a cool character, that you can't imagine anyone good enough to play this role, I'm sure many fans will agree. I look forward to Maggie Q the most, as i have always enjoyed watching her, and she is well trained in martial arts, so i think she is well suited to a martial arts based film like this, PLUS, she is hot!!. Looking forward to 2010......already....
Hitting our screens first this year, will be "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li", starring Kristin Kreuk as Chun Li. I am quite skeptical of this movie, firstly, Kreuk reminds me NOTHING of Chun Li, she appears to me as mainly there for advertising and commercial purposes and secondly, why base such a good videogame on JUST Chun Li?. Being a girl growing up in a family of guys, as children, we obsessed over Street Fighter. I was always Chun Li, whether in the game or just running around roleplaying, however i always thought Ken and Ryu were really cool, but from the information i've gathered, they don't even appear in this movie. Maybe they are making space for a "Street Fighter: Legend of Ryu" and "Street Fighter: Legend of Ken"?. Street fighter is about martial arts and action, but i cannot imagine Kreuk throwing the crazy kicks that Chun Li does in the games. Also, without a good martial arts choreographer, which this film appears to not have, i don't expect much of this movie. With comics, it is always easy to just put on a mask and costume and immediately fit the role of the hero, but with live action anime or videogame-based movies, it is much harder to portray the characters, I am really wondering how Kristin Kreuk will do this. Will this be another disaster like the 1994 "Street Fighter" movie starring Jean Claude Van Damme?, we will just have to wait and see.
Due for release in late September, we have the long-awaited Dragonball Z Live-action movie, "Dragonball Evolution", starring Justin Chatwin as Goku. Again, like the legend of Chun Li, i am quite skeptical mainly because of the cast. It doesn't make sense to me that they would take a japanese character and portray him with an American. There is no racism intended, but you would find it weird too, if just say a chinese actor played Spiderman or Batman. I know technically, it is never stated that Goku is Japanese, but at least get a stronger looking person, who can pull the powerful moves that Goku does. We have all grown up with images of these heroes, and with the wrong cast, that can be all it takes to spoil a really good movie. When this film first went into production, it was rumoured that Stephen Chow, an extremely popular Hong Kong actor/director/producer, would be directing the film, however in the end, he decided on being just the producer as he enjoys working on films that are entirely his own original stories. He is the only hope i feel for this movie, as he is a comical genius who really knows how to surprise and entertain his audience, so i'm hoping, even though his not the director, his influence may make this movie a pleasant surprise.
A movie i am really excited about is "King of Fighters", which is currently in production and due for release some time in 2010. Directed by Gordon Chan, a renowned Hong Kong director, that has been involved in many famous movies including a few of Jet Li's movies, I am expecting well choreographed martial arts scenes from this. Starring Sean Faris as Kyo Kusanagi and Maggie Q as Mai Shiranui, I am really hoping they don't spoil this popular videogame/anime. Just like Street Fighter, i grew up with King Of Fighters, so it is almost like a dream come true to finally see these characters come to life. I have never heard of Sean Faris, so i don't know what to say of him, but kyo is such a cool character, that you can't imagine anyone good enough to play this role, I'm sure many fans will agree. I look forward to Maggie Q the most, as i have always enjoyed watching her, and she is well trained in martial arts, so i think she is well suited to a martial arts based film like this, PLUS, she is hot!!. Looking forward to 2010......already....
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