DOA: Dead or Alive (the movie) - What Happened?

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Music:
Dead or Alive (Arcade) - Dead or Alive Overture
Dead or Alive (Arcade) - The Fist of Taikyoku Blows Up
Shinobi (2002) - Transfiguration
Dead or Alive (Arcade) - Codename "BAYMAN"
Dead or Alive 2 - You Are Under My Control (Beautiful Version)
Dead or Alive 3 - Reincarnate
Dead or Alive (Arcade) - Blade of "RYU"
Dead or Alive 3 - Four Thousand
Dead or Alive Ultimate - ULTIMATE
Dead or Alive 2 - Natural High
Dead or Alive 2 - Act of Universe
Dead or Alive Arcade - Show must go on!
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[@nathanrodriguez8678]

Battlefield earth what happened please.

[@escape209]

@@nathanrodriguez8678 More like "what on earth happened to battlefield"

[@gameplaylick9346]

Dead Or Alive: Movie Meets with Tecmo Super Bowl Period

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

I hope someone in Flophouse VIP nominate Max Payne the Movie and see if MatPat is correct about them trying but failed or they still have wrong casting, script or budget constraints

[@TheSiliconSoul]

@@PinkyJustice Fighting hunger in a dubious two bowls per box form-factor.

[@pendulousphallus]

I've seen this movie at least a dozen times. It was free in KZbin for years and nobody bothered to copyright claim it. I love it.

[@ninjiango9126]

I also remember watching it on youtube, but got bored and didn't finish.

[@razorflossrazor2937]

@@nehemiahpouncey3607 it's still there.

[@RandomFandom112]

Watched it as a kid didn't like it cuz I was like "WHERES THE NINJAS I LIKE"

[@deaddan2148]

Prolly the only good thing to come out of this movie!

[@motxmod]

@@nehemiahpouncey3607 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIqQdXedhLV1iMU

[@QuickTimeFailure]

19:26 I love how they're all holding katanas. Even Tina, the pro wrestler

[@abadenoughdude300]

And all in the exact same manner as if they all graduated the same sword school. Guess they needed an ending shot that was symmetrical or something lol.

[@TwoPuyo]

A pro wrestler with katana have 99% chance of winning against a pro wrestler without one.

[@hungrycrackpot]

Suggestion: Dredd. The Karl Urban one. It's well known now as a great movie and cult film, but it was widely ignored on release and was considered a failure until it hit the home market, where it turned into a word of mouth juggernaut. Even now, the oddity of that films life has created a constant battle for a new one, as its failure in theaters but success at home seem to make it difficult for studios to figure out if they want to follow it up or not.

[@Reebz0r]

The perfect fodder for direct to streaming, either a feature or limited series.

[@jakobthedragonboy]

Last I had heard they were looking and VERY close to making a TV show sequel staring Karl Urban called "Megacity 1" that would have a bit of an anthology feature to it.

[@shcdemolisher]

@@judgedrekk2981 Man, sounds like we need......actually I don't even know what we need to fix this. But a show based on Dread? Sounds EPIC! That would be a great series, if it finally gets made, which at this point I doubt it very much.

[@TubeOfLaughes]

I remember having no idea this movie even existed. Just happened to see its name pop up while browsing the net one day. Downloaded it to see what it was all about. Talk about a rock SOLID action film. And seeing them actually get Dredd's character right felt like such a redemption compared to the 1995 farce I remember as a kid. (Although Stallone was so campy it was funny at times in that movie.)

[@kabardino1337]

The Dredd movies are very weird... one is more true to comics than the other, and the same time less true to the comics than the other. AND VICE-VERSA!

[@Unotuchable]

Kevin Nash and Jaime Pressly were probably the two most memorable parts because at least they were having fun. Also the villain in the original script was just creating Dural.

[@MsTrueTy]

I love this movie and the action fight scenes were non stop. A nice balance of girls kicking ass and looking good while doing it. Christi's and Tina's opening scenes were my favorite.

[@fernie-fernandez]

You know where could I find this script? I know DOA had Raidou for Dural, Phase 4 for a lesser, that is…& Honoka.

[@xsplashdashx]

I unironically genuinely enjoy the DOA movie. It's a fun and silly action comedy with loose adaptations of DOA characters. I was working at Blockbuster when this came out and it was a frequent employee free rental for me. Just wanted to add, Matt, the Wikipedia entry for this at one point had a link to an interview with Jamie Pressly where she mentioned besides Corey Yuen and his crew not speaking English, Mr. Yuen also fired and replaced said crew twice, so they were constantly filming with new people.

[@JRock424]

I learned a few things about this movie shortly before it came out. 1: They actually offered the role of Bass to Hulk Hogan. He declined as he was recovering from knee replacement surgery at the time. He put in a good word about Kevin Nash, and the rest is history. 2: There was a Ninja Gaiden spin-off movie in the planning stages staring Kane Kosugi, returning to play Ryu Hayabusa. That didn't go far obviously as the DOA movie ruined that from happening.

[@jp3813]

Ruined or saved?

[@lolstalgic9602]

God DAMMIT.

[@ElChaseReturns]

I remember reading the plot synopsis for the movie when it came out and got to the line "Ryu Hayabusa has been kidnapped" and knew the movie was going to be hogwash because who in that universe could kidnap THE Singular Super Ninja??

[@Nocturne22]

I absolutely adore this movie. It reminds me of the Charlie's Angels movies from around that era: campy, over the top fun that you're not supposed to take seriously.

[@OfficialChrissums]

I actually really enjoyed this movie back in the day. Jaime Pressly being in my name is earl around that time made me go into it with a lot of good will towards the project and I had a great time with it.

[@SethirophBayonet666]

Yeah man. She did great In Earl. My mom and I absolutely loved that show. It had such great morals in it.

[@MrOnepiecem7]

My name is earl supremacy!

[@Stelios78910]

I didn't know she was in it but now I'm up for it knowing that there's at least one actor I recognise in it! And the rather apathetic thumbs up to the film given by some of the films makers as recounted in the end of this video.

[@xxigeorge]

Fame Douglas was never a villain in the games, Donovan was doing all the cloning and other illegal stuff behind his back and that's why he had him killed after the first tournament so I guess that's why Itagaki didn't want Fame portrayed as a villain.

[@spiralgodking9877]

Huh, okay. That's actually pretty nice.

[@xxigeorge]

@@spiralgodking9877 I mean he was a billionaire so ge couldn't have been a saint in no way shape or form and Helena doesn't seem that phased over his death compared to her mother's but yeah he was no villain in a "traditional" sense

[@bificommander7472]

I remember The Spoony One reviewing this last on his list of fighting game movies. He called it the best of the lot, because it was at least true to the source material. Something like: "Because what is the Dead or Alive series about? It's about hot girls in bikinis who flirt and play volleyball, and occasionally kick each other through walls. Well, guess what, they nailed that. And getting even that much right is a step above the typical fighting game movie."

[@drkarate5219]

I remember watching this on KZbin in late 2006 with a few friends and oh boy was it bad. It was such a "wow the internet is so cool" moment in time though, seeing a movie that didnt get released in north america on a video site that didnt make you close 15 popups to watch.

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

This movie is the embodiment of that one "Very faithful to the source material (derogatory)" tweet. I've...watched and enjoyed it more times than I'd feel comfortable admitting.

[@thecarlocielo]

Except it's not faithful to the source material

[@testytest69420]

@@thecarlocielo In fairness, I'm not entirely sure those jiggle physics are possible in live action. At least, without taping water balloons to the actors's chests.

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

@@thecarlocielo They fuck with details but they nail the vibes.

[@roguebanshee]

@@thecarlocielo They may f- with the lore, but as far as translating the gameplay to movie form, it's probably the movie that gets the closest.

[@pseudonym6387]

It's honestly surprisingly close to the games, in that it revolves around an evil megacorp hosting a fighting tournament so they can somehow exploit and steal the winner's fighting skills via stupid sci-fi nonsense to do evil shit. In the games they tend to use cloning. In the movie they used Google Glass, which is even funnier.

[@satiatedghost9216]

This movie was pure camp and I ate it up. The helicopter sounds they played wit the punches and kicks sent me.

[@marzblaq7267]

My 2 biggest gripes with the movie is that they did my girl Lei Fang dirty and that everyone’s fighting styles were similar to the games except them giving Christie’s Snake Fist style to Helena. Idk why that always bothered me. Other than that, definitely a huge guilty pleasure for me and the best character was Tina (Jamie Pressley), she was the MVP for me 🖤

[@abadenoughdude300]

Yeah Jamie Pressley somehow works pretty well as Tina with that "American look" (weird thing to say about an anime game movie adaptation but the movie itself is weird so there :D). Was kinda disappointed with Nash being cast as Bass, I always thought he wasn't "chunky" enough but at least he seemed to have fun being a goof.

[@jessylei]

I agree they did my girl Leifang dirty in that movie that why it suck cuz they got rid of the best girl and didn’t see Hitomi or Kokoro in the movie either but Jamie Pressley as Tina was nice

[@marcusjackson1887]

Tina really was great in this movie

[@marzblaq7267]

@@jessylei Hitomi was there, you just gotta keep an eye peeled for here but she’s there.

[@jessylei]

@@marzblaq7267 probably had to use a microscope to see 🫠

[@nemurenuyorumoonlight8778]

Seeing Robin Shou in these video game movies makes me want to stamp a BINGO card. Now all we need is his involvement in the work in progress of SEGA's Streets of Rage film and the card will get a stamp.

[@dimitrescu182]

Maybe he should voice someone in Sonic 3.

[@nemurenuyorumoonlight8778]

@@nehemiahpouncey3607 It's not going to have Gangsta's Paradise in it, is it?

[@SuperCJK333]

Now i want Robin Shou as Shadow

[@nemurenuyorumoonlight8778]

@@MidlifeCrisisJoe Yes. I left a reply here with links to two articles, but I suspect KZbin deleted my reply thinking it was spam. Getting back on topic, yes, there is a live action adaptation of the Game series in development right now. Recently, it's been acquired by Lionsgate. So far, no director has been announced yet, only the script writer. Would be nice if Robin could be the film's Martial Arts Choreographer, as he seems past his prime to play as the Living Weapon Shiva (Ironically both him and Shiva have multiple things in common: Robin Shou was a Kempo champion in his mid 20s. Shiva is described in the fourth game as using Kempo as his fighting style. Both men are estimated to be 6 ft tall, were Bodyguards, and participate in activities at their local Chinatown. Weird huh?) Still, one can dream about it. However, I feel uneasy with him directing the film. He's not a bad Film Director. It's just that something tells me he'd call Paul W. S. I directed the Monster Hunter film Anderson to direct the film instead (They've been good friends since Mortal Kombat 95). Little worried about how SEGA would feel about this decision. I want to see Blaze, Adam, and Axel as the main characters. Not some OC played by Anderson's wife. 🙄

[@fernie-fernandez]

@@nemurenuyorumoonlight8778I find it hilarious that Milla Jovovich wasn’t casted in DOA: Dead or Alive…

[@Daedalus00000]

The recurring gag of using Violet Beauregarde from the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie as a stand-in for the original script character was extremely funny to me. My compliments to the editor, and great video as always, Matt!

[@charlesc.fuentes1033]

💮Is it the Violet character a prototype for Marie Rose? I mean european, her name referencing a flower and the fact that she was a 14 years old girl?

[@nomthepainaway.5187]

@@charlesc.fuentes1033More than likely a piece of the mish mash of concepts. Marie is made up from a bunch of concepts in the series. Concept art of Elliot being a blonde haired blue eyed young girl with short pigtails exists for doa 4 before they more than likely gender bent him to give the game a male rep after Lisa was already planned to be in alongside the nearly completely conceptualised kokoro. There are also concepts of a big boobed twin drill haired gothic Lolita girl in the same style of art as the 4 concept art. Doa 5’s concept art and 4’s look majorly different imo and considering in 4 there was both a Hitomi costume and online avatar costumes of Lolita outfits one can only assume the Lolita was thought about to as early as 2005 if earlier. Take into account Violets conception for the movie around the early to mid 2000’s when the script was being thought of it’s more than likely Marie is made by Itagaki just broken down into a bunch of unseen concepts that never saw the light of day while he was making doa games. Glad to see they made their way into the series eventually into one solid character more or less. So yeah Marie definitely a fully realised gender bent elliot concept, Lolita character concept and this 14 year french flower named school girl concept mashed together.

[@Kangstor]

I am actually amazed Team Ninja let the movie thrash Ryu Hayabusa that much considering he was their flagship character.

[@jp3813]

Why be amazed when Nintendo already let the Mario franchise get trashed in 1993?

[@Kangstor]

@Russo Is A Genius, Bro! True but in movie Ryu was a joke character like Zack and in games he was still serious character. He was also made incompetent in movie while in games especially at later entries most if not all characters had respect for him.

[@Shiirow]

@@MidlifeCrisisJoe sometimes a paint by numbers approach trump batshit insanity with little to no creative direction. at least the new mario movie actually looks like mario as opposed to Blade Runner 2 : starring Mario and Luigi.

[@fernie-fernandez]

@@jp3813That’s because Nintendo (more likely it’s American division) didn’t really care about the movie’s faithful concept, even most major film studios did not wanted to be involved with that idea, and somehow it wound-up as this…

[@jp3813]

@@fernie-fernandez Hence, "why be amazed when Nintendo already let the Mario franchise get trashed in 1993?"

[@GeovaneSanciniSR]

I'm gonna be honest. I enjoyed the DOA movie, non-ironically. It's a way better movie than most of the Fighting game movies in general, and if you see the gist of it, it's kinda faithful to the source material.

[@Iggsy81]

Yeah i enjoyed it at the time too. I also kinda liked Tekken and Mortal Kombat, all fun films i thought.

[@BK-ob3lo]

​@@Iggsy81 Cap on tekken. They didn't even try to be faithful to the source

[@sambreyer7344]

@@Iggsy81 mortal kombat 2021 was *good* lamer story then the original but visually and writing wise better

[@ymkyourmoneyking8157]

@@Iggsy81tekken inaccurate tekken characters are superhuman the movie they’re humans

[@vgjunkie8386]

​@@BK-ob3loatleast they got the appearances and costumes right in Tekken. The fights were also pretty good.

[@Camdenandroid]

I'd be willing to bet that the 14-year-old French schoolgirl was the inspiration for the (18-year-old Swedish and thus TOTALLY legally distinct AND legal) Marie Rose added into later games.

[@stashallemagne4488]

i like marie rose she is cute and i have seen 21 yo looking like your basic 14 girl

[@nomthepainaway.5187]

A year late but funny enough I think you’re right or the idea of a young blue eyed blonde haired girl AND a separate concept for a big boobed twins drill gothic Lolita fighter were seen in doa 4 concept art alongside the concepts for Kokoro. It seems to me Marie Rose was conceptualised in a broken many concepts and only came together thanks to sheer luck of Elliot being turned into a young boy student of Gen Fu instead of a girl thanks to their being no male rep conceptualised AT ALL for 4 yet and they already had Lisa and Kokoro almost fully realised atp. She’s basically the early gender bent elliot concept, doa movie 14 year old French violet and the gothic Lolita concept character combined into one character. If anything Marie is like a breathing lost concept of itagaki’s realised after his departure from the series ( maybe not in the way he imagined but still she exists) lol. Someone needs to ask Itagaki of what he’s thought of Marie Rose as a character all these years to prove the theory.

[@neckspike4554]

nitpick: it's Kane like the english word cane, he writes it as ケイン in kana. bonus fun fact for reading this: Kane Kosugi is the first actor to "triple crown" the tokusatsu subgenre by portraying a Kamen Rider, an Ultraman, and a Sentai member.

[@mario19885]

I don't care what any haters would say about this film, I really enjoyed watching DOA: Dead or Alive for it's entertaining humor! Especially the scenes with Bass Armstrong!

[@abadenoughdude300]

The movie is absolutely stupid but also quite fun and entertaining for some reason. Certainly has that "Charlie's Angels (2000) KZbin Parody" vibe and works quite well when not taken at all seriously.

[@mario19885]

@@abadenoughdude300 Not as stupid, but still so more better than those other shitty fighting game adaptations that do their worst even on home media.

[@abadenoughdude300]

@@mario19885 Absolutely. While nearly all video game movies suffer from "let's cash in on a popular franchise and completely ignore the spirit of the source material" syndrome, it's especially apparent in fighting game adaptations. At least DOA gets away with not taking itself seriously, which (surprisingly) is actually closer to the spirit of the series than one would think.

[@sonicsucks20]

​@abadenoughdude300 nah this movie sucked shit and was terrible.

[@CommenjouerFr-gplus]

You forgot to mention that the guy who played Hayabusa was also the same actor who played Jiraya/Ninja Black in Kakuranger.

[@Jhylla81]

Kane Kosugi's other projects include Jiraiya/Ninja Black in Kakuranger, Azuma/Kamen Rider Daimon in Kamen Rider Revice: Battle Familia, and Kenichi Kai/Ultraman Powered in Ultraman: The Ultrimate Hero. Dude is a badass.

[@Unotuchable]

I guess the dude does a lot of Toku series.

[@40088922]

seeing Joy Turner, Liu Kang and Kevin Nash in a cheesy DOA adaptation is so surreal. I didn't know about this, and now I'm not sure if I'm glad that I know or regret it

[@emilysong2000]

Always love it when Matt makes the stories of the productions of even the most "Dead" on arrival films really come "Alive" on every single movie-based episode of What Happened! 😁

[@neliaironwood7573]

Potential movie What Happuns; -King of Fighters -Gambit -Doom: The Movie -Mad Max: Fury Road -Fant4stic

[@PaddletailPhilly]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how adorable Skele-Matt's design is now? Just across the board, the DonWoka art is just perfect, really fits in with the man behind the skull 👍

[@emilysong2000]

DonWoka's artwork for Skele-Matt has really grown on me, and is a fantastic addition to What Happened!

[@kendalljenkins9938]

This movie should have been nominated for academy awards in at least 6 categories. The cinematography in this epic was just breathtaking, and Jaime Pressly not getting at least a nod for leading actress is the crime of the century. This movies emotional resonance touched me in places that I didn't even know I had feelers. I still get chicken skin reflecting on this cinematic masterpiece.

[@AverageBritishNerd1138]

I'd forgotten entirely about this film. I should really rewatch it as it's a classic 'so bad it's good' action film.

[@cujoedaman]

I feel like DOA is what Streetfighter wanted to be. It had decent action, an easy to follow plot and while it was over the top, it didn't leave you feeling embarrassed to watch it (even with the scantily clad girls). I mean, let's face it, the only saving grace that Streetfighter had was Raul Julia as M. Bison.

[@fernie-fernandez]

I wonder how Legend of Chun-Li to be…!?

[@JamesShow]

I am commenting six minutes in to say I need to rewatch this gorgeous episode at 1/2 speed and savor it all over again. What an incredible cluster!

[@SpiderPotterFan]

Replaying Dimensions a few months ago, I got to think about this movie and came to a realization: a DOA movie could have worked I think what should be done to make a successful movie reboot would be to: 1) Just focus on DOA 1. It has the most straightforward plot, and the smallest cast of characters to flesh out. Hayate would have to appear, and maybe Bass and Helena could have cameos, but just leave it at that 2) Make Kasumi the only protagonist and keep the others as her supporting cast. Her plot in DOA 1 is really good: she seeks revenge against the man who crippled her brother, and thus ran away and became a traitor to her clan. Focus on her reputation as a kind girl who dislikes fighting who has to gather the guts to not even fight, but kill. 3) The other fighters could not only just be there as support (Tina and Leifang could befriend her, she could empathize with Gen Fu, try to warm up to Zack, form a respectful bond with Jann Lee and train with Hayabusa), but they could teach her their fighting styles so she is ready for Raidou (who mimics the moves of other characters). 4) Keep her relationship with Ayane as one of the central plot points. Those two could make for great drama With these four points, along with good actors and good choreography, I think we could get a DOA movie that is, at most, decent. (Yes, I have a lot of free time to think this stuff)

[@charlesc.fuentes1033]

💮Do you think that reboot should have a style similar to Quentin Tarantino's? You know, like in Kill Bill and Django Unchained. And if I have the choice of the music, it would be inspired by Wu-Tang Clan style hip-hop

[@abadenoughdude300]

The problem with fighting game adaptations is that there's too many characters to have weight on the main story but also don't feel like a 2 second cameo for fanservice purposes. It's either gonna be the latter, with them trying to cram as many characters as possible, or someone will have to be left out which will sour that part of the audience that is a fan of that particular character.

[@charlesc.fuentes1033]

@@abadenoughdude300 🌺And that's why it should start as a prequel .So the movie can make focus on the tournament as the characters had already been established on the show. You know, like a cinematic universe.

[@SpiderPotterFan]

@@abadenoughdude300 Yeah, that is why I mentioned focusing entirely on DOA1, which had the smallest roster, would be the way to go. As for the 2 second cameo, yeah, that is a risk, but I believe it can be made with these ideas I wrote down

[@SpiderPotterFan]

@@charlesc.fuentes1033 I wouldn't say that would be the way to do it. I am not sure many people would be interested on a solo Zack or Tina movie. But a prequel could work for Ninja Gaiden. Set two movies before DOA adapting the first modern games (with maybe Dragon Sword as a short animated series) and that could work to establish Ryu and Ayane, or even Hayate and Kasumi with some changes. But the rest of the DOA cast would need to be introduced in the DOA movie proper

[@Barloq133IC2S]

I unironically love this movie, it's so much fun, clearly knows the kind of movie it is and leans hard into the tongue in cheek tone. The fights are also solid and the cheesy finale is the cherry on top. IMHO, the BEST video game movie still.

[@Wol1427]

Sonic 2 is better in my opinion, but this movie is one of the better video game adaptations.

[@immadrachett3290]

SAMEE lol its one of my favs lol

[@Barloq133IC2S]

@[Not]MJJ1427 TBF, haven't seen it yet, but I'm willing to believe it, it looks promising.

[@DustyThePunk]

I do admit that this movie is a massive guilty pleasure for me. It is a silly movie, but I can't help but smile and have fun while watching it.

[@liamwebster3862]

Now that you’re doing this, I would really love to see you cover Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li on a future Wha Happun? episode.

[@liamwebster3862]

@@akilcharles3473 No, he’s only done the original 1994 film, not the 2009 Chun Li film.

[@BetweenTheLyons]

3:15 You really should do a quick episode like this for April Fool's Day.

[@Bobson_Dugnutt_Esq]

If there’s any fighting game that was set up for success with a Hollywood treatment, it was Dead or Alive

[@Anynom]

Also, thanks for shout out to "Lights Camera Game Over," great book explaining how video games movies fail too much.

[@fernie-fernandez]

It’s amazing that the book hasn’t gained much attention, even stories of Tekken’s adaptation was…hard to think about.

[@HisNameWasCrazy]

Had no idea this was directed by Corey Yuen. He worked closely with Jet Li on most of his films, and the particular style has a lot on common with some of Hong Kong's goofier comedy action films. Speaking of, Matt should take a look at Future Cops, the unofficial Street Fighter movie from Hong Kong that uses the likenesses but none of the names or plot of the games, I would love to know the story behind how that got made.

[@michael-vo5ol]

Also, what about City Hunter featuring Jackie Chan? Not only did Jackie dress up as Chun Li but the director has big time beef with Jackie to the point where he made a movie featuring Jet Li who has to be a boyguard to an actor who relies on stuntmen to do his stunts (a nasty jab towards Jackie Chan!)

[@HisNameWasCrazy]

@@michael-vo5ol Yeah, you can tell from High Risk that Wong Jing must've HATED Jackie Chan after City Hunter.

[@michael-vo5ol]

@@HisNameWasCrazy Wong Jing went all in on the Jackie Chan burial in High Risk Wong Jing: Ok, let’s make a movie about a lousy actor who is crappy in front and behind of the camera. He’s gonna be a total hack who can’t do stunts and has to rely on stunt doubles! Random employee: Um, is this a proverbial FU to Jackie Chan? Wong Jing: Yeah! That dude’s an a-hole, a douchebag and a hack! He’s got a team of stuntmen because he’s a hack who can’t do stuff! We need someone to portray him, or at least someone inspired by him! Hey, what about that Jacky Cheung fella, his name sounds similar to that jerk, Jackie Chan, and he could portray Jackie in the way I wanna have him portrayed! Another random employee: Um, you think Jackie Chan won’t get pissed? He might throw a lawsuit on us! Wong Jing: What’s he gonna do? Fight me?! Jet Li’s ten times better than him! As a matter of fact, have him join the movie and he’ll be the bodyguard for Jacky Cheung’s character! He’ll be kicking butts all over the movie and I’ll push him as the better actor than that J-bronne, Jackie Chan!

[@SineDiego]

Ah, one of my greatest guilty pleasures! I'm actually rather upset there isn't an easy way to watch this movie these days

[@Bwokenbottles]

dvd

[@mattpenn9079]

And KZbin has the gall to suggest I could buy Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

[@vegeta922]

7 bucks on Amazon 🤷‍♂️

[@gravegoth8617]

Weird because it was free on KZbin at one point. Is it no longer free to watch?

[@PsychoCrusher46]

@@gravegoth8617 yeah DOA was free a while back. YT rotate movies in and out of the free with ads sections.

[@owensreviews625]

You could say DOA the movie was Dead On Arrival. (I’ll see myself out).

[@joshuasplural]

Respect

[@octoisgay]

no stay, that was pr good

[@ETRdav1d]

He probably didn’t want fame Douglas as the villain because he was never a villain his intentions were good ,victor Donovan killed him & basically took over his company

[@josephjennings3146]

5:27 - To think i could run away from remembering it. Im stuck being reminded of it still.

[@thebumpercar1344]

Yooooo I was prepared to show up here to defend this movie's honor, but you perfectly captured this movie's janky charm. I was one of those people who watched this in the Philippines, and I def told all my friends to watch this, it was exactly the kind of movie teenaged me and my friends enjoyed.

[@oscarzxn4067]

I honestly think the story told in the first 4 Dead or Alive games isn't bad at all (5 and 6 stories suck though), I'd say is one of the most interesting for fighting games of the time, especially when it comes to the backstory of Kasumi and Ayane and something kind of decent could have been done with that. It's just easy to miss that because they are not told very well and are just spread on the arcade modes of some characters unfortunately.

[@Manic_Panic]

It seems like DoA fell off once it went mulitplatform. The first 4 games and the first 2 Xtreme spin offs were between great to decent (DoA 3 being the most praised). Then DoA 5 and Xtreme 3 became a greedfest and the writers more lazy. Ironically, the same thing happened with Ninja Gaiden except NG3 was simply crap even without monetization.

[@Emplordxiii]

I just find it funny that the first 4 games had most, if not all female characters be teenagers but designed to be young adults(Check the ages in the Japanese manuals where it states they were anywhere between 13-17).

[@oscarzxn4067]

@@Emplordxiii The characters definitely looked older than they actually were, but what you are saying isn't really true, the younger characters were Ayane (16), Kasumi and Kokoro (17) the rest of the femalre characters were in between 18 and 21 or 22.

[@xLadyRaine]

I agree. Ayane’s arc in the first 3 games is one of favorites ever. Ya know until dimensions retconned it

[@mario19885]

I actually think that Dead or Alive 5’s Story wasn’t that bad, sure it wasn’t great, but it had those entertaining scenes kinda like how they would watch the DOA movie and use those character’s personalities on them. Dead or Alive 6’s Story was much more like shit and had the balls to include Lolitas as a favor of their marketing for DOA these days.

[@LesusGames]

NGL, I really love this movie. The glasses are stupid, but overall it's kinda faithful to the mismatch of themes from the game and OTT, tongue in cheek cheesiness, of the games. It captures the spirit well, and I like the casting. Especially Holly Valance and Jamie Presley. In a perfect world we'd have gotten a sequel where Zack invites Tina, Christie, Helena and Kasumi to his island and then Donavan shows up looking like Two-Face from Batman with some Saturday morning cartoon plot to get back at them for stopping him in the first film.

[@MADMONEYMAN5000]

Fun fact: the lady who played Helena, also played Maria Valentine in the show "Los Luchadores"

[@FriedGamer]

I love this movie. My brother and I were watching all the live action fighting game movies and this was my favorite outside of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat

[@marcgodley3064]

Brooooo I love this movie😂 They really could’ve done a whole lot more with Kane Kosugi as Ryu Hayabusa, that guy is amazing

[@syckles]

Yeah I think a lot of sensible people who know what they're getting into can enjoy it.

[@itwsntme]

Guilty pleasure sure fits this movie. Its so terminally silly I can't help but to enjoy it. The casting... yeah, outside Pressley and Valance its pretty darn abysmal. Which might explain how come Christie, a merely tangential character in the game story is so central in the movie.

[@jarrodhook]

The love between OSW and Matt McMuscles is great. My favourite cinematic universe.

[@ahmaryusoff6]

"more dead than alive" chef kiss

[@jp3813]

Corey Yuen is a former classmate of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, & Yuen Wah. He directed many of Jet Li's mid-90s movies like Fong Sai-yuk (aka The Legend) 1 & 2. Choreographed the fight sequences in the likes of Lethal Weapon 4 & X-Men. DOA is still currently his last directed film. I guess he lost taste for it afterwards. Hong Kong productions especially back then were used to living cheap just to get the movies done on schedule. Sometimes even sleeping on the set to maximize work. Something that most western actors are definitely not accustomed to. And knowing western studios, most of the filming wouldn't have been dedicated to the action scenes.

[@WhispyWoods.]

A movie here and there is a nice way to mix up the usual video game stuff. Another great vid, Mr. McMuscles 👏

[@WarriorBoy]

This What Happened made me actually want to go back and rewatch DOA. It's free on KZbin and Tubi with ads as of me writing this. Originally I didn't like it when I was young being a DOA fan and expecting something on the level of the MK movies, but I think now I'll actually appreciate it for the camp cheese fest it was always meant to be

[@Varg84]

Who needs more in a movie than Eric Roberts gathering fighters to collect data for super sunglasses?

[@rurijo3169]

Matt, i literally forgot about the MonHun movie So now that you brought it up again, I’d love to hear you talk about it!

[@deaddan2148]

Oh Jesus H. Christ I had no idea they actually made a FRICKIN' MOVIE of the DOA franchise. After the debacle of the Tekken and Street Fighter live action films, you would've thought Hollywood would have finally realized Fighting Game movies were a recipe for disaster. And now this? It just hammers the nail into that coffin and puts to rest the debate on whether or not you can successfully adapt a fighting game to live action!

[@tristancreed]

I have a distinct memory of an army of henchmen in their 20's getting bodied by six people and swinging their katanas like they were hitting piñatas.

[@LogieBear_]

I remember hearing about his movie and forgetting about it almost immediately afterwards

[@DoctorWilsonVer1]

Always good to see Kenny's 21 moment.

[@keymo9480]

This movie is my guilty pleasure. The fights are good af. 😂😂😂

[@striderreborn1467]

I consider this a "Guilty Pleasure" of sorts even if it didn't completely follow the games and was made before the existence of my favorite character Mila. But it's also the first time Hayabusa of Ninja Gaiden fame ever got a live-action Debut as well.

[@SilverGoronLink]

I protected my mind by forgetting this matt. Thanks for fishing up old wounds.

[@doctorloomis2198]

Great video! As someone who collects video game movies, (yes I know how sad that is...) I want to say thank you, I never knew there was a book on the subject.

[@bigturbin1643]

Thanks for the episode Matt! I love the DOA movie. Does anyone know where to find the behind the scenes, or interviews shown in this clip?

[@Pyke64]

Two episodes in one week? We truly are blessed ♥

[@LuziFearon]

I also remember it as a light popcorn movie that I basicly instantly forgot abt

[@junemastaj2]

I actually love this movie, it’s exactly the movie it needed to be 😂

[@ShinHakkai]

Matt cited Luke Owen's book! Wrestletalk should get Matt on their podcast again, once AEW Fight Forever is out

[@syckles]

The movie was exactly what it was meant to be, a Dead or Alive film. The main problem lies on having absolutely no marketing for it, leaving it shelved for years, which allows it to be leaked online, then barely releasing it in the US. You get people that are going to say its bad, who never seen it and just want to go with the flow of hating video game movie, and DOA in general. Then you get DOA fans who whine about everything, and can't accept a garbage video game story is difficult to adapt into a film.

[@danielferrieri7434]

Star Wars Clone Wars: Republic Heroes: What Happened

[@timdupill9839]

Ah its been years since I've seen the Raven "What a mark" line

[@hieunguyenrileygekko]

the original script sounds like the greatest dumb fun movie ever

[@Wol1427]

I thought the casting was fine, except for Helena, she always struck me as a Hitomi more than Helena. Mainly, most of the characters are identifiable and mostly have their personalities intact. Ryu definitely should have had a better role though, and probably should have had his mask. I really like the movie though, it was cheesy and fun, but I actually did feel like a DOA movie.

[@StonerWaifu]

Just when I thought I had finally forgotten Ayane's horrible purple wig... it's back, and will never leave me now.

[@patrickrobinsob1464]

I’d personally like to know “Wha Happun” to the Max Payne movie. While it’s a guilty pleasure of mine, there must have been some weird reason they decided to veer so far from the games.

[@albion65]

Honestly I'll still take this movie over MORTAL KOMBAT ANNIHILATION, STREET FIGHTER, STREET FIGHTER: LEGEND OF CHUN LI, and the second season of MORTAL KOMBAT LEGACY. This is a fun stupid movie that knows exactly what it is and just entertains you, just like the game it adapts.

[@radleybuttons7830]

I don't care what anyone says. This movie is just stupid fun.

[@silverroddo1468]

What they’ve SHOULD HAVE done was just focus on the tone of each character pairing in separate films. A Lei Fang and Hitomi adventure would have been fun and they meet up with Ein “I am Amnesiac” Hayate, to then create a cinematic something or other-verse, book the build up to the DOA tourney after 3 more films based on canon pairings and, boom! You get your Avengers-esque mega-battle complete with Omega, Tengu and Alpha? I mean, a wrestling based movie with Bass Tina and Mariposa? That’s free money all day. But its not meant to be. It’s more of an anime studio idea.

[@buchiklop110]

This movie would have been way better if it was just Tina and her dad getting into some madcap adventure without the rest of the DoA peeps.

[@quithsturge3398]

This movie was great, fun story and fights with all the characters you need with no useless extras. Definitely helps that out of the fighting game movies I watched last year, this one was directly after Tekken: Kazuya's Revenge, which may just be one of the worst movies in general I have ever seen.

[@syckles]

I didn't think the original Tekken was as bad as people say.. But my gosh.. Kazuya's Revenge... That's at least in top 3 worst movies of all time, and in no shape or form a good way...

[@toytripperv8488]

Yeah i like the movie too, esp the comedy and copius amounts of fanservice LOL

[@UMAtronic]

@@syckles i heard the Chloe was in it. Its just some girl with her name i was so dissapointed and never watched it.

[@Fate263]

Makes me wonder when the (ugh) KOF live action will be touched... I'd LOVE to know why that was a thing.

[@TheShadowcreator]

When someone recommends you a movie by saying "It's not Shakespeare" or "It's not War and Peace" and they tell you to "take the movie at face value" you know it's gonna be a real stinker.

[@svartfrasr9755]

I'm unashamed to say I think the casting in this movie was fantASStic.

[@Tsalviatti]

It is really awful for Jaime Pressly for becaming the poor woman's Margot Robbie... I mean, she is really talented and deserved better.

[@el-kiote]

That's a damn shame, cause Jaime was around longer than she was

[@flipsidelimited6560]

Wth does Margot Robbie have to do with anything? Especially when the latter is a whole different generation and didn’t have a film presence till the mid 2010s.

[@marybonner7432]

I think she was a great cast for Tina.

[@sadetwizelve]

How is she the poor woman's Margot when margot wasn't around when Jaime was in her prime? That made no sense,you're just trying to make a comparison because they look alike. Jaime Presley was never a poor anything.

[@1987Liono]

Jaime Presley got My Name is Earl. Feel more bad for Holly Valance.

[@JamesJohnson-tr1gu]

I'm surprised that Matt hasn't gone down the Uwe Boll rabbit hole on the channel yet

[@Noctis37]

Jaime Pressly as Tina is just perfect

[@Rye_Smile]

Was SO EXCITED you said "high kicking, low scoring!" because I've been saying that quote for YEARS... Went to watch a clip of it for the sheer nostalgia just now and ended up CLUTCHING MY PEARLS because the line is actually *FAST* kicking, low-scoring?!? HAS MY ENTIRE LIFE BEEN A LIE MATT... Has it?!

[@THEBULLETPROOFKINGDOM]

Ah yes, the DOA Movie where they cast *Joy from My Name Is Earl* as Tina. Side note: The Philippine Flag DOES NOT have 18 Stars on it, it only has 3. I should know, I'm Filipino.

[@Homurro]

I noticed it as well. Wonder where Matt got that flag from.

[@Baiken]

I watched this when it came to cinema for my birthday in Sept 2006 i enjoyed it at the time, the only DoA game i had played then was 3 on Xbox.

[@laserdiscphan]

One more thing . . . "Violet a 14 year old French Schoolgirl" I'd like to think Tecmo, like Itagaki, also liked the idea of this character and a few years later gave us Marie Rose--just without being 14 of course.

[@wolfhawk1999]

I remember enjoying it. It wasn't "good" but it was fun

[@silverroddo1468]

If i recall incorrectly, there was a lack of Misty’s sisterly love for her oniichan.

[@chaosangelzoneact365]

This is one of the better fighting game movies IMO. It felt like DOA to me, and besides Helena, every character felt faithful enough (and come on, Jaime Presley is awesome). I'll have to watch it again to see if it holds up, but it definitely felt like DOA in a way that Tekken or KOF did not feel like they're games.

[@ExasBits]

As someone that does project work in an engineering context, this show is sheer catharsis. Big projects are hard. Even the ones that turn out well can be a miserable experience, made only worth it because you got the results you needed. As for the ones that don’t, videos like these give you a laugh so you don’t have to cry in your beer.

[@konstantine_c]

Another great and very detailed video! I'm a fan of the DOA games and was glad to get a movie based on the franchise. Of course it could have been better, but as a fan I still thoroughly enjoyed for what it is. For someone who's not familiar with the games, this probably wouldn't be a great recommendation.

[@Kolbatsu]

I kinda like DOA: Dead or Alive for what it is. Like yeah it sucks but it's that goofy weirdly horny kinda romp that the games were all about. My only real beef is the fact that nobody fights like their game counterparts and the fact that it was a deliberate decision really brings it down. Also where the counters at?