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07Jan2009

U.S. Trailer for 'The Legend of Chun-Li'

DateWednesday, January 7, 2009 at 2:00AM
If you're looking for a silver lining, I guess it's this: The new American trailer for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is better than the Japanese trailer. And the American poster. It still doesn't look good per se, and I'm at the point that I really have no idea what the goal is with this movie.

Because it's based on an old video game, there are fight sequences the likes of which you'd find in video games, but it also appears to have the storyline and grit of a more serious movie. I'd vote campy for this. But you can't go half-campy, so we'll see if they've made the right decision here or not.

I believe it's generally accepted that Kristin Kreuk isn't the next Cate Blanchett, so I wonder if she'll be able to carry the drama and action. Again, if it didn't appear to take itself seriously, that wouldn't be a problem.


Trailer courtesy of IGN

We recently added this to our AP Preseason All-American Trainwrecks of 2009 list, which means we've got our eye on this being one of the worst movies of the year. Tread lightly. Chun-Li will be in theaters on February 27th.

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