Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) - Movie REACTION!!

[@BlindWave]

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[@mohamedm9394]

react to ip man movie

[@burni82]

You should do some reactions to certain Nostalgia Critic videos - like for the Mortal Kombat movies.

[@matthewladd5971]

I grew up loving these movies, so even though it could have been better and Johnny didn’t have to die, I still like it. Plus, it’s what encouraged me to watch the animated series and Mortal Kombat: Conquest (the prequel series when Kung Lao was alive.(Though the ending to THAT didn’t make much sense)) at the time. Trials: 1. Courage, self-esteem, and focus 2. Temptation 3. (Even though it was not made clear enough, the third test IS revealed.) Right before he dies, Raiden reveals that the final test is a test of Liu Kang's faith in Kitana and courage to face Shao Kahn, both of which he has conquered.

[@EvilMrGui]

@@mohamedm9394 yessir

[@eddiebrock1068]

@@matthewladd5971 I loved the first one ALOT but this one was so cringe even as a kid lol

[@Dovahkirin]

Eric's excitement over the worst shit is exactly how this movie should always be viewed.

[@SecondhandScrewup]

Rick's constant giggling throughout the movie is my favorite part of this 😂😂😂

[@theundertaker9298]

you mean ricks school girl laugh?

[@ChrisDixon__]

I love it lol

[@roxtechs]

He does love terrible movies. I wonder if they can handle Battlefield Earth?

[@tefkent]

@@roxtechs Oh dear Christ...

[@bcdey84]

Eric imitating how almost everyone moves was brilliant. He just loves all the worst shit and it’s the best. Rick laughing the whole time was great. Calvin reminded me of Aaron when he watched The Room. Literally questioning everything. Aaron just purely enjoyed this. I love these guys lol.

[@TheeKorovaMilkBar]

Shane: Star Wars Holiday Special Eric: Dragon Ball Evolution Aaron: The Room Calvin: Mortal Kombat Annihilation

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

Truuuue 😂😂😂

[@sparpie]

So far Rick is proving a powerful opponent-will he ever be defeated by a bad film?

[@hdns4]

@@sparpie It's a show not a movie, but Titans I think brought him pretty close to the breaking point.

[@thekingofstillwater5890]

@@sparpie Maybe Original Justice League or Batman Vs Superman

[@imsoswagbciam1867]

Candyland The Movie

[@devhueman]

Scorpion: “Suuucckkeeerr” Me: “Wow that was mean... damn” 😭

[@carsonwroten6867]

Imagine Scorpion teleporting away from a living subzero to take a prisoner

[@123haninhk]

“They recast everyone!!!” Calvin was me back then 🤪

[@brandonlyon730]

All but Liu Kang’s and Kitana’s actors.

[@multiverse_media2023]

I didn’t even know this second movie existed.

[@greatwhitesufi]

NOOOOOO, the guys cut out "Animality, your animality, your animality" that was the best part goddamit

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

Gotta use those v-bucks on patreon for that

[@Kwap88]

They also cut Jade's fantastic "it was soooooo easy!"

[@greatwhitesufi]

@@Kwap88 I'm fine with that

[@Jace-xw3ly]

To be fair, they cut 90% of what they review to try and make you give them $$ to view it all.

[@no-ez1fr]

@@Jace-xw3ly so it won't get copyrighted, and they didn't react to it like other scenes

[@dogomania694]

11:20 That SUCKERSSSSS broke me lol

[@alexanderthegreat7329]

9:18 I just love that the way in which Liu Kang evades the rocket from Smoke is so ridiculous Calvin can't help but become immediately disgusted and upset

[@pyrothemusical]

Mortal Kombat (1995): A cheesy (admittedly ridiculous) fun movie Mortal Kombat(1997): A migraine that fits way too much in its runtime

[@michaelsanchez9092]

Then why have you seen it 100,000,000 times? Credits included.

[@Iamtheiguana]

This movie is great just because as kids we watched it as an action movie but as adults we can appreciate it for the comedy it is

[@kennethbryant5819]

only some parts are funny. I find watching the whole thing boring because the movie drags when Liu Kang leaves the group.

[@KingKilo88]

Too many cuts in the fighting making it lame.

[@ms_scribbles]

Jesus, Calvin looks more traumatized than any one of them did while watching The Room. 🤣 I love it, everyone else laughing and then there's Calvin, just *staring* at the horror that is this movie.

[@tefkent]

It was a matter of time. Eric suffered with DB Evolution, Aaron with The Room and Shane with the Star Wars Holiday Special. I don't know if Rick was also traumatized like the others.

[@Jeffersonia120]

@@tefkent Rick had Man of Steel, considering he hated it so much, he didn't show up for the reaction.

[@alucard624]

Calvin found his Kryptonite.

[@droppedhero]

12:19 Me walking into a buffet for the first time in over a year due to the pandemic.

[@edgymoji8260]

“.....It is time”

[@helinituhhh]

It’s Rick giggling the entire movie for me lmao

[@dvader518]

23:44 That’s literally a flipped version of Rain’s death.

[@Slayerchic]

When did Sonya find time to shower and do laundry after the mud fight lol.

[@notyouraveragebear9326]

And get a brand new hair due aswell lol

[@HaaruteLIVE]

the fact this reaction as well as the The Room reaction are probably my favorite videos from Blind Wave despite having been through several show journeys with them over the years really says something about me

[@alucard624]

This one, Dragonball Evolution, and the Star Wars Holiday Special purely because of how destroyed Shane was by the end and the epic Kool Aid joke from him are my top 3 reaction videos now from Blind Wave.

[@thomasdavis5675]

Fun fact about nightwolf he is played by the same actor as little bear in Indian in the cupboard

[@jaysmith8505]

The first 40 seconds of this video are my favorite intro that BW has ever done: Eric handling voiceover, Calvin doing the backing, and Aaron just trying to power through LOLOLOLOL

[@3DJapan]

I visited the VFX studio that worked on this. They had props from the movie all over the place. I guess they were really proud of their work.

[@dominicscreativefilms]

23:43 When Liu kicked Party City-looking Baraka off the thing into the fire pit, the movie straight up just reused the same shot of Rain falling in and thought we wouldn't notice. XD

[@FujiCahn]

Rick is wearing the shirt I sent! There is also a mask coming, if you haven't already gotten it. Enjoy!

[@jamesshak3524]

I’m surprised none of them noticed that they used the same shot of rain dying in the fire for Baraka’s death

[@Konstantinous1]

9:16 Loved Aarons reaction

[@kristindominguez7927]

Re-watching this in 2022 and i feel like it gets better and better with Eric's dramatic reenactments. He should redo the MK movies with just him as every character.

[@kinagrill]

and IT IS GLORIOUS!

[@phousefilms]

Air god/Father of Shao Khan is SUPPOSED to be Shinnok. But he doesn't even look like the one from the games, so I call him Joe. Liu Kang kicked Baraka so hard, he became Rain.

[@AfroBoyOdyssey]

Blind Corridor Wave, VFX Reactions

[@HoracioAmiritoDiaz]

It's Ray Park doing the ridiculous flip when Rayden debuts his new hair cut. You can actually see Ray Park's face when he's about to land the flip.

[@alucard624]

It's also Ray doubling again for James Remar during that fight scene with the 3 ninja's too later in Outworld. This was his film debut right before playing Darth Maul in Episode 1.

[@MERK__ONE]

Guys PLEASE. I'm begging you to check out the animated movie, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge! It's absolutely the BEST piece of Mortal Kombat media that's released since the 95 movie in my humble opinion. Some flaws, to be sure, but it gets so much more right than it does wrong. It'd be a shame for it to be passed up because it's an animated movie and not live action.

[@Ultimaniacx4]

36:32 Actually he asked for more money and they answered him by sending him the script so he could read the part where he died.

[@LordHoth_90]

Rick laughing his ass off and Calvin having a crisis.... great reaction lol

[@Storyofarose]

Annihilation was the greatest movie ever when I was 7 years old

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

But not so much now?

[@wreakinghavok01]

23:44 They really just said "Here's Rain dying again" and nobody cared.

[@Domino2097]

The best part of this movie is at 1 hour 24 minutes... when Rammstein starts playing in the credits lol Also the thumbnail should totally say Reaktion

[@pillar81]

Paul WS Anderson kind of regretted going off doing Event Horizon, because of how shitty Annihilation turned out. He pretty much stayed involved in all of the Resident Evil franchise movies after

[@ChrisDixon__]

_Mortal Kombat_ (1995) and _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_ (1990) are two films that still stand on their own and that future movies will still have to work hard to try and capture that specific 'magic' the originals had. The 1990 TMNT had moments where they had heart like the moment between Splinter and Raph, and the campfire scene. The 1995 MK film was able to be serious and incorporate the video game but not too cheesy or gimmicky. Imo, the opening scene between Bi-Han and Hanzo in the 2021 MK movie had the perfect serious tone with homages to the video game but later in the second act couldn't decide if it wanted to be a superhero film (the music beats were awkward at times; missed opportunity to have an orchestral version of the video game track; e.g. the track you guys have playing at the end of this video at 1:25:33) or serious tournament heroes journey. I enjoyed the new MK film a lot though, I really hope the sequels polish their strengths and fix the flaws. The 2014 TMNT had good action scenes but the movie imo wasn't good and cared little about the lore. Balance can be achieved and is possible.

[@thedarkknight2221]

The only good fight scene in this movie is Raiden vs Noob Saibot, and that’s because stuntman doing literally all of the fighting in the scene is Ray Freakin Park AKA Darth Maul.

[@johnnyjensen9010]

Reptile not noob saibot 😉

[@r.t.643]

I forgot about Shao Kahn's "Dr.Evil moment" with dumping the minion in the fire pit.

[@kylestark8581]

The box actually says DESTROY ALL EXPECTATIONS, glad the movies self aware

[@shawnstewart6148]

I gotta be honest. I was introduced to the reaction community through THE NORMIES. However, over time I have come to love and respect BLIND WAVE. ps, I know yall did it before they did. pps MORTAL KOMBAT

[@ElleKayGee]

Sonya had so much time to tell Jax the whole story. Were they just face to face traveling in that ball in silence for hours?! I’m assuming Jax’s actor got the direction “act more street.” Also why did he have to be on an operation table knocked out just to get some sleeves put on? This movie is truly something else.

[@abc123tiktok]

I can't believe I forgot about crappy effects monster. My mind is blown I forgot about something so bad. I use to love this movie because it had much more video game moves from game but its hard to ignore everything it is today. Its so funny.

[@jmoney6782]

Calvin's laugh kills me every time 😂

[@shadowproductions969]

I need to see a reaction with Seth Rogen and his laugh side by side. They're both contagious

[@aidanrutter257]

8:14 Shao Kahn isn't nearly big enough. If anything, that's who Malibu should have played. However, if we were to fancast in 1996-97 I'd probably have to say Kevin Nash.

[@robythemythosman9392]

Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998) came out the next year on TV and looks better. The show had a Xena and Hercules feel, would love to see the guys react to it.

[@anthonypiseno6341]

"Hey we got an extra million dollars, but it will cost 5 million to make it look good, just do it." lol

[@etherealworrier]

Oh elder gods PLEASE do the Super Mario Bros movie. Or put it on the next poll.

[@BTT16]

General consensus from Blind Wave about Mortal Kombat Annihilation..."What the F%#! is that!!??" LOL

[@DirtPoorWargamer]

They don't address Scorpion coming back from the dead because he was already dead from the beginning of the first movie; he's a damned soul ripped out of hell. Scorpion never became a robot either. Also, the orange ninja was Ermac before his makeover in the modern games.

[@M0M0117]

Rick is having the time of his life, gotta love it! Lol Great reaction, looks like you guys had a blast!

[@panike]

This movie was my childhood. I don't care how much people make fun of it.

[@Hydralysk445]

I remember watching this when I was 9 and unironically thought it was amazing. I still think it's amazing but for completely different reasons.

[@Ammeeeeeeer]

Condolences on a shitty childhood 🤣

[@panike]

@@Ammeeeeeeer you're so cool 😎

[@harleyjackson3708]

I love how Cyrax's intro gives him absolutely no name and rips off the Terminator slow-motion walk to a bass drum thing.

[@davidsavage5630]

Did they miss the movie showing Rain dying twice? Once when Rain...well...DIES lol. And again when that awful excuse for Baraka was knocked into that fire pit...it's just the footage of Rain falling in again..

[@oldycow]

It does snow in the desert btw haha. Nice video, keep it up guys!

[@alucard624]

Only reason Sheeva was killed off so quickly was because the VFX for the character didn't work for shit so they just decided to drop the cage on her and that was that.

[@Kidapollo92]

That’s not even barakka that’s just rain falling into the fire from another angle

[@leav4g]

Eric is me enjoying even through it all. A like just for even attempting this movie and especially for Eric singing Dukes of Hazards but no one joined him. I got u Eric😂😂❤

[@CitroChannel]

It's even worse than I remember. I love it! 😂

[@bugsquashinghero891]

You love it ?? And i took that personally

[@thisguyagain8948]

If you were a kid in the 90s this is the movie that taught you that the theater going experience can be truly disappointing.

[@cosesu8929]

Now be honest, did yu really not enjoy it as a kid? Or are you speaking out of hindsight? No disrespect by the way.

[@plaguedoctor5657]

@@cosesu8929 this movie was my favorite movie played countless times on the vhs over and over while fighting invisible people in my living room lol. It was soooo hype!!!!! The hate for this movie really came out more in the last two years idk

[@ppem1988]

Only reason I can tolerate this film is because I saw it as a 12 year old and it was awesome lol 🤣

[@LastTorgoInParis]

Johnny cage is my dude, so i definitely was disappointed

[@PeterSaenz-hz9df]

Cracking up DYING at your reactions to this. Obvious love of the franchise. I also appreciate that you're taking the movie for what it is, total fan cheese. You made me smile several times.

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

Only good thing about that whole movie...Motaro vs Jax was pretty fun and Ermac vs Sonya looks great !

[@XxThePhantomFreezexX]

dey messed up a potential fight sequence wit Cyrax

[@inr9751]

Nightwolf is a great character and Sindel is one fine MILF.

[@SomeRandomMario]

I never understood why Jax was on a surgery table as if his arms got replaced when they were removable metal power sleeves.

[@alexgallagher6659]

When Eric said "Is that nanobots?" did anybody else say to themselves, "courtesy of Ray Palmer"

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

aaron should have mimicked how erik always says it and just stare lol.

[@KaelKnight]

It could be like the Nostradamus prophecies where we have no idea what the mean till we are in it or it is already past so it could be "A princess of (kitanas home) is the key to the merging of worlds"

[@Nedded]

The movie is awful, but this reaction IT IS GLORIOUS!!!

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

Best Line: SCORPION: "SUCKERS!!!" RICK: 😂😂😂

[@knightfallprotocol]

1:13:02 I would've been traumatized if her eyebrows transitioned like that. 🤣🤣

[@ImperiousJordan]

If the tournament commences in the 2nd film, it’d be the perfect time to put the song as the intro.

[@88gschannel39]

This movie is up there in trying to not to cringe or laugh the entire time alongside Batman and Robin. Also its total bull that they ended Rain so early with no power display. And if Sub-Zero and Nightwolf are good guys, why didn't they appear at the end to help lmao.

[@theAvPlayer]

I loved this reaction because you all just had a WIDEEEEEEE range of emotions for this movie like I did. Had me rolling when Scorpion said, “Suckerrrssss!!!!” Especially with that CGI monster thing like, “wtf is that and why?!” Lmfao! The entire movie is a mess hahaha.

[@WarMashane]

This was probably the most fun reaction I have watched with you guys. I was dying laughing with you on multiple parts. I really love this movie even with how horrible it is. Thank you guys, made my day.

[@Brilee921]

Rick's laugh gives me life. Thanks for this reaction guys, I needed a good laugh!

[@chrisyancey89]

"Page 62 Johnny Cage dies? Is someone high?!" This movie is the ultimate crapfest, up there with Batman & Robin, both coincidentally came out in 1997.

[@galonski64]

What, that was a good movie too.

[@multiverse_media2023]

"I’m the star, you’re the stand in."

[@SoudagerAamer]

0:16 Petition to make a Blind Wave version of MK acapella theme

[@brendenthiel]

II was sticking with it until that 360 no-scope at 24:03

[@karin-ph1yn]

I love the energy in these videos. Please watch more bad movies.

[@taiyoung8302]

That guy talking to Shao Kahn is suppose to be Shinok Aka Shao Kahn's and Raiden's father in this movie but not in the games

[@brandonlyon730]

I wished they just cut him out, because not only does he look nothing like Shinok but serves no purpose to the plot other then to scold Shao Kahn and make him look pathetic.

[@cheezelog3889]

This is probably my favorite reaction video ever. Holy hell.

[@rogersawyers4329]

How do they stop… Shut up Rick 😂 that killed me

[@miguelayala4444]

I watch a lot of blind wave reactions, but this may be my favorite reaction of all time... This shit was hilarious.

[@gabigote1439]

Fun fact Before scorpion kidnaps kitana U can see scorpion behind here while liu helps sub zero

[@anime-kun9231]

21:25 he was happy then let down 21:29

[@mortalballgt52]

I want you guys to react to Mortal Kombat Conquest. That's a real gem of a show.

[@jcee5266]

Actual positives of this film -Music -Costume designs (ex. Shao Kahn is good) -Smoke and Cyrax -Jax (growing mechanical arms is stupid in the new movie srry) -Robin Shou as Liu Kang (always) -Moves from the game Negatives -Pretty much the rest of it lol

[@xl6897]

Yall need to watch "Mortal Kombat Scorpion's Revenge" for the best Mortal Kombat story..💡💡👍

[@Kidapollo92]

Calvin: Johnny cage is alive Me:.... for now 😢

[@mustarastas88]

You need to watch the Street Fighter movie next, please.

[@seanpatrickcain2]

Bison: OF COURSE!

[@littlen8279]

On tuesday

[@brandonlyon730]

Don’t forget the awful Chun Li movie to.

[@LEGENDCITYest1963]

I was pretty sure I dreamed this movie after eating some bad mushroom soup and watching the original three times in a row...... so it does exist... I want more soup.

[@anthonypiseno6341]

Rick's laugh is making this for me.

[@joehall5807]

Apparently this movie was never truly finished. After watching the rough draft ( before touch-ups and re-shoots) the people in charge went "all right were not spending anymore on this. People won't care, send it as is."

[@dvader518]

Raiden with short hair looks like a younger Gambi from Black Lightning (because he IS said actor).

[@hanziggy6862]

Man, now I want to see their movie reactions to Cobra. Cobra is probably 1 of my top favorite Stallone movies.

[@matiaspereyra9392]

pause at 17:20 mortal kombat anihilation was ahead of its time

[@allusive2903]

Actor of Shao Khan was famous in the X Files as the intimidating Alien Bounty Hunter

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

If you guys have not yet played Mortal Kombat 9, 10 (aka. X), and 11, I would *_HIGHLY_* encourage you to do so. Maybe even stream it. I think that those 3 games are some of the best things about the franchise ever, with action and stories that are *_leagues_* beyond anything in the movies.

[@HaaruteLIVE]

this movie is a masterpiece i love it so much it's so consistently bad it gives me so much joy.

[@TheUndeadFish]

Never saw this back in the day. Glad I had Blind Wave's reaction to watch along with it, otherwise there's no way I could have survived this movie. So much of it is on par with early 90's low budget bad TV show levels. On the other hand it was fun to recognize a few actors: Shao Kahn - vampire (Luke) in the first two episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sindel - Natalie French in episode 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Raiden - Harry Morgan in Dexter, and various other roles Shinnok - Dukhat in Babylon 5

[@rudolphbehrmann2719]

I watched this film in '97, walked out before the film was halfway done then too lol...

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

"So Bad, it's Good!" Movie! That Shao Kahn Animality tho'!