There are a couple of reasons I rate this one so high...and yes...they are all based on pure nostalgia.

First of all...the music. The theme is one of the most recognizable pieces of music ever written and brings me back to a time where each and every cd I burned to use in the car had this tune as the first track. I actually got a speeding ticket while blasting this out of a very big stereo in a very cheap Ford Sierra. I guess it's just that magical, as that car was faaaar from fast.

Second...I used to play the hell out of the arcade game, and later on the Sega and the PC. This movie was really made for all of us that knew the game. Everything we loved was crammed into an hour and a half of pure MK goodness. The only thing that could have been done better from this perspective, was to include some r-rated action. The games certainly are...

Yes...Mortal Kombat is cheesy as hell, and the actors, along with the story, are about as B-grade as they come, but it's still very fun and brings me back to a time of flawless victories and fatalities. For that...it deserves to be rated high.