5/7/2023 0 Comments Mortal kombat realms of stupid![]() ![]() ![]() Our world’s chosen champions include Liu Kang, a Shaolin monk running away from his obvious destiny to win the contest Johnny Cage, an arrogant Hollywood actor who does his own fighting and stunts and Sonya Blade, a Special Forces officer looking for revenge for the death of her partner. Maybe other realms aren’t great at grammar.) (I sort of love that they never bother explaining why “Combat” is misspelled. The evil Emperor of the most savage realm wants to take over our planet, but in order to do that, the powers-that-be decreed that his best fighters must first beat Earth’s best fighters in a generations-long martial arts tournament, called-you guessed it-Mortal Kombat. The setup follows the game pretty well: Earth is one of many realms in the universe. Sure, the plot isn’t particularly intricate or interesting, and the characters are paper-thin, but it provides just enough so you can enjoy people fighting in some semblance of context. I also enjoy that the 1995 MORTAL KOMBAT doesn’t waste time giving you more story than you really need. Simple.Īnd that’s when Liu Kang realized he was about to be canceled. Give the people what they like about the thing you're adapting and they might actually like your movie. We don’t need you to elevate the property, instill it with unnecessary drama, or pretend it’s high art. Honestly, I don’t know why this seems to be such a difficult lesson for Hollywood to learn. Anderson movie, but at the very least, you get the sense that he appreciates and respects what’s great about the original game and what people enjoy about video games in general. Unfortunately, the PG-13 rating means the violence is much more kid-friendly and you won’t see any of the game’s famous hardcore fatalities, but they do manage to work around that in fun ways. You get nods to Mortal Kombat’s classic character designs, signature fighting moves, iconic catchphrases, and more. But the film still recognizes the source material’s appeal and makes the right choice in using elements from the game in not-so-subtle ways. Granted, the plot (pretty much a supernatural take on ENTER THE DRAGON) is simple and pretty hard to screw up. When Thanos returned with four Infinity Gauntlets, the Avengers knew they were f*cked. and STREET FIGHTER, it didn’t take much for this to be viewed as the superior adaptation at the time.īut with its dated special effects, cheesy acting, and even cheesier script, you’d think another video game movie would’ve come along in the last 25 years to caim the title by now. Following on the heels of early 90s disasters like DOUBLE DRAGON, SUPER MARIO BROS. It’s funny to think that the original MORTAL KOMBAT movie is still considered one of the better, if not best, films based on a video game. Imagine Russell Crowe fighting a tiger in the Colosseum with EDM music blasting and some random guy yelling “GLADIATORRRRRRRRR.” Or Tom Hanks hanging out at an airport as a sick dubstep breakdown drops and a robot voice shouts, “THE TERMINAL!” Or Dolly Parton picking up a guitar while Julia Roberts dies of kidney failure and just betling out, “STEEL MAGNOLIAS!!!!”Īnd in the end, the real Mortal Kombat was the friendships they made along the way… I defy you to think of a film in which this would not be amazing. More feature films need to have title tracks where someone just repeatedly screams the name of the movie. Note: If you’re looking for coverage of MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION, undoubtedly the much, much, much worse movie in this series, I refer you to Jesse Shade’s excellent Awfully Good Movies video.įirst things first: 1995’s MORTAL KOMBAT has probably the best theme song of any movie, video game or otherwise. Stars: Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, Christopher LambertĪn actor, a federal agent, and a guy who actually knows how to fight are all called to participate in an interdimensional martial arts tournament that will decide the fate of the entire planet. Now that we've all seen the new MORTAL KOMBAT reboot, I think we can all agree that the original is still better… ![]()
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