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After spending the last two decades re-watching 1997’s so-utterly-bad-it’s-good
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, fans like me finally got a new live-action movie in the franchise. Just like the previews promised, 2021’s
Mortal Kombat comes with great fight scenes and a lot of faithfulness to the many characters it includes from the source material. But it also delivers a bland lead and an abundance of clichés. The combination of silly action movie tropes and seriously fun fight scenes result in a middle-of-the-road movie that can be entertaining if you know what you’re getting yourself into.
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Mortal Kombat (1995) - Awfully Good
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Stars: Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, Christopher Lambert
An 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.
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.
First things first: 1995’s MORTAL KOMBAT has probably the best theme song of any movie, video game or otherwise. More feature films need to have title tracks where someone just repeatedly screams the name of the movie. I defy you to think of a film in which this would not be amazing.
Kano Actor Wants James Marsden as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2
Kano Actor Wants James Marsden as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2
Kano actor Josh Lawson says Sonic the Hedgehog star James Marsden would make the perfect Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2.
The
Mortal Kombat cast has weighed in on who could play Johnny Cage in the potential sequel, and Kano actor Josh Lawson has nominated James Marsden. In the
Mortal Kombat reboot, which was released in theaters and on HBO Max on Friday, Johnny Cage was nowhere to be seen. If a sequel ends up getting made, Johnny will more than likely arrive early into the next movie, given the way
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The Ending of Mortal Kombat Explained
The newest addition to the Mortal Kombat universe teases a sequel in the best way possible.
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When a new movie in the
Mortal Kombat franchise comes out, most people assume that it is going to contain an epic showdown between Outworld and Earthrealm, (otherwise known as, you guessed it, a Mortal Kombat). The reality of
Simon McQuoid’s newest addition to the Kombat Cinematic Universe, though, is a little different.
McQuoid’s film provides some background of the classic Mortal Kombat tale, while also indulging in its modern-day continuation. To make a long story short, the rivalry upon which the franchise is predicated starts in 17th century Japan, when Sub Zero (