Mortal Kombat Legacy Episode 8: Scorpion Vs Sub Zero Part II

Mortal Kombat Legacy Episode 8: Scorpion Vs Sub Zero Part II



Just some more quick words about the recent episode of Mortal Kombat Legacy. First, These episodes seem to be getting shorter and shorter. This one involves some very sad tragic acts of violence, but in return we get the birth of the true Scorpion. It shows plenty of promise, and there were some really cool cold effects in this episode. Here is the most recent episode. I just wanted more, as I feel is a reoccurring theme with this show.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Episode 7

Mortal Kombat Legacy Episode 7

Out of all the Mortal Kombat characters, I was probably most excited to see Scorpion and Sub-Zero the most, and I must say... I'm still kinda left wanting something more. I was given a VERY lengthy back story about Scorpion and his family, including his son, and I just didn't really feel like I got anything from it.



At about nine and a half minutes in to the episode, I finally got to see some action, and some stuff happening with Scorpion's family, and eventually ending with a cool fight scene. Of course it was interrupted with those oh so annoying words, To Be Continued; much like the insanely boring Katana episodes. Thirty seconds of Scorpion and Sub-Zero wasn't exactly what I was hoping for, but I will give it until part 2 before I cast my final judgement.



Here is Episode 7:



Please let me know your thoughts on it.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep 6 - quick review

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep 6

After the last two episodes I was a little skeptical to watch Episode 6... especially since I knew that it covering Raiden. I went in to the viewing with the thought, "Ok... I have to watch it to continue to give my readers a solid opinion".



Here it is friends:
MKL: You have TOTALLY redeemed yourself. How do you create Raiden in a semi-realistic and not screw it up? He is a God among men, and it needs to be shown. Lambert was an awesome Raiden, and I respected that character because of it, but this is a whole new ballgame. In the new episode of MKL, after Raiden falls from the heavens he lands in the middle of a mental ward. Shortly after that he is sedated, and unable to use his god-like powers in his new human form. After countless tries to get out they have him strapped in to a straight jacket, and heavily medicated. He convinces a young girl to aid in his escape. After the guards try to shoot Raiden with a taser... all hell breaks loose. You don't charge up the God with electricity. I won't tell you much more from there, but the episode was a blast and Ryan Robbins proves he is a worthy Raiden. I look forward to seeing more from his character, and I can't wait to see some of the other ones that are planned.



Here is the most recent episode:




let me know what you think

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep 4 & 5 - quick review

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep 4 & 5 - quick review

Just wanted to make a quick note that both these episodes were the worst so far. They covered a back story for Kitana and Mileena. Half of the were done in anime style animation, and they were boring. No acting was required. No plot points were really given other than the two of them being clones of each other and some cool fighting in episode 5. So I leave you with some screen shots.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep 3 quick review

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep 3



This episode took quite a different turn than the previous two. I can't say that I liked it that much but it felt necessary. It was all about Johnny Cage, played by Matt Mullins, and he does kick some ass. It focused on how Johnny Cage was being tossed aside as a failed action start. Cage was pitching various show ideas to the tv executives, and he was being rejected. Eventually he was told they weren't working with him anymore, but when he overheard them using one of his ideas with a female action start, he flipped! He did indeed beat some ass, but the key was once again having a great cliff hanger! Some showed up to recruit Johnny, and it appeared to be Shang Tsung.



Here is the link to go watch for yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4dDzPMK0ko

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep 2 Quick Review

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep 2 Quick Review



Finally we get to see the Kano I remember! While watching this episode, I couldn't help but feel like it was just the extension from episode 1. Probably because of Youtube's time limits. Either way it was still 9 minutes of complete ass kicking, and I'm assuming next week we will get to see Jax's new arms, but who knows. I can't wait to see the rest of the characters listed on the cast.



Check it out below, and let me know what you think.

http://youtu.be/PTSEa--Alkw

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep.1 - Quick Review

Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep.1 - Quick Review

Please stay with me on this one. It is wicked early in the morning and I just really wanted to touch base on episode one of the new live action Mortal Kombat Legacy by Director/Writer Kevin Tancharoen. I'm sure many of you saw his little short live action Mortal Kombat: Rebirth film last year. It started out as a fan film, and exploded from there. I knew it would happen anyway, but I didn't know it would happen as fast as it did. I also didn't know it would come from Kevin Tancharoen; the same guy who directed Fame, and produces two teeny tv shows - Twentyfourseven and Dance Life. But he did it, and depending on who you are, Rebirth was either amazing or weird... or both. It still peaked my interest, and got me all excited to see this new web series from Machima. I couldn't believe the cast he got to do just that little short film, and I really need to look up how much the budget was. Michael Jai White (Spawn,The Dark Knight, Black Dynamite) as Jackson Briggs, and Jeri Ryan (Dracula 2000, Shark-TV series) as Sonya Blade head up the cast of episode 1. Tahmoh Penikett (Trick 'r Treat, Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse - TV series) was also in the episode as Lt. Kurtis Stryker, along with Darren Shahlavi (300, Slither, and various shitty Uwe Boll films) as Kano.



The first episode was a slow and mostly uneventful as I had imagined it would be. The problem with a first episode of any series is character development. It is required and it is much needed, so don't get me wrong when I say that it really slows everything down. Towards the end there was some good hand to hand combat between Jax and Kano, a decent shootout, and some cheesy Machimo special effects, but for the most part we were slowly building these four man characters to fill these new boots of live action. Tancharoen really is trying to create a brand new Mortal Kombat world, but staying respectful to the source material, and as a fan of all the MK's I appreciated this. All in all it was a good first episode, and got me excited for the rest of the series.



What got me even more excited for the rest of the series is seeing the list of the rest of the characters Tancharoen plans to recreate! You can find this same list on IMDB, but here it is:

Jackson Briggs
Kano
Scorpion
Queen Sindel
Cyrax/...
Johnny Cage
Sub Zero
Raiden
Sonya Blade
Sektor
Kitana
Mileena
Shao Kahn
Kurtis Stryker
Blue
Baraka
Kana
Shang Tsung
Quan Chi
King Ryuk

That list is VERY promissing. I can also see it pissing a lot of people off, but I think it is goign to be badass! The question is... with a list like that, who could they possible bring to the table for season two?

Here is the link to see the first episode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov63lTUvNok

I hope you enjoy it, and stay tuned for more updates and next week's episode review.