i found a clip on youtube that im not 100 percent sure that its official, but it showed the start of a Sub Zero/Liu Kang fight. And Kung Lao has one hell of an entrance!
The film has opened internationally and reviews are starting to come in.
https://geekculture.co/geek-review-mortal-kombat-2021/ - 8.3/10
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/ente...bat-movie-review-gleefully-violent-video-game - 3.5/5
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/cityti...film-gamer-simon-mcquoid-earthrealm-hollywood - 3/5
https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.z...-a-flawless-victory-but-certainly-victorious/ - positive
Note: I scanned the reviews looking for info specifically on the fight scenes and choreography since that's what I'm here for. Outlook: EXCELLENT!
https://geekculture.co/geek-review-mortal-kombat-2021/ - 8.3/10
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/ente...bat-movie-review-gleefully-violent-video-game - 3.5/5
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/cityti...film-gamer-simon-mcquoid-earthrealm-hollywood - 3/5
https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.z...-a-flawless-victory-but-certainly-victorious/ - positive
Note: I scanned the reviews looking for info specifically on the fight scenes and choreography since that's what I'm here for. Outlook: EXCELLENT!
This is all i ask, a decent action flick that honors the source material.
No oscars needed.
I had high hopes for the fight scenes given it's a $50+ million movie whose most famous cast member is Hiroyuki Sanada. HYYYYYYYPE!
I have an fb friend that lives in thailand who saw it and said it was dope. I didn't read all his impressions cause i didn't want to get spoiled, but he said he didn't like kano (maybe just cause his character is meant to be unlikeable)
His friend that watched it with him said "it was worth having to quarantine after" since Thailand is facing another lockdown. i'd say that's a glowing endorsement?
His friend that watched it with him said "it was worth having to quarantine after" since Thailand is facing another lockdown. i'd say that's a glowing endorsement?
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Apparently there was screening in Russia or Russian theaters got it first I guess. A lot of russian reviewers say it was good some great.
i was spoiled but there werent a lot of details. it looks like they added moredetails/backstory from the games and changed one major thing.
Awesome to see it's getting good reviews. Didn't know what to expect from it I'm but excited to watch it.
Here's hoping for a sequel, things are looking good if they changed things from the leaked script.
Not sure if that would make sense. Isn't smoke the reincarnation of the subzero that's being used in this movie?
In international markets, which are known to be less elitist than the US
I came to say Noob Saibot (sarge beat me to it though lol). Bi-Han was Sub then Noob, Kuai Liang is probably the most familiar SZ as it is him as such in X and 11.
And Smoke's friend, so he's probably not gonna be a thing until the sequel.
I don't know if there's anything in the movie that foreshadows Cage being in a sequel (haven't seen it yet) but my current headcannon is:
Ten years after the events of the MK1 movie, Cole Slaw (who is reknown for his sweet exploited by Dana White UFC fighting skills) gets hired to play the bad guy/hired goon of bad guy in a Johnny Cage movie. Raiden returns to inform Cole Onoscopy that he's needed once again to save Earthrealm this time from Shao Kahn. Angry and suspicious of Cole Nelsanders's claims that he can't finish Ninja Mime III because of "a life or death manner", he surveils Kole and Raiden leading to him being unintentionally roped into the war against Shao Kahn.
Is it just because the plot itself is cheesy and they take it too seriously? Do the actors suck? Fight scenes are actually bad?
I guess my first question would just be if you could elaborate a bit more on your issues without spoiling?
With pleasure:
The acting is really bad and the only actor I could recognize is the one playing Scorpion.
The cheesy part comes from the quotes of the videogame being thrown randomly like "Flawless victory", "XXX wins" etc, some times when a quote like them is said the actor would stare at the camera which makes it even more cheesy lol.
The fights are like a 2021 action movie fight scene, full of cuts and its hard to follow whats going on...they are kinda brief though? So nothing extremly bad but nothing memorable either.
The spoiler part below details 2 of the characters and their role in the movie (not plot wise but still):
Kano is used as the comedy character during the first half, he does all the jokes and acts like an asshole...eventually you get tired of him after a while, the main character as far as I know isn't in one of the games but even if they had room to build him as someone interesting they fail, his sub plot is just "I have to protect my family"
Well that's simultaneously more disappointing than I expected despite having serious reservations given this is directed by a first time director who has only made commercials prior to this.
Seems like they basically tried to make a grounded movie but including the most cheesy parts of the game as fan service....which just makes it cringe when you are being self serious.
But hearing that even the fight scenes are forgettable is dissapointing. Seemed that was poised to be the one thing that would make the movie tolerable.
Feels like this will be an HBOMax view for me then. If i got the vaccine in time I thought maybe I'd wait and make this my return movie, but unless you both are extreme outliers, sounds like it's not worth the extra money.
Gotta say, as hype as the day and date HBOMax stuff was supposed to be, everything they've released besides Judas and the Black Messiah has been passable(Kong vs Godzilla) to disappointing(WW84, now seemingly this).
