Goro, Liu-Kang, Scorpion… the gang’s all here to help revitalize the Mortal Kombat brand, which—depending on your age—might be primarily associated with the notoriously violent video game or the 1995 movie that epitomized PG-13 entertainment parents would drop their kids off at the multiplex to see on a Saturday afternoon. For a 2021 reboot the obvious opportunity comes to take advantage of an R-rating template set by 300 or Deadpool, putting the game’s trademark fatalities onscreen in all their gruesome glory.
Though a problem with this reboot––and perhaps this will stem from expectations––is that one doesn’t come away really wowed by the world or understanding how it spawned such a vast multimedia empire of games, movies, and comics. The long-lasting game franchise deserves something a little wackier or consistently gnarlier. (The last time this writer checked in was the point you could fight as Freddy Krueger or Predator.
Though a problem with this reboot––and perhaps this will stem from expectations––is that one doesn’t come away really wowed by the world or understanding how it spawned such a vast multimedia empire of games, movies, and comics. The long-lasting game franchise deserves something a little wackier or consistently gnarlier. (The last time this writer checked in was the point you could fight as Freddy Krueger or Predator.
- 4/22/2021
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
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