Mortal Kombat II

I somewhat enjoyed the first, but this is better in almost every way possible. Peak casting, insanely good visuals, exhilarating stunts, well-choreographed fights, and an engaging story. The tone all around was perfect, and the emotional cues actually worked. It's been a while since I've played the game, but in my eyes, this does it justice. I loved the tournaments and references. I figured it would be predictable after watching the first. However, there were a couple of times when I was genuinely thrown off. I need number 3 pronto.

Okay don’t judge me bc i watched this one before the 1st MK….. 🫩

MY BAD
but anywho not my fave but not terrible
i’m not a huge fan of fighting movies but honestly it was super aesthetic and the music was a vibe
i do want to be kitana for halloween tbh

It was ok, I guess. Excruciatingly bland to the point of being boring had it not been for the action. The story is a blatant smooth brain operation with little to really show for, at least the first film tried something and actually gave unique action, cannot say the same for the sequel. It follows the pace of a MK game storyline which is to say it is entirely random fights happening while a loose story is told in little cutscenes between the fights, it legitimately felt like watching a let’s play. The fights were also dwarfed by the choreography the former film carried, way too many instances of blurry CGI and fantastical flipping through the air just bogged down the excitement. You can turn your brain off and still end up rolling your eyes, it’s just that painfully muted. Say what you will about the OC but idk his treatment felt as disrespectful as it did forced, but the other characters mostly sucked, just not enough to add whatsoever. So yes, it’s ok, but it isn’t good. 2.5/5

omg, so nostalgic from playing the game as a teen

Ridiculous they spent time setting up Cole, and for what just so he can get taken out?! I don’t know what it was, but this seemed even cheesier than the first first one especially when it came to Johnny. I was just expecting more, but at least we finally got a tournament.

That was so disappointing