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Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010)
Mortal Kombat revival
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.