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In honor of Friday's release of MORTAL KOMBAT on HBO Max, we go all the way back to 1995 to watch another film that Jon has never seen before, Mortal Kombat... FIGHT!!
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Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American fantasy martial arts action film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. starring Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bridgette Wilson, Talisa Soto and Christopher Lambert.
It is a loose adaptation of the early entries in the fighting game series Mortal Kombat and is the first installment in the Mortal Kombat film series.
The plot of the film follows the warrior monk Liu Kang, the actor Johnny Cage, and the soldier Sonya Blade, all three guided by the god Raiden (spelled Rayden in the movie), on their journey to combat the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung and his forces in a tournament to save Earth. The film's primary source material was 1992's original game of the same title, but it was also inspired by and incorporates elements of 1993's follow-up game Mortal Kombat II.
Shaolin monk Liu Kang and his comrades, movie star Johnny Cage, and military officer Sonya Blade are chosen by Raiden, the god of thunder and defender of Earthrealm, to overcome their powerful adversaries in order to prevent Outworld from winning their tenth straight Mortal Kombat tournament. Each of the three has his or her own reason for competing: Liu seeks revenge against the tournament host Shang Tsung for killing his brother Chan; Sonya seeks revenge on an Australian crime lord Kano for murdering a fellow officer; and Cage seeks to prove that his martial-arts skills are real.
Mortal Kombat, a Lawrence Kasanoff/Threshold Entertainment production in association with Midway Games, was filmed primarily in Los Angeles, as well as on location in Thailand, and premiered on August 18, 1995 in the United States. It was well-received by the fans of the videogame and it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the martial art sequences, atmosphere, exotic locations and production values whereas the performances, the script and the PG-13 rating were criticized.
Mortal Kombat spent three weeks as the number-one film at the U.S. box office, earning over $122 million worldwide. Threshold Entertainment followed with a 1997 sequel film, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and created two television series, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and Mortal Kombat: Conquest. A reboot of the series, also titled Mortal Kombat, was released in April 2021.
Mortal Kombat opened on August 18, 1995, and was #1 at the box office for the weekend with $23.2 million, nearly eight times the opening amount of the only other new release that weekend, The Baby-Sitters Club. At the time, it was the second-highest August opening after 1993's The Fugitive. The film enjoyed a three-week stint at number one, grossing $73 million domestically in the United States. It also earned $51.7 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $124.7 million.
Christopher Lambert as Lord Raiden
Robin Shou as Liu Kang
Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung
Bridgette Wilson as Sonya Blade
Talisa Soto as Kitana
Trevor Goddard as Kano
Chris Casamassa as Scorpion
François Petit as Sub-Zero
Keith Cooke as Reptile
Tom Woodruff, Jr. as Goro
Kevin Michael Richardson provides the speaking voice of Goro
Gregory McKinney as Jax
Frank Welker provides the voice of the Shao Kahn.
Kenneth Edwards as Art Lean
Steven Ho as Chan, Liu Kang's younger brother.
Peter Jason as Master Boyd
Sandy Helberg as the Director of Cage's latest film. This part was originally intended as a cameo by Steven Spielberg, but scheduling conflicts forced him to back out.
#FirstTimeWatching #MovieReaction #MortalKombat
In honor of Friday's release of MORTAL KOMBAT on HBO Max, we go all the way back to 1995 to watch another film that Jon has never seen before, Mortal Kombat... FIGHT!!
SUBSCRIBE and help us get to 5,000!
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Official Movie’s Gotta Movie Tee: teespring.com/movie-s-gotta-movie?tsmac=store&tsmic=burnsreviews&pid=2&cid=2397
Special Thanks to JMarkSwartzentruber for joining us. Check him out at:
youtube.com/channel/UC_X_Pcc2BBRF97obi7wvuZg
Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American fantasy martial arts action film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. starring Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bridgette Wilson, Talisa Soto and Christopher Lambert.
It is a loose adaptation of the early entries in the fighting game series Mortal Kombat and is the first installment in the Mortal Kombat film series.
The plot of the film follows the warrior monk Liu Kang, the actor Johnny Cage, and the soldier Sonya Blade, all three guided by the god Raiden (spelled Rayden in the movie), on their journey to combat the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung and his forces in a tournament to save Earth. The film's primary source material was 1992's original game of the same title, but it was also inspired by and incorporates elements of 1993's follow-up game Mortal Kombat II.
Shaolin monk Liu Kang and his comrades, movie star Johnny Cage, and military officer Sonya Blade are chosen by Raiden, the god of thunder and defender of Earthrealm, to overcome their powerful adversaries in order to prevent Outworld from winning their tenth straight Mortal Kombat tournament. Each of the three has his or her own reason for competing: Liu seeks revenge against the tournament host Shang Tsung for killing his brother Chan; Sonya seeks revenge on an Australian crime lord Kano for murdering a fellow officer; and Cage seeks to prove that his martial-arts skills are real.
Mortal Kombat, a Lawrence Kasanoff/Threshold Entertainment production in association with Midway Games, was filmed primarily in Los Angeles, as well as on location in Thailand, and premiered on August 18, 1995 in the United States. It was well-received by the fans of the videogame and it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the martial art sequences, atmosphere, exotic locations and production values whereas the performances, the script and the PG-13 rating were criticized.
Mortal Kombat spent three weeks as the number-one film at the U.S. box office, earning over $122 million worldwide. Threshold Entertainment followed with a 1997 sequel film, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and created two television series, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and Mortal Kombat: Conquest. A reboot of the series, also titled Mortal Kombat, was released in April 2021.
Mortal Kombat opened on August 18, 1995, and was #1 at the box office for the weekend with $23.2 million, nearly eight times the opening amount of the only other new release that weekend, The Baby-Sitters Club. At the time, it was the second-highest August opening after 1993's The Fugitive. The film enjoyed a three-week stint at number one, grossing $73 million domestically in the United States. It also earned $51.7 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $124.7 million.
Christopher Lambert as Lord Raiden
Robin Shou as Liu Kang
Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung
Bridgette Wilson as Sonya Blade
Talisa Soto as Kitana
Trevor Goddard as Kano
Chris Casamassa as Scorpion
François Petit as Sub-Zero
Keith Cooke as Reptile
Tom Woodruff, Jr. as Goro
Kevin Michael Richardson provides the speaking voice of Goro
Gregory McKinney as Jax
Frank Welker provides the voice of the Shao Kahn.
Kenneth Edwards as Art Lean
Steven Ho as Chan, Liu Kang's younger brother.
Peter Jason as Master Boyd
Sandy Helberg as the Director of Cage's latest film. This part was originally intended as a cameo by Steven Spielberg, but scheduling conflicts forced him to back out.
#FirstTimeWatching #MovieReaction #MortalKombat
