My Thoughts on Mortal Kombat 2021 - Cinemassacre Review 

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Fatality!

James, turn on Dolby Dynamic Range or search for Night Mode on your Sound System so the volume is normalized between dialog and action scenes.

Yai

Solid movie!!!

That the only move you know!?

@Brian Babin yes but what if you are moving forward? You have to know exactly when the attack will hit just to know when to back away to block.

This was easily my favorite part as well I couldn't stop laughing. Its exactly what a player in game does to inexperienced players and its one of the most frustrating things to happen in fighting games

@Brian Babin which games are better? street fighter or MK?

@Brian Babin I grew up with both MK and SF. Having a block button's really not as big a deal as people make it out to be.

*Kreate A Fighter

@@SihirbazTsar55 thanks! Fixed it!

Lol my thoughts exactly. Definitely the worst part of the movie

Could've been worse - could've been Mokap.

@@michaelwilson5114 or Taven

Amen!

Indeed

Big facts!

Yep! It wasn’t horrible but I was definitely disappointed. I think they’re supposed to make like 2 or 3 more movies. I’m not sure why they just didn’t do a 1 season like 8 episode deal.

I had super huge problems with it should have been a Netflix series would be better

I instantly thought of ethereal armor

so when cole goes to hollywood, he wont change his name, cole is cage

@@jamesbohnenkamp925 Bruh He is going to Hollywood for Johnny Cage

@@jeffsterc1657 we'll have to wait and see, the only artistic liberty taken here is johnny cage being a descendant of scorpion, which isnt far fetched, anyone's grandpa could have been scorpion 😎

@@jamesbohnenkamp925 Cole Young is not Johnny cage ok i need to stop following this thread too many dumb people

I was starting to get that vibe too and was really worried. Glad they didn't go that route.

Funny, I thought the SAME thing for a moment there. Like the spirit of Hanzo was going to possess his body and 'transform' him into Scorpion to fight Sub-Zero. I too am glad that they didn't go that route.

Glad I wasn't the only one

Same

I was hoping he would. I don't much care for Cole, and it'd be more accurate for Scorpion to go the route of his revenge blinding him I'd think.

another portal, not realm

No one's ever really gone.

Making the tournament completely pointless.

@@starstarstar4643 he was wrong about the quote so I corrected him

@@grimmnekrokvlt The tournament will be in the next movie dum dum.

Like the East Warehouse on Lairdman in the original TMNT movie.

Also, during the Sub-Zero vs Jax fight they had one of Sub-Zero's moves on the back graffiti and the many posters of Sonya's wall and Raiden's temple had other MK characters like Great Kung Lao, Goro, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Nightwolf, Kotal Kahn, Argus and Delia. Also some trinkets in Raiden's Temple were Shinnok's Amulet(which Kano tried to steal) and Kitana's fans.

Wow the easter egg i found except obvious johnny cage is only nightwolf

Ed boon and john tobias

Yes! So awesome! But he was defeated way to fast. Not cool!

Facts. Kung Lao was my main in MK2 and one of my favorite overall in the series. His character was one of the highlights of this film.

The cgi was not done well at all

@@robertcain5930 the actor wasn't CGI I saw a set video of him in you tube practicing his entrance...(when he pops out of the hat)

I guess he pulled off a real "hat" trick there? I'll be here all week.

That had me laughing so hard, it’s so subtle it’s perfect

That killed me lol

I thought someone in my theater said that. Loooool

Kano was on 🔥 in this film. 😂

Waaaaahhhhh waaaaahhhhhh

Watch the credits

It appeared when scorpion used get over here

@@Sceptile-hc4dg For like 2 seconds, and it was still mundane cinematic nonsense.

Somebody didnt put attention to the movie

*Would've or would have

Felt like a two part pilot for a TV show.

@Harper Swankitanas fans are also in the movie despite kitana not being in it

I agree and people don’t seem to see that or understand that

A sequel that, considering how bad it's performing, it will never happen.

It's almost like Shao Khan has her locked up or something

All roads lead to Sub Zero

That's so funny

You people think you are smart but look dumb as literally all delivery services don't turn left. It's very possible to get where you are going with only right turns. You obviously don't understand roadworks

@@TimeBomb014X just Zero

@@greengamerguy623 bruh

Those monks actually graduated from MIT.

It was supposed to be him "finding his arcana" I took it as they're playing his powers as some kind of technomancer. He's always shot energy beams and heated them up so they can play into it that way. So while it wasn't necessary to change his backstory it fits with this universe

The whole movie was odd things making absolutely no sense

How was actually Jaxx transfered to the monks ?

@@darthvader9939 I'm really curious how Jax came up as fighting some ninja, and now hes missing, and Sonja just kinda welp...im gonna go to this Raiden place with this guy I never met...ehh..jax will be fine im sure.

I don’t know why but that scene murdered me 😂. Replayed it a couple times.

@@Tizjiz lol 😆 😂 same

That scene killed me because it’s how I picture myself reacting in a situation like that. He’s just in the middle of the desert and walks up to them 😂

Gachimuchi REFERENCE!

Kano’s response is the same exact reaction that I had to Liu Kang’s portrayal in this film. The Liu Kang from the 95 version was way better.

I believe Liu Kang says “Fatality” while fighting Kabal.

@@gabrielarredondo3825 flawless victory- Kung Lao

@@gabrielarredondo3825 that had to be the most hilarious scene in the movie

This is the comment I was looking for as I pause this video. Thank you.

I was gonna say, I thought I remembered hearing it, I just couldn't remember the when and who.

Looks like he stole it from the DCEU's wardrobe department.

It’s armor. Plot armor.

His armor reminded me of my bronze armor in man with the iron fist

I thought he was wearing a weaved basket 🧺

I died laughing when I realized his power was literal plot armor

I was kinda disappointed they just made him a monster rather than a character.

@@falshion1837 they did at least refer to his name and not just the generic "reptilian" title.

They should have our heroes being attacked by an invisible enemy early on and let the audience guess what's going on. Only to reveal that it was reptile at the end. Would've been cooler that way.

@@falshion1837 well thats actually his true form and how hes depicted in mortal kombat deadly alliance

I don’t know why he just didn’t spray acid everywhere and instead just resorts to hand to hand combat

Uncaged

@@xxJayman99xx TrueUnderDawgGaming

Not accurate either

@@SirJosephPesci *FINALLY, I FOUND SOMEONE WHO SAID IT*

@@Pibbledibble69 I heard a lot of the not positive comments get erased usually

Nooooo, Annihilation was trash

@@lilmagic.tv2336 and this was too! A bit better but trash nonetheless.

@@SchmergDergen trash.....no, it's wasn't a home run but wasn't a total flop either. Yes the movie was very fast paced and I wasn't a fan of it jumping in between different fight scenes at once and yes there was a huge lack of buildup behind backstories and overall the whole plot of what Mortal Kombat was supposed to be about. The biggest problem that people have with this movie and why they hate it so much is because of the fact that they don't understand that this is just the icing on the cake not the entire cake itself or in other words this is just like a chapter one of a book not the entire story itself. You have the right to think of this movie however you wish but at the end of the day there's still a lot of people who really enjoyed this film and as long as it was better than Annihilation then nobody really can't complain because all the questions empty plots are supposed to be for the next movie. I support them making more Mortal Kombat sequels after this sorry you don't feel the same

Janet: "Hello. Welcome to my void."

Later, in the void

Lol, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of that.

I seen this copy and pasted everywhere....you burned it out...sigh

@@Truthhurtz4u ok

Could have, could've * learn from it

@@rockinHurley777 Thank you. I stand on the shoulders of giants, and without support it's a long fall.

Even though Kung Lao is supposedly the Grand Champion of the Order of Light. Is that ever elaborated on?

Raiden also just stood there like an idiot while Cole formulated the plan for fighting and killing the outerworld fighters.

@@rockinHurley777 Bruh what're you tripping about

Lol Yes but this movie is for the 13-17 that are grown in there 30s

@@romengoneg238 nostalgia +gore= profits!

@Snarfery ASMR doesn't matter

@@miguelmejia4656 what the PG13? On the old film?

@@snarferyasmr3739 The game was gore. That’s what got me the Fatalities

Lough*

Lou*

Luis Alejandro*

Louie Armstrong*

not really. This entire movie was trash.

Never saw it

I didn’t like it that much. Glad you enjoyed it though.

Personally prefer this one over scorpions revenge.

100% that movie will never be topped in the MK line.

Yes. I just saw that one and it's awesome!

Badass ? B movies have better effects

@@EmperorGuyver they’re weren’t bad 😂

@@TheRealRip-Tide Dude, the web series had better effort

It Still can happen. It seems like everything nowadays gets a show.

We already have that. Warner actually produced a web series called Mortal Kombat Legacy. There's 2 seasons of shorts. The production value is amazing (maybe one of the most expensive web series ever created) and actually atracted so much audience that influenced Warner to this new film with a bigger budget. Saddly was cancelled (maybe due to avoid confusion or self competence with the movie) but You still can watch both seasons in RU-vid.

That's basically what it looks like. A cheap B movie.

I’m so glad someone else noticed it! Here’s the thing: IT WASNT KANO. It just randomly comes out from nowhere. In surround it comes from the far rear right - where Kano is visible in the center of the screen - lips not moving. I think it’s the closest nod to “Toasty!” I also loved that the birthmark is the Pepsi logo.

@@michaelb9537 I thought a guy in the theater said womp womp

Facts!

Rewacthed on ***

90% of all the best parts of the movie involve Kano in some capacity

An egregious example of corporate/executive meddling.

Or finish noisy neighbors with Raycon noisecancelling earbuds

@@lebowskiunderachiever3591 RAID

Crazy how Cage has literally become one of the main characters and character development they've given him in the last three games.

He wasn't in this Mortal Kombat because he was still just a character in Pit Fighter!

YEA MATE

Best part of the movie by far.

He's just like any other normal Aussie bloke. Felt like watching myself on screen.

@@troybailey9524 ikr it was awesome :D all of the cinema was just laughing in relatability

Yes it was weird. In fact all of the characters that developed special powers was weird

Not as bad as the syringe moment

I think that was more of a sequel, it felt like it and it makes sense as one, even though its not intended to be.

I really liked evil dead remake for what it was a horror/slasher movie

Man I love that movie. So underrated.

@@abcbizarre it's a remake and a sequel as it was intended to connect to the original movies too

I wish there was a sub series of films where Dr Loomis got to kick back and casually review some movies “when I’m not doing my darndest to chase down one specific escaped mental patient, I like watching movies. I’m glad you can all join me as we revisit Mortal Kombat The Movie”

has an awesome 3rd act of action

I think this one is better in terms of actually being a true MK game adaptation.

@@Gideon13397no

I felt that when i saw reptile xD

As a mortal kombat fan i agree to this, doesn't feel Klassic to me idk the original movie had the same aesthetic but was better

Lol no. They put a bunch of characters from the ps2 era,but none of them look or act like the characters in the games.

That's why it was awesome

@@marcosrecio4062 Well they do act like the characters in the game, from the ps2 era. This is ps2 era MK in this entire movie.

@@soliz9256 sadly, yes it was. Shang Tsung calls him “Syzoth” which is his canon name.

Nah you’re right. The movie was pretty poorly done.

Why lol?

@@swanningabout Its batter

@@SnipingIsFun Batter? What sort? Pancake? Fish?

I hated that he killed Goro

Thata a great way to describe my feelings of Cole! Couldn't put my finger on it but 'player created character' is spot on

That's exactly what he was. Just some new generic flat character with little to no personality as a "hero" type character.

The guy remidns me of that dude Cobra from MK Deadly Alliance.

@@bigpojo5749 I hope that never happens, TBH.

It seems to be a recurring issue with cinema films only. The talking should be loud and the sound effects and music quiet.

95 was actually sort of a cohesive film. Better yet, it had actual charm, and characters that were on the screen for more than five seconds.

Over half the characters dead? There were like 4 deaths...you do realize that the mk roster is like 50+ characters, right?

@@andrewhunter9119 I'm well aware there are way more characters. I was commenting on what James said in his video. At 9:44 He wondered how a sequel would work with, "more than half the characters finished off." I'm sure he just meant the film. Hence why I said they are coming back.

@@Zorro3k6 I think it’s far more likely they’ll just replace most of them with newcomers from the game cast.

Well, the tournament never actually happened.

Totally...they will bring them back

That character is gonna be so hated lol.

It will be worth getting demonitized by RU-vid!

Along the same lines, from now on, whenever I play a Mortal Kombat game and use Kano, I'll imagine it's this movie's version of him!

I remember when it came out in the 90s! I was in Taekwondo and everyoneeee went to see it!

oh my goodness.. finally someone says my mind regarding this movie.

I bought a Cloverfield ticket for Rambo 4. Forgot what ticket I bought for Pineapple Express. Sadly you can't do this anymore because of assigned seating in most theatres now.

The Rocketeer, NICE! I loved that movie.

@@jeffjefferson2853 "Most theaters"? Where? I haven't been to theaters in a few years, but my local Regal didn't even remotely have such an infrastructure. How does assigned seating even get enforced?

That's a fact LOL

Sometimes that works. When I was younger, they would sometimes have ushers checking tickets for rated R movies right outside the actual auditorium, so no walking into random theaters.

That's about the only character that had a meaningful story arc. Everything else was emotionless and fell flat

He karried the movie for sure

"takes a heck of an actor to make kano likeable" Soooooo how was Kano not likeable to begin with?

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky is a better Mortal Kombat movie than this.

Totally agree. Massive letdown. "Scorpion's Revenge" was way better.

@@DarkmanPoe agreed

we used to pay to see a film then just walk into a different one that's how we got round it

Now people are held accountable to do their jobs a lot more lol

@@solaireofastora7178 When I was a kid we payed for the ticket of a random adult woman to see a horror film (they would only let us see the movie if there was a responsible adult, so we picked a random adult at the mall :-P )

no people just wernt crybabies back then. i saw all the horror greats in the 80s while i was "underage" nobody cared.

@@justindearmond1 For me, it was different at different theatres. Some wouldn’t care but others were more strict.

Lol ,in a way it does, the funny thing is that both original mk and power rangers movie came out in 1995

All it needs are a couple of beers in a pub and it's perfect

Totally agree, something about that scene and its dialog stood out.

Literally the director said that

Actually, no. The writer said they didn't include Johnny because the already had a cocky, comedic character with Kano. Also, they could have kept Cole as the main character and still have Johnny.

@@28Pluto Actually, yes. Watch TheQuarterings' video on this. There was UNDENIABLY mention of Johhnys' race getting in the way for some reason. Maybe the director backpaddled on his words.

Legendary

Racism really doesnt mean what it used to anymore

Re-cast Lewis Tan with some random Asian dude only for his character's neck to be snap by some random character. Now that would be a flawless viktory for the fans.

@Brian Babin well I have bad news for you then

@Nero Wynn with better writers and editors and no Cole.

j r what’s your point?

Yep, he was a great bad guy in the movie!

I agree except I think MK has enough material to do a "Game of Thrones" style series

they did its called mortal kombat legacy

They did something very much like this with Mortal Kombat Legacy.

For everyone saying Legacy: I’m aware of this. I’m talking about a real series with hourish long episodes, 3+ seasons etc

@JB yes, that’s exactly what I mean. Thank you.

maybe because the one from the 90s is a practical effect compared to the modern CGI one

Everyone else felt like plastic action figures.

Debatable, he looked like one dude on another dudes shoulders Little Rascals style.

My high school friends and I had one big complaint about Goro in the 1995 film and that was his body was too narrow. I think trying to create a prop that was accurate to the game model was not practical so they had to make Goro a bit more slender.

Johnny cage is gonna be the new Kano and kabal in the movie, that’s my guess

His power was standing up straight after carrying the movie.

Agreed

I thought his schtick got old really quickly. Sub Zero was the highlight. He looked so intimidating & his abilities looked so rad!!

he has more lines than all the others combined...

Johnny Cage couldn't be in the movie because "it would be weird to have a straight white male be the lead." ...Kano steals the movie :)

Hi

At home ? Theater ?

Saaaaame dude and right after him I'd watch Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom

Dude same here, that's nostalgia right there

i got you beat by 8 months on youtube ;)

You just realized? Really? Fishing for likes going ok?

Dude, I felt that. I also watched AVGN back @ GT and was still in Middle School. So when James said he was 40 I was like, “Hold up, HES FOURTY?!”.. then realized I’m nearly 30 myself.. feel like as I’m getting older time is also going by a LOT faster..

I’m surprised they didn’t considering that’s what they like to do these days lol

It's worth noting he was the announcer in MK1, not Shao Khan, so it works.

Yes! I popped hard for him and Mileena

His costume looked cheap

He actually reminded me more of Fulgore from killer instinct than how the MK games portray him

I too thought he sounded exactly like Mando. Wonder if it's the same actor.

No. She said "uppercut".

studios always do it so they can claim partial ownership

@@omegarugal9283 how do you figure?

I didn’t had a problem with the character yes I really want to see Cage but I really think Cole as the Shira ryu character from Mortal Kombat mobile the same with reptile I didn’t feel like he was the original character more like a trooper from the same race

Yep; that mandate was “No white male heroes.”

@@thomaspantrias9635 I also thought it was another reptilian jobber, but they did refer to him/it by name, Syzoth. Which was Reptile’s name per MKX.

Did you watch the film?

@@HighBarReviews of course. I just want more.

i want more kabal :w;

Kano was great cause he made fun of everything. He seemed like the only one that wanted to make the movie watchable.

Kabal cared about making the movie watchable a bit too.

I was wondering if that’s how they’re setting up for the next one. The extra evil versions of the characters after they died. Revenants I think they called them. If they did that, I wonder if they’re planning a big reveal where Kung Lao comes back as one and Liu Kang and him have to fight.

I'm just going to forget this movie ever happened because it is literal trash, annihilation was a better movie