This week, we celebrate the righteous leg twirling fury of Chunners!!!
Up first? My most favoritest Chun-Li move ever - the 7 Star Sky Flash Kick* Hyper Combo. Beautiful, isn't it?
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Next we have the aftermath of the 7 Star Hyper Combo. I dig this image so much that it's currently my desktop background!
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Thirdly, I bring you this shot of Chun-Li's ever-awesome Kikosho Hyper Combo... giving Wolverine a wonderfully elastic neck.
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And, finally, nothing makes for a great ending like a little victory stance! This shot features one of my all-time favorite MvC team-ups, Chun-Li and War Machine.
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Next Hyper Combo Wallpaper? Gambit gets his fight on!!!
* I like this move SOOO much that I plan to name my second album after it.
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Next week: big boys don't cry on the final Hyper Combo Wallpaper!
It's Justique's birthday! Teddy's on Nick's cellphone! Neal has his jimmy out! Justique is wearing Chun-Li tights! Neal disses Nick's plot for a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" movie. Neal loves theater. Justique hates Neal. Is Napoleon Dynamite the new Hamlet? A brief history of video games turned movies. And, of course, Zoe Saldana's Eternal Magic, now available from your local Avon rep.
Ross doesn't think Marvel vs. Capcom 3 looks awesome, magic people don't shower, what's better -- 2D MvC or 3D MvC?, our character picks for MvC3, hideous Chun-Li fan art, SSFIV, and Neal has terrible opinions. To be continued tomorrow in A Podcast with Ross and Nick #46.
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As opposed to last week's pair, I think Bison and Chun-Li would make a horrible couple. He'd always be trying to brainwash her and she'd always be trying to kill him. Be back next week for more Capcom Fighting Evolution Hyper Combo Wallpaper!
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Awesome art by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau. Sadly, this is it for Street Fighter Month. But things get explosive next Sunday as Hyper Combo Wallpaper introduces War Machine Month!
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Awesome Chun-Li art by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau. It's Street Fighter Month... could things get any more awesome? Maybe next Sunday with our Street Fighter femme fatales Hyper Combo Wallpaper!
Omar Dogan makes Chun-Li look legendary
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Chun-Li goes beyond Street Fighter Legend - she's a Marvel vs. Capcom Legend (and a straight up video game legend) too. The wallpaper you see here is a collage of UDON's covers for Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li #1-3, three excellent installments from my new favorite comic book miniseries. For you Street Fighter completists out there, this wallpaper also features Gen and Lei Fong (NOT in MvC), and Dan Hibiki (who pops up in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter).
On a personal note, this was the most difficult wallpaper making experience I've ever had for the Hyper Combo Wallpaper series. The above image you see is a miniature representation of the 1440 X 900 size, but the 1280 X 1024 and 1600 X 1200 sizes look a little different. They had tons of blank space above the image, so I slapped the Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li logo up top.
Thanks to Omar Dogan's deviantART account for these images. I've been totally blown away by his work on this comic book and his awesome covers are no exception. Be back here next Monday for a brand new Hyper Combo Wallpaper!
OHHHHHHHHH BOY!!! I'm proud to say I just saw this movie last night... IN THE DOLLAR THEATER. That's right, less than three weeks in national release and this movie is already in the dollar theater.
Since i saw it on a Thursday, that means it went to the dollar theater last Friday... only TWO WEEKS after its debut. WOW. That's special.
And here's the icing on the cake: guess what's officially out of the dollar theater as of today? That's right, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
It had a one week tenure at the discount movie theater before it was booted for not bringing in enough customers willing to pay $1 to see it. Only $1!!! Is this some sort of United States record, like "World's Shortest National Release"?
Hopefully this movie will clean up at the 2009 RAZZIE awards. How hilarious was Chris Klein? he had me cracking up the whole time. Brilliant performance.
And what asshole decided that Kristen Kreuk should be cast as Chun-Li over Moon Bloodgood? The only thing i can think is that Bloodgood had no experience in martial arts (is that true?) and no desire to learn. She certainly looked the part and had a boss attitude.
The problems with this film emanate from the story. Justin Marks and his producers weren't loyal to the preexisting tale of Chun-Li and Street Fighter. I'm not saying it should have been an exact translation - it just should have been close. Would it have been cheesy? A bit. But this was some sort of alternate universe where Chun-Li longed to be a concert pianist. WTF?
Craving some decent Chun-Li storytelling? Check out UDON's Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li comic series out now. Now that's a sweet Chun-Li story! (FYI - SF Legends: Chun-Li #2 just came out this Wednesday!!!)
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As we enter the last painstaking week before the Watchmen movie, it is important that we don't develop tunnel vision. Nick and I have been talking up the Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li movie for a hot minute, and it came out today. As you may remember from last week, we were already on the fence about this - but really, any chance to see Kristin Kreuk and Moon Bloodgood should be exercised. I caught the 5:30 showing tonight - and I think this is telling - the theater was empty. No one knew about this movie, or cares apparently. It looks like that apathy is justified. Here is the rundown in 160 characters or less:
SF blew. No lightning or helicopter kicks. Big let down. Wasn't funny either. Did Ricketts cast this one too? I'd rather re-watch the original with Van Damme.
I'm not saying that I expected an Oscar winner. Obviously, that was going to be lame flick - but this was overly lame. The best part is when Bison starts using one of his henchpeople as a puching bag - literally. A little iMDB work exposes the real issue: The director, Andrzej Bartkowiak. Everything he touches turns into garbage. His resume includes such stinkers as DOOM, Cradle 2 The Grave, and Exit Wounds. Perhaps if DMX and Anthony Anderson had played Balrog and Vega, things would have been different. Sadly, this one was DOOMed from the start. Lastly, whoever did the costumes for this movie should be shot. - just my personal opinion.
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