Mortal Kombat (1995) / Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

[BluRayMan69]

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Mortal Kombat Blu-ray Review

April 19, 2011 is the new release date for both the UK and North America. here is the info.

http://uk.bluray.ign.com/articles/114/1146932p1.html

[OldPangYau]

Looks like I won't have to get the Canadian MK1 blu-ray after all

And yeah, I'm shocked WB thinks they'll sell any copies of the second film... or at least many. In all honesty, I thought WB was going to produce one of their barebone double features for these films... that's the only way I would've had a copy of the second film.

Well, apparently it's only going to be $20 retail, so perhaps a $15 pricetag at Best Buy sounds about right. Not bad for the film in HD, the "guilty pleasure" of Mortal Kombat: The Journey Kontinues (most likely just in SD, as I doubt any of it was mastered with HD in mind for the future), and the Jade DLC costume for the PS3 edition of the new game.

[shinseiRomeo]

Good news for me. I was an MK fiend when I was young. I played in the arcades all the time, enjoyed the movies (at the time), and even went to Mortal Kombat shows in theaters.

[yojoeski]

This has made my day. Not because the films are coming to blu-ray in the US, but because I predicted they'd be out on or around the date of the new game's release and all 3 are coming the same day. The only thing I wish were included would be the MK: Rebirth trailer on one of the discs. Doesn't matter which movie has it but it would be nice to have seen it included.

[Minimejer05]

Awesome news! Will be getting both.

[HD Goofnut]

This is great. Mortal Kombat is finally going to be in 1.85:1 and anamorphic.

[Ator the Invincible]

Originally Posted by OldPangYau

And yeah, I'm shocked WB thinks they'll sell any copies of the second film... or at least many. In all honesty, I thought WB was going to produce one of their barebone double features for these films... that's the only way I would've had a copy of the second film.

Oh yeah. The second movie is beyond awful. One of the most amateurish, cheap looking, poorly acted and scripted wrecks of a movie I've ever seen. And yet, it's incredibly entertaining (for all the wrong reasons). I recently re-watched it to see if it was as bad as I remembered it being. Yes, it is. Possibly worse. But I laughed harder than I do watching most comedies. It's on par with Plan 9 from Outer Space in my book. I might just buy a copy if it's cheap enough.

[seigneur_rayden]

Count me in as a happy camper. I can't wait to get them.

[Agent Bond]

Here we are 16 years later and Mortal Kombat is still the best live action video game ever made! I can't wait to get my Blu-Ray version.

[Belmont]

Count me in for the first one, which is still great fun all of these years later.

MK: Annihiliation was terrible at the time, and has only gotten more laughable as the years go on. That being said, the soundtrack was pretty rad.

[motorheadache95]

Nice-- I was thinking about getting the Alliance version to replace my old non-anamorphic DVD, now I don't have to!

And I agree about MK: Annihilation. They probably should have just done a Double-Feature set or something, 'cause I can't imagine too many people picking up that one.

Too bad they didn't produce any new extras, save for the Journey Continues animated thing (which I vaguely recall is total crap). A retrospect or something would have been cool.

[Ite]

Looks like they are coming out along the same time as the new game.

[MCT]

the PQ for the Canadian version was excellent. However, it didn't come with lossless audio. If the US version has it, I will double dip.

Annihilation.....I'd buy it if it were 4.99 or something. It's a great comedy.

[blu-mike]

Annihilation is worth buying for that "mudfight" between sonya and mileena

[Greenboom98]

Awesome! About time! :-D I hope they don't have that stupid cardboard DVD case that the originals came out on :-D Hated those cases with a passion! yeah I know they won't come with that type of case :-D Annihialtion is just simply hilarious :-D Really excited for MK1 oh man... can't wait :-D

[romac]

I'll get them when they drop down to bargain prices.

[PPthenaughtyboy]

Great news!

[Anglik]

Hi Guys,

If this is old news then sorry for taking up preciouse hard disk space...

But MK 1 + 2 is comming to BLU-RAY + PS3 User News

FROM IGN:

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The releases will contain bonus materials and extra features, and will both be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $19.98.

The Mortal Kombat Blu-ray will feature the following bonus materials:

-- Animated piece, Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins
-- Theatrical Trailer
-- Digital Copy
-- HD Mortal Kombat Videogame Trailer

The Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Blu-ray will feature the following bonus materials:

-- Theatrical Trailer
-- Digital Copy
-- HD Mortal Kombat Videogame Trailer

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LINK: http://uk.bluray.ign.com/articles/114/1146932p1.html

[s2mikey]

The video game? Oh....the movies. Nevermind. Bleh.

[Bishop_99]

Correction:

Originally Posted by motorheadache95

Nice-- I was thinking about getting the Alliance version to replace my old non-anamorphic DVD, now I don't have to!

Thank God they didn't do a double feature

Too bad they didn't produce any new extras, save for the Journey Continues animated thing (which I vaguely recall is total crap). A retrospect or something would have been cool.

This way I don't have to own Annihilation


I was a big fan of Mortal Kombat back in my childhood and a Mortal Kombat movie seemed epic to me. I'll mainly be picking up for the nostalgia it might bring, I really haven't seen it much since the 90's, but I'm sure I'll still find some good entertainment. I mainly enjoyed the Scorpion and Sub-Zero fights.