The Mario Movie Review - YMS

[@hiakutzuaki5845]

If you're allowed to like a kids movie as an adult, you're allowed to hate one too.

[@thesultrystrangerdanger6824]

I don't understand why these like men's feet of media organizations are attaching themselves to the super Mario Brothers movies unless it's some kind of creepy metaverse

[@Rov-Nihil]

Many many kids movies had something for the adults hidden away for them to enjoy... Does this movie think the adults are gonna turn into babies just because it's a nostalgia trip??? That's like calling your audience stupid

[@bigblue344]

I have encountered a lot of arguments of "You can't hate or criticize something because of X, but you are allowed to say its the best thing ever". Isn't that a logical fallacy?

[@bigblue344]

@@Rov-Nihil Yes, the movie does think and is correct that adults are going to turn into babies

[@tr33main]

​@@bigblue344 It's not that you can't, it's that you also have to willing to understand why people love this movie to begin with. Your responses to the previous guy are showing exactly why people are responding this way. Because you feel like the problem is just with the criticism. No it's because yall can't even see why this movie would be appealing, or even understand what makes it good to people. Everyone is understanding yall, but this movie deserves far more love then it is getting. Not everyone who enjoys this is even a hard-core Nintendo fan, it's just a fun action-comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously with a fun cast of characters along with top tier animationand music. Why the fuck can't yall acknowledge that?

[@Kryonyde]

My biggest problem is that they have 30 years of the most exceptional video game music ever composed to pull from and instead I get a 3 second "hey, remember this song?" and then have to sit through all of "take on me."

[@ballsgray]

why pay royalties? Pocket the money instead. Profit and piss off customers. Either way, the brand was gonna sell itself..

[@joecool720]

Yeah, i'm a bit upset they didn't put in any of the OG music in there and went the cinematic instrumental route. I mean yeah it's fine in parts of the movie btu couldn't you incorporate at least one or two OG songs into it?

[@LckeStudios]

@@joecool720 they didn't even commit to the cinematic instrumental route. Take On Me was shoved into a scene in the kong kingdom that already had its own music tailor-orchestrated. it was meant to be a medley of DK country/arcade tracks, synced with moments of the scene, but they said fuck it. *le pop music

[@sonicwave779]

@@ballsgray pretty sure take on me is not a royalty-free song

[@ArcAngle1117]

Thank you! Come the fuck on Lumination or what ever talenyless hack directed it!

[@philiprousseau7333]

this video feels like walking into a conversation you weren't supposed to be a part of

[@casbyness]

I feel the exact same way. I clicked to watch a review, then felt like I'd opened the Ark of the Covenant. XD

[@centripetal6157]

@@Raya-ir4tm if your the type of asshole to start talking about logical fallacies about a children's book or movie yeah. Most people just shut off their brain or say yeah it's not for me. Not every movie needs to be extremely complicated or pretentious

[@casbyness]

@@aarondavis8943 and I'm giving this comment a 7 out of 10 it's closer to a 6 than an 8.

[@aarondavis8943]

It's like walking into a conversation you've already walked into a hundred fucking times.

[@disposable_income_andy]

like literally 9 of the 11 minutes is just a point hes made for over 10 years that we've all heard. this is a common critic L and rare adam L

[@KoiPuff]

I really liked how Toad said "Because we're friends." to Mario after 4 scenes together and then the two NEVER SPEAK AGAIN. Really felt like that friendship and trust had been earned and then utilized to it's fullest.

[@royalcass]

Especially how Mario says "But are we though?" It made me think that they were setting up an arc where Mario learns to become friends with Toad.

[@drecckk8464]

@@royalcass really? I just read it as satire and Toad is super clingy even though Mario barely knows him. Toad even forces himself along for the adventure without being invited lol. Idk I think the whole not talking to each other thing makes a lot of sense given how everything was setup

[@royalcass]

@@drecckk8464 well if you want me to read it as satire or sarcasm then maybe don't make the line delivery so... not that. it was played completely serious so I don't know how else anyone was supposed to interpret things

[@axelvoss9653]

Toad's entire purpose was to deposit exposition then be Peach's hype man for the rest of the movie. Perfect example of the team having the opportunity to do something cool with these familiar characters but not taking it. Why bother? It sold a billion anyway on brand recognition alone.

[@centripetal6157]

That's the joke... That's why even the movie points this out... I guess complainers just like to complain

[@videotapes9965]

“Wow, YourMovieSucks is saying that My Movie Sucks? Who could’ve see this coming?”

[@PlatinumAltaria]

I unsubscribed when he said that my movie sucked, this is not what I come to this channel for!

[@jestrel]

How dare your movie sucks says your movie sucks!!! He should say your movie is the best ever for irony!!!!

[@akiman9368]

The weirdest thing about the whole "It's just a kids movie" is seeing it come from animation fan circles. Despite years of rejecting this notion that art intended for a younger/general audience is above criticism. Then suddenly seeing everyone turn around and say how Mario can't be criticized for being a kids movie is so baffling. Like ok I guess we can't criticize shrek the third or the emoji movie right?

[@maikerunezumi]

It also implies that children's media doesn't deserve to have any sort of quality. Movies like Shrek and The Lion King are kids movies if you want to be technical about that, and those movies have genuine quality to them. To dismiss them as just "kids' movies" undermines the entire creative process that went into making those films.

[@obscure.reference]

controlled opposition

[@jianjo9844]

Okay stop, Shrek the Third is a good movie. Shrek Forever After is the true stinker.

[@happymoomoocow]

@@jianjo9844 That’s backwards

[@tino9117]

Who even is saying that, no one is saying that wtf

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

I miss when we all just laughed at the casting choices

[@ShadowRubberDuck]

The first thing that I wanted to see not the casting choice just how illumination was going to create these characters in their "art style"

[@kingsleycy3450]

I still do. Casting Chris Pratt as Mario and Anya Taylor Joy as Peach is so cynical and nonsensical, that it breaks my mind that people are now embracing it

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

@@kingsleycy3450 OK I'm not saying Anya was perfectly cast here but Chris Pratt as Mario sort of pre-emptively killed any amount of internal backlash I could have possibly had for it

[@MrDokugan]

Dunkeys reaction video to the casting is one of his best vids, and it's just him laughing at every choice

[@punishederic4761]

Me too, I want to fast forward to the part where there are like 20 bad nintendo movies made by illiumination and everyone is angry

[@lparkfan98]

It’s so perfect to me that the most upset Adum has been about a film is because people have told him he cannot hate it

[@salvatoreharan]

As someone who did not know about this controversy The opening minutes of this were insane to me

[@matthewlaffey8360]

likewise, someone else said the review starts at 6 minutes, he should put a skip button at the start of the video

[@snowhunter7536]

@@matthewlaffey8360 only 25% of it is just the actual review 😂

[@N-Khal]

@@snowhunter7536 That's why I just stopped watching. This "critic" is such a poser lmao

[@ShroudedWolf51]

@@matthewlaffey8360 Establishing context for your experience with the property is just as important as explaining your experience with the property Both are an important part of any review.

[@Mrpringles1213]

Twitter cringe storms always are.

[@the_1st_dalek159]

The worst part is that the movie actually had a really nice original score apparently that actually homaged and remixed a lot of Nintendo game music, and then they just threw that out to plug in copyrighted music like Take On me

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

Their reasoning for using Take On Me was because that song was #1 when the NES released in the US

[@lordvlygar2963]

All that score is in the film. There are very few, if any, scenes without the score or licensed music playing.

[@bloodbane93]

Going from a Donkey Kong Country remix to fucking Take On Me 30 seconds later was the biggest tonal whiplash I've felt in long time

[@Miriam_J_]

Every license song scene was so bad, it felt like it was a hasty fan edit. I guess we know it was actually a hasty re-edit, which is somehow worse.

[@motherplayer]

@@lordvlygar2963 If anything, the best thing about this movie is that it's setting a better standard for the use of video game tracks in video game music. This movie has all kinds of motifs in the score, then I remember how Sonic gave us a light piano remix of Green Hill Zone at the end of the first movie and it made me realize composers really need to step up their game. Ha ha....see what I did there?

[@epicmewtwo8274]

The "there's no such thing as over-animation" thing reminds me of someone i knew in my drama class who spent his entire performance screaming his goddamn lungs out and when the teacher gave him his grade back she told he he was over-acting to which he responded by telling everyone that over-acting "isn't even a thing" and there was nothing wrong with his performance. It's just straight up delusion from people who don't understand what they're talking about but really think they do. Don't think there's much hope for those types

[@BigBrosFilms]

This is hilarious

[@idontcheckmynotifications]

I’ve also met people who think you can’t make a character or environment over-designed. BUT IF YOU JUST TOSS MORE ON TOP WITH NO SUBTLETY TO ANY OF IT THEN ITS BETTER BECAUSE ITS MORE

[@Lulink013]

YOU ARE TEARING ME APART

[@Mohamad-m7md]

But the bowser thing was just nitpicking

[@Rurike]

​@@Mohamad-m7mdits not as if he was bringing it up as some fatal flaw in the trailer, just something that seemed off to him

[@Tessaalera]

Puss in Boots: the Last Wish was a kids movie with heart, passion, and actual writing put into it. It is proof that kids movies can be more than mindless drivel made to entertain babies.

[@ElFreakinCid]

It's incredible too how many people flying to this movie's defense the minute something negative is said about it with cries of "It's a kids' movie, it's supposed to be dumb and badly written, SHUT UP!" are also people who've raved about The Last Wish so much that I'm sick of it before I've even seen it.

[@CowboyLuigi]

And if teena and even adults can even find some solid stuff from said movie, you know people actually gave a shit while working on Puss and Boots.

[@TeamSprocket]

There's a distinction between all ages films and baby films, Puss in Boots 2 was an all ages film and Mario Movie is a baby movie.

[@mcihay246]

​@@ElFreakinCidUsing "it's a kids movie" is indeed a bad and naive take. However, the argument that "It's a Super Mario Bros movie" is moreso an understandable one. Because let's be real, the main Mario franchise (not the spinoffs) has never been plot heavy. But being moreso fun, and the film shows that.

[@Yodoggy9]

@@mcihay246 except it’s not. You’re making a movie, not another videogame. It NEEDS a better script. The fucking Lego movie has a legit script + story and it’s based on toys aka literally zero plot. So no, it’s not a good argument no matter what.

[@theescapeartist23]

I feel bad for Adam, having to reiterate this point every time a family movie comes out.

[@thyminecrafter]

He seems to enjoy it, I wouldn’t worry too much.

[@Bojoschannel]

It is cathartic

[@mephilisthedarkelijahramat182]

Honestly he kinda loses credit when hes just as bad as the peoples hes complaining about this isnt a review of the mocie you know what the video is supposed to be this is just an angry rant from someone And i dont love the mario movie i like it and think its fun but it isnt the best thing since bread yeah toxic people suck hut adam is just fanning the flames and being as bad as those people just say you didnt like it and the problems and move on j dont care about comercials and tv shows marketed toward kids to buy the product i don't fucking care what does the pokemon rap have to do with anything

[@ballsgray]

i like that he has gotten so well at explaining his points. He has gotten very articulate and it seems he's putting himself in his critics' shoes. Good stuff. Those kind of people need to be explained in the way he's doing so they get the point. Hopefully the babies will grow.

[@Charcoaledmarmalade]

Idk why he has to flip out through the review

[@phothewin6019]

You can't just talk about Bowser hentai for 11 minutes and call it a review, Adum.

[@nettlecider]

This comment has Fantano written all over it 😂😂😂 and I approve of it

[@bionicle2122]

I don't. Laziest joke template used for 10 years straight by his God awful fans. Go away

[@monokoUwU]

Lmao

[@frostbirb5656]

your notte pfp makes me happy :) i miss dragalia

[@kanter1598]

Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peacheeeees

[@sori_osori_]

I love how 80% of this Mario movie review is Adum just shitting on crazy fans and outrages they've done on critics for this movie, because there's no plot in the Mario movie for Adum to even dissect.

[@itaohs5551]

Fucking knew it was gonna be a golden review the moment he engaged with it on Twitter

[@hvnterly8388]

8:54 Adum sums up the plot in two sentences

[@terasbetoni8020]

I think it's getting old. I've heard this rant from him so many times. We get it, toxic fanboys are gonna be unreasonable and offended. Just tell us your thoughts on the movie, everyone agrees with the rest

[@viljamtheninja]

@@terasbetoni8020 Although I think it's pretty funny now, I do feel like making half the video into a rant about a very topical internet drama that will forgotten about in a few days feel like it might damage the longevity of the video, whereas most of his reviews age well. On the flipside, it could be seen as a fun time capsule to remind us of stupid internet drama.

[@rominagd]

I think he's exactly like the people he's getting upset about

[@V1ns0mn1a]

I like how the main defense of the movie is "its Mario, what do you expect, something good?" Like yeah, aren't Mario games known as a beacon of quality and polish, I'm sorry I expected the same quality for his movie

[@ElFreakinCid]

Seriously, if they all think Mario = inherently bad, why are they even stanning this movie so hard? Why did they go to the theatre multiple times each to show their love of this franchise they think is the definition of poorly made crap?

[@DesolatedChild018]

YES!!! Holy Shit, finally I saw a comment that said it, because this very point was driving me insane. Now, I’m not a “Mario Guy” - I’m pretty sure the last one I played was the 64 one, seriously - so I cannot attest to the second half of your comment. But even then the fact that so many of the defenders and supposedly passionate fans responded with “look at those film critics, they don’t know shit about Mario, I played every single title in the franchise and it fucking sucks, it’s meant to be dogshit, that’s the whole point” There’s also a worrying overlap with a community that has such disdain for criticism to the point where they straight up believe that movies are not art, and people who talk about movies as if they are art are nothing but “pretentious out of touch intellectuals”. Seriously, it’s a thing. It’s people who agree with that Scorsese phrase, except that they think it’s good - Because of course it grew out of MCU and DCEU obsessed communities. In the near future the only discourse regarding movies will be “how woke this movie is” against “this movie have absolutely no substance and its visually just like this one thing that’s adapting, and it’s for the fans” “Just consume products” wasn’t a bit, it was a fucking prophecy.

[@retrofan4963]

They basically insulted the Mario brand without even knowing lol

[@purplefern6010]

Mario isn't exactly amazing art in story though

[@ADragonNerd]

They're a beacon of quality and polish for the GAMEPLAY and level design, not the plot. LOL Mario isn't that deep guys

[@whiplash9548]

If Cool Cat made a cameo in this movie, you would’ve given it a 10/10.

[@xhantTheFirst]

And then cool cat would have tried to sue them because ignorance of the lawl is no ascuse.

[@jiggycalzone8585]

The world isnt ready

[@smoothbrain8355]

wouldn't you?

[@phothewin6019]

If Kendrick made this movie, Adum would've given it a 10/10.

[@lordvlygar2963]

Ok, that is pretty funny.

[@Zlarel]

The fact that Adam's been gushing over how great a film "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" was lately (aka a kids film) is a great addendum to this review.

[@concrete_dog]

Same with Wolfwalkers (2020) that Adum reviewed. It's technically a kid's film but with a lot of great effort put into it that makes it very enjoyable to watch for an adult like me.

[@tipsyviewer1495]

Also that he made a 2 1/2 hour video defending and dedicating a half of a likely 6 hour series praising a kids movie.

[@RQBtv]

oh nonono it's different because there are more furries in that one, that means it's perfectly fine

[@zjzr08]

The funny thing people didn't expect much of Puss and Boots 2 when the trailer made it seems like they're making a cutsey and memey sequel like Boss Baby but it surprisingly has a similar quality to the old Shrek movies...funny enough I got too much expectation of the Mario movie when I was also reluctant due to the promotion, and they sure succeded greatly with that.

[@alexgomez6723]

Is Last Wish really a kids movie though?

[@pancarialice]

i loved the part where bowser and luigi made out sloppy style for about 20 minutes. a solid third act

[@sagefields]

And then it ended with, "So long gay Bowser!"

[@pancarialice]

@@sagefields i personally preferred the “bye bi!” moment

[@afraidrian]

bowser deserves a real man like me

[@killadrill]

I felt pretty unconfortable at the scene where mario looks at the camera and tells me to stop looking at my phone in the middle of the climax. My friends say they must have missed it but idk, he was pretty unhinged about it.

[@pancarialice]

@@afraidrian claiming you’re manlier than luigi is bold, and frankly impossible

[@thunderpantz]

"A film that aims low should not be praised for hitting that target.”.

[@rustyshackelford4224]

This quote should be taken to heart! Besides, this movie fails so badly on what it's trying to achieve anyway...

[@Jdudec367]

@@rustyshackelford4224 Not really it succeeded at what it was trying to achieve

[@MrObsvenchilde]

@@Jdudec367 a billion dollars

[@Jdudec367]

@@MrObsvenchilde And make a fun video game movie

[@nataliejarosz9360]

@@Jdudec367 A fun video game commercial, anyway.

[@cuprashoe]

I was worried before i saw the sex scene with Bowser and Toad but it was great to see how tastefully it was done

[@cibby6155]

“Toad” His name is Luigi dummy, nobody treats the poor lad any respect

[@davehollis5816]

NGL I had never thought of using Toad as a buttplug before, it's great to see there's still creativity in Hollywood

[@MegamanXfan21xx]

You're clearly lying about seeing the movie. Everyone knows the sex scene was between Bowser and Kamek in drag.

[@thesultrystrangerdanger6824]

I've never seen a tasteful rapist before him but

[@trufoosxd]

There was scene after the post credits scene, where Bowser was locked up in the cage and Mario and Peach were "doing" it in front of him just to add that small grain of salt into the in injury. Truly, a wonder spectacle of animation that lasted over 40 mins in the theater, or was that just my theater?

[@babypuppykitty]

as a baby, I want everyone to know that Adam can say baby as much as he wants and is using it correctly. All time b-word pass for the horseman

[@TheJiminatorHS]

Hard y

[@babypuppykitty]

@@abrahamicreligionsbowbefor3585 i thought his fursona was a horse?

[@thegrandwizard1700]

Bojack Horseman

[@amysel]

B*by

[@GothMusicLatinAmerica]

The b-slur (baby)

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

“Woke critics SEETHE over Mario Movie success!” “Hollywood HATES Mario Movie”

[@vlt21]

can't believe they made bowser's minion the TheLonelyGoomy mascot

[@chazzergamer]

They say this despite Peach being written as more competent and more action orientated. Capable female characters are absolutely not woke my guys.

[@schnek8927]

@@chazzergamer Established female characters being retconned to adhere to woke standards are absolutely woke my guy. And what do you mean "despite"...? It's "because". That's not her character, and she didn't even play the role that's her whole reason for existing. She had one job; Get rescued. The woke writers couldn't even do that one thing... I'm with Adam on this one, it's just a mindless movie for children. I really don't get this "NOTHING WOKE IS WOKE SHUT UP" mentality...

[@Sethpelepchuk]

​@@chazzergamer I still think it would have made more sense for Peach to stay in the Muchroom Kingdom to defend it instead of abounding it and leaving it vulnerable. Why do female characters need to be perfect at everything for them to not be 3 dimensional? Female characters aren't allowed to be believable and relatable anymore

[@Miriam_J_]

​​@@schnek8927 You think about this way more than "woke" people do, I promise. No one cares that Peach is a girl boss, your kids aren't going to have their mind warped or whatever it is you people think happens when a child sees a confident woman. There is a lot wrong with this movie, Peaches characterization is far from the top.

[@Robbity]

People be like “the games have a barebones plot too” and it’s like yeah. But you could PLAY the games. You don’t need a serious plot because it’s fun. You go to a movie to experience something. Not see a reference.

[@Fungo4]

And we know for a fact they'll give Mario a deep story if it's important. Imagine if they released a Mario RPG like this and people tried to justify it like that. Sticker Star was still leagues better than this and, oh yeah, everyone hated it!

[@thunderpantz]

The games are sex the movie is just pornography.

[@JeremyGlenesk]

Exactly. Plot is a part of a video game, but it's the entire thing for a film. You can absolutely play video games that have literally zero plot, but you certainly can't do that for a film, because plot is all the film has.

[@centripetal6157]

By definition changing the plot of a silly video game, where you run around jumping on turtles is ACTUALLY ruining the source material so that argument makes no sense. Changing the plot and characters of super Mario bros is how you end up with Mario Bros 1984 movie. Thankfully sticking to the silly and crazy plot of the games - being faithful to the source material is what led to the movie making 1 Billion+ dollars and become successful

[@robertyeah2259]

​@@centripetal61571993 Mario did not ruin the source material because it doesn't even resemble it.

[@baitboy3191]

YMS just described every Nintendo fan despite how shit Nintendo treats said fans

[@Haveldorf]

As a lifelong Nintendo game fan; It's like being served the best meal of your life that reminds you of your lost childhood joy... but from a fucking rat.

[@Notsram77]

haha right? THAT BRAND BAD!

[@PeterGriffin11]

Unfortunately your not completely wrong I’ve seen some Nintendo fans act like rabid dogs when you say anything even remotely negative about certain games mainly Smash Ultimate & Breath Of The Wild. I still remember all the arguing that ensued with the Smash DLC characters. Then the on the other hand you have people getting mad whenever anyone says they like Pokémon Sword & Shield or even the latest games Scarlet & Violet. I’m like just let people have their own opinions without getting angry about it.

[@tsartomato]

and never made anything good imagine they were robbed by hardware pirates and then had to license brick and mortar stores from hardware pirates that robbed them

[@nezuko0429]

@@PeterGriffin11 I agree with you, but at the same time everyone who plays ultimate hates the game, trust me LOL.

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

Speaking of AI, I think the reason so many people don't care if art is AI generated is because there is an avalanche of stuff like this. Things created by humans but completely based off on calculation and data analysis to generate the most amount of profit. A good Mario movie for me would've been closer to Lego movie or Adventure time. Two brothers in a weird world going on a weird adventure but the emotional core would be genuine.

[@UnicornStorm]

And there are so many that don't seem to care about art at all.... maybe sometimes about aesthetics, or beauty or enjoyment, but not artistic effort or integrity. Also, lamenting about art based off calculations and data analysis and then mentioning the Lego movie? come on.

[@scarletsletter4466]

Did you see the Mario movie? Bc it does exactly what you describe, but you’re just implying the emotional core wasn’t genuine ? I liked the movie & the boys I babysit loved it. Idk how much more emotions would’ve fit in this sort of silly adventure romp❤

[@DeepEye1994]

@@scarletsletter4466 bruh, Mario and Luigi are barely together for most of the film.

[@-lord1754]

I havent encountered a single person whod be ok with AI scripts not sure why people keep saying this

[@fonkedonke]

Not to mention that companies use AI to suck in viewers for profit. It's well known that software developers for many websites won't let their kids on them cause they understand how people get so sucked in to the point we aren't doing something online but living online. And that online creators a lot of the time literally only live for the algorithm. MrBeast thrives off of big number, constant cutting and bright colours (I don't even mean that as a criticism he literally says that himself). It's fine if you like his videos or a movie which doesn't require you to think much and is made just to switch off and have fun, that's okay. But people also need to remember to expand their palette, not just going for whatever is being favoured by the algorithm or whatever your favourite brand makes and be fine with criticism. Seriously, for anyone who can't take criticism because you think critics just can't have fun with a children's movie just think "if what they addressed was applied to the movie, would it make it worse or better?"

[@CocomelonForMen]

There was something mildly unsettling about the moment when the overall conversation around the Mario movie went from rightfully making fun of Illumination(?) for inexplicably casting Chris Pratt to unironically gooning and baiting over how the movie wasn't markedly worse than the schlock that studios typically pass off as kids' movies. Brand loyalty really is one hell of a drug.

[@TheSupaman98]

The Mario movie wasn’t the greatest piece of art ever made but it was more entertaining than most other family movies.

[@CocomelonForMen]

@@TheSupaman98 Legitimate question: do you watch other family movies?

[@TheSupaman98]

@@CocomelonForMen I occasionally watch other family movies, and I prefer the Mario/Sonic movies to most of them. Not gonna lie, then having characters I like make them more appealing, but they are also generally more entertaining than most other family movies. The only one that was better was the recent Puss in Boots movie, that was absolutely excellent. I can understand not liking the Mario movie, but I refuse to believe that anyone is THIS offended over it just because the plot could be improved.

[@-lord1754]

What the hell is gooning

[@jorami4838]

​@@TheSupaman98 "I only enjoy movies that have characters a recognize"

[@PeeperSnail]

Honestly my biggest beef with this movie's defense squad (despite liking the movie myself and having a really good time watching it) is the sheer hypocrisy of it. All throughout the 2010's people have given shit to every single Illumination movie for being box office hits despite being so mediocre, but now the exact same thing happens to the SUPER MARIO movie and suddenly it's the greatest fucking thing, clear dethronement of Disney and Pixar! /s

[@NicholasRSims]

In fairness Disney hasn't been doing well.lately and this illumination film tried while others except Despicable Me didnt

[@PeeperSnail]

@@NicholasRSims And? There’s always periods of time where animated studios have mostly mediocre/bad movies. It happened to Disney in the 2000’s, it happened to DreamWorks in the 2010’s, it’ll keep happening. This recent trend of giving DAS and Pixar shit because “umigod they fell from grace dethroned” is so fucking stupid, you all sound like zoomers that don’t remember the 2000’s.

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

@@NicholasRSims Yes, Illumination tried to make this film as respectful to the source material as possible, and it worked. Does that mean that it stands out as its own film to most people who are not fans of the Mario franchise? No. If I were given a choice of what film to watch: “Encanto”, “Raya And The Last Dragon” or the Mario movie, I would pick “Encanto” definitely over those two films, in my opinion (not because the film is made by Disney, but because I think that film has better quality than the other two films). Just because Illumination made one film that has resonated with a lot of people doesn’t mean that the studio has surpassed Disney in quality. If anything, I think modern Disney and Illumination’s track record are one in the same: they both make hit-or-miss films.

[@NicholasRSims]

@@BirdsandGhibliFan what about the fact that Illumination and DreamWorks made films with a clear cut vilain, Bowser , Jack Horner and the Guinea Pig rather than use the no villain but family trama thingvDisney has been doing too much lately

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

@@NicholasRSims I liked the two latest films from DreamWorks as well. I also would like Disney to have villains (not twist villains) again in their films, too. But, a film, animated or otherwise, doesn’t need to have villains in order to be a good film. Lots of Ghibli films have antagonists but not true villains, or even no villains at all (with the exception of one film). But, I think most of their films are great, antagonist/villain or no, and I find their films to be way more superior to most of modern Disney or Illumination’s movies, including the Mario movie. Also, how do you mention “Puss In Boots: The Last Wish” without including the Big Bad Wolf/Death? LOL Just joking; I think Jack Horner’s a good villain, but I liked The Big Bad Wolf/Death more.

[@JohnClausen]

I know this type of content probably doesn’t make Adam feel good, but this is peak YMS IMO

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

This is the type of content this channel was made for imo

[@ballsgray]

normalize 'sick of your shit' culture

[@k-leb4671]

Mm, I don't know, I like when Adum rants and is being really cynical, but it just felt a bit gratuitous and off-topic here. I want to hear him pissed off at the movie, not the loyal fans which I never really saw any of myself anyway. Plus the tone of his voice was a bit monotonous.

[@NenyaHigurashi]

To be fair I took my little brother at the movie and we had a blast. But I do admit that a solid 70% was me loving how happy he was.

[@maxinator317]

That's a pretty awesome experience. Cherish those memories.

[@BigNastyB16]

And there's nothing wrong with that, my sister took me to it for my birthday, we had a really good time. But that doesn't make it a good movie, and I can recognize that. Not that I'm saying you're making that argument btw, I'm just trying to contextualize my sentiment with the review.

[@Kevo6492]

@@BigNastyB16It’s one thing to enjoy a movie with your personal experience and move on. It’s another thing to consistently yell and others for not enjoying it or try to make it some sort of basis of a cultural war battleground because critics actually expect a movie instead of just references with the most bare of characterization and plot.

[@NenyaHigurashi]

@@maxinator317 I will! :D He's very precious to me since I'm 20 years older, I have my life and we don't get to spend much time together. But he saw the movie, went 'can we go?' and I just took a free day just for him and I'd do it again anytime.

[@MrCharleeeeeeee]

Same....but with my 3 year old daughter. It was also her first time at the movies

[@mezner13]

God the "you must hate fun"' is such a infuriating argument, because it's always used for movies like this. It's not that maybe someone doesn't find a lack of good plot, well written characters or something that engages your brain particularly fun. No, they must just HATE having fun.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

"Bruh, I can tell you didn't ever consume product, bruh 💀" It's the Reddit mentality of toxic positivity. It's disturbingly similar to that game We Happy Few. No one is allowed to be negative

[@D_an_]

I'm getting so sick of the consoomer mindset of having to enjoy every installment of a franchise no matter what. Then if they see any criticism, they have the urge to fight tooth and nail to defend a company that doesn't know (or care) that they even exist.

[@davidlisteresq]

The simple response is "I love fun, but this aint it"

[@Miriam_J_]

​@@Chud_Bud_Supreme Nah, it's just old fashion bullying. They bully people who don't like the movie they like, it's not complicated. Obviously it's childish and they shouldn't do it, but most people doing this are probably... children. Idk, I get the frustration at their responses, but they are just children at the end of the day. And children have always been the type to bully someone for not liking something that's popular. Nothing reddit exclusive going on here or anything dystopian like that.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

@@Miriam_J_ We already are living in a dystopia. We just don't realize it because we're accustomed to it

[@savageboredom]

I really feel like the world has been gaslighting me about Jack Black's Bowser ever since the first trailer dropped. In the same breath that everyone eviscerated Chris Pratt for barely doing a voice, Jack Black is literally doing the same thing. And I say this as someone who loves Jack Black. But I want a performance of the character, not an impression of himself. That fucking Peaches song. Replace the titular word with "bitches" and you have a mediocre Tenacious D song. It's so much nothing but people ate it the fuck up. I'm going crazy over here.

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

When Bowser kept singing “peaches” over and over that one time, all I could hear was Po’s voice singing. It was kinda distracting and off-putting.

[@ElFreakinCid]

Fun fact: "Peaches" wasn't even supposed to be in the movie. Jack Black recorded it for fun. When he shared it with the producers as a joke, they decided to shove it into the movie. And they had to pitch-shift and slightly autotune his voice to make it sound like his Bowser voice and make it cleaner-sounding, because he used his own voice and wasn't as careful about hitting good notes as usual.

[@DaniloSantosVieira]

i hated every actor in this

[@Stew91]

You have it wrong. While people did not like Pratt and they did overreact, their main argument was why did they not hire Charles Martient, over a celebrity who often just sounds like himself. When I hear Bowser, I dont hear, "Jack Black being Jack Black".

[@coffee115]

​@@Stew91the saddest part is that he COULD NOT HAVE A MAIN ROLE. that's how Hollywood works.

[@CriticalNobody]

I didn’t think a Mario Bros movie review could be an 11 minute roast session, but god damn I am here for it

[@kaneqost]

​@@ArcherSlamBAM And it's one of the best videos, because this movie has barely anything to talk about and the stans are insane

[@YMSHighlights]

@@ArcherSlamBAM It is pretty much impossible to approach this movie without bringing up the toxic shitstorm around the people who think it's unacceptable to dislike it. Saying this is his worst review because he disected the conversation around it is incredibly petty.

[@user-zm7zl9lc6j]

​@@YMSHighlights i personally enjoyed the movie watched it with some friends and it was definitely fun since they played a lot of nostalgic music (the mario rap from the 90s show for example) but I can't stand the amount of people acting like this movie is some masterpiece, I feel like if someone didn't know anything about mario then it would just be a painfully average kids movie

[@Yuti640]

@@ArcherSlamBAM cause that’s all there is to talk about, it’s a substanceless movie with the only real talking points being “look at the funny reference!”

[@bvdf84]

I mean the movie consists of mario characters with stylized designs just moving while famous people talk over it

[@aegis12314]

I MUST PROTECT MY BRAND!

[@goofy3517]

Pov: you found the guy who just wanted to comment early

[@mickygurll]

My braaannd

[@aegis12314]

@Goofy having watched the whole video I loved it. One of my favourite videos from adum in a while

[@thefrey9588]

@@goofy3517 learn what POV means

[@goofy3517]

@@thefrey9588 .... It's from my view 🤨

[@seangiglio]

I personally think it’s totally fine to enjoy any bad or mediocre movie as long as you acknowledge that it has flaws and don’t pretend that it’s better than what it actually is

[@waverazor]

i think thats the point hes trying to make in the video

[@nominevacans8173]

exactly. like Red Sonya is F-tier garbage. It's still one of my favourite movies.

[@vrabo3026]

Better yet, don't try to convince people they have to enjoy what you enjoy... or feel threatened when they don't enjoy what you enjoy. The older I get, the more dumbfounded I am that people of all ages cannot grasp what I think is a very basic concept.

[@johnsneaker4356]

You’re not necessarily obligated to be aware of any kind of flaws. You can enjoy everything about a certain movie for yourself without feeling the need to validate others opinions just because a certain movie is well known for being bad hey if you think that the angry birds movie is a masterpiece then there’s nothing wrong with having that opinion, myself and hopefully everyone else will respect your opinion and you can respect ours back.

[@XanderVJ]

I used to think that... Until I realised it's just BS. You can't like something and simultaneously think "it's objectively bad". Not without some massive cognitive dissonance. However, if we are in an environment where most people around us disagree with us and we express our opinion, we risk those people to think less of us. And that's what the "I like it, but I know it's bad" is actually for. It's not an actual take. It's just a defense mechanism in order to minimize any potential loss of social status. I think the attitude of "agreeing to disagree" is a much healthier position... But we all know that's not an option in social media unless it's in a closed environment.

[@nspade9252]

I'm glad *somebody* said something about the peaches song. I felt like I was being gaslit by the universe with people talking about how amazing it was

[@blackcatdreams2011]

i dont really care about the movie, but i'm pretty sure people just see it as a fun novelty song.

[@TheZigzagman]

Yeah. It's like Tenacious D for babies. Makes perfect sense that it has mainstream appeal.

[@TheReZisTLust]

I first saw the shit on TikTok and hated it but was glad it was way less focused and blew by fast. It didn't sound well tbh

[@weychill1279]

I had way bigger expectations

[@DaniloSantosVieira]

We are all Gaslit by society 😂

[@thespiceman9367]

You really make a good point on how it's depressing that billion dollar mass media companies have pretty much controlled our childhood through advertising, media exposure and brand recognition. I really hope future generations can be more careful with this and be more considerate of what their children consume.

[@TheOddMindofSamBo]

It’s already kinda looking bleak in that regard lol

[@draphking]

There is almost no way to predict or control that as a parent unless you completely isolate your child from all media. Let your children be children and watch cartoons or play games.

[@Miriam_J_]

​​@@basedbarackobama A parody Obama account making fun of someone else's internet presence? Now I've seen it all! Also, my guy you're watching an adult furry review a kids movie and are angry in the comments about something unrelated. I don't think anyone here is normal or sane lmao

[@TYR1139]

@@Miriam_J_ It's completely irrelevant what Adam kinks are regarding his movie reviews

[@CreationSGame01]

Your optimism is too high.

[@northernpuffer9222]

The internet has trained people to have panic attacks when someone else doesn't like what they like

[@krazyfrog]

yet this movie did not have a realistic depiction of a character having a panic attack makes you think

[@UltimateNut]

NO YOU CANT LIKE MARIO!!?!? ITS A DUMB KIDS MOVIE 😡😡😡😭😱😩🤓

[@kingfart]

PUSS IN BOOTS REFERENCE ‼️‼️‼️

[@ramblincapuchin9075]

​@@krazyfrogwot

[@UltimateNut]

@@ramblincapuchin9075 there was a scene in puss and boots 2 where puss gets a heart attack and when velma came out they did a heart attack aswell but was poorly done. Then a Twitter user made a comment saying the puss in boots depiction of a heart attack is better than velma so then people made memes of it

[@ScreamingmadJoe]

Y’know I don’t why…but I think Adam isn’t too happy about the response from Mario fans, just a hunch

[@hapahapahappy]

Some dude actually walked up to me at work and told me I had to see the new Mario Bros movie. I told him that I wasn't really excited to see it and that it didn't really look that good to me. He then proceeded to tell me that I was wrong and I should be excited because it is the best film he's seen in years and that people who don't like it just don't like fun. At that point he just went on and on about how great the movie was and why I need to see it for like 15 minutes. It was so weird.

[@bingobongo321]

I don't know who needs counselling more, you for having to endure that or the guy for being that way. Either way, sorry to hear that bud

[@acmartialarts2227]

Bullshit

[@shakezula3316]

this is a grown man? I’m curious can you tell us what he looks like?

[@darthgollumojg]

I think would have been funnier if you gave it a 6/10 after all that.

[@thecinematicmind]

Or a 1UP/10

[@zacharryscott]

but it's not a 6/10 movie lmao he's still an honest movie reviewer

[@NikoJr.]

@@zacharryscott whoosh

[@pizza134]

@@zacharryscott it's obviously a 10/10

[@tiagoalest6425]

Adam is a baby, he gets mad when people dislikes his reviews. 2/10 is just a display of his childish and dishonest behavior.

[@tylercolby3118]

The fact that this movie came out not long after "Puss In Boots The Last Wish" which is a vastly superior animated film in every way is all the confirmation anyone should need to know that the "Its great" reviews have a lot more to do with brand loyalty than anything that is actually in the film.

[@chickenboi6919]

Nah. Mario had better visuals.

[@madookamagooka743]

​@@chickenboi6919 fuck not did not

[@Fungo4]

@@chickenboi6919 But honestly, did anyone actually look at the ANIMATION?

[@chickenboi6919]

@@Fungo4 yes

[@andreyu5640]

​@@chickenboi6919 you're a lunatic

[@warmasterant]

In animation school one of the best critiques I ever received was that one of my submissions was "over-animated". Really made me think about the choices being made in key poses, communication, clarity etc.

[@warmasterant]

@@Mister_Don888 it can muddle the message/emotion the acting is trying to convey. It's like using multiple long confusing words when one will do. Sometimes less is more

[@BurgMusic]

@@Mister_Don888 It would be the equivalent of telling an actor he's over-acting. Such actions can take away from the mood/style of the moment.

[@RPanda3S]

@Red Metal For the record, about how old are you?

[@RPanda3S]

@@Mister_Don888 I'm curious what age range is learning what over-animated means. I'm not trying to offend you, just curious. Whether you are under or over 18 is interesting.

[@caucasoidape8838]

I can't wait to bomb some dodongos!

[@No_Life_Alex]

people really be saying "mario has never had a plot so why should the movie have a plot?" like yeah and this lego brick doesn't have a plot but they still made a good movie about it.

[@dalgusmaximus4557]

There's literally a game called Mario story in Japan that was released in America by the name Paper Mario. This movie is like a terrible abridged version of that game's story.

[@realsanmer]

After Puss in Boots 2, the argument of "it's just a kids movie" is dead to me.

[@davii2663]

It should have died back in the 80's (anime) or 90's (disney renascence) but the world is just slow

[@sokaize]

It has always been. I cannot stand 'its just a kids movie' being an excuse anymore, now that the internet has praised a film for NOT doing that and being lazy (Puss in Boots 2), I thought we'd be smarter. But noooo.

[@alexgomez6723]

I don’t really consider Last Wish a kids movie, seems more of a film for preteens and teenagers without being marketed as one.

[@roydekock656]

It’s never been alive

[@sokaize]

@@alexgomez6723 I do not think so. Exposing children to realistic elements early on is better than bursting their bubbles when they're ten and wondering why grandpa won't be waking up anytime soon. This is more so based on personal experience.

[@diromiz]

You really know how to put this into words. It's like that one ProzD video: "I hate that thing." "You hate that thing??? But... I like that thing... *sobbing* I LIKE THAT THING!!! *typing* EXCUSE ME, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO /EXIST/ THAT LIKE THAT THING!!! *heavy breathing* I like that thing..." "But I do like this thing." "...I don't like that thing. Wh- that thing fcking sucks! I HATE THAT THING AAAAAAGHH!!!"

[@javanese-engineer]

lmao, what's the title of the said video?

[@TheMikirog]

@@javanese-engineer "opinions on the internet"

[@robertrivera5569]

The human experience lol

[@jam9484]

on opening night after the illumination logo with the minion in the kart rolled, some toddler in the row in front of me stood up and *screamed,* "HAHAHA! THAT WAS FUNNY!" and that pretty much set the tone for the rest of the experience.

[@SirArthurTheGreat]

He’s a comedic genius

[@mediakira6621]

Aww..great to see where James Gunn gets his inspiration for how he writes Drax XD

[@Ninja_4561]

🍌

[@islandboy9381]

And then the manchild behind him stood up to soy over the kart having a Mario logo on it right?

[@cargoshipgaming]

@@mediakira6621 Snyder fan

[@chrise8275]

I thought the movie was fine. My problem with it is that it’s very safe and predictable. It’s not the best or worst thing ever. But man, people on Twitter are super fucking petty.

[@mephilisthedarkelijahramat182]

Id argue Adam is too being as exactly annoying as the peoples he complaining about if your whole review that's 11 minutes ironically enough is talking about the people who are toxic and like the film then wow your just as bad I feel like the movie is fine I went in not expecting Mario RPG level writing and it seems like a good time still especially for people who actually like Mario who fucking cares if it doesn't have a story if you hate it fine if you don't fine you were expecting a interesting story from illumination eleven with a Mario movie gets your head together like I'm not defending the toxic people because yeah this films nothing to write home about but acting like everyone who likes the film is like that is genuinely annoying

[@shadou1234567]

Same. Mid movie. I really liked the ost tho (except the obvious)

[@islandboy9381]

Seeing manchildren mald and seethe over completely reasonable opinions on the movie like yours and middling critic scores that represent the same opinion as yours has been my favorite pastime on the internet for the last week

[@AdissapointedSonic]

i mean it is mario what do you expect

[@chrise8275]

@@shadou1234567 explain.

[@pandaraph]

"Nothing artistic matters when your watching art! IT SAYS NINTENDO ON IT!!!!" This encapsulates the entire situation so well

[@bloodbane93]

Reminds me of the Breath of the Wild came out. People were frothing at the mouth when anyone DARED to give that game less than a 10/10 when it's barely a Zelda game at all.

[@Aspi3Gam3r]

@@bloodbane93 "when it's barely a Zelda game at all" Then I guess the original NES Zelda that Breath of the Wild was deliberately modeled after is "barely a Zelda game at all" according to you.

[@bloodbane93]

@@Aspi3Gam3r There's no dungeons, you don't collect key items, Ganon looks nothing like himself until the last 5 minutes, hell there's barely even any music in the game. Remove the master sword and it could have easily been a new IP.

[@Aspi3Gam3r]

@@bloodbane93 Uh huh...Dark Souls is THAT way buddy.

[@zjzr08]

​@@Aspi3Gam3r Which ISN'T Zelda, hehe...I think it's an excellent game, but I get gripes that it felt too different from the recent Zeldas that preceeded it (the caveats of putting it on the main series I guess expecting certain things to be there understandably).

[@itsHavvik]

If this didn’t features characters people liked ahead of time, then more people would treat it the same way they do every other illumination film.

[@MyLAEx]

110% what I thought about Bowser's "Peaches" song. It felt like he demanded it in his contract "I'll only sign on if you give me a song" and-or the script just said, "Bowser will sing a song about peach (jack black: just improvise one)."

[@Duskool]

Weird comparison but the Peaches song felt like a parallel to the wedding scene in Sonic 2

[@sokaize]

​@@Duskool Yeah...but Sonic 2 is actually good, far better than this garbage that everyone keeps insisting is flawless.

[@Duskool]

@@sokaize Oh, i'm not saying the movie's flawless, just saying it's something similar that i noticed.

[@islandboy9381]

​@@sokaizeehh I wouldn't go so far as to say much better but it alteast tried to have some semblance of story and characterization, movie Robotnik bodies movie Bowser tho fr

[@brainthebrian3690]

I think the only reason people liked it so much is they were just ready to like it, either because Jack Black, or the conditioning over the years to like the *viral meme moment* in these films. Theirs no way fully developed brain would let someone actually like this much what was barely a song and not at all a fresh joke.

[@lilpenn7516]

The main thing that gets me upset about Mario movie discourse is that ever since Puss in boots 2 came out (It was happening before then but amplified after) I've seen people non stop shitting on Pixar and Disney movies for being to boring/basic, yet when it comes to the Mario movie that same criticism doesn't apply because "it's Mario" despite that criticism being way more valid then for almost any resent animated Pixar/Disney movie.

[@thunderpantz]

Pixar's B-tier movies are still better than much of Illumination's filmography.

[@squeaks5677]

A few months ago people were shitting on Strange World for being boring and having no plot. This movie does the same thing but OH MY GOD IT BOWSER

[@alonsoarana5307]

They also overlap with a highly conservative side of the fandom that is now lauding this as an "anti-woke" movie, which that just proves the point that it's so mind-numbing it appeals to people with no worth

[@lilpenn7516]

@@alonsoarana5307 What makes it even weirder is that before the movie came out that same crowed called it woke because Peach was a "girl boss" but because critics didn't like it it's anti-woke somehow.

[@alonsoarana5307]

@@lilpenn7516 yep, they changed their tune right away

[@briannakata]

“ITS A BABY MOVIE!!! IMMA BABY!!!” This line killed me with how you delivered it especially hahahah

[@theangryfinger5795]

"This is a kids movie for kids" "but everyone in this theater is at least 30" ah meat canyon. Nailed it as per usual.

[@mikerhoa]

He also made a diaper reference. Hmmm...

[@courtneyfoster7492]

Went with my 6 year old and his BFF. As a 6 year old it was great. As a 34 year old it was....not something I'll see again without my kid 😂

[@freddykruger1086]

It wasnt too bad for a movie to watch with the kiddo. He clearly dont talk from a parent perspective haha. Theres way worst kids content out there and way more twisted in their morals and political brainwashing. This was a light, nicely animated for most parts little movie with a simple straighforward cliche story. Not something great by any means but more tolerable than most of what disneys got out in the last few years or the netflix kids show or anything that can be found on youtube kids entertainment wise to supply the lil demons with :p what im saying is that maybe deserve a good 6. Dont know why he went that hard on this one lol. Maybe he didnt liked the fact there was no non binary fairies or horses he could identify with x)

[@lucypeyton5860]

@@freddykruger1086 None of that made it a good movie. Being the lesser evil for movies/televisions doesn't suddenly validate it as good.

[@ShadeMeadows]

The sheer amount of lone adults that I saw goin' see the movie tells me it's for every age

[@hoenn8781]

​@@freddykruger1086 or maybe illumination has terrible story/script writers and no one should defend the boring cash grab movies they make

[@UnicornStorm]

@@ShadeMeadows doesn't this tell you more about the movies marketing... or how easily manipulated 30 somethings today are? @thread: anyone remember good kid's movies from 20/30/40/50 years ago? "It's made for kids" shouldn't be an excuse but a mark of quality

[@JustinBA007]

And no one has even mentioned what I think is the worst part of the movie: Why the FUCK did Mario INTENTIONALLY lead the bullet bill through the warp pipe to Brooklyn? He KNOWS that's where that pipe leads, he came out of it. So he's being chased by a giant missile powerful enough to blow up the Mushroom Kingdom, sees the pipe and thinks, "Hey, I should lead this giant explosive through the pipe that leads to my hometown where my family lives!" What was his plan?

[@ordovicianscourge9520]

haphazard writing, or mario wasn't thinking straight or didn't think leading it would indirectly blow up the city if he continue leading it upward after ir came out from the pipe -> city and continue leading into the sky to blow it up

[@GBA-049]

To be fair, no one would expect to have their own universe sucked into a different one by a bomb. Mario just wanted to protect the Mushroom Kingdom from the banzai bill's explosion and he thought that luring it into the warp zone would do the trick. Well it did, except... yeah. It was all simply an unexpected turn of events. Pretty easy to understand

[@JustinBA007]

@@GBA-049 but the question is, what did he expect? I would have expected the bomb to go all the way through to Brooklyn, then blow up in the city. Why was he so sure that wouldn't happen? In fact, it blowing up halfway through was the best case scenario, and even still it put Brooklyn in danger. And I have a really hard time believing he knew that's what was gonna happen. What scenario was Mario picturing in his mind that didn't endanger Brooklyn? He knows that's where the warp pipe leads.

[@GBA-049]

@@JustinBA007 Because the banzai bill already had its sights set to Mario when he provoked it, therefore it was about to explode moments before it got tricked into entering the warp zone. And from that point, it wouldn't have enough time to fly straight to Brooklyn because Mario knew it was going to go off mere moments anyway.

[@GBA-049]

@@JustinBA007 And Mario didn't have any time to think because, well, he was being chased by an angry sentient bomb for crying out loud. It was a "in the heat of the moment" type of situation. A dire one at that. Hope that makes sense.

[@Goobious_Maximus]

Miyamoto hates stories so much, he successfully made a movie without one!

[@TheSupaman98]

It has a story, but it is paper thin.

[@thelostmessenger]

@@TheSupaman98 yeap

[@TheSupaman98]

@@thelostmessenger I still enjoyed the movie though. Hope the next one has a more thought out story.

[@TheSupaman98]

@Lost Media 4U The thing is, I would build up to that stuff, instead of just putting it all into the first film. Keep the first movie simple, then continue to build up stakes with subsequent movies.

[@INFILTR8US]

@@TheSupaman98 Don't think, just consume product and get excited for next product.

[@TechnicalGamingChannel]

If Bluey has taught me anything it's that if the people writing kids stuff actually care, they can tell emotionally complex and compelling stories with unique plots and well rounded characters, while appealing to people of all ages and remaining appropriate for young kids. Everyone kids show and movie should aspire to be as good as Bluey.

[@superdooper50]

So true! I was forced to watch that show because kids, but God damn the writing is so good!

[@EmmyDereest]

​@@superdooper50it's also such a great blueprint for how to be a good parent. If everybody had parents half as good as the Heelers there'd be a lot less messed up adults

[@TechnicalGamingChannel]

@@superdooper50 my wife and I genuinely enjoy watching it with our kid. We’ve seen every episode multiple times and still notice new story beats and stuff all the time that add to the richness of the show. It’s incredible

[@PsychoCrusher46]

Watch with my baby brother (because my parents pressure me) and it is a good show. I just need a break and a midori cause it is on the tv every week. But the show just had a lot of heart and thought in it overall so I can't be that mad.

[@DreamTravelerZenddrex]

Bluey is a huge achievement for little kids’ shows. The writing is excellent while still being simplistic, and it can entertain without being even slightly annoying to any other age group who happens to be within eye or earshot.

[@karagallagher6026]

What I love about this review is that you hit the nail on the head about Bowser’s song being out of place. It WAS a blooper take. It was never intended to be in the movie. Jack Black sent it to the producers as a JOKE but they decided to just put it into the movie. I was laughing so hard during this point in the movie but not because of the song- because I couldn’t BELIEVE they put something so shit and out of place. Felt like a slap in the face.

[@thankyoujodi]

Hated that shit. Went out for a smoke break.

[@SquidwardSmellsGOOD734]

Dude, I hate that Peaches song so much. I especially hate how popular it got.

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

@@SquidwardSmellsGOOD734 I work as a Teacher’s Assistant for a pre-K class, and during quiet/nap time, there was a kid that kept singing this song and humming the melody. I couldn’t tell you how much I wanted him to just shut up and go to sleep. LOL 😂

[@Thelivinglegend78]

The movie literally jumps to from Peach: "I hate bowser aaaaaaa" to Bowser: "Peach you're so cool I love you" I thought it was gonna be in the mid point of the movie and there's gonna be some buildup to the song, and then the movie just pisses in your face and gives it to you in what seemed like the first 20 minutes

[@toonboy2041]

Even as a Mario fan, when I saw the promotional material for this movie, I thought it looked middling and uninteresting

[@connie_a]

Fucking finally I thought I was the only Mario fan in existence who had enough self-respect not to go see this dogshit lookin movie.

[@Bethy114]

I appreciate calm and measured tone of this video.

[@NerdilyDone]

Gonna be real, this is a rant I want to go nearly every day. It's not just with Mario, people are unhinged for their favorite franchises. I go out of my way to not be the same. It's okay to criticize all media, even if it's stuff I like, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

[@edelleaa]

it's silly because people do the opposite too... when there's a franchise they hate they attack anyone who dares to have a positive experience with it. it's just ridiculous..

[@YenPeregrine]

Yeah. I hear people don't like a movie and I wonder what they missed, and try to share my experience. In the past sometimes people would eventually rewatch something and say 'Yeah, I totally get what you were saying', and the same for me. I could see something I didn't like, and take away something from it on the rewatch. Now, it's like no one's talking, it's more like they're trying to indoctrinate you and force you into their cult, or they act like kids when you say something mean about their mom. Almost like they identify with a brand like it's family, or their tribe

[@u_u2xx]

get ready for wonka and barbie then ☺️

[@mallios13]

Any big name brand that people grew up with is going to have this. It's why Hollywood only wants to touch on brands that have existed for at least 20 years. If it's new, people will look at it with honest eyes, mostly. If it's old enough to have a legacy and built-in audience, it'll have sycophants eager to simp for it.

[@Model_BT-7274]

Sounds like the starfield fanbase. I saw someone legitimately say that it's fine that the game's frame rate is so bad because the only reason people would want over 30 fps is if they were playing a competitive game

[@TikiShades]

"Nobody should expect plot" well damn that's a solid chunk of what makes a movie.

[@kbreezy1581]

It's crazy how people are okay with their movies being 1h30m long toy commercials.

[@alexgomez6723]

Seems like cinema has now become a statement for whatever talking point needs to be made rather than than artistic expression.

[@trufoosxd]

If there's no plot, there is no story, and if there's no story, there is no movie, and if there's no movie then what the hell do we have...... Nothing.😶

[@Jdudec367]

@@trufoosxd it is still a movie even with a bad plot

[@trufoosxd]

@@Jdudec367 yeah.

[@silentfilmss]

I love when I meet someone who either hated a movie I liked, or vice versa, and we can calmly explain why we feel the way we do about the movie, and then we're both like "oh cool, I hadn't thought of that or noticed that, you've given me an interesting perspective I hadn't considered", and then we both walk away. Unfortunately, it never happens.

[@donfrancisco1002]

just a normal calm discussion of a film to connected each other in a good way and to aprecciate films in million ways, they just don't want it to happened or they have the worst impression of the idea, because they are so insecure for that discussion taking place.

[@ziggle5000]

​@@donfrancisco1002 all your comments are incomprehensible.

[@donfrancisco1002]

@@ziggle5000 sorry dude i speak in other terms i come from way far.

[@casbyness]

I thought people lost that ability back when Ghostbusters 2016 was released. I remember stealing RedLetterMedia's line and joking to a friend: "Well, it was better than the first Pixels!" They made a really good attempt of staring at me as if I had just quoted a passage from Mein Kampf, then refused to discuss the film with me any further. I miss rational discussion. :/

[@CrazyIsrael]

Then how do you know you love it? 🤔

[@nerdstorma8427]

What frustrated me the most about this film is it's virtually no different than any other generic illumination movie with bad jokes and generic pop songs. It just has a Mario skin over it. Yet people act like it's any different.

[@UzuSoap]

EXACTLY THIS, IT WAS MINIONS WITH MARIO SKIN, all it was missing was mario and loogi laughing at fart jokes or undress and show them wearing a thong or something

[@Cecona]

Yea I definitely felt this when I saw it. I wish it was more about Mario and Luigi rather than Mario trying to save Luigi

[@thisistheendpt2]

Get over it ten get over yourself. You paid to see it... They got your money and you're angry. Get professional help them move on unlinke this clown and his gaming channel.

[@Sockren]

im surprised people didnt know this. most nintendo fans (that dont hack their consoles & stuff) would attack super smash bros for adding a bad character rather than actual real life problems they do

[@lollybowser]

THIS.

[@chain12bb]

yes dude finally someone is saying this! i hate when people use the "its just a kids film" argument, because it literally devalues those film's legitimacy as art, which is pretty ironic considering the fact that they're the ones who are trying to defend the movie

[@NicholasRSims]

The movie is still getter than expected especially coming from illumination

[@chain12bb]

@@NicholasRSims i mean its fine but people are actually out here saying that it shouldnt be allowed to be critized because its for kids

[@centripetal6157]

​​​@@chain12bb did you expect a super mario movie to be as complex as inception or be filmed like citizen cane?? This is why movie critics are mostly dumbasses. They expect all movies to be overly complicated, overly intellectual philosophical art... The main character jumps on turtles - what do you expect from the story??😮😮😮

[@bobjones2959]

Yeah as a defense of the product it makes zero sense. Same with the "it's Mario, what were you expecting?" thing. Like bruh, if even you admit that it's not good, what the hell is your problem with other people saying that?

[@Joshua-qs6hj]

It is Predictable , Commercialized Hollypoo Trash. Poor Writing, no story, bigotted crap. 😢 - 2 stars. Babies wont like it either.

[@Nananki]

"..raising our children on TV was entirely experimental." THIS! We're the first humans to be raised like this, so I'm not surprised there have been... Side effects.

[@billybobby4637]

No television. No social media. Return to monke.

[@keeleon]

And we're only now seeing what happens when you raise a generation on even MORE aggressive 24/7 media. And it's not looking great...

[@alexgomez6723]

Silent Generation was Patient 0.

[@kallypsio1421]

Everyone acts like the world didn’t stop to watch an episode of I Love Lucy in the 50’s wtf are we talking about the first humans to be raised like this

[@obscure.reference]

@@kallypsio1421 if you think i love lucy or cheers are on the same level as pokemon then youre fuckin trippin. i love lucy wasn’t a 20 minute ad spot for toys. it was a [good] comedy show. not designed to raise and brainwash children.

[@Petabik]

Part of me is begging you to get off Twitter because it's clearly driving you insane, but another part wants to encourage you to keep at it because this is fucking hilarious

[@troin3925]

I’m the former since after seeing his livestreams, it stopped being funny.

[@stardustsdd]

​@@troin3925What has happened?

[@troin3925]

@@stardustsdd He was being an obnoxious smartass.

[@guypool]

this video was so insanely satisfying to watch after months (since the trailers came out) of having to avoid pissing off my friends by pointing out literally any flaw within this movie whatsoever and watching review after review of people not wanting to go too hard on it bc of how rabid all of the fans were being at the time. genuinely thank you

[@vladvlad11299]

Your friends are probably good friends but they should chill down it's a mario kids movies who cares

[@osososo]

Is this really a thing? I don't talk to my friends about movies anymore, but what is this thing about defending this movie? I'm not American and that's it probably, but I am baffled that this isn't a discussion where one side is a minority (the one defending the movie).

[@brandon17760]

I mean I like the movie a lot, but even watching it I was like this is a 6 at best, but I'm enjoying it because I love the games. It was a fun time. I'm just glad a non-disney movie is making bank this time. Your friends getting pissed you find something wrong with it is dumb, it's okay to recognize a film has flaws, and still enjoy it.

[@Mint_Teal16]

@@brandon17760 i feel the same way, a lot of people don’t realize they can enjoy a movie and also believe it had underwhelming writing. It was animated well, the story had a decent structure. But it’s still subpar, and the characters felt so flat.

[@jordanwhite352]

You sound like Shadow The Hedgehog.

[@karlbatz8303]

5:41 Thank you! The problem is so many people don't actually like MOVIES, they only really like IPs or specific concepts. Anyway, I can't wait for the 4th Spongebob Movie.

[@MajorOctofuss]

THIS is why superhero movies are popular, get your shit together people

[@UltimateNut]

I can’t tell if your excitement for the 4th SpongeBob movie is sarcasm and legitimate.

[@beauwalker9820]

In fairness, just because something is original or a brand new IP doesn't automatically mean it's good either. And alot of people are gushing over the new "Puss In Boots" movie too, and that's part of the Shrek franchise, people forget. So it's not entirely original either, but doesn't make it bad.

[@bauer0788]

“The critics hate it so it must be good!” I honestly hate the reversal that critics have faced lately. Like take what critics say with a grain of salt but to pretend they offer nothing of any value without even looking at what they say, is just plain foolish.

[@cragl3yman343]

Yeah. I used to have thoughts of that and stuff. But like.. in all fairness they were pretty fair on the movie and honestly probably should have been harsher

[@SilentSputnik]

This is often accurate for gaming reviews. There is an insane amount of corruption whereby critics are simply paid off

[@Hammaster]

I think it's perfectly valid to completely disregard the opinions of critics. But if you're going to watch something because critics hate it you're still acting on their opinion.

[@reginaphalange9417]

if most of the recent professional critics didn’t start judging the quality of a movie/series by the presence of woke messages, no matter the quality of the story and characters, maybe people wouldn’t have started doing this…

[@drifter402]

They do have nothing to say of value. Which is doesn't invalidate your first statement

[@dgkway]

I think my thing that sealed the deal for this one was just the fact that Nintendo went with illumination of all studios, one that basically peaked at its conception. Like i get they probably couldn't swing a partnership with Dreamworks or a studio with a more competent writing department or whatever, but it still just pains me that possibly the most iconic character in the history of arcade games gets a mid film thats equivalent to a reference pacifier for an hour and a half, especially given how much i loved how the movie was marketed. Illumination never ceases to amaze me in their mediocrity, even when playing with an IP as recognizable and full of potentially amazing worlds and stories as Mario.

[@DaniloSantosVieira]

they gave us memba berries 🍇🍇🍇

[@llucero94]

Nintendo is many things, but stupid is not one of them. The reason they chose Illumination is because they didn't want a studio with anything resembling an "artistic vision". Contrary to what he may have said in recent interviews in an attempt to dispel this notion, Shigeru Miyamoto in particular has a well-documented contempt for video games that emphasize story. The last thing he wants is for the movies to give people any funny ideas about what the games could be. What we got in the Super Mario movie is perfect for him: A paper thin plot and characters stuffed with "REMEMBER THAT FROM THE GAMES???" moments.

[@masterplusmargarita]

In a world where Studio Ghibli exists and has made multiple movies firmly aimed at kids, including My Neighbour Motherfuckin' Totoro, the "but it's just a kid's movie!" argument is just proof that whoever says it doesn't know what they're talking about.

[@bigbangbot-SuperSqank]

They'll say "it's just a kids movie" to defend unspectacular family movies but those same people will never say "it's just a kids movie" to critique acclaimed and beloved family movies.

[@kitdraken]

Also that kind of shit deters studio execs from approving and promoting stuff that tries, creatives to try and parents to feed that mindset by not caring what their kids see.

[@bauer0788]

“Do you expect some pontificating movie?!” No. We expect any thought in this movie.

[@anthonyibarra8697]

In a time where everyone is trying to defend animation as a legitimate art form against the mainstream mentality that it’s for kids, it’s telling when a majority of people will backpedal against this advocation for the sake of Mario.

[@gto1124]

My neighbor totoro is a boring fucking movie use a better example

[@avnub66]

Every screening of _The Super Mario Bros. Movie_ is personalized.

[@LaskyLabs]

My favorite part of the movie was the original score. Every time it came up I smiled the widest. And then they played pop tunes...

[@darure]

Exactly! They could've done so much more with actual Mario music, if they actually wanted to in the very least make the audience experience something similar to playing the games. The original music was reduced to "references", jingles... I couldn't really cheer hard for that.

[@mistercappuccino]

Yeah what was that? And the standard stock score was forgettable.

[@RedHairedZander]

I don't understand this take either. The music was so bog-standard movie music. And it kept throwing in little musical jingles as more "easter eggs" then actually trying to put an interesting spin on koji kondos music. Like the amount of times we heard the first 2 seconds of 1-1s theme was infuriating.

[@LaskyLabs]

The actually good music on the score got awkwardly cut and replaced with pop tunes. I like Take On Me, but when I heard it come on my smile just fell and I thought "This... This doesn't fit..." I can listen to A-Ha any day, why do I have to listen to it during the Mario movie. Likewise for the Sonic movie. They chose uptown funk for a dance battle when the whole Sonic CD soundtrack was RIGHT THERE!!!

[@MadWatcher]

"it's a kids movie who cares" did anyone forget that the lego movie exist? Probably one of the best kids movie out there

[@arkanamaster4961]

The thing is the both the Lego movie and the Mario movie adapt their source material accurately. The Lego movie is about showing your imagination of building legos while the Mario is about a group of plumbers stopping bowser, in order to do that they have to go through various obstacles just like the games. The Super Mario Bros games never truly had a complex story, they were just about stopping bowser and saving Princess peach

[@poetry4losers]

Thanks for pointing out that people internalize their favorite brands as part of their actual identity. It’s getting very annoying trying to talk to a lot of people about anything. I’ve been told I’m “thinking too much” or “not consuming it the right way” when I talk to people about movies. Like, sorry I critically consume media and like pondering the art I’ve consumed? Idk, man. It’s sad.

[@magical-soap5359]

I know right? What is so wrong about thinking over media you like? It's part the experience too!

[@maneater3795]

I got called "a pretentious asshole who thinks he knows everything" one time pretty much out of nowhere because I mentioned how I determine MY JUDGEMENT of what I think of a movie. It wasn't even meant to be insulting or whatever. I was just talking about some of my favorite movies and I mentioned how I really like The Godfather and Citizen Kane and someone comes out of nowhere to call them overrated, a term I hate, and when I said "I like them not only for their stories and characters, but also for what they did for filmmaking.", that's when they called me the said thing above. To be honest, I probably DO know more than them. I know people who've worked in the film industry. I've gone to film sets before. I love the art form and actively learn the history of things. Hey fellas, guess what? When you do study a subject to gain knowledge about said subject, you know more about it and are therefore smarter compared to others on said subject.

[@benro6564]

​@@maneater3795I enjoyed the movie, you can dislike it just don't try to invalidate me for having fun with something.

[@generaldane]

@@maneater3795 The thing is when the end user is consuming an art it really doesn't matter what knowledge you have about it beforehand as what each individual finds engaging varies sometimes significantly, so you can study film all you want and appreciate the finer details as much as you like this doesn't mean your assessment of the end result is any more valid than someone's else with an entirely different experience because, newsflash art is subjective, I believe what people take umbrage with is when someone claiming to be an expert an art acts like they want to invalidate their own personal experience with said art.

[@kallypsio1421]

@@maneater3795i like how you’re ranting about being called pretentious out of nowhere then proceed to write the most pretentious comment i’ve ever read. maybe do some self reflection bc no one just says that out of nowhere

[@michaelmckenna6640]

"kids movies suck, why can't they be more like toy story or puss in boots" mario movie comes out "not every kids movie has to be toy story or puss in boots guys relax"

[@shakezula3316]

*Makes over 50 “Modern Disney vs. Modern DreamWorks” TikTok meme videos cherry-picking the best scenes of Puss in Boots 2 and The Bad Guys*

[@Stew91]

Not every kids movie has to be Puss in Boots, but I expect at least a little substance, which The Mario movie did not have.

[@lotus-prince]

The movie was fine. People are probably just overjoyed that they finally released a Mario movie that felt like a Mario movie. As for me, my main problem with it is something that you surprisingly didn't mention: that a gigantic chunk of the plot was dedicated to getting the Kong army to fight Bowser, but then they lose the entire Kong army before even getting to their destination. The one and only thing they got out of that was DK, who served as a minor distraction.

[@trufoosxd]

And DK voiced by Seth Rogan..... Meat Canyon said it best "One of the worst performances I've seen".

[@skunkjo3195]

Omg so true! The way this was paced, the main conflict of the film was getting that army. Then it was immediately the finale. The story was soooo muddy

[@lotus-prince]

@@trufoosxd Eh, I was fine with it. It's just that a huuuuge portion of the movie was effectively a waste of time.

[@HoneyBeeFlanzman]

@@skunkjo3195 what story? It was just a series of set pieces. Don’t get me wrong - I didn’t hate it. But I kept hearing the words “for some reason” as they went from one scene to the next

[@lotus-prince]

@@skunkjo3195 Also, Mario's entire training sequence was so we could see 2D Mario platforming. His training never came into play later, though, so the scene, while fun to watch, existed solely to be a reference.

[@rhondahoward8025]

These people always wanna have their cake and eat it too. Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish was also a kid's movie but look at what that one accomplished.

[@DaniloSantosVieira]

you don't even need to look at a recent movie like Puss In Boots 2.... Just look at the two greatest and most beloved movies of all time, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory and The Wizard Of OZ.

[@SpookeyGael]

I actually liked the beginning part of the movie in Brooklyn the most because it felt like an actual place with actual people in it instead of a bunch of meaningless setpieces

[@moldman5694]

Seeing the rest of the Mario family was actually really cool cause we got to see something that was never explored in the games, aaaaand it's gone in two minutes

[@NCozy]

Yeah and Mario and Luigi had a relationship that was actually somewhat fleshed out. (At least compared to the other characters in the movie) Toad gets introduced and has nothing to do the entire movie and every time it seems like Mario gets a moment with Peach, it just gets interrupted by DK.

[@springssprangyard8278]

Same, minus the stupid Ilumination-ass dog slapstick it felt like the most creative part of the movie... even the Punhchout Wii inspired portraits were the only part of the movie that got me to soi out lmao. Once they got to the Mushroom Kingdom it all became very paint by numbers.

[@kingsleycy3450]

It's the only scene with any sort of imagination and characterization. Illumination actually had to craft a scene that considered how the characters would interact (which is the absolute bare minimum)

[@GenophefeElisabeth]

I love how this "Review" was just 11 uninterrupted minutes of Bowser Fart Gif. Truly inspirational, Adum

[@ImDudeRandom90]

Pyrocynical moment.

[@SquidwardSmellsGOOD734]

Watching Adum simultaneously calling out the stans and shitting all over the movie in complete frustration was the most entertaining eleven minutes I’ve ever had the pleasure to experience.

[@INFILTR8US]

11 minutes of entertainment is more than I got out of the Mario movie.

[@N8-PT]

The greatest thing this movie did for me was that it helped me appreciate how great Wreck-It Ralph was. I really don’t get why Illumination always goes for the ugliest corporate CGI style possible for their characters when the art style in the current games look perfectly fine. Go back and look at Bowser in Wreck-It Ralph after watching the Mario movie and the difference is night and day

[@henrynelson9301]

Because Illumination movies are relatively cheap compared to other big animated films

[@abyssalboy8811]

5:35 Adam using the verb "soy out" was so brutal

[@rafaeldearaujo12]

What does soy out mean?

[@stevenkollin4409]

@@rafaeldearaujo12😮

[@PashaandDrosha]

Adam's been watching too much Destiny

[@SonOfAGunYYH]

@@PashaandDrosha we need someone to rescue Adum from Destiny before Scoot loses his spot as the most racist member of Adum & Pals

[@threeholepunchjim721]

@@rafaeldearaujo12 It means to have a somewhat childlike over-enthusiastic reaction to something. Like a little kid screaming in excitement at an ice cream truck passing by.

[@ezgames6925]

Actually there’s was gonna be more scenes with Bowser and Luigi, but they had to be removed because they figured it was too controversial to have them passionately making out for 10 minutes.

[@technicolorbarf6734]

Zootopia levels of mainstream, PG rated film that feels like it should've been a hentai

[@rustyshackelford4224]

@@technicolorbarf6734 The Super Princess Peach movie is a great ironic comedy and American Sitcom...

[@alexandersavage305]

Dunkey is the biggest Mario fanboy alive, even he said it was an advertisement for babies and he only had fun noticing references to older games. That’s the only review I need.

[@dalgusmaximus4557]

I still thought he was too easy on the film tbh. Kinda bummed out it wasn't a joke vid.

[@SeeInDee]

I’m yea so he’s actually not because I am so erm yea

[@kreatona4219]

​@@SeeInDeewhat

[@Epic_brawler_Gaming]

Finally, somebody who also hates "peaches", that sh*t is awful

[@Epic_brawler_Gaming]

@@slackershrub8923 how does that make any sense 💀

[@Gridseeker]

x2. GOSH, I HATE THAT SONG and looks like the Spanish dub make it like a torture for my ears

[@bass-tones]

He’s absolutely right that all you hear is Jack Black riffing. It’s not good, it’s not funny. It certainly doesn’t give the illusion that “Bowser” is singing it. Yes, because it just sounds exactly like Jack Black, but also the lip syncing in that scene especially feels way off. And I mean I wouldn’t want to have to hand animate Jack Black screaming incoherently into a mic onto Bowser either, but maybe they should have just…not included that in the movie then?

[@craftchunks]

This movie was the big budget equivalent to “107 facts about mario” youtube videos

[@MishKoz]

This is the best comment on this video lmao this made me actually laugh out loud

[@thebottomtext]

“did you know that super mario bros. 2 was originally a japanese game called ‘doki doki panic’?” -☝️🤓

[@Brillemeister]

(spoiler) I love how Take On Me played during the Kong Island scene. Because whenever I hear the lyrics "Take on me; take me on", I think of gorillas flying planes. Completely normal song choice definitely made by a human and not ChatGPT.

[@MontyMoleLoreMaster]

As a Mario fan, I can admit that this is legit one of the worst pieces of Mario media I have ever seen. This soulless cashgrab with zero substance makes Hotel Mario look like Super Mario Odyssey in comparison (cause at least Hotel Mario had charm and effort, even if it was bad).

[@N8-PT]

Not to mention how ugly the character animation looks compared to the fluent style of some of the recent games. Illumination always go for the most generic means of having these characters move and it’s jarring as Hell

[@MontyMoleLoreMaster]

@@N8-PT Yeah I agree, even though I don’t like the Mario & Rabbids games, I can admit that those games had WAY better animation than anything from the movie. The movie just felt like Illumination’s generic animation style, but made worse and given way too much detail.

[@lulucalliope713]

I just went back and watched your Detective Pikachu review, and you said something along the lines of, "If this was the first time we were introduced to this universe, would the film really be successful?" The film was successful because of the fandom. It's exactly the same with the Mario movie.

[@ElFreakinCid]

Exactly--hell, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet being released in such a sorry state and still having tons of people defend it and give it glowing reviews just shows that some things are indeed too big to fail, to the point where their absolute worst material will still be financially successful. And this movie and the reactions to it prove that further.

[@brandonfichtenmayer321]

I did love the movie and this review is valid as hell. Never understood why people can’t enjoy art if other people don’t care for it.

[@motherplayer]

The internet has conditioned us to put too much stock in what people say about stuff we like. Like it's a personal affront because they get a lot of people watching and it may inform their idea too. It's weird.

[@bvdf84]

I also liked the movie but I understand that the reason I liked it wasn't because it was good as a movie but it had mario characters in it

[@AntsMovies]

Thank you! I thought the movie was a blast but the person I went with hated it. Both reactions are fine

[@siphillis]

When someone says something you love is stupid or shoddily made, it's easy to interpret that as a backhanded insult that you are an idiot for enjoying it. That's obviously not what most critics are saying, but it's why fans always feel the need to defend what they love.

[@Rov-Nihil]

At this point anyone criticizing adum for that Bowser take has to make it to the DSM as a symptom of autism

[@Mr.ClimateChange]

I basically came out of this thinking “Yep that’s exactly what I expected. I don’t know why anyone expected anything else.”

[@cadoized]

if we could just accept that saying "i liked this product overall despite its flaws because it pandered to me and what i love about the product" is a fine opinion, that admitting that you like something because it scratches a certain itch you personally have is not a bad thing, then this really wouldnt be a problem

[@RPanda3S]

You mean to say "If babies could just accept..."

[@jordanwhite352]

The weird thing is that I genuinely enjoy this film like I really do. It's super basic and it has flaws but I enjoy it. Not because it pandered but I legit enjoy that. It's just a simple solid story. What's been aggravating me about critics is not that they're dunking on it, but that the sound incredibly pretentious. And like you know, I think what critics I think missed is that every film by disney and other animation studios are all of these like super intricate interwoven universes with super complicated like themes and everything as simpleism and there's a plot twist villain and a plot twist hero and all of that. And I think people resonated with this movie because it's just a simple, straightforward, good versus evil story in a sea of this type of pretentious shit. So put it this way. I love the Super Mario Brothers movie and the puss in Boots movie because they're great stories. Fight me.

[@TenshinhanIsKing]

@@jordanwhite352 👶

[@Yodoggy9]

“Just because you like it doesn’t make it good. It’s okay to love shit movies.” These statements are a lost art and it’s sad to see. Some of my best film-watching experiences have been shit movies and then explicitly stating that they appeal to me BECAUSE they’re total garbage. I blame it on people making these things part of their personality.

[@ToastItalian]

@@Yodoggy9 Yeah but it’s not a case of “so bad it’s good” or “bad but i like it”, it’s a case of “i think it’s good” That’s what i think

[@jonbaxter2254]

That point about us being the first generation raised on TV as an experiment is quite a good point.

[@CowboyLuigi]

I figured the baby boomers would be the first, but the T.V wasn't as big as it was in the 80s-2000s

[@mayhair]

​​@@CowboyLuigi My father is a late boomer and he didn't have a TV in his house until he was around 10. Even then, there was only one channel (PTV), which came on for two hours a day. It mainly aired a news programme and shorts such as music videos. This would be in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (Also note that this was in Pakistan. Maybe TV was more involved in other countries.)

[@CowboyLuigi]

@@mayhair More likely, TV would be implemented more in places like America, France, and even Japan in the 60s-70s, to name a few countries.

[@itsallgoodman4108]

@@CowboyLuigigen x? Hello?

[@CowboyLuigi]

@@itsallgoodman4108 Yes

[@feathero3]

You said entirely what my thoughts and feelings for the film were perfectly. Thank you!

[@pitaalfereti58]

Same thoughts as well. So crazy how you can make so many people go crazy over a mediocre movie as long as they have references to an IP they like. 😅 We truly do live in a society. But if they liked it: good for them. I sure hope they don't get all pissy when someone actually wanted more from the movie.

[@KissSlowlyLoveDeeply-pm2je]

"i have no ideas of my own, so I need an e-celeb to tell me how to feel"

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

​@@pitaalfereti58 It's the Reddit mentality of toxic positivity. Everything must be dopamine inducing praise, and product must be consumed

[@rat_king_c0le]

Thank you for perfectly capturing my frustration about the hype for movie (and a ton of others coming out recently, Avatar 2 comes to mind). And as a professional animator, I want to say that you are 100% correct about the over-animation thing.

[@theedward3499]

Finally somebody else has these thoughts about this movie that i also have, especially about the “Peaches” song, i felt like i was in a padded cell while scrolling through social media

[@UltimateNut]

Everyone talking about that song as if it’s the “funniest” and greatest song ever told is fucking annoying. I couldn’t scroll down on Twitter when I got bombarded with people making memes and jokes of it

[@Squiddlewheel]

I’m tired of every boardroom born viral meme moment of every piece of media being reposted over and over when they come out. It gets grating quick.

[@skunkjo3195]

My sister and I were so excited to get to that bit - everyone was just saying it's insanely amazing. And who doesn't love Jack black singing? But it was so short! As soon as he finished, we were like - is that it???? And the rest of the movie we were waiting to hear the full version of the famous song. There was more, mid-way through the credits, but it was still so underwhelming. Although idk if I'd have felt that way if it hadn't been so hyped

[@purpseatpeeps8641]

Jesus, finally. A real human being. I have been openly criticized by everyone I know for simply saying “I know I won’t like it, so I’m not going to watch it.” And I was starting to feel like some kind of fucking Matrix anomaly. God damn Andrew Tate was going to break out of prison and get me to believe him at that rate.

[@brainthebrian3690]

Lmfao 🤣 And that's exactly the sh!t they whine for you to do when you say you don't like a movie to. "If you don't like it, don't watch" , but still get p!ssy when you "don't give it a chance" people are dangerously fragle.

[@squeaks5677]

What color’s your Bugatti?

[@MrObsvenchilde]

I just hate how great movies rarely make a billion dollars. Yet any garbage movie with a big brand makes a billion overnight.

[@centripetal6157]

@@MrObsvenchilde the movie is literally copy pasting the video game story. That's why it made 1 billion+ dollars. That's why fans love it. If it was pretentious and overly complicated like Adumb is complaining that he wanted - then it would be repeating the 1989 super Mario bros failure in theaters. It would bomb in theaters. No one would watch it. Because that's not what the story is about.

[@nataliejarosz9360]

@@robertyeah2259 I'm a Mario fan who doesn't like the movie because there is nothing for anyone over the age of ten besides nice scenery and faithfulness to the games, a soundtrack too good for the movie we got, Jack Black being fun, and incessant"''MEMBER THIS? 'MEMBER THAT?!". No reasonable person expected an amazing story, a lot of people just expected something other than an hour-and-a-half-long game commerical that you have to pay to see.