Review Tuesday: Mortal Kombat II (2026)

  

 

Mortal Kombat II

(2026) 

Select warriors have to defend Earthrealm from Shao Khan in the competition called MORTAL KOMBAT. 

I have been meaning to watch this movie, since I liked the first one but only got around to it recently thanks to my BFF. We binge watched MORTAL KOMBAT and MORTAL KOMBAT II.   

 

After the events of Mortal Kombat (reviewed HERE) the tournament is getting ready to commence. We see how Edenia was conquered by Shao Khan (Martyn Ford), and how he plans to do the same with Earthrealm. We are introduced to  Kitana and Jade (Adeline Rudolph and Tati Gabrielle) from teh Outworld perspective. We are also introduced to the aging martial artist Johnny Cage expertly portrayed by KARL URBAN. 

  

In a nutshell, this tournament is a do-or-die situation for Earthrealm. If a Realm defeats another ten times in a row, they get to claim it. Earthrealm has LOST the last nine. Losing this tournament would mean that Shao Khan can conquer our world. To ensure a victory, Shao Khan cheats. In addition, Johnny Cage wasn't even prepared to compete. So those were two easy victories and this is a best three out of five competition. 

 

The movie is about what the combatants of Earthrealm have to do to prevent Shao Khan from cheating his way to a victory. 

 

While I liked the first Mortal Kombat movie, I had some issues with it. I can say, without giving up any spoilers, that those issues were rectified in this second film. I would have to say there was much more that I liked than didn't. Johnny cage really steals the show. They show the various characters using their in-game abilities in combat and it's pretty cool! The only bummers were that both Baraka and Quan Chi both looked pretty weird, but not enough so that it actually had an impact on my opinions. Don't worry, looking at Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Kitana, and Jade makes up for it.   

 

This is a rated R movie, so don't expect that the good guys get through this unscathed. It's called MORTAL KOMBAT after-all, so there's plenty of game violence and people getting killed. Oh, of course the Scorpion / Sub Zero rivalry continues. 

 

So yep, I liked it. I would recommend it.    

 

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[Pictured: Katie Fey, aka Jenya D]

fey \FAY\, adjective:

1. Possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality; magical or fairylike; elfin.

2. Having power to see into the future; visionary; clairvoyant.

3. Appearing slightly crazy, as if under a spell; touched.

4. (Scots.) Fated to die; doomed.

5. (Scots.) Marked by a sense of approaching death.

Fey comes from Middle English feye, feie, from Old English fæge, "fated to die."

 

caveat \KAY-vee-at; KAV-ee-; KAH-vee-aht\, noun:

1. a warning or caution; admonition.
2. Law. a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing: a caveat filed against the probate of a will.

Caveat comes from the Latin caveat, "let him beware," from cavere, "to beware." 

tree-book

• A book printed on dead trees, i.e. paper, as opposed to an e-book, which only exists electronically. Compare with snail mail.

Thomas: Hey, how do you like your new Kindle? 
Andrew: I don't know, I haven't used it yet. I'm still trying to finish all the tree-books I'm reading.

History

• anesthesia: was first used in an operation; a tumor was removed from a man's neck while he was under the effects of ether (1842)
• pencil: patent was awarded to Hymen Lipman for attaching an eraser to the end (1858); it was declared invalid by the US Supreme Court 17 years later because his invention was simply "an aggregation of separate elements"
• Seward's Folly: the US bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2m. — about 2 cents an acre (1867)
• 15th amendment: was declared in effect, giving black men the right to vote (1870)
• Jeopardy!: game show debuted on television (1964)
• Ronald Reagan: was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.; the US president was hit in the chest and seriously wounded, but recovered fully (1981)

Birthdays

• Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes 1746
• Anna Sewell 1820
• Vincent Van Gogh 1853
• Jo Davidson 1883
• Ted Heath 1900
• Frankie Laine 1913 - Singer
• Richard Dysart 1929 - Actor
• John Astin 1930 - Actor ("Addams Family")
• Rolf Harris 1930 - Singer
• Peter Marshall 1930 - Game show host ("Hollywood Squares")
• Warren Beatty 1937 - Actor
• Jerry Lucas 1940 - Basketball player
• Astrud Gilberto 1940
• Graeme Edge 1941 - Musician (Moody Blues)
• Bobby Wright 1942
• Ronnie Rice 1944 (New Colony 6)
• Eric Clapton 1945 - Musician
• Jim Dandy Mangrum 1948 - Musician (Black Oak Arkansas)
• Robbie Coltrane 1950 - Actor
• Dave Ball 1950 - Musician (Procol Harum)
• Re Styles 1950 - Musician (The Tubes)
• Lene Lovich 1954 - Singer

  
• Randy VanWarmer 1955 - Singer, songwriter
• Paul Reiser 1957 - Actor (ALIENS), comedian
• M.C. Hammer 1962 - Rapper
• Ian Ziering 1964 - Actor
• Tracy Chapman 1964 - Singer
• Donna D'Errico 1968 - actress, model. See more HERE
• Celine Dion 1968 - Singer
• Mark Consuelos 1970 - Actor
• Norah Jones 1979 - Musician
• Scott Moffatt 1983 - Singer, musician (The Moffats)
• Jevgenija Diordiychuk 1983 - model, Russian PMOY AKA: Yevgenia / Eugenia / Evgenia Diordiychuk, Jenya D, Shawnee, Katie Fey, Shawnee, Vanesa Gojgi. See more HERE 
  Misty Romano 1989

 

   

               

 

 

 

 

 

  

    

     

  

Jevgenija Diordijchuk (real name)

AKA: Yevgenia / Eugenia / Evgenia Diordiychuk, Jenya D, Shawnee, Katie Fey, Shawnee, Vanesa Gojgik