Superman 1940 Reviews "Superman" And "The Mechanical Monsters" Review

The character of Superman has been had so many cartoon shows and animated movies it's hard to really keep track of them all. So I thought that i'd do something that's a little bit different ans talk about some of the very first Superman cartoons since i've honestly not seen people talking about these cartoons which for the life of me I don't know why since these cartoons are still stunning to look at the first two cartoons "Superman" and "The Mechanical Monsters" enjoy.

The plot of the first cartoon "Superman" is a mad scientist is going to use a deadly laser beam at midnight and it's up to Superman to stop him , where as in the second cartoon "The Mechanical Monsters" the plot is someone is using robots to steal millions of dollars in jewels and it's up to Superman to put a stop to it once and for all. Plot wise these cartoons are freaking great even tho they have a basic plot line they make it work and due to that both plots become engaging and exciting to see play out.

Starring in these two cartoons are Bud Collyer as Clark Kent / Superman and Joan Alexander as Lois Lane. Also starring in these two cartoons are Julian Noa as Perry White , Jack Mercer as the Mad Scientist and Jackson Beck as the Narrator, Radio Newscaster and in the case of the second short Bud Collyer as The Inventor. Now I know he's i've listed Julian as being in both cartoons but he's only in the first one but he does get a mention in the second one.

In terms of what I thought about the acting in both the shorts it was honestly really freaking good in my opinion. WE don't get alot of dialog in both shorts since they rather understandably have to move the story along but what lines of dialog we do have are well delivered and it's clear to anyone who watches even a few minuets of these cartoons that all of the actors are clearly doing the best that they can and it really does show in my opinion.

Doing the animation for the first nine of these shorts and thus these first two shorts was Fleischer Studios. To put it simply the animation in these shorts look like they were made in the either the eighties or the nineties and not the early forties that's how good it is. In my opinion the animation looks like it belongs in a feature length film I honestly implore any animation fan or even any fan of Batman: The Animated Series to check these cartoons any of them it doesn't matter because they all have great freaking animation in them.

What you guys might not know is that the first short "Superman" is actually a historical cartoon in the world of Superman since it's the first time that the character had the ability to fly. In the early comic books he had the power to leap tall building in a single bound which does look good in comic book and in radio form but not so much in animation and so Superman was instead given the power to fly and it's been with the character ever since.

Not all is good with these cartoons tho since for obvious reasons we don't get to find out much about the villains. Which I fully understand why since each short is only around ten minuets but a key part of story telling is getting across all points of view and that does mean getting the villains point across as well but due to the tight running time we only spend a few minuets in these first two shorts with the villains and so we don't really get to find out what there end goal is or why there even evil in the first place.

I will say that the pacing for both of the cartoons is honestly really good with both cartoons not feeling to fast nor to slow. They only spend a few minuets at the start of both cartoons setting up the story with the remaining several minuets being filled with exciting action and stunning visuals as such there's no room to think about things such as story or character because your so sucked into what's happening that those things become secondary in my opinion.

Since these are action cartoons that does mean that we have to talk about the action that's in both cartoons. In my opinion the action in both cartoons was extremely exciting to see and it's during these action sequences which also take most of the cartoons running time where the animation really stands out since we get to see things which would have been difficult to do back in the forties like buildings almost falling over or cars crashing for example and it all looks so freaking good.

Overall I cannot give these cartoons enough praise since even all of these years later they are still so freaking good. Like I said in the review there is one thing that I personally didn't like even tho the reasons behind it are very understandable it still have to be taken into account as such I give the first cartoon short "Superman" an 8.5 out of 10 and the second animated short "The Mechanical Monsters" a 7.5 out of 10 and the entire collection of cartoons is up on Youtube so go and watch them all right freaking now and there in the public domain as well.

 

Wonder Woman Earth One Volume Two Review

Well then comic book fans I can't even remember the last time I reviewed a comic book it was that long ago but I thought to myself that since we have all this time of I might as well do one now. As luck would have it I also forgot about the sequel to Wonder Woman Earth One Volume One being out and so after being reminded of it I thought that this would make a good book to review and so here is my review of Wonder Woman Earth One Volume Two" enjoy.

The plot of the book is Diana gets I guess you could say brainwashed by someone all the meanwhile there is a threat coming not only for Paradise Island aka Themyscira but also from on the island itself. The first thing you should all know about this book is it's part 1 of a two part story and so nothing gets resolved in this book as for what I thought about the story tho it was honestly really good and that's the best thing that I can say about story.

The writer of the book is comic book legend Grant Morrison who's written a ton of books for DC as well as a Doctor Who comic book. I honestly didn't like the writing in this one to me it felt very child like like he was just putting Diana in situations that only a child would come up with and it just didn't work with the more adult tone of this series but when Grant does write something in the book that goes with the tone it works oddly well.

Returning from the previous book to do the artwork is Yanick Paquette who's mostly worked on books for DC but has also done a few X-Men books as well as other books for Marvel. I'll admit the only book i've seen from this artist is Wonder Woman Earth One Volume One and so I can't really say if his work is any good or not but I do feel that this book is a slight step down in quality in my opinion the artwork isn't bad by any means but it's also not as good as it perhaps could have been.

Yeah this book is pretty violent like way more violent then I was honestly expecting it to be but given the books more mature tone it's to be expected. The violence in my opinion works really well since it's used to tell a story or used to advance the story instead of being in there to shock you which is in my opinion a very good thing however the horror fan inside of me wanted to see more violence since what little we got was pretty freaking awesome.

There is one idea that I really liked in the book and that's a I guess you could say robotic version of Areas. That to me is just such a cool idea it's just a shame that we don't get to see it getting used in this book so i;m hoping that it gets used whenever volume three comes out. I also thought it was a good way to bring in one of Wonder Woman's classic foes since it would have been so easy just to have him show up but nope this way is actually pretty creative.

Now for the life of me I really couldn't tell you who the main villain of this book is since there's three villains and even then one of them becomes a good guy at the end of the book those being Maxwell Lord , Leon Zeiko (there's a reason why i'm not giving out his super villain name) and the sexy as hell Paula Von Gunther. All three of characters are villains in this story and all three of them are weak as hell since we don't get to find out anything about the characters nor do we get to see what there end goals are they are evil just for the sake of being evil and that makes them and thus Diana less interesting.

Now if you're like me and you've read the first volume then you'll know that this I guess you could say either series or mini-series gives a more sexy take on the character and by that I mean they show of more sexy images and she the character in more sexy angles. Well the same is true here heck I couldn't even show you one of the more sexier images since there was some nudity in there but all I can say is damn because they really like showing of Diana in this volume and I loved it not going to lie.

Now then this is an action book and so that means that we have to talk about the action that's in the comic book itself. There honestly isn't that much action in the book which I guess makes sense since this is the first part of a two part story and so it makes sense that alot of the action would be held of until the final book but what little action that there is in this book is honestly really well done in my opinion it's cool and exciting both of which you want in an action sequence I just wish that there was more of it.

Overall while I think that the first book is alot more enjoyable to read and is so far the best one in this series of volumes. That doesn't however mean that I don't like this book because far from it in fact there was a lot that I liked about the book alot of which i've mentioned in this very review it's just that there's alot more that I didn't like about the book which i've also covered in this review and so this volume gets a 5.5 out of 10 from me.

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War Review

DC fans the company hasn't had much luck when it comes to creating a cinematic universe at least with their live action films anyways. However they have had some slightly better luck with there animated direct to DVD films most of which are indeed set in the same universe and well the latest film in this line of films has just been released digitally and so here is my review of "Justice League Dark: Apokolips War" let's get it on.

The plot of the movie is two years after Darkseid takes over the world the Justice League , Teen Titans and Suicide Squad launch an all out attack to take back the planet. Yeah this plot is pretty freaking epic but at the same time because it's being told as one hour and a half movie it means that alot of things gets rushed things which would have had more of an impact if it was told over at least two movies.

Every actor in this film is a returning actor and so it makes no sense to say that there returning who isn't since there's no new actors in this film what so ever. As such starring in this film are Jason O'Mara as Bruce Wayne / Batman , Matt Ryan as John Constantine , Jerry O'Connell as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman , Taissa Farmiga as Raven , Rosario Dawson as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman and Tony Todd as Darkseid.

Now I know that i've not credited every single actor who's in this film but if I did then i'd be here all day so I just cut it down just a few names but trust me when I say this film has an epic voice cast. In terms of the acting I felt it was honestly really good all of the actors did a great job playing these roles in this film and while they haven't become the true voices of the characters there playing they have left an impression on me.

Doing the animation for the film is Tiger Animation don't worry if you haven't heard of them I haven't either and I can't find a single thing about them online so who knows what they've worked on in the past. As for what I thought about the animation in the film it was pretty good but at the same time the CGI that they use in the film looks pretty bad when you compare it to the 2D animation that's in the rest of the film.

Now i'm trying not to give away any spoilers here because I really do think that this film is worth seeing because of how good it is but I do feel that like Avengers: Endgame this story should have been told over two films. Simply because it would allow things to move at a more natural pace and it would allow the more emotional moments to actually be emotional and thus have some weight to them.

Even when I was watching the film I came up with a rough outline for both of the films which is the first film would deal with Darkseid attacking earth and the Justice League face him and win but at a cost what that cost is I don't know but I would also have the opening of this film included which i'm not going to say why but when you see the film you'll understand. This would then lead into this film with it playing out pretty much the same way but now because we've had that extra time we now know how much of a threat Darkseid can be.

Now again i'm not going to say how but this film does tie into Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox in a way that really doesn't make sense when you stop and think about it. However it does make for a pretty sweet and I guess shocking ending so it kind of works but I still would have liked it more if the way they tied it in actually made some sort of sense instead of just being thrown in for the sake of it.

From what I can gather this film is meant to be the end of at least this part of the animated movie lineup but I can't say for sure if that's going to be the case. I say that because unlike Avengers: Endgame where it actually felt like a finale and wrapped up several plotlines this film did neither of those and so it feels like it's just another movie and that this version of the animated universe will continue.

Now then superhero fans this is of course an action film and so that does mean that we have to talk about the action that's in the film itself. Which I honestly feel to be really cool and really exciting there was alot of times during the action where I went "oh that's cool" which is something that I never do and it helps that we get to see alot of the powers that these heroes have and how good of a fighter the hero with non powers are.

Overall this was honestly a good film and if you have the chance to get it digitally then I highly recommend it just due to how good of a film that it is. That being said however there are alot of faults with the film alot of which i've tried to cover in this review without giving away any kind of spoiler as such the film gets a 7out of 10 from me and if you want the film it's out now on Digital relese and is out on DVD and blu-ray on May 19th.

Batman: Bad Blood Review

Batman fans for as long as the character of Batman has been popular he's been appearing in most forms of animation be it movies or TV shows. However in recent years it seems like Batman is the go to character for DC Animated Movies with the character appearing in more and more of them be it as a side character or as a main character and so here is my review of

 2016's "Batman: Bad Blood" enjoy.

The plot of the movie is two weeks after Batman disappears The League of Shadows are trying to create the perfect solider while also trying to brainwash people starting with Bruce Wayne and so it's up to Robin , Nightwing , Batwoman and new hero Batwing to stop them and find Bruce Wayne before it's to late. As for what I thought about the story it was honestly really good and it's not something that i've not before with the idea of what would happen if Bruce Wayne was kidnapped and then brainwashed being a generally good idea it's just a shame tho that the film doesn't go all the way with that idea which is something that I will talk more about later on in the review.

Reprising their roles from previous the previous DC Animated Movie Universe films are Jason O'Mara as Bruce Wayne / Batman , Stuart Allan as Damian Wayne / Robin , Sean Maher as Dick Grayson / Nightwing and Morena Baccarin as Talia Al Ghul. Joining them are Gaius Charles as Luke Fox / Batwing , Yvonne Strahovski as Kate Kane / Batwoman , Geoff Pierson as Colonel Jacob Kane , Ernie Hudson as Lucius Fox , Travis Willingham as The Heretic and James Garrett as Alfred Pennyworth.

Now then as for what I thought about the acting in the film given that pretty much all of these actors aren't voice actors at all they do a pretty solid job in this movie. Alot of these actors have been playing these roles for close to six years as of this writing and up to two years when this film came out so they would have an idea of what type of performance to give and in my opinion they make the right choices and thus give solid performances , altho I will admit that Yvonne Strahovski didn't really impress me as Batwoman but hey she's doing a better job then Ruby Rose is so there's that at least.

Doing the animation for the film is The Answer Studio who as far as I can tell have mostly worked on anime with the only American productions that I found being two separate Transformers series. I will say that the anime influence can be seen in this film now that I think about it with alot of the fight scenes visually looking like something that you would see in an anime and with that being said the animation quality is pretty high with alot of care being put into each and every frame.

This is the third film in the DC Animated Movie Universe otherwise known as the DCAMU for short. This is a kind of spin off line of films separate from the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line of films since films set in the DCAMU are all connected where as all of the other films effectively sit in there own universe with each film occupying it's own world with it's own set of rules and continuity.

Now I hate to bring up the Marvel Cinematic Universe on a DC related post but I really do feel that Marvel Studios has done a better job of creating a cinematic universe then DC has. Now don't get me wrong when it comes to creating a universe in animated form DC has done a really good job the problem is tho none of the stories set up in the films and so none of them feel like they are set in a universe which trust me is a huge issue when it comes to things like character development and characters arc , look at example Tony Stark in the first Iron Man film the character we meet in that film is alot different from the one we see at the end of Avengers: Endgame now let's take a look at Batman the character we see in Justice League War is the same one that we meet in this film with only very mild character development given to him in this film with his latest film Batman: Hush offering none whatsoever.

That is a huge issue because when your starting a cinematic universe your expecting your viewer to invest years of their lives into these characters and they can't do that if there's very little to no character development. Otherwise what's the point in starting a cinematic universe other then to be hip and trendy since apparently every film studio needs to have there own cinematic universe now. Also not helping matters is the fact that these films really aren't telling a story that's spanning these films again look at the MCU they started a story in Iron Man it took them over ten years spanning twenty two films in order to fully tell it here there's no story being told and so why should we invest our time and energy into these films which yes are still good films and I will still get the latest one because of that fact but still if your going to start a cinematic universe then you need to give me a reason to care about this universe.

This film sees the debut of Kate Kane as played by Yvonne Strahovski into the DCAMU which if you recall stands for DC Animated Movie Universe. I have to say that I like this version of her more then I do the version that's currently on The CW and granted i've not seen much of the live action show but i've seen enough to form an opinion on it but getting back to this version of the character tho this version of Kate is a tortured soul much like how she is in the live action but unlike that show she also hides her pain sort of in a way like Bruce would whenever he meets someone new in his live which I thought to be rather interesting.

This film is only an hour and twelve minuets long which does actually feel about the right length if i'm being honest. Simply because there's not much there in terms of story and you this film isn't one that you can get up to ninety minuets at most you'd be able to get it up to an hour and twenty and that's if you include Batwoman's backstory but there would be no way in hell you could get it any longer then that without the film feeling bloated.

Now then boys and girls this is an action film and so that does mean that we have to talk about the action that's in the film. Like I said this is where the film in my opinion becomes inspired by anime since like in an anime fight the fight scenes in this film leap f the screen and like in an anime there are alot of crazy moves and alot of camera moves done and I hope that more DC direct to DVD animated films take on an anime inspired style.

Overall this is an entertaining film and if that's all your looking for then your going to walk away happy. Now with that being said if your looking for a film that gives you heaps of character and character development then outside of one scene with Batman then your going to walk away very disappointed since the film has very little of that in it with the focus being more on the action then on the characters as such this film gets a 6.5 out of 10 from me.

 

Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic And Monsters Review

DC fans incase you don't know we have a little tradition everytime the company releases a new direct to DVD animated feature I review it the day it comes out. Well the company has a new Lego direct to DVD film out and well since it's going to be a fairly long time before I get to review a new animated film you guys better get used to seeing this one and so here is my review of "Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters" enjoy.

The plot of the movie is Mr. Mind has turned every member of the Justice League into his servant and so it's up to Batman and Shazam to turn them back to side of good while also stopping Mr. Mind before it's to late. I honestly feel that the story was honestly really well told especially for a kids film but I hate the fact that they use the same story arc of Batman learning to trust someone that to me is just a predictable storyline that's been done to death.

Starring in the film is Sean Astin as Shazam , Troy Baker as Batman / Bruce Wayne and Zach Callison as Billy Batson & Jimmy Olsen. Also starring in the film is Nolan North as Superman / Clark Kent & Alfred Pennyworth , Grey Griffin as Wonder Woman & Lois Lane , Cristina Milizia as Green Lantern / Jessica Cruz , James Arnold Taylor as The Flash & Dummy , Imari Williams as Black Adam / Teth-Adam , Ralph Garman as Wizard and Tom Kenny as The Penguin & Perry White.

Given the amount of voice acting greats that are in this film what i'm about to say really shouldn't come as a surprise to any of you. The acting in this film is felt was honestly really top notch which again given the amount of voice acting greats that are in this film really shouldn't come as a surprise to any of you whatsoever but I honestly feel that it's true and the fact that they managed to get this many great voice actors together is in my opinion a great thing.

Doing the animation for the film is Xentrix Studios who I cannot find anything on so I have no idea what else they have worked on. I can say tho that the animation in this film is just the bog standard direct to DVD Lego DC affair but I do like the attention to detail that's in this film like the fact that you can see that each building is clearly made out of Lego bricks and there is something else but it could be considered a spoiler but let's just say that it's a cool little detail.

What I honestly was not expecting was for there to be a reference to the previous direct to DVD DC Lego movie Lego DC Batman: Family Matters. Which really caught me of guard because these movies never make references to the past movies and so to see one in here was honestly refreshing and i'm not going to lie it did get a chuckle out of me when they made the reference which i'm honestly not spoiling because it is a cute little nod to that movie.

Make no mistake about it this movie is made for and aimed at little kids and so alot of the things in this movie are going to a little bit childish. None of which I can actually say tho because they are considered spoilers and i'm trying to keep this review spoiler free I will say tho that there are no fart jokes in this film since if there was I most likely would have turned the movie of there and then since I hate fate jokes.

Like all of the direct to DVD DC Lego movies this one is also a comedy and so that does mean that we have to talk bout the jokes that are featured in the film. Which I honestly didn't think were that bad like I said there's no fart jokes which I was expecting given that this is a kids film , that being said there is a a fairly solid Wonder Woman joke which they use a few times which was decent and there's a bad Superman joke which gets run into the ground alot it wasn't funny the first time they did the joke and every time they do the joke it get's less and less funny but hey all comedy is subjective.

Now then since this is also an action film that does mean that we have to talk about the action that is in the film. Which honestly for a direct to DVD kids Lego DC movie wasn't that bad yes it's not as fun as say The Lego Batman Movie but it is still pretty creative and we get see why each hero is a member of the Justice League , heck we even get to see alot of Shazam's powers as well which was pretty cool.

Overall this film is only an hour and twenty one minuets long so if you have any kids or smaller family members that need entertaining during this difficult times this is the movie that will do just that. I really cannot be to hard on this film since like I said it's made with little kids in mind and so any real issue you have with the film you have to go a little bit easier on it and so the film gets a 5 out of 10 from me and the film is out now on Digital platforms and it will be out on DVD and blu-ray on the 16th of June 2020.

  

  

My Idea For An American Live Action Version Of Sailor Moon

Guys and girls very rarely do I get an idea that's so strong and so original that I just have to start writing about it that very second. Well today is one of those days because for no reason what so ever I started thinking about a live action version of Sailor Moon and then I got to thinking about what an American live action version of Sailor Moon could be and what it could possibly look like and so here we go and i'm going to apologise right now if this post seems all over the place i've not really thought this post through all the way and so i've not really organised it at all if i'm being freaking honest.

PLOT

For the sake of my own sanity i'm going to be using the English names for the cast just because those are the names that alot of people are going to know them by. My idea for the plot would basically follow that of the first season of the show with Serena gradually meeting up with the other Sailor Scouts altho this time to avoid the fact that her transformation involves her being naked and wearing a short skirt all of the scout will be aged aged up and will be going to the same college and will take the same approach of The Flash with a new big bad every season with Queen Beryl being the first big bad.

I feel that for the first several episodes we shouldn't have the sailor scouts come together just because it would be a bad move in terms of developing their characters and character traits. Instead each of the scouts will be fighting crime on there own but each of the villains that they face will be connected to Queen Beryl who is trying to destroy the earth and she won't just be attacking this ne city either she'll be attacking the whole world with more Sailor Scouts from all over the world defeating her and i'll explain more about why there's some in the same college soon.

CHARACTERS

Now I said that there's going to be more Sailor Scouts well that would make the series feel more epic and how they find out about each other is through telepathy. In other words they can talk to each other using mental abilities and it goes without saying but the same characters from the anime / manga will be in this show and there names would be unchanged this show will also see the debut of Sailor Venus who shall be given the name of either Kate or Sarah.

Since I haven't watched the original dub of the show I can't say what there personalities are like and so I can't say if they'll be changed or not. However I do think that for the first season at least the team shouldn't work well together with there personalities clashing with each other all the time which could lead them into more deadly citations and will force them to work together and thus the character development could come more naturally.

SIDE CHARACTERS

Now what i'm about to say will make more sense later on when I mention what network I think that this show should air on. There will be side characters in this film ranging from both students and college professors alike who will form team Sailor Scout each of these characters will have an ability that helps the team out in one way or another and each of these side characters will have there own subplots that will converge in the finale.

This is the one case where the setting actually allows for a team of friends to help the main heroes out while at the same time not taking away from the main heroes or main story. I personally wouldn't go down the route of having one of the professors have a relationship with one of the students just because that's cliche as hell to do instead a romance would be hinted at however the student will be to call it off after the professor is nearly killed due to there actions and that's when we have the moment that all superhero shows and films have where they realise that they have to make sacrifices in order to save the ones they love.

NETWORK

Now I know that this is going to put alot of people of but I honestly feel that the best place for this show to air is honestly The CW. Simply because there record with producing superhero shows that are very high quality on a TV budget is really good and that's what each season of this would be a superhero movie but done as a TV show , plus there superhero shows always have great effects which a show like this is always going to have there's just no getting around it.

The only real drawback that I can see is that they would want a romance angle which is something that I would want to try and avoid. Simply due to the fact that not all shows need a romance however if one was to come up naturally through story and character progression then I wouldn't be opposed to seeing it happen but I wouldn't want a romance just for the sake of having one in there and yes this does mean no Tuxedo Mask / Serena romance at least not for the first few seasons at least.

AMOUNT OF SEASONS

Since this is The CW you know that this show is going to last for quite a while since they renew every show they broadcast the trouble is when do you call a show like this quits. Well for me the answer is simple you do it when there's no more character development left to do so if that means it gets cancelled after three seasons then so be the story and development of the characters should always come first and if that means ending a show at it's peak then so be it that's when it ends.

Speaking of the amount of season that the show could have the amount of episodes is also fairly key as well since you couldn't really this a twenty two episode per season show. So you'd have to cut it down to about twelve per season since then you could make the best twelve episodes of that season instead of making several OK episodes which is something that alot of shows don't seem to do yes there are shows like Doctor Who which only make a handful of episodes per season but then there are shows like The Flash which make only a handful of good episodes and several OK episodes.

So there we go guys and girls that was my idea for an American produced live action Sailor Moon show yes I know alot of what I said isn't going to go over well with people but given the costumes and how short the skirts are as well as the characters being naked during the transformations alot of changes had to made. Again i'm sorry for my thoughts being all over the place but that's only because I had to get this idea out there and so I didn't have the time to collect my thoughts and organise them and I also wouldn't make this show woke at all both men and women would be treated as equals.

 

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge Review

Well then animation fans it's not often that I get to review a new straight to DVD movie on the weekend (i'm writing this on Sunday) but tho what I believe to be the first ever animated Mortal Kombat film, which was due for digital release on Tuesday leaked out a few days early. So you can freaking bet that I was downloading this film the first chance that I got and well it's really something i'll tell you that much and so here is my review of "Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge" enjoy.

The plot of the movie is an ageing warlock named Shang Tsung hosts a yearly tournbment called with the best fighters from this world and another fighting to win but sorcerer Quan Chi makes a deal with a lost soul by restoring him as a legendary fighter known simply as Scorpion. If i'm being frank the plot of the movie is pretty thin even what I just described to you is basically the premise of the movie rather then the story that's being told which is a shame because the premise is pretty interesting.

Starring in this movie is Joel McHale as Johnny Cage , Jennifer Carpenter as Sonya Blade , Jordan Rodrigues as Liu Kang , Patrick Seitz as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion , Steve Blum as Kuai Liang / Sub-Zero , Artt Butler as Shang Tsung , Darin De Paul as Quan Chi , Robin Atkin Downes as Kano , Dave B. Mitchell as Raiden , Ike Amadi as Jackson "Jax" Briggs , Kevin Michael Richardson as Goro , Grey Griffin as Kitana and Satoshi Hasashi and Fred Tatasciore as Demon Torturer.

In terms of what I thought about the acting in the film it was honestly alot better then what I thought it was going to be simply because a few of these actors are actually reprising their roles from either the games of the 1995 live action movie i'll leave it up to you to work who's reprising their role and who isn't. I really cannot say who is the better actor in this film since alot of them really do deliver a good performance.

Now I can't find who did the animation for the film on the IMDB page but on the film's end credits it lists Studio Mir as doing the animation why the IMDB page couldn't tell me that I have no idea but then again the IMDB page also has DC Entertainment listed as being involved with the film. In terms of what I thought about the animation like the voice acting it was a lot better then what I thought it was going to be however it's not as good as I think that it could have been.

The film has a more anime inspired look to it like Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend Of Kora which I do feel works well enough for this film. However not every piece of animation that's aimed at adults needs to look like an anime it just needs to be have adult themes this one tho does contain a more adult look with the anime visual style but it doesn't really have that many adult themes outside of Scorpions plot that is.

Now you might be wondering why i've got the poster for the animated film version of Batman: The Killing Joke well that's because both films are rated R. However unlike The Killing Joke film this film really does earn it heck it earn it even before the the opening credits start playing because my god is there some brutal scenes in this movie and I loved every single one of them and i'm not going to lie those scene were freaking cool as hell.

Incase you can't tell i'm trying to keep this review as spoiler free as possible mostly because I want you guys to check it out but also because there's nothing to spoil whatsoever. Which to me says that the movie has nothing else to offer and is intended as a one time watch which i'm honestly fine with since not every film should be viewed multiple times but I will say that how the film ends is such sequel bait that they might as well end it with "Such And Such A Character Will Return" it's that obvious and yes that was me trying to make a joke spoiler free.

I want to take the time to do something that I very rarely do when I review an animated film and that's take the time very briefly to talk about the character designs. The designs for the characters in this movie look so freaking cool that's honestly the best word that I can use to describe them if you want proof of that all you need to do is look at the image of Kitana she looks so freaking bada*s in this movie and I like that they made Scorpions costume look like something that a samurai would wear which I thought was pretty sweet.

This film is an hour and twenty minuets long and may god do you feel it in alot of places and when I say alot I really freaking mean it. Alot of this does come down to the lack of story which does mean there's alot of stuff that ultimately adds nothing to the film and is there just to make the film as close to feature length as possible as such I feel that the film should have been at least an hour maybe even forty five minuets because that's how much actual story material they have this film didn't need to be an hour and twenty minuets long at all.

This film is an r rating and like I said before it really does earn it i'm not going to say how it earns it but if you've played the games you'll know exactly what i'm talking about. I'm honestly not that shocked that they made this film as violent as they did like there where somethings that caught me of guard but again i'm not going to spoil what they are but I will also say if you've played the games they do somethings known from the games in a really cool way.

Now this is an action film and that does mean that we need to talk about the action that's in the film itself. Even tho the franchise is indeed known for it's fighting for me personally the action in the film is very sub-par at best which is a shame because they do some really cool stuff in those action scenes it's just that they cool stuff that they do has been done better in other movies both animated or not.

Overall if your a fan of the Mortal Kombat games (of which I personally haven't played them but I have seen the two live action movies) then you'll find the movie entertaining. However if your like me and are pretty much just a casual fan then chances are your not going to find much entertainment in this film outside of some of the action and violence as such the film gets a 7 out of 10 from me and if you want to buy the film you can as it comes out on Digital release Tuesday April 14th and on DVD and Blu-Ray April 28th don't ask me how I saw it early let's just say "other methods" were used and I don't condone using those methods.