![]() Making his directing debut after a career in commercials, Simon McQuoid makes the action in Mortal Kombat smooth, surprising, and balletic. She now commands all operations of the Special Forces and Units, like the new Earthrealm unit, which is Cassies team. (Their comrade Kano is - and is supposed to be - thoroughly obnoxious.) Cole is sweetly devoted to his wife and daughter, Jax is an ex-soldier who's distraught about the loss of his arms while facing Sub-Zero, and Sonya is let down by not being "chosen" and her lack of a "birthmark." And the movie's battles definitely don't disappoint. Blade is a soldier who was a member of Earthrealms Special Forces unit known as Outer World Investigation Agency (OIA) in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Leonetti in his directorial debut. But the diverse heroes, Cole, Jax, and Sonya, are quite appealing. Mortal Kombat Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts fantasy film directed by John R. And the Outworld villains, stuck with the worst, flattest dialogue and often filmed with a blue-gray tint, are tragically dull. (as Paul Anderson) (directed by) Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by George S. That said, the lore about how Earthrealm and Outworld realm must fight 10 battles - nine of which have already been fought - is flat-out ridiculous, and the movie does nothing with this information anyway. Mortal Kombat (1995) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Paul W.S. A reboot of the widely panned 1995 film - which, like this one, was based on a long-running series of video games - Mortal Kombat is that rare thing: a video-game movie that manages to overcome the typical trappings of video-game movies. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.Īside from boring villains and silly exposition (much of which makes no sense), this gory martial arts fantasy flick actually packs a punch, thanks to likable heroes and great-looking, slick action. While the story can be silly (and even dull sometimes), the great-looking action and diverse, likable heroic characters (who demonstrate courage) make the movie worth a look for mature fans. A character drinks a bottle of beer in one scene. ![]() Language is also very strong, with several uses of "f-k," "motherf-r," "s-t," etc. Limbs and heads are sliced off, blades go through heads and torsos (slicing from head to navel), body parts burst, someone ends up with a huge hole through them after being shot, and a monster's heart is ripped out. There's also lots of martial arts fighting (punching, kicking, etc.), fighting with blades of all sorts, giant monster battles, and much more. Fantasy violence is extremely graphic and gory, with spattering blood spurts galore and explicit, bloody wounds. ![]() Parents need to know that Mortal Kombat is a martial arts/fantasy/action movie that's a reboot of the 1995 version and based on a long-running, popular series of video games.
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