Mortal Kombat Annihilation

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Mortal Kombat Annihilation

PG-13

1997

1h 35m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

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Every generation, a portal opens up between the Outerworld and Earth. Emperor Shao Kahn (Brian Thompson), ruler of the mythical Outerworld, pounces the moment the portal reopens and slips through with his mighty warriors, intent on total domination and uniting the two worlds. However, he has only seven days to complete his task. In the meantime, opposition grows and warriors Sonya Blade (Sandra Hess), Jax (Lynn "Red" Williams), Kitana (Talisa Soto) and Liu Kang (Robin Shou) get ready for war.

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Critics Consensus

With its shallow characters, low budget special effects, and mindless fight scenes, Mortal Kombat Annihilation offers minimal plot development and manages to underachieve the low bar set by its predecessor.

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Lawrence Van Gelder

New York Times

07/20/2021

Here's the lowdown on the latest chapter in Mortal Kombat: deadly dull.

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Joe Holleman

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

07/20/2021

1/4

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is not just a movie based on a video game, it is a sequel to a movie that was based on a video game. That pedigree should tell you all you need to know about the quality of this movie.

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Michael Saunders

Boston Globe

07/20/2021

The filmmakers tried to get complicated -- and pay a price. The story lines are obviously designed to link the fight scenes, leading to moments of hilariously bad dialogue.

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

05/16/2022

F

I barely managed to make it through Mortal Kombat Annihilation because the dialog is terrible, the story makes no sense and the kung fu action scenes are substandard.

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

04/13/2022

1/5

A critical and commercial fatality, this fantasy action-adventure flopped so hard it sent its characters back to their original, video-game realm until a 2021 live-action reboot.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

01/02/2022

1/10

The climax devolves into a mess of pitiful CG animalities - video game finishing moves that definitely shouldn't have been translated into the realm of cinema.

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Yash B

@yashbansal 4d

"Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" is one of those bad movies that is legitimately fascinating. It is a perfect storm of pretty much every element of a movie going bad. At times, I think it has a so-bad-it 's-good quality that is genuinely funny. Unfortunately, most of it is just bad, with outdated special effects and a storyline that isn't interesting or easy to follow. A movie like this just needs to be fun, and this one is just not. I do feel that the "Mortal Kombat" franchise shows a lot of potential, as I didn't like either of the old ones. Overall, this is a bad movie that has to be seen to be believed, and it genuinely has earned its infamous spot in cinema history.

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Drew M.

@Stonehands211 May 5

This rocks. It sucks, but it rocks lol.

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Andrew R

@HorrorMovieLover458 May 2

I don't understand the hate this gets. It was so campy and fun....has problems but still a great time

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jnutt23 T

@RT81544946 Apr 27

It's like a 90's porno or USA's Up All Night level production quality and acting but without all of the sex. CGI is awful. Just watch Xena or Hercules instead.

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Johnathon W

@Hoppynsc Apr 17

Truly abysmal film on every level, taking everything good about the first and throwing it in the trash. The actors aren't trying, the fights are horrible and the visual effects a complete failure. One of the worst sequels and movies ever.

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Sam S

@Sam561 Apr 6

A great sequel attempt but more fighting would’ve been 5 stars. Still they incorporated the characters well but I guess the effects of the time held it back. Has great moments for the original MK II fans.

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Synopsis

Every generation, a portal opens up between the Outerworld and Earth. Emperor Shao Kahn (Brian Thompson), ruler of the mythical Outerworld, pounces the moment the portal reopens and slips through with his mighty warriors, intent on total domination and uniting the two worlds. However, he has only seven days to complete his task. In the meantime, opposition grows and warriors Sonya Blade (Sandra Hess), Jax (Lynn "Red" Williams), Kitana (Talisa Soto) and Liu Kang (Robin Shou) get ready for war.

Director: John R. Leonetti
Producer: Lawrence Kasanoff
Screenwriter: Ed Boon, Lawrence Kasanoff, Joshua Wexler, John Tobias, Brent V. Friedman, Bryce Zabel
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)