Hollywood has been known for rebooting movies when they run out of ideas. Before they start making endless movies about pandemics, the latest movie franchise to get a total reboot is Mortal Kombat. At least MK feels topical because I’m pretty sure they never stopped making Mortal Kombat video games.
Here’s the trailers – which one do you prefer?
The 2021 Reboot:
Versus the 1995 Original:
Maybe it’s just me and my nostalgia speaking, but I still prefer the original. Where else are you going to get a killer EDM soundtrack, and classic lines like “Those were $500 sunglasses, asshole.”