tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post4132355524034273910..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Review: MORTAL KOMBAT (2021)Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-90255436459611531322021-04-26T16:18:35.153-05:002021-04-26T16:18:35.153-05:00hat’s exactly how I feel when I hear news about To...hat’s exactly how I feel when I hear news about Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield being in Spider-Man 3 or Michael Keaton being in Flash. If that’s the stories those the filmmakers want to tell I’m all for it but I fear it’s studios seeing fan made posters and Into the Spider-Verse box office reviews and pushing those stories. In solidarity with your brave Marvel ranking last week I’ll admit one of my favorite MCU films is Far From Home, in no small part thanks to the scene where Peter breaks down in front of Happy. Not only do I think that’s it’s the best acting we’ve seen out of Holland and Favreu in the series but it’s directly tied to the weight of the great responsibility Peter feels as Spider-Man. And I’m just afraid that for every scene where we have to explain why/how Alfred Molina and Jamie Foxx are in the movie there’s less of a chance that we get scenes like that.William Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346631767114131603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-45866392914217269762021-04-26T15:30:24.181-05:002021-04-26T15:30:24.181-05:00I love how the games' stories got more and mor...I love how the games' stories got more and more ridiculous (in a great, fun way). It went from Enter the Dragon to Avengers Endgame more or less. Jeff k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13393225249899407771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-26183768481049443542021-04-26T15:27:01.563-05:002021-04-26T15:27:01.563-05:00I was super pumped after watching the first 7 mins...I was super pumped after watching the first 7 mins on Youtube. But aside from some visuals here and there (Sub Zero freezing Jax's gunfire, Kung Lao's fatality) I was disappointed. Jeff k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13393225249899407771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27374422156639934202021-04-25T13:46:07.150-05:002021-04-25T13:46:07.150-05:00This series needs some stunt casting. This series needs some stunt casting. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60977488731300493442021-04-24T03:54:26.130-05:002021-04-24T03:54:26.130-05:00I wouldn't worry about being too slow as I thi...I wouldn't worry about being too slow as I think the story modes have adjustable difficulty levels, and they're still pretty fun to play. Cost of buying 3 games (plus the first one came out on older systems) would be the bigger barrier.<br /><br />There is apparently and 11.5 hour compilation of the story scenes on youtube though.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30727137549166536672021-04-24T02:32:51.164-05:002021-04-24T02:32:51.164-05:00You want a good MK movie, watch the animated movie...You want a good MK movie, watch the animated movie Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's RevengeKuniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872530831159876322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69739168800151131252021-04-23T23:30:38.291-05:002021-04-23T23:30:38.291-05:00I bought the newest game without playing the previ...I bought the newest game without playing the previous two, and had no idea what was happening with the story. I'm sure it makes more sense if you're caught up, but diving in midway through, it felt incredibly convoluted. Still a fun game though. Mikko Viinikkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045016331246302112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-86385978445364184482021-04-23T21:04:48.832-05:002021-04-23T21:04:48.832-05:00I support this rant. What sucks is that you're...I support this rant. What sucks is that you're coming up in an age when the internet has really shown everyone how the sausage is made, which ends up making everyone part of the process. Studios are then too receptive to what people think they want and often forget to give them what they need. Rob DiCristinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402698333999727219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-13339732268019752252021-04-23T16:12:50.066-05:002021-04-23T16:12:50.066-05:00Has anyone noticed the director’s only other credi...Has anyone noticed the director’s only other credit on imdb is a one minute short from 2014? Or that one of the two screenwriters, Greg Russo, has no prior screenwriting credits but 13 upcoming. I feel like this is yet another troubling step towards the contentification of movies. The studios aren’t even bothering to find some indie darling to helm their new blockbuster because why should they? These films require no real performance from the actors, the CGI sets mean most shots are going to be previsusled before they’re even hired, and the scriptwriting is so dictated by worldbuilding that any polish you do is gonna awkwardly stick out. Look at Monkey Punch Lizard: you can see people like Wingard and Dougherty trying to imbue any sense of personality in the film but it’s like pushing the freighter one degree in the right direction. At the end of the day WB is going to look at the difference as negligible. And if you’re a young filmmaker why would you want to make such a big leap from the independent to 100 million budget? The only one who really did something special with the opportunity in my opinion was Rian Johnson and look at how that turned out for him. <br /><br />I’m 22 and have always felt a sense of resistance when I listen to you guys lament the modern blockbuster scene because I feel a weird sense of ownership over it the same way we all feel to the decade of movies that came out between the ages of 15 and 25. But it’s becoming harder and harder to bring myself to watch these movies, especially separated from the actual theater going experience. I think Disney moving so much of their Star Wars/Marvel production to Disney Plush shows is another troubling sign that less and less effort is going to be put into movies. I don’t know why I felt the need for this long rant but this movie really depressed me.William Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346631767114131603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48441934985324177422021-04-23T15:28:49.902-05:002021-04-23T15:28:49.902-05:00It was a film that would have worked better with n...It was a film that would have worked better with no dialogCasey_Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913458914864391392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48648516427556986772021-04-23T15:28:43.861-05:002021-04-23T15:28:43.861-05:00I've always heard good things about the reboot...I've always heard good things about the reboot series! I'm just too slow for modern fighting games. Maybe I'll watch some cutscenes for the story? Rob DiCristinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402698333999727219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-63178454706066732342021-04-23T14:45:02.805-05:002021-04-23T14:45:02.805-05:00"The kids who grew up with the 2011 reboot Mo..."The kids who grew up with the 2011 reboot Mortal Kombat game are entering that same adolescence I remember so fondly, so why shouldn’t they get their own big-screen adventure?"<br /><br />As someone who grew up with the original, the reboot game and the two games the followed actually have an insanely fun story that build off the originals in a way that involves the timeline getting altered to increasingly disastrous results. As someone who largely stopped caring about stories in video games, the recent MK games are almost like the Fast & the Furious franchise with the writers going gleefully over the top and knowing exactly what it is they're making.<br /><br />Part of the reason I'm not especially excited for this MK movie (even though I'll watch it when I have time), is because there's no way the story can really touch what the games have been doing. And yes, I realize the absurdity here of gushing over the story of three Mortal Kombat video games of all things but I honestly love what they've done.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.com