Films like Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme action / fantasy, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Masters of the Universe (1987) poster
1. Masters of the Universe1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Outlander (2008) poster
2. Outlander2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Fantastic Four (2005) poster
3. Fantastic Four2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Green Lantern (2011) poster
4. Green Lantern2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Matrix Reloaded (2003) poster
5. The Matrix Reloaded2003

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Next (2007) poster
6. Next2007

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) poster
7. Resident Evil: Degeneration2008

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Sucker Punch (2011) poster
8. Sucker Punch2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a deep human warmth.

Daybreakers (2010) poster
9. Daybreakers2010

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ghosts of Mars (2001) poster
10. Ghosts of Mars2001

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Covenant (2006) poster
11. The Covenant2006

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Incredible Hulk (2008) poster
12. The Incredible Hulk2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are Mortal Kombat: Annihilation’s neighbours — where are yours?

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