Professional Trolling: If this is the next MK (movie) put a pillow over its paraplegic face and wai

[Hidden_Agenda]

As Reptile is eating heads, he may be getting ready to pull of that fatality of eating a human.....Head first.

Speaking about a gore fest, this will be just that. People dying solely for our entertainment. With their blood flowing like the river before it reaches the rapids.

I'm sure this won't do as bad as the previous 2 movies.

 

[Gladion]

If this is the next MK

No it is not. It is just some short thing some music video director made for WB, who own the rights to the next MK movie, to convince them he is the man to do the job. Even if he does get the job it's not said that the movie would look like this (especially if he doesn't write the screenplay himself).

Edit: Otherwise a very amusing rant. Kudos.

 

[the D0rk One]

You don?t improve the fucking Coliseum by slapping on a retractable roof. Perhaps you start and re-paint the original colors, you replace the heads on worn-faced statues, you re-define each column?s grooves, but in the end it?s still a Coliseum, not the Maracanã.

Didn't the coliseum actually have a retractable canvas roof, back in the day? Yeah, out of all the examples you could have picked... XD

well, yeah, but i think the valorium was more like a shade cloth... anyway, about 1/3 of the seats and the arena were exposed and I meant a full roof, but I should've sobered up and edited before posting

 

[G-Force]

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You fault for Legend of Chun-Li for trying to be realistic even though there were scenes in the move such as the spinning bird kick that looked completely out of the ordinary. Legend of Chun-Li was a bad movie for it was just horrible instead of it being realistic. If we were to use that logic then I would say that the second Mortal Kombat was horrible because it tried to be too much like the video games with such infamous scenes where they tried to insert animalities into the fray.

Re-watching the fights in the first two movies just showed how poor the choreography was the one fight between Johnny Cage and Reptile blew anything that the first two titles had out of the water.

To the hardcore Mortal Kombat fans, I ask this one question. Wouldn't the inclusion of gore make this the most faithful Mortal Kombat adaptation? Seeing how the game's blood and fatalities were the main reason why the media attached so much controversy to the video games and thus became popular. Wouldn't the omission of gore from the movies be defying the very thing that made Mortal Kombat different from other fighting games like Street Fighter at that time?

 

[Hidden_Agenda]

Honestly,
The first two adaptations had fight scenes that make two kids look like martial arts masters.

This one seems to improve on that. Not to mention since Lui is out, that HOPEFULLY means no odd dash for dramatizations here and there not to mention Lui falling for and then losing a woman he's just learned of and now loves....

Hopefully IF they do include Rayden/Raiden that he's not a one hitter. IE he walks in and one bolts the wanker and wins.... Mr. instant fatality. Because he's a bloody god.

The most believable thing to come from those movies is Johnny Cage being arrogant (Yes even his friendship with a signed photo) to his split testicle punch on Goro. But somehow his hand hurt after hitting Goro and Goro hurt as well.....

Yes, I've recently re-watched those horror movies....I mean horrible movies. Just to see what this movie would be up against...

1) Mediocre acting
2) Scorpion's lines consisting of "Get over here" or "Get down here"
3) Scorpion having a spear (2 spears in the sequel) not to mention him using the damn thing for anyone over 5 feet away from him.
4) Sub-zero freezing others, sub-zero's brother being killed (check), sub-zero un-masked
5) Everyone getting a reality check by the end of the movie
6) Rayden/Raiden being the moral booster and positive speaker (Honestly, if I have to hear him say one more thing like "All you have to do is believe in yourself and each other." I'm going to burn down the studio and slaughter the cast.
7) Good winning and bad dying
8) Shang Sung stealing everyone's soul after they've lost...
9) Nightwolf teaching animalities
10) Nightwolf with 1 axe that is an instant knockout
11) powerballs to quicken travel
12) Jax bitching to Sonya
13) Jax pretty much being clueless 24/7
14) Jade being asian instead of black
15) Kitana in black instead of blue
16) Hearing the evil team ***** amongst one another in every scene
17) Smoke pretty much being Sektor in gray.
There is much more, no reason for me to drone on....

Ok, it seems like the "pitch" has beaten the two movies so far....

 

[AgentBJ09]

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You fault for Legend of Chun-Li for trying to be realistic even though there were scenes in the move such as the spinning bird kick that looked completely out of the ordinary. Legend of Chun-Li was a bad movie for it was just horrible instead of it being realistic. If we were to use that logic then I would say that the second Mortal Kombat was horrible because it tried to be too much like the video games with such infamous scenes where they tried to insert animalities into the fray.

Re-watching the fights in the first two movies just showed how poor the choreography was the one fight between Johnny Cage and Reptile blew anything that the first two titles had out of the water.

To the hardcore Mortal Kombat fans, I ask this one question. Wouldn't the inclusion of gore make this the most faithful Mortal Kombat adaptation? Seeing how the game's blood and fatalities were the main reason why the media attached so much controversy to the video games and thus became popular. Wouldn't the omission of gore from the movies be defying the very thing that made Mortal Kombat different from other fighting games like Street Fighter at that time?

Chun-Li didn't suck for realism alone. It's because it's an origin story that spits on the continuity that has been established, and because the director screwed over Doom not even four years prior. (By the way, Cage fought Baraka.)

And no. Just because there is gore in the MK teaser does not make it faithful to Mortal Kombat. That's like saying all you need to make a Final Fantasy movie faithful is Chocobos. Sure, I'd like to see some blood or a legendary fatality in an MK film, but at what cost? Not the characters, for one, or the setting.

Like I said, this director has no clue what he's doing by creating this thing, and honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if no one picks this up. He's including only the blood and gore that some want, but changing the characters that made MK memorable as well. In essence, he's dooming the film to failure by turning it into a slasher flick, of which there are more than I care to count.

Again, as MovieBob said, "You know what innovation doesn't look like? A SAW knockoff."

 

[Orbot_Vectorman]

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You fault for Legend of Chun-Li for trying to be realistic even though there were scenes in the move such as the spinning bird kick that looked completely out of the ordinary. Legend of Chun-Li was a bad movie for it was just horrible instead of it being realistic. If we were to use that logic then I would say that the second Mortal Kombat was horrible because it tried to be too much like the video games with such infamous scenes where they tried to insert animalities into the fray.

Re-watching the fights in the first two movies just showed how poor the choreography was the one fight between Johnny Cage and Reptile blew anything that the first two titles had out of the water.

To the hardcore Mortal Kombat fans, I ask this one question. Wouldn't the inclusion of gore make this the most faithful Mortal Kombat adaptation? Seeing how the game's blood and fatalities were the main reason why the media attached so much controversy to the video games and thus became popular. Wouldn't the omission of gore from the movies be defying the very thing that made Mortal Kombat different from other fighting games like Street Fighter at that time?

Chun-Li didn't suck for realism alone. It's because it's an origin story that spits on the continuity that has been established, and because the director screwed over Doom not even four years prior. (By the way, Cage fought Baraka.)

And no. Just because there is gore in the MK teaser does not make it faithful to Mortal Kombat. That's like saying all you need to make a Final Fantasy movie faithful is Chocobos. Sure, I'd like to see some blood or a legendary fatality in an MK film, but at what cost? Not the characters, for one, or the setting.

Like I said, this director has no clue what he's doing by creating this thing, and honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if no one picks this up. He's including only the blood and gore that some want, but changing the characters that made MK memorable as well. In essence, he's dooming the film to failure by turning it into a slasher flick, of which there are more than I care to count.

Again, as MovieBob said, "You know what innovation doesn't look like? A SAW knockoff."

You know AgentBJ09... you kinda sound like a fan boy of MovieBob... any way, I wouldn't mind seeing this movie... it looks like one hell of a good time... and aside from that, takeing away the magic of it, at least to me, makes it that much more interesting, and makes room for more epic one on one fights. And aside from that, why can't the new Mortal Kombat film be more realistic? Why can't it have more blood and gore? And hell how can it be worse than the other Mortal Kombat films that have been made?

 

[TheIr0nMike]

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Blaming that Chun-Li thing for sucking because it doesn't follow the original canon is like blaming Sonic 2006 for sucking because it's not like the first Sonic. I know it's an odd choice, but its actually true. When a way the story is being told changes, the story itself must be changed in a way that would be appropriate to the means. Lets face it, Mortal Kombat's origin story is extremely shallow and only really there to give a reason to have two colorful (read: cheesy and over the top) characters to fight to the death. It would be impossible to make it into a movie for the sole reason that movies rely way heavier on story than video games do, and they both rely on way different techniques to tell the story that would be impossible to translate between the medias.

Also, to say that the director "has no idea what he's doing" just shows how ignorant you are about filmmaking and should be a little more open to different interpretations of a story. I actually like the concept of the tournament being a death match between serial killers/assassins set up by the leader of a highly powerful crime syndicate. It's a (somewhat) fresh and original take on something that, until recently, I had no idea had a true story behind it. I'm not saying that you need to like it, but at least give it a chance. If after this, you still think the movie's story should follow the original's because you've followed it from the start, then you need to get your head out your ass and realize that your opinion is about as valid as a bum ranting about the end days.

Also, if MovieBob actually thinks that MK:R is a Saw knockoff, he's probably not a reliable source for movie information.

 

[AgentBJ09]

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Blaming that Chun-Li thing for sucking because it doesn't follow the original canon is like blaming Sonic 2006 for sucking because it's not like the first Sonic. I know it's an odd choice, but its actually true. When a way the story is being told changes, the story itself must be changed in a way that would be appropriate to the means. Lets face it, Mortal Kombat's origin story is extremely shallow and only really there to give a reason to have two colorful (read: cheesy and over the top) characters to fight to the death. It would be impossible to make it into a movie for the sole reason that movies rely way heavier on story than video games do, and they both rely on way different techniques to tell the story that would be impossible to translate between the medias.

Also, to say that the director "has no idea what he's doing" just shows how ignorant you are about filmmaking and should be a little more open to different interpretations of a story. I actually like the concept of the tournament being a death match between serial killers/assassins set up by the leader of a highly powerful crime syndicate. It's a (somewhat) fresh and original take on something that, until recently, I had no idea had a true story behind it. I'm not saying that you need to like it, but at least give it a chance. If after this, you still think the movie's story should follow the original's because you've followed it from the start, then you need to get your head out your ass and realize that your opinion is about as valid as a bum ranting about the end days.

Also, if MovieBob actually thinks that MK:R is a Saw knockoff, he's probably not a reliable source for movie information.

You do know that Capcom co-wrote that script for Chun-Li, right? They invented Street Fighter, and they screw up their own canon? Why? How hard is it to make Chun-Li an Interpol agent, like the game, and bring in plot elements from the film to tell a story?

Now, I have stated in my first post that this is what Tancharoen wants to do. Because of this, what goes into the story is thanks to him and his writer.

So, what is the plot, from what the teaser said: "Enter Shang Tsung's underground tournament, take down the killers within, and potentially kill Tsung."

What was the plot of the first game: "Enter the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeat any in your way, and stop Shang Tsung and Outworld from taking over Earthrealm."

And the first film: "An FBI agent, an actor, and a White Lotus outcast enter the Mortal Kombat tournament, tasked to stop Shang Tsung and his fighters from winning the tournament."

If after this, you still think the movie's story should follow the original's because you've followed it from the start...

I didn't ask him to copy the plot from the first game, and the first movie, then set the story somewhere else. He did that. So, by your logic, you should be looking at Tancharoen and his writer for not innovating on the plot. Sure, copying is the foundation of the entertainment industry, but if he's copying the original film, which I already enjoy, and turning the film into a slasher film, none of which I enjoy watching, why should I give this a chance? I don't have to have movie taste to see that this idea is not worth making.

You know AgentBJ09... you kinda sound like a fan boy of MovieBob... any way, I wouldn't mind seeing this movie... it looks like one hell of a good time... and aside from that, takeing away the magic of it, at least to me, makes it that much more interesting, and makes room for more epic one on one fights. And aside from that, why can't the new Mortal Kombat film be more realistic? Why can't it have more blood and gore? And hell how can it be worse than the other Mortal Kombat films that have been made?

By quoting MovieBob once on a point that I agree with, I'm a fanboy? What kind of sense does that make? So, if I think Final Fantasy VIII was terrible and say so, if someone agrees with me and quotes me as saying such, does that make them a fanboy?

As I said, I would like to see blood and gore in an MK film, but that's only a third of the reasons why I like MK. The other two are the characters and the settings, neither of which are, in my opinion, well represented in this teaser. This is why I liked the original MK film so much: It may have left the blood out, but it got the characters right and the settings were recognizable.

 

[Con Carne]

I'm usually I purist when it comes to these types of things, but, I'm actually quite intrigued by the different direction they're taking the characters and even some of the main plot pieces. Let's face it. MK: the moive, sucked but most of us still like it and MK2 was a piece of garbage entirely. I want to see them give it a shot and blow the original films outta the water.

As for the games. I'm glad they're going back to "2D" I stopped recognizing MK games as good the moment they went 3D.

 

[G-Force]

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AgentBJ09

People said the same thing about how the new Batman movies were going to be bad as Christopher Nolan decided to remove the fantasy elements and make a realistic crime drama and guess what? Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are now considered to be the greatest live action ADAPTATIONS of a comic book ever made. Also if they were going to make a new Mortal Kombat movie, it only makes sense that they start back from the beginning. It's been about ten years since the second movie came out. People don't even remember what happened last time when it comes to the plot so in order to bring everyone back up to speed they decided to make a reboot of the series. Like it or not this story pitch has gotten more people talking about Mortal Kombat now then any of the more resent games ever did.

Also, why do you keep calling this trailer a SAW ripoff? I don't see characters going through painful trials in the name of punishing them in order to test their willingness to live and redeem themselves. Also lacking in the trailer is the presence of any super elaborate traps. Instead I see a bunch of psychos with unique deformities about to enter a giant death match tournament. I fail to see the similarities to SAW or Slasher films in general.