Favorite Video Game Movie: Mortal Kombat 1995 / Película de videojuegos favorita: Mortal Kombat 1995.
In 1995, I along with other colleagues at my work had a VHS video store where action and martial arts movies were in high demand, the previous year two martial arts movies based on video games called Double Dragon and Street Fighter were in high demand.
Needless to say that before renting the movies, they were watched by us, of the first film I saw the only thing I would rescue are the fight scenes in which acts actively a B action hero and martial arts expert who has had a very irregular career in the movies Mark Dacascos. As for Street Fighter for me it was a total disappointment and a very cartoonish film especially the performances of Jean Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia, in his last film role. Even being a pale caricature of the character of Bison, every time Julia appears in the film he eats Van Damme with french fries. Already on VHS I had seen a very nice reference to the game in the 1993 Jackie Chan movie called City Hunter.
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Going into the subject, I must say that at the time I had my Play Station I console, and my favorite game was Mortal Kombat.
In those early Mortal Kombat games I took on various roles such as Johnny Cage, Raiden, Liu Kang, Scorpion, and even Sonya Blade! I would spend hours glued to the screen trying to get through levels and stages like The Courtyard, Palace Gates, Warriors Shrine, The Pit, Shang Tsung's Throneroom, Goro's Lair, and Pit Bottom.
Buying several VHS tapes to add to the video club I came across Mortal Kombat, its purchase was mandatory for commercial reasons, however, fear began to grip me as I was reminded of those two failed and horrible video game adaptations. Additionally, the only actor I knew in the film was the highlander Christopher Lambert.
I put the VHS tape in my player and started to watch the intro, and by then I started to get disillusioned with that music, a song called Techno Syndrome that I had heard before because in certain radios in my country, Venezuela, they were in charge of playing it almost all day long.
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The images of the actors and the locations of the film arrive, I was amazed, changing my perception of the film, there are carefully choreographed fights and very good special effects in times when video game adaptations were in their infancy. Note that although the music is pounding, it is a very good accompaniment to the action scenes.
The plot is very simple: a series of extraordinary fighters compete to become champions of the Mortal Kombat tournament and destroy, or save, the world.
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Earth is protected by Raiden, (the god of thunder), played by Christopher Lambert, who contacts Liu Kang the best warrior in the world played by Robin Shou, and later allies himself with Johnny Cage a martial arts movie star played by Linden Ashby and Sonya Blade a special forces agent played by Bridgette Wilson, becoming the guardian of the 3 participants from the Earth realm to participate in the Mortal Kombat tournament. But Liu Kang is more obsessed with the revenge of his brother Chan Kang killed by Shang Tsung.
These three heroes must face Sub-Zero who is an expert fighter who has the power to control ice played by Francois Pettit , Scorpio a wraith ninja who in the video game seeks revenge against Sub-Zero is played by Chris Casamassa, but here he is one of the allies of the evil Shan Tsung and works together with Sub-Zero, Reptile a spy and bodyguard last of his race played here by Keith Cooke, Kano a criminal mercenary played by Trevor Goddard, who is pursued by Sonya Blade, and of course Shang Tsung.
Liu Kang vs Reptile.
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Sonya Blade vs Kano.
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The movie lives up to the video game it adapts, although the combat is less gory. It is effective and succeeds in giving background to its main characters, has an imaginative design with Thai exteriors and extensive sets with exotic palaces.
Shan Tsung is played by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and I think he is the most outstanding actor in the film, you can tell he enjoyed his role.
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Very impressive, I found Scorpion and Sub Zero thanks to a very transgressive CGI for the time coupled with the appearance of characters completely created in digital animation and animatronics as Goro.
Scorpion vs Johnny Cage.
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Goro vs. Everybody!!!
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As a curious fact, it is said that the late Brandon Lee signed for the film before his death, and that Cameron Diaz already had the role of Sonya Blade but in training she got injured and was left out of the project. Jean Claude Van Damme turned down the role of Johnny Cage and preferred to film Street Fighter.
The film became a worldwide success with 122 million dollars at the worldwide box office. The film was directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, well known for directing almost all the films of the Resident Evil saga in which the protagonist is his wife Milla Jovovich.
Shang Tsung vs Liu Kang.
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An epic ending and ripe for a very forgettable sequel.
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Seen today the special effects look very outdated, but in its time it gave a lot to talk about, highlighting that Goro always looked like a big puppet.
This is my entry in the CineTV Contest #58 - Favorite Video Game Movie Link Here.
A big greeting to all the participants in the contest and best of luck, it will be a pleasure to read them.
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En 1995, yo junto a otros compañeros en mi trabajo teníamos un videoclub de VHS en donde tenían mucha demanda las películas de acción y de artes marciales, el año anterior fueron muy solicitadas dos películas de artes marciales basada en juegos de videos llamadas Double Dragon y Street Fighter.
Demás está decir que antes de alquilar las películas, estas eran visionadas por nosotros, del primer film que visione lo único que rescataría son las escenas de peleas en las que actúa activamente un héroe de acción serie B y experto en artes marciales que ha tenido una carrera muy irregular en el cine Mark Dacascos. En cuanto a Street Fighter para mí resulto una total decepción y un film muy caricaturesco en especial las actuaciones de Jean Claude Van Damme y Raúl Julia, en su último papel en el cine. Aún siendo una palida caricatura del personaje de Bison cada vez que Julia sale en la película se come con papas fritas a Van Damme.Ya en VHS había visto una referencia muy simpática del juego que se hace en la película de Jackie Chan de 1993 llamada City Hunter.
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Entrando ya en materia, debo decir que en la época yo tenia mi consola Play Station I, y mi juego favorito era Mortal Kombat.
En aquellos primitivos juegos de Mortal Kombat asumi varios papeles como el de Johnny Cage, Raiden, Liu Kang, Scorpion, y hasta a Sonya Blade!. Pasaba hora pegado a la pantalla intentando sortear niveles y escenarios como The Courtyard, Palace Gates,Warriors Shrine, The Pit, Shang Tsung's Throneroom, Goro's Lair, y Pit Bottom.
Comprando varias cintas VHS para añadirlas al club de video me encuentre con Mortal Kombat, su compra era obligatoria por razones comerciales, sin embargo, el miedo comenzó a embargarme al recordarme de esas dos fallidas y horribles adaptaciones de video juegos. Adicionalmente, al único actor que conocía en el film era al highlander Christopher Lambert.
Pongo la cinta de VHS en mi reproductor y comienzo a ver el intro, ya por allí me empece a desilusionar con esa música un tema llamado Techno Syndrome que ya lo había oído con anterioridad porque en ciertas radios de mi país, Venezuela, se encargaban de machacarlo casi durante todo el día.
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Llegan las imágenes de los actores y de las localizaciones de la película, quede asombrado, cambiando mi percepción del film, hay cuidadas coreografías de peleas y muy buenos efectos especiales en tiempos en los que las adaptaciones de videojuegos estaban en pañales. Note que aunque machacona, la música es muy buena acompañante en las escenas de acción.
La trama es muy simple: una serie de luchadores extraordinarios compiten para ser campeones del torneo Mortal Kombat y destruir, o salvar, el mundo.
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La tierra es protegida por Raiden, (el dios del trueno), interpretado por Christopher Lambert, este contacta a Liu Kang el mejor guerrero del mundo interpretado por Robin Shou, y mas tarde se alia con Johnny Cage una estrella del cine de artes marciales interpretado por Linden Ashby y Sonya Blade una agente de fuerzas especiales interpretada por Bridgette Wilson, convirtiéndose en el tutor de los 3 participantes del reino de la Tierra para participar en el torneo de Mortal Kombat. Pero Liu Kang está más obsesionado con la venganza de su hermano Chan Kang asesinado por Shang Tsung.
Estos tres héroes deben enfrentarse a Sub-Zero quien es un experto luchador que tiene el poder de controlar el hielo interpretado por Francois Pettit , Scorpio un ninja espectro que en el video juego busca venganza contra Sub-Zero es interpretado por Chris Casamassa, pero aquí es uno de los aliados del malvado Shan Tsung y trabaja en conjunto con Sub-Zero, Reptil un espía y guardaespaldas ultimo de su raza interpretado aquí por Keith Cooke , Kano un mercenario criminal interpretado por Trevor Goddard, que es perseguido por Sonya Blade, y por supuesto a Shang Tsung.
Liu Kang vs Reptile.
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Sonya Blade vs Kano.
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La película le hace honor al videojuego que adapta, aunque los combantes son menos sangrientos. Es efectiva y logra darle un fondo a sus personajes principales, posee un imaginativo diseño con exteriores tailandeses y amplios decorados con exóticos palacios.
Shan Tsung es interpretado por Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, y creo que es el actor mas destacable del film se nota que disfruto su papel .
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Muy impresionante, me resultaron Scorpion y Sub Zero gracias a un CGI muy transgresor para la época aunado a la aparición de personajes completamente creados en animación digital y animatronics como Goro.
Scorpion vs Johnny Cage.
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Sub-Zero vs. Liu Kang.
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Goro vs Todos!!!.
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Como dato curioso, se dice que el malogrado Brandon Lee ficho para la película antes de su fallecimiento, y que Cameron Díaz ya tenia el papel de Sonya Blade pero en los entrenamientos se lesiono quedando fuera del del proyecto. Jean Claude Van Damme rechazó el papel de Johnny Cage y prefirió filmar Street Fighter.
La película logra ser un éxito con 122 millones de dólares en la taquilla mundial. El film los dirigió Paul W. S. Anderson, muy conocido por dirigir casi todas las películas de la saga Resident Evil en la cual la protagonista es su esposa Milla Jovovich.
Shang Tsung vs Liu Kang.
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Un final épico y presto para una segunda parte muy olvidable.
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Vista hoy dia los efectos especiales se ven muy desfasados, pero en su época dieron mucho de que hablar, destacando que Goro siempre se vio como una gran marioneta.
Esta es mi entrada en el Concurso CineTV #58 - Película de videojuegos favorita Link Aquí.
Un gran saludo a todos los participantes en el concurso y muchisima suerte, sera un placer leerlos.
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This is a game that has a large community of followers, but personally I didn't like it, neither the movie nor the game, of course I respect your opinion, and I really liked how you talk about the movie.
Now the most recent versions of the movie are very different and the effects are totally different from the classic effects of the old movies, it's a pleasure to read your review my friend. !PIZZA
Thanks for stopping by @zonadigital21. I respect your opinion, and I recognize that the publication reflects the nostalgia for that game and the movie. At that time the special effects of the film were very impressive, today next to the new technologies can be even laughable, the reboot of Mortal Kombat is good but the original movie is more faithful to the game. Note that I do not mention neither the following movies nor the series because I consider them very bad. Best regards.
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@zonadigital21(4/5) tipped @nbarrios67
I really like this movie, I really like that every fight scene has electronic music, it's very exciting, also the setting is very dark, for example when Johnny faces Scorpion, not in the forest but when they are inside, they fight with a lot of human bones on the ground, I also like the scary look they give Goru, when I was a kid his appearance really scared me, now it's kind of funny because obviously both the makeup and current special effects are better but I like it the old look, you could tell they went above and beyond to create a horror look