Don't you get it? This IS a worthy adaptation of Street Fighter, because it is nothing but a fight between two dudes that ends in three minutes or less, just like in the game. Or, the creator just fleeced the gaming community and wasted everyone's time.

Yeah, I feel very lied to. And underwhelmed.

I actually disagree completely. I thought it was really great and I think that it has potential for even more videos in the future. Let's not forget that this was free to make, and since you paid nothing for it, I say that it's well worth it.

I actually enjoyed it thoroughly, it represents everything Street Fighter is, plus the special moves were well represented. I even enjoyed the giant eyebrows, because if your like me and spent lots of time in the 90's playing Street Fighter II and everything that came out after it, it's the giant eyebrows on Ryu and Ken.

The one exception is the "high five". I come from a Taekwondo background and there's no way you do a flying side kick from stationary position to attack someone, not only that, it doesn't even look cool!  Now if they ran full speed and went into flying side kicks, and connected at the same time and ended the film at that, that would look better in my opinion, but I'm no fight choreographer.

Other than that, it was awesome!

I thought that from a purely visual standpoint, they did okay - certain visual/scenic choices were good, but the actual story was laughably thin. I think there is merit and if it were the first of a series of fan film shorts (like the recent Modern Warfare homage) it could have potential... but as any sort of legitimate film in and of itself? No.

Honestly, how many people give a damn about the story in Street Fighter? Not very many. Why should this be any different. Besides, if you are even a little versed in Street Fighter, you know exactly what's going on. 

Typical reaction from someone who doesn't know a damn thing about making short films. Who said this was going to be a full length film in the first place?? Who said it was going to be even just a half hour long?? No one. Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to make a independent film? I have been an independent filmmaker for over 20 years, and I can tell you from experience that a short film like that could take weeks to film and months to edit. Every day you shoot cost money.

Do you have thousands of dollars lying around to make a 10 minute film?? Maybe you have hundreds of thousands of dollars lying around so you can make an hour movie?? If you want it to be even longer and with Hollywood style effects we are going to need about 15 million. And, by Hollywood standards, a 15 million dollar movie is low budget.

I would love to see you go out into the middle of the woods with whatever camera you currently own, your own money from your own pocket, and with any local actors you could find and try to make something better than this guy has. Oh, and put it online for free, this way you can not recoup any of the money you spent making it for ungrateful people.

@Ed -- I can understand the position you're debating from, but I still disagree. Other short filmmakers have make videos of comparable quality on smaller budgets, with less resources, and weaker marketting campaigns. A good example is the Modern Warfare film that was produced and filmed on a mere $100. That's not to say SF: Legacy was by any means terrible, but it certainly wasn't special.

I'm actually really familiar with the independent filmmaking industry. Most of my friends attend film school, and they usually recruit me to help with casting and organizing their films. Hell, I appeared in a short which was screened at the Toronto Film Festival! My intention wasn't to disparage Street Fighter Legacy. But the reality still stands: It was over the top and over before I could blink.

Maybe we expected different things. Maybe we have different tastes. But at the very least, it's good to know we can share our opinions!

I don't think it's even possible to make a decent Street Fighter movie with live people. The characters in the game are so exaggerated, trying to replicate it with real actors is impossible.

Some things just aren't meant to be. And a live-action Street Fighter film (regardless of length or resources) is one of those things.

@ Omar, the thing is. I have been around the independent circuits as well. In almost all of the circuits you are required to fill out forms giving plenty of info about your film. Budgeting, actors, timeframe, etc. Plenty of people lie on them. I know the Modern Warfare film you are talking about. He very well may have only spent $100 on the film, or he was lying to further impress his audience.

I won't be that cynical. I will assume he was telling the truth. If he was, you also have to consider what his budget actually means. I have made two short films in the past year. Before I started the first one, "A Spiral Downward" I bought over $10,000 worth of equipment. A brand new Panasonic AGDVX100B, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, etc. Including the budget of the short film itself everything came to about $13000 (It pays to be a college student because you get some awesome discounts!).

The second short film's budget was about the same, $3,000. However, do I include the $10,000 for all the equipment I just bought to make the two films, or not? That Modern Warfare short film was made with an expensive camera. They also had some pretty nifty programs in order to achieve the effects they did. I can guarantee his budget was way more than $100, but he isn't including everything in that estimate. It makes you look better when you tell people you achieved such a great film on such a small budget. I don't think people would have looked at his film the same way if he actually included the price of everything that was used to produce it.

Sorry if I flipped on you. I am actually a pretty relaxed dude. It's just I have been making films since I was 6, and I have spent the last 20 years watching people downplay and disrespect independent films because they don't have the same "glow" as Hollywood films. Todays moviegoers really make me sick. You can imagine how I felt when I watch a fantastic film like "Let The Right One In" get absolutely no attention and an abysmal snorefest like Avatar become one of the top grossing movies of all time.

Again, I am sorry.

I mean... it was billed as a short film from the beginning. 

Though, the foot-five was bad.