Mortal Kombat Bluray Review

Mortal Kombat COMES HOME TO WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT Premium Digital Ownership debuts early on June 11  4K, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD arrive on July 13

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Bluray Combo I reviewed in this Post.  The opinions I share  are my own.

SYNOPSIS

MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan), accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld’s Sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt him down. Fearing for his family’s safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) at the direction of Jax (Mehcad Brooks), a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang) and rogue mercenary Kano (Josh Lawson), as he prepares to stand with Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies from Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana—the immense power from within his soul—in time to save not only his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?

 

What works so well for this film is the fact the writers were true to the game.  The game wasn’t watered down and never cared about offending anyone.  It was in your face action and carnage and if you didn’t like it, TOUGH deal with it.  This is not a family film, this is a film for fans of the MK series.  The original Mortal Kombat films were good even with a PG-13 rating.  This isn’t your dads MK this is just simply Mortal Kombat.  This is over the top action, blood and guts with a carefully written and developed story.  I would have loved to see a special feature on the history of Mortal Kombat but alas maybe when/if Mortal Kombat 2 releases we will get it. If you want a good action film with a great story and characters, then sit back and prepare for this flawless victory.

 

 

Burbank, CA, June 3 – Experience every bone-crunching, sword-clashing, blood-spattering moment when “Mortal Kombat” arrives for Premium Digital Ownership at home on June 11. The film is directed by award-winning Australian commercial filmmaker Simon McQuoid, marking his feature directorial debut.  The film will also be available on 4K, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD beginning on July 13.

The ensemble includes Lewis Tan (TV’s “Into The Badlands”) as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee (“The Meg”) as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson (“The Little Death”) as Kano, Tadanobu Asano (“Battleship”) as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks (TV’s “True Blood”) as Jax, Ludi Lin (“Power Rangers”) as Liu Kang, with Chin Han (“The Dark Knight”) as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim (“The Raid: Redemption”) as Bi-Han and Sub-Zero, and Hiroyuki Sanada (“The Wolverine”) as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion. Also featured are Max Huang as Kung Lao and Sisi Stringer (“Bloody Hell”) as Mileena.

  • On June 11, “Mortal Kombat” will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home for $24.99 on participating digital platforms where you purchase movies.
  • On July 13, “Mortal Kombat” will be available on 4K, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD. “Mortal Kombat” will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

Mortal Kombat” will also be available on Movies Anywhere. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts.

 

 

4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS

 

Mortal Kombat” 4K UHD combo pack and Blu-ray contain the following special features:

  • Deleted Scenes From Game to Screen: The Making of Mortal Kombat
  • Mortal Kombat: Fan Favorite Characters
  • Fight Koreography
  • Into the Krypt: Easter Eggs of Mortal Kombat
  • Anatomy of a Scene

Mortal Kombat” DVD contains the following special feature:

  • Deleted Scenes

 

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BASICS

PRODUCT                                                                            SRP

                                                            4K UHB Combo Pack                                                            $44.95

Blu-ray                                                                                    $35.99

DVD                                                                                       $28.98

Digital Ownership: June 11, 2021

PVOD: June 11, 2021

4K, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: July 13, 2021

DVD Languages: English, English-ADS, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese

BD Languages: English, English-ADS, English ATMOS, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Italian

DVD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Complex Chinese, Cantonese

BD Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Greek, Finnish, Dutch, Danish

Running Time: 110 minutes

Rating: Rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references.

DVD: DLBY/DGTL

Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD, DLBY/DGTL

 

THE CREDITS

About “Mortal Kombat”

The film is helmed by award-winning Australian commercial filmmaker Simon McQuoid, marking his feature directorial debut, and produced by James Wan, Todd Garner, McQuoid and E. Bennett Walsh.

The ensemble includes Lewis Tan (TV’s “Into The Badlands”) as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee (“The Meg”) as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson (“The Little Death”) as Kano, Tadanobu Asano (“Battleship”) as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks (TV’s “True Blood”) as Jax, Ludi Lin (“Power Rangers”) as Liu Kang, with Chin Han (“The Dark Knight”) as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim (“The Raid: Redemption”) as Bi-Han and Sub-Zero, and Hiroyuki Sanada (“The Wolverine”) as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion. Also featured are Max Huang as Kung Lao and Sisi Stringer (“Bloody Hell”) as Mileena.

McQuoid directed from a screenplay by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham, from a story by Oren Uziel and Russo, based on the video game created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Michael Clear, Jeremy Stein and Larry Kasanoff served as executive producers.

New Line Cinema Presents an Atomic Monster/Broken Road Production, “Mortal Kombat.”

 

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