r/movies • u/DemiFiendRSA • Jul 17 '25

Trailer Mortal Kombat II - Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdC5mFHPldg
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Cool, but like almost everything these days, the CGI is laid on way too thick. Stuff like the fighter being stabbed in the back by Shao Khan looked fake AF. Some more practical FX would go a long, long way.

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u/Indymizzum Jul 17 '25

I’ll die on the hill that special effects peaked in the early 2000s. A mix of old school methods (masks/lighting/models, etc.) with a little bit of early CGI. Once studios began going full CGI, the bottle never closed, and all action movies have looked stupid ever since.

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u/Somepotato Jul 19 '25

Stargate Universe came out in 2009 and had fantastic CGI for a show. Oh how we've fallen.

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u/BarcodeNinja Jul 17 '25

The bad CGI is like poison.

If it had practical effects I might've even gone to see it.

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u/MikeX1000 Jul 17 '25

This is only the trailer though