Mortal Kombat 2021 had great action, special effects, and fanservice but the story was just bad. I do not understand why they had to introduce a character like Cole Young into the canon as the everyman. Previous Mortal Kombat films used characters from the actual games as the everyman such as Liu Kang or Johnny Cage.
If there is one franchise that I could see having a successful Marvel-Esque cinematic universe, Mortal Kombat is it. There is such a rich tapestry of great narratives with these characters that you could tell for years. All you would need is a "Kevin Feige" for Mortal Kombat who is a great producer and is knowledgeable about the lore. Or have a collaborative effort by producers and writers who are huge fans of the Mortal Kombat franchise.
I honestly believe that if a video game franchise already has a great narrative, then all it needs is a great writer/s to translate that to the big screen. If Kevin Feige can do that for Marvel Comics then I do not see why it can not be done with Mortal Kombat. And yet, I believe all the movies based around Mortal Kombat are bad.
Very well said, and I couldn't agree more. The animated film is really enjoyable, did you see there's a sequel to it coming at the end of this month? MK 2021 is clearly showing it's going to try and go in the direction of an Avengers/Marvel Universe type of direction, which is most likely going to be a big mistake as it was with Marvel. Cole Young being written into an already rich lore was the worst thing they did with that movie, and also the actor they cast for Liu Kang was ridiculous, I felt like I was watching Michael Jackson circa late 1980s on camera visually.I've said it before here and I'll say it again. MK 2021 does everything that the original MK 1995 failed to do with exception of one area; it lacks a god damn interesting story.
It has the missing gore.
It has the better effects.
It has Scorpion and Sub Zero as actual enemies.
It has a bigger budget.
Yet it lacks a god damn compelling story. The one thing they DIDN'T need money for. The one main thing the original film got right and I would argue was the main thing that made the original one of the best video game adaptations ever made.
At least the original film gave you the Star Wars template (or Enter the Dragon template) by giving you three likable misfit protagonists and a simple yet engaging story of those three warriors fighting in a tournament to prevent evil from conquering our world. MK 2021? What the fuck was the story to that movie? It's like it wanted to be an origin movie more than anything else, but it failed to make me give a damn about Cole so its origin story fell flat on its face. And then it just barrel roles into a series of pointless fights to stop Outworld from breaking pre tournament rules...so what's the point of the tournament when we have these pointless make shift fights pre tournament?
That whole movie is nothing more than 100 minute (or so?) of franchise bait. Instead of just focusing on making a fun SINGULAR movie, it's all just obvious setup for a potential franchise. Hell, the fucking animated film from last year was leagues ahead of it. If you haven't checked it out, go check that one out, it's actually not bad.,
Seriously, it had all the potential in the world if it only had a fucking compelling story to go with it. I guess at least Kano made it somewhat entertaining though.
Exactly. If you think about it, Liu Kang and Kung Lao being of the White Lotus Xiaolin Society could be a movie all on its own. Scorpions Shirai-Ryu and Sub-Zero's Lin Kuei clan's rivalry could be a story all on its own. Jax and Sonya being of the Special Forces tracking down the leader of the Black Dragon clan Kano is a story all on its own. Then you could take an overarching villain such as Shao Kahn, Cetrion, Shinnok, or Onaga the Dragon King who's overall plot is to merge the timelines or fuse the Kamidogu to rule and/or destroy the realms.I've said it before here and I'll say it again. MK 2021 does everything that the original MK 1995 failed to do with exception of one area; it lacks a god damn interesting story.
It has the missing gore.
It has better effects.
It has Scorpion and Sub Zero as actual enemies.
It has a bigger budget.
Yet it lacks a god damn compelling story. The one thing they did DIDN'T need money for. The one main thing the original film got right and I would argue was the main thing that made the original one of the best video game adaptations ever made.
At least the original film gave you the Star Wars template (or Enter the Dragon template) by giving you three likable misfit protagonists and a simple yet engaging story of those three warriors fighting in a tournament to prevent evil from conquering our world. MK 2021? What the fuck was the story of that movie? It's like it wanted to be an origin movie more than anything else, but it failed to make me give a damn about Cole so its origin story fell flat on its face. And then it just barrels roles into a series of pointless fights to stop Outworld from breaking pre-tournament rules...so what's the point of the tournament when we have these pointless makeshift fights pre-tournament?
That whole movie is nothing more than 100 minutes (or so?) of franchise bait. Instead of just focusing on making a fun SINGULAR movie, it's all just an obvious setup for a potential franchise. Hell, the fucking animated film from last year was leagues ahead of it. If you haven't checked it out, go check that one out, it's not bad.,
Seriously, it had all the potential in the world if it only had a fucking compelling story to go with it. I guess at least Kano made it somewhat entertaining though.
My goodness, I didn't realise I haven't updated this in over 3 months...I simply don't have the time to go over every film i've watched, so sadly i'll just do a list and hope that will bring up some interesting conversation. Films in bold are ones I think are special!
Films
28) Last Tango In Paris / Bernardo Bertolucci / 1972 / 3/5
57) Some Like It Hot / Billy Wilder / 1959 / 4/5
Ah, interesting you highlight those two films, because both were ones I had to watch over multiple days. I find it pretty hard to watch films at home in one go as there are too many distractions. For both films, I think it took 3 attempts to watch!Just wanted to say, that is heroic, BCD So many films!
Just have a couple of poking thoughts (no pun intended for the first film )
I gave Ultimo Tango a Parigi, a solid 8/10; Brando is superb as always, Schnieder is great (as always) and she looks wonderful! I am a bit uneasy over the, "butter scene," (not so much on-screen, but the stories and anecdotes from Schneider, make me feel this way) and the plot is largely-fluff, but the sets are superb and the acting is top-notch, plus, as much as a skeeze Bertolucci is, he definitely had a fantastic knack for good-directing and the film is strong as a result. How did you feel, to give is a 3/5?
Some Like it Hot, I too give a solid 8/10-9/10. I'm not a huge Monroe fan, but that is the only B&W film where the actress has captivated me so (well, this and for some reason, Giulietta Masina has always caught my eye); she looks phenomenal, puts out (IMO) her best performance and the screwball antics of Curtis and Lemmon are awesome. This is a very-fun film, if not one of the most-fun I've ever watched.