Mortal Kombat Fans Celebrate the Movie's 25th Anniversary
The original Mortal Kombat movie released on this date, August 18th, back in 1995, making today [...]
The writer of the reboot even weighed in
prevnextHappy 25th birthday to the OG VG classic! It was the first time people realized that VG properties could be translated successfully to other mediums, and not just niche hobbies for kids with nothing better to do. It's been an honor to help bring you back. #MortalKombat pic.twitter.com/zqI5fquqAR
— Greg Russo (@WriterRusso) August 18, 2020
Many folks are reminiscing about the movie's iconic scenes
prevnext'Mortal Kombat' was released on this day 25 years ago! pic.twitter.com/um517n5HOx
— Films to Films 🎥🎬 (@FilmstoFilms_) August 18, 2020
It's a good time to be a Mortal Kombat fan
prevnextToday’s the 25 anniversary of the release of Mortal Kombat (1995) pic.twitter.com/O495FPq6rx
— Big Boss | Balvin $5000 (@LordBalvin) August 18, 2020
The original movie's casting was on point
prevnextI honestly loved the hell out of the casting for the original Mortal Kombat movie. pic.twitter.com/3DLqv0Gdh0
— AlphaOmegaSin (@AlphaOmegaSin) August 17, 2020
But, admittedly, nostalgia plays a big factor
prevnextIt's the 25th anniversary of the original Mortal Kombat film!
This movie meant so much to me as a kid, it was the first time I ever saw some of my favorite characters brought to life like this. And it still holds up so well. Flawless casting, flawless music, flawless victory! 🐉 pic.twitter.com/QayTbVD7kp
— Ⓙ︎Ⓔ︎Ⓢ︎Ⓢ︎Ⓔ︎ 💀 (@JbootyfuI) August 18, 2020
The trailer still slaps too
prevIt's been 25 years since Mortal Kombat attacked cinemas. Were you there? #MORTALKOMBAT https://t.co/XKMDImd8pv
— Mortal Kombat Online (@MK_Online) August 18, 2020