In Theatres
Synopsis (from IMDB): A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find Mario's brother, Luigi, and to save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser.
Just to be fair this movie is for the fans. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily, but the movie does expect you to know the characters, and to be fair most people know who Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach are. There are also a lot of easter eggs in this movie and I liked all of them. There are homages to a majority of Nintendo games in this movie. I laughed from start to finish. The cast did a great job on this movie. Illumination did a great job on the visual representation of the Mushroom, Jungle, and Badlands Kingdoms. I didn't mind the plot of Mario trying to find and save Luigi as the movie made sense and the stuff with Bowser was just hilarious. The soundtrack is a mix of Mario tunes and licensed music. It didn't bother me as much but I can see how that may make people feel like it doesn't exactly fit. This movie is a full-on nostalgia trip that I think fans as well as the movie-going public at large will enjoy.
If there is one thing that I thought was wrong was that I think it needed to be a little longer. There is a subplot wherein Donkey Kong and Mario talk about how their fathers see them and I think if they were going to go for some emotional beat they probably should have used that plot point. It also feels like there are some things that were missing that may have ended up on the cutting room floor that possibly should have been in the movie. I don't want to say what it is because that is going into spoiler territory.
For Parents
It's a Nintendo movie so this is perfect for kids and adults alike. There are homages and the jokes land and to me, there is a little something for everyone here. The movie is rated PG with a runtime of 1 hour and 32 minutes. It's paced well and doesn't drag in any areas. There is a mid-credit scene (which is funny because it involves Bowser and let's just say Jack Black is a fool) and an after-credits scene.
Overall
I enjoyed this movie so much. It was a fun time throughout gotta give this one a FULL PRICE. It is so worth it, also if you have a theatre that has IMAX do yourself a favor and watch it in IMAX for no other reason than the Rainbow Road sequence. I am looking forward to what Nintendo does next as I feel this movie should do well in theatres. Have you seen The Super Mario Bros movie? What did you think? What Nintendo IP do you think should be next from Nintendo? Leave a comment and let's talk about it. As always thanks for reading and supporting the blog. Check out Fresh Take on the YouTube and Twitch channels where there will be a spoiler-filled review with a couple of guests.
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