‘What went wrong? Everything!’: 30 years of ‘Street Fighter,’ which almost went off the rails due to Van Damme’s erratic behavior

‘What went wrong? Everything!’: 30 years of ‘Street Fighter,’ which almost went off the rails due to Van Damme’s erratic behavior

With Sonic the Hedgehog 3 besting all competition at the box office — including Disney’s Christmas blockbuster Mufasa: The Lion King, no less — it’s boom times for the never-very-well-received video game-based film. Last year, The Super Mario Bros. Movie became the biggest commercial success in the history of such adaptations, while Five Nights at Freddy’s, based on the independent series of the same name, turned into another phenomenon. Granted, none were greeted with much enthusiasm from critics, besides the acclaimed The Last of Us. The explanation for their financial success may come down to demographics and a public made up of dedicated players that impacts the way these cinematic versions are articulated in the era of fan service. We have seen a character’s design changed at the last minute to please fans, as happened with the first Sonic (2020), as well as a game’s aesthetic wielded as an end in itself, even when a film’s narrative suffers from an overreliance on references to the original product.

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