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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

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Plot, character, motivation, you ask? C'mon!

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

Quite serious, charmless and critic-proof.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/21/01
Bob Heisler
Bob Heisler
Los Angeles Times

Game Over

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06/11/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Pic consists largely of choppily edited fight scenes (usually involving somersaults and back flips) combined with various computer graphic effects.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Variety
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It's a toss up which aspect of this drivel is worst.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/27/09
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

As far as the plot, the repetitive bombardment of similar scenarios makes the film seem very long and painfully drawn out.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dwayne E. Leslie
Dwayne E. Leslie
Boxoffice Magazine

No review available.

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07/21/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A cheesy, abysmal sequel to an entertaining adaptation...

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08/09/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

Witless, charmless and clueless.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ian Freer
Ian Freer
Empire Magazine

It's just an excuse for a series of tedious, repetitious fight scenes that have been staged with no hint whatsoever of originality.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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A dopey, badly acted and headache-inducing bore.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A little more work is required, for instance, on four-arm technology.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
02/01/02
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

This is an example of a sequel just as terrible as the first movie: same stuff, different day.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Here's the lowdown on the latest chapter in Mortal Kombat: deadly dull.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times

The most stimulating, satisfying aspect of this action fantasy is the theme music.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
09/09/09
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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Leonetti is a great cinematographer, but as director, well...

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06/24/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

There is nothing... I repeat, nothing worthwhile in this film.

Full Review Source: Cinematter | comment Comment
01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

This tedious hodgepodge of martial-arts mayhem, bogus mysticism and computer-generated special effects doesn't even pretend to have a plot.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/09/09
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

You know that when an acting joke like Christopher Lambert won't even return for the sequel, some fragile line has been crossed.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

There's a kind of grand awfulness about it.

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01/01/00
Mary Brennan
Mary Brennan
Film.com
 
 
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