Wow, this is like comparing a plastic cup to a glass cup. There both different in many ways yet have something in common... wait, now im confuse (?_?).

Well the movie doesn't have people ripping each others hearts out...

Wrong forum ,this should be in the media discussion thread.

Yeah, wrong board buddy. (probably) But the MK Movies are rated lower because they want to appeal to a Larger audience. It is belief that PG-13 movies attract larger crowds. Though I don't think this is entirely true.

-Shoe

MK's fan base in relatively young. Although minors really don't have a problem getting an M game, many do have a hard time getting into an R movie. To appeal to this fan base they make the movie PG13.

It's so friggin' obvious! You don't see that kind of gore in the movies. You don't see fatalities. You don't see blood spilling by the gallon. You don't see people ripping each other apart or brutally slaughtering each other in the movies.

mortal kombat movie are rated low bc they arent gory as the game. im waiting for mk3 movie(i prefer movie to the game lol)

Dude I hear you. They did the same thing with SPAWN!

It's trying to attract a younger audience, wait, wasn't there gore in the first movie, how Sub-Zero freezes that guy and you can see the ice w/ the body parts?

One reason, money. Sad but true. A lower rating has a better chance of bringing in a bigger audience, especially with something fantasy like MK, with a lot of potential teen fans. It's one of the oldest tricks, for example, Terminator 2 had a lower rating than part 1, and did far better at the box office.