Mortal Kombat Theatrical Review

It has been almost thirty years since Midway Games introduced Mortal Kombat to the world of video games, first as an arcade game, then as a personal home video game (currently on its 11th version), and eventually branching out to comic books, animated shows, and live-action feature films. The first feature film, premiering in 1995, is not only considered to be the best in the Mortal Kombat franchise but also as one of the best live-action film adaptations of a video game ever. Sadly, the 1997 sequel did not have the same amount of success so future films were scrapped; that is until Warner Bros. decided to "reinvent" the film. The new version will premiere this week in US theaters and on the HBOMax streaming service.