Matt: 14:47 I just wanna see Liu Kang and "Get Over Here" at least once... 15:29 - Liu Kang appears and Matt loses it 23:23 - "Get Over Here..." Matt: They said it! They said the thing!
Scorpion (Hanzo Hasashi, dude from the start of the movie) is the one who says Get Over Here, Liu Kang is the guy they train with who throws fireballs, Matt was saying two seperate things
' Hey Matt, I've got some intro ideas. For *Wonder Woman* I'm gonna need you to spin around with no clothes on, for *Mortal Kombat* I'm gonna fight you, that all good? '
I come back 2 years later to watch this and go to the comments sees this comment makes myself laugh and then realizes it was my comment from 2 years ago. Thanks for all the likes and I miss these videos
This was so fun seeing Matt enjoy this. I was worried he'd like not know or be like bored with this. But I agree with most everyone here too. The movie isn't great, but it's super fun. I felt like a kid again watching all the battles and you know... I'd like to see more! When Scorpion comes in I felt like the Leonardo Dicaprio meme pointing at the screen haha awesome reactions!
I think the non focused powers are from bodly weakness or trauma. Kano's laser coming from the eye that got slashed, Jaxs arms, Cole gets Wakanda armor for being a human punching bag.
yup, thats kinda how i saw it too, when their Akana got realized it buffed their strengths/weakness. Jax was a powerhouse but lost his arms and got small cybernetic ones, so it powered up what he had at realization. Cole was a punching bag for years in fights, so the Akana gave him the armor to absorb hits and redirect the power behind said hits. no idea on Kano, altho what you said for him could be it. and Sonya, they just wanted her to have her rings from the games(altho in 11 i believe she uses tech for the rings)....../shrugs.
@@yt20244account I would say his real power is teleportation,he was just raised and trained to use his hat but then idk how he makes it come back to him*shrugs*
Using this take, i would say that Sonya arkana came from the fact that she is a great fighter but how everyone treat her, her fist weren't enough, so now she can one shot oponents. And Kung Lao, is more hard to say because we didn't get a backstory like with Liu Kang, but i can gather that he has a Thor-Mjolnir type of relation with the hat and just like with Jax arms, when needed, the hat got a upgrade.
I like how they actually used moved from the game in this one, like sub-zero making an ice copy and moving backwards during the end fight was a quick one that I am sure some people missed. I am looking forward to the sequel when he comes back as Noob Saibot.
The powers in this film are unlocked once the character achieves some form of enlightenment or lessons learned...and the powers always show up is form that appears to connect to their backstory or details about them. Jax and Kano are the more obvious to point out. Jax felt he couldn’t do anything with those dinky chicken arms so his power was enhancing the tech in his arms to make them ultra powerful and huge. Kano his power stemmed from his anger and temper...showing up in the form of a red eye that shoots lasers. Cole (I think I’m the only person who likes him maybe because I found him to be attractive and a way better actor than any of the other main characters...besides Kano and Sub Zero). His powers stemmed from his introduction scene...he could take a beating if he would just not give up...once he had something pushing him to not give up the powers unlocked. And they showed up in the form of being able to turn all hits he receives into strengthening himself making his blows more powerful. Not quite sure how Sonya’s powers tie to her back story BUT IM GLAD THEY WENT WITH THE ONE THEY VERSUS THE OTHER POWERS SHE HAS IN THE GAMES (like the Kiss of Death is dope however in a movie like this it would be underwhelming)....same goes for if she had limited flight ability that allowed her to stay airborne for a few seconds at a time and if she just got a decked out highly advanced futuristic drone/turret.
Lui Kang mentions that it was his job to gather all of Earth's champions. A near-dead Jax is the only one he found, off screen. The others came to him at his desert house.
Sonic, Pikachu and MK1 were the best video game movies. I vividly remember watching MK1 in theatres and the beginning credits and song were loud AF and it was freaking awesome!
MK1 was a horrible movie. It's fun because it's so horrible, but it's in no way a "great" video game movie, as it completely butchers several characters not only in looks but also in character.
My favorite part hands-down has to be the three sweeps of the leg. That pissed every Mortal Kombat player in the early days when someone would just sweep the leg over and over and over again to win.
@@rolandmata6395 ill assume you mean The Night Comes for Us. That movie is amazing and I can’t wait for the sequels but it still doesn’t hold a candle to Warrior imo.
Holden keep up the great work man you are killing it right now i love watchin yalls reviews matt 2 glad ur channels have had the opportunity to grow due to the support u get from us thank u fl represent
I just watched last year’s Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge which is an animated film on Hbo max and it was fantastic. I highly recommend it. Imagine a mixed animation style of anime and Young Justice. Really awesome
I agree with everything Matt said. Finally! 😂 it’s like watching these I’m always waiting for Matt and I to agree on something and yeah everything he said I agreed with 😂
Hiroyuki Sanada (Scorpion) was in Avengers: Endgame fighting Hawkeye in the streets of Japan Lewis Tan (Cole Young) was also in Deadpool 2 as Shatterstar
Holden, you said in some reactions that you are a Christian, that's why it is always important to see such productions through the biblical glasses, because we have to point out "what" Hollywood is doing here with such productions as Mortal Kombat. EXAMPLE: Most important persons of the Bible God, the father, the Lord of hosts (Isiah 6:3, KJV) Jesus Christ, the son (John 3:16) The devil, the "God of this world" (2. Corinthian 4:4, Luke 4:5-7, Ephesians 6:12) Humans as parts of this fallen/sinful world (Genesis 3:17) with souls, for which Gods biggest enemy is fighting for (1. Peter 5:8) First location:A fallen world, which will be destroyed at the end of days (2. Peter 3:10), before the Lord will make all new (Revelation 21:1, 5) Second location:The kingdom of Jesus Christ, who isn't a part of this world (John 18:36) and where the angelic hosts live (Luke 2:13) Most important persons in Mortal Kombat Shinnok, the father, ruler about the unexhaustible legions of Outworld (Isiah 6:3, KJV) Shao Kahn, the son (John 3:16) Raiden, the "Thundergod of this world" who patronizes it (2. Corinthian 4:4, Luke 4:5-7, Ephesians 6:12) Humans as a part of this world (Genesis 3:17), some of them try to protect this world united with Raiden when evil forces from Outworld come (1. Peter 5:8). First location:The world of humans, who made it together with Raiden to beat Shao Kahn and to save the world in the films, during all of them lose in the series. After this, the humans world becomes annexed from Outworld, so thanks to Shao Kahn the humanly world is not longer the same, because he makes all new (Revelation 21:1, 5). Second location:Outworld, the dark empire which isn't from this world (John 18:36) and where Shao Kahns unexhaustible legions live (Luke 2:13) CONCLUSION: A real satanist knows the bible perfectly (for effective attacks you must know your enemies), so it's no surprise when they use this knowledge to mix up good and evil, what the bible is warning for (Isiah 5:20, 23).In these films viewers start to sympathise with Gods enemies, during they get an aversion against the Lord and his followers without to notice what's going on (an efficient method to influence people on a bad way).Of course, people who never read the bible don't "see" IT and it's one of the missions for any Christian to expose the fruitles deeds of darkness, because the son themself gave all of us this mission brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 5:11). Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather EXPOSE THEM. Hope you see, what I mean, there is some SciFi which is to be completely re-evaluated when you use biblical Glasses, not all the stuff I think, but a lot of this.
Um.. I wanna know if it is bad because I watched this movie and I am not even 13 yet but I played the actual game when I was 6 and my little sister is 3 and we both loved the gore and blood and thought it was super cool......do we need help? Is that bad for our childhood?
@@tiaramnarine5160 short answer: no. Long answer: gore and blood is like horror movies: they work only when you're a kid or a young teen. It's extremely hard for me to be shocked or scared. It's been hard for 20+ years now, and I miss the times when I would watch a scary movie and then be afraid of lying in my bed in the dark, hoping to fall asleep quickly, until freddy came and screwed that whole strategy up. There will come a day when you'll become completely inmune to that feeling and you'll miss it too. So I say: if you are into it, always try to watch things that you're "too young to watch", because once you're old enough to handle it, you're old enough for it not to be memorable. As long as you and your sister don't go out and try to cut people's head off with a hat I'd say you're ok.
The director is a fan of the games You don’t fit it all in one movie you build it up with a bunch of movies The story was a unique interpretation The movie is successful
@@FredMaverik Where in the world did you hear that? The writer specifically knew most about the games: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Co_n37c_-Y4.html
@@FredMaverik Yeah they probably dint know nothing about the games at first then start doing they research for this movie cause if you dint realize Nitara and Reiko is from the old mortal Kombat games, then throughout the movie you can see and hear stuff that’s from the game so it sounds to me they did they research, and this movie is low budget they only had 50 million to make this and they also had time restriction, the director said a lot of stuff was cut and I love this movie and if it was a big budget film I’ll be okay with it I can’t wait for the second one🔥
I have spent the past few hours helping my roommate pack and prepare their PODS to be picked up in 2 days (and tbh...they seriously are unprepared...) I provide that context to emphasize just how much I needed those first 30 seconds...those alone made me laugh and distracted me for the 30 seconds i needed to change the Track my Emotional Train was running on.
As a huge MK fan the Lore is the best part of it all and still the MK9 game with all the cutscenes is the quintessental MK "movie" to watch. This movie was dissapointing :( the 95 movie is still better even though the effects and backstory on important characters were bad
The fights and effects were great, also the main characters all looked like an did things like they are supposed, but Cole was awful, it should have been J Cage, Cole literally has 'plot armor' as his ability
@narmaK I do hope the next movies are better. Im not against anyone that likes this, i did enjoy the first time watching, but the 2nd time i noticed all the flaws alot more, the bad acting, bad writing, plot holes. As a huge fan i was hoping for more.
@@MattLaneFitness if thats you next to Holden then you . Im sure you dont do that at a theater but thats also why I stopped going to theaters long ago . What I dont get is that talking so much makes you miss things as well , like when you missed the " flawless victory " .
@@kevinkuptz7397 you see an edited for time version of a movie that we watch at full length. I understand your perspective however it’s skewed. Respect though.
@@MattLaneFitness I will admit the 2nd half was better then 1st half . I wrote the comment while watching and for the first part I couldnt even hear the movie . As far as the movie itself there were so many plot holes biggest being how Raiden banished Shang Tsung at the end to Outworld ..... begs the question why didnt he do that before .
I swear Jenna and Matt are long lost relatives, oh and also Jenna brought up that she loves Sub-zero because he has such presents.... anyone getting Darth Vader vibes😂😂😂 Edit: I meant to say Jen
If you want a deeper understanding to this movie there is an animation movie kinda like this but focuses more on sub-zero and scorpion. It's called scorpions revenge if you are interested.
9:20 also in a show called Warrior. Originally on cinemax but canceleld when the channel decide to slow down ob original shows. Back in jan hbo bought the show and stream on hbomax. After good reception from new fans the show got picked up officially and a new season is planned.
As soon as I saw this pop up, I clicked instantly. The intro was amazing lol. I grew up loving these video games. I saw both original movies in the theaters with my dad. When I saw that they were doing an R rated movie, I got excited because I wanted to see where they went. I was like Matt when I saw it in the theater last weekend. So nostalgic, and the fight choreography is so good. Joe Taslim as Bi-Han was a perfect choice. I never thought Sub Zero could be so scary. Our local Comic Con is coming back in June, and there is supposed to be an announcement dealing with Mortal Kombat. It sounds like some actors or someone associated with the franchise is going to be there. If they get Joe Taslim, I am going to lose it. I am cosplaying as Sub Zero at the Con. I loved this movie, and while the originals still hold a place in my heart, this one I feel like is definitely better.
The effect that nostalgia can have on a person. The fact that he was a fan of the video game in his youth come to life in a movie is what triggered his excitement. Pretty much how we all were with Star Wars, Marvel and other big franchises.
I think they built the movie not only around Scorpion vs Sub-Zero, but to avoid Johnny Cage being the main character and made Cole Young as his replacement. Thing is, JC has almost never been the main character, but the comic relief. Kano took Johnny's spot and it should have been Liu Kang's story. Next up, the animated Scorpion's Revenge movie.
Holden you guys have to do a my friend watches Invincible season 1. They just had the finale on Friday it’s only 8 episodes and I believe everyone will love it and seeing everyone’s reaction would be priceless.
Holden, could you probably do a "my gf watches" of the Christopher Reeve Superman movies or the '89 Batman movie? I'd be interested in seeing Jen's reaction to them.
You guys have to watch the 95 mk......the 90’s era....is so much competent with the story cause its so basic....if you want the gore the 2021 is there for you but the story of how MK goes down is the “95 Mk” or “scorpions revenge” is even more accurate
I also heard a rumor that they are wanting to turn this into like an MCU type universe and have different characters have their own solo movies and then have the Mortal Kombat movies be like the Avengers where they all come together. That's why Sub Zero is signed on for so many movies. 1 or 2 are actually solo movies
If this was their plan then they made a horrible decision on this movie. They already had a poor man's tournament. Killed off main characters. Very stupid movie that will never achieve the plans they have.
@@LordMesa well again it's just rumored and no character really dies. They can easily bring back any character cause just like in the game when you die there's always round 2 or you can play the same character next etc. So they have options. Lol
@@LordMesa the movie actually achieved a lot lol. It’s the most watched HBO movie on it’s opening weekend. Considering the fact that they had a very small budget for what they were trying to do. Also not all the characters who “died” are permanently dead. Shang Tsung literally says this before taking their bodies. And if characters not staying dead is a problem well then you’re watching the wrong franchise
@@jordanscott4543 Dude this movie was shit. Most watched HBO movie doesn't mean anything. What mediocre Gozilla or Justice League 1.5? I don't care if characters come back if it makes sense but I have ZERO faith in the director.
Awesome intro, The Star Wars edits are hilarious. Sub Zero was too OP. Some of the acting Cole and his family were flat and lame. This movie was just pieced together. Kano was the bright spot. Scorpion was very well done as well. Unfortunately this movie is a 6 at best and I wish I could give it more. Slightly better than Annihilation.
I swear the story between scorpion Sub-Zero and hell even Quan chi has always been one of my favorite parts of mortal Kombat of all the little stories I feel like scorpions is just the most poetic Being a kid you realize Sub-Zero is the best fighter because he looks cool and heroic Being an adult you realize scorpion is the true hero and best fighter and his story is both tragic and make him the true hero of mk That being said you guys need to see scorpions revenge I know it's an animated movie but hell if you and Matt like this that basically goes into full depth with scorpions origins and everything you need to know I'm sending you a copy as we speak man so I hope you enjoy
