I agree too, the first movie is one of my fave films but the second was so unbelievably horrible that I can only hope the third one will at least have a good trailer if nothing else!
The first movie, had great sets, music, fighting and cool characters (even though Sonia didn't look like the video game or have the Kiss of Death) but the second one was just ugh and I still can't believe they killed of Johnny in like the first 5 minutes! (maybe she did have the kiss of death afterall 😉 j/k) but seriously the second one was just beyond tacky.
I have no idea how they can redeem themselves in the third movie without having to start all over again with a different plot, some charcter changes and a different production cast but you never know, we may be pleasently surprised. I hope!
You're right RebelPhoenix...the second movie was HORRIBLE!!!! And the first movie was a great one, but I hope that the third movie is going to be the best out of the bunch(maybe even batter than the first). They better follow the same way they made the first movie, or else if they dont, it's gonna be BAD!!!!
New Line has showed disinterest in a possible Mortal Kombat 3 although Threshold Entertainment is firm in their belief that another film will be made. What we can expect is for a hiatus of possibly five years on this production and then perhaps and new collaboration between Threshold and another company that is not New Line. My only hope is that this future company can properly fund the project since we know New Line isn't known for their amazingly high production budgets. The last thing this franchise needs is a straight to video cut when there is opportunity for a potentially profitabe line of films if they are executed well enough.
Originally posted by Discos
I have to disagree, the first one could be classed as awesome but the second one (annhialation i think) was so low class - I thought it was one of those rip off pornos to begin with!I doubt they will be releasing anymore, tis been a while since I last seen a Mortal Kombat movie released.
Discos - Street Fighter is not bad though...
Agreed.The first was very good.
The second one just plain out sucked.The guy who played Raiden was a major downgrade.
The third film is supposed to take off where the first one ended - completely ignoring the second film. The creators of "Mortal Kombat" would be behind it [as they weren't with the second which they hated] so I think there's lots of potential.
But once again - this film's never gonna get made at this rate.
Those are the same rumors that floated around close to a year back, but since this film is clearly not headed into production in the near future then the stories, plots, scripts, etc. will be different. With each game that is released under Midway there breathes new ground in which to base a third film. A revamp is also possible since it has been 8 years since Annihilation and 10 years since the first film. The possibilities are endless with the next film along with its potential so claiming the third will "suck" or be "horrible" is a bit unfair in my opinion.
I hope it's better than MK: Annihilation. That movie was an embarrassment to the series. Plus only Christopher Lambert can play Raiden or I won't even watch the next movie. I heard a rumour way back that Lambert was going to play Raiden and the other guy was going to play Fujin, but that would be stupid.
Lord , please tell me they didn't cast James Remar again for the role of Raiden. While the first one was campy enough to be mildly entertaining, having the likes of Remar and Brian Thompson just killed the casting credibility of the sequel completely. There's a reason why Thompson's alien bounty hunter on the X-Files was an appropriate role for him... kept his horrible voice acting ability to a minimum.