Round 1, FIGHT 🐉
Back in December 2020, HBO announced that Mortal Kombat (and several other movies) would be coming to it’s streaming service on the same day that they released in theaters. My anticipation for MK was at a pretty high level by the time it finally released on 04/23/21.
Nearly a month ago now, I purchased a monthly membership to HBO Max. I mainly did this so that I could watch the new Warner Brothers releases in 4K. Godzilla vs. Kong was the first of the Warner Bros movies that I absolutely couldn’t miss. After watching that and seeing how amazing it was, my hopes for Mortal Kombat skyrocketed even higher than they already were.
A few weeks ago I purchased Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate to better prepare for the upcoming movie. I had been playing through the story and enjoying it quite thoroughly. This held me over a bit longer until the movie finally was available to stream on HBO Max.
This past Friday night after my dinner date, I finally was able to watch Mortal Kombat with 
Finish Them ☠️
The plot of the movie is fairly simple. A downtrodden MMA fighter named Cole Young is forced to help seek out Earthrealm’s greatest champions. This was supposed to be for competition in the ancient Mortal Kombat tournament, but before that can even begin things get out of control thanks to Shang Tsung and the gang.
You can read more about the plot, cast, etc on IMDB.
The movie begins deep into the past, following an iconic battle between Sub-Zero and Scorpion. After a brief intro, time accelerates to present day. It is there that we meet the seemingly pitiful Cole Young. He’s not a very exciting character and is struggling to find his inner combantant, after many years of fighting brutal battles for very little pay. It feels as though Cole Young functions as a character for newcomers to the Mortal Kombat world to become better accustomed with everything that is going on. Cole is mostly just along for the ride until near the end of the movie where he learns more about who he really is. It is the original Mortal Kombat characters that he meets throughout the story that really spice up this film and make it so fantastic.
Fatality 🩸
You can expect to see a large amount of familiar MK faces in this violent film. There are several famous characters that were not in this movie, but that is how it had to be. If they had introduced more fighters, then it would have just become overwhelming.
Nearly all of the fighters that were in the movie were very memorable:
- Sonya Blade
- Kano
- Sub-Zero
- Jax
- Raiden
- Scorpion
- Shang Tsung
- Liu Kang
- Kung Lao
- Mileena
- Nitara
- Reiko
- Kabal
- Goro
The only two MK fighters that I felt were kind of boring were Reiko and Nitara. They just didn't have much to say or screen time for that matter. I will add that the fatalities performed on each those two were extremely satisfying, so they were not totally worthless.
The over the top gore was what brought me to see this film, but I was happily shocked to also laugh my ass off several times. By far Kano (Josh Lawson) was the biggest surprise to me. He provided the comedic relief that propelled me to love this film so much. The Australian accent mixed with pure evil made for a stand-out performance. I have officially added "Suck on my sack" to my list of sarcastic vulgarities.
A near flawless victory 🏆
The film was not perfect, I will go ahead and admit that. It was however good enough to make me beg for the next 4 Mortal Kombat movies (not confirmed yet.) The fighting scenes were so pleasing since it was actual martial arts. Of course these sequences were elevated by some fantastic special effects. Sub-Zero's ice abilities will forever be one of the coolest things to me. Every character has their own unique skills that make the cast feel very diverse. Many of the fighters do not discover their power right away, but you will love it once they finally do.
I urge you to not only watch this movie, but do so in 4K. It is absolutely gorgeous and for certain worth your time. Even if you know nothing about Mortal Kombat, you will still be able to enjoy this one. That is unless you are afraid of massive amounts of blood and guts. If that is the case, then by all means avoid this movie.
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Have you seen Mortal Kombat yet? Let me know your thoughts, I'm curious if every one loved this one as much as me. I've spoken with a handful of people so far and all of them are saying nothing but great things about Mortal Kombat.
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