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[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

When was the first one? 1995? TIL there was a movie in 2021 that was so far off my radar I missed it entirely.

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah the 2021 movie flew under my radar as well, they did a shit job of promoting it. Its actually a decent movie, much better than the cheesy ones from the 90s.

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

It came out during COVID which is a lot of the reason people don’t remember it I think.

[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This is a sequel to a reboot.

Mortal Kombat August 18, 1995 Mortal Kombat Annihilation November 21, 1997

Then it was rebooted.

Mortal Kombat April 23, 2021 Mortal Kombat II May 8, 2026

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Five years later. For a reboot that did middling business at the box office. I guess it did well on streaming later. 🤷‍♂️

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

The 2021 movie came out on HBO Max only. It was part of a string of releases that weren't going to make it to theaters because of COVID.