MK movie update/MK Legacy discussion

Re: MK movie update is apparently on the horizon

pgd42 said:
As far as gore goes, look at his original pitch trailer and that's pretty much what I'm expecting, although with a better budget.
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I hope not.
That Rebirth film-pitch trailer was absolute Garbage, with a capital "G."
What the hell is up with the whole dark-and-gritty fad going on in Hollywood, anyways?
Not everything has to be dark-and-gritty.
Absurd amounts of gore is PERFECT for horror movies, like Silent Hill, but MK is not a horror movie.

I'd rather them go the route of the Legacy series.
It should be set in the real world, with fantasy elements to it.
 
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Araknyd_Commander said:
I hope not.
That Rebirth film-pitch trailer was absolute Garbage, with a capital "G."
What the hell is up with the whole dark-and-gritty fad going on in Hollywood, anyways?
Not everything has to be dark-and-gritty.
Absurd amounts of gore is PERFECT for horror movies, like Silent Hill, but MK is not a horror movie.

I'd rather them go the route of the Legacy series.
It should be set in the real world, with fantasy elements to it.
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I would rather see that too but idk what direction they're actually gonna take. Gore wise, I just have a feeling heads are gonna roll in this movie. I'm really surprised they've been keeping such a tight lid on everything though. Considering it got green lit in september, they should at least be halfway through the filming phase by now for a 2013 release. Going by estimated production time that is.
 
Re: MK movie update is apparently on the horizon

Araknyd_Commander said:
I hope not.
That Rebirth film-pitch trailer was absolute Garbage, with a capital "G."
What the hell is up with the whole dark-and-gritty fad going on in Hollywood, anyways?
Not everything has to be dark-and-gritty.
Absurd amounts of gore is PERFECT for horror movies, like Silent Hill, but MK is not a horror movie.

I'd rather them go the route of the Legacy series.
It should be set in the real world, with fantasy elements to it.
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Isn't MK about the Gore though?

My friend can play silent hill and stand it's gore.

He can't stand MK9 fatalities. I'm pissed actually because he's a good competitive gamer, and he likes MK9 he just can't handle the gore.
 
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Araknyd_Commander said:
I hope not.
That Rebirth film-pitch trailer was absolute Garbage, with a capital "G."
What the hell is up with the whole dark-and-gritty fad going on in Hollywood, anyways?
Not everything has to be dark-and-gritty.
Absurd amounts of gore is PERFECT for horror movies, like Silent Hill, but MK is not a horror movie.


I'd rather them go the route of the Legacy series.
It should be set in the real world, with fantasy elements to it.
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Just keep in mind that that Edenia, Outworld, and by implication Netherrealm also exists in Legacy just like the games...but for this movie it should be like the first game with the tournament set on an Island Fortress in the Lost Sea with the fantasy mostly being brought by the supernatural elements of the Island due to being in between Earth and Outworld. As well as the fantasy being MOSTLY brought by characters like Goro, Sub-zero, Scorpion, Reptile,Raiden and Shang Tsung. That doesn't mean we shouldn't see "fireballs" though..
 
Re: MK movie update is apparently on the horizon

Critical-Limit said:
Isn't MK about the Gore though?
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That's my point.
There's so much more to the story than absurd amounts of gore.
I'm not saying that it shouldn't be in the movie (it should).
Just not to the extremes of SAW \ ____________ horror movie.

Sweetre15 said:
That doesn't mean we shouldn't see "fireballs" though..
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Don't put words in my mouth that I never said.
I never said that we shouldn't see fireballs, in fact, I said the following:

Araknyd_Commander said:
It should be set in the real world, with fantasy elements to it.
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Araknyd_Commander said:
That's my point.
There's so much more to the story than absurd amounts of gore.
I'm not saying that it shouldn't be in the movie (it should).
Just not to the extremes of SAW \ ____________ horror movie.


Don't put words in my mouth that I never said.
I never said that we shouldn't see fireballs, in fact, I said the following:
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What I'm trying to say is that while it should feel realistic and the real world scenes should be realistic the existence of the other realms etc should remain intact throughout the franchise or the plot that it runs on would no longer be able to happen since it's about Kang and the gang defending Earth from being conquered...

Not sure if that was what you were implying but that was the point I was trying to articulate as a whole
 
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From http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=39232


Remember the amazing "Mortal Kombat" webseries from filmmaker Kevin Tancheroen? It was announced a while back that Tancheroen is slated to direct a "Mortal Kombat" screenplay from Oren Uziel -- and Bloody Disgusting has an intriguing but strange report about the script. Supposedly, the live-action reboot will follow "a lowly unlucky supermarket employee who discovers that he has out of this world powers and must decided between good and evil, even though the evil side has helped him discover his true potential and who he really is.

That's a far cry from the original premise. As of right now, it's only a rumor, but it will certainly be interesting to see how Tancheroen and Uziel pull off that premise should the rumor prove true.
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I don't really like the sound of that, I hope it's only a rumor.

Original article link: http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3...emake-begins-with-lowly-supermarket-employee/
 
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Re: MK movie update is apparently on the horizon

That basis sounds terrible. I really hope this won't be the case.

"Young Lui didn't know much, other than stocking shelves..."

Just, no...
 
Re: MK movie update is apparently on the horizon

Araknyd_Commander said:
I hope not.
That Rebirth film-pitch trailer was absolute Garbage, with a capital "G."
What the hell is up with the whole dark-and-gritty fad going on in Hollywood, anyways?
Not everything has to be dark-and-gritty.
Absurd amounts of gore is PERFECT for horror movies, like Silent Hill, but MK is not a horror movie.

I'd rather them go the route of the Legacy series.
It should be set in the real world, with fantasy elements to it.
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You... have been playing Mortal Kombat as long as I have, right? You wouldn't call the amount of gore in the games absurd? The only MK I can think of that has a non-absurdist approach to blood is MK vs DC, and I wouldn't call that satisfying. I think to be an appropriate adaptation of the subject matter, gore would be a must. And lots of it. Having read your replies here, I think your issue isn't with the amount of blood, but instead with tone. The problem is that Mortal Kombat fans even amongst themselves can't seem to agree on what the actual tone of Mortal Kombat is. The hyper-sincere, humorless storyline mixed with the comical, over-the-top and blood-soaked action causes folks to disagree on what the core of the series is where mood and tone are concerned.

I'd pose the question: Do you think MK9's story mode did the tone justice? Would that be a satisfying sort of standard to judge the movie on? I think yes, but I'm curious about what everyone else thinks.
 
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mcgriffin said:
You... have been playing Mortal Kombat as long as I have, right? You wouldn't call the amount of gore in the games absurd? The only MK I can think of that has a non-absurdist approach to blood is MK vs DC, and I wouldn't call that satisfying. I think to be an appropriate adaptation of the subject matter, gore would be a must. And lots of it. Having read your replies here, I think your issue isn't with the amount of blood, but instead with tone. The problem is that Mortal Kombat fans even amongst themselves can't seem to agree on what the actual tone of Mortal Kombat is. The hyper-sincere, humorless storyline mixed with the comical, over-the-top and blood-soaked action causes folks to disagree on what the core of the series is where mood and tone are concerned.

I'd pose the question: Do you think MK9's story mode did the tone justice? Would that be a satisfying sort of standard to judge the movie on? I think yes, but I'm curious about what everyone else thinks.
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I'm still gonna say MKvsDC failed because of the crap gameplay, not because of the lack of gore.
 
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Critical-Limit said:
I'm still gonna say MKvsDC failed because of the crap gameplay, not because of the lack of gore.
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Surely, but I still stand by my point that a less-violent Mortal Kombat is the exception, not the rule. And we've had two films that go the safe route. I want at least one that attempts to do both: Tell a good story, and give me that good Rikki-Oh feeling of excessive, over the top violence. Like the game series I so love.
 
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Flying Jinko said:
From http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=39232




I don't really like the sound of that, I hope it's only a rumor.

Original article link: http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3...emake-begins-with-lowly-supermarket-employee/
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Same here.
If that's true, WB isn't seeing a single dime from me, as far as the movie is concerned.
I refuse to sit through 2 hours of Rebirth part 2.
****. THAT. NOISE!!!!



mcgriffin said:
You... have been playing Mortal Kombat as long as I have, right? You wouldn't call the amount of gore in the games absurd?
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Games and movies are 2 COMPLETELY different mediums.
Why doesn't anyone see that???

mcgriffin said:
The only MK I can think of that has a non-absurdist approach to blood is MK vs DC, and I wouldn't call that satisfying. I think to be an appropriate adaptation of the subject matter, gore would be a must. And lots of it. Having read your replies here, I think your issue isn't with the amount of blood, but instead with tone.
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I would agree with Critical-Limit and say that what made MKvsDC fail was the crap gameplay.
Rage Mode, Free-fall Kombat and a linear combo system was what made the game crap.
Complaining over lack of gore in MKvsDC is bull-shit, because DC wasn't going to let their characters get mutilated in the first place.

My issue is with BOTH, actually, because people have also replied saying stuff like "OOH MK SHUD HAV TUNZ OF GORE LYKE (insert horror film).
The problem is that horror and MK have NOTHING to do with each other.
Should the MK movie have gore? Sure
Should it be to the level of horror films? NO


mcgriffin said:
The problem is that Mortal Kombat fans even amongst themselves confuse the genre with the horror film genre.
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Fixed. ;-)

mcgriffin said:
I'd pose the question: Do you think MK9's story mode did the tone justice? Would that be a satisfying sort of standard to judge the movie on? I think yes, but I'm curious about what everyone else thinks.
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MK9 story mode was fine but it wasn't reminiscent of Silent Hill, Resident Evil, SAW or any other horror film that's out there now.
When I played MK9's Story Mode, I didn't sit through it going "Hmmm ... This reminds me of that last horror film that I saw."
With some of these ideas that have been said, it seems like people want Kevin Tanchoreon to rip the pages off the horror film genre, and apply it to Mortal Kombat.
I've said it before and I'll say it again;
The Mortal Kombat film should have gore, but it should have a Lord Of The Rings feel to it, in the sense that it's a real-world setting with fantasy elements to it.
 
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