Written by Matt Goldberg

Okay, there's a director out there who goes by the name of "mink".  I would barely accept that as a screen-name let alone the name of a man who wants to carry himself as a professional director.  Here's a hint: you're not McG.  Here's another: Even McG isn't that good. 

But despite naming himself after a small creature generally used in the making of coats while still expecting that people are going to take him seriously, he is hard at work on the next "Mortal Kombat" movie.  I'll admit: the first "Mortal Kombat" was actually entertaining.  It's a fluke, but an entertaining videogame movie is like Halley's Comet.  And so it was that we got the atrocious "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" as a follow-up.

Now "mink", wants to do a film that "isn't so much a sequel as it is a 're-envisioning'(if that's a word)* of the Mortal Kombat franchise from top to bottom. Today's audience is a savvy involved group so the film must be A plus plus in every area in order to capture the magic of the first film. It is taking the entire concept to the next level across the board in every area visual design, story, cast, FX, photography and most importantly the fighting scenes. The original Mortal Kombat game was born a child of many visual loves by the creators at Midway so this latest version borrows heavily from that pioneering spirit and must be thought out and executed at the highest level in order for it succeed in today's market place. This is no overnight task.'

Hey, as I said, I liked the first film, but "magic"?  Really.  Magic.  And you're not going to get A-plus anything because you're making a Mortal Kombat movie and Mortal Kombat hasn't been a popular franchise since 1995. 

As for the original "Mortal Kombat" game, that pioneering spirit was using photo-realistic, ultra-gory (for the time) violence and then letting kids get in on the fun. 

*It isn't.

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