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The only Mortal Kombat adaptation worthy of the first two arcade games. Long gone are those days where you could play with ultraviolence and dark humor, and pull off some clever social commentary in the process. Now everything needs to be watered down, rendered harmless with a good dose of fantasy, suitable for younger audience. Too bad the very same audiences won't be able to develop critical thinking. Ed Boon considers this a legitimate alternative MK universe but he thinks it somehow crossed the line as far as re-imagining goes, truth is the rest of the franchise is illegitimate. Over the years Scorpion, arguably the most prominent character of the series, went from mysterious hellbent ninja-wraith to meek family man. Isn't that crossing the line? I think the creators of the series themselves forgot about the 90's spirit and what made those arcade games so good, so memorable for us back then. Well, Rebirth managed to bring that spirit back in less than 8 minutes. Perfect cast too, i loved both Sonya Blade and Baraka.

One of the best Disney movies and my personal favorite, along with The Sleeping Beauty. The villainess, Madame Medusa, is also incredibly intense and most of all, realistic. A complete psycho yet nothing over the top. For the character design they were reportedly revisiting Cruella De Vil but i think they did a much better job with Medusa, the aesthetic is unique and her psychological portrait is also much more interesting than her counterpart in 101 Dalmatians. The only annoying character is probably Penny, the orphan girl, who keeps on whining (worse: she also sings) for most of the duration. The Devil's Bayou is one of the most fascinating settings Disney has ever used. The sequel is nothing special. It's a real shame the studios always treated this movie as a second class product, it seems like they completely forgot about it.