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Mortal Kombat (1995)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:5

Rotten:16

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: This film adaptation of the wildly popular video game comes complete with dazzling special effects and plenty of martial arts action. The plot revolves around a tournament that pits evil against... This film adaptation of the wildly popular video game comes complete with dazzling special effects and plenty of martial arts action. The plot revolves around a tournament that pits evil against good. The sinister team, led by the vile sorcerer Shang Tsung, includes the ice-wielding Sub-Zero, the serpent-like Reptile, and the gigantic, four-armed, muscle-bound mutant Goro. The good guys are led by Lord Rayden, who uses electricity as a weapon. His pupils include martial arts expert Liu Kang, vain movie star and karate expert Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade, a task-force commando who KNOWS how to kick some butt. Adding to the tension is the fact that whichever team wins 10 Kombat tournaments in a row will rule the Earth. And Shang Tsung's demonic team has won the last nine. [More]

Starring: Christopher Lambert, Talisa Soto, Lyndon Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Starring: Christopher Lambert, Talisa Soto, Lyndon Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bridgette Wilson, Robin Shou

Director: Paul Anderson

Director: Paul Anderson

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Aug 22, 1997

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09/22/08
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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cheesy but still, kick ass

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12/06/07
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

No review available.

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11/09/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Like watching a lot of sweaty fist fights while trapped in the world's loudest night club.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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01/25/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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03/04/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

If the movie Mortal Kombat were a character in a Mortal Kombat video game, its special maneuver would be to climb on its opponent's shoulders and defecate on his head.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Hopeless? Oh yes. It's hopeless alright. Mondo hopeless.

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05/15/03
Oz
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Cheesy with no nutrients. But hey, anything's better than Street Fighter.

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12/18/02
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
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Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
12/09/02
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Offers a visceral jolt of pleasure for those who formerly believed the martial arts movie genre belongs exclusively to Hong Kong's John Woo.

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01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

What it's missing, ironically, is the edge that's made Mortal Kombat the video game such a powerful icon in American pop culture.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

If the forces of darkness win ten mortal kombats in a row, the world will be subjugated to a tyrrany of evil and bad spelling

Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

The characters are cardboard, the humor is lame and the heroes are all so unlikable most of the way that the audience won't be able — or want — to identify with them.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The impressiveness of skill is lost in the technical production.

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01/01/00
Elspeth Haughton
Elspeth Haughton
Apollo Guide

Just looks and plays a lot like Johnny Mnemonic, Double Dragon and other video-game-inspired, mayhem-filled messes.

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01/01/00
John Hartl
John Hartl
Film.com
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Far too predictable to recommend to anyone not predisposed to this type of propulsive but vacant entertainment.

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01/01/00
Jon Matsumoto
Jon Matsumoto
Boxoffice Magazine

The movie has everything a teenage boy could want... Everything, that is, but an interesting plot, decent dialogue and compelling acting.

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01/01/00
Laura Evenson
Laura Evenson
San Francisco Chronicle
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