Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

John R. Leonetti

Writers (WGA):

Ed Boon (video games)
Lawrence Kasanoff (story) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Nothing Will Ever Be The Same

Plot:

A group of martial arts warriors have only six days to save the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion.

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Mortal Kombat | Centaur | Returning Character Killed Off | Weather Manipulation

Cast

Robin Shou	...	Liu Kang
James Remar	...	Lord Rayden
Talisa Soto	...	Princess Kitana
Sandra Hess	...	Sonya Blade
Brian Thompson	...	Shao Kahn
Lynn 'Red' Williams	...	Jax Briggs
Reiner Schöne	...	Shinnok
Deron McBee	...	Motaro
Musetta Vander	...	Queen Sindel
Marjean Holden	...	Sheeva
Irina Pantaeva	...	Jade
Chris Conrad	...	Johnny Cage
Litefoot	...	Nightwolf
J.J. Perry	...	Cyrax / Scorpion / Noob Saibot
John Medlen	...	Ermac

Also Known As:

Mortal Kombat 2
Ölümcül dövüs 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Combate Mortal 2 (Portugal) [pt]
Mortal Kombat - A Aniquilação (Brazil) [pt]
Mortal Kombat - Distruzione totale (Italy) [it]
Mortal Kombat 2 - förstörelse (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Mortal Kombat 2 - hävitys (Finland) [fi]
Mortal Kombat: Destruction finale (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Mortal Kombat: I exontosi (Greece) [el]
Mortal kombat - L'anéantissement (Canada: French title) [fr]
Smrtonosna bitka 2 (Slovenia) [sl]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for non-stop martial arts violence.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 (cut) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:18 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Ayuthaya, Thailand

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Tony Jaa doubled for Robin Shou in quite a few stunt sequences.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Sonya finishes Mileena, Mileena's shoulders are muddy and she is face down, but when we have a close up of the dragon tattoo the right shoulder is cleaned off and what mud is left is dry.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rayden: [narrating] Mortal Kombat is not about death, but rather the preservation of life. Liu Kang and a few chosen fighters from the Earth realm defeated Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung. According to the rules of Mortal Kombat, their victory preserved the safety of the Earth for one more generation. Our chosen ones were returned to Liu Kang's home on Earth, only to enjoy a brief period of peace... for someone from Outworld has a different point of view.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Undergrads: Rivalries (#1.8)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Shreddd (Brutality Mix)

How bad could it be? Watch this for the definition.

For those interested in martial arts -skip it. You will hate this.For the rest of us this is a hilarious bad film that everyone should have a good laugh at.This film has so little to offer in terms of film but it could show a lot of bad expensive films how to reach a level of drivel that you just have to watch it.This film could never be accused of being an average film because it stands out so much.Exceptionally Bad is all I can say.