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Tekken Receiving Another Movie, Will Third Time Be The Charm?

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 06:48
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Just like Mortal Kombat, the Tekken franchise has enough interesting characters and soap opera laden plot strings that adapting the game into a movie should be a relatively easy feat.  Throw in a few thrilling fight scenes, a plot to drive said fight scenes to happen, and maybe one or two scantily clad women to please the younger male demographic and you should have a winner on your hands.

Tekken: The Movie [Review]

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 07:47
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Overall Feeling: 

Instead of coming across as a high-powered action movie, Tekken: The Movie is an absolute bore that feels and looks like a bad syndicated TV show. The film has the characters and themes from the Tekken games but fails to stay true to them which makes the movie even more disappointing. With lackluster action scenes, the only reason to watch Tekken: The Movie is if you want to see a bad move to riff on MSTK-3000 style.

The Pros: 

Some of the acting and production values are hilariously bad so there’s something to goof on. It’s admirable that some of the costumes stay true to the look established in the video games. There are quite a few shots that feature the ass crack of an attractive lady so if that’s your type of thing then you’ll dig that. Seeing certain characters come to life such as Yoshimitsu is almost cool.

The Cons: 

Both the writing and the re-imagined nature of the movie are quite horrendous. Some of the acting is a bit stiff, even for a martial arts movie. Actions scenes are rather disappointing, mainly due to poor directing. The teaser ending is lame and lacks a true impact.

ShogunGamer.com Rating : 
3

Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved martial arts movies. I don’t know what it was that captured my attention as a lad but seeing dudes jump around and perform amazing physical feats just captured my imagination.  That love of martial arts of course carried over into my main passion and hobby, the world of video games.  Obviously I’m not the only person who was bitten by the martial arts bug as a child which is why there’s almost a never ending supply of straight up 1v1 brawlers or crazy beat-em-up video games.

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