Super Mario Bros - Movie Review

[@Untouchaable]

R.I.P. Bob Hoskins. I'll always remember him from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@hardlyfunny]

RIP Dennis Hopper as well. Great review.

[@ryouma1717]

roger rabbit is a timeless classic, but if you really want to see bob huskins shine go watch the long good friday

[@miahnowdie2072]

Holy fuck! He was Mr. Smee?!?! :)

[@kingravenous]

+DAXBRO MLG 64 Yup. Hopper in 2010 and Hoskins 2014.

[@bag101]

He's in a fantastic if little known British film called Mona Lisa. His best performance imo.

[@Primantiss]

I always thought of the rocket boots as a gimmicky way to reference Mario's jumping ability from the games.

[@bean5430]

I thought it was creative

[@phantomzone2725]

Actually it was, and featured the sound effect when Mario is killed by a enemy.

[@gojiramefan2597]

I'm pretty sure that's what they're for.

[@NoName-nw5kn]

Or that big boot he can ride in SMB3.

[@joeycoolproductions3173]

Cool

[@diamondsnake1273]

Unpopular Opinion - I like this movie, it's not a masterpiece, but it have certain charm. Like any given tv show from 90's - you know it's ridiculous but you still entertained.

[@lehjani]

That's the opinion of the review you just commented on

[@alainbourassa1998]

Thank you for this! I'm glad I'm not the only one who looks back to this movie with fond memories.

[@dream_army_channel5337]

+Alain Bourassa I thoroughly enjoyed this movie in the theatre as a kid.

[@ASR-Ansori]

Also, most 90s shows weren't ridiculous. That goes to all shows nowadays.

[@Leon0000]

I'll still watch this movie to this day I really enjoyed it.

[@dest151]

Nintendo should use this movie in a game level in a future mario game lol..

[@chrishansen9852]

dest151 I was honestly hoping for a bob hoskins Mario outfit in odyssey

[@thatrandomredengine9430]

Hey that’s not a bad idea

[@Adamlol642]

Haha no

[@artofmore7197]

Neo Bowser City from Mario Kart 7 and 8 (Deluxe).

[@spdutahraptor777]

Imagine having Hopper's koopa as a playable character in smash bros ultimate... or even yoshi, mario and luigi's movie attires as skins

[@vh9network]

In the cartoons they didn't refer to him as Bowser, they called him King Koopa.

[@realJoeMavro]

In a few episodes of the Super Mario 3 show, he's addressed as "Bowser Koopa." Most notably in the episode Crimewave Clyde.

[@Punkpsychobilly]

There’s also a few books that came out around the same time which refer to Bowser as “King Koopa”.

[@TastyChurro]

@@Punkpsychobilly in Japan Bowser is known as Koopa.

[@kaiportercrafton2152]

vh9network yes I remember that. I used to watch it all the time.

[@realJoeMavro]

@Giro and Karin It's a good one.

[@MyUncleWorksForNintendo]

And now apparently Nintendo is taking another stab at a Mario movie, animated by Illumination. And understandably, Miyamoto is going to be a producer and have heavy control over the story.

[@LilLeanCuisine]

moonspeak when

[@owenh2626]

moonspeak lets hope it’s better

[@happychaosofthenorth]

As long as the goombas aren't played by minions it should be ok?

[@Cryo-15]

My Uncle Works For Nintendo So there is hope then?

[@channel5980]

But why illumination? They are one of the cheapest animation companies in the world...

[@jayrpg__2226]

I just realized that the Mario Bros. being plumbers is the most relatable thing about them to IRL people. That's definitely why they laid into it. This movie is so incredibly bad and I kind of love every second of it.

[@silokhawk]

Is the quote James grabbed on Miyamoto actually about the live action? Or was that a quote on the Japanese animated Mario film?

[@4Legacy]

I don't mind this movie. Not great, but it has a spot in my heart. I saw it in the theatre for a friend's 7th birthday party. All everyone was excited for was seeing Yoshi, and I ended up falling asleep during that part. I remember leaving the theatre thinking the fungus turning out to be the transformed king was really clever, and I still do actually. It was a nice use of material from Mario 3, and it upped the threat, made it a "mystery", and adapted it well to live action. Also, I think the dinosaur theme was in there because they were pushing Super Mario World so hard at the time. But you didn't mention the other cliff hanger: Where Nintendo CEOs come to offer two of the characters their very own movie....

[@jjcoola998]

@@4Legacy I too was seven when I saw it in theaters but sadly it wasn’t as cool as a birthday party!!

[@Number1WarioFan]

Maybe the Anime since it was more similar?

[@PukiLynx]

At least the anime movie was better. I would know. I've seen it before

[@this_is_diamond_rot]

Honestly. The movie followed the narrative of the series at least 85%

[@Drawkcabi]

If I had directed Super Mario Brothers, aside from making it, you know actually more like the game, I would have had to have this scene: Mario, Luigi, and Daisy together at a restaurant having dinner: Daisy: "So, Mario, do you have anyone special in your life, well besides Luigi." Mario: "Nah, not really" Luigi: "What about Pauline?" Mario: "You know we're not together anymore." Luigi: "But you really liked her!" Mario: "I don't want to talk about it, we're through." Daisy: "What happened with you and Pauline?" Mario: "I really don't want to talk about it, just a lot of monkey business."

[@FutureBeatle]

Drawkcabi so does that mean DK was banging pauline

[@Drawkcabi]

You'd find stranger "ship" theories out there.

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

Clever reference! You deserve any praise you get for that scene!

[@kinamiya1]

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME.. every line i read it in the mario supershow voices...........urrrghh....too much meme for this week

[@Grimmations]

10/ out of 10

[@grzetim]

My wife and I had a similar discussion recently about 80s and 90s movies and how they hold up or appear now. We came to the same conclusion; for the most part they are like little time capsules of a time gone by.

[@GenerationX1984]

Agreed. Especially the 80's and early 90's movies. Good times from the past.

[@PleasestopcallingmeDoctorImath]

Timothy Grzeczka its visual evidence of life pre phones consuming all

[@MasonAttano]

Sounds like a blast.

[@OFFP88]

so true man, i miss those days...

[@Clevercommenter]

I want to go back. Not that far though, I want to go back to 1999-2000. I of course want to take my spouse and child to see as well. That was a great time.

[@colelepper9381]

is it just me or does luigi look like Mike Matei?

[@tuazulyrojoeljean]

LOL!!

[@BonesYourDaddy]

What kris said. No offense to mike but how dare you 😂

[@theghost3061]

nah

[@fredy8296]

Just you

[@whitemage024]

Lol he does!!!

[@yoshithepyrosaur9690]

The underground city was called Dinohatten? I would've called it World 1-2.

[@nickthepick8043]

That's clever.

[@RisingBeast00]

That would have made more sense but that wasn't what they were going for.

[@azamarro]

Maybe just World 2. Their planet was basically just an endless desert - Koopahari Desert to be exact. I thought maybe we’d see a different dimension or “World” in the sequel.

[@TheMailmanOfSteel]

Still better than Ghostbusters 2016.

[@ElijahRichards25]

It is better then Ghostbusters 2016.

[@gamerxd2942]

it is

[@joelwallenius2877]

THAN THAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[@abuhilal4109]

Oh yeah it's better 😆;-)

[@WH250398]

Triggered

[@LucasC2022]

Honestly I actually kinda like this movie for what it is. It’s a pretty creative spin on the Mario universe imo.

[@philithegamer8265]

This statement reeks of desperation. How is it creative?

[@Tree_e888]

@@philithegamer8265 You know people who like generally badly received movies like to find any reason to make it seem better than it really is, even if their points aren't there at all.

[@ethancoolbro18gamer86]

@@philithegamer8265 you ever heard of opinions?

[@legendarysayainbroly5963]

At least they killed boswer in it fully

[@StoveToTheFace]

​@Phili the Gamer If this movie wasn't a Mario movie you would probably like it. Did you like the 5th element?

[@GeonusKaikun]

The decision to refer to Bowser as King Koopa (or simply Koopa) was probably inspired by the cartoon series.

[@andrewdevine3920]

I only ever saw the cartoon, not the game, so I thought that was his name.

[@beatpeitsi6853]

And if it was not mentioned somewhere already, the japanese name for the charactrer is actually Kuppa or Koopa. Bowser seems to be the name for western markets.

[@SYCZ]

I used to always call him King Koopa. I didnt actually start calling him bowser myself until super Mario rpg.

[@MrParkerman6]

They didn't change the name dumbasses. Bowser was always his name. King Koopa was always his Title. Not that hard to figure out!

[@travisiswin]

Had a friend drop acid and watch the movie. Trip went hella bad at the goomba transformation. Understandable.

[@puredragonn]

how fucking tall was that ramp?

[@jozinek876]

The goombas in the movie look terrifying.

[@ironberserk2175]

I'd pay to watch that unfold

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

drop acid?? On what

[@twistedyogert]

What happened?

[@HomeworkRadio]

Growing up in the UK he was always "King Kooper"...never heard Bowser till my teens!

[@eydk556]

That's right!

[@kgrfirdjy]

i remember Bowser being called King Koopa in the United States around 1987-1991

[@yaboilemonboi5223]

His original name is infact king koopa but was later changed to bowser in the late 90s early 2000s

[@glaciiz]

Correct!

[@vandyckaldo]

@@yaboilemonboi5223 actually his Japanese name is just Koopa (King Koopa was added in the Super Show), But the americanization made him Bowser.

[@ArcDevErik]

This may sound crazy, but fuck it... I actually liked the movie as a kid and still do.

[@AndrewChapman]

Me too. I know the movie could have been handled better, but I honestly love the movie and would go back and watch it again and again.

[@michaelfiorello1976]

ArcDevErik- "butt fuck it" . you really do love this movie

[@towwong2822]

It looks fun and interesting, but I don't really see it as a 'Super Mario' movie.

[@savagealphawolf5929]

Yea I was just thinking the same thing I think I appreciated it as its own thing and liked the actors and the effects were raw the goombas where funny and I liked the whole interdimensional thing but it was its own thing for sure lol

[@BSE1320]

I don't think its the best movie I've ever seen...but I think it's okay. Not great, not bad, just okay.

[@enjoyerofgoodcontent1236]

Now let's see him rate the new one in a few months.

[@nicholasmolnar8312]

I told my daughter nintendo would never do another movie after mario bros. I was wrong

[@Pako_equis]

I can’t wait

[@jimnfl7134]

of course, that movie is all CG and animation and No Live-action. The opposite of the 1993 Movie.

[@_PuppetMaster86]

@@jimnfl7134 It's easier to convey and illustrate the illustrious and colorful world of Super Mario Bros. through a cartoonish lens, something that wasn't possible to do for a big budget, Hollywood film (unless they were to make an entire 2D cartoon movie in 1993).

[@maak475]

YES!

[@tempestsquall5882]

“This is a mistake that could never be repeated” I come to you from the year 2021 with grave news sir

[@TheZombersLMAO]

more like amazing news

[@ArizonanSummer]

Ok, pally.

[@KaijuForceNeo]

I also come from the Future! I have to tell you about it like Michael J. Fox did!

[@Th3Sm1ler]

I come from the year 2023 to inform you the Mario Movie (2023) is amazing

[@OwenMorganTelltale]

you said "bullet bill" but showed a picture of torpedo ted

[@yutuberocks22]

Oh hey Telltale, I should've known you were a fan of Cinemassacre lol

[@eyeln9ne696]

I like your scarlet A.

[@St.Augustine]

bruh who cares smh

[@terrytheblackmage4799]

Telltale knows his Mario

[@picketf]

Flashgitz' version of Bullet Bill is forever my favourite: "Luigiiiii, I'm comming for you N....."

[@Mairusu]

4:47 The nerd couldn't resist but to come out lol

[@darkonlpsmash4speedpaints689]

Sup Mairusu

[@troin3925]

Didn't know you watched Cinemassacre :)

[@Skullguy92]

Yay mairusu :)

[@Annihilated64-13yearsago]

mairusu

[@daemianmatthews2062]

what were they thinking

[@KhanGarth]

Bowser was called King Koopa at one point.

[@BiggMatt183]

Garth Palmer he was King Koopa in the states up until Super Mario World where he started going by Bowser I was so confused as a kid thinking Bowser and King Koopa were two different characters

[@KhanGarth]

BiggMatt183 same

[@anthonychobot2917]

Garth Palmer Because DIC had a cartoon called COPS named Bowser and a cyber-dog named Blitz thats why he wasnt Bowser wasnt use in the DIC series

[@mistresskixen6142]

He was called that but in the manual they did call him bowser koopa. Heck even in the super mario brothers 3 cartoon in an episode koopa once introduced himself as boswer koopa but told the criminal to call him king koopa.

[@Grimmations]

He was also called koopa in the mario super show

[@lupeayala3125]

That animated intro with dinosaurs...looks like a 3DO game...???

[@comedyloverism]

no, more like a CD-I game.

[@MizzahTee]

"It's FUCKING DENNIS HOPPER!"

[@KoolKeithProductions]

Luv your channel, broham

[@MizzahTee]

Kool Keith Productions Oh sweet man, THANKS!

[@runningthegrand4423]

+spindalis79 I was thinking the exact same thing

[@LakesideAmusementPro]

I thought the same thing! Haha

[@Watcher3223]

"Rolling Rock?! Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!"

[@flopypingas9766]

would have been better if Luigi had a mustache

[@flopypingas9766]

well in the games they hardly do any plumbing

[@flopypingas9766]

yeah Luigi x daisy is still not canon

[@lerp5555]

+Joel Weston r u ok?

[@flopypingas9766]

Just my basic complaints

[@firstnamelastname-oy7es]

Would have been better if Peach had a mustache.

[@yoshifan0312]

Koopa (or Kuppa) was Bowser's name in the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros.

[@yoshifan0312]

His name was switched to Bowser for the North American release.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I always hate when companies do that kind of stuff, unless it's something like SEGA changing the Mega Drive to Genesis because of a trademark.

[@Rosenleid]

Oh James, I expected you know that :o

[@matic4175]

Yoshifan0312RBLX kupa is poop in Polish

[@Burn_Angel]

As a kid, I was always told that Bowser was called Koopa.

[@williamolsen20]

Dennis Hopper's best movie of that era was "Blue Velvet", that was a heck of a movie.

[@erickgarcia9377]

Scrolled through the comments to find this one

[@rayfran06]

I mean anytime we can mention Frank Booth and Blue Velvet, is good! I wish Hopper could have had a shot at playing more quality bad guys before he passed.

[@ShuriBear]

3:15 duh, they are not wearing ties!

[@zjakoanwkqoqldndoo9264]

ShuriBear LOL

[@ShuriBear]

SharxShakudo 25 glad finally someone gets the reference.

[@3Guys1Video]

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[@sharkymcsnarkface6642]

GOLVEL Don't forget the nun.

[@jadencoucopoulos2567]

*TAKE YOUR DAMN CLOTHES OFF*

[@rezaka116]

We need to reboot this movie! Super Mariana Sisters!

[@AquaTwist_]

Like the god awful Ghostbusters reboot?

[@EatWave]

They could always just use The Great Giana Sisters which is already a female version of Super Mario Brothers.

[@EazyCheeze]

And it already has a cool reboot game which is very awesome; the sisters TWIST their dream world with their various moves, switching places on the fly to change the background, colors and music, collect their own collectible crystals and get to various places! That might be a cool movie concept.

[@rezaka116]

noisyturtle [Pay fine]

[@rosecouch8642]

Best....Joke....Ever lol

[@theboredcyborg]

Great review. I love this film, while still recognizing it's faults. It's an imaginative, unique film, and a time capsule of the era in which it was made.

[@KnakuanaRka]

Sure, though it’s still hard to look at this film without having expectations shaped by Mario’s modern style and feel. Time has not treated this film politely; maybe if it wasn’t claiming to be Mario, people would look more carefully at it.

[@wokeone8387]

This is such a classic! Loved it when I was younger. Brought back so many memories once I bought it on dvd years ago.

[@pjdianalan7934]

Still better than Ghostbusters 2016.

[@southern_cinephile3412]

I agree

[@jayp.6166]

Bob Hoskins was phenomenal. WFRR is one of my favourite films of all time. And his portrayal of Smee in Hook was pretty fantastic as well. Speaking of which, you should review Hook at some point!

[@orangeslash1667]

He REALLLLLLLLLYYYYYY HATES THIS FILM ALOT!!!!!!!

[@Kem1kal13]

They could easily remake this with Danny Devito and Charlie Day

[@groovylobster]

That would be the greatest movie ever

[@lerp5555]

U win

[@nobel11]

mind=blown. Yes, someone make this happen.

[@MatthewBaran]

I like bangin whores

[@SuperSensei]

"You bang the dead bodies? I imagine stuff like that goes on all the time."

[@ryanzlatniski1799]

I never understand why people hate how she was called toadstool. If anything it makes more sense. Toadstool is a type of mushroom and the toads look just like them. Plus Mario eats mushrooms all the time.

[@freezetile8588]

And, she's the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom.

[@jmoz9305]

There's only one toad

[@freshrot420]

Eats mushrooms all the time! Laf, I applaud your wit, that one was good XD

[@twistedinnocence8617]

If you dont compare it to the video games, it's actually not a bad movie. It's rather unique and funny.

[@MrBeefyBeef]

I like it

[@Nestalgba92023]

And it get weird dark and gritty that it's not rated G.

[@nothumanz]

Nah it's just kinda weird and bland

[@SapphireHeartTippy]

It's a guilty pleasure I have to admit, I enjoy it It's awful but awfully enjoyable, to me at least

[@joepermenter7228]

This movie does nothing other than elevate Ghostbusters 2 to the exceptional level it should be held to.

[@KevinLuper99]

James is the most well-spoken and deep thinking youtuber I've ever watched.

[@shooby9496]

"Deep thinker" is a bit of a stretch, too. He's often way too surface-level when he comments on things.

[@masonasaro2118]

at least, when he’s not talking about buffalo diarrhea fuckfarts.

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

"So, perhaps Bob Hoskins became the real Eddie Valiant." Well, in this day and age, when there are countless video game characters, you're not that far off.

[@jm08a31]

R.I.P Bob Hoskins.

[@invaderzim1842]

KingOf TheCreepers lol

[@ihaveabandonedthischannel9209]

Turki Alamri You're fuck up

[@davidharrison842]

He's dead?

[@FumoReimuGaming]

He has a legend

[@thumb6170]

F

[@MandMS123]

This movie invented a thing for Luigi and Daisy. You learn something new every day

[@sykosocial9]

Idgaf, I loved this movie. I think the reasoning is because my son was a huge Mario Bros fan when he was very little. We even watch the Super Mario Super Show, the old live action tv show. Sometimes a movie is so bad, that it’s actually great. This is one of them for me

[@marthson4235]

I love the Super Mario Bros movie! I was just getting into Nintendo after playing Super Smash Bros Brawl and I found the Super Mario Bros movie at Block Buster. Since I never really played the games before hand, I had nothing to compare it to. I watched it everyday, all day until we had to turn it back in. I'm pretty sure we rented it more than once. I was honestly surprised when I found out that the majority didn't like it. I have it on DVD now. Through some stroke of luck, I got it in a white elephant exchange. Best present ever!

[@blackraven85_1]

I always felt the movie was alright. Still enjoyable. It's interesting that Nintendo is considering a new animated film of Super Mario Bros, but this time they're said to be doing things themselves.

[@jaxer6893]

I have never seen the movie completely, but I have read the book adaptation, and guess what the fungus king was called? Bowser. Fucking Bowser. They couldn't name the actual Bowser Bowser, but named the fungus king that wasn't even in the game.

[@freshrot420]

I always thought the fungus was Toad!

[@tiagodarkpeasant]

@@freshrot420 toad is in the movie, the fungus should be toadstool

[@Movie_Games]

Are we ever going to be able to buy this movie digitally?

[@berndb7674]

I think it's on Netflix.

[@mynameismattfirered9276]

@@berndb7674 its on amazon prime video

[@weegoh8324]

@@mynameismattfirered9276 nope

[@mynameismattfirered9276]

@@weegoh8324 well, i mean, it is unless they removed it since then

[@danielciufo7765]

Wonder what James thinks of Wreckit Ralph!!

[@ElijahRichards25]

or PIXELS

[@FizzleFX]

He sure loves it. Come on its great!

[@FizzleFX]

I know a lot of ppl hate Sandler and YES... he did show of to much (again)... BUT... overall... the movie wasnt half bad. I mean -. for a video game movie, quite good in fact! I was able to enjoy it mostly

[@TMundohere]

+Miguel Sanchez agreed, pixels had some hidden goodfilm to it.

[@Gio-vn9yj]

i think pixels is like the only action movie adam sandler starred in, either way it was allright

[@hhectorlector]

“Princess Frogshit” lmaooo tasteful use of expletives

[@bodoballermann568]

11:52 "Today people take video game movies way more seriously." And yet so far they still all suck... :(

[@brian.jrmontoya3227]

Sad but also very true.

[@mooseclappin11]

Pretty much. Gee, I sure can't wait for them to ruin my favorite games too!

[@Drain_Life_Archive]

Of all the things to get movies, I still wonder why we couldn't get a MechWarrior movie. I would have been all over this, as I love MechWarrior FMVs. With the Inner Sphere and its hundreds of years of history, you're not at any kind of shortage for a plot either. If you watch any MechWarrior FMV, such as the intros to MechCommander or MechWarrior 4, you can see how awesome a movie could have been. I could written plots for one myself, if I thought anyone of power would ever do something with it.

[@blackRXrider]

Phoenix Wright was good

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

Warcraft was pretty good (critics may not like it but us Warcraft fans loved it). I also liked the Mortal Kombat movie.

[@carlossanchezr.7283]

Back in the 90s in México we always called Bowser, "Koopa".So when the movie came out, it made sense to everybody. The koopa troopers were only know as "tortugas".

[@Trashboat4444]

Was it because of the super show?

[@SethAurelius94]

There actually was a sequel but only exists as a web comic

[@joshuaarmstrong2445]

Found it. I know what I'll be doing after work.

[@joshuaarmstrong2445]

***** simple Google search mario bros movie sequel comic

[@jac_238]

Anyone have a link?

[@ElijahRichards25]

There is? Have to look into that.

[@megaton_a]

It's actually pretty good, too.

[@glenaladar]

Maybe the video game is the Shroom Trip and the movie is the real story

[@QueasyLuigi]

Dafuq, this man is onto something.

[@zigfaust]

You just fucked up my whole day.

[@baileydrew8459]

0:55 Is it just me or does John Leguizamo look like Mike Matei? Does this mean Luigi has the 10 inch python in the Mario family?

[@bloodandsilver3440]

he does look like him

[@gronkpatrol]

A ten-inch wiggler?

[@SexyMistaMustard]

I was thinking the same exact thing.

[@CheeseTaterson]

A long-lost uncle, maybe?

[@SexyMistaMustard]

Lelz

[@928studiosinc06]

I really want to address this: I downright DESPISE when they call him King Koopa. It's not as memorable a name nor as frightening as Bowser. That's a fitting name for an imposing villain. I know in Japan he's King Koopa, but I grew up hearing his name be Bowser, so that's what stuck to me.

[@gigabyte_03-l7o]

actually in japan bowser is called koopa

[@twes003]

Giggywerty I never knew that! Thanks dr. Sherlock!

[@neb_5288]

*king koopa dude not koopa

[@starlord3753]

Weez Elite Playaz king is a title, koopa is japan bowsers name.

[@slitchey]

It's sucks that we got the Japanese name for browser in the movie but got daisy and not peach as the princess.

[@nahcKE]

@@neb_5288 Koopas are called ''ノコノコ(Nokonoko)'' in Japan. So Bowser is usually called just ''Koopa''.

[@BabyMitchy]

What does Mario use when shopping? .......A Mario Kart! WAKKA WAKKA!

[@lerp5555]

I have an urge to throw a tomato at u .

[@meowmasterL346]

What gives Mario his daily dose of vitamin D? .......Mario Sunshine!!!!!! BLOOPER BLOOP BLOOP

[@WarDragonOfTheLight]

MMMHMM! Funnnnnny joke!

[@trevon444]

ahhhhhh a dbz abridged fam

[@Mr.Atari2600]

What kind of fruit does Mario enjoy eating? ........... Princess Peach! "BUDUM TSS"

[@Pressed_For_Time]

I remember when i was a kid i BEGGED my dad to take me to see it in theaters, his response : "No, that movie looks stupid as shit" I'll never forget it.. lmao

[@Tamarack_Barbell]

I absolutely loved that movie when it came out. Still one of my favorite movies of my childhood.

[@tadecker82]

STILL hoping Nintendo grows the balls to do a Legend of Zelda movie... THERE is a game that can translate to the big screen.

[@pantheman2842]

I hope it doesn't end up like this. Because imagine Link with a mustache, no Zelda, Octorocks with human bodies, machine guns and blaster, Ganondorf as a mob boss who turns into a dinosaur and the setting being on Earth. But, on the other hand, if executed correctly, it would be legitimately awesome.

[@nerdsquid9951]

Tim Decker that and Metroid

[@rs72098]

Triple H should play Ganondorf

[@yourex-wife4259]

Danny Devito as Link

[@Dreadjaws]

Not gonna lie, I have a soft spot for this movie. If you ignore the fact that it's supposed to be an adaptation, it works much better on its own. It's not by any means great, but it's fun.

[@willlowrymedicated2816]

I can appreciate it for what it is. Cyberpunk + dinosaurs with mushrooms on top.

[@rich1051414]

This movie was unsettling to me as a kid, but I liked it in a weird way.

[@johnperez2137]

Same haha saw this with my brothers when we were kids and sometimes we still reference it. We will always remember to trust the fungus!

[@bloodandsilver3440]

I agree. the film deserves more credit.

[@_ChrisRobinson]

Nothing wrong with that. Nostalgia makes the shittiest of things seem like masterpieces

[@heidifedor]

The best Mario Bros. movie was a Japanime where Mario wants to rescue Toadstool from a forceful marriage to Bowser. Luigi just wants gold. What's funny is watching Bowser being in denial that Toadstool doesn't reciprocate his feelings. I don't speak Japanese, so I can't remember what it was called. The ending is typical of how Toadstool treats Mario.

[@kneau]

Heidi Fedor SMB: The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach

[@hobbitpsi]

Someone still calls it Japanime in this day and age?

[@mr.hydrogen1004]

Taz DFFD Afganistanimation

[@floggyWM1]

sounds like a porno movie

[@Stoppskylten]

@@39zack It is from french though, so "japanime" would distinguish it from french anime. Should anyone be confusing them. ;)

[@captainfunktastic2255]

James: "...This was a mistake that could never be repeated. Today, people take video game way more seriously, and if Nintendo had produced the film themselves, maybe it could have been done properly. And in 20 years since, they've never tried again. It scared them *that* much." Chris Pratt entered the chat.

[@TheKurraz]

"Princess frog-shit" You got me forever guys

[@mds6387]

It wasn't a terrible movie. It was entertaining. Which I can't say that for most movies now days.

[@lordkrythic6246]

I completely agree with this sentiment. Most modern movies can't achieve what this movie did. Perhaps not in terms of budget, but certainly in terms of actual enjoyment. It's sad that we never saw the promised sequel at the end.

[@redonyx8591]

Lord Krythic I chose to buy this movie over Captain Marvel, clearly I made the correct choice.

[@vaylonkenadell]

You're right -- the film takes a lot of flak, but it's a surprisingly enjoyable sci-fi B movie.

[@Joshtox-bc8wk]

R.I.P. Dennis Hopper I'll always remember him as the hollywood villain of movies

[@KaijuForceNeo]

Don’t forget Bob Hoskins!

[@benjaminsvideochannel7189]

'if Nintendo had produced the film themselves maybe it could have been done properly and in 20 years since they've never tried again it scarred them that much" and now almost 10 years later after this video, Nintendo is teaming up with Illumination for a new movie

[@toainsully]

It seemed that Nintendo had definitely learnt from their mistakes

[@jackofalltrades417]

how is it that everybody tries to forget this movie, but nobody will stop talking about sonic 06

[@Yoshikage8008]

Game Archer AVGN review of Sonic 06 is out

[@jackofalltrades417]

yeah i watched it

[@ijdgaf323]

With all the movies that Hollywood is needlessly remaking/rebooting, this is one of those movies that actually needs that treatment.

[@Rkay421]

Don't think Nintendio would let that happen

[@smegstar8527]

no way

[@Amy.B]

Maybe animated but not live action.

[@Preeve]

+mipmipmipmipmip What about Melissa McCarthy? Every movie needs more of her, right?

[@MalakMacabre]

+Reeve Isaacs Apparently she's the secret ingredient to make us loathe a movie.

[@GothicKin]

Did Mike Matei play Luigi like wtf look at the similarity

[@MultiAj2003]

That's what I was thinking

[@gone231]

I thought the same...but thought it was only me.

[@MrLukeStump]

I thought so too at 7:55 of this clip!

[@4Legacy]

He was always King Koopa on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. When this movie came out, I knew him best as King Koopa. It wasn't until Super Mario World that I ever actually heard him commonly referred to as Bowser

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Thanks for the review, James. I always wondered what you thought about the Super Mario Bros. film. I hope you do more movie reviews in the future.

[@lutalivresarnoso5808]

and now, we'll have another Mario movie, but this time animated by Ilumination Studios (Despicable Me) please make it good.

[@samtron5000]

Bowser is and always has been Koopa in Japan. I don't know why they chose to use the Japanese name rather than the English name for an American movie, though.

[@MrParkerman6]

His name is Bowser. King Koopa is his title.

[@aderaidou]

Nintendo announced a new Mario movie today on their Nintendo Direct - 9.23.2021 stream.

[@PollyBonanzas]

I love this movie. So good. Definitely not a faithful adaptation, but extremely enjoyable. Plus, it just becomes fun to look for all of the references. The characters are hilarious, and who could forget the elevator scene? I'm sure there's a nostalgia bias here. I saw the movie in theaters, around the time I was in kindergarten. So the fact that it didn't follow the games that well didn't really bug me at the time.

[@hotbeerjosh9019]

I could see this being entertaining to a 5 or 6 year old boy at that time. I was 14 when it came out and it was a disappointment. I think they should have went a totally different route. Re watching it for me just reminds of how bad it was. Nintendo has had a lot of success with doing things wrong.

[@Lone432345]

Frankly i don't know who you would make a faithful live action adaptation in the 90's. Doing whole CGI environment just wasn't possible yet. Even then the Mario Games have mostly been light on Story. Especially back then. So i don't know where else they could have gone with it in Live Action. Even then Animation seems more like fit for Mario. I mean i think theirs a reason nobody attempted a Live Action Sonic movie. Just think of the poor bastard that would have to wear a Hedgehog outfit.

[@spectre9792]

+Lone432345 There WAS a live action Sonic (fan) movie - live actors, CGI Sonic... (and I seem to be the ONLY one who's seen it that thinks it's just... OK at best.)

[@Magelan83]

I liked this movie for what it was and for me it was a good fantasy of what mario bros would be if it was actually real.

[@colliric]

The plot follows "Mario Bros." far more faithfully than the more popular NES sequel that actually lent the film it's name. "Mario and Luigi are two Italian American plumber brothers from Brooklyn who notice strange creatures, Koopas, crabs and other such lifeforms are infesting the sewers of New York and messing with the plumbing, they proceed below to clean the sewers up".... Main setup of this Movie, and also the Synopsis of the early 80's Arcade Game.

[@KenjiAsakura09]

kinda like Chrono Trigger with Ayla and the Reptites

[@neilisbored2177]

And how time gets severely fucked when the dinosaurs are killed off

[@darkdreamsdontdie7785]

My thoughts exactly

[@lerp5555]

Open the door get on the floor. Everybody walk the Dinosaur!

[@MalakMacabre]

Cheers! Glad someone else remembers that goofy song.

[@quiethere45]

thundershot69?

[@SethPortland]

I didn't even know that was a song. I thought that it was just this overly done internet meme that was used to try an piss people off.

[@lerp5555]

+Seth Portland (Internet Educator) lol I'm not trying to piss anyone off tho . That song just plays at the end of the movie

[@jayconlley4734]

+Seth Portland (Internet Educator) Nope it is in fact a crappy 80s song that should do what the 80s did and die.

[@1122markj]

Just as Princess Toadstool was always Princess Peach in Japan. Bowser was always Koopa in Japan. The movie seems to have picked the names they felt most to be most fitting.

[@davidmarlowe511]

One of the biggest let downs as a kid

[@twistedyogert]

Worse than Michael Bay's Transformers movies?

[@OmegaSoypreme]

11:10 Those are Torpedo Teds, James.

[@Ironman1o1]

Wasn't the weird clash because the directors basically filled their own movie (a blade runner ripoff), ignoring anything Mario brothers, and the producers, with no budget left had to cut together something with what was already there?

[@colliric]

No, it's because the screenplay was in fact based on the 1983 arcade game which was vastly different to it's "Super" sequel. The screenwriter for whatever reason(mostly because Supershow adapted it too) felt that the original Mario game's canon needed to be adapted as officially a storyline part of the series. That's why we ended up with a film set in the sewer system of New York, about Mario and Luigi descending into the sewers of NYC to fight Koopas and finding an alternate dimension called the Mushroom Kingdom in the sewers of NYC. Plus "Mario Mario" and "Luigi Mario".... Let's face it, Nintendo should have told the film-makers "You know you should do it purely as an adaptation of the sequel, and the sequel's sequels. Don't fret too much about the original original game and it's story. 'Super Mario Bros.' was a reboot anyway in hindsight".... but they didn't.

[@poppadave3710]

I've had the elevator music from this movie stuck in my head for 27 years. I still hum it periodically.

[@andrewjonas1018]

I remember seeing the Super Mario Brothers add from an ALIENS movie magazine that sold figures from the Alien movies in the early 1990's. I was so excited...but then I seen it and was like wow this is not what I expected but hey Hudson couldn't of said it better himself..."Game over man!! Game over!!" God rest Paxton's soul.

[@SebisRandomTech]

This movie was by no means good, but I enjoy it as one of my "guilty pleasure" movies. It's just bad enough that it's kind of entertaining to watch.

[@JudgeLazar]

I don't understand all the hate this movie gets. I like it, one of my childhood classics. I mean I dunno what people expect from a Mario brothers movie. I mean yeah it's nowhere near a master piece but I think they did a good job taking it somewhere new.

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

Hopefully in 2 months he’ll review the new 2023 Mario movie.

[@goob_goob_gooby_goob]

You know, they should've used an animatronic and cgi like Jurassic park to make bowser/ koopa. I think that could've worked

[@cemeek89]

I just realized: we descended from the apes, and Koopa descended from dinosaurs or lizards…Godzilla vs Kong?

[@Ashleymaul]

Better than 6 Resident Evil movies

[@MisterHeroman]

sorokonojkaboris naw

[@InsidiousOne]

Zero Cool the pussy in a wrong place can ruin the greatest things

[@SOYZBEANPRODUCTIONS]

sorokonojkaboris I totally agree with that

[@KyleCashGames]

The Anderson movies made a billion dollars darling ;) Also Resident Evil Vendetta was as bad as Afterlife

[@annascheite7856]

OH DAMN SON REKT

[@mrplow8]

I always thought Bowser was called Koopa in the NES games and was renamed Bowser in Super Mario World. I never knew it called him Bowser in the original instruction manual.

[@hexagonal69]

Now that there’s a new Mario movie coming, I wanna see James review that one.

[@illuminatioracle]

princess toadstool king koopa dr robotnik THERE! I SAID IT!

[@andrewdevine3920]

I'll be dead in the cold, cold ground before I ever call Robotnik 'Eggman'.

[@Alexinytown]

Always Robotnik

[@brandont7214]

@@andrewdevine3920 Amen to that! :)

[@davidhizuhara3191]

His name is dr Robotnik!

[@commentcontrol7187]

he's always been bowser and in japan she's always been peach

[@tyhite100]

Dennis Hopper?!?! Blue Velvet Dennis Hopper?!?! "I'll fuck anything that moves" Dennis Hopper?!?! He agreed to be in this?!?!?!

[@Endzeitstille]

Tyler Hite he really needed the money

[@CitizenLily]

So now that we have further details on the Illumination Mario movie, did this just pop into anyone elses recommended?

[@supermariof0521]

11:56 Well that aged like fine wine.

[@BenjtheMan]

Your reviews are always fucking awesome. I love this movie but strictly from a nostalgic point of view; I saw it as a kid and was pissed that they messed up the adaptation -- but at the same time when watching it today, it still brings me back to my childhood and I think that what should count... at least for THIS one.

[@newyorkblessed]

I don't know, I loved that movie. I don't know how it flopped that hard

[@agentepolaris4914]

Because Jurasic Park. I loved this movie too

[@DragonXero]

Jurassic Park is definitely the answer here. I saw Mario Brothers in the theater when I was younger and I really did like it. Unfortunately, I later watched Jurassic Park and almost forgot about the Mario Brothers movie until many years later as people started bringing it up online. Jurassic Park just blew everything else that year out of the water. 1993 was a great year for movies, too. Some instant classics came out that year, and Mario Brothers just didn't have a chance other than being remembered for its inability to live up to the video game. Hell, just look up "1993 movies". Groundhog Day (yes it's that new, I forgot!), Schindler's List, A Nightmare Before Christmas, The Fugitive, the underrated "Falling Down", and one of my personal favorites, Demolition Man all came out the same year as Mario Brothers.

[@shikadainara7227]

same

[@cordova1912]

Shikadai Nara yeah wasn't that bad.

[@jake...]

Thank you!

[@nyc1ts932]

“Toadstool” is a kind of mushroom. So being as she’s the Princess of Mushroom Kingdom or whatever, and there’s mushrooms all over the game, that was presumably the thought process. “Toad” similar reference.

[@angelb7655]

Now all they need to do is make Super Mario Bros. the game based on the movie based on the game based on the movie....

[@tgbplays658]

I’m 13 and I found this movie on VHS is my garage when I was like 6 and I loved it.

[@Mrmanof69420]

TGBplays • same except me dad showed me

[@ste309w]

For me the disappointment was the other way around. I saw the film back in the day (thoroughly enjoyed it then) before I had even played a Mario game. We had Sega and Amiga systems. When I finally did get a chance to play Super Mario World on a friends SNES, I was like WTF is this? I found it slow, cartoony and graphically bland compared to the gritty style of the film (and what I was playing on my Mega Drive and A500). Only in recent years have I given Mario another chance and appreciated the series more and how far off the film was. Anyway, great review and a film I really must revisit.

[@MuttonTheDragon]

Wait... the 80s and 90s were about dinosaurs... the late 00s and the 10s are about zombies... I just got a new horror movie idea... Zombie Dinosaurs. You might be able to shoot a human zombie and kill it, but how are you gonna take down the mighty T-rex zombie!?

[@MuttonTheDragon]

Boredness That might actually be a funny twist... They think the world is saved because they evolved the zombie dinosaurs into normal zombies, they think they saved the day. Then the zombies attack.

[@andrewvanhalen1984]

Space Vampires vs Zombie Dinosaurs in 3d

[@ClassicBoxingMatches]

+ajmaroudas nazi werewolves