Why hello there 'Mortal Kombat', back already? Yes with the world becoming bricks we've had quite the wonky schedule with everything in life, including movies. Released back in late April, the reboot of 'Mortal Kombat' is now available on Blu-Ray & 4K Disc. If you missed my initial review of the movie itself, you can click HERE for a more in-depth critique but to sum it up it was a really fun action flick that suffered from character and story issues due to Warner Bros. and the filmmakers feeling the need to rebuilt the tower and including a new character not present in the games. So instead, this review will be going over the presentation of the release itself.
VIDEO:
The 4K disc comes with just the movie presented in Ultra High Definition while the Blu-Ray comes in a 1080p presentation both in the film's native 2.39:1 aspect ratio. and both look wonderful. Director Simon McQuoid wanted to ground the film and part of that resulted in the colors being a bit muted compared to the games but it still looks gorgeous. The film was shot in southern Australia and everything aside from some fantasy elements are in camera making for quite the pretty picture, especially with the UHD. The 4K does seem to be a little brighter with its contrast than the Blu-Ray but aside from the smoother frame rate the two look identical so you won't be losing too much quality if you decide to stick with the Blu.
AUDIO:
'Mortal Kombat' is presented in Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, and Dolby Digital 5.1 along with various subtitles and languages. The score by Benjamin Wallfisch was crisp and that iconic theme song boomed through my speakers beautifully. The score also doesn't overtake the film's dialogue or sound effects either and overall this is a very balanced and smooth set of tracks. The fight scenes are a particular highlight that I would've been furious over if they'd messed this one up. You can't go wrong with any of the three tracks here, although the obvious winner goes to the Atmos track for me personally but if you don't have the system for that the 7.1 is also an excellent choice.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Deleted/Extended Scenes: 3 scenes are included. Cole's extended nightmare & Kano dialogue, Shang Tsung and Mileena having an argument, and Lui Kang & Kung Lao discussing the fate of Sonya Blade.
The Making of Mortal Kombat: A 30 minute featurette about the film going over the various behind the scenes elements such as the costume design, filming locations, and special effects as well as a brief look at the video game series.
Anatomy of a Scene: This featurette is 7 segments focusing on the film's most memorable moments and breaking down various aspects.
Entering the Krypt: A 10 minute video looking at the various Easter Eggs hidden throughout the film although it only touches on a few leaving many for the fans to look for themselves.
Fight Koreography: This featurette goes over the various martial arts techniques and stunt work for the film.
Fan Favorite Kharacters: 11 featurettes focusing on each fighter and their respective actor.
Features overall are a little light here. Sadly, we don't get any kind of audio commentary or more significant deleted scenes that could've fixed some story elements but for those interested in the craft, the behind the scenes featurettes are informational and won't take up too much of your time. The weakest features for me are the Easter Egg and Fan Favorite segments. The first one feels like an afterthought and only goes over the most obvious eggs that fans likely already saw and gives no hints or information for the others they claim to have. The second feature's issue is that it's just a dull retread of the film's characters which most people will know inside and out so this feels like a useless feature for the uninitiated but if you're not a MK fan why would you watch the special features?
'Mortal Kombat' has its problems, but I still enjoyed it and it comes with a pretty nice presentation overall. Like the movie itself, the package isn't perfect but the audio/visual qualities are outstanding even if the special features aren't.
Film:
B
Video:
A+
Audio:
A
Features:
C-
Overall:
B+
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