Nostalgia Critic Real Thoughts On: Super Mario Bros Movie

Why was this movie a Ba-Bomb?
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[@SWad250]

My uncle actually worked on the special effects in this movie. He always said, reading the script, "This is not going to be great, but goddamn will this be interesting to see others watch it." Wasn't wrong.

[@Gasoline85]

Wise man.

[@supermariof0521]

+Swedish X I honestly think that it was already dead on arrival as soon as you put Mario in live-action. I feel like with a whimsical and magical world such as the mushroom kingdom, it could look beautiful in animation.

[@mc.gemstone]

+Swedish X daw how....err kind of him XD

[@antoniusbanderas1565]

+Swedish X Sure, Jan.

[@billybarnett9518]

Or he knew about the original adult script before it was changed.

[@SaraNightfire1]

Funny fact: Shigeru Miyamoto apparently loved this move, they showed it to Nintendo in a private screening. There were a lot of horrified managers... And Miyamoto sitting there with a grin on his face, just enjoying the ride.

[@RyanStorey1231]

Why does this not surprise me? Oh, Miyamoto...

[@SaraNightfire1]

***** He apparently was thinking it would slide over, just in case. XDDD... Another fun fact: Bill White *head of marketing at this time and was having a devil of a time with the movie along with their policies*, left Nintendo partially because of this movie. He then joined Sega and fought against Nintendo in the Lieberman hearings about violence in video games. He was also the one who slapped Nintendo down in an unforgettable moment during said hearings when he pulled out the Super Scope, said it was built by Sega (an error on his part, he meant Nintendo.) And described exactly how you play with it with rapid fire towards targets and it wasn't rated. He in one sentence stopped the hearings, turned the Senators who were huge fans of Nintendo, and saved video games partly because this movie was made.

[@SaraNightfire1]

***** No, from what it sounded like it was the actual movie right before release. Maybe he liked it when he was younger, I don't know. But that's what I read. It could be also he realized it was a train wreck and no matter what happened it would fade into obscurity. Which it did... Partially... But still was so famous it made a black mark on Nintendo's record.

[@alexanderip1003]

with a grin on his face but deep down the actors were frowning (Particularly Hoskins and Liguizamo ) they both find this movie a nightmare

[@supermariof0521]

So he says that Super Mario Bros is a good movie, yet he's against making Paper Mario have a good story?

[@IronPiedmont]

R.I.P. Bob Hoskins

[@noelanderson969]

R.I.P Dennis Hopper

[@auggiebiermann]

Doug and Rob would've been better Mario bros. than the actual movie

[@moodydude6790]

At least Doug did play Luigi with the Cinema Snob

[@ambergong7201]

which episode was that?!

[@ambergong7201]

Patrick Grealis Thanks! that was fast!

[@supermariof0521]

+sabreofasinner When did that happen?

[@Dane_Youssef]

Schwarzenegger and DeVito would've been better cast.

[@dan_evilrobot]

Did you know Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally going to be King Koopa?

[@gr8darklord604]

fanny de Vito was going to play mario

[@gr8darklord604]

Danny de vito

[@TheMadMadman]

Danny De Vito should be Toad.

[@moodydude6790]

LOL "Fanny de Vito" XD

[@allowableman2]

As far as casting Mario, Tom Hanks was initially hired for the role, but was fired and replaced with Hoskins, whom the executives thought was more profitable. (contrary to popular rumor, Danny Devito was never a choice for the role of Mario)

[@PowerGlove79]

I wonder if you guys realize you're posting this on the exact date the movie came out in 1993, May 28th

[@StudioInkblot]

PowerGlove79 Weird.

[@CptBald]

PowerGlove79 illu,imate confirmed ?

[@IronPiedmont]

PowerGlove79 Holy shit

[@sonicloyalfan]

PowerGlove79 that's precisely one week after I was born... huh.

[@sammylane21]

Randy Williams NINTENDO POWER!

[@cjermevpg6372]

They weren't father and son! It was an older brother who raised his younger brother after the death of their parents!

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Yeah, that was the one big gripe I had with his reviews. He was right about everything else, though.

[@katrinasis]

cjermevpg *D E E P E S T L O R E*

[@teoteous]

"Super Mario World! It's a blast from the pants!" ...what? Oh good, I misheard it.

[@KombatGod]

You can tell that Doug was really excited by that SMB trailer. At 9:11 his face is exactly the same color as his shirt.

[@Edgelordess]

I owned the movie on lazer disk and I was 8 when I first saw it and I though, "holy shit this is amazing!!" 11 years later. "Cheesy, but I still like it."

[@MagicMaster667]

Same here, I appriciate the cheesy but still _really_ like it. (I watched this movie for the first time summer 2014)

[@SegaChris5]

How in the hell were there laser disc back in 2004? Even in the 90s that was a barely supported format. :0

[@Edgelordess]

My dad bought weird shit on ebay. Possibly a pirated version of the movie.

[@DeathBringer769]

+SegaChris5 VCD (Video CD) still exists and has new movies released on it even though it's a 23+ year old format that even worse than VHS quality wise, lol.

[@joeiblatt2511]

When I was younger, I had this on DVD. I loved how it looked. It was just so different from anything I'd ever seen compared to other early 2000s kid's stuff. It was almost hypnotizing.

[@CaptainJZH]

You should check out the 1986 Anime movie "Super Mario Bros: Mission to Save Princess Peach" It was only released in Japan, but you can find it on KZbin, either with subtitles or fan-dubbing. It's a much better Super Mario movie than this one.

[@thepretzel2]

They did that recently.

[@dannywaving]

"This kingdom goes through governments more than Italy" As an Italian I laughed out loud at that, so true unfortunately xD

[@DigiRangerScott]

24:41 SWEATY PITS!

[@5carecrow94]

He wears deodorant so you don't have to.

[@SkiKoala]

I saw this movie opening night. Theater was packing and kids were cheering when the Mario theme played. After the movie was over, there was dead silence.

[@5carecrow94]

No day is complete without a dose of Doug and Rob. I really love this channel for that.

[@03bgood]

I agree with Rob, this movie is a guilty pleasure!

[@Advent3546]

One day his son asked him why he did Super Mario Bros. Dennis Hopper replied "I did that movie so you can have shoes." His sons response? "I didn't need shoes that bad."

[@scythemouse]

Nintendo Cereal System: "You cannot eat us!"

[@absurdious]

do you know what would've made this better? Nicholas Cage as Luigi!!!

[@MrMortull]

absurdious I kind of agree and disagree. Cage can certainly bring the crazy, but Luigi turned out to be more of a put-upon everyman to Mario's 'cheerful hero on amphetamines'. I do wonder if good ole Nic could have saved it?

[@absurdious]

well, I just thought if you gotta be fucked up and crazy, just give me the whole crazy stuff... go completely crazy and out of control, do you know what I mean? ;-)

[@MrMortull]

Yeah, I get the idea. If the movie's going to be batshit, why not just push out the crazy boat the whole way?

[@MrMortull]

I might never recover from this mental image. Thank you, Wootee.

[@absurdious]

ahahahahahah

[@wjzav1971]

Thats the problem with Hollywood doing video game movies. They just take the characters, change them until they are barely recognizable, put them into a world that looks and feels totally different and make up a shitty story that has maybe a few arcs of the source material. They don't respect video games. They only see them as basket where you can take elements out and build your own story, while not giving a shit, that they take a huge dump on the original.

[@supermariof0521]

I think the biggest mistake this movie made was that it was live action. If Nintendo were to give the Mario license over to say Walt Disney Animation Studios, we could've gotten something really good.

[@gamemediafan1714]

What's weird is that with how technology has improved, there's no point to make video game movies, cause you could basically make movies within video games themselves. There are so many games that are incredibly story-driven with a fuck ton of cutscenes that have a lot of characters and story elements. Seriously, go back to the Metroid Prime trilogy, Uncharted, the later Legend of Zelda games, Portal, Sonic Adventure games ,etc. So many games now have the capabilities to have cinematic scenes and elements. So making a movie based on a game is pretty pointless cause you could basically make the movie within the game itself. And this especially applies to movie adaptations of video games that are known for having very big stories and cinematic qualities.

[@cesarjimenezanimator]

So they surprisingly didn't hate it? And Rob ACTUALLY KINDA LIKED IT? Wow! I'm impressed!

[@xgray2012]

cesarjimenezanimator It's an honest guilty pleasure, dude. But, at least they didn't bother making a sequel to this movie.

[@Aubry92]

cesarjimenezanimator At least they say it's nevertheless boring at a point. That's the main sin to me, anyway.

[@StrivedeLaLear]

Xaviergray87 They probably couldn't afford to make it.

[@xgray2012]

Shenron And I don't think they ever will. Oh well, let's just prey and hope that there's going to be an animated series reboot.

[@koreankamui98]

+cesarjimenezanimator To be fair, the Walker Brothers have watched movies that are worse than Super Mario Bros.

[@DoubleATam]

I watched the movie for the first time last year and... I loved every second of it. I can't defend its quality, but I like some of its concepts, and most importantly, I don't care. Did I set the bar too low going in? I don't care. I don't care! It was hilarious! Mario games don't have Daisy packin' heat with a motherfucking flamethrower as a sequel hook! I want it!

[@ZemeckisTEN]

2 fun facts: 1: Tom Hanks was at one point going to play Luigi while Arnold Schwarzenegger was at one point going to play Koopa. My top 2 favorite actors of all time would’ve been in this film. And 2: Illumination is in development for an animated remake of Mario. Be prepared guys.

[@roarshach13]

The Pest. Now THERE'S a guilty pleasure! If you're not on board by the opening song you won't be on board at all XD

[@FireofGia111]

Ask me to defend it: -The score -The acting -The clear references to its game Still stupid, but there are positives.Also, where the hell can I get one of those shirts?!

[@PetaHatingChris42]

FireofGia Agreed on the score. Alan Silvestri is a great composer!

[@PikaLink91]

Yeah, there are actually a lot of nods to the game when you think about it.

[@matthewolson4611]

PikaLink91 Liking your comment just for the Kingdom Hearts image

[@PikaLink91]

Matthew Olson Thanks^_^

[@BSE1320]

FireofGia Thought the car chase scene was pretty cool too.

[@Rmlohner]

Really, the most insane part of all about this movie is the director, who did two films you might have heard of in the previous decade: The Killing Fields and The Mission. How he went from that super highbrow material to this (as well as stuff like the Demi Moore Scarlet Letter and cheap torture porn flick Captivity) in really not that long a time is an utter mystery.

[@Charles12]

He was actually the producer, but I do kinda blame him for the way the movie turned out because he really should've had the directors make a family friendly, somewhat, game accurate movie (Mario doesn't translate well into live action faithfully) instead of doing their own thing. Yes a director should have final say in what goes into the project, but it should be common knowledge when you let artists loose on an IP with a huge fanbase that's made to make money, and change their vision after pre production is done to suit studio mandates, you're bound for failure.

[@stapler942]

Fun fact, the theme song from the Super Mario World cartoon was written by Mark Mothersbaugh (who was working on the music for tons of shows in the 90s including Rugrats).

[@stapler942]

...Which itself is an odd connection, considering how many times the Super Mario Bros. Movie indirectly references Devo (i.e. the Devo Chamber and the Devo Gun).

[@fenrirblaze9350]

They were brothers they are separated by 20 yrs. Their parents died when Luigi was young and Mario was made to raise Luigi as his father it's just Doug and Rob have no attention spans.

[@Dracattack]

Eric Garcia He specifically says they aren't really brothers

[@SaintGat99]

Jason Ibrahim No he didn't. He said that Mario is "Like his father".

[@Gizmopedia]

Jason Ibrahim good god. They are brothers. Even as a kid, I understood that. Luigi: See, Mario raised me up. He’s been my mother my whole life! Mario: Hey! Luigi: Well, my father, my mother, my brother, everybody. Mario: Yeah, what would you do without your big bro, eh? Luigi: Like to take a chance and find out! Mario: I’d high-five ya, but then you’d be an only child!

[@Lord_Veren413]

Fenrir Blaze yeah even i remember that from the movie

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

18:20 "Can you imagine a Spider-Man film where he doesn't put on the costume until the very end?" Well...

[@gamemediafan1714]

Which film are you referring to exactly?

[@schlawa]

"The political setup of the mushroom kingdom never made sense to begin with" - *bursts out in laughter* :)

[@SaraNightfire1]

The first commercial I saw looked like a horror movie... I was so convinced that I would never be able to see it... Then the famous words: "The plumbers took it." I was like, wait, what?! I hit the roof when I found out. My friend did.

[@Nick_1003]

If Nintendo didn't allow a live action Mario Movie in 1993 we could had gotten an animated mario movie in today's society.

[@lost-time]

Enter Christopher Pratt

[@EmilioReyes_97]

About that Dennis Hopper thing at 5:14. Its weird I kinda had an opposite effect with myself and my dad last week. We were Watching Harry Potter and my dad recognized Helene Bottom Carter. He said he knew here as a dignified actress who only took on the most challenging roles. And yet...i just know her as a Tim Burton trope....funny how time can effect someone's view of someone else.

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

Tried looking for the trailer you guys were talking about (not "the power"trailer). I was seven years old when this came out, didn't see it until years later & actually enjoyed it as it's own thing

[@robertlauncher]

I also find this a guilty pleasure. Kinda love-hate.

[@tfmonkeybiz]

Would you do real thoughts on the Scooby Doo Movie please.

[@darkservantofheaven]

okay, you need to review Spawn and Romeo/Juliet! Hell You can bring back Malcom's Devil for Spawn. and yea... I loved Romeo/Juliet as a guilty pleasure. I fucking love the pistols Leguizamo's Tybalt had used in the movie. I mean its a M92FS Berretta 9mm with the Virgin Mary on the grips....whats not to love!

[@toyland_f]

What's not to love about the Baz Lurhmann Romeo & Juliet film you asked? Let's see…. 1. Leonardo DiCaprio being in it 2. Claire Danes not being able to act if her life depended on it 3. Setting the film in modern day and yet having everybody talk as if they were in the 1500's 4. John Leguizamo as Tybalt being, in my opinion, the worst casting choice in film history (in fact, I'll dare even say that it was a worse casting choice than John Wayne as Genghis Khan in The Conquer) 5. Calling guns "swords" 6. Horrendous editing 7. The Montagues looking like 90's white trash 8. Switching Sampson and Gregory over to the Montagues and Abram over to the Capuleta THAT's whats not to like about it!

[@darkservantofheaven]

Toyland Flores I was refering to the Berretta with the Virgin Mary on the grips when I said "whats not to love" but yea, the movie itself is bad...I laughed my ass off at the movie when I saw it in 7th grade. Its up there with Queen of the Damned guilty pleasure. Though I'd argue that Jamie Kennedy as Samson is the dumbest casting choice! At lest Leguizamo was having fun! Tybalts pistols were the only thing that truely stuck with me...When I saw them I was like...I want them I want them! but in the end, I'd rather watch Baz Lurhmann's Romeo and Juliet over than any of those Twilight movies...

[@nataliemccarthy9140]

I watched that movie in English after reading Romeo and Juliet and it was so over the top and overly dramatic I was like "I'm supposed to take this seriously!?"

[@darkservantofheaven]

Natalie McCarthy I think the actors and directors thought so, but its hilarious to me.

[@nataliemccarthy9140]

You can't have people shouting old English in modern day California and expect me to take it seriously

[@akanesaotome5924]

English is not my first language and when I was a kid and this movie come out I didn't play game (my brothers does) I was thinking that is about Poo world because "Koopa" sound exactly like "kupa" with means "poo" XD

[@AceSpadeThePikachu]

Now you should do your real thoughts on the First Pokemon Movie! And have Linkara join you! XD

[@shwahgamer]

+mfsto I love the first Pokemon movie. Heck everyone I have ever met loves that movie.

[@jamescole5251]

it was the batman v superman of our day

[@paulleow8017]

it was the Fan4stic of the 90's

[@woodsman105]

Still traumatized by Zod singing "I'm a Distraction." But, that plant really did bring the room together.

[@tcrpgfan]

Okay, so here is what I would want from a real Mario movie: 3d animation, little dialogue, simple overarching plot that connects eight shorts, gorgeous visuals that let people know this is going to be more fantasia and less like images just thrown across a screen, All in about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

[@THEGREATMAX]

"In Super Mario World, you got to move fast Mario and Luigi Doin what they can Yoshi and the Princess Giving them a hand Super Mario, Super Mario, Super Mario World" Really Doug? Jesus, how difficult was that? lol

[@carolinetheverybest7791]

0:09 Meet my only two emotions

[@MrTeamGuy]

What i remember is how yoshi got stabbed -.-

[@subjectivistJ]

You guys talking about your ages reminded me that, at age 8 or 9, I first saw this movie on HBO (same with the '89 Batman), and I was also so confused by this movie. I mean, I was already thrown off by Luigi being younger and missing a moustache... I dunno - I think it actually grew me up a little bit in trying to figure it out. Nowadays, it's one of those movies that if it showed up on KZbin's free movie listing, I might put it on in the background while I do other browsing and/or reading.

[@jamesdalebozeman]

You want to know what the sad part is? That movie is a Disney movie. I am dead serious; this movie was produced by Hollywood Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures, both subsidiaries (one defunct and one renamed) of the Walt Disney Company.

[@billybarnett9518]

That distribution deal also got rid of the adult satirical tone the movie was gonna have.

[@dwarfbunni]

+James Dale Bozeman wow, I have no idea why they would have kept their names off of it !! :O

[@MrJechgo]

15:50 That was in G-Anime in gatineau, Quebec, Canada, back in January. Laughed a LOT at that panel XD

[@MythicSuns]

can i imagine sitting through superman and never seeing him put his costume on? yeah rob you need to look up a little show called smallville.

[@EchoBoomer1987]

I was six years old at the time, I remember loving it. I watched it a few years ago, and it's a guilty pleasure for me.

[@SlurpeeTheUnholy]

Now do Real Thoughts on the Super Mario and Legend of Zelda cartoons, maybe? :3

[@cjvscripter]

The history and production of this movie fascinates me. At the time, this was such a daring creative endeavor. Despite the studio trying to attach a lot of big names to this (like Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks, Harold Ramis, and even Michael Keaton,) nobody wanted to touch this thing, yet I don't blame them. This had the potential to crash and burn (even though it ended up doing so.) Reading the various drafts of the script (see smbmovieDOTcom for full history and downloads) gives a lot of insight into the work that would become this wondrous train-wreck we now know as the world's first video game adaptation.

[@jayblade2000]

cjvscripter Boss Mabel!

[@estestim]

John Leguizamo the sketch comedy house of buggin

[@iamabrawler92]

That riff was at G-Anime. It was awesome. ...also: Muhnkee! (that's what it sounds like when I mimic Hopper delivering that line.)

[@immethos1]

I liked Leguizamo as a drag queen in To Wong Foo. Yeah he was goofy at times but he imbraced that character.

[@Shaze64]

Interesting fact about John Leguizamo, he also voiced Globox in Rayman 3.

[@salmagundi_media]

Confused was definitely the right word for seeing the the first time haha...I honestly don't really mind it now, it's a decent watch, but man did they take a lot of liberties with this one!

[@varicosevisage4794]

Please tell me where I can get the Vote Koopa shirt Rob is wearing

[@spookyrosev6467]

I heard they had the Mushroom king occasionally seen or at least mention ,but even then that's only in spin-off materials.

[@BitterMillenial]

2:06 where did Rob manage to find that t-shirt!?

[@LovelyLivelyV]

+CrystalMoonStar Maybe he got it custom made

[@RealKyndleNance]

I remember the last time I ever watched this movie when I was a kid watching on Disney Channel I think. Don't remember liking it or hating it. I completely forgot about it ever since.

[@reedca97]

Dennis Hopper dignified? Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet. Two of my favorite character in cinema...

[@Cicero532]

Those are movies, not characters.

[@reedca97]

Zachary Lancaster I meant the charaters. I was just using the films as a point of reference mostly.

[@Aubry92]

I saw some John Leguizamo stand-up special on TV that he recently did. Real confessional in a way, not even necessarily meant to be all that funny, but upbeat in a motivational-speaker-kind of way. I thought it was pretty sweet, all in all.

[@etamika]

Every time you mention Leguizamo, I want you both to talk about Too Wong Foo. LOL

[@KatarnCrusader]

When I was seven or eight years old (and a big Nintendo enthusiast), my dad called me and said that there is a Super Mario Bros. Movie on TV. I watched maybe five minutes, turned it off, said this is bullshit and went back to my room.

[@billybarnett9518]

How do you think you would have felt if it turned out the way it was supposed to, as an adult satire?

[@KatarnCrusader]

I would think, that it was/is a horribly executed adult satire... and would watch something of quality instead.

[@billybarnett9518]

RTG2000 You haven't seen that version, nobody has.

[@KatarnCrusader]

And I do not believe that that was their initial intention, thats sounds more like one of the makers of the picture in hindsight tried to came up with an excuse for their failure.

[@billybarnett9518]

RTG2000 John even said it himself.

[@ryandt2623]

Another teaser trailer that was better than the film it was advertising was the teaser trailer for the first live action Scooby Doo.

[@TygerFox]

A few years ago a man named Ben Reeves wrote a article in GameInformer magazine about the making of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Its a well informed read and entertaining too. I would suggest you check it out.

[@MagnusSkiptonLLC]

I know I saw this in theaters when I was like 7 because I was really into Mario, but I honestly can't remember a thing about it.

[@Nurpus]

Can anyone link me the trailer they are talking about?! I can't find it anywhere

[@Nurpus]

***** Ok, found it over here - /watch?v=lE51ikB_Sg0

[@SonicRyan1992]

how strange is it that the lead singer from Devo composed music for both the SMB3 cartoon and SMW cartoon?

[@samkresil6011]

Mario: This is a joke! How can they hate our movie?! Luigi: I wish I knew! But I thought I was the one who wasn't perfect because I said to Daisy about things that sound weird.

[@angrytheclown801]

This doesn't save the movie in the least. But, I found the best way to enjoy it is with copious amounts of greasy food and alcohol with your friends doing their own drunken Rifftrax style running commentary. It doesn't make it better, but it becomes a lot more fun.

[@AceSpadeThePikachu]

That's the exact same shirt you were wearing at G-Anime on Sunday, isn't it? XD

[@japon68]

John had a show called House a Bumpin. Also he is P.uerto Rican.

[@FrenchPaul1988]

Am I the only one who digs that Koopa shirt ? :p

[@MeleeTiger]

Hopper and Leguizamo in Land of the Dead was a happy nerd moment though, with this movie in mind I mean.

[@gianinabadami5341]

While I cracked up at the Critic's comment on the pizza running gag, I personally found those funny. Especially the one when Koomba says "Looks like I win" (even if it was more for the line itself than the running gag)

[@LadyOnikara]

My favorite character in this (besides Koopa) was the bouncer woman in the dance club.

[@GraceCreatesLivingSpace]

My cousins and I were 7 when this came out. We LOVED this movie

[@Lady_Yuna]

I was 10 when this movie was released before I saw it at the theater I remember buying the novelization of the movie from Barnes & Noble JR I had a Nintendo and was hyped for the movie and then being disappointed and wondering why they made so many changes from the source material.

[@Shibby27ify]

I just watched this movie again. It came out when I was in 3rd grade, so I was too young to judge it as bad, and liked it. Now, I found it alright but very dumb and with many plot holes and too much exposition. I don't know how a live action Mario Bros could've been good in any rendition.

[@ZoobKillbiscuit]

18:15 "Can you imagine a super hero movie where they didn't wear their costumes for the first hour?" Like the Ang Lee Hulk?

[@floydharper1216]

Or Batman begins? Ugggghhhhh

[@death-king1834]

This movie came out the year I was born. 1993.

[@randalgraves6979]

Bane Knightfall a week before Jurassic Park.

[@lordeisschrank]

where can I get the vote koopa shirt?

[@GoodVsEvil1314]

I wonder how much better a reputation this movie would have had it dropped all the ties to the Mario franchise. I mean, it was a very interesting concept, and even if it still would have had its share of cheesiness, it would have at least been known for being creative and not another infamously "in name only" adaptation.

[@TallManVanitas]

I live one town over from Gary, Indiana and can 100% confirm it's just like the Mushroom Kingdom.

[@MrJwfearman]

What if... The opening to Mario Brothers movie was the creative impetus for The Good Dinosaur...

[@SB0780]

I love that this film got a brand new transfer on blu-ray and a retrospective documentary... After watching the doco, I have a new appreciation for this film even though it's a mess. It's got a unique look to it and there's some elements to enjoy. And the blu-ray transfer looks amazing. This blu-ray is available everywhere except the US ;)

[@monty950]

Does anyone remember The Super Mario Challenge show with John Lenahan?

[@SpawnRevenge92]

You should review Spawn (1997), that'd be fun!

[@ECL28E]

+SpawnRevenge92 Heh heh heh....

[@SpawnRevenge92]

ECL28E Ah! I had completely forgotten about this comment! And I really liked their review of Spawn :)

[@DeRockMedia]

I loved this movie as a kid... i knew it was bad...but loved mario so much was blind, even hoped they did the 2nd since was left open

[@sonicfreak04]

doug did you save your fanart? because I really want to see it

[@rs52594]

The art director was also the art director for Blade Runner. UGGGHHH! And John Leguizamo is from Colombia.

[@Thepiller]

This is the type of film where I remember a few notable scenes but honestly I don't remember most of what happens. Despite having seen It several times

[@MrTBoneSF]

This movie debuted two weeks before Jurassic Park. Ouch. You have to figure the makers of this movie were thinking "At least we might get a special effects Oscar nomination out of this." Denied. But they sure cleaned up at the Razzies.

[@dukespubber741]

You know, with it recently proved that Jumpman is Mario's pappy, Pauline is Mario's mommy, Luigi is Rosalina's dad, Peach is her mom, and the DK we all know is the child of DK Jr., where does this movie fall in? Well, given that the Mushroom Kingdom is being rebuilt...could Jumpman be Luigi and Daisy's kid? But that's just a theory....

[@ShyGuy83]

I would love to see Real Thoughts on The Wizard.

[@tammie1078]

Haven't seen this movie in a long time but I'd like to see it again.

[@c_i_n_e_m_a_n_i_a_c]

The movie does not indicate they were father and son. Although I do see where one can be confused. At the dinner table scene, Luigi (with a thick Brooklyn accent) explains to Daisy how "Mario brought me up. He's been like my mother, my father, everything.."