Mortal Kombat

[Town Drunk]

Red band trailer is out.

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[Chaplin]

Looks fantastic, but I take a trailer for this property with a grain of salt.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Looks good to me!

 

[Cheesebeef]

is TK in that?!

 

[Hoop Head]

Looks much better to than the promo pics that were put out a couple months ago. Since it'll be released on HBO Max, Ill definitely check it out.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I'm in. ALL IN

 

[GatorAZ]

Looks awful but I’m in.

 

[Finito]

ALL IN

 

[Hoop Head]

This was a fun popcorn flick. The story was a bit thin but it moved along at a good pace and kept the action flowing. I thought I'd dislike the new lead character created for this film but that storyline was fine and he was cast well. The only real issue I had was the casting of Kano. He was my favorite character from the early MK games and the guy who played him (Josh Lawson) seemed miscast. I'd only seen him in comedies before playing a dork so buying him as Kano was tough.


It will probably end up viewed as one of the best video game adaptations simply because there aren't any good video game movies and this didn't have very many flaws. I wonder how it will do in terms of box office receipts because it was a solid summer action flick but it doesn't seem like things are back to normal yet and being on HBO Max will also eat into its profits.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Mortal Kombat

Release Date: April 23, 2021
Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.)
Director: Simon McQuoid
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references
Screenwriters: Oren Uziel, Dave Callaham, Greg Russo
Genre: Thriller, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adventure

Starring: Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tadanobu Asano, Sisi Stringer, Joe Taslim, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Lewis Tan, Chin Han, Hiroyuki Sanada

Plot Summary: MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth's greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.

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[Finito]

Best parts of this movie

the opening scene

the last scene

right there worth the ticket for me. The casting was my biggest complain Lui Kang looks like he’s 12 and Raiden is a little tiny guy.

but Scorpion and Sub Zero deliver

 

[crisper57]

It was decent. A great concept to start a franchise, but not so good if is a stand-alone movie. I kinda enjoyed the Goro fight too. But Sub Zero and Scorpion are the real stars. Solid B movie. Hope we get more in the series.

 

[GatorAZ]

Saw the opening scene on YouTube and heard it was downhill from there.

 

[crisper57]

Saw the opening scene on YouTube and heard it was downhill from there.

Very true. The final fight (rematch) is good too. But be the rest is...

A missed opportunity.

 

[Stout]

Sorry, this was just plain fun. It's a freaking Mortal Kombat movie; I wasn't looking for Oscar bait. Sure, the main character was blah, and Sub Zero and Scorpion were good, but Kano stole the show.

 

[BigRedRage]

I guess I'm a party pooper. I always enjoyed Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter but never understood the appeal of the movies. Then again, I've never seen crouching tiger or unnammed amount of martial arts movies so maybe I am just not the target market.

I guess I got my fill back in the day with bruce lee and turned the corner.

To be fair, Sonic movies made no sense to me either

 

[Shane]

Sorry, this was just plain fun. It's a freaking Mortal Kombat movie; I wasn't looking for Oscar bait. Sure, the main character was blah, and Sub Zero and Scorpion were good, but Kano stole the show.

Yup very fun I enjoyed it

 

[gmabel830]

Was very fun for what it was. Infinitely better than the 90s version.


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[Town Drunk]

The writing/plot was terrible. The actions sequences were good. A good popcorn flick.