Mortal Kombat - Nostalgia Critic
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2015
- The Nostalgia Critic reviews the first Mortal Kombat film.
Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American fantasy martial arts action film written by Kevin Droney, directed by Paul Anderson, produced by Lawrence Kasanoff, and starring Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Bridgette Wilson and Christopher Lambert. It is a loose adaptation of the early entries in the fighting game series Mortal Kombat and the first installment of the live-action Mortal Kombat film series.
Originally aired on September 17, 2008.
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The great thing about Kano is that the developers loved him so much in this movie that they actually retconned it so that he was exactly like this.
Really!? Holy shit, that's awesome! I thought Kano was always like that, and that they based him on the game!
Arby W. Talk about good. A video game movie's good if the game devs themselves love the movie version of one of their characters so much they retcon him/her/it to be like the movie version
It happened due to serendipity. Originally, they were gonna fly in a Japanese martial artist, but he got sick. Then, they were gonna get his double, but he got in a car accident and couldn’t perform. So, they got Edward Goddard and told him to go all out.
@@narutardkyuubi Trevor Goddard
RIP to him tho
Raiden: the most powerful character in the game, and yet the most useless character in the movie
9752matt Raiden is a thunder god who is basically the protector of Earthrealm (earthrealm is our universe and homeland of humans ofc) he guides earthrealms warriors to win in the mk tournament so that earth realm isn't destroyed.
well his personality is super serious in the games he doesnt often show emotion of hapiness and shows anger when he becomes "Dark Raiden"
in the movie they made him a old man that jokes and is kinda sarcastic and doesnt often care much.
Well at least a better one than the Annihilation version.
Well there are some rules. He could fight in Mortal Kombat but the key word is Mortal, even if he's a god, he has to give up his immortalty in order to fight in the tournament, ergo, if he gets killed in Mortal Kombat, he dies for good. And he's like fuck that, I'll defend Earthrealm but I'll gather a team to fight for me.
I always said that movies like Mortal Kombat need a drastic reboot.
18 years after the movie, the actor for Shaung Tsung, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa would return to his role in the Mortal Kombat Legacy series and 6 more years later, in Mortal Kombat 11.
He was the best part of mk 11 aside from Shao Kahn's buff in the dlc.
Bridgette Wilson also returned as Sonya Blade
@@btr003 And Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage and Christopher Lambert as Raiden
@Cesar Ruiz Currently, it's only for Johnny Cage, Sonya, Raiden and Shang Tsung. They have not asked Robin Shou back for MK11.
@@brrgames Kind of a shame, really. I actually like Robin Shou as Liu Kang.
Actually, the reason why Liu Kang joined Mortal Kombat in the movie is to avenge the death of his brother, who died in the previous tournament by the hands of Shang Tsung.
Xaviergray87 Oh, it was his brother. I thought it had something to do with his father.
Michelle Sloney No, Liu's parents died off-screen. Sadly!
Doug is a terrible critic. He's entertaining though. This isn't the only time he didn't do his research or miss obvious facts.
I think that was based on Kung Lao's backstory, where his ancestor was killed by Goro after breaking a win streak.
Yup, you're right. He's doing it to avenge his dead brother. It was even shown in the beginning of the film!
The Emperors Asshole?
NOOOOOOOOO!
Always gets me
I don't care what anyone says, I'm a pretty harsh critic when it comes to film but Mortal Kombat was a fun movie that doesn't take itself too seriously.
For a video game adaptation, it's not terrible.
But its sequel is everything you said the first film isn't
this was ab okey move all together and at that time a grate move.
Believe or not. This Movie is the best Adaptation ever when it comes to video games.
Agree
The first movie is good and a guilty pleasure 😀 The sequel however sucks.
I’m sorry but you’re just wrong, Johnny Cage is the best part of this movie
“Those were 500 dollar sunglasses asshole”
Same after 10 games and he calls himself as an honourable warrior
The best thing to come out of this move:
THE SONG. No questions.
if it isn't that then what the hell is it?
Much as I hate this movie, I agree that the song kicks ass.
That we can ALL agree on. The theme song kicked ass back then and it kicks ass today.
I have a question.
@@eddieolshefski6467 Honestly, I remember looping this song in 2011 outside of GameStop when I was getting ready to pick up my copy of the reboot for the PS3. I also remember playing the original game on my laptop.
I actually kind of like Johnny Cage in this movie, he's pretty good and the one liners he uses are quite cool and he knows when to stop with the one liners when he needs to
True always loved that park the car joke. It all fits nicely into this campy movie.
I think he’s the only with charm in the movie , too bad they killed him off immidately
@@jonathansolano9648 that was MK: Annihilation where they killed him off literally in the beginning portion of the movie. The actor who played Johnny cage here was gonna be in the sequel but he read the script ahead of time and thought it sucked. He made the right call if you ask me
@@goob_goob_gooby_goob makes sense but still I missed him
@@jonathansolano9648 yeah... it was a shame he didn’t come back
Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa is great as Shang Tsung. He chews the scenery like no other.
He's so great, they brought him back for Legacy AND he voiced the character in MK11.
Most underrated foreign actor since Tcheky Karyo.
He honestly brought the perfect amount of cheese and ham to the role to make it great.
@@morganyoung3557 he's not in the new movie that I can see
#NotMyShangTsung
I just love the "Of course!" clip.
Who doesn’t?
OF COURSE!
OF COURSE!!
Of course
For a game adaptation, it's great. Reasonably faithful to the games, focus on the action and don't try to overcomplicate stuff, don't take itself to seriously and did well with de FX for it's budget. Fun silly movie that fans of the games, specialy kids, sure will like.
And the main theme is a gift to mankind. One of the most memorable movie themes of all time.
"I hope this leads to another pointless action sequence." Uh.. it's .. Mortal Kombat, fighting is kinda the point, isn't it?
But it needs to be good fightin not much in it unfortunately
@@essjalenwhorton2677 it is good fighting you want see bad fighting look ad mk2021
I get the feeling that if the many fight scenes in the movie were surrounded by a more engaging story and also had the high levels of gore that Mortal Kombat was known for it wouldn’t be such a problem. It was honestly a stupid idea to make a movie based off a series of video games known for their high levels of violence and gore, but give it a PG-13 rating instead of an R rating.
@@stephanusghibellino What emotional weight? It's Mortal Kombat. For fucks sake people with their heads up their asses. We are talking about games where the ENTIRE STORY OF THE FUCKING UNIVERSE WAS CONVEYED IN TWO PARAGRAPHS TOPS. It's about guys fighting to death. And that's fucking fine. But if you know that going in and still expect bullshit emotional crap forced into it, go watch something else.
Doug sucks so much it's unreal
is it me or did Shao Kahn sounded like Dr. Claw from inspector Gadget
Yes. They were both voiced by Frank Welker.
@@jignat they should of had Frank Welker play Shao Kahn in the sequel and just use that voice the whole time.
@@bobbernstein9785 True. I was actually expecting the look we got at the end of MK1. Not the Vin Diesel lookalike.
It is.
Same voice actor
Well, at least it's better than Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
Neo-Xgray87 it is the original movie you dummy
Both movies suck, in my opinion.
probably because you aren't a MK fan
Not true. I love the MK games, from the original to Armageddon. As well as the more recent ones.
And while I admit, the techno theme is quite an earworm and the fight choreography is solid. So I'll give them that.
However, the biggest turn-off for me is the PG-13 rating. Yeah, I get that it wouldn't sell as much if it were R-rated (which seems like a cop out excuse to me), but I come to MK expecting fatalities and gore, but when you take that away it's just another generic martial arts movie.
Matthew Cool but there are also mk references like when johnny left his picture in hell where he defeats scorpion and the animality in mk anihilation. And even the plot is similar to the game like this movie is MK 1 &2 and Mk annihilation was based on Mk3 but with some connections to MK4
while the reptile scene was pointless, It was still one of the cooler action scenes in the movie.
Hell yea, and the music during that fight is epic.
It based off how Reptile is a hidden player
this is actually the best video game movie.
+lone wolf For a half brain, yes.
Yeah it is
+KenKraken the first silent hill is. Still for Doug to say that mortal kombat is slightly better then street fighter is bs. This is in every way a superior film to street fighter, and overall great stuff
I thought Prince of Persia was alright.
Warcraft though
You're seriously complaining about all the fighting scenes? It's Mortal Kombat. That's like saying you didn't like Alien because it showed to much of Space.
he isn't complaining because of too much fighting, he's complaining because of too much useless fighting, done poorly
What? Ray Park's scenes as the ninjas alone made up for Sonya's bad fight and Johnny Cage's bad jokes. The man played Darth fuckin' Maul.
Oh hai Tommy
The Critic is a character, he is suppose to be over the top and nitpicky.
7.8/10 too much fighting.
This movie was the shit. One of the few decent movies based off a game.
fooltube9999 it sucks, but it's a "so bad it's good" movie
@@theobserver4214 Which we sadly can't say for the sequel
I feel this is legitimately a good film. It's definitely a bit cheesy and hokey but I don't think that makes a movie inherently bad. A fun piece of cheese with decent production value and a fun adventure.
The visuals for that time were great and the casting was good too
@@TeflonSheikh1987 yeah I agree the cast and effects were really good.
10 years later, and this is still funny.
Is it weird how the ninja does more magic than the sorcerer?
Doug reviewed this movie in 7 minutes. His modern reviews have so much filler this review would be 37 minutes long if made today.
It was an entertaining movie with a great soundtrack.
The Scorpion fight in this movie is legitimately one of the best of all time. The set, the heavy metal, the stunts, and the choreography are all excellent.
1:30 that was always my favorite part in the movie😂😂
The Emperor's A-hole?! Has that been a stage yet?
Not yet
YET
That should be in mortal Kombat 11
For me the fight between Lui Kang and Reptile is the best part!
The voice of Goro is actually the same voice actor who played Abu and the Cave of Wonders voice from the original Aladdin film, as well as Big Foot in A Goofy Movie.
OG Megatron’s VA, Frank Welker
Shao Kahn sounds like Dr. Claw from the Inspector Gadget cartoon. XD Was he voiced by Frank Welker?
Yes.
Okay, of course, nobody has to like this movie, but the reason why the fans of the game (including myself) enjoy it as much as we do is because it does something that other video game adaptations failed miserably to deliver: Looking and feeling like the original. Yeah, i know there´s practically no gore in this movie, but the fight scenes and effects are pretty good for a mid 90´s action film (with the exception of Sonya vs Kano, that was just painful and made Kano look like a little bitch), the characters fit their original counterparts (except for Sonya, becoming the damsel in distress. Stupid decision), and it feels like Mortal Kombat. The tone, the style the lighting, that´s how a Mortal Kombat movie is supposed to look like. Street Fighter couldn´t even get the character desings right, i mean, just look at Sagat for example. He is a whole foot smaller than Bison. Also, Jean-Claude van Damme as Guile. This man has like zero charisma to him. Robin Shou at least was decent and fit the role of Liu Kang. The story is forgettable, and that´s a pretty bad sign. How can you possibly fuck up the story of a Street Fighter movie? The fights are lame and lazily choreographed, i mean, Cammy is played by Kylie Minogue, what do you expect? And this film is just all around boring.
*Ahem* WRONG MOVIE!!!
ZeldamateurLP You should take this comment, go to the Street Fighter review and put it on there. Make the necessary changes to fit the video though.
It’s pretty awesome that recently in Mortal Kombat 11, there are outfits for Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Raiden based on themselves in this movie and even using their actors in the film as well. 😊 Funnily enough, Shang Tsung’s actor in the movie returns as him in the game as well.
I don't think mortal kombat is awful. we're you really complaining about fighting in a mortal kombat movie
Dude mortal kombat is awesome deal with it.
I tend to look on the brighter side of the movie: a somewhat coherent story, nice cast, an ok fight scenes, and most of all it’s still fucking better than Annihilation.
Only thing memorable was the fight scenes , even without blood it was okay
I agree much more with the James Rolfe AKA angry video game nerd review of this movie. At the time it came out, it was the sh1t.
no it was not the shits if ti was the shits dude then way do so many fans like it wya were os mant fans happy ot see the charate in m11 huh the mvoie is not the osme shits
signerleo snyder. Saying something "is the shit" is actually slang that means it's awesome/cool
I miss this kind of editing in these NC videos. When “the movie” talked back.
Yeah I love the way the show used to be and when it was actually about Nostalgia and not all these newer movies. It’s not like there aren’t a 1000 old movies he still hasn’t done.
Seriously, a few of those got me pretty good. Haven't watched old nc in a long time. Surprised at how many times I laughed in this 7 minute video
Might i suggest maybe revisiting this movie again and doing a bit more research on it, some of this stuff doesnt make for a goood review. i dunno just a suggestion
ninjamonkey508 I agree.....this movie based on a fighting game so of course there's a lot of Kungfu fighting.....I thought the fight scenes is decent during that time period and for a video game adaptation, they got their facts right and they really do their research.....the soundtrack is catchy yet memorable too.....
Have you seen Phelous's review of it? It's a lot more positive and well-informed.
Actually to be fair to Reptile he does have one of the best ost in the movie, has a good looking design costume design, has good fighting when it comes to everyone else that is actually real fighting, and something you maybe enjoyed: he doesn't talk.
I know that this is an old episode, and while I usually agree with you on your reviews ...(USUALLY), and I certainly agree with you on the Street Fighter review, IMHO you are way off with MK. I think MK was a great movie and loved it....action and fighting is MK. Tough you have your opinion just as I do mine. :-) Just wanted to voice mine lol. However that said we can agree that Annihilation was garbage.
Can halfly upvote this one. MK is not MGS or SH, it was all about fighting, and there was two goals to the film: to make some cool fight-scenes and to introduce them. Fights look naive but cool even on PG13. But the introduction... NG was right to roll it into concrete. It could be waaay better, if they just made a 15 minutes collage of fights. But they didn't.
Couldn't agree more on Annihilation.
Even though there were only a few Finishing Moves done
Sub Zero did the SNES Deep Freeze move on a random guy
Shang Tsung did the Soul taking move from MKII on a random guy
Scorpion attempted Toasty
and the end was supposed to be The Pit Stage Fatality
I liked it for it's silly action and to this day it's better than most Video Game movies I won't even pick in easy target like Super Mario Bros or Double Dragon. We still have Tomb Raider, Max Payne Hitman and those GOD AWFUL Resident Evil movies
It also had Reptile as a hidden boss fight!
Yep, reptile in this movie was a hidden spy. Just like in mk1 where he was a hidden boss spy. And the shang tsung death was the pit fatality. I love the references.
Actually, I think Tomb Raider and Hitman were a lot more enjoyable than Mortal Kombat.
At least Hitman had an R rating.
And now, you can add Sonic to the list of decent/good Video Game movies.
At least we got Kano's Austrialian accent out of this. What did Street Fighter give us? NOTHING
SuperSwordman1 It got us the video game, but it's not as good
SuperSwordman1 You should checkout Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist and King of the Fighters : Destiny.....they're badass and they get the material right.....
Actually its an English accent, played by an english actor
@@gillri And yet they made Kano Australian.
@@gillri no, it's an Australian accent
I wonder how Kano's accent doesn't work in the film. But it works great in MKX
I actually thought the guy who played shang tsung did a decent job in.this film👍🏿😃
5:40. Insert Monty python and the holy grail monks speech here
We need an R rated reboot of Mortal Kombat
That's what I've been thinking.
Now we have one
5:21-5:31, yeah, but at least this scene gives us the famous Liu Kang bicycle kick
I actually liked this one, it's that second one that I have a problem with.
Mr nostalgia doesn’t know a good fight scene when he sees one
He probably got the shit kicked out of him as a kid so he hates fight scenes
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!
jean claude van damme was the inspiration for johnny cage so KM and STREET FIGHTER side by side was funnier
My Top 5 List of Mortal Kombat Movies:
5. MK Annihilation
4. MK 2021
3. MK 1995
2. Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
1. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
I love Luke though... those one liners made the movie for me!
Goro looks like Thanos.
andKnuckles WHAT?????
"Emperors asshole??" lmfao
Why is it that when Shang Tsung kidnaps Sonya Blade, she screams bloody murder for someone like Johnny Cage to save her but before that, she was a badass soldier who could hold her own?
He was pulling her haiiiiiiiir, OMG
+anondecepticon oh no hair my one weakness except for oh you know fire, below zero temperatures, explosives and everything else that can kill a human being
Maybe because she learned a lesson when Raiden told her about trust?
Lazy writing
It's like how the in-game characters from the Resident Evil movies were relegated to side roles just to show how badass Alice is.
It's just stupid as hell.
The movie isn't THAT bad. It's just a cute little popcorn flick.
The (ahem) “sequel”, “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation”, is a lot worse. Like, hundreds of thousands of times worse. It could be as bad as “Battlefield Earth”!
I don't care what anyone says, i love this movie haha
1:05 the reason why it’s Mortal Kombat with a k is because the makers of the game where trying to make a title for a game on entering the office there was a whiteboard with a bunch of names for the game. One of them said Combat with a K on The c one of the creators liked it said hey let’s make Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat is a pretty good martial arts and fighting movie and I still watch it from time to time.
i fucking lost it at "the emperor's asshole."
Liu Kang was a Shaolin Monk who enlisted in Mortal Kombat to kill Shang-Tsung for murdering his brother, Chan.
“Thank God I didn’t ask him to park the car.”
That line is actually funny!
😂
No. Reptile looks like Finding nemo mixed with Xenomorph
1:10, no, Liu Kang entered because Shang Tsung killed his brother and probably something to do with that White Lotus society. It's been a while for me.
3:58 As many times as I've seen this movie, I do not remember the scene where Art was there. I only remember seeing him when he kind of fought Goro.
You must not have been an MK player because one of the first things my sister and I griped about was how Raiden didn't even look like himself. Just an old man in a robe. Like he was Gandalf the White or something. What was with the hair?
You know, the movies you compare are bad for different reasons. At least MK had better fight scenes and not because of the music.
you goign to ell em riden brother the god if iwns i in old man then he has whtie hair and we never seen what under riden black head cover cna prof he dont whtie hair he whtie eye broows withc some old man have
@@ssjgotenks2009 My comment wasn't focused strictly on the hair color. The actor's wardrobe did not make him look powerful or imposing at all. Like I said, just an old man in a robe. Compare an image of the actor and any version of Rayden/Raiden in game. I did like the actor's voice.
4:57 Hey, at least it's better than the ogre's butt!
Kano’s accent was never annoying. It gave him character and that was the reason why the MK developers changed his nationality from Japanese American to Australian.
MK was good. It’s one of the rare video game movies that was a good movie and fun to watch. Sure the effects wasn’t the best and don’t hold up but it’s good.
I don't care if the movie was flop....it kickd ass for me, AND I'LL STILL WATCH IT.
I loved the first Mk. it was amazing and it was loyal to the story of the game. street fighter is a great guilty pleasure. I also enjoy the second Mk movie for its special fx. I would say that I like Mk 2 the same way people like sharknadow.
Seeing Christopher Lambert in this movie just makes me want there to be a good highlander sequel
Who else thought he was doing a review of 2021 Mortal Kombat
6:36=So THAT'S what Dr. Claw looks like
He looks like Prince because he's dead?
yyyup
No because at the moment when this review was made it was a reference not goddam hate speech.
This was before his death.
metelicgunz 1 This review came out 8 years before Prince died.
Radien sounds more like willem dafoe
"Meaningless violence with no rhyme or reason" Mortal Kombat (the game) in a nutshell.
I love those old reviews. Looks stupid, but is still entertainment
4:05 - Sonia is no match for Shang Tsung despite her warrior prowess. She has no option other than to be submissive to him.
3:10 the guy Lou Kang beats is Hakim Alston who is best known as The Machine on the old WMAC Masters show! Remember that!
Why does Shao Kahn have the voice of Dr. Claw?
Just an idea: Have you ever thought of giving some examination for specialized video game movie directors as Uwe Boll and Paul Anderson? I think these guys have terrorized video game movie adaptations by doing it cheap and without any skill needed. It's just a topic that would explain why all these movies have been so bad for so long.
also nod to the Red Dwarf Rimmer quote of 'crawling on bellies over broken glass with flies open' .. :p
2:22 Scorpion just got burned.
I have a special fondness for this movie.. yes it wasn't like the games.. but I was 13/14 when this came out, I was in karate.. my karate place was big on this movie.. esp the sound track.. and then I remember being home sick a few times and catching it on cinemax/show time or something with my dad's cheater box... lol.. the good ol days..
1:06 That's kinda like a trend in tv shows and movies. Replacing the c with a k. ( Swat Kats: The radical squadron for example). At first i didn't understand it, but i guess k is cool looking letter than c.
Honestly, I think the guy who played Johnny Cage did a pretty good (and spot-on) job. Johnny Cage is supposed to be cheesy and full of himself with a cringe-inducing sense of humor, and that's exactly what he was in this movie.
That “send in the clowns...” joke was my favourite! Beautiful subtle punnery!
Oh come on, Johnny's one liners aren't that bad. They're not that funny either, except for one or two, but most of them I would honestly say myself.
Complaining about the best fight scene in the movie really? I think I'm the only person who considers this to be the best video game movie ever made. Not a high bar I know, but still. The effects from Goro, the look of Scorpion and Sub zero, the killer theme song, and that fine ass Veronica Vaughn is enough for me to love this movie.
"THE EMPEROR'S ASSHOLE?"
Gosh, I laughed so hard at this.
Who's here after the new Mortal Kombat movie that came out on Friday.
1:46 actually his goal is to live forever by consuming souls
I could have swore Liu Kang join to find his brother's killer not because he was "Asian". This is the only thumbs down I have ever given this channel because I think it's just to be spiteful. This came as close to the game as anything could possibly do. A simple game about fighting, not that difficult.
Amen
4:55!
"Liu Kang join the tournament because . . . asian?"
Did you even watch the movie????????
It is a joke mate...
I actually disagree with Nostalgic Critic.....Mortal Kombat is pretty good for a video game adaptation during that time period......it's actually a lot of fun.....
Never cared for the movie but the soundtrack was badass.
yeah, when it comes to mortal kombat, I'd rather see phelous's opinion than NC's.
Good call! Totally agree.
I don’t care what anyone says I love this movie because it’s fun camp included
2021 Folks checking in......