Mortal Kombat 1995 Doesn't SUCK
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2022
- MORTAL KOMBAT!!! Liu Kang and the gang need to stop Shang Tsung from being the best character in the movie. Will they stop his Souls SUCK? Will Raiden do his iconic laugh? Does SonicHaXD like this movie??? (SPOILERS!!! Don't read the title XD)
Very excited to finally bring you all this review. I always wanted to do a big "SUCKS" video of something I actually liked from the MK franchise. And I think this will be good for the channel. Since all I do is sh!t talk MK XD Hope you all enjoy the video. And I hope I didn't simp too much for this film~ XD
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Sonic, you're gonna love this:
I found an accidental easter egg in the movie.
When Johnny fights Goro, it takes place in two parts, and Johnny gets a flawless victory in both. Then he wins with a stage fatality at the pit.
The very next fight is Reptile.
Johnny literally unlocks the secret Reptile fight from MK1 by getting a double flawless and fatality at the pit, and as far as I know the production team doesn't even realize they did that 🤣
Nice!
Too coincidental
Damn thats lit
even though you can't access the reptile fight by doing the stage fatality, you have to do a normal one
Holy fk balls
*"Why do you hate Mortal Kombat franchise?"*
Do these people really think a hater would go so much in depth with the franchise iterations, extensively break them down and explain in detail why it doesn't work?
Does it ever cross their minds, that the biggest fans are also the harshest critics?
Good point.
I guess fans have different feelings.
(coughcough Doctor Strange 2 is overhated coughcough)
@@dylansharp8471 cough cough!, agreed, cough cough!
@@dylansharp8471 but it wasn't great. At all. Not the MK one though. That one is actually great
People tend to forget that you can be a fan of a series/franchise but that doesn't mean you Have to like every single thing about it. Doesn't make you any less of a fan.
And spend money on NSFW comissions of Reptile.
1995: Wanted to make a MK movie with passion
2021: Wanted to make a movie using MK for marketing
Mk2021 was such a disappointment after the promising first 10 minutes
Even the R rating and gore felt like a cheesy attempt to sell tickets and sucker people in thinking it would be good. The gory Fatalities were nice, but they felt like a cash grab considering how terribly written the rest of the film was after the 1st scene.
Mk 2021 is an ok movie but crappy mk movie I hate how some people get on the 95 movie but tbh it was more faithful than 2021
@@923crono the beginning of MK 2021 had me super hyped, and I loved how Sub Zero and Scorpion spoke Chinese and Japanese.
@@glassofwater281honestly skip the entire movie after the ten minutes to either Kabals scenes or the final fight between scorpion and sub zero.
I like this Raiden way better. He doesn't participate in the tournament, but uses his time on Earth to mentally prepare Liu, Johnny, and Sonya by telling them what they need and improve themselves as warriors. He tells jokes, but is protective of his charges, and all his plans and decisions actually work.
Yea. The whole 'Raiden being cruel' rant from SonichaXD's Mk2021 SUCKS video is done way better in here.
And he is more accurately to the mythology I just wish he had raiju his lightning wolf pet
And doesn't Consult with the Elder God's for everything
@@pandaboi551 you mean doesn't need to consult with the elder gods cause he knows their incompetent
@@genesismultiverse4896spot on
Shang Tsung : Your soul is mine.
Kabal : He's about to get his soul sucked.
moistcr1tikal : HE'S PULLING HIS C0CK OUT!!! XD
Nice
Nah, he's about to get his soul F*CKED!
Not if I do it first
Oh my 😉
Hey, is it me just because I finished watching moon knight for the third time, or does Christopher Lambert sound a lot like Ethan Hawke? Believe it or not, before you said that this was Lambert, I was like “wow, greatness from small beginnings much?”
Rest in Peace to the Original Live Action Actors of Kano and Jax.
Bloody Manly Tears
May they both rest in peace.
@@vaggos2003 and trevor Goddard was only 37 when he died run fsct he wac actually brtish not aursttlinnas some people though
I know that Kano actor died. But I didn't know the same about Jax actor as well.
R.I.P. to both of them.
Little correction: Goro's roars and growls were actually done by Frank Welker. It makes for a good contrast to show Goro's two sides, one being the sophisticated prince of the Shokan, the other being the total monster in Kombat.
Kinda like the beast except goro is evil but thanks I didn't knew that
MEGATRON DID GOROS ROARS?
@@UchihaMirage Yup, he sure did.
Scooby voiced goto?
Yeah
I loved the part where Liu Kang said: "perhaps the real Mortal was the Kombat we made along the way"
The crew commentary about Kano's appearance was actually pretty endearing and shows the stark difference between 95 movies and the 21 movie. They cared about what fans wanted and respected their input.
and going by was said it was a younger audience basically kids. So kids had the better input compared to the adults in the 21 movie.
@@saloz9483 Those kids cared about and loved Mortal Kombat unlike the silly adults in charge of MK21 who thought they know better than anyone else.
Im surprised… they used kids for a mortal Kombat movie. Since y’know… the game series is known for its gore and stuff.
@@tjlnintendo Kids have always played Mortal Kombat. Gore has never stopped them.
I myself played my first MK game when I was 7.
@@tiaaaron3278
Of course, kids are attracted to anything that supposed to not be for kids. But my point was, for the movie, I’m surprised they used kids to check things instead of old teenagers or young adults.
Especially during this time when MK was one of the many controversies caused by soccer moms that lead to the esrb.
"I don't think so" has got to be Raiden's most iconic line.
Of course, that's thanks in no small part to Chris Lambert's amazing delivery. What a legend. 👌⚡
Second most iconic line has got to be "It's Raiden' time" and then he Raided all those poor chaps.
No it's definitely "by the elder gods!" Or the Infamous "I must consult the elder gods"
@@ajlemuel969 yup that's the one!
I don't think so
@@iluxa-4000
"Heheheh..." 😏
Cary is a national Treasure and his acting range is amazing from the loving grandpa to a mysterious boat host to a believable villain and to a just and strict shogun.
Sonic, just because Trevor Goddard had less screen time than Josh Lawson as Kano, doesn't mean Josh Lawson was the superior Kano. For the small amount of time we got him, Trevor Goddard made a BIG and memorable impression. He's the whole reason Kano was retconned as an Aussie. Plus every line he said was meme material. Me and my friends to this day still love imitating his voice and saying his lines.
He literally cemented in the canon lore that Kano is Australian, which is damn cool. :)
And because of that Kano is more badass cause now he fights kaiju kangaroo and demon kualas yeah that is in Australian mythology
I still think Josh Lawson was better
Lawson was an interesting expansion on what Kano could of been from 95; Original flick industrial vibe early scene aesthetic; docks fog chains ghost boat strobe light club; and the chicken that fucking chicken drum that Trevor was eating pre goro entry say alot more to more than JL did; Lawson talked alot but TG was allowed much more said from a character perspective they made him look good until the last moment in full daylight with Bridgette; That Veronica Vaughn is one hot tamale
I loved when Liu Kang was fighting Shang Tsung, then when it seemed like there was no hope he said “It’s Kangin’ time!” Then he kanged all over the bad guys and won. Truly a work of art. 21/10
Then he kang'ed all the bad guys"
i loved that part where he went ultra instinct, became Mega Liucario, and triggered Instrumentality and turned everyone into Kang
Liu and Kang: "You got Kang-ed"
Johnny: "Who hired this guy? WTF?"
Are we seriously making this joke.
The best part of the film.
I think that the “music video” style of editing where the music goes with the fights is something that should be done more. It’s so good
I've noticed my favorite action scenes in movies aren't the best coreographed, but simply the ones with cool music and rythm
this is why i love death battle fights with kickass music
I always loved the portrayal of Liu Kang in this film...but from how he dresses and meets Johnny Cage....I REALLY do love that because its like a modern, civilian of society take but that can easily turn into his Shaolin Monk rooted version.
Paul W.S. Anderson before: "Hey, Mortal Kombat is a cool game. So let's focus on its coolness for the movie!"
Paul W.S. Anderson now: "So, how can I shoehorn my wife into the movie?"
I know right…
And He'd whitewash Kitana with Milla 😂
@@spectra1096Nah, he'd invent a new main character, let's call her Cali Young, that surpass the originals.
This movie may not have the blood and gore, but what it lacks in gore, it makes up for in characters and story. Even throwing in some mk2 stuff in this movie didn't feel off. But I am ready to see the flaws this movie has with memes and sonichaxd's commentary.
Edit: How did I not think of saying "...may not have blood and gore, it makes up for with lore." Huge missed opportunity.
Right, putting Reptile or Kitana did not felt wrong, they fit good enough in the story of Mk95 even if Reptile was just a silent tough guy, while 2021 had Kabal, a survivor of Shao Kahn attack on earth , forced to live with his mask. WTF he was doing on this island, why he was on bad guys side? I know they needed someone to be killed, but character like Kabal did not deserve this kind of spot in story.
@@Endru85x Kabal is part of the Black Dragon so him being a bad guy wasn't out of character. Everything else about that disaster though. ..... UGH
@@pheenmachine TBH, i liked the idea of Kabal being a policeman and being buddies with Stryker, like in MK9. Anyway, we can agree it is too early for this character and it it a wasted potential, just like Mileena.
@@Endru85x You know I forgot about that. Can't believe MK 9 is over 10 years old now sheesh. Yea way MK 2021 suffered from the too many characters for no reason problem that Annihilation had.
@@pheenmachine Got the same man. 10 years ago i was living in my hometown and getting excited for MK revival and now i am just having nostalgia feelings about it :)
Did some browsing on the movie’s background, apparently Linden Ashby and Trevor Goddard are the reason why Johnny Cage and Kano are depicted the way they are in the games. They quite literally made the characters.
Seriously, people consider this movie a cheesy disaster, but Ashby, Goddard, and Tagawa are so damn influential to the series. Legendary.
(And I still stand by what I said in the “MK 95 Sucks” preview, Kano is a stud in this movie. I’d tap that Kanass)
the kanussy
Pretty sure he’d top you lol doesn’t really seem like the submissive type. Now me; an esteemed intellectual 🧐, I prefer that reptussy, nothing like warm soothing battery acid 😫
@@sethgaston8347 dear god-
@@sethgaston8347 also, knowing kano he'd do anything for the right price
Yeah man, before this the Johnny Cage outline was more JCVD, Bloodsport outfit, movie star.
“Liu, use your uppercut!”- Johnny watching the Liu Kang vs Reptile fight.
😂😂😂
I hate how some people quickly say "oh its just nostalgia" when someone says 95 mk is better than 21. After seeing 21 I actually went out and bought 95 as while I saw 95 a lot when I was younger I never owned it so I bought the Best Buy steel book. After seeing 95 again its not nostalgia its just an overall better product. 21 has the opening sub and scorp scene and kano. Thats really the big pluses for that movie. 95 is filled to the brim with great characters. I love our heroes Liu, Jonny, Sonya and raiden. The villains are also memorable as well and Cary has still yet to be topped and this movie made who Kano is. In fact as you said this movie help mold the MK universe. The fights are also much better as well and they didn't even need to spill blood and dam that soundtrack is fantastic and enhances the fights. There are some flaws like the aged visuals but it doesn't bring the whole product down with it.
Also people who say "all you do is hate on MK" dont get why you point out how crap this stuff is. Its because you love MK so much that you point out this stuff and that you know MK can do better as there is proof such as this very movie. I really enjoyed this video and the youtube link montage at the end.
*[SPOILER WARNING FOR THE MK2021 AND MK1995 FILMS]*
Plus, this is a long rant.
I completely agree. I definitely prefer the 1995 movie, Scorpion's Revenge, and Battle of the Realms over that 2021 garbage. Every MK movie has their flaws, but it's not "nostalgia blindess" if you prefer the more game accurate look for Kano having the mechanical eye plate in the '95 movie over him not having that at all and magically using his iconic eye laser from having a man-child pissy-fit during a feast in the 2021 movie. Both Kano actors were great and it did suck that Kano didn't even use his eye laser or any of his moves in the '95 movie, but thats just 1 of it's flaws. I'm not going to address all of the flaws of the 2021 movie, just the ones that pissed me off the most.
Cole Young, at first while we were still learning more about the movie long before it's release, I had no issues with them adding a character just for the movie that was never in any game. That all changed when I found out that Cole Young would be the main character and focus of the movie. The 1995 film had a movie-only character as well named Art Lean, but he was a minor character who's role in the film was to befriend the main heroes and then die during the tournament which would piss off and motivate Johnny Cage. That brings me to Goro. In the 1995 film Goro is hyped up in several great scenes and a 25 second second montage of him destroying 20 fighters before he fights Art Lean.
In the 2021 film Goro is only seen once before he is sent to kill Cole Young, he's barely hyped up or mentioned at all before that. The story for the MK2021 movie takes place before the events of the 1st MK tournament in Earthrealm (MK1) kind of, yet they treat the undefeated champion and sub-boss of MK1 like a random big dumb brute. Another flaw that pissed me off was how the MK2021 film never included or mentioned Quan Chi. Most MK fans knows that Quan Chi morphed into Bi-Han to frame him for the murder of Scorpion, his family, and clan which caused the entire blood feud between Scorpion and Sub-Zero in the first place. With no Quan Chi, that leads everyone to believe that it was actually Bi-Han himself who started the rivalry.
The "not having Quan Chi" flaw isn't really a big deal since it is a reboot and they can still work around it and introduce Kuai Liang anyway. I only brought it up because the rivalry and fights between Scorpion and Sub-Zero were the ONLY parts of the 2021 movie that I actually liked and I honestly don't even like either of those characters in the games. The 2021 film definitely did both Scoprion and Sub-Zero better than the 1995 film, but back then, the characters' backstories were nowhere near as fleshed out as they are now. In 1995, there was no Hanzo Hassashi or Bi-Han.
During the production of the 1995 film, only the 1st 2 MK games were out where hardly anyone had a decent backstory. MK3 (not Ultimate) came out in arcades only 3 months before the movie came out in theatres. I'm sure the movie was already in post production while the original MK3 was new in the arcades. It's okay if people do like the 2021 reboot for what it is, but I hated it. I'll happily keep my "nostalgia blindness" and favor a movie based on a franchise that during it's time only had 2 games out, 17 characters worth of lore, a PG-13 rating and still showed more care to the source material than a 2021 reboot with a cheesy cash grabbing R rating, a ridiculously stupid plot device called "arcana", a terribly written movie-only main character in a movie based on the same franchise that now has 3 decades of backstory, lore, and over 70 god damn characters. (Excluding the DLC guest characters obviously)
Apparently, tech firm Akami reported that MK2021 was the 5th most pirated film of 2021 which is funny, because that's exactly how I watched it. I deleted it right after because I didn't want that pile of trash wasting space on my PC any longer. There was no way in Hell that I was gonna spend money on it either.
I had fun watching 21 with my friends, but we definitely had our problems. It felt like it got worse over time. It started strong with Scorpion and Sub-Zero speaking Japanese and Chinese respectively, and it was awesome to see Kabal again, but after Reiko got clapped and Kung Lao got his soul sucked (lol), I was like "uh oh." Not to mention the very existence of Cole Young's ability
@@UltimateShadow10 One gripe: Bi-Han *did* kill Scorpion in the original timeline. However you're right on the money about Quan Chi framing him for killing his clan.
Fact 💯💯 your right the nostalgia line dose get old but I must admit it's part of it and I agree not only nostalgia but over a petter product then the remakes today facts
Also try Mortal Kombat Conquest, it had a pretty good Shang Tsung as well.
"They were some of the best fights in the movie cause the audience told us to go away and do it!"
If only Hollywood listened to fans like this these day (instead of insulting them), the recent MK film would've been vastly different!
Instead they forced their garbage OC down out throats and blocked anyone who criticised their dumpster fire of a movie.
@@tiaaaron3278 "We replaced Johnny Cage with Cole Young because we didn't want a white man lead" .... ignorant of the fact that Liu Kang was supposed to be the protagonist. They replaced the chinese lead with a half-asian lead, so badically semi-white washing the lead and then claiming they were "adding" diversity. Idiots.
@@EndoScorpion Not to mention they are giving the role of Scorpion, a traditionally Japanese character to a modern AMERICAN half-white hero. It's double whitewashing and cultural erasure too.
@@tiaaaron3278 It wasn't that bad
@@Yougotcaged102 It was worse.
I really like what you said about Liu Kang's motivation and arc in this movie.
I think it's because he's usually too Superman, "I must save the world and I must be the best" and all that. This really is the most humanized version of him that I can think of. Spot on.
In Scorpion's Revenge, he's okay, but very boring.
In MK9, he's fine. Got a bit of personality, but no real motivation. He's just there because he has to be, and Raiden chose him.
But in MK '95, he's a real human being who happens to kick ass really well. Also very handsome. XD
Exactly, giving him the revenge motive makes him more human XD
@@SonicHaXD
Yep!
Anyone can relate to revenge, but only the truest of Chads get or appreciate redemption. 🧔🏼 XD
Both can and do work well, though. Especially here.
Still can't over the "Because I chose you" line. It's basically just Raiden insulting Liu Kang and saying there's nothing special about him
@@Yougotcaged102
That's another thing that makes this Raiden great; he's based af. XD
Well what about MK11 or Battle of the Realms.
Mr. Mencad: They whited up Raiden
Carlos Pesina, live actor from OG MK games: Am I joke to you?
What would Mencad say about blackwashing Jet Black in netflix version of Cowboy Bebop, i wonder?
@@Endru85x Mecnad has the same energy of the people on Twitter complaining that Mirko from MHA didn't "sound black"
@@dylancross1039 it even funnier that the English actress for Mirko is black lol
@@aerithroses2683 Don't talk to them about Hawks's English voice actor.
I am annoyied that they are never honest about this subject.
"They white washed the japanese god"
But no one ever complained about having a Heimdall as a black actor in MCU Thor (Not that I have a problem with it personally).
Just say that it is about diversity already, that is fine.😢
"We start the movie with Shang Tsung bitch slapping a child". That shit was hilarious!
I just have to Say that Liu Kang,Johnny Cage,and Sonya Blade are the Perfect Trio of the Mortal Kombat Franchise.
They are better in this movie than what they are in modern games.
@@tiaaaron3278 Maybe Liu Kang but Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade are One of the Few Exceptions that Work even in the Modern Games.
@@featherguardian6023 Johnny I can understand but Sonya is bland in new games. The whole issue with Special Forces in modern era is they are in our faces way too much. If they had remained side-characters, they would have been better. Sonya and Jax are shadows of their former selves. Kombat Kids suck ass.
In the world of sorcerers, wraiths, cryomancers, etc, why would you focus on these boring humans in the first place?
@@tiaaaron3278 Ok Sonya and Jax aren't Bad,sure they are Shadow of their Former Selves,but I like that Sonya has Responsibilities but it doesn't make Her Heartless,she's just doing Everything in Her Power to Protect Her Realm,Family,and Love Ones,and Jax is a Veteran that went in Hell Scaring Him for Like and All He Want is Peace,and even though I Despise Kung Jin with a Passion,I Love Cassie Cage,Takeda Takahashi,and Jackie Briggs,true I don't want to see the Special Forces Characters Again but if this is the Last Time we will see Them,at Least they had a Good Run.
@@featherguardian6023 Strongly disagreed on all accounts but I respect your opinion.
While maybe not exactly Oscar-worthy in the acting department, this movie is extremely amusing, inspired and impactful. It was basically a "story mode" of Klassic MKs and a marvelous one at that. It could sound a tad exaggerated but I enjoyed it not only more than Annihilation but more than almost all konquests and stories (maybe save the story in MK9).
People calling the 95 movie racist over raiden is the dumbest shit.
As if I needed more reason to hate that reboot.
The best thing about the reboot is kano and kabal’s design
The behind the scenes was amazing, it added a lot to the video.
Dang, they did this in 1995 with outdated technology, and we got that crappy movie in 2021, what a shame
Even though I Despise MK11 and Aftermath,Shang Tsung is One of If Not the Best Part of it and judging for the Actor Getting Older,this Could be Tagawa's Final Role with the Character.
Thank you for your bit about Liu Kang and shang tsungs fight and defending lius response to shang's transformation in front of him. I was thinking the same thing. I didn't really believe that he just believed that it was his brother he clearly showed that he was hesitant until he said all the right things. One of the things that people forget about Shang, is that when he takes their soul he takes their memories and abilities as well. So he probably had that ready to go the instant he turned into his brother. It's a really clever nugget information used that people like to forget
12:45 Art was always a character outside MK that I felt sympathetic and wanted to actually see in the game since 1995. I saw this movie as a kid and of course the fact he's not in the game stuck out like a sore thumb but he was well written and it made me curious about his story... when Goro kills him I actually felt it was reason enough to move Johnny's story forward. COLE YOUNG, on the other hand...
In the original script he actually was a proper character. They kept it in the novelization, which is great, although differs in certain aspects (Johnny vs Goro fight, Sonya vs Kano fight; Jax gets a bit more mention; Sonya fights Jade, as was originally intended). By far, the only thing I hated about the novelization was that Raiden was more like in the 21 movie: bossy and rude.
Cole was fine, not good, but fine. He was a victim of bad writing more than anything.
I came up with a theory about the "God Fist Descending Legend" title.
If you can technically say that Shang-Tsung is a god (I mean he was claiming like one with his soul sucking magic and such (I think)) and "God Fist" is Lui Kang (since he beat the ''god'') so we can probably say that Lui Kang is a legend that beats descended gods with fists. With that info in mind we can probably assume that Mortal Kombat is a story about Lui Kang, which makes sense with the titling (wow)
God Fist Descending Legend: story (legend) about Liu Kang - the champion (fist) of a god (Raiden) - fighting and beating (descending upon) evil. Makes sense, no?
"You hate MK"
I feel you on that. Everything you said in that rant. It's only when you love something *this* much that you would go *this* far to criticize it. Because there's that nagging part of yourself that desperately just *wants* it to be actually good. Or just better. Because then your love for it will feel more validated. I'm also a big fan of MK. Have been for a long time. But that doesn't mean I won't criticize certain decisions and moves the creators behind the games, movies and general stories. I honestly believe that the developers and writers should up their game some more, now that MK has gotten as popular and successful as it has.
Also, it just shows that something doesn't have to be "actually good," or even brilliant, for you to love it.
Amazing video once again. Last comment (for now, probably. XD)
Can't wait for the next one!
And congrats for clutching on Malenia. XD
Thanks! The "Let Me Solo Her" challenge was super hard/fun XD
@@SonicHaXD
Ah, I was wondering... XD
Well done!
I still remember just... chucking magical bullshit until she died. It was funny. 🤣
People love to hate on haters
We need people like you to work for NetherRealm. Because the people there are nuts. I'm still in full rage mode after what they did to Sindel, my favorite female character of the series!
@@DigitalWraith
Thank you lol.
That would actually be nice. I've been a Kombatant since I was... too you to play MK. 🤣
I like a few of the things NetherRealm has been doing, but I also see faults often enough. Or just a lot that can be improved, elaborated, explored, etc. I'm also a writer, so I guess that's why I enjoy thinking about stuff like that lol.
This movie is literally a work of art, and it's still one of the best video game movies ever. I liked the part where Johnny Cage said, "It's Cagin' Time" and caged Goro's nutsack, truly spectacular
Ah, put him in chastity, eh?
"It's Cagin' time" sounds like something Johnny would be forced to say by the director for a cheesey action movie
100% agree
#cagesweep
I wouldn't be suprised if Johnny had some kind of Morbius reference in the next game
Johnny Cage: "Damn, that hurt", lol
The Actor who plays Jax is a Big hypocrite because he played as Jimmy Olsen in Supergirl. He's a Black man playing as a White character but judging other films for it. He totally should of shut the hell up on that topic.
He also ignore mileena race swapping in the same movie he in
@@aerithroses2683 yeah that prick
A friendly reminder for those who may want to put MK in film or series, again: Mortal Kombat is a fighting game IT IS NOT a (nonsense) gore game. Besides, blood was present in Capcom and SNK fighting games as well. And in order to perform a fatality (the gore part) you must win a fight first. Furthermore, the laziest fatalities by far are those from UMK3 and that game is one of the most played games and it's still played in tournaments around the world. Because MK is a f*cking fighting videogame. Even in the Warner era, where the gore of the fatalities is sky high, no one lose a tournament match for not making a fatality. Kontestants just have to win their fight and that's it.
That is for me part of what makes this movie so good, the martial art fights. Even the messy MK Konquest TV series had at least two martial art fights per episode. And this just got better when you see that the new movies have NO ACTUAL FIGHTS. Just brawl and straight murder.
Damn right, people who say mk is just gore or decry this movie for not having gore are nothing but (and I hate using the term) fake fans.
Fuck yea MK Konquest, used to watch it every Monday after WCW Nitro lol. How about the web series from back then too, that you could "bet on" ? Man MK was doing wild stuff.
I don't know if what you said was sarcasm but I agree with the part that Mortal Kombat wasn't just senseless violence since it's true that in mk9 they wasted the characters killing them
You're only half-right -- while it's not "all about" the gore and brutality, that's still a core part of it's personality and was intentionally baked into the game's design specifically to make it stand out against the other 'bloody' games you mentioned.
Street Fighter had the fighter's bleeding in their lose portraits and Samurai Shodown had sprays of blood, yes.
*_Mortal Kombat had a ninja with ice magic rip off someone's head and present it to the audience with it's spine still attached._*
That is all.
@@pheenmachine I'm so mad at the fact it ended with a cliffhanger.
There are many funny moments in this video some of my favorite are Jax not being trusted, distorted Kitana moments, the Jurassic Park cut, Johnny falling down the tower, and the Sub Zero dance off. Overall this video was really fun to watch can’t wait to see if you’ll be able to do the sequel.
Amazing review. So funny and hilarious. Okay, I have to say it. Your YTP concept is my favourite. It's silly, it's stupid and cringy... but I love it. Your videos are well made and created and I see you have putted plenty of your effort. Keep it up. About editing, nah. It's perfect. Don't change anything. Anywho, see you in the next video. BUH BYEEEEE!!!
Thanks for the feedback XD
The best kind of cringe. XD
@@SonicHaXD if zombie Liu kang comes back in a future game do you think he should be a skin or a different character I think the lasser because there very different I could see some hook attacks now
This is a really great homage to the 95 classic! It's kinda warming to see the cast recount their BTS stories and laughs they've shared. While I saw it as campy, my brother LOVES MK, and I can see why people love it; and all of your videos are definitely most of the main reasons why.
The interviews are pretty good. Seems like Linden Ashby and Robin Shou are buddies off screen. You can tell a lot of love went into this movie and your video! Great stuff!
I Love the Fact that This Movie Created the Liu Kang and Kitana and Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade Romance.
This movie really helped develop so many characters. It gave us the Australian sleaze bag Kano, the cocky but slowly maturing Jonny Cage, the Smug and manipulative Shang Tsung, and the Mentor Raiden
@@camnunes8847 Exactly,these are Well Praised Development that Deserves alot of Love and Respect when the Franchise was Growing and Evolving.
liu kang and kitana's relationship already existed in the first games
@@wolfstroke8508 Maybe,but to Many this was their Final Interactions of this Idea before it was Explore.
@@wolfstroke8508 I don't recall it being a thing until MK4. Two years after the movie.
Fun fact: I watched this movie on repeat since I was SIX years old. The "your brother's soul is mine" moment scared the absolute SHIT out of me as a kid. Still traumatizes me a little to this day. Though, the transition scene into Liu Kang waking up from a nightmare is something I still struggle to even look at. Not sure why. Safe to say, close up shots of characters with dynamic face expressions messed me up. It's not so bad now...but my anxiety always seems to remind me of that fear as a kid, even only a little.
This ironically is probably the best in the SUCKS series just from nostalgia as well as growing up with this before getting into MK stuff and to top it off, got to learn some very interesting (and funny) info from it. Thank you Sonic for this masterpiece ❤️
23:52 Fun fact, in the brazilian portuguese dub, Shang Tsung says "Vitória Limpa" which means something closer to "Clean Victory", in the sense that it was an honest fight, without cheating. That gives a whole different meaning to the scene, because what you take away from it is that the heroes need to expect all kinds of supernatural abilities to be used against them, because anything goes in the tournament.
Of course people can shit on the movie for the CGI, the acting, and idk why people shit on Christopher Lambert he was way better here than annihilation, still doesn't ruin everything else awesome about this movie 🤣
Also its very blatantly explained in the movie that Raiden just used the Christopher Lambert Skin, Liu even says to his Grandpa "Grandfather thats not lord Raiden thats a charlitan" which is a dead give away Raiden isn't normally suppose to look like Lambert.
Cary Tagawa is a national treasure. His quotes throughout this video prove that.
“It wasn’t ashamed of it’s source material..it respected it”
***makes Scorpion and Sub-Zero into slave guardians of Shang Tsung instead of rivals that fight each other in the movie***
While trying to stay true to lore and cast characters based on the accurate races of the characters is a good move, if that actor has absolutely no charisma and does nothing that convinces you that this person is playing this character, then it flops. That’s why Lamberts Raiden is superior to the bullshit one we got in the 2021 movie.
To me, the fact that you're willing to constantly make fun and laugh at MK constantly with a smile is more proof you're a fan of the series than a someone saying they like everything about the series
The fact they think this movie is good at all but hate the newer games proves he's just so blinded by nostalgia it's not even funny
@@redninja3056 he's shown to have a lot of fun, if not, more fun with the newer games. He thinks the story is bad, but to me, I don't think he genuinely hates it.
@@MattSayYay tell that to the animated movie video, or the noob saibot video or literally any video he's made is literally just negativity towards the newer games he almost never says anything good about them
@@redninja3056 in his Aftermath video, he called the story a mess, but said he had a lot of fun pointing out all the errors.
@@MattSayYay yeah he has more fun being critical on the games then just actually enjoying the games I wonder why he hasn't done any of these videos on the 3d era
I loved when Raiden said the beautiful line: At the end, Mortal Kombat is not about death. Mortal Kombat is about family. And that's what's so powerful about it.
I see you're a RedLetterMedia fan XD
@@SonicHaXD would you recommend me buying this film as I have played mk 9 X and 11 and haven't watched this film
@@dhehjej Sure go for it XD
@@SonicHaXD Thanks
Dom Toredo for MK 12
Even though the movie is really cheezy and hasn't aged that well in some aspects
The reason this gem has stood the test of time is because it was made with the fans and love for the games in mind, I didn't even realise how much effort the actors and director put in.
And ,of course, it gave us one of the greatest theme songs of all time.
YES PLEASE, DO THE ANNIHILATION PLEASEEEE YOU MUST! Your video was one was really an amazing love letter to the Mk series and your editing is amazing and i had a lot of fun watching it, plus your take Liu Kang arc was on point! Thank you so much for that!
You know, for someone that's supposed to be a "cheesy 90's film" I think this review has showed me that it is great despite having no gore and being cheesy. But I personally think that it's good that it not only made the characters good, made the absolute mechanical nightmare that was Goro, and made the story simple but good nonetheless.
I may be an old soul, but I personally like these kind of action movies that actually have the characters fight. Instead of having a gun fight like you'll see in most modern movies. So I'll check it out and see for myself.
Also the fact that some of these actors hurt themselves during the making of this film really shows how dedicated some of these people are.
Yeah MK 1995 is one of the best video game adaption film that has ever made because they have really amazing actors that played their characters like Liu Kang, Sonya, Johnny Cage, Raiden, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Reptile, Shang Tsung, and Goro.
But Art Lean on the other hand is a pretty underrated character in this film due to his personality and he's twice as better than this generic, bland, and plot armor Cole Young.
But yeah this film is way better than MK2021 that were very disappointing.
Tbh, I'd be down if they introduced Art as a playable character in a future game, especially if they keep the 90s feel to his clothes and his style. Would be a great treat for the longtime fans :)
Absolutely amazing video! Could feel the love through every single second of it, also the interviews and Film maker commentary made me appreciate them even more than before, Has to be legitimately one of if not the best video on your channel!
Man I loved it when jax’s current actor spoke the behalf of other minorities AND don’t acknowledge either the casting budget, actor scarcity or like any of the stuff in the games. Also never spoke a word about the black mileena decision. Boy I wonder why he was okay with that race swap
😏 you know why
It's not raceswapping, it's Blackwashing. The knife of Tolerance only cuts one way.
This was so wholesome and awesome! I learned so much more about this than I thought especially with the translations of the MK invitation scrolls and Video Game titles that was really really cool! Amazing review!
this movie showed that you don't need blood and more extreme violence to have a movie be good. just have likable characters and a simple story to understand. for real i'm getting a star wars vibe from this cast. Raiden's like Ben kenobi, Liu kang's like Luke, Johnny as Han, Sonya as Leia, you get the idea.
Shang is obvious, but Shao must be Sidious.
People across Asia- HOLY SHIT THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME 🥳🥳
People in the US- OMG THE MOVIE IS SO RACIST AGAINST ASIANS 😱
Im so sorry.... Raiden is a God. Isnt he whatever race he wants to be depicted as?
Amazing video. Great job as always, Sonic.
I was never too much into BTS , interviews or conventions stuff, but it's really wholesome how Robin Shou has this BIG smile, this pure *happiness* all over his face when talking about this movie. The man had a ton of fun with it and it still has a very special place in his heart.
Which makes it a 100 times more baffling that they got Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Christopher Lambert, Linden Ashby and Bridgette Wilson to reprise their roles and "movie skins", but nothing about our Chosen One.
Wait, so Goro is an animatronic puppet with a human inside.... Goro is the purple guy?
37:13 eu ri tanto nessa parte que fiquei sem ar. Eu amo quando você faz essas conversas e o jogo de poker. Seus videos são incríveis, Sonic.
Putting inserting moments from interviews and Q&A into the video is a great idea. This takes your videos out of the frame of a simple review with crappy memes and weird fetishes and even allows us to learn something new XD
It would be interesting to see other videos from you where you review movies or games that you love outside of the Mortal Kombat franchise
THANK YOU for the love 'rant' about Liu Kang, I always saw this version of him as his best depiction in all MK Midia, its good to see it being recognized by someone else.
My favourite Raiden comes from this film. Christopher Lambert’s portrayal just makes him very likable.
Thank you for articulating how I've always felt about the Kang v Tsung fight, and the depth to the writing in this silly action movie in general. I *still* get chills every time I get to that scene, the spikes rising through the floor as Liu starts to falter psychologically, leading up to that split second where he must choose his fate, and then shouts "SHANG TSUNG KILLED MY BROTHER!"
Christopher Lambert’s voice is what landed him the role or it should be the reason. I still wag my finger and quote his “I don’t think so” line a lot.
This is a perfect review, mate!
MK 95 is my all time favorite, never gets old to watch. I loved Scorpion vs Cage with Fear Factory music blaring in the backround, and also Loved Liu Kang vs Reptile legendary fight scene.
I just wish the newer MK movie will be much more passionate like this one.
Also, can we appreciate the choice of music for the Johnny Cage vs. Scorpion fight.
I don't know what's this connection that you and the universe have with me but when I am at my most dire moments your video pops up on my screen and sends me laughing to sleep . Keep up your work man it's helping and entertaining alot of peps
Yet another great video! I swear your videos are the best! The passion and the hard work really shine through and I appreciate every single one! I can't wait for more :)
Yeah honestly even before video game movies like Detective pikachu and sonic the hedgehog came ,Mortal Kombat was the best video game movie and now is one of the best video game movie the only problem I have is the pacing and unexplained moments in the movie
Raiden has several multiple identities connected to Gods of various Pantheons, as we see with his dialogue with Nightwolf, he’s not even human, but just takes the appearance of one. He can easily be Zeus, Thor, Perun or some other Indo-European Diespiter archetype in the MK lore, there’s lots of them. Sub-Zero is technically an Edenian descendant, though we don’t know how many generations more than Chinese, so a case could be made. Scorpion, yeah, they goofed.
Same as stuff like making Haimdal and Norse Gods Black in fantasy settings it doesn't matter its not like they are playing real people in history or wareing you know which would be problematic, they are Gods so who cares, they would take what for they want.
Actually Sub Zero is half outworlder not edenian thats non canon.
Hearing Raiden immediately respond to "Haokah" without batting an eye made me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
I follow your channel on and off and quite enjoy your reviews. I'm surprised I somehow missed this one, since it's one od the best ones you've done! Usually I'm here for the story analysis, but this video surprised me with how much interesting behind the scenes info it had. It was very enjoyable and it's obvious you're a huge fan of the series with how in-depth you managed to make this video.
Holy crap. This was such a great video. I laughed, I cried (with mostly the BTS footage), and the genuine information you provided. This was incredible. Thoroughly enjoyed it and appreciate your attention to detail! 💜 Thanks for the entertainment and can't wait for more videos!
I grew up watching both movies over and over on vhs and yeah the first one is still the best but everyone just bandwagon hates on Annihilation. Idc I still love them both and even though I haven't watched them in awhile the last time I did with my baby momma, I had to stop myself from saying the lines. Lol I even know the sound and music during each scene, basically the whole movie, both etched into my memory forever.
I loved it when Sonya Blade said “It’s Kombat time!” and Kombatted all over those guys.
Edit: Fuck someone already made the Morb joke. Uuuuh …. Haha, Lizard Man Sexy. I wish he would step on me.
That's a Morb moment right there XD
She actually said that a lot in that corny 90s cartoon.
Funny enough that was actually a catchphrase in a kids show called "Mortal kombat: defenders of the realm"
Yes they made a kids show
@@someone0 It was kinda okayish actually.
@@tiaaaron3278 I kind of hated the fact they shipped Sonya with Jax. Where were Johnny and Lao(dead probably)
If Mehcad cared about actual racial representation he should probably call out the fact Liu Kang and Shang Tsung were portrayed by a Korean person rather than chinese or how they white washed kano when he was originally half japanese or that Kitana was portrayed by a Puerto Rican actress. Its really stupid thinking you're in the right by calling out whitewashing but not racial misrepresentation for all other roles, shit even Shao Khan and Quan Chi are asian names but the characters look more white and don't get me started with the voice acting from the last 2 decades
Great video, I really do love this movie and I like a lot of your points. This movie did my favorite MK character, Liu Kang, justice. It's a shame that most adaptations after the first two movies kinda mishandled the character.
I'm wondering if you're gonna tackle some of the other adaptations/media. Like the Live Tour, Conquest, Defenders, Annihilation (I know you mention it at the end), Rebirth, Legacy, etc. I'd love to see similar videos of it.
All of the major characters' personalities are so well done by the actors
Look at Raiden in MK11 after he become a mortal, does he LOOK like he is Asian to anyone?? I never considered him Asian, not when I played the original in 1993 as a kid, and not now. I actually thought the terrible recent movie was weird having him as an Asian dude. Liu Kang, Kung Lau, and Shang Tsung, of course...but Rayden/Raiden, nope.
Yea, while he does use Asian clothing style, Raiden is usually not portrayed as Asian otherwise
37:14 a damn thepruld reference, sir you're not only One of my favorite youtubers now, you're one of my favorite people, as an italian i am proud of you for having such culture
As a fan and someone who grew up with this movie during my childhood, this video and take on this film was spot on. It was a cut down the middle and the points made of the negative and positive were 100% on point. Plus the video was funny as hell. The cut scenes, voices and little corny animations poke fun at the movie's flaws were pretty good. I loved it. For that reason I am subscribing to your channel. Keep making these videos. Don't let haters tell you otherwise
"We start the movie with Shang Tsung bitchslapping a child" Oh boy, this video is gonna be a delight
This is sickness...
THIS IS SICKNESS!
Stop asking me to draw Reptile CACK !
Im dying 🤣🤣🤣
Great video bro, really liked the commentaries from the original cast.
I watched some of your other MK videos before watching this one, and I could tell that your frustrations with the franchise came from a place of love. You knew it could be better and it was squandering its potential. Honestly, your videos actually renewed my appreciation for the franchise. As someone that sucks at fighting games, the lore and storylines were always my favorite part.
This movie really feels like everyone had fun making it and they all became friends / family along the production of it. And what Hiroyuki Tagawa said about the fans being like little monks in their temples playing MK coming out as they gave them a "church" of MK was so wholesome i almost teared up. Bless that man.
wheres mk annihilation suks vid??
39:48 LMAO I wasn't expecting one of Light's internal monologue's XD.
It fit tio well XD
@@SonicHaXD Anything Light says honestly can be used in any context XD.
I have been waiting for this for a long time, thank you so much Sonichaxd
That boat is cgi!? Holy shit I thought it was real!!!!
This is so fuckin sweet man.
Also, why is every life-action Raiden so much better than the animated ones? Like, yeah. The voice is sexy, but that's it.
There is this precarious balance between sexy and cool that I think both land on weirdly well. Same cannot be said about any other character, really. If I had to hang out with both of these actors, like I see on screen, who are thechnically playing the same character, I can say that I would have the time of my life. What other duo can say that?
49:49 You should probably get a glass case for your camara too- to get a closer shot at all the love in these kinds of sections!
4:40 SonicHaXD I officially love you for including that. Also at 26:23. All I need is Jetstream Sam. 40:52 Raiden too.
Great video. I’ll sub based on it. Love this movie and you’ve re-contextualized a few things for me too. Nice
You're wrong about Sub Zero not being established as Chinese yet. In the original game, his bio was "The actual name or identity of this warrior is unknown. However, based on the markings of his uniform, it is believed he belongs to the Lin Kuei, a legendary clan of Chinese ninja."
And Cyrax is a black dude for all we knew Sub-Zero is secretly a Korean Chef who owns a barbecue restaurant who does the Assassin business on the side
It said the clan was Chinese not the warrior. And MK9 said that they were taken from their real homes so there is president for Bi-Han not being established as Chinese at the time.
I mean Smoke was also Lin Kuei but he was Czech ethnically
I grew up with playing the MK games and saw this on the exact day it came out at the cinema with my buddy back in '95. We still think this incarnation of a MK film stayed true (for the most part) to the source material, and I have absolute mad respect and wanna give special thanks to all the actors and everyone involved (Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa, Etc..) for making an unique, memorable and highly appreciated (in my book at least, haha) cult classic of a video game adaptation film!!! The MK movie theme to this day btw still gets me hyped up every time I hear it, haha!
I love the fact that Raiden's voice sounds like electricity
I saw this as a child, and it blows my mind that I’ve never even thought of the actor who played Liu Kang. He was just Liu Kang. He embodied that role completely.