Mortal Kombat (2021) - Movie Review

As the Mortal Kombat tournament comes around once a generation, so too does a big screen Mortal Kombat movie. Here are my thoughts on the 2021 MORTAL KOMBAT movie!
#MortalKombat

[@BoingBoingBang]

Cole is literally the custom character inserted into a game's story.

[@liamvandenheuvel4332]

Lmao you put that perfectly

[@S.A.Masquerade]

He's basically the Shujinko 2.0

[@emhu2594]

everything with cole should have been cut. EVERYTHING. he should have been the one that had his soul sucked because he is generic af

[@polockirishman5347]

@@emhu2594 completely agree. I feel like he makes the movie more underwhelming than it should of been.

[@denisfilipovic8106]

His power are like the same of Batista in the movie the man with the iron fists

[@lunanimomusic]

When Kano goes “Is that the only move you know?” and jumps to dodge but gets hit anyway. Might be the best reference in the movie.

[@TantrikTantrum]

I love that Reference. I was laughing my ass off at that part.

[@jamestkirkcameron9189]

yes, it was good.

[@havohej3]

it was top tier. you had to be there to understand it. LOL

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

MK1-3 childhood days. Spamming sweep attack because you don't know how to kombo.

[@braydoxastora5584]

Aha! ..fuck!

[@ghostdog1521]

Cole’s power was literally plot armor

[@feiticeira346]

lmao

[@glassbakeware]

I kept waiting for the tournament to start and then the movie ended.

[@Theyaintme_cb6]

It’s going to start in part 2

[@TintedVisionMovies]

@@Theyaintme_cb6 that’s not a good thing

[@UPEASTHAITIANZ]

Yep The Movie was ok Low budget Studio filming. The old mortal Kombat was much better Which is The mortal Kombat I grew up on. Most of the characters on the movie is sucks, Storyline is weak. 5/10

[@solol2909]

@@UPEASTHAITIANZ 95 mk was fucking ass water

[@lofiboy7910]

They just wanted to do something new. You all don't understand do you🙄

[@elmz808]

My biggest gripe with this movie is how Raiden didn’t consult with the elder gods the one time that he has legit reason to consult the elder gods.

[@themustardcat1415]

he wasnt going to want to bitch at them ahahah have the fucking same answer with them thank god

[@ahmetkurum4114]

While at the games who goes over them when he needs restaurant recommendations.

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

Or the fact any FUCKING TIME Raiden could Yeet them all back to fucking outworld like he did at the end but he didnt lmfao cuz reasons ya know we totally needed Goro to job out to Cole and die lol Lore wasnt respected

[@elmz808]

@@CynicallyObnoxious they crapped on the lore so much, the disrespect is so unreal.

[@F0NZ13]

Hopefully in a sequel

[@Juber1]

Liu Kang repeatedly using that annoying sweep move on Kano from original game was amazing. Love how they did that

[@theuntouchabletee4470]

yes because that's how people would play with him lmao

[@lyricistdestroyerqueensbor8782]

Lol just spam the hell out of you until you die is wrong.

[@TheShapingSickness]

I literally laugh out loud when he said is that the only move you know, because that's such a fighting game classic

[@viksaggu9085]

Totally was loyal to the fans! Hope this is a universe

[@viksaggu9085]

@@TheShapingSickness haha totally good for the 90s fans

[@hunterkiller1440]

I actually loved Liu Kang and Kang Lao. They were very charming to me. Too bad they were underused.

[@cairosharn]

These two and Kano were the best characters in the film

[@emptyskies29]

Next movie, Liu Kang gonna be taking names and kicking major ass

[@jeremybarnes3698]

SAME! I wish they were more of the focus, instead of this newb Cole Young. And they did Kung Lao dirty af killing him right away!

[@lastonesleft1428]

next movie kang takes down shang tsung and faces shao khan and johnny cage joins the cast? and doesnt die? other than that i think this movie is awesome please dont kill any more good guys lol

[@braddub8145]

The actors had a very likable energy to them that overcame the generic natures of their characters, especially in the case of Liu Kang

[@bilinasmini3480]

Loved it when kano got his laser eye beam. Laughs at lou kang and says "All you have is fire, you pussy" 😂

[@SL1TFACE]

All i know is... Jax is trash

[@rudyyanez2307]

He says "better then fireballs. You pussy

[@TheoCynical]

@@SL1TFACE Jax is lot Cole. Getting dusted and helped by plot armor.

[@nathancrossen2224]

It felt more like the pilot to a series rather than a stand-alone film to me.

[@eternalnjem]

I agree

[@taylor860gang]

@@eternalnjem let's hope there's a few more. I liked it alot just wish it was longer

[@kartelbambam9799]

@@taylor860gang how did y'all watch it if it comes out tmr wtf????

[@eternalnjem]

@@kartelbambam9799 i have hbo max

[@TitusLennon]

@@kartelbambam9799 It's out today, on HBO Max.

[@WandsInWonderland]

Cole's costume looked like those $15 halloween costumes that include the muscles they sell at Walmart 😂

[@WeedShaggy]

Made In China armor

[@CNOB3YBroadcasting]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@adamplentl5588]

Its literal plot armor.

[@latoyag.2130]

So truth! It wasn't seamless, its something kids dress up in on Halloween to look like they have muscles

[@pukeymcphistyJC]

Made out of spandex

[@kamotecustoms]

Scorpion speaking only Japanese throughout the film and then saying "GET OVER HERE" at the end. Is crazy as hell..

[@CorpoHawkWasabi]

He has got it from hell 🤣

[@Avarice666]

I thought it was a known fact that the nether realm's official language is English.

[@cj-to4cm]

@@Avarice666 Outworld, Edenia, the Tarkaatans and Elder God's official language is English

[@WeiderMystic]

@@cj-to4cm the English Empire is one above all, apparently

[@sirwilliamclickclack7492]

My wife said the same EXACT thing, l was like damn you right.

[@mimingcat9219]

Cole's costume is like those commercials for one of those pain killers where they show you muscle pain. 😕

[@Pistol1783]

Lol perfect comparison

[@s1lverbullet1234]

My man, you've killed me

[@orinanime]

Yes. Absolutely.

[@bastardxin3749]

Counterpain!?

[@heidiheisele8608]

🤣

[@_d295]

Whoever the actor was that played Kano killed that dinner scene when he was arguing with Liu Kang & Kung Lao

[@platinumgreyx8976]

That was honestly the best scene of the entire movie. Other than the beginning.

[@shaany78677]

Lol that actor is the only 1 that was perfect for his role the rest didn't even fit also worst ever mortal kombat movie so far from the lore

[@dbcooper4917]

Pass me a fucking EGG ROLL !

[@Lance37a]

Josh Lawson.

[@shaany78677]

@BEEFCAKE 306 Exactly i mean even resident evil movies were better, and more on point to lore than this garbage this was just warner Bros doing what they do best, ruin movies that they don't wanna do good

[@SonicHaXD]

Jeremy's 1995 Raiden impression is spot on XD

[@rita-want-sex152]

R4

[@pelicanchampion8629]

Christopher Lambert was such a good Raiden, and no one can tell me otherwise. Not even James A. Janesse

[@pandadanda-xc3uq]

Yea he's been practicing it in the mirror with a wig and hat for 26 years I would put money on it

[@GOD999MODE]

Raiden wins, flawless victory!

[@theramblinmahoney2316]

It really was.

[@hunterkiller1440]

I loved every character except the lead. I did some research and realized the lead was never a Mortal Kombat character. I guess that explains everything.

[@marcellXcatalyst]

Should had just made him Luke Cage.

[@odysseus9176]

@@marcellXcatalyst Johnny Cage lol

[@Ghost7065]

@@odysseus9176 the fact one did research and the other didn't is hilarious.

[@tiaaaron3278]

@@marcellXcatalyst Should have been Nicolas Cage.

[@tiaaaron3278]

Cole Young was probably some asshole'd self-insert and they made a movie about him.

[@DansPiratelife]

I just have to say this: KABAL WAS AMAZING And I really missed Sektor and Cyrax

[@bilalsalaam9625]

Kabal was always my favorite character so to see him in the movie was a huge surprise and he looked awesome.

[@clightning9703]

@@bilalsalaam9625 Ermac is mine but doubt he'll be in it

[@MetalsirenIXI]

I was shocked at how cool Kabal was.

[@clightning9703]

@@MetalsirenIXI i wonder if they're gonna have Ermac in the next series

[@MovieBits102]

@@clightning9703 Will they make another movie did they make enough with this one?

[@keithvanliew_]

That Christopher lambert impression was ON POINT

[@ikeyrod2319]

I totally agree with that

[@goldend-pad5257]

"I don't think so"

[@h2ojr1]

"your sideshow freaks attacked my fighters" spot on

[@henkman00]

Ha-Ha-Haa

[@lillyrey5727]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@willzavala9890]

I just love the part where Sonya was explaining how she doesn't have the marking and you just hear Kano in the background go "womp womp." 🤣

[@oliverclytus7559]

Bruh that part had me dying. Kano made this movie if wasn’t for him I would’ve fell asleep

[@1cjoseph11]

I legit looked around the room when I heard that even though I was alone lmao

[@KiamKweli]

Thought I was the only one to catch that. 😂

[@chingahling9674]

Fuckin' whoops! LOLOLOL

[@thechocolatediva9861]

I caught that shit too, when I heard it I thought someone was in the room with me

[@radiorehab2159]

I think watching scorpion and subzero was the best part of the movie. Had so much poetry about family, honor, violence and revenge. Definitely took too long to finally watch scorpion get second chance to fight subzero. They had a real Purpose of their fights. Everything else was in the way. And having few new characters was a terrible idea. Made me feel uncomfortable..

[@EroticOnion23]

This movie should have just been a origin story for Scorpion and Noob!!

[@pelgervampireduck]

the new guy should have been johnny cage, the "audience character", the "fish out of water".

[@youngbane6799]

Woulda classed with Kano to much tbh

[@corosta]

this whole pile of garbage shouldnt have exists.... there you go, fixed it for ya

[@lunanimomusic]

Over an hour into the movie the writers suddenly remembered that they needed at least some of the characters to fight in a tournament

[@altxogershavelayers5166]

Well they really didn't. Out of 11,f*cking 11 games,only like 4 touch on the tournament. And one out of those 4 the thing isn't important,but getting the Elder Gods to wreck Shao Khan.

[@altxogershavelayers5166]

Also killing Kombatants before the Tournament isn't made up by the movie. Originally Bi Han was sent to assassinate Shang Tsung. Shang pays Cyrex and Sektor to kill Earthrealm warriors in MK9. And Erron Black's backstory is that Shang extended his life as a reward for assassinating an Earthrealm Kombatant. So if anything the 95 one is the odd-one out.

[@altxogershavelayers5166]

@@STELLARMIGHTY Well maybe in head-canon.

[@lunanimomusic]

True but the movie itself heavily implied that the earth realm characters were training to fight in a tournament. Also I still don’t know what Young’s powers are. Does he have black panther powers or was that just for the fight with goro where it was useful. The scorpion scenes were all cool tho.

[@altxogershavelayers5166]

@@lunanimomusic Well that was the plot of the movie. Earthrealmers train for the Tournament,but Shang tries to kill them before it even begins. They aren't fighting in a Tournament,they try to kill the fighters,Raiden stops them then Kano destroyed the staff and then they continue to try and kill them. Yes I know Cole says smthing like: "Oh,they want a Tournament?They'll play by our rules." Or something like that.But generally everything he says or does is dumb and there is nothing but that one line to suggest it.

[@WKADESIGNS]

Scorpion: Doesn't understand Chinese and only speaks Japanese Also Scorpion: GET OVAH HEARE!! 🙄

[@rainydayz1632]

You pick up some killer catchphrases in hell

[@shannonluciano]

RIGHT LMAO some of these lines made no fucken sense like Liu Kang in the Caves. Now follow me this way ;line like wtf they were already following you in the cave

[@liverpooljft9623]

He didn't understand Chinese when he was like a 30 year old man living in isolationist Japan. When he speaks English he's been 'living' for over 400 years. Fair to say he could pick up a few languages in that time.

[@watertommyz]

@@liverpooljft9623 Bi Han says For the Lin Kui in freaking English, too...in the opening, in Japan. It made no sense.

[@tigeruntamed6036]

@@watertommyz there are English words in all languages.

[@bdtiger0770]

First 10-12 minutes was awesome with amazing cinematography. Unfortunately everything went downhill after that, looked like a CW low budget action movie.

[@sunwillrise84]

It was done better in both games, cartoon and series

[@bigevil1001]

I thought the final fight between Scorpion and Subzero was excellent until Cole ran in and poisoned it.

[@Aaron-wt4fx]

Are you serious? It was so rushed and obviously a film set 🤦‍♂️

[@sunbrodaveftw6131]

"He's Bi-Han Sub-zero,so you know he's a dick" best character analysis ever.

[@StormX6]

I’m hoping the sequel has Kuai Liang Subzero. Kuai Liang is the most wholesome dude of Mortal Kombat. LOL

[@1LegendaryWest]

Bi-han was a protector of earthrealm, so I don't understand how he became outworld when scorpion was outworld due to a deal he made with Quan Chi to be resurrected to kill sub zero

[@goransekulic3671]

Well, he's Noob Saibot, what can I say? I mean, I kinda forgot about that two brothers part, but I did notice a distinct lack of color BLUE in the modern times on a so called "Sub-Zero". I immediately linked him to Noob. Plus, he don't do power slides and the like, he's not Kuai-Liang, no way.

[@CloudMountainJuror]

This is the most positive “watch it if you’re drunk” review I’ve seen

[@ryan11hawk]

Ikr

[@mr.butterknuckles6733]

Was the movie bad?

[@travisrutters4198]

I know exactly what you mean. After hearing him talk about the movie, I thought he would have rated it higher than he did.

[@Edrodperx]

@@mr.butterknuckles6733 no, but it could be better. Its worth a watch. The potential is there for an amazing sequel

[@franksmith613]

I thought he would give it a good time no alcohol required at least.

[@RinaJosscy]

i absolutely agree! The fan service helped, but it's not a flawless victory...

[@pgplaysvidya]

if your movie relies on membas, it's a shit movie

[@alexdurain3753]

It’s not even a victory

[@saloz9483]

its not a victory at all.

[@Anjilstorm1]

It’s a victory. It wasn’t perfect or trying to win awards but I enjoyed it and I thought it was so much fun to watch. That cliffhanger at the end was awesome. WE NEED A SEQUEL. 😎

[@royalband6839]

IT WAS A FLAWLESS VICTORY COMPARED TO THE 1995 OR 1997 SEQUEL!

[@mr.honeycomb]

The next movie will be a sequel/reboot directed by James Gunn, titled THE Mortal Kombat.

[@tyetr9853]

No way. That. That will be dope

[@viciousbane569]

Just shut up

[@SL1TFACE]

Jax is garbage

[@tyetr9853]

@@SL1TFACE in this movie, yeah he was.

[@damon79]

Let's hope they are done. I can't eat any more shit sandwiches.

[@jotusaini7886]

As Ed Boon says “They come for the gore, they stay for lore”

[@Grayson030]

and than he butchers the same lore like he did with Sindel

[@kingchaos6050]

@@Grayson030 Sindel is lame!

[@stephen8805]

Lore was butchered in this movie soooooooooo

[@TheMrKlump]

Is that an actual Ed Boon quote?

[@X_Online801]

@@Grayson030 Sindel having Stockholm syndrome makes sense - it is an alternate timeline after all.

[@yourmotherheaux]

The guy playing sub zero is mad underrated. He's in the show Warrior and he's amazing in there. A phenomenal martial artist and actor.

[@catalandustin51]

Yes warrior is phenomenal. So happy it getting a season 3

[@yourmotherheaux]

@@catalandustin51 WAIT IT'S NOW GETTING A SEASON 3!?!?!?!?!? If so I need it lol, they just can't leave us on that cliffhanger at the end of season 2.

[@allkindz6792]

I'm thinking the character that played Scorpion had less screen time because he was probably to expensive to pay.

[@eklektikTechno]

He was in Fast and Furious 6

[@yourmotherheaux]

@@allkindz6792 I wish he was in the movie more. He's also a really good actor and martial artist too. He was underused so badly in this movie

[@theotothefuture]

When Liu Kang touches Kano's shoulder. That's my favorite part.

[@prsfuture]

You are like an aggressive bunny

[@melodybackues1279]

The fact that the entire plot was to avoid a tournament in a Mortal Kombat movie is like the Power Rangers avoiding morphing in a Power Rangers movie. Wtf?

[@Hollowdarling]

That plot was actually incredible, the execution of the script is what left a lot to be desired. Think about it, this is totally within the realm of what Shang and Kahn would do. They have no issues cheating to win the tournaments, they'll do anything it takes to conquer earthrealm. Annihilation while trash was about Kahn cheating the rules to take over earth, in the MK games and comics there's a lot of rule breaking in order to conquer earth. So in this film they needed to do something different, something that hasn't been done. How about we instead kill all the champions so no tournament can even take place and we win by default? That's actually genius and totally makes sense for outworld to do. This is supposed to become a franchise, you want every movie to be about a tournament? That'll be boring and will quickly become unoriginal, heck the games and comics don't even do the tournament storylines anymore. They've done time travel stories twice now instead. The next film will be about the tournament, so this was nice to see something fresh. So this analogy of power rangers avoiding morphing doesn't work given the context of MK lore. The real issue with the film,is no character development and the execution of the rest of script.

[@FusionTechCinema]

@@Hollowdarling true you’re right, they should have made it a tv series in my opinion, there could have been more character development on each episode and season 2 could have been about the tournament also done with more detail that way you build a bigger connection towards the hero’s and villains but you see why they both do what they do

[@GenGaara]

The director or editor needs some lessons on how to shoot a fight. They cut every like half a second, should've gone a more John Wick route with longer shots so we can follow the action more and make it feel more brutal.

[@Syklonus]

Agreed. The fights were decently choreographed, but the quick edits were just fucking annoying. Hong Kong has been showing the world how to do fight scenes since the 70s, but no one seems to take notice.

[@dibit79]

I didn't like the way they did the fights in John Wick, you can see how choreographed the fights are with the stuntmen sitting there waiting to get hit or throwing a punch that's clearly meant to be blocked or countered. It only works for John Wick films, wouldn't work for a fantasy action film like Mortal Kombat.

[@borneocoolpad7833]

@@Syklonus they could hire Indonesian to do that. Ask Joe to bring some of those guys from The Raid but they don't. Waste of opportunity 🤷😒

[@donnyprocs]

@@Syklonus jackie chan talks about this in an older interview. he said american films could easily do longer shots but they dont want to take the time it takes to do the shot over and over until everyone gets it right

[@Gabrielkn89]

Exactly my thoughts! I was thinking maybe one of the fight sciens could have been executed in 2D even. 😁

[@TheKingOfRuckus]

Kung Lao's off-screen, Black Dynamite style hat throw followed by his teleport was some legendary shit

[@anthonyabrego9185]

HAH! I THREW THAT SHIT BEFORE I ENTERED THE ROOM! lol

[@Afrocypher9590]

Hahaha, yeah my boi had da best entrance in the entire movie.

[@shaany78677]

That wasn't kung lao it was kung pow, the guy doesn't even fit the role

[@tonysangiorgio6872]

Literally everybody I’ve heard talk about this movie all agree, Kano and Sub-Zero were by far the best parts of the movie.

[@NMack-is3nb]

I kind of wish we would have got a scorpion versus Sub-Zero clan movie before this came out.

[@3CFilms]

All it had to do was be better then annihilation and thank goodness it is😂

[@Jesus-Morales-Blue]

Ima see your review nxt lol 😅. Cant wait for the movie.

[@3Guys1Video]

Lol

[@ikeyrod2319]

Lmao true

[@kentarocodm3501]

I literally just watched your review then came here lol

[@tiedyemanatee9291]

Ha. Ha. Ha

[@0626polyboy]

They did my boy kung lao dirty.. again, but he did the hat thing!!!!! And his cocky personality was on point

[@anthonyabrego9185]

After playing the games I figured it would happen but man I didn't want it to! He was so badass in his scenes

[@micah459]

They always kill Kung Lao and it's starting to get annoying

[@aznlee2817]

I wasn’t surprised he died but everything about the movie felt so rushed

[@micah459]

@@aznlee2817 I was just angry that it was handled so poorly. Like everyone just sat there and watched him die while holding Liu Kang back 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@aznlee2817]

@@micah459 fr, Goro got nerfed, Mileena got double teamed just as soon as she showed off her tarkatan teeth, Kabal lost not because liu kang kicked his ass, because he got stuck in a puddle of shit, Kano died from having a Gnome figure sticked in his eye, Subzero fight would’ve been better if it was a one on one, and there’s no tournament. This was horribly written.

[@Furrylittleproblem12]

I want the sequel. I had a big smile when they let us know that Johnny Cage was going to appear.

[@funnyguru910]

The writers gave Cole actual plot armor for his power and they probably thought to themselves an original character they made would be badass and everyone would want him in the game over OGs 😆

[@TheoCynical]

Right. Because making a budget movie via an IP needs a guy no one has ever heard of.

[@TheoCynical]

At least it isn't Dragonball Evolution.

[@laughythaklown7661]

New mortal kombat property comes out: Jax's arms: "aw shit here we go"

[@infinite-sadness]

Fax

[@trescallion7963]

😂😂😂

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

Jax's arms: What did I do to deserve this? Why always me?

[@infinite-sadness]

@@rumuelnathanael8043 stop showin up to origin stories with your regular arms and maybe you'll find more success

[@Webster132]

Scorpian at the end is Reptile. Subzeroes eyes are blue, Scorpians should be yellow, yet they are green for Reptile, also he died, so who else could take his place?

[@thelaughingrouge]

That Christopher Lambert impression was WAY better than it had any right to be. Well done my dude.

[@UMBChannel2019]

Raiden - I'm Raiden

[@brianegendorf2023]

@@UMBChannel2019 James Remar: "No! I AM Raiden!"

[@srensburg133]

Kinda depressed me. Raiden and Shang Tsung are highlights in 95 MK. This one not so much

[@sp1011]

@@srensburg133 it wasn't in the budget to get big stars for those roles I guess.

[@srensburg133]

@@sp1011 I suppose. Being said Cary Tagawa would probably do it for free! I did see somewhere that they went with a younger guy because of the physicality so maybe the studio interfered. CHT could have played the end product but ah well

[@saraswatadatta758]

So nobody seems to mention the fact that how fuckin awesome the "GET OVER HEEERREEE' part was.! Man that made me lose my shit.!

[@ANJIN79SAMMA]

Yea me too .... then the classic mortal kombat dance track kicks in! Quality

[@kevinwoolrich1326]

Because it was stupid, and blatantly lame ass fan service. The character didn’t speak English....AT ALL....yet has that stupid line? I actually can’t believe you thought that was awesome....

[@steviegbcool]

nobody here is 12

[@saraswatadatta758]

@@kevinwoolrich1326 i award youa medal for being the best detective mankind has ever seen! Never thought even once abiut it!

[@Shiirow]

I have a feeling I know how its going to end, it came to me in a dream. MK1 - The start of Cole's journey. he gets knocked around and survives the preemptive assault by Shang Tsung, he unlocks part of his powers, gets the chest and arms of his armor. MK2 - The tournament, he still gets knocked around but he does a better job. The final battle is Shang v. Cole, he unlocks the second part of his powers including the hands, legs and boots, with a Shirai Ryu crest where the dragon tattoo is located. MK3 - Shao Khan is not pleased to lose to the tournament, invades earth realm anyways. The team battles the armies of Shao Khan with the final battle being Shao Khan vs Cole, with Cole looking down and out beaten bloody on one knee in front of Shao Khan. Suddenly we are in a mental realm inside Coles head. We see Hanzo Hasashi standing next to him. He speaks "If you could take another step, could you? Could you save our realm?" Cole "You are damn right I could." Hanzo "Heh" he drops the head of his spear to the ground while holding the rope. "Take it, we fight as one." Cole grabs hold of the spear and we snap back to the reality as yellow energy shoots forth from Cole. He stands rejuvenated. Cole "This is our realm, our story. Now..." The powers and his ascension into S-Cole-pion are complete, as a hood and face mask form over his head, and a stylized spear forms next to his right glove. The with a swift punching motion, he launches the spear into Shao Khans shoulder where it lodges in... "Get Over Here~!" in the classic Scorpion voice as he pulls Shao Khan to him punching Shao so hard with his fist, he shatters his skull helmet into pieces as the Mortal Kombat movie theme starts playing and proceeds to do a 99-hit ultra combo into the body of Shao Khan, punching, kicking, sweeping, teleporting from side to side. Finally with one last hit, he knocks Shao Khan to the ground as he does a scorpion battle stance and Shao slow mo falls to the ground beaten, bloody and defeated.

[@ARottenMuffin]

I would love it if they some crazy 99hit combo for a finisher in one of the movies, I totally thought Cole was gonna end up being Johnny Cage in this movie but I'm really looking forward to the second one after this. But I had to comment specifically because of your "S-Cole-pion" pun, nice one lmfao

[@billie0429]

“Your Arcana must be getting beaten of by a hat” Laughed so hard and kano is flawless

[@dantelway9819]

Wen he said “juggling ur anal beads” to lue kang I lost all composure 😂😂

[@xxxsully420]

I really wasn't impressed with kano and I couldn't stand Raiden. Other than that the movie was great.

[@davidcasas3758]

Kabal looked AMAZING. It wasnt a perfect movie but I enjoyed the hell out of it. Hoping for a sequel.

[@LINKKART8]

@@xxxsully420 I completely agree they over did kano and Raiden didn't seem like Raiden

[@AFR0MAMBA]

Wah-waaahh!

[@theempireofjudah9315]

It would be hard for Scorpion to have a bigger role in this movie. It would have turn into sub zero vs Scorpion movie because their presence dominates the screen so much.

[@BlastOffFinance]

That's not scorpion

[@BlastOffFinance]

Just his dad ;)

[@matejkacan3858]

as a kid, I'd always imagine that Sub-Zero and Scorpion are brothers because they looked the same, but in different colors. They could make it that way, come up with some personal conflict between two of them and make it heart of the movie

[@watertommyz]

It would have been a better movie if they were the dominant factors. Cut out Cole. Completely.

[@shawziiz5031]

They should just do: - Raiden and Liu Kang are the lead - Johnny Cage just stumble into this tournament thinking it was his new job offer - Sonya and Jax hunting Kano and end up in this tournament - Kung Lao disguised as the masked guard in order to participate - Scorpion hunting down Sub-Zero and end up in this tournament This are the main character. For villains - Shang Tsung, Sub-Zero, Kano and Goro - Liu Kang vs Shang Tsung - Kung Lao vs Goro (make him want to avenge his ancestor) - Johnny and Sonya vs Kano (make Jax lose his arms by Kano just like in Legacy) - Scorpion vs Sub-Zero Problem solved if they do this

[@davido.9527]

I thought all the characters did a great job portraying their characters. just needed the dang tournament.

[@yousufrazwan9583]

they did set up the tournament, and there are plans of future movies so i think the trilogy will end with a tournament...

[@youngbane6799]

@@yousufrazwan9583 raiden and Liu kang were my only issues and I really didn’t like em

[@yousufrazwan9583]

@@youngbane6799 i understand why you wouldnt like them... tbh every character in this film didn't have good development, except for kano of course, lol just look at the protagonist, he isnt that interesting, nor is blade, nor is raiden, etc

[@youngbane6799]

@@yousufrazwan9583 kung Lao was cool Jax was a nice character maybe not handled the best tho Kano obviously was very cool and blade eh lol I liked kabals introduction and role and melina lmao was cool I guess sub and scorp were obviously the best ider the main guys name

[@clockworklemon9243]

I spent most of the movie thinking "oh they better not have Cole turn into scorpion or some other BS like that" And I was almost certain it was going to happen after all the visions and then boom! Didn't happen, scorpion shows up himself. I Sighed with relief.

[@greenraider44]

Coles daughter was more like a sister, and yes his armor looked like he went to party city

[@viciousbane569]

Indeed but there are some young parents out in the world

[@greenraider44]

@@viciousbane569 oh absolutely but I just never got the whole dad/ daughter vibe from them it felt more like siblings 🤷🏼🤷🏼

[@viciousbane569]

@@greenraider44 true

[@youngbane6799]

I dead ass forgot that was his daughter till you pointed it out

[@kulijawa9239]

me as asian didnt confuse that cole is a dad. most of parents here looked young.

[@dpistons149]

Sub Zero was so badass and given the respect he deserves!

[@vinnymadera5808]

Yeah in the original MK the sub zero actor was the highest ranked martial artist on set yet his fight scene with lui kang was short and extremely sub par.

[@Thekingdom912]

They played my boy scorpion though

[@SOSOLRAK]

@@Thekingdom912 nah bro Scorpion is a super hero now

[@mikephipps9930]

@@SOSOLRAK lol 😂 so bad

[@TheShapingSickness]

I'm so glad this came in theaters, really had a blast, it was dumb fun.

[@aaronborgstrom2696]

Even with better writers, you can only do so much for each character of which there are a lot in this movie. I want to see where this franchise goes as well so i hope theyre allowed to make more.

[@notori0uszig]

Hearing Kabal tell Liu “He’s about to get his soulllll SUCKEDDDD” made me audibly laugh out loud

[@ItzBigidy]

HAHAHA same.

[@davidberko9379]

Kabal was lowkey spittin flames anytime he showed up, no surprise he was voiced by an Australian actor

[@djeio]

@@davidberko9379 RIGHT...GREAT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT...HE WAS IMPOSING BUT THE DIRECTOR F-ED UP THIS FIGHT

[@thepresidentialjfk]

That shit sound crazy 🤣😂 pause

[@donnaq5439]

Yes same I lol too lol. Wish he was in the movie more

[@garreswe]

Kano was like 80% of the movie's entertainment, everything he said was pure comedy gold. I was seriously bummed when he "turned evil" and stopped with the hilarious comments.

[@mikerotch9592]

He’s Kano, what did you expect tho...

[@jae9843]

Same. Was really hoping they'd keep him as an anti-hero in this version. They played around with a lot of the lore anyway, so no reason they couldn't have done it.

[@AFR0MAMBA]

nah, it would’ve been weird for him to be the hero

[@sabbathjackal]

He died because him and Johnny Cage would be too much awesome

[@dyse13]

@@sabbathjackal Damn, All we have of so far Johnny is his name and the odds are already stacked against him

[@kriskath7040]

The original was still better!

[@benwasserman8223]

If I had a drink every time Jeremy said ‘Mortal Kombat,’ my liver would be undergoing a chestburster fatality.

[@fazon1997]

In the first 90 sec he said mortal kombat 20 times

[@salamander337]

Poor fella, you're going to need a lot of "Friendship" support. 😁

[@The_GenXennial]

You killed me ☠️😂

[@masterstumpy3583]

FATALITY!

[@isaiahenchiladas9560]

BREWTALITY

[@AndrisStafeckis456]

To quote South Park: "Dude you can't do a prequel first. Cuz then it's not a PREQUEL, it's just... first." xD

[@RedEyesRobotics]

Yea, I think he meant "Pre-lude"

[@jherrenor]

Cole's power was to turn into Bronze Body from Man with the Iron Fists.

[@huntercrunch94]

Did anyone else recognize Kano as Tate the pharmacist from Superstore? As soon as I recognized him I knew he would be my favorite part of this movie 😂 Also, I've never played the games, so maybe that helped, but I thought this movie was pretty fun. I liked it a lot more than I expected to.

[@BruskPoet]

Lore before Gore ❤️

[@joekaput747]

Why not both?

[@BaithNa]

@@joekaput747 why not neither - the director of MK 2021

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Gore before lore is middle school thinking

[@MERK__ONE]

@@joekaput747 Lore over Gore doesn't mean wipe gore out of the franchise, it means stop framing scenarios ONLY on someone getting torn to pieces and instead have them get torn to pieces as a consequence of what happens in the narrative.

[@radamesrivera4193]

Same lore before gore

[@haasher10]

Joe Taslim as Sub Zero and Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion is top tier casting. I love the little detail of them speaking in their respective tongue

[@werren894]

@@markeyiszra that just cringe cause the movie has nothing to do with politic

[@jaseneffendy17]

@@markeyiszra bruh you're taking way too different of a movie if your thoughts are like that lol

[@GilangRamadhan-03]

@@markeyiszra cringe

[@thomasjuniardi3559]

@@werren894 dude, asian WW2 isn't about politics 😁

[@werren894]

@@markeyiszra i am not worrying, no need to clarify asian politic in internet today nobody ask tho, i felt cringe or weird on how ppl just taking out of the context straight to sad history like that seems like sad things is a fetish in internet for majority of ppl huh?

[@relaxingspot2024]

Goro fight was so bad...SO FREAKING BAD.

[@Gabrielkn89]

Dude, I've been watching your reviews since forever. Normally I agree with you around 90% of the time, but this review... It was like you were reading my mind. 😃 Keep up the good work!

[@Gabrielkn89]

My opinion is if they got better writers that movie would have been a flawless victory. The cast was kickass! The effects were not bad at all, the story had potential, but just the execution of some moments and that synergie from 1995... I see a lot of comments that are like "what do you expect? It's a Mortal Kombat movie. It won't win an Oscar!" I don't think anyone is expecting an Oscar from a MK movie, but I was atleast expecting the move to be made from people who actually care about the game and the story that it tells (+the gore and awesome fights!) Like Deadpool - is it Oscar worthy - definitely not, but is it authentic and fun? Most definitely! :) I think what this MK movie is missing is it's own Ryan Reynolds! 😂

[@Ianuarius]

Kano is the only one that feels like a character. The others are just people in costumes doing special effects.

[@oliverclytus7559]

Ikr, raiden just wasn’t Raiden to me. Christopher lambert version was way better

[@22conmanz22]

@@oliverclytus7559 idk why they made him an Asian guy and also made his eyes shine in every scene

[@Rfox305]

I disagree. Joe Taslim who played Sub-Zero was incredible and his expressions were on point

[@theempireofjudah9315]

@@oliverclytus7559 Raiden was fine. I wasn't mad at any character tbh . Maybe the weakest one was the main character.

[@windandcloudshadow158]

Cosplayers bro lol.

[@Earl_Bassett_]

Resident Evil movies: creates a new main character for no reason *Mortal Kombat 2021 has entered the chat

[@abbyanderson2463]

I liked Alice though

[@brandon17760]

@@abbyanderson2463 I too enjoy blocks of wood with no personality

[@bugeye8749]

@@brandon17760 lmfaoo

[@blyzer7373]

Apparently, it was studio mandate for Cole. Fuck them!

[@Spanooki]

Unfortunately they added Cole because the studio said they had to add a new character, presumably so that newcomers to the series could be introduced to the universe through the character if that makes sense.

[@MasterXemnas1]

There was something really weird with the editing. I don't know if there weren't enough shots or if the editors messed up, but it felt like every minute of the movie was missing 10 seconds of footage.

[@arnoldhorton8115]

with the right budget and production team, the mku had the capability to create cinematic franchise that could compete with the dceu and the mcu

[@EmileVinesh]

The actor for Kano sold me on his portrayal in the trailers and previews. I'm glad to hear he's one of the strong points in the movie!

[@connormcleod9595]

The only strong point

[@klammyvagikarp7578]

Australian here. Kano was shown as a disgusting, bigoted, foul mouthed, ruthless, amoral, money hungry, psychopath. Everyone in the theatre I went to loved him and loved the accurate Australian slang he used.

[@PeterDarker92]

Best part of the movie. He was on point

[@radytz66]

His rant over an egg roll is fantastic

[@troymcclure681]

Kano from the first movie was better

[@TheCloser424]

Johnny Cage is the glue that holds Mortal Kombat together confirmed when Jeremy was talking about team synergy.

[@jimbodiced5979]

Facts. I sincerely hope this gets a sequel so we can see Johnny Cage eventually. And, as Jeremy said, this just felt like an introduction. It would be unfortunate to not have it further explored, but figures talk. Hoping this can still make some bank so we can get more in the future.

[@mar10ssj1]

The fact that there is no Johnny Cage punching someone's nuts is a bit disappointing and a stain on this film.

[@dudeman5041]

True he’s not even in the movie

[@feodiente9460]

Why the Cole guy couldnt just be Johnny Cage is beyond me.. Seriously

[@yakuzcz]

everytime Cole was there I was like - I wish that was Johny Cage man

[@easternlights3155]

Imagine if this movie focused instead on Sonya's investigation of the tournaments, imagine she ends up accidentally summoning Scorpion with the kunai and teams up with him to take out Sub-zero who's chasing her and Jax.

[@MichaelPoke]

Can someone please tell me what happened to Jeremy's signature punch at the end? His awesome new profile pic shows it, but he ain't doin it.

[@ryantrudell4686]

This movie needs a full-fledged television product on HBO > 10 episodes, rated R, every season represents a tournament, and we can go deeper into each character's journey/path.

[@MT-my7tk]

Good idea actually, the movie felt so rushed.

[@samk7717]

Yup, it felt rushed and the characters would appear out of nowhere with no back story

[@generalsoul1]

@@MT-my7tk true. Marvel constantly puts out 3 hour movies and justice league Snyder cut was 4 hours. They get great ratings and everyone still watches them, so why not make a mortal kombat movie 3-4 hours and actually go into detail and not rush it,

[@itsEFlyX]

Movies are Rated R, tv shows go by a different rating system. TV-MA would be that equivalent. Just wanted to let ya know 😅

[@renlysotherlover294]

Agreed I’d prefer a series to a movie

[@TeddyBear0187]

I absolutely LOVE the guy who played Kano. He knocked it out the park

[@sub-zero0100]

Yeah, shame they killed him off. Wanted to see more of him

[@patriciakarenlo]

I agree. I fuckin love him lmao

[@Kaytoonz_]

And Kung Lao was badass then dies a second later I was pissed

[@TeddyBear0187]

@@Kaytoonz_ yeah, his fatality on Nitara was awesome lol

[@Whoisthatguy906]

My favorite part of the movie besides Scorpion vs Sub Zero

[@theKitCrash]

Kano is pretty much the saving grace of the movie. Everything else was only okay. Cole was a stupid edition who saves the day with actual plot armor. Let's just say my expectations are quite low for the sequel.

[@jasonheinemann1106]

Is it just me or did it seem like there was supposed to be a scene that was taken out when the bad guys got to raidens temple to confront the good guys?

[@svkbw1921]

Kano, who's entire character in the games is Side Villain, is the only person in the whole film with an actual character arc😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@chadxlr3978]

Just because he was funny and makes jokes y’all are being obsessed over him 😂 this is why Marvel makes every super hero movie funny now 😂

[@mrn7356]

I LoVe HOS ACCENT AND HE IS SO COOL.

[@Z3RO_Myth]

I agree that was dumb, I would've preferred Johnny Cage instead of him tbh, like have Kano be a side villain like he's always been 💯.

[@nomo2746]

@@chadxlr3978 no cause he stayed true to his character and acted exactly as you would expect of Kano...

[@chadxlr3978]

@@nomo2746 true to his character 😂 he is one of the least played characters in mortal kombat and he was cringe in the movie too.

[@northwindkey]

This movie feels like an extended prologue for a much better movie. Also, Cole is basically someone's OC for replacement Western Liu Kang.

[@bonapart8453]

Lmfao that's true 😢

[@MetalsirenIXI]

Why did they have to make Liu Kang so wack tho?

[@kevinwoolrich1326]

The sequel will not be “much better” 😂 It’ll suck as much as this one.

[@bonapart8453]

@@kevinwoolrich1326 Don't be a partypooper

[@kevinwoolrich1326]

@@bonapart8453 Party pooper? It wasn’t a good movie....😂

[@Mohahmed121]

Can we appreciate that there’s no ads to this video

[@thekingofthefat6424]

also do you think they might add cole in as a dlc character in mk11?

[@MrStarvingwriter]

The lack of the tournament really hurt this movie. The opening 10 minutes, the final fight, the fatalities and Kano are worth the time. Everything else is mostly shit.

[@platinumgreyx8976]

The storyline really was the downfall of the movie tbh.

[@mrk4510]

I'd have to agree with you.

[@ttdttd4211]

That wasnt even the tournament

[@ErikPT]

@@platinumgreyx8976 I started off cool then... it gradually diminished in quality

[@platinumgreyx8976]

@@ErikPT yea I agree. Cole holds no purpose and was boring as the main character. I figured Mileena would be more vicious and I’m surprised she was killed off considering she’s Shao Khan’s heir. Shang Tsung’s ppl died within 10-20 mins. Idk, just a lot of plot confusion. The story could’ve been way better. Maybe the budget was really low and it effected the end product.

[@unlyricallyrics4152]

I loved all the fan service like Liu Kang doing the leg sweeps and the "Get over here" moment. This movie was a lot of fun but I agree it could've been more fleshed out.

[@oloruntogbebankole2181]

Yeah, good movie but it looks like it a 3hr or at least 2hr

[@HandsomeGrim6969]

I rate it 8/10 good action and fatalities are included, stick to its own roots but the story is kinda shallow, there is a room improvement furthermore the deleted scenes are out now in youtube, i suggest you see it later. Moreover kano's heart rip to reptile is just too awesome, referenced to the first game, jax head clap fatality to reiko is just too beautiful, referenced to mk 2, shang tsung's soul sucked to kung lao is just too perfect, scorpion's fire breath to sub zero brings nostalgia, referenced from the first game, and kung lao's razor hat fatality to nitara is just flawless victory.

[@Dial_J_for_Josh]

Ok all, literally just got fresh out of the theater from seeing Mortal Kombat... I personally thought it was amazing for what they were going for! I went in with somewhat low expectations and left pleasantly surprised. They also executed all of the characters perfectly! From their mannerisms to the voices etc. The choreography was also well done. I'd recommend you all to see it. Can't wait for the sequel.

[@saltyddog9203]

After watching the movie Cole Young felt like a self insert fanfiction

[@Lgreen9]

Literally the same thing I thought

[@windows5307]

The studio inserted him in the director had no say . That’s why studio executives shouldn’t be involved in decisions with a movie. Cole Young Is corny generic character

[@brodaddy4953]

What’s coles powers? Does he absorb energy like the black panther? Can he only make one set of weapons with that mummy shirt on his body?

[@saltyddog9203]

@@brodaddy4953 it kind of reminded me of Jax's arms from mk11 but his body

[@radytz66]

He was incredibly bland and his arcana takes "plot armor" to a whole new level

[@GarredHATES]

I love how they added an obscure MK character to be immediately fatalitied

[@NuhShawon]

Been wanting to see them in another game or movie for years. My heart dropped when they died immediately.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

Well, ending hinted zombie/revenant character, they might come back.

[@jonathanrice6338]

@@NuhShawon who?

[@bentramer4281]

@@jonathanrice6338 The flying bat bitch.

[@kylevernon]

@@bentramer4281 Batman?!?!

[@rylewx]

I'd definitely love to see an actual tournament in the sequel. They should hard reference Bloodsport.

[@LucLightWolf121]

Your Christopher Lambert Raiden impression was on fire, Jeremy!😂🤣

[@m3lvn415]

Liu Kang and Kung Lao are like Ken and Ryu in the Van Damme Street Fighter movie. They are just there to bait people, because they are popular in the game.

[@shammyboy207]

kung lao was good for me .. liu kang is like bland to me

[@JaeSambo]

@@shammyboy207 he had that "hey, I used to be the main guy but I'm taking the back seat so just pay attention to cole" vibe.

[@moderatecanuck]

@@shammyboy207 Liu Kang was really bland

[@moderatecanuck]

@@JaeSambo accurate

[@VirgoKing1987]

And they kill off Kung Lao

[@kyledorr9343]

Just finished this in a room full of guys who all simultaneously said “get over here” at THAT part. Somehow made the movie a lot better. You know it’s coming. It’s still great.

[@DarkSentinel7]

Just saw it. I think I had the right expectations because I had a lot of fun. The CGI was all over the place (sometimes great, sometimes cheap looking), most of the character representations were on point, and being a Sub-Zero fan I love how they handled Bi-Han. Really want to see a sequel to this.

[@JHolland]

I just watched this was so much better than I thought , I coulda sworn the reviews weren’t great , it felt like the old mk movies , was a nice beginning if they’re planning to do more , as I wanna see a lot more characters , the jumping meme was funny as hell too

[@mortalballgt52]

I love the fact that Jeremy can flawlessly quote scenes from the Mortal Kombat movie and get away with it.

[@user-qj3jn3ed6v]

VB N

[@BFRaiders]

They should have just done a live action Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge.

[@oliverclytus7559]

The animated movie was better

[@triple-d2640]

@@oliverclytus7559 Oh shit I forgot to watch that!

[@polockirishman5347]

Even that movie was more lore friendly

[@adgtheone]

They kinda did. There were alot of the same beats, as I expected.

[@christianbrown7438]

This movie was everything I wanted it to be. Awesome action and dumb over the top lines. Only real negative was Cole. Should have either made Liu Kang or Johnny Cage the main character. Also, for the majority of the film, I thought the girl was Cole's sister and the woman was his mum (or adopted mum)

[@GinjuPak]

🔥🔥👍🏼👍🏼the intro & rating was everything🔥🔥👍🏼👍🏼

[@ShowtimeHawaii]

Notification was like “GET OVER HERE”

[@Tekkenandgaming]

Huh fast thinking, well done.

[@jonathanmora8208]

Smooth

[@12neef]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤩

[@peridotrideaux]

😆 🤣

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo79]

Video

[@oliverian07]

You can’t beat the theme tune at the start of the 1995 movie.

[@fckyll231]

I enjoyed it. Not expecting an Oscar contender. Its funny when the trailer came out Kano was the character (other than Kole) that people were complaining about.. Movies comes out and he is one of the characters people liked the most. Like you, i also would like to see a sequel in this universe.

[@LifeWithMe004]

The movie feels like they just made a extended version of the first 1/3 of the actual mortal kombat movie

[@joshuadao9294]

"And he's Bi-Han Sub-Zero, so you know he's going to be a dick." - Golden.

[@Eviothon]

"It's snowing" " but it's july" - mortal kombat

[@MaxIronsThird]

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SentiNel090]

Juulikuus lumi on maas.

[@SolidPain6624]

In Michigan, that’s normal. We would have just walked on by without paying attention to the snow lol

[@Webster132]

Scorpian at the end is Reptile. Subzeroes eyes are blue, Scorpians should be yellow, yet they are green for Reptile, also he died, so who else could take his place?