Super Mario Bros - Movie Review

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
  • Super Mario Bros. (1993) Movie Review by James Rolfe. This is an older review but first time on RUclips!
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  • @Untouchaable
    @Untouchaable 8 лет назад +2769

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

    • @hardlyfunny
      @hardlyfunny 8 лет назад +112

      RIP Dennis Hopper as well. Great review.

    • @ryouma1717
      @ryouma1717 8 лет назад +56

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

    • @miahnowdie2072
      @miahnowdie2072 8 лет назад +18

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

    • @kingravenous
      @kingravenous 8 лет назад +10

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

    • @bag101
      @bag101 8 лет назад +10

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

  • @Primantiss
    @Primantiss 8 лет назад +854

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

  • @vh9network
    @vh9network 6 лет назад +388

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

    • @realjoemavro
      @realjoemavro 5 лет назад +24

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

    • @Punkpsychobilly
      @Punkpsychobilly 5 лет назад +12

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

    • @TastyChurro
      @TastyChurro 5 лет назад +19

      @@Punkpsychobilly in Japan Bowser is known as Koopa.

    • @kaiportercrafton2152
      @kaiportercrafton2152 5 лет назад +3

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

    • @realjoemavro
      @realjoemavro 5 лет назад +2

      @Giro and Karin
      It's a good one.

  • @jayrpg__2226
    @jayrpg__2226 2 года назад +178

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

  • @TheMailmanOfSteel
    @TheMailmanOfSteel 8 лет назад +2096

    Still better than Ghostbusters 2016.

  • @MizzahTee
    @MizzahTee 8 лет назад +140

    "It's FUCKING DENNIS HOPPER!"

  • @diamondsnake1273
    @diamondsnake1273 8 лет назад +485

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

    • @lehjani
      @lehjani 8 лет назад +30

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

    • @alainbourassa1998
      @alainbourassa1998 8 лет назад +11

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

    • @dream_army_channel5337
      @dream_army_channel5337 8 лет назад +2

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

    • @ASR-Ansori
      @ASR-Ansori 8 лет назад +8

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

    • @Leon0000
      @Leon0000 8 лет назад +7

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

  • @yoshithepyrosaur9690
    @yoshithepyrosaur9690 5 лет назад +259

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

    • @nickthepick8043
      @nickthepick8043 4 года назад +12

      That's clever.

    • @RisingBeast00
      @RisingBeast00 3 года назад

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

    • @azamarro
      @azamarro Год назад

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

  • @MyUncleWorksForNintendo
    @MyUncleWorksForNintendo 6 лет назад +503

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

    • @LilLeanCuisine
      @LilLeanCuisine 6 лет назад +8

      moonspeak when

    • @owenh2626
      @owenh2626 6 лет назад +15

      moonspeak lets hope it’s better

    • @happychaosofthenorth
      @happychaosofthenorth 6 лет назад +49

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

    • @Cryo-15
      @Cryo-15 6 лет назад +9

      My Uncle Works For Nintendo So there is hope then?

    • @channel5980
      @channel5980 6 лет назад +45

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

  • @colelepper9381
    @colelepper9381 6 лет назад +578

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

  • @Drawkcabi
    @Drawkcabi 7 лет назад +674

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

    • @FutureBeatle
      @FutureBeatle 7 лет назад +40

      Drawkcabi so does that mean DK was banging pauline

    • @Drawkcabi
      @Drawkcabi 7 лет назад +24

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

    • @IdeaBox-dk5vj
      @IdeaBox-dk5vj 7 лет назад +7

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

    • @kinamiya1
      @kinamiya1 7 лет назад +13

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

    • @Grimmations
      @Grimmations 7 лет назад +4

      10/ out of 10

  • @enjoyerofgoodcontent1236
    @enjoyerofgoodcontent1236 Год назад +220

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

    • @nicholasmolnar8312
      @nicholasmolnar8312 Год назад +18

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

    • @Pako_equis
      @Pako_equis Год назад +5

      I can’t wait

    • @jimnfl7134
      @jimnfl7134 Год назад +1

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

    • @_PuppetMaster86
      @_PuppetMaster86 Год назад +4

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

    • @maak475
      @maak475 Год назад +2

      YES!

  • @grzetim
    @grzetim 8 лет назад +151

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

    • @GenerationX1984
      @GenerationX1984 8 лет назад +16

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

    • @PleasestopcallingmeDoctorImath
      @PleasestopcallingmeDoctorImath 7 лет назад +4

      Timothy Grzeczka its visual evidence of life pre phones consuming all

    • @MasonAttano
      @MasonAttano 7 лет назад

      Sounds like a blast.

    • @OFFP88
      @OFFP88 7 лет назад +2

      so true man, i miss those days...

    • @Clevercommenter
      @Clevercommenter 7 лет назад +3

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

  • @Mairusu
    @Mairusu 8 лет назад +361

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

  • @GeonusKaikun
    @GeonusKaikun 7 лет назад +142

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

    • @andrewdevine3920
      @andrewdevine3920 5 лет назад +6

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

    • @beatpeitsi6853
      @beatpeitsi6853 5 лет назад +6

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

    • @SYCZ
      @SYCZ 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 4 года назад

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

  • @dest151
    @dest151 5 лет назад +487

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

    • @chrishansen9852
      @chrishansen9852 5 лет назад +60

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

    • @thatrandomredengine9430
      @thatrandomredengine9430 4 года назад +6

      Hey that’s not a bad idea

    • @Adamlol642
      @Adamlol642 4 года назад +2

      Haha no

    • @artofmore7197
      @artofmore7197 3 года назад +9

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

    • @spdutahraptor777
      @spdutahraptor777 3 года назад +4

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

  • @HomeworkRadio
    @HomeworkRadio 6 лет назад +217

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

    • @eydk556
      @eydk556 4 года назад +5

      That's right!

    • @kgrfirdjy
      @kgrfirdjy 4 года назад +22

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

    • @yaboilemonboi5223
      @yaboilemonboi5223 3 года назад +11

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

    • @glaciiz
      @glaciiz 3 года назад +1

      Correct!

    • @vandyckaldo
      @vandyckaldo 3 года назад +15

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

  • @OwenMorganTelltale
    @OwenMorganTelltale 6 лет назад +224

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

    • @yutuberocks22
      @yutuberocks22 4 года назад +8

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

    • @eyeln9ne696
      @eyeln9ne696 4 года назад +2

      I like your scarlet A.

    • @St.Augustine
      @St.Augustine 3 года назад +8

      bruh who cares smh

    • @terrytheblackmage4799
      @terrytheblackmage4799 3 года назад +2

      Telltale knows his Mario

    • @picketf
      @picketf 3 года назад +1

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

  • @KhanGarth
    @KhanGarth 8 лет назад +452

    Bowser was called King Koopa at one point.

    • @BiggMatt183
      @BiggMatt183 7 лет назад +40

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

    • @KhanGarth
      @KhanGarth 7 лет назад

      BiggMatt183 same

    • @anthonychobot2917
      @anthonychobot2917 7 лет назад +2

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

    • @mistresskixen6142
      @mistresskixen6142 7 лет назад +9

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

    • @Grimmations
      @Grimmations 7 лет назад +2

      He was also called koopa in the mario super show

  • @lupeayala3125
    @lupeayala3125 6 лет назад +86

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

  • @yoshifan0312
    @yoshifan0312 8 лет назад +116

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

    • @yoshifan0312
      @yoshifan0312 8 лет назад +15

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

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 8 лет назад +9

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

    • @Rosenleid
      @Rosenleid 8 лет назад +6

      Oh James, I expected you know that :o

    • @matic4175
      @matic4175 7 лет назад +3

      Yoshifan0312RBLX kupa is poop in Polish

    • @Burn_Angel
      @Burn_Angel 7 лет назад +7

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

  • @Kem1kal13
    @Kem1kal13 8 лет назад +82

    They could easily remake this with Danny Devito and Charlie Day

    • @groovylobster
      @groovylobster 8 лет назад +7

      That would be the greatest movie ever

    • @lerp5555
      @lerp5555 8 лет назад

      U win

    • @nobel11
      @nobel11 8 лет назад

      mind=blown.
      Yes, someone make this happen.

    • @MatthewBaran
      @MatthewBaran 8 лет назад

      I like bangin whores

    • @SuperSensei
      @SuperSensei 8 лет назад +2

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

  • @LucasC2022
    @LucasC2022 3 года назад +326

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

    • @philithegamer8265
      @philithegamer8265 3 года назад +18

      This statement reeks of desperation. How is it creative?

    • @Tree_e888
      @Tree_e888 2 года назад +19

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

    • @ethancoolbro18gamer86
      @ethancoolbro18gamer86 2 года назад +49

      @@philithegamer8265 you ever heard of opinions?

    • @legendarysayainbroly5963
      @legendarysayainbroly5963 2 года назад +8

      At least they killed boswer in it fully

    • @StoveToTheFace
      @StoveToTheFace Год назад +1

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

  • @travisiswin
    @travisiswin 5 лет назад +410

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

  • @ShuriBear
    @ShuriBear 7 лет назад +350

    3:15 duh, they are not wearing ties!

  • @tempestsquall5882
    @tempestsquall5882 3 года назад +88

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

    • @TheZombersLMAO
      @TheZombersLMAO Год назад +11

      more like amazing news

    • @ArizonanSummer
      @ArizonanSummer Год назад +1

      Ok, pally.

    • @KaijuForceNeo
      @KaijuForceNeo Год назад +4

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

    • @Th3Sm1ler
      @Th3Sm1ler Год назад +4

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

  • @flopypingas9766
    @flopypingas9766 8 лет назад +135

    would have been better if Luigi had a mustache

  • @hhectorlector
    @hhectorlector 5 лет назад +52

    “Princess Frogshit” lmaooo tasteful use of expletives

  • @bodoballermann568
    @bodoballermann568 8 лет назад +106

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

    • @brian.jrmontoya3227
      @brian.jrmontoya3227 8 лет назад +1

      Sad but also very true.

    • @mooseclappin11
      @mooseclappin11 8 лет назад

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

    • @Drain_Life_Archive
      @Drain_Life_Archive 8 лет назад +3

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

    • @blackRXrider
      @blackRXrider 8 лет назад +2

      Phoenix Wright was good

    • @ThunderDragonRandy
      @ThunderDragonRandy 8 лет назад +3

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

  • @BabyMitchy
    @BabyMitchy 8 лет назад +166

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

    • @lerp5555
      @lerp5555 8 лет назад +17

      I have an urge to throw a tomato at u .

    • @meowmasterL346
      @meowmasterL346 8 лет назад +13

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

    • @WarDragonOfTheLight
      @WarDragonOfTheLight 8 лет назад +6

      MMMHMM!
      Funnnnnny joke!

    • @trevon444
      @trevon444 8 лет назад

      ahhhhhh a dbz abridged fam

    • @Mr.Atari2600
      @Mr.Atari2600 8 лет назад +9

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

  • @silokhawk
    @silokhawk 5 лет назад +387

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

    • @4Legacy
      @4Legacy 4 года назад +33

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

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 4 года назад +7

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

    • @Number1WarioFan
      @Number1WarioFan 3 года назад +10

      Maybe the Anime since it was more similar?

    • @PukiLynx
      @PukiLynx 3 года назад +5

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

    • @this_is_diamond_rot
      @this_is_diamond_rot 3 года назад +7

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

  • @williamolsen20
    @williamolsen20 5 лет назад +68

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

    • @erickgarcia9377
      @erickgarcia9377 4 года назад +1

      Scrolled through the comments to find this one

    • @rayfran06
      @rayfran06 4 года назад +3

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

  • @danielciufo7765
    @danielciufo7765 8 лет назад +105

    Wonder what James thinks of Wreckit Ralph!!

    • @ElijahRichards25
      @ElijahRichards25 8 лет назад +17

      or PIXELS

    • @FizzleFX
      @FizzleFX 8 лет назад +1

      He sure loves it. Come on its great!

    • @FizzleFX
      @FizzleFX 8 лет назад +5

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

    • @TMundohere
      @TMundohere 8 лет назад +1

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

    • @Gio-vn9yj
      @Gio-vn9yj 8 лет назад +2

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

  • @jm08a31
    @jm08a31 7 лет назад +252

    R.I.P Bob Hoskins.

  • @jaxer6893
    @jaxer6893 7 лет назад +34

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

    • @freshrot420
      @freshrot420 5 лет назад +1

      I always thought the fungus was Toad!

    • @tiagodarkpeasant
      @tiagodarkpeasant 5 лет назад

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

  • @internettrash5120
    @internettrash5120 2 года назад +8

    12:00 well they're about to now

  • @baileydrew8459
    @baileydrew8459 8 лет назад +55

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

  • @SethAurelius94
    @SethAurelius94 8 лет назад +103

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

  • @IdeaBox-dk5vj
    @IdeaBox-dk5vj 7 лет назад +19

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

  • @jayp.6166
    @jayp.6166 5 лет назад +74

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

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 3 года назад +2

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

  • @Pressed_For_Time
    @Pressed_For_Time 8 лет назад +14

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

  • @LuisLopez-mx3er
    @LuisLopez-mx3er Год назад +7

    12:05 until now!

  • @glenaladar
    @glenaladar 7 лет назад +51

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

    • @QueasyLuigi
      @QueasyLuigi 5 лет назад +6

      Dafuq, this man is onto something.

    • @ZigealFaust
      @ZigealFaust 5 лет назад

      You just fucked up my whole day.

  • @carlossanchezr.7283
    @carlossanchezr.7283 3 года назад +10

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

    • @Trashboat4444
      @Trashboat4444 2 года назад +1

      Was it because of the super show?

  • @twistedinnocence8617
    @twistedinnocence8617 5 лет назад +118

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

    • @MrBeefyBeef
      @MrBeefyBeef 4 года назад +8

      I like it

    • @Nestalgba92023
      @Nestalgba92023 3 года назад +3

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

    • @nothumanz
      @nothumanz 3 года назад +2

      Nah it's just kinda weird and bland

    • @SapphireHeartTippy
      @SapphireHeartTippy 3 года назад +7

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

    • @joepermenter7228
      @joepermenter7228 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @supermariof0521
    @supermariof0521 Год назад +5

    11:56 Well that aged like fine wine.

  • @ryanzlatniski1799
    @ryanzlatniski1799 7 лет назад +33

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

    • @freezetile8588
      @freezetile8588 6 лет назад +9

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

    • @jmoz9305
      @jmoz9305 5 лет назад

      There's only one toad

    • @freshrot420
      @freshrot420 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @theboredcyborg
    @theboredcyborg 6 лет назад +141

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

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka 5 лет назад +4

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

    • @wokeone8387
      @wokeone8387 4 года назад +5

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

    • @pjdianalan7934
      @pjdianalan7934 4 года назад +4

      Still better than Ghostbusters 2016.

    • @southern_cinephile3412
      @southern_cinephile3412 2 года назад

      I agree

  • @Dreadjaws
    @Dreadjaws 8 лет назад +38

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

    • @willlowrymedicated2816
      @willlowrymedicated2816 8 лет назад +3

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

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 8 лет назад

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

    • @johnperez2137
      @johnperez2137 8 лет назад

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

    • @bloodandsilver3440
      @bloodandsilver3440 8 лет назад +1

      I agree. the film deserves more credit.

    • @_ChrisRobinson
      @_ChrisRobinson 8 лет назад

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

  • @KevinLuper99
    @KevinLuper99 5 лет назад +134

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

    • @shooby9496
      @shooby9496 4 года назад +7

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

    • @masonasaro2118
      @masonasaro2118 3 года назад

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

  • @heidifedor
    @heidifedor 7 лет назад +25

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

    • @kneau
      @kneau 7 лет назад +7

      Heidi Fedor
      SMB: The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach

    • @hobbitpsi
      @hobbitpsi 6 лет назад +9

      Someone still calls it Japanime in this day and age?

    • @mr.hydrogen1004
      @mr.hydrogen1004 6 лет назад +2

      Taz DFFD
      Afganistanimation

    • @floggyWM1
      @floggyWM1 5 лет назад +1

      sounds like a porno movie

    • @Stoppskylten
      @Stoppskylten 5 лет назад

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

  • @GothicKin
    @GothicKin 8 лет назад +47

    Did Mike Matei play Luigi like wtf look at the similarity

    • @MultiAj2003
      @MultiAj2003 8 лет назад

      That's what I was thinking

    • @gone231
      @gone231 8 лет назад

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

    • @MrLukeStump
      @MrLukeStump 8 лет назад +3

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

  • @sykosocial9
    @sykosocial9 2 года назад +14

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

  • @T-Rex-nm1se
    @T-Rex-nm1se 3 года назад +3

    Who's here after the Nintendo direct announcing the new Mario movie for next year?

  • @gigabyte_4947
    @gigabyte_4947 7 лет назад +166

    actually in japan bowser is called koopa

    • @twes003
      @twes003 6 лет назад +5

      Giggywerty I never knew that! Thanks dr. Sherlock!

    • @neb_5288
      @neb_5288 6 лет назад +13

      *king koopa dude not koopa

    • @starlord3753
      @starlord3753 6 лет назад +11

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

    • @slitchey
      @slitchey 6 лет назад +8

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

    • @nahcKE
      @nahcKE 6 лет назад +3

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

  • @Joshtox-bc8wk
    @Joshtox-bc8wk 6 лет назад +13

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

  • @TheKurraz
    @TheKurraz 6 лет назад +72

    "Princess frog-shit"
    You got me forever guys

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games 3 года назад +99

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

  • @ijdgaf323
    @ijdgaf323 8 лет назад +29

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

    • @Rkay421
      @Rkay421 8 лет назад +1

      Don't think Nintendio would let that happen

    • @smegstar8527
      @smegstar8527 8 лет назад +6

      no way

    • @Amy.B
      @Amy.B 8 лет назад +1

      Maybe animated but not live action.

    • @Preeve
      @Preeve 8 лет назад +1

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

    • @MalakMacabre
      @MalakMacabre 8 лет назад +2

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

  • @blackraven85_1
    @blackraven85_1 7 лет назад +55

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

  • @OmegaSoypreme
    @OmegaSoypreme 7 лет назад +22

    11:10 Those are Torpedo Teds, James.

  • @gregtheradical
    @gregtheradical 2 года назад +11

    Who’s here after the new super mario bros movie trailer

  • @lerp5555
    @lerp5555 8 лет назад +59

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

    • @MalakMacabre
      @MalakMacabre 8 лет назад +10

      Cheers! Glad someone else remembers that goofy song.

    • @quiethere45
      @quiethere45 8 лет назад

      thundershot69?

    • @SethPortland
      @SethPortland 8 лет назад

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

    • @lerp5555
      @lerp5555 8 лет назад

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

    • @jayconlley4734
      @jayconlley4734 8 лет назад

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

  • @marthson4235
    @marthson4235 7 лет назад +24

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

  • @tadecker82
    @tadecker82 7 лет назад +48

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

    • @pantheman2842
      @pantheman2842 5 лет назад +6

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

    • @nerdsquid9951
      @nerdsquid9951 5 лет назад +1

      Tim Decker that and Metroid

    • @rs72098
      @rs72098 5 лет назад +1

      Triple H should play Ganondorf

    • @yourex-wife4259
      @yourex-wife4259 5 лет назад +2

      Danny Devito as Link

  • @magnuskjeldsen7807
    @magnuskjeldsen7807 3 года назад +37

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

  • @emilyhopemeechem4183
    @emilyhopemeechem4183 Год назад +4

    A new CGI movie made by Illumination being released 30 years later!

  • @benjaminsvideochannel7189
    @benjaminsvideochannel7189 Год назад +8

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

    • @toainsully
      @toainsully Год назад

      It seemed that Nintendo had definitely learnt from their mistakes

  • @illuminatioracle
    @illuminatioracle 6 лет назад +34

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

    • @andrewdevine3920
      @andrewdevine3920 5 лет назад +9

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

    • @Alexinytown
      @Alexinytown 5 лет назад +6

      Always Robotnik

    • @brandont7214
      @brandont7214 5 лет назад +1

      @@andrewdevine3920 Amen to that! :)

    • @davidhizuhara3191
      @davidhizuhara3191 5 лет назад +4

      His name is dr Robotnik!

    • @commentcontrol7187
      @commentcontrol7187 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @jackofalltrades417
    @jackofalltrades417 7 лет назад +33

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

  • @OllarProductions
    @OllarProductions 2 года назад +6

    This place is probably gonna get flooded when the 2023 mario movie comes out

  • @shawnwhite3662
    @shawnwhite3662 Год назад +12

    I'm going to stay here until he reviews the new movie Lol

  • @cemeek89
    @cemeek89 5 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @RavenHouseMystery
    @RavenHouseMystery 8 лет назад +15

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

  • @GeBuddy
    @GeBuddy Год назад +4

    Only took 30 years to get it right.

  • @JoeltheSenate
    @JoeltheSenate 2 года назад +3

    Watching this video again because the 2023 Mario movie trailer released

  • @davidmarlowe511
    @davidmarlowe511 7 лет назад +52

    One of the biggest let downs as a kid

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 5 лет назад

      Worse than Michael Bay's Transformers movies?

  • @tyhite100
    @tyhite100 7 лет назад +6

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

    • @Endzeitstille
      @Endzeitstille 7 лет назад +1

      Tyler Hite he really needed the money

  • @Ashleymaul
    @Ashleymaul 7 лет назад +262

    Better than 6 Resident Evil movies

    • @MisterHeroman
      @MisterHeroman 7 лет назад +1

      sorokonojkaboris naw

    • @InsidiousOne
      @InsidiousOne 7 лет назад +2

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

    • @SOYZBEANPRODUCTIONS
      @SOYZBEANPRODUCTIONS 7 лет назад +1

      sorokonojkaboris I totally agree with that

    • @KyleCashGames
      @KyleCashGames 7 лет назад

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

    • @annascheite7856
      @annascheite7856 6 лет назад

      OH DAMN SON REKT

  • @CitizenLily
    @CitizenLily 3 года назад +2

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

  • @andrewjonas1018
    @andrewjonas1018 7 лет назад +5

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

  • @SMX258
    @SMX258 8 лет назад +7

    Luigi kinda looks like Mike Matei...

  • @BullsDeepHook
    @BullsDeepHook 4 года назад +13

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

  • @Michael-ke7ex
    @Michael-ke7ex 2 года назад +5

    LORE has it that Bruno from Encanto got kicked out of the family because they found out he played Luigi in this Horrible Movie.

  • @SOSLOCO
    @SOSLOCO Год назад +4

    We need a review for the new Mario movie 2023 let's go

  • @goob_goob_gooby_goob
    @goob_goob_gooby_goob 6 лет назад +22

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

  • @captainfunktastic2255
    @captainfunktastic2255 3 года назад +14

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

  • @KenjiAsakura09
    @KenjiAsakura09 7 лет назад +55

    kinda like Chrono Trigger with Ayla and the Reptites

  • @lutalivresarnoso5808
    @lutalivresarnoso5808 6 лет назад +36

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

  • @mds6387
    @mds6387 7 лет назад +51

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

    • @lordkrythic6246
      @lordkrythic6246 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @redonyx8591
      @redonyx8591 5 лет назад

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

    • @vaylonkenadell
      @vaylonkenadell 5 лет назад

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

  • @nyc1ts932
    @nyc1ts932 2 месяца назад +2

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

  • @hexagonal69
    @hexagonal69 Год назад +5

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

  • @darcys2176
    @darcys2176 7 лет назад +28

    sounds like someone desperately wanted to expose children to the harsh realities of the world.

  • @1122markj
    @1122markj 5 лет назад +5

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

  • @RaelynTheEncantoFan1000
    @RaelynTheEncantoFan1000 Год назад +4

    Who’s here after watching the NEW Mario movie? ✋ (2023)

  • @BeaufortRyan
    @BeaufortRyan Год назад +5

    The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023) is way better.

  • @pika62221
    @pika62221 8 лет назад +23

    Ironically, the World Trade Center was bombed days before this movie came out in 1993.

    • @itsgamingbromusicandvlogss8664
      @itsgamingbromusicandvlogss8664 5 лет назад

      That was 2001 idiots

    • @TheGreatBambi
      @TheGreatBambi 5 лет назад +2

      @@itsgamingbromusicandvlogss8664 it was bomb twice once in 1993 it was a van with explosives in the parking garage below the building then the planes in 2001

    • @bruh-lt5bi
      @bruh-lt5bi 5 лет назад +1

      @@itsgamingbromusicandvlogss8664 lol "idiots"

    • @EdgyZiggy
      @EdgyZiggy 5 лет назад

      @@itsgamingbromusicandvlogss8664
      The irony in your comment is hilarious 😂

    • @wadehampton7229
      @wadehampton7229 5 лет назад

      @@itsgamingbromusicandvlogss8664 it you the idiot

  • @Julian1999psx
    @Julian1999psx Год назад +5

    Talk about 30 years of improvements

  • @PollyBonanzas
    @PollyBonanzas 8 лет назад +39

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

    • @hotbeerjosh9019
      @hotbeerjosh9019 8 лет назад

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

    • @Lone432345
      @Lone432345 8 лет назад +6

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

    • @spectre9792
      @spectre9792 8 лет назад

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

    • @Magelan83
      @Magelan83 8 лет назад

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

    • @colliric
      @colliric 8 лет назад +3

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

  • @MuttonTheDragon
    @MuttonTheDragon 8 лет назад +27

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

    • @MuttonTheDragon
      @MuttonTheDragon 8 лет назад +3

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

    • @andrewvanhalen1984
      @andrewvanhalen1984 8 лет назад +1

      Space Vampires vs Zombie Dinosaurs in 3d

    • @ClassicBoxingMatches
      @ClassicBoxingMatches 8 лет назад +3

      +ajmaroudas nazi werewolves