Mortal Kombat

[jmc]

Mortal Kombat faces the same problems as the X-Men and possibly the Avengers; how do you balance an ensamble cast? We all know the first 3 X-Men films didn't do a good job of that, but could the Avengers prove us wrong?

Any who the MK franchise is full of characters, but in order to pull off a good movie they have to pick and chose which characters serve the purpose of the story.

It's no brainer we'll see Lui, Sonya, Raiden, and Cage, but what about Kitanya, Jax, Kung Lao, and the other do gooders? How can you "re-invent" these characters? The first 2 films were a carbon copy of the game(with some changes), but what will be new and fresh to us, the fans? I think story is more important than who will appear. There's an ancient background of MK(Edenia, Outworld, ninja clans,etc) and the modern story...

How the hell did X-men not handle their ensemble well? At least the first two films anyway.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Been thinking about this a lot .... but they need to approach the reboot from the multi-movie perspective. There's so much fantastic material, why attempt to jam it into one film like an overstuffed garbage can?

Aside from that, they should maintain less "matches" and more story telling. The first one was on the right path, but the actual tournament fighting should only consist of the most crucial matches i.e. vs. Goro and/or Shang Tsung by the hero who has proven himself most capable. No BS like the Art Lean fight or that Caribbean looking dude Lui Kang fought. That was just wasted screen time. All the other fighting should happen naturally within the context of the rest of the film as we learn about certain characters.

The screen play should also attempt to intertwine the different characters in the way that Marvel has created the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They used the comics as a basis, but reshaped or altered where necessary to interconnect the different franchises. Stick to the roots as well. Over the years the story has gotten so diverse and in some cases over-complicated.

IMO the only characters needed in this are ....

1. Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn
2. Raiden
3. Lui Kang and Kung Lao
4. Scorpion and Sub Zero
5. Sonya/Jax/Kano
6. Goro
7. Johnny Cage

 

[def28]

Really hope Sub Zero and Scorpion get the main focus and they introduce characters that were never given time in the other flicks. But yeah alot of characters and fan favorites to go through, hope its balanced but still puts a majority of characters in. Usually that doesnt turn out well though...

 

[Guhndoi]

Been thinking about this a lot .... but they need to approach the reboot from the multi-movie perspective. There's so much fantastic material, why attempt to jam it into one film like an overstuffed garbage can?

Aside from that, they should maintain less "matches" and more story telling. The first one was on the right path, but the actual tournament fighting should only consist of the most crucial matches i.e. vs. Goro and/or Shang Tsung by the hero who has proven himself most capable. No BS like the Art Lean fight or that Caribbean looking dude Lui Kang fought. That was just wasted screen time. All the other fighting should happen naturally within the context of the rest of the film as we learn about certain characters.

The screen play should also attempt to intertwine the different characters in the way that Marvel has created the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They used the comics as a basis, but reshaped or altered where necessary to interconnect the different franchises. Stick to the roots as well. Over the years the story has gotten so diverse and in some cases over-complicated.

I agree with this completely.

 

[jmc]

Been thinking about this a lot .... but they need to approach the reboot from the multi-movie perspective. There's so much fantastic material, why attempt to jam it into one film like an overstuffed garbage can?

Aside from that, they should maintain less ''matches'' and more story telling. The first one was on the right path, but the actual tournament fighting should only consist of the most crucial matches i.e. vs. Goro and/or Shang Tsung by the hero who has proven himself most capable. No BS like the Art Lean fight or that Caribbean looking dude Lui Kang fought. That was just wasted screen time. All the other fighting should happen naturally within the context of the rest of the film as we learn about certain characters.

The screen play should also attempt to intertwine the different characters in the way that Marvel has created the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They used the comics as a basis, but reshaped or altered where necessary to interconnect the different franchises. Stick to the roots as well. Over the years the story has gotten so diverse and in some cases over-complicated.

Too cumbersome and far riskier a task. There's no point thinking several films ahead coz that's exactly when the ball gets dropped.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Too cumbersome and far riskier a task. There's no point thinking several films ahead coz that's exactly when the ball gets dropped.

I disagree. There is a MASSIVE fan base behind this franchise. As long as you don't come out and bomb, you're almost guaranteed a sequel. The fan base has been foaming at the mouth for a reboot. I thought read somewhere the film is aiming to come in at $100 million. That is not a huge sum to recoup given how much money this movie would make domestically and internationally.

 

[jmc]

It's not big enough to guarantee success, no way in hell, plus it's a series that is not kid friendly so you're automatically on the back foot in terms of it having wide appeal. Do one film and if it works then worry about a sequel, no point setting crap up for future installments that may not come.

 

[Rock Sexton]

It's not big enough to guarantee success, no way in hell, plus it's a series that is not kid friendly so you're automatically on the back foot in terms of it having wide appeal. Do one film and if it works then worry about a sequel, no point setting crap up for future installments that may not come.

We'll agree to disagree. The mere fact that WB is rebooting this is reason enough to understand the nature of just how large the fan base is.

 

[Punisher_MAX]

It's not big enough to guarantee success, no way in hell, plus it's a series that is not kid friendly so you're automatically on the back foot in terms of it having wide appeal. Do one film and if it works then worry about a sequel, no point setting crap up for future installments that may not come.

you know how many kids now what MK is and play it? they will see it one way or another. MK also has years of history behind it. Everyone i know will want to go see a movie, guaranteed. If its done right they will hit gold.

 

[jmc]

We'll agree to disagree. The mere fact that WB is rebooting this is reason enough to understand the nature of just how large the fan base is.

Huh? Studios are reboot ****ing everything in case you missed it, regardless of fan base size.

 

[Rock Sexton]

you know how many kids now what MK is and play it? they will see it one way or another. MK also has years of history behind it. Everyone i know will want to go see a movie, guaranteed. If its done right they will hit gold.

We're talking a 20 year buildup of fans! Mortal Kombat has a brand name almost as large as Mario Brothers.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Huh? Studios reboot ****ing everything in case you missed it, regardless of fanbase size.

Exaggeration can be fun!

 

[jmc]

Studios have been overestimating fan bases for years under the assumption that they will be the ones to spread the word. There's plenty of examples of good films catered to fans bases that have crashed and burned.

 

[def28]

Didnt they make the web series first to see if there would be a strong enough following? If they were not confident in a profit then I would think they wouldnt touch a flick. With two past flicks, a popular web series and a game that sold over 3 million. It should do solid opening week, after the fan base is done with it it will probably drop quick. But who knows. One things for sure, its definitely the best time for an MK film to come out.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Studios have been overestimating fan bases for years under the assumption that they will be the ones to spread the word. There's plenty of examples of good films catered to fans bases that have crashed and burned.

Give me an example comparable to that of a brand like Mortal Kombat which has had nearly 20 years of development and name recognition.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Didnt they make the web series first to see if there would be a strong enough following? If they were not confident in a profit then I would think they wouldnt touch a flick. With two past flicks, a popular web series and a game that sold over 3 million. It should do solid opening week, after the fan base is done with it it will probably drop quick. But who knows. One things for sure, its definitely the best time for an MK film to come out.

The 1995 movie had a budget of $25 million and did $122 million worldwide. As long as WB doesn't muck it all up like they did Green Lantern, the profit margin is there for this film.

 

[jmc]

Give me an example comparable to that of a brand name like Mortal Kombat which has had nearly 20 years of development and name recognition.

Green Lantern.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Green Lantern.

Green Lantern is not even on MK's scale. Try again.

 

[jmc]

Green Lantern is not even on MK's scale. Try again.

You're telling me that the people who played MK wouldn't be familiar with GL? Please.

 

[Rock Sexton]

You're telling me that the the people who played MK wouldn't be familiar with GL? Please.

I didn't say that. You said that. Green Lantern is a B-List comic character. Mortal Kombat is an A-list video game franchise that has already spawned two previous movies, a live-action television show, an animated show, and 9 video games across arcades and all home video game platforms. In fact it's sold 26 million units in it's entirety, making it one of the all-time best selling video games in history. The franchise itself is valued at $1 billion.

 

[jmc]

The fan base isn't big enough to guarantee a movie franchise. MK isn't Harry Potter or LOTR, so this nonsense about planning multiple films is a waste of time, all that should be focused on is making a good first film. Sequels can come later.

 

[Punisher_MAX]

Rock i dont know if youre being sarcastic...

but anyway GL was a bad movie. if they make a GOOD MK movie that still follows the games mythology i dont see why it wouldnt do well.

 

[jmc]

^ Correct. It has to be good, it can't be some half arsed BS.

 

[Rock Sexton]

The fan base isn't big enough to guarantee a movie franchise. MK isn't Harry Potter or LOTR, so this nonsense about planning multiple films is a waste of time, all that should be focused on is making a good first film. Sequels can come later.

$1 billion dollar franchise valuation ace.

I see you still can't provide me with a comparable example.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Rock i dont know if youre being sarcastic...

but anyway GL was a bad movie. if they make a GOOD MK movie that still follows the games mythology i dont see why it wouldnt do well.

Sarcastic about what?