Starring - Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter, Quarantine), Joel McHale (Deliver Us from Evil, Stargirl), and Ike Amadi (What If...?, Wizards)
Release Date - 2021
Genre - Fantasy/Action
Format - UHD (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
Warner Bros. has been absolutely killing it with their animated releases. Over the last few years their DC animated films have been nothing short but amazing. A few were just good but a majority of them were films that really stuck with me. Sometime back they tackled the Mortal Kombat film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge. This was a surprisingly bloody and a very enjoyable film. When I saw that Scorpion's Revenge director Ethan Spaulding was helping another MKL installment I was all about it. When it was close for the physical release I reached out to WB and they were kind enough to send the film over on UHD to review. Thanks guys!
The film follows Lord Raiden and Shao Kahn who agree to visit the elder gods to propose one last mortal kombat for the fate of the Earth realm. The elder gods agree and a new mortal kombat is held. While this is going on we have Scorpion and the new Sub-Zero as they fight off the new cyborgs of the Lin Kuei as they try to resurrect the mad god who wants to bring an end to all the realms.
Battle of the Realms has started something with me that I hope I get to see be continued. Scorpion's Revenge was a great animated film but Battle of the Realms has really pulled me into MK storyline and I hope that WB continues with these films with more backstories, spinoffs, and sequels. The voice acting in this one works. I really enjoyed the range a lot of the cast provided to the characters and how their voices really fit the character. Honestly, no one really stands out but everyone does a fantastic job with their iconic characters. The story for this one put some of our favorite MK characters in the middle of yet another MK tournament but that is not the full extent of the story. We get a much bigger story to prevent repetitiveness along with some fun backstories for other MK characters. The film does get a little too talky at times but the action more than makes up for the slower scenes. Finally, the animation for the film looks great. To make the film even more enjoyable is we get some extremely gruesome and graphic death scenes that look great. Thee are the type of kills that you can only get from an animated flick but they are very enjoyable. Overall, Battle of the Realms was a great MK film and one that I hope inspired WB to follow up with more MK flicks. I absolutely loved it and can't wait to see what they bring us next. Check it out.
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