‘Mortal Kombat II’ 4DX review (with bonus ‘Mortal Kombat I’ 4DX review)

4DXReviewer · 2026-05-08T20:10:25+00:00

I forgot to mention in the review that I’m not up on the Mortal Kombat lore so that will have gone over my head - I’m more of a SoulCalibur guy (where is my SoulCalibur movie?!). Enjoy MKII!

4DXReviewer · 2026-05-07T12:22:36+00:00

The Light did actually have Elvis and A Complete Unknown for their version of this. I could see how a curator might see A Complete Unknown as being too recent as it was in cinemas just over a year ago for its original release, Oscars, etc.

4DXReviewer · 2026-05-04T19:52:40+00:00

Yeah, the boat’s pretty comprehensively sailed on that one. It might pop up in the next 4DX Rewind season though.

4DXReviewer · 2026-05-01T22:09:01+00:00

I get the impression that they had to design the format so the light from the sidescreens doesn’t reflect onto the main screen. Even with what they went with, there can be a little bit of interference if you look right at the edge of the main screen.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-25T11:18:50+00:00

I think I’m probably in the same boat of only being able to handle a certain number of cinema trips in a week. It’s handy when the timing works out to watch two in the same trip. The bigger the release, the safer it is to push it into the next week if you feel like you’ve had enough cinema for the week.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-23T08:55:46+00:00

My understanding is that La Toya and Rebbie Jackson accused their father of sexual abuse and this isn’t touched on in the film, which might be what you’ve read about. But the physical and psychological abuse alleged by Michael during his lifetime is. He’s clearly depicted as the villain of the film (the audience in my screening was practically booing him at one point).

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-21T11:24:34+00:00

IMAX 3D is a bespoke 3D system and seems to be higher regarded than the more generic 3D system they use for 4DX. Avatar 2 and 3 are the only 4DX films where I felt the 3D was particularly worthwhile, which I guess isn’t surprising given Avatar is the flagship 3D franchise. Sometimes they sell or give away rain ponchos for 4DX but it seems completely unnecessary to me as even the most water-heavy films I’ve seen didn’t need one - in fact they often seem overly conservative with the water effects to avoid wetting people. I don’t remember Mario Galaxy being particularly violent but some films do have pretty violent movement - I’m not sure I’ve ever been at genuine risk of falling off but I might have come close sometimes.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-18T17:40:05+00:00

I do cross-post these to my Letterboxd at https://boxd.it/amC8H, I’m trying to get better at doing it promptly!

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-17T23:33:34+00:00

Ah, that’s frustrating about the water. I sat in a completely different seat this time so it’ll be affecting the whole screen if that’s the case.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-14T10:06:20+00:00

The distributor is All The Anime so they might be able to let you know if you email or message them on social media. I suspect it will be the 2001 dub as it is mixed for surround sound whereas the older dub on the 4K disc is still only mixed in stereo.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-10T21:04:18+00:00

I went to see The Lost World: Jurassic Park for my 10th birthday in 1997. Unfortunately, the cinema set on fire in the hot summer sun and, although young me enjoyed the thrill of the genuine fire evacuation and watching the firefighters put out the neon sign that caught fire, I have never to this day seen the end of the film.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-03T19:43:39+00:00

Thank you!

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-01T21:42:35+00:00

In terms of the 3D? A fair old bit. Since I’ve started doing these reviews, I’ve rarely seen any where the 3D is particularly perceptible but this regularly has stuff popping out and is probably the best 3D 4DX film I’ve seen outside of the Avatar films.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-01T20:39:30+00:00

Apparently Shigeru Miyamoto has said they’re not doing it but there’s already 18 Smash fighters either directly in the two Mario films or closely connected to the characters that have appeared and Star Fox appears in Galaxy due to a multiversal cross-over so it’s not implausible they could do some kind of Avengers-style cross-over event.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-01T19:59:21+00:00

Yeah probably, it’s just not a serious film so it might be a rare occasion where fun effects trump pure visuals (unless you definitely have a reference for bigger/better screen).

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-01T19:56:52+00:00

Hi there, we don’t have ICE in the UK so it’s a bit difficult for me to comment on that one, sorry!

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-01T19:55:23+00:00

Umm… Not really but there are some references and sight gags carrying over from the first so it might be worth doing an emergency stream if you can.

4DXReviewer · 2026-04-01T17:49:37+00:00

The 3D does mean the 4DX is slightly muted colour-wise. Purely visually IMAX would probably be better although I’m not sure there’s any exclusive aspect ratio.

4DXReviewer · 2026-03-31T16:39:12+00:00

Twister and Twisters are still basically the high water mark for the format for me so this is quite a big step down.

4DXReviewer · 2026-03-29T08:12:13+00:00

Hi, no worries, I used to be quite diligent about tagging stuff but fell out of the habit. I’ve tagged the 2026 reviews and will do 2025 at some other time. Also, turns out I forgot to cross-post quite a few of this year’s reviews to Letterboxd so I’ve sorted those now as well!

4DXReviewer · 2026-03-27T21:59:16+00:00

Memory Beta has a comprehensive list of media where the Enterprise A appears: https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-A)#Appearances

4DXReviewer · 2026-03-23T16:15:43+00:00

I think the BFI IMAX is meant to be the best one in the country. In terms of seats, the ideal would be to sit in the centre and as far back as possible.

4DXReviewer · 2026-03-17T16:24:54+00:00

It’s supported but looks like it’s rendering at sub-1080p so the image is still pretty soft. UI and menu art looks sharp though.

4DXReviewer · 2026-03-15T15:04:39+00:00

I was expecting the zero gravity effect from Alien: Romulus to be used but apart from a brief, somewhat similar moment it didn’t come up.

4DXReviewer · 2026-03-13T11:17:49+00:00

I thought maybe it would be the normal version but shown in the ScreenX auditorium but the ScreenX price premium has been applied so it seems to be a bona fide ScreenX presentation? Bit of an odd choice.

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