Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Mortal Kombat 2 - Annihilation ( briefly also: Mortal Kombat 2) is an American action- fantasy film directed by John R. Leonetti in 1997 and the sequel to Mortal Kombat.

Action

Liu Kang, Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage, the fearless fighter of Lord Raiden and Princess Kitana have, in the last battle, defeated called " Mortal Kombat ", the warlords of the outside world and saved the earth from destruction. But the supposed rescue is short-lived. The gates to the outside world set out again, and the dreaded ruler of darkness, Shao Khan and his fearsome comrades Cyrax and Smoke, the rocket throwing cyber - ninjas, Sheeva, the four-armed fighting machine, and Sindel, the fearsome incarnation of death, the Earth will incorporate. Keep the doors open seven days, is the world as we know it is destroyed - so there remain nurmehr six days to save the Earth ...

Criticism

"This martial arts fantasy action after the video game makes us puzzled ... The first Mortal Kombat' film offered yet after all, Highlander ' Christopher Lambert and a minimum of story. "

" Stump Inniger bullshit with great trick effort, which is a brutal beatings that are underlaid with cheap Techo sound, aligned in the first place. "

Trivia

  • Many characters were reshuffled for the second part, including Raiden, Sonya and Jax.
  • Keith Cooke plays Sub-Zero here. In the first part he took over the role of the Reptile.
  • Lynn Red Williams has become known as one of the American Gladiators from the eponymous TV show.
  • Many moves were taken to one of the video game original one, such as Sub - Zero's "Ice - Clone".
  • Liu Kang's dragon frame bears little resemblance to the also be seen from the series of games and is only the Fatality.
  • Shao Khan can turn into any of the games in a more -headed monster.
  • The relationships between Raiden, Shao Khan and Shinnok are not found in the games.
  • The characters Kabal and Stryker are only mentioned by name.
  • The story is based largely on Mortal Kombat 3 So also characters like Nightwolf and Sheeva occur in the film, the three had their first performances only in MK. Also in the film, referred to as " animal side " transformation occurs only in the third part and is called there Animality.
  • John R. Leonetti was the predecessor nor the cameraman, this is his first directorial work.
1997 in film Screenplay Film score George S. Clinton Matthew F. Leonetti Mortal Kombat (Film) Media franchise Mortal Kombat (1992 video game) Mortal Kombat Trilogy
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