With a new Street Fighter movie on the way, I’ve been thinking a lot about the iconic fighting game series as well as the first time the arcade staple was given the big screen treatment. I know a lot of people like to give the Jean-Claude Van Damme-led Street Fighter movie a lot of crap, and rightfully so, but I still think it’s one of the best video game adaptations ever made.
You could argue that the 1995 Mortal Kombat is the superior fighting game movie, thanks in part to the Street Fighter flick being a campy, odd, and overly colorful affair, but whenever given the choice between watching the two cult classics, there’s one I’m going to pick over the other. I’ve always had a soft spot for this flawed and over-the-top movie, and I don’t think anything can ever change that. Let me explain…
