‘Mortal Kombat: Legacy’ Movie Director Out, Probably Just As Well [Op-Ed]
The Mortal Kombat: Legacy movie director has opted out of the upcoming reboot. Could this be a sign that everything else about the movie should just stop now?
The reason the original Mortal Kombat was even watchable was that it was simply a ripoff of the plot from Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, with the characters from the hit video game Mortal Kombat thrown in. The special effects were cheesy, the acting was hammy, and the soundtrack made it sound more exciting than it was, but overall it was a fun film to spend an hour and a half with. Unfortunately it teased a sequel, and that was a promise it should have broken.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is one of those movie sequels that promised much more than it delivered. Instead we got terrible acting all around, laughable special effects, and Brian Thompson playing a villain in a way that literally made him look like a whiny child instead of a feared dictator. It has been considered one of the worst movies of all time, it was so bad.
The director backing out of the Mortal Kombat: Legacy movie could be a sign that he came to his senses. If you’re still not convinced, look at the last Mortal Kombat movie which supposedly tried to revive the franchise. Mortal Kombat: Conquest was a made for TV movie that was not only bad, but actually boring. At least the second film was entertaining enough to watch, even if it was just to see how terrible it was.
The story behind the supposed reboot movie of Mortal Kombat is that a grocery store clerk discovers he has super powers, and apparently enters a tournament for the prize money. Any ordinary martial arts fighting tournament would probably disqualify someone if they turned out to have an unfair advantage, so that’s where the story logically falls flat. Considering the title of the Mortal Kombat: Legacy movie, the main character is probably the child of two of the previous fighters.
In that case, it would be more original to see the family dynamics growing up, since mommy and daddy probably beat each other up regularly. And in that case, how did he grow up not knowing he had super powers?
It would probably be a good idea if everyone involved with the film just dropped out, seeing as it’s not going to be anything close to Oscar material, and a weak popcorn movie to begin with. Movies based on video games are notorious for being bad, so when the Mortal Kombat: Legacy movie director dropped out, that was probably a sign that everyone else should follow.
