# Some sort of violent new Mortal Kombat trailer is floating around **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458 "2010-06-08T18:49:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/21 "2010-06-10T02:33:41Z")
I would pay $10 to see this movie. ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/22 "2010-06-10T04:29:43Z")
Like someone mentioned above, this was just a test run. No actual movie yet. I’m torn on this. I think it has potential, an interesting twist in that it is much more realistic but at the same time the absurdity is what made Mortal Kombat so awesome! Ice shooting out of a person’s hands? Done. Laser beams shooting out of some thief’s eye? On it. Helicopter kicks mid-air? Yup, got 'em. Honestly, I enjoyed the first movie. It was mindless entertainment. It’ll always hold a special place in my heart since I was around 9 or 10 when that movie came out and an avid MK player (I no longer keep up since it seems like there’s a million new characters and stories.) I saw my favorite characters come to life and fight it out in a movie! As cheesy as it was, I thought it did a good job of sticking to the game. The second movie however, was a flat-out monstrosity. Lots of potential, but wasted on terrible acting and graphics. If this new clip was made into a movie, I’d probably go see it. Not because I’m sure that I would like it, but because I’m curious as to whether or not it could actually work the way they’re trying to spin it. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/23 "2010-06-10T14:28:45Z")
Cooooooooooooooooooool!! I agree with **nikonikosuru** above me in that the “realism” in the movie might take away from the fun. Making reptile neither a ninja or a, you know, reptile? I don’t know. Baraka is an interesting enough take, not my favorite but I will take it. I do love the prospect of a fan favorite (Scorpion) being a main character and a good guy. Mostly because I loved Scorpion and am excited to see him as a main character. No Liu Kang? Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/24 "2010-06-10T14:38:39Z")
But they killed Johnny Cage before the movie even started! ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/25 "2010-06-10T15:28:03Z")
Yeah, they did that in MK2 as well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/26 "2010-06-10T15:41:25Z")
Speaking of Mortal Kombat, **Mortal Kombat 9** for the PS3 and Xbox 360 was officially announced this morning. The game’s debut trailer is pretty neat too. > **[Warner Bros. announces new, 2D Mortal Kombat for Xbox 360, PS3 @ Gaming Target](https://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=11545)** > > But we have to wait for it to release in 2011. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/27 "2010-06-10T15:47:13Z")
Nine!? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/28 "2010-06-10T15:58:51Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Nine!? Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat II Mortal Kombat 3 Mortal Kombat 4 Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance Mortal Kombat Deception Mortal Kombat Armageddon Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/29 "2010-06-10T16:03:40Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe I didn’t know they made this…sounds pretty fun. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/30 "2010-06-10T16:05:03Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Nine!? I’m as shocked as you that it made it this far. As for the proof-of-concept clip, it looks interesting. It’s as if Michael Jai White and co had a discussion a year ago that’s similar to the “give a TV series a BSG treatment” thread from here and applied it to Mortal Kombat. The type of fantasy and lore from the 90s is lost to the 90s, so this gritty action/sci-fi is the measure of the times until the next style-du-jour is introduced. I’m interested to see how this turns out. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/31 "2010-06-10T16:05:20Z")
how did a plastic surgeon become a brazilian jiujitzu master? ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/32 "2010-06-10T16:39:44Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > how did a plastic surgeon become a brazilian jiujitzu master? Even plastic surgeons need a hobby. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/33 "2010-06-10T16:49:43Z")
Attention everyone who matter-of-factly mentioned that this was a proof of concept trailer, and not from an actual movie, even though that hadn’t become clear at the time I linked the clip… Bite me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/34 "2010-06-10T19:52:13Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > Even plastic surgeons need a hobby. a disgraced plastic surgeon? he couldn’t have just moved to jersey and become a fellow for a world famous diagnotician, fool around with a few nurses, and call it a life? ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/35 "2010-06-10T20:35:31Z")
The girl characters look skankier and skankier with each new game that comes out. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/36 "2010-06-11T00:02:59Z")
[Interview with the creator](http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/kevin-tancharoen-interview-mortal-kombat-rebirth-feature-film/) of this short. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458.md?page=1)