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1995 Certificate 15
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Three warriors, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage and Lui Kang, battle the servants of the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung to determine the fate of the world. Based on the popular video game. Read more

Starring Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson
Director Paul W.S. Anderson
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Mortal Kombat

Three warriors, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage and Lui Kang, battle the servants of the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung to determine the fate of the world. Based on the popular video game.

Starring Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, Talisa Soto, Christopher Lambert
Director Paul W.S. Anderson
Studio Entertainment in Video
Run time DVD: 1 hr 37 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 21 Feb 2000
Production year: 1995
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    At the time this film was made, Mortal Kombat was the world's biggest-selling game franchise, so it was a natural choice for a Hollywood makeover. And, unlike other games-inspired turkeys (Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter), this one actually works, thanks mainly to director Paul Anderson's single-minded dedication to nonstop, expertly choreographed martial arts action, all set to a thumping techno beat. Christopher Lambert is the nominal star, but the best work comes from Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who steals the show with a typically charismatic performance.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • On its level, of mindless, violent entertainment, this can be counted something of a success: it is the first film based on a video game to reproduce some of the visceral excitement of the original.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Brilliant

    Fantastic film and very well acted. In my opinion this is the best of all computer game come film ever. I am not a martial arts fan but this was an exception, my entire family loved it. I loved it so much I bought it. A must see film.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 02 Aug 2005 08:37

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Now this is how to convert a videogame into a movie!

    Yes it's true that most video-game-to-movie attempts are fairly stupid and could have done a lot better. The common mistake they make is to try and form the idea into their own story and end up neglecting classic elements of the games that consumers expect, therefore alienating the target audience before they've even reached pre-production. This however is not the case with Mortal Kombat. It rocks big-time! Some of the signature moves are missing, but it would feel too contrived if they made up a situation for every time that happened. I think they balanced it well and gave the fans some classics like Liu Kang's bicycle kick, Sub-Zero's ice-blast, Johnny Cage's package-check and Scorpion's 'Get over here' technique and the like. There are even fatalities involving ambient surrounding deaths. The story closely follows the first game and sort of follows game 2, with all the characters intact. Kitana is played by the extremely hot Talisa Soto. There is some nice action here and the sets are amazing. The only thing missing is the gratuitious rivers of blood that seemed to come out of every punch in the games, not to mention the fatalities. Oh well, I found this to be a faithful adaptation. Probably becuase the creators of the games had a say in how the film went, unlike other game adaptations. All-in-all a good conversion. The ending will make you want to get the sequel as well!

      • DunK from Horley, Surrey
      • Posted 15 Aug 2005 21:43

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