This movie was epic as fuck. Deep true MK vibe. Nothing has come close since.
@silversobe6 жыл бұрын
It’s just missing blood 🩸
@mtd10892 жыл бұрын
I mean, The Soundtrack alone is one of the greatest in movie history. All of these lame cookie cutter Marvel/DC movies pale in comparison. They lack atmosphere and always fail at boasting a killer synth driven soundtrack to carry scenes. Mortal Kombat and the first Resident Evil movie had amazing scores imo
@80sHolic7 Жыл бұрын
Indeed ! am still watching short clips it was great movie with great actors
@alanmc9660 Жыл бұрын
@@80sHolic7You got it.
@steveguse44815 ай бұрын
Damn right! That 2021 movie was a joke!
@kybone2514 күн бұрын
I like how in this adaptation, Liu Kang doesn't start as a humble fighter like he usually is in the games. He's skeptical, angry, and impulsive. Over time, he overcomes his emotions and learns what it means to be the Chosen One.
@jarekgunther3 жыл бұрын
I actually like that a lot, I've actually been trying to find other movies/series where a 'chosen one' doesn't even believe in all the prophecies about him.
@MisterX867 Жыл бұрын
@@MisterX867Wheel of Time the book series not the show
@5388110 ай бұрын
Dune.
@xxIKONICKxx9 ай бұрын
Damn......that's how I come off on people...now I see why I'm really close to Liu Kang as a character
@brokenteethalbumreviews53885 ай бұрын
chris lambert fucking owns this role period.
@Pingaheimer8 жыл бұрын
+Juanito Alimaña Yup. Everything he says sounds totally badass.
@flassk78 жыл бұрын
Normally I would complain that a Japanese thunder god is being played by a French guy, but Lambert just plays him so damn well I can forgive it.
@WiiMan256 жыл бұрын
@@WiiMan25 well the new Raiden was dog shit and he was asian. So I guess It didn't make a difference.
@markchristian3249 Жыл бұрын
This movie was huge for a Asian kid growing up to see a Asian dude in a lead role in a major movie back then
@rayray64905 жыл бұрын
Rayray good that never had a white guy playing an asian guy
@NookTommy5 жыл бұрын
Gotta represent!
@Angie23435 жыл бұрын
Don't forget enter the dragon bro. Bruce lee showed how bad ass an asian guy as a lead role can be.
@wesker90414 жыл бұрын
I don't need a character to share my race or gender for me to be invested. Get some self esteem.
@YChromosome994 жыл бұрын
And the Asian lead ACTUALLY got a white chick romantically in the end. As far as I can tell. Lol
@DivineAtheistWannabe4 жыл бұрын
One of the best camera angles I've ever seen. When I saw this in the theater as a kid and they went from the back of his heels walking up the stairs to zooming out and capturing the scenery like that I was amazed.
@nickp94068 жыл бұрын
+Nick P it's a nice shot.
@Pingaheimer8 жыл бұрын
The music used in the shot is pretty awesome as well.
@liyon3167 жыл бұрын
Nick P It was also in the trailer for the movie if I'm not Mistaken.
@Ksavage20106 жыл бұрын
kzhead.info/sun/adWsiLqRhGuka2g/bejne.html Here's the song, just found it today haha
@drakefulton39145 жыл бұрын
Set design on this movie is phenomenal in almost every scene! Mortal Kombat not only got me into games, but film as well! Gotta love that! 👍
@thebagonline21135 жыл бұрын
I always felt the actor for Liu Kang did a really good underappreciated job in his portrayal. Liu is a perfectly rational skeptic of the whole situation until he sees enough evidence to convince him this really is Raiden; then he pretty much just says fuck it and decides to roll with the logic that all his ancestors stories were real.
@ItsAVolcano6 жыл бұрын
The games can't get him to look halfway as good as Robin till this day.
@YChromosome994 жыл бұрын
@@YChromosome99 3D era games made him a zombie, MK9 has him look like charlie sheen , MKX is odd to say the least, MK11 is on point
@guy_with_no_name73174 жыл бұрын
@@guy_with_no_name7317 MK9 made him look like a native American indian.
@YChromosome994 жыл бұрын
@@YChromosome99 now that i think of it he does, man i swear he stopped being asian since deadly alliance
@guy_with_no_name73174 жыл бұрын
@@guy_with_no_name7317 😁 Yup.
@YChromosome994 жыл бұрын
Mortal Kombat is the best video game based movie, still.
@bbenjoe9 жыл бұрын
which is sad
@felaolut6 жыл бұрын
Along with Silent Hill
@tovolume6 жыл бұрын
Mister Who along with halo forward on to dawn
@zacimusprime48655 жыл бұрын
A long history fate comes soon
@chickadeehobster98804 жыл бұрын
And that is not saying much
@Ironheart734 жыл бұрын
This movie was a flawless victory in itself. The movie soundtrack, action and acting to me was top tier. Easily the best film of them all
@troyjohnson11862 жыл бұрын
yeah
@hostilehostile50732 жыл бұрын
Robin Shou is underrated.
@thevillageyid6 жыл бұрын
He was classic in tiger cage 2 with a young Donnie yen
@ninjavigilante53112 жыл бұрын
"That's why you left the temple and ran away isn't it? The great tournament was too much responsibility but vengenace, that's so much simpler." -Lord Raiden
@SmooveSav4 жыл бұрын
I know, but there's no one else.
@ladyfire444 жыл бұрын
I love raiden in this movie
@elijahangel54123 жыл бұрын
For those wondering, the music played here is by Stabbing Westward and it's called Can't Happen Here. That's why you cannot find it in the original MK soundtrack.
@brav0wing Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@amit_patel65410 күн бұрын
Last week i visited this place. Called Ayutthaya in Thailand. Very cool location
@PHILXFROMBHK10 жыл бұрын
Lol, I literally just got back from Ayutthaya just now. I was thinking the same thing as I was climbing up the middle of the three temples thinking, "man, that looks like the same place shang tsung took that dude's soul!"
@MrJayAreGee9 жыл бұрын
I was there last summer. Its quite amazing to see the real thing. The scene at 2:08 is actually filmed at a different temple nearby (I forgot which one but it had a lot of chicken statues for sale). When I walked through into where the scene was made I knew I had seen it before. Just fyi, the place where it was filmed actually had a roof over it centuries ago.
@fawdown9 жыл бұрын
fawdown Ah, that's cool to know. I kinda figured that scene at 2:08 wasn't the same place because none of the building I saw had walls intact like that scene did. That's cool though. I can't wait to go back to Thailand!
@MrJayAreGee9 жыл бұрын
Five years late but Wow outstanding I hope lord radian blessed you 👍👊
@simonwillis15294 жыл бұрын
They filmed Kickboxer there too
@brokenteethalbumreviews53884 жыл бұрын
3:34-3:37 “Why didn’t you protect him!?” “Why didn’t you?” BURN
@adamamador10015 жыл бұрын
@Adam Amador "I've had enough of this!" "I'm going to find my Brother's killer at the tournament. With or without your consent."
@SuperSaiyanMaster20244 жыл бұрын
I like this moment so much cauze it speaks to me.
@Blackkey0344 жыл бұрын
Too bad it did u no good
@Blackkey0344 жыл бұрын
هذا رقم الإعلان على
@sahaibsalman85314 жыл бұрын
@@SuperSaiyanMaster2024 "He's not ready, my lord... And we've lost so much time." "I know... But there's no one else...."
@hanzzoezekiel3 жыл бұрын
The thunder was so loud in theaters back in 1995 (when I was 9 years old). To this day, I crank up the volume on my headset during the thunder sound effect in order to relive that memory.
@RuggedTheDragon9 жыл бұрын
I would do the same.lol 😎
@shaddscipio88704 жыл бұрын
I just love the sound of the bell before raiden comes. It was great experience to hear that in the cinema
@Pitereczek1003 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack in this movie was so awesome.
@AhmadAhmad-hq9ye4 жыл бұрын
Because it was mostly industrial. Matrix was the same.
@555youmom2 жыл бұрын
Stabbing Westward - Can't Happen Here
@venommaster8sdv7 ай бұрын
The Raiden in this movie did a damn good job! If only they could capture this same vibe and make a Mk movie today. Nothin has come close to this one since. One of the best scenes being “REPTILE”!!
@Reaper17ZeN4 жыл бұрын
better to dont make more movies and let the new generations watch this movie instead. it doesnt get better than this
@flowrepins666311 ай бұрын
Between the creative liberties, budget affordances and beautiful nuances creating its own homage to the Mortal Kombat story, this film truly deserves a large chunk of the praise it gets for being the first truly good film based on a video game. It's not one for the purists though it definitely felt like it understood the soul of the source material which is something they can't deny.
@raptorlewis2733 жыл бұрын
Watched the movie the other night, it still holds up to this very day, especially with the music at the very end. The intro to raiden is badass as hell! Christopher Lambert really captured raiden perfectly, and Robin is still Liu Kang to this day!!
@AirbenderHawk3 жыл бұрын
The entry walk and the music for any martial art walking toward temple is the feeling in itself
@dreamswimmer5212 жыл бұрын
Stabbing Westward - Can't Happen Here name of the soundtrack
@venommaster8sdv7 ай бұрын
@@venommaster8sdv SW became my favourite band growing up. It's crazy bc I never knew them when this movie came out and I watched it like a hundred times!
@Gintello97 ай бұрын
To much television lol 😂
@Mystics-_-6 жыл бұрын
One of the funniest lines in the film!
@Angie23435 жыл бұрын
It would have been better if he said too many video games.
@DivineAtheistWannabe4 жыл бұрын
@@DivineAtheistWannabe True.
@christopherrogers51974 жыл бұрын
Na nowadays it's too much time on his smartphone
@NoName-cz3wn3 жыл бұрын
thats like the funnyest secne
@fitogonzalez12403 жыл бұрын
this is such a badass scene. the music, acting, and camera angles are just so perfect.
@sonidodesilencio36607 жыл бұрын
The acting !? Lol
@petergianakopoulos49263 жыл бұрын
such a bad ass entrance
@bkzfinest4010 жыл бұрын
At least for Raiden. Liu Kang, on the other hand, looked like a joke against Raiden in this so-called fight scene. Raiden wins: Flawless Victory.
@123ucr3 жыл бұрын
Every single time they fight it’s always raiden wins
@elijahangel54123 жыл бұрын
@@elijahangel5412 ---That is because Raiden is a god while Liu Kang is a mortal.
@123ucr3 жыл бұрын
If this were MK9 3:21 that would've been a fight
@Modernww2fare9 жыл бұрын
This movie was my childhood watching Mortal Kombat, when movies back then were awesome in those days. Robin Shou is the best Liu Kang character ever, and I loved the song to this movie.
@derrisEbynum71823 жыл бұрын
I dont always visit the temple of light... But when I do, I need this sick track playing in the background.
@1ElBarbero7 жыл бұрын
The guy who played Lui Kang is an awesome actor
@darrenhaverlock7025 Жыл бұрын
Always loved the start of this scene, the way the music kicks in as he walks from the boat to the temple works really well.
@chriswilson31262 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that this film takes it self very serious. Even being a film based in a game, still the creators deals with the story and the characters with all the heavy tension and drama that a thriller requires. And it kind works! Hollywood films now a days have jokes, gags, quotes alluding established elements of pop culture, proving that the film don't trust it self; or that the producers are so despereted to rip us off off every single penny we have, so they use the film as advertisement to sell us all kinds of crap that somehow manege to became famous and eternalized in the imagination of they sons of the babyboomers. This 1995 film don't. They just tell there story and that's pretty much it. That is the stuff that I miss so much, a unpretentious film, that don't want to change the industry, the culture, or even the entire fucking world.
@guil6562 жыл бұрын
you're goddamn right
@hostilehostile50732 жыл бұрын
I love this movie. Aside from Bruce Lee's masterpieces, this is the most sound and accurate representation of martial arts I have seen. I studied Taekwondo for two years (first degree black belt was as far as I went) but, I can tell there are many superior fighting styles from this film. Namely, Muay Thai, judo, and whatever the Shaolin monks do-I don't know what it's called. Fans of martial arts should check this out.
@JazzyJonas10 жыл бұрын
3:18 you were saying?
@symbiote32204 жыл бұрын
Ok mr van damme lol
@fortune20064 жыл бұрын
Funny enough even with the limited Graphics of the Arcade, they tried to make the moves accurate in the game as well. Each move you see even something as simple as a punch and a kick was filmed live.
@Shanethefilmmaker3 жыл бұрын
@@symbiote3220Raiden's a friggin' god, unfair comparison.
@TheSmart-CasualGamer7 ай бұрын
Shaolin Monks practice Kung Fu
@amit_patel6547 күн бұрын
2:54 He was saying "he's just a beggar"!? ALL this time, I thought he said "he's just a faker!"
@WiiMan258 жыл бұрын
yep. "Grandfather, get up...that's just a simple beggar!"
@GenGamesUniverse7 жыл бұрын
It's been my favourite movie for over 20 years. Funny how after so much time, you can still learn something new.
@chrishargreaves80167 жыл бұрын
u expect the god of thunder of lighting to do thunder and lighting obviously. if u can't then it's obvious another faker.
@Wolfsbane9096 жыл бұрын
he REALLY believed he was a faker LMAO
@grandoldsoul46916 жыл бұрын
PutYaGunsOn Mandela Effect at its finest
@aaronmurray97265 жыл бұрын
I love the caption that it's "The Temple of Light, China" when the architecture is clearly and distinctly Thai.
@enminghee29262 жыл бұрын
this movie is perfection. from beggining to end it was exciting and entertaining every second. it had the best writters, directors, cast, composers best as it can get.
@flowrepins666311 ай бұрын
In the beginning when Liu Kang goes upstairs and all these monks meet him in front of beatiful temple and this music plays is just brilliant scene. Thomas Anderson is a genius!
@user-bo4qo1vz1j4 жыл бұрын
It's Paul WS Anderson
@ladyfire444 жыл бұрын
@@ladyfire44 you're right) my mistake
@user-bo4qo1vz1j4 жыл бұрын
@@user-bo4qo1vz1j wow I didn't know neo directed this movie lol
@SupportGamin20244 жыл бұрын
I also like how it feels like the stage The Courtyard from the original game, just... perfection.
@Freyja_fenris10 ай бұрын
Such a good story line and the writing is fucking top notch, even for a movie today.
@proudkiwi76413 жыл бұрын
The single shot synced with the music was well done
@spencerstorrs97493 жыл бұрын
Man this was the shit back in the day, and the best Mortal Kombat movie ever!
@ivanponce48263 жыл бұрын
dude, the sickest live action mk scene ever created
@ANTIMKrebirth10 жыл бұрын
decades after and this still is and probably will always be the best movie based on a game
They should have his outfit as a skin on the game‼️‼️‼️
@PowerHouser4 жыл бұрын
Looks like we might be getting that! Theres a leak for MK11 that you can hear christopher Lambert's lines as raiden! Same for bridgette wilson and linden ashby for Johnny and sonya!
@groovymyers13543 жыл бұрын
It's official. It is now.
@kagemaru2593 жыл бұрын
This film, and this scene in particular, has some beautiful cinematography.
@LJC794 жыл бұрын
Each scene with some great shots and soundtrack. Pure gold.
@Headbangerr-en2cc4 жыл бұрын
I actually visited this temple a few days ago. It's really in Ayutthaya, Thailand. About an hour north of Bangkok. Not China as the movie says. And it's not called Temple of Light either
@RichardHartl2 жыл бұрын
Spare him, my Lord Rayden. American life has enfeebled his mind. Too much television.
@TheLatiosnlatias023 жыл бұрын
0:14 look at the camera work. this movie is full of beautifully constructed shots
@ilyalead4blade8973 жыл бұрын
3:20 Raiden. YOU REALLY GONNA DO ME LIKE THAT RAIDEN!?
@Ray_Shabaz6 жыл бұрын
This guy set the image that I have for Liu Kahn
@NavasGonzalo5 жыл бұрын
I think Robin Shou's Liu Kang is awesome because he just seems more like an average guy who happens to have a background in shaolin-like discipline rather than the whole "I was born to protect earth realm and serve Raiden act".
@Beforezzz5 жыл бұрын
That wonderful video shot from the back...Make it the most recognizable scene in movie history...
@haithemfadhlaoui11863 жыл бұрын
So your'e going to win the tournament? 'Yes I am' show me how!!
@Grettabramblett9 жыл бұрын
Oh, don't tell me you're afraid of some kind of beggar.
@dandynoble194 жыл бұрын
Liu kang proceeds to get reckt
@elijahangel54123 жыл бұрын
Show me how!! Busts ass on the ground
@ericirwin413 Жыл бұрын
Went to this location in Thailand last week. Great place but whoever cast Raiden should be held accountable.
@jargon9999 ай бұрын
Robin Shou would have made a really good Goku live action DBZ character
@xsteelfeverx80043 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this is the cinema when I was a kid (I was already a fan before watching it), when I saw Raiden I fucking freaked, because I was going to see my favorite Mortal Kombat character played by a live actor!
@JReed19855 жыл бұрын
Best intro for such a boss character
@Sk-qt8ro7 ай бұрын
Serves as a prime example that the stoic ones are often the most dangerous or powerful.
@ryanguidry5677 жыл бұрын
Loved this film even the music was badass
@simonwillis15295 жыл бұрын
No body talk about the fantastic camera work in this movie.
@n0zenzur3 жыл бұрын
i name my cat Raiden so when Liu Kang's grandfather called out Lord Raiden n bowed my cat meowed on que. lol
@jinzo6374 жыл бұрын
Welp thanks to the movie your cat has a god complex. Lol.
@Shanethefilmmaker3 жыл бұрын
If they made this movie with modern day CGI and put it in theatres, it'll make numbers in the Box office easily.
@kenyonadams80875 ай бұрын
Even though Christopher Lambert's video game counterpart is Chinese. But as Raiden, he is still awesome and iconic, nonetheless💪😁 I wish he kept that straw hat throughout the whole movie😔
@ihatefacebook311844 жыл бұрын
Love how people know it's a SW track at the start of the video. Ungod was/is such a beautiful album!
@Gintello97 ай бұрын
BGM at its best, pure mortal Kombat vibes
@shubhamsharma-pm7ub7 күн бұрын
came here after new mk Skin feature Cristopher Lambert
@carloverdiary60893 жыл бұрын
Also Bridgette Wilson as Sonya and Linden Ashby as Cage. NRS must do Robin Shou as Liu Kang and Talisa Sotto as Kitana.
@carltasticdrew96333 жыл бұрын
Aftermath sucks. But, I wish in future game they model Sonya after Sandra Hess, Robin Shou as Liu Kang, Talisa Soto as Kitana, Lynn 'Red' Williams as Jax, Reiner Schöne as Shinnok and wish they add the black guy whom Liu Kang faced in the tournament
@TheLatiosnlatias023 жыл бұрын
"I'm going to find my brother's killer at the tournament. With or without your consent." Someone cancel Liu Kang....
@VirtuaSavage3 жыл бұрын
*"Liu Kang has been given the dream!"*
@PanzerMold11 ай бұрын
"Chosen dude" - Johnny Cage
@jackjax79217 ай бұрын
“Where fighting for the fate of the world” Underrated movie quote
@jay177645 ай бұрын
liu kang was soooo much cooler than bruce lee, but prolly cuz im a 90's baby lol
@HeIIoHater8 жыл бұрын
Wow , what a scene. I saw it day 1 in the theaters when it came out.
@lansky526 ай бұрын
any idea of track being played initially while liu lands from boat and starts walking on stairs?
@vatsalbhatt19958 жыл бұрын
+Vatsal Bhatt hey found this on a mk wiki^^ "Can't Happen Here" (not included in soundtrack)Liu Kang returns to the Temple of Light mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(soundtrack)
@andemeister8 жыл бұрын
+Vatsal Bhatt Stabbing Westward - Can't Happen Here
@razielimm8 жыл бұрын
The music called "Stabbing Westward - Can't Happen Here" its not included in original soundtrack
@TheGrsaidimor6 жыл бұрын
name of the soundtrack at the start?
@pepehorhae Жыл бұрын
... Spare him, Lord Rayden. The american life has feebled his mind. Too much hub...
@mrpopo-sf3ke Жыл бұрын
The title should have been Dont fuck with raiden !!!
@MrDamniamgood10 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the track from 4:07-4:11?
@otakurocklee6 жыл бұрын
There is Enter the Dragon, then there Mortal Kombat, Lui Kang’s design and sound was based on Bruce Lee. Amazing movie for being based on a video game.
@NinjaBuddha503 Жыл бұрын
For it's time, this movie was great. They made far more effort in this film than they did with 1994 Street Fighter.
@toshikosugiАй бұрын
its to bad that Raiden in MKX is Corrupted , cant wait MK 11 or whatever comes out #RaidenRocks #LambertRocks
@Kelly_Yamaguchi_957 жыл бұрын
Kelly Yamaguchi what u know about mk 😏
@curtismynameheard46287 жыл бұрын
curtismyname Heard grew up with Tekken, MK, and Killer Instinct so yeah i know lol
@Kelly_Yamaguchi_957 жыл бұрын
Kelly Yamaguchi ☺ Kool, who is your favorite mk fighter?
@curtismynameheard46287 жыл бұрын
curtismyname Heard Johnny Cage
@Kelly_Yamaguchi_957 жыл бұрын
Kelly Yamaguchi good answer I can't get mad at that
@curtismynameheard46287 жыл бұрын
This movie still holds up, The characters are really well done (even inspirational when considering Kano.) They even captured how Raiden can be kind of a dick.
@slappy105243 жыл бұрын
Anyone knows that track in the end?
@FolkieOldschool9 жыл бұрын
I wish they got Robin as a movie costume like they got Chris Lambert, Lindon Ashby, and Bridget Wilson for Raiden, Johnny, and Sonya in mk11
@demonking864208 ай бұрын
I'm wondering why he's wearing a leather jacket in a Buddhist monastery. But it's all funny, saying to Raiden that he has been watching too much television, as the lord or god of lightning that would be something under his control (electricity/technology) especially if you open it up to a White guy and how it parallels with their gods of fire, knowledge or thunder.
@stealingbacktime5904 ай бұрын
give me a long run at the temple music
@SuperKillers6663 жыл бұрын
WHAT THE SONG IN THE BEGINNING?
@PharaohFontain3 жыл бұрын
Stabbing Westward - Can't happen here. You welcome.
@melomonster0074 жыл бұрын
Took me years to finally find Stabbing Westward and this bad ass track.
@jakleist3 жыл бұрын
Huáahá! U made my day! many thanks!
@fabianxavier63329 жыл бұрын
I wish Liu Kang's jacket could be available in the game
@TheLatiosnlatias023 жыл бұрын
I wish Robin Shu skin was available in the game.
@casualmma3 жыл бұрын
Visited the Temple of Light today. Magical places.
@TigerKindheart6 ай бұрын
What’s the name of the song?
@AngelHerrera-dj5cd Жыл бұрын
Still my favorite movie
@blackjackmania96333 жыл бұрын
3:19 Flawless Victory!
@lanseiosefanderson6 жыл бұрын
It is in Thailand.
@alexandrashelton50797 жыл бұрын
Crazy how they incorporated the music & the scenes with the game, it's so intune this movie it's not even funny, even how they encorporated the arcade "punch" sound effect into the theme song, I do that with my music, use vocal sound effects, these guys were so intune making this movie & soundtrack
@PrankStarzz Жыл бұрын
it's cool atmosphere, music ❤ original mortal kombat
@BRu...9 күн бұрын
Lui King drop is stuff but does he ggrab them back???
@mollies134 жыл бұрын
I want that same hat Raiden is wearing!!!! 💪🏻😎
@cockmcsteel60834 жыл бұрын
I personally will make sure that all your desires and dreams comes TRUE.
@SharonShaw8167 ай бұрын
One of my comfort movies lol
@kbsandoval14829 ай бұрын
The movie skins are now in MK11. Lambert, Wilson, Ashbey and coming soon Shou even voice them once again.
@kagemaru2593 жыл бұрын
Aftermath sucks. But I'm glad they brought in the movie skins. But, I wish in future game they model Sonya after Sandra Hess, Robin Shou as Liu Kang, Talisa Soto as Kitana, Lynn 'Red' Williams as Jax, Reiner Schöne as Shinnok and wish they add the black guy whom Liu Kang faced in the tournament
@TheLatiosnlatias023 жыл бұрын
What's the soundtrack when he arrives
@josephhernandez18853 жыл бұрын
i goddamn search for the song playing but i nowhere can find it, anyone any idea?
This movie was epic as fuck. Deep true MK vibe. Nothing has come close since.
It’s just missing blood 🩸
I mean, The Soundtrack alone is one of the greatest in movie history. All of these lame cookie cutter Marvel/DC movies pale in comparison. They lack atmosphere and always fail at boasting a killer synth driven soundtrack to carry scenes. Mortal Kombat and the first Resident Evil movie had amazing scores imo
Indeed ! am still watching short clips it was great movie with great actors
@@80sHolic7You got it.
Damn right! That 2021 movie was a joke!
I like how in this adaptation, Liu Kang doesn't start as a humble fighter like he usually is in the games. He's skeptical, angry, and impulsive. Over time, he overcomes his emotions and learns what it means to be the Chosen One.
I actually like that a lot, I've actually been trying to find other movies/series where a 'chosen one' doesn't even believe in all the prophecies about him.
@@MisterX867Wheel of Time the book series not the show
Dune.
Damn......that's how I come off on people...now I see why I'm really close to Liu Kang as a character
chris lambert fucking owns this role period.
+Juanito Alimaña Yup. Everything he says sounds totally badass.
Normally I would complain that a Japanese thunder god is being played by a French guy, but Lambert just plays him so damn well I can forgive it.
@@WiiMan25 well the new Raiden was dog shit and he was asian. So I guess It didn't make a difference.
This movie was huge for a Asian kid growing up to see a Asian dude in a lead role in a major movie back then
Rayray good that never had a white guy playing an asian guy
Gotta represent!
Don't forget enter the dragon bro. Bruce lee showed how bad ass an asian guy as a lead role can be.
I don't need a character to share my race or gender for me to be invested. Get some self esteem.
And the Asian lead ACTUALLY got a white chick romantically in the end. As far as I can tell. Lol
One of the best camera angles I've ever seen. When I saw this in the theater as a kid and they went from the back of his heels walking up the stairs to zooming out and capturing the scenery like that I was amazed.
+Nick P it's a nice shot.
The music used in the shot is pretty awesome as well.
Nick P It was also in the trailer for the movie if I'm not Mistaken.
kzhead.info/sun/adWsiLqRhGuka2g/bejne.html Here's the song, just found it today haha
Set design on this movie is phenomenal in almost every scene! Mortal Kombat not only got me into games, but film as well! Gotta love that! 👍
I always felt the actor for Liu Kang did a really good underappreciated job in his portrayal. Liu is a perfectly rational skeptic of the whole situation until he sees enough evidence to convince him this really is Raiden; then he pretty much just says fuck it and decides to roll with the logic that all his ancestors stories were real.
The games can't get him to look halfway as good as Robin till this day.
@@YChromosome99 3D era games made him a zombie, MK9 has him look like charlie sheen , MKX is odd to say the least, MK11 is on point
@@guy_with_no_name7317 MK9 made him look like a native American indian.
@@YChromosome99 now that i think of it he does, man i swear he stopped being asian since deadly alliance
@@guy_with_no_name7317 😁 Yup.
Mortal Kombat is the best video game based movie, still.
which is sad
Along with Silent Hill
Mister Who along with halo forward on to dawn
A long history fate comes soon
And that is not saying much
This movie was a flawless victory in itself. The movie soundtrack, action and acting to me was top tier. Easily the best film of them all
yeah
Robin Shou is underrated.
He was classic in tiger cage 2 with a young Donnie yen
"That's why you left the temple and ran away isn't it? The great tournament was too much responsibility but vengenace, that's so much simpler." -Lord Raiden
I know, but there's no one else.
I love raiden in this movie
For those wondering, the music played here is by Stabbing Westward and it's called Can't Happen Here. That's why you cannot find it in the original MK soundtrack.
Thank you! 😊
Last week i visited this place. Called Ayutthaya in Thailand. Very cool location
Lol, I literally just got back from Ayutthaya just now. I was thinking the same thing as I was climbing up the middle of the three temples thinking, "man, that looks like the same place shang tsung took that dude's soul!"
I was there last summer. Its quite amazing to see the real thing. The scene at 2:08 is actually filmed at a different temple nearby (I forgot which one but it had a lot of chicken statues for sale). When I walked through into where the scene was made I knew I had seen it before. Just fyi, the place where it was filmed actually had a roof over it centuries ago.
fawdown Ah, that's cool to know. I kinda figured that scene at 2:08 wasn't the same place because none of the building I saw had walls intact like that scene did. That's cool though. I can't wait to go back to Thailand!
Five years late but Wow outstanding I hope lord radian blessed you 👍👊
They filmed Kickboxer there too
3:34-3:37 “Why didn’t you protect him!?” “Why didn’t you?” BURN
@Adam Amador "I've had enough of this!" "I'm going to find my Brother's killer at the tournament. With or without your consent."
I like this moment so much cauze it speaks to me.
Too bad it did u no good
هذا رقم الإعلان على
@@SuperSaiyanMaster2024 "He's not ready, my lord... And we've lost so much time." "I know... But there's no one else...."
The thunder was so loud in theaters back in 1995 (when I was 9 years old). To this day, I crank up the volume on my headset during the thunder sound effect in order to relive that memory.
I would do the same.lol 😎
I just love the sound of the bell before raiden comes. It was great experience to hear that in the cinema
The soundtrack in this movie was so awesome.
Because it was mostly industrial. Matrix was the same.
Stabbing Westward - Can't Happen Here
The Raiden in this movie did a damn good job! If only they could capture this same vibe and make a Mk movie today. Nothin has come close to this one since. One of the best scenes being “REPTILE”!!
better to dont make more movies and let the new generations watch this movie instead. it doesnt get better than this
Between the creative liberties, budget affordances and beautiful nuances creating its own homage to the Mortal Kombat story, this film truly deserves a large chunk of the praise it gets for being the first truly good film based on a video game. It's not one for the purists though it definitely felt like it understood the soul of the source material which is something they can't deny.
Watched the movie the other night, it still holds up to this very day, especially with the music at the very end. The intro to raiden is badass as hell! Christopher Lambert really captured raiden perfectly, and Robin is still Liu Kang to this day!!
The entry walk and the music for any martial art walking toward temple is the feeling in itself
Stabbing Westward - Can't Happen Here name of the soundtrack
@@venommaster8sdv SW became my favourite band growing up. It's crazy bc I never knew them when this movie came out and I watched it like a hundred times!
To much television lol 😂
One of the funniest lines in the film!
It would have been better if he said too many video games.
@@DivineAtheistWannabe True.
Na nowadays it's too much time on his smartphone
thats like the funnyest secne
this is such a badass scene. the music, acting, and camera angles are just so perfect.
The acting !? Lol
such a bad ass entrance
At least for Raiden. Liu Kang, on the other hand, looked like a joke against Raiden in this so-called fight scene. Raiden wins: Flawless Victory.
Every single time they fight it’s always raiden wins
@@elijahangel5412 ---That is because Raiden is a god while Liu Kang is a mortal.
If this were MK9 3:21 that would've been a fight
This movie was my childhood watching Mortal Kombat, when movies back then were awesome in those days. Robin Shou is the best Liu Kang character ever, and I loved the song to this movie.
I dont always visit the temple of light... But when I do, I need this sick track playing in the background.
The guy who played Lui Kang is an awesome actor
Always loved the start of this scene, the way the music kicks in as he walks from the boat to the temple works really well.
I love the fact that this film takes it self very serious. Even being a film based in a game, still the creators deals with the story and the characters with all the heavy tension and drama that a thriller requires. And it kind works! Hollywood films now a days have jokes, gags, quotes alluding established elements of pop culture, proving that the film don't trust it self; or that the producers are so despereted to rip us off off every single penny we have, so they use the film as advertisement to sell us all kinds of crap that somehow manege to became famous and eternalized in the imagination of they sons of the babyboomers. This 1995 film don't. They just tell there story and that's pretty much it. That is the stuff that I miss so much, a unpretentious film, that don't want to change the industry, the culture, or even the entire fucking world.
you're goddamn right
I love this movie. Aside from Bruce Lee's masterpieces, this is the most sound and accurate representation of martial arts I have seen. I studied Taekwondo for two years (first degree black belt was as far as I went) but, I can tell there are many superior fighting styles from this film. Namely, Muay Thai, judo, and whatever the Shaolin monks do-I don't know what it's called. Fans of martial arts should check this out.
3:18 you were saying?
Ok mr van damme lol
Funny enough even with the limited Graphics of the Arcade, they tried to make the moves accurate in the game as well. Each move you see even something as simple as a punch and a kick was filmed live.
@@symbiote3220Raiden's a friggin' god, unfair comparison.
Shaolin Monks practice Kung Fu
2:54 He was saying "he's just a beggar"!? ALL this time, I thought he said "he's just a faker!"
yep. "Grandfather, get up...that's just a simple beggar!"
It's been my favourite movie for over 20 years. Funny how after so much time, you can still learn something new.
u expect the god of thunder of lighting to do thunder and lighting obviously. if u can't then it's obvious another faker.
he REALLY believed he was a faker LMAO
PutYaGunsOn Mandela Effect at its finest
I love the caption that it's "The Temple of Light, China" when the architecture is clearly and distinctly Thai.
this movie is perfection. from beggining to end it was exciting and entertaining every second. it had the best writters, directors, cast, composers best as it can get.
In the beginning when Liu Kang goes upstairs and all these monks meet him in front of beatiful temple and this music plays is just brilliant scene. Thomas Anderson is a genius!
It's Paul WS Anderson
@@ladyfire44 you're right) my mistake
@@user-bo4qo1vz1j wow I didn't know neo directed this movie lol
I also like how it feels like the stage The Courtyard from the original game, just... perfection.
Such a good story line and the writing is fucking top notch, even for a movie today.
The single shot synced with the music was well done
Man this was the shit back in the day, and the best Mortal Kombat movie ever!
dude, the sickest live action mk scene ever created
decades after and this still is and probably will always be the best movie based on a game
Stabbing Westsward - Can't Happen Here..... Amazing soundtrack..amazing ..amazing
They should have his outfit as a skin on the game‼️‼️‼️
Looks like we might be getting that! Theres a leak for MK11 that you can hear christopher Lambert's lines as raiden! Same for bridgette wilson and linden ashby for Johnny and sonya!
It's official. It is now.
This film, and this scene in particular, has some beautiful cinematography.
Each scene with some great shots and soundtrack. Pure gold.
I actually visited this temple a few days ago. It's really in Ayutthaya, Thailand. About an hour north of Bangkok. Not China as the movie says. And it's not called Temple of Light either
Spare him, my Lord Rayden. American life has enfeebled his mind. Too much television.
0:14 look at the camera work. this movie is full of beautifully constructed shots
3:20 Raiden. YOU REALLY GONNA DO ME LIKE THAT RAIDEN!?
This guy set the image that I have for Liu Kahn
I think Robin Shou's Liu Kang is awesome because he just seems more like an average guy who happens to have a background in shaolin-like discipline rather than the whole "I was born to protect earth realm and serve Raiden act".
That wonderful video shot from the back...Make it the most recognizable scene in movie history...
So your'e going to win the tournament? 'Yes I am' show me how!!
Oh, don't tell me you're afraid of some kind of beggar.
Liu kang proceeds to get reckt
Show me how!! Busts ass on the ground
Went to this location in Thailand last week. Great place but whoever cast Raiden should be held accountable.
Robin Shou would have made a really good Goku live action DBZ character
I remember seeing this is the cinema when I was a kid (I was already a fan before watching it), when I saw Raiden I fucking freaked, because I was going to see my favorite Mortal Kombat character played by a live actor!
Best intro for such a boss character
Serves as a prime example that the stoic ones are often the most dangerous or powerful.
Loved this film even the music was badass
No body talk about the fantastic camera work in this movie.
i name my cat Raiden so when Liu Kang's grandfather called out Lord Raiden n bowed my cat meowed on que. lol
Welp thanks to the movie your cat has a god complex. Lol.
If they made this movie with modern day CGI and put it in theatres, it'll make numbers in the Box office easily.
Even though Christopher Lambert's video game counterpart is Chinese. But as Raiden, he is still awesome and iconic, nonetheless💪😁 I wish he kept that straw hat throughout the whole movie😔
Love how people know it's a SW track at the start of the video. Ungod was/is such a beautiful album!
BGM at its best, pure mortal Kombat vibes
came here after new mk Skin feature Cristopher Lambert
Also Bridgette Wilson as Sonya and Linden Ashby as Cage. NRS must do Robin Shou as Liu Kang and Talisa Sotto as Kitana.
Aftermath sucks. But, I wish in future game they model Sonya after Sandra Hess, Robin Shou as Liu Kang, Talisa Soto as Kitana, Lynn 'Red' Williams as Jax, Reiner Schöne as Shinnok and wish they add the black guy whom Liu Kang faced in the tournament
"I'm going to find my brother's killer at the tournament. With or without your consent." Someone cancel Liu Kang....
*"Liu Kang has been given the dream!"*
"Chosen dude" - Johnny Cage
“Where fighting for the fate of the world” Underrated movie quote
liu kang was soooo much cooler than bruce lee, but prolly cuz im a 90's baby lol
Wow , what a scene. I saw it day 1 in the theaters when it came out.
any idea of track being played initially while liu lands from boat and starts walking on stairs?
+Vatsal Bhatt hey found this on a mk wiki^^ "Can't Happen Here" (not included in soundtrack)Liu Kang returns to the Temple of Light mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(soundtrack)
+Vatsal Bhatt Stabbing Westward - Can't Happen Here
The music called "Stabbing Westward - Can't Happen Here" its not included in original soundtrack
name of the soundtrack at the start?
... Spare him, Lord Rayden. The american life has feebled his mind. Too much hub...
The title should have been Dont fuck with raiden !!!
What is the name of the track from 4:07-4:11?
There is Enter the Dragon, then there Mortal Kombat, Lui Kang’s design and sound was based on Bruce Lee. Amazing movie for being based on a video game.
For it's time, this movie was great. They made far more effort in this film than they did with 1994 Street Fighter.
its to bad that Raiden in MKX is Corrupted , cant wait MK 11 or whatever comes out #RaidenRocks #LambertRocks
Kelly Yamaguchi what u know about mk 😏
curtismyname Heard grew up with Tekken, MK, and Killer Instinct so yeah i know lol
Kelly Yamaguchi ☺ Kool, who is your favorite mk fighter?
curtismyname Heard Johnny Cage
Kelly Yamaguchi good answer I can't get mad at that
This movie still holds up, The characters are really well done (even inspirational when considering Kano.) They even captured how Raiden can be kind of a dick.
Anyone knows that track in the end?
I wish they got Robin as a movie costume like they got Chris Lambert, Lindon Ashby, and Bridget Wilson for Raiden, Johnny, and Sonya in mk11
I'm wondering why he's wearing a leather jacket in a Buddhist monastery. But it's all funny, saying to Raiden that he has been watching too much television, as the lord or god of lightning that would be something under his control (electricity/technology) especially if you open it up to a White guy and how it parallels with their gods of fire, knowledge or thunder.
give me a long run at the temple music
WHAT THE SONG IN THE BEGINNING?
Stabbing Westward - Can't happen here. You welcome.
Took me years to finally find Stabbing Westward and this bad ass track.
Huáahá! U made my day! many thanks!
I wish Liu Kang's jacket could be available in the game
I wish Robin Shu skin was available in the game.
Visited the Temple of Light today. Magical places.
What’s the name of the song?
Still my favorite movie
3:19 Flawless Victory!
It is in Thailand.
Crazy how they incorporated the music & the scenes with the game, it's so intune this movie it's not even funny, even how they encorporated the arcade "punch" sound effect into the theme song, I do that with my music, use vocal sound effects, these guys were so intune making this movie & soundtrack
it's cool atmosphere, music ❤ original mortal kombat
Lui King drop is stuff but does he ggrab them back???
I want that same hat Raiden is wearing!!!! 💪🏻😎
I personally will make sure that all your desires and dreams comes TRUE.
One of my comfort movies lol
The movie skins are now in MK11. Lambert, Wilson, Ashbey and coming soon Shou even voice them once again.
Aftermath sucks. But I'm glad they brought in the movie skins. But, I wish in future game they model Sonya after Sandra Hess, Robin Shou as Liu Kang, Talisa Soto as Kitana, Lynn 'Red' Williams as Jax, Reiner Schöne as Shinnok and wish they add the black guy whom Liu Kang faced in the tournament
What's the soundtrack when he arrives
i goddamn search for the song playing but i nowhere can find it, anyone any idea?
How can find the music of the begin...???'
Stabbing westward: can't happen here
Raiden Shang Tsung Lu Kang perfect cast