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Mortal Kombat – Movie Review
mortal kombat has finally arrived this,film has been in development for a very,long time we had the original mortal,kombat back in what 95.,paul w s anderson then a sequel mortal,kombat annihilation which was,an absolute abomination against humanity,and so funny i love watching that movie,oh my god,as long as i have the power khan you,will never rule this world,as long as the portal remains open your,world becomes,my world but all these years later we,have a new adaptation of the film thats,rated r,and very bloody and very violent this,film tells the story of mma fighter,cole young who seeks out earths,greatest champions in order to stand,against the enemies of outworld,in a high-stakes battle for the universe,when it comes to the mortal kombat games,my friends and i always enjoyed kicking,each others asses in them but i never,really got into the story,i know theres a lot of story to mortal,kombat never really interested me,i liked ripping peoples spines out what,can i say thats about it,so thats really all i wanted from this,movie i wanted really,bloody brutal epic fights that felt,weighty that had impact to them it was,rated r,and thats what was promised me the,first like 10 minutes of the movie i was,like holy [ __ ] this is like way better,than i thought it was going to be,because my friend and i we were just,gonna we actually made popcorn and we,were just going to like watch this,and and kind of laugh and and stuff our,faces,filled with popcorn and candy but the,first 10 minutes of the movie were,surprisingly,great i love hiroyuki sonata i think,hes one of the best actors ever,check out the original japanese ring,last samurai the wolverine,the twilight samurai the guy is amazing,and so to see him in this,video game movie i was like oh man,theyre going for authenticity here,theres some serious [ __ ] seasoned,talent in this movie awesome,and then they pulled the 2014 godzilla,where that movie started out with brian,cranston got us wrapped up into that,character,and then pivoted to a far less,interesting character,in aaron taylor johnsons soldier this,movie does the same thing,by pivoting away from hiroyuki sonatas,hanzo hisashi,and going to someone named cole young,whos an mma fighter an invented,character has nothing to do with mortal,kombat lore,thats fine i dont give a [ __ ] uh do,whatever you want as long as the story,storys good i just,didnt really find this character very,interesting he was a down and out kind,of underdog fighter who wanted to,provide for his family and weve seen,that,21 000 times so i dont know,it was a strange choice to sort of have,him be the protagonist when there is,so many a plethora of other more,interesting mortal kombat characters to,make the protagonist,but beyond that i found the movie mostly,pretty entertaining especially when kano,came on screen josh lawson as kano is a,scene stealer without a doubt,hes so much of a scene stealer its,mind-boggling its like hes in a,different movie the other great addition,to the film is sub-zero,hes exactly what i wanted to see from,sub-zero a badass who shows up,in the real world sometimes kills some,people with ice and,uh does some [ __ ] up [ __ ] i really,liked sub-zero a lot in the film,hes what he needed to be as i said my,expectations for this movie were,give me bloody brutal fights and have,them say some funny mortal kombat,catchphrases and make me laugh,while i choke to death on popcorn and,for the most part,i got that however i do have one major,complaint with the movie and its,unfortunately the way they edited the,fight scenes if youve watched my,channel for a long time you know that,im not really a fan of quick cut,editing i never have been,and i dont really know anyone who is,for whatever reason,they decided to do that quite often,there is a considerable amount of,coverage,to these fight scenes and the they cut,around them a lot,and i dont understand why its just,ugly it doesnt have to be,that way and the other thing is that,while the fights are very bloody at,times,it seems very focused on the fatality,element like were going to kill this,person in a very gruesome way,at the end but before that its very,pg-13,the fights dont feel like they have,weight to them,theres not a lot of impact to the,punches characters get boulders thrown,on them and then the boulders are picked,up and they have like dust on their,shoulders and thats it,theres theres not a lot of blood until,somebody gets sliced in half,by a spinning hat okay thats [ __ ],awesome,but for the most part it doesnt really,feel like people are,being hurt or are in danger like i look,at a movie like the raid for instance,that to me feels more like mortal kombat,characters in that movie,feel like they are being brutalized and,truly viciously savagely hurt,here it feels very pg-13 until theyre,killed and i wish that there was more,impact to the way these fights happened,and they didnt feel so,superhero-y where it feels like everyone,can just kind of get up and walk away,thats not how i envision mortal kombat,and when youre going for a rated r,and you have that opportunity to make,incredibly well choreographed fights,that are also very brutal and you feel,that pain,and they dont do it i would say that,was the movies biggest,actual flaw for me you know i mean the,character stuff,i expected to be cheesy i expect the,world to be silly and over the top i,i wanted all of that and the movie gave,me that,but the best parts of the movie are,easily scorpion and sub-zero,anything involving those two people,[ __ ] great,the whole setup of what they could do in,the future,i dont know i was a little disappointed,also that,the mortal kombat element of the,tournament,felt like it was just this thing they,talked about sometimes,the actual fights between a lot of these,characters and the third act felt almost,like a montage,very quick and throw away but honestly i,feel like most mortal kombat fans,especially hardcore mortal kombat fans,will find enjoyment in this movie and i,certainly laughed a lot and had fun,while people were being brutally killed,i just wish that it was um im not,saying,more gritty or realistic i just want to,feel like they are in danger,like the pain element of mortal kombat i,need to feel like thats,part of this universe the next time we,see more of these fights im gonna give,mortal kombat a c,plus guys thank you so much as always,for watching but i also want to tell you,about a pretty cool video game right now,thats in the middle of a kickstarter,its called ghosts,its a new fmv game from one of the,writer producers of,host jed shepherd which recently won the,fangoria chainsaw award for best,streaming premiere,its a partnership between visible games,limited run games,trevor henderson and the jim henson,creature shop its targeting all,platforms like pc,switch ps4 and xbox and the kickstarter,ends on may 7th and i think it sounds,really cool especially if youre a,horror fan,so i would suggest checking out 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Mortal Kombat (2021) – Movie Review
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Mortal Kombat: Absolute Brutality | The Completionist
there have been a lot of morale combats,this franchise has been around long,enough that its several sequels,multiple spin-offs ever-expanding casts,of combatants complex fighting systems,and decades spanning narrative might be,a little intimidating for some players,and when things get that messy people,tend to want to slap that big reset,button and eventually thats exactly,what the people behind Mortal Kombat did,hey everyone and welcome back to the,completionist where we dont just beat,the games we complete them and this week,were kicking off video games at the,movies month the month which Ill be,completing games that have been adapted,into feature films films like Mortal,Kombat which wasnt so bad and Mortal,Kombat annihilation which was you know a,movie now this will be the very first MK,game ever done here on the channel and,thankfully when it comes to the quality,of the gameplay its also not so bad in,fact its the one that rescued the MK,franchise from the pit of mediocrity,become one of the most successful titles,in the series that being said its also,one of the most absolutely gruesome,games ever to complete so guys this is,it its time to complete Mortal Kombat 9,from 2011 which they called Mortal,Kombat,earth,[Music],so by the late 2000s the days of the,classic MK titles that most players,remembered fondly were long gone no by,that point we were firmly in the 3d era,with its myriad of uninspired newer,characters and gameplay that strayed,further and further from the series,simple roots this era would eventually,spawn a game that featured every single,MK character ever and utterly bland,featureless fatalities and after that,there was only one logical next step MK,vs. DC which was not received well to,say the least it was the culmination of,how MK had lost a lot of what made it,special in the first place when a mortal,combat game is rated T for teen,something has to change and something,did when Midway the guys behind the,classic M case went belly-up,they got snapped up by Warner Brothers,and reborn as NetherRealm Studios,quickly getting to work on a new title,that would return the MK series to its,roots in more ways than one 3d fighting,was dead combat a 2d plane once again,reigned supreme the weirdest mo later,games were gone and the weirdos from our,childhood returned and some serious,attention was given to the fighting,system eventually fostering a thriving,competitive scene even the games,premise revolved around returning to the,past,featuring time-travel shenanigans and,applaud taking us all the way back to,the events of the original Mortal Kombat,with Earth realms chosen warriors,fighting in the tournaments on old man,Shang Sons Island all the way through,the happenings in MK 3 with Big Daddy,Shao Kahn invading earth cuz he aint,nobodys [ __ ] for all intents and,purposes,Mortal Kombat was rebooted reclaiming,much of its lost glory and the,fatalities were back in style and I,cant show him,at least not unedited thanks to the fact,that YouTube will undoubtedly put the,demonisation whammy on this video with,the quickness if I show you the goods so,please excuse the black-and-white colors,whenever something juicy pops up and I,guess well have to get a sponsorship,for this video to break even,what island screw it well do our own ad,dont worry about it lets move on I,chose to complete Mortal Kombat on the,Xbox 360,sorry Kratos you cant play lots of,fighting games are pretty lenient when,it comes to completion criteria but not,this one not by a long shot theres the,usual beating Arcade Mode with every,character but theres also a challenge,mode an entire treasure trove of goodies,to unlock dreaded online achievements,and an ungodly amount of grinding but I,can understand that all that busy work,and content can probably be chalked up,to the fact that this game was MKZ,Renaissance it was just as much of a,celebration of its past as it was a,vision of the franchises future which,means that theres gonna be a lot of,ground to cover but while some of the,stuff that was resurrected was great,other parts were yeah it seems like for,every enjoyable advancement that mk9,made and every bonafide gem from its,past that had polished off it also took,one step backward remaining,disappointingly reverent to its origins,[Music],ok so its not like everything that,NetherRealm plucked from n case grave,was poorly handled in fact for the most,part the stuff in this game is dope just,look at this goddamned,roster they basically recreated the,casts of Mk trilogy plus a couple of,refugees from the 3d era youre luckier,so gangsta Quan Chi the character,choices were a pretty smart move since,at this point they needed to capture a,big audience and one of the biggest,audience is available where all the kids,who used to play the classic MK s that,were now grownups much like how Street,Fighter 4 focused on its classic cast,with its series re-emergence MK 9 chose,to go back and dig deep in order to make,sure that just about everyones favorite,character was present and accounted for,yes I do want an entire rainbow of,ninjas to select from given to me the,only ones from the 90s that are absent,are the bosses but you can fight against,most of them in this game and you can do,so on all of these stages which are,almost all facelifts of classic,locations who can forget the Deadpool,and while staying in dingy ass out world,dont forget to visit our famous pit and,of course theres always the scourging,depth of hell along with em canines,return the classic 2d combat everyones,move sets are reverently recreated to,sub-zero is gonna freeze Jax is gonna,smash your face and cabal still has,super speed now why the hell did the,Cabal have super speed yeah whatever and,of course there are plenty of disturbing,fatalities to go around both references,to past classics as well as new murder,candy,haha absolutely metal dude,oh my god oh and Maybelle DS are back,hey you can even fight against a handful,of classic secret characters by,satisfying criteria that harkens back to,their original unlock conditions its,just one of the many ways that its,clear that the people at NetherRealm,were not only fans and moral combats,passed but were proud of it too but as,I said not everything needs to be,exhumed some things should stay in the,past especially when compared to the,brand-new cool stuff in this game cool,stuff like MK nines meter system its,got three segments with the first part,giving you access to new enhanced,versions of your special moves to bars,allows you to break out of a combo while,the full thing permits you to perform,the brand-new extremely violent,extremely involved x-ray maneuvers which,are basically Mk version of super moves,on the surface these new techniques just,seem like yet another new feature but in,reality they add a whole new dimension,to the fighting do you continue zoning,by spending your bars on enhanced,fireballs as soon as you get them or,maybe you should save up in case you,have to save yourself from a nasty combo,or maybe youre just that kid who just,wants to see a shadow man kicks someone,so hard that they vomit over and over,again this kind of decision-making,through meter management is a great new,feature,okay now compare that to a more archaic,mechanic like how the combos work so in,Mortal Kombat there arent really any,links you dont really have to use,timing in between individual moves in a,string since most of the combos are,performed by kind of dialing in the,buttons in predetermined orders and the,thing is most of this games unique,attacks are buried sometimes three or,four attacks deep into a string now its,not necessarily a problem but it makes,it that much harder to learn than a lot,of other fighting games that have combos,you can just feel out for yourself,Im not saying MK should just be like,other fighting games and Im not even,saying that the system is bad by any,means but it is very MK and it feels a,bit counterintuitive especially when,completing this 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Mortal Kombat Movie Review (2021) Lewis Tan, Ludi Lin, Joe Taslim
that the only move you know,against all odds a movie adaptation of a,ludicrously violent fighting game with,an inherently absurd premise,manages to come together as a,delightfully cheesy and over-the-top,martial arts action movie,if that sounds like deja vu its because,mortal kombat was already made into a,movie back in 1995,but this rebooted movie of the same name,directed by simon mccoyd,follows in those footsteps by respecting,the legacy of the beloved game series,and its characters,but not to a fault the result heavily,caters to fans of netherrealms 29 year,old fighting game series,through tongue-in-cheek inside jokes and,references while still doing an,admirable job at introducing complete,newcomers to these worlds and realms,after a terrific opening that sets up,the heated and iconic rivalry between,supernatural warriors scorpion and,sub-zero,mortal kombat takes a while to find its,footing,this is very much an avengers style,team-up movie that brings together a,large group of super powered martial,artists but unless youre familiar with,the games it doesnt have the benefit of,being led into by solo movies to,familiarize the audience with each,character,or what the heck the mortal kombat,tournament even is,as a result the first half is paced,awkwardly as it bounces between,character introductions,action scenes and explanations of why,this otherworldly cryomancing assassin,is tearing up a city street to kill,anybody with a mysterious dragon marking,it doesnt help that cole young the only,character that doesnt come from the,games,just isnt very interesting despite,being such an important character to the,overall plot,his backstory of being a former mma,champion whos forgotten his winning,ways,feels mostly irrelevant and his,relationship with his family is too,underdeveloped to draw any kind of,sympathy,cole ultimately feels like little more,than a character whos there,to represent the unfamiliar audience and,have everything explained to him,mortal kombat gets a much-needed,injection of personality,once the morally bankrupt and borderline,psychotic kano is introduced,kano lights up every scene hes in with,charismatic energy,sharp delivery and fierce intensity,despite fully embracing his role,as the comic relief theres also just a,really fun and interesting dynamic,between him and the rest of the cast,as theyre forced to tolerate an,undeniably evil man,after all the introductions are out of,the way things pick up in a big way in,the second half as the heroes of earth,realm,discover their special powers this all,happens through training at raidens,temple,and its a clever way to contextualize,the ability each fighter has in the,games,and it also leads to some great,unveiling moments from characters like,sonia and jax,of course it wouldnt be mortal kombat,without blood and gore,and while the new movie is actually,notably less violent than the,hilariously gruesome games themselves,there are absolutely some gnarly,fatalities that will no doubt make fans,smile with macabre glee,and others gasp in shock,the special effects that achieve this,level of violence are great too,and whats especially notable about the,fights is that theyre not built around,digital razzle dazzle,but rather its used to enhance the,brutality of the actual martial arts,and in that way its extremely effective,the music is notably less memorable than,the incredibly catchy soundtrack from,the 1995 movie,but it at least cheekily throws in that,iconic theme,at the best possible moment perhaps the,biggest disappointment,is the fact that because there are so,many characters several notables are,used in ways that squander their,potential,the biggest casualty is molina who is,reduced to little more than henchmen,with just a handful of lines,a couple of fights and absolutely no,backstory,its a job that feels like it could have,been filled by literally any other,character,and putting fan favorite molina in that,role feels like kind of a waste,that disappointment though is,counterbalanced by some truly excellent,fight scenes that make up the last third,of the nearly two hour movie,the film does a particularly incredible,job in bringing the classic rivalry of,subzero and scorpion to life,through their intensely physical fights,in addition to just being an impressive,display of one-on-one combat,they are also jam-packed with both,subtle and overt references to the games,that work wonderfully as little bits of,fan service,in a spectacular display of blood guts,and,effects heavy martial arts battles this,new take on the over-the-top story of,the mortal kombat fighting games,perhaps bites off a little more than it,can chew by attempting what is,essentially,an origin story and an adventures-esque,superhero team up all in one,as a result the first half stalls out a,bit as it backs up a dump truck of,exposition,and even then some characters that,really deserve more time in the,spotlight,end up being shallow and forgettable,still mortal kombat finds its footing in,the second half,and delivers a gleefully cheesy and,entertaining take on one of gamings,most historic franchises,and a solid starting point for future,films,for more fatalities get over here and,discover things you probably didnt know,about mortal kombat,and enjoyed the long-running franchises,story explained in 10 minutes,and as always be sure to follow and,subscribe wherever you like to watch,ign,you
Mortal Kombat (2021) – Angry Movie Review
hey guys some of you may know and some,of you may not know that i am in fact,working on a mortal kombat board game an,official,uh mortal kombat board game so um,obviously i try to stay,as objective as possible and from a give,you from a fans perspective,and from a critics perspective those,are definitely different from a fans,perspective,go out and see this film i want,everything good for the mortal,kombat franchise i want much more mortal,combat,from a critics perspective youll have,to check out the review okay,im gonna tease uh were gonna reveal,the box art,uh for our board games for the very,first time for the core set and the boss,set,at the end of the video and the board,game will be coming soon sometime this,year,uh so yeah thank you guys for watching,and i hope you enjoyed the review check,it out,didnt even use that,all right guys oh this mask is hurting,my face i gotta take it off immediately,it smashes my nose i dont know how,scorpion and sub-zero do it they,probably have better ones,yeah better matches than ours uh guys uh,its here finally i never thought that,we would get a new mortal kombat,but here we are today and this is our,review of it,but first before we jump into the review,i want to thank our sponsors,extra wallets the coolest wallets that,you can get,check it out,[Music],if the clothes makes the man what does,that say about me,i live my life one costume at a time,so i let my accessories define my style,my phone,my watch my wallet well,maybe not my wallet oh my god gross i,need to stop keeping candy in here,im getting an extra you should too,go to extra dot com slash angry joe show,for 25,off smart wallet thats even deeper,discount than before,upgrade upgraded style with extra,[Music],guys gr if you love gadgets grab one of,these down below it directly supports,our show,us and extra are actually working,together on this,so click those links and uh grab a,wallet,all right let us jump,i told you,okay so this is a special,uh a special case because i,love love mortal kombat as we all do,love love fighting games in general um,love the original film uh love hate,the annihilation annihilation which is,one of the worst films of all time but i,love it,but you should see it because its so,bad and you should also,see mortal kombat uh 2021.,um so,and also im i uh we are working on a,mortal kombat,game we just uh finished our street,fighter board game which should be,fulfilling uh,for the rest of the world very very soon,towards it should be done by,middle of may and we have begun,obviously,for a while now production on mortal,kombat so i love mortal kombat all,things mortal kombat,the universe is so important to me uh is,in my childhood basically big fan so,youre gonna get,im gonna give you my fan aside,then im gonna give you my critics side,because you know im angry joe i,we keep it 100 percent okay we keep it,100,real no matter what no matter the,consequences so,uh hopefully wp isnt too mad uh at us,so,lets just jump in here,because i will uh,as a fan let me say as a fan i freaking,love the fact that theres new mortal,kombat right and this this film has,so many little nuggets inside it for,fans you know like little moves from the,video games,exactly the way they are in the video,games,freaking [ __ ] fatalities guys the the,fights are great,the the uh choreography is fantastic,action is fantastic um you know the look,of some things is really good,some other things not so good uh,and so from that aspect im excited,theres more mortal kombat because i,want people to see it,and i want people to potentially get,well i want to see more,right we had a great television series,kind of thing on uh you remember,machinima,had something on youtube great stuff and,now this is translated to the big screen,except for the pandemic so then it went,on hbo max,so its a great time to be a mortal,kombat fan right now because theres a,lot of it and a lot of good stuff for it,but after watching this here comes my,critics side,its uneven dont say it,it has a id say a lot of problems a lot,of creative choices that i wouldnt have,made myself,and that i think would uh not only,bother some fans but also bother what,the director has,said time and time again that hes,trying to uh,bring a new audience to mortal kombat,and this is why,he made some of the choices he made i,disagree completely,i think that he made some bad choices,like the other ones like,the the hardcore ones like no thats not,what i wanted,yeah and when i saw the trailer i was,like this is going to be a make break,for cole,and oh yeah we we talked about this,right at the beginning remember were,like,its go the whole film is gonna you know,kind of be make or break on coal right,it was yeah well was it john thats what,it was thats what it was for you,[ __ ] did not like i didnt like coal,um unfortunately some other not just,coal some of the other characters for me,were very flat,yeah the star for me was kano kano was,the he was the best the standout star of,the show,and even the standout star of the show,kind of gets lost a little,uh later on its uh very id say messy,a little unfocused uh but when its hot,its hot,okay but when its not oh man,youre youre like oh no oh please,no and i love these characters but yeah,i wasnt there,yeah louis tan plays cole young and,i love louis tan uh the things that hes,been in,uh you know in netflix you can watch,great,uh martial artist a fantastic voice in,the community,gamer we love him i love you man uh,but the character its not his fault,its not because,the lines written for him unfortunately,do not lend themselves well,to a character that we like you know,um and i think it was completely,unnecessary to go about it in this way,uh let me let me give you some banger,lines,uh from from his character,its uh lets see he says his,contribution is,no it is not over we still need to fight,we need to fight smarter we need to,control the fight,we need to split them up these im these,are individual,lines they are so uh vanilla so standard,coal the film is kind of supposed to be,centered around coal,and be that audience surrogate that,vehicle for,introducing us to the mortal kombat,world unfortunately the cole young,character himself,is about the most i hate to say this the,boring,boringest part and flattest part and,part that,youre like thats not right so it,doesnt really click,right and this is crazy because mortal,kombats character but joe,mortal comments characters are wild,theyre stupid theyre,you know all over the place right yes,but it makes sense in the internal world,and and,cole has his own set of abilities and,powers here and when i see them come to,fruition im like,huh no i im just,not a fan unfortunately of the new,character and its a damn shame because,that the cole young situation never,needed to happen,okay already you pissed off a bunch of,people by not having johnny cage in the,film,theres no johnny cage he is a fan,favorite the director should have known,better,honestly you could have just said cole,young was johnny cage,theres no reason why uh louis tan,couldnt have been johnny cage right,he could have been a hollywood actor and,you still get the audience,surrogate johnny cage is that he would,have played perfectly,that is exactly the formula from the,first movie thats how it worked johnny,cage in the very first movie was like,what is happening,what is going on my agent sent me here,and johnny cage was holding our hands we,were johnny cage in the first movie,and here they give us coal and,theyre like you you are cold like you,dont know anything about this movie and,then they give them powers,that are awful yeah and it doesnt help,and then so youre like oh youre gonna,be this guy that no one knows its like,okay thats cool at least,am i cool do i get to do cool stuff no,no you you know remember that boxing,episode of the simpsons,where homers powers he can take punches,thats you,hes like but i dont really do any like,punchy things nope you you take,punishment yeah
Mortal Kombat 11 Review
when it was first introduced a,staggering 27 years ago MORTAL KOMBAT,quickly acquired the reputation of that,fighting game where you rip peoples,heads off sure its still that but,things have changed since then with MK 9,and MK x bringing the quality of,gameplay up to match the gore that,upward trend continues with Mortal,Kombat 11 which is nether realms best,game yet this is one of the most fully,featured fighting games you can buy with,single and multiplayer modes that will,last both casual and hardcore audiences,a long long time mortal kombat xi,retains all of the unique mechanics that,give this 2d fighting series its,identity a decade block button and,powerful uppercuts for every character,the dial combo system and of course the,gloriously gratuitous over-the-top and,often commit violence of its notorious,fatality fishing news,this time surrounding all that our new,fighting systems that feel unlike,anything the series has ever seen Mortal,Kombat 11 is much better for being,willing to take these bold steps to keep,things fresh its a much slower game,this time around but thats not a bad,thing by any measure,theres no Run button block speeds have,been slowed across the board and the,result is a more tactical take on Mortal,Kombat that rewards smart play theres a,much more substantial focus on careful,positioning and with punishing as,opposed to all-out rush down in another,dramatic and inspired departure from,previous games,Mortal Kombat 11 completely changes up,how meter management works by splitting,it into the defensive meter is primarily,for special wakeup options environmental,interactable and a combo breaking move,called a breakaway the offensive meter,is used for amplifying special moves to,make them safe on block increase their,damage open up combo opportunities or,other options the best thing about the,split though is that moral Kombat 11th,version of the X ray super move fatal,blows are no longer tied to meter,instead these extremely fast and lethal,attacks are available when your,character is at 30% health or lower,because of this the threat of a fatal,blow is dire near the end of a round,making the closing moments feel as,extraordinarily tense as an old western,standoff,[Music],the best new addition to the actual,fighting of MORTAL KOMBAT though our,crushing blows which are critical hits,on certain moves that are triggered by,specific conditions for instance,uppercuts typically cant be used as,combo starters but if the uppercut hits,as a counter it will trigger a crushing,blow that launches your victim and opens,them up to substantial follow-up juggles,without costing any meters this adds yet,another level of depth to each character,and rewards a deep mastery of the move,set its also a limited resource because,you can only use each moves crushing,blow once per match,NetherRealm has always rock that,delivery story modes that are,essentially the video game equivalent of,absurd popcorn movies and Mortal Kombat,11 is no exception to that rule its,four to six hours are big ridiculous,bombastic and well acted Oh mostly [ __ ],youll kill us whether we fight or not,but most importantly it gives each,character some time in the spotlight,many of whom have been especially,deserving of it the story picks up right,where MKX left off and quickly,introduces an all-powerful being named,chronica who sets the plot down a path,of another impending timeline reset due,to Ravens upsetting of the balance of,good and evil with his decapitation of,the Elder Gods shinnok this all sets up,the fun scenario of a merging of past,and present as a result we get some,really great moments where characters,from the present are confronted by their,past selves the Johnny cages in,particular steal the show with their,witty banter and the overall,juxtapositioning of their two widely,different selves the shot our face join,the show our face,a sense of individuality is a key part,of MK 11 and to that end the amount of,customizable options for every character,is utterly staggering each of the 20,characters on the starting roster has at,least 60 skins 90 pieces of customizable,gear and a selection of ten techniques,to add on to their core set of abilities,yeah most of those skins are simply,recolors but there are a ton of ways to,make your fighter distinct online the,problem is how you get access to them,which is generally not a great time,first theres the Crypt which,traditionally has had stack locations,for its treasures but this time all the,loot is randomized making it essentially,an explorable dungeon of loot boxes and,occasional jump scares and thats a,disappointment,then theres the towers of time which is,a collection of challenge towers and,its full of miserable modifiers that,feel designed to make you hunt for quite,skipping tokens imagine trying to win a,fight against an opponent who starts,with twice your health while also having,to deal with a constant torrent of,projectiles and assists characters or an,opponent who will shock you for standing,too close to them for more than a second,or two its a challenge yes but one,thats more frustrating than fun youre,able to use various consumables to give,yourself a fighting chance and they do,make otherwise impossible fights,surmountable but having to resort to,tactics like projectile or consumable,spamming is frustrating to say the least,character specific towers are barely any,better since their grind is locked,behind another grind of completing,arbitrary tasks with that character,fortunately not all towers are bad new,ones pop up every few hours and youre,always free to jump to a different one,if the one youre playing sucks swords,its a superb online mode thats truly,gonna keep me coming back months from,now to start with the fundamentals,lauryl combat 11 has some of the best,netcode Ive ever experienced in a,fighting game even matches against two,bar connections on Wi-Fi have very,little if any noticeable lag all the,expected options are here,do you play ranked matches casual,matches or king of the hill but you can,also play weird AI matches where you pin,a team of your own customized characters,against someone elses and watch them,buy it out ranked play limits you – only,two pre-made variations,which is a bit of a bummer but youre,able to freely use your customized,characters in the casual playlist,its a rare fighting game that hits just,about every note as strongly as Mortal,Kombat 11 does everything from its,methodical and deep combat to its,fantastically absurd story mode and its,rock-solid netcode right down to its,extraordinarily comprehensive tutorial,is absolutely exceptional its only when,you get into its drawn-out progression,that trips up the keys to unlocking,Mortal Kombat 11s rich ball the,customization options are locked behind,the frustratingly gimmicky and grindy,barriers of the cripton towers of time,this series continues to prove that,theres real fighting depth beyond its,notoriously gory fatalities and this one,in particular stands out as a spine,ripping good time soo-wee steams for,more on Mortal Kombat 11 check out the,first minutes of the story mode along,with a breakdown of Mortal Kombats,entire story told in just 7 minutes and,for everything else,give it here on IGN
Mortal Kombat – Flawed Victory
mortal kombat is a dumb as [ __ ] movie,with paper-thin,characters questionable acting and a,ludicrous plot that makes about as much,sense as amy schumer still getting,acting gigs,but its also unpretentious self-aware,fun,if youre willing to disengage your,brain for a couple of hours and a,surprisingly good stab,adapting a classic fighting game into,some kind of structured movie,i mean lets be honest here the,benchmark isnt exactly high,the original mortal kombat from 1995,gets a lot more credit than i think it,deserves,relying on a potent combination of,nostalgia kick-ass techno soundtrack and,deliberately schlocky direction to,disguise the fact that its really kind,of [ __ ],and as for the sequel well the less said,about that one the better,youre alive too bad you,will die,but if the past 10 years have taught us,anything at all its that hollywood is,always game for a remake,and in this case i think theyve pulled,off the near impossible,and actually improved on the original,with this one,you serious thats not to say its,particularly good or anything but at,least its heading in the right,direction,anyway let me see if i can make some,kind of sense of this,the movie begins in feudal japan where a,gang of ninjas led by sub-zero,attacked hanzo hasashis home killing,his wife and kids,and eventually him as well but instead,of just dying like a normal person he,kind of explodes in a fiery mass and,vanishes,uh okay flash forward to the present day,and a war is going on between factions,from two different realities,on the one side the good guys led by the,thunder god ryden,represent the people of earth on the,other the bodies led by shang tsung,represent the forces of a barren,alternate universe known as,outworld every so often chosen warriors,from both realms have to fight each,other in an epic tournament,known as mortal combat with the fate of,both realms hanging in the balance,who exactly chooses these fighters and,why how is this tournament arranged and,judged,are there referees why would an evil,sorcerer bent on planetary conquest,adhere to such an agreement why does he,want to conquer earth so badly anyway,if theres no particular rules to these,fights then whats to stop you taking a,gun,into your fight and just [ __ ],shooting your opponent,why does sub-zero not age in 300 years,dont know anyway whatever the point is,the earth realm has lost the last nine,tournaments,and if they lose one more then shang,tsung takes control of everything,so the objective is to find the chosen,warriors from earth and prepare them for,whats coming next,enter cole young a block of wood mma,fighter with a spotty record and a,mysterious dragon birthmark,who soon comes under attack from,sub-zero only to get rescued by sonia,blade and jax,a pair of former military operatives,that have been trying to learn the,secrets of mortal combats,before you can see a contrived plot,device theyve soon fallen in with a,mercenary named kano and they travel to,rydens temple to begin their training,with a couple of other characters,that only fans of the game will even,recognize naturally shang tsung wants to,stop them before theyre able to master,their full power,so he launches an all-out attack on the,temple but ryden raises a magic [ __ ],shield around the place to stop him,getting in,its a bit like wakanda from the mcu,only more believable,but wouldnt you know it the [ __ ],thats been acting shifty for the whole,movie ends up betraying them,and from then on its basically every,man for himself,a fighting tournament of sorts emerges,who could have predicted this,so the final act of the movie is,basically a chaotic conglomeration of,different fights,until everyone thats left ends up,wailing on sub-zero without mercy,[ __ ] man even hanzo comes back to life,just so he can burn the guy alive,and the movie ends with shang tsung,promising to come back in the next movie,and finish this once and for all,meanwhile cole sets out to find a,protagonist with more charisma than a,block of wood and thats it thats the,plot for mortal kombats,you know its a funny sort of movie to,review because pretty much everything i,would look for in a film like this,is basically irrelevant in this case,plots,forget it its just an excuse to,facilitate the next fight scene,none of it makes a lick of sense and,none of the outlandish world building is,explained or expanded upon,characters nah theyre not really a,thing here none of them have got more,depth than a puddle of piss,and for the life of me ill never,understand why they chose cole young for,the main character,not only is he boring as [ __ ] compared,to the established mortal kombat,regulars,but hes played by an actor that avoids,charisma in the same way melissa,mccarthy avoids salad bars,seriously youve got liu kang scorpion,sonia blade and jax in your movie and,you chose this [ __ ] nobody to be the,voice of the audience,jesus ive seen more personality in a,captain marvel fan club,kano at least gets to have some much,needed fun,leave it to a big file mouth [ __ ],aussie to lighten the tone,it feels like all the charisma had to be,sucked out of the other characters just,to sustain him but its worth it to give,us a character thats actually enjoyable,to watch,its just a shame he gets his ass kicked,by basically everyone,so hes never really allowed to present,a threat but lets be honest here,you dont exactly watch your mortal,kombat movie for the thought-provoking,storylines and nuanced characters,youre here because you want to see,people beating the [ __ ] out of each,other,and to be fair the movie delivers on its,violent source material in a way the 90s,original never could theres plenty of,blood and guts and limbs getting,shattered and while it never quite,reaches the ludicrous levels of the,games,at least it doesnt feel like a total,cop-out either but i cant help but,think if youve already got the r rating,you should probably go for broke and,just hit the audience with everything,youve got,the fight choreography could charitably,be described as solid rather than,spectacular,occasionally dragging on for a bit too,long and clearly some of the actors are,more competent fighters than others,but the movie usually delivers just,enough action and gore to hold your,interest,just imagine how much more engaging it,would have been if youd actually cared,about any of the characters,and in that sense it does feel like a,little bit of a wasted opportunity,like it could have been so much more,overall though mortal kombat is a simple,unpretentious undemanding action movie,that knows exactly what it is and who,its appealing to,fans of the games will probably get a,kick out of all the characters,references in jokes and special moves,while most normal people will come away,wondering what the [ __ ] they just,watched,it certainly isnt going to win any,awards and anyone expecting a martial,arts extravaganza like the raid is,definitely going to end up disappointed,but neither does it make any attempt to,preach pander or lecture,which in 2021 is practically an,endorsement all by itself,just like godzilla vs kung mortal combat,is the kind of film you can kick back,with a few beers,and enjoy without expending a single,brain cell from start to finish,and to be honest sometimes i think,thats all you really needs,anyway thats all ive got for today,go away now