Mortal Kombat (1995)

Mortal Kombat is a 1995 fantasy martial arts action film written by Kevin Droney, directed by Paul Anderson, produced by Lawrence Kasanoff, and starring Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Bridgette Wilson and Christopher Lambert. It is a loose adaptation of the early entries in the fighting game series Mortal Kombat and is the first installment in the Mortal Kombat film series.

Plot
Three martial arts warriors journey to a faraway island to engage in battle to save the Earth. Their aim is to make sure that truth triumphs in the fight against evil.

Why It's Great

 * 1) Excellent and awesome fighting and action segments as it followed well to the game's premise.
 * 2) Faithfully follows the source material as it gave a new element and setting to the game itself.
 * 3) Beautiful movie setting used for a fantasy and action movie.
 * 4) Some funny moments like Liu throwing Johnny Cage's luggage at the docks.
 * 5) The fighting of Cage against Scorpion and Liu against Sub-Zero is the greatest part of the movie because Scorpion and Sub-Zero were the best characters in the game.
 * 6) The puppetry of Goro is so great that he looks like he does in the game.
 * 7) Decent acting from a cast that look and act identical to their game counterparts, especially Robin Shou as Liu Kang.
 * 8) Awesome soundtrack, including the Mortal Kombat theme song.
 * 9) "Your soul is mine!"

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The computer generated-imagery with the lizard version of Reptile is very poor (expect for Scorpion's spear).
 * 2) Sonya didn't get actually badass scenes. Kano was the only major enemy she defeated and the victory wasn't too impressive.
 * 3) Not enough violence due to the fact that film was rated PG-13.

Reception
Mortal Kombat received mixed reviews and a score of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes sampled from 40 reviews, with an average score of 4.79/10.

Box Office
Mortal Kombat spent three weeks as the number-one film at the U.S. box office, earning over $122 million worldwide against a $18 million budget.