Six Good Movies with Shockingly Low Rotten Tomatoes Scores

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Mike said:
Don't let anyone back you down on this one, you are not wrong.


Analyzing the movie on multiple levels both critically and commercially, we both laid out a very solid argument on why it was a well made film. Even on small matters, I feel like you can't let lazy arguments win.


I have yet to hear any reason why it's bad, and in fact it's very well made. It stays as close to the games storyline as possible. The lead is well cast and the supporting cast is all at least decent.. The fight scenes are well choreographed, all the characters are there and they all use their signature moves.


They made a genuine effort to match the backgrounds of the games stages with the sets. Every fight scene ends with a death. The last fight ends with a stage fatality. They added other story elements but kept them in the background, so they didn't interfere too much with the action.


What more did you expect from a mortal kombat movie released in 1995?
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Like I mentioned a few posts back, I'm actually rewatching the movie as I type this.

One thing I want to mention is the fight choreography. The fights are quite good, especially Johnny Cage/Scorpion and Liu Kang/Reptile.

Also, the production design is fucking awesome. The way they brought Shang Tsung's island and Outworld to life is great. It's some legit A+ kind of shit.

BTW, did you ever see Mortal Kombat: Legacy? If so, what did you think of it?
 
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shadow_priest_x said:
Like I mentioned a few posts back, I'm actually rewatching the movie as I type this.

One thing I want to mention is the fight choreography. The fights are quite good, especially Johnny Cage/Scorpion and Liu Kang/Reptile.

Also, the production design is fucking awesome. The way they brought Outworld to live is great. It's some legit A+ kind of shit.

BTW, did you ever see Mortal Kombat: Legacy? If so, what did you think of it?
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Lol yes! Saw it in the theater and it's.very memorable, but for different reasons. Me and @ShinkanPo where talking about it one time and I posted that god awful animality scene.


I kid you not, TWO groups of people just got up and left the theater when I went to see it. The only time I've ever seen people walk out of a movie like


<{ByeHomer}>
 
Mike said:
Lol yes! Saw it in the theater and it's.very memorable, but for different reasons. Me and @ShinkanPo where talking about it one time and I posted that god awful animality scene.


I kid you not, TWO groups of people just got up and left the theater when I went to see it. The only time I've ever seen people walk out of a movie like


<{ByeHomer}>
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Hmm, I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing.

I'm talking about the two-season series of webisodes that came out a few years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat:_Legacy


 
shadow_priest_x said:
I'm actually rewatching the first film right now. It's still a fun movie.
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you’re right, it is a fun movie. it’s shameless 90s schlock, & 90s/late 80s schlock is honestly a lot of fun. can’t argue against that tbh. still think it’s a bad movie from a critical perspective, but it’s no doubt a fun bad movie.
 
Mike said:
Lol yes! Saw it in the theater and it's.very memorable, but for different reasons. Me and @ShinkanPo where talking about it one time and I posted that god awful animality scene.


I kid you not, TWO groups of people just got up and left the theater when I went to see it. The only time I've ever seen people walk out of a movie like


<{ByeHomer}>
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I legit laughed the way you told that story!!

I think it is in another Mayberry thread called "Have yiu ever walked out of a movie?"


Its like those dudes are already pissed off because the movie is so cheesy and cliche ridden script but the animality scene is just so retarded that they were like.

"Ah thats it Liukang turned into a dragon already I am out of here"

Lol I still laughed at the idea I am just immagining I am in that theater too and saw those people left
 
ShinkanPo said:
I legit laughed the way you told that story!!

I think it is in another Mayberry thread called "Have yiu ever walked out of a movie?"


Its like those dudes are already pissed off because the movie is so cheesy and cliche ridden script but the animality scene is just so retarded that they were like.

"Ah thats it Liukang turned into a dragon already I am out of here"

Lol I still laughed at the idea I am just immagining I am in that theater too and saw those people left
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Lol like that seinfeld gif where he just gets up and walk out. I'd post it but I'm on my shitty phone.
 
@Mike, I said fuck it and am rewatching Street Fighter right now. I haven't seen this one since 1994.

It's not very good and there's a lot of shit that's way off about it.

But I can note two positives:

1. Van Damme is awesome.

2. Raul Julia is goddamned hilarious.

So I guess it's at least better than MK: Annihilation.
 
shadow_priest_x said:
Here are few, more personal choices. Each one is being criminally underrated here.


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Well, I may as well make a contribution to the list of movies grievously maligned by Rotten Tomatoes...

Staying Alive (1983) - 0%
Karate Kid II (1986) - 43%
Karate Kid III - 16%
Death Wish II - 29%
Over the Top (1987) - 43%
Lock Up (1989) - 17%
Stone Cold (1991) - 25%
Mr. Destiny (1990) - 38%
Last Action Hero - 37%
Cocktail (1988) - 5%
 
shadow_priest_x said:
@Mike, I said fuck it and am rewatching Street Fighter right now. I haven't seen this one since 1994.

It's not very good and there's a lot of shit that's way off about it.

But I can note two positives:

1. Van Damme is awesome.

2. Raul Julia is goddamned hilarious.

So I guess it's at least better than MK: Annihilation.
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That is about all it has going for it. Well that and prime Kylie Minogue cosplaying as Cammy.

<{jackyeah}>
 
BisexualMMA said:
Well, I may as well make a contribution to the list of movies grievously maligned by Rotten Tomatoes...

Staying Alive (1983) - 0%
Karate Kid II (1986) - 43%
Karate Kid III - 16%
Death Wish II - 29%
Over the Top (1987) - 43%
Lock Up (1989) - 17%
Stone Cold (1991) - 25%
Mr. Destiny (1990) - 38%
Last Action Hero - 37%
Cocktail (1988) - 5%
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I'm with you on KK II and III (especially III, which I think is quite underrated and prefer over II), Over the Top, Last Action Hero and I guess Cocktail.

Been a long time since I watched Cocktail, but from my memory it's deserving of a better score than that.
 
Mike said:
That is about all it has going for it. Well that and prime Kylie Minogue cosplaying as Cammy.

<{jackyeah}>
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I'll second your vote for Kylie Minogue. The girl who plays Chun Li seems to be okay as well.

But really, it's Van Damme and, especially, Raul Julia who are making this thing watchable.

It's a shame they decided to take the Street Fighter concept and turn it into a slapsticky live-action cartoon. We've been talking a lot about tone regarding Mortal Kombat. Well the tone for this one really is WAY off. But on the plus side it gave Raul Julia the chance to ham it up big time and turn in a very entertaining performance.
 
BisexualMMA said:
Well, I may as well make a contribution to the list of movies grievously maligned by Rotten Tomatoes...

Staying Alive (1983) - 0%
Karate Kid II (1986) - 43%
Karate Kid III - 16%
Death Wish II - 29%
Over the Top (1987) - 43%
Lock Up (1989) - 17%
Stone Cold (1991) - 25%
Mr. Destiny (1990) - 38%
Last Action Hero - 37%
Cocktail (1988) - 5%
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I think I liked all the Death Wish movies but I'm kind of a sick fuck too. I think I liked all those movies except for Staying Alive and Stone Cold.
 
scorpipede said:
I think I liked all the Death Wish movies but I'm kind of a sick fuck too. I think I liked all those movies except for Staying Alive and Stone Cold.
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I think Staying Alive is perhaps one of the most unfairly criticized movies of all time. It's a superior film to Flashdance, and Flashdance got all the accolades and success. But I know I am squarely in the minority there.

As for Stone Cold, I think it's merely a decent action movie, but Lance Henriksen alone makes it worth watching with his performance. He's levels above the material, and I still find the material passable.
 
BisexualMMA said:
I think Staying Alive is perhaps one of the most unfairly criticized movies of all time. It's a superior film to Flashdance, and Flashdance got all the accolades and success. But I know I am squarely in the minority there.

As for Stone Cold, I think it's merely a decent action movie, but Lance Henriksen alone makes it worth watching with his performance. He's levels above the material, and I still find the material passable.
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Henriksen is a boss, no doubt. Stone Cold was with Brian Bosworth right?
I tried Staying Alive once and didn't finish it. That was a long time ago. A lifetime.
 
BisexualMMA said:
Well, I may as well make a contribution to the list of movies grievously maligned by Rotten Tomatoes...

Staying Alive (1983) - 0%
Karate Kid II (1986) - 43%
Karate Kid III - 16%
Death Wish II - 29%
Over the Top (1987) - 43%
Lock Up (1989) - 17%
Stone Cold (1991) - 25%
Mr. Destiny (1990) - 38%
Last Action Hero - 37%
Cocktail (1988) - 5%
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Holy shit... some great movies here. What the hell could people hate about Mr. Destiny? It was a fun movie with good acting and a cool story. Again, I think it's just a bunch of hipsters.
 
shadow_priest_x said:
@Mike, I said fuck it and am rewatching Street Fighter right now. I haven't seen this one since 1994.

It's not very good and there's a lot of shit that's way off about it.

But I can note two positives:

1. Van Damme is awesome.

2. Raul Julia is goddamned hilarious.

So I guess it's at least better than MK: Annihilation.
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Ah I think it is a bit better than MK:Annihilation but the first MK movie better than the SF movie.


The SF movie botched Ryu and Ken so bad.

But the Ming Na Wen really gave me the bonner that I have to grab my dick inside the Cinema.
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