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Title: Adult Content
Post by: Benny on June 10, 2010, 04:31:36 PM
New Mortal Kombat Movie


Adult content. Looks a little cheesey.....but alright'ish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_MqZn7E-mk
Title: Adult Content
Post by: T-Bag on June 10, 2010, 04:52:37 PM
Wow, really not what I'd expect from a movie of the franchise. Looks good if a little "Over" acted. Might have to check it out.
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Post by: RizZy on June 10, 2010, 05:04:35 PM
It looks a bit more interesting than the more kid orientated films that have preceded it, are video game films finally realising that its adults that buy the most games & not kids?
Title: Adult Content
Post by: smilodon on June 10, 2010, 07:28:57 PM
I'm certainly not unimpressed. Maybe they'll do well and give us  a 'Batman Begins' reinvention? :) Or maybe they'll screwup and we'll get more of a Terminator Salvation? :sad:
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Post by: Bob on June 10, 2010, 10:26:19 PM
Wow, that seems to have potential :)
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Post by: Gone_Away on June 10, 2010, 10:59:05 PM
I am impressed..
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Post by: delanvital on June 11, 2010, 12:52:35 PM
Great story, dreadful acting, decent Chinese/South American fighting - a must see :D Cheers for the heads up!
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Post by: JonnyAppleSeed on June 11, 2010, 06:12:48 PM
Its got to be better than any of the other fight games made into movies .. street fighter was possibly the worst film ever made and the other mortal combat films were close behind. In fact just the small trailer beats them all. looking forward to it
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Post by: FatBob on June 11, 2010, 06:39:32 PM
Just checked it and that looks fierce !
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Post by: DannagE on June 12, 2010, 04:38:41 PM
Looks good.

Im a big trouble in little china fan though, that movie was great :>
Title: Adult Content
Post by: Bob on June 13, 2010, 01:34:58 PM
I heard something interesting regarding this today. Filmpolitiet (http://nrkp3.no/filmpolitiet/2010/06/mortal-kombat-er-tilbake/), a Norwegian radio blog mainly about movies, reported that this actually is not a trailer for a new Mortal Combat movie.

This short movie is directed by Kevin Tancharoen and is actually kind of a "job application". It is Warner Brothers who sits on the rights for any Mortal Combat movie, and they knew nothing about this. Tancharoen (known for amongst others the new version of Fame (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016075/)) would simply like to show what his idea of a Mortal Combat movie would be like, and also he felt he had something to prove, as nobody would hire a man with his background for directing a Mortal Combat movie. collider.com (http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/kevin-tancharoen-interview-mortal-kombat-rebirth-feature-film/) has the interview used as a source by Filmpolitiet.

So I guess we can only hope that Warner Brothers likes this "application", hires Tancharoen and uses his story as a base for the new movie :)
Title: Adult Content
Post by: T-Bag on June 13, 2010, 11:13:32 PM
I find it hard to believe. The levels of special effects, choreography and set quality all seem far too high to be an solo application. That or he has made himself a very expensive hobby using his contacts in the business. If it's true he deserves some serious respect for calling in some massive favours and investing what must have been a good chunk of cash into it.
Title: Adult Content
Post by: Bob on June 14, 2010, 06:57:23 PM
Quote from: T-Bag;312162If it's true he deserves some serious respect for calling in some massive favours and investing what must have been a good chunk of cash into it.
I got to agree with you that I it might be hard to believe. But if you take a look at the interview on collider.com (http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/kevin-tancharoen-interview-mortal-kombat-rebirth-feature-film/) - which is a pretty long one btw - you'll get some details. From the summary you'll see amongst other things:

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  • Started in early April and it took 2 months to do the post production.  Most people donated their time.  The short was made for $7,500
  • No one at any studio knew he was doing the short
Now I do not know how good a source that site is, but I suppose that if it was all bullshit we would have heard something about it...
Title: Adult Content
Post by: A Twig on June 22, 2010, 09:47:38 PM
With over 4m youtube hits for that trailer, that shows how many people are keen! Make it make it make it!