First teaser for ‘MORTAL KOMBAT 2’, starring Karl Urban as Johnny Cage.
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spookyfish
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I just hope it's not "Legacy character is old, will train new character to take the reins, etc. etc. etc." But I still look forward to this.
Miyazaki’s Slave
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So…he's the Raiden figure (read mentor) this time around?
He won't/shouldn't be doing much fighting, right?
He won't/shouldn't be doing much fighting, right?
March Climber
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Right feeling, wrong actor.
I think it's going to be the 'has-been actor who's also comic relief' role here. I'm simply basing this on how old Karl Urban is.
Stitch
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But Raiden is still in the sequel
SILKYSMOOTH30FPS
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Most of the time, cheese doesn't work for me, but this is kinda what i expect a MK movie to be, so i'll be watching for sure.
Miyazaki’s Slave
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Maybe Raiden is the one to get Goro-ed this time around?
HRK69
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I would not go that far.
One thing I think it does it allows Cage to prove he is a great martial artist despite the bad movies. I always took him as Van Damme, Much of his movies have all the same beats.
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Karl has had a prolific career. He was very Campy in the Hercules TV show filmed in New Zealand. But his break is I guess LotR, and he is partially type cast by his character in Boys. Sometimes he is a country music star.
Dacvak
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I watched the first one with some friends while we were drinking and I don't remember much about it at all, except that it was good, dumb fun.
I'll definitely be watching this with some buds and brews.
I'll definitely be watching this with some buds and brews.
Stitch
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I'm not sure if they follow the game lore, but he should be Immortal. If he wants to fight in the tournament he would need to give up his immortality.
I think the one who won't survive for a long time in the Sequel is this Cole guy.
SJRB
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I watched the first one with some friends while we were drinking and I don't remember much about it at all, except that it was good, dumb fun.
I'll definitely be watching this with some buds and brews.
First movie is such a mixed bag. It starts off amazing but somewhere halfway through it's like the director thought "wait a minute, this movie is supposed to be schlock" and the movie never recovers from that vibe. It just becomes such a goofy, sloppy mess.
This was fucking cool:
Trogdor1123
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That looked pretty bad ass. The helicopter part was great.
Ammogeddon
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Worst marketing stunt ever. Fuck MK2, now I just want to see Uncaged Fury.
Burning Blade
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Trailer seems like a riff off of Kung Fury
Beretta
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I can't wait, the '95 movie is a classic, Annihilation should have been called Abomination and I really didn't mind the reboot MK. One of the characters has my name and as of a fan of the games since the first one, I can't tell you the excitement of turning on an MK game and hearing them say it, tears of joy.
My favorite is Raiden, though. GOAT
My favorite is Raiden, though. GOAT
March Climber
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The first movie was around 70% serious with multiple moments of comedy and camp. The comedy came in the minute Kano entered the scene, and the camp came from some of the over the top fatailities.
bitbydeath
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Doom85
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The first film in 2021 was a mixed bag, some good stuff but some lame stuff, but as someone who loves going to the cinema, usually 20-30 times a year (in 2017, I nearly hit 40), it was miserable not being able to go for a whole year. So once I was fully vaccinated, this was the movie that just happened to have opened that weekend, and just the experience of getting to see a movie on the big screen alone was enough to put a smile on my face.
RagnarokIV
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At least he's Karl Urban and not Carl Urban
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If he basically plays a cheesier version of his character from The Boys with an American accent the movie pretty much writes itself. I can see it.
DeafTourette
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There's a countdown for the full trailer on YouTube right now... Releasing at 11am EST
GymWolf
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At least they nailed kano.First movie is such a mixed bag. It starts off amazing but somewhere halfway through it's like the director thought "wait a minute, this movie is supposed to be schlock" and the movie never recovers from that vibe. It just becomes such a goofy, sloppy mess.
This was fucking cool:
Lambogenie
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Looks okay. Still disappointed it even has the guy from the first one in it. What a lame character.
Kitanan looks hot though.
Kitanan looks hot though.
Stitch
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The big focus is on Johnny Cage, and they make it clear that he isn't a great fighter and doesn't seem to have powers. I think Cole doesn't last long so they need a replacement for the tournament and Raiden sees something in Johnny.
KyoZz
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Oh and Kitana is
Full cast is great tbh minus Tati Gabrielle.
Full cast is great tbh minus Tati Gabrielle.
As you can see in the trailer, he's only there for 1 second. Rumor says that he'll die quickly and that Cage/Kitana are the main characters, which seems to be confirmed by this trailer.
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March Climber
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It doesn't matter, the trailer clearly shows he has been pushed into "third-tier background character" category, to potentially be killed off like
KyoZz
is suggesting.Tati Gabrielle is a good actress, she just needs to stay off of social media. Jumping into culture wars by way of trolling is not a career helper.
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Sub_Level
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This will easily be better than the first. Finally a good MK movie to follow up the 1995 one.
March Climber
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It feels like the quality of this film all hinges on Karl Urban's direction and performance, and that makes me cautiously optimistic.
Kano is also back so that's a +1.
Pair it with Kung Fury 2 and you have a FANTASTIC double feature
It does seem to illustrate all the complaints Iko Uwais has about hollywood. I suppose MK will never be a real hard hitting 'real' martial style film but they COULD have gone that way for lots of it.
And they really missed the boat by not having Jean Claude Van Damm in this. Both from a "has been actor who can fight" and a (not so) sly nod to Street Fighter.
And they really missed the boat by not having Jean Claude Van Damm in this. Both from a "has been actor who can fight" and a (not so) sly nod to Street Fighter.