Terrible CGI. Awful Acting. Clichéd plot. Predictable storyline. Cardboard characters. Disgustingly bad dialogue. Doesn't do 2-player video game justice. And worst of all – it's a comedy but doesn't know it; I laughed so hard during this movie it was as if this was directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Furthermore, I have yet to see The Last Airbender, but I can imagine this 15-year-old movie mirrors M. Night's most recent failure.

So sorry. I had to get most of my disgusted feelings out so I can move on…with more criticism on 1995's Mortal Kombat.

I guess I can be so harsh because prior to this viewing, my first in probably ten plus years, this was not only my favorite video-game-adaptation, but ranked high on my action favorites. I watch it now and…man…this…movie…SUCKS.

Really, there's no way around thinking this sick excuse of a franchise isn't bad. Listen to what they're saying without cracking up. Watch the Super-Nintendo graphics explode. Experience the lazily choreographed scenes that a Junior High production's worst rehearsal would top. Even in 1995…they should be ASHAMED.

So, then, why did I award this piece of trash 1½ star out of five possible? Well, I was fooled into liking this movie when I was young, and I absolutely loved the soundtrack. Okay, I STILL like the soundtrack. After a decade and a half, it holds up. There. I give it something it probably doesn't deserve.

God, I don't even want to waste any more time in giving the so-called plot, but I'm obligated. Apparently, there's this, uh, tournament with the movie's title and if the bad guys win, the world ends. If the good guys win, well, there'll be a sequel (unfortunately, and spoiler, there was one.) The editing is shotty – scenes just begin and end without ease. The CGI's amateur – even for 1995. The action is…quite literally…BORING. This movie makes Pokemon interesting. And good for me, but bad for the target audience…The movie is as homoerotic as 300. Please, could you include a few more topless action-figure male-extras in the sequel? This used to be my number one video-game adapted movie. It might still be…but that's not saying much as every single video-game-turned-big-screen sucked. SKIP this movie.

Side Note: I only re-watched this movie due to the recent fantastic short based on some kind of Mortal Kombat remake available online. (Can't rely on this link - traileraddict.com/trailer/mortal-kombat-rebirth/short-film, because by the time you read/click this, it might have vanished.) Can they possibly redeem themselves?

This is how you make a MK video game into a film. The sets looked straight out of the game, the characters had proper appeal to them, and it didn't waste time on unnecessary story. The lighting and camera work looked awesome, even with some of the cheesy matte paintings and early cgi it still destroys the 2021 version. The corniness just makes this film great.

With the newest toy of the 90s the personal computer that also spawned another industry the video game. Although God knows they can become addictive they do sharpen up reflexes if played enough. One of the most popular seems to be Mortal Kombat and got so popular someone decided a movie could be made from the game characters.

The best martial artists in the world are recruited by a Shao Lin master Christopher Lambert for a tournament that will decide the fate of the planet. This is held periodically it seems with alien races. You've got to win 10 contests in a row and if you do you can plunder the loser's planet.

Earth's lost 9 in a row when help arrives in the form of Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras and Linden Ashby. Lambert's all star team is up against wizard Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's crowd that includes a really ugly four arm creature looking like the Incredible Hulk. He does however have a weakness common to the males of the species.

Mortal Kombat is not the kind of film you take too seriously, just relax and enjoyed the skill of the martial artists.