If only they improved on their music choices, cause idk how many more fucking times I need to still hear “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” from another movie.
I don’t know if this is why but I heard the reason Luigi is a 1 is kidnapped instead of peach is cause they thought it would be more realistic for mario to want to save his brother rather then saving a complete stranger.
@@frostreaper2311 Because this was created in the 80s, when we still had respect for classic stories about men doing what's right and protecting people even to their own detriment.
Can we appreciate how when Mario rescues Luigi he gets so emotional his accent comes out like. whoever thought of that deserves a raise that was so wholesome
I'm not a huge Mario player, I don't know much about the lore, but this was for sure a feel-good movie. I had fun, pacing was good, only voice actor I thought was a bit flat was Peach, it wasn't meta, and the brothers relationship was sweet and moving. Oh, and the animation was beautiful and fantastic. I'd watch it again.
I remember see a news site call this movie “totally inaccessible for non-Mario fans” and “the only bad movie Illumination’s ever made”. Which is really funny because in my opinion, it’s actually one of the only two good films from this studio lol.
Fun Fact: The voice actress of the woman in the Super Mario Brothers plumbers commercial is actually Jeannie Elias, who if you don't know, is actually the same actress who did the voice of Peach back then know as Princess Toadstool in the Super Mario Bros Super Show back in 1989.
Here is a bit of a Theory: if they are planning to do a sequel where Princess Daisy is in, then Luigi might be able to get more of a character arc. but that is my guess
I think he will. Their arc in this movie was to find their strengths apart from one another and teach Luigi that he can be brave instead of hiding behind his big brother. Now that he knows this about himself and has found some self confidence I'm sure he'll have a bigger part to play.
If anything, I think the second movie might focus on Rosalina instead of Daisy but that's what I think. I agree that Luigi will have to go through development as a character in the film or be the main focus of the film.
Yeah but they already made Peach basically Daisy. Isn't Daisy supposed to be the tough tomboy princess from the desert while peach is the more dainty one
I think Mario struggling with the game level-style obstacle course was a good decision. Mario was able to parkour througb Brooklyn because he grew up there. He's familiar with the layout, and he knows how things work. The game level-style obstacle course has a bunch of stuff that's not only new to him, but also doesn't really fit into his view of how things should work; like the donut blocks. Yeah, he watches Peach do it, but using the donut block example again, he didn't know the donut block would fall before he stepped off of it until he experienced it himself. Well, that and I think he was more mesmerized with Peach's performance on the course, rather than the peculiarities of the course itself.
Ehhhhh I don't know about that, because it is then putting down Luigi fans, he's a coward sure, but he's proven to be as much of a hero as Mario (which is spoiler spoiler spoiler). It could've been worse, but it also could've been better, they didn't need to make Luigi who is arguably the better brother with his abilities, be the damsel in Distress. Heck they didn't need a Damsel in Distress at all if they want Peach to be the strong independent women type (which I don't agree with much either, but also could've been worse), Bowser taking control of the kingdoms... just the plot A, they didn't really need a plot B, especially if Mario is supposed to be a hero, he'd do it because he wants to help people, not because he needs a motivation.
@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI As much as I want that doubtful, seems more fitting and less risky for them to make it a spin off series on a streaming service, or a spin off smaller budget and shorter movie. If there's desire for it and they can make money... oh definitely, just when and in what form is more so the question.
@@IgnatiusBlaze4 I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted to do something involving a Luigi's Mansion segment in the future (considering one of the movie trailers portrayed Luigi running away from ghosts). My guess is that Illumination might do so when the Mario movie gets to be enough of a cult hit that executive's money senses start tingling (though hopefully not to the point they impede on the creation process, like they've unfortunately done with most other art/media...)
@@Scarshadow666 I don't disagree, but even Nintendo down plays the Luigi's Mansion series, it is a spin off. So I don't doubt it being possible, it's just I see it more as a spin off series rather than movies, especially since they're now competing with Sega again, who is doing the same with Knuckles, getting a spin off series on Paramount that will tie into the 3rd movie that releases next year.
Depending on how polarizing the coverage of a movie or TV show is the audience score is even less trustworthy. That said, that is not the case with the Super Mario Bros movie.
About the Peach passing the course easily, they do mention that she has lived in the kingdom since she was a baby, meaning she got familiarised about the platforming as a daily routine.
And even then, Mario, who did not grow up there and lived in a place in which he had never done or had the necessity to do the insane gymnsatics needed to complete the course (or even to live in the Mushroom Kingdom, the place where platforming is a daily routine), took one single night to almost complete it and adapt to the place. Luigi also adapted very fast to the Mushroom Kingdom, given how he was as skilled as his brother in the last moments of the movie, when both moved to the Mushroom Kingdom. In honesty, Mario&Luigi adapting so insanely fast to life in the Mushroom Kingdom was a much bigger power move than Peach completing the course on first try after having grown up in the Mushroom Kingdom where even the weakest Toads have better physical endurance than regular humans from Earth due to their lifestyle in which you have to literally jump constantly from one place to another.
I was not too thrown off by that, but they did make her WAY too strong for the duration of the movie. Even during the wedding, she's just destroying everyone. I'm thinking, why did she really need Mario's help to begin with? Except that his name is the title of the movie.
@@SeraphsWitness It's the Trinity affect. Films have been doing this all the time since the Matrix. Make the main lead seem like the "everyman" who can barely keep up with this new world, while the female lead views him as the "chosen one" when in reality, she could do everything herself. It's probably my biggest issue with the film.
@@blackfox4138that's not it at ALL they needed each other peach needed mario to help her along the way where be becomes a champion and mario needed her to help find and save his brother She SHOULD be strong not only as a character but as an idea shes a princess a ruler who is in charge of defenseless beings she SHOULD be strong she SHOULD know how everything works bcs she not only lives here but rules here
@@blackfox4138 Well I don't think The Matrix suffered that problem, because there was something unique about Neo (pretending Matrix 4 doesn't exist). Trinity was just like everyone else, but Neo had something special. Yes, he was a stranger in a strange land who needed to be caught up to speed. But they still needed him because there was a prophecy. Mario did the same "stranger in a strange land" trope, which is fine. But they never made it clear why HE was necessary. He was powerful in his own right, which is a step in the right direction, but the whole time I was thinking "why can't Peach just do this on her own?"
I'm actually glad that they decided to give Luigi the "damsel in distress" role instead of Peach. I feel like this gave Mario and Peach more time to bond and form a relationship. Peach being the damsel in distress works just fine for the games since the stories are simple, and it's usually implied they already know each other, but it wouldn't work here unless they'd met before or spent the first half of the movie together. It was a good call to make!
Also Peach has kinda been a badass since she was playable in 2. Also her soccer specials, and her roles in the RPGs. And her being a playable character in Super Mario world. She’s kinda dope in a humble way and that serves her better for the future of the franchise and the movie series. Also remember, in odyssey she left by her own volition while her simps were competing for her lmao
I feel like there was no chemistry with Peach and Mario. There was far more relationship moments between mario and DK instead of Mario and Peach. There was no arc to their relationship. It ended the same way it started.
Mario was clearly the brother that had the lack of confidence, not Luigi. Luigi was somewhat confident, just sometimes scared. Mario had a whole growth arc that spanned the movie, which included the training course. Mario was always more capable, he just didn’t believe in himself and more put up a front to be a role model for Luigi. I would have liked more Luigi action. He is a favorite. But I understand why they pulled a 3D World and held him captive until late in the game- I mean, movie. They needed a motivation for Mario. The movie did have a good story. It was standard fare, but good, which is fine by me. The draw was more everything else and that did not disappoint. All in all I had a great time. I’m more confused by critics saying it was like a game like it was a bad thing especially when that’s how it was advertised. What else were they expecting.
Luigi getting captured makes sense because it is the only reason why Mario decides to help the mushroom kingdom at first, if they both ended up in the same place they could have both gone back to Brooklyn together, that said I wish Luigi had tried to escape at least once in the movie
Unless the princess is the only one who knows how to go back, thus giving them a motive to rescue her. They just put the brother instead of the princes because it would give bad reviews if the main female character is not an independent strong woman. That's what I think. Also, they could make all the story about the mushroom kingdom instead of throwing to the screen all the American culture as always. But, again, if American values are not well represented, bad reviews. Funny though, because in the end, it also had bad reviews. (even though I liked the movie).
Honestly, I don't mind that Peach was made more capable, because...she actually has been capable the whole time. Even when she's captured, she can do wonders with her umbrella.
@@bear2507 I mean, its not really something to apologize about when we weren't given good hopes until the final product, which surprised people by how good it was. you can change your mind, but its not really something worth a full apology for.
@@dragonsman4733 I guess that's kinda debatable. I guess it shows people should give people like actors a chance more. It depends if people were just critical or bullying.
@@Quintapion ah yes, seeing a Minion failing a start boost (wich is something everyone did at least once in Mario Kart) for 15 seconds is cringe and annoying, this is just overreacting
Fun fact: Because of how bad the original Super Mario Bros Movie was (live action one), Nintendo was really hesitant to give any rights for a film adaption.
*There are 2 types of people* *1. People who see movies they want to and judge it for themselves* *2. People who see/don't see a movie based on critic reviews*
The Luma MADE this movie for me. The recurring appearances and even a final cameo at the end really had me dying of laughter. Only adults could understand the existential angst of simply existing.
Well it kinda follows the videogames. In mario galaxy if you feed a luma enough star bits they die amd turn into the stars that launch you. They basically die 👁👁
@@FreakGeSt A good point. Unfortunately there's probably kids growing up with the Internet that probably are developing existential angst as well... 0_0
Luigi does come into its own when he saves Mario from Bowser's fire at the end. There is a thin connection to family and brotherhood weaved in the story.
I saw this with my grandma. She loved it and so did I. I'm slowly becoming a Mario fan but with Sonic being reinvigorated, I'm just happy both franchises are still going strong. 9/10
@@raymonddejesus4986 did you want an Oscar worthy movie? At the end of the day it’s Mario the story was always simple and it’s a kids movie a 9/10 is pretty good to me
It's heard that in an earlier script that Peach was more of a girlboss, so much so that she was basically the main character. And when Miyamoto saw the script he said to tone it down to at least 50%
I think it makes sense that Luigi was capetured. It gives Mario a strong motivation to fight Bowser. Maybe if Luigi was't capetured Mario wouldn't have a good reason to stay and fight for the mushroom kingdom. Yeah it is a shame Luigi did not get more screentime. Maybe if they made the prison scenario different, in a way the prisoners could interact more with eachother and they have more space to do stuff, it would be possible to give Luigi more developement. However I feel like it was enough for him to feel like he is always burden and he should stand up for himself and for others like his brother does for him. But yeah it is true we did not see mutch of him. Maybe the movie was too short for everything.
@@acrane3496 is he a hero? Or is he a regular guy who wants to save his brother despite not being a "hero" and in the process becoming a hero. I prefer the story they went with.
Why would it make sense for Mario to complete a training obstacle course at peach’s castle on the first try with ease if he’s never been to a world with floating platforms hundreds feet in the air before???
Funny thing is, he took one single night to almost complete it even if he had never been to a world with floating platforms hundreds of feet in the air before. He took one single night to adapt to a world where platforming is a part of the daily routine.
Mario: "I bet you did it your first try though right?" Peach: "No. Me? Nooo." has to remind the audience that she is perfect in every way. Peach: "Ok, of course I passed it my first try!!! What do you think I suck like you Mario? Huh? You think I'm a little loser like yourself? Hell no I passed it my first try with ease. All those highly dangerous obstacles? Why would any of that be a challenge to me? Where are my toads I want to continue looking down on all of them". I always love a character who is perfect at everything. Flawless, the way every human should be. Never make a single mistake because then you aren't perfect.
the real question would be then, why was he so good at jumping and platforming in the real world but not in mushroom kingdom? if they wanted him to be bad just remove the scene of him parkouring like a mad man in Brooklyn
It makes sense why peach is so independent in this movie. She's been trained to defend herself, but she also knows that she is no match for bowser, which is why she basically immediately surrendered after being surrounded and evacuating her people. She's better than Mario purely on experience, and she uses that to fight back. Bowser could have easily just abducted her and locked her away in a tower, but that wasn't his goal. Everything Bower did was to impress her, not imprison her. They hint at Luigis mansion with Luigis flashback as a kid, which will probably be explored more in the sequel. Even with peach standing up to bowser, she used a sneak attack to catch him off guard and only momentarily stopped him. Mario and Luigi were the real powerhouses in the movie, it felt realistic in a sense that she wouldn't go without a fight but be basically helpless, peach knows this which is why she went to the Kang family for help in the first place. It felt like a blend of her game self and the original 1993 Mario movie, all the way down to how they handled certain events and elaborated on some things. I also like how they did donkey Kong it didn't feel like he was just a jerk with no redeeming qualities. He just felt like he was giving Mario a hard time because he was butthurt about the L he took but didn't really hate him. It felt really organic how they played off each other.
I wish Toadsworth was in the flashback scene. His presence would've not only explained why Peach is independent, but it also would've *strengthened* Peach's character.
I think a lot of people have forgotten what a "popcorn movie" is. You go in, sit in the dark for 90 minutes, and shovel popcorn into your maw while you turn off the outside world and become absorbed in a light, fun piece of entertainment. And I haven't seen it yet, but that's what it looks like the Mario movie is, and we need more of it. If I wanted a dark and gritty Mario movie, I'd just watch the 93 one.
Haven't you seen Disney making billions out of the MCU ? I would argue that 99 % of people are well aware of what a popcorn movie is. The 1%, "film critics" are just a bunch of snobs who can't appreciate normal entertainment and only swear by quoting Citizen Kane or 2001 A space Odissey. The same type of people that will tell you Picasso drawing ugly squares is super deep or something
@@jeromealday614 I mean is the Sonic movie a clipshow of references and easter eggs, because it takes already made characters and objects from the games and throws them into the movies?
@@jeromealday614 It isn't just that lmao, everything about it is entertaining. Easter eggs and references don't equal "bad" when they're done right. This movie is a very good example of it being done right.
@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 Nope, they aren't. Since you like Berserk, you should be in the FBI watchlist since there is a panel of a man molesting a young Guts in the manga, and yes, even if it is drawn, it would be considered CP.
I grew up on the Mario games and just by watching the trailers I already hate this movie...I guess nowadays, princesses have to be more capable than the heroes that used to save them. Can't have that in today's woke society.
@@Chaosdogg47 It's not woke at all. There's no social commentary whatsoever in the movie. It's literally two guys fighting a fire breathing turtle, and sometimes Peach runs interference.
I LOVED this movie, I felt like I was growing up all over again, and to have seen it with my Fiancé and double it down with the DND movie afterward was just incredible. The critics are FAR too harsh, in my opinion.
That’s what I’ve been thinking too. The first Sonic movie is almost more like a slightly generic live action animated hybrid film (The Smurfs) But then the second movie feels like it’s own thing, is way more in depth with some characters, the pacing is just enough so that it’s not too slow or fast, and of course, it’s enjoyable
If you were expecting anything more than a fun, creative time from a Mario movie, then you need a reality check (which is par for the course for "critics")
I mean most of the critics are older farts compared to the critics who review TV adaptations of games. Look at the professional reviews of Castlevania 2017
@@ZekeorSomething Long story short, Rotten Tomatoes singlehandedly praised Cuties despite the film has no reason to be praised in the first place due to the exposure of child actresses' skin. So RT giving the Mario movie a low score proves that the critics in that website hits a new low.
This was such a delightful film that knew EXACTLY what it was and took the time to develop characters within the context rather than trying to have to characters overpower the context.
I do wish that Luigi did have a bit more screen time like maybe he could’ve had lines saying that while his is scared that they will all die, he is sure that Mario will save him or maybe having the luma question why Luigi hasn’t given up all his hope and have Luigi say something that while he is separated from his brother, their bond is something that cannot be broken and in his heart knows they will be together again. I’m also glad that they didn’t make peach the unlikable confident hero as the film does make a great job showing her compassion and love to her people and other kingdoms.
I also would have liked to see Luigi get more screen time, maybe an attempted escape that turned into a luigi's mansion moment with the little boo ghosts. But other than that, I really enjoyed the movie.
Peach was always capable, its sad that people don't remember that. She's a playable character in multiple games and even has her own games where she has to rescue Mario. :'''D
Ngl, I was actually praying to god that this would be a great movie. I was very nervous of how they’ll handle this movie. Especially Chris Pratt’s performance as Mario. But after watching the movie, I was blown away. Pratt does a decent performance as Mario. Jack Black absolutely killed his performance as Bowser. And this is a hot take, but I actually do think that it was a good choice to make Peach strong independent woman. That way it won’t make the plot a predictable save the princess plot. But nonetheless, the story was simple and straightforward.
Some people have argued it makes more sense to have the person they need to save be Luigi because Mario doesn’t know any of these people and saving a stranger has less impact than saving a family member. Which is a fair enough point. Besides that I feel like peach would have a harder time getting a character in this movie than Luigi because Peach doesn’t have as much of an established character as is in the games and her being imprisoned would limit it.
@@Broomer52 Mario could have saved the pricess after watching the toads being sad for losing their queen. That would show Mario's empathy for them, i get your point but it could also work maybe even making mario more likable.
Feel like Peach was a little too perfect though she is never vulnerable or needs help once causing mario to develop more of a relationship with donkey Kong than her, because donkey kong needed help and was briefly vulnerable
@@firenze6478 while I didn’t mind the light story if they did decide to make it more plot heavy their were several small plot points they could have expanded on. Peach wants to bring Mario along because he’s human and wants to know more about the world Mario is sure she’s from, Peach is confident in her role but her identity is more of a sore spot which is what made her quickly warm up to him. She was raised in the Mushroom Kingdom so everything about it is natural to her but the natural world as we know is a different story. Same goes for Donkey Kong who’s extremely cocky and confident but is insecure thinking his dad only sees him as a joke. Luigi has a whole thing about being scared all the time and needing his brother to save him all the time. If they wanted to expand on it theirs things they could have done.
This movie is literally the most harmless family movie I've seen this year. It's pretty much a direct translation of the games and a pretty good one at that. Sure the plot is simple, but so are most Mario games. I didn't go into a Super Mario Brothers movie expecting them to reinvent the wheel. I just wanted a video games movie that didn't waste its potential and that's exactly what I got. Had a great time watching the movie.
I think for the sake of the plot get going, Luigi being captured made more sence to convice Mario to go rescuing him, rater than a Princess he didn't know so well. But i agree that Luigi was missing in a good part of the plot.
I really enjoyed this movie! I’ve always loved the super mario games. I am sad Lugigi didn´t get very much to do in it though, he was always my favorite. Bowser was definently my favorite part lol Jack Black did an amazing job!
My biggest issue with video games turned into movies is that it’s hard to replicate that feeling of adrenaline as you’re making your way through an intense and difficult section of the game. That’s why I think Detective Pikachu worked so well. The game play into itself was much more lax compared to say Pokemon Ranger where you’re constantly moving with the game. I think that it was smart of this movie to incorporate a lot of references to the game so that even if you’re not interacting with the movie as you would in a game, you’re still able to go “Hey! I recognize that!” Overall, I think a lot of people were overly critical of it from the first trailer. It’s not going to go down in history as some legendary film. But it was decent. Also, the minions need to be retired lol
Mario competency in his norm does not instantly translate to peach's norm. And frankly that is a fantastic point to make, that even if you are good at something if the environment is not what you know that means you have to learn to adapt.
The movie was all-ages friendly, but the story felt distinctly adult. Think about it: Mario is a middle-aged man with a dead-end construction job, he quits and dumps his life savings into the hopes of making it as a freelance plumber, and his career ends as soon as it begins when the dog interferes and makes them destroy his first client's bathroom; Mario is at rock bottom, and feels shame he let down his brother and family. Mario is a very adult protagonist with very adult problems. His conflict is about finally getting the chance to be the hero. It felt very weird to see this in a kids' movie, and noticing the lack of response from the kids in the audience really cemented the fact kids don't relate to mario the way adults do. Mario is a Midlife Crisis Gamer, just like us.
I feel like they made this movie for the people who grew up with the games, who would be around Mario's age. I also feel like they marketed it towards children bc they can sell more tickets if you bring the whole family with you. The heart and soul of the movie was finding your sense of purpose despite your fears and failures in life and sticking up for the people who have your back when you have nothing to offer them.
Fun fact, according to Miyamoto, Mario and Luigi are canonically around 25 years old. So while your take on Mario being a middle-aged man at rock bottom is 100% legit, he can also be seen as a young man struggling to find a way through life, who got sick of his first job and was desparate to make a name for himself.
Honestly this is a major step for mario/video game media. I'd love for a Luigi's mansion movie since it would let Charlie Day just go all out. I'm excited to see what other properties Nintendo tries to set up as well as other companies.
This is why i almost never go off critics reviews. It seems quite often they rate artsy-fartsy movies highly even if audiences think the movie is OK at best, and they often rate popular movies significantly lower than audiences. Critics also often have a strong bias against comedies, animated movies, and especially horror movies so they'll rate even the good ones fairly low. I've seen some great movies with critics scores of 30-50%.
@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 Odds are that the people who are the "critics" do this crap out of spite of ordinary people who don't like their.. shall we say particular biases
I'm glad to see that in movies like The Last Wish and the Mario Movie, displays of affection between men are normalized. When Mario and Luigi reunite and they're so happy to see each other I actually teared up
I feel like mario could be for video game films what spiderverse is to comic book adaptations. Spiderverse uses animation to embrace the essence and feel of what it's like to read a comic, and mario feels to watch how the game feels to play, which is amazing!
Good observation! Mario really does embrace its video game aesthetics to bring an animated video game movie to life while Spider-verse feels like comic book illustrations come to life. Plus the Puss in Boots sequel feel like a fairytale illustration come to life.
honestly, it was a good movie. it had good humor, good writing, absolutely beautiful animation, great soundtrack, good voice acting (we all thought chris pratt was gonna be bad but he honestly did a pretty good job) a good storyline, and it didn’t feel like they crammed everything into one film just for the sake of it. i’m someone who isn’t really a fan of sequels but i can definitely say that i look forward to one for the Super Mario Bros movie, and based off the box office and audience feedback i can definitely see illumination and nintendo getting together again to make one.
Personally, I think they hit a good sweet-spot with Peach, portraying her as someone who knows her way around, but can still end up in over her head. She knows what she's doing, but she's also just one person, and not "every Jedi." They made her skilled, with her abilities coming from a mix of talent and experience, rather than go to the extreme of either annoyingly useless, or annoyingly OP. Regarding the obstacle courses, I see your point, but in fairness, they were very different courses. Jumping over a trash can in the sidewalk and darting up a flight of stairs isn't exactly the same as running across falling blocks and triangle-jumping from one projectile to another. He went into it thinking his urban experience would help him, but ultimately, all that really helped him through it was his most important trait: his perseverance. No matter how many times he got knocked down, he kept getting back up, each time getting just a little bit further than the last. And thematically, I think that suits him perfectly. As for the critics score, let's not forget: these are the same people who gave "Cuties" an 87%. I wouldn't put any stock in their opinions on ANYTHING, never mind film.
That’s not really a good argument when a lot of awful films have high audience scores on rotten tomatoes. Just look at Jurassic World Dominion, everyone online hates it yet it has a 80% audience score.
It’s kinda like what my father told me before he showed me Smokey and The Bandit… The films not trying to be deep it knows what it’s audience is gonna be whether it’s good ol boys or ol Nostalgic Nintendo players It’s just trying to give you a fun ride and hopes you enjoy it. If you don’t it really doesn’t care.
Everyone seems to forget that Detective Pikachu exists when saying "No other franchise films". No surprise, because Pikachu was incredibly forgettable, just like Mario here. This is a kids movie--a YOUNG kids movie. And while you might enjoy the game references as an adult, references is all that it has to offer. The critics aren't wrong.
I don’t know why everyone forgets Peach is playable as the EASY MODE option in games like Mario 2 and Super Mario 3D World. She’s not weak or incapable; Bowser’s just incredibly strong and dangerous.
I do like peach in this film, but there are moments where she lost her girlish attitude like the Rabbid Mario games I always adore! She’s cool and strong without losing what makes her… well, “Peach”! The movie kinda did that, and I’m glad it’s not the annoying “girlboss” trope where they make the dudes look like chumps, and Peach is cute, but lacks that “Peachyness” from the games where she feels like Peach… then she feels like a generic girl boss Bopeep number 29.
Mario is a well established iconic character, it's very obvious that the fans of said character will have a very biased opinion about the movie, wich is very mediocre, if the same movie was made with original characters, using the same plot and writing no one would praise it. Change Bowser for a generic dark lord, Peach for a random princess and Mario as the typical bland unlikely hero and see if it will make up for it's praises
They are judging it as a movie. And it is flawed as a movie. Clearly to fans the fan service, as well as the Mario moments are far more important. Critics not understanding the draw of a film isn't new. Plenty of movies we see as classics were hated by critics.
1:00 I and other people in the theater groaned too. I never liked the minions. Not when I was a kid and not now as an adult. They’re a joke that are as dried out as a cash cow.
"This movie wasn't made for YOU...." Seems like the same argument they are now making for "The Marvels" in order not to piss off a lot of adults who actually know the difference between a good movie and a bad one.
As a full on fan (not die hard per say) I saw tons and tpns of references that I can pick out. Everything from the small little details from the leitmotifs in the music was just incredible for me. And there are even references to other game franchises as well and it really comes together as it's like a scavanger hunt for fans of Mario.
It's so refreshing to see a review that isn't just this movie is such a train wreck. It's not a masterpiece but I didn't expect it to be. All I wanted was a fun Mario movie that was faithful to the video games and that's what I got.
I just saw it today, and I fell in love with it! I really love how the movie makes little Easter eggs to not just Mario games, but to Nintendo games in general.
Critics basically stated this movie is mediocre, Not good. Not bad. Just mid. This movie is mid which is what a 56% RT score reflects. And let’s be honest, a year later now is the Mario movie still something you would consider in the pantheon of cinema? It is just okay. It always has been just okay. And always be just okay. It is mediocre and most have forgotten about it
It was dumb. It was stupid. It was pure nostalgia, synthesized down into a liquid form and injected into my eyeballs. It didn't take itself seriously at all. I loved every second of it.
I generally differentiate between a Good Movie and a Fun Movie A movie can be both, one or the other, or neither I think critics generally look if its a Good movie. Like, well-made, good cinematography, acting, story, things like that. But even a badly made movie can be fun to watch, like The Room. Edit: So I watched it a month later. It was a pretty sub-par movie. There was some fun stuff, but generally it was a chore. Did enjoy Lumalee and, of course, Jack Black always kills it. Additionally, as soon as you consider the implications made in the movie, it turns out a hell of a lot darker and funnier. Like Bowser commiting genocide, Koopa General doing a suicide bombing, Bowser going with the nuclear option, etc.
0:56 I felt disappointment seeing a minion in this logo, I would’ve perfered the plain one in the trailers, or a logo with one of those promotional animations released before the movie
The reason why this movie was made the way it was made, is because Nintendo is really strict about what can go and shouldn’t. I’m really glad because that saved us from so many pointless western media tropes
I think the main reason for this whole controversy, is that the general audiences doesn't understand that when critics gives a movie 5 or 6/10, that doesn't mean it's bad. It's only mean that the movie is average at best. It's inherently the same as common people who's arguing that the movie it's 7/10, calling it: "fun but not great". Because the differences here, critics has watch a sh*t tons of movies that their 7/10 spots is reserved for something more prevalent. I mean, if you only had watch 50-100 movies top, that consists of Disney's animation, Netflix romances and MCU, of course your 7/10 spots would be more available. But for a critics that has watch 1000+ movies in their life, 5/10 is an honor really!
4:36 Charles Martinet (Mario's original VA) has a broad vocal range and would've been more than capable of toning down the over-the-top italian accent for a movie actually
Sure, but Pratt also nailed the role and fit the take on Mario they were going for in the movie. It's Movie Mario, Charles doesn't have to voice him everywhere if they think someone else fits the take they want. Charles ended up playing Jumpman and Mario's dad, he did an awesome job.
@@chrange9714 That's fair, it's just that some people might still be under the false impression that all Charles could do is go "wahoo" and "yippee" for one and a half hour as if he's not a skilled enough actor
I don't think it's the toning down that's the issue, it's him sounding too old. Mario and Luigi are meant to be younger sounding characters and Charles Martinet himself said that it does get tiring to do the voices after a while. He does play Mario and Luigi's dad and another character cameo so it's not like he isn't there. I can trust Martinet to voice an entire movie as Wario, where an older sounding voice actually fits.
@@KoalaTulip47 Nah, Martinet still sounds like a young Mario and Luigi when he does the voices. He did it in the movie as Jumpman and it still sounds as great as ever. There was no issue, they just thought Pratt fit the take on Mario they wanted to go for in this movie. That's why he was chosen.
This just does not make sense, why must critics give this film a low score even though people love it. Nintendo have only just started their partnership with Illumination
I think you're right, nobody needed to be captured for the film to work. Without catching Peach, Bowser can still be a tremendous threat. In Galaxy, he stole Power Stars, in Sunshine he stole Shine Sprites, so there's still things that Mario can go after even if peach wasn't in the equation. As for her being a power house... well... I go back to Mario 2, some of the more modern multiplayers and the party games/Mario Kart, so I'm cool with her being competent. The old 80s cartoon tended to toggle between Peach being helpless and "needing" Mario to save the day, but often times she would be part of the solution. Ah well, I just want a good fun movie so I think I will not be disappointed.
Unprofessional or not, the film doesn't deserve that love; nobody asked for a celebrified Mario movie they came to enjoy a reboot resurface after 30 years in hopes it does some justice. Even though this film did its homework, it misses the charm and aspect brought forth in the games and no one was happy about Chris Pratt stealing Martinet's role from him. It wasn't earned.
Loved it, Illumination lowered the bar in the 2010's with their films and this did raise it up. I also loved all the nods to past properties like man playing the arcade machine and the plumber rap from the 1989 cartoon.
Luigi and peach switching roles kinda makes sense from a plot standpoint since mario would likely have more motivation in saving his brother rather than some random princess he hasnt even met. Plus, that koopa general is probably the darkest character illumination has ever made: he straight up kamikazes mario and dk with that fucking blue shell from the mario kart games, pretty much killing himself since he was never seen again after that scene
Apparently john leguizamo (Luigi in the old live action movie) wants a boycott of this movie because its not diverse enough... WTF kind of mushrooms is he on and even then how in the hell can you make a movie like this "diverse" when most of the characters are not even bloody human to begin with?
I feel like they could've done a bit more with the film at times, but I overall enjoyed what I watched. I think that's all I hoped I'd get out of the movie, just something fun and enjoyable, didn't have to be a masterpiece honestly.
i traveled the high seas last night to see it and it was so good that i'm gonna go to the theater to see it tonight w/my daughter. and i haven't been to the movies since the RZ Halloween reboot in '07.
There’s a lot to love in this movie. I was frustrated at the end with the pacing because yeah, Luigi needed more screentime instead of the Kart scene. I legit hussled to the bathroom midway through the rainbow road when I realized it wasn’t adding much but advertising the game. 🎉
I mean, the kart scene does do something though. They travel to the Kong Kingdom, and now need an efficient way to return back to the Mushroom Kingdom quickly, thus, they use Karts on the Rainbow Road as a means to travel back. And it’s not only a fun action scene, but it’s a battle that the good guys lose. It leads to the separation of both Mario and DK from Peach and Toad, who then return to the Mushroom Kingdom alone, allowing Mario and DK a chance to set aside differences and team up, and also gets all of the other Kongs captured, raising the stakes. The Rainbow Road fight basically leads to the circumstances of the wedding climax.
@@GuyWithNoNickName not that i disagree or anything, but we dont see the journey TO the kong kingdom, so the journey back could have been used to build up more drama with peach being captured and maybe luigi helps her break free when he hears that mario has been helping her? just spitballing
I think Luigi had to be captured because without Luigi being hostage, Mario has no reason to stay and help fight Bowser. And it also makes more sense that Peach is competent because she’s been in this world all her life.
I absolutely loved the film. The voice acting was far better than I expected. Unlike everyone, I wasn't too worried about Chris Pratt as Mario, I was more worried about Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong. Thankfully, it didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. And I'll be honest, while it might've been jarring at first when Luigi and Mario got the Super Star, with Luigi overcoming his cowardice, when you think about it, it makes sense. Throughout the first 20 minutes or so of the movie we see Luigi not being as good as Mario. Then, when he's separated from Mario he's attacked by the Dry-Bones, narrowly escaping until he's captured by Shy Guys. We then see a flashback of how, since they were kids, Mario's been coming to his rescue. Then, there's him needing to be rescued at the end by Mario. Luigi had been saved by Mario all his life, then when Mario needed it most, Luigi finally stepped up and saved him for once. Sure, it would've been nice to see a bit more of this character development on screen, maybe have Luigi have some dialogue referring to it, but it's not entirely bad how they did it.
I might be in the minority here, but i honestly thing a 54% or 5/10 is fair score for this movie. I still enjoyed the Mario movie but its pacing felt really fast and while the references and easter eggs were great they don't automatically make it a better movie. And i know a lot of people are saying " Well, what did you expect from a mario movie" or "It's just a kids movie" First of all, that's a terrible argument, because it's an instult to the medium of animation with and just because something is aimed at a younger demographic doesn't mean it should be shallow or an excuse for poor quality (not saying the mario movie is poor quality). Look at Puss in Boots the Last Wish, people were just expecting just a silly cat movie you know, "a movie for kids" but no it blew everyone away not only with it's breathtaking art style and animation but interesting characters and it's great message on the value of life. The film wanted to be somthing more and IT DID IT, which is why people love it, same with the Lego Movie, a movie that took a huge brand and could've just been a simple movie about legos but turned out to be suprisingly deep movie about imagination, creativity, growing up, which in turn all tied back to the brand of Legos. In short, Mario's movie is fine, had fun, wish it was more, 5/10. Rant over.
I don't know what people expected from a Mario movie of all things. This is the problem with hype and fan expectations it ends up letting people down after they don't get what they want it's better to keep your expectations low from the start so you're not disappointed from the finished result. Hype ruins things and is a constant reminder that people need to settle down when it comes to movies like these.
I spected a simple but well developed plot around the mario brothers and the exploration of the mario world, not a bunch if quick souless references who only serve as colorfull keys dandling at nintendo fans who would clap at everything nintendo produces.
@@spinosaurusstriker well some would disagree, some would say the plot is well thought out or at least decent and just because the first film would be mediocre doesn't the sequel will be too nor is mediocrity such a bad thing. Personally I think it's acceptable for a film to be somewhat mediocre but not souless and boring the people who made it seemed to put effort in it and I think it's all well and good, I'd rather play it safe with the first one but have fun with the sequel.
@@ZephyrFate could've, would've should've but I wouldn't call it empty as so far people say it's fun and enjoyable but so far it's still seems good no more no less isn't that what still matters.
Just saw the movie myself at the theatre today and yeah its decent. I'd say its biggest problem is the breakneck speed of the pacing, like my god, ever since entering the Mushroom kingdom the pacing goes into overdrive, and that some potential hints of story elements seem to get lost. I know nobody comes to the Mario movie for story, but still it would've been nice if the movie was say 15-20 minutes longer with the scenes extended a bit to give more of an opportunity to develop both the characters to have stronger and quieter moments, as well the world and its elements for newcomers (like those of us who played Mario Kart 8 love to see anti gravity in the movie, but those who haven't will just be confused. Like maybe just some background details with the characters looking around while making their karts to see what they can do or asking the kongs about it). As for stuff like Mario suddenly being the doofus once in the mushroom kingdom, I definitely still think Mario is built up to be a doofus in Brooklyn too. Like lets not forget the first scene of them in the Pizzeria, they literally get scolded by their old boss, and later on by their family. Plus even then the parqour Mario did near the beginning was comparatively basic to what Peach threw at him on the training course. And for Luigi, I do also think its a little weird how experienced he is by the climax but I think it comes down to what they said to eachother in the beginning and when being reuinted. When they're together nothing can get in their way. Like when Luigi knows Mario is there for him, it opens the world up for him, making him believe he can do as much as he can. Just what I observed myself.
Props to Illumination for not having a single poop or fart joke! That must’ve taken some serious restraint.
If only they improved on their music choices, cause idk how many more fucking times I need to still hear “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” from another movie.
@@bruhmomento6691 Hey! At least all the orchestrated music was absolutely incredible.
@@bruhmomento6691 My soul died when they started playing I Need A Hero 😑. Brain numbingly uninspired.
@@thebatman4279At least most of the music in this movie was nice orchestral renditions of the classic game themes.
@@thebatman4279 I think its broosh wain
I don’t know if this is why but I heard the reason Luigi is a 1 is kidnapped instead of peach is cause they thought it would be more realistic for mario to want to save his brother rather then saving a complete stranger.
Yeah it’d be extremely random if peach was the captured one 💀. Like why should he care lmao
@@frostreaper2311 Because this was created in the 80s, when we still had respect for classic stories about men doing what's right and protecting people even to their own detriment.
@@SeraphsWitness 👏exactly, quite the hot take for modern men
@@frostreaper2311 Because it's the right thing to do.
But it doesn't matter to Mario if it's a complete stranger or not. Doing the right thing in spite of that is what Mario does.
Can we appreciate how when Mario rescues Luigi he gets so emotional his accent comes out like. whoever thought of that deserves a raise that was so wholesome
I REALLY don’t think that’s intentional
I think the voice fits this version of Mario since he acts different than the game Mario
its fucking cringe
Spoilers, asshole.
I'm not a huge Mario player, I don't know much about the lore, but this was for sure a feel-good movie. I had fun, pacing was good, only voice actor I thought was a bit flat was Peach, it wasn't meta, and the brothers relationship was sweet and moving. Oh, and the animation was beautiful and fantastic. I'd watch it again.
I remember see a news site call this movie “totally inaccessible for non-Mario fans” and “the only bad movie Illumination’s ever made”. Which is really funny because in my opinion, it’s actually one of the only two good films from this studio lol.
The *only* bad illumination movie???
You’re saying that actually *_LIKED_* sing and the Lorax?!???
"The only bad Illumination movie"
Jesus.
@@seldomstudios6351 And the fact they thought they were leagues better than the Mario movie lol.
@@seldomstudios6351 The Lorax was written for the companies (journalists included).Why do you think they had around SEVENTY endorsements.
Critics and journos didn't rate Super Mario Bros low because they thought it was actually a bad movie, they did it because they hate Chris Pratt
No matter what I think we can all agree that casting Jack Black as Bowser is a stroke of pure genius.
Jack Black is a legend
Fax
He was the one character who sounded exactly the way I pictured.
PEACHES PEACHES PEACHES
Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches lol
The best scene IMO was Luigi getting captured. I loved how creepy and horror like it was
I loved how the dry bones were just zombies.
Very fitting for luigi
I never thought that Shy-guys could be intimidating. lol
It's the perfect basis for Luigi's Mansion.
Yeah, but did they have to follow that up with the 30 minute sex scene?
Fun Fact: The voice actress of the woman in the Super Mario Brothers plumbers commercial is actually Jeannie Elias, who if you don't know, is actually the same actress who did the voice of Peach back then know as Princess Toadstool in the Super Mario Bros Super Show back in 1989.
That's honestly a cool little easter egg
Source?
@@blackliquidsorrow8249 Bruh they literally said who the va was
@@blackliquidsorrow8249 Super Mario wiki
@@hinomorigaming That's more of a fan site than a credible source, and no confirmation has been made regarding who voiced the woman.
Here is a bit of a Theory: if they are planning to do a sequel where Princess Daisy is in, then Luigi might be able to get more of a character arc. but that is my guess
I think he will. Their arc in this movie was to find their strengths apart from one another and teach Luigi that he can be brave instead of hiding behind his big brother. Now that he knows this about himself and has found some self confidence I'm sure he'll have a bigger part to play.
If anything, I think the second movie might focus on Rosalina instead of Daisy but that's what I think. I agree that Luigi will have to go through development as a character in the film or be the main focus of the film.
If they do that, I really wish Daisy introduces herself by "Hi, I'm Daisy".
(Spoilers)
There's a post credit scene where you see a Yoshi egg hatching in the sewers. Maybe this is hinting at something related to Yoshi's island.
Yeah but they already made Peach basically Daisy. Isn't Daisy supposed to be the tough tomboy princess from the desert while peach is the more dainty one
I think Mario struggling with the game level-style obstacle course was a good decision. Mario was able to parkour througb Brooklyn because he grew up there. He's familiar with the layout, and he knows how things work. The game level-style obstacle course has a bunch of stuff that's not only new to him, but also doesn't really fit into his view of how things should work; like the donut blocks. Yeah, he watches Peach do it, but using the donut block example again, he didn't know the donut block would fall before he stepped off of it until he experienced it himself. Well, that and I think he was more mesmerized with Peach's performance on the course, rather than the peculiarities of the course itself.
I think the idea that Mario is saving his little brother is way more compelling than him just being along for the ride.
Ehhhhh I don't know about that, because it is then putting down Luigi fans, he's a coward sure, but he's proven to be as much of a hero as Mario (which is spoiler spoiler spoiler). It could've been worse, but it also could've been better, they didn't need to make Luigi who is arguably the better brother with his abilities, be the damsel in Distress. Heck they didn't need a Damsel in Distress at all if they want Peach to be the strong independent women type (which I don't agree with much either, but also could've been worse), Bowser taking control of the kingdoms... just the plot A, they didn't really need a plot B, especially if Mario is supposed to be a hero, he'd do it because he wants to help people, not because he needs a motivation.
@@IgnatiusBlaze4 maybe in a sequel they will have a Luigi’s Mansion segment
@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI
As much as I want that doubtful, seems more fitting and less risky for them to make it a spin off series on a streaming service, or a spin off smaller budget and shorter movie. If there's desire for it and they can make money... oh definitely, just when and in what form is more so the question.
@@IgnatiusBlaze4
I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted to do something involving a Luigi's Mansion segment in the future (considering one of the movie trailers portrayed Luigi running away from ghosts). My guess is that Illumination might do so when the Mario movie gets to be enough of a cult hit that executive's money senses start tingling (though hopefully not to the point they impede on the creation process, like they've unfortunately done with most other art/media...)
@@Scarshadow666
I don't disagree, but even Nintendo down plays the Luigi's Mansion series, it is a spin off. So I don't doubt it being possible, it's just I see it more as a spin off series rather than movies, especially since they're now competing with Sega again, who is doing the same with Knuckles, getting a spin off series on Paramount that will tie into the 3rd movie that releases next year.
Never trust critics. It’s your opinion that matters
My farts are better than Steve’s farts
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@@p-__ Nobody ask, weirdo.
Depending on how polarizing the coverage of a movie or TV show is the audience score is even less trustworthy.
That said, that is not the case with the Super Mario Bros movie.
Idk man. Penalty of bad movies that got roasted by critics but loved by fans.
About the Peach passing the course easily, they do mention that she has lived in the kingdom since she was a baby, meaning she got familiarised about the platforming as a daily routine.
And even then, Mario, who did not grow up there and lived in a place in which he had never done or had the necessity to do the insane gymnsatics needed to complete the course (or even to live in the Mushroom Kingdom, the place where platforming is a daily routine), took one single night to almost complete it and adapt to the place.
Luigi also adapted very fast to the Mushroom Kingdom, given how he was as skilled as his brother in the last moments of the movie, when both moved to the Mushroom Kingdom.
In honesty, Mario&Luigi adapting so insanely fast to life in the Mushroom Kingdom was a much bigger power move than Peach completing the course on first try after having grown up in the Mushroom Kingdom where even the weakest Toads have better physical endurance than regular humans from Earth due to their lifestyle in which you have to literally jump constantly from one place to another.
I was not too thrown off by that, but they did make her WAY too strong for the duration of the movie. Even during the wedding, she's just destroying everyone. I'm thinking, why did she really need Mario's help to begin with? Except that his name is the title of the movie.
@@SeraphsWitness It's the Trinity affect. Films have been doing this all the time since the Matrix. Make the main lead seem like the "everyman" who can barely keep up with this new world, while the female lead views him as the "chosen one" when in reality, she could do everything herself. It's probably my biggest issue with the film.
@@blackfox4138that's not it at ALL they needed each other peach needed mario to help her along the way where be becomes a champion and mario needed her to help find and save his brother
She SHOULD be strong not only as a character but as an idea shes a princess a ruler who is in charge of defenseless beings she SHOULD be strong she SHOULD know how everything works bcs she not only lives here but rules here
@@blackfox4138 Well I don't think The Matrix suffered that problem, because there was something unique about Neo (pretending Matrix 4 doesn't exist). Trinity was just like everyone else, but Neo had something special.
Yes, he was a stranger in a strange land who needed to be caught up to speed. But they still needed him because there was a prophecy.
Mario did the same "stranger in a strange land" trope, which is fine. But they never made it clear why HE was necessary. He was powerful in his own right, which is a step in the right direction, but the whole time I was thinking "why can't Peach just do this on her own?"
I'm actually glad that they decided to give Luigi the "damsel in distress" role instead of Peach. I feel like this gave Mario and Peach more time to bond and form a relationship. Peach being the damsel in distress works just fine for the games since the stories are simple, and it's usually implied they already know each other, but it wouldn't work here unless they'd met before or spent the first half of the movie together. It was a good call to make!
My farts are better than Steve’s farts
Peach even had a game where she saved Mario
Also Peach has kinda been a badass since she was playable in 2. Also her soccer specials, and her roles in the RPGs. And her being a playable character in Super Mario world. She’s kinda dope in a humble way and that serves her better for the future of the franchise and the movie series. Also remember, in odyssey she left by her own volition while her simps were competing for her lmao
@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 Game, but yes
I feel like there was no chemistry with Peach and Mario. There was far more relationship moments between mario and DK instead of Mario and Peach.
There was no arc to their relationship. It ended the same way it started.
Mario was clearly the brother that had the lack of confidence, not Luigi. Luigi was somewhat confident, just sometimes scared. Mario had a whole growth arc that spanned the movie, which included the training course. Mario was always more capable, he just didn’t believe in himself and more put up a front to be a role model for Luigi.
I would have liked more Luigi action. He is a favorite. But I understand why they pulled a 3D World and held him captive until late in the game- I mean, movie. They needed a motivation for Mario.
The movie did have a good story. It was standard fare, but good, which is fine by me. The draw was more everything else and that did not disappoint. All in all I had a great time.
I’m more confused by critics saying it was like a game like it was a bad thing especially when that’s how it was advertised. What else were they expecting.
Luigi getting captured makes sense because it is the only reason why Mario decides to help the mushroom kingdom at first, if they both ended up in the same place they could have both gone back to Brooklyn together, that said I wish Luigi had tried to escape at least once in the movie
Unless the princess is the only one who knows how to go back, thus giving them a motive to rescue her. They just put the brother instead of the princes because it would give bad reviews if the main female character is not an independent strong woman. That's what I think. Also, they could make all the story about the mushroom kingdom instead of throwing to the screen all the American culture as always. But, again, if American values are not well represented, bad reviews. Funny though, because in the end, it also had bad reviews. (even though I liked the movie).
@@Near_DriveYeah I'm getting sick of strong independent women tropes. And all American culture can suck my fatty! Other countries exist too dammit!
Honestly, I don't mind that Peach was made more capable, because...she actually has been capable the whole time. Even when she's captured, she can do wonders with her umbrella.
I wish she actually used the parasol in the movie… and had her real voice though
And pulled out fruit and threw it at bowser
People really need to apologize for being critical about Mario's voice tho
@@bear2507 I mean, its not really something to apologize about when we weren't given good hopes until the final product, which surprised people by how good it was. you can change your mind, but its not really something worth a full apology for.
@@dragonsman4733 I guess that's kinda debatable. I guess it shows people should give people like actors a chance more. It depends if people were just critical or bullying.
That audience reaction to the minion made me feel warm and fuzzy inside
You sicken me.
which is sad because unironically minions were pretty chill at first. and then they got overused into oblivion.
Nah it’s just cringey and annoying
IMO, it's an overreaction, we only see it for less than 10 seconds in the opening logos, and people act like this?
@@Quintapion ah yes, seeing a Minion failing a start boost (wich is something everyone did at least once in Mario Kart) for 15 seconds is cringe and annoying, this is just overreacting
Fun fact: Because of how bad the original Super Mario Bros Movie was (live action one), Nintendo was really hesitant to give any rights for a film adaption.
The 1993 one is actually pretty good I think.
@@waffleson45 Don't worry It's just an opinion
@@sonicfanboy3375 oh no my worst enemy! Lol
And the animation studio they chose was illumination… heartless ahh company, but hey their animation looks nice in this movie.
@Obama doESn’t care #NFT #NFTs #NFTCommmunity Must be a fan of illumination huh? Explains your braindead comment lmao
*There are 2 types of people*
*1. People who see movies they want to and judge it for themselves*
*2. People who see/don't see a movie based on critic reviews*
The Luma MADE this movie for me. The recurring appearances and even a final cameo at the end really had me dying of laughter. Only adults could understand the existential angst of simply existing.
Well it kinda follows the videogames. In mario galaxy if you feed a luma enough star bits they die amd turn into the stars that launch you. They basically die 👁👁
"Only adults could understand the existential angst of simply existing". Ow the edge.
@@FreakGeSt
A good point. Unfortunately there's probably kids growing up with the Internet that probably are developing existential angst as well... 0_0
I actually liked the 80’s music bits in the movie, my dad grew up with Mario in the 80’s so I feel like it was right up his ally lol.
@@byeleavemealone from that perspective then I guess it makes sense yeah
Luigi does come into its own when he saves Mario from Bowser's fire at the end. There is a thin connection to family and brotherhood weaved in the story.
Wait, the whole theater groaned at the minion? Now that is funny.
Everyone is just starting to let out a collective sigh at the thought of a minion now. Beautiful.
I saw this with my grandma. She loved it and so did I. I'm slowly becoming a Mario fan but with Sonic being reinvigorated, I'm just happy both franchises are still going strong. 9/10
I’m a sonic fan / sega fan, Atari but I give this Mario movie 100%
A 9/10 is too high. The movie is alright but really nothing to write home about, a decent 5 to a light 6 out of 10
@@raymonddejesus4986 did you want an Oscar worthy movie? At the end of the day it’s Mario the story was always simple and it’s a kids movie a 9/10 is pretty good to me
@Logan McGlynn Mario and Sonic the 🐐🐐🐐🐐🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
@@raymonddejesus4986 you're right
10/10
Reminder: Rotten Tomatoes gave Sausage Party a 80% fresh rating.
Seriously, why.
Bruh ain’t no way 💀
Broo that movie was soo shit like wtf
Rotten Tomatoes gave Cuties an 87%. Remember that every time you look at their ratings.
they actually LIKE food porn?💀
@@gamerdom4481 NAH 💀
It's heard that in an earlier script that Peach was more of a girlboss, so much so that she was basically the main character. And when Miyamoto saw the script he said to tone it down to at least 50%
Thank God he was there. I honestly would have hated this movie if it was about peach no less her being a girl boss
I think it makes sense that Luigi was capetured. It gives Mario a strong motivation to fight Bowser. Maybe if Luigi was't capetured Mario wouldn't have a good reason to stay and fight for the mushroom kingdom. Yeah it is a shame Luigi did not get more screentime. Maybe if they made the prison scenario different, in a way the prisoners could interact more with eachother and they have more space to do stuff, it would be possible to give Luigi more developement. However I feel like it was enough for him to feel like he is always burden and he should stand up for himself and for others like his brother does for him. But yeah it is true we did not see mutch of him. Maybe the movie was too short for everything.
I hope the sequel is Luigi's Mansion
@@acrane3496 is he a hero? Or is he a regular guy who wants to save his brother despite not being a "hero" and in the process becoming a hero. I prefer the story they went with.
My favorite one so far is a local news outlet saying the movie "has all the charm of an unplugged Game Boy" 🤣
My farts are better than Steve’s farts
That's rather redundant.
They should have said unplugged Nintendo 64
Game Boy aren't plugged in the first place
Wario's farts are better than yours
@@Hanmacx hence why this statement is funny and representative of how out-of-touch most critics covering the film are lol
Why would it make sense for Mario to complete a training obstacle course at peach’s castle on the first try with ease if he’s never been to a world with floating platforms hundreds feet in the air before???
Funny thing is, he took one single night to almost complete it even if he had never been to a world with floating platforms hundreds of feet in the air before.
He took one single night to adapt to a world where platforming is a part of the daily routine.
It’s because Peach did it since childhood.
@Kiryu’s Havoc It was nice to see Mario as a fish out of water, and seeing him adapt. It’s not the direction I would have chose, but it worked.
Mario: "I bet you did it your first try though right?"
Peach: "No. Me? Nooo."
has to remind the audience that she is perfect in every way.
Peach: "Ok, of course I passed it my first try!!! What do you think I suck like you Mario? Huh? You think I'm a little loser like yourself? Hell no I passed it my first try with ease. All those highly dangerous obstacles? Why would any of that be a challenge to me? Where are my toads I want to continue looking down on all of them".
I always love a character who is perfect at everything. Flawless, the way every human should be. Never make a single mistake because then you aren't perfect.
the real question would be then, why was he so good at jumping and platforming in the real world but not in mushroom kingdom? if they wanted him to be bad just remove the scene of him parkouring like a mad man in Brooklyn
It makes sense why peach is so independent in this movie. She's been trained to defend herself, but she also knows that she is no match for bowser, which is why she basically immediately surrendered after being surrounded and evacuating her people. She's better than Mario purely on experience, and she uses that to fight back. Bowser could have easily just abducted her and locked her away in a tower, but that wasn't his goal. Everything Bower did was to impress her, not imprison her. They hint at Luigis mansion with Luigis flashback as a kid, which will probably be explored more in the sequel. Even with peach standing up to bowser, she used a sneak attack to catch him off guard and only momentarily stopped him. Mario and Luigi were the real powerhouses in the movie, it felt realistic in a sense that she wouldn't go without a fight but be basically helpless, peach knows this which is why she went to the Kang family for help in the first place. It felt like a blend of her game self and the original 1993 Mario movie, all the way down to how they handled certain events and elaborated on some things. I also like how they did donkey Kong it didn't feel like he was just a jerk with no redeeming qualities. He just felt like he was giving Mario a hard time because he was butthurt about the L he took but didn't really hate him. It felt really organic how they played off each other.
I agree I agree I agree...
I wish Toadsworth was in the flashback scene. His presence would've not only explained why Peach is independent, but it also would've *strengthened* Peach's character.
Saving your brother being the driving motivation instead of saving some broad you just met makes for a WAY better story IMO.
I think a lot of people have forgotten what a "popcorn movie" is. You go in, sit in the dark for 90 minutes, and shovel popcorn into your maw while you turn off the outside world and become absorbed in a light, fun piece of entertainment. And I haven't seen it yet, but that's what it looks like the Mario movie is, and we need more of it. If I wanted a dark and gritty Mario movie, I'd just watch the 93 one.
Haven't you seen Disney making billions out of the MCU ? I would argue that 99 % of people are well aware of what a popcorn movie is. The 1%, "film critics" are just a bunch of snobs who can't appreciate normal entertainment and only swear by quoting Citizen Kane or 2001 A space Odissey. The same type of people that will tell you Picasso drawing ugly squares is super deep or something
If you classify a clipshow of easter eggs and references as entertainment, sure this film is entertaining
I mean there’s also the M&L dynamic but ok sure
@@jeromealday614 I mean is the Sonic movie a clipshow of references and easter eggs, because it takes already made characters and objects from the games and throws them into the movies?
@@jeromealday614 It isn't just that lmao, everything about it is entertaining. Easter eggs and references don't equal "bad" when they're done right. This movie is a very good example of it being done right.
Just a reminder, the critics on rotten tomatoes gave this a low review, but gave Cuties a high score
Never forget that
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yeah the 12 year olds on twitter wont let me forget it
Yeah all those critics praising the movie should be on FBI's watchlist
If that's the case then I hope anonymous hacks the crap out of that website😡
@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 Nope, they aren't. Since you like Berserk, you should be in the FBI watchlist since there is a panel of a man molesting a young Guts in the manga, and yes, even if it is drawn, it would be considered CP.
I grew up on the mario games, and this was an amazing adaptation. I hope to see them do more
Based on the (2nd) end credits scene, I feel it's pretty likely they will continue with a sequel.
I grew up on the Mario games and just by watching the trailers I already hate this movie...I guess nowadays, princesses have to be more capable than the heroes that used to save them. Can't have that in today's woke society.
@@Chaosdogg47 Yeah, you not watching the movie explains this take. lol
@@Chaosdogg47 It's not woke at all. There's no social commentary whatsoever in the movie. It's literally two guys fighting a fire breathing turtle, and sometimes Peach runs interference.
@@Chaosdogg47 You grew up on the games, but didn't know peach was actually capable?
I LOVED this movie, I felt like I was growing up all over again, and to have seen it with my Fiancé and double it down with the DND movie afterward was just incredible. The critics are FAR too harsh, in my opinion.
The movie may not have been amazing, but we got to hear Jack Black singing and that scene was a cinematic masterpiece
Encarnacioooooonnnn
Oscar worthy of original song nominee
I feel like this movie will be like the sonic movies, first one sets everything up and the sequel will go more in depth and be even better
That’s what I’ve been thinking too. The first Sonic movie is almost more like a slightly generic live action animated hybrid film (The Smurfs)
But then the second movie feels like it’s own thing, is way more in depth with some characters, the pacing is just enough so that it’s not too slow or fast, and of course, it’s enjoyable
i couldn't agree more
We probably won’t get the sequel for many years however.
@@wafflesarenicetoeat do you think movies don't take time or sum
We may get Bowser Jr and Bowser taking a Mario Galaxy approach.
We've seen a Luma already, so why not Rosalina?
If you were expecting anything more than a fun, creative time from a Mario movie, then you need a reality check (which is par for the course for "critics")
Tbf, puss in boots 2 spoiled us rotten, we got two fantastic antagonists in one movie
Yeah, it's nothing special or groundbreaking, it was always gonna be decent at best, it doesn't mean it needed to have a bar lowered for it.
Yeah I feel like people expected too much (most likely because of puss in boots 2), I expected a fun Mario movie and got a fun Mario movie.
@@piranhalettuce yeah same I really enjoyed it too I just hate when people defend any sort of criticism for this movie because it is isn’t perfect
Well its a good 7.....but hey puss in boots its a 9
I mean most of the critics are older farts compared to the critics who review TV adaptations of games. Look at the professional reviews of Castlevania 2017
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Bro the same critics that hated Mario praised Cuties, Yeah not reliable
@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375Please tell me your kidding
@@ZekeorSomething Look at Rotten Tomatoes, That website is unreliable
@@ZekeorSomething Long story short, Rotten Tomatoes singlehandedly praised Cuties despite the film has no reason to be praised in the first place due to the exposure of child actresses' skin.
So RT giving the Mario movie a low score proves that the critics in that website hits a new low.
This was such a delightful film that knew EXACTLY what it was and took the time to develop characters within the context rather than trying to have to characters overpower the context.
I do wish that Luigi did have a bit more screen time like maybe he could’ve had lines saying that while his is scared that they will all die, he is sure that Mario will save him or maybe having the luma question why Luigi hasn’t given up all his hope and have Luigi say something that while he is separated from his brother, their bond is something that cannot be broken and in his heart knows they will be together again. I’m also glad that they didn’t make peach the unlikable confident hero as the film does make a great job showing her compassion and love to her people and other kingdoms.
I also would have liked to see Luigi get more screen time, maybe an attempted escape that turned into a luigi's mansion moment with the little boo ghosts. But other than that, I really enjoyed the movie.
Peach was always capable, its sad that people don't remember that. She's a playable character in multiple games and even has her own games where she has to rescue Mario. :'''D
Yeah and that makes it even more questionable on why she gets kidnapped by bowser all the time.
@@piranhalettuce cause she's cheating on Mario
@@piranhalettuce I mean cmon 36 years getting kidnapped that's a bit suspicious
Wait... wasnt it one game where she saved Mario? Or am I missing a game?
And in some games she was still brave to help mario even being kidnapped. I had 0 issues in this movie with her being powerful.
How did Velma(50% score)get almost the same rating as this amazing movie
It doesn’t have much critics reviewing that show.
Because disney bribed the critcs because they knew the mario movie would be bettervthsn there crap
My question is, how did Velma get a 50% in the first place?
@@SpamtonWithaGun_Official that show was really bad
Also have of its critics where feminists who dont know what good fiction is
@@Sean-132
Part of the reason is that
Ngl, I was actually praying to god that this would be a great movie. I was very nervous of how they’ll handle this movie. Especially Chris Pratt’s performance as Mario. But after watching the movie, I was blown away. Pratt does a decent performance as Mario. Jack Black absolutely killed his performance as Bowser. And this is a hot take, but I actually do think that it was a good choice to make Peach strong independent woman. That way it won’t make the plot a predictable save the princess plot. But nonetheless, the story was simple and straightforward.
Some people have argued it makes more sense to have the person they need to save be Luigi because Mario doesn’t know any of these people and saving a stranger has less impact than saving a family member. Which is a fair enough point. Besides that I feel like peach would have a harder time getting a character in this movie than Luigi because Peach doesn’t have as much of an established character as is in the games and her being imprisoned would limit it.
@@Broomer52 Mario could have saved the pricess after watching the toads being sad for losing their queen. That would show Mario's empathy for them, i get your point but it could also work maybe even making mario more likable.
@@evilpenguin99999 It would have been too predictable for such a simple story they were telling. This choice was the right one
Feel like Peach was a little too perfect though she is never vulnerable or needs help once causing mario to develop more of a relationship with donkey Kong than her, because donkey kong needed help and was briefly vulnerable
@@firenze6478 while I didn’t mind the light story if they did decide to make it more plot heavy their were several small plot points they could have expanded on. Peach wants to bring Mario along because he’s human and wants to know more about the world Mario is sure she’s from, Peach is confident in her role but her identity is more of a sore spot which is what made her quickly warm up to him. She was raised in the Mushroom Kingdom so everything about it is natural to her but the natural world as we know is a different story. Same goes for Donkey Kong who’s extremely cocky and confident but is insecure thinking his dad only sees him as a joke. Luigi has a whole thing about being scared all the time and needing his brother to save him all the time. If they wanted to expand on it theirs things they could have done.
This movie is literally the most harmless family movie I've seen this year. It's pretty much a direct translation of the games and a pretty good one at that. Sure the plot is simple, but so are most Mario games. I didn't go into a Super Mario Brothers movie expecting them to reinvent the wheel. I just wanted a video games movie that didn't waste its potential and that's exactly what I got. Had a great time watching the movie.
"This movie is literally the most harmless family movie I've seen this year." Well duh...that's why it's hated by the ''critics''
That's why i think it's a shit movie even i am a fan of the series
I think for the sake of the plot get going, Luigi being captured made more sence to convice Mario to go rescuing him, rater than a Princess he didn't know so well. But i agree that Luigi was missing in a good part of the plot.
I really enjoyed this movie! I’ve always loved the super mario games. I am sad Lugigi didn´t get very much to do in it though, he was always my favorite. Bowser was definently my favorite part lol Jack Black did an amazing job!
Just saw it today and lemme tell ya, I had the biggest stupid grin on my face for the whole 90 minutes in spite of its problems
My biggest issue with video games turned into movies is that it’s hard to replicate that feeling of adrenaline as you’re making your way through an intense and difficult section of the game. That’s why I think Detective Pikachu worked so well. The game play into itself was much more lax compared to say Pokemon Ranger where you’re constantly moving with the game. I think that it was smart of this movie to incorporate a lot of references to the game so that even if you’re not interacting with the movie as you would in a game, you’re still able to go “Hey! I recognize that!” Overall, I think a lot of people were overly critical of it from the first trailer. It’s not going to go down in history as some legendary film. But it was decent. Also, the minions need to be retired lol
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Yeah I know
As much as I love the Minions, I have to admit that they’ve become a tad bit too much for a lot of people.
Mario competency in his norm does not instantly translate to peach's norm. And frankly that is a fantastic point to make, that even if you are good at something if the environment is not what you know that means you have to learn to adapt.
The collective groan that the audience let out once seeing a minion gave me faith in humanity.
I was the only one in my theatre who audbily groaned at the minion, granted there were a lot of kids in the audience
I’ll be honest, I rolled my eyes at it but it did give me a little bit of a laugh when he couldn’t start the car
The movie was all-ages friendly, but the story felt distinctly adult.
Think about it: Mario is a middle-aged man with a dead-end construction job, he quits and dumps his life savings into the hopes of making it as a freelance plumber, and his career ends as soon as it begins when the dog interferes and makes them destroy his first client's bathroom; Mario is at rock bottom, and feels shame he let down his brother and family.
Mario is a very adult protagonist with very adult problems.
His conflict is about finally getting the chance to be the hero.
It felt very weird to see this in a kids' movie, and noticing the lack of response from the kids in the audience really cemented the fact kids don't relate to mario the way adults do.
Mario is a Midlife Crisis Gamer, just like us.
I feel like they made this movie for the people who grew up with the games, who would be around Mario's age. I also feel like they marketed it towards children bc they can sell more tickets if you bring the whole family with you. The heart and soul of the movie was finding your sense of purpose despite your fears and failures in life and sticking up for the people who have your back when you have nothing to offer them.
For real! I noticed that too. They didn’t have to give Mario this backstory, but they did and thus made him way more relatable.
Fun fact, according to Miyamoto, Mario and Luigi are canonically around 25 years old. So while your take on Mario being a middle-aged man at rock bottom is 100% legit, he can also be seen as a young man struggling to find a way through life, who got sick of his first job and was desparate to make a name for himself.
This movie felt like an origin story for the franchise.
It almost felt like a story of life and hardships.
Honestly this is a major step for mario/video game media. I'd love for a Luigi's mansion movie since it would let Charlie Day just go all out. I'm excited to see what other properties Nintendo tries to set up as well as other companies.
This is why i almost never go off critics reviews. It seems quite often they rate artsy-fartsy movies highly even if audiences think the movie is OK at best, and they often rate popular movies significantly lower than audiences. Critics also often have a strong bias against comedies, animated movies, and especially horror movies so they'll rate even the good ones fairly low. I've seen some great movies with critics scores of 30-50%.
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I mean they gave Cuties, Batwoman and She Hulk a high score, which shows how unreliable they are 😂
@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 Odds are that the people who are the "critics" do this crap out of spite of ordinary people who don't like their.. shall we say particular biases
@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 Like you audience are any reliable. "Skinamarink" was a good film, and yet you audience rated it a 44%.
@@mdnegative Must we repeat it? CUTIES was given a high rating by " the critics "
I'm glad to see that in movies like The Last Wish and the Mario Movie, displays of affection between men are normalized. When Mario and Luigi reunite and they're so happy to see each other I actually teared up
I feel like mario could be for video game films what spiderverse is to comic book adaptations. Spiderverse uses animation to embrace the essence and feel of what it's like to read a comic, and mario feels to watch how the game feels to play, which is amazing!
Good observation! Mario really does embrace its video game aesthetics to bring an animated video game movie to life while Spider-verse feels like comic book illustrations come to life. Plus the Puss in Boots sequel feel like a fairytale illustration come to life.
Also I guess Pratt gave Mario a slight Brooklyn accent, which was what Mario was originally supposed to have
Honestly the only issue I had was the random choice of songs.
I'm just baffled they missed the opportunity to use Welcome to The Jungle when they entered the Jungle Kingdom
I thought it was funny including the kill bill theme when the penguins went on the attack of bowser.
But they have he dk rap so the movie is a 10/10
YES.
i'm not the only one who was confused by the random songs they shoehorned in then
The movie was a nice little homage to the Mario series.
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@@p-__ then let me smell them
honestly, it was a good movie. it had good humor, good writing, absolutely beautiful animation, great soundtrack, good voice acting (we all thought chris pratt was gonna be bad but he honestly did a pretty good job) a good storyline, and it didn’t feel like they crammed everything into one film just for the sake of it. i’m someone who isn’t really a fan of sequels but i can definitely say that i look forward to one for the Super Mario Bros movie, and based off the box office and audience feedback i can definitely see illumination and nintendo getting together again to make one.
Personally, I think they hit a good sweet-spot with Peach, portraying her as someone who knows her way around, but can still end up in over her head. She knows what she's doing, but she's also just one person, and not "every Jedi." They made her skilled, with her abilities coming from a mix of talent and experience, rather than go to the extreme of either annoyingly useless, or annoyingly OP.
Regarding the obstacle courses, I see your point, but in fairness, they were very different courses. Jumping over a trash can in the sidewalk and darting up a flight of stairs isn't exactly the same as running across falling blocks and triangle-jumping from one projectile to another. He went into it thinking his urban experience would help him, but ultimately, all that really helped him through it was his most important trait: his perseverance. No matter how many times he got knocked down, he kept getting back up, each time getting just a little bit further than the last. And thematically, I think that suits him perfectly.
As for the critics score, let's not forget: these are the same people who gave "Cuties" an 87%. I wouldn't put any stock in their opinions on ANYTHING, never mind film.
Also, jumpman in the movie is voiced by Charles Martinet. The guy who's been the voice of Mario since Super Mario 64.
Like another person said in another comment I’ve read If a movie has a low critic score the film will definitely be loved by the audience
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even Sonic and Venom had the same thing happening to them, low critic scores but loved by fans
That’s not really a good argument when a lot of awful films have high audience scores on rotten tomatoes. Just look at Jurassic World Dominion, everyone online hates it yet it has a 80% audience score.
Lion king remake is a good movie i suppose.
@@spinosaurusstriker Well not in all scenarios that is
It’s kinda like what my father told me before he showed me Smokey and The Bandit…
The films not trying to be deep it knows what it’s audience is gonna be whether it’s good ol boys or ol Nostalgic Nintendo players
It’s just trying to give you a fun ride and hopes you enjoy it. If you don’t it really doesn’t care.
Everyone seems to forget that Detective Pikachu exists when saying "No other franchise films". No surprise, because Pikachu was incredibly forgettable, just like Mario here. This is a kids movie--a YOUNG kids movie. And while you might enjoy the game references as an adult, references is all that it has to offer. The critics aren't wrong.
I don’t know why everyone forgets Peach is playable as the EASY MODE option in games like Mario 2 and Super Mario 3D World. She’s not weak or incapable; Bowser’s just incredibly strong and dangerous.
I do like peach in this film, but there are moments where she lost her girlish attitude like the Rabbid Mario games I always adore! She’s cool and strong without losing what makes her… well, “Peach”! The movie kinda did that, and I’m glad it’s not the annoying “girlboss” trope where they make the dudes look like chumps, and Peach is cute, but lacks that “Peachyness” from the games where she feels like Peach… then she feels like a generic girl boss Bopeep number 29.
Ikr, Daisy is the girlboss one. Peach is the sweet kind one. Why do they f**k it so much?
@@jeromealday614 I hope they gave Daisy the Peach treatment just to balance the two’s personality.
Mario is a well established iconic character, it's very obvious that the fans of said character will have a very biased opinion about the movie, wich is very mediocre, if the same movie was made with original characters, using the same plot and writing no one would praise it. Change Bowser for a generic dark lord, Peach for a random princess and Mario as the typical bland unlikely hero and see if it will make up for it's praises
Don’t know why Critics didn’t like the movie ,to me it’s something fans are gonna enjoy just not a masterpiece film
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Because they are pretentious hipsters who love cuties and praise that oscar bait dumpster fire
Wouldn’t it be great if it was both instead of just pleasing one group of people? Plenty of other animated films do that already.
@@p-__ we're all very proud, fart master
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They are judging it as a movie. And it is flawed as a movie. Clearly to fans the fan service, as well as the Mario moments are far more important. Critics not understanding the draw of a film isn't new. Plenty of movies we see as classics were hated by critics.
1:00 I and other people in the theater groaned too. I never liked the minions. Not when I was a kid and not now as an adult.
They’re a joke that are as dried out as a cash cow.
"This movie wasn't made for YOU...."
Seems like the same argument they are now making for "The Marvels" in order not to piss off a lot of adults who actually know the difference between a good movie and a bad one.
As a full on fan (not die hard per say) I saw tons and tpns of references that I can pick out. Everything from the small little details from the leitmotifs in the music was just incredible for me. And there are even references to other game franchises as well and it really comes together as it's like a scavanger hunt for fans of Mario.
It's so refreshing to see a review that isn't just this movie is such a train wreck. It's not a masterpiece but I didn't expect it to be. All I wanted was a fun Mario movie that was faithful to the video games and that's what I got.
I just saw it today, and I fell in love with it! I really love how the movie makes little Easter eggs to not just Mario games, but to Nintendo games in general.
Critics basically stated this movie is mediocre, Not good. Not bad. Just mid. This movie is mid which is what a 56% RT score reflects. And let’s be honest, a year later now is the Mario movie still something you would consider in the pantheon of cinema? It is just okay. It always has been just okay. And always be just okay. It is mediocre and most have forgotten about it
The movie could have been good if I didn't have to spend money on what is essentially a commercial and nostalgia-bait.
It was dumb. It was stupid. It was pure nostalgia, synthesized down into a liquid form and injected into my eyeballs. It didn't take itself seriously at all.
I loved every second of it.
Critics like to shit on video game movies. It's the standard at this point.
I generally differentiate between a Good Movie and a Fun Movie
A movie can be both, one or the other, or neither
I think critics generally look if its a Good movie. Like, well-made, good cinematography, acting, story, things like that.
But even a badly made movie can be fun to watch, like The Room.
Edit: So I watched it a month later.
It was a pretty sub-par movie. There was some fun stuff, but generally it was a chore. Did enjoy Lumalee and, of course, Jack Black always kills it.
Additionally, as soon as you consider the implications made in the movie, it turns out a hell of a lot darker and funnier. Like Bowser commiting genocide, Koopa General doing a suicide bombing, Bowser going with the nuclear option, etc.
0:56 I felt disappointment seeing a minion in this logo, I would’ve perfered the plain one in the trailers, or a logo with one of those promotional animations released before the movie
The reason why this movie was made the way it was made, is because Nintendo is really strict about what can go and shouldn’t. I’m really glad because that saved us from so many pointless western media tropes
I think the main reason for this whole controversy, is that the general audiences doesn't understand that when critics gives a movie 5 or 6/10, that doesn't mean it's bad. It's only mean that the movie is average at best. It's inherently the same as common people who's arguing that the movie it's 7/10, calling it: "fun but not great". Because the differences here, critics has watch a sh*t tons of movies that their 7/10 spots is reserved for something more prevalent. I mean, if you only had watch 50-100 movies top, that consists of Disney's animation, Netflix romances and MCU, of course your 7/10 spots would be more available. But for a critics that has watch 1000+ movies in their life, 5/10 is an honor really!
4:36 Charles Martinet (Mario's original VA) has a broad vocal range and would've been more than capable of toning down the over-the-top italian accent for a movie actually
Sure, but Pratt also nailed the role and fit the take on Mario they were going for in the movie. It's Movie Mario, Charles doesn't have to voice him everywhere if they think someone else fits the take they want. Charles ended up playing Jumpman and Mario's dad, he did an awesome job.
@@chrange9714 That's fair, it's just that some people might still be under the false impression that all Charles could do is go "wahoo" and "yippee" for one and a half hour as if he's not a skilled enough actor
I don't think it's the toning down that's the issue, it's him sounding too old. Mario and Luigi are meant to be younger sounding characters and Charles Martinet himself said that it does get tiring to do the voices after a while. He does play Mario and Luigi's dad and another character cameo so it's not like he isn't there.
I can trust Martinet to voice an entire movie as Wario, where an older sounding voice actually fits.
@@KoalaTulip47 Nah, Martinet still sounds like a young Mario and Luigi when he does the voices. He did it in the movie as Jumpman and it still sounds as great as ever. There was no issue, they just thought Pratt fit the take on Mario they wanted to go for in this movie. That's why he was chosen.
@@chrange9714 It sounds older to my ears, but I agree with you on them choosing Pratt because it fits better for the film in their view
The critics loved John wick 4 and dungeons and dragons though lol.
This just does not make sense, why must critics give this film a low score even though people love it. Nintendo have only just started their partnership with Illumination
@@JacStudios642 Implying the ratings in RT is a score for the quality of the movie and not an average for number of people who liked it
Those are not "Critics". They are "Hypocrites".
I think you're right, nobody needed to be captured for the film to work. Without catching Peach, Bowser can still be a tremendous threat. In Galaxy, he stole Power Stars, in Sunshine he stole Shine Sprites, so there's still things that Mario can go after even if peach wasn't in the equation. As for her being a power house... well... I go back to Mario 2, some of the more modern multiplayers and the party games/Mario Kart, so I'm cool with her being competent.
The old 80s cartoon tended to toggle between Peach being helpless and "needing" Mario to save the day, but often times she would be part of the solution. Ah well, I just want a good fun movie so I think I will not be disappointed.
Unprofessional or not, the film doesn't deserve that love; nobody asked for a celebrified Mario movie they came to enjoy a reboot resurface after 30 years in hopes it does some justice. Even though this film did its homework, it misses the charm and aspect brought forth in the games and no one was happy about Chris Pratt stealing Martinet's role from him. It wasn't earned.
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I think Luigi's going to get his own movie where he actually gets proper development, a Luigi's mansion movie.
Loved it, Illumination lowered the bar in the 2010's with their films and this did raise it up. I also loved all the nods to past properties like man playing the arcade machine and the plumber rap from the 1989 cartoon.
Luigi and peach switching roles kinda makes sense from a plot standpoint since mario would likely have more motivation in saving his brother rather than some random princess he hasnt even met. Plus, that koopa general is probably the darkest character illumination has ever made: he straight up kamikazes mario and dk with that fucking blue shell from the mario kart games, pretty much killing himself since he was never seen again after that scene
Apparently john leguizamo (Luigi in the old live action movie) wants a boycott of this movie because its not diverse enough...
WTF kind of mushrooms is he on and even then how in the hell can you make a movie like this "diverse" when most of the characters are not even bloody human to begin with?
I feel like they could've done a bit more with the film at times, but I overall enjoyed what I watched. I think that's all I hoped I'd get out of the movie, just something fun and enjoyable, didn't have to be a masterpiece honestly.
i traveled the high seas last night to see it and it was so good that i'm gonna go to the theater to see it tonight w/my daughter. and i haven't been to the movies since the RZ Halloween reboot in '07.
There’s a lot to love in this movie. I was frustrated at the end with the pacing because yeah, Luigi needed more screentime instead of the Kart scene. I legit hussled to the bathroom midway through the rainbow road when I realized it wasn’t adding much but advertising the game. 🎉
I mean, the kart scene does do something though. They travel to the Kong Kingdom, and now need an efficient way to return back to the Mushroom Kingdom quickly, thus, they use Karts on the Rainbow Road as a means to travel back.
And it’s not only a fun action scene, but it’s a battle that the good guys lose. It leads to the separation of both Mario and DK from Peach and Toad, who then return to the Mushroom Kingdom alone, allowing Mario and DK a chance to set aside differences and team up, and also gets all of the other Kongs captured, raising the stakes.
The Rainbow Road fight basically leads to the circumstances of the wedding climax.
@@GuyWithNoNickName not that i disagree or anything, but we dont see the journey TO the kong kingdom, so the journey back could have been used to build up more drama with peach being captured and maybe luigi helps her break free when he hears that mario has been helping her? just spitballing
@@princewaesen154 oh my bad. i thought we were having a conversation.
I think Luigi had to be captured because without Luigi being hostage, Mario has no reason to stay and help fight Bowser. And it also makes more sense that Peach is competent because she’s been in this world all her life.
I absolutely loved the film. The voice acting was far better than I expected. Unlike everyone, I wasn't too worried about Chris Pratt as Mario, I was more worried about Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong. Thankfully, it didn't bother me as much as I thought it would.
And I'll be honest, while it might've been jarring at first when Luigi and Mario got the Super Star, with Luigi overcoming his cowardice, when you think about it, it makes sense. Throughout the first 20 minutes or so of the movie we see Luigi not being as good as Mario. Then, when he's separated from Mario he's attacked by the Dry-Bones, narrowly escaping until he's captured by Shy Guys. We then see a flashback of how, since they were kids, Mario's been coming to his rescue. Then, there's him needing to be rescued at the end by Mario. Luigi had been saved by Mario all his life, then when Mario needed it most, Luigi finally stepped up and saved him for once. Sure, it would've been nice to see a bit more of this character development on screen, maybe have Luigi have some dialogue referring to it, but it's not entirely bad how they did it.
I might be in the minority here, but i honestly thing a 54% or 5/10 is fair score for this movie. I still enjoyed the Mario movie but its pacing felt really fast and while the references and easter eggs were great they don't automatically make it a better movie. And i know a lot of people are saying " Well, what did you expect from a mario movie" or "It's just a kids movie" First of all, that's a terrible argument, because it's an instult to the medium of animation with and just because something is aimed at a younger demographic doesn't mean it should be shallow or an excuse for poor quality (not saying the mario movie is poor quality). Look at Puss in Boots the Last Wish, people were just expecting just a silly cat movie you know, "a movie for kids" but no it blew everyone away not only with it's breathtaking art style and animation but interesting characters and it's great message on the value of life. The film wanted to be somthing more and IT DID IT, which is why people love it, same with the Lego Movie, a movie that took a huge brand and could've just been a simple movie about legos but turned out to be suprisingly deep movie about imagination, creativity, growing up, which in turn all tied back to the brand of Legos. In short, Mario's movie is fine, had fun, wish it was more, 5/10. Rant over.
I don't know what people expected from a Mario movie of all things. This is the problem with hype and fan expectations it ends up letting people down after they don't get what they want it's better to keep your expectations low from the start so you're not disappointed from the finished result. Hype ruins things and is a constant reminder that people need to settle down when it comes to movies like these.
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I spected a simple but well developed plot around the mario brothers and the exploration of the mario world, not a bunch if quick souless references who only serve as colorfull keys dandling at nintendo fans who would clap at everything nintendo produces.
@@spinosaurusstriker well some would disagree, some would say the plot is well thought out or at least decent and just because the first film would be mediocre doesn't the sequel will be too nor is mediocrity such a bad thing.
Personally I think it's acceptable for a film to be somewhat mediocre but not souless and boring the people who made it seemed to put effort in it and I think it's all well and good, I'd rather play it safe with the first one but have fun with the sequel.
@@kwayneboy1524 They could also have just knocked it out of the park with the first film instead of making an empty theme park ride.
@@ZephyrFate could've, would've should've but I wouldn't call it empty as so far people say it's fun and enjoyable but so far it's still seems good no more no less isn't that what still matters.
Just saw the movie myself at the theatre today and yeah its decent. I'd say its biggest problem is the breakneck speed of the pacing, like my god, ever since entering the Mushroom kingdom the pacing goes into overdrive, and that some potential hints of story elements seem to get lost. I know nobody comes to the Mario movie for story, but still it would've been nice if the movie was say 15-20 minutes longer with the scenes extended a bit to give more of an opportunity to develop both the characters to have stronger and quieter moments, as well the world and its elements for newcomers (like those of us who played Mario Kart 8 love to see anti gravity in the movie, but those who haven't will just be confused. Like maybe just some background details with the characters looking around while making their karts to see what they can do or asking the kongs about it).
As for stuff like Mario suddenly being the doofus once in the mushroom kingdom, I definitely still think Mario is built up to be a doofus in Brooklyn too. Like lets not forget the first scene of them in the Pizzeria, they literally get scolded by their old boss, and later on by their family. Plus even then the parqour Mario did near the beginning was comparatively basic to what Peach threw at him on the training course. And for Luigi, I do also think its a little weird how experienced he is by the climax but I think it comes down to what they said to eachother in the beginning and when being reuinted. When they're together nothing can get in their way. Like when Luigi knows Mario is there for him, it opens the world up for him, making him believe he can do as much as he can.
Just what I observed myself.
Luigi and Peach should've swapped roles. I absolutely despise Hollywood's incessant need to make every female character a Mary Sue.
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