Tekken

I paid 50$ for a DVD box with Disney's man in the Iron mask inside.... don't buy. From this person.

Awesome video work for a classic fighting game

Late 90's ADV was definitely a rollercoaster when it came to Voice Acting. Be warned if you have not already watched this before if you have epilepsy because there are a lot of flashing scenes. Now, on to the actual purchase. It was indeed as advertised, was shipped fairly well protected, and had no notable damage to the disc after looking it over thoroughly. The only negative was the cost, but that's kind of normal for things out of print. Overall, I'm happy with what I got.

There's so much to say about how this movie went wrong, it's difficult to find a place to start. Suffice to say, this is the furthest thing from a good film... even though it's less than an hour long... however, it's still fun to watch. If only to laugh at the cheesy moments, the rushed storyline, the numerous and infinitely deep plot holes, and general moments that make you go, "Wait... what?"I actually believe that if they could have fit in another 30 minutes of plot development to beef up the substance, it would have been a good film. Some of the main points border on the deep and thoughtful - even the profound - but everything is rushed so much that the more thoughtful themes are never given the chance to flesh out completely. Instead you're left with some very brief serious moments that almost make you think "Wow, that's pr-" before it's cut off by either a complete conversation change, an entire scene change, or a fight sequence. There was so much character and plot development that was left out that could have made this a more dramatic work. A lot of the characters from the game (at least, the ones not pertinent to the main storyline) were thrown in there haphazardly; you get a glimpse of Paul, the two kings, and other classics in one shot, then you never see them again until the very end where they just stand and stare on the shore. The Jack sub-plot was interesting, but again, wasn't given enough time to fully develop and make it meaningful.The fight scenes are all fairly brief - a pity, considering that usually movies make up a lack in drama for a crapload of fighting. However, there are a few memorable and just downright cool moments of violence. It was nice to see Jack get his generous share of kicking tail, and when he did, it was very interesting to watch. And another impressive part about this is they actually tried to cram a boxing kangaroo into a story about paramilitary criminal syndicates manufacturing bio weapons and preparing to start a war, an investigation into this syndicate by agents, revenge, and a martial arts tournament. I mean, that takes a lot of guts to toss that in there and actually expect people to buy it. Kudos to them for trying, at least.Normally I'm not one to shout for more fighting in a movie (usually it's the opposite), but here it's almost required. They couldn't make it as deep a film as it could have with the time allotted, so they needed to make at least something be the focal point of attention. As it stands, it's just kind of "bleh". Meaning, there's nothing spectacular about it other than the great many opportunities for unintentional humor, there doesn't seem to be any main focus of the film (meaning it's just "confused"), and I can only halfheartedly recommend it to anyone, and only as a rental or find a site where you can download it in DivX for $3. It's not worth buying the DVD, but I'd say it was barely worth the $3 I paid for the download.

This is a great purchase. Tekken motion picture is still as great as it was when I was a kid!

Having heard mixed things about Tekken: The Motion Picture, I decided to set out to pick a copy up anyway. Back in the late 90s/early 2000s I was a big fan of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie and I was definitely ok with the idea of Tekken copying that style. Unfortunately, where the Street Fighter II animated movie definitely delivered, Tekken is not quite as solid. Fans of characters like Paul and King will be definitely disappointed to see that besides the major characters in the show, most appearances are nothing more than small non-speaking cameos.Regardless, the movie tries to adapt the main storyline from Tekken and Tekken 2 by focusing on Kazuya Mishima's relationship with his father Heihachi and the role Jun Kazama played in Tekken 2. Since these two characters pretty much laid the foundation for how the series developed, I think it was a smart decision. Unfortunately, Kazuya isn't nearly as interesting in this film as he turned out in the games. He's never quite as sinister and the aspect of being possessed by the devil gene is significantly downplayed. He comes across as largely sympathetic and the ending is highly questionable given what we know about Kazuya now. Jun gets better treatment though, being shown as a powerful but kind-hearted woman who knows how to get the job done. I was quite happy to see her in a lead role in the movie and she makes a more effective headliner than Xiaoyu and Alisa from Tekken: Blood Vengeance and is much more faithful to her canon role than Jin from the live action film. The movie is certainly an interesting take on the plot of the first two games and provides a good supplement to those games considering that story modes and plot-driven gameplay weren't really things that existed in fighting games in the mid 90s.The animation is something of a mixed bag. The quality is not that of other animated films at the time though it is at least as good as some of the TV shows that were hitting the US market at the end of the 90s. The art style is reminiscent of Dragon Ball Z's Akira Toriyama. I personally hate this style so I found the animation in the films extremely mediocre but fans of Toriyama will probably like the look of the film.I'd say the mixed reception is quite accurate overall. It does some things well and was at least partially enjoyable and other things are extremely frustrating. Judged on its own merits (as opposed to comparing it to the competition) it is a fun movie but certainly not the quality anime film that Tekken fans would like to have. If you see just one Tekken film, Blood Vengeance remains the best of the lot, but if you're able to find a copy of the animated film in a flea market or used DVD store somewhere, it might be worth picking up. Assuming you can get it rather cheap, as some places charge way to much for out of print anime titles.

good movie

Classic movie and rare, great edition to anime collection.

Good movie, give it a 7.5 out of 10