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A some-what original spin on the "Mortal Kombat" mythos. This "teaser" is more grounded in reality than the video game and previous films. Which is good in some ways but also not so good in others. For example (spoiler alert); the characters of 'Reptile' and 'Baraka' are no longer strange mutants from 'Outworld' but psychotic humans who engineer their own deformities i.e. piercing the face and attaching blades to the arms....which is cool and different, yes - but it's not as cool as the whole "outworld" mythology of a whole other race of humanoid/mutant types. Shang Tsung is no longer an evil sorcerer but an evil mob boss??? Um....no!

The whole "grounded in reality" pitch is interesting at best but it just does not work for Mortal Kombat which is supposed to be as far away from reality as possible! Punching people across a room whilst they spew litres upon litres of blood only to get up and retaliate by punching the opponent's head clean-off is common Mortal Kombat fodder, as is shooting ice/lightning/crazy spears from your hands, shooting lasers from your eyes, knocking people from one arena to another, turning opponent's into babies and performing gory and over-the-top finishing moves known as Fatalities! Realism out the window and all the better for it!!! Call me a purist or whatever you want but that's what made Mortal kombat so great and original in the first place.

That's not to say that this 'teaser' trailer/short film isn't any good. It's shot surprisingly well and has a pretty good cast including Michael Jai White as 'Jax'!!! Obviously a bit of money was spent and it is very polished in it's appearance. The action sequences are good but not amazing and it's definitely nothing we've never seen before! It works fine as a stand alone feature but I personally hope the next Mortal Kombat film isn't like this one. Cast Michael Jai White by all means but add some fantasy back into it.

All up it is still worth a watch especially if you're a fan of Mortal Kombat and let's face it....it could have been worse....it could have been "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation"!!!

This is the style of Saw meeting the action of any good martial Arts film, no cheesy one liners gr8 cast for a short.

R-rated how the Mortal kombat's should have been from the start.

Characters based on madness and high power influence not supernatural and other dimensions crap, in a modern day city that is over run by crime and most likely corruption.

Even though only being a short i can picture in my mind so much more from this film. Any film company to see this short, and not turn it into a feature length movie which would almost certainly make it's money back and more, are stupid in my eye's. A good video game turn movie is hard to come by now a days this movie could bring life to an old franchise and breathe new life into old characters and bring new hope for all the fans who want to see a decent MK movie.

Here's hoping for a new MORTAL KOMBAT tournament FIGHT ! FATALITY !

This 8 minute short movie is 10 times better than the two stupid originals combined.

Mortal Kombat brought into the real world. It worked for Batman and it definitely works here. If you haven't seen it yet go to you tube and watch it now! Michael Jai White is the perfect fit for Jax. The characters are more horrifying than they were in the video game. This is the movie I wish I saw when I was 12. Mortal Kombat was built on blood and gore and that is something that both the original movies lacked. In fact I don't remember seeing any blood in either movie. They should've been rated G.

Mortal Kombat Rebirth would be perfect for the die hard fans who grew up playing the video games back in the early 90's.

I hope to God that this is made into a full length movie.

This is a really interesting take on Mortal Kombat, shockingly violent (sort of like the first Game was when it was released) and dark. I'll admit that the person who showed this to me led me to believe that it was a preview for a film... and I am glad that it isn't. The short is built around the idea of a dark sinister 'real' MK world, where some of your favorite characters are twisted mass murderers instead of otherworldly villains. While this idea is certainly less blood curdling than another 'MK Annihilation' catastrophe, it still worries me. Those who have played and followed MK from early on are familiar with the quirky over the top antics of the games. The unrealistic melodrama which is, to me, one of the franchises' best selling points. One never has to worry about anything being taken seriously because, lets face it, the MK series is Loony Tunes with martial arts characters and buckets of gore. This new idea take seems to try and completely discard that (with the exception of Jax saying 'finish him') and replace it with a real spin.... that's fine, except that, I'm supposed to believe all the things I'm being told about these people from a foxy detective named 'Sonya Blade.' I don't think there would be anyway to sell a MK film as a 'real world' thriller and not make stomachs churn without totally revamping everything that makes it Mortal Kombat. Don't get me wrong, the short is well made as a piece of film, and the idea is interesting and new, but, as an MK fan, it wouldn't impress me as a film, and i don't think it would impress objective outsiders as a straight thriller.

I may be 17 but I am a big fan of mortal kombat, loved the games and then liked the films, however I must say that you guys need to stop looking at this film as a remake, look at it as a brand new film. The concept is great, having the same old storyline would just be too boring and predictable whereas by bringing in a whole new concept for the film they are able to play with the storyline a lot more. And about the whole fantasy element, I would like to see a slight fantasy element but not as much as in the previous films or the games as that is too much fantasy, but the trailer doesn't mention any fantasy but then again it doesn't mention lack of a fantasy element, you really cant be sure unless someone actually does make a full film out of it. They chose a great actor for the role of jax as he is so bad ass. And as for the other characters I think I would enjoy watching the film and trying to figure out who is who before you are told, it would be interesting to see how the characters came to be. So again look at this as a brand new film, a "rebirth" of the film ;)

This eight-minute short movie is a nice appetizer. We see a cop tell a man about three super-criminals and he wants this man to challenge them at a fighting tournament. Basically, all that happens here is an introduction to the opponents. We don't find out a lot about the cop and same goes for out supposed hero, apart from the fact that he may have a dark and criminal history as well. They made a series based on this, but most of the actors in here did not return for this one, or only for very little screen time. Also the writer of this short film did not return, only the director did. So yeah, I'd probably watch a movie that focuses on the people in this film. Could be decent fun if done right. Even the villains look interesting enough to appear in their own films. But it's already 5 years since this was made, so who knows if it's ever gonna happen. Until then, I recommend watching this short movie.

I like the fact that it is "dark" and has some reality feel to it BUT this is Mortal Kombat!!!! What the heck was Boon Tobias thinking about? I know he is shitting his pants right now! Reptile,Scorpion and Baraka as humans?! I almost cried when I saw that video. It is far from being MK and they have just destroyed the History of it. I will NOT see this movie when it comes out, just too disappointed!!Wow...Terrible Terrible Terrible. I wish that they would stop putting out video games or cartoons into movies, unless your going to keep it original and put a lot, a lot of effort into it so loyalist would be satisfied!!! DragonBall was terrible, the first Mk was OK, the second was garbage, street fighter was OK but nobody seems to know how to mix reality with fantasy! They could of kept the concept of "Dark" and reality, such as Jax being a PC and Sonya a cop but trying to humanize the other characters is a sin. They should of let the production team of whoever makes the Marvel movies make MK or let Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarrantino put there Sin City spin on it; That would of been awesome!

Being that this is a short film, I think that this is hands down the coolest MK movie out. The only thing that annoys me is that there is no Lui Kang but I can deal with that. What the people that made this short film did was awesome and I really hope that it gets made into a full length movie. There aren't any supernatural elements in this flick yet and there is no mention of out-world by any means, however, that doesn't mean that they aren't there. Keep in mind this is a short film and there is a possibility that it's going to be made into a full length film, if that happens then I hope they add the supernatural element in there and bring up out-world in someway but I think this film is tits

This short is really quite good. The action is really thrilling, the acting is about what I expected and the casting was great, at least for Jax and Scorpion. For those of you that think this short is nothing short of AMAZING, sorry, if you are looking for a cheap action flick that provides action with a severely lacking plot, then there are hundreds of movies like that from modern American cinema. Mortal Kombat has a rich story for most of its characters and to see their stories wasted on another film that goes for action graphics and tries to be more aesthetically pleasing than intellectually stimulating. Also, for those of you that think this short is the worst thing to happen to American cinema...you are most mistaken, that would probably be the remake of Clash of the Titans. Anyways, the dark tone that the short has and the frantic, overwhelming presence of mass murders in a city is something that has made the batman series a huge success. It does lack the supernatural element, which I think is key to the Mortal Kombat universe. If they found a way to keep the supernatural nature of the majority of the "kombatants" intact within the movie, I think it could be a huge success and pleasing to both fans and non-fans. Also, if you notice right at the end Hanzo Hasashi's eyes are...whited? out and he makes the claim that "Hanza Hasashi is dead." This could be hinting at the fact that he is the ninja spectre that we have all come to love. I also think that if non-fans did some research on the characters of MK, they can come to appreciate the supernatural elements, the interplay between Scorpion and Sub-Zero (both), the conflict of Raiden, and all the other rich elements of the MK universe. All in all I think this short lacks in certain key elements that make Mortal Kombat something different than UFC 121, but the direction that it is heading (meaning the dark tone and desperate feel) is right where a Mortal Kombat movie should be.

Like i said ignore the MK gamer fans. They probably hated the original two MK movies too. Hate to be an ass but all games that turn into movies suck (e.g. street fighter also lol) I mean has any fighting game ever had much of a story line. Yes you gamers out there scorpion and the other characters are "human" if they weren't then then MK would be a horror movie. Besides it would be a boring movie if you knew what was happening. Enough said. The trailer looks appealing in a more darker scenes than the original. I do like the little changes I was like the gamer(wtf). But I think it would be interesting to see how this movie turns out.

Being that this a short film and normally I don't always go for short films but this one I'll be glad to make an exception.

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth is mostly a short film that Director Kevin Tancharoen made to get funding for a reboot Mortal Kombat film but in a different style.

Now many fans will be interest to see how they change the stories of these characters that they played as.

The film started with Jackson Briggs (Played by Michael Jai White) going into a interview room with a man in the shadows, an assassin named Hanzo Hasashi aka Scorpion (Played by Ian Anthony Dale) as Briggs explain why Hanzo is in custody of the police.

Sonya Blade (Played by Jeri Ryan) appears to help Hanzo with a offer he couldn't refuse.

Now what makes this film special is the way it is filmed. The film does a great job with using the lighting and settings. It feels like it was inspired by Batman.

The story of the film is interesting as if this would be a good interesting reboot of the films like a origin story.

There is a tense fight scene between Baraka and Johnny Cage, the timing of the fight is very good.

Acting level in this film is very good as well each actor they cast with Jeri Ryan, Ian Anthony Dale and Michael Jai White doing a very well done job as their characters Sonya Blade, Scorpion and Briggs.

Overall if you are curious about this film check it out even Mortal Kombat fans will say it is good enough to make a film a full one.

I give Mortal Kombat: Rebirth an 8 out of 10

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