Screenplay:
Jeremy AdamsCast:
Jennifer Carpenter, Joel McHale, Grey Griffin, Matthew Mercer, Robin Atkin Downes, Debra Wilson, Fred Tatasciore, Jordan Rodrigues, Emily O'Brien, Ike Amadi (more)Plots(1)
When Shao Kahn’s Outworld barbarians terrorize Earthrealm, Lord Raiden is determined to put an end to the carnage once and for all. This leaves one option: a final Mortal Kombat Tournament for the future of Earthrealm – win it or lose everything. Raiden’s elite team of Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Liu Kang and a few new faces kick the action into the extreme as they go head-to-head with Outworld’s most bloodthirsty warriors. The stakes could not be higher. But deep in Netherrealm, the malevolent Shinnok is unfolding an unspeakable scheme which threatens to obliterate existence as we know it. The universe is watching, and it’s winner take all! (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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I enjoyed it more than The animated Witcher. There’s gore, fatalities, Xraye is again awesome even for anime standards, there’s enough action. It doesn't linger with any unnecessary story and goes straight to the point, and the tournament takes up a good part of the film. Johnny Cage does a great job with the announcements and there’s plenty of fun. 7/10.
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I can't believe that the same team behind the relatively recent Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge fired me up with such a ridiculous narrative structure. Maybe it's because of a certain oversaturation with the brand, where I had games, the first animated film, and a live-action movie available in quick succession, but Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms definitely turned out to be the worst by far, by several degrees. After all, a tournament culminating with Shao Khan himself should be a rewarding adaptation. Mortal Kombat II was an iconic revelation for me, which brought this bloody fandom into my life a long time ago, and even though I realize that such a B-movie premise can quickly age, I can't overlook the unnecessarily brief introduction of new characters (who quickly exit the stage anyway, and the script could have easily saved them for the next installment) and the terrible finale. Up to a certain point, I was just disappointed by the episodic storytelling and simplified animation, but in the final act, I couldn't believe my eyes. Instead of progression, several storylines start to intertwine, and the result looks like an interchangeable boss fight from a different, and most importantly, desperately unentertaining franchise. I'm still a bit confused when I think about what I actually saw, and I hope the creators will learn their lesson for next time and adapt one game after another, instead of trying to combine all of them into one. Clearly, they have enough material and forethought, so they just need to hold back a little bit at least.
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