I remember renting this movie after hearing a lot of the hype before the rental. My sister and I watched it. I never asked her her opinion on the movie but I found it more entertaining than the Street Fighter movie which starred the late, great Raul Julia. Be that as it may, I'm not a huge fan of Mortal Kombat but I like the mythology behind the story. Lots of different fighters doing battle across lots of different worlds. It even offers characters who aren't even human. That's something you almost never saw in Street Fighter. As someone who never got to play very many video games this was the closest to the phenomenon I could get. Of course, if you want MK, try making it a little closer to the game's original vision. Maybe more blood? If anything, by today's standards, this would probably displease its longtime fans. Who knows, maybe after writing this review I'll get to the most recent MK. But of course, this probably pales in comparison with the modern Mortal Kombat. A bit too kid-friendly? Anyway, it's probably better than something like the movie adaptations of Super Mario Brothers and Wing Commander.
Review of Mortal Kombat
