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Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins

The three chosen warriors listen to Lord Rayden's words of wisdom on how to overcome the most dangerous of adversaries. The three chosen warriors listen to Lord Rayden's words of wisdom on how to overcome the most dangerous of adversaries. The three chosen warriors listen to Lord Rayden's words of wisdom on how to overcome the most dangerous of adversaries.

• Joseph Francis
• Kevin Droney
• Jeff Bennett
• Jim Cummings
• Ron Feinberg
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• Sonya Blade

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• Trivia The Great Kung Lao mentioned in the flashback is the Kung Lao with the razor-rimmed hat, even though in the games, The Great Kung Lao, and the Kung Lao with the razor-rimmed hat are 2 different characters

Johnny Cage : In all my movies the bad guys sneak up behind me. You think these guys would try something new, huh?

Liu Kang : Maybe if we ignore them, they'll go away.

Johnny Cage : Then again, maybe not.

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• Sep 11, 2022
• August 29, 1995 (United States)
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Mortal kombat: the journey begins.

1995 Directed by Joseph Francis

Get Tough. Get Mean. Get Ready.

As the three chosen defenders of Earth travel to Shang Tsung's island, Rayden teaches them how to become the masters of their destinies, overcome their foes, and control their powers. Liu Kang, Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage must defeat Shang Tsung, Sub Zero, Scorpion and Goro in a tournament of Mortal Kombat if they are to survive and save the fate of the earth.

Jeff Bennett Jim Cummings Ron Feinberg Jennifer Hale Randy Hamilton

Director Director

Joseph Francis

Producers Producers

Lawrence Kasanoff Alison Savitch Joshua Wexler Craig Sost Susan S. Block

Writer Writer

Kevin Droney

Editor Editor

Kenneth Lanes

Additional Directing Add. Directing

Jinko Gotoh Steven Wright

Executive Producers Exec. Producers

Louise Alaimo Stephen Einhorn Chip Houghton Tricia Ashford

Visual Effects Visual Effects

Alison Savitch

Composer Composer

Jonathan Sloate

Threshold Entertainment New Line Home Entertainment

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28 aug 1995, releases by country.

• Theatrical PG

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Review by Carlo V 7

anime was a mistake

Review by Tak1408 ½

Just fast forward it and watch the behind the scenes of the first movie.

Review by TheCultureShocker ★ 1

Should have left this in the past.

Review by Tom ⚡ Zen ★★★★

*Johnny Cage walking backwards*

Review by Curtis ★

If you don't actually look at it, completely ignoring the horrendous hand-drawn animation and the even worse CGI animation, and focus on the voice acting, I guess this wouldn't be the worst thing ever.

Unfortunately, I have eyes and they tell me this is terrible.

Review by that Hallow33n shit ★★★★★

The REAL Mortal Kombat movie.

Review by 𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 ½

I hope the entirety of the new movie takes place on the deck of a ship

Review by Ethan Anania ★

WTF IS THIS CRAP?!

Screw this animated movie!

This looks like a Saturday Morning cartoon with a lot of bad CGI fights.

Review by Shea Bisson ★

I think the behind-the-scenes footage for the live-action movie cost more than the entire animated "movie".

Review by Mike Valentine ½

The other night, I popped in Mortal Kombat, since it had been a few years (AKA a few years too long), as I had just acquired the triple feature Blu-ray. While not expecting much in terms of special features, I found one that made my eyes light up: Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins. This was an animated companion piece/marketing tool for the theatrical Mortal Kombat. I thought the idea of a Mortal Kombat show or movie was awesome. As a kid, this is something that I remember seeing somewhere around the time that the film was being released, but had never gotten my hands on it. It was never on TV, and never at any of my local video rental…

Review by Necro ★★½

The kid in me loves this. The adult in me is like "What the fuck?"

Review by Eric Urzola ½

Why does this look like a Christian education cartoon?

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Watching Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins (1995)

For those who have never heard of this animated ‘movie’, my understanding is that Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins was conceived as a direct-to-VHS release, that was pushed out in 1995 as a bit of promotion for the then forthcoming live-action movie, Mortal Kombat (1995). This animated offering was supposed to act as a tie-in to the theatrical film, but from what I’ve heard it has nothing to do with the live-action film whatsoever.

Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins does not have a good reputation. For this reason alone, I want to see whether the online rumblings are true, and it is awful, or whether it contains some redeeming features.

In this post, I am going to discuss Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins , as I watch it in real time. This is a very (very) short ‘movie’ so it shouldn’t take me long to get to the good/bad stuff.

So, here goes…

*Presses play*

10secs – According to a bit of onscreen narration ‘Hidden clues to Mortal Kombat 3 await you’.

Sounds… erm… exciting.

Does this mean I should go and buy a copy of Mortal Kombat 3 ?

1min – Oh sweet jeez… this already looks bad.

1min 30secs – Mortal Kombat characters, Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage are on screen and apparently they have all been chosen to fight in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Judging by the cheapness of this animation, this isn’t going to be much of a tournament. It’ll be a mild tussle at best.

2mins – Johnny Cage: “I think I’m going to hurl.” Clearly the big JC has already watched this movie.

3mins 30secs – I recognise some of the voice actors in this film. Is that Jennifer Hale playing Sonia?

FYI, Hale voiced Black Cat in the awesome Spider-Man: The Animated Series , from the 1990s. How did she wind up in this crap?

6min 30secs – Erm… why do Subzero and Scorpion look exactly the same? OK, so one is wearing a blue outfit and the other is wearing yellow, but this is the same model/character design?! This film is so cheap, the animators haven’t even tried to alter the look of the two characters!!

7mins 15secs – “Hey, who cares if it makes any sense?” Yet again, some words of wisdom from Johnny Cage.

8mins 50secs – Oh, sweet jeez; what in the name of bloody hell is this?!

The animation has just changed from piss-poor traditional 2D animation (with shit/basic 3D backgrounds) to the WORST PIECE OF PURE 3D ANIMATION I HAVE EVER SEEN.

WTF is this?!

9mins 30secs – Was this supposed to be cutting edge animation in 1995?

*Shakes head*

11mins – Back to 2D. I have no idea what that was all about. Who thought it was a good idea to switch to 3D animation? Is this where all the budget went? And how much of the $10 budget was used on that scene?

15mins – So Kang, Blade, Cage and Raiden are now on an island (oh yeah, Raiden is in this) and… oh for cripes sake, it’s switched back to 3D for a fight scene between Subzero and Scorpion…

16mins – …a really bad fight scene.

17mins 30secs – Back to 2D.

18mins – There is so much talking in this ‘film’. And I’m using the word ‘film’ very, very loosely.

19mins – Did the scriptwriter originally pen this for an audio book? He/she/they do know that film is a visual medium, right?

What am I saying? There is no scriptwriter here. These voice actors have been paid to just ramble for 40 minutes.

What am I saying? No one is paying these voice actors – the budget has been blown on the 3D animation!

20mins – Goro has arrived.

20mins 2secs – Bwahahahahahahahahaha…

…hahahhaahahahahahhahahahahahahaahahahhhahaaaaaahahahahaaaahahahahahahahahahhhhhhhhaahahahahaahahhahaha…. haha…. haha…

*Clutches sides*

*Takes a deep breath*

*Continues laughing*

Hahhahaaaahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha…. Oh man, this is so shit.

22mins – I didn’t think things could get any worse, and then the animation just switched to 3D for a fight between Goro and his brother.

22mins 30secs – This is easily the worst thing I have ever watched. And I’ve watched some shit. *Cough* Body of Evidence *Cough*

27mins – I’m about three quarters of the way through this film and I’ve lost track of:

• a) The story
• c) All sense of good and bad in the world
• d) All of the above

28mins – Arrgggghhh… this movie is so shit! Cage, Blade and Kang are all fighting various Baraka (yep, more than one) and to save on production costs, the same pieces of animation are being used over and over again. Blade has just done the same move three times!

28mins 30secs – Erm… now there’s some kind of weird blurring effect. What the heck is this all about? I can’t even see what’s going on!

*Realises that the inability to see this shit is probably a good thing*

You know, I’m OK with this blurring thing.

30mins – Seriously though, who signed off on this?

32mins – I’m into the final battle… I think.

32mins 30secs – The Mortal Kombat music has kicked in, there’s a montage of all the atrocious 3D animation, and… and…

32mins 36secs – …and it’s finished.

The movie has finished.

32mins 37secs – A disclaimer has popped up on screen saying: ‘Prepare yourselves for Mortal Kombat: The Movie ’.

That was it?

I sat through 32 minutes all for nothing?

32mins 40secs – Oh, wait, now some character bios are appearing on screen. Yeah… this isn’t making this movie any better.

36mins – Into the credits now, and I can tell you, rather shockingly, that a lot of people worked on this film.

37mins 12secs – No word of a lie, even the ‘Production Dog’ got a credit.

37mins 15secs – The dog was called ‘Kiley’, if you were wondering.

37min 20secs – It’s not clear if the dog wanted its name removed from this production. I’m going to say that it’s likely the dog tried to distance itself from this crap.

37mins 30secs – And as the credits end, a cheat code pops up on screen for Mortal Kombat 3 .

As if anyone who has sat through this shit would then go and fire up their Playstation to play Mortal Kombat 3 !

It’s more likely that they would walk into their bedroom, take the MK3 disc out of its case, turn it over, scratch it repeatedly until it was completely unplayable, then launch it out of the window.

And just in case that person ever felt tempted to think about Mortal Kombat ever again, they probably smashed up their Playstation….

….then set fire to their house.

*Presses stop*

Well, as stated above, that was easily the worst thing I have ever let my eyes see. And I once saw someone throw-up in the street three times!!

It’s true. It was in Rochdale, circa 2013.

Why anyone pumped time, effort and money into this crap is beyond me. It’s very, very bad.

It doesn’t work as a tie-in to the original Mortal Kombat movie (which it isn’t anyway); it doesn’t work as a standalone MK story; and it doesn’t work as a film/short in its own right. It’s just shit. Really shit.

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As the three chosen defenders of Earth travel to Shang Tsung's island, Rayden teaches them how to become the masters of their destinies, overcome their foes, and control their powers. Liu Kang, Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage must defeat Shang Tsung, Sub Zero, Scorpion and Goro in a tournament of Mortal Kombat if they are to survive and save the fate of the earth.

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As the three chosen defenders of Earth travel to Shang Tsung's island, Rayden teaches them how to become the masters of their destinies, overcome their foes, and control their powers. Liu Kang, Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage must defeat Shang Tsung, Sub Zero, Scorpion and Goro in a tournament of Mortal Kombat if they are to survive and save the fate of the earth.

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The three chosen warriors listen to Lord Raydens words of wisdom on how to overcome the most dangerous of adversaries.

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Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins is a 1995 animated film based on the popular video game franchise of the same name. Directed by James Yukich, the movie is a prequel to the original Mortal Kombat movie released in the same year. The story follows three of the most popular characters from the game universe: Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade. The trio is on a mission to stop the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung and his minions from taking over the world by winning the Mortal Kombat tournament.

The movie starts with the three heroes meeting on a boat that is set to take them to the tournament. They are approached by an old man who claims to be their mentor and guide to the tournament. He tells them about the history of Mortal Kombat and how its outcome affects the fate of the world.

Soon, they are attacked by Shang Tsung and his minions. The heroes are forced to battle their way through multiple enemies, including some familiar faces from the game series. They finally reach the tournament, where they face off against some of the most powerful fighters in the game world.

The animation style of the movie is unique and memorable. It features a mix of traditional 2D animation and computer-generated images. The characters are well-designed and stay true to their game counterparts. Their movements and fighting styles are also faithful to the game's mechanics.

The voice acting is also noteworthy. Jeff Bennett does an excellent job as Johnny Cage, bringing his cocky and confident personality to life. Jim Cummings gives life to the villainous Shang Tsung, portraying him as a conniving and menacing sorcerer. Ron Feinberg and Jennifer Hale also deliver solid performances as Liu Kang and Sonya Blade respectively.

One of the movie's strongest points is its action scenes. The fights are well-choreographed and exhilarating to watch. The animators did an excellent job of capturing the game's over-the-top violence and gore without making it too graphic for younger viewers.

The movie also features a memorable soundtrack that blends techno, rock, and traditional Asian music. It enhances the action scenes and adds to the movie's overall atmosphere.

One of the movie's shortcomings is its thin plot. While the movie does its best to provide some background story for the characters, it doesn't offer much beyond that. The movie is essentially a showcase of the game's iconic characters and their moves.

Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins is a fun and action-packed movie that will appeal to fans of the game series. Its animation style and memorable soundtrack make it stand out from other animated movies of its time. While it may not have the depth and complexity of other animated movies, it is an enjoyable ride for fans of the franchise.

• Genres Action Animation
• Cast Jeff Bennett Jim Cummings Ron Feinberg Jennifer Hale
• Director Joseph Francis
• Release Date 1995
• MPAA Rating PG
• Runtime 54 min
• Language English
• IMDB Rating 3.7   (673)

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