Double Dragon / Street Fighter
Double Dragon and Street Fighter
Film reviews by: Witney Seibold

When I went to see the Peter Hyams-directed, Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle “Timecop” back in 1994 with a friend of mine (he was almost 15, I 13), we were treated to several audience-appropriate previews. Two new films were coming soon to a theater near us, both of them based on popular video games. One was called “Double Dragon,” and featured a grim gang-ruled future, which ended up being saved by the fighting skills of two wisecracking teenagers. The other was “Street Fighter,” also a Van Damme vehicle, and featured a UN-like military enclave bringing down a South American tyrant. I leaned over to my friend and whispered that I wanted to see “Double Dragon.” He scoffed at me, pointing out that “Street Fighter” was clearly superior. Read more »