Because I forgot about this thread and just came across it again when someone else posted in it? If you don't want to respond, don't respond.
Black Panther just got a best picture nomination, and you're trying to rely on critical opinion as some kind of inviolate authority...? Lol, come on dude. You're smart enough to make your own points without relying on anyone else's opinions.
Some inspired choices. I am especially fan of Guard leaderSince this thread posted me an email about this thread being revived, I think I can just a link to my DevianArt page showing my fan cast so far.
https://www.deviantart.com/ultimate-savage/art/Mortal-Kombat-Reboot-fan-cast-666733229
Yeah I see there's a little fan base for the guards, so I have created a guard "leader", someone that Shang would deliver his orders to, to filter down do all the other guards. So I'm giving this character a step up and actually part of the tournament.Some inspired choices. I am especially fan of Guard leader
What this man said ^. MK fans/Haters aside, it's pretty much a fact that MK movie>>>>all other video game movies, though I'll admit Tomb Raider, first RE and Silent Hill are up there but yeah, MK is easily the best fighting game movie in the genre, not even going to humor anyone arguing that point. I think for someone to say "MK one movie sucked" you'd have to be on the crack pipe.
Oh I agree, I'm sure they will no worries. WB owns MK, not Disney lol thank God for that. BvS the full cut got an R, you can bet your ass MK will easily.Better be rated “R” or fuck off
Well i must be on the crack pipe then
Considering the budget, professional choreography by the same dude who did Karate Kid and many other greats, the time period and actual staying true to the story I'd say it was a pretty good movie unlike it's competition. I wouldn't say that, whoever made that up is just trying to justify a reason for bashing vid games movies automatically or having an excuse for them "not being good or automatically disappointing" I'm sorry but to me that's a copout and one of the lamest excuses ever. It's nearly as bad as the people who say "all DC movies suck cause too dark, not uplifting enough" I admit as both an MK fan and general movie fan, the second one was shit and done by entirely different people. But the first MK movie was a good movie, maybe you just have high expectations but the general consensus around gamers, movie goers and general casual fans feel it's a solid movie and still holds up even by today's standards.Well i must be on the crack pipe then
Its not that the first MK movie sucked but it really wasn't a good movie either. Its just that the bar for videogame to movie adaptations has been set so low, that the first MK movie seems good in comparison to the shit we have been served through out the years.
Well i am not saying videogame to movie adaptations suck automatically. The proof is in the pudding. Every videogame to movie adaption so far has ranged from atrocious to mediocre. I am not looking at them as Oscar worthy movies (whatever that means) but i am comparing them to good movies outside of the videogame genre. Saying the first MK movie is good in its genre isnt saying much when the competion is pretty much non-existent. That to me is a lazy argument. A movie needs to stand on its own. regardless of the genre its competing in. And did the critics really like the first MK movie when it came out? i find that hard to believe considering its at a whopping 38 procent (with a 4.5 score) on rottentomatoes. But these reviews came out long after the movie was released. I dont know what initial reception was.
If you're gonna compare movies cross-genre, it automatically makes 99.9% movies in the "action" category utter trash. Like, sure The Dark Knight was an amazing movie, but how does it match up against Citizen Kane or The Godfather or Apocalypse Now as a study of the human condition? Lol. Not very well. That shouldn't matter. Thrills have their place in the movie theater. Competently executed thrills deserve praise.
Thing is one's opinion does not make the movie bad vs. general positive overwhealming feedback, you can be a solid film(regardless of type, genre etc) and still be much better than mediocre which honestly for a general movie like MK, Silent Hill and RE are better than mediocre to the average person. Perhaps you just have high expectations, proof in the pudding indeed. Just look at the general consensus like I was saying earlier, it's pretty much a lot more positive than negative regarding MK one movie. I'm saying you don't have to be an "oscar worthy movie" to be considered better than mediocre, that's what that means. There's plenty of other genres that aren't even relevant like foreign films, how many people know of even the best international films? Exactly....
What general concensus? Is your general consensus only the fans that posted on metacritic? 57% audience score on RT isnt exactly something to write home about . And you conveniently forgot to add the imdb score. Its 5,8 based on over 90,000 votes. How many people voted on metacritic again? And just to clarify. I agree MK is the best movie in the videogame genre but thats because of the competition. Pretty much every other videogame to movie adaptation has sucked major balls. This is not an opinion but a fact. I can't believe anyone would try to argue this. With perhaps a few exceptions, they have been critically panned and box office bombs. How can you call that competition? Also you brought up the critics and said the reviews were positieve and i showed you that it wasn't the case. Now you say RT is a horrible argument. You can't have it both ways. But then you bring up Jeremy Jahns. As if that somehow validates your argument. Thats adorable.
Dude he brought up the critics. I just responded. Next time read the entire conversation before discounting everything i say because i brought up RT lol.
I am not trying to compare it the Godfather or Apocalyse Now lol. Maybe i didn't word it correctly. But when I said, it should be compared to movies outside of the genre, i meant it should be compared to good action movies outside of the videogame genre. For instance the Dark Knight. I know its not a entirely fair comparison, given the budgets and the time the movies were made but i think its a comparison you can make, since they can both be considered action movies. The first MK movie had its moment and as a fan of the franchise, i enjoyed it for what it was. But looking at it objectively (and not as a fan), i dont think it can be considered a good movie. But that's how i see it. Good for you if you think differently. Can't argue with peoples taste.
Overall feedback from the fans/us, general movie goers. I seriously don't know many people who felt "MK one movie sucked" honestly, it's pretty obvious there's a hell of a lot more people who liked it than not. I never said it was something to write home about I said RT is trash, but I only posted the audience to prove to you that in general on RT most of the time the audience is way higher or generally higher than the critics score (unless it's PC trash like Ghostbusters of course)
@David Savage Thank you! lol he keeps saying I brought them up, but I mentioned oldschool critics back when they were respected, notice I never mentioned RT, he did. He's trying to say I mentioned them now lol when I didn't, I agree with you 100% they're trash go by PC bias and paid off anyway.
Overall feedback from the fans/us, general movie goers. I seriously don't know many people who felt "MK one movie sucked" honestly, it's pretty obvious there's a hell of a lot more people who liked it than not. I never said it was something to write home about I said RT is trash, but I only posted the audience to prove to you that in general on RT most of the time the audience is way higher or generally higher than the critics score (unless it's PC trash like Ghostbusters of course)
I know about imdb I just never really use them since they're more known for movie star stats, resumes etc. Well how many people voted on RT again? lol I wouldn't say every other one, Tomb Raider, Silent Hill and the first RE were fine actually. But still when you take the amount of vid game movies done it's quite a lot by now. I mentioned critics in regards to ones who people actually respect, I never mentioned RT you did. I was referring to respected people like Syskel and Ebert, who liked it from what I recall. Not all critics, reviewers=RT.
I'm not the only person who said RT is bad if you've read this thread man lol. But seriously, I don't know many people who try to use RT as a crutch for an argument, they've not good, biased, give garbage like Ghostbusters which was feminist crap higher ratings than pretty much every DC movie which was bs, and hell even those other video game movies that were bad compared to MK hell those movies were even better than that new junk GB. Don't believe me? Look at the trailer views, only big name movie to have more dislikes than likes that's sad and also ask any real GB fan what they thought of that movie, that's the ones who count, not critics who judge everything for pc reasons. Not to mention you do know RT are paid off half the time right not to look bad as well? Example, while WW was a great movie they weren't going to bash it because it starred a female heroine just like they won't hate on Captain Marvel even though the actress Brie Larson is trying to make a political statement out of it, I'm not seeing it. only Captain Marvel I will see is the original Marvel ripped off, SHAZAM.
As for Jeremy Jahn's, actually It backs up my argument fine actually as again Jeremy Jahns actually knows what he's talking about and reviews both movies, games, shows and is a gamer who follows the mythos of said movies/series ie like MK for example unlike those so called "professional critics" that are accumulated at RT. I'm so sure I'm going to take the word of people who shit on gems like Shawshank and praise garbage like new ghostbusters.
Looking at critics for MK1(1995) is kinda useless I find. The only people who actually enjoyed MK1 were people who grew up with the MK games. General movie goers saw it as ok and the critics at the time saw it as forgettable. It seems to have gained traction since MK9 brought back the series' popular appeal but even then, it's hard to put an actual number.
I'm not backpedalling, pretty sure I said critics for back then and not RT big difference guy.
Of course my point was that back then critics even were more credible than today, but you're right man. It's the fans that matter and most felt the first movie was solid, but haters gonna hate lol
