Mortal Kombat
based on the best-selling home video game, this action adventuretells of a group of expert fighters who compete in a dangerous tournament for the fate of mankind on a mysterious island.
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Mortal Kombat Reviews
Even the humor is still effective: perfect timing on Raiden's "apology." Not a great film in general, but I did like it when I was a kid. This film may look very ridiculous and idiotic to some, but to me it's good for childhood memories. The soundtrack, for instance, still sounds good even after twelve years ("Halcyon + On + On + On" by Orbital is one of my favorite techno songs of all). Now, I go back to this film because it brings back a lot of memories. It was a bit of mindless entertainment that kept me interested. The fights scenes are still spectacular, even if they are a bit too unrealistic sometimes. Back when this film was released, I admired the film for its awesome fight scenes and special effects.
One of those movies where you can't take it just for the action, nor just for the cheesy story line, nor the nerd-thrilling presentation. The film is pure action entertainment, closer to Whasango (Volcano High) than Fist of Legend in terms of fight value. Gotta take it as a whole package while you're chilling with your buddies coz it can do nothing but ROCK YOUR WORLD. Gripped by the same wave excitement that hit me when I first heard the theme music playing as the MK logo came up on screen.
Simply saying "we're here for a Mortal Kombat tournament" is easy but uninteresting. But more importantly, there are other ways they could have worked the use of fight scenes into this movie. When you take a video game where the whole game is simply one-on-one fighting, there is not much story to go with. That said, it is interesting the ways they worked in some of the elements of the games. That's one of the (few) things that they did better in the second film. Those would only really matter to fans of the plotless video game series. Apparently the makers of this movie simply accepted that fact and said "so what.". The action scenes are at times enjoyable, at times laughable, and at times boring.
Robin Shou as Liu Kang was in deed convincing. not that many video game movies even come close with the exception of final fantasy VII advent children. it was infact that this movie was inspired by notjust the 1st mortal kombat game , but the second as well. just because it brings back good memoires and still rocks to this very day. I persoanlly think this is the best video game movie ever made. this was also during the year of Mortal Kombat 3.
the thing that made me happy was that my all time favorite kombatant , Rayden , was played very well by Christopher Lambert. Hello folks. I saw this movie in theaters back in 1995 , when I was only 9 years old. the one and only problem I have with this movie is that reptile had bugs for blood or something.
I didnt really get that part at all. but still , I give it 5 stars.
although in the next movie it wasnt. same as Sonya being chained up.
remember near the end when they go to outworld , that was in Mortal Kombat II. why did reptile have bugs for blood.
which would rock if that happends because Christopher Lambert is perfect for the role. Mortal kombat the first movie still stands as the all time greatest video game movie ever made.
can anyone explain it to me. rumor has it that he might return in the upcoming 2010 Mortal Kombat Movie.
And action. Action fans, please proceed to your closest video rental shop. Though outdated by modern standards, the film showcases CGI animation that was top-of-the-line for its time. Love him or hate him, we video game fans need to tip our caps to director Paul Anderson: regardless of whether you enjoyed his adaptation of "Resident Evil", he gave us our first decent game-to-movie outing when he pioneered "Mortal Kombat" - still considered by some to be the best movie-ization of a video game, period.
"Okay, the storyline stays true to the game, but is the rest of the movie any good.". Shang Tsung range between good and decent; both fights involving Goro and Sonya vs. Kano (Trevor Goddard, "J.A.G.") are rather poor. To break it down, Johnny Cage vs. Sub-Zero, and Liu vs. Indeed, "Kombat" came as a breath of fresh air after the stiflingly insipid attempts that were "Super Mario Bros.", "Double Dragon", and "Street Fighter: The Movie", for not only did it follow the in-game storyline to a degree that is unmatched even today, but it disproved the unfounded belief that a "beat-by-beat" adaptation of a game would be boring and unsuccessful. Deviating minimally from the game, the plot goes like so.
An action/fantasy, "MK" relies more on spectacle than acting to win over audiences, and in this, it succeeds. Scorpion and Liu vs. Reptile are very good; Liu, Sonya, and Johnny vs. Forget my negative comments for a moment and know that I'm very happy that this movie exists. No doubt it would've been a different film had it been made more recently, with more enduring graphics and a bit more action-cinema history to back it up, but the fact that it was made when it was and still managed to gain the acclaim that it did from both parties of viewers (action freaks and gaming geeks) says a lot. While the film has its flaws and might not be the best action movie around, you'll find few gaming marks who have too many bad things to say about it, including me. - the movie has little time to waste between its fast-paced martial arts encounters. When otherworldly forces led by an evil sorcerer (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, "The Last Emperor") threaten Earthrealm, mortal warriors are called upon by the god Rayden (Christopher Lambert, "Highlander") to take part in an ancient tournament known as Mortal Kombat to decide the fate of our world.
At the heart of the resistance are Liu Kang (Robin Shou, "Beverly Hills Ninja"), Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby, "The Young and the Restless"), and Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson, "The Wedding Planner") - a young monk running from his destiny, a movie star looking to prove his legitimacy, and a special forces agent hunting a murderer: three strangers, connected only by destiny, who must band together if they are to serve not only the Earth, but their very souls. Even the ninjas and the fellow who did Goro's voice are well-suited to their roles - at least much more than previous incarnations like Bob Hoskins as Mario or Jean-Claude Van Damme as Colonel Guile. the lion warrior, Liu vs. guards, Liu vs. A recent re-viewing of the film allowed me to cast a slightly more humbled view upon it, but it still remains one of my favorite entries of the genre, and should be standard viewing for any director about to tackle a game-related project. Video game fans, if you haven't yet seen it, then shame on you. In addition, the film suffers from a style of 'pop direction' (minimal character development, lots of pose-striking during fights, and a storyline that ends up getting a bit lazy) that a is trademark of director Anderson but doesn't allow the film to appear like anything else than entertainment for young teens What the movie does have on its side is very good casting: while nobody won any awards for their performances, you'll be hard-pressed to find anybody who disagrees that Robin Shou was made for the role of Liu Kang, or that nobody besides Linden Ashby makes a good Johnny Cage.
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