Mortal kombat ii with robin shou, talisa soto, john r. House band at the funeral par film starring robin shou red trousers. History for hilariousinhindsightmortalkombat tv tropes. This should be some clue as to what you can expect from death cage. It is based on the popular mortal kombat series of fighting games by midway. Death cage reminded me a lot of soul of chiba yukio noda, 1977 in one. Mortal kombat movie shang tsung and scorpion actors cast. So the movie follows the story of the first game, with the focus mostly on liu kang robin shou, sonya blade bridgette wilson, and johnny cage linden ashby, falling into the titular fighting tournament that will determine whether shao khan gets the right to invade earthrealm. There are more characters, robin shou s acting is way. Robin shou, who played this movie has liu kang in the mk movies, would later go on to play gen in the filmstreetfighterthelegendofchunli. In this video i head to hollywood for the mortal kombat annihilation 20th anniversary event to meet robin shou,sandra hess,musetta vander and keith cooke aka liu kang,sonya blade,sindel and subzero. What we needed to do was, any deaths that happened onscreen. If you dont have a suitable collection, you can add one by clicking add new collection button.
Death cage is a robert tai directed some sources say codirected with chai man sam mafia vs. Tiger cage 2 tiger cage ii sai hak chin 1990 action crime. Shou wan por born july 17, 1960, known professionally as robin shou, is a hong kong martial artist and actor. S fantasy action film, written by kevin droney, directed by paul w. Death cage by robert tai robert tai, wayne archer, steve.
The only fault is the untimely death of johnny cage, masterfully played by chris conrad this go around. Ninja robert tai, 1985 and shaolin vs ninja robert tai, 1983. When a kickboxing gym thats actually a front for the bangkok mob cheats at a high profile competition in order to get the edge over a rival school, the students of the wrongly defeated teacher swear revenge in this brutal martial arts action entry starring robin shou. Being the only actor of the main cast with decent action background he was in tiger cage ii with donnie yen. Death cage 1988, robin shou action movie videospace. If he wins a tenth mortal kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever.
Tiger cage 2 1991 starring donnie yen and robin shou this hardcore sequel to the successful first film, showcases a young donnie yen and a villainous robin shou years before his mortal kombat films with fast paced fist to face action and solid landing kicks. Linden ashby, caryhiroyuki tagawa, robin shou, bridgette wilson, talisa. Leonetti, irina pantaeva, james remar, directed by john r. Robin shou is the fourth child of a shanghai tailor and homemaker.
Meeting the cast of mortal kombat annihilation youtube. Robin shou, joe lewis, steve tartalia, sang wook kim, angela tsai, vicki kim, wayne archer, kuanwu lung, brian lucey, toby. Mortal kombat is a 1995 american fantasy martial arts action film written by kevin droney, directed by paul w. It is a loose adaptation of the early entries in the fighting game series mortal kombat and the first installment of the liveaction mortal kombat film series.
A chat with robin shou, robin shou interview, death race 2. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Mortal kombat is a 1995 action movie, directed by paul w. Anderson, produced by lawrence kasanoff, and starring robin shou, linden ashby, bridgette wilson and christopher lambert. The super mario bros film adaptation failed in 1993, double dragon and street fighter bombed in 1994, but mortal kombat hit the waves in 1995. Princess kitana assume fighting stances as the screen cuts to the credits. In case you havent seen the film, mortal kombat follows lord raiden, who chooses three martial artists shaolin monk liu kang robin shou, action movie star johnny cage linden ashby, and. Death cage is one of the countless hong kong films that place action content so high on the list of priorities that theres little use to watch any part of the movie besides the fight scenes. The death cage for its 1997 homevideo release in order to confuse viewers familiar with shou from his. Love it, full of action, low on depth but who cares.
Subzero, johnny cage, scorpion, ermac, sonya and many more fighters. Thats the reason why death race 2 leaves the stunts for the ending with one exception, while it skilfully uses the first hour to establish the origin of the death races, as well as the motivations from the villains and the antihero. Robin shou r faces subzero francois petit director paul anderson had previously debuted with the british crime thriller shopping 1994. Glancing over at the roster of fighters, you have an impressive collection of mortal kombat veterans that includes. Mortal kombat reboot finds its director hollywood reporter. Leonetti dvd, published 20 by new line home video multiple formats, color, dolby, full screen, ntsc, subtitled, widescreen. X,while the exiled schools main pupilstar robin shou tiger cage 2,beverly hills ninja slowly recovers from a fight injury and then trains enormously hard when lewis henchmenwho include two ferocious karate kicking blonde chicksone bklack,and. Commercials director simon mcquoid in talks to direct new lines mortal kombat reboot. Mortal kombat x leads you to battle, and as you fight, you earn more experience points, perform special attacks and collect powerful artifacts. Your isp can monitor you, unless you use a zero log vpn. With death race you get exactly what you expect and exactly what you deserve.
He played 14k in the death race series, and also appeared as gen in. The life of a hong kong stuntman, mortal kombat trilogy, steve tartalia once upon a time in china, operation condor and wayne archer operation condor a front for the bangkok mob, kents kickboxing gym cheats its way into winning a competition and effectively closing down the wi chi school, whose crippled owner. Ving rhames, dougray scott, luke goss, tanit phoenix, robin shou. Annihilation does improve on the need for more fighting, but the nonsensical story, bad effects, and horrible acting make this movie far worse. Robin shou had to audition seven times before he was awarded the role.
There were some fun moments and ok fights, but it still wasnt great. Mortal kombat johnny cage, sonya, raiden, princess kitana, and liu kang christopher lambert, talisa soto, linden ashby, robin shou, and bridgette wilsonsampras in mortal. Natalie martinez in death race 2008 jason statham in death race 2008 ian mcshane at an event for death race. The part of johnny cage, however, went through some difficulties. All of andersons subsequent films have remained within the genre, although mortal kombat is the most plainly enjoyable of these. As noted above, jean claude van damme was offered the role of johnny cage but turned it down to play guile in the street fighter movie. Robin shou as liu kang, a former xiaolinshaolin monk that enters the. A tough excop and a woman are accused of murder, team up with a unscrupulous lawyer as they intend to solve the case of laundering dirty money. A veteran of hong kong action movies before he popped up in 1995s mortal kombat, robin shou returns for another round of highoctane action in death race 2 as 14k, the leader of the inmate gang known as the triads in the terminal island penitentiary.
And i have to say that the final result is a very entertaining experience. It told the story of liu kang robin shou, johnny cage linden ashby and sonya blade bridgette wilsonsampras, who fought for the fate of humanity in a lifeor death tournament. Robin shou s fights were without a doubt the best performed. Failed mortal kombat movies facts and trivia screenrant. Dark facts you never knew about the failed mortal kombat. Johnny cage is competing to prove that he is a true martial artist, and not the fake that the. Liu kangs casting was fairly straightforward if a bit long. Notable as the first starring role for robin shou, the film was redubbed mortal combat 2. Anderson, produced by lawrence kasanoff, and starring robin shou, linden ashby, bridgette wilson, and christopher lambert. James had previously featured alongside bruce lee in the classic movie game of death and was seen as the ideal fit for a martial artsfocused movie. Mortal kombat will be available to stream on netflix in.
Unfortunately, james died of pancreatic cancer a year before production began. Tiger cage ii with donnie yen martial arts action movies. Theres a lot of good humor, especially coming form linden ashby johnny cage and christopher lambert raiden. The legend of chunli 2009, and as 14k in death race films 200820, shou. Its a good case of donnies on screen presence and anger backing up the action both during and before each fight. For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in handtohand battle against his mortal enemies. Robin shou full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Golden sun was the producer or distributor for a number of earlier projects. Known for his role as liu kang in the mortal kombat film series 1995 and 1997, as gobei in beverly hills ninja 1997 starring chris farley, as gen in street fighter. Simon mcquoid is in talks to direct the big screen reboot of the videogame franchise. A front for the bangkok mob, kents kickboxing gym cheats its way into winning a competition and effectively closing down the wi chi school. The last two matches, featuring steve tartalia and joe lewis, take place within the bamboo cage no doubt, this one influenced the king of the kickboxers and are easily the highlight of the film.
The movie, quite surprisingly for a film adaption of a video game, received average. In a coordinated release schedule, the film of mortal kombat was released in august, a digital tv special came out at the end of the month, a tour arrived at radio city music hall in september, a cdrom came out in october and mortal kombat 3 1995 also came out that month. The acting crew is great robin shou liu kang, linden ashby johny cage and bridgette willson sonya blade were. Mortal kombat 1995 yify download movie torrent yts. Tais wire work was always inventive, but rarely well realized on screen. One assumes the mortal kombat connection is because robin shou. Robin shou, and bridgette wilsonsampras in mortal kombat 1995 ashley tello moviescelebrities. In this video i head to hollywood for the mortal kombat annihilation 20th anniversary event to meet robin shou,sandra hess,musetta vander. Donnie yen, rosamund kwan, david wu, robin shou, lieh lo, cynthia khan director. The stakes are higher for this film i guess with earth on the verge of collapse, but the movie attempted to make it too complex. Liu kang seeks to avenge the death of his younger brother chan kang, who was. In order to have your collection to be visible on page, it needs to have a rating and text must be more than 30 characters.
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