With the imminent release of the new #MortalKombat film, it’s time to look back at a klassic… the original 1995 Mortal Kombat, directed by that purveyor of inane insane video game adaptations, Paul WS Anderson.
Why is it that in over 30 years of video game adaptations put to the big screen, that filmmakers can almost never get it right? Why is it that films like Street Fighter or Super Mario Brothers fail so miserably? Why is it that gems like Detective Pikachu are so rare. But most importantly, Why is Mortal Kombat (1995) STILL the best video game film?
I take a look at some of the keys to a successful #VideoGameMovie adaptation; what filmmakers need to do in order to appease die hard fans and still make an acceptable film. These four simple rules can make or break an adaptation, and yet so few filmmakers address them. This is why Mortal Kombat ’95 will forever be a classic, as it is one of the only video game movies to successfully incorporate these keys.
Sure… the special effects are dated… Sure… there’s some mid-nineties misogyny… and sure… it’s soundtrack is pure 90s techno… but I say without a trace of irony that Mortal Kombat ’95 is STILL the BEST video game film.
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Great video Mike
Who's looking forward to #MortalKombat (coming VERY soon) But more importantly, where are my '90s' kids? I LOVED the original Mortal Kombat movie in 1995, and it is a hill that I'm willing to die on when I say it's STILL the BEST video game movie out there. Who's with me?
Great video! That Reptile fight is still so much fun to watch. And I still use the music from that fight in my workout playlist.
I want to rewatch the original film, & also should see the animated film that critics & audiences enjoyed, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge.
Excellent breakdown of this great 90s movie
KILLER MK vid man!