Mortal Kombat/Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
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  • Mortal Kombat:
  • Kombatant Info
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Mortal Kombat Annihilation:
  • Kombatant biographies
  • 3-D computer models
  • Character sketches
  • Set designs
  • Jump to a fight feature
  • Theatrical trailer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Robin Shou - Liu Kang
       Linden Ashby - Johnny Cage
       Bridgette Wilson - Sonya Blade
       Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa - Shang Tsung
       Christopher Lambert - Rayden
       Brian Thompson - Shao-Kahn
       Reiner Schoene - Shinnok
       Musetta Vander - Sindel
       Irina Pantaeva - Jade
       Deron McBee - Motaro
       Marjean Holden - Sheeva
       Litefoot - Nightwolf
       Dana Hee - Mileena

• Director:

  Paul W.S. Anderson, John R. Leonetti

• Producer:

  Lawrence Kasanoff

• Screenwriter:

  Kevin Droney, Brent V. Friedman, Bryce Zabel

• Cinematographer:

  John R. Leonetti, Matthew Leonetti

• Composer (Music Score):

  George S. Clinton

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Steve Nelson

• Editor:

  Martin Hunter, Peck Prior

• Production Designer:

  Jonathan Carlson, Charles J.H. Wood

• Art Director:

  Nathan Schroeder

• Co-producer:

  Kevin Reidy

• Associate Producer:

  Lauri Apelian, Joshua Wexler

• Executive Producer:

  Robert Engelman, Carla Fry, Alison Savitch, Brian Witten

• Costume Designer:

  Ha Nguyen, Jennifer Parsons

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  John Midgley

• Makeup:

  Mony Mansano

• Special Effects:

  Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr.

• First Assistant Director:

  Thomas Schellenberg, Robin Oliver, Lee Cleary

• Stunts:

  Fumio Demura, Pat E. Johnson, Ray Park

• Casting:

  Fern Champion, Mark Paladini

• Fights Choreographer:

  Robin Shou

• Special Effects Supervisor:

  Chuck Comisky, Alison Savitch

• Second Unit Director:

  Pat E. Johnson

• Short Story Author:

  Tobias John

REVIEWS:

• Continuing in the tradition of shockingly putrid video game film adaptations, comes this sequel to Paul W.S. Anderson's surprise hit version of the fighting game Mortal Kombat. Whereas the first film was a guilty schlock pleasure, this sequel is an exercise in the art of genuinely beautiful trash cinema. Directed by acclaimed cinematographer John R. Leonetti, the film portends bad things when the star of the original, Christopher Lambert, is replaced by James Remar and one of the first film's big heroes, Johnny Cage (Chris Conrad), is killed off in the first ten minutes. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation never takes the foot off the accelerator as our heroes fight endless kung fu robots, travel under the Earth in giant balls, and encounter creatures made with some the most offensive CGI effects ever seen. In between all of this, the audience gets to hear some gloriously stupid dialogue and acting so bad it's no shock that much of the film's cast has yet to be seen onscreen since. Perhaps the slogan "Destroy All Expectations" was meant not as a tool to sell the film to the video game-obsessed youth at whom it was targeted, but as a warning to all going into Mortal Kombat Annihilation expecting any kind of reality onscreen. Lovers of extreme cinema will delight in the film, which has already found a devoted cult following, but all others are recommended to keep an extreme distance. ~ Jason Gibner, Rovi
• The big-screen adaptation of Mortal Kombat contains everything that a teenage boy could ever want: martial arts fighting, sexy supervixens, glittery special effects, and eye candy galore. Aficionados of the Rotoscope-rendered video game will relish this comic book movie that stays true to the story line that Kombat Kreators John Tobias and Ed Boone established. Mortal Kombat is perhaps the best video-game adaptation of the '90s (which doesn't say much). While arcade films like Super Mario Brothers, Double Dragon, and Street Fighter all possess little merit, Mortal Kombat is brazenly stylish and delivers its promise of pit fatalities and crowd-pleasing punch-outs. Sensationally loud, indulgent, and over-the-top, director Paul Anderson pulls no punches and captivates his teen adventure with acrobatic karate routines in the vein of Jackie Chan. However, the film still has many flaws -- most notably the canned dialogue and wooden performances from a no-name cast. Still, one can't complain that an adaptation of a relentlessly violent video game is thin on plot and Oscar-worthy performances. The film aims to please with its mix of martial arts and special-effects magic, and was the start of a long-running Mortal Kombat franchise. ~ Adam Goldberg, Rovi