Programme notes
Honest Trailers | Mortal Kombat II
Summary
An entry in Honest Trailers, the Screen Junkies series that recuts a film's footage into a mock trailer narrated in the booming voice of movie-trailer convention, with the narration pointing out the film's plot holes, clichés and lapses instead of selling it.
Why it matters
The series is one of the more durable formats native to YouTube: it depends on an audience that has seen enough trailers to recognise the voice being parodied, and it treats film criticism as comedy rather than as review. Its longevity made it a template widely imitated by other channels.