Screenplay:
Matt FogelComposer:
Brian TylerCast:
Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Keegan-Michael Key, Charlie Day, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco (more)Plots(1)
The movie tells the story of two Brooklyn plumbers who are brothers and best friends: Mario, the brave one with the "let's-a go" attitude, and the perpetually anxious Luigi, who would prefer to go nowhere. We open with the Super Mario Brothers reckoning with their struggling plumbing business, and wind up in a whirlwind adventure through Mushroom Kingdom. Through their journey, we meet a cast of familiar, lovable characters, ultimately uniting together to defeat the power-hungry villain, Bowser. The Super Mario Bros. Movie takes what millions of gamers worldwide have loved for thirty-five years and levels it up to a new and breathtaking cinematic experience. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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As a Mario/Nintendo fan, the heaps of references in every frame kept me entertained (from the obvious ones to those hidden in the second and third plane for the connoisseurs). And yet, I wouldn’t call this a particularly good adaptation, despite the solid pace and the spot-on stylization. The main point of schism is that the Nintendo imaginative playfulness for the whole family is replaced by outlandishly primal infantilism for the little ones. As a result, both my son and I were more or less satisfied when we left the cinema, though each for different reasons.
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I was looking forward to it because I like Mario and I was impressed by Brian Tyler's soundtrack, which plays nicely with Koji Konda's notorious themes, but I didn't expect the film to be so childish, or rather infantile. The creators probably gambled on safety, so they focused on making sure that there was always something going on, that it was colourful, loud and cheerful. And that is exactly how it is, and the younger you are, the better for you. Older viewers risk focusing on the story, which is not interesting at all, let alone surprising, or on the humour, which consists of someone hitting someone and screaming, someone falling down and screaming, someone running away from something – and screaming! It’s a shame. Yes, Sonic wasn't much better on a basic level, but Jim Carrey, for example, was great in it.
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For kids, an infantile derivative of The Lego Movie; for adults, a few hits from their youth; and for Nintendo fans, a collection of Easter Eggs. It’s just enough to keep you from getting bored for 90 minutes, but tomorrow I won’t even remember that I went to see it.
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As an homage to Nintendo Mario, it's a decent piece with tons of references, shells, question marks and superpowers, sponges and Kongs. As a children's tale, however, the film is a little less distinctive and, while it will entertain the kids, I can’t say I heard bursts of laughter in the cinema, unfortunately. Well, lastly, as a fairy tale that would work for adults, Mario is a bit of a let down. I didn't laugh deeply once, there weren't any scenes that were downright diaphragm-tearing, and even the "action" was pretty low-key and kind of kept to the ground and didn't stand out enough for me to cheer. From the initial 93% after opening day, I was expecting far more significant entertainment and for a film that some have called a nostalgic cartoon of recent years, I'm not that that excited by it. It entertains mildly, but doesn't outright delight, and the cinematic pleasure sadly doesn't take place.
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Thanks to the princess (with Anya Taylor-Joy's sexy voice), it was quite popular at home. So a story about two plumbers is cool not only for the boys, but also for the girls. The otherwise likeable simple premise spiced up with lots of Easter eggs loses a bit of coherence as we jump from one character to another. The visuals are gorgeous and Chris Pratt pulls off the same musical hits from Guardians of the Galaxy. A very safe-bet hit made for kids. Unless they go to the subtitled scene where the villain sings the song “Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches!”
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