The FIRST Mario Movie

What's wrong? It's the Super Mario Brothers feature film! Wasn't this what you wanted?
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[@Gearsio]

Favorite trivia for this movie is that the actors for the main characters were absolutely wasted and it’s why a good majority of the scenes everyone looks so damn sweaty

[@SaraNightfire1]

That and the actor for Luigi was so smashed he caused a car accident and had his arm broken for the rest of filming.

[@Chaos89P]

I read that getting wasted was the only way they could think of to get by during the production, because that was a disaster and a half on its own.

[@SaraNightfire1]

@@Chaos89P Yeah, they admitted to that, and the actor for Mario said he had a lot of accidents on set.

[@penguin_reader_yt9510]

Monkey!

[@misterzygarde6431]

Honestly I wonder how an animated Mario movie from DiC would’ve gone.

[@piranhalettuce]

I feel like it would just end up being a 1 hour special instead of an actual movie.

[@HogartHughes]

DEECK

[@Rediscool9]

@@piranhalettuce Like the Sonic OVA movie.

[@MasacoMike]

heheheheh DiC

[@spirttomb]

One long super show episode

[@soupcube5962]

This movie absolutely slaps if you go into it not wanting it to be a Mario movie. Once you accept its Mario adjacent and kinda just does it’s own thing, it becomes way way more fun.

[@desh206]

The fact that people where actully exspeting the Mario movie to flop back when the cast was announce,we come a long way by then

[@THGMR-ox7sd]

so true

[@bigcade554]

Only silly people

[@eanderson9599]

Haven’t seen a single person say this

[@aminity133]

@@eanderson9599 non Twitter user

[@eanderson9599]

@@aminity133 you’re goddamn right

[@cgamer1230]

You've gotta admit, the animation is so life-like! It almost looks REAL!

[@Mr_bukowski4435]

Illumination is hitting it out of the park

[@AlinaAniretake]

I mean story is still mediocre

[@scottchaison1001]

@@AlinaAniretake The nee movie looks great.

[@CaptainCat101]

The credits song from the live-action movie is called Almost Unreal

[@intheneighborhoodtv]

​@@Mr_bukowski4435 Chris Pratt really let himself go. Jack Black is almost unrecognizable.

[@williamcashin]

I love the 1993 Mario movie. not because it features mario, but because it's just that nice ol' 80s/90s hollywood charm of being really bad

[@thebananaspeedruns9275]

It is so bad that it is funny

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

If it was truly bad then why did Miyamoto suprisingly liked it ? 🧐

[@ling8956]

​@@markofthewolvessucks8930Because Miyamoto is not a movie critic. He is not going to sit down and give mathematical reasons of why some movie is bad or overrated. He just sat down, watched the film, and had a good time. And enjoyed the 1993 movie. Critics on the other hand will give you a technical reason why a movie is bad, and probably try to shame you for liking it

[@ling8956]

To me, I enjoyed the movie. Not the "so bad, its good." When I watched it, I had fun and wasn't focused on what makes a movie bad or not. If course, I understand fully well why someone may not like this movie. But I had fun watching it. That matters to me. Thats also why Miyamoto enjoyed this

[@roadrash2005]

Yeah if you just watch it without expecting anything from the games it’s surprisingly interesting

[@Zance21]

Nice early April Fools vid, almost got me XD

[@AGNation]

But its march 31st;-;

[@dwinters6291]

And the movie is real

[@nikkothegoblin]

Yeah when he called the coors light delicious I knew it was a joke

[@THGMR-ox7sd]

@@AGNation do you know what EARLY means?

[@ElSAVALDORfunes]

ever heard about reptilians

[@mariopikaman1]

Unironically, it's cool to see a review of the Mario Movie from you, now we can only hope that the Mario Movie is better

[@Thequack4741]

But nobody remembers the Mario movie

[@AlinaAniretake]

Not a chance, honestly. Because one of them brings you emotions, while other leaves you with taste of nothingness

[@scottchaison1001]

​@@AlinaAniretake What are you talking about?

[@danisvircevich6208]

​@@Thequack4741 well it's getting revived with the mario movie

[@Triple8Bit]

The Mario Movie is really promising, it’s more tied in with the games unlike the Mario Movie

[@zerostarvevo]

Unironically love that the old mario movie was cyberpunk

[@02fd84]

Fun fact: the set designer for Blade Runner also did this movie

[@bigcade554]

It shows. The set design is fantastic.

[@luigiboi4244]

Well that explains a lot.

[@icedcapplord710]

I unapologetically love movies like these. This and the Ben Affleck Daredevil are pure guilty pleasures with how laughably off they are from the source material. I totally get why Nintendo stopped licensing their IPs for adaptation after something like this lol

[@yourmother7750]

daredevil has a certain charm modern superhero films just cant match

[@roadrash2005]

@@yourmother7750 I miss those old marvel films. They are better on rewatch than the mcu in my opinion

[@therealslimweegee]

Cyberplumber 2077 is looking great so far! Fun fact: This movie was the first time Luigi and Daisy were ever seen in a romantic relationship. If there’s one thing good about this movie, it’s that.

[@FancifulDancingStar]

Well, even that I'm not sure if you can actually fully credit to this movie. You could say Luigi and Princess Daisy were implied romantically in both the manual art and title screen for NES Open Tournament Golf, where she's Luigi's caddie (Peach is Mario's caddie) and Daisy has her arms on Luigi's shoulders, and this game was released 2 years before the SMB movie.

[@champion_ofcloud-var]

i was going to like but you have 69 likes so i cant

[@chrisbeach423]

Bob Huskins admitted that they were shit faced drunk in every scene of this movie 😂

[@mattlane5632]

I remember the first time I watched this and said “Well, that was a movie.” I know the troubled history of this movie but I’m kinda glad it hasn’t been lost to time. Serves as a reminder on how NOT to make a video game movie. I think in todays age we’ve gotten it right for the most part.

[@zangbang9886]

My favorite type of clickbait is the one that's TECHNICALLY correct

[@The64Whore]

I love how all the cars are electric in the dino world due to lack of fossil fuels. There is smart stuff there in the background

[@Charles12]

Theres so much stuff that they weren't able to develop bc the script was constantly changing on set

[@themagicpunch]

I think the reason they chose Daisy over Peach in this might be because at this point in time her English name was Princess Toadstool, which i guess would've given away that she isn't from the human world (assuming if they had Peach in here she would've fulfilled Daisy's role)

[@PrizmKing_EditZ]

We can all agree that this video was a massive W

[@GUNUFofficial]

There's an extended version that makes the movie better on the internet archive. And a sequel comic made by one of the writers, except it hasn't been worked on since 2015 which sucks.

[@RyderMK]

God I thought I blocked this movie from my memories 💀 also nice early April Fool’s moment lol

[@bigthecat100]

Speaking honestly as someone in their late 30s who's seen the movie many times and even more internet videos covering it...I'm genuinely shocked Alax noticed things not I or anyone else I know did! Never picked up on the high heel on the cop's shoulder, the bricks in Koopa's lair, hell, never even occurred to me that putting Mario in a yellow suit was a deliberate choice! Maybe it really does take a fresh pair of eyes, sometimes, kudos!

[@NightDragon2383]

I saw this in theaters twice when it came out, I loved it that much. As a "Mario" movie per say, it's not that great, but it does have a charm all its own and is very much watchable even today. I put this movie in the same category as Hocus Pocus, not just because they both came out that same summer and were critically panned while eventually becoming cult favs, but there's a certain charm to them and you can tell the actors are doing their best given the material. Bob Hoskins as Mario is basically doing Eddie Valiant if he fell off the wagon again, and it's hilarious!

[@BraviaGames]

The new movie will NEVER come close to this cinematic masterpiece!!

[@traviscunningham7062]

Oh you got to be kidding me

[@BraviaGames]

@@traviscunningham7062 *sarcasm*

[@PSIUser658]

WHAT?! I thought this was going to be about the 1986 Japan only Mario movie. How dare you you slug man! In all seriousness, happy early April Fools Alax! Loved the vid!

[@cocopub3890]

Just watched this movie the other day The most fun i ever had

[@StarmenRock]

Wait until you hear about masturbation

[@mr.concon3788]

Thank you SO much for actually reviewing the live action Mario movie this was such a fun review especially when you're pulling off moments like at 10:51 😂

[@delededendboyyt]

God, i know it's bad, but it's soooo mutch fun. I can say this, i watched i for the first time last week

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

HOW?!

[@delededendboyyt]

@@dissonanceparadiddle it's so bad it's good. Also the production design, special effects and the animatronic for yoshi are actually amazing. It's not mario, but it's really good.

[@realkingofantarctica]

The poster for the original Mario Movie feels like it's ripped from one of those "this pic goes hard, feel free to screenshot" videos.

[@tedgonzalez985]

Whenever I see that Mario falling down scene, I think of the very first "Guile's Theme Goes With Everything" video on YT, I honestly thought you were going to add it in as a reference, but I hummed it out instead.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

Already the best April Fools video. And i am living in a time zone 3 hours after Alax.^^

[@lrgogo1517]

This movie is famous and stuff and yet there's still all these moments in it that I'd never heard about in all these years

[@gabe_gamer9320]

You *REALLY* need to clarify this is the 1993 version, Because the 2023 adaptation in without a doubt a major improvement over this one.

[@trentoninnewjersey]

Did you check the date?

[@Stabbyhara]

@@trentoninnewjersey mar 31st.

[@Stabbyhara]

It's probably not even a time zone thing since I'm pretty sure this guy's American. Just click bait Edit* Canadian but still the same continent. No way there's a big enough time gap in like Quebec so i stand still on my opinion

[@trentoninnewjersey]

@@Stabbyhara true. Nonetheless this is still a joke

[@Stabbyhara]

@@trentoninnewjersey fair enough i guess. I just hate clickbait. Legit thought he had access to a preview and was gonna talk about the actual new movie. Which I've eyed for over 4 years now. Just a meh thing to do even if i get why

[@Snaccubus99]

The commentary, the bits, the skits. I love this video!

[@SqweegeeYT]

DON’T DECIVE US BY PUTTING THE NEW MOVIE LOGO!

[@Mr_bukowski4435]

It’s funnier that way

[@eckitronix]

I'm just glad that regardless of what he or anyone else thinks about one of my favorite films of all time, he got several good laughs out of it. A lot of his joy and pure insanity got me cackling pretty hard too. I can't wait to see this in theaters to get the full experience soon. Thanks for making this

[@ColonelDoof]

*”They had us in the first half, not gonna lie.”*

[@LuisLopez-mx3er]

Hopefully we can put the crappy past behind us once and for all!

[@nachinis]

God I hope they recreate the 3:05 scene exactly the same in the illumination remake.

[@HypercatZ]

"Monkey!" is the second most random line in movie history, topped only by "That's a lot of fish!".

[@----x-----]

I kind of appreciate this movie for what an insane experience it is and the fact that it's official mario media we'll never get something like that again

[@robbycooper6787]

How to fix bowser in this movie. Step 1: go to the dragon category on the villain wiki. Step 2: Find a dragon that can breathe fire and doesn't care about human life. Step 3: make sure that the dragon is female and nothing like bowser character wise, bonus points of they like to wear pretty dresses. You did it you made bowser objectively better in the movie.

[@asrieldreemurr1988]

Wow bowsette

[@robbycooper6787]

@@asrieldreemurr1988 no, bowsette wasn’t what I was thinking of, she’s way to humanoid, also I don’t know if there’s an evil female dragon who likes wearing dresses on the villains wiki, do you mind looking for me?

[@harrybest2041]

The dragon from Shrek?

[@TheVASgamer]

"Would Italian waterboarding be called a gandula" 😅😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣

[@justinjyeung]

what's wild is how Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil came after this movie LOL the resemblance is uncanny XD

[@GottaFistDemAll]

Ah yes, the Super Mario Movie as the very first 90s dark fantasy meme.

[@Tig3rbutts]

I just went to a theatre screening of this movie and you totally captured it’s absurdity/silliness. That shot of Koopa shooting the twin towers in Brooklyn literally had the entire theatre YELLING

[@AndriuxDev]

To be an early April Fools video, it just makes me think that both this movie and the movie that Illumination will make are going to be equally atrocious.

[@thundergaming155]

i am sorry but i can not unhear wildcat yelling "F**k you" after hearing the word gomba.

[@Antor_exe]

Always remember that this movie about dinosaurs dimension came out 2 weeks before Jurassic park

[@Imstillhangintherethankgod]

I can't believe you tricked me into watching the Super Mario Bros Movie. Well played, Alax, well played

[@ajcoltrainjenkins8536]

It’s actually the 2nd Mario movie because you probably have never seen or heard of the 1986 Mario movie from Japan

[@SamDeMonic]

The blurred thumbnail of the original mario bros movie lmao I still love how folks joke over the mario bros movie

[@tadzam5452]

I have an obsession with this film, I don't even like it ironically, I really think it's one of the craziest film productions of the time, taking a simple ip and going absolutely batshit with it, and I think if it had been marketed as any other film, it would be considered today as a hidden cyberpunk gem

[@gaelananderson3818]

This was such a good watch that I was thinking about it again today and had to come back for more

[@MacenW]

YES its THAT mario movie

[@BobbinRobbin777]

3:52 Im guessing they're just not making her a seperate character, which i both understand (so that they don't have to make an entirely new character, out of a bunch of sprites that appeared like thrice? and at the time never again outside of a few spin-offs) (while also giving Princess "Peach" Toadstool a less... irregular name for a archeologist) *and VERY ANGRY-* (If i can't have a sports-loving cocky tomboy princess in my children's movie, why even live?)

[@bobbi_b_goode.]

I'm not gonna lie, they had us in the first half.

[@TheWill720]

New thumbnail is better, first time I thought you were talking about the new one lmaoo

[@chinacaat1880]

1: great vid as always 2: this is actually a topic i wanted to learn about right now, great choice 3: that italian impression at the end is so spot on i cant get enough thank you for not skimiping on the cursewords

[@deemaske9143]

honnestly, i love the original mario movie, not because its good/bad, but because they tried to do something original with the little they had

[@Kalizoid]

Man only needed to wait one more day before uploading this and it would have been perfect.

[@LayzeeistLavender]

"And remember: If ya pirate movies, ya go to hell before ya die." - Mario "Jumpman" Mario

[@pillowmint4622]

d-d-d-d-d-d-die????? - Luigi "Jumpboy" Luigi

[@techmark3665]

Before??!!?

[@decdoesstuff7939]

I audibly gasped at 9:47

[@PluckyInc]

thought it was going to be a april fools video, but clicked fast in anticipating to snipe the ads before others do.

[@pistincup352]

He must’ve been drunk whilst watching the Live action Mario Movie. He just seems way too happy to be watching it

[@BuzzardPlanet97]

It’s a terrible movie but it is pretty fun to watch tbh

[@Moshugaani]

The biggest disappointment about the Super Mario Bros.: The Movie is that Luigi Mario doesn't have a moustache!

[@Kaboodie]

ironically, before this video I got an ad for the Mario movie

[@gechoman44iwantahippo]

I don’t think that changing the source material is inherently a problem, but the way that it’s changed can be. This movie changing them isn’t the problem, it’s the WAY it changed them. It’s bad in a lot of other ways too, but that’s just my opinion on it.

[@Thequack4741]

They did Bowser and Yoshi so dirty.

[@turbanman304]

0:11 damn, man’s getting big 💪

[@LegoReader12345hello]

Wow, from where I live it isn't April Fools so I thought you somehow had an early viewing of the movie

[@schawangus]

Fun fact. Towards the end, John Leguizamo’s arm looks kinda chunky under the blue jumpsuit because there was a scene where him and Bob Hoskins are driving, and during one take, Hoskins was so intoxicated he swerved and crashed into the passenger side of the car. This also broke Leguizamo’s arm and because the budget was already so low and time was so short, they couldn’t afford to have him take a break so they quickly wrapped him up and kept going 💀

[@DewMan31]

I guess you can call the Illumination one: The *NEW* Super Mario Bros. Movie

[@davidbraccini4770]

If all of the inhabitants evolve and become incredibly smart, why would they keep Koopa in power? It’s not like Spike and Iggy immediately revolted against Koopa when they became very intelligent with the evolving machine.

[@fanostheophanous9416]

this is one of my favorite videos you made

[@bronistevoni]

I got this movie for Christmas when I was like 5 or 6

[@MyDayAstonTheMuppetsFan]

A cinematic disaster?! I'll have you know that I heard about this movie in one of the Nintendo Directs, and I loved it.

[@thechammerproductions425]

I literally just watched this a few days ago...and I stand by everything said 😂

[@lunastifaliamusic]

This video got me in the beginning. I thought it was going to be an in-depth review on how the upcoming animated film is going to do terrible and thought everybody had forgotten the awful live action movie from 1993.

[@LoTayRob64]

So this is what he meant by "I got to see it early" lol

[@FortniteDude-uv6bw]

9:47 Mario movie predicted 9/11 There is no god

[@ViveeFox]

I have nostalgia for my parents getting me this movie on DVD as a kid. This movie is the reason I pronounce "buh-bomb" the way I do. It's so bad, but I can't help but love it.

[@therencer2o578]

You just got to go into this movie as not a Mario fan and as a ‘it is just a movie’ mindset.

[@Rat_Stank]

Stop releasing good videos dude, you're gonna kill me. Great content, thanks for coming back

[@Princess-xv8dd]

Can we talk about how this mario movie predicted 9/11? It came out 1993.

[@ringoraccoon6349]

"OH NO! I DIDN'T WANT TO READ THAT IT WAS BAD!" My throat dropped into my stomach! I thought the NEW movie had disappointed you! (As intended, I'm sure! Surprised you didn't release this as an April Fool's Day prank, tomorrow!) You scared me! I'm so glad you were talking about this one! I REALLY didn't want to miss your video because of wanting to avoid spoilers, 6 days before I rushed to the movie theaters! (I was going to keep this video running on 2x speed and on mute, so you could still get the view!) I'm one of those weirdos who, unironically, LOVES this movie! (Though I TOTALLY understand why most people don't) It reminds me of a grimm, gritty, slightly UNCOMFORTABLY SEXY, somewhat-inappropriate for children, Super Mario Brothers Super Show episode: with the constant plumber and Brooklyn-Italian references! And I love Bob hoskins and John Leguizamo! I find people's distain for this movie amusing! Thank you for the video! I love your stuff and your online persona! 💙 EDIT: AH! It WAS meant for April Fool's Day! Good one! Ya got me! 😅

[@roi-77]

I paid $3 for a physical copy of this movie at walmart.

[@achaudhari101]

I wanted to see his reaction that they were not brothers in this movie but a father/son relationship.

[@wutadam]

you have no idea how worried i was when i saw this. I thought you were talking about the animated movie 😭😭

[@lsawyerbutcher2884]

I can only hope that this will not be how the new Mario movie will turn out

[@intheneighborhoodtv]

Your editing skills are superb, good sir.

[@nikikeya939]

1:43 That's a retcon from Yoshi's Island that they're twins. Back in the beginning of the series, when this movie was made Mario was 3-7 years older than Luigi.

[@Obsidian8R]

9:47 wow, that did NOT age well

[@Mr_bukowski4435]

Mario movie predicted it first

[@danmackenzie7410]

@@Mr_bukowski4435 let the record show

[@FordonGreeman284]

When I saw this on my recommended list, I thought he meant the new Mario movie.

[@baconaidens7733]

alax looking swole as fuck oh my god

[@Delfox7650]

9:47 I never watched the whole movie and just seeing that made me nearly die of laughter like... WHAT!?!?

[@stupidnerd4427]

predicted the future

[@danmackenzie7410]

Of all the movies, I didn't think it would be this one

[@lycantubeves5992]

I agree, that threw me off guard

[@bruhitscris9268]

Rewatching this video again, I just notice the reference around 5:45 I see what you did there Alax 😂

[@Kinggenton]

waaaaaaaaaaaittttt my boy alax i didnt know you were that cultured... @7.07 that gyptian reference lol didnt expect that. gyall make me wanna HOLD YOUUUUU LOL

[@cian.o]

I really wanted the Japanese dub of the new movie to have Mario's voice actor from the 86 ova be Mario again.

[@Austin-kt7ky]

I'm not really fond of being baited like this. The old movie has been reviewed to death.

[@DarkTyyp]

Who else forgot there was another Mario movie that existed, and wish they could forget?