![]() ![]() Liu Kang: By virtue of not being the protagonist he doesn't get any development at all, but he really nailed his part and I want to see more Liu Kang in the next movie. I actually think Reptile shouldn't be human again, but he's just really forgettable in this movie. So glad we have Scorpion himself pronouncing Shirai Ryu correctly :P Scorpion: same as above, the Sub-Zero fights with him were some of my favorite parts. □ Due to the story he doesn't get a lot of development, but I don't think he needed to, since this is MK and it's all about the action. Sub-Zero: best character was flawlessly portrayed. I don't want to see more of him, but I know we'll have to, so at least give him more character. It's not that I oppose having a newcomer, but he just looked so bland next to so many iconic characters. pretty much everyone who did.Ĭole: what is this, make it stop. I was rooting for her because she didn't have her own dragon mark yet she was clearly more badass than. I like that her purple rings are not laser guns, like in recent games. Sonya: I keep reading she was bad, but I actually really liked her! Not sure if that's related to the dub, either. ![]() I appreciate the MK1 fatality scene, but it looked kind of goofy. But even the whole "a spring roll gives Kano laser vision" scene was just not very good. His cursing was soooo cringe in Spanish at least. Kano: so I keep reading he was the best part of the movie, and I just don't see it, and I'm pretty sure that's because I watched it in Spanish. It was okay, I enjoyed it but I realize that's because I'm a big MK fan. I just wish Goro were saved for the tournament. As Shang Tsung said, there's a ton of other characters they can put in the sequel, no need to waste much screentime with them. ![]() The goons (Mileena, Kabal, Reiko, etc) were only there to be killed by the earthrealm heroes and honestly, I don't mind. His wife and child added nothing to the story though. A little more backstory to Scorpion and Sub Zero would also be appreciated. Too bad they did Liu Kang dirty and while I'm glad Cole Young has a relation to another character, I think he should have been Sub Zero's descendant trying to clear his family name fighting for Earthrealm (thus being Kuai Liang). The fatalities and several easter eggs and nods to the games were great (Liu Kang's Bicycle kick, Kung Lao teleport and flurry of punches, Eddie Tobias, etc). I even liked Sonya, who's a much better character in the movies than she had ever been in the games. I was skeptical about the actor at first but he did a great job. I just watched it, and I must say, wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it a lot. overall I would give it 7.5/10 and yes I very barely liked it more than MK95. However, I have high hope that for the sequel Johnny Cage can take center stage and make it work. He can't carry the film unfortunately but he was there for the non gamer audience. Sonya had much better material to work with this time. Kung Lao's fight scenes were awesome too! And that fatality is easily the gore highlight. Scorpion and Sub Zero however were the highlight of the film. Keep in mind that Raiden is Thunder god, and Shang is just a sorcerer. In this one, Raiden is a grumpy, frustrated dude that doesn't believe in his Fighters and someone who Shang doesn't even take seriously. MK95 Raiden had to simply show the electric spark in his eyes and everyone's balls would disappear in sheer terror. But really there is nothing that can come close to Christopher Lambert's towering achievement. ![]() I found that Raiden was woefully miscast. And the actors lacked that magnetic screen presence of MK95 heroes. It's just about fighters finding their arcana and beating bad guys. It also did Sub Zero dirty! Ahem.anyway, the 95 version also had a personal journey aspect of Liu Kang trying to avenge his brother, so it feels epic and has lot of stake riding on Liu's shoulders. Linden Ashby, Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa and of course Christopher Lambert brought INSANE amounts of charisma and personality to the whole affair which overall had a far more nonsensical plot. It's well within the realm of movie logic, unlike something from Game of Thrones and "Danaerys kind of forgot about Iron Fleet" nonsense. I liked it! I don't find the "no tournament lol" criticism to be illegitimate, because the tournament didn't happen on the count of Shang Tsung trying to cheat. ![]()
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