Mortal Kombat [Blu-ray]

Director: Paul Anderson Paul Anderson

Overview

In this American-made martial-arts filmthat features spectacular special effects, three misanthropes find themselves responsible for the fate of all Humanity as they prepare to do battle with a legion of evil beings led by a wicked sorcerer. The trouble begins when three important planets spin out of alignment and evil alien forces come forth to engage in an enormous tournament. The stakes are high for if the three heroes lose, the human race will be enslaved. Nine rounds of the infernal tourney have been fought before and each time the alien invaders have won. All they need now is one more victorious match. The heroes are the arrogant egomaniacal martial-arts actor Johnny Cage, who desperately needs to prove that he is a real fighter and not the fake the press makes him out to be; Sonya Blade, a voluptuous but tough-as-steel drug task-force leader; and a reluctant hero, Liu Kang, who is forced into participating. The good guys are led by a good sorcerer, Lord Rayden, who is as adaptable as he is intelligent. The opposition is lead by the great black magician Shang Tsung and is comprised of an army of horrific shape-changers.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/19/2011
UPC:	0794043143120
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	New Line Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	16,826

Special Features

Mortal Kombat the video game trailer ; Tie-in animated adventure Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins ; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robin Shou	Liu Kang
Linden Ashby	Johnny Cage
Hiroyuki Tagawa	Shang Tsung
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	Sonya Blade
Talisa Soto	Princess Kitana
Trevor Goddard	Kano
Chris Casamassa	Scorpion
Ed Boon	Scorpion
Francois Petit	Sub-Zero
Keith Hirabayashi	Reptile
Frank Welker	Shao Kahn
Gregory A. McKinney	Jax Briggs,Jaxx
Peter Jason	Master Boyd
Gregory Martin	Prince Goro
Lloyd Kino	Grandfather
Steven Ho	Chan
Sandy Helberg	Director
Daniel Haggard	Assistant Director
John Fujioka	Chief Priest
TJ Storm	Guest Fighter
Gerald Okamura	Outworld Warrior
Jeff Wolfe	Guest Fighter
Hakim Alston	Fighting Monk
Kevin M. RIichardson	Goro
Tom Woodruff Jr.	Goro
Leo Lee	Kano Gunman
George S. Clinton	Composer

Technical Credits

Paul Anderson	Director
Lawrence Kasanoff	Producer
Danny Simon	Executive Producer
Bob Engelman	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

The big-screen adaptation of Mortal Kombat contains everything that a teenage boy could ever want: martial arts fighting, sexy supervixens, glittery special effects, and eye candy galore. Aficionados of the Rotoscope-rendered video game will relish this comic book movie that stays true to the story line that Kombat Kreators John Tobias and Ed Boone established. Mortal Kombat is perhaps the best video-game adaptation of the '90s (which doesn't say much). While arcade films like Super Mario Brothers, Double Dragon, and Street Fighter all possess little merit, Mortal Kombat is brazenly stylish and delivers its promise of pit fatalities and crowd-pleasing punch-outs. Sensationally loud, indulgent, and over-the-top, director Paul Anderson pulls no punches and captivates his teen adventure with acrobatic karate routines in the vein of Jackie Chan. However, the film still has many flaws -- most notably the canned dialogue and wooden performances from a no-name cast. Still, one can't complain that an adaptation of a relentlessly violent video game is thin on plot and Oscar-worthy performances. The film aims to please with its mix of martial arts and special-effects magic, and was the start of a long-running Mortal Kombat franchise.