The scene where Kano keeps getting up while Liu Kang continuously leg sweeps him was such a weird but hilarious callback to the CPU behavior in the classic games
I love that Bi-han's decision to put on the costume and start calling himself Sub-zero is entirely self-motivated. He just up and decides to do it one day because he thinks it'll be cool.
It would have been better if "Sub-Zero" was a name that other people started calling him and he just adopted it. The thought of someone actually coming up with the idea to call themselves that is just cheesy. It's like the unpopular kid at school making up their own cool sounding nickname.
@@Syklonus i could see it be something like that, or maybe, if johnny cage was in the movie, he would see sub zero and he asks what his name is, SZ says: Bi Han, Johnny then jokes saying nobody is gonna remember that, and then calls him sub zero saying it is much cooler, they then have a little fight( jc gets his ass kicked).
Ikr he was like a cryomancer Michael Myers i loved the way they portrayed Bi-Han, im almost certain its happening based on what Shang Tsun said but i really hope he comes back in the sequels as Noob Saibot
MK 95- 8.5/10 MK 97- 5/10 MK 21- 3.5/10 Rayden is suposed to be a 7 ft Caucasian, not a 5 ft Mongoloid. LOL Liu Kang shouldnt look like a girl. Robin Shou looked like a man. Shang Tsung is not scary at all with those chubby cheeks. Tagawa was so much better. Sub Zeros and Scorpions costume was bad. Yellow and blue are barely recognizable. I hoped MK 21 was going to look something like MK LEGACY witch was very good, but it was nothing like it. MK 21 is not a movie you can watch twice, it would be too painfull.
I was confused with how Cole already had a teenage daughter, when I thought he didn't look old enough to be a dad. I was thinking that he was a brother to the two girls.
Scorpions spear is actually a Kunai and in Japanese history they were originally used as gardening tools similar to a trowel. Assassins would pose as farmers and gardeners and then ambush their target as they passed by
I mean, the entire Scorpion Kunai spear is silly. Does such a weapon even exist? No, Kusarigama don't count, that's exactly what I'd give Scorp(who don't have Kama part of equation). With that said, I love how they gave literal Bladed Tonfas to Cole, but he just...meh. I'd really like if he started doing the Nioh Tonfa moves in MK2, like real crazy spin combos and what not.
@@goransekulic3671 i think i would probably consider his rope kunai to be more akin to a meteor hammer, which I'm not mad about. Prob difficult with a flattened edged weapon though.
@@crazyazn52 Yes, quite. His weapon is practically the Kusari part of Kusarigama(=chain and sickle or something like that). But idk how that's supposed to work with bladed weapon, indeed. It is a very interesting weapon though.
I've stewed on it for days and I still can't get over how dirty they did Goro. Shang Tsung literally calls him "Prince Goro" and they literally waste one of the best bad guys in the lore.
@@xxxs8309 They kinda did although I think they might bring him back for next one. But I can get why they watered down his legend a bit. Subzero could have killed Goro in seconds, unlike in the old movie. I mean you have a 4 armed big monster which is cool but you also have a somehow immortal master ice ninja that's kinda a massive deal. Subzero being the new "attack dog" type role in this movie makes sense especially since subzero has gained so many very strong abilities over the years in the games.
@@xxxs8309 Like he does in the games. Subzero's younger brother, Kuai Liang, takes Bi Hans place after his death in the tournament as the new subzero and Bi Han returns as a wraith called Noob Saibot. Edit: spelling correction
"I was always Scorpion, my brother was Sub-Zero, cuz we're brothers, that's how it goes down." The accuracy in that statement, the exact same for me and my brother
You also shouldn't have the champion of Mortal Kombat (Goro), just show up at random, only to go out like a bitch in a movie that doesn't involve the tournament.
I just don’t see how they justified introducing cole and making him the main character. They could’ve done much more w liu/Kung and the other actual mk characters. Also rip Kung Lao😔
It's because they wanted a generic action hero type character as the lead, the reason why? Draw in a new audience? Probably the only reason I can come up with lol
Agreed, some how kill Cole, create that as "plot motivation" for certain characters and finally enter Mortal Kombat. Hopefully Shang Tsung (or whoever) can resurrect Goro and Mileena, heavily underused and fan favorites.
Gotta be that guy, Kunai were actually gardening tools first and weapons second. Helped ninjas have weapons in the open allowing then to surprise their targets.
At one point I thought Cole was going to turn into Scorpion somehow by possessing Cole’s body and soul. I wish that happened because then I would’ve been fine with Cole in the movie.
Jaxs' inner power, super strength, and mechanical arms. Sonyas' inner power, energy beams. Kanos' inner power, a laser eye that can't protect against garden gnomes. Cole's inner power, a sweet-looking gold knit sweater.
What even was his power? He was absorbing the blows and I expected it to make a blast radius like in Black Panther or make his hits 2-5x stronger, but nah he just gets a blade and a baton.
You’re not a fan of MK at all when you say stuff like that. Liu Kang is a Shaolin Monk who learned to do the stuff he does from learning it from the teachings of the Great Kung Lao at the White Lotus Society.There is no relation to him and Hanzo Hasashi, nor should there be.
For an alternate twist, kinda ok. I'll take that rather than this Cole shit. But ironic, coz now in canonical lore, Liu Kang is the creator of the universe, and it was his creation now that make Scorpion born with fire power, making him true pyromancer like Sub-Zero born with cyromancer. Although the new Scorpion is now Kuai Liang, no longer Hanzo
For a little while, I thought that Scorpion was going to be Cole's Ghost Rider. Cole would turn into this spirit of vengeance thus giving this undead spirit mortality and the ability to compete in the tournament. Nope. Instead, Cole's power is a metal shirt.
We need to support this effort so they don't abandon the franchise! The potential is there for sure, just need better writing. Lets make it happen guys.
Sub zeros actor was incredible. The way he looked frightened when he knew he was going to lose the fight with Cole and Hanzo was so cool. Refused to go down without a fight.
Subzeros actor and scorpions actor were perfectly casted. The scene when scorpion throws his spear at subzero and he dodges it and looks at him all surprised, fuckin epic. I loved how menacing he really was just how bi han is supposed to be compraed to his brother. Him smirking at hanzos wife before killing them ooooof real bad guy
He managed to tell a lot with just his eyes and body language, no small feat. I do wish we got to see the full face though for some of his reactions to Scorpion, cause we got so much more out of Hanzo’s full face.
I absolutely agree again! Especially the outworld and desert land surroundings. It reminded me of MK Annihilation too much which is never a good thing.
It was just not that. You remember where in Annihilation how they killed off all the main character easily all because they didn't have time to tell their stories, and also the director thinking only the fans would know who they are. This movie did the same freaking thing. I've excepted how they got their powers and all like Kano without having cyborg implants. Unlike Jacks though that was freaking stupid, and don't get me started with that horrible character Cole with his literal invincible plot armor. That character was freaking awful.
What reminded me of Annihilation was the amount of characters that were introduced in name only (Nitara, Mileena, Reiko). It felt like what they did in MK Annihilation with Ermac, Rain, etc.
Well the reason why Jax and Sonya bought into was because they came across someone with super human abilities while being in special forces and the tattoo magically went on Jax so it makes sense for them to be looking into it
I thought that was hilarious. I also like when Cole was in the fight and his daughter (didn't understand at first it was his daughter. Thought it was a sister) said "give him your uppercut!"
When you first see Cole, that fight club manager calls him a punching bag, which later basically becomes his akana lol. It's the MK version of the black panther suit
Jax saving Sonya with the power of friendship was when I mentally signed off. I mean she literally got crushed by stone and only had a little bit of dust on her.
Absolutely, honestly not perfect but I loved this movie. Shout out to reptile actually being pretty dope despite looking like a dinosaur. They at least got his move set down. 7.5 out of 10 give me more of this world.
Exactly how I felt.. It's like having an avengers movie but leaving out captain America! The movie was at the level where I thought, Damn This would be so much more interesting to me if Jhonny was here!
Cole Young, worst main character since Bella Swan. The guy starts by getting his ass kicked, then gets his ass kicked some more, only to power-up, and obtain a shirt that allows him to get his ass SUPER kicked.
LMFAO the fact that the ARMOUR looks flimsy, rubbery and had an effing hole in the back! You can see it after he killed Goro and he was hugging his family! LOL!!!!!
Kano hinted at Cole's power. He makes a comment about Cole's arcana being getting his ass kicked. The power kind of reminds me of Black Panthers suit on how it absorbs kinetic energy.
I was suprise that James Wan produced this movie but never involved in directing, cool to see James Wan direct and write the sequel like what he did to Aquaman.
This is such a great and well-rounded review! I like how you talk about what worked and didn't work in both this one and the original and not just making blanket statements like "The first movie is still the best" because the 1995 film had a lot of flaws along with a few things that worked. But your review is so accurate! The tattoo thing was just not a good story plot at all. It could've easily been explained that their powers come from Chi power and learned magic, and even some technology in there like with Kano's eye, and sorcery could've been the explanation for the villains' side, and this would've been MUCH more grounded and organic. I couldn't even believe they went with such a cheap, convoluted explanation as a friggin tattoo. Just bad writing. Also well said about MK being made for a cinematic universe. With a storyline and characters as rich as Mortal Kombat's, a cinematic universe is the only way you can go, but you don't establish that with first-time writers and directors! But I like your idea of starting off with Sub-Zero and Scorpion, then the Special Forces, the Black Dragon, and so on... This movie was insanely rushed and underdeveloped and felt much more like a pilot episode than a big screen movie adaptation. In all honesty and truth, this whole thing needs to be scrapped, taken back to the drawing board, and started over with different writers and directors and possibly a different studio.
The leg sweep spam and Kano being “you have any other move” made me lol to the point I wrote my old friend that did this to me in Mk2 when we were kids. I was like “bitch they’re making fun of the 10 year old you.”
The Johnny Cage vs Scorpion fight in the original movie is the reason I became a Scorpion fan. As a 7 year seeing the fight and hearing him saying "Get down here" was amazing. I'm team Scorpion for sure. He's a badass.
LOVED and deeply appreciated your reference to METROID around the 2:40 mark. Glad you're a Metroid fan, too!!! Loved your channel before, love it evermore now.
They wasted Goro. They needed to work on this story a lot more, why give the well established IP to a first time director is beyond me, I hope they do better in the next one.
Its interesting because yes they wasted Goro, but its not like the original did Goro particularly well. He looked kinda good but could barely move. Besides we probably dont need Goro back. Bring in Motaro for the sequel.
@@ComicCrossing Goro was treated with way more respect in the 95 version. For one thing he actually had lines instead of some grunts and 1 sentence. He also had personality and they built him up as a threat. Here they just threw him in and did the biggest blunder which was having the OC kill him. Its not like art lean killed him in the 95 version.
@@saloz9483 Goro basically got beaten by a hit to the balls and a trip in the 95 version. He could barely move and the fight with Art Lean is sorta a joke. I get that they were limited by technology and they certainly put more weight and gravitas into Goro, im just saying that 95 is far from perfect. Both versions have serious issues.
Top three Kano moments. Snacking while Shang Tsung and Raiden are talking. Liu Kang and touching his shoulder and Kano saying “Th’Fack” Cole asking Sonya about her marking and Kano going “WHA WHA”
"that the only move you know?" The leg sweep scene in the first time in a video game movie, where I can point to a scene and say "that's exactly what it feels like to play this game".
It certainly darts between extremes of good and bad. The director only seemed to care about a few characters, and so it felt really unbalanced. Cole was just a flat out mistake.
@@Syklonus I agree Cole was a mistake cause it took away from better characters but I actually didn't hate him. His fight with Goro using actual takedowns was pretty dope. But I agree that some of it was great and other parts were... Not great lol 7.5 out of 10 still really loved a lot of this movie.
The awkward moment when you realize that they literally stole the dragon mark unlocking powers idea from My Little Pony's cutiemarks and what they meant to the ponies
Edit: It should’ve been a crouching jab or a throw to be true to the current MK11 paradigm. Yes I understand the reference to (specifically) the MK2 AI...because I’m one of the few here I bet that played it on the cabinets. If people don’t understand a joke, they probably shouldn’t comment like someone just insulted their mother. Rest your cute little fingers, children.
@@mattrutkowski5305 Uh no moron. That scene was a throwback to the first two mk games where even the AI would spam sweep kicks and stunlock you. Youd know that if you knew jack shit about mk
Dumbest thing about the movie is that Raiden didn't do anything even though he is only forbidden from interfering with mortal kombat but they clearly state out world is cheating and killing earth's fighters so there won't be a tournament
“ Upon graduation, I was given a name of a man. He was a purveyor of rare things. Children. Orphans like me. He had a marking, so I chose to take if from him. And in that moment, my arcana came forth. “ - Liu Kang
@@CursedWheelieBin How is the dialogue difficult to follow? Liu killed a marked person and gained the mark for himself. There is more context if you’ve not seen the film, Liu was asked how he found his arcana, it was instantaneous.
@@q-_-p.d-_-b At the same time it doesn't because earlier in the movie she explains that both Jax and Kano got their markings from killing a couple dudes. Yet neither of them awaken their powers until later in the movie. Kano has to get pissed of about a damn egg roll, and Jax has to.... Get his ass kicked. Survive the mental and physical trauma of shock after having his arms frozen and shattered. Then almost die being beaten with a war hammer, and watching his best friend be buried under rubble. * cough * Sonya? "Awm lazies go pew-pew!" LMAOOOO!
I don't call scorpion a Ninja he is more like Shinobi also the Kunai isn't just a Shinobi / Ninja weapon also Samurai used the Kunai too and Shinobi are low level samurai known as Ashi garu and some of the Ashi Garu are farmers too.
@@adamplentl5588 It is well known that the main purpose of the kunai was gardening. They were used to till the land. Their use as a weapon was only secondary
I can't believe the fatalities we got. Of course the fights were AMAZING. And of course THEY WORKED IN THE TECHNO THEME. In the 3 words uttered by Kano "You feckin beauty " With regards to the lore changes you mentioned, THIS is the exact argument people used to say Warcraft was a bad film. I personally loved the changes, especially since the 95 film people seem to forget about is Johnny killed Goro with the final fight was against Shang Tsung. I frequently ask myself "Was I entertained?" The answer is FUCK YES
I knew the writing was going to be a bit wonky when in the beginning Hanzo is speaking Japanese and Bi-Han spoke Chinese, and afterwards, when Hanzo is defeated, B-Han says, 'For the Lin Kuei'...IN ENGLISH, in 1617 JAPAN.
I actually liked the Quan Chi thing in the Scorpeon vs Sub Zero fight. This one guy managed to start a feud lasting hundreds of years and targets the perfect two people for said feud.
also Scorpion isn't supposed to be a good guy. He supposed to be a rage fueled monster who occasionally re-directs his anger at the right people. Same for Sub-Zero.
Knowing nothing of MK lore, I had none of these preconceptions about the world and characters, so the powers and dragon marks and whatnot feels like a decent way to adapt the lore into something short and manageable.
Best review I've seen thus far, my exact thoughts... Pissed me off Lui Kang wasn't the chosen one and Johnny Cage definitely could've filled the Cole position easy... I didn't understand his arcana, that idea wasn't really thought out and the tattoos reminded me of Annihilation too... 👏🏾👌🏾👏🏾✊🏾
Lmao no, u could clearly see a bunch of stunt doubles and raiden was pathetic in the original. Yall just riding on the nostalgia factor. Yes cage, sonya and liu kang were great in the original but the current cast is better in every way. Its just they need better writer and WB need to let them do what they want and give a better budget than 50 mil. Lmao original subzero and scorpion were fuckin trash
@@Lord_ofcinder I agree with the nostalgia factor. Mk is supposed to be cheesy but awesome action movie like the ppl who did hardcore Henry and nobody should've been pitted to make this film. You literally add bloodsport, big trouble in little China, and maybe some pacing from Tokyo: the last megalopolis and boom u have an awesome MK movie. It's like ppl who make movies have no idea about how to make cool shit or how to make video games into good action movies and something as basic as mk is made so convoluted and overly complex instead of remembering that action films are supposed to entertain and not just be nods to bad chars or moments in the video game.
@@Lord_ofcinder Im literally rewatching the 95 movie now and no its not nostalgia. The actors actually give off charm and personality in the 95 version. 2021 versions were dull execpt for sub,kano,kabal and scorp. Liu kang was a fucking robot in this movie and out right dull who worshiped Kung Loa. Raiden was a lazy prick in this movie who just bitched the whole way through and didn't show that he gave a fuck. Shang was so boring and had no presence that they had to use a filter for his voice and give him black eye contacts. Theres more but this is just some examples of how crap these versions were.
@@saloz9483 Nah i watched the 95 recently as well, the only characters that were marginally true to the games were Liu kang and cage thats mostly cause of their chemistry. Yeah kano as well in the way of design but his character was shit. Raiden was a simp soy boy in the 95 one and a prick in the current one so thats there. Tsang shung was fucking perfect in the 95 one tho he wasnt anything close to the games, He was perfect due to the actor (basically heath ledgers joker), sonya was trash in the 95 this one was basically sort of like MK11 sonya. Liu kang wasnt bad but yeah was a bit over the top buddhist monk robotic character. Kung lao was alright.
There was a lot of really cool Easter eggs in the movie, like Quarter Circle Low Punch on the wall when Jax fights Sub Zero. Cole was a let down for sure with his LITERAL plot armor super power.
All I ever wanted was the Lin Kuei vs Shirai Ryu. If they wanted to get really creative, they could have just made a movie on how the feud started. Could even have ended it with the death of Hanzo Hasashi and his clan.
With the ways things were going with this TImeline SHinagangs.. I thought he could've jsut been Takada with a Different name... then Tofans happened...
so many better options, johnny cage, johnny cage's brother(who dies in the movie, and JC gets the invite in his place in the sequel), takeda, scorpion's body manifestation. the trully ironic thing is, if they had used kano's dialogue on johnny cage, it would've been perfect. cole has no reason to exist in this movie. and he adds nothing of worth.
The horror elements when subzero shows up is probably my favorite part. When he stands in the alleyway with all the ice mist and then just kind of slides away like a monster, it made me laugh but in a good way
Goro is basically the Kraken. He is this looming threat that appears for five minutes at the very end then gets killed and has no more importance beyond that.
Not even that, really. They didn't build him up throughout the movie or anything. He just shows up out of nowhere, Shang Tsung goes "Oh hey there, buddy" and the next scene he fights Cole and dies.
His fight at the end was pretty sick, but for gods sake WHY did they shove Cole into the Sub-zero Scorpion fight??!! That was the fight we all wanted to see and NO ONE wanted stupid Cole getting in the way!! First you have him kill Goro AND you let him give the mortal wound to Sub-Zero??!!!!! Cole became this annoying Mary Sue that become way too OP way too quickly.
For me the highlight of the original Mortal Kombat was the first part of the Liu Kang vs Shang Tsung fight. Before he summons the warriors. I thought the music was incredibly well edited for hyping up the fight and the choreography was pretty good for me. My biggest gripe with this movie (besides all the lore changes) was that Shang Tsung was just too straight forward, in the original and the games everything he says either has a sense of double meaning or is filled with enough vile hatred to physically feel it, here he’s just pretty bland and up front. Also, team scorpion.
@@ryansmith-jr4gn from what the movie showed it seems like it to me, I say that because anybody can use the hat but only he can manipulate it after the toss wether that be teleporting from under it or calling it back to him without touching it, game also looks like that too but not to this extreme where he calls it back after it stops
Exactly. What hes basically saying is COLE WAS UNNECESSARY. I said the same thing jax,Sonya, Johnny, Stryker....all could have been Cole.... Lewis tan could have been Johnny.
@@Htx.lunatic neat, annihilation came out when I was in like the 5th grade. Everyone saw it once and didn’t speak of it again, it was such a disappointment, even to kids. And in the original MK movie, if that’s what you’re referring to, she wasn’t a skeptic very long at all.
The reason Scorpion's spear was the gardening tool was referencing the fact that the kunai, often thought of typically as a weapon, actually originated as a gardening tool Also yeah Team Sub-Zero (Kuai Liang), hope we get to see him in the next film. Maybe he's after revenge against Scorpion, but hearing what his brother did chooses to end the cycle of vengeance and him and Scorpion team-up, because why wouldn't that happen!?
haha awesome video man. agree with u on everything, especially the tattoo stuff n inner power. I love MK the games and even the first 2 movies and conquest lol. much love man and team Scorpion
@@tarsofelix4414 Well that’s exactly why I DO mind Cole. He was nothing but extra weight to the movie. I didn’t care for him or his family, if anything I actually wanted them to die lol
It would be a strong tv series continuing from this. Maybe they'll take note, could be an awesome Max original! Then again they have 4 movies lined up reportedly.
@@GeeklyGoods yea too many back stories and too much lore for a simple 2 hour movie. The fights could be more satisfying as well.... just thinking about it being a tv series gets me excited but sadly it’ll probably not happen anytime soon fr
@@OlJohnJoe Yeah exactly! You have so many characters that if you want to cover it in movies you're going to sacrifice a lot of single-character lore and story.
this is what most people who saw the raid movies wanted from an mk movie!... the story could suck and people will still say its a fantastic movie, just for the fight scenes alone!... this movie was a cartoon!
Imagine if the whole movie was set in the era of the intro and was about Scorpions revenge with him chasing Sub Zero through different realms, intertwined with an epic story of Raiden and the gods. Written and directed by the dudes who made Crouching Tiger / Hero / Flying daggers with a pinch of Big trouble in Little China sprinkled on top. That would have been a sick MK movie.
At first I thought it was going to be a period setting like Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist, which I'd have been fine with because SF:AF is fucking awesome, but it just turned into a total bore with one or two highlights (Kano and Sub-zero).
EXACTLY. Traditional Chinese and Japanese settings and lore is my favorite part of the mk universe and it would’ve been amazing if the whole movie was like the first 8 minutes. The beginning felt like a separate movie in general and I love how grounded and gritty it was. Reminded me of mk deception konquest mode in earthrealm
I miss the guy who says the opponents names. REPTILE. SUB-ZERO. FIGHT! The way he says it is just so cool. And they basically had three wooden Liu Kang characters. One would have been enough.
Josh Lawson as KANO is an unsung hero of humor. He was awesome in his episodes on SUPERSTORE as Tate the Pharmacy guy who slept with Amy, gave Mateo downers, judged Glenn for drinking too much juice, freaked Jonas out with the Flu Shot episode. 🤣 An awesome underrated Australian actor. His actor bother Ben Lawson had an awesome short turn on the GOOD PLACE as the forgotten Hemsworth, Larry Hemsworth a star Paediatrics Surgeon, almost getting back with Tahani Al-Jamil. 😂
This was a powerplay to satisfy every investor, fan, critic and studio by giving just a bite of what each wanted- as a trial run and to fund the real movie.
That's literally ALL it felt like was a test pilot. This shouldn't have even been on the big screen, and they really and truly need to start over from scratch because this was not it. Mortal Kombat Annihilation all over again.
The scene where Kano keeps getting up while Liu Kang continuously leg sweeps him was such a weird but hilarious callback to the CPU behavior in the classic games
I TOTALLY missed that! Dayum!
Not to mention the spammers who only use one move
@@visionpicturesind2181 ^^I thought it was more like that
Isn't it pretty much the tutorial of MK 11 (and probably X and maybe 9 too)?
It wasn't a computer back in the day doing that it was me before I learn how to play
*Liu Kang places hand on Kano's shoulder*
Kano: "the fuck?"
Josh's comedic timing is brilliant! 🤣
Yeah he had me rolling
That actor made me love kano his deliver was amazing "sombrero up yer arse so far you'll be speaking spanish" I was dead 🤣
@@johnmassey9639 haha my other favourite line had to be...
"Laserbeams! Better than Fireballs ya pussy!" 🤣👏
Lmfao 🤣 that shit had me rolling
My fave part is when he draw Reptile because he is making a graphic novel.
Kano being hilarious, Scorpion in general, and Sub Zero being a horror movie monster were 100% the best things about this movie.
I wish Sub Zero had more character development other than just being a horror movie villain
I think the best thing this movie did was to lean into the horror
@Luis Collado Nah Kano was the best part of the movie as the rest of the cast were boring as fuck
@Luis Collado Nah you just have a terrible sense of humor
Not only the best things….but really the only good things about the movie
I love that Bi-han's decision to put on the costume and start calling himself Sub-zero is entirely self-motivated. He just up and decides to do it one day because he thinks it'll be cool.
It would have been better if "Sub-Zero" was a name that other people started calling him and he just adopted it. The thought of someone actually coming up with the idea to call themselves that is just cheesy. It's like the unpopular kid at school making up their own cool sounding nickname.
@@Syklonus i could see it be something like that, or maybe, if johnny cage was in the movie, he would see sub zero and he asks what his name is, SZ says: Bi Han, Johnny then jokes saying nobody is gonna remember that, and then calls him sub zero saying it is much cooler, they then have a little fight( jc gets his ass kicked).
The suit was more for armor protection and ninja concealment (he ghost Jax for example), not to look cool. His clan probably gave him his name.
Odd that clan would give him an English name.
@@Alex_Logan22
It’s bad writing, stop making up head canon to try and make sense of it.
Top props for the way Sub-Zero was portrayed. Dude was actually menacing all throughout
Ikr he was like a cryomancer Michael Myers i loved the way they portrayed Bi-Han, im almost certain its happening based on what Shang Tsun said but i really hope he comes back in the sequels as Noob Saibot
I like most of his effects from beginning to end...when he came in the town making it rain hail to using scorpion blood to make a ice knife 🔥🔥🔥
Going to look real good as noob saibot
That guy is even more menacing on the show Warrior on HBOMAX
suit could use a little blue, tho
Kano’s subtle “womp womp” in the background when Sonya explained that she wasn’t a combatant was hilarious and HAD to be ad-libbed
I thought someone in my theater said womp womp. Didn’t realize that was Kano🤣
I had to rewind that to see if I heard right
@@PassportGaming I thought I was the only one. I looked at my friends like who the heck said that LOL
That cracked me up so dang much! 😂
I didn't catch that first time I saw this 😂
This reactor said “Coles power is literally plot armor” 😂😂😂
LMFAAAOOO I mean straight up truth! xD
He got it from Wakanda. Loooool!!!
MK 95- 8.5/10
MK 97- 5/10
MK 21- 3.5/10
Rayden is suposed to be a 7 ft Caucasian, not a 5 ft Mongoloid. LOL
Liu Kang shouldnt look like a girl. Robin Shou looked like a man.
Shang Tsung is not scary at all with those chubby cheeks. Tagawa was so much better.
Sub Zeros and Scorpions costume was bad. Yellow and blue are barely recognizable.
I hoped MK 21 was going to look something like MK LEGACY witch was very good, but it was nothing like it.
MK 21 is not a movie you can watch twice, it would be too painfull.
Ryan george?
@@hunter1211 raiden can't be caucasian because of the sjws i think. Hollywood should have more spine.
So how did you unlock your laser eye?
I was arguing over some eggrolls.
😂😂😂😂
@@terry-annfrancis1252 pretty much
lol
I was confused with how Cole already had a teenage daughter, when I thought he didn't look old enough to be a dad. I was thinking that he was a brother to the two girls.
Yeah then he necked his wife and I was like ooohhhhh thats his daughter 😂😂😂😂😂
@@disclaimer.imjokin i was confused how his special powers was a sweater. crap movie
@@mydogsbestfren7490 His defence was his weakness Then akana gave him the best defensive Armor.
@@realdealgaming682 they gave him the best armor: plot armor
Yeah the kiss was weird and he bit on that ice cream of his daughter after that... ew.
Scorpions spear is actually a Kunai and in Japanese history they were originally used as gardening tools similar to a trowel. Assassins would pose as farmers and gardeners and then ambush their target as they passed by
Lol neeeerrrrrrrd
Jk that was pretty interesting
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I mean, the entire Scorpion Kunai spear is silly. Does such a weapon even exist? No, Kusarigama don't count, that's exactly what I'd give Scorp(who don't have Kama part of equation).
With that said, I love how they gave literal Bladed Tonfas to Cole, but he just...meh. I'd really like if he started doing the Nioh Tonfa moves in MK2, like real crazy spin combos and what not.
@@goransekulic3671 i think i would probably consider his rope kunai to be more akin to a meteor hammer, which I'm not mad about. Prob difficult with a flattened edged weapon though.
@@crazyazn52 Yes, quite. His weapon is practically the Kusari part of Kusarigama(=chain and sickle or something like that). But idk how that's supposed to work with bladed weapon, indeed. It is a very interesting weapon though.
Liu Kang and Kung Lao felt like secondary side characters in the movie where they really should have had a much larger impact in a Mortal Kombat movie
I've stewed on it for days and I still can't get over how dirty they did Goro. Shang Tsung literally calls him "Prince Goro" and they literally waste one of the best bad guys in the lore.
I mean it's very likely he comes back. At least I hope he does. But still very likely I think.
They wasted Goro
@@xxxs8309 They kinda did although I think they might bring him back for next one. But I can get why they watered down his legend a bit. Subzero could have killed Goro in seconds, unlike in the old movie. I mean you have a 4 armed big monster which is cool but you also have a somehow immortal master ice ninja that's kinda a massive deal. Subzero being the new "attack dog" type role in this movie makes sense especially since subzero has gained so many very strong abilities over the years in the games.
@@mastershangchi3410 Subzero was impressive in this movie but how will he be back if he died?
@@xxxs8309 Like he does in the games. Subzero's younger brother, Kuai Liang, takes Bi Hans place after his death in the tournament as the new subzero and Bi Han returns as a wraith called Noob Saibot.
Edit: spelling correction
Scorpion saying “I’ve risen from Hell to kill you” was 10/10
Understand the movie itself was not
*5/10* at best. Total trash besides very few very few moments.
I’ve risen from hell
@@blessethishe Yeah, the middle 90 minutes was trash. All over the place.
You’d be wrong but okay!
You gotta be 5 yrs old
Fun fact: Scorpion's spear, the kunai, was indeed an agriculture tool for peasants in ancient Japan.
Indeed!
They were adopted as weapons because weapons were banned. They were just marketed as gardening tools.
Here's another fun fact: they basically did the Mortal Kombat Equivalent to Legend Of Chun Li
Yep. Ninjas were farmers
Same as the Si. Most Japanese tools were turned into weapons.
Can i just say, Kong Lao have the best fatality in this movie.
Reminded me of Liu dodging bullets/Raiden in Scorpion’s Revenge.
So pissed that they killed him off in basically the middle of the movie
Liu kang's dragon fatality is a classic and was pretty sweet too
YES!!! His fatality is soooo good!
@@jiab.3273 same lol was dumb af
"I was always Scorpion, my brother was Sub-Zero, cuz we're brothers, that's how it goes down." The accuracy in that statement, the exact same for me and my brother
😂😂... but in my case I was always sub zero
Lol I was Sub Zero, my brother was Reptile
My bro and I went the Lui Kang and Kung Lao route. I was Kung Lao.
I'm team Sub-Zero.
“You don’t do a normal Fatality on ‘The Pit’”
Root of this films issues 😂
Right?! Every time I fight in the Pit, I HAVE to do the stage fatality
Yeah, I was literally expecting a simple Down+High Punch off of the bridge onto spikes. Would've been great
After finishing the movie, I thought they could’ve still had Raiko’s headless corpse fall sideways and land on spikes at the bottom
@@cracklasco that... would’ve been AMAZING
You also shouldn't have the champion of Mortal Kombat (Goro), just show up at random, only to go out like a bitch in a movie that doesn't involve the tournament.
I just don’t see how they justified introducing cole and making him the main character. They could’ve done much more w liu/Kung and the other actual mk characters. Also rip Kung Lao😔
studio's order it seems...
Yeah, because it's bad writing.
It's because they wanted a generic action hero type character as the lead, the reason why? Draw in a new audience? Probably the only reason I can come up with lol
Well they need a new character to ask questions and not know what’s going on so the audience would understand what’s going on I like it
That's actually a great idea.
Mk2: kill cole immediately via noob saibot. Scorpion enters tournament for revenge. Then proceed to have the mortal kombat movie we actually wanted.
Honestly.... I think a lot of us wouldn't mind that lol
Agreed, some how kill Cole, create that as "plot motivation" for certain characters and finally enter Mortal Kombat. Hopefully Shang Tsung (or whoever) can resurrect Goro and Mileena, heavily underused and fan favorites.
Agreed. Kill off Cole and have Johnny Cage takeover as the main Character! Hopefully they cast him well.
@@RompYa and Kung Luo and make liu kang the heroes he’s supposed to be
Nah man keep Cole alive have Scorpion enter to killed the new Sub Zero and Cole helps him get over the revenge and we finally get Fire and Ice
Gotta be that guy, Kunai were actually gardening tools first and weapons second. Helped ninjas have weapons in the open allowing then to surprise their targets.
At one point I thought Cole was going to turn into Scorpion somehow by possessing Cole’s body and soul. I wish that happened because then I would’ve been fine with Cole in the movie.
I thought the same. That would have made more sense then what actually happened.
Yes me too haha
Thought the same once the blood touched the blade
I gave up when coles family was still alive. Just.....no
Or a Power Ranger lmao
Jaxs' inner power, super strength, and mechanical arms. Sonyas' inner power, energy beams. Kanos' inner power, a laser eye that can't protect against garden gnomes. Cole's inner power, a sweet-looking gold knit sweater.
What even was his power? He was absorbing the blows and I expected it to make a blast radius like in Black Panther or make his hits 2-5x stronger, but nah he just gets a blade and a baton.
Plot armor
Cole was the worst thing that happened to this movie
@@sethseth2534 everything in this pretty bad. Not just one character
@@bradentwidwell7955 you won’t find me arguing with you. I don’t know what was with the stupid tattoo BS
I thought Scorpion's fatality was a big letdown, Sub Zero was supposed to be a skeleton when he got burned.
first one did it better
should have dropped an MK arcade machine on him
Pretty hard for a skeleton to become Noob Saibot.
I think they only did that so SZ can come back in the next movie
@@TVNDRA and he will regardlesss.........
Actually having Liu Kang be a descendant of Scorpion would be cool and it would explain his fire powers. He is actually conjuring hell fire.
You’re not a fan of MK at all when you say stuff like that. Liu Kang is a Shaolin Monk who learned to do the stuff he does from learning it from the teachings of the Great Kung Lao at the White Lotus Society.There is no relation to him and Hanzo Hasashi, nor should there be.
For an alternate twist, kinda ok. I'll take that rather than this Cole shit. But ironic, coz now in canonical lore, Liu Kang is the creator of the universe, and it was his creation now that make Scorpion born with fire power, making him true pyromancer like Sub-Zero born with cyromancer. Although the new Scorpion is now Kuai Liang, no longer Hanzo
Kano has a laser eye with no cybernetics, yet Sonya threw some stuff that short-circuited it like it was cybernetic
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Maybe they changed in post production. Nice observation. That scene had me scratching my head.
I just assumed I couldn't read the bottle fast enough, but if I could it would've made sense.
@@SciencePlusComedyEquals no idea what it was but the eye sparked like it was short circuiting from whatever was in it
@@SciencePlusComedyEquals It was acetone. I was watching it with friends and shouted "everyone knows acetone disrupts laser eyes!"
For a little while, I thought that Scorpion was going to be Cole's Ghost Rider. Cole would turn into this spirit of vengeance thus giving this undead spirit mortality and the ability to compete in the tournament. Nope. Instead, Cole's power is a metal shirt.
They should have casted Vin deasel 😂😂😂
I thought that too, but then I realized Scorpion is Hanzo and Hanzo is Scorpion, so it would actually shit on the lore even more.
That would be graet, but not gonna lie, I liked Cole armor and weapons
His power is literally Plot Armor.
@ that IS true 🤣🤣🤣
We need to support this effort so they don't abandon the franchise! The potential is there for sure, just need better writing. Lets make it happen guys.
Most definitely! I think a part 2 could be a lot stronger than this film.
And better actors.... but too late for that
Nope, they already ruined it. All this movie had was the opening 15, 20 minutes and the rest isn't much better then annihilation
Even then that whole part is new and made up. Somehow Bi Han is 400 years old now lol
@@bdbd1390 😂😂😂
That “get over here “ was all I cared about 🤣
Waited the whole damn movie for that line LOL!
@@GeeklyGoods I was shocked they tweeked it from the trailer . Was much better in movie
Sub zeros actor was incredible. The way he looked frightened when he knew he was going to lose the fight with Cole and Hanzo was so cool. Refused to go down without a fight.
Subzeros actor and scorpions actor were perfectly casted. The scene when scorpion throws his spear at subzero and he dodges it and looks at him all surprised, fuckin epic. I loved how menacing he really was just how bi han is supposed to be compraed to his brother. Him smirking at hanzos wife before killing them ooooof real bad guy
Anyone else notice Bi Han/Sub Zero had his hand up at the end as if he wanted to say something to Scorpion but then he got roasted
@@hassamshaff132 Definitely, his nonverbal cues were very well acted.
He managed to tell a lot with just his eyes and body language, no small feat. I do wish we got to see the full face though for some of his reactions to Scorpion, cause we got so much more out of Hanzo’s full face.
@@Alex_Logan22 thing is unlike scorpions attire where his head was basically a hoodie and a mask subzeros mask a was fixed to his headgear
I absolutely agree again! Especially the outworld and desert land surroundings. It reminded me of MK Annihilation too much which is never a good thing.
It was just not that. You remember where in Annihilation how they killed off all the main character easily all because they didn't have time to tell their stories, and also the director thinking only the fans would know who they are. This movie did the same freaking thing. I've excepted how they got their powers and all like Kano without having cyborg implants. Unlike Jacks though that was freaking stupid, and don't get me started with that horrible character Cole with his literal invincible plot armor. That character was freaking awful.
Oh did it, I thought outworld in the game was a barren wasteland.
What reminded me of Annihilation was the amount of characters that were introduced in name only (Nitara, Mileena, Reiko). It felt like what they did in MK Annihilation with Ermac, Rain, etc.
🤣😀🤣😀🤣 true
Kill off johnny cage new movie
What drove me nuts, is Kole loses to some random joe schmo. But by the end of the movie. Beats goro in a 1v1, and helps defeat sub zero.
Well they gave him the power to not get hurt by punches blasts which makes it pretty easy to take on goro
He didn't believe in himself but when his family is on the line that allows him to unlock his inner power or some shit I guess
@@sameerkhaleel2027 yeah his body, goro could of ripped his head clean off, ah well
@@TheSeamus82 lol yeah one punch to the head and it's over
Yeah but Cole's super power was getting his ass kicked. So giving him armor that harnesses his ass-kicking into offensive power is perfect for him.
Well the reason why Jax and Sonya bought into was because they came across someone with super human abilities while being in special forces and the tattoo magically went on Jax so it makes sense for them to be looking into it
*I couldn't get enough of Sub Zero and Scorpion. They need their own movie.* 👍🏻
Same. Both of them stole the show for me.
Go over there! Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
I hope the studio listenes to the fans
@@DavidGonzalezSamudio 🔥🔥
Thia movie would have better if scorpion was the main character
Kano asking lui kang if the leg sweep was the only move he knew had me rolling. Very smart
The good part of the movie was practically just Kano
I thought that was hilarious. I also like when Cole was in the fight and his daughter (didn't understand at first it was his daughter. Thought it was a sister) said "give him your uppercut!"
Such great metacommentary.
When you first see Cole, that fight club manager calls him a punching bag, which later basically becomes his akana lol. It's the MK version of the black panther suit
On the Jax and Sonya being believers, they mention that the first guy Jax killed had superpowers and that made them follow that conspiracy path.
We know that, it just that because it was said instead of shown, it doesnt feel as believable to the audience.
Jax saving Sonya with the power of friendship was when I mentally signed off. I mean she literally got crushed by stone and only had a little bit of dust on her.
He didn’t save her with the power of friendship. He merely used his “FRIENDSHIP” 😂😂
She was under the cupped shape of the statue's hand that Kano lasered off.
You made it much further than I did.
@@Triptych229 so she could have just crawled out right? Lol
@@RoGraves2012 There was probably just enough space to keep her pin but not fully crush her. It's a typical movie troupe we see plenty of times.
When Scorpion pulled the “surprise mf” was one of the best moments in the movie
Absolutely, honestly not perfect but I loved this movie. Shout out to reptile actually being pretty dope despite looking like a dinosaur. They at least got his move set down. 7.5 out of 10 give me more of this world.
in the final fight i was hoping Scorpion was gonna jump outta there with him
Appreciate that you are a movie reviewer who also has more respect for the lore and the games than most others! Thanks Jeremy!
Legit the best part of the movie was when Kano went “The Fuck”
I’m betting Kano comes back for the next one somehow.
I couldn’t stop laughing any time he was on screen. Would love to see him again in a future film
The cyber ninja's (I have no clue how to spell their name lol) could just give him that cyber eye after he gets reanimated.
Yeah definitely, and he'll probably have his cyborg eye judging by the last time we saw him in this movie
you heard shang tsung, death is but a portal
@@leftsideanalog i hope goro also comes back, sad to see him play just that small part
"No Johnny cage in this movie"
Johnny Cage fans: "Aight, imma head out"
But he’ll be in the sequel
they are saving him up for the second movie lol.
Cole should've been replaced with cage.
Exactly how I felt.. It's like having an avengers movie but leaving out captain America! The movie was at the level where I thought, Damn This would be so much more interesting to me if Jhonny was here!
How you gonna get rid of the king of dickpunch city
Cole Young, worst main character since Bella Swan.
The guy starts by getting his ass kicked, then gets his ass kicked some more, only to power-up, and obtain a shirt that allows him to get his ass SUPER kicked.
Just like Homer from the Simpsons episode where he boxes just to take a beating
@@DeRockMedia Boxcar Homer is literally a meme in boxing. A move so mythically dumb it is only seen once a generation.
...and then, out of nowhere, directs the others to fight with no strategic knowledge shown beforehand. Also getting super motivational doing so!
Right! lol this shit was corny as hell smh
He literally only wins his fight with someone else's help lmao
"This is the huntress Nitara, isn't she beautiful. Anyway..."
I would of loved if Cole was Takeda , that would've been alot more interesting than just a completely new character.
LMFAO the fact that cole literally gets PLOT ARMOUR
LMFAO the fact that the ARMOUR looks flimsy, rubbery and had an effing hole in the back! You can see it after he killed Goro and he was hugging his family! LOL!!!!!
Kano hinted at Cole's power. He makes a comment about Cole's arcana being getting his ass kicked. The power kind of reminds me of Black Panthers suit on how it absorbs kinetic energy.
Fuckn worst fuckn eyesore. And he kills Goro. What a joke.
@@alexz.8302 that is actually a really good catch
he is the worst character to me
I wish they had NetherRealms and their team to write the story. Not the guy who wrote Wonder Woman 1984
Not like mkx and mk11's story is that good
I was suprise that James Wan produced this movie but never involved in directing, cool to see James Wan direct and write the sequel like what he did to Aquaman.
@@MrRow-gu9oi MK9 story is good. Also they wouldn't have some the stupid dragon birthmarks thing.
You can smell that it reeks of WW84 writing
Oh, this explains a lot
Raiden: elder gods are not allowed to intervene
Few moments later literally teleports earthrealm champions from certain death except kun lao
This is such a great and well-rounded review! I like how you talk about what worked and didn't work in both this one and the original and not just making blanket statements like "The first movie is still the best" because the 1995 film had a lot of flaws along with a few things that worked. But your review is so accurate!
The tattoo thing was just not a good story plot at all. It could've easily been explained that their powers come from Chi power and learned magic, and even some technology in there like with Kano's eye, and sorcery could've been the explanation for the villains' side, and this would've been MUCH more grounded and organic. I couldn't even believe they went with such a cheap, convoluted explanation as a friggin tattoo. Just bad writing.
Also well said about MK being made for a cinematic universe. With a storyline and characters as rich as Mortal Kombat's, a cinematic universe is the only way you can go, but you don't establish that with first-time writers and directors! But I like your idea of starting off with Sub-Zero and Scorpion, then the Special Forces, the Black Dragon, and so on... This movie was insanely rushed and underdeveloped and felt much more like a pilot episode than a big screen movie adaptation. In all honesty and truth, this whole thing needs to be scrapped, taken back to the drawing board, and started over with different writers and directors and possibly a different studio.
The leg sweep spam and Kano being “you have any other move” made me lol to the point I wrote my old friend that did this to me in Mk2 when we were kids. I was like “bitch they’re making fun of the 10 year old you.”
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And the uppercut! xD
Kano’s also the worst fighter, they were making fun of you more.
The Johnny Cage vs Scorpion fight in the original movie is the reason I became a Scorpion fan. As a 7 year seeing the fight and hearing him saying "Get down here" was amazing. I'm team Scorpion for sure. He's a badass.
LOVED and deeply appreciated your reference to METROID around the 2:40 mark. Glad you're a Metroid fan, too!!! Loved your channel before, love it evermore now.
This movie made me really appreciate the sets of the 95 movie. They're damn amazing.
They wasted Goro. They needed to work on this story a lot more, why give the well established IP to a first time director is beyond me, I hope they do better in the next one.
Its interesting because yes they wasted Goro, but its not like the original did Goro particularly well. He looked kinda good but could barely move. Besides we probably dont need Goro back. Bring in Motaro for the sequel.
@@ComicCrossing Goro was treated with way more respect in the 95 version. For one thing he actually had lines instead of some grunts and 1 sentence. He also had personality and they built him up as a threat. Here they just threw him in and did the biggest blunder which was having the OC kill him. Its not like art lean killed him in the 95 version.
@@saloz9483 Goro basically got beaten by a hit to the balls and a trip in the 95 version. He could barely move and the fight with Art Lean is sorta a joke. I get that they were limited by technology and they certainly put more weight and gravitas into Goro, im just saying that 95 is far from perfect. Both versions have serious issues.
Top three Kano moments.
Snacking while Shang Tsung and Raiden are talking.
Liu Kang and touching his shoulder and Kano saying “Th’Fack”
Cole asking Sonya about her marking and Kano going “WHA WHA”
Honorable mention: Kano yelling "oh f**k" after trying to jump Liu Kang's third sweep. 🤣🤣
@@wadesutton4148 lol everything the man did is an honorable mention to be honest.
another one is when he gets his laserbeam and says its better than fireballs pussy😂
"that the only move you know?"
The leg sweep scene in the first time in a video game movie, where I can point to a scene and say "that's exactly what it feels like to play this game".
By the way, your beer is sh** and you're almost out of it.
Listening to Jeremy geek out over Mortal Kombat warms my heart.
Just remember, even if you think something was stupid in the film, someone working on it thought it was the smartest thing they've ever come up with.
The whole time I was watching this movie, I was like the The Rules!!!
It wasn't the actual tournament. The next movie will be. It's kinda like the prequel.
Same
Doesn't MARVEL and DC
I just kept asking why the whole time
@@thoughtstorn854 I don't think it will be. Shang Tsung said he'd bring an army to fight. Sounds like MK X or 11 territory.
It feels like one guy made a good mk movie and another guy made a bad mk movie and they were both awkwardly cut together.
You said it perfectly. Some stuff was great while other stuff was not so great.
Couldn't agree more, it was like a roller coaster
It certainly darts between extremes of good and bad. The director only seemed to care about a few characters, and so it felt really unbalanced. Cole was just a flat out mistake.
@@Syklonus I agree Cole was a mistake cause it took away from better characters but I actually didn't hate him. His fight with Goro using actual takedowns was pretty dope. But I agree that some of it was great and other parts were... Not great lol 7.5 out of 10 still really loved a lot of this movie.
@@codyd13 i actually liked cole
The awkward moment when you realize that they literally stole the dragon mark unlocking powers idea from My Little Pony's cutiemarks and what they meant to the ponies
"Scorpion's Spear had the best plot in the movie"
Bro JJ I felt that in my soul. XD
Lol
When Kano said "Is that the only move you know, mate?" to Liu Kang I died laughing.
i missed that aprt cause i was pretty much laughing everytime kano said somthing , fucking whoops lmao fuck he was good .
Edit: It should’ve been a crouching jab or a throw to be true to the current MK11 paradigm. Yes I understand the reference to (specifically) the MK2 AI...because I’m one of the few here I bet that played it on the cabinets. If people don’t understand a joke, they probably shouldn’t comment like someone just insulted their mother. Rest your cute little fingers, children.
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@@mattrutkowski5305 Uh no moron. That scene was a throwback to the first two mk games where even the AI would spam sweep kicks and stunlock you. Youd know that if you knew jack shit about mk
Kano murdered it.
When you said Sonya just needs a glock.... i lost it
Dumbest thing about the movie is that Raiden didn't do anything even though he is only forbidden from interfering with mortal kombat but they clearly state out world is cheating and killing earth's fighters so there won't be a tournament
“ Upon graduation, I was given a name of a man. He was a purveyor of rare things. Children. Orphans like me. He had a marking, so I chose to take if from him. And in that moment, my arcana came forth. “ - Liu Kang
So that explains why Sonya got her arcana with no training.
That was the dialogue?
That sounds painfully convoluted.
@@CursedWheelieBin How is the dialogue difficult to follow? Liu killed a marked person and gained the mark for himself. There is more context if you’ve not seen the film, Liu was asked how he found his arcana, it was instantaneous.
@@q-_-p.d-_-b At the same time it doesn't because earlier in the movie she explains that both Jax and Kano got their markings from killing a couple dudes. Yet neither of them awaken their powers until later in the movie. Kano has to get pissed of about a damn egg roll, and Jax has to.... Get his ass kicked. Survive the mental and physical trauma of shock after having his arms frozen and shattered. Then almost die being beaten with a war hammer, and watching his best friend be buried under rubble. * cough *
Sonya? "Awm lazies go pew-pew!" LMAOOOO!
@@CursedWheelieBin Yep. Asians playing second fiddle, naturally.
Scorpions spear being a gardening tool makes a lot of sense. It's a kunai. Like most weapons ninja used kunai are gardening tools, it's a shovel.
A lot of Ninjas were actually poor farmers and used gardening tools as weapons
I don't call scorpion a Ninja he is more like Shinobi also the Kunai isn't just a Shinobi / Ninja weapon also Samurai used the Kunai too and Shinobi are low level samurai known as Ashi garu and some of the Ashi Garu are farmers too.
I don't think there's any historical support that people used kunai to plant radishes or whatever.
Nunchucks are literally rice flails used by farmers, so a gardening tool isn't too far fetched.
@@adamplentl5588 It is well known that the main purpose of the kunai was gardening. They were used to till the land. Their use as a weapon was only secondary
If Mortal Kombat 2021 embraced the cheese of the source material, it would be a genuinely lit movie.
Jeremy, you have the best and most accurate MK review on youtube in my opinion. I resinated with literally everything you said. Kudos
Liu Kang Vs Reptile in the original is the still the most epic movie Mortal Kombat fight ever.
The killed reptile like a bitch in this movie
Reptile was worthless In this one
@@Aaron-kj8dv Seriously. He was done TERRIBLY here.
@@jerseyguy6688 No joke. It was abysmal how they treated Reptile. Like some stupid pet lizard.
@@jamesmartin2740 was so stupid too. He was a man who was able to turn into a lizard in the game. He wasn't just a lizard like the movie made him
I hope Kano comes back, actor is hilarious. Laughed at every one of his jokes
Im sure he will, very much a Kingsman scenario, they had a great character whole stole the show, then bloody killed him. 😂
"Why don't you get naked sweetheart, see if you're a natural blonde" lmao
Hes dead as fuck
Scorpion and subzero would have been awesome by itself as a story
@@derekperry3044 there's supposedly supposed to be 2 more MK films and a sub zero movie. Who knows? Maybe that can still happen.
I can't believe the fatalities we got. Of course the fights were AMAZING. And of course THEY WORKED IN THE TECHNO THEME. In the 3 words uttered by Kano "You feckin beauty " With regards to the lore changes you mentioned, THIS is the exact argument people used to say Warcraft was a bad film. I personally loved the changes, especially since the 95 film people seem to forget about is Johnny killed Goro with the final fight was against Shang Tsung. I frequently ask myself "Was I entertained?" The answer is FUCK YES
I knew the writing was going to be a bit wonky when in the beginning Hanzo is speaking Japanese and Bi-Han spoke Chinese, and afterwards, when Hanzo is defeated, B-Han says, 'For the Lin Kuei'...IN ENGLISH, in 1617 JAPAN.
Lol didnt catch that one!
"SHE JUST NEEDS A GLOCK!" 🤣🤣
exactly the pink rings are apart of her but my god shes supposedly useless but can survive a boulder on top of her but she has no powers???whatt??
I actually liked the Quan Chi thing in the Scorpeon vs Sub Zero fight. This one guy managed to start a feud lasting hundreds of years and targets the perfect two people for said feud.
also Scorpion isn't supposed to be a good guy. He supposed to be a rage fueled monster who occasionally re-directs his anger at the right people. Same for Sub-Zero.
Knowing nothing of MK lore, I had none of these preconceptions about the world and characters, so the powers and dragon marks and whatnot feels like a decent way to adapt the lore into something short and manageable.
Best review I've seen thus far, my exact thoughts... Pissed me off Lui Kang wasn't the chosen one and Johnny Cage definitely could've filled the Cole position easy... I didn't understand his arcana, that idea wasn't really thought out and the tattoos reminded me of Annihilation too... 👏🏾👌🏾👏🏾✊🏾
Kano was alot of fun in this movie. I enjoy the action and the cheesiness of the dialogue
Every line he had was gold with a little silver.When they were all eating that's when he delivered the best lines right before he shot his eye laser
Kabal was also a lot of fun, but needed way more screen time, he was great and his humor was on point
Kano had me rolling. When Liu put his hand on his shoulder and he said tf. I nearly fell off my chair 🤣😂
@@themcking5987 yup.
The actor played a good smug character like from the video game, props to him he's the best of part of this movie.
The OG had a cast that really fully embraced not only the role but the fighting and bonding and dedication to a quality film.
yup they were not boring to watch and be around.
Lmao no, u could clearly see a bunch of stunt doubles and raiden was pathetic in the original. Yall just riding on the nostalgia factor. Yes cage, sonya and liu kang were great in the original but the current cast is better in every way. Its just they need better writer and WB need to let them do what they want and give a better budget than 50 mil. Lmao original subzero and scorpion were fuckin trash
@@Lord_ofcinder I agree with the nostalgia factor.
Mk is supposed to be cheesy but awesome action movie like the ppl who did hardcore Henry and nobody should've been pitted to make this film.
You literally add bloodsport, big trouble in little China, and maybe some pacing from Tokyo: the last megalopolis and boom u have an awesome MK movie.
It's like ppl who make movies have no idea about how to make cool shit or how to make video games into good action movies and something as basic as mk is made so convoluted and overly complex instead of remembering that action films are supposed to entertain and not just be nods to bad chars or moments in the video game.
@@Lord_ofcinder Im literally rewatching the 95 movie now and no its not nostalgia. The actors actually give off charm and personality in the 95 version. 2021 versions were dull execpt for sub,kano,kabal and scorp. Liu kang was a fucking robot in this movie and out right dull who worshiped Kung Loa. Raiden was a lazy prick in this movie who just bitched the whole way through and didn't show that he gave a fuck. Shang was so boring and had no presence that they had to use a filter for his voice and give him black eye contacts. Theres more but this is just some examples of how crap these versions were.
@@saloz9483 Nah i watched the 95 recently as well, the only characters that were marginally true to the games were Liu kang and cage thats mostly cause of their chemistry. Yeah kano as well in the way of design but his character was shit. Raiden was a simp soy boy in the 95 one and a prick in the current one so thats there. Tsang shung was fucking perfect in the 95 one tho he wasnt anything close to the games, He was perfect due to the actor (basically heath ledgers joker), sonya was trash in the 95 this one was basically sort of like MK11 sonya. Liu kang wasnt bad but yeah was a bit over the top buddhist monk robotic character. Kung lao was alright.
There was a lot of really cool Easter eggs in the movie, like Quarter Circle Low Punch on the wall when Jax fights Sub Zero. Cole was a let down for sure with his LITERAL plot armor super power.
All I ever wanted was the Lin Kuei vs Shirai Ryu. If they wanted to get really creative, they could have just made a movie on how the feud started. Could even have ended it with the death of Hanzo Hasashi and his clan.
If nothing else that fight between Sub Zero and Jax was badass.
20 seconds of meh
@@stickopter2238 just like your love life im sure 😂
It had hundreds of cuts, I couldn't see any of it lol
Great success then.
@@wildchildflores 😂😂😂😂
“Cole Should’ve been Johnny Cage,” is what I heard everyone say, including me.
How tf did I never think Cole could’ve also been Liu Kang?
With the ways things were going with this TImeline SHinagangs.. I thought he could've jsut been Takada with a Different name... then Tofans happened...
To be completely honest the fan theories were way better than the movie
Or atleast the fan theories for who cole was
so many better options, johnny cage, johnny cage's brother(who dies in the movie, and JC gets the invite in his place in the sequel), takeda, scorpion's body manifestation.
the trully ironic thing is, if they had used kano's dialogue on johnny cage, it would've been perfect. cole has no reason to exist in this movie. and he adds nothing of worth.
They saving Jhonny Cage for the sequel, that Citizen Cage poster put a smile on my face.
The horror elements when subzero shows up is probably my favorite part. When he stands in the alleyway with all the ice mist and then just kind of slides away like a monster, it made me laugh but in a good way
When Bi Han says "For the Lin Kuei" IN ENGLISH in that first scene...I knew I was in for some shlock lol.
Goro is basically the Kraken. He is this looming threat that appears for five minutes at the very end then gets killed and has no more importance beyond that.
Not even that, really. They didn't build him up throughout the movie or anything. He just shows up out of nowhere, Shang Tsung goes "Oh hey there, buddy" and the next scene he fights Cole and dies.
Reminds me of the Juggernaut from X-men 3
SMH
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Team Scorpion. Wish he was in the movie more. Love the actor they chose for him.
His fight at the end was pretty sick, but for gods sake WHY did they shove Cole into the Sub-zero Scorpion fight??!! That was the fight we all wanted to see and NO ONE wanted stupid Cole getting in the way!! First you have him kill Goro AND you let him give the mortal wound to Sub-Zero??!!!!! Cole became this annoying Mary Sue that become way too OP way too quickly.
He looked kind of cheesy like his clan were ninja but he was portrayed at the end like a samurai
That guy is a samurai in every movie he's in. Wolverwine, The last samurai, there's at least another I'm forgetting.
@@dan7564 he was also in a movie called 47 Ronin, and again he was a samurai, he was even in Endgame
@@belac.howard8295 47 Ronin, thank you that's what I was thinking of.
For me the highlight of the original Mortal Kombat was the first part of the Liu Kang vs Shang Tsung fight. Before he summons the warriors. I thought the music was incredibly well edited for hyping up the fight and the choreography was pretty good for me. My biggest gripe with this movie (besides all the lore changes) was that Shang Tsung was just too straight forward, in the original and the games everything he says either has a sense of double meaning or is filled with enough vile hatred to physically feel it, here he’s just pretty bland and up front. Also, team scorpion.
Kung Lao throwing his hat isn't the power, it's him teleporting from under the hat 😂
Is it actually?
@@ryansmith-jr4gn from what the movie showed it seems like it to me, I say that because anybody can use the hat but only he can manipulate it after the toss wether that be teleporting from under it or calling it back to him without touching it, game also looks like that too but not to this extreme where he calls it back after it stops
The idea of Jax and Sonya being skeptics is a really good idea. You should be a consultant.
Exactly.
What hes basically saying is COLE WAS UNNECESSARY.
I said the same thing jax,Sonya, Johnny, Stryker....all could have been Cole....
Lewis tan could have been Johnny.
Yep. Instead of fixing this, they went beyond this crap by making them believers because of a birth mark...
Are you being sarcastic? Because that's not a new idea. Sonya was the skeptic in the original Mortal Kombat, and Jax was the skeptic in Annihilation
@@Htx.lunatic
Well introduce Stryker as the skeptic.
Kano could have been the skeptic...
Cole was unnecessary
@@Htx.lunatic neat, annihilation came out when I was in like the 5th grade. Everyone saw it once and didn’t speak of it again, it was such a disappointment, even to kids. And in the original MK movie, if that’s what you’re referring to, she wasn’t a skeptic very long at all.
The reason Scorpion's spear was the gardening tool was referencing the fact that the kunai, often thought of typically as a weapon, actually originated as a gardening tool
Also yeah Team Sub-Zero (Kuai Liang), hope we get to see him in the next film. Maybe he's after revenge against Scorpion, but hearing what his brother did chooses to end the cycle of vengeance and him and Scorpion team-up, because why wouldn't that happen!?
EXACTLY! A lot of weapons in a shinobi's arsenal are multi purpose and often a modified version of a gardening tool or other such common item.
Why can't Cole be Johnny Cage?
I liked the games' idea of that green-thing being a 'chosen one power' to deal with badguy.
Because at the end of the film Cole is out to find Johnny Cage at Hollywood. Yeah Cole sucks.
An Straigh_white_male character can´t the lead in a movie in 2020
Too much of personality in one guy. They needed generic blank canvas like cole
haha awesome video man. agree with u on everything, especially the tattoo stuff n inner power. I love MK the games and even the first 2 movies and conquest lol. much love man and team Scorpion
Cole LITERALLY has plot armor LMAO 😭😭😭
Yeah... I wish they'd gone with one of the existing characters, rather than make up a Scorpion descendant.
@@ChineduOpara he didn’t exist until the movie. He’s an original character
@@ChineduOpara He's not actually a MK character, the producers just made it up
I don't mind Cole. I just wished they gave him a reason to be in this movie. He's completely unnecessary to the story.
@@tarsofelix4414 Well that’s exactly why I DO mind Cole. He was nothing but extra weight to the movie. I didn’t care for him or his family, if anything I actually wanted them to die lol
“She just needs a glock!” This had me dead 😂😂
This movie felt like the pilot to a legit tv series. Theres too many parts to make it a movie
It would be a strong tv series continuing from this. Maybe they'll take note, could be an awesome Max original! Then again they have 4 movies lined up reportedly.
@@GeeklyGoods yea too many back stories and too much lore for a simple 2 hour movie. The fights could be more satisfying as well.... just thinking about it being a tv series gets me excited but sadly it’ll probably not happen anytime soon fr
@@OlJohnJoe Yeah exactly! You have so many characters that if you want to cover it in movies you're going to sacrifice a lot of single-character lore and story.
They've definitely gotta bring Kano back if they made another one, dude was the highlight of the movie.
The next movie should be directed by Gareth Evans the guy who directed The Raid movies
Agreed
this is what most people who saw the raid movies wanted from an mk movie!... the story could suck and people will still say its a fantastic movie, just for the fight scenes alone!... this movie was a cartoon!
Imagine if the whole movie was set in the era of the intro and was about Scorpions revenge with him chasing Sub Zero through different realms, intertwined with an epic story of Raiden and the gods.
Written and directed by the dudes who made Crouching Tiger / Hero / Flying daggers with a pinch of Big trouble in Little China sprinkled on top.
That would have been a sick MK movie.
At first I thought it was going to be a period setting like Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist, which I'd have been fine with because SF:AF is fucking awesome, but it just turned into a total bore with one or two highlights (Kano and Sub-zero).
EXACTLY. Traditional Chinese and Japanese settings and lore is my favorite part of the mk universe and it would’ve been amazing if the whole movie was like the first 8 minutes. The beginning felt like a separate movie in general and I love how grounded and gritty it was. Reminded me of mk deception konquest mode in earthrealm
We could do well to have more focused and out there movies instead of cramming decades of lore and characters & their mythos into a single film
I miss the guy who says the opponents names. REPTILE. SUB-ZERO. FIGHT! The way he says it is just so cool. And they basically had three wooden Liu Kang characters. One would have been enough.
Josh Lawson as KANO is an unsung hero of humor. He was awesome in his episodes on SUPERSTORE as Tate the Pharmacy guy who slept with Amy, gave Mateo downers, judged Glenn for drinking too much juice, freaked Jonas out with the Flu Shot episode. 🤣 An awesome underrated Australian actor. His actor bother Ben Lawson had an awesome short turn on the GOOD PLACE as the forgotten Hemsworth, Larry Hemsworth a star Paediatrics Surgeon, almost getting back with Tahani Al-Jamil. 😂
This was a powerplay to satisfy every investor, fan, critic and studio by giving just a bite of what each wanted- as a trial run and to fund the real movie.
That's literally ALL it felt like was a test pilot. This shouldn't have even been on the big screen, and they really and truly need to start over from scratch because this was not it. Mortal Kombat Annihilation all over again.