Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

John R. Leonetti

Writers (WGA):

Ed Boon (video games)
Lawrence Kasanoff (story) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Nothing Will Ever Be The Same

Plot:

A group of martial arts warriors have only six days to save the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion.

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Mortal Kombat | Centaur | Returning Character Killed Off | Weather Manipulation

Cast

Robin Shou	...	Liu Kang
James Remar	...	Lord Rayden
Talisa Soto	...	Princess Kitana
Sandra Hess	...	Sonya Blade
Brian Thompson	...	Shao Kahn
Lynn 'Red' Williams	...	Jax Briggs
Reiner Schöne	...	Shinnok
Deron McBee	...	Motaro
Musetta Vander	...	Queen Sindel
Marjean Holden	...	Sheeva
Irina Pantaeva	...	Jade
Chris Conrad	...	Johnny Cage
Litefoot	...	Nightwolf
J.J. Perry	...	Cyrax / Scorpion / Noob Saibot
John Medlen	...	Ermac

Also Known As:

Mortal Kombat 2

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for non-stop martial arts violence.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 (cut) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:18 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Ayuthaya, Thailand

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Sylvester Stallone turn down the role for Baraka.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the fight with Sonya and Mileena, the mud on their clothes changes positions and is mostly dry by the end of the fight.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rayden: [narrating] Mortal Kombat is not about death, but rather the preservation of life. Liu Kang and a few chosen fighters from the Earth realm defeated Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung. According to the rules of Mortal Kombat, their victory preserved the safety of the Earth for one more generation. Our chosen ones were returned to Liu Kang's home on Earth, only to enjoy a brief period of peace... for someone from Outworld has a different point of view.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Repli-Kate (2002)

Soundtrack:

Shreddd (Brutality Mix)

gave me a headache

The sequel to Mortal Kombat follows basically the same old story. The special effects have taken a step backward, and the endless fight scenes never give you a chance to breathe! They just keep going on an on, so much that the story(even though it's already weak) is practically nonexistent. Even worse, most of the dialogue is terrible and some of the acting is extremely poor. I'm not even sure that fans of the first will enjoy this. 1/4