Re-Watched Mortal Kombat

[Swiss Ultimate]

out of boredom. It was cheesy, campy and very silly. Still fun though. If Uwe Boll did this with all of his video-game movies I think people would like him better.

Mortal Kombat was good in a (I'm a 13 year old boy who is only watching this because I own a Sega Genesis) way. Had the exact plot, soundtrack and characters from the game. Lots of ridiculous kung-fu.

Also, this was the last time Johnny Cash ever got to kick someone's ass.

[Kalyx triaD]

Cage. Johnny Cage.

[The Jayman]

Rayden

[BigDaddyCool]

Quit killing Johnny Cage.

[M-A-G]

It's easily one of the best video game movies ever, right up there with Tomb Raider and Silent Hill. Pokemon, too, I guess if you're into that sort of thing.

[M-A-G]

Although now I challenge you to re-watch Mortal Kombat: Annihilation out of boredom.

[Dave Youell]

Although now I challenge you to re-watch Mortal Kombat: Annihilation out of boredom.

I just don't see why/how you can expect anyone to do that. You are wrong as fuck dude.

But MK, is, freaking amazing

[Swiss Ultimate]

Although now I challenge you to re-watch Mortal Kombat: Annihilation out of boredom.

I stopped watching after Johnny Cage died.

[Emperor Smeat]

Not counting animated films, Mortal Kombat still is one of the best video game films mostly because the film stayed close to the original source and was entertaining.

Haven't seen Postal but I've heard its supposed to be another good video game film since its as crazy and gory as the game itself.

[VSG]

Lol@Johnny Cash although as I continue to think about it, that would have been a better name.

[Razzamajazz]

the nostalgia critic does a hilarious fucking review of this and street fighter

[El Capitano Gatisto]

No. They took the two most iconic figures of the game and fucked them up. Scorpion and Sub Zero. I remember being very disappointed at that, despite everything else being quite good.

[Funky Fly]

Yeah WTF @ them being lackeys, and not murderous ninjas who hate each other?

[Kalyx triaD]

They hate each other in the sequel (good fight too). Does this work for you?

[El Capitano Gatisto]

There was just no need to make them slaves. Everyone knows that Scorpion and Sub Zero are the two best characters and the most recognisable in the whole series. Messing them up was simply inexcusable. Absolutely no need for it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Unless you had no time to service them. And the movie worked regardless.

[Jeritron]

Every movie involving comic books, video games and martial arts worked.

[Rammsteinmad]

I liked Annihilation. But both films were good, although very campy and over-the-top.

[Dave Youell]

I liked Annihilation.

Get the fuck out of this forum now.

[Reavant]

the bast thing about annihilation was the cyber ninjas

[Fignuts]

There was just no need to make them slaves. Everyone knows that Scorpion and Sub Zero are the two best characters and the most recognisable in the whole series. Messing them up was simply inexcusable. Absolutely no need for it.

I didn't like it either, but I understood why they did it. Putting the scorpion/sub-zero subplot in there, probably would have rushed the rest of the story, and everything would have felt jumbled together, I imagine.

[Rammsteinmad]

Get the fuck out of this forum now.

:wavesad:

[El Capitano Gatisto]

Anyone who played the games would have known the full backstory with Scorpion and Sub-Zero, there would have been no need to go into it. In the end they just slotted them in pointlessly anyway, but in a very aggravating, stupid way. It ruined the film for me, particularly the stupid endless snakes coming out of Scorpion's palms.

[Kalyx triaD]

The movie was meant to attract more than people who played the games, though. And Scorp's hand demon was awesome.

[The Jayman]

No. They took the two most iconic figures of the game and fucked them up. Scorpion and Sub Zero. I remember being very disappointed at that, despite everything else being quite good.

I kinda felt the same way about Rayden. Don't get me wrong, Christopher Lambert played him very well as the guide/mentor to Kang/Blade/Cage but he was my favorite character in the game and he didn't even have one fight scene. He did in the flop of a sequel but that doesn't count b/c it was just......terrible.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

The movie was meant to attract more than people who played the games, though. And Scorp's hand demon was awesome.

Yes, so what difference would it have made had they been true to Scorpion and Sub Zero's characters? Would that have switched people off or something? Answer: no. They basically included every backstory bar those two, cashing in on the images of the characters rather than what made them the best part of the Mortal Kombat series. What ever way you try to spin, it was extremely disappointing.

The hand demon was rubbish and a massive hook on a rope would have been way better.

[Kalyx triaD]

"Extremely disappointing" is kinda strong, especially in light of a damn good movie. You still saw Scorp and Sub get some decent fights. Shang explained their 'truce' in the scene that introduced them. And absolutely nothing happened in the movie that tarnished either of their images (Ryu and Ken the con men, anyone?)

You're tripping.

[Schlomey]

I love MK1...now Annihilation is horrible.

[D Mac]

http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=92957

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

I'll watch MK1 again later this week, MKA I'll watch following, though I don't like it as much.

[M-A-G]

I just don't see why/how you can expect anyone to do that. You are wrong as fuck dude.

But MK, is, freaking amazing

It was a joke, hence the word 'challenge' being inserted there, as in "This movie challenges my very sanity and existence as a human being."

[M-A-G]

I stopped watching after Johnny Cage died.

I know alot of people who did the same thing. Of course since the movie is a take on the events in MK 3 and Cage dies during that time, it was SOMEWHAT logical, unlike, say, the rest of the damn movie. I mean, what the hell were the three tests Liu Kang had to go through? Getting knocked out by a tomahawk, getting his ass kicked by a woman, and then channeling the power of Clash of the Titans?

[D Mac]

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Greatest...Shit...Ever

[D Mac]

They fucking need it on BLU RAY HIGH DEFINITION

[Kalyx triaD]

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Greatest...Shit...Ever

The choreography, the editing, the music - this scene blew my mind. Some of Chris Cassamasa'a fights in the TV show were cool too.

[Kalyx triaD]

I remember the behind the scenes special where the fight choreographer said the difference between MK's fights and the other Hollywood fights was that these characters were actually fighting; no wasted moves or flash. No effort to show off a particular martial arts style, just what a character would do given a situation.

That kind of 'dirty martial arts' was last seen in the Blade series, but now everything's 'pretty'.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Reavant]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Smoke the cock blocker.

[Reavant]

I call him Smoktor because smoke didnt have missiles

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Trivia: Unmasked Sub was portrayed by the same guy who did Reptile in the first movie. Cyrax and Scorpion were played by the same guy (don't think that was Chris though).

Robin Shou himself did the fights in MKA, with assistance from stuntmen (Brazilian 'raptors' vs Raiden fight).

[Kalyx triaD]

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Being an "Only the Strong" mark, I freaked out in theater over this sequence.

[DrA]

The best part about the movie was that black guy they put in there just so he could get slaughtered by Goro.

[Juan]

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[Reavant]

cyrax's net was sweet in annihilation too

[Reavant]

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[D Mac]

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Being an "Only the Strong" mark, I freaked out in theater over this sequence.


I liked it that they had Raiden fight but they shouldn't have given him that stupid ass haircut.

[Kalyx triaD]

"It's a new look."

[G]

God I feel so embarrassed watching those Annihilation clips.

[Juan]

Embrace it. You'll feel better.

[Rev. Hallowell]

I hated that MK:A had a different girl playing Sonya. I loved Bridgette Wilson.

[Kalyx triaD]

She was a terrible Sonya. No fighting chops, too 'pretty'.

[El Fangel]

The original was a favorite of mine growing up, agree with ECG about the backstory and I refuse to acknowledge any MK after the first.

That is all.

[rated rjo]

I liked Annihilation.



:wtf: