The great thing about Kano is that the developers loved him so much in this movie that they actually retconned it so that he was exactly like this.

18 years after the movie, the actor for Shaung Tsung, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa would return to his role in the Mortal Kombat Legacy series and 6 more years later, in Mortal Kombat 11.

The Emperors Asshole? NOOOOOOOOO! Always gets me

Raiden: the most powerful character in the game, and yet the most useless character in the movie

The best thing to come out of this move: THE SONG. No questions.

Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa is great as Shang Tsung. He chews the scenery like no other. He's so great, they brought him back for Legacy AND he voiced the character in MK11. Most underrated foreign actor since Tcheky Karyo.

Actually, the reason why Liu Kang joined Mortal Kombat in the movie is to avenge the death of his brother, who died in the previous tournament by the hands of Shang Tsung.

I just love the "Of course!" clip.

I don't care what anyone says, I'm a pretty harsh critic when it comes to film but Mortal Kombat was a fun movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. For a video game adaptation, it's not terrible.

I actually kind of like Johnny Cage in this movie, he's pretty good and the one liners he uses are quite cool and he knows when to stop with the one liners when he needs to

For a game adaptation, it's great. Reasonably faithful to the games, focus on the action and don't try to overcomplicate stuff, don't take itself to seriously and did well with de FX for it's budget. Fun silly movie that fans of the games, specialy kids, sure will like. And the main theme is a gift to mankind. One of the most memorable movie themes of all time.

is it me or did Shao Kahn sounded like Dr. Claw from inspector Gadget

I’m sorry but you’re just wrong, Johnny Cage is the best part of this movie “Those were 500 dollar sunglasses asshole”

Well, at least it's better than Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

"I hope this leads to another pointless action sequence." Uh.. it's .. Mortal Kombat, fighting is kinda the point, isn't it?

while the reptile scene was pointless, It was still one of the cooler action scenes in the movie.

this is actually the best video game movie.

I feel this is legitimately a good film. It's definitely a bit cheesy and hokey but I don't think that makes a movie inherently bad. A fun piece of cheese with decent production value and a fun adventure.

This movie was the shit. One of the few decent movies based off a game.

Is it weird how the ninja does more magic than the sorcerer?

The Scorpion fight in this movie is legitimately one of the best of all time. The set, the heavy metal, the stunts, and the choreography are all excellent.

10 years later, and this is still funny.

“Thank God I didn’t ask him to park the car.” That line is actually funny! 😂

1:30 that was always my favorite part in the movie😂😂

The voice of Goro is actually the same voice actor who played Abu and the Cave of Wonders voice from the original Aladdin film, as well as Big Foot in A Goofy Movie.

You're seriously complaining about all the fighting scenes? It's Mortal Kombat. That's like saying you didn't like Alien because it showed to much of Space.

Kano’s accent was never annoying. It gave him character and that was the reason why the MK developers changed his nationality from Japanese American to Australian.

For me the fight between Lui Kang and Reptile is the best part!

It was an entertaining movie with a great soundtrack.

Shao Kahn sounds like Dr. Claw from the Inspector Gadget cartoon. XD Was he voiced by Frank Welker?

It’s pretty awesome that recently in Mortal Kombat 11, there are outfits for Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Raiden based on themselves in this movie and even using their actors in the film as well. 😊 Funnily enough, Shang Tsung’s actor in the movie returns as him in the game as well.

The Emperor's A-hole?! Has that been a stage yet?

I don't think mortal kombat is awful. we're you really complaining about fighting in a mortal kombat movie

I miss this kind of editing in these NC videos. When “the movie” talked back.

Doug reviewed this movie in 7 minutes. His modern reviews have so much filler this review would be 37 minutes long if made today.

I know that this is an old episode, and while I usually agree with you on your reviews ...(USUALLY), and I certainly agree with you on the Street Fighter review, IMHO you are way off with MK. I think MK was a great movie and loved it....action and fighting is MK. Tough you have your opinion just as I do mine. :-) Just wanted to voice mine lol. However that said we can agree that Annihilation was garbage.

Actually to be fair to Reptile he does have one of the best ost in the movie, has a good looking design costume design, has good fighting when it comes to everyone else that is actually real fighting, and something you maybe enjoyed: he doesn't talk.

Dude mortal kombat is awesome deal with it.

Might i suggest maybe revisiting this movie again and doing a bit more research on it, some of this stuff doesnt make for a goood review. i dunno just a suggestion

5:40. Insert Monty python and the holy grail monks speech here

Okay, of course, nobody has to like this movie, but the reason why the fans of the game (including myself) enjoy it as much as we do is because it does something that other video game adaptations failed miserably to deliver: Looking and feeling like the original. Yeah, i know there´s practically no gore in this movie, but the fight scenes and effects are pretty good for a mid 90´s action film (with the exception of Sonya vs Kano, that was just painful and made Kano look like a little bitch), the characters fit their original counterparts (except for Sonya, becoming the damsel in distress. Stupid decision), and it feels like Mortal Kombat. The tone, the style the lighting, that´s how a Mortal Kombat movie is supposed to look like. Street Fighter couldn´t even get the character desings right, i mean, just look at Sagat for example. He is a whole foot smaller than Bison. Also, Jean-Claude van Damme as Guile. This man has like zero charisma to him. Robin Shou at least was decent and fit the role of Liu Kang. The story is forgettable, and that´s a pretty bad sign. How can you possibly fuck up the story of a Street Fighter movie? The fights are lame and lazily choreographed, i mean, Cammy is played by Kylie Minogue, what do you expect? And this film is just all around boring.

"Emperors asshole??" lmfao

At least we got Kano's Austrialian accent out of this. What did Street Fighter give us? NOTHING

I agree much more with the James Rolfe AKA angry video game nerd review of this movie. At the time it came out, it was the sh1t.

We need an R rated reboot of Mortal Kombat

Mr nostalgia doesn’t know a good fight scene when he sees one He probably got the shit kicked out of him as a kid so he hates fight scenes

My Top 5 List of Mortal Kombat Movies: 5. MK Annihilation 4. MK 2021 3. MK 1995 2. Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 1. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge

I tend to look on the brighter side of the movie: a somewhat coherent story, nice cast, an ok fight scenes, and most of all it’s still fucking better than Annihilation.

I actually thought the guy who played shang tsung did a decent job in.this film👍🏿😃

5:21-5:31, yeah, but at least this scene gives us the famous Liu Kang bicycle kick

I wonder how Kano's accent doesn't work in the film. But it works great in MKX

I love Luke though... those one liners made the movie for me!

4:57 Hey, at least it's better than the ogre's butt!

jean claude van damme was the inspiration for johnny cage so KM and STREET FIGHTER side by side was funnier

i fucking lost it at "the emperor's asshole."

Even though there were only a few Finishing Moves done Sub Zero did the SNES Deep Freeze move on a random guy Shang Tsung did the Soul taking move from MKII on a random guy Scorpion attempted Toasty and the end was supposed to be The Pit Stage Fatality I liked it for it's silly action and to this day it's better than most Video Game movies I won't even pick in easy target like Super Mario Bros or Double Dragon. We still have Tomb Raider, Max Payne Hitman and those GOD AWFUL Resident Evil movies

Mortal Kombat is a pretty good martial arts and fighting movie and I still watch it from time to time.

I don't care what anyone says, i love this movie haha

I actually liked this one, it's that second one that I have a problem with.

MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!

No. Reptile looks like Finding nemo mixed with Xenomorph

Goro looks like Thanos.

I loved the first Mk. it was amazing and it was loyal to the story of the game. street fighter is a great guilty pleasure. I also enjoy the second Mk movie for its special fx. I would say that I like Mk 2 the same way people like sharknadow.

"THE EMPEROR'S ASSHOLE?" Gosh, I laughed so hard at this.

6:36=So THAT'S what Dr. Claw looks like

Liu Kang was a Shaolin Monk who enlisted in Mortal Kombat to kill Shang-Tsung for murdering his brother, Chan.

1:05 the reason why it’s Mortal Kombat with a k is because the makers of the game where trying to make a title for a game on entering the office there was a whiteboard with a bunch of names for the game. One of them said Combat with a K on The c one of the creators liked it said hey let’s make Mortal Kombat

Seeing Christopher Lambert in this movie just makes me want there to be a good highlander sequel

Who else thought he was doing a review of 2021 Mortal Kombat

The movie isn't THAT bad. It's just a cute little popcorn flick.

1:10, no, Liu Kang entered because Shang Tsung killed his brother and probably something to do with that White Lotus society. It's been a while for me. 3:58 As many times as I've seen this movie, I do not remember the scene where Art was there. I only remember seeing him when he kind of fought Goro. You must not have been an MK player because one of the first things my sister and I griped about was how Raiden didn't even look like himself. Just an old man in a robe. Like he was Gandalf the White or something. What was with the hair? You know, the movies you compare are bad for different reasons. At least MK had better fight scenes and not because of the music.

MK was good. It’s one of the rare video game movies that was a good movie and fun to watch. Sure the effects wasn’t the best and don’t hold up but it’s good.

Why is it that when Shang Tsung kidnaps Sonya Blade, she screams bloody murder for someone like Johnny Cage to save her but before that, she was a badass soldier who could hold her own?

Radien sounds more like willem dafoe

I have a special fondness for this movie.. yes it wasn't like the games.. but I was 13/14 when this came out, I was in karate.. my karate place was big on this movie.. esp the sound track.. and then I remember being home sick a few times and catching it on cinemax/show time or something with my dad's cheater box... lol.. the good ol days..

4:05 - Sonia is no match for Shang Tsung despite her warrior prowess. She has no option other than to be submissive to him.

I love those old reviews. Looks stupid, but is still entertainment

Why does Shao Kahn have the voice of Dr. Claw?

2:22 Scorpion just got burned.

I like how they brought back 3 of these characters in mk11

3:10 the guy Lou Kang beats is Hakim Alston who is best known as The Machine on the old WMAC Masters show! Remember that!

2021 Folks checking in......

Who's here after the new Mortal Kombat movie that came out on Friday.

also nod to the Red Dwarf Rimmer quote of 'crawling on bellies over broken glass with flies open' .. :p

Its ok to disagree, and this might be my favorite one to disagree with. Most of the time NC is able to reveal my blinders, but not on this one. I love Johnnys ham and his fight with scorpion is an all timer

Hmm did a part of the beginning of this video get cut?

He looks like Prince because he's dead?

Let's be honest, Doug was too harsh on this movie

I don't care if the movie was flop....it kickd ass for me, AND I'LL STILL WATCH IT.

That “send in the clowns...” joke was my favourite! Beautiful subtle punnery!

Brad tell me not when you see the thumbnail of this guy with the Raiden hat in the long hair I thought it was Maximilien after 50 years😂😂😂

Who's here after watching the 2021 Mortal Kombat??

Anyone else find this film to be similar to Enter the Dragon

"Meaningless violence with no rhyme or reason" Mortal Kombat (the game) in a nutshell.

"Liu Kang join the tournament because . . . asian?" Did you even watch the movie????????

4:55!

I’m glad most of these comments agree like me that this movie isn’t that bad.

Just an idea: Have you ever thought of giving some examination for specialized video game movie directors as Uwe Boll and Paul Anderson? I think these guys have terrorized video game movie adaptations by doing it cheap and without any skill needed. It's just a topic that would explain why all these movies have been so bad for so long.

Never cared for the movie but the soundtrack was badass.

Where do you get these guys?