Mortal Kombat (2021)

~~AquaParade~~ · 04-23-2021, 09:05 AM

Not a great movie, but not a bad time.

As predicted, Cole didn't make or break the movie by any means. People who blame him for the film's quality most likely don't know anything about filmmaking. Yeah, he's not great, but you'd be a fool to think the film would be any better if they just left Cole out.
Like, I can understand raising an eyebrow at Cole's inclusion, but the film has such bigger things to worry about that it's trivial to get hung up on a little inclusion like Cole.

What they really need to focus on is improving the writing and atmosphere. The first film was goofy but did a fine job at balancing the seriousness of the situation while also letting us in on the joke. The exposition is clunkier here and there is little sense of dread.

The best thing about the movie is the love that pours through. The film is mediocre but not for lack of trying. They try to pay respect to all characters involved and give them their moment to shine.
Last but not least, the action was...pretty good. They need to keep shooting upwards towards the quality of "The Raid", but compared to a lot of action we see today, it wasn't half bad.

So, pretty rough overall, but still a fun time for me, as a fan of the franchise, and not completely devoid of hope in terms of a sequel. I mean, it was way better than Godzilla vs Kong, for my money.

04-23-2021, 09:05 AM	#13
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	Not a great movie, but not a bad time. As predicted, Cole didn't make or break the movie by any means. People who blame him for the film's quality most likely don't know anything about filmmaking. Yeah, he's not great, but you'd be a fool to think the film would be any better if they just left Cole out. Like, I can understand raising an eyebrow at Cole's inclusion, but the film has such bigger things to worry about that it's trivial to get hung up on a little inclusion like Cole. What they really need to focus on is improving the writing and atmosphere. The first film was goofy but did a fine job at balancing the seriousness of the situation while also letting us in on the joke. The exposition is clunkier here and there is little sense of dread. The best thing about the movie is the love that pours through. The film is mediocre but not for lack of trying. They try to pay respect to all characters involved and give them their moment to shine. Last but not least, the action was...pretty good. They need to keep shooting upwards towards the quality of "The Raid", but compared to a lot of action we see today, it wasn't half bad. So, pretty rough overall, but still a fun time for me, as a fan of the franchise, and not completely devoid of hope in terms of a sequel. I mean, it was way better than Godzilla vs Kong, for my money.