Mortal Kombat - How to Get Finished by the Video Game Movie Curse | Anatomy Of A Failure

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Mortal Kombat is another new HBO Max blockbuster movie after Tom & Jerry and Godzilla vs Kong where cinematic titans fight, and it seems to fall somewhere between. It appears to be faithful to its video game origins -- bringing tons of characters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Jax, Kano, Sonya Blade, Goro and so on -- but consequently it also seems to fall victim to the video game movie curse. In that, it might work as a video game movie for the fans of the source material, but it doesn't really have a universal appeal to viewers outside of that as effectively as certain other films like Sonic and Detective Pikachu. And so today in Anatomy of a Failure, let's see what weaknesses are born in Mortal Kombat from the video game movie curse and how those weaknesses and curse can be solved.
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Mortal Kombat (2021)
MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan) is unaware of his heritage - or why Outworld’s Emperor seeks to hunt him down. Cole finds sanctuary under Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) and prepares to stand with Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high-stakes battle for the universe. Will Cole be able to unleash his arcana in time to stop the Outworld once and for all? Mortal Kombat is in theaters April 23 and streaming exclusively on HBO Max at 12:01 am PT/3:01 am ET. Available on HBO Max in the US only at no extra cost to subscribers for 31 days from its theatrical release. The Mortal Kombat movie reboot from director Simon McQuoid features the defenders of Earthrealm Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Chaos Walking - How to Make an Unreleasable Movie | Anatomy Of A Failure mortal kombat scorpion vs sub-zero mortal kombat fight scene mortal kombat ending fight opening scene scorpion sub-zero jax mortal kombat all fight scenes mortal kombat watch full movie online free mortal kombat 4k clip hd sonic how to break the video game movie curse hbo max new movies snyder cut mortal kombat ending johnny cage mortal kombat 2 Jax Briggs and more entering the Mortal Kombat tournament to save the world from Shang Tsung, Sub-Zero, Mileena and other supernatural kombatants. Hanzo Hasashi’s (Hiroyuki Sanada) life is forever changed when his compound is attacked by a few uninvited visitors.
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[@FriedBreadToastFish]

Finally, something to hang that is not involving my neck.

[@thor4626]

Ok

[@allenmurallo3730]

Would you want to do a video on the Mortal Combat from '95?

[@sportfuryman]

Wait people actually liked this movie? I've heard nothing but hate especially for Cole Young

[@edwardwonghaupepelutivrusk5189]

@@FriedBreadToastFish FATALITY!

[@CthulhuTheory]

It's funny because the movie starts off so strong... then the moment it introduces Cole it's like a completely different writing team came in and took over, but it never fully recovers even in the end.

[@celtiberian]

Yeah. The first scene is just 10/10.

[@lewislewis3531]

Totally agree, was really hoping Scorpion and Sub Zero would fight through an entire tournament just to get at each other, neither caring which side they were on, while other characters from both sides try to get them to see sense. That way you get the revenge plot, tension and give characters and their decisions weight.

[@michaelriverside1139]

I actually think the apparitions of Scorpion to Cole were remnants of an old script where they fought against each other rather than Sub-Zero...

[@raukoring]

It starts by a scene that is such a strong cliché that I had to turn off the movie.

[@CthulhuTheory]

@@raukoring You're so cool. So edgy. I wish I could be just like you.

[@Silokkes]

So Cole is literally the player in action story games. You run around, some random people yell at you to do things and you do it without question basically.

[@omgnumbers9944]

Thats the perfect waay to put it

[@JXHNDRX]

You nailed it

[@vanillaicecream2385]

videogame movies either throw away the story for the sake of being a movie or throw away being a movie for the sake of staying faithful to the story

[@Mysticgamer]

He's also the fish out of water/audience surrogate. His main purpose is to have the lore explained to him and have the plot happen to him. Like a crappy itsekai protagonist.

[@mysteryace2129]

@@vanillaicecream2385 "Throw away the story in order to fit in Fan Service."

[@mimingcat9219]

Cole's armor is like one of those pain killer commercials where they show you the muscle pain.

[@Talia.777]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Stop✋

[@dlilwon]

😩😭🤣

[@israelasiku3975]

Plot armor 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@IronMan-jj2fd]

Exactly! Coming from an MK fan!

[@lylelylecrocodile2538]

@@IronMan-jj2fd wait I thought you died?

[@Ashish8363]

This movie will be remembered for its first 20 minutes.

[@SalusFuturistics]

You had your Eyes shut during that Kung Lao Fatality?

[@vicentegeonix]

Not really, 3 months later and i totally forgot the movie existed.

[@user-x7dc2pq7n]

2 years later and no one ever brings it up. Even the original Mortal Kombat movie had a decently long legacy

[@TheUltraGamer20]

Moral of the story: don’t adapt a video game franchise for its gimmick; adapt it for the story and universe that it built.

[@ChaosZero1031]

The fatalities are even more of a forced in gimmick considering that they are kind of pointless from a story perspective, if the actual lore from the games (and even MK9's semi-reboot) were used Sub-Zero was like the only canon death from the actual tournament era of the games. It wasn't until the 3rd game where the tournament concept is thrown out the window as Outworld says "Screw it" and just invades that they started really killing off characters. Even then with most of those character deaths being off-screen after 2 leading into 3, and you could still count almost every rostered character with a canon death on 1 hand.

[@katevgrady]

if "hey look it's the guy.. omg he's gonna do the thing.. OMG HE DID THE THING" is the hook of the movie then you have fucked up

[@TheJinjo75]

The problem is that it's clear that the director and writer didn't know much or cared about MK universe.

[@deadlyninja112]

Str8 up

[@Kaplykos]

I think that's what made the Sonic movie work. They simply cared about portraying the essence of the character and create an origin for his rivalry with Eggman. There's nothing else related to the games aside from these easter eggs and some names, that's why you can watch it without feeling like you have to play the games to understand it or even enjoy it. I really wish more videogame movies decided to try this approach

[@CaesarSonOfMars]

I like how Cole's super power is literal plot armor

[@lilk24tx]

😂😂😂😂

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

Ikr hahahahha

[@gamerstheater1187]

Plot armor wasn't really the thing, the problem was his fighting style. He's the type who doesn't block and hopes he hits harder, which isn't the right idea for a Champion especially an old one.

[@mcdylster6678]

That is what I thought when I watched it!

[@DaStoic_Brew144]

training alone ain't enough when you gotta defend earth from a dragon god from another realm🤷🏾‍♂️js

[@PunishedPapa69]

I like how this movie was weirdly obsessed with little details and references from the game to a detrimental level but it completely makes up its own plot.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

That is a problem with just making references without binding them in naturally. Even the 1995 movie did it, but it works in the context of the story.

[@Wynters01]

The Scorpion portion drove me crazy. The movie starts with this amazing concept of two ancient warriors locked in battle by revenge and kills the man that would be scorpion. Cool, I am intrigued, let's see where this goes. It then focuses on a less interesting character with a subpar actor who uses a Scorpion cheat code he didn't know he had. Such a waste.

[@ikechristyii4970]

The sad part is had Coles' armor gradually turned him into scorpion they could have at least partly salvaged the last act.

[@QuinoLising]

As Grandmaster Blueberry Ice once said: "Such wasted potential"

[@tiaaaron3278]

@@ikechristyii4970 Why? Scorpion is Hanzo Hasashi not Cole Young. We don't need Cole Young. Throw him away, he's trash.

[@tiaaaron3278]

@@QuinoLising Boy, I sure hope the sequel doesn't ruin our Grandmaster Blueberry Ice. They butchered his brother.

[@ikechristyii4970]

@@tiaaaron3278 Talking from a story telling perspective. Like yeah Cole sucks but had they let him earn the mantle of scorpion and avenge the clan it would have been a better story arc overall. They could have made him scorpions reincarnation and it would have worked better. Probably also doesn't help that Cole doesn't even exist in the games so there no attachment to the character at all vs someone like scorpion

[@gamerguy19981]

After watching the opening scene I thought "wow this film is going to be incredible. There is no way this could go wrong...wait who the hell is Cole?"

[@fenixspider5776]

except for the really decent backstory of Scorpion I don't find anything logical in this movie's plot.

[@kongmengyang1098]

Lmfao me too. Starts off with subzero and scorpion... ok. Nice. Cole enters the story. Who the fook is this guy?!?!?

[@Mindboggles]

same, the opening part feels like a totally different movie. The tone shift gives you freakin whiplash ...

[@Legion849]

It starts out good Subzero shows up the fight wasn't groundbreaking but works but then we get a wooden plank as the main protagonist with plot armour and the rest is a trainwreck

[@yakiralovesall]

The beginning of the movie vs the rest of the movie feels like two completely different films.

[@billywashere6965]

Definitely, not just in tone but in quality, too.

[@bigchrispasadenareli9793]

Facts

[@SomberP]

First 20 minutes were the best in the whole movie. They really didn’t go into enough detail in the two clans story

[@impurity8002]

I actually like that, they could've dragged it out into like three movies but they actually moved the plot forward

[@Real_MisterSir]

Beginning was made to sell tickets, end was just to fill out time. Sad

[@wanderinghistorian]

"There will be no tournament because...there will be no tournament." Absolute masterstroke of editing Filmento. :D

[@awesomeredpandax2267]

I guess we could have just said that and there would be no mk1

[@Messiah_Black]

They basically rushed through the telling of the story so they could spend the rest of the time packing the movie full of fan-boy game references, one-liners, catch phrases & inside jokes...

[@horrorjunky4life50]

^This!

[@Doctor_Pickney]

*I gotta be honest, when watching the movie, I was more invested in Sonya and Jax's stories than the actual main character's story*

[@persona83]

That considering they cut down Sonya and Jax's stories to emphasize Cole's plot. Which unfortunately never clicks with the audience.

[@HighordStarkiller]

they cut Johnny for this what a waste

[@adamgray1753]

Yeah really, @@HighordStarkiller. Cole's character never made sense for me either. While the fight scenes are up to so much better than the original MK movie's fight scenes most of them also made no gosh darn sense. This movie should have been called: "Mortal Kombat: Wasted Opportunity".

[@jack-exzolt9858]

Hell, Hanzo/Scorpion's story was really well-done. I was actually looking forward for more of his screen time, only to find out that he's merely a walking plot device.

[@billybarnett9518]

Almost like Sonya or Jax should've been the main character instead...

[@gician93]

Raiden here seemed like a grumpy old man that liked pissing off Shang Tsung rather than the wise Thunder God we all know and love.

[@Ayy_Doll_Fiddler]

Ikr

[@nestormelendez9005]

And he didn't say " I must consult the elder gods " so ain't no true raiden

[@victorcapote7376]

I am pretty sure that they will make him do more in the next movie.

[@kaiser5731]

@@nestormelendez9005 he dared to call HIMSELF an elder god, cringed hard

[@amildlydisappointingsalad6058]

He just seemed like a dick, had zero hope in the fighters and acted like nothing like himself

[@borkleberry2241]

I thought it was really weird that this movie was clearly only made for people who had played the games, but then the protagonist is a completely new character who takes the "chosen one" status away from a character that's _still in the movie,_ but now relegated to exposition dumps and training montages. So much of the movie is for die-hard fans (Nitara was in what, two games?) but then the protagonist reads like someone's fan OC who's superpower is literal plot armor.

[@WoodSageSeaSalt]

Exactly. They are like "this movie is for the fans so we can just go over the lore quickly or none at all." But also: "we need to add an audience surrogate character for the new ppl to follow the story!" In the end, they failed to please either side properly.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And the 95 movie had not one but two decent audience surrogates. On one hand Liu Kang who left the whole thing and now has his own reasons to fight anyway, and then Johnny Cage who want's to prove that he is real but goes in over his head and justifies exposition..

[@tselis]

Funniest thing is Nitara works against Outworld in the games lmao

[@anasdomain9994]

I think that’s exactly what cole is lol.

[@fm_0523]

I love how he explains everything in a philosophical and deep way but also constantly puts memes in the background

[@outlaw2747]

It is clever storytelling...and helps keep off the copyright fiends.

[@shawerful5209]

That is the best thing about the channel

[@fm_0523]

@@shawerful5209 agreed

[@unartistagenerico9073]

idk how Scorpion and Bi-Han still move like that after carrying all the movie on their backs

[@Arrgus]

Because they only had to hold it for 10 minutes, the rest of the time Kano was doing the heavy lifting.

[@TheKingCraftPT]

well...there isn't that mutch to carry anyway

[@pedromonteiro2248]

You exaggerated a lot... Kano and Kung Lao were amazing Characters as well! Liu Kang can be better in the next movie. The cast was great overall!

[@unartistagenerico9073]

@@pedromonteiro2248 you arent wrong tho :/ i think that kung lao deserved more time and kano is ok

[@johnlawful2272]

Johnny carried the 95 one

[@rajabuta]

it's not a movie. It's a mash of references. It's like watching a youtube playlist

[@pnutz_2]

it's like avp requiem. so many references to other movies it forgot to be its own

[@Endru85x]

This ^ MK2021 is not a love letter but a shallow fanservice. Hey, you know this cool guy Reptile who spits acid, goes invisible and he is last one of his species? Too bad you care for him cause he will be a jobber. Hey you like Kung Lao, whom people wanted to see in Live Action for so long? Ok, we let him won one fight and then he dies. This movie promised so much and did not deliver any of it. Most fight scenes are mediorce and poorly shot, The Raid or Undisputed fights are many levels above it. Poor acting, unispired scenery and music, this movie is not something that will stuck in your head at all.

[@johannduplessis3467]

Never thought of it like this but this is definitely all reference no story

[@NormanReaddis]

This movie is like kingsglave to FFXV It's a fanservice movie for gamers but still the direction is still catered towards casuals thinking MK is just about the gaming references

[@squirlywirl]

That's the most accurate way of putting it! Thanks!

[@GaijinGoombah]

And the funny/tragic thing is, the movie doesn't even get the game lore right.

[@Lucian_Andries]

Which one?

[@quite_a_handle]

@@Lucian_Andries looks like after mk 9 they all have the same lore. maybe beat'em up from PS2 doesnt, but still numbered games are all connected by power of time travel shennenigans

[@franklinturtleton6525]

The saddest part is that the tournament is the most important thing in this film. It's why everybody is doing everything they are doing. BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS!

[@eyetipe8362]

@@franklinturtleton6525 well but that is probably cause they already wanted to make a sequel with the tournament. The real problems of this movie are putting characters without any explanation or at least not one from the classic games and all the “everyone unlocks a superpower”. Sonya didnt shoot energy balls from the hands because of a superpower but because of her gloves. Eveything in this movie besides the references has nothing to do with the og source

[@Cignificant]

@@quite_a_handle Every single game is one continuous timeline even with time travel and all that.

[@EL-ISS]

the montage of DiCaprio pointing to the tv every time there was a reference to the game had me dying lmfao!

[@beanieboi_8708]

“Were at least one of the fights cool?” “Yea” “What did it cost?” “Everything”

[@Gungrave123]

and the fights weren't even as cool as in the 1994 movie..

[@dalentces2492]

What the f*** are you talking about? The fights were garbage, not fit for the legacy of this franchise. It's even more disgusting when you realize the actor playing Sub-Zero was also in one of the most orgasm-inducing martial arts movies of all time, The Raid. You're so much better off watching both Raids than this POS...

[@sopetty333]

There was like, one good fight between sub zero and scorpion? And there were parts of Mileena’s second fight that were decent?

[@Xannyphantom905]

the fights weren't that impressive either. even the cutscenes of the game looked better

[@nuttyboy915]

@@Gungrave123 I feel like that's a stretch

[@Funguito]

Shang Tsung in the begining of the movie: Raiden can't find out we're killing the fighters before the tournament Shang Tsung 10 minutes later in Raiden's house: You can't stop me

[@LuisSoto-fw3if]

Fuck I thought the same thing. Like he knows they are being killed that's why he is looking for them. The movie is only worth for the fights, that even without the game context are pretty cool, specially the first one

[@glint1224]

More like... Raiden at the beginning- "Im the defender of earth, but cant interfere with the tournament itself Raiden when earth is invaded before the tournament takes place: "Yeah... Imma leave all the fighting to you guys for...reasons?

[@thrashandburn10221]

He got the motherboxes duhhhh

[@goddre8637]

I hate that I’m defending it but the scene where Kano gets leg sweep over and over was a homage to fans of the video game. The leg sweep was a cheat people used over and over in the game lol.

[@mlgamings6110]

Yeah, but that's exactly what Filmento stated. Filmento stated that the leg sweep IS a homage to the games, but it makes no sense. Since the first two-fight scenes established Kano as an aggressive fighter that needs to tone down. But then, constantly getting his legs swept shows that he is too slow and casual of a fighter. It goes against what has already been established. So Filmento states that the movie was willing to sacrifice story precedent to reference the game.

[@goddre8637]

@CCP Tube 😂😂😂

[@aymen_b1267]

Just block low.

[@Byronic19134]

@@mlgamings6110 Thats what is wrong with this entire video because the market audience for this movie was always people who played the game

[@pszczolka80]

@@Byronic19134 But the criticism is valid because they could have made a movie that was for the people who played the game and still made general sense and this scene is a good example. They could have both had their in-joke and still stayed true to what had been established about Kano's fighting style because the reason the leg sweep was so popular with under-skilled players and infuriated the better ones was that it was an overly effective move for its simplicity, so spamming it could counter stronger moves. So they didn't need Kano to just walk into the leg sweep each time because he's too slow or casual, they could have shown him being aggressive, rushing in and getting taken down by a sweep, then jumping up and running forward with purpose, getting taken down again, etc. They just might have needed to be a bit more creative about how the leg sweeps were done to make it work.

[@ronaldomoura1932]

They could make that cole is like possessed by scorpion's soul, gaining his abilities but losing control, like a vessel to scorpion's revenge.

[@totallyalpharius507]

"I am no longer Bi Han. I am Sub Zero." "Okay, but what's the mask for?" "...COVID."

[@jessegoonerage3999]

"I am Sub Zero" HAHAHAHAHA

[@tywhaleshark7148]

Maybe that’s why Bi Han always wears a mask.

[@aniefiokasuquo3512]

To hide the scar scorpion gave him

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

I hate it when character's do that, especially with little to no context whatsoever. Batman is a corny name on it's own, but the character behind it gives it power. The mere backstory and context of that character changes the meaning of Batman. It's not just a dude in a batsuit, it's the freakin BATMAN. Sub-zero on the other hand (In this film) just gives himself that name cause fan service.

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

@Shoutmon DX 2 Yeah, I'm not certain I really explained it that well.

[@kishensukhu2292]

Raiden when Kung Lao's soul was being eaten: I cannot interfere 😔 Raiden later on: 😏

[@Schmage]

RIGHT

[@Superluigi881]

To be fair he's always been like this.

[@kishensukhu2292]

@@AxxLAfriku Hope you get well real soon, though you should stop kicking computers

[@kishensukhu2292]

@@Superluigi881 Probably needed to consult the Elder Gods

[@ArynBacklogDragon]

@@Superluigi881 not really, I rewatched the old one and when Sub Zero and Scorpion show up to attack Liu, Johnny, and Sonia before the tournament, Raiden straight up zaps them. In the old one, Raiden is the reason why Outworld can't be caught cheating. They know he can't interfere but only as long as they follow the rules. In the new one, Raiden doesnt get a slicer of respect. They dont give a single crap about cheating and killing earth's chosen ones right in front of him.

[@natedoggcata]

"Death means nothing" Thats actually another reference to the game and is a huge problem with the games as well. Death truly means nothing. When you die in the MK universe you just get sent to hell (The Netherealm) until you find a way to escape. This has happened a ridiculous number of times throughout the entire series.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

While in the game it brings a good reason why characters that died can return for the next game, it needs to get some context for a movie. It can be a reason for a villain to gloat, because on the the heroes victories will have meaning. It can be a story arc showing the process of someone escaping. But just throwing it in like that is a reference to the games without any reason to the story of the movie.

[@anasdomain9994]

I mean yeah but also no like…a normal person can’t escape the nether realm. Scorpion didn’t really escape he just became a demon. Even in mkx they didn’t escape they came like anti versions of the characters. It’s also why they hate on raider so much lol everyone just goes to hell no matter how good they are.

[@tiaaaron3278]

This has been the thing since the very first Mortal Kombat game in existence, you can't hate on this pivotal part of the lore. The problem is this movie uses that line to justify the characters being shit. Like saying "Don't worry, we'll fix them posthumously."

[@AceTheSkylord]

I mean at least in the games there is a lore based reason as to why they come back to life and they're all plausible within the story

[@moastew1140]

"BI-HAN!!!" was the only point in the movie where I actually felt something other than boredom.

[@hunterkiller1440]

For all cinematic universes, Mortal Kombat Cinematic Universe would've made the most sense. This movie should've been set in 1600s Japan, building up the rivalry between Scorpion and Subzero.

[@BlaxkSun]

Ummm, nah

[@jamaljones566]

Whether it’s set in the 1600’s or not, they should have spent more time into building up the characters since their planning on having another one anyway

[@TheDevilFox.]

You just wanted a Scorpion based movie

[@mfirdanhb]

@@TheDevilFox. haha fr

[@cumberlandbills]

Mortal Kombat Origins: Scorpion vs Subzero

[@joeokeefe2771]

This whole movie is “I understood that reference” the movie

[@PolishGod1234]

Same with Ready Player One

[@shawklan27]

@@PolishGod1234 but ready player one had more creativity put into it's action scenes and references plus it looks spectacular in comparison to this film

[@Zaz5y]

@@shawklan27 Ready Player One was didn’t have any creativity as it was all in the book.

[@bagyongpablo761]

Just like WoW movie then too

[@KeithFraser82]

I understood that reference to "I understood that reference".

[@fredscallietsoundman9701]

For all its flaws, the original Mortal Kombat movie succeeded in being both a real movie, in terms of plot, characters and motivations, and yet serving the game's fans generously. It's not the best movie, but probably the best video game movie.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Agree on that. The only thing that would make it more MK would be an R rating. Everything else works fine for MK and as a movie.

[@QuinoLising]

Prince of Persia? I hate saying this, but at least Sonic was SOMEWHAT competent, and it's not really decent at all. If you mean adapted things, and include books, LOTR is pretty damn good

[@7thsluglord363]

Ahhh, the ONLY Mortal Kombat movie that exists. And it was pretty good. Everything that came after... just a fever dream of my dying mind

[@quangbangoz]

Mad soundtrack to go with it to.

[@fredscallietsoundman9701]

@@quangbangoz Yeah, first movie ever with a techno soundtrack. It's super dated now, but I remember me and my friends went WOW in the Theater when the music starts right away with the New Line logo.

[@DarthAiris]

I'm an MK fan, I was totally obsessed with it as a child, and you know what did I feel during most of the "reference" scenes in this movie? Cringe and sadness about them failing the movie so badly. So I really don't think those things work good for fans =x Also, main guy HAS to be the new scorpion, it's so stupid that he isn't and instead his ancestor shows up, oh come on! >_

[@CheeksE-yi8mt]

Man I’m in tears laughing at that Cole “let’s take him down together” part 😂😂😂

[@mysteryace2129]

Basically me when seeing the end of Hobbs and Shaw.... after being woke up ofcourse.

[@anakinuzamakihatake5366]

They really made him op to the point where they had to jump him 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@carlsoll]

11:22

[@samarthgour3026]

Same here was Watching it with my friends, couldn't help but laugh , it was also hilarious watching nitara, Reiko and mileena die

[@TheFlanker47]

Same! The Sarah Connor part¡ lmao

[@keatonsmith5783]

I really want someone to talk about how horrible half of the figh scenes editing was. Like these actors trained to do these fights and yet the camera cut every .5 seconds

[@Mrenderboyomemes]

At least i could tell what was happening here, unlike batman begins and dark knight (both movies are amazing but the action scenes suck)

[@ingobauer6144]

Probably because half of the cast aren't martial artists who can actually pull that stuff off and make it look good without the help of editing? I mean there is a huge disparity in quality from fight scene to fight scene. All the Scorpion and sub zero fights were pretty great. The main character handled himself well too.

[@orbitalpunch4711]

@@Mrenderboyomemes TDK fight scenes were god awful

[@Mrenderboyomemes]

@@orbitalpunch4711 dark knight rises fights were decent but that was the weakest of the trilogy

[@payt00n]

2 seconds.

[@assmuddafukkinhole2]

Audience: we want Johnny Cage. Studio: best we can do is a bland character with zero charisma. JC: that's not how Johnny C do.

[@WindChargerNut]

As a huge fan of the Mortal Kombat lore, I'm shocked that they changed so much stuff for no reason. I'm so glad I never went to see it in the cinema because I probably would have walked out early and demanded a refund.

[@SourRobo8364]

The worst part is the last 3 games have been like films, so it seemed like a no brainer to break the curse.

[@cynicalsassparillagaming6827]

And it did. the movie is perfectly fine and is definitely not a failure.

[@benjim8462]

@@cynicalsassparillagaming6827 I’m sorry did we watch the same movie? Are you blind?

[@bilbobaggins3068]

@@cynicalsassparillagaming6827 the movie was far from fine. It was devoid of logic, devoid of meaningful character moments outside of the first 7 minutes, shitty editing, and shitty pacing.

[@ryansinbela6396]

The games aren’t well written either with dumb decisions and bad retcons

[@cynicalsassparillagaming6827]

@@benjim8462 Straight to insults because someone has a different opinion to you? God forbid you act civil when encountering someone with different views to you. The movie is perfectly fine. Not amazing but was a perfectly good movie. And before you try to pull the elitism card (which i wouldn't put past you given how you have acted so far) I have been playing and have been a fan of MK since deadly alliance. The movie is not perfect and i will not pretend like it has no flaws, it does. but it is not a bad movie and is definitely not a failure by any means.

[@Nexus_Hives]

Mortal Kombat is the name of the tournament that they fight in. So technically there was no Mortal Kombat in this movie.

[@jays.6843]

Or most of the Mortal Kombat games.

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

@@jays.6843 Lol yeah i dont think X or 11 have MK, 11 for sure

[@Jose-se9pu]

No, there wasnt

[@docsmoovbrain1524]

Yeah but you forgot GET OVER HERE

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

What's your point? Shang Tsung says so. "There will be no Mortal Kombat." With the intent of breaking the rules and killing the heroes outside of the tournament.

[@Whitewingdevil]

My friends and I had an absolute blast with this movie. Not because we thought it was good, we realised very early on that it wasn't, we were laughing at it the entire time, it's so over the top and serious about itself but also hilarious, a good combo. It has found a place in my Dumb/Silly/Entertaining category.

[@pszczolka80]

Yeah, to be honest I wasn't expecting much except to spend a couple of hours letting my brain shut down and recharge while I enjoyed some spectacle and fan service. I was therefore satisfied - in fact, I got more than I bargained for in the opening sequence so that was a plus. But I can understand the frustration of people who just want to see their favourite game serviced in a way that advances their enjoyment of the source material. That's why I've not watched any of the movies based on any games that I'm genuinely invested in, like Assassin's Creed or Warcraft.

[@Whitewingdevil]

@@pszczolka80 I'm similar, I've never seen the assassins creed, warcraft or hitman movies, though I maintain the Prince of Persia movie is surprisingly decent, compared to most game adaptations. As for people not liking it when the stuff they love is adapted poorly, I can certainly relate, I'm a big Wheel of Time and Dresden Files fan, and while I still think the WoT show has potential, the Dresden show was a travesty. Jim Butcher deserves better, and I hope to someday see a good adaptation of his work.

[@kaneaquino8295]

A friend said this and I can't unsee it; the dragon marks are basically cutie marks straight out of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

[@soulking3309]

Cole left his family to protect them, since he is being tracked. But then he totally disregards this and goes back to them later in the movie, which leads to Goro appearing... terrible writing

[@Sullisk]

Didn't raiden force him to go back to his family though?

[@Hortster]

I thought Raiden did that on purpose to have Cole's power come out. Probably worth the risk if the whole world is at stake.

[@ssnormal8033]

Correct. Terrible writing.

[@kongmengyang1098]

Jax: You can be tracked so they'll find you. Cole: I'll leave to protect you. Also Cole: I can't do this. Raiden: Then go. Cole: Ok! Me: Your family... remember??

[@nlawler12]

it wasn't even long after either haha, and because the training was to hard.

[@Se7enDsinSGaming]

The two major flaws for me was having the main character be someone that's not of the Mortal Kombat world and their power basically being black panthers suit. Big props for starting at the pivotal scene of Sub-Zero versus Scorpion and I really hope they lead on to Quan Chi and Shinnok being behind the attack

[@arkham8078]

I dislike Coles character but I like His power because, as far as I know, There’s never been a Mortal Kombat character where the more damage you take, the harder you hit. That could be a great addition to the game meta

[@LordofSadFac]

@@arkham8078 not really, Lucario in Smash Bros has that meta and he is considered noob friendly due to that.

[@syndrome5372]

They decided Johnny cage was unnecessary to make room for that bland original character

[@CousinCreepy]

@@arkham8078 marketing, he'll be featured in the next game!!

[@LordofSadFac]

@@syndrome5372 oh also that, one of the producers said in an interview that they decided to NOT include Johnny cause they didnt wanted a "White Straight Man" in their movie with a diverse cast.

[@magict5820]

The worst thing is that the directors wanted to make it like another version of Mortal Kombat because it is not the mortal kombat story but instead gave a result that made it feel like less mortal Kombat ( tournament ) and more like a training match in mortal kombat And the game has a lore better than the movie

[@aeonamadi]

You could remove Cole as a character from this entire movie and it would have been better. You could have taken the original story from the original Mortal Kombat movie and it would have been better. You could have ditched the hour and a half-long "find temple + training" BS and it would have been better. Somehow this movie had two decades of video game movies setting an example of what not to do and they still did it anyway.

[@kotk05]

Only Jax's arms are augmented, his legs, core, back are not, so it looks unbelievable he can lift a boulder that heavy without getting smooshed.

[@MrDarkLive2024]

The comment I was looking for 😂

[@kaeviason7476]

honestly, dont think about it too much. Like, where did the augments even come from then? I just take everything in this movie with a grain of salt

[@lnsflare1]

I mean, Mortal Kombatants tend to have enough superhuman strength to reliably defeat full conversion cybernetic ninjas to begin with, so his mecha-arms might not have been all that much stronger than his pre-cyborg arms. Also, I think that his arms are explicitly supposed to be part of his Arcana boost in this movie (because apparently the writers have been playing Persona, or something), so they are probably magic now, even if the rest of his body isn't as superhuman as it.

[@CthulhuTheory]

I mean, he got his arcana, which is supposed to be raw strength, not just the cyber arms. The entire purpose of starting with the weak frail looking arms is to visually represent how strong he is, until he unlocks his arcana and they fill out to visually represent how strong he has become. It's not the arms themselves that make him strong it's the arcana and the melding of man and machine.

[@yanjirujan193]

I understand your point, but this is a movie where someone got sliced into 2 can still scream

[@cuff2860]

Yeah, I really don’t understand why they chose to introduce a brand new character rather than use Jax or Sonya to accidentally stumble into everything and inevitably get swallowed up in the whole of it.

[@mayotango1317]

Or Jhonny Cage.

[@sekiro7397]

@@mayotango1317 luke cage??

[@TF2Fan101]

Honestly, I think Sonya should have been one of the focal characters, specifically because she's the one investigating it. Heck, you could have had most of the movie be about her and Jax investigating, ultimately leading to an encounter with Kano before heading out to Raiden's temple. Jax can still lose his arms the same way he does in the movie. Simultaneously, you could also have Liu Kang, Kung Lao and Raiden on their own sub-plot, tying them into the movie better. And if you want to stick with a Cole Young-Esque character, why not bring in one of the recent, younger characters? Heck, Takeda could have been a much more interesting character to follow, given the angst his character goes through in the lore!

[@mysteryace2129]

IE: explore its world building to even get the game elitists to acknowledge the movie's existence without bashing on it cause one character doesn't follow a certain game gimmick.

[@RollingDodge]

Or Lui Kang.

[@SergioHernandez-le8wp]

Actually, had they followed the mythos of the game, everything you mentioned as an issue in story-telling would make more sense. For example: Jax first appeared in a game with regular arms, but im the next game he had metal arms. The reason? At the end of the original game/tournament, Outworld says "screw it" and invades anyway. Jax (having lost in the tournament) felt he needed an upgrade to better compete, so he got some secret cybernetic enhancements that the government was working on...the movie made ridiculous changes to 20 year-old background stories that made this story more convoluted than it needed to be, and just created plot hole after plot hole after plot hole

[@user-ht9vj9yn5x]

As soon as I heard they had a new character they wanted to be the lead I knew this movie would be bad. Couldn't just adapt from the source material and have one of the preexisting characters be the lead. Honestly don't understand how people consistently fuck up movies that have so much beloved lore, story, and characters. But they always find away. Let's make a new batman but the main character will be a new Robin we just created -_- Let's remake the Harry Potter series but have the main character be Hermione's new cat that we've never heard of. The avengers but Phil Colson is the lead. Need I go on. None of this shit was needed. The guy wanted to justify it by saying the games do it all the time. The games are better at story telling and character development than you. Might need a career change. So tired of the director and writers wanting to put there spin on things. Just adapt the material straight from the fucking source it's not rocket science. Fans will love it and it'll appeal to new fans as well because it's where we all started from.

[@volcanickjoe08]

Shujinko must've been the leader.

[@Early2000sCringe]

Not to nitpick, but Agents of SHIELD is exactly what you've described, and it's the best Marvel live-action thing in the whole MCU (except for s1 ep2, the entire fanbase hates s1 ep2)

[@user-ht9vj9yn5x]

@@Early2000sCringe I honestly wasn't a fan. I heard later seasons got better but I watched the first 2 and gave up on it. The only interesting part at the time was that it was tied to the mcu. Most of the characters were bland especially Colson and they did a lot of villains an injustice putting them in the show.

[@BlowWord.]

You spelled *Fuck Greg Russo wrong ...

[@DARTHNEWS]

Never apologise for criticising a movie that a lot of people like that's why I watch your channel, and it is what makes you great 👍

[@Khann_2102]

And I like how he keeps on stand corrected

[@outtabox4676]

Yeah man, we need some unbiased criticism. Look at some of the Snyder cut fans, they have left some of the horrendous comments that I have ever seen.

[@wert1234576]

I agree I enjoyed watching water world (because I thought the idea was stupidly hilarious) but it's a bad movie and I won't cry when it gets dunked on

[@loophole582]

Who liked this movie?? There has still not been a decent mortal combat.

[@Rascal1214]

I was one of those people who criticized him for misreading the goal at the end, but I still liked the video overall, it was just a very big nitpick for me.

[@user-if6qp1lw2b]

you know it's meant for the fans when a character says "Flawless Victory" after splitting someone in half

[@acesuperwolf3277]

It was done properly too, if he was hit or been dealt damage in away and said "flawless victory" i wouldeve been annoyed, but they got that right atleast 😂

[@punusername3445]

@@acesuperwolf3277 but it doesn't sound natural for him to say, i can see Shang Tsung going "Flawless Victory" With good context, but not Kung Lao

[@kylemossi]

@@acesuperwolf3277 You mean like the original? Shang Tsung beats the shit out of Lu Kang, then Lu Kang wins and declares flawless victory. It's like bruh? He was dragging you around by your hair.

[@N3r0ThlHeavyMetal]

"meant for the fans" doesnt mean it has to be stupid. also most characters were butchered, so not so sure about "meant for the fans".

[@saiyaman81]

@@N3r0ThlHeavyMetal meant for the fans because the fans have the money to pay for HBO Max. Butchered for the new generation, because the studio thinks they're all dumb.

[@Ivan_Ooze]

this movie gave me the same feeling as max payne, such a good preexisting story that just isnt used

[@LucianCanad]

I believed the theory that Cole was actually Kuai Liang. It would have been such a clever way of adding an "outsider" character, then tying him right back into main MK lore at the end.

[@Persephone_07]

“Lord Raiden can you send anyone anywhere.” *nods* “Then send them all into a volcano or the bottom of the ocean.”

[@CanadianWolverine]

I didn't know Goblin Slayer was in this movie

[@theandroids]

Raiden: I could, but I cant get involved.

[@kongmengyang1098]

@@theandroids I can only get involved when a baby needs to be saved.... 😂

[@theandroids]

@@kongmengyang1098 Lucky for the baby there was no tournament...

[@justjohd6565]

@@theandroids Raiden: I MUST CONSULT WITH THE ELDER GODS

[@xeno200]

ironically kano being motivated by money is legit, its touched on in mk11 that when he has the power to get whatever he wants, money power whatever he comes to realize its the thrill of the chase that he loves. the rest eeehhhhhh

[@Prince-pd2uf]

but the problem with that is the fact that anyone who haven't played the game wouldn't know this which was the point of the video, alot of crap didn't make sense for movie only watchers and that was his main problem with video game movies

[@kb.brandyn6798]

He literally only joined them for money in the movie why wouldn't he leave them for more

[@brianfewer919]

@@kb.brandyn6798 Because: Winning for the good guys = Money still has value. Winning for the bad guys = World is practically destroyed, money is useless. Should have offered him POWER, not Money.

[@kb.brandyn6798]

@@brianfewer919 if you watched kabal literally said anything money could buy and yes they use currency in outworld

[@brianfewer919]

​@@kb.brandyn6798 No he didn't. "Kabal: Fight with us and you'll have more money then you know what to do with. Hell, you could turn this whole temple into your own casino if you wanted to. Just name your price then double it, then double it again. So what are you waiting for asshole. Kano: So what would I need to do?" End of scene. So you're making things up.

[@jamesleodelacruz]

Who else is here since the other video got taken down

[@carbootstudios2459]

me

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

I have total confidence that if I was given complete kreative freedom over a Mortal Kombat movie reboot I would successfully bridge the gap between just another videogame movie and an appealing story with developed characters and a simple plot that anyone can relate with.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Probably not.

[@pedroportela6476]

@@fightingmedialounge519 He'd probably do a hell of a better job than the people making this movie, that's for sure

[@fightingmedialounge519]

@@pedroportela6476 depends on his ideas and what the studio would allow.

[@gb.510]

-Thanos

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

@@fightingmedialounge519 That's the thing. Fuck studios, I would find a way to finance the movies myself just to have full creative freedom. Even if I had to get donations from MK fans around the world to do so.

[@bfbuilders]

“When you try to please everyone you end up pleasing no one” Have you ever heard that saying?

[@the_aimanrosdi588]

fax

[@lancermaza6726]

Disney’s Star Wars

[@chinyang1200]

Disney Mulan the live Action version . Also Disney is basically working for the Nazis now ( China )

[@Saucequatchfilmz]

You leave people more impressed when you don't try to impress them

[@LOTRFAN33]

Perhaps but in this case i don't see it applying. You can have a good story and also have the good action. They forgot the good story.

[@chazjohannsen]

Mortal Kombat 2021 is a 10 year old smashing together his older brother/dad’s Hot Toys MK figures, and he just learned how to say the F word that day. And Cole is the one toy that still fills the store shelves after each other character has already sold out.

[@luisr0987]

Lmao

[@witchhobbyz8914]

Cole is the “peg warmer” lol

[@hugofontes5708]

A "toy story" version of this story could as well have been better

[@witchhobbyz8914]

@Noneya Business hell yeah I agree 💯. Sub and scorpion will be scalped and sold on eBay for triple the price!!!

[@est.sar.9276]

This was like a well produced movie written by a 10 year old Mortal Kombat fan. Mortal Kombat 1 from the 90's still one of the best videogame based movie ever.

[@kyb7795]

Jax: you have been choosen Cole young: for what Me: my point exactly

[@kyb7795]

Everytime he dropped a Leonardo clip i died😂

[@LucasMp]

Can we just get a "subzero x scorpion kill the shit out of each other in medieval japan" movie? That's kind of the best part of MK for me, if I'm honest. And could be a really cool movie to stablish the basis of this universe

[@LordofSadFac]

honestly, a prequel movie exploring the rivalry between the Shirai Ryu and the Lin Kuei would be nice, the web series Mortal Kombat Legacy did a great job with it, so i dont see why we cant have a descent movie depicting it, besides the lack of the rest of the characters, of course.

[@Freakinger81]

Scorpion and Sub-Zero are the most beloved characters anyway for many Fans. I would be cool with a Prequel.

[@waltercomunello121]

as a prequel, it'd be awesome. IF done correctly. a lot of stuff can be concocted just with that simple setup.

[@diersteinjulien6773]

They honestly should have just went the cinematicuniverse way, since they planned to make multiple movies from the start. Begin with a big medieval Sub-Zero vs Scorpion movie Continue with a Jax / Sonya / Kano war movie Then a kung-fu movie with all the shaolin characters and THEN, you make the avengers. I mean, the mortal kombat tournament.

[@nyagah243]

I hope we get another animated film like Scorpion's Revenge tbh

[@578gzp]

I just don't get how you can have Mileena without Kitana. And not go into like...any backstory. They skipped so many steps for no context fights..and I'm sad about that.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

He wasn't asking for every to have an explanation. Just basic accuracy would be fine for him.

[@doodlejone6546]

I’m a Mileena fan but I just don’t think she belonged in this movie at all. She has a whole story line of her own and it’s weird without her even mentioning Kitana or Shao Kahn.

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

Yeah agreed. But I felt that way with pretty much every outworld character. Goro, Reiko, Mileena, and Nitara had no personality. Kabal was the only one who stood out I guess, but he felt super out of place among that group of warriors Shang Tsung had lol.

[@togucvinw7]

@@THE_BEAR_JEW And that was the problem Shang Tsung not being old for starters but also acting like he was THE big bad , even Mileena was acting like an underling when speaking to him in Outworld even tho she was always rebellious and seductive in nature

[@bmgdann5156]

another thing i hated is how they made scorpion needed help vs subzero butbin the game it always shows him beating subzero ass by his self

[@officiallynoname7945]

I would rewatch mortal kombat anyday. Absolute masterpiece... Kano’s dialogue that is

[@joshsiegel2765]

in the desert scene, Sonya did snap in that Kano had been rubbing the fact that he had a mark in her face, one he unjustly stole from someone else. Her way of snapping was letting him know that if she wanted to kill him, she would have at that point. In addition, there was an emotional tie in giving her some "feel good" serotonin after kicking his backside in a clean fight.

[@joshsiegel2765]

Also, the "Deadpool-style" second act was literally spoken about in the first half. Big tournament, Earth is at stake, gotta beat the evil people. It's pretty cut and dry, but that's how most action movies are.

[@MrDrProfessorAwesome]

I watched this movie and immediately thought that Cole should have been Kenshi. He should have been a former swordman that became blind but was still chosen to be a chosen warrior. Then when he gets his power he becomes psychic and becomes a great fighter. Boom, a better story with an established character.

[@amon__7187]

Cole should have not been in this movie in general. I remember many people stating why he was in the movie when you have hundreds of MK characters you could have used. The obvious choice was Johnny Cage and/or Liu Kang as the protagonist. Why wasn't the actor for Cole cast as Liu Kang?

[@giovanihardtfilho6187]

I remember people theorizing that cole young was just an americanization of kwai liang, young sub-zero's name Lets say these people are now in sadness

[@heitorpedrodegodoi5646]

@@giovanihardtfilho6187 É cara o poderia ter sido algo nesse naipe infelizmente não foi

[@alessandropereira4976]

@@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 ver um comentário em português no meio de comentários gringos bugou minha mente por uns 30 segundos kfjskdsjkxsk

[@heitorpedrodegodoi5646]

@@alessandropereira4976 É que eu ia falar em engrish só que o cara tem "filho" no nome ai meti um português.

[@apathyminus5925]

This video just proves that the original Mortal Kombat theme makes every thing more badass. This movie would have been a 10/10 if the song was just played on loop the whole time

[@jesusdicent2]

Realmente

[@joerieder6046]

If you wanna see a movie that feels very mortal Kombat-ish, I’d recommend Ninja Assassin, such a badass movie

[@Blades500]

Totally agree. Personally I thought two things going in 1) Sonya said in the trailer "it wiped out our entire platoon in seconds" so I thought Jax was part of a group who was going after him, not knowing what grave danger he was in, he loses his arms and really wants revenge 2) Cole was going to turn into Scorpion. Could have been cool.

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

Mortal Kombat is an excellent 13-minute film that sadly keeps going after that moment.

[@cauaviniciusguedes1434]

Yes, scorpion and sub zero opening was the best thing of this movie.

[@banik7414]

@@cauaviniciusguedes1434 when I watched that, I got excited and thought... "oh boy I'm up for a 8/10 really good video game movie. oh yeah"... after the next 20mims I had come to realise that it was gonna be the same old bullshit.

[@banik7414]

@Noneya Business i dunno why they keep doing it. it's not like they are experimenting cause it's been done a lot of times and has been hated almost every time. Don't the makers know that already? If they do, why do they make the same mistakes? If they don't, how the hell don't they?

[@silverblue73]

I like how the plot armor is so literal

[@silverblue73]

@Noneya Business There's the chance it was intended as a joke, which I'm inclined to believe given the rest of the movie

[@loganmcallister4635]

Holy shit, kano teleporting into a firing squad made me laugh way too hard

[@SirPreyasThe619]

From the trailers, I thought Scorpion would be the main character not some random descendant of his. It wouldn't have saved the film ,but the movie would've been better.

[@TheRealChrisTDH]

I like how Cole just knows Mileena’s name, even though it isn’t said once in the movie before

[@victhom19]

My guess is Cole overheard Shang Tsung calling her name in Outworld...for some unexplainable reason 🤣

[@lnsflare1]

"Mileena" is just Mortal Kombat Earth's analogue to calling an obnoxious lady "Karen." The fact that it actually turned out to be the right name this time is just the law of averages. On a related note, on Mortal Kombat Earth instead of "OK Boomer" they say "Whatevs, Eld(er Gods)."

[@Hannibal_Grim]

Raiden mistaking Samurai with Ninja makes me giggle.

[@Cuzjudd]

@@lnsflare1 thats good

[@Ayy_Doll_Fiddler]

@@lnsflare1 Whatevs, Eld.

[@dmacalpine353]

I think the solution you're alluding to was right under their noses: the Dragon Mark. If someone else with the Dragon Mark challenges you, you have to fight, or you die. If they fight and lose, the victor can still leave without performing a fatality, setting up Round 2.

[@robertthepunchwizard5964]

You sir make a very valid point and I only hope I get to see your version of the movie from an alternate dimension

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

@@robertthepunchwizard5964 Yeah with a 200$ budget it will turn out the best movie ever made

[@Blue-Apple-fc9eo]

@@ahabduennschitz7670 I have mixed feeling about mortal kombat movie

[@Notnow22]

But was that explained at all in the movie?

[@thenarrator1921]

But then again is there any necessity for the violence to happen though

[@AnthonyTrimble]

I am so glad you did not come out with praise for this movie as many other critics have done (simply to follow the herd IMO). You're the best reviewer Filmento!

[@artofmartialcinemaamc5334]

If you haven't seen it, The 4th Snake, The Fighters Den and History Behind the Warrior all have great reviews as well. HBTW is the best imo but 4th Snake is great too.

[@piguyalamode164]

I think the Sonic movie is one of the best at avoiding the video game movie curse... simply by making sure not to base the movie on any specific game, and to make sure to set everything up in a way such that not much exposition is needed. The other thing that the Sonic movie did is keep the cast of characters relatively small so you could actually have development and stuff. It also does reference much better, as most of them are either small enough to not be notable(green hills), or done in a way that actually compliments the story.

[@kingsman5121]

They need more than 1 hour 40 minutes for mortal kombat

[@antwanscott97]

Mortal Konbat 95 did JUST enough.

[@kingsman5121]

@@antwanscott97 yes but if you want to tell the story probably of the first game I’d say you’d need either a much longer movie or a Tv series

[@jaxisticspace4919]

@@kingsman5121 its a prequel to the tournament

[@Pedro38906]

They should have made it just about Scorpy and Suby

[@allenmurallo3730]

@@jaxisticspace4919 But was it a good idea to have this movie set up the tournament rather than having it already established?

[@joaofrancisco7289]

Potential first scene of the sequel: cole young has a heart attack

[@puppylover4865]

Yes

[@benjim8462]

Yes

[@philtess3126]

No, I wanna see Cole go and meet Johnny Cage, then Johnny just fkn massacre the guy and takes the mark

[@crodo123]

if there is a god lol

[@kennethsatria6607]

Yknow the easy solution is him being killed by Goro, or maybe Shao Khan like Jax or Kung lao he dies for the greater good

[@lathrael7152]

"can we chose our weapons?" Raiden" yes, why you ask?" "And you can teleport anyone anywhere you want right?" Raiden"yes?!" "I choose a thermonuclear warhead as a weapon. Can you teleport them to there, like, now?"

[@Da_Trash_Panda]

18:39 That edit was beautiful, nearly fell out of my chair.

[@GeeklyGoods]

Scorpion: *Speaks Japanese the entire movie* Scorpion later in the movie: GET OVER HERE! Scorpion Afterward: *Speaks only Japanese again*

[@purplespark8]

It makes 'sense' ... it's like people who can't speak English but only learn a few key words and phrases and some derogatory words

[@neonpiranha3664]

Hell is fire, brimstone, and English class

[@purplespark8]

To someone who replied and deleted the comment. That is why I've used the word in inverted commas. As I'm just trying to defend it even though I know the OP is right.

[@lnsflare1]

It has always been an integral part of Scorpion's character arc that he is obsessed with idol singers, and he got in the habit of randomly shouting that particular english phrase after listening to The Sparkling Yuki-nyan 5's hit single "Get Over Here (Into My Kokoro)" on loop for 36 hours straight. This lead to the eventual revelation that his wife and child had contracted the hit on their entire family themselves.

[@hugofontes5708]

@@neonpiranha3664 I was about to reply exactly that lmao

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

Scorpion's Revenge did everything this movie did but better. Plus actually featured the Mortal Kombat tournament

[@LordofSadFac]

@Mark Reynolds could you elaborate on that? i havent and dont have intentions to watch the movie ever since i saw Blackleena, that rised a huge red flag for me. And it didnt helped that Jax's actor lately saying that the 95 movie was racist for casting a white actor for Raiden, even though in the games he is always protrayed as caucasian.

[@bilbobaggins3068]

@@LordofSadFac Mileena being black was enough for you to not watch the film? Out of everything that could’ve prevent you from seeing the movie, it was that?

[@LordofSadFac]

@@bilbobaggins3068 yes, and its because lately there is a trend to change the race and gender of the characters, and when they do that most of the time they cast someone not based on their acting, but their race and/or gender, thats why i saw Blackleena as quite a red flag.

[@possessorofgreatness7620]

@@LordofSadFac despite i hate SJWs Its hard to deny your logic is plain racist.

[@LordofSadFac]

@@possessorofgreatness7620 maybe its racist, but its not wrong. Lately multiple studios pull that off, just look at Batwoman Season 2 for a good example of Race Casting.

[@ImKhaos.]

Mortal Kombat would be really good as a series, rather than a movie. There’d be time to actually flesh out emotions and stories while also throwing in lots of random fights that don’t have too much meaning. But even then that meaning can be born through the extra time they’d have to push the story more

[@91earthlink]

Laughed out loud when Cole's bracelet turned into one of the worst suits I've seen on screen

[@Belicure]

You’re right actually. Cole’s entire purpose is to be a stand in for the audience who gets all the questions about the lore explained to him. They stated this

[@JustLikeAFlower]

@@marblejar786 because he is the fixture for part 2 they wanted us to know who this random guy who pieces the story together. Then had Kano be the comedic relief

[@Belicure]

@@marblejar786 that’s another reason this movie sucks. They also stated they didn’t want Johnny cage in the lead because they didn’t like the idea of a masculine white male taking the lead. I’m not lying.

[@mrii114]

which is absolutely unnecessary when you make a movie about a game that is decades old, has multiple sequels, and is actively being played by your target audience.

[@mrii114]

@@Belicure so instead they got the most bland, milk toast Asian dude they can get as the lead and give him the role with absolutely no character whatsoever. Hmm... Good choice.

[@Cuzjudd]

@@mrii114 and the story is basic anyway

[@protus3882]

All that’s missing is that someone who would peek into the scene and shout in falsetto, “TOASTYYY!”

[@richardgray9284]

For like 15 years I always thought he said “ whoopsie” hahaha

[@dizzlef80]

Someone did say toasty, it was early in the movie but I forget what scene, I think it was one of kano's scenes

[@eyesofstatic9641]

@@richardgray9284 my childhood is ruined

[@our_illumination949]

They could do it in an after credits scene just for fun... But if they do a sequel, Johnny will most likely say it.

[@Frank-zv4up]

there's barely any deep character establishment. when i watched this with my friend, we were both confused with the relationship between the main character and the girl in his corner. we initially thought it was the girlfriend because cole looks pretty young so we assumed they were like ex-highschool sweethearts or something. then, when the girl's mom appeared we were like "oh, i guess the girl is comfortable showing off her bf to her mom". then, it was revealed that THE GIRL WAS THE DAUGHTER AND THE MOM WAS HIS WIFE so we bursted out laughing and inadvertently created this weird backstory where MC is the mom's boytoy (because the wife looks a bit older than mc) but they have this weird open relationship where the mom and daughter shares the main character. half our enjoyment was making fun of the characters

[@shadygod337]

When Scorpion shouts Bi-Han, it makes me feel the chills. The Actor for Sub-Zero and Scorpion are so cool. They are the ones who carried this entire movie, even with it's lack of reasonable plot. Perhaps that is why the end fight of Sub-Zero Vs Scorpion was even more dissapointing.

[@LordCornshoe]

"Raiden, can you teleport anyone anywhere?" I literally facepalmed when I saw that scene.

[@Jephboyardeee]

😂😂😭😭👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@WhiteZelda]

That literally kills evertything that has happened until that point ? Cole and jax are in danger? teleport the fuckers!! The outworld leader comes up to fighf ? Teleport the fuckers away instead of putting a barrier. Were getting smashed to pieces by the bad guys? TELEPORT EVERYONE AT ONCE!!! Its not like its tiring for him to do it.

[@sanjaysnAp]

Same 😂🙄

[@Cuzjudd]

@@WhiteZelda And yet everyone in the cast or crew managed to avoid it hitting them in the face

[@channeljohnnyYT]

this entire movie felt like a bunch of youtubers got together to make a fan made movie

[@calthekonqueror312]

Except those are actually good sometimes.

[@shadowrage2593]

hahaha exactly my words, shouda been on youtube originals or syfy

[@power50001562]

Mortal Kombat Legacy is already a thing!

[@blessethishe]

Felt more like a school film project. This is the worst movie I've seen this year

[@BlazerK1914]

MK Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is the superior Mortal Kombat film. Period.

[@StateBlaze1989]

Every time he said mma I thought he was saying anime, and that made it way funnier when combined with Cole's plot armor.

[@chris-likesfilms4496]

A certain company has blocked your transformers video and I wonder why?

[@dropkick2224]

Finally a video about transformers that wasn’t bashing it.

[@mattfromwiisports2468]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was part of Paramounts plan to sweep that dumpster fire under the rug, they allow criticism of it but not praise of it

[@adamgray1753]

As a friendly warning, Filmento, do beware that Dead Meat got his Mortal Kombat Kill Count video Copyrighted. This was due to the original MK theme song being in his video. You have a variety of cover MK theme songs in your video. So feel free to reach out to Dead Meat if your video gets Copyrighted.

[@shaqtinoah]

James covered the song with saxophone playing of his own to get around it in the re release so filmento could probably use James saxophone clips

[@adamgray1753]

Good idea, @@shaqtinoah.

[@BreakfastAtNoon]

WB will strike even without audio, they strike Angry joe based on background footage alone even when it's from the trailer.

[@Ecchi_Kun]

PewDiePie video also got copyrighted for using mk theme song for 3 seconds and they wanted full money of the video so he just made the video silent for those 3 seconds

[@mjgfromdallas]

So many things bothered me but I love how Sonya just forgot about Jax. No emotion, no worry, just "where is jax?? Eh, oh well." These two went to war with each other so you know that would create a big bond. This movie should've been on Sci-Fi.

[@dorstefan]

This is the effect of being in the Friend Zone.

[@rodrelackerman9324]

Sonya didn't want to be "Blacked"

[@jiggerblayne]

@@dorstefan clearly you don’t think men and women can be friends.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@rodrelackerman9324 she already did. But no joke, they're just friends.

[@Pseunolia]

"HE DID/SAID IT, HE DID/SAID THE THING" this whole movie in a nutshell.

[@ironreed2654]

I mostly just didn't like the addition of a new character, even though adding a Scorpion descendant could definitely work if they had the time to flesh it out in game first. This is still definitely the 2nd best Mortal Kombat movie and might be top 10 for all video game movies...Id have trouble thinking of 8 other good examples. Edit: Having Cole become the new Scorpion would of made way to much sense, they could reboot the games on that idea its so good.

[@Mr_Case_Time]

And Shang Tsung never changed his appearance, which is, like, his thing.

[@abejamanlapelicula5595]

To be fair Shang Tsung didn't fought on this movie, hopefully they make a sequel

[@nwoudochiobinna3673]

@@abejamanlapelicula5595 nah...he should have shape shifted and Led them into a trap like he did in Mk1995

[@petes1772]

This movie felt like it was two completely different scripts smashed into one. My brain still hurts thinking about how moments of brilliant cinematography (like Subzero's hailstorm attack on the ice cream shop) are in the same movie as Kung Lao loudly announcing "Flawless Victory!" to himself as his friends are getting their asses kicked.

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

It's like the first act was written by one guy and the second and third act by the other

[@omgnumbers9944]

I hated that Kung Lao part so much

[@CahyoPrabowo]

and in the game "flawless victory" should be achieved without getting a single hit.

[@Smido83]

@@CahyoPrabowo He never got hit in that fight against Nitara, did he? At least that was true. Still, realy stupid to bring that line in this situation!

[@taxcollector6959]

Y'know people gotta see the line between "This was a well made movie" and "This was an enjoyable movie" This was a case of that.