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Mortal Kombat Scorpion's Revenge - Review (Spoilers at the botttom)

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Rodney Quillz

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BarakaTile said:
MK1,2,3,4...?

Putting all of those up against Johnny and Sonya bickering in MKX while Cassie glows like a NiteLite and beats Shinnok immediately (compared to the natural buildup of Liu beating Goro, Shang then Shao and finally Shinnok) yeah it was better.
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He was the driving plot behind DA just by being fucking dead, they pretty much emphasized how much everyone sucked because they all died embarrassing deaths against the deadly alliance without him.

I don’t agree with Cassie being the hero in MKX I feel like MKX should have been based around MK4 with JC being the hero and everyone getting restored in the end and then someone different being the hero in this game.

before the games had serious Goku syndrome to the point where everyone was complaining that they were tired of Liu and that he was a super boring protagonist but after MKX you would think it was revisionist history or something lol.
 
DragonofDadashov24

DragonofDadashov24

Let’s see whose fire burns hotter
Rodney Quillz said:
He was the driving plot behind DA just by being fucking dead, they pretty much emphasized how much everyone sucked because they all died embarrassing deaths against the deadly alliance without him.

I don’t agree with Cassie being the hero in MKX I feel like MKX should have been based around MK4 with JC being the hero and everyone getting restored in the end and then someone different being the hero in this game.

before the games had serious Goku syndrome to the point where everyone was complaining that they were tired of Liu and that he was a super boring protagonist but after MKX you would think it was revisionist history or something lol.
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Except that Liu Kang losing to those two wankers is a ridiculous idea lol, any MK since 4 had terrible plot holes
 
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Rodney Quillz

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DragonofDadashov24 said:
Except that Liu Kang losing to those two wankers is a ridiculous idea lol, any MK since 4 had terrible plot holes
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You only say that because you are an LK fan, MK has a great cast of characters and a lot of them have enough character to be the lead in several of these games.

Him being dead was a breath of fresh air in both timelines, they just handled it bad as originally Kung Lao was the one they picked to go to the mk1 tournament but he turned it down, DA was his time to shine and they blew it and then completely shit the bed with deception and armageddon.
 
DragonofDadashov24

DragonofDadashov24

Let’s see whose fire burns hotter
Rodney Quillz said:
You only say that because you are an LK fan, MK has a great cast of characters and a lot of them have enough character to be the lead in several of these games.

Him being dead was a breath of fresh air in both timelines, they just handled it bad as originally Kung Lao was the one they picked to go to the mk1 tournament but he turned it down, DA was his time to shine and they blew it and then completely shit the bed with deception and armageddon.
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Kung Lao was a supporting character in DA, not the lead one. That was Raiden. Also Raiden losing to those pussies in Earthrrealm was bullshit too or was it Outworld?
 
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BarakaTile

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Rodney Quillz said:
He was the driving plot behind DA just by being fucking dead, they pretty much emphasized how much everyone sucked because they all died embarrassing deaths against the deadly alliance without him.
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Not everyone sucked, Sub-Zero was preoccupied with Frost so he couldn't make it. Kenshi was doing something and Bo was busy saving Li Mei.

It was mostly Sonya, Kung Lao, Raiden, Jax, Johnny Cage and Kitana that jobbed to a duo who killed Liu Kang and Shao Kahn (until his retcon armor kicked in later) And considering how they almost never job because god forbid they don't win fighting against a villain, I found it refreshing. It really propped the Deadly Alliance up as a serious threat until in came the bigger bad guy to stomp all over that built up credibility.

But then that led to Sindel, Sub-Zero, Kenshi, Nightwolf, Scorpion, Shujinko and Jade to step up and take down Onaga and his forces.
 
NickDaGreek1983

NickDaGreek1983

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Art Lean said:
As I previously asked, how does it compare to The Journey Begins and Defenders of the Realm? Is it any better or worse, or at the same rubbish level?
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better made but not good on the "cannon" and "screenplay" level. Maybe even the action and animations too...
 
VSC_Supreme

VSC_Supreme

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I saw it and don't understand the movie lol, feels like a retelling of MK1 as told by Scorpion himself.

(Heavy Spoilers)
I feel like the fight scenes started off ok, but I got put off by the fact that Scorpion slices through people like butter, but everyone else struggles a bit during their fights. Then there's the non-fight scenes, where Johnny takes on Baraka by running away? Then he waits for the movie to be almost over before he fights, and we don't even get to see a Shadow kick. Speaking of the fights, Sonya fucks up Reptile and kills him, but when she confronts Kano, her arch nemesis who kidnapped Jax and is responsible this time for arms getting ripped off, she just kind of busts his Robo eye, then leaves him there??? Bi-Han shows up just to die and it's never specified if he's fighting for earthrealm but other Lin Kuei are there. Then you got the random shit that happens at the end, Scorpion just kills Goro and Quan Chi, and they talk about Mortal Kombat rules but its clear there aren't any rules and the elder gods don't give a shit.

The art style was OK. typical DC universe art by Warner brothers, some characters look amazing in it like Raiden and Shang Tsung. The animation was questionable, great when Scorpion was doing anything, mediocre when anyone else was on screen.

Can't wait for Mortal Kombat Legends 2: Sub-Zero, where Kuai Liang teams up with Hanzo to kill Kintaro and Shao Kahn in 2 techniques.
 
DeftMonk

DeftMonk

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only good thing about the movie was when Johnny said "...wtf this better not go straight to video". The irony is... this movie that he is unknowingly in did in fact go straight to video.
 
Art Lean

Art Lean

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Just watched it. Hmmm. I didn't dislike it, it was fine, but it felt a bit, I don't know, pointless?

We've had Mortal Kombat Conquest, The Journey Begins, four episodes of Legacy AND Mythologies all delve into the whole history of Scorpion Vs Sub Zero in both live-action and animated form already. All with varying degrees of success. This felt closest to Legacy, though can't deny I thought Legacy did it better.

It owes a LOT to the 1995 movie, several moments felt literally lifted directly from it, albeit with ultra violence. Guess that stands as a compliment to how well it captured several elements of the story and characterisation. There's also a hefty amount of MK9 in there for obvious reasons.

I enjoyed Sonya and Johnny a lot (god please sack Ronda Rousey, her monotone voice acting is killing me!) and so glad she never shouted "KOMBAT TIME!", although I don't see how Cage can be such a pizza-eating slob and still be in such good shape (but movies do that all the time, so I'll let it slide, especially in a cartoon). And makes me wish he had a skin like this in MK11 (like he did in MK9)... maybe some tie-in skins in the future?

Like others have said, it's retold the story YET again, albeit now with yet another different perspective. I would have assumed it was meant to adhere to modern canon... but as per MK9, I thought Ermac took Jax's arms? I guess there's no concrete canon at all at this point - I mean I don't really mind, MK's always been a bit loose with everything but figured they were aiming for something more concrete at this point - guess not? There was always meant to be character-endings, yet with one specific ending being canon. This feels like Scorpion's character ending in a game. I don't like how he's become the superhero of everything and especially didn't like how his mask looked like Skeletor from that New Adventures of He-Man cartoon (the animation actually felt quite similar).

I dunno, it was enjoyable enough, much better than The Journey Begins and Defenders of the Realm, not just in animation quality and obviously the gore, but I did find plenty of parts enjoyable. But irrespective of that, it did feel all a bit redundant - did this story really even need to be retold at this point?

I'd give it a 6 out of 10 I guess? It's fine, a new fan would probably get more out of it, but after 25 years of expanded Mortal Kombat multimedia productions delving into this story that I've been along for the ride with since the beginning, I don't see what they did new beyond finally having some gore in a Mortal Kombat media production?
 
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Rodney Quillz

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DragonofDadashov24 said:
Kung Lao was a supporting character in DA, not the lead one. That was Raiden. Also Raiden losing to those pussies in Earthrrealm was bullshit too or was it Outworld?
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Bro Kung Lao basically went through the “ultimate gohan” training with Bo rai cho to ready him for the deadly alliance, he was being trained to be the one to defeat them, it was his best friend they killed and he wanted vengeance, dude WAS built to be the main character of the game.

until Raiden stepped in and looked at all the earth realm fighters dead and was like “lol”
 
DragonofDadashov24

DragonofDadashov24

Let’s see whose fire burns hotter
Rodney Quillz said:
Bro Kung Lao basically went through the “ultimate gohan” training with Bo rai cho to ready him for the deadly alliance, he was being trained to be the one to defeat them, it was his best friend they killed and he wanted vengeance, dude WAS built to be the main character of the game.

until Raiden stepped in and looked at all the earth realm fighters dead and was like “lol”
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I know what you mean, but it was Raiden who assembled them, Kung Lao had the same role as Jax, Sonya, Kitana etc
 
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MK Dragon

Noob
Art Lean said:
Just watched it. Hmmm. I didn't dislike it, it was fine, but it felt a bit, I don't know, pointless?

We've had Mortal Kombat Conquest, The Journey Begins, four episodes of Legacy AND Mythologies all delve into the whole history of Scorpion Vs Sub Zero in both live-action and animated form already. All with varying degrees of success. This felt closest to Legacy, though can't deny I thought Legacy did it better.

It owes a LOT to the 1995 movie, several moments felt literally lifted directly from it, albeit with ultra violence. Guess that stands as a compliment to how well it captured several elements of the story and characterisation. There's also a hefty amount of MK9 in there for obvious reasons.

I enjoyed Sonya and Johnny a lot (god please sack Ronda Rousey, her monotone voice acting is killing me!) and so glad she never shouted "KOMBAT TIME!", although I don't see how Cage can be such a pizza-eating slob and still be in such good shape (but movies do that all the time, so I'll let it slide, especially in a cartoon). And makes me wish he had a skin like this in MK11 (like he did in MK9)... maybe some tie-in skins in the future?

Like others have said, it's retold the story YET again, albeit now with yet another different perspective. I would have assumed it was meant to adhere to modern canon... but as per MK9, I thought Ermac took Jax's arms? I guess there's no concrete canon at all at this point - I mean I don't really mind, MK's always been a bit loose with everything but figured they were aiming for something more concrete at this point - guess not? There was always meant to be character-endings, yet with one specific ending being canon. This feels like Scorpion's character ending in a game. I don't like how he's become the superhero of everything and especially didn't like how his mask looked like Skeletor from that New Adventures of He-Man cartoon (the animation actually felt quite similar).

I dunno, it was enjoyable enough, much better than The Journey Begins and Defenders of the Realm, not just in animation quality and obviously the gore, but I did find plenty of parts enjoyable. But irrespective of that, it did feel all a bit redundant - did this story really even need to be retold at this point?

I'd give it a 6 out of 10 I guess? It's fine, a new fan would probably get more out of it, but after 25 years of expanded Mortal Kombat multimedia productions delving into this story that I've been along for the ride with since the beginning, I don't see what they did new beyond finally having some gore in a Mortal Kombat media production?
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Exactly, there was no need for this to go into the whole tournament again and should've just been a creative new perspective on Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero, expanding upon it with more characters than just the few we got. A real story would've been much better in my opinion. It indeed borrows a lot from OG movie and that just seems odd, even if it's a form of respect. Thought you would've liked it better, but I'm definitely with you. I'm very afraid the reboot will be more of the same and if this is any indication, Nitara might just be present there as well or just a villain replacing one of many.

As bad as the suspense was for the first movie, not once were the good guys in any serious danger, it still nailed every other aspect: the music, the actors, the story, development, humour, dark setting, Outworld. The reboot basically has to compensate for lack of originality with gore, more characters and a better story. I do think it has a chance given there's quite a few well-known and or good actors among them. Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion is just a dream come true. Chin Han as Shang Tsung has potential too. Let's wait and see.
 
Mr.Khen

Mr.Khen

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NickDaGreek1983 said:
Here's the MK Scorpion's Revenge panel...



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It was nice, but also somewhat of a hella circle-jerk. so awkward and cringe to watch at times. Next time they should let fans ask them questions about making the movie...and not just talk about how great it was making it over and over..and throw compliments at one another... like we know, dudes!..we know...

I did like the movie, I mean there's a lot to love about it.
The animation grew on me...
I loved to VA.
Raiden is so badass and mysterious - the way he should've been portrayed in the games; Reminded me of the image I had of him as a kid.
They nailed Sonya's character. they made me realize the version we have in MK11 is definitely NOT SONYA.. the one I knew and liked as a kiddo.
It reminded me she's not a cold-hearted bitch. she's a soft-hearted-badass bae, so much better...
Johnny was seriously funny... and the buildup towards the end was so nostalgic
Oh... the '90s were awesome.

Scorpion was just like his MK11 self at launch, super OP and requires a nerf, but to hand it to him.. Quan-Zero did murder his son right in front of him, he did go through hell (to all the netherrealms), and just by will power only I can get why he was so enraged and thus so powerful
I am satisfied with the ending, handing it over to Liu considering how he was underdeveloped in this version of the story would have been weird for those who are not familiar with the franchise, I do like how they explained and are building it up for what's to come w Shao Khan.

I can't wait for the sequel!!!
 
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