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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Jul 20, 2022 14:21:03 GMT -5
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Post by fw91 on Jul 20, 2022 14:22:27 GMT -5
It’s a bit weird that an MK sequel will be the first tournament.
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Jul 20, 2022 14:40:25 GMT -5
It’s a bit weird that an MK sequel will be the first tournament. MK9 did it already
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Post by fw91 on Jul 20, 2022 14:42:37 GMT -5
It’s a bit weird that an MK sequel will be the first tournament. MK9 did it already that was a rewind in the timeline. In this canon, this is first instance of the first tournament.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 20, 2022 14:49:40 GMT -5
Hell, why not? I wouldn't call the first film particularly good, but it was fun
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Jul 20, 2022 15:00:25 GMT -5
Please, please, please cast Miz as Cage.
PLEASE!!!!
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Post by lildude8218 on Jul 20, 2022 15:01:29 GMT -5
The movie ends at the gate of the tournament with Raiden realizing he never filled out the paperwork they needed and it sets up the 3rd sequel.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2022 15:19:09 GMT -5
Oh no not The Miz thing again , because that dude cannot throw a half way decent kick let alone a martial arts kick even if infused with Bruce Lees technique.
They need to let Van Damme finally be Johnny Cage.
Anyways if the first one was anything to go by...I aint holding much hope for this to be any better.
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Post by chrom on Jul 20, 2022 15:27:29 GMT -5
We already had a good Mortal Kombat film in Shang Chi
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 20, 2022 15:45:40 GMT -5
I just hope the sequel is better paced. I liked the first one but I feel like it'd be very hard to rewatch because there's just such a long stretch where nothing is happening and then they cram a lot of action in at the end with little weight to it.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jul 20, 2022 20:39:32 GMT -5
The first one suffered from what's plaguing so many WB films that attempt to be franchises: it felt like they tried cramming like three movies into one, and it made the pacing, characterization, and general focus just feel scattershot.
Like, I really dug the way they did Kano; I liked the way the Shaolin boys were depicted in their training; the Sub-Zero/Scorpion fight worked, etc.
But putting it all together, while introducing a new protagonist who's meant to serve as the audience POV and the hero who gets to beat friggin' Goro?! Oh hell, all while introducing Shang Tsung and Goro, yet having Sub-Zero as the main antagonist! Way too damn much.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jul 21, 2022 12:09:01 GMT -5
The first one suffered from what's plaguing so many WB films that attempt to be franchises: it felt like they tried cramming like three movies into one, and it made the pacing, characterization, and general focus just feel scattershot. Like, I really dug the way they did Kano; I liked the way the Shaolin boys were depicted in their training; the Sub-Zero/Scorpion fight worked, etc. But putting it all together, while introducing a new protagonist who's meant to serve as the audience POV and the hero who gets to beat friggin' Goro?! Oh hell, all while introducing Shang Tsung and Goro, yet having Sub-Zero as the main antagonist! Way too damn much. I did not watch this movie, but can I safely assume the Sub-zero in question was Bi-Han?
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 21, 2022 12:16:33 GMT -5
The first one suffered from what's plaguing so many WB films that attempt to be franchises: it felt like they tried cramming like three movies into one, and it made the pacing, characterization, and general focus just feel scattershot. Like, I really dug the way they did Kano; I liked the way the Shaolin boys were depicted in their training; the Sub-Zero/Scorpion fight worked, etc. But putting it all together, while introducing a new protagonist who's meant to serve as the audience POV and the hero who gets to beat friggin' Goro?! Oh hell, all while introducing Shang Tsung and Goro, yet having Sub-Zero as the main antagonist! Way too damn much. I did not watch this movie, but can I safely assume the Sub-zero in question was Bi-Han? Right, though kind of in name only. They pretty much get the broad strokes of the Scorpion / Sub-Zero dynamic down right but Sub-Zero's like hundreds of years old for no real reason and is just a flat out villain working for Shang Tsung, they're kind of doing him and Noob at the same time and it's just kind of strange. Kind of summarizes the movie in general really. They kind of get the broad strokes of the feel of things right and clearly are familiar enough with the source material to do some notable callbacks including some more obscure ones, but they also just change a bunch of shit for the sake of it and make these weird alterations to the mythos that didn't really need to be made.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 21, 2022 12:42:30 GMT -5
Happy to hear. I loved the first one. I kind of liked that we didn't just jump right into the tournament because now there are stakes where some of the lead characters from the first movie might actually be in legit danger instead of being totally protected by plot armor.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jul 21, 2022 12:50:43 GMT -5
I don’t mind it
I thought the first one was okay if not outright rushed. Cole really isn’t needed as a MC and the whole take on the powers is kinda wonky but I’d watch a sequel. As fast as this movie went through events it at least didn’t go as fast as the MK animated movies they did
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jul 21, 2022 12:51:38 GMT -5
I did not watch this movie, but can I safely assume the Sub-zero in question was Bi-Han? Right, though kind of in name only. They pretty much get the broad strokes of the Scorpion / Sub-Zero dynamic down right but Sub-Zero's like hundreds of years old for no real reason and is just a flat out villain working for Shang Tsung, they're kind of doing him and Noob at the same time and it's just kind of strange. Kind of summarizes the movie in general really. They kind of get the broad strokes of the feel of things right and clearly are familiar enough with the source material to do some notable callbacks including some more obscure ones, but they also just change a bunch of shit for the sake of it and make these weird alterations to the mythos that didn't really need to be made. I mean the best part of the movie is when Kung Lao did his hat Fatality. Kano was a fun take on the character as well
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 4, 2023 17:32:20 GMT -5
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Post by Feyrhausen on May 4, 2023 17:34:15 GMT -5
Love Karl Urban. He gets himself into every geek franchise he can.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 4, 2023 17:42:50 GMT -5
Love Karl Urban. He gets himself into every geek franchise he can. Much as I would have enjoyed Miz in the role, Urban is a colossal upgrade.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 4, 2023 17:49:17 GMT -5
Garner is the movie's producer, so I think we can assume it's a done deal.
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