They’re Going All In With an Animated Mortal Kombat Movie, Apparently
I just heard of this movie and I think it’s rather silly. The people behind Mortal Kombat are coming out with a new straight-to-DVD animated film called Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge. I think the idea is pretty cool, but the execution looks tame.
From that trailer, it looks like they’re just going to do the first Mortal Kombat tournament all over again. How many times do we need this event portrayed? Why does everybody think that’s the most interesting story in Mortal Kombat lore? Hell, the title of the film is about Scorpion, and he seems to be a major player in the movie…why not just do that?
Do the people behind Mortal Kombat really think we care about Liu Kang, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade? When you’ve got a cool story like that of Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero, why would anybody want Liu Kang to show up?
Last year, I did my own write-up on a plot for a Mortal Kombat movie, one that focused on the second Sub-Zero. He’s a far more interesting character with a far more interesting story than any of the regular Earth realmers. Just putting it out there!
Scorpion’s Revenge comes out this spring.
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The Top 6 Horse People in Pop Culture
BoJack Horseman comes to an end this week, probably my favorite TV show of the past several years. It is a masterful show combining comedy and drama in equal measure, to degrees rarely seen in entertainment. It’s funny, and then it’s so damn poignant!
So let’s celebrate anthropomorphic horse people in pop culture!
Normal horses
Anthropomorphic animals are a staple across cartoons, comics, movies and everything else under the sun. Who doesn’t love a good talking horse? Heck, having just a regular horse with some human characteristics is a hugely popular trope across all of fiction. But in honor of BoJack Horseman (who definitely makes this list), we’re going to look specifically at horses that can at least talk. Horses with character. Horses with depression. Horses with real personality!
Join me after the jump for the best talking horse characters in popular culture!
Jon Stewart is Making a Movie!
I’m a huge Jon Stewart fan. The Daily Show as a formative show during my formative years. So I’m pretty excited that Jon Stewart is making a new movie! Good for him.
It’s called Irresistible and will be about politics.
Could be fun! Could be bad! I don’t particularly care. Jon Stewart’s politics align pretty closely with mine, so I’ll be more than happy to watch him tackle politics in a new comedy.
Irresistible arrives in theaters on May 29!
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Every Star Wars Alien!
There exists a corner of the world where random commercial websites commission cool pop culture artwork seemingly for no reason other than to go viral. It’s really weird! But I suppose it’s an attempt at viral fame that I can get behind.
Especially when a place like Affordable Commercial Playgrounds for Schools and Parks creates a giant list of all alien species in Star Wars.
Click to embiggen.
That was a fun list! If my embedded image doesn’t work for you, the link above should have a bigger version.
If more commercial playground websites want to put together super fun pop culture infographics, I say let them! The world will be a better place.
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 1/25/20
Oh man, what a great week for comics! Some of my current favorites came out this week, including phenomenal new issues of Far Sector and Wonder Twins! Those are probably my two favorite DC comics right now.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Mighty Moprhin Power Rangers #47 for a great issue that features a moment of real poignancy.
Poor Goldar
Meanwhile, BOOM! Studios has decided to cancel Go Go Power Rangers. This is a damn shame, because it’s a great comic. But after the shakeup a couple issues ago, both Go Go and Mighty Morphin are a bit redundant, so this move makes sense.
Comic Reviews: Batman #87, Far Sector #3, Marauders #6, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #47 and Wonder Twins #11.
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