MORTAL KOMBAT 1995 MOVIE

even to this day….as I regard it as a flawed yet still entertain film. Overall, the nostalgia and cinematic recollection of Mortal Kombat still stays with me…. I mean….I still remember totally “geeked out” when I first saw Sub-Zero and Scorpion as well as the sudden appearance of Reptile (his human form). Some parts were a bit wonky, but still was quite an enjoyable and I remember that it captured the spirt of the video games. I did see it at my friends house the following year when it was released on VHS and I really liked it. Growing up in the 90s, I was super excited to see this movie, but I remember I didn’t catch it when it was initial released in theaters. Given its popular run in the arcades during the early to mid-90s, it came as no surprise that Hollywood wanted to try and translate the popular franchise and did so with 1995’s Mortal Kombat. Spanning decades with its releases of bloody violence fights, fantasy / horror characters, and popular catchphrases such as “FINISH HIM” or “FATALITY”. There’s no doubt that the Mortal Kombat video game franchise is one of the top contenders for being one of greatest fighting games.

It will be up to Lord Raiden (Christopher Lamber), the all-powerful god of thunder and protector of the Earthrealm, to teach his three warriors to look deep inside themselves to find the ability to beat Shang Tsung and save the realm of Earth from devastation.

MORTAL KOMBAT 1995 MOVIE

The only thing standing between Earth and the Emperor’s evil forces are three humans: Liu Kang (Robin Shou), a former Shaolin monk who is only at the tournament to kill Shang Tsung for the murder of his brother, Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson), a special task law enforcement officer who is lured to the tournament under the pretense of catching her old partner’s killer, and Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby), an egotistical movie star who the press has dubbed as a fake and is only at the tournament as a way to prove himself. The Emperor’s sorcerer, Shang Tsung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), has led Outworld’s forces to nine straight victories. But in order to do so, he has to win 10 straight the ancient Mortal Kombat tournaments. Shao Kahn, the Emperor of Outworld, has his sights set on conquering the realm of Earth. Starring: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, and Linden Ashby I mean, how did he disappear like that? What is goin’ on here?” as Jason’s Movie Blog takes a “cinematic flashback” look at the cult classic video game film adaptation in 1995’s Mortal Kombat.

We got a guy with things comin’ out of his hands, we got another guy who freezes stuff, and then there’s a man, who as far as I can tell, is made out of electricity.

Mortal kombat 1995