mortal kombat
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No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat
1Close your eyes and picture a cat. A fuzzy feline, purring away in the afternoon sun. Now, imagine that cat can talk. What does it sound like? Cute as a button? Perhaps a little sassy? Nothing like Shao Kahn, former emperor of Outworld and major antagonist of the Mortal Kombat franchise, right? Well, that’s the…
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There Was A Toasty Joke Cut From Mortal Kombat
The new Mortal Kombat film wasn’t afraid to lean into the video game references. But one favourite, ‘toasty’, was cut from the final edit. Welcome to the spoiler zone. (Graphic: Jim Cooke) Toasty has been an important part of Mortal Kombat lore since the second game released back in 1993. It originated as a in-joke…
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Mortal Kombat 2021: The Kotaku Movie Review
As I said last month following a preview of the film’s first 12 minutes, the new Mortal Kombat movie starts off strong. The opening battle between the men who would become Sub-Zero and Scorpion is one of my favourite cinema moments of the year. The remaining 98 minutes? Not so much. The fights are outstanding,…
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The Definitive Mortal Kombat Tier List
You can’t have a fighting game without a tier list. And since the Mortal Kombat movie has classic characters from all over the iconic franchise, it naturally warrants a tier list of its own.