Mortal Kombat (2021) KILL KOUNT

[@DeadMeat]

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[@fluffy6161]

Ok

[@LazyCCP]

Second reply

[@cashfortin]

sheesh

[@Chanka_Main]

Keep up the good work

[@nightmare9191]

Hey James

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

To me, Kano was the most entertaining character in the movie, the actor really nailed their portrayal

[@NathanielJGaw]

Same, but I thought kabal was funny too

[@noooooble4685]

U AGAIN!?

[@miketrapper0464]

He felt like they ripped him straight out of the game which I love

[@miketrapper0464]

@@NathanielJGaw dude Kabal was awesome, I love his mafia accent

[@mythos6308]

Really shocked how much I liked Kano especially cuz I absolutely hate him in all the games I seen/played

[@liam-no2kn]

I adore that scene where Kano goes to jump over the leg sweep and then goes, "Oh Fuck."

[@KeithX2024]

“That the only move you know, mate?”

[@darknation7]

that made me love kano even more in the movie

[@cameronfield7313]

Every players' reaction to leg sweeping spammers XD

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

@@cameronfield7313 ok

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

I literally won so many rounds against my siblings with that move. They wanted to kill me, but it wasn't my fault it was the only controller move I knew AND it was hella affective 😅🤷🏿‍♀️

[@xdoomslayerx865]

Seeing James in a scorpion costume is amazing

[@ASKBryanNOT]

Read this comment in confusion while an ad played and the moment the video started I laughed my ass off. Thank you for that lmao

[@Weinerbutt1234]

Didn't even notice.

[@MPHshoots]

@@Weinerbutt1234 uncultured

[@sprninjaxx6751]

Fax

[@dogedoge8269]

When ever James comes on screen i can’t stop smiling

[@shizamza]

17:14 I love when James gets progressively more excited as he describes a kill 😂 super deserved. That kill is fucking metal

[@VaquitA357]

Language

[@shizamza]

@@VaquitA357 fuck bro you right. thats my bad.

[@nathanskies614]

@@shizamza Yeah mate, watch your fucking language XD

[@derpydqelinuent]

@@shizamza lmao

[@michaelhinton8530]

Like Kung Lao said that was his Flawless Victory…

[@elhopper3735]

Everything Kano says in this movie is hilarious and him going “oh fuck” after getting juked out on the third spam slide had me cackling

[@xxshadowdevilx527]

Same hopefully they bring him back in the sequel

[@miketrapper0464]

@@xxshadowdevilx527 they will but with the metal eye

[@greenlumalord]

I read this comment in a australian accent for some reason

[@galinda91]

I think it’s so funny because it’s exactly what anyone would say. You know it’s coming and there’s nothing you can do about it. Just accept your fate and fall

[@sadpepe7451]

Yep the only good thing

[@athriftygoddess6501]

People give actors a lot of credit for doing their own stunts, but honestly I appreciate Kano’s actor’s opinion on it: if the stunt actor can look better and be safer doing the stunt than an actor can, let them do their job! It’s what they’re there for.

[@pat2rome]

Exactly! Tom Cruise doing his own stunts works for the movie because he's good enough at it to give the director more options for shots and angles without hindering production. If he sucked at it and demanded he be allowed to do it anyway, despite it hurting the production, nobody would think that was cool or okay. Actors who think in terms of "what does this do for the movie" instead of "what does this do for me" are undoubtedly the best to work with.

[@Kat-Kobold]

Danny Trejo refuses to do his own stunts, because if he gets injured, then he can't film any scenes, and if no filming gets done, the crew don't get paid.

[@augustyn2.0]

@@Kat-Koboldbased

[@Will_Rules]

​@@Kat-KoboldMachete realizes we come for his voice,charisma and intimidation. Not his stunts

[@michaelgarcia5680]

I absolutely love how strong they made Sub Zero in this movie. He was literally unstoppable and it took a team of Cole and Hanzo and to finally take him down!

[@OG.Trippster]

Yeah but they made Gorro too weak

[@anthonynelson1699]

Subs is straight up a slasher in this movie and I'M HERE for it.

[@michaelgarcia5680]

@@OG.Trippster yeah I admit they really should have made Goro stronger.

[@acapitala4936]

@@OG.Trippster Probably because the effects cost a lot tbh, same with reptile. But at least they look great.

[@OG.Trippster]

@@michaelgarcia5680 I feel like he should've been taken down by multiple people at once, kinda like SubZero

[@wobblewokgaming655]

I'm pretty sure Jax's Arcana would just be enhanced strength, but since he had the mechanical arms, the Arcana augmented them that still granted Jax his enhanced strength while giving his arms a much needed upgrade.

[@Caleb_silverlinestudios]

This makes a lot of since. I thought the exact same thing to the letter lol

[@Platinum400]

But wouldn’t that just make the rest of him strong since the metal arms aren’t technically him? I mean I guess this is the best explanation out there but it still makes the whole arcana concept seem dumb.

[@wobblewokgaming655]

@@Platinum400 my guess is that the Arcana's have some form of self awareness depending on the user. In this case, it sensed that the arms had a ton of more potential than his natural body.

[@BlackdragonTheShadow]

Aw man I wished it gave him the ability to become comically large as a little call back to his MK3 fatality where he becomes a giant to crush someone with his boot

[@ironicanimations]

Yeah, pretty much it worked around and upgraded his arms, since they’re metal- and to fix up the Arcana

[@vaibhavbhandari1030]

Dead Meat's channel is literally going to be a learning concept in the future when filmmakers try to make a horror film. That's how much dedication James has put up in these kill counts.

[@robertnelson9599]

As if Hollywood directors ever listen to actual fans.

[@Dagoroth55]

@@robertnelson9599 Hey, they did with Sonic.

[@transienthorror]

@@robertnelson9599 The retcon of the kid in Iron Man 3 being Peter Parker in the MCU, was at the behest of fans.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Yeah.

[@RockerMicke1]

and as one MK fan to another i salute him

[@deadcool3227]

My theory is that Jax's Arcana was super strength, but since he lost his arms it compensated by upgrading his metal arms

[@jesufrito9617]

This makes way more sense

[@Nemissis4265]

No it dosent. Its just the typical my child is under a car i need to save them bull lol

[@acewmd.]

@@Nemissis4265 you realise that made no sense and people can move large amounts of weight with adrenaline, what did you mean to say.

[@furionmax7824]

I'd would've thought it was armored skin focusing on his arms. But the living armor turned to machinery when he got his metal arms.

[@Wade978]

This is a perfect example of why you don't 🤬with perfectly good lore to do something "different" You get nonsensically magical, self enhancing, robot stick arms that can never be explained....

[@CoolGuy-xr6lc]

Love how at 8:18 James and Sonia sync up perfectly to say superhuman abilities. Nice touch!

[@riddypr]

James does that a lot in Kill Counts. It's great every time.

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

@@riddypr ok

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

ok

[@jasonjuneau]

Nice.... Didn't even notice

[@EXINITYEDITzz]

its sonya btw

[@sophiavella1]

I love how Kano is played by an Australian actor, it added lots of funny moments in the movie.

[@Charles12]

makes sense seeing how the majority of the production crew is austrailian, including the director

[@mduduzinhlengethwa4976]

Kano,Klaw(From Marvels The arms dealer in Black Panther),Captain Boomerang(From DC Suicide Sqaud)... They look like they were all played by the same actor... TV

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

You can thank trevor goddard (1995 MK film's kano actor) for that. He was english, but played kano as aussie. Ed boon and the MK team liked it so much, they've had him portrayed as austrailian every iteration since. Great performance by josh lawson too, obviously

[@Dat_MrBlack]

Didn't they also made him australian in the original movie

[@zakkmylde1712]

​@@mikeRedMDK2032yeah, up until the first movie Kano's back story was the he was a caucasian boy raised in China by the Black Dragon and like in the movie he started as a member of the Earth Realm team.

[@M0mzSpagheti]

I like how Cole literally has Plot Armor as his power lol.

[@hoodiek6802]

🤣🤣don't do Cole like that

[@wdp1a73r]

if you think about it its kinda like the mcu black panther armour, that absorbs damage and distributes it ether in an force push explosion, or in this case gives you a power boost

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

@@wdp1a73r I kinda compared it to the thing I the game as the more hits you get, your power bar fill so you can do a power move. Idk if that makes sense but I remembered that so it made sense to me, but I did want some Scorpion adjacent weapons

[@DasKame]

Ahhh! Can of Coke to you!

[@thomasraines1396]

I really liked Kung Lao in this especially his “Flawless victory!” part after he kills Nitara, he’s also not a douche in this version.

[@xxshadowdevilx527]

He is my favorite in the series I am upset he was killed while lu and other dude just watches but eh lao was killed in the games cant be helped .....he was the goat of this movie

[@thomasraines1396]

@@xxshadowdevilx527 yeah.

[@bondfall0072]

My guess is that they're gonna do a thing where they have to fight a corrupted version of lu Kang in the sequel.

[@dingle2987]

Kung Lao was actually the straight man out of the pair in the original MK lore. Have no clue why they changed his personality in MK 09.

[@PassTheMic2006]

Kung Lao? More like King Lao. Because yeah, I loved him in that movie, favorite character honestly.

[@TellItAnimated]

Yes! Loved watching you edit this last night, glad to see it in all its glory :D *Edit: Also their constant talking about the tournament and never getting to it reminds me of The Simpson's Itchy and Scratchy where they are going to the Fireworks Factory but never get there haha

[@bumsicle27]

hey tell it animated!

[@LazyCCP]

Wassup

[@UnclePhil1112]

Don’t you mean *gory* ?

[@fluffy6161]

Hello

[@doggd6678]

Same

[@AUserThatIsDeleted]

24:41 honestly letting someone else take the fall for him is something Kano would do

[@Yougotcaged102]

I also commend him for respecting his stunt double. Those dudes don't get enough appreciation

[@wawayalert]

method acting

[@Will_Rules]

He went all out even being born australian was his preperation

[@kaiko6450]

The design for Kabal is definitely my favorite in this movie, I was kinda hoping he'd go through his redemption arc that he has in the pre mk9 games

[@thenightmaricsenpai524]

I know many people complained about Kabal's design being closer to his design in MK11

[@padraigbranniff6255]

Fr I used to main him on the sega Genesis

[@victoracosta4796]

I was disappointed that they had him here as a straight villain.

[@DodoRibeiro-ts6po]

I think he could align with the good side in an eventual sequel, here's hoping

[@haminnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

You know.. an amazing villian

[@Primis00]

Casting Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion is one of the best casting choices ive ever seen. Dude looks like and is such a badass.

[@DodoRibeiro-ts6po]

The guy really can act, the same can be said about Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero

[@jamichealruiz8640]

@@DodoRibeiro-ts6po facts

[@adamhussain1207]

@@DodoRibeiro-ts6po both were 100% the best choices for their roles. Amazing casting

[@miketrapper0464]

@@DodoRibeiro-ts6po he was so scary

[@miketrapper0464]

@CYB3R2K30 no tf you talking about

[@nedia8259]

i like how much everyone in this movie can be injured and shake it off, really makes you feel like your in a game

[@smoky7554]

Except mileena getting 1 tapped

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

@@smoky7554That is how Brutality Combat as a modifier feels. The MKX Brutality Combat modifier: If any move you use has a brutality attached and it lands trigger said brutality and win the match instantly.

[@smoky7554]

@@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo the ending would’ve been much better with god hand

[@SleepyDullahan]

Only thing I'm not particularly fond of in this movie is the arcana concept, while I applaud writers for having the guts to try something new even with established series, whether what they try works or not, the MK universe just doesn't really need an explanation for the powers each person has because we've always been able to accept that the characters just HAVE those powers

[@DeadMeat]

Agreed!

[@NorvaRagnor]

Simply writing in that because they are marked for Kombat they are gifted abilities. Always how I've seen the powers for humans. These guys are fighting monsters the playing field needs levelling

[@8thgod769]

Yeah but I think it’s for newer viewers who haven’t played the games as much

[@GlimGlomShlom9385]

Actually a couple of the characters have explanations it just fits in so well we don't even notice

[@unknown4407]

7:21 “With a painful shattering, Jax loses his second amendment rights.” That was sooo underrated, that’s fucking funny.

[@brennangriffin9244]

Definitely had a very good time with this one despite acknowledging the many flaws in it, it was hitting the same ape area of my brain as Godzilla vs Kong which is needed every now and then

[@PayPay1298]

Man I love that movie The Raid: Redemption. Started laughing when the scene shows M. Brooks (Jax) saying "I gotta fight that?" at J. Taslim's (SubZero) performance.

[@rgwashere8723]

The Raid has the best action I’ve ever seen

[@miketrapper0464]

Even I would be a little afraid

[@DobbsterLobbster]

18:14 I was expecting something along these lines “Cole Young finally triggers his arcana and believe it or not, it’s golden plot armor.” And to answer the Jax arcana thing, he would still gain super strength regardless because MK9 he has super strength ability pre arm rip from Ermac

[@theamazingspiderwuss4236]

Imagine it was the old mk3 big jax

[@sebastianrasor]

“Loses his second amendment rights” Single greatest line in any kill count

[@cabnbeeschurgr]

The armiest of arms

[@thatguy8777]

Oh, I get it. Right to bear arms. Ha!

[@eternalmiasma5586]

This movie is just so fun, them having fun on set and knowing the characters is most certainly the reason.

[@digitalsmithy]

Man the movie was so awful I couldn’t look past it to enjoy anything about it. Glad you liked it though

[@AirbenderHawk]

Indeed.

[@faizfuad8361]

@@digitalsmithy it was alright. You acting like it was Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City levels of bad. Sure it was cringe here and there but its okay enough.

[@TitusMH]

@@faizfuad8361 it was trash movie of mortal kombat

[@hadi8699]

@@digitalsmithy do you see the glass as half empty or half full

[@lan260]

James, you could not have timed this more perfectly. I just watched Mortal Kombat TODAY!

[@mr.s845]

Maybe u timed it perfectly

[@dylanthebiguy]

@@mr.s845 or maybe Dr. Strange ;)

[@lan260]

@@mr.s845 possibly yeah

[@ContentGarbageCan]

Sounds like you timed it. He already scheduled this one and it was public for a bit now

[@lan260]

@@ContentGarbageCan Wow I had no idea. That is one hell of a timing

[@ricardoalegria711]

"Hanzo finds Bi-Han, and though he doesn't speak his language, both of them are fully fluent in kickassery" that was hilarious 😂

[@arcanistnpc4751]

This movie was so much fun, I really hope we'll get a sequel where they can bring in even more characters

[@ColdNumbzThePain]

its already confirmed its getting 4 sequels, MK2 is filming now

[@jackardoin3133]

@@ColdNumbzThePain Do you have a source for 4 movies? Not doubting I just cant find any info on it

[@ColdNumbzThePain]

@@jackardoin3133 i cant say too much tbh, just take my word for it 😉

[@KidCypherTV]

@@jackardoin3133 i heard something like that around the time of release. plus the ending is a no brainer sequel reveal

[@fatant520]

@@ColdNumbzThePain 🤞🏾🤞🏾I’m trusting your word don’t break my heart lol I’ll come back to this thread years later🤣

[@thecolonel1286]

The movie wasn’t the best writing wise but the movie was extremely enjoyable. I loved all the references and kills

[@thirstylillia6940]

arcane is more enjoyable

[@leonardobueno8456]

Basically, MK is fanservice in movie format.

[@Alexeliomo]

Yeah, the story was disappointing but the fights and the gores are reaaaaally satisfying

[@Charles12]

its a video game movie, the writing is obviously going to be not that great

[@daegucityboy]

Absolutely loved this film. This and The Invisible Man 2020 are the only two films I've ever watched twice back to back.

[@ryukomatoi592]

Ditto

[@kareemwhiskey9948]

i think the arcana works the exact same way as a stand arrow/requiem arrow, the stand arrow gives you an ability depending on the state of your soul/personality but the requiem arrow gives you an ability depending on what you need in that EXACT moment. Liu Kang and Jax are perfect examples of both principles

[@sebbdotexe]

Where is that from?

[@vorpalszn5505]

​@@sebbdotexejojos bizarre adventure i think

[@ashton3404]

Kano absolutely steals any scene he’s in. He’s hilarious to the average viewer but he’s 10x funnier to any Australian watching purely bc of how culturally accurate his dialogue is, he just sounds like a slightly drunk brickie at the pub on a Wednesday night

[@jraff6660]

James has some serious commitment with these outfits. He’s looking so damn stupid in all these videos and it’s so funny. You can tell he enjoys his job.

[@jerrymcgee2551]

😂😂😂😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@ethanrodriguez6560]

😭😭😭

[@skyofthelivingdead]

He looks like my 13 year old cousin on Halloween a couple years ago 💀💀

[@miketrapper0464]

@@skyofthelivingdead lol that’s nice

[@skyofthelivingdead]

@@miketrapper0464 lmao I mean it in good fun. My cousin looked cool as hell.

[@woahjmusic]

I absolutely love how strong they made Sub Zero in this movie. He was literally unstoppable and it took a team of Cole and Hanzo and to finally take him down

[@LordSpyinx]

Why u copying comments

[@SavageP.9000]

@@LordSpyinx No one cares.

[@vgautamkrishna5197]

He is strong actually

[@chefcorinth]

@@SavageP.9000 most people do dipshit

[@jt1174]

I went to the open cast call to be an extra in this film, and they also filmed many scenes just outside of my workplace. They had camera rigging and lightning setup inside and blacked out all our windows to where they were shooting. I got to watch them film a car crash scene though. It was pretty awesome haha

[@brandommario2]

James covering this kill count be like: “Screw the rules, I like Mortal Kombat!”

[@silashurd3597]

It’s a good movie!

[@reaperthe6759]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who liked that movie. I'm hoping for a sequel and for Noob Saibot to hit the big screen.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Powerful..

[@timesnewroman2299]

*Kill Kount

[@miketrapper0464]

@@tonypeppermint5329 nice shark pfp

[@shaunconnally4794]

I love how Jame's is wearing the mk1 costume really bring out the nostalgia

[@PleasantlyEmpathic9924]

I did _kinda_ like this movie, my biggest criticism of it though is that they actually made Bi-Han responsible for Hanzo's family's death instead of being framed by Quan Chi I really love that in the games because Scorpion as to keep the guilt that he aimed his vengeance at the wrong man and was working for his enemy all along

[@thesilentsociety3252]

They'll most likely retcon it in a future sequel

[@viv1010]

Or maybe it was Quan Chi the whole time

[@redjaguar6883]

You gotta remember, since this franchise deals with time travel. They can alter the writing and still make it canon to the overall story.

[@killgre2399]

in the old games sub-zero was the one responsible it wasn't until mk9 that he was framed

[@darklord884]

In the games it also looked like it was Bi-Han who killed the Hasashi family. It was only revealed later that the culprit was actually Quan Chi using magic. So it very well could be that the Bi-Han we see in the opening isn't actually Bi-Han.

[@W1ATR]

24:23 I love the shot of Scorpion with actual weapons (but blunt) and Sub-zero has a pool noodle

[@Cye22]

I actually wouldn’t mind more non-horror killcounts

[@daegucityboy]

He'd probably have to start a separate channel for that.

[@AJARyan-yn2uv]

I’d love to see a John Wick kill count.

[@spamaccount8979]

I hope he eventually can cover the Terminator franchise, in a podcast before he said the first film felt horror-inspired but most roots in action.

[@excaliburknives3572]

See he’s also said that he wouldn’t mind someone else doing kill counts for action movies.

[@sportscarz11]

I would love a knives out kill count

[@ALDO_GOODENS]

Let’s be honest: The opening scene alone is worth the price of admission

[@AwakeTheFall]

Yeah, just stop watching afterwards, its all downhill.

[@Obarg1_]

@@AwakeTheFall only thing i liked about it was the Scorpion vs Sub Zero fight

[@miketrapper0464]

@@AwakeTheFall nah not really, it’s a mixed bag, or a roller coaster

[@Nemissis4265]

No and the rest was worth a refund

[@thecollector4332]

It was the only good scene in the movie.

[@MastermindAXL]

Dang it; you actually just made me a fan of this film. The special effects work behind the scenes and the amount of authenticity and love that went towards the landscapes and lore are reasons why this movie shines. Much appreciate your enthusiasm and fellow MK nerdage, James!

[@ajzorger93]

I thought the story was wonky but damn the fighting made me so happy

[@BuiRoyValdez]

Honestly, I hope he covers the 3 animated films. They're a brutal insanity and quite fun.

[@williamstephens6178]

I love how Kung lao says "flawless victory" when he actually has one from the games, unlike the classic movie, where Liu Kang says it for no reason

[@TimedRevolver]

Pretty sure Liu said it in the original film to mock Shang Tsung. It did sound pretty sarcastic and harsh the way Robin Shou delivered the line.

[@Yougotcaged102]

​@@TimedRevolverI agree

[@saintcynicism2654]

Loved this one. Sure it had it's flaws, but considering it had just over 1/3 the budget of the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie (without adjusting for inflation), I'd say it turned out pretty damn good. Cole was definitely the weak point, but it's hard to blame the actor since, like you said, the character was a studio demand. He basically did the best with what he had, so I can't even be mad at him for it. Here's hoping the movie's success at least prompts Warner Bros. to give them a bigger budget and a little more freedom with the films to come. With everyone they had working on this one--everyone, cast and crew alike--you know there's some fantastic potential to be brought out once the checks get bigger and the amount of studio meddling gets smaller.

[@user-yy7tw9hv9n]

What do you think of James's wish for the Miz as Cage?

[@miketrapper0464]

Mortal Kombat fits as a movie franchise/trilogy, it has good characters and potential so I’m hoping for more

[@victoracosta4796]

@@user-yy7tw9hv9n My concern is wether or not he can fight like Cage.

[@Hateful_Rex]

man, this movie was bad as hack, radien dosen't gives a damn about his combatants, "get over here" is low af, goro died to soon, arcanas are cringe and stupid

[@saintcynicism2654]

@@Hateful_Rex Since when has Raiden ever seen his Kombatants as anything but useful tools? Dude's been sacrificing Kombatants for the greater good since forever.

[@jasonvoorhees310]

Thank you James and everyone working at DeadMeat. Your hard work does not go unnoticed. Thank you for awesome kill counts.✌

[@jakefromupstate106]

I love your profile lol and have a good day

[@skyofthelivingdead]

Jason!

[@jasonvoorhees310]

@@skyofthelivingdead yep

[@jakefromupstate106]

Jason..kill for mother..

[@Neos_ghost]

JASON!!!!!! hows Pam

[@DorianLeBl]

Despite how farfetched the movie is to being canon the whole setup of the story, actors and choreography was still amazingly put.

[@dolph1428]

You and the 71 people have to be on some sort of drug because the story was a nothing but disrespect to what mk is, the choreography is horrible for a Mortal Kombat movie, yes the fight scenes should be the one of best out of all the movies because it’s is a MORTAL KOMBAT movie, they extremely slow, the Movie “blood and Bone” staring Michael jai white has far better fighting choreography, I put no blame on the actors only who ever tf played cole, his character is a Big F**k you to Mortal Kombat

[@geegeep]

As someone who doesnt have any nostalgic attachment to Mortal Kombat, I really enjoyed this movie!

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I have a lot of nostalgic attachment to the series but I also still enjoyed it! If the PS2 era of games didn't turn fans off, then this shouldn't really be that bad to them.

[@TreySarver]

That’s honestly the only way you *can* enjoy this movie.

[@bouiabongo7403]

the 2 replies above are the duality of man

[@turbosprite2437]

the movie was enjoyable only reason it got hated on is because mk Zealots didn't like how simplified the plot is, and they just like to compare 90s as better while i liked both, if i really wanted a better lore driven story i just play the video games. all i cared about was seeing Fatalities and Shooting MotherF@#*ing LaserBeams!

[@thomasderosso5625]

I really appreciate how the love from the cast and crew managed to make this an overall good movie despite WB forcing Cole's existence and all the screentime lost to that.

[@kylewood4488-b9r]

A part of me was hoping that Cole was a Sacrifice used to revive Scorpion

[@dutchsbeardisvandertrimmed1274]

@@kylewood4488-b9r same

[@Galloglaoch]

Lewis Tan could've just been Johnny Cage and all would've been fine. But no... studios need to reinvent the wheel...

[@thomasderosso5625]

@@Galloglaoch Exactly! "Oh, your setting is too weird! Put in an underdog everyman with a family, or else nobody will be able to relate to anything!"

[@romanticwander]

@@thomasderosso5625 I dont understand why studios do this. It works with some movies but one like this with already established characters and lore, its dumb. Like I dont WANT to relate to some random guy you inserted in. I wanna see how you're doing this live action movie with the original characters.

[@worldtree2027]

Anybody else loves when he tries to replicate the “Mortal Kombat!!!”

[@FBCGodfather]

He needs to. The last MK kill counts were copyright striked due to its inclusion. So he remade the counts with him saying it to get around it

[@ARK9WLF]

2 details I loved about the movie: 1. During parts of the fights they filmed from a side view perspective similar to the video game. 2. Establishing all the sub factions from the MK universe(Shirai Ryu, Lin Kuei, & the Black Dragon).

[@FloodBurger]

I know you’re taking some well deserved time off, but this is yet another video that shows you’re the best at what you do. Great video as always.

[@KingOfTheSkies-ob3no]

So I actually just got this movie today on Blueray, and after watching it and the bonus features I found out something pretty cool that I'm actually surprised that you forgot to mention James. When you brought up Joe Talsim (aka Sub Zero), and how he was so skilled in martial arts and so fast that the crew had to ask him to slow down just so that the cameras could actually pick up what he was doing, you didn't mention that the Director mentioned that the only other actor in film history who had to be asked that for the same reason was Bruce Lee.

[@culchieman1995]

Wesley snipes i believe was asked to do the same in one of the blade movies, but that might be hearsay

[@gravelrun4028]

@@culchieman1995 I agree.

[@TheBolg]

24:10 he said exactly that the actor was asked to slow down

[@culchieman1995]

@@TheBolg he mentioned the being asked to slow down, but james didn't mention that taslim has that in common with bruce lee

[@ankurieva8913]

Pretty sure Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif had to slow down in John Wick 3 too, though I guess the director really did not mention it

[@Brobocop2]

I loved this movie, probably one of the only movies I've watched at home and didn't touch my phone. It was goofy but kept me entertained throughout and had plenty of great kills and gore. I get why people may not have liked it but it worked for me.

[@miketrapper0464]

It’s the second movie I’ve seen in theaters since quarantine

[@elipark7240]

I actually liked the idea of the first movie building up to the tournament and them introducing the characters first

[@DasKame]

Very Injustice Leauge DC Multiverse Stuff

[@DrFoggyPants]

You going through what happened behind the scenes and all that really makes me appreciate the movies more. My opinions on this movie are somewhere around middling, but I can't help but be interested in and appreciate all the stuff they did behind the scenes and how the actors went about portraying the characters.

[@miketrapper0464]

I would love a mortal kombat movie franchise, it fits

[@Jason-El]

The tournament is coming actually, James. It's planned for a trilogy: This one: Pre Tournament Next one: Tournament Final one: Post Tournament

[@miketrapper0464]

I love that plan, I imagine the protagonists are like this, the second one will have as many people wanted Liu Kang as the protagonist to fight Shang Tsung and Raiden as the protagonist in the third movie to fight Shao Kahn in the invasion of Outworld

[@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137]

Your really just joking right mate..lol..

[@bigbearkat2010]

The set up is one of the biggest turn offs for me honestly. It feels like a prequel to a movie that hasn't been made yet.

[@ceilinh6004]

"Jax loses his second amendment rights..." I can't. That joke is so bad it's AMAZING!

[@miketrapper0464]

I’ve seen worse, like in “Soviet Russia, right to arm Bears”

[@galendamron7036]

I love the little "Ah fuck" from Kano when Liu Kang fakes the leg sweep lol

[@AirbenderHawk]

"GET OVER HERE!!" Kano killed it from beginning to end, and you look dope in Scorpion's tunic/getup, I'm really looking forward to MK2 with Johnny's debut.

[@miketrapper0464]

I wonder who could be Johnny Cage

[@AirbenderHawk]

@@miketrapper0464 my thoughts too, I’m thinking the Miz or Scott Adkins!

[@miketrapper0464]

@@AirbenderHawk interesting

[@AirbenderHawk]

@@miketrapper0464 either way, I’m patient for a green light to the sequel, I’m hyped for a new MK trilogy!

[@miketrapper0464]

@@AirbenderHawk me too

[@Lemon_Oppy]

Fun fact: Jax Brigg’s actor is the brother to Billy who’s most known for his laugh in Double Toasted’s bad movie reviews, which James and Chelsea was interviewed by, which was quite the interview given it involves two of my favorite channels (Dead Meat is still #1) 😁

[@jackmiles1918]

I hope there's a way for Kabal to return. He was the most badass looking out of everyone, only Sub-zero and Scorpion were close, but Kabal looked better hands down. And for how well he was done, we didn't get anywhere near enough of him, was so disappointed when he died. It was easy to forget that he was 90% cgi and his abilities were so satisfying to watch on the screen

[@phoenixfunny4517]

He can easily come back

[@IamW4RL0RD]

Yeah he looked so sick

[@thenation1575]

Quan Chi has entered the chat

[@conniepinkston5951]

The fact that he sounded like Kabal that was my omg moment I don't care I like the movie but it's a lot to go in on Mortal Kombat

[@CosmicToad5000]

no one is ever truly dead in Mortal Kombat, and they can do. alot with Kabal considering he's a bit of anti hero, heck the modern games have him as a straight up good guy.

[@Jeepers.Kreepers]

I actually kinda like the arcana thing. I like to imagine that it was invented by the tournament holders to make the fights more entertaining. And the Jax arms thing can be explained by: it’s what he needed at the moment to be competent in a fight.

[@20TigerLily1]

The " Harpoon with rope/chain" I believe are Rope Darts. They are a really neat versatile real world weapon. Easily concealed, long range, close range, disarming, choking out and if it was with a weighted metal ball at the end (Meteor Hammer) bludgeoning. But its not an easy weapon to use.

[@TH94Glitch]

Also known as "kyoketsu".

[@angelousmortis8041]

@@TH94Glitch Kyoketsu-Shoge usually have a hook on the blade and a ring, not a weight, so not quite. Rope-Dart, or "Jōhyō" , is more accurate. Weapons of this type/category are also known as "Fluid", "Flexible", or "Soft" Weapons.

[@TH94Glitch]

@@angelousmortis8041 How do you know so much about weapons?

[@angelousmortis8041]

@@TH94Glitch I have an interest in Martial Arts and Historical Combat, all of it.

[@TH94Glitch]

@@angelousmortis8041 I think I've just made a new friend.

[@4amlibra]

A movie doesn’t need to be perfect to be great. This was such a blast to watch and was honestly way more than I expected, I loved it.

[@lightup6751]

It was pretty lackluster. Esp considering the old one is better and over 20 years old

[@mattc2306]

@@lightup6751 But lacked blood and actual fatalities. Sure, the 1995 movie has its appeal, but the lack of graphic violence was a turn off for me personally. And as proven by the Max Payne movie, toning down M rated material for a PG-13 audience will only make things sanitized and boring.

[@lightup6751]

@@mattc2306 Thats a very selective and oversimplified statement. Just because a movie is less violent doesnt make it a bad film. Every Disney movie’s source material was violent and full of gore yet the Disney films themselves became more famous than their source material could ever imagine. My point is that toning down the violence doesnt mean the movie will automatically suck. And fact is the 1995 movie made 122 million box office on a humble 20 million budget. Its pretty much the most successful video game film of all time. Mortal Kombat 2021 made only 86 million on an unbelievable 50 million. The movie was a borderline flop. Take into consideration how much 120 million of 1997 are now and the two movies are dimensions apart. I agree that the violence was missing. Hey, I mean its Mortal Kombat. Gore is their hallmark. Im totally with you on the violence missing in the original movie. But overall the old movie was so much better. The acting, the atmosphere, the sets, heck the dialogue of 97 writers was cheesy but it fit its theme the 2021 lines made the characters feel so out of place. The acting and dialogue felt so unlike their original characters. Especially this Raiden compared to Lambert. The whole arcane powers was completely made up and gave off Power Ranger or Superhero film vibes. It really didnt fit MK. Unlocking powers. It was similarly awkward when Johnny Cage in MKX out of the blue after 10 games and 15 yesrs found an explanation to his green kicks. Because the writers didnt know how else to explain that Cage would be able to beat Shinnok. Forced, lazy. Then back in the 2021 movie after Lao died the last act where they all randomly go into 1on1s felt so forced and like an excuse of writing the end. They went into this made up white space dimension by Raiden, made a spontaneous plan and then with no explanation somehow ended up dueling the enemies they wished to fight. It was a mess. It says a lot about a movie if its 2021 remake felt poorer executed than a 20 million budget cult classic from the 90s. Im convinced the movie would have been a success if they would have made it a 6 film anthology, create a multiverse like the MCU and for the first film stuck to Scorpion and Sub Zero’s origin stories. Like the interlude of the movie was amazing. It started to get bad the moment Cole was introduced. Scorpion and Sub Zeros clan feud tho. Fans would have loved it, people unfamiliar with MK intrigued and they did nail the actors. Those guys played their roles beautifully. At the end of the day its just opinions. But to me its reasonable to say that the old movie was much more “Mortal Kombat” than the 2021 reboot. Minus the violence, which was better in the latter. But again, violence wont save a poorly written, acted and directed film. But thats just me.

[@mattc2306]

@@lightup6751 Fair enough. But I personally thought the 95 movie was also pretty dumb and ridiculous with character inconsistencies. And I know that Cole is a weak insert character for the 2021 movie, but I didn't mind him nearly as much as Alice from the Resident Evil movies. Plus, I'm glad that the new movie acknowledged the rivalry between Scorpion and Sub Zero rather than making them silent minions to Shang Tsung in the 95 movie. That's also why I liked the animated MK Legend movies, since it tackled plot elements that the old 90's cartoon couldn't adapt with kid gloves. And sure, violence doesn't automatically make a movie better. Hellboy 2019 is am example of how not to adapt the source material into a half-assed reboot. I'm not saying that Mortal Kombat 2021 is a perfect movie (it certainly has its problems), I just like it better than the 95 film. And even still, I wouldn't consider MK 1995 the "best" video game adaptation. I think the Sonic movie from two years ago beat that by a landslide, in my opinion.

[@alexysiousren836]

I just like the movie

[@jonathanpark7719]

Loved this! Glad to see someone else appreciating all the small things in this film and how fun it still is despite not necessarily being perfect

[@thirstylillia6940]

we need arcane kill count

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

It was trash.

[@chieffridge5588]

@@I_AM_BAYTOR youre just a hating troll baiter. It wasnt perfect but it definitely wasnt trash. I can name many other things that deserve the title of absolute garbage Edit: fukin hell i just said yoyr name out loud

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

@@chieffridge5588 nah, it was dogshit. I wanted to like it. I had hope, with Joe Taslim being part of the cast. That makes the disappoinement hurt so much more.

[@FuryFox-fg1wn]

9:04 Cole: Kano what? Kano: Kano none of your F***ING BUSINESS!

[@mangaman70]

Wouldn't' Jax's arcana be the same, just over his regular arms instead of his metal arms Either way thanks for all of the good work you do on this series and enjoy ya'lls break

[@mullaoslo]

Idk the worst part of that scene is we saw that boulder about to directly hit sonja from a high fall, the he lifts it off and she's perfectly fine, fuuuck that.. If that was any of the other characters they would at least be messed up but no not sonja.. Can't have the blond girl get really injured.. It also pissed me off that the family was ok at the end after being totaly frozen.. When did movies become scared of killing off family members??

[@redrex1208]

@@mullaoslo Seems accurate to games were they can take anything.

[@miketrapper0464]

@@mullaoslo there’s more than just that

[@mullaoslo]

@@redrex1208 uhm the others clearly got injured and or died when shit happend to them

[@axelnilsson5124]

Kinda like in annihilation

[@adude6910]

The one thing they could do to fix the Arcana is if in the next movie we run into someone (hopefully Nightwolf)with powers but no marking and find out they just massively help unlock power, but aren’t the only way.

[@TheDorkEnygma]

That would make a lot of sense. Like the marking is a shortcut or something. Everyone has *something*, but only once you know it exists and actually try to unlock it. The marking is the Elder Gods basically going "Hey you! You need to do something about this tournament."

[@andrewvarney5687]

Good work James, here's hoping this Kill count doesn't get copyrighted.

[@Graphomid]

25:46 okay back to hell... 💀

[@noahlindauer]

The final fight between sub zero and scorpion has been my favorite action scene of the year. The music alone gave me absolute chills

[@kingofmystery1135]

hehe... chills...

[@GothKiitsune]

It was awesome yes I just HATED how BiHan became Noob by just a stinkin costume change instead of the cannon him being resurrected by Quan Chi (was it Quan Chi or was it Shang Tsung?)

[@goosegangsta6508]

@@GothKiitsune It was Quan Chi

[@thesystem1613]

@@GothKiitsune I don’t think he became Noob though, I think it was just reference to him eventually being resurrected as a wraith? I definitely could be wrong though

[@davidparkes7741]

"With a painful shattering, Jax loses his second amendment rights." *Deep long sigh.* How proud are you of that pun James? I hope it's really proud.

[@phoenixfunny4517]

I laughed

[@giants2k8]

I just burst out laughing as soon as James popped up at the very start screaming ‘Mortal Kombat’ in an OG Scorpion costume. Legendary. Good luck and best wishes on the wedding to both James and Chelsea.

[@garrickkthegreat5762]

I love when people scream mortal kim at!

[@hihowareya4004]

Kano’s actor did a really great job in this role. He was honestly my favorite part of it

[@gambit5667]

I love how kano goes "ah fck" when he realizes he fell for the fake punch

[@KaijuForceNeo]

Being an Unlikely Sucess for a Reboot, it's hard to imagine what a potential sequel could bring us! It takes a lot of care and attention to come up with a bigger sucess. But I'm especially hopeful about what we'll see sooner or later with the Franchise.

[@Link-98978a]

they’ll probably include kotal khan if i had to guess don’t see much else they can use as well, unless they find some way to put the other characters in and do a tournament

[@sarahjamesinasarah6423]

I know they prolly won’t, but my only hope is that if they put Baraka in the sequel that they make him a proper threat. Whether that’s as a predatory beast or the bloodthirsty leader of a killer tribe, Baraka deserves to be as awesome and horrifying as he actually is.

[@ctrooster4536]

it's insane that the most unrealistic thing in this movie is the fact that a guy with electric powers lives in South Australia, a place notorious for being in a permanent blackout.

[@Boolklop]

17:00 That joke caught me off guard and I couldn't help but laugh

[@Jeepers.Kreepers]

The spine not being severed may be a reference to scorpions finisher in mk11 where he turns into a flaming skeleton and jumps through the enemy’s chest but doesn’t cut the spine.

[@cactusjack2392]

James knowing he’s about to cover a gory ass movie *calls up raycon “Ye raycon, we need you”

[@thirstylillia6940]

arcane kill count would be good

[@illdoodle4748]

Something tells me that James’ giant smile at the start was because he loved how goofy the costume was. 10/10.

[@MB-te9xw]

Seeing how much love is put into this makes this movie so much better

[@JaceBlaze461]

I love that James uses references like costume, figurines, and more

[@ii_deepz_ii8293]

the onlt thing that he forogt was to name this episode a kill kount

[@megalon73]

Hanzo Hasashi fight with the Lin Kuei ninjas was insane to watch. Of course the fight with Sub-Zero vs. Scorpion is easily the biggest highlight of the movie. I love re-watching this movie a lot. Plus I'm glad Jax's Arms are more real here then the 90's movie did.

[@brodaforlife]

I love how you don’t care that Mortal Kombat isn’t a horror movie but are still giving it the Dead Meat experience regardless.

[@LadyViscera]

As amusing as it is to watch James suffer with terrible movies, it is a genuine pleasure to see him so excited about this one.

[@thirstylillia6940]

yeah he should make arcane kill count which is a great serie

[@theyellowtruth3249]

@@thirstylillia6940 he dosent really do shows and plus he said Netflix is very difficult to do

[@Nemissis4265]

Except this was worse then terrible. The old ones are 10x better then this

[@lightup6751]

This movie is horrible what you talking about fam

[@williamherring4675]

I forgot James was doing mortal kombat kill counts, never played the games or seen the movies but I LOVED this one

[@kryla_]

The tonfa is also a reference to Stryker! Specifically his appearence in MK9!

[@Luciferwolf777]

Glad you liked the film! As an MK fan myself I loved it too. Also, one little note. Liu Kang and Kung Lao aren't actual cousins. Cousin is just a term of endearment in Asian countries for someone around the same age as you that you are very close to.

[@home_ofmovies]

This film was mint. When I watched it I was in shock. The kills were mad

[@Snavels]

18:59 "Nanomachines, Son"

[@MrDGK]

Aye finding out that this was filmed in my state and my city in Australia is such a delight to hear, had no idea it was filmed here and seeing that some of the locations are places I frequently visit is sick!

[@botlinemiami]

Same here

[@pearkore6821]

Same again, especially with like, Coober Pedy being name dopped.

[@RealLzrd]

As a person in a place like south australia, it genuinely feels kinda like an honor when something like the mortal kombat movie gets filmed in adelaide. Of course stuff does happen in SA but we aren't like the big money state i guess. Also, my mum works for a foam factory (where the basically cut, glue, resize and bail foam), her factory made stunt mats for the movie and weirdly enough seats to be used in tanks for the Pilipino military, if you don't believe me honestly I don't blame you because that's a bit of a wild claim.

[@pearkore6821]

Never forget, the scenes of real sharks for Jaws were filmed in Port Lincoln!

[@pocketmarcy6990]

I mean Australia is a prime place to film enormous sets. Abandoned mines, miles and miles of flat uninhabited land. Pretty sure the British even tested Nukes in the outback

[@mic.t9271]

It always nice to see James make changes to his clothes or room to match the theme of the movie. It such a nice touch.

[@TtheTank215]

This movie has me rolling with laughter, deep shocked oohs, and wtf's. I really hope they make a trilogy at least to get everyone some screen time from the games.

[@flameingbolt9657]

14:33 I love the Aha oh fuck when he gets his legs swept for the third time