Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3019 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-05-10
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 97 minutes

Synopsis
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.

Customer Reviews

not a bad film at all.
to start off with, i've played all the mortal kombat games, so i'm a big fan (for those who want to know, i like street fighter aswell, but this is just more raw than that is). the film, doesn't quite have the violence, but actually has a decent (though extremely cliched) story. something i wasn't expecting. ok, so the acting is average, and the direction is not brilliant, but he does set up the outworld well, and it seems real. well done to the props department for that. also, the fights. now that's the reason why anyone would watch this (let's be honest now, folks!). i gotta give it, they are well executed. paul anderson certainly knows how to appeal to the main audience, at the least. finally, the soundtrack, WOW. this is the best soundtrack i have ever heard. absolutely amazing. on a side note, i wish paul anderson did tomb raider. he would have at least come out with something better than they did with that c***. Except AJ, of course.

A great adaptation for its time
This film version of the Mortal Kombat computer game was always one of my favourite movies when I was a kid and although I can now see the many different things that are wrong with this film, it still has a place in my list of favourite computer game adaptations. The film does a good job of attempting to keep to the sprit and storyline of the original games, including many fan favourite characters, although not necessarily portrayed that well in some cases.

There are many things wrong with this film including poor special effects, a terrifically corny script and some bad acting. As well as this some of the fight scenes in the film are lacking in excitement when compared to many modern day martial arts films. All of this can be forgiven though as the film doesn't really take itself too seriously and some of the casting was spot on, specifically Christopher Lambert as Thunder God Raiden and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung. I must admit much of the fondness I have for this film is probably due to nostalgia but I fill if you give this film a chance you may enjoy it to.

ONE OF THE BETTER COMPUTER GAME ADAPTIONS
n a world where video game based films are around the corner, mind you you not good ones, this one stands out as one of the best. Mortal Kombat gave to players of the game a thrill they could not only understand but go along with. I found that after watching this movie I remembered specific details from the game I never thought of. First off, the action. Watching fighting like this, in a time pre-Matrix to life, gave me a want to be these characters. I don't know about you, but this was one of the last great films that I wanted to be a character from. For me it was Johnny Cage, others have different opinions on fighter choice.

Anyway, back to the movie. Second comes the valiant efforts of each of the actors. Particularly on the side of Linden Ashby, it's a crying shame you don't see this guy in action films these days. He is an untapped resource. Next comes the ever great, fighter not actor, Robin Shou. He has a humbleness to himself that not everyone can achieve, sort of a Bruce Lee of today. Bridgette Wilson also starred in this fine adaptation and brought not only impervious beauty, but also a dramatic sense. Her quest for revenge made for a great character history, as with Shou.

Then comes Christopher Lambert to play the ever shocking, forgive the pun, Lord Raiden. Though he never fought a single true battle, he didn't have to. I felt satisfied to see that not everyone was out to prove something.

Finally comes the expert directing. I don't care what anyone says, Paul Anderson is a genius when it comes to adaptations, aka Resident Evil, especially video game adaptations, and here's why: He plays these games like all of us who go out to see these films, whereby he knows what is to be expected. Keep making them Mr. Anderson, you do a fine job. All in all, one of the better action films, but one of the best video game films in existence.