A guilty pleasure more entertaining than the original
Mortal Kombat - Annihilation (1997)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:2
Rotten:26
Average Rating:2.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: The Outworld villains, refusing to accept the outcome of the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, try their hand at the direct approach--storming Earth instead, amidst the same synthetic fog, computer... The Outworld villains, refusing to accept the outcome of the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, try their hand at the direct approach--storming Earth instead, amidst the same synthetic fog, computer morphing, and pounding techno score cues as the first film. Waiting to rebuff them are valiant Earth warriors Liu Kang, the burly Jax, and Sonya Blade, as well as a newly humanized Rayden. [More]
Starring: Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, James Remar, Sandra Hess
Starring: Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, James Remar, Sandra Hess, Lynn "Red" Williams, Keith Cooke, Brian Thompson, Raynor Scheine, Chris Conrad, Musetta Vander, Irina Pantaeva, Dana Hee, Deron McBee, Marjean Holden, Litefoot, Tyrone Wiggins
Director: John R. Leonetti
Director: John R. Leonetti
Producer: Lawrence Kasanoff
Composer: George S. Clinton
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Reviews for Mortal Kombat - Annihilation
Pic consists largely of choppily edited fight scenes (usually involving somersaults and back flips) combined with various computer graphic effects.
As far as the plot, the repetitive bombardment of similar scenarios makes the film seem very long and painfully drawn out.
It's just an excuse for a series of tedious, repetitious fight scenes that have been staged with no hint whatsoever of originality.
A little more work is required, for instance, on four-arm technology.
This is an example of a sequel just as terrible as the first movie: same stuff, different day.
Here's the lowdown on the latest chapter in Mortal Kombat: deadly dull.
The most stimulating, satisfying aspect of this action fantasy is the theme music.
This tedious hodgepodge of martial-arts mayhem, bogus mysticism and computer-generated special effects doesn't even pretend to have a plot.
You know that when an acting joke like Christopher Lambert won't even return for the sequel, some fragile line has been crossed.
Latest News for Mortal Kombat - Annihilation
March 29, 2007:
A Reboot for the "Mortal Kombat" Films?
Looks like Christopher Lambert's agent's day just got a lot busier: Moviehole reports that, despite the fervent prayers of many who watched "Mortal Kombat:... More...
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