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Mortal Kombat (2021) - Movie Review

 

Remake or Reimaging?

It has been over 20 years since Mortal Kombat was in theaters. 10 years ago there was Mortal Kombat: Legacy. Now we have the rate R version of Mortal Kombat that is more faithful to the violence of the video game. I am fortunate to have Mortal Kombat: Legacy 1 & 2 on disc. Vudu only offers the first season as they call it.

The original two movies from the 90s are still enjoyable but they lack the backstory from Legacy and the 2021 movie. I was disappointed in the 90s sequel movie Annihilation not because of the effects or story but because so many of the main characters had new actors. I feel this detracted from the movie and definitely hurt the original franchise.

I feel like the 2021 movie took many parts from Legacy for the story. It looks like you can watch the combined Legacy seasons as one movie on YouTube here. 2021 movie has obviously better special effects and a little better story than Legacy but I will let the readers be the judge of that. It has been a while since I have watched Legacy. It is important to note that Legacy seasons consist of 5-10 minute episodes that were combined into a single movie. The 2021 movie does introduce a new character not found in any of the existing games.

Review

While I would have enjoyed taking my cousin to see this movie as he was the one to introduce me to the game, he was not interested. So I decided to watch the movie on HBOMax. The movie has a good flow and keeps a decent pace with action that one would expect. The movie rating allows for the gore found in the game.

I think the cast was great. I do admit to some bias from what I was expecting based on the original movie. I also missed at least one character that will apparently make an appearance in a sequel film. Overall, it was an enjoyable entry in the world of Mortal Kombat. If you are not familiar with the game or the previous films, you can still enjoy it. There is the basic good vs evil with an underdog story.

Rating

I would give this a low HD rating. If you enjoy Mortal Kombat or just love fighting movies, I would recommend getting this movie when it comes out for under $10. I will update when I purchase my copy.

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