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Mortal Kombat Reviews

1995

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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, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

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Critic's review of Mortal Kombat
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- 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.
- 30162
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 10
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  MORTAL KOMBAT
  
  DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN-DUN, DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN DUN MORTAL KOMBAT. DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN-DUN, DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN DUN MORTAL KOMBAT. DUN DUN DUN-DUN-... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - CrazySTEEEEEEEEVE
  - 1 review
  - Bristol
  - 11 Jun 2009 at 12:03
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- - 0
  - 0
  short on plot, tall on action, a good enough mix
  
  Anybody who knew me in my mid teens would have known how much i loved this film. I even loved the theme tune, which i had on a compilation tape (yes... a tape ... read more »
  
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- 1072737
- - waxon81
  - 6 reviews
  - 12 Dec 2011 at 14:19
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  classic film
  
  love this old school classic never get bored of watching it!if you like kung fu you will love this it is old though so abit dark
  
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- 1047727
- - nic4march
  - 7 reviews
  - 04 Oct 2011 at 18:08
- - 1
  - 0
  Great fun
  
  I have to admit I saw this four times at the cinema when it came out and it's still as awfulsome as I remember. Cheesy goodness all the way with a couple of... read more »
  
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- 1027581
- - hergerbabe
  - 16 reviews
  - 10 Aug 2011 at 19:37
- - 1
  - 0
  Bringing it all back
  
  Think I only briefly saw this film when I was a lot younger and didn't really appreciate it then.
  
  Great adaptation of the video game and I bloody... read more »
  
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- 1024517
- - muel18
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Aug 2011 at 17:15
- - 1
  - 0
  Old School Cheese
  
  Absolutely brilliant and excellent to chill out to especially when you need to forget the rest of the world for five minutes.
  
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- 1023927
- - DansCubby
  - 24 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 01 Aug 2011 at 09:04
- - 1
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  Takes me back to my childhood! AMAZING.
  
  If the guy who wrote the theme tune isnt the richest man on the planet theres something wrong with the world. Its up there with my favourite pieces of music ... read more »
  
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- - carmooo
  - 4 reviews
  - Doncaster
  - 27 Jul 2011 at 22:58
- - 0
  - 0
  Flawless Victory?
  
  Mortal Kombat works well as a typical martial arts romp, with decent acting, fighting, and occasionally effective special effects (usually they look like they ... read more »
  
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- 1022050
- - bennyduncan
  - 4 reviews
  - Ballycastle
  - 26 Jul 2011 at 22:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Big Trouble in Little China, minus the wit and charm
  
  Standard fare clichéd mystical chop socky with CGI that looks every inch 1995.
  
  The 'film of the game' genre is always a disappointment... read more »
  
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- 1021528
- - Rhomni
  - 11 reviews
  - 25 Jul 2011 at 16:06
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  Mixed Review
  
  If you like the game you might enjoy the film.
  
  Abit of a mixed review really.
  
  Special effects were not the best, I was hoping Goro to be ... read more »
  
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- 1020738
- - Ank
  - 1 review
  - 23 Jul 2011 at 13:04
- - 1
  - 0
  worth watchin if you like the games, but not well thought out
  
  Not bad movie!!! but the acting was real bad and special effects where very bad. with what can be done now with films i dont no why they dont make an awsome ... read more »
  
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- 1016161
- - maverick85
  - 6 reviews
  - 12 Jul 2011 at 11:25
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- - 10
  - 2
  MORTAL KOMBAT
  
  DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN-DUN, DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN DUN MORTAL KOMBAT. DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN-DUN, DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN DUN MORTAL KOMBAT. DUN DUN DUN-DUN-... read more »
  
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  - CrazySTEEEEEEEEVE
  - 1 review
  - Bristol
  - 11 Jun 2009 at 12:03
- - 5
  - 1
  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... read more »
  
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- 130055
- - a customer
  - London
  - 02 Aug 2005 at 08:37
- - 1
  - 0
  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... read more »
  
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- - DunK
  - Horley, Surrey
  - 15 Aug 2005 at 21:43
- - 1
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  Flawless Victory!
  
  This film is an absolute must see. It has a typical martial arts storyline (family member out for revenge over death of another family member). It's also ... read more »
  
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- 339116
- - lizrgn99
  - Renfrew
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 16:10
- - 1
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  One for the kids!
  
  I watched this first a long time ago when it first came out! I used to love the game, and as a result thought the film was great, seeing all of the characters ... read more »
  
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- 351645
- - drewbrown1982
  - South Yorkshire
  - 19 Oct 2005 at 22:21
- - 1
  - 0
  Mortally dreadful
  
  In that great pantheon of video games transferred to movies, some rate this quite highly. Don't believe it for a second. This kung fu socky rubbish is a ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 752 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 00:28
- - 1
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  worth watchin if you like the games, but not well thought out
  
  Not bad movie!!! but the acting was real bad and special effects where very bad. with what can be done now with films i dont no why they dont make an awsome ... read more »
  
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- 1016161
- - maverick85
  - 6 reviews
  - 12 Jul 2011 at 11:25
- - 1
  - 0
  Takes me back to my childhood! AMAZING.
  
  If the guy who wrote the theme tune isnt the richest man on the planet theres something wrong with the world. Its up there with my favourite pieces of music ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1022470
- - carmooo
  - 4 reviews
  - Doncaster
  - 27 Jul 2011 at 22:58
- - 1
  - 0
  Old School Cheese
  
  Absolutely brilliant and excellent to chill out to especially when you need to forget the rest of the world for five minutes.
  
  Report this review
- 1023927
- - DansCubby
  - 24 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 01 Aug 2011 at 09:04
- - 1
  - 0
  Bringing it all back
  
  Think I only briefly saw this film when I was a lot younger and didn't really appreciate it then.
  
  Great adaptation of the video game and I bloody... read more »
  
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- 1024517
- - muel18
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Aug 2011 at 17:15

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Critics' reviews
- 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.
- 30162
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- "...An arsenal of special-effects teams unleash some dazzling, fun eye-poppers, while the best of the fights have a visceral tension one can almost taste..."
- 7619
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- As video-game-inspired movies go, this remains leagues ahead of last year's Street Fighter. Of course, there's only so... read more on Time Out
- 43280
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Mortal maniacs will get a kick out of watching Kombatants like Sub-Zero..."
- 7618
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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