Mortal Kombat (2021)

[Sumac]

Originally Posted by ssjup81

I actually like this explanation. It's a more traditional approach to the powers thing. No fancy tattoo necessary.

Anything with MK and magical tattoos reminds of MK Annihilation...or Tattoo Assassins and neither of those are things one want to associate with their franchise.

[sdp]

got hbo max, i thought it'd be better, it doesn't seem like a good set up movie since you'd be lost if you don't know MK, fights are cool but without the lore it's a bit lame. Most of all the costumes are horrible. Goro looks like a generic cg creature. I don't mind a movie not being about the tournament, there's plenty of lore to explore but here it all seems dumb. in general it was bad, not horribly bad, just a huge disappointment and a generic movie that the previous two movies did much better.

[IMJ]

I carried the 4k disc of this one around Target a bit the other day and thought about it while I was shopping. I put it back on the shelf and decided that my "digital copy" at home was good enough for this particular flick.

The whole "Cole" thing and the D-Lister cast and so on.... Not a bad movie, but not worth buying.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

African American Gandalf: "I'm Ganda'f the Black, y'all, and I come back to yous now 'cause we about to bust a cap in them orcses' asses, y'know what I'm sayin'? Shiiiet, I'm 'nna make that fool Sauron ma beeeatch!" (throws gang signs)

Asian American Gandalf: "Fry, you foors!"

Latino Gandalf: "Look to my coming at first light of the fifth day. At dawn, we cross the border to the East."

In all seriousness, though, I'm not sure he'd like to see the kind of roles non-Caucasian actors would get in such an event, considering the likely (and quite a bit more textual than subtextual) inspiration for the orcs and the various Eastern peoples of Middle-Earth...

Ugh, I see the D&D racist gatekeeping bs about orcs has crept into LotR here, too. Orcs ARE NOT and NEVER WERE an analog of any real life culture or race, they are literally a mythical, FANTASY race, which was, in fact, a corrupt offshoot of ELVES! That entire "controversy" about orcs (and dark elves also, btw) is just idiotic drivel that never had ANY basis in fact or real life cultures. They are literally elves gone savage and evil, and due to the magical nature of the elven species, that became reflected in their outward appearance. Orcs are NOT analogous to any real world culture or race, their appearance is literally a commentary on evil corrupting physically. Nothing more.

[Andrew NDB]

Kind of like Kurtzman's people with the Klingons. They haven't talked about it openly, but they clearly equate every Klingon ever who was a white guy underneath with blackface. Because everyone that's a white actor playing a Klingon over on STD is made to be some kind of weird albino Klingons.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Klingons have never all been one color, though, and it's never even mentioned as a thing. They've had more controversy over the appearance and disappearance of their head ridges than of their skin colors! Even Vulcans are not all one skin color. (Spock vs Tuvok as examples, and there was a darker skinned Vulcan on either Voyager or TNG as a minor crewman.) But somehow we humans having different races is a big deal. The others are never even identified by skin color. Except Andorians, they had a blue and a pink race distinction, and apparently had some racism involved there.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by IMJ

I carried the 4k disc of this one around Target a bit the other day and thought about it while I was shopping. I put it back on the shelf and decided that my "digital copy" at home was good enough for this particular flick.

The whole "Cole" thing and the D-Lister cast and so on.... Not a bad movie, but not worth buying.

I got it for twenty bucks not long ago. F*ck it.

[neatoman]

[The Deadman]

‘Mortal Kombat’ Sequel in the Works With “The Exorcist” Series Creator Jeremy Slater Writing
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/...later-writing/

[ZariusTwo]

A sequel is coming, with the upcoming Moon Knight series writer attached

https://deadline.com/2022/01/mortal-...er-1234920121/

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

A sequel is coming, with the upcoming Moon Knight series writer attached

https://deadline.com/2022/01/mortal-...er-1234920121/

That's great! I hope they do to Cole in this sequel what they did to Johnny Cage in the original 90's sequel at the beginning of the movie.

[Sumac]

Nope, his actor already hinted that he will participate in the movie sadly.
Mortal Kombat own Gary Stu is here to stay and I won't be surprised if he make it in the games proper.

[The Deadman]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

A sequel is coming, with the upcoming Moon Knight series writer attached

https://deadline.com/2022/01/mortal-...er-1234920121/

Literally posted it before you...lol

[sdp]

Oh god, the movie was bad, cole was horrible, I'm pretty lenient with Mortal Kombat, I loved the cartoon and anhiliation but couldn't make myself to say I liked this one. I mean I liked certain aspects for sure but overall it was bad.

The animated movies they've been releasing though they're rad.

[AquaParade]

Cole can be to this movie what Johnny Cage was to MK Annihilation. Off him in the first ten minutes, with a nice juicy fatality, and you’ll have a hell of a foothold in winning the fans back.

[Leo656]

But... But YOU were the ONLY person who wanted Cole to be in the first movie to begin with!

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Leo656

But... But YOU were the ONLY person who wanted Cole to be in the first movie to begin with!

I never wanted Cole, I just understand that the film isn't bad because there is an outside character brought in as the main protagonist. You can make a good film with a "Cole."

That said, the fans have spoken that they don't want him,and he wasn't executed well, so it'd be cool to see him trashed and itd be a crowd pleasing moment.

[sdp]

I am fine with an original character being a main character in a movie like mortal kombat, but Cole's origin was just lazy and his quest in general was boring.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

Cole can be to this movie what Johnny Cage was to MK Annihilation. Off him in the first ten minutes, with a nice juicy fatality, and you’ll have a hell of a foothold in winning the fans back.

I said the exact same thing in post 351.
Another example of the Technodrome littered with people who talk at each other rather than with each other...

[AquaParade]

I've never gotten upset with someone for not seeing my post. That's a snazzy move.