Mortal Kombat is still the best video game movie ever.

[D Mac]

Yep, and this is still the best theme ever.

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I mark the fuck out every time.

Too bad they dropped the ball with Annihilation.

[RoXer]

Just wait until I write, direct, and produce my Team Fortress movie.

[RoXer]

Tom Hanks with the accent from The Terminal and a fat suit as The Heavy.

Don Cheadle as The Demoman.

Kevin Dillon as The Scout.

Gunna change The Pyro to a hot chick.

[Kalyx triaD]

Agreed, MK the movie is pretty awesome to this day.

And sorry RoXer, the next big one will be my adaptation of Rival Schools. I'll add Sakura, Yun, Yang, and Sean to the classic roster - all played by white people.

[OssMan]

There are better themes.

[Jeritron]

Goes to show the state of the genre

[thedamndest]

I think Tenchu could transition into a mainstream hit fairly easily. But yes, MK is still the best.

[Kalyx triaD]

Not after Ninja Assassin drops.

[Jeritron]

lol at how awful the fighting is at :40

[Sixx]

Movie was bad-ass, although Scorpion disappointed me a little bit, not even sure why.


Oh, and Street Fighter was the most horrible video game movie ever. ( Note, I haven't seen any Uwe Bohl movies )

[Kalyx triaD]

Scorpion vs Cage negates all that. Fucking awesome.

[Jeritron]

Mortal Kombat's alright. I wouldn't call it an awful movie, nor would I call it a good one. It's mediocre.

But it's probably getting points on brand familiarity and nostalgia. I mean, honestly, can you imagine watching that movie and trying to figure out what the fuck is going on? Any movie that isn't a sequel (and technically even sequels should) have the obligation of making itself accessible to all audiences. That's a prerequisite for being a good film.

It has to have a beginning middle and end and some point of entry so you can figure out just what the fuck is going on.
Otherwise you're just committing images to screen that cater to an existing fanbase.

It's probably enjoyable because when we were 8 we used to play it on sega, so there's a built in affection for Scorpion and Sub Zero.

I think the sooner people making video games realize these things the better off it will be for everyone.

[D Mac]

There are better themes.

Ok smart guy name one.

[Jeritron]

Mother 3

[G]

I saw Mortal Kombat in the theater a couple times. I even read the book on vacation. :love:

[Sixx]

There's a Mortal Kombat book? Wow.

It can't be worse than Last Action Hero book I got when I was like 10.

[Jon Kano]

Mortal Kombat's alright. I wouldn't call it an awful movie, nor would I call it a good one. It's mediocre.

But it's probably getting points on brand familiarity and nostalgia. I mean, honestly, can you imagine watching that movie and trying to figure out what the fuck is going on? Any movie that isn't a sequel (and technically even sequels should) have the obligation of making itself accessible to all audiences. That's a prerequisite for being a good film.

It has to have a beginning middle and end and some point of entry so you can figure out just what the fuck is going on.
Otherwise you're just committing images to screen that cater to an existing fanbase.

It's probably enjoyable because when we were 8 we used to play it on sega, so there's a built in affection for Scorpion and Sub Zero.

I think the sooner people making video games realize these things the better off it will be for everyone.

In some cases that it the only way these films can and will work, and there is NOTHING wrong with that. The film was made because of the game, it was made for the fans, there is no doubt about that.

It works on different levels too - there will be people who watch it and not like it because they were not around for the games, and who get confused, but it will also make some audiences want to find out more, watch the other film, the series, play the games, works both ways.

I personally love it.


Another thing I always loved about it was when Reptile emerged his name is actually heard on screen, I thought it was cool and stupid at the same time. Kinda like the whole film.

Also, when me and my friends got stoned once, I would impersonate Kano, 'I love punctuality in a woman, don't you, Mr. Shang Tsung?'. After that he then named 3 of his kittens; one 'Mr.', one 'Shang' and the other 'Tsung'.

[D Mac]

Mother 3

What is that.

[G]

There's a Mortal Kombat book? Wow.

It can't be worse than Last Action Hero book I got when I was like 10.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n1/n9676.jpg

[G]

:love:

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/9241/377872-37832-scorpion_super.jpg

[Fignuts]

Advent Children is a better videogame movie.

Tekken could end up being better given the awesome casting, but we'll see about that.

[Jon Kano]

Advent Children

Never heard of it

[Fignuts]

Final Fantasy VII

[Sixx]

I hated the computer animation in Advent Children. Also, I do not care for Final Fantasy at all.

[D Mac]

Advent Children is a better videogame movie.



nah

[Jura]

I hated the computer animation in Advent Children. Also, I do not care for Final Fantasy at all.
I hope you're thinking of the other Final Fantasy movie because Advent Children had awesome animation.

[XCaliber]

Meh I never really cared for the movies that much but I actually liked the 2nd more between the two of em. Does anyone here actually remember the short lived TV series? Talk about Loken FTW lol.

[Jura]

I loved the series. They had a lot of celebs on it actually and hot women.

[G]

I downloaded the series, but never did get into it. It came on after Nitro. :love:

[Jura]

http://jaimepressly.nu/images/albums/tvseries/mortalkombatconquest/promos/MortalKombatConquest_Promo-003.jpg
http://www.totalmortalkombat.com/moviestv/mkc/MKC_EP2.JPGhttp://www.totalmortalkombat.com/moviestv/mkc/MKC_EP15.JPG
http://www.totalmortalkombat.com/moviestv/mkc/MKC_EP9.JPGhttp://www.totalmortalkombat.com/moviestv/mkc/MKC_EP7.JPG

[D Mac]

Yeah I downloaded the series too. Still have it.

[Sixx]

I hope you're thinking of the other Final Fantasy movie because Advent Children had awesome animation.

I don't like computer animated movies at all.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Mortal Kombat's alright. I wouldn't call it an awful movie, nor would I call it a good one. It's mediocre.

But it's probably getting points on brand familiarity and nostalgia. I mean, honestly, can you imagine watching that movie and trying to figure out what the fuck is going on? Any movie that isn't a sequel (and technically even sequels should) have the obligation of making itself accessible to all audiences. That's a prerequisite for being a good film.

It has to have a beginning middle and end and some point of entry so you can figure out just what the fuck is going on.
Otherwise you're just committing images to screen that cater to an existing fanbase.

It's probably enjoyable because when we were 8 we used to play it on sega, so there's a built in affection for Scorpion and Sub Zero.

I think the sooner people making video games realize these things the better off it will be for everyone.

I'd call it a fun movie. Somewhere between mediocre and good. At times it can be cheesy, but it basks in its cheesiness, without become a complete parody of itself. I never knew the plot going in, but it all sort of made sense to me in time. It's a movie that you accept you need to surrender yourself to, and see it under its terms.

I mean, the characters we are meant to identify with -- Liu Kang, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade -- have no fucking clue what is going on, either. We learn as they learn, and it finally begins to click for them when shit gets real (mainly when Goro starts killing fucking everybody).

You could make a darker Mortal Kombat, a more faithful Mortal Kombat, but ultimately what we got was pretty fucking good as its own thing. Annhilation borrowed way too much cheese from the video games, and didn't really adapt it to the screen well, at all. Plus it was just horribly made, and just threw characters out there for the fucking hell of it.

A piece of shit could have directied a better Mortal Kombat II than whoever did that abortion.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Two things:

1) Annihilation was good. Even better than the first one, I'd say.

2) Street Fighter was awful, yes...but it wasn't as bad as Double Dragon or Mario Brothers.

[Rammsteinmad]

I liked Street Fighter. :o

[G]

http://bluraymedia.ign.com/bluray/image/article/950/950210/street-fighter-the-movie-extreme-edition-20090202021618369-000.jpg

[D Mac]

Two things:

1) Annihilation was good. Even better than the first one, I'd say.



Man, what are you smoking?

[G]

yeah, can't believe anyone would ever say that

[thedamndest]

I think you owe us all an explanation, ABT.

[Fignuts]

Think I'm gonna delete AT from facebook now.

[Jon Kano]

Yeah, AT what the heckerrs?

[Rammsteinmad]

http://bluraymedia.ign.com/bluray/image/article/950/950210/street-fighter-the-movie-extreme-edition-20090202021618369-000.jpg

:love::love::love:

[Mr. Nerfect]

I could have directed a better MK2 than Annhilation. And I've only done three porn videos.

[Blitz]

ABT was clearly high as a fucking kite when he posted that.

Anyways agreed with thread title. Here is an article that I quite like which ably describes many of the movies successes.

http://jabootu.net/?p=692

[Savio]

Annihilation sucked
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Havent seen the new street fighter, but I think the first Tomb Raider was ok.

Hitman would have been good but it was nothing like the game at all.

[PorkSoda]

I actually disagree with everyone. Mortal Kombat was a very good movie but I believe Donkey Kong is the best video game movie of all time...

[D Mac]

Donkey Kong sucks.

[Sixx]

Donkey Kong movie? What the fucking fuck?

[The Jayman]

Donkey Kong movie? What the fucking fuck?

Yeah I think it was renamed King Kong or some shit

[Jeritron]

Donkey Kong sucks.

You suck.


I for one get this joke. Everytime I see the thread title I think of Scotty Logan saying "Mortal Kombat for Sega Genesis is the Best Game Ever"

[D Mac]

Yeah it's from Billy Madison.

[Jeritron]

Scotty Logan

[D Mac]

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Couldn't find the actual clip.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I haven't seen either Mortal Kombat movie since I was a kid, but I remember enjoying the Annihiltion more. Sorry I wasn't some uber movie critic as a child.