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Slice of Mortal Kombat: A Slice of Film Podcast
Mortal Kombat is the latest in a long line of video game adaptations. There’s a lot of laughs, and a lot of history involved in this episode of Slice of Film, and I’m joined by Joe Janero from the Comicbook Rundown podcast, and the Ranger Alliance podcast, as well as Clay from a multitude of podcasts. After the film discussion, they’ll talk about what they’re looking forward to coming out in theaters soon, to include A Quiet Place II, Black Widow, and Suicide Squad. Follow Clay on Twitter! Check out his link tree for all his podcasts HERE. Follow Joe on Twitter! Follow Comicbook Rundown on Twitter! Also check out…
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Hops and Box Office Flops: ‘MORTAL KOMBAT’
A Head Smashing Good Time Mortal Kombat marks the return of the legendary video game franchise to the big screen for the first time in 24 years. Considering its wild success on consoles, the gap is hard to fathom. Certainly Annihilation sort of poisoned the well, but the 1995 original remains popular, as does its techno theme song. The one thing most would agree on, though, is that 95’s lack of an R-rating kept it from truly being a Mortal Kombat film. That is no longer an issue. 2021’s film boats buckets of blood, and gruesome fatalities that are as true to the game as is probably acceptable for theaters. This is the adaptation die…
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MORTAL KOMBAT REVIEW: Rated M for Mediocre
It’s been 24 years since Mortal Kombat: Annihilation committed cinematic franchise Harakiri. In that span, there have been 11 entries in the video game series. I owned them all and the less said about a few of them, the better; but that’s not really the point of all this. We’re here to discuss Mortal Kombat. It’s finally back, and it’s actually brutal this time. That is one positive amongst a plethora of the not-so because the “M” in the title could just as easily have stood for muddled or messy or even mindless. Before we address those alliterative adjectives, let’s start at the beginning. Bi-Han/Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) murders Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion…
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Mortal Kombat Review – A Flawless Victory? (Mike and John)
In the latest episode of Mike and John At The Movies, we discuss the new Mortal Kombat film! Is it a flawless victory, or do video game movies suffer from yet another fatality? We have the answers for you in our spoiler-free discussion. Mortal Kombat is in theaters now and available to HBO Max subscribers at no additional cost.
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5 Guest Characters We Want to See in MORTAL KOMBAT
In addition to its massive lineup of original characters, the Mortal Kombat series has added several guest players in recent games. They have pulled from various pop culture icons as seen in film and beyond. These have included the Predator, the Xenomorph, Spawn, Joker, Freddy Krueger, Terminator, and most recently, RoboCop. Mortal Kombat 11‘s release is still going strong, while more games are an inevitability. So, the potential is there for plenty of other guest stars. Below, we list five guest characters that we’d love to see in future Mortal Kombat games. Geralt of Rivia The Witcher franchise has been a big success in recent years, thanks largely to the…
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5 Video Game Movies That Are Actually Good
Movie adaptations of video games are notorious for being bad. Whether it’s Super Mario Bros., Assassin’s Creed or the Resident Evil series, the subgenre has not been the most successful. They tend to either receive terrible reviews from fans and critics, flop at the box office, or both. However, like any film genre, there are a few good movies. Very few, but they exist nonetheless. Below, we list five video game movies that we consider to be good. We will be focusing on actual video game adaptations, rather than movies that are about video games. So, we will not be including Wreck-It Ralph, Ready Player One, the Jumanji movies, or…
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5 Video Game Crossovers We Want to See
Throughout the history of video games, we’ve seen many crossovers between established properties. Mortal Kombat has featured several third-party guest characters, Mario and Sonic have shared the screen, and Marvel has faced off with Capcom multiple times. That’s not even counting franchises like Super Smash Bros., which combine countless properties into a single game. Of course, with video games growing bigger and bigger, it’s only inevitable for crossovers to continue. Here, we list five crossovers that we want to see. Some are arguably longshots, while others may be more realistic. Spider-Man Meets Avengers Marvel Games has made a recent comeback in the form of Spider-Man, which is one of the…
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