Mortal Kombat (1995) - Movie REACTION!!
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Eric Rick Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss Mortal Kombat - a 1995 Paul W. S. Anderson movie based on the hit video game Mortal Kombat
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation it isa going to be an interesting reaction i cannot wait
Any plans to react JoJo or Fate Heaven's Feels trilogy movie?
why not the animated movie scorpions revenge?! its waaaay better than this ...ive recommended it in comments so many times ....maybe you ve seen it idk
@@FGOboi i hope a jojo reaction soon it is an amazing show
You guys should watch Kung Fu Hustle if you want a live anime-ish/cartoony movie. The director Stephen Chow doesn't get enough credit for helping expand the Chinese film making experience for western audiences
Fun fact: they only hired Christopher Lambert to do a few talking scenes, no fighting, but he was so nice he wanted to hang around for the whole duration of the filming and help out and do extra stuff.
Who is this Lambert guy?
@@bigppenergy3082 played Raiden
@@galonski64 Ohh.... that's dope.
@@bigppenergy3082 he became popular for the Highlander movie.
@@bigppenergy3082 only the best Tarzan EVER. In "Greystoke:The Legend of Tarzan"
The actor that plays Shang Tsun is such a badass OG. And he's good in other films as well. He has one of the best scowls of any villain. I think it's universally agreed upon that he is one of the best parts of this movie.
Oh yeah. And it's beyond awesome that he was in MK 11.
I think his name is Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
@@Nergalsama01 They also brought him in to play Shang Tsung for Mortal Kombat Legacy Season 2.
@@Nergalsama01 He was fucking amazing in MK11 🙌🖤
His villain performance in Showdown in Littld Tokyo is an all-timer bar none
Aaron: Why'd he do that?! There's no one chas--
Eric: Aaron shut the f**k up!!!
Rule #1: DON'T QUESTION 90s MOVIES!!!
Reminds me of The Big Lebowski.
Especially not 90's video game movies
Aaron tends to talk too much
Facts
lmao i loved that, i was thinking the same thing
I am like Eric. I saw this as a kid front row because it was so packed, with my brothers at a $1 theatre. The whole theatre was infinity war level hyped. It was amazing.
Sorry you were destined to the front row. Forever shall be banished
Every boy born in the mid-80s can vouch.
yes yes
Damn man, sometimes I think I was born too late. That must've been awesome.
i love the "reptile" when he transforms. right out of the game, so satisfying.
"Those were $500 sunglasses, asshole" Best line in the whole movie
I still like "let's dance" better. But those are really dang good too!
He was Highlander! I will always like him.
This is where you fall down...
They were a million percent right this movie got so much right. Street Fighter the movie got everything wrong. Although the casting in Street Fighter was perfect. Even the fight between Guile and Bison should have been better choreographed. The script really sucked and was more of a spoof on Street Fighter than the actual Street Fighter.
@Vince Commando the casting of street fighter was not perfect. Raul was great as Bison. Everyone else could have been casted better and Van Damne alone makes it not perfect casting. He makes no sense as Guile. And they got a Ken that can't fight among other things.
As much as love the casting of Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Raiden, and Kitana; the absolute best in this movie is as Shang Tsung!!!
He is one of the most charismatic villains in all of 90’s cinema.
You said Liu Kang twice.
I saw him as the GREAT Ka-Bai-Psang, reg descendant of the EVIL Ka-Bai-Psang, first leader of the Psain brotherhood
Well thats why he's shang tsung in the games
Actress and former adult performer Traci Lords has a song in this movie called Control.
His portrayal actually inspired the games. Kano became Australian from then on, and Shang Tsung started saying "Your soul is mine"
3:16 Can we talk about how perfect that scream was???
Guess not
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!
Spielberg was suppose to be that cameo, as a huge Mortal Kombat fan, but ended up being busy, so they did just a reference to him
“Okay....now who feathered her hair”? One of the hardest laughs I’ve ever had watching a reaction. Thank you so much Eric.
I remember watching this in the theater with my dad and when Reptile was thrown into that statue and sound effects and music started to kick in and the announcer said, “Reptile!” I remember one dude shouted, “fuck yeah!” And the rest of the audience just had a ball. This first time experience was so much fun
I watched it million times. Always fun
Robin Shou, the perfect cast for Liu Kang
Agreed. Just look at that hair 😍
Eric: "I don't have four arms, but I can do karate!"
Aaron: "I have forearms."
Underrated joke.
Linden Ahsbey is one the biggest underrated actors of our time.
He killed it as Johnny Cage and stiles dad in teen wolf.
What's even funnier is that he would have probably been perfect for the Street Fighter movie too.
@@TheGodfather-bm3ow I remember watching Teen Wolf for the first time and legit did a spit take like "JOHNNY CAGE!?!?!?!"
@@TheGodfather-bm3ow oh my god.....I just realized that he was stiles dad.....Oh my god
@@anopenbook8883 he was the reason I started watching teen wolf
The "dance moves" during the opening song were hilarious
The editing was fantastic. Had me in stitches. I must confess that I played it back several times.
MORTAL KOMBAT! Dance Party!
I honestly liked this Raiden. His wierd laugh gave his some character.
Yeah he is charming and charismatic lol which is the opposite of his character in the games but still amazing.
I Have always loved it because it's a God laughing at mortal problems I love when he laughs and then apologise because hes like oh shit I forgot you guys have feelings
Well he is a God... Its really fit
@Chris Burr at that time no one knew how was raidens personality.. There weren't such things like history cinemátics in the game where you can tell his mood or the way he talk..
@@santiagomunez3633 Raiden sort of had a personality.
He said "INEEDMYMONEYYYYYYYY" and "GETBACKINTHECAAAAAAAAAR"
This movie was legendary in it's time. The music, the corny fights, the special effects, all of it.
I love when the brother's ghost emerges to talk to Liu Kang, all the other ghosts are floating behind them going WHEEE!
Eric has watched 3 seasons of Cobra Kai. He knows enough karate.
Truer words have never been spoken
25:43 “why was there another door, inside the door that they walked in?”
“Aaron, shut the fuck up!”
Eric steady telling aaron in this video lmao
WHAT IS THAT
SHUT UP!!!!!!
Sometimes you just gotta put the autism in its place
I love how they knew the mk theme that they made was soo good that it's literally the first thing they show to the audience
That Reptile fight theme music had me and my friends dancing in the theater when we were kids! 😂
Same whenever I watch it on DVD also fun fact the music/theme for the Reptile scene is called Control by Traci Lord was also an actress but turn to music.
@@lucienhalf7105 The music is produced by Juno Reactor who collaborated with Don Davis on _The Matrix_ Sequels.
Actually they set the final battle up to have 3 separate parts or rounds.
1. The opening until Liu got the punch to the jaw on the lower level where he got the win
2. After Shang says "Your Mine" and he slammed Liu's face into the ground where he got the win
3. The 3rd round starts where Liu states he is the chosen one. If you watch he never takes a hit in that round so it was a flawless victory.
Other underrated thing in this movie, is the work of Kano's actor. He really set the standard for the character!
Wish he could have more time
Fits perfectly Kano's style - just a ruthless, brute and ignorante mercenary
Linden Ashby, who played Johnny Cage, is an experienced martial artist and did a lot of his fights. I believe him and/or Robin Shou got injured during some stunts which can explain why in a few spots they used a stunt.
This is an amazing movie, I highlight the performances of Robin Shou as Liu Kang, Linden Ahsbey as Johnny Cage, Christopher Lambert as Raiden and of course Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung.
Yeah, Cary was great. Intense af in every scene. If you needed someone to play a vaguely Asian antagonist in your movie or tv show in the 80s and 90s, he was your guy.
I saw this movie in theaters. I showed this to my daughter 2 yrs ago. She thought she was going to hate it, but loved so much. We can wait for the new one.
Do you show her the sequel too?
My man you are the G.O.A.T.
Best fight...Scorpion vs Johnny Cage...all works so perfectly ! The choregraphy, soundtrack and area they fight ( maybe it's netherrealm)...Just amazing !! And of course he says GET OVER HERE !!!
And they finished it off with a Friendship! So glad they referenced that.
No wonder it was added to the movie during reshoots. Could you imagine Mortal Kombat without a Scorpion fight?
Name of the Song PLAYING DURING THE SCORPION AND CAGE BATTLE
"Zero Signal" By FEAR FACTORY
I love the heavy metal guitar during the fight it fits the fight perfectly
@@tonyyul703 dude I didn't know that but hey I still like the band.
I’ve seen this movie at least 15 times. I used to also record the entire movie with my flip video camera in 480p. Epic childhood
Eric. You made this video. You've seen this movie a hundred times and you are STILL immersed as if its the first lol.
Cheers.
Eric’s Tommy Wiseau comment gave Aaron flashbacks lol
Aaron: "Oh god is another sex scene coming?"
Who the fuck is Tommy Wiseau?
@@multiverse_media2023 He’s responsible for The Room. Pretty much just a movie that is considered one of the worst movies ever made, they have a reaction to it on their channel.
@@multiverse_media2023 You must watch The Room and then watch The Disaster Artist.
@@alucard624
I’d rather bleach my hair.
I hear people complain sometimes about the Reptile fight asking why Johnny didn’t help. To them I ask a simple question: Who do you think was playing that sick beat during the fight?
Johnny Cage vs Scorpion fight was awesome. The fight, music, setting, and Scorpion voice saying Get Over Here and Get Down Here
Johnny also did the Shadow Kick. Seen so few people recognize it. He even leaves afterimages.
Haha Eric’s “shut the f**k up Aaron”, is just as good as the Big Lebowski’s, Walter saying “shut the f**k up Donny!” 🤣🤣
"When I was a kid, those things looked SO REAL!"
"Now? They look REAL bad!" LMAO
Impossible to NOT love the techno funk Theme song!
Liu Kang saying, _"Le's go home."_ always has an accomplished feel good vibe for me. Such a fantastic movie!
So many quotable lines in this movie:
"Use the element which brings life."
"Sub-Zero and Scorpion, the deadliest of enemies.. but slaves, under my control."
"Save your pity for the WEAK!" "It has BEGUN!" and so many fucking more lmao.
Man, I saw this back when it came out with friends. Theater was Packed, everyone was clapping and yelling. The scene that had the most Pop was when Liu Kang fought Reptile. When he turned into the Ninja and it said Reptile, everyone stood up and yelled. Then Liu Kang did the Bicyle Kick and everyone went nuts!!! The Music was so Good! Ah, Those were the Days!!!
19:48 "Get over here! Give me an authograph, please?" Poor Scorpion.
I’ve probably watched/ listened to this reaction 50 or so times. I love this film and it’s awesome to share the experience with awesome dudes like you guys. Thanks for everything you do
Yes, Aaron. That is Mortal Kombat's version of Hell. The real question is... how the shit did Cage get out of there?
He walked out?
Hes Johnny Cage... nuff said
Apparently the entire hell fight scene was added to the film late into development. So they didn't think that through.
Raiden helped
@@coranbaker6401 yeah moron. Like in the game how fighters get out from scorpion hell?you are not so smart
I love how hyped Eric was throughout the reaction. Reminded me of how I felt the first time I watched this movie when it came out back in 1995 in theaters.
Man, if the studio hadn't forced them to leave all the gory goodness out of the movie, this could've been the perfect cinematic Mortal Kombat experience.
Goro really needed to do a fatality on the Johnny Cage fan guy. But they would have probably fatalitied Sub-Zero in an even more gruesome way and that's not gamer at all.
Its the best mk movie ever. Others 2 is crap
In the original Mortal Kombat game Johnny Cage was modeled after Jean Claude Van Damme from Bloodsport. Raiden was based off of the lightning character in Big Trouble in Little China. So was Shang Tsung whos based on the villain Lo Pan from Big Trouble in Little China. And Liu Kang was modeled after Bruce Lee.
So that's why Johnny Cage's move is the split and punch to the balls. Van damme did that move in Bloodsport.
I also feel as though Kano and Sonya are modeled after the Terminator and Sarah Conner respectively (except now it's the cyborg who's being hunted.)
36:00 that theme song was made before this movie. For video game soundtrack
How did I know I was going to hear "no one makes me bleed my own blood" as Shang wiped his lip. TELL ME HOW I KNEW?? 😆😆 So good.
Robin Shou is amazing, he's in a movie with Donnie Yen called Tiger Cage 2 and they both had 1 of the best fight scenes of the 90s.
I had a big smiles the whole time and got chills everytime the song started. I can't wait for the new movie.
Eric’s enthusiasm is ridiculous. I wish I could watch movies with this group. Love their comments and reactions.
The soundtrack for this movie was literally the first CD I bought as a kid
My favourite part of this movie is the reptile fight, since he was a hidden character you had to do a bunch of random stuff to fight, so they had Liu Kang do some random stuff then fight him, its probably the most game accurate part of the movie lmao
You know the excited sound that Goku makes in DBZA? That just came out of my mouth haha
Same when I had got the notification
Best line: “this is where you fall down” 25:15
"do you think they got someone that looks like Steven Spielberg?" Actually he was suppose to play a comical version of himself in that shot, but they could not get scedules to line up to make it happen, so they used someone that looked a little like him and the costume SS was going to wear in the movie.
I absolutely love how genuinely happy rick is while watching this
The Jay and Silent Bob bit on the Cage vs Scorpion fight. 😂
I laughed way too hard at the MP and the Holy Grail monks reference. Well done 👏🏻👏🏻
Aaron: "Why is there- "
Eric: "Dude, shut the fuck up!"
The entire reaction in a nutshell xD
Their entire channel in a nutshell.
I love that the modern Mortal Kombat games use the actor for Shang Tsung from this movie as the character now. He is both the model and the voice for current Shang Tsung and he still nails it.
17:36 My man asked "Is that a body?" in a room of bodies and the Jay reference. I can't even LMAO
Speaking of Paul WS Anderson, the guy who played Johnny Cage, Linden Ashby here was in Resident Evil Extinction. And I just found out that Linden does the vocal performance for Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat XI. Great to see both he and Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa reprised their roles as Johnny Cage and Shang Tsung, respectively.
Bridgette Wilson's martial arts moves looked more convincing in the brawl with the masked thugs than the fight with Kano.
Liu Kang says "Flawless Victory" in the final fight because the fight actually consisted of 3 rounds, Lou Kang won the 1st after making Shang Tsung bleed, Shang Tsung won the 2nd after knocking Liu Kang down and Liu wins the 3rd without getting hit throwing Shang Tsung through the stage
If there was a disembodied voice starting each round, it would have been perfect.
I like how everyone is going back to this movie cuz of the 2021 movie
True. There's a bunch of reaction videos popping up now on YT because of the new movie.
I never left it. I still watch this movie religiously 😂😂
I love the first 2 the new 1 wasn't that good bruh.
@@reggiewolfpac7711 Felt like an exploitation of the sacred tournament that was once known as Mortal Kombat! dun dun dun du de dun dun... *excited arm flailing*
@@skillfulgoose101 Yeah & I can't believe they gonna do 4 more movies.
This is one of my 90's childhood favorites and I for sure played the old video game back then.
That "Halcyon On and On" song must have been huge back then because I swear I also heard it in Hackers (1995).
You have to swear it. It's literally played at the beginning of Hackers
Its also a soundtrack at the end of the movie Mean Girls !! haha
I hate how people say there’s never been a good video game movie, this movies amazing
It's good for what it is but it's not a good MOVIE. We've had some very entertaining video game movies over the years. But, a great movie? As in writing, plot, etc. No.
@@popculturewatch8689 VIDEO GAME movie never said it’s Plot was amazing, or one of the best films ever made, for a VIDEO GAME movie they stuck with the source material they had at the time and put it on screen, they didn’t Super Mario it
@@West_760 uh huh. It's still not a good movie. Fun and enjoyable. Sometimes that's enough.
@@popculturewatch8689 🤣🤦🏻♂️ oh man just go
@@West_760 I'm good. I'm not the one with nostalgia goggles. I'm also not dissing the movie. Just being realistic. But, apparently that's crazy. Have a good one.
Some of the best casting in any movie!!
After watching Dead Meat's video on MK, I just found out that the 2 of the best scenes (Scorpion vs Johnny and Liu vs Reptile) were RESHOOTS that were added because test audiences wanted more action sequences.
Imagine seeing the original cut with those two scenes missing!
We need some classic kung-fu movies or like Rumble in the Bronx or anything of that nature on a poll sometime!! I’ll definitely vote for that!
@@t.d.mcinturff1712 you really just compared MMA fights on RUclips to kung-fu movies......okay my guy lmao
Aaron has some of the wittiest comments while also sounding like every 5-year-old watching a movie... "What's that? Why did he do that? Who's that guy?"
Autism
Love this reaction guys. Never seen Aaron and Eric so damn joyful 😁
When i tell you i was so close to dying of laughter and seeing the golden gates of heaven from @3:24 - @3:28 😂😭😭😭 The dance moves and camera work was great. Love these guys!!!
I worked at a movie theater in high school when this movie came out. I watched these fight scenes from the back of the theater dozens of times. What a fantastic, cheesy movie. 1995-1996 was a great time to work at a movie theater.
This was freaking awesome! This brought back so many memories that I was smiling the whole time! I love this movie!
26:08 i love this song too, the sound effects & shouting noises go with the music! It's so f'n cool! (From a nostalgic pov, as well as the execution of this movie, i have to say i think it's pretty well done on almost all fronts especially for its time, besides story, but even the story is "something" compared to the game & it is just simple enough to get by imo, for a fun action flick)
"AARON, SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
Finally, the audience gets a voice.
I like Aaron, always thought he was a funny guy, but I can’t deny I always think it’s funny when someone tells him to shut up.
he kind of annoys me with his dumb questions he asked during reactions he my least favorite of the group!
He is playing the part of the audience who has never seen this movie.
Eric’s reactions to this movie are amazing
i saw this in the theater in '95. Will never forget it, was a sold out show the entire movie people were cheering, was so awesome. Those were the days.
Their reaction to this movie was pretty much
Aaron: Wait a minute...
Eric: Aaron, SHUT THE F*CK UP!
13:05 immediately i thought of tommy and Eric mentions him lmaooo
I love raiden in this and tommy they are so similar in voice. Eric's tommy voice is hilarious
AYE!!!
Liden Ashby really killed it as Johnny Cage, and the intro never failed to hype us up!
Holy shiitake mushroom is feels like CHRISTMASS THIS MORNING !!!!!!!!!!!😄😄😄😄😄😄 man this upload made my day. Couldn't help but to jam at every music transition scene with Eric and Aaron 😂 man this movie aged SO WELLLLLLL holy he'll!!!
The fact that this movie came out the year I was born has always meant this movie holds a special place in my heart. For my 18th birthday my dad got me an original movie poster that they used to advertise this back before its theater premiere. I still have it and I will treasure it forever. This movie was hella cheesy, yes. But that’s part of what made it so good. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa will always be Shang Tsung for me. Nobody can ever replace him in such an iconic role.
I've never seen a movie more than this one. I legit almost know it word for word. I have it on VHS and on my PlayStation.
18:07
The stuntman's shins were actually f**ked up after that.
My childhood movie. Looove the theme song 🎶🎵 And I had a crush on Johnny Cage 😘
Kitana for me, bebe
Goro for me honey 😂
Sonya Blade for me
It’s *Art Lean* for me
It's cool that the set designers went with the decision to make the movie look like Mortal Kombat 2 as opposed to MK 1. Not exact replicas, but they got the atmosphere right in the "stages" and that's what counts.
By being a lucky one who already saw new "Mortal Kombat" I can guarantee that they will like it
26:07 the Best fight scene of the entire movie
The Mortal Kombat theme should've been the number one hit song played at nightclubs in the 90s.
Okay, watching a movie with you guys is one of my bucket list now!
GOOD LORD THAT INTRO STILL GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS!
28:27 That Monty Python reference was hilarious 😂
I don’t think it matters how good the new one is, I suspect the original will always be the more loved of the two.
you mean of the three?
@@josephmurray8877 no
No it won’t. The new one will have better fight scenes and ACTUAL fatalities because it’s rated R
@@josephmurray8877 We never talk about the second one
@@danielruiz8259 Oh, personally id take Shao Khan over Goro
Im 19 and my dad is 36 and he had this movie on DVD and watching this after playing the game with my dad was the best experience ever
Found myself enjoying the movie in a new light with this reaction 😅😂
Scorpion: "Welcome"
Christopher Lambert so under-rated as an actor. He brought so much to this movie!
3:20 Watching the boys bouncing in their seats to this classic techno banger was the serotonin boost I needed!
Scorpion vs Cage fight is the best one in the movie. Sonya actress later married Pete Sampras, damm haha. Line delivery from Shang Tsung is incredible. I hope at least Robin Shou makes a cameo in the new movie, but I think that won't happen.