I think you may have hit your head on something very hard.
It's a complete embarrassment to MK fans, and all movie fans for that matter.
Your choice, I'm not trying to bash you or anything, but man

No, because aside from terrible acting and ridiculous plot "twists," MK: Annihilation completely butchered the storyline and many of the characters. Scorpion makes a wisecrack? Ermac kisses Shao Kahn's ass? Kitana has a cardboard personality? Shao Kahn's a blithering idiot? The list goes on...

Dear lord, where to start. MKA is NOWHERE as good as MK. MKA had beyond terrible acting, the ninjas looked like power rangers IMO, everything went by so fast, baraka looked horrible not to mention kahn, the whole animalities was beyond BS, motaro and sheeva was just pure jokes, raiden sucked, and so much crappy dialogue. People who hasnt seen the first MK wouldnt have one helluva clue as to who was who and what was happening. MKA was ridiculous IMO, just pure terrible. And all that i said up there isnt even the end of the badness. It keeps going and going, the never ending list of how MKA sucked.

mk:a is not a bad movie ok?mk:the movies is cool the ninjas looked good and it had like reotile kano so on and on.mk:a i liked it because it had more people that a reason another 1 is that it has a pretty good look.this thing i didnt like is that most of this never happen shao kahn doesnt have an animalitie(or does he(laghfing evily) and the extermanition squds looked terrible the song better in the games but they just killed it there man!ans some people look terrible man!barakas was just nasty sheeva ans so on and on u get my point.

I'll tell you what went wrong with MKA. Other than the fact that it looked like a rushed peice of garbage.

Brian Thompson was horrible as Shao Kahn! Watching him play the part and seeing him unmasked, he looked more like a short-human bully (rather than a ferocious demon). No way I'd wanna see him as Shao Kahn again. Nothing he said was threatening and he couldn't act. Just like Raol Julia was not a good choice for M. Bison in the Street Fighter movie.

Robin Shou looked good at acting in MK1 but in MKA his acting went down the drain. I wonder what the heck happened to that good acting he did in MK1. Shou even admits he was disgusted with the bad acting job he did in MKA.

Now the music, that crappy dance and techno music they kept playing made the movie look more like one big trash music video! It sounded like cheap notes played off some keyboard. Mortal Kombat is the kind of movie that should have more orchestra in it for god sakes. It should also have music that sounds deadly like in the games.

The final fight between Liu Kang and Kahn was not one bit exciting and the animalities they did looked more like something taken off of an old Godzilla flick.

The fight scenes were awful. I thought they looked more like carefully choreographed gymnastics and dance routines (b/c of the dance music they fought too). They looked so unrealistic b/c of all that high jumping (like the ones Liu did) and b/c nobody got cut or bruised after being hit so hard. I could also tell the editing in some of them were sloppy and I could tell the actors were not really hitting each other (after watching closely).

Onto the other things I hated in this movie.
The movie was too damm short for all the characters they tried to cram into it. All those characters were in the game for a reason, b/c they played a part storywise. In MKA they were just thrown in there for no reason, if they weren't gonna be developed than what was the point of having them in it? This indicates the laziness and selfishness the writers had towards the MK fans (and creators) and their favorite characters. Even though they tried fitting in too many characters into this short movie, they still left out several characters from MK Trilogy who were amony my favorites!

The outfits were crap. The ninja outfits looked like something taken off the power rangers while other outfits looked like cheap costumes bought out of a halloween store. The scenery and effects in this movie looked like something else taken off the Power Rangers, they were too cheesy and cartoonish.

The recasting of the same characters was absolutely HORRIBLE. To me that's the worst thing about MKA. Watching the new Sonya and the new Jax was like watching DIFFERENT characters!!! It was b/c Hess and Williams both lacked the appearance and portrayal of the original actors in MK1. James Remar was a wimp as Rayden and he looked even dumber when he changed outfits and cut off his hair! Just b/c Rayden transformed himself into a mortal didn't mean he had to change his appearance too!

Ermac creating Noob Saibot looked retarded, Smoke shooting missles was wrong, Mileena and Kitana did not look identical and they didn't get to fight each other, Sindel looked gay with that black hair (when she was suppost to have white hair!) Jade was suppost to be black not asian, Jax's arms were suppost to be bionic implants and Jax is a military general (who would not talk like some street thug from the hood), Sonya looked more like a slutty model and her outfit was too revealing, Sheeva and Motaro looked lame and way too human to be monsters, and worst of all making Shinnok, Shao Kahn and Rayden family did nothing but make the movie look even more retarded!

Having a 4 on 4 fight scene at the end was a really bad idea. When you show 2 opponents fighting each other, how are you suppost to know what's happening to the other fighters???????

What was the point of going underground in those American Gladiator balls? I think opening a portal would've been so much easier and quicker.

Why did they keep using references from the bible. The Earth was created in 6 days, so too shall it be destroyed and when Jax says, "Who does this dude think he is, Moses parting the Red Sea?" Excuse me Mortal Kombat is suppost to be a religion and mythology of it's own. So keep christianity out of it. It was wrong to mention Moses' name b/c he found the 10 commandments and the first commandment said there is only ONE god and in MKA they had 4 gods. I think you understand what I'm saying here.

The story in the movie lasted for 6 days huh? Now how were they suppost to survive/last for 6 days without food, sleep or showers? As I was watching the movie it felt like only 2 days went by.

I can go on and on. But I think everyone understands my point here. If I can think of other reasons I'll post them later.

Reptyle83 Wrote: I'll tell you what went wrong with MKA. Other than the fact that it looked like a rushed peice of garbage. Brian Thompson was horrible as Shao Kahn! Watching him play the part and seeing him unmasked, he looked more like a short-human bully (rather than a ferocious demon). No way I'd wanna see him as Shao Kahn again. Nothing he said was threatening and he couldn't act. Just like Raol Julia was not a good choice for M. Bison in the Street Fighter movie. Robin Shou looked good at acting in MK1 but in MKA his acting went down the drain. I wonder what the heck happened to that good acting he did in MK1. Shou even admits he was disgusted with the bad acting job he did in MKA. Now the music, that crappy dance and techno music they kept playing made the movie look more like one big trash music video! It sounded like cheap notes played off some keyboard. Mortal Kombat is the kind of movie that should have more orchestra in it for god sakes. It should also have music that sounds deadly like in the games. The final fight between Liu Kang and Kahn was not one bit exciting and the animalities they did looked more like something taken off of an old Godzilla flick. The fight scenes were awful. I thought they looked more like carefully choreographed gymnastics and dance routines (b/c of the dance music they fought too). They looked so unrealistic b/c of all that high jumping (like the ones Liu did) and b/c nobody got cut or bruised after being hit so hard. I could also tell the editing in some of them were sloppy and I could tell the actors were not really hitting each other (after watching closely). Onto the other things I hated in this movie. The movie was too damm short for all the characters they tried to cram into it. All those characters were in the game for a reason, b/c they played a part storywise. In MKA they were just thrown in there for no reason, if they weren't gonna be developed than what was the point of having them in it? This indicates the laziness and selfishness the writers had towards the MK fans (and creators) and their favorite characters. Even though they tried fitting in too many characters into this short movie, they still left out several characters from MK Trilogy who were amony my favorites! The outfits were crap. The ninja outfits looked like something taken off the power rangers while other outfits looked like cheap costumes bought out of a halloween store. The scenery and effects in this movie looked like something else taken off the Power Rangers, they were too cheesy and cartoonish. The recasting of the same characters was absolutely HORRIBLE. To me that's the worst thing about MKA. Watching the new Sonya and the new Jax was like watching DIFFERENT characters!!! It was b/c Hess and Williams both lacked the appearance and portrayal of the original actors in MK1. James Remar was a wimp as Rayden and he looked even dumber when he changed outfits and cut off his hair! Just b/c Rayden transformed himself into a mortal didn't mean he had to change his appearance too! Ermac creating Noob Saibot looked retarded, Smoke shooting missles was wrong, Mileena and Kitana did not look identical and they didn't get to fight each other, Sindel looked gay with that black hair (when she was suppost to have white hair!) Jade was suppost to be black not asian, Jax's arms were suppost to be bionic implants and Jax is a military general (who would not talk like some street thug from the hood), Sonya looked more like a slutty model and her outfit was too revealing, Sheeva and Motaro looked lame and way too human to be monsters, and worst of all making Shinnok, Shao Kahn and Rayden family did nothing but make the movie look even more retarded! Having a 4 on 4 fight scene at the end was a really bad idea. When you show 2 opponents fighting each other, how are you suppost to know what's happening to the other fighters??????? What was the point of going underground in those American Gladiator balls? I think opening a portal would've been so much easier and quicker. Why did they keep using references from the bible. The Earth was created in 6 days, so too shall it be destroyed and when Jax says, "Who does this dude think he is, Moses parting the Red Sea?" Excuse me Mortal Kombat is suppost to be a religion and mythology of it's own. So keep christianity out of it. It was wrong to mention Moses' name b/c he found the 10 commandments and the first commandment said there is only ONE god and in MKA they had 4 gods. I think you understand what I'm saying here. The story in the movie lasted for 6 days huh? Now how were they suppost to survive/last for 6 days without food, sleep or showers? As I was watching the movie it felt like only 2 days went by. I can go on and on. But I think everyone understands my point here. If I can think of other reasons I'll post them later.

I totally agree 100%. Couldnt of said it better myself.

Reptyle83 Wrote: I'll tell you what went wrong with MKA. Other than the fact that it looked like a rushed peice of garbage. Brian Thompson was horrible as Shao Kahn! Watching him play the part and seeing him unmasked, he looked more like a short-human bully (rather than a ferocious demon). No way I'd wanna see him as Shao Kahn again. Nothing he said was threatening and he couldn't act. Just like Raol Julia was not a good choice for M. Bison in the Street Fighter movie. Robin Shou looked good at acting in MK1 but in MKA his acting went down the drain. I wonder what the heck happened to that good acting he did in MK1. Shou even admits he was disgusted with the bad acting job he did in MKA. Now the music, that crappy dance and techno music they kept playing made the movie look more like one big trash music video! It sounded like cheap notes played off some keyboard. Mortal Kombat is the kind of movie that should have more orchestra in it for god sakes. It should also have music that sounds deadly like in the games. The final fight between Liu Kang and Kahn was not one bit exciting and the animalities they did looked more like something taken off of an old Godzilla flick. The fight scenes were awful. I thought they looked more like carefully choreographed gymnastics and dance routines (b/c of the dance music they fought too). They looked so unrealistic b/c of all that high jumping (like the ones Liu did) and b/c nobody got cut or bruised after being hit so hard. I could also tell the editing in some of them were sloppy and I could tell the actors were not really hitting each other (after watching closely). Onto the other things I hated in this movie. The movie was too damm short for all the characters they tried to cram into it. All those characters were in the game for a reason, b/c they played a part storywise. In MKA they were just thrown in there for no reason, if they weren't gonna be developed than what was the point of having them in it? This indicates the laziness and selfishness the writers had towards the MK fans (and creators) and their favorite characters. Even though they tried fitting in too many characters into this short movie, they still left out several characters from MK Trilogy who were amony my favorites! The outfits were crap. The ninja outfits looked like something taken off the power rangers while other outfits looked like cheap costumes bought out of a halloween store. The scenery and effects in this movie looked like something else taken off the Power Rangers, they were too cheesy and cartoonish. The recasting of the same characters was absolutely HORRIBLE. To me that's the worst thing about MKA. Watching the new Sonya and the new Jax was like watching DIFFERENT characters!!! It was b/c Hess and Williams both lacked the appearance and portrayal of the original actors in MK1. James Remar was a wimp as Rayden and he looked even dumber when he changed outfits and cut off his hair! Just b/c Rayden transformed himself into a mortal didn't mean he had to change his appearance too! Ermac creating Noob Saibot looked retarded, Smoke shooting missles was wrong, Mileena and Kitana did not look identical and they didn't get to fight each other, Sindel looked gay with that black hair (when she was suppost to have white hair!) Jade was suppost to be black not asian, Jax's arms were suppost to be bionic implants and Jax is a military general (who would not talk like some street thug from the hood), Sonya looked more like a slutty model and her outfit was too revealing, Sheeva and Motaro looked lame and way too human to be monsters, and worst of all making Shinnok, Shao Kahn and Rayden family did nothing but make the movie look even more retarded! Having a 4 on 4 fight scene at the end was a really bad idea. When you show 2 opponents fighting each other, how are you suppost to know what's happening to the other fighters??????? What was the point of going underground in those American Gladiator balls? I think opening a portal would've been so much easier and quicker. Why did they keep using references from the bible. The Earth was created in 6 days, so too shall it be destroyed and when Jax says, "Who does this dude think he is, Moses parting the Red Sea?" Excuse me Mortal Kombat is suppost to be a religion and mythology of it's own. So keep christianity out of it. It was wrong to mention Moses' name b/c he found the 10 commandments and the first commandment said there is only ONE god and in MKA they had 4 gods. I think you understand what I'm saying here. The story in the movie lasted for 6 days huh? Now how were they suppost to survive/last for 6 days without food, sleep or showers? As I was watching the movie it felt like only 2 days went by. I can go on and on. But I think everyone understands my point here. If I can think of other reasons I'll post them later.

I totally agree 100%. Couldnt of said it better myself.

Not too mention the whole "You're a family now" ending of the MKA. I pray that MK3 is a much darker film, with an R rating. But that's probably too much to ask for.

*stands, applauding*
Bravo!!! I think that sums it all up. And what the hell is up with the animalities? They were cheesy. The writers just seemed to try and cram every aspect of the game into the movie. EVERYTHING!!! And I've been a MK fan forever, and I've never seen anything like that monster. What the fuck was that?

ermacmk5 Wrote: Not too mention the whole "You're a family now" ending of the MKA. I pray that MK3 is a much darker film, with an R rating. But that's probably too much to ask for.

i hope mk3 will be better then both the movies i hope it has better effects which i hope they do more realistic stuuf the fire balls ice balls spears u get my point.


mk3 its going to get millions of dollars and when the movie comes out i hope i see u gyus there!

I like the first MK movie, not a classic, but I think it's cool. MKA is one of the worst films I've seen.

i think that the one of the problems is that they put a lot of characters and didnt think something interesting for them. just look how sheeva and rain died.if they wanted to put a lot of evil dudes they shoulded put the good guys scatered.

Sorry, but this movie was a blasphemy to me as a Mortal Kombat fan.

Did anyone else hate how some of the characters looked in MKA?

I couldn't stand the way Shinnok looked. Shinnok is NOT a middle-aged looking white guy in a magician's black cloke! Gosh what the hell were they thinking with that look they gave him??? Shinnok is an albino skin colored elder god with glowing green eyes and an asian look. He might also have white hair underneath the head dress like Rayden and Fujin do.

If Shinnok is Rayden's father, than why did he look younger than Rayden. Rayden has grayish white hair while Shinnok has brown hair. What?

Then there's Shao Kahn who does not wear black jogging pants and gloves, is not a short gymnast in high heels, and is never seen unmasked! Again, what the hell were they thinking with him there??? That only made him look puny (not sinister looking).
Shao Kahn is 7+ feet tall, is too big to be acrobatic, and does not look human without his mask.

Anyway the way Kahn and Shinnok looked was a Smallville ripoff. Lex Luther and Lionel Luther look the same way! Also Shang Tsung (bad guy of MK1, who was nicely casted) made them both look like American PUSSIES! Does anyone agree?

Amen and hallelujah to the last two posts. Lol!

(smiles)

MK:A was okay but MK was better.

MK:A was a piece of crap,the first movie was ok,but the second one was totally an insult to MK.

fear the noob....

yah the first is better i think

Yea both of the movies were crap but i have to say MkA was better ..just on the fact that there was more chacters ,i think....even tho sum were killed retardedly ...Like Rain getting back handed by Kahn into a pit of fire and Cage getting killed at the very beginning of the movie

Anyone who says MK:A was a better movie than MK has absolutely NO concept of acting skill, special effects creation, or coherency in story-telling.

Each and every MK character is sacred to their fans because the have a purpose.

a purpose that MK:A DESTROYED, in most cases.

Sheeva has her own story. She's suspicious of Kahn for plaicng Motaro in charge of his armies. Her role was changed to the following:

"The date's over."

SPLAT!


Rain, although a character I hate, at least joined Kahn out of fear for his life, and the loss of his past memories (apparently). His role in MKA:

"It will never happen again."

FWOOSH!

Reptile is the last surviving member of an ancient race known as Raptors. He is a fan favorite, and we all love him for his individuality. The need and desire to return to his extinct race struck a chord with MK fans everywhere.

And yet, there's THREE of him runnng around in MKA.

Jade is a longtime ally and friend of princess Kitana, who is torn between the choice of assisting her friend, or serving her emperor. She's also black.

MKA gave us a treacherous asian bitch.

Baraka is the scourge of the Outworld wastes, one of the greatest of nomad warriors. He puts the fear of god into anyone he crosses.

MKA put the fear of god into the fans with that horrible mask. And when he died, they just used Rain's body.

Motaro is not supposed to resemble Tim Allen.

Scorpion is a lost soul bent on revenge against the murderer of his family and clan. He does NOT mess around. I can accept that his storyline with
Sub-Zero would have required a movie of its own to shoot, hence his being relegated to the role of assassin for Shang Tsung in MK: The Movie. I can live with that. And UMK3 does actually put him in Kahn's service, for lack of his having anything better to do. They got that right in MKA. BUT...he does NOT spit out one-liners like "SUCKERS!!!"

Noob Saibot is Shinnok's loyal, if brainless servant. Not poop that came out of Ermac's chest.

Sub-Zero II, Cyrax, and Smoke should not have even been present in the movie. Their battle has little to do with Kahn. Again, they could have made a seperate movie.

Raiden is the friggin' god of thunder. Not Shao Kahn's brother.

Shinnok is the fraggin' god of the netherrealm. Not Shao Kahn's father. He's also supposed to be blue.

And Shao Kahn is a conqueror of worlds, warlord supreme, a being feared across the lands as supreme ruler of Outworld. He answers to no one.

MKA featured him as a whiny little daddy's boy.

These alone are reasons MKA was horrible. I haven't even mentioned the horrible, horrible acting. I can't even blame Shou or Soto, though. They had a shitty script to work with. They should have gone the road of Linden Ashby, and declined to participate.

Look at MKI. They got every character's personality down perfectly with the exception of the ninjas (which is permissable, for previously stated reasons). The actors were allmarvelously cast. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was MARVELOUS as Tsung.

MKI's script was marvelous. Solid storyline, even character development.

Mortal Kombat Annhilation failed miserably because of bad casting, bad acting, bad characterization, a bad screenplay, bad direction, bad martial arts choreography, bad localization, and bad wardrobe.

EVERYTHING the first movie got RIGHT.

And that's just the start. Did I mention that animalities were a STUPID, STUPID concept to start off with? The list goes on.

And some people out there like the second better because there were more CHARACTERS?

Read my writing, gentlemen: Quantity does NOT equal quality.

Shadaloo Wrote: Anyone who says MK:A was a better movie than MK has absolutely NO concept of acting skill, special effects creation, or coherency in story-telling. Each and every MK character is sacred to their fans because the have a purpose. a purpose that MK:A DESTROYED, in most cases. Sheeva has her own story. She's suspicious of Kahn for plaicng Motaro in charge of his armies. Her role was changed to the following: "The date's over." SPLAT! Rain, although a character I hate, at least joined Kahn out of fear for his life, and the loss of his past memories (apparently). His role in MKA: "It will never happen again." FWOOSH! Reptile is the last surviving member of an ancient race known as Raptors. He is a fan favorite, and we all love him for his individuality. The need and desire to return to his extinct race struck a chord with MK fans everywhere. And yet, there's THREE of him runnng around in MKA. Jade is a longtime ally and friend of princess Kitana, who is torn between the choice of assisting her friend, or serving her emperor. She's also black. MKA gave us a treacherous asian bitch. Baraka is the scourge of the Outworld wastes, one of the greatest of nomad warriors. He puts the fear of god into anyone he crosses. MKA put the fear of god into the fans with that horrible mask. And when he died, they just used Rain's body. Motaro is not supposed to resemble Tim Allen. Scorpion is a lost soul bent on revenge against the murderer of his family and clan. He does NOT mess around. I can accept that his storyline with Sub-Zero would have required a movie of its own to shoot, hence his being relegated to the role of assassin for Shang Tsung in MK: The Movie. I can live with that. And UMK3 does actually put him in Kahn's service, for lack of his having anything better to do. They got that right in MKA. BUT...he does NOT spit out one-liners like "SUCKERS!!!" Noob Saibot is Shinnok's loyal, if brainless servant. Not poop that came out of Ermac's chest. Sub-Zero II, Cyrax, and Smoke should not have even been present in the movie. Their battle has little to do with Kahn. Again, they could have made a seperate movie. Raiden is the friggin' god of thunder. Not Shao Kahn's brother. Shinnok is the fraggin' god of the netherrealm. Not Shao Kahn's father. He's also supposed to be blue. And Shao Kahn is a conqueror of worlds, warlord supreme, a being feared across the lands as supreme ruler of Outworld. He answers to no one. MKA featured him as a whiny little daddy's boy. These alone are reasons MKA was horrible. I haven't even mentioned the horrible, horrible acting. I can't even blame Shou or Soto, though. They had a shitty script to work with. They should have gone the road of Linden Ashby, and declined to participate. Look at MKI. They got every character's personality down perfectly with the exception of the ninjas (which is permissable, for previously stated reasons). The actors were allmarvelously cast. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was MARVELOUS as Tsung. MKI's script was marvelous. Solid storyline, even character development. Mortal Kombat Annhilation failed miserably because of bad casting, bad acting, bad characterization, a bad screenplay, bad direction, bad martial arts choreography, bad localization, and bad wardrobe. EVERYTHING the first movie got RIGHT. And that's just the start. Did I mention that animalities were a STUPID, STUPID concept to start off with? The list goes on. And some people out there like the second better because there were more CHARACTERS? Read my writing, gentlemen: Quantity does NOT equal quality.

You really have a point there dude,i i guess i didnt see those points


Raiden is a god not Shao kahns brother

Noob saibot coming out of ermac?thats not righ


3 Reptiles wtf?i did not get that part


Sub-zero younger did not help in the movie

Scorpion one of the best Mk fighters ever and his story with Sub-zero is awesome but know with Quan chi but in Mk:A


his mission to kidnap Kitana?


Baraka one of the most dark and mysterious Mk fighters but

he dies in a fire

Shinnok is soppose to be an elder god not Shao kahns dad

Shao kahnone of cruliest emper ever to exist in Mk torturing souls everyday but in Mk:A

hes a whiney little kid boo hoo

Shadaloo Wrote: Anyone who says MK:A was a better movie than MK has absolutely NO concept of acting skill, special effects creation, or coherency in story-telling. Each and every MK character is sacred to their fans because the have a purpose. a purpose that MK:A DESTROYED, in most cases. Sheeva has her own story. She's suspicious of Kahn for plaicng Motaro in charge of his armies. Her role was changed to the following: "The date's over." SPLAT! Rain, although a character I hate, at least joined Kahn out of fear for his life, and the loss of his past memories (apparently). His role in MKA: "It will never happen again." FWOOSH! Reptile is the last surviving member of an ancient race known as Raptors. He is a fan favorite, and we all love him for his individuality. The need and desire to return to his extinct race struck a chord with MK fans everywhere. And yet, there's THREE of him runnng around in MKA. Jade is a longtime ally and friend of princess Kitana, who is torn between the choice of assisting her friend, or serving her emperor. She's also black. MKA gave us a treacherous asian bitch. Baraka is the scourge of the Outworld wastes, one of the greatest of nomad warriors. He puts the fear of god into anyone he crosses. MKA put the fear of god into the fans with that horrible mask. And when he died, they just used Rain's body. Motaro is not supposed to resemble Tim Allen. Scorpion is a lost soul bent on revenge against the murderer of his family and clan. He does NOT mess around. I can accept that his storyline with Sub-Zero would have required a movie of its own to shoot, hence his being relegated to the role of assassin for Shang Tsung in MK: The Movie. I can live with that. And UMK3 does actually put him in Kahn's service, for lack of his having anything better to do. They got that right in MKA. BUT...he does NOT spit out one-liners like "SUCKERS!!!" Noob Saibot is Shinnok's loyal, if brainless servant. Not poop that came out of Ermac's chest. Sub-Zero II, Cyrax, and Smoke should not have even been present in the movie. Their battle has little to do with Kahn. Again, they could have made a seperate movie. Raiden is the friggin' god of thunder. Not Shao Kahn's brother. Shinnok is the fraggin' god of the netherrealm. Not Shao Kahn's father. He's also supposed to be blue. And Shao Kahn is a conqueror of worlds, warlord supreme, a being feared across the lands as supreme ruler of Outworld. He answers to no one. MKA featured him as a whiny little daddy's boy. These alone are reasons MKA was horrible. I haven't even mentioned the horrible, horrible acting. I can't even blame Shou or Soto, though. They had a shitty script to work with. They should have gone the road of Linden Ashby, and declined to participate. Look at MKI. They got every character's personality down perfectly with the exception of the ninjas (which is permissable, for previously stated reasons). The actors were allmarvelously cast. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was MARVELOUS as Tsung. MKI's script was marvelous. Solid storyline, even character development. Mortal Kombat Annhilation failed miserably because of bad casting, bad acting, bad characterization, a bad screenplay, bad direction, bad martial arts choreography, bad localization, and bad wardrobe. EVERYTHING the first movie got RIGHT. And that's just the start. Did I mention that animalities were a STUPID, STUPID concept to start off with? The list goes on. And some people out there like the second better because there were more CHARACTERS? Read my writing, gentlemen: Quantity does NOT equal quality.

You really have a point there dude,i i guess i didnt see those points


Raiden is a god not Shao kahns brother

Noob saibot coming out of ermac?thats not righ


3 Reptiles wtf?i did not get that part


Sub-zero younger did not help in the movie

Scorpion one of the best Mk fighters ever and his story with Sub-zero is awesome but know with Quan chi but in Mk:A


his mission to kidnap Kitana?


Baraka one of the most dark and mysterious Mk fighters but

he dies in a fire

Shinnok is soppose to be an elder god not Shao kahns dad

Shao kahnone of cruliest emper ever to exist in Mk torturing souls everyday but in Mk:A

hes a whiney little kid boo hoo

Jade is supose to help kitana and a good alley of her but


but shes a traitor i did not get that

Animalities those were just bad it didnt make sense

Mk:1 had good acting,organization, and good way of shaowing Mk

Sub-zero against Liu kang that was awesome

Reptile good look and nice acting

i guess i didnt see thos points about MK:A boy was i wrong know i think that Mk:1 is better

As simplistic as MK The Movie is, and its by no means a work of art... one thing that has ALWAYS impressed me is the addition of completely new characters.

Why is this so impressive? Well just look at MKA... when a role for the storyline needs to be filled, they just took one the of MK characters from the game and put them in that role, just like in Street Fighter "We need a cameraman, make him Honda"... so we get a mess of every character being thrown in just to be featured, and having their stories completely screwed up.

In the first movie, they gave a buddy to Johnny in the form of Art Lean... they also gave Johnny a former master, Master Boyd... there was Liu's brother Chan, and also threw in such other characters such as the dreadlocked fighting monk and Liu's grandfather.
In MKA, aside from extras, I dont think their was a single featured role in the whole movie that wasnt occupied by one of the videogame characters, whether they fit or not.

It's not about how many characters you throw in or how closely their costumes resemble the game - its about telling a story that has a shred of reality in it, and providing supplementory characters to give our heroes real backgrounds made the first movie more believable that they were part of this fantasy-world, whereas in MKA it felt like that world was simply built around a list of characters.