based on all the things that you said in this video ...i know for a fact that you would love the mortal kombat scorpions revenge animated movie....its waaaay better than this movie pls react to it :'(....it gives you everything you want from a mortal kombat movie
So it's not explicitly explained in the MK Movies, but there was an animated Prequel Movie to the 1995 MK Movie, but Essentially the Reason why Bi-Han in this movie is 600 years old but looks like he's in his prime is that. The Person who is the Champion of Mortal Kombat becomes Immortal until the next tournament so that they can defend their title in the following tournament. We know this because Kung Lao's Ancestor The Great Kung Lao defended 3 Tournaments until Prince Goro Killed him in the first of 9 victories and then he became immortal.
what I mean to say is that Bi-Han the Older Sub-Zero is clearly Shang Tsung's Champion in this film, he is the 'goro' of '95 movie, he has been killing all the participants off screen, he beat jax, he beat hanzo in the past, he was the big boss. Where as Goro is like "Oh it's great your here to join us prince goro, it's an honor to have you." It's a reaction like This is Goro's First tournament, which is why he died like fodder. He's not a reoccurring champion like in the 95 film.
I don't care what y'all 4 guys say I think it's a great movie and since y'all can nit pick at everything I would love to see y'all make a mortal kombat movie and see how it goes
Seriously, it's such a small second of a scene but... it's just so f*ckin funny. 😆 He's so clueless & egotistical. My son said he reminded him of people he's gamed w/before. lmao
@@drummersnare6276 seeing it for the 1st time yesterday and LOVE it.. The TV station I saw it on was "sky premiere HD" and they gave it a 15 rating..only suitable for persons 15 or older.. Personally I think an 18 would be more appropriate due to the violence.
Fun fact the actor who played Sub Zero was told during his fight scenes that he needed to slow down because the cameras couldn’t pick it up on film. The only other actor this happened to was Bruce Lee.
Anyone who has played any fighting game like MK, tekken etc has played against that one guy who just spams one thing. Flashbacks to me spamming acid spit with Reptile in MK3
They really missed the world's best concept of having Scorpion just live with Cole's family in the next movie. "Oh who's that guy?" "My undead ninja ancestor who shoots flames"
Nah it wasn't the egg roll he was actually happy about that even at Kung Lao because it gave him laser beams. I think it was when Liu Kang was spamming low kicks like a 5 yo is when he switched sides.
This is acting as a prequel to the tournament. Joe Taslim has signed on for 4 more movies and they give the out to bring characters back as "death is just another portal"
i wish in the next movie that is starts off with everything being a “Practice Mode”.. starting in the temple... and all the characters come back in the next film for the actual Tournament.
@@2KILLAVILLE It's not even close. When they are on screen they have no presence or charisma. Though, they aren't given much to do or work with, either.
@@2KILLAVILLE Kung Lao was definitely one of the better characters, would have rather traded all of Cole's screen time with more of him. Still not sure why the movie was structured the way it was.
As an Aussie I've grown up watching Josh Lawson, he's so talented, and extremely funny! He was the perfect choice for Kano, easily the highlight of the movie! "Laserbeams!... Better than fireballs, ya pussy!" 🤣
Not surprised either, cuts are so damn distracting and it fucks with peoples eyes. The worst kind is where it zooms in so close and constantly whips back and forth across the character during fist fights and gun battles.
It was explained though? He was a literal punching bag, setup in the very beginning of the film, so his arcana manifesting into something that allows him to take punches (since that's what he's good at), made absolute sense.
@@blinkachu3394 no one said it doesn't make sense. The point is. The hero in this film's powers come from the fact he's good at being punched. The one thing you don't want to happen to you as a fighter in a fighting game. It makes sense. It's just not very good.
I'm the same. It's a bit dark, but I've tried killing myself several times before I got help. The concept of death doesn't really affect me anymore. But I am however TERRIFIED of needles. Like someone can pull a knife on me and I probably won't react much, but I completely freeze up and freak out when I have to get blood work done or when I've gotten vaccine shots
@@chrislee3601 very true, phobias can stem from personal experience or societal ones, that’s a very plausible reason to explain some phobias that are very specific, like needles. :)
@@Squeekysquid Are you a long time fan that is emotionally hurt by the movie? Or do you like MK enough to the point that you understood the references? Choose your pick- Fanboy or Fan. I'm pretty sure you could of figured it out with little thought.
The Sub-zero guy is Joe Taslim is an amazing martial artist. The raid,The night comes for us, warrior and so on. To cut his scenes like that is a disgrace.
i like how Cole’s “special ability” is armor that makes him stronger by taking hits considering that his coach at the start of the movie said something around Cole being a human punching bag
I think this was more of a "you know the characters, you know of the lore, we are all fans, lets move it along." Kind of movie. I definitely think Kano saved this movie cause he was the best! And I definitely believe that we'll see all these dead characters come back in the next one cause no one ever really stays dead in MK..
Except they change the lore and characters to make a self insert character the main protagonist and push all the interesting characters to the side. This is an insult to the intelligence of MK fans
This was my first Mortal Kombat movie, and for someone who has played a couple of them but isnt really on the up and up in the lore department, I really enjoyed this movie. It didn't take itself too seriously, was filled with cool fight scenes and for trying to get Mortal Kombat and the characters abilities to make sense, the story was surprisingly fine. At the very least, considering video game movies, this was better than expected.
Kano was always my favorite character in the first Mortal Kombat game. Metal plate on his face, a glowing red eye and literally ripping hearts out. Not to mention the name "Kano" just sounds so badass.
My favorite character in the games is Kabal so I am so glad that he was done well in this. I didn’t expect to even see him so the fact that they got him right was so satisfying.
They couldve had him & mileena go on a killing spree on earth or attacking the monks in the temple.. mileena shouldve survived.. they couldve did way more with her character dialogue with Katana in the actual Tournament sequel film. Goro they couldve saved for the tournament considering he was the reigning champion of.
@3TREY87 It was stupid.. if Shang Tsung can just grab people randomly & take their souls he could just do that to anyone. Kang Lou wasnt even hurt let alone near dying.
@@jordangibbish7701 I was just thinking that as soon as I posted the comment 🤣 they’ll bring him back the music will help us feel how the moment wants us to feel and it’ll be glorious
8:11 the way Eric just scoots out of frame then comes back with that big ass board to show it off had me laughing so hard hahaha. He is such a nerd and I love it!
To me, the movie was made like "We know what we are, we know what you are here for" like we got the cheesy lines, the glorious fatalities, and from Kano the fantastic humor. I never took this movie seriously because it is what it is, and I was actually loving the movie knowing that the creators just had fun with it and didn't take themselves too seriously and added the right amount of ridiculous like 90's cheese to it.
I think my only nitpick is that there are too many cuts, I wish in the sequel they do less cuts and more on screen fighting and maybe consult to Ed Boon next time for the story.
Yeah that's literally the only disappointing part for me. It's 2021, we've had so many movies and TV shows now with fight scenes that are shown very cleanly and clearly, it sucks this one relied on a lot of quick cuts. I assume it's partly because this was a first time director, and then partly because only 3 of the actors or so have martial arts backgrounds, but still... like you, I really hope the sequel can showcase the actual choreography.
Pros: - Scorpion scenes. - Sub-Zero scenes. - Kabal scenes. - Kano's Whole Character. - Sonya's Whole Character. - Liu Kang and Kung Lao relationship. - Goro CGI. - Armageddon reference. Cons: - Nitara's mistreatment. - Goro's BIG mistreatment. - Reiko's BIG mistreatment. - Cole Young's personality and power. - Reptile's semblance and death. - Shang Tsung doing almost nothing. I am okay with Kung Lao death (he was too OP), the movie is good but it really feels like there are a lot that was cut out.
@@birons3708 No, Goro is basically "THE CHAMPION" of the tournament and a thinking being, in this movie they destroy all of that. Reiko is powerful and smart general, in this movie seems like a generic goon who doesn't say a single word.
There were so many easter eggs in this movie. My favorite was when Sub Zero freezes Jax's gun. On the glass behind there's writing that says "down forward + LP", which is the input command for Sub Zero's ice blast in the games. I never noticed it in the trailer, but in the movie you can see it much better lol
i think what makes sub zero and scorpion’s arcs interesting in the games is that neither of them are truly evil, they were mostly victims of circumstance and manipulation by quan chi, and i was rlly hoping quan chi would be in the movie for that exact reason
@@BaithNa wth you smokin.. I think you had Oscar level expectations for this movie so be disappointed.. and don’t talk for MK fans.. as a MK fan myself I loved this movie..
Yeah same I came into this with simple expectations I just wanted to see some fun well shot fights, some good visual effects, awesome bloody, gory fatalities and I got that. Yes this was not a very good movie, the pacing, the characterization, plot and hand and hand fighting needs work, but they do have more movies planed and if I'm under the impression that these are gonna get better as they go along id say this movie was a good starting point for whatever they have planned.
@@francobanko6722 Well the hand to hand combat is seperate from the fight choreography, which I thought looked stellar and yes there should be less cutting and editing done to the fights in future sequels. When I say the hand to hand needs work I mean that you need to feel the kicks and punches. In other films and shows like Cobra Kai and Raid you get how much the hits hurt, in this you don't, they shake it off like it's nothing.
Joe Taslim who played sub zero is one of the well known actors for martial arts films. He was in the raid, and also a really good netflix film called the night comes for us which you lot have got to react to.
Hearing Calvin shout "and so it begins" was hilarious and oddly therapeutic. I don't even know why I'm commenting about it, but it was just pure auditory pleasure😂.
Bi-Han and Kano were by far the best things about this movie. This movie is quite flawed, but a big part of those flaws was the budget restraint. You can tell they were really trying to work around it and it caused the filmmakers to cut some corners. It was still an enjoyable movie and most importantly it made me excited for another movie. Hopefully, we will get a sequel with a bigger budget.
Totally agree with Eric, the quick cutting during fights was super sad to see. The beginning and ending of the movie was awesome, but the whole middle bit dragged on and could have been done in some way that was more entertaining.
@@Sunkcostfallecy They were more interested in shooting a SyFy movie than a Mortal Kombat one. Can't believe I fell for the directors media push and that amazing trailer. Also the soundtrack was the biggest letdown.
im pretty sure most of them have seen it, i cant rememeber exactly who but i remember in some reaction video of theirs they made a reference to community
You guys should watch the Warrior tv series, the guy who plays Subzero in this has a big role in that. The story is pretty good and the fights are awesome.
They're introducing us a fresh start of the story line I mean they're making 4 more movies of this, so its building up the characters and story in my opinion. I enjoyed it
@@lemjustlem I mean the ending sets up a sequel since Sub-Zero will be Noob Saibot pretty sure and his brother (if they go that route) will be new Sub-Zero. They also gave out hints/cameo in the movie of other characters. The rotten tomatoes are mixed, but this is the MK we needed tbh and IF this "test run" of the movie succeeds then yeah there will be 4 more movies which I don't mind since it'll be on HBO Max. The director said he's planning sequels so.
Definitely put HBOMax's Warrior on the watch list if you're interested in more martial arts this one based on the writings of Bruce Lee, with Sub-Zero's actor playing a prominent role in it 😁
@@wag-wankenobi1626 Oh yea. Im not judging them for not knowing Kenshi. Rick even accidentally explains why later. He said the last one he played was MK9. Kenshi wasn’t a big character till MKX. He was a popular DLC for MK9, so they added him as a main character in MKX, but outside of that, he was never really that popular.
The reason I love the RYKU AND JAX fights even though it was quick was that map is so iconic imagine how many warriors are down there hopefully we get more maps in the next one
Thank you so much! You’re the first ones to address how the editing robs these martial artists of all the hard work they put into these fight scenes. Martial arts is just that, it’s an art-form! These guys are the best at what they do, so why the hell would you jump cut the story they are telling all to shit. It just makes no sense. I feel like they had a movie that could’ve been a 8-9 out of ten, and the studio just wouldn’t stop interfering. From everything I’ve read that’s what I gather happened, and then they edited everything down to rush through the plot, and fight scenes. They took a step forward in some areas and then two steps backwards. I want more, but I want them to write a coherent script where the characters are fleshed out, and they don’t jump cut all the epic fights. Pace them, and tell a story. A death means nothing when it happens in two seconds to a character you gave no screen time to. I love the Sub Zero/Scorpion stuff, and Kano was good in this. It’s just frustrating, Bc it could’ve been so much better! Cutting those fight scenes down really was a big mistake. It’s almost unforgivable when you have a few great martial artists like this. Just give me fight scenes like The Raid. These guys gave the performances, but they dumbed down everything they did. That’s just a massive misstep.
the guy who plays sub-zero is in a tv show called warrior...the just got the green light for season 3...its martial arts based on bruce lee writings...you should check it out
@@jersey.eagle.4587 Hopefully, they'll have the actual 95 theme song in the sequel. Glad they had that Johnny Cage easter egg with the poster at the end
“Weird they gave us a close up shot of that gnome.” Even I didn’t think it was that weird, but sure enough, that shot paid off later, so cool Eric happened to think it was an odd shot.
I think it’s better than the first one for having a cohesive story (although there was no tournament yet) and Sonya’s fighting skills. I assume the collection of more champions will be for the actual tournament.
Mortal Kombat was the first on the Play Station 1 game, I played when I was still in high school at a friends house who introduce me to Gaming & Movies of Adaptations....from Manga, Comics, Games & Books...Love them...
Movie was worth it for the fights and Kung Lao with his fatality. A real waste to get such a talented martial artist and kill them off. Hoping he returns in some form. The movie is an alright start - just hope we get more.
I have a feeling kung lao will come back as shang tsungs servent because he has the ability to make undead servents of the people he steals the souls of
I just saw that Shang Tsung was played by the "Calculations" guy Lao from The Dark Knight. He was awfully like Brian Thompson's Shao Khan here. Really missed that presence that Cary Takigawa had in the first movie.
i used to play mortal kombat with my dad a lot as a kid, i watched it with him yesterday since it was his birthday and he fanboyed so many times because of the references 😂 he kept randomly saying "get over here!" afterwards lmao
Speaking as someone who is not familiar with the game or the previous movies I feel like I enjoyed this movie way more than you guys did. Maybe because I didn't have any previous iterations to compare it to.
Dude I own nearly every single game and both of the original movies and still loved this new film. It is all about allowing yourself to have fun with something instead of getting hung up on small details.
I think them not going the tournament route is so they can introduce more characters in the second movie, like Johnny cage, night wolf, the second sub zero, Noob Saibot, etc when they’re actually at the tournament. For a video game turning into a movie it’s def one of the best. Hope they fix up the editing and cutting for the second movie!
I did enjoy seeing the big fight of Kung Lao against Nitara like MKX style. Of course, one with Liu Kang vs. Kabal was great of his fiery dragon moves! As always Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero has been legendary for their rivals!
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based on all the things that you said in this video ...i know for a fact that you would love the mortal kombat scorpions revenge animated movie....its waaaay better than this movie pls react to it :'(....it gives you everything you want from a mortal kombat movie
So it's not explicitly explained in the MK Movies, but there was an animated Prequel Movie to the 1995 MK Movie, but Essentially the Reason why Bi-Han in this movie is 600 years old but looks like he's in his prime is that. The Person who is the Champion of Mortal Kombat becomes Immortal until the next tournament so that they can defend their title in the following tournament. We know this because Kung Lao's Ancestor The Great Kung Lao defended 3 Tournaments until Prince Goro Killed him in the first of 9 victories and then he became immortal.
what I mean to say is that Bi-Han the Older Sub-Zero is clearly Shang Tsung's Champion in this film, he is the 'goro' of '95 movie, he has been killing all the participants off screen, he beat jax, he beat hanzo in the past, he was the big boss. Where as Goro is like "Oh it's great your here to join us prince goro, it's an honor to have you." It's a reaction like This is Goro's First tournament, which is why he died like fodder. He's not a reoccurring champion like in the 95 film.
I don't care what y'all 4 guys say I think it's a great movie and since y'all can nit pick at everything I would love to see y'all make a mortal kombat movie and see how it goes
Let’s see you react to Mortal Kombat Annihilation next. Let’s see you guys cringe hard.
Liu Kang spamming a sweep attack is the most game accurate thing about this movie. I enjoyed this movie more than I thought I would tbh
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Sub zero ice wall was also accurate.
Kano's commentary sold it too.
"Is that the only move you know?"
*fake leg sweep*
"Hah!! -oh fuck..."
That was my favoritr scene it's such a fighting game classic
Also Kano's hop is 1:1 from the first couple games.
*Liu Kang places hand on Kano's shoulder*
Kano: the fuck?
Josh's comedic timing is brilliant! 🤣
Such a simple thing made me laugh so hard on my first watch
@@themisteroctopus1033 that moment got the biggest laugh of the whole movie! So good! 😆👌
Funniest moment to me.
Seriously, it's such a small second of a scene but... it's just so f*ckin funny. 😆 He's so clueless & egotistical. My son said he reminded him of people he's gamed w/before. lmao
He was perfect. I about died when Sonya said she doesn't have a mark and he goes "Wah Wah" in the background
You know this is a videogame movie when it ends teasing the first DLC character.
lmaoo
Can't wait for the Ultimate edition!
Always wait for the Ultimate edition...
Heh....
Lmaoooo oh man good one
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Was it perfect? No. Was it entertaining? YES!
Was it perfect? Yes. Was it entertaining? No.
@@drummersnare6276 seeing it for the 1st time yesterday and LOVE it.. The TV station I saw it on was "sky premiere HD" and they gave it a 15 rating..only suitable for persons 15 or older.. Personally I think an 18 would be more appropriate due to the violence.
All scenes of Sub Zero and Scorpion was GOD, the rest was meh
Absolutely
if it didnt have a dude with LITERAL plot armor it'd been much better.
Fun fact the actor who played Sub Zero was told during his fight scenes that he needed to slow down because the cameras couldn’t pick it up on film. The only other actor this happened to was Bruce Lee.
Wesley Snipes & Jet Li as well
not the only other actor by far lol, so many times has this happened, it’s not just Bruce Lee.
Even in his heavy ass armor!
@Kelso_O Yes but not to do the right moves at that speed.
thats just a bunch of b.s modern cameras can pick up a bulelt moving throughout the air. and in Bruce Lee's days camera technology simply sucked
I really like how Raiden separating the fights is the Stage Select lol
Major plot hole
@@Nick_Barone not really
@@Nick_Barone Lol
True
It is really clever
That leg sweep spam made the whole movie worth it. Couldn't stop laughing. Brought back memories, lol
Anyone who has played any fighting game like MK, tekken etc has played against that one guy who just spams one thing. Flashbacks to me spamming acid spit with Reptile in MK3
Damn when sub zero takes off his armor it looks like the start of transforming into Noob Saibot
He loosed his plot armor, that's why he losed.
it was intentional
@@juliocabral6949 Meanwhile, Cole's arcana was literally plot armor
@Makani Stuart it's a joke lol
It's fun cause Sub-Zero taked out his armor and started loosing.
I thought we saw Noob in the trailer, boy was I wrong...
I love that Hanzo learned exactly one English phrase over the centuries.
And it's the most classic English phrase in Mortal Kombat.
He speaks Japanese to everyone and says he doesn't understand subzero. Subzero speaks Chinese.
@@bryzantine1571 subzero spoke Japanese to his wife and child
@@cameronross9391yeah sub zero specifically spoke so hanzo didnt understand
@@HexCypherr Ik I’m saying that subzero knows Japanese bc he spoke it to hanzo’s family, just not to him.
They really missed the world's best concept of having Scorpion just live with Cole's family in the next movie. "Oh who's that guy?" "My undead ninja ancestor who shoots flames"
Imagine Hanzo needs a chore done or something and he just yells across the house to Chloe "GET OVER HERE "
And all this could've been averted, if they only passed Kano an egg roll...
Hahahh 😂
Oh shit lmao
whoopsie!
Nah it wasn't the egg roll he was actually happy about that even at Kung Lao because it gave him laser beams. I think it was when Liu Kang was spamming low kicks like a 5 yo is when he switched sides.
@@SayGahTaah nah it was the f***in eggroll
Kano, Scorpion, and Subzero were my favorites.
100% accurate
Agree and really disappointed that scorpion had such little screen time
And Kabal !!
@@kkk-y5i yes
ayy what about Kung Lao?! His fatality was the best and the way he says "Flawless Victory"
This is acting as a prequel to the tournament. Joe Taslim has signed on for 4 more movies and they give the out to bring characters back as "death is just another portal"
i wish in the next movie that is starts off with everything being a “Practice Mode”.. starting in the temple... and all the characters come back in the next film for the actual Tournament.
They have said if this movie does well, they’ll do more
Signed on for 4 movies but dies in the first movie...
Huh! What a Noob!
I feel like the studios was hiding that the movie was a prequel for some reason idk why
He could become Noob Saibot and his brother can take up the sub-zero mantle.
The reason why Raiden wasn’t in the movie as much was because he was too busy consulting the elder gods.
i must consult the elder gods
1995 Raiden & Shang still better
@@2KILLAVILLE It's not even close. When they are on screen they have no presence or charisma. Though, they aren't given much to do or work with, either.
@@fredwinyeah..they were underused..I dont like they killed off Kung Lao in his debut film when he was Tight & too New smh
@@2KILLAVILLE Kung Lao was definitely one of the better characters, would have rather traded all of Cole's screen time with more of him. Still not sure why the movie was structured the way it was.
The Liu Kang low kick spam joke killed me
As an Aussie I've grown up watching Josh Lawson, he's so talented, and extremely funny!
He was the perfect choice for Kano, easily the highlight of the movie!
"Laserbeams!... Better than fireballs, ya pussy!" 🤣
That made me laugh, he was definitely a great pick, at first I wasn't sure but after watching it I can agree he's great lol
What was one of the most known movies he was in? I looked him up on imdb, but couldn't find anyting I knew him from, but he seems so familiar to me.
that was my favorite line
@@szeltovivarsydroxan9944 He hasn't been in a lot of big movies yet, most notable movie he's been on other than this one, probably Anchorman 2
He was absolutely perfect for Kano and honestly the one actor who seemed to be having the most fun with the part throughout the film.
I have a theory that Jax's Arcana was super strength but since he lost his arms it compensated by upgrading his metal arms
same, thats what i thought as well
Wish they show Jax implanting his metal arms himself or Ermac blowing off. Sub zero took his arms was okay.
Lmao no his arcana is bad CGI and bad writing
@@BaithNa the writing wasn't bad, the pacing however was, I think they either should've removed some things or gave it another hour
@@deadcool3227 "The powers are like a box of chocolate. Never know what you're gonna get" Yeah good writing
The massive cuts was the first thing I noticed too. Ever since movies like John Wick, audiences are done with the constant cuts.
Not surprised either, cuts are so damn distracting and it fucks with peoples eyes.
The worst kind is where it zooms in so close and constantly whips back and forth across the character during fist fights and gun battles.
The leg sweep being the the only move he knows joke, made the movie for me.
"Kano Wins"
Is still the best delivered line in the whole movie.
plus pass a fucking eggroll now
all of kanos lines are great actually
They gave their made up protagonist literal plot armor.
It was explained though? He was a literal punching bag, setup in the very beginning of the film, so his arcana manifesting into something that allows him to take punches (since that's what he's good at), made absolute sense.
@@blinkachu3394 ik
@@blinkachu3394 no one said it doesn't make sense. The point is. The hero in this film's powers come from the fact he's good at being punched. The one thing you don't want to happen to you as a fighter in a fighting game. It makes sense. It's just not very good.
that armor looked kinda cool tho
Bro was so weak, he couldn't even beat humans in the MMA when he had no powers
Phobias are fascinating, Aaron is basically cheering someone’s body get sliced head to toe by a rotating blade but a tiny needle is too much xD
Pretty sure its a phobia. He cant help it.
I'm the same. It's a bit dark, but I've tried killing myself several times before I got help. The concept of death doesn't really affect me anymore. But I am however TERRIFIED of needles. Like someone can pull a knife on me and I probably won't react much, but I completely freeze up and freak out when I have to get blood work done or when I've gotten vaccine shots
@@kumorizora2507 Oh I know it’s a phobia that’s what I meant by fascinating, they are supposed to be irrational fears
Needles make people flinch and wince because it happens often to people. Slicing in half with a giant saw is rarely a pain one will experience
@@chrislee3601 very true, phobias can stem from personal experience or societal ones, that’s a very plausible reason to explain some phobias that are very specific, like needles. :)
This whole video is almost as long as the actual movie and I am here for it
lewis tan said that they filmed so much that it didnt make the cut which means the film couldve been longer if WB didnt interfere
@@doomslayer169 wb loves to interface
Lmao that's what i said and i thought for a moment it was a livestream
take out the credits and i think it actually is.
I am not a fan of Mortal Kombat, but Scorpion's "Get Over Here!" gives me goosebumps
This movie was a glorified fan service fuck fest with cg blood and I enjoyed almost every second.
fan service? i am a fan and it sucks nothign was according to lore.....what fan service?
More like fan-disservice. Was a huge slap to everything that came before it.
I guess its fans service for normal fans but an insult to rabid fanboys lol
@@Squeekysquid Every comment that starts with "So what you're saying is-" is always misinterpreting what someone is saying.
@@Squeekysquid Are you a long time fan that is emotionally hurt by the movie? Or do you like MK enough to the point that you understood the references? Choose your pick- Fanboy or Fan. I'm pretty sure you could of figured it out with little thought.
The Sub-zero guy is Joe Taslim is an amazing martial artist. The raid,The night comes for us, warrior and so on. To cut his scenes like that is a disgrace.
Factssss💯 He’s fye in warrior
they told the actor to Slow down for the others to fight, and it's a Job, he doesn't have to give his all like in the raid
That pissed me off quite a bit that they did that. He's such a damn good martial artist too. I hope to hell they don't do that for the next film.
@@lucasyoshikawa5933 big real. they're just slow
His scenes were cut?
i like how Cole’s “special ability” is armor that makes him stronger by taking hits considering that his coach at the start of the movie said something around Cole being a human punching bag
@2BuckGeo part 2 isn't out yet. Matter of fact it doesn't even exist yet
@2BuckGeo thank God he dies. Word character with the worst arcana.
Cole was utterly pointless 🤦♂️
@@caiodeluccas nah that's a lie that's nitara or mileena dummy plus Lewis did his best
Literal plot armor!
I think this was more of a "you know the characters, you know of the lore, we are all fans, lets move it along." Kind of movie.
I definitely think Kano saved this movie cause he was the best!
And I definitely believe that we'll see all these dead characters come back in the next one cause no one ever really stays dead in MK..
Except they change the lore and characters to make a self insert character the main protagonist and push all the interesting characters to the side.
This is an insult to the intelligence of MK fans
Kano was great but it almost felt as if after he switched sides he lost about 80% of his personality compared to prior.
But they had no tournament!
@@BaithNa Decades of new and often times ridiculous characters in the MK series and Cole is the 'insult' to the series?
@@BaithNa Over half of the MK games are already insults to MK fans, a decent and also unique character is not bad at all
This was my first Mortal Kombat movie, and for someone who has played a couple of them but isnt really on the up and up in the lore department, I really enjoyed this movie.
It didn't take itself too seriously, was filled with cool fight scenes and for trying to get Mortal Kombat and the characters abilities to make sense, the story was surprisingly fine.
At the very least, considering video game movies, this was better than expected.
I enjoy it too. Despite not having the tournament in this and saving it for the sequel is my only complaint
Kano was always my favorite character in the first Mortal Kombat game. Metal plate on his face, a glowing red eye and literally ripping hearts out. Not to mention the name "Kano" just sounds so badass.
My favorite character in the games is Kabal so I am so glad that he was done well in this. I didn’t expect to even see him so the fact that they got him right was so satisfying.
They couldve had him & mileena go on a killing spree on earth or attacking the monks in the temple.. mileena shouldve survived.. they couldve did way more with her character dialogue with Katana in the actual Tournament sequel film. Goro they couldve saved for the tournament considering he was the reigning champion of.
I was so excited to see Kabal in this movie!
@@markd5727 nah, to predictable, and also a pile o piss
@@bigfrankfraser1391
What Goro?... they couldve just left Goro out of it then. We didnt even hear him talk. Lol
@3TREY87
It was stupid.. if Shang Tsung can just grab people randomly & take their souls he could just do that to anyone. Kang Lou wasnt even hurt let alone near dying.
“Wait hang on, what about me Gandalf? What does my fortune cookie say?”
Kano has saved this movie 😂😂😂😂😭
And then they killed him off :/
@@otda3675 Entertaining, yes, a good movie? Not a chance, the writing was awful. But those action senes though - amazing.
I get what you're saying, but this movie didn't really NEED any saving lol
@@benjaminfaulknor9588 For now
@@jordangibbish7701 I was just thinking that as soon as I posted the comment 🤣 they’ll bring him back the music will help us feel how the moment wants us to feel and it’ll be glorious
And now I want to see them all do a Let’s play/Reaction series of MK 9, X and 11 Story Modes.
That would be awesome
8:11 the way Eric just scoots out of frame then comes back with that big ass board to show it off had me laughing so hard hahaha. He is such a nerd and I love it!
When Jax couldn't lift the stone off Sonya , I teared up , his tiny arms were breaking and all 😢
To me, the movie was made like "We know what we are, we know what you are here for" like we got the cheesy lines, the glorious fatalities, and from Kano the fantastic humor. I never took this movie seriously because it is what it is, and I was actually loving the movie knowing that the creators just had fun with it and didn't take themselves too seriously and added the right amount of ridiculous like 90's cheese to it.
Facts, I don’t get how people are like the story is bad ermm it MK not shawshank redemption bruh
Meh i had low expectations for story/writing but wanted to just see some good action/fight scenes but i didnt even get that.
@2BuckGeo Triggered?
@@augustmd9382 there literally were good fights, the fuck you want
@@Dr.HooWho nah it was just constant cutting and shaky cam
I think my only nitpick is that there are too many cuts, I wish in the sequel they do less cuts and more on screen fighting and maybe consult to Ed Boon next time for the story.
Same a lil to many cuts but I think it was needed because from the ned6 it looks like there working on another
For real tho, Bi-Han (sub zero) actor actually a martial artist. It feels like they butchering his talent.
not true tho ... at ~012930, of the movie, you get a rendition of it.
@@JaayCeez yeah like 2 more movies max
Yeah that's literally the only disappointing part for me. It's 2021, we've had so many movies and TV shows now with fight scenes that are shown very cleanly and clearly, it sucks this one relied on a lot of quick cuts. I assume it's partly because this was a first time director, and then partly because only 3 of the actors or so have martial arts backgrounds, but still... like you, I really hope the sequel can showcase the actual choreography.
I'll give my Golden Chainsaw award to the Frisbee Hat Kill.
Dull Machete goes to the civilian who died to sub zero in the beginning
no dull machete goes to hanzos family
they even got killed off screen now
@@theundertaker9298 They looked cool af frozen tho. Dull machete goes to Kano in my opinion.
Pros:
- Scorpion scenes.
- Sub-Zero scenes.
- Kabal scenes.
- Kano's Whole Character.
- Sonya's Whole Character.
- Liu Kang and Kung Lao relationship.
- Goro CGI.
- Armageddon reference.
Cons:
- Nitara's mistreatment.
- Goro's BIG mistreatment.
- Reiko's BIG mistreatment.
- Cole Young's personality and power.
- Reptile's semblance and death.
- Shang Tsung doing almost nothing.
I am okay with Kung Lao death (he was too OP), the movie is good but it really feels like there are a lot that was cut out.
So everyone is mistreated because they die? Ok
I'll watch it again but I thought that was A reptile, not The Reptile from the Games
@@birons3708 No, Goro is basically "THE CHAMPION" of the tournament and a thinking being, in this movie they destroy all of that. Reiko is powerful and smart general, in this movie seems like a generic goon who doesn't say a single word.
@@andrewevers2420 Shang Tsung called it Syzoth, and that's the official name of Reptile.
@@TheGodGemini in that case that's ruuude
Easily the most accurate Australian dialogue in any mainstream film.
I laughed so hard when Kano called Raiden “Gandalf” 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
Kano was the WB meta character in the movie
What about me Gandalf where's my forchen cookie at i spelled it rong but you get the idea
This movie can be summarized in 5 words:
Joe Taslim as Sub Zero.
when do we get Kuai Liang
More like Josh Lawson as kano
@@steelslither that’s 4
OP was also 4 words
@@steelslither your the spoon in the knife drawer...
There were so many easter eggs in this movie. My favorite was when Sub Zero freezes Jax's gun. On the glass behind there's writing that says "down forward + LP", which is the input command for Sub Zero's ice blast in the games. I never noticed it in the trailer, but in the movie you can see it much better lol
Sonya's arcana isnt 'guns' it's energy rings. Her classic projectile move from MK1
i think what makes sub zero and scorpion’s arcs interesting in the games is that neither of them are truly evil, they were mostly victims of circumstance and manipulation by quan chi, and i was rlly hoping quan chi would be in the movie for that exact reason
Honestly I agree there was hoping they would put that story in this movie. Sadly no. Maybe in the sequel
Shang Tsung: “I told you. I’m good with calculation.”
ha ha ha how he ha
and I thought my jokes were bad now
I know the squealers when I see them aaaanddd.. *points*
Oh wow I totally forgot the guy who played Shang Tsung was Lau in the Dark Knight
All I wanted was a good amount of blood and I was satisfied.
There's more blood in Scorpions revenge and the choreography is better in the 1995 MK.
This movie was a huge disappointment to MK fans
@@BaithNa wth you smokin.. I think you had Oscar level expectations for this movie so be disappointed.. and don’t talk for MK fans.. as a MK fan myself I loved this movie..
@@BaithNa wtf?! Hell naaa
Yeah same I came into this with simple expectations I just wanted to see some fun well shot fights, some good visual effects, awesome bloody, gory fatalities and I got that. Yes this was not a very good movie, the pacing, the characterization, plot and hand and hand fighting needs work, but they do have more movies planed and if I'm under the impression that these are gonna get better as they go along id say this movie was a good starting point for whatever they have planned.
@@francobanko6722 Well the hand to hand combat is seperate from the fight choreography, which I thought looked stellar and yes there should be less cutting and editing done to the fights in future sequels. When I say the hand to hand needs work I mean that you need to feel the kicks and punches. In other films and shows like Cobra Kai and Raid you get how much the hits hurt, in this you don't, they shake it off like it's nothing.
I used to hate when people would just leg sweep you at the arcade
Nice that the director brought back some childhood memories.
Same. That was a great reference to that.
I was one of those people in the 90s lol I killed that move until I couldn’t anymore. I grew and moved on from the move though lol
Kano and Kung lao carried this movie so hard. Kano hit a fatality on everyone at that dinner table
Yet they killed them both off!
Don't forget Kabal! I loved every single second of him but he is dead too :(
@@e.k.4629 i can respect that. They did nail his look
"Kano Wins" was my favorite line. He delivers it so well!! 🤣🤣🤣
That leg sweep scene is basically from the games. There are actually so many scenes and lines from the games....and I'm happy about that.
Joe Taslim who played sub zero is one of the well known actors for martial arts films. He was in the raid, and also a really good netflix film called the night comes for us which you lot have got to react to.
"Raiden, do something!"
I was legit saying that so many times...
Hearing Calvin shout "and so it begins" was hilarious and oddly therapeutic. I don't even know why I'm commenting about it, but it was just pure auditory pleasure😂.
“ I go for milk 🥛 for 5 minutes & this happens” lmao flawless victory
I will watch every single thing that has Hiroyuki Sanada in it. This did not disappoint
Bi-Han and Kano were by far the best things about this movie. This movie is quite flawed, but a big part of those flaws was the budget restraint. You can tell they were really trying to work around it and it caused the filmmakers to cut some corners. It was still an enjoyable movie and most importantly it made me excited for another movie. Hopefully, we will get a sequel with a bigger budget.
Filmed in my home town of Adelaide, South Australia. REPRESENT!!!
Yes mate!
They really should have just made this into a series for better character development.
That would make it even worse than it already is.
In spite of him going to the bad side, I was still sad to see Kano die
Me too i wanted him to side with raiden
I think its how he get the metal plate on his eye
Totally agree with Eric, the quick cutting during fights was super sad to see. The beginning and ending of the movie was awesome, but the whole middle bit dragged on and could have been done in some way that was more entertaining.
The cast was solid, it's not like they can't pull the fight scenes themselves.
Shame the actors didn't get to show off their abilities...
@@Sunkcostfallecy They were more interested in shooting a SyFy movie than a Mortal Kombat one. Can't believe I fell for the directors media push and that amazing trailer. Also the soundtrack was the biggest letdown.
@@fredwin
Yeah!
I was hoping for some good soundtracks. Or at least remastered Reptile theme.
Welp, hope the next game does things better...
Anyone else think that the blind wave crew would absolutely love watching "Community" by Dan Harmon?
It is even funnier and more smartly written than even the good Brooklyn 99, so yes they surely would like it and hopefully react to it someday.
Yes, yes I do.
im pretty sure most of them have seen it, i cant rememeber exactly who but i remember in some reaction video of theirs they made a reference to community
Easy, I agree but they need to watch invincible first lol
@@greyygoblinn5639 omg yes! I wish they'd react to invincible already
This was a nice introduction to the next generation of MK, only problem was raiden not doin nothin till the end🤣🤣
I mean it's Raiden. I'm pretty sure he could've ended a lot of fights from the beginning. There wouldn't be a movie if he did.😂
@@kalebdickerson268 fits better than the original white guy raiden with a lisp lol
@@FrozenShogun850 true
@@FrozenShogun850 lmfao hey atleast he had confidence in his team, this raiden was like yall trash
@@THEMVPS3179 well when he first met them they kinda were
Cole Young's character is the ultimate wish-fulfillment fantasy. He looks into a mirror and sees Hiroyuki Sanada.
He is my least favorite character in this movie
The dude in the hat omfg when he screams randomly these quotes they are on point. Had me dying at
*Louuu* !! 🤣🤣🤣
You guys should watch the Warrior tv series, the guy who plays Subzero in this has a big role in that. The story is pretty good and the fights are awesome.
They're introducing us a fresh start of the story line I mean they're making 4 more movies of this, so its building up the characters and story in my opinion. I enjoyed it
Where did you hear about 4 more movies already having been green-lit?
@@lemjustlem joe taslim said he’s signed on for 4 more mk movies if this one does well
@@lemjustlem I mean the ending sets up a sequel since Sub-Zero will be Noob Saibot pretty sure and his brother (if they go that route) will be new Sub-Zero. They also gave out hints/cameo in the movie of other characters. The rotten tomatoes are mixed, but this is the MK we needed tbh and IF this "test run" of the movie succeeds then yeah there will be 4 more movies which I don't mind since it'll be on HBO Max. The director said he's planning sequels so.
@@kasteo332 That too ^
@2BuckGeo probably social distancing or for Eric and Aaron not be too on the side of the tv to see the movie better?? Idk? Lol
Definitely put HBOMax's Warrior on the watch list if you're interested in more martial arts this one based on the writings of Bruce Lee, with Sub-Zero's actor playing a prominent role in it 😁
Eric: Aaron and Rick know the lore better
Aaron and Rick proceeds to not know Kenshi’s name.
Knowing a very small handful of things is still better than knowing barely anything at all
@@wag-wankenobi1626 Oh yea. Im not judging them for not knowing Kenshi. Rick even accidentally explains why later. He said the last one he played was MK9. Kenshi wasn’t a big character till MKX. He was a popular DLC for MK9, so they added him as a main character in MKX, but outside of that, he was never really that popular.
The reason I love the RYKU AND JAX fights even though it was quick was that map is so iconic imagine how many warriors are down there hopefully we get more maps in the next one
As soon as he attaches that rope I was like “ooooo scorpion.... if he doesn’t say “get over here” I’m out”
Kano stole the show. With Kabal coming in a close second. Their dialog and acting were the best in this movie.
Kabal, Sub-Zero, & Mileena fighting cops in a on earth scene early on wouldve been sick..
Thank you so much! You’re the first ones to address how the editing robs these martial artists of all the hard work they put into these fight scenes. Martial arts is just that, it’s an art-form! These guys are the best at what they do, so why the hell would you jump cut the story they are telling all to shit. It just makes no sense. I feel like they had a movie that could’ve been a 8-9 out of ten, and the studio just wouldn’t stop interfering. From everything I’ve read that’s what I gather happened, and then they edited everything down to rush through the plot, and fight scenes. They took a step forward in some areas and then two steps backwards. I want more, but I want them to write a coherent script where the characters are fleshed out, and they don’t jump cut all the epic fights. Pace them, and tell a story. A death means nothing when it happens in two seconds to a character you gave no screen time to. I love the Sub Zero/Scorpion stuff, and Kano was good in this. It’s just frustrating, Bc it could’ve been so much better! Cutting those fight scenes down really was a big mistake. It’s almost unforgivable when you have a few great martial artists like this. Just give me fight scenes like The Raid. These guys gave the performances, but they dumbed down everything they did. That’s just a massive misstep.
the guy who plays sub-zero is in a tv show called warrior...the just got the green light for season 3...its martial arts based on bruce lee writings...you should check it out
I loved the movie. Can't wait for the sequel
I absolutely loved this movie, it had nearly everything I wanted. Solid 9/10 for me. It wasn’t perfect, but it was certainly amazing
I absolutely Agree I feel it was a great improvement to show some of the work used from the 90s iteration film
@@jersey.eagle.4587 Hopefully, they'll have the actual 95 theme song in the sequel. Glad they had that Johnny Cage easter egg with the poster at the end
@@jordangibbish7701 who knows I HOPE THEY CAST THE MIZ AS JOHNNY HE'S PERFECT
It wasn't perfect, far from it, but goddamn it was a fun movie. Fuckin Kano was perfection.
@@rijlqanturis625 Glad Someone agrees Critics are just so negative and not open minded
“Weird they gave us a close up shot of that gnome.”
Even I didn’t think it was that weird, but sure enough, that shot paid off later, so cool Eric happened to think it was an odd shot.
Don’t know how much I love this channel
I think it’s better than the first one for having a cohesive story (although there was no tournament yet) and Sonya’s fighting skills.
I assume the collection of more champions will be for the actual tournament.
Mortal Kombat was the first on the Play Station 1 game, I played when I was still in high school at a friends house who introduce me to Gaming & Movies of Adaptations....from Manga, Comics, Games & Books...Love them...
I love how Erin’s arm always looked huge when it was in Calvin’s camera area
Cole having a issue between becoming hellbent like scorpion and trying to remain good would be a nice twist for the sequel.
scorpion used his hell bent powers for revenge that was shown as a good thing how would there be a struggle
Wow I did not catch this at all. I just saw Cole trying to fight Subzero in one moment and Cole punching ice in another
I rather him not be the main character moving forward
@@jLachelle3 I rather have him killed like Johnny Cage in MK Annihilation.
*Immediately*
@@jLachelle3
likewise... i think a lot of focus will be on Johnny Cage during the actual tournament sequel film.
Next Movie reaction Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge
I just watch that last night with my roommate after watching this movie
I love it
_"For the Lin Kuei."_
_"For the Shinrai Ryu."_
_"To the death."_
Kabal was so freaking good in this movie, Idk why, he was just so cool, also, his voice, amazing Karacter, gonna play him just because of this movie!
And his first fight with Liu is about how it really went in-game rather than in-lore. Kabal in-game was broken af
Kano & Scorpion are the MVPs of this. I also really like this version of Mileena & Kabal
Absolutely love all your content boys
Movie was worth it for the fights and Kung Lao with his fatality.
A real waste to get such a talented martial artist and kill them off. Hoping he returns in some form. The movie is an alright start - just hope we get more.
I have a feeling kung lao will come back as shang tsungs servent because he has the ability to make undead servents of the people he steals the souls of
@@garrickkthegreat5762 revenant Kung Lao would be a beast.
@@garrickkthegreat5762 That's the best we can hope for I think.
I just saw that Shang Tsung was played by the "Calculations" guy Lao from The Dark Knight. He was awfully like Brian Thompson's Shao Khan here. Really missed that presence that Cary Takigawa had in the first movie.
i used to play mortal kombat with my dad a lot as a kid, i watched it with him yesterday since it was his birthday and he fanboyed so many times because of the references 😂 he kept randomly saying "get over here!" afterwards lmao
I saw this in IMAX. and then went home and watched it again on HBO max. way more fun in IMAX.
Yea same , I was like “😀” to “🙂”
I dunno, IMAX was a little overpowering for me
@@HaydrogenBomb sux for you
@@SB992REBORN Yeah, I guess. Still enjoyed it, just a little . . . overwhelming.
27:00 true fans reaction . Literal goosebumps everytime I rewatch this scene
The Eddie Tobias reference was such a cool noob saibot Easter egg. Now it’s a matter of time of Bi han to return in black goop and a sickle
It was a reference to the two creators not noob saibot
@@tanakinskywalker7089 noob saibot is also a reference to the creators noob is an anagram of boon( eddie boon) and saibot is an anagram of tobias
So they both references the same thing
And the final bi-han scene with the ash was a clearly foreshadow to noob saibot
Only,real diehard MK fans new that Easter egg reference.The average movie goer wouldn’t know who those people are.
Love Kabal “Yea that screech was a real turn on”
And you changed the "Get over here!" ! AHH I love you guys! ^^
Speaking as someone who is not familiar with the game or the previous movies I feel like I enjoyed this movie way more than you guys did. Maybe because I didn't have any previous iterations to compare it to.
I’m 100% in the same boat.
Dude I own nearly every single game and both of the original movies and still loved this new film. It is all about allowing yourself to have fun with something instead of getting hung up on small details.
Fighting styles and weapons were introduced in Deadly Alliance. Sub Zero had an ice sword, Scorpion had a katana, Kano had butterfly knives.
weapons were actually introduced in mk4. i remember sub zero had a spiked hammer or mallet.
I think them not going the tournament route is so they can introduce more characters in the second movie, like Johnny cage, night wolf, the second sub zero, Noob Saibot, etc when they’re actually at the tournament. For a video game turning into a movie it’s def one of the best. Hope they fix up the editing and cutting for the second movie!
I did enjoy seeing the big fight of Kung Lao against Nitara like MKX style. Of course, one with Liu Kang vs. Kabal was great of his fiery dragon moves! As always Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero has been legendary for their rivals!