Essentially, the story was as such:
"In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to keep the masses down, Mishima sponsors the King of Iron Fist Tournament, or Tekken, in which fighters battle until one is left standing, who in turn will receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth. We are introduced to this violent world through the eyes of Jin Kazama, a teenage street fighter who enters the tournament in order to avenge the death of his mother that he blames upon the Mishima Zaibatsu's most powerful and controlling chairman – Heihachi Mishima. He knows that the only way to get close enough to Mishima to kill him is to win the tournament, but in doing so, he begins to uncover his own past and inner demons as well as exposing a dark underbelly to Tekken that threatens the very existence of humanity." (source) |
Do you think this will be better than the last Street Fighter adaptation? Is it even possible to make a good movie based on a fighting game where plot is usually not that valued anyway?
Well, anything is better than Dead or Alive. And, it does have Lateef Crowder as Eddy Gordo, which is some pretty spot on casting. I think he should just swing widly though, to actually simulate an Eddy Gordo player that mashes on buttons to achieve results.
I've dedicated myself to tracking this film down and rest assured.. there will be reviews.
