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The Worst Film Ever

Great Film overall

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Playing down the ultra-violence that made the first two STREET FIGHTER films so memorable, this third and final addition to the movie trilogy is still entertaining for a number of reasons. Firstly, it's less serious than the previous two entries, and less concerned with gritty realism. Instead the film-makers decide to let the audience have a darned good time by upping the camp value and making the film work on a number of levels. Secondly, the film is chock-full of martial arts action which, whilst nowhere near the violence level of previous adventures, still packs a lethal punch in its depiction of Sonny Chiba going about his business of crushing the bad guys to death.The plot is basically a piece of fluff, something about a couple of video tapes which keep falling into the wrong hands. There are loads of double-crosses, traps, and endless nudity from main starlet "Cathy". The action scenes are dynamic and in full force. Only the vestiges of the brutal street art remain in Chiba's battles; instead he seems more graceful, intent on sweeping his enemies before him with long kicks and amazing sweeps. Thus the battles are exciting, brutal, and fast-paced and never disappoint the viewer. Full points for inclusion of the bizarre Mexican character who attacks with a laser (!) and who gets cremated for his efforts to kill Chiba! The Chiba-man is on top form despite some very poor dubbing in the US and the supporting cast adequately fill their roles. It's just a shame that the dubbing means that everybody sounds the same, making many of the double-crosses and twists rather confusing to a western audience. Still the film is primarily a piece of spectacle that concentrates on offering non-stop action and this it does with finesse. Chiba has transformed from a hard-bitten mercenary to an almost top-secret super spy, who uses endless rubber masks to outwit his opponents and who has a secret lair with sliding doors and the like. Despite the differences, the cheesy flashback to the death of Chiba's father is present one final time, and the finger-snapping popular score from the first film is back once more, slightly different but definitely put into overdrive this time. Action fans should seek this one out immediately as a great deal of fun. Chiba's last appearance as Tsurugi was in SISTER STREET FIGHTER, a spin-off movie.

This review is based on the English language dubbed version entitled "STREET FIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE". The original non-dubbed version is almost certainly better but I have not seen it and don't want anyone to think my review is for the original film. In most cases, the original film is highly re-edited and the plots are often changed so it wouldn't be fair to consider this review to be that for Gyakushû! Satsujin Ken--which was actually released years before the dubbed version.As for the plot, here it is--though most fans really are more concerned with the action and not the adequate plot: Chiba does a job for the mob and they insanely try to cheat them! Don't they KNOW this means they're in for a major butt-kicking!? Well, the rest of the film is pretty much what you'd expect and the only surprise is that in one of his many fights, Chiba is beaten!! Of course, there's a rematch, but still the idea of the Street Fighter losing to anyone is pretty unique! Had I never seen the previous Street Fighter films, I might have enjoyed this film a lot more. The action is pretty good--though unfortunately not nearly as good as it was in the first two Street Fighter films. Some of the original brutality was missing (though the crematorium scene is pretty horrific) and the plot seems pretty poor--especially in regard to the scuzzy lady who seems to again and again hurt people and no one seems to notice that she's BAD!! Even at the end, when the nasty skank is killed, Sonny Chiba's character oddly seems sad to see her die! Frankly, he should have celebrated like the Muchkins did when the Wicked Witch of the East died!!By the way, the evil lady likes to use sex as her main weapon--so don't be surprised when her breasts keep popping across the screen. Parents should consider this before letting kids watch the film. Of course, I think I'd be less worried about my kids seeing this than I would be if they saw all the violence, so it's NOT a kid-friendly film.

Takuma Tsurugi (Sonny Chiba) (AKA: The Street Fighter"), rather like James Bond, is an assassin for hire, a man who is a master of disguise and the martial arts but don't cross or betray him because if you do, you will pay and pay dearly. He, again rather like James Bond, has a weakness for playing with dangerous women, particularly the most ruthless and cutthroat. Here the villains, who have hired Tsurugi to get two tape cassette recordings that when played in unison provide a formula for creating synthetic heroin potentially worth a fortune in the wrong hands, make that most fatal mistake of crossing Tsurugi. And now they will pay! This moves at a brisk pace, is exciting and action-packed, and feels like a much darker take on a James Bond type of film. It's not really all that much like the previous "Street Fighter" fare at all but it is fun if you're willing to forgive that fact. The only problem I had with the film was all the betrayals and double-dealings became confusing after a time and I was surprised Tsurugi allowed himself to be put into a position where he could be betrayed by the lead villains on more than one occasion. Also Tsurugi is hardly an heroic male lead, in fact he's every bit as ruthless and unrelenting, if not even more so, that this story's villains. Still the good in terms of entertainment value here I feel far outweighs the bad.

Wow, what can I say about SFLR? It is one of the greatest karate-action flicks ever to grace the screen. For my money, you just can't beat Sonny Chiba. He can act, and he can also do some extremely impressive karate!Something I really like about this series of movies, is the fact that Terry (The Street Fighter) isn't really a 'good guy' per se. He is just the main character. He is only out for himself and is extremely ruthless. I just love the way the character is written. You won't find a movie in this genre that is more entertaining.If you've never seen SFLR and you like this genre, do yourself a favor and get it now!10 out of 10