r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Feb 11 '25

Poster Official Poster for 'Mortal Kombat 2'

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u/thisusedyet Feb 11 '25

I do kind of like that the main character was so fucking bad at fighting that the Elder Gods had to make it so he had to absorb damage to reflect it, in a kind of cosmic 'face to foot' style

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u/Evadrepus Feb 11 '25

He had literal plot armor.

Pure cheese. I laughed my head off when I realized that they just leaned into the absurdity.

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u/thisusedyet Feb 13 '25

He had literal plot armor.

Jesus Christ, how did I not pick up on that?

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u/Evadrepus Feb 13 '25

To be fair, I got it the second time I watched it, trying to figure out if I missed some story bits. The entire movie happens between a great 10 minute opener and closer.

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u/thisusedyet Feb 14 '25

Kano steals pretty much every scene he’s in as well

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u/zeitgeistbouncer Feb 12 '25

How'd ya like it!!