Mortal Kombat 2
Posted by Working5daysaWeek@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 52 comments
So how many of us saw Mortal Kombat 2 over the weekend? Without spoilers, what did you think?
Full disclosure: All of my pets (no kids!) are named after MK characters, including some very obscure ones. So obviously I loved everything about it and am going to watch it in 4DX again next weekend.
Stuffleapugus@reddit
I neec those pet names.
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
Jax (RIP, he came named to us). Then we rescued Raiden in the middle of a bag thunderstorm (so now the trend begins)
We have added Onaga and Havik. Before the boys were notorious in our sports circle, ppl had a super hard time pronouncing Onaga's name correctly. My Mom hated what we named Havik, so she called him "Havi" for a little while. But then he lived up to his name, so she has no issues calling him Havik.
HechicerosOrb@reddit
I thought for sure one of them would be Noob Saibot for some reason, haha
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
We actually considered that when we were trying to name Havik 🤣 But I didn't want to name a dog Noob! Also, he is quite pretty, so that would be a shame.
HechicerosOrb@reddit
Fair lol
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
My husband and I went Saturday night, having just finally watched the first one Thursday. We had a great time! Yes, it was ridiculous and not exactly thought-provoking, but it kept us entertained for two hours. Sometimes that’s all you want from a movie
tultommy@reddit
Thats exactly what a movie should be. If I want artsy fartsy I'll go to one of those arthouse cinemas or a museum.
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
The day after I saw Mortal Kombat, I went with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to see The Devil Wears Prada 2. I liked Mortal Kombat better.
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
Exactly. Sometimes we just need that escape from reality!
SpaceBowie2008@reddit
Are you the youtuber Mass Replay?
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
I am not. Don't even know who that is 🤣🤣🤣🤣
SpaceBowie2008@reddit
Ha right on. He plays old arcade games and rates how tough they are. He just did Mortal Kombat 2 and has an entire channel dedicated to Mortal Kombat lore. I just watched his most recent video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=40UVym5pABg&pp=ygULbWFzcyByZXBsYXk%3D
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
I will check him out this evening. I actually really enjoy watching MK videos. Otherwise, I'm not on YT that much. I need to branch out.
Dashbastrd@reddit
OP: “these are my kids Smoke, Goro, Shang Tsung and Reptile.”
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
Well now I need to get a reptile to name it reptile, dammit 🤣🤣🤣🤣
caramelcoldbrew@reddit
Had no idea it was a sequel and was a smidge confused but overall, fucking fun movie.
sexwiththebabysitter@reddit
The 2 in the title didn’t give it away?
caramelcoldbrew@reddit
I promise I’m not an idiot, I just dropped into a theater while my kid had an aviation event for 6 hrs and I needed to kill time. Just closed my eyes and picked a movie and I’m pretty happy with how it worked out! Loved MK growing up.
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
People complained about the first one, but I really enjoyed that one as well. I believe it's on HBO Max. It isn't as "fun" as the 2nd one, but still a good watch.
EricRShelton@reddit
It wasn’t a bad movie, it was just Cole kinda sucked for a main protagonist.
brodievonorchard@reddit
The only part I really enjoyed from the previous movie was the fight that was in the trailer.
Stuffleapugus@reddit
This.
Stuffleapugus@reddit
First one only sucked because of some random non-canon character being a focal point. The Scorpion/Sub-Zero part was great.
caramelcoldbrew@reddit
I started it the other night but fell asleep. 😂
Not that it was bad, I’m just an old tired mama and had a bit too much weed in me that night.
Basic-Pair8908@reddit
Its really good fun to watch but the ending really rubbed me the wrong way
turbowhitey@reddit
It’s already on Stremio, no need to go to the theatre 😂
TwistingEcho@reddit
I'm a head venue technician at a Theate/Cinema. Have absolutely chucked on mega drive games on the screen. MK2 was one of the ones I played with my spawn. It's pretty epic. Hanging for this and Street Fighter. When I build the Cinema playlists I chuck these trailers in wherever I can too!
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
That would be sooooo much fun!
Mediocre_Nectarine13@reddit
When I was leaving I heard two high schoolers have the following conversation when the credits played Techno Syndrome:
Girl: Is that an actual song?
Boy: Yeah I guess it’s based on a song from the 90’s.
Girl: It’s terrible. It sounds like something they play before a basketball game.
🙄 Teenagers
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
Meanwhile we were all singing along 🤣🤣🤣
Street_Breadfruit382@reddit
Saturday date night with my husband (1985). It was fantastic! Had a great time. Afterwards we discussed if the dialogue was intentionally that bad or really that bad. Love Karl Urban too.
…..Do they do the side projections like that in all theaters? Or was that just something cinemark was doing for the big theater? Anyone know what I’m talking about?
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
Had to be a Cinemark thing. We saw it in IMAX at AMC and did not have any side projectors.
JediNeo101@reddit
I think that's a Cinemark Screen X thing . Watched the last Avatar in a theater like that. Was a cool experience.
I feel like the dialogue was intentionally bad. To capture that 80s b-rated movie vibe. Just the like action in the Uncaged Fury trailer.
Healthy-Speech-7728@reddit
Took my son to see it this past Saturday. It was fun, some things better than the first one, some things not as good. Pretty much what we expected.
Antron_RS@reddit
5/10 for an actual movie, 10/10 Mortal Kombat movie. Would see again.
AdElectronic5992@reddit
I stopped watching after the original in 1995? It was so bad.
jjkarate@reddit
As a MK fan for the entire existence of MK, it's exactly what I wanted a Mortal Kombat to be. My wife who knows nothing of the game franchise and has only seen the 2021 movie really liked it too. She actually liked Cole and was a little puzzled why they killed him.
shiftdown@reddit
I'm going to see it. but have plans with friends to go see street fighter. It's going to be campy af and awesome.
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
Yeah, that one is totally leaning into the cheese. I'm still gonna watch it, but feel like an adult at a Backstreet Boys concert when I do it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stuffleapugus@reddit
Street Fighter looks cheesy as shit, which is heartbreaking. Why won't no one make a good Street Fighter movie. Haven't seen MK yet but it seems like they aren't messing around. I'll see it this weekend.
adamempathy@reddit
Just enough storyline to keep it moving. We all know why we were there.
yeksim@reddit
I liked it a lot but not sure if I would’ve if I wasn’t a fan of the arcade games. Really glad this iteration of the movies is rated R. The over the top violence and the banter is what made it great.
sarithe@reddit
I'll be the party pooper I guess. I went in with low expectations and was somehow disappointed. I had reservations about Urban as Cage and feel like all my fears were confirmed. He's a great actor, but I just don't see or hear Johnny Cage with him. Felt like I was watching Billy Butcher attempt to play Johnny Cage.
Action sequences were decent. A lot of it just felt like a shitty fan film that had a budget. A lot of things felt super heavy handed in regards to references to the game. Feel like there was a good movie in there, but it can't get out of it's own way sometimes. A case of actually trying to be too faithful to the source material and making choices that are cool for the fanboys, but make the movie worse overall.
ericwbolin@reddit
Big! Dumb! Fun!
--redacted--@reddit
Sounds like a solid continuation of the first one
I_Can_Barely_Move@reddit
I had a little furry Raiden back in the day. She was a badass.
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
Raiden in all his wonder.
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
I currently have a Lord Raiden, who I saved in the middle of a thunderstorm when my neighbor threw him out in the street at 6 months old. He is currently ignoring me, and usually only snuggles with Daddy. But such is the life of a Lord.
Smokeythemagickamodo@reddit
Lots of fun
TrustAffectionate966@reddit
Nothing beats the 90s MK. I saw both at The Regal. They were okay.
🍿🦄👌🏽
ComputerAbuser@reddit
Going tomorrow night.
Working5daysaWeek@reddit (OP)
Enjoy! It's such a fun ride if you played the game.