Huievest
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
adonis98-743-186503
A group of martial arts warriors have only six days to save the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is not just worse than it's predecessor but it's also worse in everything, from the terrible green screen to the terrible acting to the over the top jumping and fight scenes with some of the worst choreographies that i have ever witnessed and to be honest now i can see why everyone hates this film cause this is one of the absolute worst videogame movies ever released or made. (0/10)
Screen_Blitz
The Mortal Kombat franchise has become a massive hit among gamers around the world, despite the overwhelming controversy surrounding its portrayal of graphic violence. This sparked a film adaptation which was crafted in the hands of Paul W. S. Anderson. Although the original was far from reaching a classic status and fell short of its cinematic potential in terms of writing and visuals, there was at least some level of competence to be endured. This sequel on the other hand, is an abhorrent disaster. Stripping away from the proper ingredients of a competent fantasy epic, this film operates at an significantly low level of proficiency, a level that makes its predecessor look like an Oscar flick. Sustaining a hodgepodge of a thinly written plot, painfully inept visuals, and paper-thin characters, this film is a cinematic inert slog that slips into the cracks of unintentional comedy. Picking up where the last film left off, Shao Kahn (played by Brian Thompson), an evil emperor from a realm known as Outworld has invaded Earth and set it wipe out the human race with his sadistic extermination squad made up of characters only the fans of the video game would be familiar with. With the rules of the Mortal Kombat broken and the fate of humanity at stake, Liu Kang (played by Robin Shou), Sonya (played by Sandra Hess, replacing Bridgette Wilson), Raiden (played by James Remar), Kitana (played by Talisa Soto), and half-human, half-robot Jax (played by Lynn Red Williams) become the last line of defense against Shao Kahn's tyranny.The conductor behind this cinematic misfit is John R. Leonetti who replaces original director Paul W. S. Anderson who went to work on the science-fiction horror thriller 'Event Horizon'. If there is anything that Leonetti successfully accomplishes throughout this picture, it would be staying faithful to the source material. Everything else though, is a simply a disaster. While the story kicks off a passable premise, it is not long before the plot melts into a generic slog. The story advances at a brisk pace with multiple fight sequences punctuating at every turn. This would be account to some excitement if these sequences were actually fun, or even visually appealing. Unfortunately, the action is sloppily decorated with laughable CGI and poor blue/green screen effects that render them thrill-less. And like the original, they shed away from the M-rated graphic violence that the video game franchise is widely known for. The biggest eyesore comes in the final battle sequence in which Robin Shou's Liu Kang morphs into a giant dragon resembling an abysmal paper cutout of Godzilla. As for the acting department, very few of the cast turn in competent performances. With the character pitted with cheesy dialogue that is more likely to provoke unintentional chuckles than emotional impact, it is genuinely difficult to connect with these characters even when the fate of the universe at the stake, unless you have grown a fandom of them from playing the video games. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is the epitome of a cinematic sequel gone wrong, and is one that should strongly be avoided, unless you are looking for something in the "so bad it's good" category. The film is horribly crafted in terms of narrative and visual compulsion. In a good of advice, you would probably making better use of your time by sticking with the original.
mwcrunner
This sequel to the first Mortal Kombat is pretty good, but I did not like it that Johnny Cage had to die at the beginning. He's one of the very important characters in the Mortal Kombat franchise. Now this sequel includes more characters from the franchise and it also includes the return of Sub-Zero and Scorpion. Of course they did appear only for a couple of minutes but still it was worth seeing them in this. In this movie Liu Kang has to fight Shao Khan Raiden's brother in order to save the world and all other realms. With the help of Sonya, Jax, Katana and Raiden they defeat Shao Khan and the world is saved. As for Raiden he becomes one of the Elder Gods. Now there are people on here who don't like this as much as the first one but I say its a pretty fair sequel and still worth watching.
