The highly anticipated Super Mario Bros movies has released and brings Mario back to the big screen in a big way.
For some context I would say I’m a casual fan of Mario as I played quite a lot of the games growing up but haven’t played a Mario game in a while. Your enjoyment of this movie heavily depends on how much you like Mario. If you are a fan of the games and the characters then you will have an absolute blast with this film, however if you aren’t you probably wont enjoy it as much.
I would say the biggest problem with this movie is the story as it’s not that strong and quite a generic and simple one. The movie also expects you to know quite a bit about the world of Mario, so if you are new to the franchise through this film it doesn’t really help to introduce you to everything.
However that being said, this film is packed to the rim of all sorts of Easter eggs from the Mario franchise and it feels like you are being transported right into the games, so it’s a hell of a good time if you already like that world.
As a big fan of Mario Kart my favourite sequence from the film was where they had to build their Karts and then the whole sequence over the rainbow tracks. Although if they make a sequel I would love to see a classic race just like they have in the games.
I thought the whole cast did a fantastic job voicing these characters and bringing them to life and I must say I ended up not hating Chris Pratt as Mario as he did manage to win me over. Nevertheless my favoured charters from the movie had to be Princess Peach and Bowser, as both Anya Taylor Joy and Jack Black both did phenomenal jobs at bring these two characters to life. I would though also like to give a shout-out to the blue Luma who is in the cage at Bowsers prison is absolutely hilarious with everything he says, I could of watched a whole movie just centred on him.
As this is an illumination film one thing you can expect and defiantly get here is beautiful animation. Not only do the characters look spot on but the locations in this movie are beautiful, it really helps bring it all to life and makes you really feel like you are in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Overall, as a fan of the Mario games I had a fun time with this film, so if you have played the game it have kids then I would defiantly go and see this film as I’m sure you will have a blast with it.
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