By and large, the reaction to Mortal Kombat II has been much more positive than its 2021 predecessor. The movie’s fights are fun, bloody, and campy, and, for better or worse , it sidesteps the first movie’s original protagonist to focus on the characters people know and love from the games. Why is the sequel landing better than its more divisive predecessor? Well, it sounds like this time around, the folks at NetherRealm were much more involved. This might not come as a huge surprise to anyone who’s already seen the movie. Series co-creator Ed Boon even appears in the film as a bartender early on. But in an interview with Forbes , Mortal Kombat II writer Jeremy Slater explained the more collaborative approach at length.…