New Mortal Kombat movie

Dontebell · 06-08-2010, 09:01 PM

A new MK movie could be in the work.

http://enewsi.com/movies/190-17690.html

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It is unclear exactly what this video is, though Latino Review is claiming this is a test video shot for Warner Brothers to get funding for a full blown hard 'R' Mortal Kombat re-boot movie. The video was directed by by Kevin Tancharoen and all we know is the video already looks a lot better than the Mortal Kombat movies from the 90's.

*Samhain* · 06-08-2010, 09:04 PM

Yeah, saw this earlier. Looks awesome.

**Shredder** · 06-09-2010, 01:03 AM

I just saw this today. I liked it. It would be cool to see a different, more realistic and serious take on the characters from MK. I'd see a movie like that. The later games haven't been that great, but as a longtime fan of the series, I'm always interested to see where they're going with the franchise next.

**GK Punk** · 06-09-2010, 01:08 AM

If this is really what the new movie will be like, I am so on board.

*Eiko* · 06-09-2010, 01:47 AM

let just hope it is better than the old Mortal Kombat movies. But the games are awesome.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 06-09-2010, 02:07 AM

Holy **** I would totally see this.

*Cowabunga Carl* · 06-09-2010, 02:25 AM

I couldn't believe that this was just a short 7 min film. It felt like it should be so much more and I hope it gets the chance to be. I would be in line for a midnight showing.

*Andrew NDB* · 06-09-2010, 02:30 AM

I like the Se7en, R-rated feel of it, but I don't like scraping away all the mythology of things there. I mean, I'm OK if they want to tone down the costumes and all that... but a pretty integral part of Mortal Kombat is the whole mythology of it, Outworld, all that. I feel like "Raiden" would be like a disgruntled power company man by this mini film.

*Spitfire* · 06-09-2010, 04:35 AM

Neat concept, dumb idea to make the costumes "realistic". It was a bad idea in X-men and it's still a bad idea now. Leave the god damn costumes alone. As silly as it sounds that does bother me quite a bit. That aside though they went a good direction with it I just don't hold out much hope for it being any good.

Mutated Turtle · 06-09-2010, 04:36 AM

NO....NO....NO...I'm sorry, but that is not Mortal Kombat. Looks nothing like Mortal Kombat. ;/ And Jax is not spelled "Jacks", it is spelled "Jax". And why is Baraka look like a human now?

*Candy Kappa* · 06-09-2010, 05:04 AM

looks freakin' awesome, but not so fan of removing the unnatural elements.
hopefully third time is a charm.

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Jax is not spelled "Jacks", it is spelled "Jax".

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**ThirdMarioBro** · 06-09-2010, 05:20 AM

Well you could already assume that when Warner bought the franchise from Midway it was guaranteed to abandon its "arcade" roots and go mainstream. Sad, but you're probably stuck with it for life. I'd be more annoyed if the series wasn't completely played out before the sale -- which it was.

Either way, this looks cool, but I'm still more interested in what Boon is cooking up for a true next-gen Mortal Kombat game. I just hope pressure from Warner to cross-promote doesn't wind up making the game suffer from "movie tie-in syndrome".

*gobo* · 06-09-2010, 09:46 AM

Excellent production values, but not my kinda movie... It seems too much like a cheesey horror film with a good bit of pruning away of the original concepts. The first MK film was my ideal. The second was beyond pathetic though.

*Brodie* · 06-09-2010, 01:03 PM

You people will bitch about anything.

Looks really well done, and more interesting than the last few Mortal Kombat live action stuff we were given (no, I'm not counting the first movie in that statement).

*sdp* · 06-09-2010, 01:18 PM

Don't get me wrong its an enjoyable short film take on MK but as the reboot this is awful. BTW This was done to pitch to Warner (who now owns Midway/MK) a hard R MK movie.

We knew that Armageddon was the last MK game on that story and that the new one would be a new story. So kind of a reboot but if this is what they were going for this is terrible. I thought they'd either start again from the beginning or bring an entirely new cast not this. If this is what they filmed then I'm guessing MK 9 will have a similar look/theme and thats terrible.

MK is all about Martial Arts, over the top violence and its Mythology, you can make a movie feel like MK with a PG-13 rating since the violence is just fun over the top an R-rating would be very nice but its not essential to make it feel like MK. Now MK is NOT a realistic world and realistic violence, even having an R rated movie would not feel like MK. In fact this realistic takes on the characters just made me cringe, they feel out of a B-horror movie. This is no different than the realistic take on the Street Fighter Mythos with The Legend of Chun Li.

Only good thing is I'm sure this will fail so hard that they'll have to come back to the original MK mythos.

**Jester** · 06-09-2010, 01:41 PM

Jerri Ryan?

That is all...

*The Stryker* · 06-09-2010, 02:18 PM

Things that are different scare me! I want everything to be the same forever and ever.

Peanut · 06-09-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

I'd be more annoyed if the series wasn't completely played out before the sale -- which it was.

Yeah, but releasing SF2 a dozen different times, then having the newest sequel in the series be almost exactly the same game isn't played out at all. Noooo. MKvsDC didn't totally retool the 3D MK games and make them more fun than they've been since UMK3. Not at all.

Anyways, don't like it. I always hate when people take something known for being over-the-top and fanciful and try to put a realistic spin on it. I don't like Mortal Kombat because there are dudes making each other bleed in it. I like MK because Liu Kang turns into a dragon, Kung Lao cuts people in half with his hat, Scorpion is Hellspawn who breathes fire, and Goro is a four-armed half-dragon who can punch someone's head off their neck.

F*ck realistic sh*t.

*Candy Kappa* · 06-09-2010, 03:34 PM

felt like a marvel noir twist on mortal kombat.

*Andrew NDB* · 06-09-2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sdp

MK is all about Martial Arts, over the top violence and its Mythology, you can make a movie feel like MK with a PG-13 rating since the violence is just fun over the top an R-rating would be very nice but its not essential to make it feel like MK.

Have to disagree. The whole thing about Mortal Kombat, the biggest thing to set it aside from things like Street Fighter and everything else, pretty much its hallmark, is the blood, gore, and Fatalities.

If they can make a Mortal Kombat movie that can show hearts getting ripped out of chests or still-attached-to-head spines ripped out of backs in past the MPAA in PG-13... more power to them. I just don't think it's possible, and to neuter it of such just seems silly.

06-09-2010, 01:03 AM	#3
Shredder Admin/Layton Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Isla Nublar Posts: 481	I just saw this today. I liked it. It would be cool to see a different, more realistic and serious take on the characters from MK. I'd see a movie like that. The later games haven't been that great, but as a longtime fan of the series, I'm always interested to see where they're going with the franchise next. __________________ "Well, actually, I always wanted to be a writer. Being a ruthless conqueror was my second choice." --Shredder, Take Me to Your Leader

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06-08-2010, 09:04 PM	#2
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	Yeah, saw this earlier. Looks awesome.

06-09-2010, 01:08 AM	#4
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	If this is really what the new movie will be like, I am so on board.

06-09-2010, 02:25 AM	#7
Cowabunga Carl Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,384	I couldn't believe that this was just a short 7 min film. It felt like it should be so much more and I hope it gets the chance to be. I would be in line for a midnight showing.

06-09-2010, 04:36 AM	#10
Mutated Turtle Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nope.avi Posts: 825	NO....NO....NO...I'm sorry, but that is not Mortal Kombat. Looks nothing like Mortal Kombat. ;/ And Jax is not spelled "Jacks", it is spelled "Jax". And why is Baraka look like a human now? Last edited by Mutated Turtle; 06-09-2010 at 05:01 AM.

06-09-2010, 05:20 AM	#12
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Well you could already assume that when Warner bought the franchise from Midway it was guaranteed to abandon its "arcade" roots and go mainstream. Sad, but you're probably stuck with it for life. I'd be more annoyed if the series wasn't completely played out before the sale -- which it was. Either way, this looks cool, but I'm still more interested in what Boon is cooking up for a true next-gen Mortal Kombat game. I just hope pressure from Warner to cross-promote doesn't wind up making the game suffer from "movie tie-in syndrome". __________________

06-09-2010, 09:46 AM	#13
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Excellent production values, but not my kinda movie... It seems too much like a cheesey horror film with a good bit of pruning away of the original concepts. The first MK film was my ideal. The second was beyond pathetic though. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

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Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	You people will bitch about anything. Looks really well done, and more interesting than the last few Mortal Kombat live action stuff we were given (no, I'm not counting the first movie in that statement). __________________ Stupendous Monster

06-09-2010, 01:18 PM	#15
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	Don't get me wrong its an enjoyable short film take on MK but as the reboot this is awful. BTW This was done to pitch to Warner (who now owns Midway/MK) a hard R MK movie. We knew that Armageddon was the last MK game on that story and that the new one would be a new story. So kind of a reboot but if this is what they were going for this is terrible. I thought they'd either start again from the beginning or bring an entirely new cast not this. If this is what they filmed then I'm guessing MK 9 will have a similar look/theme and thats terrible. MK is all about Martial Arts, over the top violence and its Mythology, you can make a movie feel like MK with a PG-13 rating since the violence is just fun over the top an R-rating would be very nice but its not essential to make it feel like MK. Now MK is NOT a realistic world and realistic violence, even having an R rated movie would not feel like MK. In fact this realistic takes on the characters just made me cringe, they feel out of a B-horror movie. This is no different than the realistic take on the Street Fighter Mythos with The Legend of Chun Li. Only good thing is I'm sure this will fail so hard that they'll have to come back to the original MK mythos. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

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