Sleepwalker
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and here is me unable to book a ticket because my local teather was sold out yesterday, so I booked for today, cant wait to watch it in a few hrs.
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Twitter says Super Mario Bros movie is mediocre, boring, uncreative - the Live action movie was better
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Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
This is Brazil though. And Nintendo culture is very small here. Mostly due to videogames being taxed to hell and back. Few people here can afford them. Even with piracy.
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pramod
Banned
Wasnt the Master System really popular there?
nephilimdj
Member
I think its better than the original movie, buts its not amazing
pros:
Visuals
lots of easter eggs
Pratt and Jack Black were great
cons:
Story
DK voice by Seth, Peck musle joke was used 4-5 times, was the script written for Terry Crews?
I will avoid spoilers, but there is a lot of cons in the story.
pros:
Visuals
lots of easter eggs
Pratt and Jack Black were great
cons:
Story
DK voice by Seth, Peck musle joke was used 4-5 times, was the script written for Terry Crews?
I will avoid spoilers, but there is a lot of cons in the story.
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Yeah. They produced them locally, and added the games to the system memory. That solved a lot of cost related problems. The hardware being manufactured within the country reduced taxes, and the games being in the memory reduced the software cost to practically nothing.
Other systems didnt have this luxury. There is a lack of interest from the big companies, especially from Nintendo. Although that has been changing recently, slowly.
Fake
Member
Probably was the most popular console in Brazil and South America.
This is in fact because a mix of factors, both Master System have a decent catalogue, Sonic becoming huge popular here and most important in that time Brazil was a very poor country. Master System was a cheap console for mid class families. Since this, Tectoy did an amazing job porting and localization games here. After Mega Drive, Master System price get drops and become more affordable for low class families. Most of the Master System start to come with pre-installed games (My was a Master System 3 with Sonic 1 pre-installed).
I have one photo from here showing both a localization brazilian Master System and a Mega Drive model 1.
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BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has top animated launch day ever in 11 markets, more
Initial results are in for The Super Mario Bros. Movie at the box office, with several records being broken.
nintendoeverything.com
Has any animated film topped Spirited Away's in Japan yet ($13m not adjusted for inflation)?
Slothbeing1209
Member
Will see it on sunday!
When it come to animation I'm really easy to please.
When it come to animation I'm really easy to please.
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Trilobit
Member
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Lol yeah. There is a lot of piracy going on. But from what I have seen kids like Sony systems more. The PS2 illegal market was huge here, for instance.What do kids there game with?
This always makes me chuckle:
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HoodWinked
Gold Member
the projections for this is completely nuts. almost $200 million DOMESTIC in 5 days.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Heading for Record $195M U.S. Opening, $368M Globally
The movie is on course to score the second-best start of all time for an animated pic at the domestic box office and the biggest worldwide. Elsewhere, Ben Affleck's drama 'Air' is picking up steam.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Synless
Member
Not surprised. I’ve been saying it all along. How anyone but internet trolls or soulless killjoys thought one of the biggest franchises in the world was going to result in subpar earnings was beyond me.
GardenOfAbbylon
Member
It's Twitter. Much like Rotten Tomatoes, who gives a shit what they say?
HazukiSensei
Banned
Oh you're talking about recently? Yeah nah illumination has yet to reach the peaks of quality of pixar in actual filmaking legacy.
I dont just consider recency bias. Because to be honest alot of animation recently has diminished in terms of storytelling
I ask myself, sure pixar is lamer now, but has illumination ever done a finding nemo in their existence? Or do they just keep it at cutesy films. Have they even done a shrek level of film?
Despicable me comes off as a saturday morning cartoon by comparison. So yeah everything got worse lately, so illumination seems better than they really are. But I typically compare one studios best work, to their best work.
GardenOfAbbylon
Member
On a side note, Mario movie adjacent, the only thing i've really heard about it was local business. Someone posted on Reddit that their showing of this was stopped on Wednesday and police escorted everyone out due to a shooter. This is, maybe 20-30 minutes from me? Been happening a lot lately. So now I think when I hear of this movie, i'm probably going to always be reminded of this.
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/significant-police-presence-at-southdale-center-in-edina
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/significant-police-presence-at-southdale-center-in-edina
Jsisto
Member
If I had to nitpick one thing, and this is so minor, it would be the new design of donkey kong and the fact that he talks. The rareware design is timeless imo and I think he just works better as a silent character.
Also thought it was really touching that Iwata was honored in the credits, even after all these years. The love for him at Nintendo is real.
Also thought it was really touching that Iwata was honored in the credits, even after all these years. The love for him at Nintendo is real.
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Krathoon
Gold Member
Sony has that cool kid esthetic. They have always had more mature, weirder stuff. Sony is very good at that.
I have always found it interesting that the PS1 and PS2 were pretty easy to emulate. Very little copy protection. They only started encrypting discs with the PS3.
funkygunther
Banned
jufonuk
not tag worthy
jufonuk
not tag worthy
Cost of living crisis
Eotheod
Member
Yeah I actually really liked DK being voiced by Seth Rogen. Something about his voice and that laugh he has, it just feels so "weed boy being high" kind of vibe. Always makes me giggle.
Also it was amazing having Diddy and Dixie Kong in the movie, even if for a short moment.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Was talked into to seeing this pile tonight by friends and we left a little over halfway through. So bad that its not even bad enough to be good.
Judging by the crowd though this thing is going to make money it doesn't deserve.
Judging by the crowd though this thing is going to make money it doesn't deserve.
jufonuk
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LordOcidax
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Eotheod
Member
Why do you even see movies that you clearly don't have any interest in? I don't think I've ever walked out of a movie, because I just don't see shit movies. If they happen to be not so great, I sit through it then pick it apart.
Sounds like you just want to shit on things for mad internet likes.
Edmund
Member
What do kids there game with?
This always makes me chuckle:
Is this true or is this just a meme?
jufonuk
not tag worthy
F31 Leopard
Member
I never watched a movie in 4DX before and decided to use Super Mario to try it out. I thought 4DX complimented this movie very well. The story wasn't mind-blowing and for this type of movie I didn't expect it to. It wasn't boring one bit and I was entertained throughout. Although the pacing was a bit too fast for my liking as some scenes could've been a tad bit longer and fleshed out. I enjoyed the all the voice cast except for Cranky. His voice sounded too young and didn't fit the character. In the end I give Mario 7 
out of 10.
out of 10.
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TonyK
Member
And they are some of the funniest scenes of the movie.
E-Cat
Member
gaming_again
Member
Just got back. I think they missed a trick with the story in some respects BUT I don't care. The platforming bits were nuts and I know I'm being manipulated but the callbacks etc. are a joy to sink into. I actually groaned aloud when Cranky Kong revealed the SMW-esque map.
Way, way better than the Minions stuff.
Also - and this is huge for me - it was just so pleasant to see something from my childhood not only treated with respect but genuine passion. We've had over a decade of Hollywood/TV doing its best to 'subvert' beloved shows, in the process shitting all over them. The people behind this clearly love Mario as much as I do.
The first green pipe reveal when Mario is looking into those depths... that captured the feeling I had in 198x when I first played Super Mario Bros 1.
Way, way better than the Minions stuff.
Also - and this is huge for me - it was just so pleasant to see something from my childhood not only treated with respect but genuine passion. We've had over a decade of Hollywood/TV doing its best to 'subvert' beloved shows, in the process shitting all over them. The people behind this clearly love Mario as much as I do.
The first green pipe reveal when Mario is looking into those depths... that captured the feeling I had in 198x when I first played Super Mario Bros 1.
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Cyberpunkd
Member
So I just saw it and it was EXCELLENT!
Perfectly pace, with humour, great animation, princess is a kickass character, power ups we know, rainbow road, fucking shortcut on the rainbow road, funny nods to other franchises e.g. Terminator 2.
I don’t understand how pitiful your life has to be not to like this movie. WTF?
My kids had a blast.
Perfectly pace, with humour, great animation, princess is a kickass character, power ups we know, rainbow road, fucking shortcut on the rainbow road, funny nods to other franchises e.g. Terminator 2.
I don’t understand how pitiful your life has to be not to like this movie. WTF?
My kids had a blast.
Jsisto
Member
All due respect, but I’m really curious what you were expecting this movie to be? It did exactly what it needed to do to please fans. Best video game movie I’ve ever seen.
Thaedolus
Gold Member
Needlecrash
Member
I just saw the movie with my kid. My son really liked it, and I really enjoyed it myself. The Easter Eggs are fucking everywhere lol, same with the music choices. I got used to Chris Pratt's voice quickly. As a late 30's man, I just couldn't believe that a Mario movie of this magnitude would be possible.
FYI, I loved the Super Mario Bros movie (1993) personally.
FYI, I loved the Super Mario Bros movie (1993) personally.
DKehoe
Member
Good to see Air has done well. I saw it a few days ago and enjoyed it.
I may watch it streaming.
In general I do feel like COVID changed people's viewing habits, and this to me is a home movie.
DKehoe
Member
That's fair. It's not like it's some epic that benefits from seeing it on a cinema screen.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Just finished it.
It was okay. It’s fan service: the movie.
Paper thin plot, nonsensical character motivations, very much so a kids movie… but it was entertaining, colorful, fun, and provided laughs.
Super safe, super focus tested, and tailor made to please everyone and make bank at the box office.
It’s a 5/10 but I had fun.
It was okay. It’s fan service: the movie.
Paper thin plot, nonsensical character motivations, very much so a kids movie… but it was entertaining, colorful, fun, and provided laughs.
Super safe, super focus tested, and tailor made to please everyone and make bank at the box office.
It’s a 5/10 but I had fun.
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NikuNashi
Member
I agree, to me nobody has surpassed WALL-E, it's the greatest animated movie ever created imo. But I don't think current Pixar could ever make it now.
ResilientBanana
Member
This movie was great. Whole fam loved it.
