Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge

2020 1h 20m EN

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★8.1TMDB · 1,537

AnimationActionFantasy

Synopsis

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After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade, and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung's horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jennifer Carpenter
Sonya Blade (voice)
Joel McHale
Johnny Cage (voice)
Jordan Rodrigues
Liu Kang (voice)
Patrick Seitz
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion (voice)
Ike Amadi
Jax Briggs (voice)
Steve Blum
Sub-Zero (voice)
Artt Butler
Shang Tsung / Lin Kuei Assasin (voice)
Darin De Paul
Quan Chi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ethan Spaulding
Writers: Christina Sotta, Matthew Bordenave, Vinton Heuck
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mortal Kombat Legends Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Jennings Boyd. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Ehrenreich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jennifer Carpenter and Joel McHale and Jordan Rodrigues carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9580138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ethan Spaulding directs. John Jennings Boyd scores. Robert Ehrenreich cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Part of the "Mortal Kombat Legends Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by John Jennings Boyd. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert Ehrenreich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jennifer Carpenter and Joel McHale and Jordan Rodrigues carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt9580138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "magic", "ninja fighter", "revenge", "sorcerer".
9Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: John Jennings Boyd
Editing: Robert Ehrenreich
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

Part of

Mortal Kombat Legends Collection

A series of animated action fantasy films based on the popular fighting games of the same name.

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Ethan Spaulding

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SWITCH.2020-04-18
★ 1/10
If you're a fan of the video games, stick to them - the visuals and narrative that they deliver are still at a much higher level of sophistication than 'Mortal Kombat Legacy: Scorpion's Revenge'. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-mortal-kombat-legacy-scorpions-revenge-an-animated-gorefest-for-aggressive-preschoolers
tmdb280390232022-08-27
★ 3/10
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge gets off to a very promising start. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to call the first 10 minutes a blood orgy – I mean, a waterfall ends up literally flowing red with the blood of the dead. This is all great stuff, brutal and uncompromising. Unfortunately, it’s also the best part of the film, after which it doesn’t take long for things to go downhill. The plot goes in autopilot, following a very familiar path – and, as they say, familiarity breeds contempt. For starters, we have all the usual suspects; Liu Kang (Jordan Rodrigues), Sonya Blade (Jennifer Carpenter), and Johnny Cage (Joel McHale). The latter is the designated comedic character, at which he fails miserably – though the only laugh to be had here does have a little to do with him (or, rather, with a poster for one of his fictional films). Once the inevitable Tournament begins, the movie gives up completely and becomes an animated remake of the 1995 Mortal Kombat – and, I guess, an animated prequel or something to the 2021 version. Scorpion's Revenge is without a doubt the best looking of the three films; it’s also the closest to the game, and while that’s good in terms of gore, it’s not so good in terms of storyline. It’s just one fight after another, with little to distinguish each from the one before or the one after, and the characters are just as one-dimensional as their video game counterparts: Sonya is constantly trying to prove herself as good or better than the men, Cage is a buffoon who persists beyond the limits of reason in believing that the MK Tournament is his latest movie, and Liu Kang's dialogue consists almost entirely of Buddhist pseudo-koans. Furthermore, the script has a plothole so big a giant stalagmite could pass through it – and literally does.
james47152025-01-07
My favorite Mortal Kombat movie to this day. I loved the story and all the characters. Scorpion was amazingly done and so were other characters like Liu Kang. I loved Shang Tsung and Quan Chi as the villain. I really enjoyed how they managed to tell us the story of Scorpion and his quest for vengeance while also showing off Liu Kang and his development through his dialogue with Raiden and his fight and dialogue with Kitana. Kitana was amazingly done as a supporting character. Additionally, seeing goro and cameos like nitara was a lot of fun and added to the movie.