Mortal Kombat (2021) Makes No Sense! - Hack The Movies

Its a Rental Reunion! Tony, Justin, and Kieran review the new Mortal Kombat. In this Podcast / Movie Review of The Mortal Kombat Reboot we talk about all the things that make no sense like the dumb dragon tattoo, the terrible script, and the awful new character.
Hunted by the fearsome warrior Sub-Zero, MMA fighter Cole Young finds sanctuary at the temple of Lord Raiden. Training with experienced fighters Liu Kang, Kung Lao and the rogue mercenary Kano, Cole prepares to stand with Earth's greatest champions to take on the enemies from Outworld in a high-stakes battle for the universe.
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[@tcot-wi8wf]

You mentioned Sindel but the woman in the picture at 29:26 isn't Sindel it's Delia and Argus the parents of Taven and Daegon

[@TaxinGigs]

Where did you get the Rochelle Rochelle VHS?

[@michaelsierra2850]

bbnnnmm

[@EasyCure0]

"they don't have the black market laser eye technology" yet monks living in a temple in the desert can make robotic arms for Jax. I honestly thought they would have brought Kano in to their medical bay and given him at least the metal faceplate to complete his look, and they didn't.

[@swampdonkey4919]

Yeah, that was pretty dumb about the arms and the laser. Kano was funny, though.

[@smackdowngod]

MK 1995 = Number 1 at the box office for three weeks in a row. MK 2021 = Number 1 at the box office for one week, only to get dethroned by a cartoon that barley anyone is aware of. I think the hype is over.

[@kevinphanhvilay8552]

What cartoon is that? 😂

[@soldaten-norbert8520]

Scorpion being in this for like 10 minutes and Goro being treated this way are the worst things for me

[@luckysevens6852]

At least Goro didn't get punched in the nuts.

[@Simulation6]

@@luckysevens6852 The reason he got punched in the nuts in the original movie is because in Mortal Kombat 1 you couldn't. The idea was to finally see that because a lot of people tried that when playing as Johnny Cage in the original game. I am surprised people have forgotten that.

[@luckysevens6852]

@@Simulation6 he still got punched in the nuts.

[@jagaloon14]

@@Simulation6 I never knew this in the first place. If that was the intention behind that, that makes that scene even better lol

[@tthomaselli2]

Soldaten-Norbert- Agreed.

[@progresswesttellsya4486]

Cole was the worst! He was so bland. Also, as an editor watching this movie hurt my heart. There were so many terrible edits that were so jarring and took me out of the action

[@JayGamerShow]

Cole is pretty much the Alice (Resident Evil) of this Mortal Kombat universe. -_- Taking away screen time from the characters we WANT to see!!

[@Rob16164]

I doubt Scorpion’s actor, Hiroyuki Sanada, was mostly using a stunt double for his fight scenes. He’s older but can still do action and he’s a longtime martial artist.

[@lutherheggs451]

I don't think you get how movies work. Generally a studio doesn't care what you know, its exceptionally hard for someone to do their own action scenes....Hiroyuki Sanada is 60 years old, chances are more likely than not they used a stunt actor when they could and or possibly digitally put his head on a stunt actor's body.

[@Rob16164]

@@lutherheggs451 So why did they cast martial artist/stuntmen in the roles of Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Cole, Kung Lao, etc.? You do realize that a big reason why you cast martial artists as characters who do martial arts is so those actors can, you know, perform martial arts, right? Tom Cruise isn’t the only older actor still doing physical stuff. If you actually saw some of Sanada’s other recent work, it’s obvious he’s performing throughout the fight scenes, even if stuntmen may still have been utilized as well. But maybe you’re right, when studios cast Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Joe Taslim (Sub-Zero) or the other actors from The Raid, Ronda Rousey, and Gina Carano in TV shows and movies, maybe their martial arts skills are used as little as possible. They’re just being cast for their acting chops, right? I don’t think you get how movies work.

[@spottyhead]

There might be other times on certain films/sets where some production companies intervene and insist on stunt doubles to be used in some cases where the insurance company might refuse coverage for certain stunts. I'm sure in cases the bean counters wag their fingers at an actor doing a scene, willing and trained or not. But I agree that casting trained stunt people and martial artists would be a benefit so more shots could be up close during the choreography

[@Rob16164]

@@spottyhead Right, I believe Jackie Chan has complained about the restrictions he experienced in Hollywood after working in Hong Kong. It’s just in this particular case, I think it’s clear martial artists were cast so they could utilize their skills, and that’s even before reading confirmation from the producers and actors.

[@Rob16164]

@@lutherheggs451 I came across interviews with one of the producers who stated that it was a priority to cast martial artists in the movie, and Lewis Tan, who talked about doing his own fight scenes. There’s also an interview from just a few years ago with Sanada, when he was on Westworld, in which he talked about doing his all his own fight scenes in the show. But with your “expert” knowledge, I’m sure you’d insist they’re all wrong and don’t know what they’re talking about, right?

[@jlogan2228]

The director said they cut Johnny cage specifically because " they didnt want a white man being the one who saves the day", thats why we ended up with cole

[@AndrewHarriston]

...but Cole in a sense is white. I mean he could definitely pass for white and according to US racist when they want to boost their numbers in population that will claim Cole is white. I think you know what I am trying to say lol.

[@AndrewB23]

No they they didn't say that, they said they didn't want two comic reliefs in the movie overshadowing the rest of the film

[@christianrapper]

When did he say that?

[@Zacman1123]

@@AndrewB23 that's... sounds like an even stupider reason.

[@heisensaul5538]

Kieran is in this so hopefully it won't get banned everywhere except Germany this time.

[@CyrusCageSCWS]

I don't practice Santeria...

[@nocodeguitar]

@@CyrusCageSCWS WOW COOL REFERENCE BECAUSE OF HIS ICON

[@heisensaul5538]

@@CyrusCageSCWS Dude I ain't go no Crystal ball.....

[@snusemcgoose1001]

Lmao Kierans cursed!

[@cosmicjusticewarrior9557]

I had a million dollars...

[@mrpopodopalis1056]

The Biggest Surprise of the movie was when you find out Coles sister and mother were actually his daughter and wife

[@jw1415]

😆🤣😆😆Exactly what I thought.

[@CMCAdvanced]

Nodded out pretty early, huh?

[@AndrewB23]

It was pretty obvious who they were but ok

[@jw1415]

@@AndrewB23 Neeeeerrrrddddd!!!🤓🤓

[@CMCAdvanced]

@@AndrewB23 I don't blame the guy for nodding out at the family scenes

[@ninjatzuuninjazuu8776]

Incase you guys don't know Hiroyuki Sanada plays a villan in Rush Hour 3 as Jackie Chan's brother, he's also in The Last Samurai. So he's had some big roles in the movie industry and a great actor too.

[@jlogan2228]

And does most of his own stunts

[@spaceracer23]

Cole Yong was awful, Raiden was useless, and Kano was way too likable. Kano had the Johnny Cage personality. . Also I was 100% cheering for Goro to end Cole's family who were too stupid to run even after they were attacked. "Hey our hideout has been found. We should move.....but we probably have a few hours....."

[@cormoran2303]

1:20:46 Kieran: "I'm kind of indifferent towards him" Ahhh, you're... Konflicted

[@Djentlemanthall]

More like Kieran always has to be the cool “I’m indifferent” about everything

[@tony7713]

With a k lol

[@DrMurdercock]

maybe a bit, konfused

[@CinnamonToastKing]

Am I the only one watching the MK cabinet like I'm a kid back in the day with no quarters?

[@chadhiggins9944]

That Last Action Hero Sylvester Stallone Terminator cardboard cutout might be the coolest memorabilia I've ever laid eyes on.😮

[@Eliphasleviathan93]

The garden tool Scorpion uses as his harpoon is accurate to what ninja used in japan. They were farmers so farm equipment is what they adapted to weapons.

[@hectorkjv_1611]

Get over heeeeerrrre

[@ajbujorian]

Finally we get more Kieran!

[@anubis2044]

10x the Kieran.....it just works.

[@HYDRODUST67]

I love it when kieran is on the show!

[@dreadpirateroberts5239]

You should totally review the live action Double Dragon and have Kieran on again for it. As a kid, that movie, MK, surf ninjas, and Streetfighter were everyone's staples lol.

[@elimgarak4667]

I commented on every single Rental R. to review Double Dragon 1994, but no one ever answered the call. So I totally feel ya on this.

[@QuestionYourWorld]

I agree with the list. I would also add the Three Ninjas movies. As a kid, I thought it was cool seeing other kids beat adults.

[@themann6669]

Im glad you guys are going to be super honest about this movie. Its good to see yall together again

[@warren9148]

I hate how reptile always gets his ass kicked but was originally a hidden character

[@KombatGod]

29:26 That's not Sindel, that's Taven with his parents Argus and Delia from Mortal Kombat Armageddon!

[@gobineko8121]

Was literally looking if someone else realized and commented this

[@Cuzjudd]

I stopped following MK after MK3 so I have no idea who those guys are apart from Sindel. And they are all terrible MK names

[@gobineko8121]

@@Cuzjudd Armageddon is one MK that needs a remaster. 40+ characters plus a custom character maker was amazing at the time. That said, the story is kinda crap in my opinion, especially when compared to something like MK Deceptions open world style exploration. Armageddon was more linear level to level story..... Now that I think about it, I kinda want a remaster of both. Possibly in a 3 pack bundle with Deadly Alliance since its connected.

[@megyskermike]

I don't know how people defend this movie so fiercely, you literally have a cheesy movie made in the 90s with near equal production value and far better acting and pacing. Even the fights feel mostly like jump cuts/edits/montages etc. (there's a couple great ones..but that's really it.) I actually enjoyed a number of the fights in the 90s version more.

[@EasyCure0]

People are defending this?!

[@megyskermike]

@@EasyCure0 plenty are, heh. Just take a look at the downvote ratio on anyone being critical.

[@night-seeker666]

And they always use stupid arguments. A number of them even take shots at the far superior ‘95 movie. “It has blood.” “It looks better than the old movie.” “It’s fun, stop using your brain.” “It has Asian people.”

[@progresswesttellsya4486]

Holy crap! Kieran looks GREAT!!! It’s great to have him and Justin back! This reminds me of this other show I used to watch. It was called Rental.... something. I just can’t remember....

[@progresswesttellsya4486]

Nevermind! I forgot this was a totally new idea!!!

[@progresswesttellsya4486]

@Anthonyhazcrayons lmao it might be! 😂

[@mmeers89]

@@progresswesttellsya4486 if you can't remember, it probably wasn't important.

[@DrMurdercock]

@Anthonyhazcrayons I don't recall any show like that ever happening.

[@aroyals339]

Rental Kontent?

[@kucingcing]

Yeah it felt weird why they make a new character for audience to relate too when they have johnny cage, a Hollywood actor who is clueless about the situation he is in or Liu Kang, a chosen warrior from earth that raiden have high hopes for to win the mk tournament. They want to be realistic with the arcana but how tf does the game itself is much more realistic than the movie? Lmao

[@almightycinder]

For anyone curious about Reptile's lore: his species devolves when they don't have a master. If they have one, they can control their appearance perfectly and switch looks. If they don't, they go feral and aren't able to look human. That's why he was a full crocodile in Deadly Alliance: Shao Kahn was presumed dead, and Shang Tsung was only working with Quan Chi and the two oni.

[@arguechefs2998]

Interesting

[@-dfh-866]

I knew he had the ability to look human, but I didn't know why he was full on in mkda. But it seemed like he got more reptilian as the games went on. Meaning, he was already looking like a creature in mk4, yet shao kahn was still alive at that point. But shang tsung wasn't, so I guess that's why he was a little more like a human than in mkda? The mkda version of reptile wasn't even supposed to be reptile, it was supposed to be a different character all together.

[@almightycinder]

@@-dfh-866 it's Deadly Alliance that gave the explanation. Also, aside from Khameleon, he's the only one of his species left, so that's definitely supposed to be him in DA.

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

That marries perfectly with the whole "reptilians rule the world" thing 🤣

[@lumpyroc]

Not sure this is entirely true, he does go mad and start to lose the ability to hide his true form, but I don't think this is due to not having a master to serve, as we know he only serves as a means to an end to try and restore his home world. In mk4 he is serving Shinnok and is still losing the ability to disguise himself.

[@keithlangman2081]

Oh my god this was such a good episode there was no name dropping, there was no randomly pointless story telling, my god this is the format the show should follow. Good Job Tony!

[@brazenbull636]

This movie made me realize that in order for a Mortal Kombat movie franchise to truly work (be good). The first movies going to need to be story heavy and as a result have minimal fighting. The gathering of the fighters, the reasons they were chosen, and the establishment of their weaknesses. The characters being preprepared and not having to grow together cockblocked alot of good storybuilding potential. Then in the second movie it's time to kick ass, and you will care due to the character development. The fights will mean more and have more gravity. Making the outworld fighters far more powerful and dangerous would also make things more interesting, and solidify why they've already won 9 tournaments..

[@swampdonkey4919]

Each character almost needs his own movie.

[@Syklonus]

The movie had a great Sub-Zero and a really funny Kano, but that's it. The rest was utter trash, and that arcana rubbish was both lazy and silly. They managed to make Raiden completely unlikable too. The 1995 move > this garbage.

[@tropik5724]

true

[@isaacyeon6334]

What did you think about Scorpion? Sure he was like in ten minutes of the movie but I thought he was pretty cool

[@dominicduca6459]

im so happy to hear people say this movie sucks. I thought I was crazy.

[@Goblin_Hands]

The movie has cool stuff, like what you see in the trailer. It confuses fans because they saw glimpses of badassery and nostalgia and attention to a certain level of detail like 3.5 fatalities, but those scenes feel like 5% of the movie that were directed by someone else. Remove Kano and Sub Zero, who are basically side characters regardless, and you're left with the true movie. It's total ass. Faaaaaaaaaar worse than Mortal Kombat Annihilation if you do this.

[@swampdonkey4919]

I actually thought the opening scene was good, but the rest of the movie was ass.

[@killrtofu]

As a member of the Down Forward LowPunch Gang. watch your back Kieren !

[@mattarthur7065]

Let's see more of this type of review , harkening back to Rental Reviews, which I'm sure anyone who watches any of you guys on youtube would agree is sorely missed ! Good review , hope to see you all again in the same place many many more times!!

[@dansgaming2064]

Cole's blood was on Scorpions blade when Sub Zero took it from him. That is how he comes back.

[@UziGameGP]

Srsly this was so obvious.

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

Scorpion & Subzero Chronicles in feudal Japan for the entire film would have been 10/10. Yes include other characters.

[@hendersonstevec]

This is better than Rental Reviews, I feel like James doesn't have his heart in the content anymore and hasn't for a while.

[@JustChrisWillDoTa]

I feel it depends what subject the content is about with James, cos he does seem as though his heart isn’t in it with some videos, but then there are a lot of others where you can really see his enthusiasm for what he’s talking about. When the topic of older films comes up I think he’s maybe happier then, know what I mean. I liked this vid, but they were seemingly confused by things that I found the film explained perfectly well.

[@malevores]

I like both

[@DrRoo91]

Love to see Kieran and Justin on the show! You three have the best commentary LOL!

[@omniscienteye8880]

I'm happy that the 3 of them kept doing movie and other reviews. It was my favorite section on cinemassacre. Definitely will check out the podcast.

[@Ronnie06spartan]

Are they no longer with Cinemassacre?

[@omniscienteye8880]

@@Ronnie06spartan I've seen each of the guys do other things together with James on cinemassacre, but not movie reviews. James actually recommended Hack the Movies for a lengthier review of the new Mortal Kombat movie. Probably a mix of quarantine and time for other projects?

[@jimmyv3170]

I liked the opening, Sub Zero himself, and the actual Mortal Kombat stuff in it, but playing thru the story modes of MK (2011) - MK 11 Aftermath, it's not even close what's better. Hollywood is creatively bankrupt and the video game industry is roaring right past it to the moon.

[@NostalgicHime]

It's great to see Kieran! I always enjoyed his opinions in Rental Reviews. Trimming your beard was a great choice 👌🏼

[@TheRealJanetteJones]

I like how Scorpion learned just enough english to say "get over here!" But that is it.

[@DevinMcMenamy]

Good sentence structure

[@jacksonscott690]

@@DevinMcMenamy You forgot a period at the end of your sentence.

[@TheRealJanetteJones]

@@DevinMcMenamy For the record, what you wrote isn't even a sentence. It is an incomplete thought.

[@theedguardian]

He also learned to say "Scorpion".

[@TheRealJanetteJones]

@@theedguardian truth. He should have been sasori, lol

[@rayfran06]

How about that Arcana ...got to unlock your fireball or special move...it felt like Nightwolf trying to show Liu Kane how to do his Animality in the second movie

[@Clyptonix]

It made a lot of sense, works like the head bands from afro samurai. Makes it so that we don't have just ANYONE joining mortal Kombat without proving themselves.

[@rayfran06]

@@Clyptonix I was talking about the arcana with the special abilities. I thought that was dumb

[@fightingmedialounge519]

I mean not anyone could just enter before that jefferey.

[@rahmellbrown162]

Yeah it was so stupid..

[@artofmartialcinemaamc5334]

@@Clyptonix So if grandpa Jeffrey ran over Liu Kang being a drunk driver that night, does that mean he gets the "special" Mark too? Does it still make sense to you? If so, then uhhh, yeah. Lol

[@RikuHino]

Coles power is to be a punching bag

[@auneakeffect]

looking forward to this, rental reviews was my favorite show on the other channel.

[@MisterAzathoth]

Shang Tsung + Bruce Dickinson wig = Thulsa Doom

[@thcsabinad]

This is the best cast for hack the movies. Please more episodes with kieran and justin!

[@cleo4548]

Bring the team back for more episodes. I miss it so much

[@bumpinbeats545]

@rickey holmes mike quit cinnemassacre what half a year ago? That's about all I know haven't seen him do anything involving James since.. not sure though.

[@V1C1ousV1C2]

@Dr. Hibbs something called covid

[@gthegrimreaper4940]

the kungpow reference alone just made my day

[@TomFury3310]

This is why you shouldn’t have canceled Rental Review, there just to much to talk about, plus the nostalgia it brought a was awesome… great to see you all back together again for a review!

[@JustChrisWillDoTa]

Well, didn’t really have a choice I don’t think. RR was a James thing when it came down to it, and he didn’t want to do it anymore from what I understand. Obviously I don’t know what their arrangement is, but at least he’s able to keep on using the video store set. I preferred when James was on it, but I mostly enjoy these videos still.

[@stevenrobb7536]

Kieran looks way healthier. Tony and Justin look the same

[@wstine79]

I could see a skit with Tony as Scorpion, Justin as Raiden, Kieran as Sub-Zero, Newt as Johnny Cage, and Crystal as Sonya. They must defend the store for Shang Tsung's rental fees.

[@Crystalquin]

I'm down for this!

[@auneakeffect]

not funny

[@standinsilence]

Justin as Mojo from The X-Men.

[@fullcustomhotdog]

It's great to see someone else as offended as I was by this movie. I ranted for 20 minutes about it and couldn't tell if I was overreacting but you guys made me feel justified.

[@jaymarx777]

And Cole's character felt almost like a tease to a Johnny cage reveal like an AKA situation 😂

[@Clyptonix]

Coles character give them someone to play around with, someone who doesn't already have a known story like johnny, Sonya, ETC everyone complaining about Cole, but no one brings any other reasons besides these tards. This review makes me see how dumb and try hard Tony is.

[@ogsloppnbiscuiitz1108]

@@Clyptonix regardless.. coles character DIDNT need to be in this n shouldn’t have been when u got all this.. imo the first MK movie should of focused on sub-zero n scorpion that’s it then the rest come in. Imagine marvel makin an avengers movie but creates a brand new generic ass character to take lead over the rest.. nothin against the actor, he still could’ve been in this but as a diff character whether they make him some like a takeda or some..

[@rolie25]

Awesome to see the old crew back together!

[@Jay_SUBZ3R0]

I love how there’s VHS Tapes of the cult movie characters that appeared as guest fighters in the modern MK games next the Mortal Kombat stuff on the desk. Nice subtle detail there, guys.

[@CptRonSolo]

Scorpions "harpoon" has been designed usually around the ninja's kunai. Kunai were gardening tools as seen in the movie. Ninja's were traditionally farmers that started fighting back against the oppression from samurai

[@swampdonkey4919]

Makes more sense than a snake growing from the palm of his hand, lol. I'm glad they actually stuck to the storyline and made him a good guy and not a demon.

[@madisonapt1914]

Kieran needs to be in more episodes

[@michaelandmoecams8020]

Where was the freakin dang damn tournament?!? That's ALL of mortal kombat

[@genevalong8383]

Part two it's a set up movie

[@Diablo98415]

I mean if you're going by the majority of the games it's barely any part of Mortal Kombat after like 4

[@michaelandmoecams8020]

@@Diablo98415 I only played the first ones

[@kristopherhayes1957]

Cole young's ability is basically wakandan plot armor. It is trying to be as cool as black panther but it's not there yet since the character doesn't have the same personality, which makes Cole fall apart as a character.

[@dingdong1989]

Not to mention Cole's armor kinda looks like ass too :P

[@ANationsHero]

Tbf black panther sucks almost as much…maybe even more with those annoying accents

[@AndrewB23]

Cole is a human punching bag they literally say it in the movie, his whole reason for being there is to train the fighters for the tournament again another thing stated in the movie, did y'all even watch it

[@Naedlus]

The amount of manipulation that Raiden did to bring Scorpion back seems... overmuch? Like, sure, the manipulations also upgraded Jaxx, but... well... it's hard to not ask "Wouldn't there be an easier way to go about the whole tournament thing, Lightning Boy? Surely you could have skipped some steps and got similar results an era earlier... right?"

[@fernandojr7854]

Kung Lao was awesome, Kano was the scene stealer. And subzero was a beast. Kabal was awesome too. Everybody else could have been better.

[@knight0fdragon]

Yes, for a movie where absolutely no actor was taking the movie seriously, Kung Lao shines through. Him and Kano are the only things I enjoyed about the movie.

[@conradodeleon1354]

Kabal was awful and Kung lao's actor was si bad

[@ssjup81]

I loved Kung Lao. I liked Liu. Kano was annoying but that was the point, which worked well but he was funny.

[@artofmartialcinemaamc5334]

@@ssjup81 I don't like how stiff and serious Liu Kang was in this movie. Did he even smile ONE time? And this was BEFORE he lost Kung Lao, I will hate to see how dark he would be in a sequel.... so I'm not gonna watch it at all until they fix movie 1 1st. I wouldn't even get a bootleg copy

[@MethosChannel]

I never thought we would ever see a PHYSICAL PLOT ARMOR! There's no tournament, Reptile was just some random lizard that Kano ganked... 95 did it better.

[@CptChandler]

Movie 2 will end with: “bring back all those who have died. It’s time for the tournament”

[@slayking2378]

Yea they just need to reboot the reboot try again. Do what they did with the original but you know better story that fits the lore we know. I hate when movie adaptations do there own stupid thing always hated it and I’m pretty sure most people do

[@stephenbredl1782]

If they do a part 2, the only thing I'll be happy about is, Cole is killed by shang tsungs shinanagins immediately, the elder gods come in and say "this is y we cant have nice things", liu emerges as the true chosen 1 so the tournament can finally begin. Wham bam etc, etc.

[@xKillZone99]

I did not understand the love for this movie... the writing, plot and characters aside from sub zero and scorpion were just at out bad.

[@ronaldcoleman1140]

To me part of the excitement is the build up to the fight...the crowd, the atmosphere, the movie gladiator was great at that....this had zero anticipation or atmosphere. There was no build up to any of the fights. They might as well have been fighting in an empty room.

[@j.l.3685]

They basically were fighting in an empty room

[@Clyptonix]

Ever played mortal Kombat? Cuz it's basically like watching 2 master MK players go at it.

[@BigMacOrange]

1 min in and I want to make like 10 different jokes🤣. I have a feeling this is going to be a great episode.

[@alexcaswell6745]

I kept forgetting Cole's name too... For a week I just called him Vanilla Joe....

[@jackwitty255]

Lol he is now Vanilla Joe, no question

[@carlthejedi]

Justin, as he's drinking, look at Tony like a cat trading a dump in a litter box watching it's owner

[@jojoface4940]

Right!

[@easysyndicate]

Hahah

[@jazztalk2008]

After this great review; you have a new subscriber. Great job guys!

[@lauraloo1151]

Wow Kieran looks great!! Been a while since I’ve seen these guys, gonna have to check this channel out. I missed this!

[@UziGameGP]

It wasn't that bad. It was simply ok, without Scorpion it would've been a dud. Also the new MK theme sounds more like Mission Impossible than MK

[@TagRoss]

Honestly, until Raiden said Cole was scorpion's descendant I thought they were just leading us to think he's scorpion's descendant only to reveal that Cole Young was actually Kuai Liang, the second subzero (their names even sound alike) then I thought maybe Raiden was lying or that he's actually descended from both lineages, then he grew that armor and I gave up.

[@elle7037]

This sounds so much better and I don’t blaming you a for giving up after he grew armor lmao

[@MegsLeaB]

The sub zero/scorpion parts were great, but the whole middle portion was trash that went too fast and made no sense. And the biggest issue is that the director CHOSE to have NO TOURNAMENT!! This movie was a glorified trailer for the next one.

[@thefulld6650]

Good to see you all back together.

[@wstine79]

Kieran is back to his old self. Gotta thank Crystal for using the Darkman skin graph formula on him.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

lol

[@raam726]

What was his new self like?

[@jaymarx777]

"okay... That happened" summed it up perfectly

[@ShishigamiZero]

MK 2021 suffered from the same problem as Dragon Ball GT, it had great ideas but the execution was abysmal.

[@Zacman1123]

GT AND Super

[@weelearnng4452]

The story can be stronger if Cole is the kid rather than the baby. He hides his identity to seek revenge on Subzero, alittle cliche but it works. The opening can be Scorpion showing young Cole how to throw the kunai spear....

[@sbaltys]

I know why James wasn't invited back for this review.

[@Sm1thWessonAndMe]

Why?

[@sbaltys]

@@Sm1thWessonAndMe watch his review

[@Sm1thWessonAndMe]

I watched it twice. Help me out.

[@Foodfightmike]

Man I miss rental reviews... Please do more of these please please please

[@GusFogle]

I am so thankful that you guys are continuing "Rental Reviews" even if it's under a different name. I hope James can join you guys sometime. By the way, Keiran, congratulations on your weight loss. You are looking much healthier dude!

[@beatrizremigio9192]

What happened to rental reviews?? 😕

[@GusFogle]

@@beatrizremigio9192 Seems like those videos got way lower view counts than the Nerd videos and the other popular content on James' channel. I guess the other answer is that James has seemed to be super uncomfortable having anyone share video space with him since the start of the pandemic.

[@malevores]

@@GusFogle I wouldn't blame him, I mean he's also got a daughter to take care of.

[@vesin_9772]

i thought there wasnt gonna be a "rental reviews" for this movie because james did his own review but thank god this is here.

[@TheCzarMonkey]

This makes the first 2 movies look like works of art,

[@papahades2982]

This movie wasn't that bad, I mean I had fun with it. So my rant is a 8/10 for me....

[@Sm1thWessonAndMe]

Me too

[@Ron-gw4lj]

I love it when this movie gets picked apart. I haven't managed to sit through it without falling asleep and I've tried to watch it at least 20 times since I'm a shameless MK fan.

[@swampdonkey4919]

I've seen it 3 or 4 times by now. I didnt fall asleep, but I hardly remember it because it was difficult to pay attention.

[@Ron-gw4lj]

@@swampdonkey4919 yeah hard to stay engaged. Just another corny action adventure film.

[@bryanp9504]

This movie’s biggest sin, in my opinion, is including The Pit and then not performing the Pit fatality.

[@ajboomer1347]

That wasn't Sindel! That was a mural of Argus and Delia, the parents of Taven and Daegon from Mortal Kombat: Armageddon!

[@presidentskroob]

And it’s that kind of stuff that makes me go back and forth on whether the writers were knowledgeable on the franchise or not. Because they would throw in all these obscure references to the games and story throughout the movie that only hardcore fans would get, but then get basic established lore on characters wrong.

[@ajboomer1347]

@@presidentskroob Maybe it is meant to be a different take on the Mortal Kombat universe, just like with several good superhero films and even classic Universal monsters loosely adapted from books (except The Mummy and The Wolf Man).

[@cormoran2303]

29:25 That's not Sindel. From left to right is Argus, Taven and Delia. All characters from MK Armageddon.

[@HackTheMovies]

I haven't played the armageddon story mode in forever

[@cormoran2303]

@@HackTheMovies This is understandable, the story modes before 9 weren't great. 😁

[@millmr20]

The blood of his ancestor activated the spear, it’s alluded to throughout the movie. Most of your gripes are legitimate but I felt like that was explained well enough.

[@CMCAdvanced]

I feel like that if it was explained, it was threadbare.

[@Reshyrah]

Uhh.. in the original 1995 movie it wasn't about which side was "winning" or "losing" because Raiden made it clear at the start that one of the 3 Earthrealm warriors would decide the outcome of the tournament. But in this movie there is no structure as it's essentially a big free-for-all.

[@tthomaselli2]

I, personally was deeply offended by the way Goro was treated in this movie. The fact that Scorpion wound up only getting about 10 minutes of screen time was even worse, in my opinion...

[@albrown8890]

It was almost like a 2 hour preview for the real movie with and actual tournament in it.

[@saphcal]

yep its more of a prequel.

[@Clyptonix]

They're definitely setting up more but it's good, James wan had more hands on than they give him credit for. He works with the guy who did upgrade which was amazing. Tony is just trying to gain views.

[@schtive81]

I saw that recent Power Rangers movie on opening night. Not because I was a fan of Power Rangers, but because the movie filmed one-town over from me in Kamloops BC, and I have a friend who was an extra in it. They even paid him to use his car in the movie. I went to see it, just so I could cheer when he appeared on film. But, basically none of the scenes with him or the other extras made it into the theatrical cut. Though his car is visible in one shot. The movie was not good.

[@pancho9425]

Missed Kieran! Glad he was able to make this episode!

[@Msmasajes]

Love this gang of losers, we need Justin and Kieran back! Sorry for what happened to you, Kieran... you were, are and will be the best host that has ever graced these shows. Even if you don't come back, thanks for sharing with us your warm and fun attitude and your point of view on all things games and movies. Miss you, guys!

[@HackTheMovies]

Kieran can come back when he wants to!

[@oscarpesina4012]

Damn Kieran. Looking like silent bob in the reboot

[@DoctorNerdly]

The other wall image was of Delia and Argus from Armageddon, but everything you said about this movie as a movie is correct.

[@tthomaselli2]

The conversation around 53:53-54:15 made me laugh. Thanks, guys!...

[@oceanism-]

Justin has clearly found the weight that Kieran lost...

[@standinsilence]

Best comment ever.

[@ivanvega1005]

I had to comment on the beginning: "Scorpion was 5 feet away from his house and he didn't hear what was going on????" It wasn't like the well was a mile away! That part infuriated me. 😆

[@2BeezyBeats]

Blaze and Hornbuckle are the 2 people fighting in the background of The Pit 💯 very old school

[@supertoxicgamer]

A director only having a few minor credits doesn’t discredit their debut film from having any real standing as a good movie