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Post by chrom on Apr 26, 2021 15:16:54 GMT -5
to be fair, its understandable why they didn't do Shao Kahn. i mean there's no way they would've been able to top this iconic portrayal: FLAWLESS PERFORMANCEThe Shao Kahn in MK Conquest was actually pretty good, he and Raiden were the only good parts. Which makes sense since they're played by the same actor Reptile's actor was pretty good, and Conquest marks the only time in which he ever actually wins a fight in any of the MK lore.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2021 15:54:42 GMT -5
It is pretty funny seeing how much the movie commits to making Bi-Han an absolute badass when you consider that he's arguably the biggest jobber in the series in the games. It's either him, Reptile, or Baraka. Or maybe Ermac given how they at least try to pretend like he's a threat in between all the times he gets his ass kicked.
I remember totaling this up once and the single best win average in the series is Jacqui. The only fight she's lost is to Kuai Liang in X.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Apr 26, 2021 16:03:37 GMT -5
It is pretty funny seeing how much the movie commits to making Bi-Han an absolute badass when you consider that he's arguably the biggest jobber in the series in the games. It's either him, Reptile, or Baraka. Or maybe Ermac given how they at least try to pretend like he's a threat in between all the times he gets his ass kicked. I remember totaling this up once and the single best win average in the series is Jacqui. The only fight she's lost is to Kuai Liang in X. Now that you mention Jacqui, I do wonder if these films will continue long enough to incorporate the X/11 “next gen” kids characters.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 26, 2021 16:18:55 GMT -5
Since they've already got 4 movies lined up if it's successful (seems to be) then how do yall see the next going? I say this. - MK2 (mix of 1 and 2, an actual tournament now) - MK3 (MK4 with Shinnok) - MK4 (DEADLY ALLIANCE HELL YESSSSS!!!) - MK5 (MK11 Dark Raiden, Onaga, yessir) That's not bad if going for 2 trilogies, they got the material to do so
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 26, 2021 16:21:09 GMT -5
It is pretty funny seeing how much the movie commits to making Bi-Han an absolute badass when you consider that he's arguably the biggest jobber in the series in the games. It's either him, Reptile, or Baraka. Or maybe Ermac given how they at least try to pretend like he's a threat in between all the times he gets his ass kicked. I remember totaling this up once and the single best win average in the series is Jacqui. The only fight she's lost is to Kuai Liang in X. Now that you mention Jacqui, I do wonder if these films will continue long enough to incorporate the X/11 “next gen” kids characters. I don't see them doing time skips, at least not in the initial trilogy they want to do I did think Cole was going to become the new Takeda tho
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2021 16:31:48 GMT -5
If the rest of the movies are going to end up like this then they need to reboot this again because again this was atrocious apart from a few cool visuals. Get Gareth Evans I do not care whether he directs or just oversees the fight scenes but pay that man whatever the hell he wants because a movie heavly reliant on martial arts action should not be this f***ing horrid , I almost wanted to throw up after seeing that so called "fight" between {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Mileena and Sonya.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2021 17:00:14 GMT -5
Since they've already got 4 movies lined up if it's successful (seems to be) then how do yall see the next going? I say this. - MK2 (mix of 1 and 2, an actual tournament now) - MK3 (MK4 with Shinnok) - MK4 (DEADLY ALLIANCE HELL YESSSSS!!!) - MK5 (MK11 Dark Raiden, Onaga, yessir) That's not bad if going for 2 trilogies, they got the material to do so They can pull it off. There's so much material they can drop.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 26, 2021 17:12:35 GMT -5
That's not bad if going for 2 trilogies, they got the material to do so They can pull it off. There's so much material they can drop. I can see them switching things around tho Shinnok probably getting introduced earlier. Deadly Alliance probably happening sooner and them killing Cole instead of Liu Kang. MK3 is Scorpion/Hanzo finally putting down his demons in the form of Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Noob Saibot
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Post by xCompackx on Apr 26, 2021 17:27:20 GMT -5
Since they've already got 4 movies lined up if it's successful (seems to be) then how do yall see the next going? I say this. - MK2 (mix of 1 and 2, an actual tournament now) - MK3 (MK4 with Shinnok) - MK4 (DEADLY ALLIANCE HELL YESSSSS!!!) - MK5 (MK11 Dark Raiden, Onaga, yessir) Of those, MK4 with Shinnok is the only question mark, for me. I'm not saying they can't make it work, but Shinnok at his best is kind of an average villain. Fatalities could be pretty damn cool though.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Apr 26, 2021 17:30:15 GMT -5
I thought it was fine.
The story was lacking and didn’t make a ton of sense at points, but it looked the part and some of the fighting scenes were enjoyable enough.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Apr 26, 2021 17:36:26 GMT -5
They can pull it off. There's so much material they can drop. I can see them switching things around tho Shinnok probably getting introduced earlier. Deadly Alliance probably happening sooner and them killing Cole instead of Liu Kang. MK3 is Scorpion/Hanzo finally putting down his demons in the form of Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Noob Saibot Yeah, I was telling my family after we saw it that Cole is totally being built up to get killed off in the 2nd movie ala Johnny Cage in Annihilation and then we get Liu or Scorpion as the primary lead good guy. I feel like the GI Joe sequel took a similar path, too. There's SO much they can do with the MK universe that's untapped that they could explore on HBO Max in-between movies. I'd love a "Shaolin Monks" show that explored the backstory of Liu and Kung Lao prior to the events of the 1st movie or a Jax/Sonya team-up series.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 26, 2021 17:51:17 GMT -5
I can see them switching things around tho Shinnok probably getting introduced earlier. Deadly Alliance probably happening sooner and them killing Cole instead of Liu Kang. MK3 is Scorpion/Hanzo finally putting down his demons in the form of Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Noob Saibot Yeah, I was telling my family after we saw it that Cole is totally being built up to get killed off in the 2nd movie ala Johnny Cage in Annihilation and then we get Liu or Scorpion as the primary lead good guy. I feel like the GI Joe sequel took a similar path, too. There's SO much they can do with the MK universe that's untapped that they could explore on HBO Max in-between movies. I'd love a "Shaolin Monks" show that explored the backstory of Liu and Kung Lao prior to the events of the 1st movie or a Jax/Sonya team-up series. Yeah you really don't need a straight up main character since you can go a few diff routes but this whole thing is def Scorpion in the protagonist role I wouldn't mind if Sonya got the lead in the next movie but they have a ton of potential for an extended universe. Jax/Sonya on how they got to the point they did before the movie. Shaolin Monks with Liu and Lao. Hell, even Kano and Black Dragons can get their own thing
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Apr 26, 2021 19:15:31 GMT -5
I can see them switching things around tho Shinnok probably getting introduced earlier. Deadly Alliance probably happening sooner and them killing Cole instead of Liu Kang. MK3 is Scorpion/Hanzo finally putting down his demons in the form of Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Noob Saibot Yeah, I was telling my family after we saw it that Cole is totally being built up to get killed off in the 2nd movie ala Johnny Cage in Annihilation and then we get Liu or Scorpion as the primary lead good guy. I feel like the GI Joe sequel took a similar path, too. There's SO much they can do with the MK universe that's untapped that they could explore on HBO Max in-between movies. I'd love a "Shaolin Monks" show that explored the backstory of Liu and Kung Lao prior to the events of the 1st movie or a Jax/Sonya team-up series. Surely, a Jax and Sonya spinoff show would be waaaaay better than the last MK spinoff that focused on them (or just plain Jax in that case).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2021 19:35:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I was telling my family after we saw it that Cole is totally being built up to get killed off in the 2nd movie ala Johnny Cage in Annihilation and then we get Liu or Scorpion as the primary lead good guy. I feel like the GI Joe sequel took a similar path, too. There's SO much they can do with the MK universe that's untapped that they could explore on HBO Max in-between movies. I'd love a "Shaolin Monks" show that explored the backstory of Liu and Kung Lao prior to the events of the 1st movie or a Jax/Sonya team-up series. Surely, a Jax and Sonya spinoff show would be waaaaay better than the last MK spinoff that focused on them (or just plain Jax in that case). If you are talking about MK Legacy than hell naw. Michael Jai White and Geri Ryan were IMO perfect as Jax and Sonya.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Apr 26, 2021 19:41:35 GMT -5
Surely, a Jax and Sonya spinoff show would be waaaaay better than the last MK spinoff that focused on them (or just plain Jax in that case). If you are talking about MK Legacy than hell naw. Michael Jai White and Geri Ryan were IMO perfect as Jax and Sonya. Talking about Special Forces, that crappy PS1 game that starred Jax in a forgettable action/adventure deal.
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Post by chrom on Apr 26, 2021 19:41:44 GMT -5
Surely, a Jax and Sonya spinoff show would be waaaaay better than the last MK spinoff that focused on them (or just plain Jax in that case). If you are talking about MK Legacy than hell naw. Michael Jai White and Geri Ryan were IMO perfect as Jax and Sonya. He means Special Forces.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2021 19:47:27 GMT -5
If you are talking about MK Legacy than hell naw. Michael Jai White and Geri Ryan were IMO perfect as Jax and Sonya. Talking about Special Forces, that crappy PS1 game that starred Jax in a forgettable action/adventure deal. Oh okay Never dared to touch that game after Mythologies. Hell it must have been so bad because I saw Mythologies in rental stores but never the special forces game.
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Post by lildude8218 on Apr 26, 2021 21:42:12 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Sub-Zero, a ninja, is sent by Shang Tsung to kill the warriors of Earth. Instead of sticking to the shadows or even killing Cole while he sleeps in his home, he brings down a massive ice storm in the middle of the town killing several people out in the open. He then fights Jax one on one and kicks his ass. He then freezes his arms off but does not kill him. Shang Tsung should have been like "Motherf***er you had ONE job." {Spoiler}{Spoiler}Raiden makes Earth's warriors feel like crap and constantly says things to the point of "this is what I'm working with?!?" He even tells Cole to just go back home. Then at the end of the movie he says there's others. Well, why the hell didn't we get them by now? They can't be "new" recruits because it's already established that you can only enter the tournament if you have the mark. Hell you can't even TRAIN at the temple without having the mark.
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Post by Glitch on Apr 26, 2021 22:51:44 GMT -5
Raiden is the most usless here.
"I cannot interfere."
No, but you can enforce the f******g rules. As soon as Shang Tsung arrived after the barrier broke, he was well within his role to start blasting lightning left and right. Especially if he wasn't sitting in his stone room doing nothing all day. You would also think he would have somebody keeping an eye on the staff that creates the barrier.
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Post by agent817 on Apr 27, 2021 0:11:07 GMT -5
I saw it in theaters today. I can say that I enjoyed it, but even I wondered who in the hell Cole was. Then I read that he was a character made specifically for this film. A lot of people who didn't like have some good points. I'm not going to argue with some of the points made. But all in all, I still had fun with this film.
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