Almost 30 years ago, Hollywood tried video game adaptations. What was still very lucrative in the martial arts hit Mortal Kombat already failed in the sequel Mortal Kombat 2 from 1997. Among other things, because of a wooden script. It contains one A sentence that is forever burned into cultural memory. The fantasy flop can be seen on Amazon Prime.
At Amazon Prime: Fantasy flop Mortal Kombat 2 begins with an absurdly funny sentence
The sequel picks up right after the end of its predecessor. Though they won, Earth’s best fighters must once again face off against the extraterrestrial forces of Outworld. Among the new enemies, warrior Kitana (Talisa Soto) discovers her mother Sindel (Musetta Vander), who she thought was dead. The following conversation ensues:
Kitana: Mom, you’re alive!
Sindel: It’s a pity that YOU will die!
Following a moment of emotional shock with such a whimsically pointed punchline has had fans laughing since the film’s release. No wonder perhaps that the scene for 26 years in various “Worst screenplay sentences of all time“-Listen appears. You can watch them in English here:
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As Metacritic points out, the film received little critical acclaim and flopped at the box office (via The Numbers). Nevertheless, a loyal fan base for Mortal Kombat 2 has established itself over the years. His involuntarily funny dialogues are certainly part of the allure.
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