I had a few expectations as of how this movie would be when I went to watch it. And believe me, it lived up (or should i say down) to my expectations. The film was just about as crappy i thought it would be.
Let's start off with commenting the story. From my point of view, it sucked. OK, I know Dead or Alive was never the games with the best story, but nevertheless. The team behind DOA: Dead or Alive put little or no effort in making the story close to anything in the DOA games. And what's with the female focus here? Like the three females that the movie focuses on and around are the main characters of the games. Well trust me, they aren't, there's a ton of other characters worth mentioning. With this kind of story, all this movie is worth to be called is a chick flick with fighting, and a very bad one at that.
The characters were not similar to their video game original at all. If you take one peak at Leon, or Bayman, and say that they (beneath the badly made cosplay outfits) look anything like the original, you better go wash your eyes or get glasses. And it's not only those two, it goes for them all. I mean seriously, a Ryu Hayabusa without his mask? And even so, if we look away from the fact that he didn't have one, he still sucked as he looked nothing like the original.
The acting was horrible. I must admit it had it's moments now and then. So it wasn't just crap. But close to. Very close. I didn't really feel that any of the actors put an effort into acting serious. Not once. It was more like they put an effort into making this a bad spoof off the games, giving other people a laugh about DOA.
So DOA: Dead or Alive is, in short, the worst movie I have seen in God knows how many years. I can't believe how dreadful it was. Why did I watch it all then, you might ask? Well, a very bad movie can still be entertaining, the same way a good movie can be boring. If you don't believe me, watch it. 2/10.
Let's start off with commenting the story. From my point of view, it sucked. OK, I know Dead or Alive was never the games with the best story, but nevertheless. The team behind DOA: Dead or Alive put little or no effort in making the story close to anything in the DOA games. And what's with the female focus here? Like the three females that the movie focuses on and around are the main characters of the games. Well trust me, they aren't, there's a ton of other characters worth mentioning. With this kind of story, all this movie is worth to be called is a chick flick with fighting, and a very bad one at that.
The characters were not similar to their video game original at all. If you take one peak at Leon, or Bayman, and say that they (beneath the badly made cosplay outfits) look anything like the original, you better go wash your eyes or get glasses. And it's not only those two, it goes for them all. I mean seriously, a Ryu Hayabusa without his mask? And even so, if we look away from the fact that he didn't have one, he still sucked as he looked nothing like the original.
The acting was horrible. I must admit it had it's moments now and then. So it wasn't just crap. But close to. Very close. I didn't really feel that any of the actors put an effort into acting serious. Not once. It was more like they put an effort into making this a bad spoof off the games, giving other people a laugh about DOA.
So DOA: Dead or Alive is, in short, the worst movie I have seen in God knows how many years. I can't believe how dreadful it was. Why did I watch it all then, you might ask? Well, a very bad movie can still be entertaining, the same way a good movie can be boring. If you don't believe me, watch it. 2/10.