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You praise the special effects but bro, go and look at the movie again. In the top right section (our left) of kabals helmet-there is literally the head of a wrench glued onto his helmet lol. The end scene in the gym also has plastic wrap on the lockers and columns to make it looks like ice. When sub zero falls with a charred face he has bad CGI eyes and mouth 👁 👄 👁 while he is laying sideways. Mileena spends the whole movie with really bad blood effects painted on her cheeks. When scorpion breaks out of the ice just before killing sub-zero, they CGI’d his arm over his torso so that it wouldn’t move while he “broke his arm free” of the ice and it looks so bad. When the gardening dagger is stuck into scorpion at the beginning and slices up you can see it doesn’t react with his body cause it’s poorly CG’d overlay. When the “ice lockers” are opened at the very end you can clearly see it’s plastic wrapped cause the locker doesn’t break open from the rest it just swings open normally and they put a cracking sound over it but didn’t have any ice cracking lol They did this stuff cause they blew their budget on other shots in the movie and then realized they had to try and stay consistent for reshoots lol they have some good special effects (reptile and goro) and then REALLY bad cheap stuff in between. Watch it again and I promise you’ll see where the budget just falls apart. Anyone claiming this movie has good special effects is falling prey to the 30% show of good stuff that is masking the 70% GOD AWFUL effects in between everything else
YOU ARE LITERALLY SH..... on the 1995 movie for what? who wrote your script? the 1995 is classic and you playing it off like its crap, ever sentense you throw shade, how is it a comparison when diss the mk1995 version in every point? thumbs down
Yeah even after marketing cost and whatnot MK 1995 probably cleared triple it's budget. I would say that is pretty impressive. I see why they jumped right into Annihilation. Which was a bad movie and a box office failure.
Well, it was released at the height of MK's popularity in the 90s. MK was everywhere, it was still a novelty to rip someone's spine out. So it benefited from being released at the perfect time, before it was expected for video game movies to be bad. And the movie overall is just a good time. They didn't make a great movie, but they made a great movie that you can watch a million times and always have fun with it. So far I still like the original more, but the new one hasn't had time to really grow on me. I really loved it though, especially Kano and Kabal. They were absolutely perfect.
@@Brushless707 God annihilation was the worst movie I've ever seen next to birdemic. The graphics and the horrible lines. Sub zero and scorpion were on screen for like 2 minutes and literally just disappeared. Rain deserved way more. Shao Kahn looked like a punk. Jax had metal sleeves rather then actual arms. Mileena had like 2 minutes of screen time. Shinnok looked like a freaking cult member. I can keep going if you'd like :)
And Im sorry but other than the main Theme Johnny's theme with the little riff at the beginning is quite bad-ass and when he rolls up and takes his sunglasses off it still makes me think "awwwww shit its going down"
I don't really think bcs the shang tsung in the game is really "passive aggressive" or you can say that he's never showing his rage unlike in the 1995 movie
Love how you totally ignored the fact that 95 MK had protagonist that actually existed in the MK universe... were in 2021 we got Cole who conveniently got plot armor and killed Goro and helped kill sub zero before the actual tournament
@@Mike-tk5st cannon wise, it’s supposed to be quan chi that killed scorpions family. Scorpion comes after Bi Han thinking it was him. Then bi Han defeats scorpion twice. Scorpion gets revenge in the tournament (Third meet up) Younger sub zero fights and defeats scorpion. Scorpion finds out it was quan chi impersonating Bi Han and there’s innocent blood on his hands. The movie was just like “scorpion popular” make him hero, he has son now & Sub Zero bad guy🤷🏻♂️
He played that part perfectly. Whoever plays that character has to set a new bar. This new guy from Dark Knight playing him has potential I think, but the way they wrote his character in this film was just boring and didnt do shit. No punches, no shapeshifting, just taking one soul. Hopefully he has a bigger role in the next.........and hope we get to see Quan-Chi too
This list stupid he said the first round go to 2021 mk for getting the characters looks right 😂sub zeros already looks like noob everyone who I showed the movie asked was that noob no had to say kinda but he sub zero rn Kano don’t have his eye 😂 Shang tsung look stupid asf yes it gave fan service but the best part about the movie was Kano
I watched Mortal Kombat when it hit the theaters in 1995. Today it may look a bit cheesy, but it was a total blast at that time. Having watched both at the time they were released, I can say for sure 1995 version is not only the best Mortal Kombat movie, but the most memorable movie based on a videogame ever made.
@@Warren2490 stay away from libraries. If you can't accept facts, then books probably aren't your strong suit. And as far as your whole tap water comment, its probably not doing you any good so I'd avoid that too if I were you.
@@crazycat1232 because they’re clowns 😂. This video said the 1995 film actors didn’t look like the characters but clearly they didn’t watch the new film either. 2021 Shang tsung looks like any other Asian with some emperor armor on and when does Shang tsung ever have that bs on? Never. Sub zero doesn’t even have the right color of blue and his armor looks wack as well. Then we got Down syndrome kung lao, kpop star Liu kang, buff Steve Harvey as jax, and literally some random white guy that doesn’t even look like Kano 😂
I missed good music in 2021. The only good music is some remake of the original one. I dont hate the 2021 version, its okay and I enjoyed it. But Idc what anyone says, I prefer the 95 reptile fight above the 21 version. As far as I know in the reptile fight there even was a broken rip envolved. Cause it wasnt all CGI but real kicking and throwing. They even edited a splittered bone noise in the fight when it happened. Personally i really enjoyed the Cage vs Scorpion fight. Dont get all the hate on the CGI part. Looked awful at some times, but to say that the film is worse cause the effects is worse is like saying Last Jedi is the best Star Wars film because it has the most impressive effect. Good CGI is like a cherry on the top of the cake. But I rather have a nice cake than I would like to have a cherry without a cake.
Sadly that was a studio demand that couldn’t get ignored, other than that, they did a relatively good job bringing the characters to life, Kabal being a real good example, and the story may not be a good one, but it’s a relatively good adaptation
It was really popular for tournaments for a few years well. Imagine hearing that tune throughout the entire day everytime someone stepped on the floor to do katas🤣😁🤩. That said, I used it for mines🤣😎😁😉.
Yeah, he's tough to beat. I think 2021's tsung was a bit hollow in comparison, same with 2021's liu kang. Mainly just because cary and robin were so good in '95 it set that bar
Didn't his, "Your Soul is MINE!" actually get canonized into the game? I mean, we all knew Shang could do it, but after it was said in the movie, they opted to add it in, or am I remembering that quote wrong?
@@shelbywilliams5912 Reiko was in those MK games Mortal Kombat 4 Mortal Kombat Gold MK: Deception (cameo) MK: Unchained (cameo) MK: Armageddon Mortal Kombat (2011) (cameo) Mortal Kombat X (cameo) Mortal Kombat X (Comic Series) Mortal Kombat 11 (cameo) he was in alot of game to not be know.
I did enjoyed it more than Mortal Kombat 1995, but only because it is more entertaining. The story on Mortal Kombat 95 is far more faithful to the videogame, not to forget that the actors and quotes were better. 🙂
💯💯💯💯 feels like MK 2021 paid for this... Prince Goro was a sub boss you had to earn to fight, and not some goon who shows up to farm attacking a family only to be killed by a no name from the game in less than two mins. ...he did look sick tho
95 version clearly had a better story, soundtrack and nostalgic feel to the game. Of course 21 would have better special effects, if it didn’t then I’d be even more disappointed. As far as the fighting goes, the original game didn’t have detailed fighting styles like the current games. So of course 21 would take the win for better fighting. I still say 95 was better.
A better story? So a fighting tournament and Liu Kang wanting revenge is better than Shan Tsung sending Sub Zero(Micheal Myers) to kill all of Earth's champions to prevent the tournament with Scorpian's and Sub zero's back story being the main point?
@@robertwalker4130 I agree that the character and powers of Sub Zero are way better than the 1995 version, but when it comes to the other characters they weren’t well written in the 2021 version.
@@New_Blue_2 Agreed. But the world building made a little more sense in '21, and the Sub-Zero/Scorpion relationship was a strongpoint. I thought way too much of the movie took place at the Raiden headquarters camp.
@@jon4715 The majority of the story of MK 21 is utterly baffling if you know the MK storyline. The Mortal Kombat tournament was set up to make sure the shit Shang Tsung did in the movie was not allowed. Not only that but the storyline between Bi-han and Scorpion is comical considering in the lore it is known that Quan Chi was the one who killed the Shirai Ryu. Also the whole "Dragon Mark" is a laughable attempt to excuse powers in a world where magic, gods and fictional tech should and do exist. The whole Dragon mark was just an excuse to force an uneeded new character into the storyline and to create some silly conflict in Sonya Blade's "Worthiness".
Mortal Kombat 1995 is still amazing. I loved it in 6th grade, and still enjoy it now. MK's Scorpion vs Johnny Cage fight is one of the most creative, intense fights in a movie.
Being a demon from the netherrealm It makes perfect sense rather then an unending chain that's somehow wrapped around/on him yet never seen of effecting hes movements
@@SuperShinobi95 seriously or they're sponsored by the new movie . When he said in the 95 movie raiden didnt have a hat I lost it like the first time we saw raiden he definitely had a hat on lol 😅
Lets be real here. The new 2021 movie was trash! Cheesy as hell! Costumes were like cosplay style. Story made no sense, Script is horrible! it was all uneven and people acting in it didn't seem like they wanted to be there.
Man I was born in 1995 and watched both movies but what do people expect when it comes to cgi from back then the 1995 movie always holds a place in the heart you can’t beat classics
You had movies with good CGI back then like Jurassic Park. They didn't had the budget for MK so it looked cheap. Even for 1990s the effects are bad. Looks like Cut scene graphics from a PS1 game.
We got an overrated Sub-Zero is what we got Sub-Zero has never been considered more of a deadlier threat than most of those characters they shown Sub-Zero always has been known to taking a back seat to Scorpion
@@gallioadam7770 I really liked the 2021 film, but I can agree with the dialogue, though the first film isn't exactly without saving grace as I've heard some of the lines from it through clips online etc.
"Sticks to the source material" Makes a brand new character who is not in the video game that uses the aquaman suit and has two police batons as weapons and is related to scorpion. Scorpion who appears for 20 seconds and needs the help of the new guy to defeat subzero in a 40 second fight
@@ohshxtfaith Has nothing to do with nostalgia. The new MK movie is just objectively bad. Bad story, bad CGI centered fight scenes and some really awful acting.
@@cooldbz12mach1padilla did it suck or you don’t like how it’s a build up because if we want to get into legistics here 95 is wrong in m any ways including Shang tsung going to out world in the tournament reptile turning into Bugs lui kang having a brother raiden not having his hat outworld being a wreck whenever it’s a world but with a dictator not a terrorist so they should have buildings and people walking around and not even mentioning shao khan aka meaning that they are fighting for nothing plus the soul going into Shang tsungs eye so maybe check the stories and notice the 2021 is a build up and does really well
@Justin Gary because mojo is a company. In the end they get the highest bidder and the highest bidder was the studios making the new movie. Look at many of their videos. They're all like this. Sort of like IGN but worse
@@Az-uo9sr sub zero was killed by water because it froz and became a sharp blade because of sub zero using his abilities. If you watched the movie you would've noticed that.
The build up - the music - the choice of background - the costumes - the engagement to the fight etc. I hate to sound like a old head but todays music (MK 2021) don't sound the same.
@@nrmufc Liu Kang didn't fight Scorpion, and his fight with Sub-Zero was ridiculously short: a few punches and kicks, then Sub-Zero stands still in a slow-moving ice ball for, like, a minute, while Liu ruminates on a bucket of water, takes time to swing it, and then Sub-Zero dies anti-climactically. Watch it again...doesn't even compare to what your nostalgia remembers.
@@vincevvn I agree, if they used the tournament arc instead of having it before. Could have made this movie of the year for me and probably would have defeated other video game movie adaptation
Imagine all these MK fans that never paid attention to ALL of the source material but completely forget about the 15 different storylines of the games, comics, cartoons and lore...
I was born in '97, so I didn't get to experience the '95 MK version when it came out. That said I saw the original somewhere when I was 18 or something and starting to get into the MK videogames. After watching the 2021 version I can definitely say the '95 is miles better, at least in terms of unforgettable moments, and character development. The new version has a bigger budget, better CGI, fights, etc. But the dialogue just kinda sucks, it also doesn't help that I didn't give 2/3 of a shit for the new Cole character guy. The only things I liked about the 2021 version was Kano, Sub-Zero, Scorpion and of course empress who is not an empress Mileena. (but that is only because I am simp for her regardless of adaptation) 🤣 JUST MY OPINION.
Sorry to hear you were born latter as if you experienced the release of MK game and then soon after the movie came out and with its amazing soundtrack its was an absolute dream; all the negatives ppl think of 95 MK it didn't mater to ppl back then as it was beyond a 10 out of 10...
Jax: Raiden, why didn’t you save Kung Lao? Raiden: Elder Gods can’t get involved •later• Cole: I thought you said you couldn’t get involved? Raiden: •smiles•
The writing was the main weakness of this film. Dialogue was awful and the story arc didn’t go anywhere. The actual “tournament” begins in the last few minutes of the movie as a montage
Fans: I hate this movie it isnt like the games were everything happens in the tournament The games: Only 3 take place in the tournament. The other 10 (or more) are from other things (Shao Khan conquering Earthrealm, Shinnok, Deadly Alliance, Onaga, Armageddon, vs DC Universe, Kronika, Sub Zero, Jax and Shaolin Mobks)
They are literally doing the same thing the games have been doing since the release. Expanding the fighter roster. And i thought they actually did a pretty good job with his character given that they had no source material to familiarize people with him
It's not that the movie was bad, its just I felt like the movie would've work more if it was really tournament aside from everything is happening BEFORE the said tournament. They added some plots that I think were unnecessary such as gaining powers from the dragon mark (though I guess so they can introduce Johnny Cage's power?). Regardless, it still was a fun movie and might enjoy the sequel more.
@@migueljosephicasiano8862 i agree, but after watching this movie I keep asking myself "Why didnt Shang Tsung do what he did here in the games?" There aint a rule that forbidden to kill the Earthrealm Champions, also is more like an overture, is the first movie of the director and movie games hasnt the best luck so they decide that instead of making everything they could (the tournament and all the character) they kept it for the sequel, also for introduciong the character so on the tournament we already met him and skipped the part of introducing. And yeah I think they wanted to make an explination for all character powers (especially Liu and Johnny, they powers came from nowhere)
@@migueljosephicasiano8862 think of it as “the journey begins” but with a big budget and has dignity if being a mk movie and has superior writing than the journey begins
Funny how MK 2021 had better 'source material' over the 95 variation when the 95 movie set the precedent for a lot of MK lore in sequel games. And also the part where Raiden deliberately let Kung Lao get zucced to death.
It also had 129 characters to choose from and literally decide to make up the most possible boring character whos super power is a golden t-shit. Dude this movie sucks.
I mean. If you’ve been following the Mortal kombat Story and everything about it... no one really dies cause they’ll come back like in the games like Mileena came back, Liu Kang came back and Johnny Cage Came back like They always return so I have high hopes we’ll see Kung Lao again
That also includes the original theme song. Most of them are techno music, Liu Kang vs reptile theme song cyrax vs smoke theme song. I adore watching 1995 even though it sucks.
When a *Remake* continuously uses the *Iconic Score* from the First Video Game Film Adaptation. That Truly shows You which MK has the *Flawless Victory*
@Jason J yeah I guess that’s kinda true in ways. Except for the whole “here’s a random shitty MMA fighter we want you to like” thing. Inserting new characters into stuff like that has always been a turnoff. Or like how reptile is some lizard bro lol Fight scenes were cool though.
@@roncox4949 the orginal 1995 mortal kombat was amazing! awesome fights. nothing beats the originals because that was when it was so popular, in arcades and people cared for the source material. They were more creative and real back then. They had passion and creativity to make it unique! Thats why to this day the entrances of the chracters, the music, the cgi and everything is like 90"s video game GOLD. The film represents the original 2 games. costumes were perfect and people playing as the characters did so well.
Honestly, I actually enjoyed the fights of the original than the reboot, johnny vs scorpion was great, liu vs that black dude (who is Hakim Altston a freaking kick boxing champion) and sub zero was eye catching, johnny vs goro was entertaining (Especially that nut crack)... and even though reptile's background was silly his entrance and his fight with liu along with reptile's own movie battle theme was the best one.
They also tried to have characters think. Johnny cage would never beat Goro, but then he hit him in the balls and tricks him off a cliff. That was smart. Throwing water at subzero is clever. Nothing like this was even tried in this new movie.
@Jose Mexican Mexican Yup. Johnny has a plan vs Goro, he first gave him a debuff then put him in a disadvantegous position to throw him off at. And Goro not landing hits was fine, he had already shown kombat prowess when he bodied like 20 people by then, one after another
It's funny how a video that is good comes out and people like I am batpussy has something to say about it knowing dame well hes living in his parents basement living on welfare
There is no way Mojo did not get paid for their "opinion". I'm a huuuge MK fan and the 2021 movie was a disappointment. What good are well choreographed fights and accurate costumes if you don't care about the characters?. Cole, Sonya, Liu Kang all generic and bland. MK95 def has issues but most of that is due to the times and budget. MK2021 doesn't have any of those excuses. Rant over lol
I just watched the 2021 this past week. It felt like there was no real story? Like, if you hadn't seen the original or played any of the games the movie would have made absolutely no sense. At least the 95' version could stand on its own and people would understand what the movie was about.
What?!? You rant about the characters being bland in 2021 and praise the 95 version?!? It's impossible to have a worst Scorpion and sub-zero than the ones in the 95 movie, so c'mon....
I'd like to see a badass Killer Instinct film! Those combos, ULTRA! ULTRA! HITTING THOSE FELT SO GOOD! Sonya's skinny flips felt so good to pull off. I had calloused hands and blisters for days!
Liu Kang, Goro, Shang Tsung, Johnny Cage, Raiden, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Reptile looked exactly like their appearances in MK1 which the film happened to be mostly based on. About the only characters that didn't were Sonya, Kitana and Kano, who's appearances were based on how they appeared in MK3 instead. This WatchMojo dude is an idiot.
@@noeticparadigm1576 but it wasn't, I feel like they said it in hindsight, its kind of like saying the old godzilla movies were bad only after the new...
1995 movie: better story, more memorable fights, better soundtrack, best Raiden 2021 movie: best Sub Zero, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, hilarious Kano, better Fatalities, more gore and violence
i'd argue Resident Evil was a far better video game movie. That movie plus Marilyn Manson's music really stuck with me from the moment I saw it to this very day. The movie was so original, and that's why I enjoyed it. It wasn't a direct copy from a game, it was built off of a game concept. Far superior than any other video game movie I've ever seen. Same director as MK 1995 as well
@@JohnMatrix-wd4hq the CGI was very awful to say the least in the 1995 film, especially Reptile's design. I watched the MK 2021 reboot on Friday and I saw how much better the CGI was, especially Reptile's design. I agree that the characters, minus Kano, Scorpion, Sub Zero and maybe Kabal, didn't have much chemistry and the acting at times definitely. wasn't the best, I feel that the reboot still has more faithfulness to its source material, especially since Sub Zero and Scorpion in the original film were killed quite quickly. I also agree that Cole Young wasn't the best and was a bit bland, but still.
One thing that the 2021 film missed heavily was life, the movie had chessy, dull lines and brought a character that was worthless to the story instead of just putting Johnny cage in the movie and making the movie not centered around one character like all Hollywood movies no one cared or wanted cole young
@@SWDude2710 how are you gonna rip on the 1995 cgi when it didn’t have that much budget for the film. And mind the cgi was during the 1990’s era.... that’s like me saying the re2 remake has better graphics than the original 1998 re2. Tech has come a long way since then so of course the newer one is gonna have better visuals. Wanna talk about staying true to source material while 2021 Liu kang over here can’t even do the bicycle kick correctly, Shang tsung looking like they’re trying to be politically correct with his emperor armor, you got raiden pronouncing Shang tsung “shong sung” 😂 the list goes on....
@@DeezNutzzzzzzzzzzz yes, I know that. But from what I've been hearing, lots of people are saying Reptile's 2021 design is really terrible when really it looks more like a reptile then the original due to the high quality CGI.
My favorite fights in the original are Johnny Cage vs Scorpion and Liu Kang vs Reptile. Those were, in my opinion the best choreographed fights in that movie.
on rotten tomatoes, 2021 iteration, not included yet, 1995 version ->8th in a top of video-game based movies. 6 of the movies above it are 2018 or newer. that's very respectful
MK 95 was an actual tournament and had a direction. Sub Zero and Scorpions first entro on the ship and Goros’ entrance, on that budget was classic. MK 21 was decent, but 95 hits different.
@@thetavibes9021 “he chose all the bad stuff on the old one” yeah not really. Goro iconic getting nut checked and scorpion having that snake like spear that makes him seem even more dangerous and out worldish? Nah those were good. The choreography was good in 2021, but the battles fell short for about 1 minute when 95 was 3-5 minutes
"2021 Moral Kombat was more faithful to the source material." True that. I love that part in the game where Goro gets killed by a dude outside of a barn in Indiana.
I feel the MK 95 fight between Liu Kang vs Reptile was far better fight then anything in the new movie. Great soundtrack, fast paced fight, perfect practical effects and background and was actually in the Tournament vs a pre-tournament setting like the new movie.
i loved that fight and the fight between liu kang and reptile, they were anything but boring to watch and always gets my heart excited especially the bicycle kick
ROUND 2: SPECIAL EFFECTS AND PRODUCTION VALUE The 1995 film’s special effects were low quality (e.g., Reptile’s lizard form), but more sets were featured that conveyed the feel and lore of the franchise. Some major sets included Liu Kang’s ancestral homeland, multiple parts of Shang Tsung’s island (e.g., the halls, rooms, roads, and arenas), the Netherrealm, and Outworld (e.g., the roads, statues, and Shao Kahn’s castle). The notable major set pieces in the 2021 film included the Shirai Ryu village, the MMA center (especially during Cole and Scorpion’s fight with Sub-Zero), Sonya’s home, and Raiden’s Temple. The first Pit stage from the games served as a place for Jax and Reiko to fight, but the spiked bottom was not used for a stage fatality. Outworld was the least developed area of the 2021 film; it was a vast wasteland with some statues, walkways that led to ethereal voices of the speakers, and a small open section that served as Shang Tsung’s throne. Some well-developed costumes or CGI characters from the 2021 film included Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Kano (who lacked the bionic eye but wore clothes like the Mortal Kombat: Special Forces version), Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Goro. Reiko’s (somewhat) eye markings and hammer, Mileena’s sais and facial features, and Nitara’s wings vaguely distinguished them. However, Shang Tsung never wore armor in any of his video game iterations. The costumes in the 1995 film conveyed the characters (including the three palette-swapped ninjas at that time of the franchise’s history) closer to the games. Kitana’s costumes may have been the most changed, but they conveyed her princess status more than a ninja-style leotard, headband, and face mask would have. Also, Kitana’s movie appearance was modeled for the later games (e.g., Mortal Kombat 4/Gold). While the 2021 film had the special effects, the 1995 film featured set pieces and costumes that conveyed the mood and atmosphere reminiscent of the video games.
To add to this, MK1995 directly influenced the future MK games - like with, say, purple sky Outworld, the appearance of Johnny Cage, or the fact Kano is Australian
Many more reasons the 90s were so great: Street Fighter II Super Mario World & World 2 - Yoshi’s Island Pokemon Red/Blue Super Mario Kart Super Mario 64 StarCraft Half-Life Sonic The Hedgehog
You are either trolling us or probably haven't watched both movies till to the end, the only thing that the 2021 version could be better at is some CGI effects which is to be expected considering the age gap between the two movies but in everything else, MK95 is clearly superior: Story, Characters, locations, practical effects, dialogue, choreography, music. etc you name it, they even managed to create a real-life looking Goro compare that to the fake-looking CGI Goro in MK 2021, the new version even had to steal the nostalgic main theme soundtrack from the 95 which is a clear sign how much better the old version was.
I mean, 1995 Liu Kang Vs. Reptile was intense-ish and fast paced but could have been better enough to accommodate the theme song that was behind it. And come on, 1995 Johnny Cage Vs. Scorpion was pretty badass, who's gonna forget the stomping???
The problem I had is that they did the typical Game-movie trend of creating new characters and put then in the center. We saw this with Resident Evil. Now we see it with Cole and his obserd relation to Scorpion. It makes me feel that we were cheated from having scorpion fully in the movie.
@@morgancason6876 only to be brought back by his great grandson to help against Sub-Zero. Scorpion was originally brought back to fight for revenge and manipulated by Quan Chi
@@morgancason6876 all of which never mentioned Scorpion saving anyone of his family members. That was his ending with MK11. However that doesn't forgive Scorpion being in this movie on the beginning and end of the film. Scorpions Revenge has a better premise for Scorpion and uses him well
I wish I could see the choreography of the new one. Hollywood stop with that quick cut editing please. I’ll take my Cage vs Scorpion and Liu vs Reptile fights please
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You praise the special effects but bro, go and look at the movie again. In the top right section (our left) of kabals helmet-there is literally the head of a wrench glued onto his helmet lol. The end scene in the gym also has plastic wrap on the lockers and columns to make it looks like ice. When sub zero falls with a charred face he has bad CGI eyes and mouth 👁 👄 👁 while he is laying sideways. Mileena spends the whole movie with really bad blood effects painted on her cheeks. When scorpion breaks out of the ice just before killing sub-zero, they CGI’d his arm over his torso so that it wouldn’t move while he “broke his arm free” of the ice and it looks so bad. When the gardening dagger is stuck into scorpion at the beginning and slices up you can see it doesn’t react with his body cause it’s poorly CG’d overlay. When the “ice lockers” are opened at the very end you can clearly see it’s plastic wrapped cause the locker doesn’t break open from the rest it just swings open normally and they put a cracking sound over it but didn’t have any ice cracking lol They did this stuff cause they blew their budget on other shots in the movie and then realized they had to try and stay consistent for reshoots lol they have some good special effects (reptile and goro) and then REALLY bad cheap stuff in between. Watch it again and I promise you’ll see where the budget just falls apart. Anyone claiming this movie has good special effects is falling prey to the 30% show of good stuff that is masking the 70% GOD AWFUL effects in between everything else
I am completely agree with your list, awesome job dude ❤️
The 2021 version had a budget of $55 million, not $95 million.
YOU ARE LITERALLY SH..... on the 1995 movie for what? who wrote your script?
the 1995 is classic and you playing it off like its crap, ever sentense you throw shade, how is it a comparison when diss the mk1995 version in every point? thumbs down
The New is brutal in the kill
I'm impressed that the 1995's 'Mortal Kombat' movie budget was 18 million US dollars, and then made over 122 million globally.
Yeah even after marketing cost and whatnot MK 1995 probably cleared triple it's budget. I would say that is pretty impressive. I see why they jumped right into Annihilation. Which was a bad movie and a box office failure.
I saw it 5 times in the theater lol
1995 still is a good movie and i love 2021 too.
Well, it was released at the height of MK's popularity in the 90s. MK was everywhere, it was still a novelty to rip someone's spine out. So it benefited from being released at the perfect time, before it was expected for video game movies to be bad. And the movie overall is just a good time. They didn't make a great movie, but they made a great movie that you can watch a million times and always have fun with it. So far I still like the original more, but the new one hasn't had time to really grow on me. I really loved it though, especially Kano and Kabal. They were absolutely perfect.
@@Brushless707 God annihilation was the worst movie I've ever seen next to birdemic. The graphics and the horrible lines. Sub zero and scorpion were on screen for like 2 minutes and literally just disappeared. Rain deserved way more. Shao Kahn looked like a punk. Jax had metal sleeves rather then actual arms. Mileena had like 2 minutes of screen time. Shinnok looked like a freaking cult member. I can keep going if you'd like :)
Cage punching goro in the nads is classic
Well Goro Deserves it no one should break a 500 dollar pair of Sunglasses.
Punch him in the nards!
Shokan don’t have nards!
**punches Goro in the balls**
Shokan have nards!
Goro dropped several dozen men onto painful fish tank rocks.. Island Lore is that Linden Ashby is a legend
And Im sorry but other than the main Theme Johnny's theme with the little riff at the beginning is quite bad-ass and when he rolls up and takes his sunglasses off it still makes me think "awwwww shit its going down"
“Those were $500 sunglasses asshole!”
MK 1995 Shang Tsung is the real Shang Tsung. Just look at that face when he says "you soul is mine"
Best villain scowl.
I don't really think bcs the shang tsung in the game is really "passive aggressive" or you can say that he's never showing his rage unlike in the 1995 movie
yea him raiden and lu kang in the new one would be a master piece
They brought the actor back in MK11 to voice Shang Tsung.
@@teedee9326 they also modeled the character after him
Love how you totally ignored the fact that 95 MK had protagonist that actually existed in the MK universe... were in 2021 we got Cole who conveniently got plot armor and killed Goro and helped kill sub zero before the actual tournament
It wasn't the real Sub-zero it was Bi-han his brother how is now Noob saibot
Looked like he was wearing that plot armor when Goro was hitting him on the back.
You mean that Cole will be the new “Alice” from the Resident Evil films?????
@@Mike-tk5st before the current Sub Zero Bi-Han was the real Sub Zero you unseasoned toast
@@Mike-tk5st cannon wise, it’s supposed to be quan chi that killed scorpions family.
Scorpion comes after Bi Han thinking it was him.
Then bi Han defeats scorpion twice.
Scorpion gets revenge in the tournament (Third meet up)
Younger sub zero fights and defeats scorpion.
Scorpion finds out it was quan chi impersonating Bi Han and there’s innocent blood on his hands.
The movie was just like “scorpion popular” make him hero, he has son now & Sub Zero bad guy🤷🏻♂️
The og Shang Tsung was the best character. He was terrifying when I was a kid and kind of still is haha
He played that part perfectly. Whoever plays that character has to set a new bar. This new guy from Dark Knight playing him has potential I think, but the way they wrote his character in this film was just boring and didnt do shit. No punches, no shapeshifting, just taking one soul. Hopefully he has a bigger role in the next.........and hope we get to see Quan-Chi too
*"Your soul is mine"* that line was delivered with pure menace from the OG Shang Tsung, Nostalgia.
Carey Tagawa is legendary.
@@DiMarca13 very true... a weakling shang tsung!! I prefer the original shang tsung..
This list stupid he said the first round go to 2021 mk for getting the characters looks right 😂sub zeros already looks like noob everyone who I showed the movie asked was that noob no had to say kinda but he sub zero rn Kano don’t have his eye 😂 Shang tsung look stupid asf yes it gave fan service but the best part about the movie was Kano
I watched Mortal Kombat when it hit the theaters in 1995. Today it may look a bit cheesy, but it was a total blast at that time. Having watched both at the time they were released, I can say for sure 1995 version is not only the best Mortal Kombat movie, but the most memorable movie based on a videogame ever made.
I still think the original is better
Detective Pikachu and Sonic would like to have a word
The soundtrack is also amazing, and you can never leave during the end credits
Facts
Christopher Lambert did wear 'the hat' though ... when Raiden first shows up and owns Liu Kang in the village
Thank you. This Raiden even with a UFO as a hat could not hold a bulb to the '95 one.
No salt
This video is just another typical script for journalistic bs.
Christopher Lambert looks nothing like Raiden. Even with the hat in that one scene, his Raiden is way worse than Raiden in MK 2021.
@@thenightmaricsenpai524 acting wise I doubt it
@@Warren2490 stay away from libraries. If you can't accept facts, then books probably aren't your strong suit. And as far as your whole tap water comment, its probably not doing you any good so I'd avoid that too if I were you.
When I hear “Reptile” and that techno music I get chills up my spine
FUCK YES
@@crazycat1232 because they’re clowns 😂. This video said the 1995 film actors didn’t look like the characters but clearly they didn’t watch the new film either. 2021 Shang tsung looks like any other Asian with some emperor armor on and when does Shang tsung ever have that bs on? Never. Sub zero doesn’t even have the right color of blue and his armor looks wack as well. Then we got Down syndrome kung lao, kpop star Liu kang, buff Steve Harvey as jax, and literally some random white guy that doesn’t even look like Kano 😂
I love that they used the voice from the game to announce him it gets me every time 😂
I missed good music in 2021. The only good music is some remake of the original one.
I dont hate the 2021 version, its okay and I enjoyed it. But Idc what anyone says, I prefer the 95 reptile fight above the 21 version. As far as I know in the reptile fight there even was a broken rip envolved. Cause it wasnt all CGI but real kicking and throwing. They even edited a splittered bone noise in the fight when it happened.
Personally i really enjoyed the Cage vs Scorpion fight. Dont get all the hate on the CGI part. Looked awful at some times, but to say that the film is worse cause the effects is worse is like saying Last Jedi is the best Star Wars film because it has the most impressive effect.
Good CGI is like a cherry on the top of the cake. But I rather have a nice cake than I would like to have a cherry without a cake.
I know right!
The original techno theme song for the 1995 MK movie is still one of my most favorite songs of all time. 🙂
not gonna like but i agree
MK 2021 > MK 1995
But
MK 1995 song > MK 2021 song
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!
1st EDM album to go platinum too
It's called control
"Get over here" scariest phraae ever because my mother and scorpion uses it
Does your mother use a kunai attached to a chain when she says it?
LMAO
Probably more like a belt with a hard slipper attached.
Does she use the belt as a chain and when you get closer she whacks you with the chancla
@@ernestcamacho6398 the chancla part just hurts my ass
One of the most bad ass scenes is when Sub Zero and Scorpion walked through the door in MK 1995. ⛄️ 🦂 Still holds up.
"Scorpion and Sub-zero, deadliest of enemies... but slaves under my power"
Epic quote
A Man of Culture I see 🙏🏾
@@biggreaze Yes indeed!
@@crazycat1232 I have no intentions on watching the new MK movie. I'm fine with the 1995 original! lol
The 2021 move starred a nonexistent character and had NO TOURNAMENT. How is it more faithful?
I thought so too.
Sadly that was a studio demand that couldn’t get ignored, other than that, they did a relatively good job bringing the characters to life, Kabal being a real good example, and the story may not be a good one, but it’s a relatively good adaptation
Not
Exactly.
That Protagonist called Cole is like Alice frm Resident Evil Films.
The old mortal Kombat song was dope af as a kid it had me jumping around n tryna fight lmao 😂
It was really popular for tournaments for a few years well. Imagine hearing that tune throughout the entire day everytime someone stepped on the floor to do katas🤣😁🤩. That said, I used it for mines🤣😎😁😉.
Hell ya!! I feel ya 🤟🤺
It wasn't just the main theme, the whole sound track was fire especially reptiles theme
So true!
Ditto lol
I still prefer MK 1995. Might be a little primitive and a little cheesy, but to me, it just adds to it's overall charm and amusement.
it's the story line that make 1995 the better film
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was so good at playing Shang-tsung that he is always Shang-tsung no matter what MK it is.
Even the game model looks like him
Yeah, he's tough to beat. I think 2021's tsung was a bit hollow in comparison, same with 2021's liu kang. Mainly just because cary and robin were so good in '95 it set that bar
1,000,000 percent agree. Liu Kang, Shang Tsung and Raiden were far better in the original
MK's cinematic soul is his. Forever
Didn't his, "Your Soul is MINE!" actually get canonized into the game? I mean, we all knew Shang could do it, but after it was said in the movie, they opted to add it in, or am I remembering that quote wrong?
Cole's character wasn't needed.
Sub-Zero: always speak in Chinese
Scorpion: always speak in Japanese
Special move: "Get over Here!" Englishtality 😆🤘
Lol
the way scorpion said "get over here" was how a japanese person would say it.
Besides, he introduce himself as Scorpion.
He learnt in hell.
ENGRISH PWREASE
At last someone said it.. On the other hand why does scorpion keeps removing and wearing his mask when he speaks ? Smh this movie was indeed brutal
"One look and you can instantly recognize who is who"
- looks at Reiko
😒
Reiko had no personality, he shouldn’t have even been in same with nitara, kabal was amazing tho and mileena was pretty decent too
Reiko had one appearance in literally one installment of the game nobody care bout him or vampire chick
I haven’t played much of the newer games I didn’t know who half of them were
@@shelbywilliams5912 i swear that man is super irrelevant
@@shelbywilliams5912
Reiko was in those MK games
Mortal Kombat 4
Mortal Kombat Gold
MK: Deception (cameo)
MK: Unchained (cameo)
MK: Armageddon
Mortal Kombat (2011) (cameo)
Mortal Kombat X (cameo)
Mortal Kombat X (Comic Series)
Mortal Kombat 11 (cameo)
he was in alot of game to not be know.
Hanzou: You have freed me, Take care of my bloodline. (in Japanese)
Cole: *WTF did he say?
Cole young : My ancestors is actually japanese?
Cole Young is also Japanese of course he know
@@paperclip1579 hi lived an orphan life in america.
Hanzou says "Get over here" in English but otherwise only speaks Japanese?
@@roscoer0olz yes, he was only taught this one single english phrase in the nether realm. Quan chi's a bitch
sounds like someone really wants people to think the new one is good.
🤣
Let them try💀
I did enjoyed it more than Mortal Kombat 1995, but only because it is more entertaining. The story on Mortal Kombat 95 is far more faithful to the videogame, not to forget that the actors and quotes were better. 🙂
Exacly.. just to hype the flop that was the new MK
It was good.
If you saw 95 in theatres you know this breakdown is a joke
💯💯💯💯 feels like MK 2021 paid for this... Prince Goro was a sub boss you had to earn to fight, and not some goon who shows up to farm attacking a family only to be killed by a no name from the game in less than two mins. ...he did look sick tho
Not really
MOJO is just a zoomer and probably never studied the history of MK or played MK when it came out at a time ppl were trying to ban it
One of my favorite lines from the original. Raiden: “The fate of billions will depend upon you, hahahaha.....sorry.”
Lambert ad libbed that.
One of the best lines!
Still the best Raiden
It is funny how Raiden is totally ripped off of "Lightning" from Big Trouble In Little China" yet that character seemed more powerful than Raiden.
Yes!
95 version clearly had a better story, soundtrack and nostalgic feel to the game. Of course 21 would have better special effects, if it didn’t then I’d be even more disappointed. As far as the fighting goes, the original game didn’t have detailed fighting styles like the current games. So of course 21 would take the win for better fighting. I still say 95 was better.
A better story? So a fighting tournament and Liu Kang wanting revenge is better than Shan Tsung sending Sub Zero(Micheal Myers) to kill all of Earth's champions to prevent the tournament with Scorpian's and Sub zero's back story being the main point?
@@robertwalker4130 I agree that the character and powers of Sub Zero are way better than the 1995 version, but when it comes to the other characters they weren’t well written in the 2021 version.
@@New_Blue_2 Agreed. But the world building made a little more sense in '21, and the Sub-Zero/Scorpion relationship was a strongpoint. I thought way too much of the movie took place at the Raiden headquarters camp.
This is a prequel btw.
@@jon4715 The majority of the story of MK 21 is utterly baffling if you know the MK storyline. The Mortal Kombat tournament was set up to make sure the shit Shang Tsung did in the movie was not allowed. Not only that but the storyline between Bi-han and Scorpion is comical considering in the lore it is known that Quan Chi was the one who killed the Shirai Ryu. Also the whole "Dragon Mark" is a laughable attempt to excuse powers in a world where magic, gods and fictional tech should and do exist. The whole Dragon mark was just an excuse to force an uneeded new character into the storyline and to create some silly conflict in Sonya Blade's "Worthiness".
Mortal Kombat 1995 is still amazing. I loved it in 6th grade, and still enjoy it now. MK's Scorpion vs Johnny Cage fight is one of the most creative, intense fights in a movie.
Especially with Fear Factory delivering the sound
Reptile vs liu kang
MK '95 - Tournament
MK '21 - A bunch of shit thrown together
There you go.
Have u played the games mk story has always been a bunch of shit thrown together
im getting tired of commenting this but they are having a trilogy they plan to have the tournament on th third movie
@@weirdbro6597 No shit
@@Jdawg1234 it didn’t work the first time and this shit is getting old
@@Jdawg1234 if that's the case they should have had longevity with certain characters till the tournament/third movie.
Everyone that played MK in the 90s thought scorpions spear came out of his hand.
Being a demon from the netherrealm It makes perfect sense rather then an unending chain that's somehow wrapped around/on him yet never seen of effecting hes movements
Exactly..the narrator is super biased
@@gcforreal he probably wasnt even born when that movie came out lollll
@@SuperShinobi95 seriously or they're sponsored by the new movie . When he said in the 95 movie raiden didnt have a hat I lost it like the first time we saw raiden he definitely had a hat on lol 😅
True. This narrator is a millenial kid. When I thought of Scorpion when i played the arcade i thought the blade is coming out of his hands
"MK 2021 has Excellent writing and dialogues"
Did I watch the same movie?
U probs watched the wrong movie my guy.
We probably didn't
is mk 2021 that bad
@@HTJIC no i loved it
This was my exact same reaction to that statement
Definitly the 95 one had way way better music, it still gives my chills down my neck n back
Strange because the 1995 version I can watch over and over yet the 2021 version I've watched once and don't want to watch again.
Im sure your over 60
Im 24 yet i find this new movie so cringy
watched the new one 3 times, what can i say its fun! Lost count of how many times I watched the original. I like em both!!!!!
Y'all lying. 21 was dope. Y'all have too high of expectations. Besides it's a intro
Lets be real here. The new 2021 movie was trash! Cheesy as hell! Costumes were like cosplay style. Story made no sense, Script is horrible! it was all uneven and people acting in it didn't seem like they wanted to be there.
"One look and you can instantly recognize the characters."
Yeah. Like fan favorite protagonist Cole Young.
Lollol
Exactly like who the fuck is Cole Young? Might be Art's distant cousin!🤣🤣🤣
😂🤣😂🤣
@@RambleStorm no
they could be setting him up for a new mortal kombat game yall dont think
Man I was born in 1995 and watched both movies but what do people expect when it comes to cgi from back then the 1995 movie always holds a place in the heart you can’t beat classics
Exactly! It’s an instant classic
True. Of course 2021 looks better with all the advance technology/chi all duh but 1995 ,you'll feel different era. Nostalgic. And great ost. Haha
You had movies with good CGI back then like Jurassic Park. They didn't had the budget for MK so it looked cheap. Even for 1990s the effects are bad. Looks like Cut scene graphics from a PS1 game.
@@TonyRedgrave1501 and yet it's still better than this new garbage. Shang Tsun must have litterally bummed the soul out of the 2021 version..
We got a very nice Sub Zero with the new one... but the original Shang Tsung? MK's cinematic soul is his. Forever
.
We got an overrated Sub-Zero is what we got Sub-Zero has never been considered more of a deadlier threat than most of those characters they shown Sub-Zero always has been known to taking a back seat to Scorpion
1:16 he litterally wears the hat during his initial appearance. Are you guys this lazy?
That's what I was thinking.
Yes, but only for a brief time in one scene! And I can barely count that scene for this.
@@ajboomer1347 He still wears it, yet the guy writing this make it seem like he never does. Plus it is an awkward hat to wear all the tiem.
Watch MOJO took the money, he definitely had the hat in the beginning, but they have an agenda.
The things being said about the original movie in this video almost made me unsubscribe lol.
I actually liked Scorpion's living dagger. It made him seem very....otherworldly
right!?
Scorpion's living dagger was great.
😐
@@kavykeshav1653 that was the best part too. When scorpion made that exact face when it got smashed. He died inside a little...
@@JPeoplzOIII ohk I respect your choice 👍, but I definitely didn't found that thing great😐
“Mortal kombat 21 has excellent writing and dialogue” Yeah, gonna have to disagree with you on that one bud 🤷♂️
Yes exactly what my thoughts!
Me too
@@gallioadam7770 I really liked the 2021 film, but I can agree with the dialogue, though the first film isn't exactly without saving grace as I've heard some of the lines from it through clips online etc.
@@SWDude2710 that's because the first film was actually fun.
@@steviegbcool I've seen the kill count for the film, and I will agree that it looks more fun.
1995 film has a fun charm to it that is missing in 2021.
"Sticks to the source material" Makes a brand new character who is not in the video game that uses the aquaman suit and has two police batons as weapons and is related to scorpion. Scorpion who appears for 20 seconds and needs the help of the new guy to defeat subzero in a 40 second fight
"Aquaman suit" is fitting because one of the main writers wrote wonder woman 84
Its bad for having cole. LIU kang was still the main protagonist
@@TheKorfish really?
@@camillecunningham7348 yup look it up
@@TheKorfish the director of aquaman produced this film....
The 1995 movie had that awesome MK track! I've got nothing more to say!
Wow lmao
sends chills down my spine when i hear it anytime
The music used during the fights and the dramatic effects are better in 1995 MK than the heavily autotuned music in 2021 MK.
Overall the 2021 movie better stop being blinded by nostalgia blind you
@@ohshxtfaith Has nothing to do with nostalgia. The new MK movie is just objectively bad. Bad story, bad CGI centered fight scenes and some really awful acting.
@@bendak7584 bro what you must be talking about the shitty old mk and mk annihilation.
@@ohshxtfaith The 2021 Film sucked. 1995 MK was clearly better. The music would actually pump you up.
@@cooldbz12mach1padilla did it suck or you don’t like how it’s a build up because if we want to get into legistics here 95 is wrong in m any ways including Shang tsung going to out world in the tournament reptile turning into Bugs lui kang having a brother raiden not having his hat outworld being a wreck whenever it’s a world but with a dictator not a terrorist so they should have buildings and people walking around and not even mentioning shao khan aka meaning that they are fighting for nothing plus the soul going into Shang tsungs eye so maybe check the stories and notice the 2021 is a build up and does really well
MK95 did not have 'boring' fights. It felt more organic and something plausible to do.
@Justin Gary because mojo is a company. In the end they get the highest bidder and the highest bidder was the studios making the new movie. Look at many of their videos. They're all like this. Sort of like IGN but worse
We saw trash abilities, and it was dumb af. Sub zero killed with water? Wtf is that. Scorpion kart wheeling behind a tree Wtf is that lmao
@@Az-uo9sr sub zero was killed by water because it froz and became a sharp blade because of sub zero using his abilities. If you watched the movie you would've noticed that.
@@mincelamon1680 ye master of ice killed by a bucket of water, wtf i couldnt stop laughing
@@Az-uo9sr rewatch the movie. Sub zero could barely see the water coming to him. When he noticed it was too late.
9:29 "The fights are a bore to watch."
Proceeds to show one of the most badass fights in any movie ever.
Made no sense. The disrespect shown to the OG movie is off the charts lol.
The build up - the music - the choice of background - the costumes - the engagement to the fight etc. I hate to sound like a old head but todays music (MK 2021) don't sound the same.
Lol
Thank god. I thought I was the only one who liked liu Kang fight scorpion and sub zero in the OG movie
i dont want to see someone being kicked to heaven
@@nrmufc Liu Kang didn't fight Scorpion, and his fight with Sub-Zero was ridiculously short: a few punches and kicks, then Sub-Zero stands still in a slow-moving ice ball for, like, a minute, while Liu ruminates on a bucket of water, takes time to swing it, and then Sub-Zero dies anti-climactically. Watch it again...doesn't even compare to what your nostalgia remembers.
The 95 version had the better story while the 2021 version had more brutality and accurate character models
@UCEeWJkD-Bs86D4TyNFFwNnw they were still more accurate to who they were modeled after
you were so right
The original had an awesome story plot and great character development. So in my eyes is a way better movie. I was actually interested.
@@vincevvn I agree, if they used the tournament arc instead of having it before. Could have made this movie of the year for me and probably would have defeated other video game movie adaptation
1995 story ass
The 90s MK entrance of Scorpion and Subzero is still a badass moment though. Sonya, Liu Lang and Johnny Cage knew they were in deep cheese
The music was absolutely glorious in the 1995 movie, to the point I STILL listen to it now!
I loved 2021, but 1995 had the better Shang Tsung and Liu Kang imo xD
I would also say Kano too. New kano I would not be afraid of him old one when I was a boy in 95 yeah.
@@joshuaa.kennedy8837 I think most embarrassing is that Goro was better in 95 despite the CGI quality.
sonyas fight scenes are awful in 1995. the 20921s fights are definitely better from sonya
@@phileas007 I 100% agree
That's why they brought the movie Shang Tsung into MK11...
Imagine all these MK fans that never paid attention to ALL of the source material but completely forget about the 15 different storylines of the games, comics, cartoons and lore...
🤣🤣
I was born in '97, so I didn't get to experience the '95 MK version when it came out. That said I saw the original somewhere when I was 18 or something and starting to get into the MK videogames. After watching the 2021 version I can definitely say the '95 is miles better, at least in terms of unforgettable moments, and character development. The new version has a bigger budget, better CGI, fights, etc. But the dialogue just kinda sucks, it also doesn't help that I didn't give 2/3 of a shit for the new Cole character guy.
The only things I liked about the 2021 version was Kano, Sub-Zero, Scorpion and of course empress who is not an empress Mileena. (but that is only because I am simp for her regardless of adaptation) 🤣
JUST MY OPINION.
Sorry to hear you were born latter as if you experienced the release of MK game and then soon after the movie came out and with its amazing soundtrack its was an absolute dream; all the negatives ppl think of 95 MK it didn't mater to ppl back then as it was beyond a 10 out of 10...
Jax: Raiden, why didn’t you save Kung Lao?
Raiden: Elder Gods can’t get involved
•later•
Cole: I thought you said you couldn’t get involved?
Raiden: •smiles•
Also Raiden isn't an Elder God. He is a normal God that protects earth with Fujin.
@@UHFStation1 Right. So that's another inconsistency on top of how Raiden for whatever reason did not save Kung Lao
"Don't get us wrong! The movie has excellent writing and good dialogue"
Me:
HELL NO!!
The writing was the main weakness of this film. Dialogue was awful and the story arc didn’t go anywhere. The actual “tournament” begins in the last few minutes of the movie as a montage
First movie: Everything happens during the Tournament
Reboot: Everything is happening BEFORE the Tournament...Also, Cole.
Fans: I hate this movie it isnt like the games were everything happens in the tournament
The games: Only 3 take place in the tournament. The other 10 (or more) are from other things (Shao Khan conquering Earthrealm, Shinnok, Deadly Alliance, Onaga, Armageddon, vs DC Universe, Kronika, Sub Zero, Jax and Shaolin Mobks)
They are literally doing the same thing the games have been doing since the release. Expanding the fighter roster. And i thought they actually did a pretty good job with his character given that they had no source material to familiarize people with him
It's not that the movie was bad, its just I felt like the movie would've work more if it was really tournament aside from everything is happening BEFORE the said tournament. They added some plots that I think were unnecessary such as gaining powers from the dragon mark (though I guess so they can introduce Johnny Cage's power?). Regardless, it still was a fun movie and might enjoy the sequel more.
@@migueljosephicasiano8862 i agree, but after watching this movie I keep asking myself "Why didnt Shang Tsung do what he did here in the games?" There aint a rule that forbidden to kill the Earthrealm Champions, also is more like an overture, is the first movie of the director and movie games hasnt the best luck so they decide that instead of making everything they could (the tournament and all the character) they kept it for the sequel, also for introduciong the character so on the tournament we already met him and skipped the part of introducing. And yeah I think they wanted to make an explination for all character powers (especially Liu and Johnny, they powers came from nowhere)
@@migueljosephicasiano8862 think of it as “the journey begins” but with a big budget and has dignity if being a mk movie and has superior writing than the journey begins
I was waiting to hear you admitting you've been paid to help building this favorable opinion for the MK 2021🙄
Nice observation on how bias this video is. 😬
Funny how MK 2021 had better 'source material' over the 95 variation when the 95 movie set the precedent for a lot of MK lore in sequel games. And also the part where Raiden deliberately let Kung Lao get zucced to death.
MK95 also had only 2 games as source material, compared to the vast lore of that MK2021 had.
It also had 129 characters to choose from and literally decide to make up the most possible boring character whos super power is a golden t-shit. Dude this movie sucks.
Death is just a portal. They will all be back like the video games.
@@Holret I swear man, Cole is so bland and weak. MC my ass.
I wish liu kang had more of a role and I wish my favorite character of all time (Kung Lao) didn’t die
I mean. If you’ve been following the Mortal kombat Story and everything about it... no one really dies cause they’ll come back like in the games like Mileena came back, Liu Kang came back and Johnny Cage Came back like They always return so I have high hopes we’ll see Kung Lao again
He's my fav too and I wanted him and sub zero to go at it :/
They couldve scrapped coles role and place it onto Liu Kang
They made him so bland in this movie while the old movie he had charisma
@@saimonesakisi1601 exactly
the best thing for 1995, THERE'S ONLY ONE SHANG TSUNG!!!
That also includes the original theme song. Most of them are techno music, Liu Kang vs reptile theme song cyrax vs smoke theme song. I adore watching 1995 even though it sucks.
1995 hits different because we where kids living our best life. I love both versions I can't wait for what comes next
Hope they never do a sequel
@@mikeg4451 lol 💯
I wasn't even born then, and even I think that the old one is better.
When a *Remake* continuously uses the *Iconic Score* from the First Video Game Film Adaptation.
That Truly shows You which MK has the *Flawless Victory*
Long live MORTAL KOMBAT.
Yea cuz this mortal kombat sucks I’m sorry some things they should just leave alone mortal is meant to be a game and nothing else.
@@liafomi4208 it's an actual story u know, do u even know mortal Kombat?
@Jason J is it though? Had some preeeetttty weak stuff. At least the old one knew it was trying to be corny lol
Dude I’m 25 I grew up playing mortal kombat on Nintendo 64 I’m saying both movies sucked to me the game is better all I’m saying
@Jason J yeah I guess that’s kinda true in ways. Except for the whole “here’s a random shitty MMA fighter we want you to like” thing. Inserting new characters into stuff like that has always been a turnoff. Or like how reptile is some lizard bro lol Fight scenes were cool though.
"The fights are a total bore to watch"
Nahhhh them's fightin' words.
💯! Yeah, I don't know what movie he was watching. I loved just about every fight scene in the original Mortal Kombat.
For modern standards, the fights are damn near unwatchable but nostalgia gets everyone lmao
Once he said that i almost turned this shit off 😂😂😂😂 like sir did u see scorpion vs Johnny cage ? Like are u blind ?
@@roncox4949 the orginal 1995 mortal kombat was amazing! awesome fights. nothing beats the originals because that was when it was so popular, in arcades and people cared for the source material. They were more creative and real back then. They had passion and creativity to make it unique! Thats why to this day the entrances of the chracters, the music, the cgi and everything is like 90"s video game GOLD. The film represents the original 2 games. costumes were perfect and people playing as the characters did so well.
@@Danny-xd6ho lameee
Honestly, I actually enjoyed the fights of the original than the reboot, johnny vs scorpion was great, liu vs that black dude (who is Hakim Altston a freaking kick boxing champion) and sub zero was eye catching, johnny vs goro was entertaining (Especially that nut crack)... and even though reptile's background was silly his entrance and his fight with liu along with reptile's own movie battle theme was the best one.
They also tried to have characters think. Johnny cage would never beat Goro, but then he hit him in the balls and tricks him off a cliff. That was smart. Throwing water at subzero is clever. Nothing like this was even tried in this new movie.
@Jose Mexican Mexican Yup. Johnny has a plan vs Goro, he first gave him a debuff then put him in a disadvantegous position to throw him off at. And Goro not landing hits was fine, he had already shown kombat prowess when he bodied like 20 people by then, one after another
This review is balls!!!!
Goro in the 90s version was a great practical effects master piece being both mechanical and a costume
2021 live action Hanzo Hasashi: "I am Scorpion."
2021 live action Bi-Han: "I am Sub-Zero."
1989-present live action Batman: "I'm Batman."
Lol this video is shit it would have been 4 to 1 for 2021
2014- I am Groot
2018- I am Steve Rodgers
2019- I Am Iron Man
It's funny how a video that is good comes out and people like I am batpussy has something to say about it knowing dame well hes living in his parents basement living on welfare
@@DarkElitePredator 2008- I am Iron Man
There is no way Mojo did not get paid for their "opinion". I'm a huuuge MK fan and the 2021 movie was a disappointment. What good are well choreographed fights and accurate costumes if you don't care about the characters?. Cole, Sonya, Liu Kang all generic and bland. MK95 def has issues but most of that is due to the times and budget. MK2021 doesn't have any of those excuses. Rant over lol
A good share: nowadays, it seems wrong to point out the wrong against the current. More than ever I guess
I just watched the 2021 this past week. It felt like there was no real story? Like, if you hadn't seen the original or played any of the games the movie would have made absolutely no sense. At least the 95' version could stand on its own and people would understand what the movie was about.
@@mea2213 The 2021 movie is a prequel to the tournament. In case you didn't know.
What?!? You rant about the characters being bland in 2021 and praise the 95 version?!? It's impossible to have a worst Scorpion and sub-zero than the ones in the 95 movie, so c'mon....
@@andrp692 And even they are better than Cole Young, so don't come at me with this excuse
Scorpio: Speaks no English. Also Scorpio: Get over here!
Mk95 movie has a better story than mk21.
He lost me when he said the new movie has a lot of good writing
He lost me when he said Raiden didn't have his hat in the 1995 film. That's literally what he's wearing when he makes his first appearance.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 but then he takes it off and never wears it again.
I'd like to see a badass Killer Instinct film! Those combos, ULTRA! ULTRA! HITTING THOSE FELT SO GOOD! Sonya's skinny flips felt so good to pull off. I had calloused hands and blisters for days!
The fight scenes are memorable in 1995, the Jonny Cage vs scorpion fight and lui kang vs reptile were better than any fight from 2021 movie .
“MK21 characters are more faithful to original design, Raiden doesn’t have hat in 95!”
...looks for Kano’s eye in MK21
And later showed a screenshot of Raiden wearing the hat in the ‘95 movie...
Christopher Lambert's Raiden uses a hat when the character is introduced though
And yet mk11 use the same actor for Shan tsung
Actually Kano gets his eye stabbed out with his fight with Sonya, which implies that he may get his cybernetic eye.
Liu Kang, Goro, Shang Tsung, Johnny Cage, Raiden, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Reptile looked exactly like their appearances in MK1 which the film happened to be mostly based on. About the only characters that didn't were Sonya, Kitana and Kano, who's appearances were based on how they appeared in MK3 instead. This WatchMojo dude is an idiot.
I like how they dogging the effects on 1995 version like it wasn't made in 1995...
They literally said the graphics were bad for the time, too, and that was the problem.
@@noeticparadigm1576 but it wasn't, I feel like they said it in hindsight, its kind of like saying the old godzilla movies were bad only after the new...
@@allanjackson949 they were terrible… look at Star Wars
@@Az-uo9sr You mean The Phantom Menace? The one that had a budget of 115 million?!
@@Az-uo9sr they were good. Sorry you can't see that lol
1995 version, atleast we got a MK film and an awesome Tracy Lords song! And we smoked plenty of green in 95 that it all seemed to make complete sense.
Lizard in Palm is not lame. Just throwing it out there.
1995 movie: better story, more memorable fights, better soundtrack, best Raiden
2021 movie: best Sub Zero, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, hilarious Kano, better Fatalities, more gore and violence
2021 Kano wouldn't exist without Trevor Goddards '95 Kano. He was so good they changed Kano's backstory to match it in the actual series.
Best raiden? Lmao ok
@@slush2640 richard epcar is the best raiden mainly because of the voice
@@BRG1807 better as a character sure, but more useless than the 1995 version
EXCELLENT, summed them up FLAWLESSLY
I was 5 when MK ‘95 came out.... and it’s STILL the best video game movie EVER! but MK21 was nostalgic af
I wouldn't say it's the best but one of the best. I was 8 when that was released myself. But I will say it's in the top 3 for sure. hands down
i'd argue Resident Evil was a far better video game movie. That movie plus Marilyn Manson's music really stuck with me from the moment I saw it to this very day. The movie was so original, and that's why I enjoyed it. It wasn't a direct copy from a game, it was built off of a game concept. Far superior than any other video game movie I've ever seen. Same director as MK 1995 as well
@@MerokoGaming it was just ok to me. You know what was really hood.... Mario Bros! Lit AF!!!
@@dragula131 I forgot about Mario bros... and Street Fighter
The 1995 actually had the tournament. Honestly 2021 had my head turn throughout the entire film. 1995 wins in my opinion.
2021 lost when they took Johnny Cage out and put the new guy in.
No, 2021 lost when they signed a no name commercial director to reboot a multimillion dollar franchise for his first feature film...
This gotta be the edumbest commentary video i've ever seen. Especially on the CGI part, my god i can't finish the whole vid
@@JohnMatrix-wd4hq the CGI was very awful to say the least in the 1995 film, especially Reptile's design.
I watched the MK 2021 reboot on Friday and I saw how much better the CGI was, especially Reptile's design.
I agree that the characters, minus Kano, Scorpion, Sub Zero and maybe Kabal, didn't have much chemistry and the acting at times definitely. wasn't the best, I feel that the reboot still has more faithfulness to its source material, especially since Sub Zero and Scorpion in the original film were killed quite quickly.
I also agree that Cole Young wasn't the best and was a bit bland, but still.
One thing that the 2021 film missed heavily was life, the movie had chessy, dull lines and brought a character that was worthless to the story instead of just putting Johnny cage in the movie and making the movie not centered around one character like all Hollywood movies no one cared or wanted cole young
@@JohnMatrix-wd4hq guess that's true.
@@SWDude2710 how are you gonna rip on the 1995 cgi when it didn’t have that much budget for the film. And mind the cgi was during the 1990’s era.... that’s like me saying the re2 remake has better graphics than the original 1998 re2. Tech has come a long way since then so of course the newer one is gonna have better visuals. Wanna talk about staying true to source material while 2021 Liu kang over here can’t even do the bicycle kick correctly, Shang tsung looking like they’re trying to be politically correct with his emperor armor, you got raiden pronouncing Shang tsung “shong sung” 😂 the list goes on....
@@DeezNutzzzzzzzzzzz yes, I know that.
But from what I've been hearing, lots of people are saying Reptile's 2021 design is really terrible when really it looks more like a reptile then the original due to the high quality CGI.
#1 intro song
Winner : Mortal kombat 1995 wins
That’s it they win no more questions
Mk9 had the best Storyline out of every Mk movie
In 1995 version, Scorpion and Sub Zero were supporting roles.
They were essentially the same in the 2021 Version
And that was fine - their characteristics weren't fully established, and the story wasn't about them to begin with
My favorite fights in the original are Johnny Cage vs Scorpion and Liu Kang vs Reptile. Those were, in my opinion the best choreographed fights in that movie.
The 1995 live action is still my personal favorite video game movie.
I agree but the 2021 movie is a close second
Definitely better then dbz
on rotten tomatoes, 2021 iteration, not included yet, 1995 version ->8th in a top of video-game based movies. 6 of the movies above it are 2018 or newer. that's very respectful
Or the last airbender
Then you are likely to be on drugs all the time
MK 95 was an actual tournament and had a direction. Sub Zero and Scorpions first entro on the ship and Goros’ entrance, on that budget was classic. MK 21 was decent, but 95 hits different.
He just showed all the bad stuff on the old one,😂😂😂 and all the good stuff on the new one. 😂😂😂least "original"had johnny
Nice criticism to this video! 😬
Not criticism facts
@@Oxayamaxddesignpro I think he genuinely meant that.
"Nice criticism."
We *all* know which MK is better.
@@thetavibes9021 “he chose all the bad stuff on the old one” yeah not really. Goro iconic getting nut checked and scorpion having that snake like spear that makes him seem even more dangerous and out worldish? Nah those were good.
The choreography was good in 2021, but the battles fell short for about 1 minute when 95 was 3-5 minutes
@@KarmaTube5 The majority of the world disagrees with your inaccurate opinion assessment. Stats are a thing.
"2021 Moral Kombat was more faithful to the source material."
True that. I love that part in the game where Goro gets killed by a dude outside of a barn in Indiana.
Yep, and the brutality where the wife hits Goro from behind with an axe
The new movie sucked ass. Lol
Don't forget that classic MK background arena: Sonya's trailerpark.
@@asiintrospect6229 in your opinion
@@asiintrospect6229 others are allowed to say whatever they want
I watched the new MK last night and then went and rewatched the 90s MK straight after and they are just both solid movies great fun
Yea the movie where raiden looks like the wizard from lord of the rings? Lmao people are really stupid
@@slush2640 let people enjoy thing's
Same!
I feel the MK 95 fight between Liu Kang vs Reptile was far better fight then anything in the new movie. Great soundtrack, fast paced fight, perfect practical effects and background and was actually in the Tournament vs a pre-tournament setting like the new movie.
Let's put it this way - The 95 MK version walked so the 2021 MK version could run.
I can get behind that
MK95 has one of the all time greatest soundtrack albums ever. Still listen to songs from it.
pretty sure the first movie soundtrack was mostly made by buckethead.
Yeah 95 soundtrack is 90s dope. Techno syndrome, KMFDM, Muthas Day out, Fear Factory Gravity Kills.
@@srensburg133 It is still a fantastic soundtrack. I can't believe it wasn't mentioned in this video.
My favorite fight was the Johnny Cage vs Scorpion fight from the 1995 version
Agreed, I love that fight.
wait the dude thats running away from the spear lizard thing in the forest?
i loved that fight and the fight between liu kang and reptile, they were anything but boring to watch and always gets my heart excited especially the bicycle kick
that wasnt even a fight he was running away half the time
Fun fact: Robin Shou who played Liu Kang choreographed both the Johnny Cage vs Scorpion fight and the Liu Kang vs Reptile fight.
ROUND 2: SPECIAL EFFECTS AND PRODUCTION VALUE
The 1995 film’s special effects were low quality (e.g., Reptile’s lizard form), but more sets were featured that conveyed the feel and lore of the franchise. Some major sets included Liu Kang’s ancestral homeland, multiple parts of Shang Tsung’s island (e.g., the halls, rooms, roads, and arenas), the Netherrealm, and Outworld (e.g., the roads, statues, and Shao Kahn’s castle). The notable major set pieces in the 2021 film included the Shirai Ryu village, the MMA center (especially during Cole and Scorpion’s fight with Sub-Zero), Sonya’s home, and Raiden’s Temple. The first Pit stage from the games served as a place for Jax and Reiko to fight, but the spiked bottom was not used for a stage fatality. Outworld was the least developed area of the 2021 film; it was a vast wasteland with some statues, walkways that led to ethereal voices of the speakers, and a small open section that served as Shang Tsung’s throne. Some well-developed costumes or CGI characters from the 2021 film included Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Kano (who lacked the bionic eye but wore clothes like the Mortal Kombat: Special Forces version), Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Goro. Reiko’s (somewhat) eye markings and hammer, Mileena’s sais and facial features, and Nitara’s wings vaguely distinguished them. However, Shang Tsung never wore armor in any of his video game iterations. The costumes in the 1995 film conveyed the characters (including the three palette-swapped ninjas at that time of the franchise’s history) closer to the games. Kitana’s costumes may have been the most changed, but they conveyed her princess status more than a ninja-style leotard, headband, and face mask would have. Also, Kitana’s movie appearance was modeled for the later games (e.g., Mortal Kombat 4/Gold). While the 2021 film had the special effects, the 1995 film featured set pieces and costumes that conveyed the mood and atmosphere reminiscent of the video games.
Very well said.
To add to this, MK1995 directly influenced the future MK games - like with, say, purple sky Outworld, the appearance of Johnny Cage, or the fact Kano is Australian
"You're soul is mine" so freaking quotable
mortal kombat one of the reason the 90s were awesome
That was one of the worst parts of the 90s
@@renzofrecon3914 you trippin
Exactly, im blocking watchmojo. Dude is on an agenda when i know 2021 mk was terrible.
Many more reasons the 90s were so great:
Street Fighter II
Super Mario World & World 2 - Yoshi’s Island
Pokemon Red/Blue
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario 64
StarCraft
Half-Life
Sonic The Hedgehog
@@brandonslant3849 dont forget super metroid and goldeneye
Mileena was killed before kitana even made an appearance
They’re not dead
Only means she going to show up in the next movie along with Kage
@@jblackrevo9 Revenant moment
1995, *no question.*
Johnny Cage *vs* Scorpion
Lui Kang *vs* Reptile
Lui Kang *vs* Shang Tsung
You are either trolling us or probably haven't watched both movies till to the end, the only thing that the 2021 version could be better at is some CGI effects which is to be expected considering the age gap between the two movies but in everything else, MK95 is clearly superior: Story, Characters, locations, practical effects, dialogue, choreography, music. etc you name it, they even managed to create a real-life looking Goro compare that to the fake-looking CGI Goro in MK 2021, the new version even had to steal the nostalgic main theme soundtrack from the 95 which is a clear sign how much better the old version was.
I mean, 1995 Liu Kang Vs. Reptile was intense-ish and fast paced but could have been better enough to accommodate the theme song that was behind it.
And come on, 1995 Johnny Cage Vs. Scorpion was pretty badass, who's gonna forget the stomping???
The problem I had is that they did the typical Game-movie trend of creating new characters and put then in the center. We saw this with Resident Evil. Now we see it with Cole and his obserd relation to Scorpion. It makes me feel that we were cheated from having scorpion fully in the movie.
scorpion was still in the netherrealm.
@@morgancason6876 only to be brought back by his great grandson to help against Sub-Zero. Scorpion was originally brought back to fight for revenge and manipulated by Quan Chi
@@MrSideswipe13 mortal kombat has multiple storylines especially when kronika messed with time.
Agreed
@@morgancason6876 all of which never mentioned Scorpion saving anyone of his family members. That was his ending with MK11. However that doesn't forgive Scorpion being in this movie on the beginning and end of the film. Scorpions Revenge has a better premise for Scorpion and uses him well
I wish I could see the choreography of the new one. Hollywood stop with that quick cut editing please.
I’ll take my Cage vs Scorpion and Liu vs Reptile fights please