Summer of Netflix Day 65 - Mortal Kombat
Jason: The year was Mid-90’s something. I was a young lad, not quite 10, sitting at my friend’s house playing video games. What were we playing? Mortal Freakin’ Kombat. I sucked so bad at that game. Total button masher. Never could get the fatalities to work when I wanted them to. And I didn’t even know there was a story mode. But I enjoyed the heck out of that game!And then came the movie. I remember seeing it when I was a pre-teen but I didn’t remember a lot about it. Just that it was Mortal Kombat on the screen with real people. I recently watched it again and could not help but laugh through the whole thing. From the iconic 90’s-synth soundtrack to the cheesey animated special effects. It really took me back in time. There were some things that caught me off guard. Like the fact that both Scorpion and SubZero go down like total punks and Goro was just unnerving! Also, I found the casting a bit silly. It’s hilarious watching Connor MacLeod trying to imitate an ancient As...