NEW SERIES: MORTAL KOMBAT - Legacy

slipsius

So, this was the original pitch movie a few months back.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_gMRjL_6l8[/ame]

which warner brothers said no to a movie, but yes to a web series. Here is Ep 1.

Episode 1:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6UiEuCYXA[/ame]

Episode 2:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTSEa--Alkw&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

Episode 3:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqlaU5OMsks&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

Episode 4:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIFbGNqs0JQ&feature=channel_video_title[/ame]

Episode 5:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QRSbf9H5M[/ame]

Episode 6:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tWh4Z42SJk&feature=channel_video_title


suppose to be 8 more episodes. Ill post each one in this thread, each tuesday.

BadgerBaiter

Bugger you beat me to it
Was literally just about to post the same video - thought I would check to make sure I wasn't doing an evil double post

Great stuff

Arkadius

The entire time I was thinking whats Seven of Nine doing on earth and in Mortal Kombat?

Not a bad find guys, thanks for sharing!

BadgerBaiter

Ahhhh, thats why she looks familiar

Didn't realise Helo from BSG was going to be in this....

slipsius

edited original post to have the movie that started it all. the pitch movie for warner brothers. incase any of you were living under a rock when it went live (mark)

Mark Dygert

lol I was, I saw this:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov63lTUvNok[/ame]
and thought, there's nothing to see here move on. /ignore nerd noises.

Baj Singh

It was interesting, needed more "toasty" guy though.

HitmonInfinity

I liked the original a lot more. This one could have been cut in half. Too much slow-mo staring off in the distance shots. :poly122:

Andreas

I thought it was fuggin awesome! Would have liked to have seen Kano lose the eye and Jax the arms though...

slipsius

kano DOES lose his eye. probably next episode. its in the trailer that mark posted though, which is the real trailer for the series. as he flies through the air, it looks like he lands with his eye on the corner of a box. if thats how he loses it.... /ragequit

Steve Schulze

They foreshadowed that pretty obviously with the description of the bionic eye near the beginning.

It's not too bad. A bit clunky and obviously working without much in the way of a budget, but good enough to tune in for another few episodes.

Maph

I'm not all that sold on it -yet- to be honest. Rebirth looked absolutely amazing, very dark, very gritty; this was the exact opposite of it. Pretty generic if you ask me.
Oh well, maybe it'll get better with the next couple of episodes.

Andreas

I really like the demo for the new game, but now that you bring it up Maph, I'm surprised its not as dark as the previous ones which is a shame

ScudzAlmighty

I quite enjoyed it but there was way too much gunplay for anything bearing the Mortal Kombat title.

Mike Yevin

eh, it was too short and didnt really give off the same vibe as the originial "trailer" from a while back. hopefully they keep getting better

slipsius

original posted updated with second episode

Maph

Episode 2 was slightly better then the first, but still pretty meh imho. Mind you, I'll keep watching this shit 'cuz I'm a ho for Mortal Kombat!
And seriously, that's how Kano got his spanking kick ass red laser eye of pure awesome? I lamesauced!

slipsius

they definitely should have combined 1 and 2.... the second was only 5 minutes after recap and credits.

but i actually liked how he got his eye. 4:10 was badass.

BadgerBaiter

I'll let you update this thread slipsius... forgot about it and posted the second trailer this morning... got way too giddy after seeing Kano lose his eye

Anyway, should have been longer, and I don't think they really needed to go over the 1st episode in this one

Andreas

This one was far cheesier (dialogue, shots, everything) than the last, much preferred the first one. People be crazy.

JacqueChoi

Actors who can't do martial arts just look ridiculous when they try. Choreography could've been tighter, or the camera shots could've been closer to obscure it a bit.


They should cast Xiang Zi Yi as Katana.

Joshua Stubbles

It's not Hollywood material in the sense of it, but it's not horrible either. It's better than what they gave us in the first Mortal Kombat movie, IMO.

Maph

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqlaU5OMsks[/ame]

slipsius

oh man. I dunno hwo i feel about the third (updated original post). it got better towards the end, and it an interesting style of doing it all, but, just didnt feel like the same universe as the last two. at least, not till the end.

Maph

Supposedly, ep4 features Mileena and Kitana, ought to be sort of interesting. But yeah, this one was sort of 'out of style'.
That dude at the end of pt3, I take it that's who's playing Shang Tsung?

PixelMasher

I thought this one was pretty cool, it really showed the character of johnny cage pretty well as that egotistical movie star. I like how they added the washed up element. that ending scene was kinda like the original MK movie. interesting series, super cheesy but its entertaining.

Kilkus

I actually preferred this episode to the first two. However i wish they where full hour episodes, 5-7 minutes after the intro and what not just isn't long enough.

Andreas

Enjoyed this one, liked the power ranger quips... wonder if that actor really was in power rangers, that would have been funny.

slipsius

kilkus, this one was over 10 minutes, seeing as EP (hilarious addon!) was part of the episode.

but this webseries is to see if its worth making into a movie, i believe.

almighty_gir

Andreas wrote: »

Enjoyed this one, liked the power ranger quips... wonder if that actor really was in power rangers, that would have been funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Mullins

apparently not. shame though... have you ever seen what Jason (Tommy - Green Ranger) turned into?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xTibNUftE[/ame]

slipsius

dropped the ball. forgot to post cause of the crappy election last night.... original post updated with 4th episode

slipsius

according to the fourth episode, barak is an orc from lord of the rings... he even brought the voice over chick....

Andreas

Eugh didn't like this fourth one at all. They shouldn't have mixed 2D with filmed stuff that much... and could they not have found identical twins to play katana and myleene? Dissapointing.

eld

Too bad YOU.. will die!

skylebones

I dug em so far. But that one wasn't very good at all.

Arkadius

The Cage one was pretty cool, but yeah the last was wasn't as good. I enjoyed it, but not like the Cage one. Rock'em Sock'em in the Face Cage!

Maph

Jeez, that last one sucked... Shao Kahn looked like a total pussy.
Baraka was pretty cool though.

Stinger88

I'm quite enjoying this so far. I actually like the addition of animation for the back story. Reminds me of the Kill Bill anime. Remember this is low budget so it can be forgiven for a few cut corners.

ScudzAlmighty

Dear Warner Bros,

why u suck so much??


seriously, while this last one would have been ok as it's own thing, they jsut keep getting farther away from that awesome trailer and closer and closer to the crap that was [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKFU1zHWd3I"]Conquest.[/ame]

Andreas

Haha completely forgot there was a tv series. They missed out on an oppurtunity to call it 'Konquest' :P

Stinger88

Yeah. Some of the costumes are looking pretty naff as well. I hope they don't go that route.

Maph

Raiden!
This is what I'm talking about! Raiden taken as a mental patient = fucking epic win. The best one in the series yet if you ask me.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tWh4Z42SJk&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

slipsius

crap! thanks maph. looked last tuesday and it wasnt posted. thought they might have cancelled em. original post updated with 2 new episodes. raiden is siiiick

ScudzAlmighty

I don't really understand why Raiden is always cast as a white guy, but yeah that was MUCH better

Stinger88

Agreed...better. If this is only an 8 episode thing. I don't think we are going to get any of the actual MK tournament in this. Maybe something for the next series.

Andreas

Those myleene/katana ones sucked, but I enjoyed that raiden one. I don't know his back story, so I found myself why he didnt just lightning the hell out of the asylum dudes, but it was still good. Kinda wanted him to say 'Nice hat' Batman style at the end there

Maph

ScudzAlmighty wrote: »

I don't really understand why Raiden is always cast as a white guy, but yeah that was MUCH better

Because he's always been a white guy in the games?

Maph

Scorpion and Sub Zero pt 1.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Wnc8OyUj0[/ame]

FUCK YEAH!
I could watch a movie like that.

slipsius

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQv-kYsclSM&feature=watch_response[/ame]

Stinger88

Looks like the movie got picked up. Lets hope is more like the rebirth than legacy. Although Legacy wasnt too bad....mostly.

http://kotaku.com/5845219/mortal-kombat-is-koming-back-to-the-big-screen