What if Harry Potter's soul was absorbed by one of the Dementors who boarded the Hogwarts Express in The Prisoner Of Azkaban? How would the Horcrux itself be affected, if indeed, at all, in any significant fashion of absorbed and removed from Harry himself? How could this entirely derail Dumbledore's Grand Plan for vanquishing the Dark Lord Voldemort once and for all? What about the reactions of all of Harry's friends, teachers, the Weasley family, et cetera, et cetera, and even the Wizarding World as a whole, including the Ministry Of Magic and Cornelius Fudge? Could and would Voldemort/Tom Riddle himself even still be defeated in such a scenario?
I Know that the original live action movie of "Super Mario Bros." lacked a lot of power structure to the title characters but I feel like I am only one of the small group of fans that liked that version of the film and yet I also I might be a party of 1 for even having interest for it. Many people I met either do not remember that movie or never shown interest; why is it that it is one of the many films that I like is named "Mud" at the Box Office/Blockbuster/Rotten Tomatoes? I guess I am that much of a sucker for live action movie remakes of video games or other films.
Sonic the hedgehog's universe/earth always looks like it should be more part of the Digimon universe instead of S.Mario Bros. universe; I'd say the same about Crash Bandicoot and his universe.
They're either doing Mario Galaxy, or Luigis Mansion (personally I'm hoping for Luigis Mansion because I love Luigi! And hoping they throw Daisy in there too)
One thing both me and my dad noticed is... We didn't really Notice Chris Pratt. Like we knew he was voicing Mario, but still didn't really feel like it was him. Heck my mom didn't even know it WAS Chris Pratt until the end Credits!
yeah the whole time i was thinking “if i didn’t know chris pratt was in this movie i would not have figured that out.” even knowing he was in it it was hard for him to stand out. like when i watch frozen ALL i hear is kristin bell. i like actually cant watch frozen because to me it’s eleanor shelstrop being thrown into a disney movie and it feels wrong. but yea his voice doesn’t rly stand out imo so it was fine for my fam and i
The jump off the raibow road to fall into another section of the road was probably a nod to the shortcut in N64 Mario Kart... which is one of the best but hardest stunts to pull...
Maybe I’m reading too much into it but I think having not only Mario and Luigi show genuine affection for each other was really cool and important for boys at that age, but also making Bowser, a big masculine dude, sing big soulful songs about his feelings was good too. I like seeing kids movies show little boys it’s ok to show their feelings!
Just as a personal preference, I like the Brooklyn style Mario and Luigi voices, and I actually really like Chris Pratts performance with Mario. (All the VAs are great, and I liked how they did it in the beginning)
also i think its better for an actual character voice whereas game Mario(Charles Martinez) would get annoying after an entire movie but in games its nice
I agree. I think the point of that opening scene was to point out how cartoonish and annoying it would be if they actually went with those classic voices throughout the whole movie.
Honestly, I loved how they addressed the voice issue from the start. Frankly, the over-the-top accent would've been very grating over the full course of a 1.5 - 2 hour movie
Thank you!! Why does nobody realize this? Even in the earlier Mario cartoon they didn't use that voice (or anything resembling it), because it wouldn't have worked.
I think the fact that mario and donkey relate over longing for approval from their father is a wonderful addition. I believe (not super sure on this one) that it is canon that the characters in the first Donkey Kong were actually Cranky Kong and Jumpman Mario, Donkey Kong and Mario's fathers respectively. I think it is a wonderful easter egg and callback to a different point in the franchise when Jumpman and Cranky were sworn enemies
@@GODOFAWSOMENESS1 it’s Mario and donkey Kong in the arcade game. Not cranky kong and Mario’s grandpa. That’s why they made donkey Kong look more like the arcade version of donkey Kong in the movie. Just because matpat from game theory says something, doesn’t make it true.
You’re right in that it was Canon at one point. But Nintendo’s gone back and forth on that one and as of now they’ve landed on that our current Mario and Donkey Kong are in fact the same characters from the original Donkey Kong game and not their children.
7:59 that was basically what people wanted they wanted it to feel like the game It’s mario the games didn’t have a lot of story and they wanted to stay faithful We got some story like peach’s backstory and Mario’s relationship with his dad
Me and my friend went to see it for my birthday (as it came out ON my birthday), and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We were admittedly VERY skeptical about Chris as Mario, but he did a good job. And I enjoyed the whole "are we sure about the accents?" thing, because after that I realized I probably wouldn't have wanted to hear them talk like that the whole movie, so I saw that as more of an "if we give you this ONE SCENE of Chris and Charlie doing the accents, will you stop complaining?" kind of thing. I did like the whole og Mario voicing Chris Pratt Mario's dad, tho. Especially the "I'm so proud of you" scene. Felt like a passing of the torch, you know?
85/100: I agree with J that all the Easter eggs and references made this movie so much better. I did go into it planning on looking for them. This was probably the most fun I've had watching a movie in YEARS. I genuinely had so much fun, and I really hope that there is a sequel.
Yeah, I saw it with my family. My dad and I have played some of the games and we loved all the Easter eggs. My mom and sister still enjoyed it but it probably would have liked it more if they knew some of the Easter eggs.
If they have a sequel i really hope it’s based on mario galaxy or odyssey, or they can make it more franchise based and maybe focus it on the kongs or maybe bowser. Also this really was such a fun movie. I liked how it wasn’t completely action packed like most other movies nowadays. The beginning was just a day in the life of mario and i loved that.
In an interview miyamoto said the peach that’s in the movie is the peach he has always wanted her to be in the games since day one He just never had the opportunity to really do that until now he couldn’t before because of simplicity as a game introduction cuz it was easy to understand
What's funny is that she has shown shades of these attributes throughout her characterization in the franchise. We just never quite see her go full Wartime Queen because circumstances never demanded it
As an animation nerd, the main thing that stood out to me from the very first trailer was how gorgeous the movie looked, and after actually getting to see it this weekend, I'm glad that wasn't the only thing it had going for it, I loved all the Easter eggs, I thought the story was really simplistic, but to me that makes sense for a Mario Movie since Mario in general is very light on the story, I think in general the movie feels like it was made with lots of love and passion and I really appreciate that, so I thought it was a pretty enjoyable movie, but nothing too special, I would probably give it an 8/10 overall, but that's just my personal opinion
When I first discovered your channel a few years ago, my FIRST thought was how cute it was how you guys used the Super Carlin Brothers I instantly thought of Super Mario Bros & I loved it even more! I've loved your Harry Potter & Disney/Pixar content I just plain love you guys, period!
Yeah I vaguely recall that I didn’t get the reference when I very first became an SCB fan but I did figure it out after not too long, which was several years ago
i loved jack black as bowser, usually when i watch something with jack black, all i can think of is kung fu panda, but this time i had my mind focused on bowser
@@julyakacarrie6260 People hate it because it's just not a very good movie between the ugly animation, bad jokes and unlikable characters. The Finding Nemo thing is suspicious, both because of the one-year release difference and Katzenberg's name being attached, but that's not a deal breaker. Antz was an admitted Pixar ripoff and that was decent.
My younger brother loves Mario so much, and was so excited for this movie. We went to watch it the day it was released in our country (which we practically never do) and I really liked it but seeing my brother so excited every two seconds was great as well. But through the whole movie I was thinking ‘I wish the supercarlin brothers made videos about Mario’ so seeing this video has made me so happy!
That’s what I thought - Peach was shocked and thrilled to find another human in the Mushroom Kingdom. I really hope we get more of her backstory if there’s a sequel!
When I first found your channel, I showed it to my Dad, who loved your content. When I told him your channel name, he IMMEDIATELY got the reference, when I hadn't thought about it at all!. He's passed, but he was a huge fan of you guys, and the Pixar Theory was his favorite video. Sorry this isn't about Mario, I just got hit with nostalgia. Thanks for the review!
“The story is a vessel for references” such a good way to put it, but I don’t think it’s a bad thing. It was similar with detective pikachu honestly, and I still really enjoyed both these movies!
As someone who has never played a single Mario game, I actually thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It was just fun, I liked all the characters, the music, the visuals, and honestly the character development too. I think not having played the games helped me to get immersed in discovering the universe with the characters. It was nice to just watch the movie for the movie, rather than trying to catch all the references.
I enjoy when a movie isn’t really about anything and simply fun. The movie was just that, fun; not good or bad objectively. Making something like that is a welcomed change and an art all its own and I gladly watched it.
SO HAPPY you reviewed this! Have you guys ever read the Super Mario Adventures comics? They were originally in Nintendo Power magazines in the 90s, but have been published in an entire collection. The storyline in the movie reminded me a LOT of that, with Bowser wanting to marry Peach and being somewhat vulnerable about his feelings for her, and Peach being tougher than her usual damsel in distress. Loved the throwback to those.
I liked a lot of the small details like when he was in the real world he was actually getting bruised and injured. But then when he was in the Mario world, he didn't seem to get hurt from things. Just little details like that were fun.
If I had a nickel for each time Chris Pratt fell from an exploding rainbow world into an ocean below and escaped capture from flying villains in the process I'd have two nickles, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
I genuinely loved it. The nostalgia points were there, the animation was 🔥, the only thing was the plot. I still loved everything else enough to overlook that though. Will be watching it again when it’s out of the theater!! Also the side-scroll/2D part in Brooklyn was incredible. Oh! And the song in the commercial from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show made me so happy. Again I really enjoyed it, 8.9 out of ten.
Something they could have done (but was probably was told was a bad idea) was end it with Mario telling everyone 'call now paesanos!' (It is said Pie-San-Ohs) This word translates to peasant/ villager from Italian, which Mario used to call everyone during the opening of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" (cartoon).
@@blubullie4850 yes that would’ve been incredible! When I was little and watched it I always wanted to know what they said there 😂. Now I know, thanks lol. They actually made a website and an automated call which is pretty cool.
How can you overlook the plot it is the most important thing I don t like the movie because of how uninteresting is the plot.The whole movie relies on nostalgia and references.
@@dragonballz5600 for me the nostalgia was everything. I’ve played Mario since I was like three, and I used to watch the super show. Everyone can have a different opinion though, so I’m not gonna argue. Sorry you didn’t enjoy the movie as much.
Bowser singing, was so out of place that it was the best hilarious scene in the movie. I cracked up so much when he went all in. Also, I kept thinking they tried a Disney tactic. Disney has a lot of catchy songs, that you would remember more over the movie itself. That 'peaches peaches' song is still stuck in my head.
I absolutely loved this movie. I was lucky enough to watch it in 2 ways. Im 40 and I grew up playing ALL the mario games. I loved the Easter eggs and each little thing. But I also got to watch my youngest son who is 9 watch it. He has been OBSESSED with Mario and all the characters since he could walk. The child wants to BE a Toadie. Watching his excitement over this movie was worth it for me. I think they tried to target it to OG players and the new generation all in one. And I think they did a great job with it. Especially the song…. I loved it even with its flaws! And now my son wants to be a Toad even more… and owns all the plush characters available to mankind already!
I just went to see the movie with my 6yr old son and his buddies (because I'm "that" mum in the neighborhood). I didn't expect anything. And so I was really amazed! I played the games back in the day and had a great time. And my son was happy seeing Mario make all those "game moves" and stuff - as you said, kids want to see the that. The best moment was when Bowser startet to sing and all those kids around me cringed. my son actually held his hands before his eyes and said "oh no..." and I cried with laughter🤣 (off topic: This gave me a good opportunity later to talk to him about how Peach would never want someone who is so mean to others and that bowser should better get to know her if he really wants to be her friend - educate your sons! 🙂)
So i can see why you’d think the theme was family, but with stories, the main needs to learn a lesson about the theme or teach the audience one. I think this was hard to nail down because they don’t learn anything about family or even think about it through the movie besides trying to get his bro back. Luigi probably “learns” the most and it was a lesson in bravery and self confidence.
The one thing that I would say about the movie, is that it could have used an extra 15 minutes to furthur expand upon the characters (more Luigi time, a better understanding of Toad, etc.)
The opening scene for me what the movie saying "you don't actually want a full movie with a main character that sounds like this and everyone else is normal"
Bro, Bowser was about to melt that manhole cover. He got steel so hot, it was turned red. The cover was about to melt. But Luigi was being a tank to help protect his brother! GIVE LUIGI SOME RESPECT!
18:30 ok so there’s a kind of popular theory that peach is related to rosalina from mario galaxy. So if the sequel is set in space similar to mario galaxy, maybe they could explain peach’s backstory there? I highly doubt they take this route but if they’re making a sequel we should get some explanation.
I am absolutely not saying this movie is bad. It's funny, exciting, gorgeously animated and a love letter to the games. But I really think they played it too safe. It felt very standard and kid-focused at a time when animated movies like Spider-Verse are doing a lot of things for adults. I guess I set my expectations too high after the first trailer, but I seriously hope the next one is a lot more epic and darker.
What are you talking about!? They had bowser smashing fingers and trying to murder people, and they weren’t afraid to get weird with the bowser song. And what about the depressed luma? You think that was for kids? you think they played it safe!? Get real. Grow up.
Even though I’m Big Mario fan and thinking more Adult centric is worth to watch but nowadays I hope movies like this is better for the kid that that almost every kid movie now have to be a plot for darker for kind to experience what ? Question in humanity? To me they have plenty of that (maybe too much) the pure unrealistic plat is start to fade away in my opinion just let it be like this they will change eventually.
I'll say it then. This movie is bad. It's shallow. Unfunny. The characters are dislikable for the most part. The narrative is disjointed and weak. The music is all over the place. Mario and Luigi are worthless for 99% of the movie. Bowser is a stalker creep. The whole thing felt manufactured and fake to make a buck.
I think a lot of the conversation around Chris Pratt voicing Mario was about how studios find the need to cast celebrities instead more trained voice actors.
Yes, that and people are used to the original Mario voice. Admittedly I was one of those people as I still don’t think his voice quite fits the character. It’s comparable to Ariel and her change. Maybe not as jarring, but still. However, as the movie progressed, it wasn’t as big of a deal. I still noticed it every now and again, but the movie overall was fantastic.
I was glad it wasn't so serious and a movie for kids. I love animation...especially the serious Pixar and anime. But it was so nice that little kids can actually see this for just pure joy and fun.
My kids (ages 3-6) loved it! One kid thought it was a little scary at times, but the other two didn’t get scared at all. But my oldest ate this movie up and won’t stop talking about it!
Y’all really got in the weeds on this one and thought way too deep and had weirdly high misguided expectations lol it was Spectacular and enjoyable and I was smiling the entire time. Loved the entire thing
Agreed. They also ragged on Luigi getting the Star too. But I audible yelled yes in the theater. Luigi (has some of his own games too) but mostly get pushed aside. I was worried he would spend the whole fight in the dumpster.
88% Voice Acting is great Story is entertaining but not deep Animation is amazing Potential is there for other movies and shared Super Smash Bros Universe Really good movie for whole family
my only issue with the casting is the fact that they used a big ticket actor for mario in general, idc that its Chris Pratt specifically. way more people, even who played the games, have heard of all the other actors but not the actor who voiced mario in the games
I feel hitting the fans with the 'is the voice too much?' right in the beginning was a good play. The Brooklyn Style Voices are awesome, and the VAs all did amazing work. Getting it out of the way early literally gets it out of the way early. And since the movie keeps a very brisk job from the moment they discover the warp pipe, you don't have much time to 'get upset' over it since you're dragged into the events.
I need to watch more of your video reviews. I loved this format, and loved hearing your opinions. Found your channel a few months back, and began watching. Good content, and good vibes. You can really feel your passion for the things you're talking about. I personally would have given the movie a higher score, but I will readily admit that as a longtime Mario player, I really resonated with the nostalgia of the movie.
One of my coworkers thought it was supposed to be a "little kid movie" because he read that in a review. I was like "no the people who grew up playing the games are the ones making the movie"
I am sort of in the middle about this movie... I thought it was entertaining, but for different reasons than what I would usually expect from a movie. As a movie, it was kind of boring and formulaic, but it wasn't bad... just standard... but then all of the references and the clear love that they showed to the Mario franchise made it entertaining for me to watch... If i had gone to see a different movie with this story, without all of the easter eggs and the call backs and had it not relied on my love of the franchise so much, i wouldn't have liked it as much... I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not, to be honest... In the end, if I was entertained, it feels like they did their job, right? It certainly wasn't perfect... and I still find myself looking forward to a sequel because of my love of Yoshi and my wanting to see him in the next one.
My family went to watch the movie Friday night. My parents and I (mostly me) were pointing out almost every single Easter egg. It was so fun. But the following morning, I found even more eggs in the soundtrack that I didn’t find when watching the actual movie. I really really really loved the movie. I been excited for it since the first trailer. Can’t wait for it to be on a streaming platform (hopefully one that I have)
I think one of the main reasons they didn’t take Charles Martinet for Mario is that they intend on building a franchise that’ll span for years and Martinet’s not getting any younger! They wanted to be able to keep the actors for a long time!
Right, people always talk about how the voice itself would get grating.. but not the fact that Martinet is an aging guy. He's shown he can do the voice in a semi-regular way for a few minutes, mostly in con appearances and fan interactions (stuff like that). But Mr. Martinet's in his 60s-70s isn't he?
I personally loved it, I might give it a 9-10, it was just a genuinely fun movie, not every movie has to be like Encanto or Wall-E, sometimes all you need is a good fun movie to watch, and I don’t care what anyone tells me, Luigi is the best character in the movie and the games and that scene where he blocks Bowser’s fire was incredible, especially because it was a callback to the plumbing disaster scene where he pushes back the mirror that was flying at him
I slightly disagree with the need for a third act. At the end of the day, this is a kid’s film, not directed at adults going for the nostalgia trip. Adding that twist reveal of Toad would have been great for the latter, I agree, but I think that’s way too complex for a kids movie. Plus Toad is a beloved Mario character who’s always been Mario’s side kick - would have been odd for him to not only side against Mario (which could have made sense in this film as Mario was a complete newbie to the toads), but to side against Peach would have felt really off in this universe and the dynamics they’ve made between her and her subjects
2:44 actually that’s wrong complete misunderstanding idk where people keep getting that from She’s voiced by cyndi lauper Cyndi confirmed this herself Lou albano was one of cyndi’s closest friends so it was a way to honor him
I have almost never played Mario games (or video games at all and even when I did, the last time was about a decade ago), so I really liked the simplicity of it - I felt like I understood the film good enough. I couldn't really hear that it was Chris Pratt who voiced Mario, even though I knew it. I really liked the depressing star, by the way.
Fwiw, when I first learned who you two were, I knew immediately that the Super in Super Carlin Brothers was a SMB reference. I’ve only seen one other creator use super like this and this is the Completionist in his lets play channel, Super Beard Brothers.
One thing that I think would have solved alot of audience issues would to have Luigi use his tools to escape from his cage and rescue the other caged prisoners. It would have nicely rounded out his bravery arc, it would of fleshed out the film a bit more pacing wise, and it would of made Luigi also getting the star feel earned. And as for "why would they throw him in a cage with his tools?" They could of shifted the gag where Bowser fries the koopa into a dry bones here. Bowser: "WHY WOULD YOU PUT HIM IN A CAGE WITH TOOLS TO ESCAPE?!" Koopa: "uh... I don't kn-" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Them coming to the mushroom kingdom feels wild but does keep true to the fact that Wrecking Crew, Donky Kong and The first Mario bros all take place in New York during the arcade game age before we get introduced to the Mushroom kingdom in the NES era And on the topic of a prophecy: That's more of a legend of Zelda Trope. The starchildren of Mario are more about deciding their own fate than have it be told for them
I want more of those items in the new Mario kart as well. And I want a cutscene that shows the donkey Kong's building your cart... This would just be such fun additions
At the end of the movie when Mr Blue Sky started playing, I immediately just connected to GOTG 2. And now that Chris Pratt is both Mario and Star-Lord. I think they the directors do the Mario movie did it on purpose for us.
I barely even noticed Chris Pratt as Mario. While this was obviously very much a kid movie I enjoyed it a lot. It had a great nostalgic feel. The ad was a reference to the TV show from the 90's. No it wasn't as good as Lego movie or Frozen but overall I was pleasantly surprised.
As usual. Superb content. I've watched almost every spoiler for mario but yours and NewRokstars format just works the best for me! You desserve more followers. Keep making contents and tap in other medias to review.
I loved it so much but also agreed with everything you said haha but I feel okay with a kids movie being predictable - especially since most kids movies aren’t like that these days. It just felt wholesome and simple and fun. But I was also seeing it through my kids eyes, it was my son’s first time at the theater. We all play the games together as a family and thoroughly enjoyed the movie as a family experience as well.
Re: kids watching the movie. My kids are almost seven and just turned four, and they both loved it! But they’ve also had Mario as a central part of their lives for… almost three years, which is how long my oldest has been obsessed with Mario. This was my youngest’s first time at the theater and I was worried whether she’d be able to handle it, but aside from hiding her face at some of the scarier parts (Luigi’s mansion in particular), she did fine, and had tons of great reactions to various parts. I think Luke would absolutely do fine with it, and probably the twins, especially if they’ve already been to the theater. As a parent who grew up with Mario and now has Mario-crazy kids, it was such an incredible experience to share with them!
This movie is absolutely fantastic! 🤩🤩 Anybody who hates this movie either doesn't understand the Mario video games or is just choosing to hate because they are a hater.
@Priestess Lucy yeah there is. Otherwise why bother putting any effort into your film. No you don't need Mufassa's emotional death, no you don't need Baby mine, no you just need a bunch of references.
Or...maybe they just don't like it? Seriously, sometimes it's nothing deeper than "eh, not my thing." Personally, I found it to be harmless fun but definitely my least favorite of the two recent movies I've seen (D&D: Honor Among Thieves was just more my speed). A perfectly passable and enjoyable movie that I would certainly recommend, but not much beyond that. Kind of like the Mario franchise in general now that I think about it.
Okay but can I just thank you guys for confirming a fan theory I’ve had since 2013!!! You never did Mario theories so I was never sure if it was a pun or not but the conformation is everything!!!!
J said exactly how I felt about the movie. I was smiling throughout because of all the Easter eggs, but the story was secondary. I just enjoyed how many references they fit in and how smart some of them were. Pure nostalgia
All the "problems" you see in the movie are your years seeing movies to the excrutiating detail to create theories. The movie was quite good, my nepew and I (too young and too old) enyoied allot, both times we saw it.
Something I doubt people would catch unless they’re rainbow road obsessed like me: When Mario first went onto rainbow road the music that played was the gba rainbow road music.
I totally agree with Ben's views, I give it like a 65-70 score. I was expecting a bit more from this. The plot and story was weird to me and it wasn't my favorite that they were "real people" entering this world. It doesn't make sense for this pipe to exist to this world in the middle of the Brooklyn sewer. Like having their parents and origin was never a question that needed to be answered. When you play, they just exist in this world, help rescue a princess, and that's fine. It was also strange to me how in "real life" Mario was GREAT at parkour around the construction site, yet at the practice obstacle course with Peach he was awful. They set it up that, they were going to have to do levels in the desert, like in the actual games and reach "check points" to get across, just to then completely disregard the whole "training" to amount to nothing as a montage, which was disappointing. It's hard because I didn't know what I wanted from this movie HOWEVER ALL the easter eggs and nostalgia was what made the movie. The music was the best part because it brought you into it, as if you were playing the game too. And of course Jack Black STOLE THE SHOW! Bowser's plotline and motivation was not a problem at all, I loved all of that, but it was everything else just fell flat.
My wife about a month ago was like is their name is that because of the Super Mario Bros!! I definitely didn’t make the connection until she said something!
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What if Harry Potter's soul was absorbed by one of the Dementors who boarded the Hogwarts Express in The Prisoner Of Azkaban? How would the Horcrux itself be affected, if indeed, at all, in any significant fashion of absorbed and removed from Harry himself? How could this entirely derail Dumbledore's Grand Plan for vanquishing the Dark Lord Voldemort once and for all? What about the reactions of all of Harry's friends, teachers, the Weasley family, et cetera, et cetera, and even the Wizarding World as a whole, including the Ministry Of Magic and Cornelius Fudge? Could and would Voldemort/Tom Riddle himself even still be defeated in such a scenario?
What if Fenrir Greyback had successfully managed to bite Ginny Weasley during the Death Eater attack on The Burrow?
I Know that the original live action movie of "Super Mario Bros." lacked a lot of power structure to the title characters but I feel like I am only one of the small group of fans that liked that version of the film and yet I also I might be a party of 1 for even having interest for it. Many people I met either do not remember that movie or never shown interest; why is it that it is one of the many films that I like is named "Mud" at the Box Office/Blockbuster/Rotten Tomatoes? I guess I am that much of a sucker for live action movie remakes of video games or other films.
I am curious about the new Super Mario Bros. When I take an interest in something it is usually unconventional. I Like👍 all your videos Ben and J👌✌
Sonic the hedgehog's universe/earth always looks like it should be more part of the Digimon universe instead of S.Mario Bros. universe; I'd say the same about Crash Bandicoot and his universe.
I'm actually very convinced that Peach's backstory was intentionally left vague so that more can be explored in a future sequel
They're either doing Mario Galaxy, or Luigis Mansion (personally I'm hoping for Luigis Mansion because I love Luigi! And hoping they throw Daisy in there too)
@@SmolPotato8 I also really want Wario, waluigi, and the koopalings to be in the sequel.
@@SmolPotato8 or an original movie? Duh?- it SO easily seems to me like it could be Yoshi’s island related
Same, as well as the desert area on the map making me think Sarasaland (aka Daisy and Wario copium)
It definitely was, Super Princess Peach movie, pls!
One thing both me and my dad noticed is... We didn't really Notice Chris Pratt. Like we knew he was voicing Mario, but still didn't really feel like it was him. Heck my mom didn't even know it WAS Chris Pratt until the end Credits!
Yeah he really did try and change his voice. It felt good to not have blatant Chris Pratt
IKR? I TRIED TO NOTICE HIS VOICE, BUT I DIDN’T!
he sounds the same to me. i could easily recognize everyone's voice. donkey kong's was most recognizable though.
yeah the whole time i was thinking “if i didn’t know chris pratt was in this movie i would not have figured that out.” even knowing he was in it it was hard for him to stand out. like when i watch frozen ALL i hear is kristin bell. i like actually cant watch frozen because to me it’s eleanor shelstrop being thrown into a disney movie and it feels wrong. but yea his voice doesn’t rly stand out imo so it was fine for my fam and i
Same here! I didn’t even know it was Chris Pratt doing the voicing before going in
The jump off the raibow road to fall into another section of the road was probably a nod to the shortcut in N64 Mario Kart... which is one of the best but hardest stunts to pull...
That's exactly what I thought.
Maybe I’m reading too much into it but I think having not only Mario and Luigi show genuine affection for each other was really cool and important for boys at that age, but also making Bowser, a big masculine dude, sing big soulful songs about his feelings was good too. I like seeing kids movies show little boys it’s ok to show their feelings!
The funny thing is: This nailed my "head-cannon"-Bowser, like, perfectly.
Just as a personal preference, I like the Brooklyn style Mario and Luigi voices, and I actually really like Chris Pratts performance with Mario. (All the VAs are great, and I liked how they did it in the beginning)
Agree
I was absolutely thrilled that they went back to the origins like that, really well explained too
Agreed the VA was SO GOOD. Jack Black as Bowser is gonna be ICONIC
also i think its better for an actual character voice whereas game Mario(Charles Martinez) would get annoying after an entire movie but in games its nice
I agree. I think the point of that opening scene was to point out how cartoonish and annoying it would be if they actually went with those classic voices throughout the whole movie.
Honestly, I loved how they addressed the voice issue from the start. Frankly, the over-the-top accent would've been very grating over the full course of a 1.5 - 2 hour movie
Thank you!! Why does nobody realize this? Even in the earlier Mario cartoon they didn't use that voice (or anything resembling it), because it wouldn't have worked.
All the wedding stuff is from Super Mario Odyssey btw, the costumes and all. Loved the video btw!!
It's from super paper mario, except for the outfits
It's from every Mario game after 4.
"He's not important" -Peach
Actual line in the movie.
That scene was hilarious
@@bennie1079 that was such an amazing meta joke for the audience. And a great way to keep the movie moving along
Hot take, this is actually the Super Princess Peach movie. xD
@@priestesslucy what is the meta reference though?
@@priestesslucy wait how was it meta
I think the fact that mario and donkey relate over longing for approval from their father is a wonderful addition. I believe (not super sure on this one) that it is canon that the characters in the first Donkey Kong were actually Cranky Kong and Jumpman Mario, Donkey Kong and Mario's fathers respectively. I think it is a wonderful easter egg and callback to a different point in the franchise when Jumpman and Cranky were sworn enemies
Wrong
@@trapez77 he is not wrong
@@trapez77 you are talking about Cranky Kong actually being DK’s grandpa right?
@@GODOFAWSOMENESS1 it’s Mario and donkey Kong in the arcade game. Not cranky kong and Mario’s grandpa. That’s why they made donkey Kong look more like the arcade version of donkey Kong in the movie. Just because matpat from game theory says something, doesn’t make it true.
You’re right in that it was Canon at one point. But Nintendo’s gone back and forth on that one and as of now they’ve landed on that our current Mario and Donkey Kong are in fact the same characters from the original Donkey Kong game and not their children.
I went to see it with my uncle, who is a huge Mario fan, and introduced me to Mario (and video games in general) when I was a kid. We had a blast.
7:59 that was basically what people wanted they wanted it to feel like the game
It’s mario the games didn’t have a lot of story and they wanted to stay faithful
We got some story like peach’s backstory and Mario’s relationship with his dad
And Peach friendship with toad! From the games I get the feeling they are very close! I loved what they did with that
i thought the same thing lol
Me and my friend went to see it for my birthday (as it came out ON my birthday), and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We were admittedly VERY skeptical about Chris as Mario, but he did a good job. And I enjoyed the whole "are we sure about the accents?" thing, because after that I realized I probably wouldn't have wanted to hear them talk like that the whole movie, so I saw that as more of an "if we give you this ONE SCENE of Chris and Charlie doing the accents, will you stop complaining?" kind of thing. I did like the whole og Mario voicing Chris Pratt Mario's dad, tho. Especially the "I'm so proud of you" scene. Felt like a passing of the torch, you know?
85/100: I agree with J that all the Easter eggs and references made this movie so much better. I did go into it planning on looking for them. This was probably the most fun I've had watching a movie in YEARS. I genuinely had so much fun, and I really hope that there is a sequel.
Yeah, I saw it with my family. My dad and I have played some of the games and we loved all the Easter eggs. My mom and sister still enjoyed it but it probably would have liked it more if they knew some of the Easter eggs.
There should be a sequel. I mean… it ended revealing Yoshi.
If they have a sequel i really hope it’s based on mario galaxy or odyssey, or they can make it more franchise based and maybe focus it on the kongs or maybe bowser.
Also this really was such a fun movie. I liked how it wasn’t completely action packed like most other movies nowadays. The beginning was just a day in the life of mario and i loved that.
In an interview miyamoto said the peach that’s in the movie is the peach he has always wanted her to be in the games since day one
He just never had the opportunity to really do that until now he couldn’t before because of simplicity as a game introduction cuz it was easy to understand
Intelligent Systems, Square Enix and Alphadream: Are we a joke to you?!
What's funny is that she has shown shades of these attributes throughout her characterization in the franchise.
We just never quite see her go full Wartime Queen because circumstances never demanded it
@@priestesslucy mushroom warriors game when?
Super Princess Peach was one of my favorite DS Games, not gonna lie!
@@rho-starmkl4483 that’s a spin off I’m talking about mainline
As an animation nerd, the main thing that stood out to me from the very first trailer was how gorgeous the movie looked, and after actually getting to see it this weekend, I'm glad that wasn't the only thing it had going for it, I loved all the Easter eggs, I thought the story was really simplistic, but to me that makes sense for a Mario Movie since Mario in general is very light on the story, I think in general the movie feels like it was made with lots of love and passion and I really appreciate that, so I thought it was a pretty enjoyable movie, but nothing too special, I would probably give it an 8/10 overall, but that's just my personal opinion
I'm in the exact same position, I came mostly for the animation and the easter eggs and that's mostly what I enjoyed in it.
Mario & Luigi being in Brooklyn is part of Mario lore, dating back to the Super Mario Bros show in the 80s/90s
When I first discovered your channel a few years ago, my FIRST thought was how cute it was how you guys used the Super Carlin Brothers I instantly thought of Super Mario Bros & I loved it even more! I've loved your Harry Potter & Disney/Pixar content I just plain love you guys, period!
My thought exactly... How could people NOT get the reference? Still nice they finally confirmed it though :D
Yeah I vaguely recall that I didn’t get the reference when I very first became an SCB fan but I did figure it out after not too long, which was several years ago
J as Mario and Ben as Luigi? I see it 😂
Yes😂
i loved jack black as bowser, usually when i watch something with jack black, all i can think of is kung fu panda, but this time i had my mind focused on bowser
Have you seen latest Mandalorian episode? Spoiler: there is Jack Black
@@yaroslavpanych2067 I call him Tenacious D2.
@@julyakacarrie6260 People hate it because it's just not a very good movie between the ugly animation, bad jokes and unlikable characters. The Finding Nemo thing is suspicious, both because of the one-year release difference and Katzenberg's name being attached, but that's not a deal breaker. Antz was an admitted Pixar ripoff and that was decent.
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@@coolnerdlll6053 an animation movie cannot be copied in a year😂😂😂. Youre MAD
During the part of the video talking about a prophecy, I'm just picturing Harrison Ford saying, "Hey, kid, It ain't that kind of movie."
My younger brother loves Mario so much, and was so excited for this movie. We went to watch it the day it was released in our country (which we practically never do) and I really liked it but seeing my brother so excited every two seconds was great as well. But through the whole movie I was thinking ‘I wish the supercarlin brothers made videos about Mario’ so seeing this video has made me so happy!
I think this movie was just a set up for a string of some of the best movies I’ll see in my life.
18:21 every movie has a prophecy they didn’t wanna do that also I think peach was just surprised that there was someone else like her
That’s what I thought - Peach was shocked and thrilled to find another human in the Mushroom Kingdom. I really hope we get more of her backstory if there’s a sequel!
@@imaginepageant same
The Tanooki suit is actually older than you guys said! It's from SMB3 :D
Came here to say this.
When I first found your channel, I showed it to my Dad, who loved your content. When I told him your channel name, he IMMEDIATELY got the reference, when I hadn't thought about it at all!. He's passed, but he was a huge fan of you guys, and the Pixar Theory was his favorite video. Sorry this isn't about Mario, I just got hit with nostalgia. Thanks for the review!
“The story is a vessel for references” such a good way to put it, but I don’t think it’s a bad thing. It was similar with detective pikachu honestly, and I still really enjoyed both these movies!
As someone who has never played a single Mario game, I actually thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It was just fun, I liked all the characters, the music, the visuals, and honestly the character development too.
I think not having played the games helped me to get immersed in discovering the universe with the characters. It was nice to just watch the movie for the movie, rather than trying to catch all the references.
I enjoy when a movie isn’t really about anything and simply fun. The movie was just that, fun; not good or bad objectively. Making something like that is a welcomed change and an art all its own and I gladly watched it.
SO HAPPY you reviewed this!
Have you guys ever read the Super Mario Adventures comics? They were originally in Nintendo Power magazines in the 90s, but have been published in an entire collection. The storyline in the movie reminded me a LOT of that, with Bowser wanting to marry Peach and being somewhat vulnerable about his feelings for her, and Peach being tougher than her usual damsel in distress. Loved the throwback to those.
Bowser even performs a love rap for Peach in that comic
@@priestesslucy you’re kidding?! I need to read those now😂😂😂
@@izzywoods794 Nope. Not kidding at all.
There are actually a couple of dubs of that comic floating around UA-cam
I liked a lot of the small details like when he was in the real world he was actually getting bruised and injured.
But then when he was in the Mario world, he didn't seem to get hurt from things.
Just little details like that were fun.
If I had a nickel for each time Chris Pratt fell from an exploding rainbow world into an ocean below and escaped capture from flying villains in the process I'd have two nickles, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Because you only fall once from the rainbow road :p
Well, you're not wrong. Lol
My favorite thing was Luigi’s phone at the beginning had the GameCube start up music as a ringtone
I really wanted Luigi to lead a revolution against Bowser from the dungeon
I genuinely loved it. The nostalgia points were there, the animation was 🔥, the only thing was the plot. I still loved everything else enough to overlook that though. Will be watching it again when it’s out of the theater!! Also the side-scroll/2D part in Brooklyn was incredible. Oh! And the song in the commercial from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show made me so happy. Again I really enjoyed it, 8.9 out of ten.
Agreed
Something they could have done (but was probably was told was a bad idea) was end it with Mario telling everyone 'call now paesanos!' (It is said Pie-San-Ohs) This word translates to peasant/ villager from Italian, which Mario used to call everyone during the opening of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" (cartoon).
@@blubullie4850 yes that would’ve been incredible! When I was little and watched it I always wanted to know what they said there 😂. Now I know, thanks lol. They actually made a website and an automated call which is pretty cool.
How can you overlook the plot it is the most important thing I don t like the movie because of how uninteresting is the plot.The whole movie relies on nostalgia and references.
@@dragonballz5600 for me the nostalgia was everything. I’ve played Mario since I was like three, and I used to watch the super show. Everyone can have a different opinion though, so I’m not gonna argue. Sorry you didn’t enjoy the movie as much.
Bowser singing, was so out of place that it was the best hilarious scene in the movie. I cracked up so much when he went all in. Also, I kept thinking they tried a Disney tactic. Disney has a lot of catchy songs, that you would remember more over the movie itself. That 'peaches peaches' song is still stuck in my head.
I absolutely loved this movie. I was lucky enough to watch it in 2 ways. Im 40 and I grew up playing ALL the mario games. I loved the Easter eggs and each little thing. But I also got to watch my youngest son who is 9 watch it. He has been OBSESSED with Mario and all the characters since he could walk. The child wants to BE a Toadie. Watching his excitement over this movie was worth it for me. I think they tried to target it to OG players and the new generation all in one. And I think they did a great job with it. Especially the song…. I loved it even with its flaws! And now my son wants to be a Toad even more… and owns all the plush characters available to mankind already!
@@lizbita6412 it was one of the highlights of my life!!
I just went to see the movie with my 6yr old son and his buddies (because I'm "that" mum in the neighborhood). I didn't expect anything. And so I was really amazed! I played the games back in the day and had a great time. And my son was happy seeing Mario make all those "game moves" and stuff - as you said, kids want to see the that. The best moment was when Bowser startet to sing and all those kids around me cringed. my son actually held his hands before his eyes and said "oh no..." and I cried with laughter🤣 (off topic: This gave me a good opportunity later to talk to him about how Peach would never want someone who is so mean to others and that bowser should better get to know her if he really wants to be her friend - educate your sons! 🙂)
28:39 the movie at its theme is about family and how much they love each other so obviously they’d do it together
So i can see why you’d think the theme was family, but with stories, the main needs to learn a lesson about the theme or teach the audience one. I think this was hard to nail down because they don’t learn anything about family or even think about it through the movie besides trying to get his bro back. Luigi probably “learns” the most and it was a lesson in bravery and self confidence.
The bats flying around eaves drop he has small spies everywhere there are a lot of ways 20:35
Toad being bad would have felt too out of character
The one thing that I would say about the movie, is that it could have used an extra 15 minutes to furthur expand upon the characters (more Luigi time, a better understanding of Toad, etc.)
Day 66 of asking the SuperCarlinBrothers to please bring back Google Auto Fill videos
One day they will see it and do it I hope
I'm on day 124 of asking
Bro agreed, I miss some of the old style of videos
Then stop doing it. It is obnoxious and obviously lead to nowhere
Good soldiers follow orders
The opening scene for me what the movie saying "you don't actually want a full movie with a main character that sounds like this and everyone else is normal"
Bro, Bowser was about to melt that manhole cover. He got steel so hot, it was turned red. The cover was about to melt. But Luigi was being a tank to help protect his brother! GIVE LUIGI SOME RESPECT!
18:30 ok so there’s a kind of popular theory that peach is related to rosalina from mario galaxy. So if the sequel is set in space similar to mario galaxy, maybe they could explain peach’s backstory there? I highly doubt they take this route but if they’re making a sequel we should get some explanation.
I am absolutely not saying this movie is bad. It's funny, exciting, gorgeously animated and a love letter to the games. But I really think they played it too safe. It felt very standard and kid-focused at a time when animated movies like Spider-Verse are doing a lot of things for adults. I guess I set my expectations too high after the first trailer, but I seriously hope the next one is a lot more epic and darker.
What are you talking about!? They had bowser smashing fingers and trying to murder people, and they weren’t afraid to get weird with the bowser song. And what about the depressed luma? You think that was for kids? you think they played it safe!? Get real. Grow up.
hm I like your take on this! That'd be a nice touch if they do it. But honestly knowing Nintendo, they tend to play it safe.
Of course it’s kid-focused. It is for kids after all. I, personally, am hoping they keep the darker plot for Luigi’s mansion.
Even though I’m Big Mario fan and thinking more Adult centric is worth to watch but nowadays I hope movies like this is better for the kid that that almost every kid movie now have to be a plot for darker for kind to experience what ? Question in humanity? To me they have plenty of that (maybe too much) the pure unrealistic plat is start to fade away in my opinion just let it be like this they will change eventually.
I'll say it then. This movie is bad.
It's shallow. Unfunny. The characters are dislikable for the most part. The narrative is disjointed and weak. The music is all over the place. Mario and Luigi are worthless for 99% of the movie. Bowser is a stalker creep. The whole thing felt manufactured and fake to make a buck.
"Y|EAH Mercy at last!" made me laugh so hard. I love the fact they made the luma character the crazy suicidal one.
Let's be real, they were never gonna make captain toad a traitor.
I think a lot of the conversation around Chris Pratt voicing Mario was about how studios find the need to cast celebrities instead more trained voice actors.
But Chris Pratt already has proven himself as a VA in LEGO movie.
@@username65585 And again in Onward!
I think most of it was because people unnecessarily hate on Chis Pratt. They dislike him in almost everything
Yes, that and people are used to the original Mario voice. Admittedly I was one of those people as I still don’t think his voice quite fits the character. It’s comparable to Ariel and her change. Maybe not as jarring, but still. However, as the movie progressed, it wasn’t as big of a deal. I still noticed it every now and again, but the movie overall was fantastic.
He has so much experience though. Why do you say he isn’t a trained VA? He headlined 2 major movies before this one with voice acting
Hey, a nice surprise that these Bros are covering those Bros. I loved all the Easter eggs and musical cues. I laughed a lot. I rated it 9/10.
You could make a drinking game from this video, a shot everytime he says ''like'' and then die from alcohol poisoning.
I was glad it wasn't so serious and a movie for kids. I love animation...especially the serious Pixar and anime. But it was so nice that little kids can actually see this for just pure joy and fun.
My kids (ages 3-6) loved it! One kid thought it was a little scary at times, but the other two didn’t get scared at all. But my oldest ate this movie up and won’t stop talking about it!
Y’all really got in the weeds on this one and thought way too deep and had weirdly high misguided expectations lol it was Spectacular and enjoyable and I was smiling the entire time. Loved the entire thing
Agreed. They also ragged on Luigi getting the Star too. But I audible yelled yes in the theater. Luigi (has some of his own games too) but mostly get pushed aside. I was worried he would spend the whole fight in the dumpster.
I actually forgot Chris Pratt was voicing Mario, he did a great job in my opinion ❤
88%
Voice Acting is great
Story is entertaining but not deep
Animation is amazing
Potential is there for other movies and shared Super Smash Bros Universe
Really good movie for whole family
As a lifelong Mario and Nintendo fan in general I would love to see this Mario theme to turn into a trilogy or something like that!
my only issue with the casting is the fact that they used a big ticket actor for mario in general, idc that its Chris Pratt specifically. way more people, even who played the games, have heard of all the other actors but not the actor who voiced mario in the games
I feel hitting the fans with the 'is the voice too much?' right in the beginning was a good play. The Brooklyn Style Voices are awesome, and the VAs all did amazing work. Getting it out of the way early literally gets it out of the way early. And since the movie keeps a very brisk job from the moment they discover the warp pipe, you don't have much time to 'get upset' over it since you're dragged into the events.
12:35 because they’re Italian and that was an accurate portrayal of how strict Italian families are
I need to watch more of your video reviews. I loved this format, and loved hearing your opinions. Found your channel a few months back, and began watching. Good content, and good vibes. You can really feel your passion for the things you're talking about.
I personally would have given the movie a higher score, but I will readily admit that as a longtime Mario player, I really resonated with the nostalgia of the movie.
That whole Chris Pratt voice thing is totally irrelevant for those who grew up playing the FUNDAMENTAL games of Super Mario 1, 2 & 3.
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One of my coworkers thought it was supposed to be a "little kid movie" because he read that in a review. I was like "no the people who grew up playing the games are the ones making the movie"
This movie has been living in my head rent free since I watched it last week
I am sort of in the middle about this movie... I thought it was entertaining, but for different reasons than what I would usually expect from a movie. As a movie, it was kind of boring and formulaic, but it wasn't bad... just standard... but then all of the references and the clear love that they showed to the Mario franchise made it entertaining for me to watch... If i had gone to see a different movie with this story, without all of the easter eggs and the call backs and had it not relied on my love of the franchise so much, i wouldn't have liked it as much...
I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not, to be honest... In the end, if I was entertained, it feels like they did their job, right? It certainly wasn't perfect... and I still find myself looking forward to a sequel because of my love of Yoshi and my wanting to see him in the next one.
My family went to watch the movie Friday night. My parents and I (mostly me) were pointing out almost every single Easter egg. It was so fun. But the following morning, I found even more eggs in the soundtrack that I didn’t find when watching the actual movie.
I really really really loved the movie. I been excited for it since the first trailer. Can’t wait for it to be on a streaming platform (hopefully one that I have)
With the name and the original intro, I knew that there was play on Super Mario bros. I just didn't see the need to comment
I think one of the main reasons they didn’t take Charles Martinet for Mario is that they intend on building a franchise that’ll span for years and Martinet’s not getting any younger! They wanted to be able to keep the actors for a long time!
Right, people always talk about how the voice itself would get grating.. but not the fact that Martinet is an aging guy. He's shown he can do the voice in a semi-regular way for a few minutes, mostly in con appearances and fan interactions (stuff like that). But Mr. Martinet's in his 60s-70s isn't he?
I personally loved it, I might give it a 9-10, it was just a genuinely fun movie, not every movie has to be like Encanto or Wall-E, sometimes all you need is a good fun movie to watch, and I don’t care what anyone tells me, Luigi is the best character in the movie and the games and that scene where he blocks Bowser’s fire was incredible, especially because it was a callback to the plumbing disaster scene where he pushes back the mirror that was flying at him
Not gonna lie I do think this movie is better than Encanto and Wall-E
I slightly disagree with the need for a third act. At the end of the day, this is a kid’s film, not directed at adults going for the nostalgia trip. Adding that twist reveal of Toad would have been great for the latter, I agree, but I think that’s way too complex for a kids movie. Plus Toad is a beloved Mario character who’s always been Mario’s side kick - would have been odd for him to not only side against Mario (which could have made sense in this film as Mario was a complete newbie to the toads), but to side against Peach would have felt really off in this universe and the dynamics they’ve made between her and her subjects
2:44 actually that’s wrong complete misunderstanding idk where people keep getting that from
She’s voiced by cyndi lauper Cyndi confirmed this herself
Lou albano was one of cyndi’s closest friends so it was a way to honor him
BROOO!!! THE DUDE SHOUTED BLUE SHELL AND THEN HE KAMIKAZES HIMSELF!!! HE KILLED HIMSELF TO TRY AND WIN THE MISSION!!! Y'ALL MISSED SO MANY THINGS!!!
Did the blue shell turtle survive?😅 this movie had a lot of death if i’m honest and yall didnt even talk about that little blue star dude😂😭
I have almost never played Mario games (or video games at all and even when I did, the last time was about a decade ago), so I really liked the simplicity of it - I felt like I understood the film good enough. I couldn't really hear that it was Chris Pratt who voiced Mario, even though I knew it. I really liked the depressing star, by the way.
🦕 I love how Chris Pratt is paired with dinosaurs in the Jurassic World movies, The LEGO movie, and now Super Mario Brothers! Hahaha so fun 🦖
That little blue star surprised me and I laughed so hard that I cried???? Especially “life is sad prison is sad”
Fwiw, when I first learned who you two were, I knew immediately that the Super in Super Carlin Brothers was a SMB reference. I’ve only seen one other creator use super like this and this is the Completionist in his lets play channel, Super Beard Brothers.
One thing that I think would have solved alot of audience issues would to have Luigi use his tools to escape from his cage and rescue the other caged prisoners. It would have nicely rounded out his bravery arc, it would of fleshed out the film a bit more pacing wise, and it would of made Luigi also getting the star feel earned.
And as for "why would they throw him in a cage with his tools?" They could of shifted the gag where Bowser fries the koopa into a dry bones here.
Bowser: "WHY WOULD YOU PUT HIM IN A CAGE WITH TOOLS TO ESCAPE?!"
Koopa: "uh... I don't kn-"
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Them coming to the mushroom kingdom feels wild but does keep true to the fact that Wrecking Crew, Donky Kong and The first Mario bros all take place in New York during the arcade game age before we get introduced to the Mushroom kingdom in the NES era
And on the topic of a prophecy: That's more of a legend of Zelda Trope. The starchildren of Mario are more about deciding their own fate than have it be told for them
Jack black was perfect in this movie and the peaches song was the best part of the movie but the music video is even better
I want more of those items in the new Mario kart as well.
And I want a cutscene that shows the donkey Kong's building your cart...
This would just be such fun additions
At the end of the movie when Mr Blue Sky started playing, I immediately just connected to GOTG 2. And now that Chris Pratt is both Mario and Star-Lord. I think they the directors do the Mario movie did it on purpose for us.
This was an amazing movie, and I loved Peach in this movie. I hope for more movies.
I barely even noticed Chris Pratt as Mario. While this was obviously very much a kid movie I enjoyed it a lot. It had a great nostalgic feel. The ad was a reference to the TV show from the 90's. No it wasn't as good as Lego movie or Frozen but overall I was pleasantly surprised.
As usual. Superb content. I've watched almost every spoiler for mario but yours and NewRokstars format just works the best for me! You desserve more followers. Keep making contents and tap in other medias to review.
I loved it so much but also agreed with everything you said haha but I feel okay with a kids movie being predictable - especially since most kids movies aren’t like that these days. It just felt wholesome and simple and fun. But I was also seeing it through my kids eyes, it was my son’s first time at the theater. We all play the games together as a family and thoroughly enjoyed the movie as a family experience as well.
Re: kids watching the movie. My kids are almost seven and just turned four, and they both loved it! But they’ve also had Mario as a central part of their lives for… almost three years, which is how long my oldest has been obsessed with Mario. This was my youngest’s first time at the theater and I was worried whether she’d be able to handle it, but aside from hiding her face at some of the scarier parts (Luigi’s mansion in particular), she did fine, and had tons of great reactions to various parts. I think Luke would absolutely do fine with it, and probably the twins, especially if they’ve already been to the theater. As a parent who grew up with Mario and now has Mario-crazy kids, it was such an incredible experience to share with them!
This movie is absolutely fantastic! 🤩🤩
Anybody who hates this movie either doesn't understand the Mario video games or is just choosing to hate because they are a hater.
Or they actually wanted a movie and not the equivalent of a Mario sideshow.
@@Taydar there is no threshold of plot that qualifies a movie.
If footage has a plot of any kind, it is a movie
@Priestess Lucy yeah there is. Otherwise why bother putting any effort into your film. No you don't need Mufassa's emotional death, no you don't need Baby mine, no you just need a bunch of references.
Or...maybe they just don't like it? Seriously, sometimes it's nothing deeper than "eh, not my thing." Personally, I found it to be harmless fun but definitely my least favorite of the two recent movies I've seen (D&D: Honor Among Thieves was just more my speed). A perfectly passable and enjoyable movie that I would certainly recommend, but not much beyond that. Kind of like the Mario franchise in general now that I think about it.
Okay but can I just thank you guys for confirming a fan theory I’ve had since 2013!!! You never did Mario theories so I was never sure if it was a pun or not but the conformation is everything!!!!
J said exactly how I felt about the movie. I was smiling throughout because of all the Easter eggs, but the story was secondary. I just enjoyed how many references they fit in and how smart some of them were. Pure nostalgia
16:50 they set it up to be explored in future sequels
That’s not her origin in the games so it’s interesting they did a different take on it
My favorite character was Luma, some of my favorite one liners 😂 but I agree which is why I rated it a 7/10
I warmed up the Chris Pratt voice.
On Princess Peach, she was made a princess because she’s the Tallest.
OH BUT INSTEAD THEY USED THEIR OG 8-BIT ICONS FOR THE TITLE CARD SO WELL DONE 🙌🏽🙌🏽
All the "problems" you see in the movie are your years seeing movies to the excrutiating detail to create theories. The movie was quite good, my nepew and I (too young and too old) enyoied allot, both times we saw it.
My 6 year son refers to it at the Bowser Movie, cos he is a bowser fan not Mario lol 😂
Something I doubt people would catch unless they’re rainbow road obsessed like me:
When Mario first went onto rainbow road the music that played was the gba rainbow road music.
I totally agree with Ben's views, I give it like a 65-70 score. I was expecting a bit more from this. The plot and story was weird to me and it wasn't my favorite that they were "real people" entering this world. It doesn't make sense for this pipe to exist to this world in the middle of the Brooklyn sewer. Like having their parents and origin was never a question that needed to be answered. When you play, they just exist in this world, help rescue a princess, and that's fine. It was also strange to me how in "real life" Mario was GREAT at parkour around the construction site, yet at the practice obstacle course with Peach he was awful. They set it up that, they were going to have to do levels in the desert, like in the actual games and reach "check points" to get across, just to then completely disregard the whole "training" to amount to nothing as a montage, which was disappointing. It's hard because I didn't know what I wanted from this movie HOWEVER ALL the easter eggs and nostalgia was what made the movie. The music was the best part because it brought you into it, as if you were playing the game too. And of course Jack Black STOLE THE SHOW! Bowser's plotline and motivation was not a problem at all, I loved all of that, but it was everything else just fell flat.
My wife about a month ago was like is their name is that because of the Super Mario Bros!! I definitely didn’t make the connection until she said something!