As the Mortal Kombat franchise reboots with the release of the new fighting game Mortal Kombat 1, the line of animated movies goes back to the ’80s with the new film Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match. A departure from the tone and animation style from the first three movies in the series, the movie places Johnny Cage in the spotlight for a more overt action comedy. With its steady stream of ’80s action movie tropes and style to burn, Cage Match may catch audiences off-guard with its presentation as the most unabashedly weird entry in the series.Set in the ’80s, the movie has Johnny Cage looking to break free from B-movies and become a bonafide Hollywood action hero amidst all the glitz and glamor in the City of Angels. Johnny’s wish comes true in a way he never imagined as he’s drawn into the machinations of a demonic cult when the leading lady of his latest movie project suddenly goes missing. This leads to a team-up with the mysterious Ashrah, who guides Johnny through a tour of the unseen mystical side of Los Angeles and helps against foes beyond the fledgling movie star’s wildest imagination.There are moments throughout Cage Match where the audience may have to remind themselves that they’re watching a Mortal Kombat movie because it really does feel like a tangential story for the franchise and more of an off-kilter solo spinoff for Johnny Cage. This is a film that leans fully into its ’80s influences, complete with a period-appropriate soundtrack and montage sequences that could fit right in with a Rocky movie. These references might fly right over the heads of viewers who didn’t get to experience the decade firsthand, but the resurgence of ’80s pop culture through shows like Stranger Things could help the allusions extend further.RELATED: Warner Bros. Reportedly Turned Down an Animated Mortal Kombat vs. DC Movie
As the Mortal Kombat franchise reboots with the release of the new fighting game Mortal Kombat 1, the line of animated movies goes back to the ’80s with the new film Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match. A departure from the tone and animation style from the first three movies in the series, the movie places Johnny Cage in the spotlight for a more overt action comedy. With its steady stream of ’80s action movie tropes and style to burn, Cage Match may catch audiences off-guard with its presentation as the most unabashedly weird entry in the series.
Set in the ’80s, the movie has Johnny Cage looking to break free from B-movies and become a bonafide Hollywood action hero amidst all the glitz and glamor in the City of Angels. Johnny’s wish comes true in a way he never imagined as he’s drawn into the machinations of a demonic cult when the leading lady of his latest movie project suddenly goes missing. This leads to a team-up with the mysterious Ashrah, who guides Johnny through a tour of the unseen mystical side of Los Angeles and helps against foes beyond the fledgling movie star’s wildest imagination.
There are moments throughout Cage Match where the audience may have to remind themselves that they’re watching a Mortal Kombat movie because it really does feel like a tangential story for the franchise and more of an off-kilter solo spinoff for Johnny Cage. This is a film that leans fully into its ’80s influences, complete with a period-appropriate soundtrack and montage sequences that could fit right in with a Rocky movie. These references might fly right over the heads of viewers who didn’t get to experience the decade firsthand, but the resurgence of ’80s pop culture through shows like Stranger Things could help the allusions extend further.
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