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The 10/10/10 Project - Tekken
Oct. 25th, 2020 11:51 pmPosted 4 July 2010:
THIS IS IRON FIST
ITEM 1: The trailer for the live action Tekken movie.
ITEM 2: A poll: The live action Tekken movie looks:
good / bad / so bad it's good / other (in comments)
ITEM 3: Some choice quotes from the Tekken Zaibatsu forums:
"whoever said this is going to be another Dragonball Evolution, i agree with him."
"Why couldn't James Cameron direct this?!"
"I really hope they add a bowling scene, I would totally lose it if they did."
"the budget for this was like more then 30 million!? and they couldnt afford some good hair gel to make jin's trademark hair?!?!"
"Honestly when has Kazuya ever had a mustache in any game, minus customizations."
"Hmm, Jin seems kind of like... what's the opposite of a badass? Why is he some scrawny noob? Do they mention in the movie that this guy kicked ass in every previous tekken tournament since 3?"
"What's with Christie hooking up with Jin? Doesn't she hate his guts?! Why is she even white?"
"I feel a drinking game coming on!"
Ten years on, I still have not actually seen this movie. It was screened in Japan, Singapore, and the Philippines, but went straight to video in the UK and US. It might not ever have come out in Australia. The limited release meant a box office of $1.7 million, against a budget of $30 million.
According to Wikipedia, "Tekken holds no critical score, but has a 31% approval rating by audiences on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 2.68/10."
The trailer in my original post is lost to time. However, I found a newer and longer trailer on YouTube. It still looks kind of bad, but it also looks dramatic and fun:
Tekken: Official Movie Trailer
Astonishingly, they made a follow up movie, which is actually a prequel. I have no idea why. This one just looks terrible:
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge Official Trailer
THIS IS IRON FIST
ITEM 1: The trailer for the live action Tekken movie.
ITEM 2: A poll: The live action Tekken movie looks:
good / bad / so bad it's good / other (in comments)
ITEM 3: Some choice quotes from the Tekken Zaibatsu forums:
"whoever said this is going to be another Dragonball Evolution, i agree with him."
"Why couldn't James Cameron direct this?!"
"I really hope they add a bowling scene, I would totally lose it if they did."
"the budget for this was like more then 30 million!? and they couldnt afford some good hair gel to make jin's trademark hair?!?!"
"Honestly when has Kazuya ever had a mustache in any game, minus customizations."
"Hmm, Jin seems kind of like... what's the opposite of a badass? Why is he some scrawny noob? Do they mention in the movie that this guy kicked ass in every previous tekken tournament since 3?"
"What's with Christie hooking up with Jin? Doesn't she hate his guts?! Why is she even white?"
"I feel a drinking game coming on!"
Ten years on, I still have not actually seen this movie. It was screened in Japan, Singapore, and the Philippines, but went straight to video in the UK and US. It might not ever have come out in Australia. The limited release meant a box office of $1.7 million, against a budget of $30 million.
According to Wikipedia, "Tekken holds no critical score, but has a 31% approval rating by audiences on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 2.68/10."
The trailer in my original post is lost to time. However, I found a newer and longer trailer on YouTube. It still looks kind of bad, but it also looks dramatic and fun:
Tekken: Official Movie Trailer
Astonishingly, they made a follow up movie, which is actually a prequel. I have no idea why. This one just looks terrible:
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge Official Trailer
