Street Fighter protocol

Last week, esrblog went to see yet another martial arts movie, "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li".

Though it won't make anybody's Oscar list, it was a lot of fun in the classic martial arts tradition. That is, it features:

* Lots of nifty martial arts fights (kung fu, in this case);
* Some hokey "supernatural" special effects;
* All the major characters are super martial artists, and all of the characters are young and buff (or at least buff);
* The protagonist comes from a wealthy/privileged/musical background;
* The good guys win.

The action is set mostly in Hong Kong and Bangkok, and if esrblog's limited experience isn't misleading him, was filmed on location.

There are a few amusing twists on the basic martial arts themes in this one:

* The hero is a woman--and a very attractive woman at that;

* An amusing lesbian flirtation scene (the female protagonist lures her nemesis's mistress into the ladies room for a knockdown, drag-out fight at one point to get information out of her);

* The hero actually brings in the cops (Interpol, in this instance) to help bring down the bad guys.

If you like martial arts flicks at all, this is a pleasant one--go and see it.