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It was good. But the screenplay could've been a bit better. I think it would be better to make this a show than a film. Or make it not be a cinematic film
Question for everyone, would we be ok with Cole becoming a playable character in the next Mortal Kombat game? I could see him playing as a defense heavy, almost tank like character similar to Jax, but he'd be a little bit more aggressive thanks to the tonfas.
@@lchambers56 Well, if it really was Bi-Han, and not Quan Chi who directly was involved, then i'd say he made a deal with Outworld - Shang Tsung, more specifically - to be granted immortality (eternal life, not to be confused with invincibility) so that he may become the mightiest warrior of the Lin Kuei, and preserve their legacy through his existence as the Sorcerer's champion. After all, if the Soul Chamber exists still, then I imagine occasional soul spas keep the mortal form rejuvenated, and out of the arms of death for LONG time periods. And even though the asshole's dead......I think it's fair to say we aren't done with him, OR with Prince Goro just yet - not if the Mortal Kombat tournament is still coming, and the movie was ultimately Shang Tsung being the cheating bastard he's always been, and lead an unsanctioned assassination assault against the earthrealmers. Better hope Shao Kahn doesn't find out about it, given Mileena's fate.^^; As for Bi-Han? I imagine the next we see him, he will......be one with The Darkness, as the wraith we know he is destined to become.
True. They, on their own, could carry out an entire story/movie based on the two trying to destroy one another, ending in Scorpion killing Bi-Han......but then hopefully, Quan Chi makes the same mistake as before somehow by leaving a clue that exposes HIM as the orchestrator of the Shirai Ryu's destroyer, and the movie has the Oni and Specter engage in a final clash for Hanzo Hasashi's freedom.
They mentioned Reptile's real name: Syzoth. That already showed me that the people involved in making this movie did know more of the lore than anticipated. Shinnok's Amulet, the relics of Kitana, Kotal Kahn and references to Nightwolf, Shao Khan and Johnny Cage made me smile from ear to ear.
@@paulrivera5864 Thanks! Reptile has been my favorite character since I was introduced to MK as a kid. His real name was first mentioned in MK X, when Raiden mentioned it while fighting Reptile. I remember my jaw dropping when I heard it the first time.
@@EmileVinesh I liked reptile and manly all the ninjas I just didn't know reptile backstory or real name and it probably skiped pass me when I was playing mkx so we now know for sure that was reptile in the movie
The writer of the movie does know a lot about Mortal Kombat. He even wanted to put a whole lot more lore into the film. Unfortunately, the Director and everyone else involved in the film thought that that would be too much, and take too long, especially for general audiences. That’s the tricky part, making a movie that is what the fans want, but also balancing it enough to make it accessible for everyone else.
When sub zero and scorpion were fighting at the end, and subzero gets his ass kicked. He breaks off his blue armor and is wearing all black, is it a possible Noob Saibot Easter egg?
It seemed to me that he wore black for all the movie, I've even mistaken him for Noob when he first appeared (so I was a bit confused because I thought "wait, is this movie happening after Hanzo already took his revenge or did I miss something"), so I guess the callback was there since the beginning.
yes I think so first because what Shang Tsung have said when Sub Zero´s body was vanishing and because Joe Taslim was really good in the movie he will be in a sequel as Noob Saibot foe sure
after Tobias left Midway, the MK franchises seems to omit his name at one time. They even remove the Saibot from Noob Saibot, later added back. Ed Boon was the programmer and John Tobias was the graphic designer. I'm happy John Tobias gets to share the co-creator credit in this movie.
We must never forget that 'Mortal Kombat' is inspired by both 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Big Trouble in Little China.' Ed Boon, and other MK creators did a creative, great job on their video game franchise for over 23 years.
Mojo has a tendency to do serious click bait. Another Easter egg here was “let’s go before we run into other 4 armed monsters” insinuating that the character was referencing the other 4 armed monsters in the game franchise but.....unless the second movie has one, this is not an Easter egg. It was a chance for Mojo to share information sure, but an Easter egg? No.
Its funny how nobody notices the whole movie is basically a Prequel, they didn't really have a tournament because shang tsung wanted to cheat before it happens.
@@alburritox4475 Sure, but this is MORTAL KOMBAT!!! Where almost every Character comes back from Death in MANY shapes or form EVEN tho it's all happening in the same Time line... ALL the DAMN Time!! : )
@@mattsherman4964 he’s a henchman in the games story mode lmao everybody really expect every character to just a full fledge story in the first movie. He at least got to talk, shit he said more then even mileena.
MK franchise has always capable of reviving dead characters, I believe that they will do the same here. We all know that Bi Han will forsure returning as Noob Saibot, Shang Tsung could be planning on reviving Kano and Kung Lao as his own army. Hopefully they bring back Mileena too, she way too underused imo.
@@anxioussamurai9017 Honestly, they don't even need to do that. Remember when they rebuilt Jax's arms, Liu Kang says they contacted other realms for help. It's no stretch for Shang Tsung also having access to similar/better technology to give Kano a cybernetic eye that can shoot lasers plus other augmentations to put him on a comparable level to those with the mark. That would keep him relevant enough in the movies to be involved with the plot and furnish the same comedy, but without making him one of the "main" marked characters. He would be competent enough to help with the plot, then get his ass kicked, but find some way to slink off for next time, like an itch that won't go away no matter how much you scratch.
@@AurickLeru The mark is for all fighters so it's likely that Shang Tsung's fighter have marks as well and he's a wizard so he doesn't need tech to give Kano laser eyes. He'll probably bring some characters back from the dead (Bi Han, Kung Lao) but Kano's whole story in his canon has mostly been around Sonya's revenge against him and that's pretty much already wrapped up. Don't forget Johnny Cage is going to be in the sequel, filling the comedic relief role for the heroes and you really don't need it to be goofy from both sides.
When they were at the cafe after Coles fight, they zoomed on the table condiments. During development of MK3, cyborgs Cyrax and Sektor were called “ketchup and mustard.”
If they do Kuai Liang might be an ancestor than a brother as Bi Han is from the 17th century by the movies dating and how sorcery and his cryo abilities kept him alive but I did notice his armour being black after being burnt. But I was disappointed that Bi Han never did the spine rip on Scorpion as that is as much associated with his death being burnt alive
They should have made this a series, it has so much potential to be better, you can introduce the characters individually and give them more detailed back story, like did before in those short films that were pretty badass.
The fact that cole pointed out that they misspelled combat as kombat is a reference to how the word came to be. Someone wanted to be funny and put K instead of C and tobias and boon thought it was smart and kept it so they could trademark the term
That _is_ smart. BC Now, whenever people want to reference the series, they have to either abbreviate it as MK or call it Mortal Kombat. Thus making it a 'This is what makes our property distinct.' deal.
@@reapster12 no it was because they were worried they couldn't get the trademark so they intentionally did it for that reason and it was great for marketing
Delia is the hooded woman in one of the murals, she's the wife of Argus, an Edenian god. Fujin, Raiden's bro, is depicted as the big statue in the temple, the one whose hand gets cut by Kano's laser.
@@jmtstan yes!!! Im happy they put him in but i was kinda hoping hed have his classic mk4 look or somethin close to it. His whole character seemed really reworked. I didnt recognize him until they named him
@@jmtstan yea i got that but i think his bulk is what threw me off more than anything. I remember mk4 Reiko more than anything but if i remember right, he was a giant muscled up guy in Armageddon either right??
@@jond8013 it's alright since the one who killed him is one of the strongest characters in MK. I would be pissed if he's killed by the likes of kano or mileena
When Shang Tsung said at the end, “death is only a door” or something like that, I hoped he meant that some of these characters (SPOILER: Goro) might make a return via resurrection since that’s a thing in the games.
They will eventually come back considering that Shang Tsung took the bodies of Goro and SubZero with him, also him mentioned that he would bring a Army to fight Earthrealm.
One thing, I wished they had included (maybe deleted) But after Jax killed Reiko, he should've threw his body into the pit... Not actually utilizing the stage for what it is, makes using it, kinda pointless...
Don't get too hyped before watching this, this movie is for Kids actually but they forgot turn off the blood and gore mode 😁. The storyline is stupid AF!
@@stephiybabii Aiyo help me out here,There was a mural with another blue armored girl(?) Alongside The Great Kung Lao one..Was it Kitana or something else?
Yea I pointed Shinnok's amulet out to my husband and said "it's kind of stupid to leave the most important thing in the universe just laying around for Kano to steal"
@@TheLaron2006 I honestly have no idea but given that Shang already sabotaged tournament, they don’t need to do the brainwashing Sindel plot, kitana finding out what happened to her realm etc
Honestly, we are proud to be MK fans. If there's a 12th MK game possibly for 2024 or 2025, then we'll wait until it comes out. If there's a possible sequel to the 2021 movie, then we'll wait until 2023 or 2024.
You forgot to mention Delia and Argus in the mural the father and mother of Rain , Taven and Daegon and protectors of Edenia and you forgot to mention the fujin statue -his the brother of Raiden
Extremely idiotic to introduce Kitana's clone before herself since meeting Mileena was one of the reasons Kitana looses faith in Shao Khan. Imagine if a writer made a movie about the avengers, and included Thor Girl (or Torunn, depending on continuity). She's introduced as the Goddess of Thunder, which doesn't make sense, because Thor is the god of Thunder, and for some reason, isn't there himself. Or a better example, imagine if a transformers movie introduced the normal team of Autobots, except they introduce Rodimus instead of Optimus Prime himself.
@@fgl8044 I'm not disagreeing but let's remember that this is a violent action movie based on a video game series with stories similar to a demonic soap opera. I think you may be reading a bit much into it lol who knows what the sequel will bring. Maybe they'll cover Kitana, Shao Kahn, and Sindel in the beginning the same way they did Sub and Scorp. Here's a fun question : who should play Shao Kahn?
And their justification was reasonable imo. Basically, there were already so many people to cover that adding more would have strained the story as a whole. I agree with this since Kahn isn't really brought up. So Kitana didn't need to be either. My guess is Mileena is such a fan favorite for the anime waifu types that they felt the need to add at least one... Uhh sexy, ninja female lol
Same man I liked it too At the end of the day a movie is for people to enjoy themselves and have a temporary relief.And this was that good for me atleast so 9/10 for me
Best things about MK. 1. Kano 2. Scorpion and Sub Zero 3. Liu Kang’s spot on mannerisms of being bland but so sincere at the same time. I LOVED it lol 4. Sub Zero and Scorpions Chinese/Japanese diatribe.
You can’t have a franchise without laying down the foundation and they’re not gonna please everyone.. this movie was good, and I hope they just get better and better.
The Chicago/Gary, IN reference (when Cole said he's from the South Side of Chicago). Ed Boon and John Tobias are from here. Netherrealm Studios is located on the North Side of town on West Bradley, near the WGN Studios
Also, when jax is talking to cole young in the beginning. He mentioned cole taking a belt from Eddie tabias. Which is Ed Boon, and John Tabias names, the creators of Mortal Kombat the game.
How about a micro-easter egg? Shang Tsung's "I've come for your souls" are words pulled straight from Shao Khan's at the end of the 1995 version. Heck, would have loved to hear Raiden's "I don't think so" line.
there is another easter egg i dont know but maybe it is....when jax meet cole for the first time and jax said...the man who took the belt from eddie tobias....edd boon and john tobias the two creators of mortal kombat.
@@patrickbateman556 no it actually isn't a bad movie stop acting like you have such fine taste in movies. It definitely didn't live up to the hype but it absolutely is not a bad movie what so ever. Get over yourself
@Graham Norwood It actually isn't given the fact that you can't give every character a backdrop for a movie that runs 1:45 runtime. WAS IT AMAZING? Na, it was decent and good. Too many people jumping and judging hard when they can't understand that this film wasn't even supposed to happen. We'll see about the next movie and how it's handled if this has commercial success.
They should really expand this into a cinematic universe. There's 30 years of material to work with. What I enjoyed about the original 1995 was that every character got their own fight as opposed to here where they cut back and forth because there were so many characters. Or at least release a 4 hour version.
2 easter eggs that are easy to miss the first time: When jax and sub zero fight the code for sub zero fatality is written in the wall. The murals when liu kang enters Raiden Temple have the kamigogu symbols
I think the easter egg is that the movie bothered with that part, because the other two films, even the one we like, never really went into their feud.
Zac Efron and Ryan Reynolds are complete shit when compared to a Master like Scott Adkins. They might be pretty looking but none of them can get those hands and legs swinging like Boyka ✊
What about Noob Saibot. Noob Saibot was also hinted at. During the fight between Scorpion and Sub Zero (Bi Han)... Sub-zero takes off his armor to reveal a black ninja outfit that looked a lot like the outfit Noob Saibot wears. This seems fitting because, in the game, Bi Han does become Noob Saibot after being killed by Scorpion. I thought it was a nod to that, as well as setting up for Bi Han's potential return in the movie franchise.
i watched it today , i was all smiles, they kept the same campy style of the old one, didn't take it too seriously, love the foreshadowing at the end with cage, Kano was a hoot, Kabal was awesome, the whole movie was just fun to watch, loved it, hope more to come.
The opening scene was amazing and I think the movie was pretty good for a video game adaptation. Of course they took some of their own creative direction with it, but I loved how much it felt like a faithful adaptation. The only character I didn't think was cast right was Raiden. The actor showed none of the complexity that Raiden has in the video games. Just made him stone cold and mean. Also, I agree that Mileena's inclusion without Kitana is a little messy, especially when you throw in her war fans as an easter egg.
Well y’all referenced a lot but Liu Kang Animality The Uppercut The Marking real meaning “you have been chosen” isn’t just some throw away line in the earlier games while choosing a character the Mortal Kombat symbol was a coin or icon that was place over the character this was their clever way of saying someone picked this fighter to play with
I also liked how Lui Kang mentioned Bo' Rai Cho who is my favorite MK Drunken Master who trained both Lui Kang and Kung Lao. I wonder if they are gonna bring him in the sequel as a training montage for Lui Kang or a deleted scene for when Kung Lao and Lui Kang meet during their training.
I'm obsessed with mortal kombat since i was like 8 years old and as a huge fan i can say i loved the movie. Game adaptations are usually trash but this one is good! I caught myself screaming in happiness with the fight scenes and the iconic phrases. The violence was on point. I hope they make more movies cause I just wanna see my dear Shinnok
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I gonna say the movie Mortal Kombat 2021 is very violent,epic,funny and awesome
It’s epic it did the game some justice I love it
It was good. But the screenplay could've been a bit better. I think it would be better to make this a show than a film. Or make it not be a cinematic film
The movie is underwhelming & that Cole Young b plot was not needed at all
Question for everyone, would we be ok with Cole becoming a playable character in the next Mortal Kombat game? I could see him playing as a defense heavy, almost tank like character similar to Jax, but he'd be a little bit more aggressive thanks to the tonfas.
I was laughing pretty hard when Kano made the sad trombone noise when Cole asked Sonya if she had mark
Ikr!!! 🤣
He had all the good comebacks in the movie!!!
Fucking whoops lol
Kano had me hella weak throughout the whole movie lol
Did you not see the obvious coming?
The story between Scorpion and Subzero is a movie on its own
I definitely wanted more of that
I wanted to know about how/why Subzero was kept alive so long.
Not really cause they could never kill one of them off...
@@lchambers56 Well, if it really was Bi-Han, and not Quan Chi who directly was involved, then i'd say he made a deal with Outworld - Shang Tsung, more specifically - to be granted immortality (eternal life, not to be confused with invincibility) so that he may become the mightiest warrior of the Lin Kuei, and preserve their legacy through his existence as the Sorcerer's champion. After all, if the Soul Chamber exists still, then I imagine occasional soul spas keep the mortal form rejuvenated, and out of the arms of death for LONG time periods. And even though the asshole's dead......I think it's fair to say we aren't done with him, OR with Prince Goro just yet - not if the Mortal Kombat tournament is still coming, and the movie was ultimately Shang Tsung being the cheating bastard he's always been, and lead an unsanctioned assassination assault against the earthrealmers. Better hope Shao Kahn doesn't find out about it, given Mileena's fate.^^;
As for Bi-Han? I imagine the next we see him, he will......be one with The Darkness, as the wraith we know he is destined to become.
True. They, on their own, could carry out an entire story/movie based on the two trying to destroy one another, ending in Scorpion killing Bi-Han......but then hopefully, Quan Chi makes the same mistake as before somehow by leaving a clue that exposes HIM as the orchestrator of the Shirai Ryu's destroyer, and the movie has the Oni and Specter engage in a final clash for Hanzo Hasashi's freedom.
Kano: "Is that the only move you know, mate?"
*Jumps and realizes he's been tricked*
"Aw fuck!"
I died laughing at that part 🤣🤣🤣
Very effective in the old fighting games. Sweep the legs. Spam and repeat.
I realized what it was and commented like "don't do anything!let me figure out my moves!"
“Cheesing” so epic!
Old players would easily recognize that moves lmao!
They mentioned Reptile's real name: Syzoth. That already showed me that the people involved in making this movie did know more of the lore than anticipated. Shinnok's Amulet, the relics of Kitana, Kotal Kahn and references to Nightwolf, Shao Khan and Johnny Cage made me smile from ear to ear.
I wanna take the time and say good Easter Egg find about reptile I never knew his real name I looked it up and you was right
@@paulrivera5864 Thanks! Reptile has been my favorite character since I was introduced to MK as a kid. His real name was first mentioned in MK X, when Raiden mentioned it while fighting Reptile. I remember my jaw dropping when I heard it the first time.
@@EmileVinesh I liked reptile and manly all the ninjas I just didn't know reptile backstory or real name and it probably skiped pass me when I was playing mkx so we now know for sure that was reptile in the movie
The writer of the movie does know a lot about Mortal Kombat. He even wanted to put a whole lot more lore into the film.
Unfortunately, the Director and everyone else involved in the film thought that that would be too much, and take too long, especially for general audiences.
That’s the tricky part, making a movie that is what the fans want, but also balancing it enough to make it accessible for everyone else.
Reptile's name wasn't official until MK11, before that he's simply known as Reptile, or Zatteran race
When sub zero and scorpion were fighting at the end, and subzero gets his ass kicked. He breaks off his blue armor and is wearing all black, is it a possible Noob Saibot Easter egg?
It seemed to me that he wore black for all the movie, I've even mistaken him for Noob when he first appeared (so I was a bit confused because I thought "wait, is this movie happening after Hanzo already took his revenge or did I miss something"), so I guess the callback was there since the beginning.
yes I think so first because what Shang Tsung have said when Sub Zero´s body was vanishing and because Joe Taslim was really good in the movie he will be in a sequel as Noob Saibot foe sure
It's not an Easter egg, sub zero doesn't become noob until he's killed by scorpion. Talsim is signed for multiple films. I just hope they get made.
Definitely Noob Saibot
I though the same thing!
Don't forget the moment when jax first approached cole and referenced Ed Boon and John Tobias.
Eddie Tobias. What’s next, Bi Han calling himself Noob Saibot in the sequel.
@@Silent_Fool *becoming noob Saibot
Yep and the Chicago reference: Their hometown. They rep our city really well
Legit laughed when he said that. Good nod to both of them.
When you fought Eddy Tobias I was excited lol
I was kinda bummed when they killed off Kung Lao, he was probably the most game accurate character
Kung Lao has been killed multiple times I’m sure they’ll find a way to bring him back in the sequel lol
Me too, but it is cannon that he dies in the middle of the story, at least in the reboot.
Well he lived up to his character by dying and being useless
@@x7Koolaid7x lmfao and when he needlessly described his whole family past
Like Sub Zero wasn't or scorpion
You missed when Jax said Cole lost a match to "Eddie Tobias", a callback to the game's creators - Ed Boon and John Tobias.
after Tobias left Midway, the MK franchises seems to omit his name at one time. They even remove the Saibot from Noob Saibot, later added back. Ed Boon was the programmer and John Tobias was the graphic designer. I'm happy John Tobias gets to share the co-creator credit in this movie.
I caught that one
yup I caught that too lol
I had the chills when he said that!
One of the articles on Sonya's wall had the name as well.
We must never forget that 'Mortal Kombat' is inspired by both 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Big Trouble in Little China.'
Ed Boon, and other MK creators did a creative, great job on their video game franchise for over 23 years.
Wasn't Blood Sport somewhere in that?
Definitely on Big Trouble in Little China with that lightning guy that served Lo Pan
@@ericvon2561 lo pan was also the inspiration for shang tsung
And from Greece Mythology
Also Ermac was made due to a glitch. ERror MACro. And Rain is a Prince tribute.
Scorpion and Sub-Zero's feud isn't an "easter egg", it's a major plot point. Haha.
Was thinking the same
"Call backs And Easter Eggs"
No one claimed it was an Easter Egg.
Mojo has a tendency to do serious click bait.
Another Easter egg here was “let’s go before we run into other 4 armed monsters” insinuating that the character was referencing the other 4 armed monsters in the game franchise but.....unless the second movie has one, this is not an Easter egg. It was a chance for Mojo to share information sure, but an Easter egg? No.
they dont know the diference between reference and easter egg
Its funny how nobody notices the whole movie is basically a Prequel, they didn't really have a tournament because shang tsung wanted to cheat before it happens.
I noticed that too
Yup
It set up a franchise.
I wonder if the next movie will focus on LIU Kang since he’s the one who has to win the tournament
How can there be a Mortal Kombat movie without the actual Mortal Kombat tournament?
Y’all missed when Lui Kang told Cole about his master that is Bo Rai Cho. He appeared in MKX as a dlc
Bo rai cho showed up in mkda
@@rox-tn1cf and Deception
Fun fact: Bo-Rai-Cho in spanish "Borracho" means Drunk hehe just like the character..
I was so happy when I caught that reference while watching it, Bo Rai Cho has always been one of my favorite characters.
Always loved his puke slip move lol
The "and that's how you set up a franchise" was the best line in this episode
Kanos probably not dead, he’s going to come back with his cyborg eye
@@causticcoconut715 but Sonya got the mark but who knows
Should've been "this is how you kill a franchise" and just tell people to go watch the movie.
@@alburritox4475 Sure, but this is MORTAL KOMBAT!!! Where almost every Character comes back from Death in MANY shapes or form EVEN tho it's all happening in the same Time line... ALL the DAMN Time!! : )
@@alburritox4475 yeah,but maybe he can make his own with resources from The Black Dragon clan
kabal was funny af
I found it cool how in the game it's Kano who recruited kabal .. but in this case it was the other way around....
I really liked Kabal.
🐐
He was but the movie didn’t do him justice, he felt like just a henchman and not his own character
@@mattsherman4964 he’s a henchman in the games story mode lmao everybody really expect every character to just a full fledge story in the first movie. He at least got to talk, shit he said more then even mileena.
I think Kano returns in the sequel with his metal plate over that eye and he was too damn funny not to return
Then how would they explain Sonya getting the mark? I agree that MK without Kano would be a shame.
@@adrianchalice I'm sure they can set up a fight scene where he kills someone like Jarek and gets the mark again.
MK franchise has always capable of reviving dead characters, I believe that they will do the same here. We all know that Bi Han will forsure returning as Noob Saibot, Shang Tsung could be planning on reviving Kano and Kung Lao as his own army. Hopefully they bring back Mileena too, she way too underused imo.
@@anxioussamurai9017 Honestly, they don't even need to do that. Remember when they rebuilt Jax's arms, Liu Kang says they contacted other realms for help. It's no stretch for Shang Tsung also having access to similar/better technology to give Kano a cybernetic eye that can shoot lasers plus other augmentations to put him on a comparable level to those with the mark. That would keep him relevant enough in the movies to be involved with the plot and furnish the same comedy, but without making him one of the "main" marked characters. He would be competent enough to help with the plot, then get his ass kicked, but find some way to slink off for next time, like an itch that won't go away no matter how much you scratch.
@@AurickLeru The mark is for all fighters so it's likely that Shang Tsung's fighter have marks as well and he's a wizard so he doesn't need tech to give Kano laser eyes. He'll probably bring some characters back from the dead (Bi Han, Kung Lao) but Kano's whole story in his canon has mostly been around Sonya's revenge against him and that's pretty much already wrapped up. Don't forget Johnny Cage is going to be in the sequel, filling the comedic relief role for the heroes and you really don't need it to be goofy from both sides.
When they were at the cafe after Coles fight, they zoomed on the table condiments. During development of MK3, cyborgs Cyrax and Sektor were called “ketchup and mustard.”
Ehhhhh, bit of a reach.... but I'll allow it.
They also missed how Bi Han shed his army to be in all black.....possibly foreshadowing his transformation into Noob Saibot
Definitely caught that. Or the fact the training pit is where you learn how to do the "special moves"
In the next movie sub zero has to be kuai liang
I mean, his costume wasn't exactly Blue to begin with... I thought it was Black the whole time...
If they do Kuai Liang might be an ancestor than a brother as Bi Han is from the 17th century by the movies dating and how sorcery and his cryo abilities kept him alive but I did notice his armour being black after being burnt. But I was disappointed that Bi Han never did the spine rip on Scorpion as that is as much associated with his death being burnt alive
When you Google the movie, and it lists the actors and characters , Joe Taslim ha both subZero and Noob Saibot under him.
They should have made this a series, it has so much potential to be better, you can introduce the characters individually and give them more detailed back story, like did before in those short films that were pretty badass.
They need miney to do that 🙄 as much mk games make movies never been their best part so they need money to develop a series
It also would have taken 4 years to do that.
WB also made a TH-cam series.
Agreed 👍
I mean.... They did Sequel Bait quite Heavily in the Epilogue did they not? 🤨
The end fight has the 90’s theme song remix as the background music
Which is a huge disappointment tbh...
@@choloyolo8522 ?
@@choloyolo8522 were you expecting the techno music of the original?
@@brandonbumby2356 we all did.... :(
The fact that cole pointed out that they misspelled combat as kombat is a reference to how the word came to be. Someone wanted to be funny and put K instead of C and tobias and boon thought it was smart and kept it so they could trademark the term
That _is_ smart. BC Now, whenever people want to reference the series, they have to either abbreviate it as MK or call it Mortal Kombat. Thus making it a 'This is what makes our property distinct.' deal.
That's not how the k was created but okay
@@thecultleadersthoughts2519 thats what ed boon said
@@reapster12 no it was because they were worried they couldn't get the trademark so they intentionally did it for that reason and it was great for marketing
@@zachariahsmith9130 if u look up info on it boon recalls it the way i said
You missed the graffiti in the Jax vs subzero scene. It says down, forward LP which is the input for subzeros freeze attack.
Jfc that was the whole reason I'm watching this and they missed it???
I saw that too, but I wasn't sure what that direction was referencing... but it was clearly a reference to button commands to execute a game move
Ya they avoided all the ACTUAL easter eggs and just told us plot points and character names.....
Scrolled too far down to see this
I was wondering if I was the only one who would comment on that... Thanks
The Armageddon, Nightwolf, Kotal Khan, Delia, Bo Rai Cho, Fujin, Kitana’s fan .... Shinnoks amulet
Yeah. Expectations are high
Who’s delia
When was Fujin brought up?
Delia is the hooded woman in one of the murals, she's the wife of Argus, an Edenian god. Fujin, Raiden's bro, is depicted as the big statue in the temple, the one whose hand gets cut by Kano's laser.
@@everardogonzalez2286 I remember Fujin in MK4
The girls saying “I’m not waiting around for another four armed monster” is a bit of stretch to count as a reference for this list
Yeah I think the same
Everyone agrees but Mojo does this sort of thing.
That wasn’t an “Easter Egg”
That was a fun fact plus speculation.
the mortal kombat cinematic universe does have a nice ring to it
The mKcu
More like the Mortal Kombat Kinematic Universe.
Nah that sounds dumb now that I've said it out loud.
@@silvereaglestudios it has never stopped them before so why start now?
@@silvereaglestudios I think you're onto something here pal..... The Mortal Kombat Kinematic Universe or MK-KU for short.
@@silvereaglestudios dude this made me laugh more than I should have but I love it
Wow they showed Argus and Delia's mural with Armageddon background...and didnt even mention it.
Watchmojo seems to have been lax on their researching of late
@@nnamdichukura9521 they’ve always been
yeah coz that mural guy reminds me of Daegon from MKA
Yeah, in the mural, the one laying down was the main character Tevan right?
They legit think subzero-scorpion feud is an "easter egg" 😂
Kabal and kung Lao were really well done. Obviously scorpion and subszero were good too.
The fact that they threw in Reiko and Nitara was amazin. Shining light on some of the under rated characters ^-^
i wish they could've painted Reiko Face like in the game.
@@jmtstan yes!!! Im happy they put him in but i was kinda hoping hed have his classic mk4 look or somethin close to it. His whole character seemed really reworked. I didnt recognize him until they named him
@@SaikaDeWinter he looked like the MK Armageddon version without the face paint and the spiked shoulder pad
@@jmtstan yea i got that but i think his bulk is what threw me off more than anything. I remember mk4 Reiko more than anything but if i remember right, he was a giant muscled up guy in Armageddon either right??
@Kefla yea. In happy he was there but damn did they butcher his character
Loved that gamer moment when Liu on doing the sweep kick and Kano falling lol
And the bicycle kick he did
when kung lao finished her with the "flawless victory" that was FIRE G
And it was a real flawless victory unlike the 90s movie
Unfortunately our country censored that part. What a shame
The did kung lao and goro dirty
@@jond8013 it's alright since the one who killed him is one of the strongest characters in MK. I would be pissed if he's killed by the likes of kano or mileena
Speaking of fire...... TOASTY
I’m not gonna lie Kung Lao was a badass in this movie
He was so good
Key word... "Was" lol 🤣
@@juliolopez220 😂
They did him correctly.
When Shang Tsung said at the end, “death is only a door” or something like that, I hoped he meant that some of these characters (SPOILER: Goro) might make a return via resurrection since that’s a thing in the games.
They will eventually come back considering that Shang Tsung took the bodies of Goro and SubZero with him, also him mentioned that he would bring a Army to fight Earthrealm.
More like Sub Zero returns as Noob Saibot
Death is a Portal
they did goro so f@kin dirty
I haven’t been playing Mortal Kombat for too long but is it possible that they are in the Netherrealm. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Kano = Eye beams
Liu Kang = Fire
Kung Lao = Frisbee Hat
Sonya = Rings?
Cole = Plot Armor
That last one broke me
Sonya=blasters
Rings???? 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ You must be to young to have played the original mortal kombat. They aren't "rings" they are her blasters
I've seen that plot armor joke in almost every MK youtube video
@@NekoHibaCosplay right 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Idk why but the beginning of the movie with Hanzo and his family it reminded me of the game Ghost of Tsushima
The "Golden Forest" will forever be etched into my memories.
I thought exactly this , it also helps im currently playing through it at the moment
It also reminded me of the 1980s classic Revenge Of The Revenge 😎
That bird sound in start is one of the reason 😅
One thing, I wished they had included (maybe deleted) But after Jax killed Reiko, he should've threw his body into the pit... Not actually utilizing the stage for what it is, makes using it, kinda pointless...
Only thing missing was the yeet into the spikes uppercut on that moment xd
Liu Kang “cheesing” with the leg sweeps. Kano asking “Is that the only move you know?” . Just like as if you’re playing in the arcade.
Things you may have missed...the opening scene
This was proof that this movie was made for Mortal Kombat fans.
Fan service with trash story
For the hardcore fans it disappointed us by a large margin, still an enjoyable movie tho.
@@SolidPain6624 true dat.
Don't get too hyped before watching this, this movie is for Kids actually but they forgot turn off the blood and gore mode 😁. The storyline is stupid AF!
Not really
To hell with all the people who said this movie is shit.
This was one heck of a ride❤️❤️
Yes 👍 totally agree 😺
Yes, my only regret was that this movie was short.
When Jax and Sub-Zero fight there's a arrows , down-forward + LP sub zeros freeze button combo
I thought I was only one who saw that
What does LP mean?
Low punch
Thank you. I was scrolling the comments to see if anyone else caught it.
I'm so happy that I saw most of these Easter eggs in the movie
and pointed them out, one of the only ones I missed I think is katana's fan
Same missed the kitana fan.
I screeched when I saw it. She was my favorite character.
@@stephiybabii Aiyo help me out here,There was a mural with another blue armored girl(?) Alongside The Great Kung Lao one..Was it Kitana or something else?
Yea I pointed Shinnok's amulet out to my husband and said "it's kind of stupid to leave the most important thing in the universe just laying around for Kano to steal"
Thats true, but Asgard had TONS of deadly one of a kind things laying around in that hallway lol
Wait till kronika comes out in a future movie
My theory is Katana offered her blades as a peace offering to raiden, I believe she's with the Khan
But would she be in the next movie
Kitana...
@@TheLaron2006 apparently no edenians are going to be in the next movie according to directors
@@nabilahmed579 why
@@TheLaron2006 I honestly have no idea but given that Shang already sabotaged tournament, they don’t need to do the brainwashing Sindel plot, kitana finding out what happened to her realm etc
Sonya:”I live in this shithole you think I have $3 million dollars?” lol I still get a kick outta that line
I laughed outloud when she threw back the GPS to Kano after they met Liu Kang in the desert😂😂
Everyone: how are you not dead?
Cole’s family: I have no idea!
Scorpion's flame wake them up
@Erik Nurwahab ik it’s just that they almost died multiple times
@@heatfighter2112 ah,i get it.Than the answer is PLOT ARMOR
I see the sonic reference
Honestly, we are proud to be MK fans.
If there's a 12th MK game possibly for 2024 or 2025, then we'll wait until it comes out.
If there's a possible sequel to the 2021 movie, then we'll wait until 2023 or 2024.
Theres a rumour/leak that there are kombat packs with 26 more characters for MK11 being released up to half way through 2024
This movie felt like it was possibly setting up Cole being added to MK12.
Considering hes such a new character i wasn't expecting anything for kotal. So I was pleasantly surprised to see that bust
He's been around since MK3.
@@michaelmckinley2185 no. He hasnt
@@jacobibarra097 I think he's speaking timeline wise not physically being in the game
@@yezirski3024 in context of my comment still dosent make sense
Oh I misread it i thought you said Kabal.
I loved kanos dialogue during the dinner scene
You forgot to mention Delia and Argus in the mural the father and mother of Rain , Taven and Daegon and protectors of Edenia and you forgot to mention the fujin statue -his the brother of Raiden
And the Shao Kahn's statue and picture too
Is Rain a sibling to Taven and Daegon too?? I didn't know that
@@jkp3218 yea he's the bastard son of argus, so more like a step brother
Motaros picture on the vase
Sorry to correct you, but Rain's mom is a commoner, not Delia.
Despite the screwed up source material, THIS is how you make a Mortal Kombat movie
What’s messed up?
@@CalobAdamsInfamous913 if you ever played a mortal Kombat game it’s obvious
This is NOT how you make an MK movie, precisely because of the source material screw ups.
@@thrrax the MCU screws up the original source material too, and that ended up being successful
@@spuddspudd haven’t, just watched the cutscene movies
The producers and director said they didn't want to add Edenia characters like Kitana yet. Next movie
Kinda dumb to include her clone then
Extremely idiotic to introduce Kitana's clone before herself since meeting Mileena was one of the reasons Kitana looses faith in Shao Khan.
Imagine if a writer made a movie about the avengers, and included Thor Girl (or Torunn, depending on continuity). She's introduced as the Goddess of Thunder, which doesn't make sense, because Thor is the god of Thunder, and for some reason, isn't there himself.
Or a better example, imagine if a transformers movie introduced the normal team of Autobots, except they introduce Rodimus instead of Optimus Prime himself.
@@fgl8044 I'm not disagreeing but let's remember that this is a violent action movie based on a video game series with stories similar to a demonic soap opera. I think you may be reading a bit much into it lol who knows what the sequel will bring. Maybe they'll cover Kitana, Shao Kahn, and Sindel in the beginning the same way they did Sub and Scorp.
Here's a fun question : who should play Shao Kahn?
And their justification was reasonable imo. Basically, there were already so many people to cover that adding more would have strained the story as a whole. I agree with this since Kahn isn't really brought up. So Kitana didn't need to be either. My guess is Mileena is such a fan favorite for the anime waifu types that they felt the need to add at least one... Uhh sexy, ninja female lol
Mileena has more going on than just being Kitana's clone. I just wish we couldve seen her & Prince Rain together.
The fact that they even went far to show Argus and Delia, and also from what it looks like, Taven!
Isnt Delia And Argus the Gods who make Blaze and do The Armageddon stuff?
I swear this movie was so faithful
Will, most of it
Hahaha, "faithful."
@@krizwatcher -most of it
@@pyrs201 I swear
Same man I liked it too
At the end of the day a movie is for people to enjoy themselves and have a temporary relief.And this was that good for me atleast so 9/10 for me
The movie was honestly so perfect for Mortal Kombat fans. I’m so happy rn
Lmao No. Actual MK fans wasn't so fond of this movie
@@shawziiz5031 what did you find wrong with it?
I hated it
@@michaeloconnor9984 Reason?
The starting fight reminded me of a animated movie MK: Scorpions Revenge
"This film has cliched storylines, no in depth character arcs and corny character conversations!!!"
"Well isn't most MK Games are like that too?"
Xd spot on kinda hard to fit everything in a hr 45 min time frame. I think they did good with what was allowed.
@@nikovz4719 Agreed, plot wise i think they can do better. But in the end it's an enjoyable movie. Character designs were on point👌👌👌
*MORRTTTTAAAALLLLL KOOMMMBBAAAAATTTT!*
*BA BA BA BABA BA BA BA BA*
GET OVER HERE!
When goro got his hand cut off it was probably a call back to the mk comics when goro fought kenshi with no arms
Would have been awkward if Jax never got his arms cut off when he discovered his powers only to have robot arms anyway.
😂😂
I think it would’ve been worth mentioning that Sub-Zero basically did Jax’s own finishing move on him by ripping his arms off.
They should've used Ninja Mime for Johnny Cages poster
I laughed my ass off when Sonya points to "Mortal Kombat" and Cole pokes fun.
"They didn't even spell it right!". 🤣
Best things about MK.
1. Kano
2. Scorpion and Sub Zero
3. Liu Kang’s spot on mannerisms of being bland but so sincere at the same time. I LOVED it lol
4. Sub Zero and Scorpions Chinese/Japanese diatribe.
This movie was too fye. Hopefully they continue the franchise like Marvel.
You can’t have a franchise without laying down the foundation and they’re not gonna please everyone.. this movie was good, and I hope they just get better and better.
The two water buckets shown in the opening scene was a nod to how Sub-Zero was defeated in the original film.
No it's was not ???
Ohhhhhhh
It was but I don't think that's what they trying was going for
The Chicago/Gary, IN reference (when Cole said he's from the South Side of Chicago). Ed Boon and John Tobias are from here. Netherrealm Studios is located on the North Side of town on West Bradley, near the WGN Studios
"We are presented a mural of the great Kung Lao defeating Shang Tsung" *proceeds to show Sub-Zero killing Hanzo. Gj Mojo!
Movie was decent but I feel like they rushed the ending.
Yesss that’s what I was saying
@@jeanitalien8845 they might of ran out of money
Acting seemed lazy
Easter egg/references during this year's MK movie reboot indeed.
Also, when jax is talking to cole young in the beginning. He mentioned cole taking a belt from Eddie tabias. Which is Ed Boon, and John Tabias names, the creators of Mortal Kombat the game.
Liu Kang spamming the sweep kick made me cackle like a maniac
How about a micro-easter egg? Shang Tsung's "I've come for your souls" are words pulled straight from Shao Khan's at the end of the 1995 version. Heck, would have loved to hear Raiden's "I don't think so" line.
"where is Kitana?" Was what I was saying through the whole movie
The "Uppercut" bit in the cage fight. Reference to whats commonly done in panic situations
The "Connor & Hakim" review of Mortal Kombat (2021) is just too much LOL! Soo underrated xD
there is another easter egg i dont know but maybe it is....when jax meet cole for the first time and jax said...the man who took the belt from eddie tobias....edd boon and john tobias the two creators of mortal kombat.
Anyone else notice that goro’s face looks extremely similar to hulks face in the avenger films
true XD
He looked like the dude from raid shadowlegends lol
The sweep kick was a nice touch. Everytime I thought it was about to get cheesy the drew it back a little and switch it up.
Can't wait till they find Johnny cage
His "finding his arcan" scene will be badass
@@josemiranda9061 Like what?
Breaking innocent balls?
You missed the hint to Noob Saibot at the end for Bi Han.
You for got the game creators reference "Edward Tobias" as in Ed Boon & John Tobias. Sadly all the blood & cursing does not save this movie.
It's not bad at all
It’s mediocre
@@emeritus_6669 It actually is. But I knew it wasn't going to be good.
@@patrickbateman556 no it actually isn't a bad movie stop acting like you have such fine taste in movies. It definitely didn't live up to the hype but it absolutely is not a bad movie what so ever. Get over yourself
@Graham Norwood It actually isn't given the fact that you can't give every character a backdrop for a movie that runs 1:45 runtime.
WAS IT AMAZING? Na, it was decent and good. Too many people jumping and judging hard when they can't understand that this film wasn't even supposed to happen. We'll see about the next movie and how it's handled if this has commercial success.
Cole's wife: "Use the uppercut!"
Me: "Down and High Punch!"
They should really expand this into a cinematic universe. There's 30 years of material to work with.
What I enjoyed about the original 1995 was that every character got their own fight as opposed to here where they cut back and forth because there were so many characters. Or at least release a 4 hour version.
2 easter eggs that are easy to miss the first time:
When jax and sub zero fight the code for sub zero fatality is written in the wall.
The murals when liu kang enters Raiden Temple have the kamigogu symbols
I think the easter egg is that the movie bothered with that part, because the other two films, even the one we like, never really went into their feud.
That’s his fatality? I thought it was for his freeze move.
I'm kinda said kano is gone cuz he's fucking amazing. I hope the Death is just another portal means he comes back
Maybe he will come back. In the games he has a robot eye and maybe in the sequel that's how he gets it because Sonya fucked his eye up
Well with in the current game there's multiple versions who step into different times and dimensions.
As if someone stays dead in mk.....
Bruh
Kabal was badass man. Accurate asf lol. Mileenas mouth opening up wider was the *BEST* too. Continue with Johnny Cage man!!🤘😎
i was never too exited to see a scorpion vs sub-zero fight rather than this film it kicked ass that development and wait was everything
They better get Scott Adkins to play Johnny Cage in the next film.
Yoooooooooo!
What about zac efron
@@firstlast8400 great choice! I was thinking Ryan Reynolds, but I don't think the budget would be big enough!
And doney yin as ermac hell yeah
Zac Efron and Ryan Reynolds are complete shit when compared to a Master like Scott Adkins. They might be pretty looking but none of them can get those hands and legs swinging like Boyka ✊
What about Noob Saibot. Noob Saibot was also hinted at. During the fight between Scorpion and Sub Zero (Bi Han)... Sub-zero takes off his armor to reveal a black ninja outfit that looked a lot like the outfit Noob Saibot wears. This seems fitting because, in the game, Bi Han does become Noob Saibot after being killed by Scorpion. I thought it was a nod to that, as well as setting up for Bi Han's potential return in the movie franchise.
i watched it today , i was all smiles, they kept the same campy style of the old one, didn't take it too seriously, love the foreshadowing at the end with cage, Kano was a hoot, Kabal was awesome, the whole movie was just fun to watch, loved it, hope more to come.
The opening scene was amazing and I think the movie was pretty good for a video game adaptation. Of course they took some of their own creative direction with it, but I loved how much it felt like a faithful adaptation. The only character I didn't think was cast right was Raiden. The actor showed none of the complexity that Raiden has in the video games. Just made him stone cold and mean. Also, I agree that Mileena's inclusion without Kitana is a little messy, especially when you throw in her war fans as an easter egg.
Well y’all referenced a lot but Liu Kang Animality The Uppercut The Marking real meaning “you have been chosen” isn’t just some throw away line in the earlier games while choosing a character the Mortal Kombat symbol was a coin or icon that was place over the character this was their clever way of saying someone picked this fighter to play with
I gonna say Get Over Here is one of the greatest,best and iconic phrase ever of Mortal Kombat in all the time in the movie
I also liked how Lui Kang mentioned Bo' Rai Cho who is my favorite MK Drunken Master who trained both Lui Kang and Kung Lao. I wonder if they are gonna bring him in the sequel as a training montage for Lui Kang or a deleted scene for when Kung Lao and Lui Kang meet during their training.
The leg sweep spam move being put into the movie was hilarious
Every time I see kabal I will always think of Dashies voiceovers that he use to do 🤣
RAIDEEEEN!? You really gonna be me like that, Raideeen!?
Edit: NVM. Thats Baraka
"GUYS! GUYS!" is Kabal
@@NotchGY19 “Guys, Guys, Relaxxxxxxx” lol
We ain’t gonna talk about how Mileena is thicc 🌝
What's the actress ig. I need it for research purposes lol
@@montrellcunningham5701 ( sisistringer ) buddy 👌🏽
Uuff i noticed that when she walked away in Raydens temple 🍑👀
or black?
The movie was great ..cant wait too see the other movies ...I'm excited
I'm obsessed with mortal kombat since i was like 8 years old and as a huge fan i can say i loved the movie. Game adaptations are usually trash but this one is good! I caught myself screaming in happiness with the fight scenes and the iconic phrases. The violence was on point. I hope they make more movies cause I just wanna see my dear Shinnok