25 years ago this very week, the very first live-action Mortal Kombat movie premiered. It ... wasn't great, though some fans maintain its status as a cinematic cult classic. To be quite honest, it was a tough task and a tall order to spin a compelling yarn out of the violent and bloody (and uber-popular) fighting game: The game's only conceit was that elite fighters from our world and other realms battled against each other in a tournament to the death, the winner of which would not only survive but save their own world from invasion and …

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