Tarrant
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all I’m saying is routinely RT as a whole, gets shit on constantly here, so I always find it odd when it’s posted and people are like “bad score in RT…”
just makes me laugh.
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Super Mario Bros. (2022)
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all I’m saying is routinely RT as a whole, gets shit on constantly here, so I always find it odd when it’s posted and people are like “bad score in RT…”
just makes me laugh.
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Daidraco
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Reviews from any mainstream source like RT is just paid shilling or an agenda in my mind. What they have to say just generally doesnt matter to me. But looking at user reviews on those websites are usually a good sign of what the movie will be like, good or bad, etc. Ya, you have to scroll over like 50 comments that are absolutely fucking useless. But when you scroll over a game review on steam and it says shit like "Fails to load" about a dozen times - you might just be concerned about the fucking game not loading correctly and wait.
Mario is a movie based off a video game - so my expectations of it are already going to be low. As should anyone elses. If its enjoyable - then its a win/win.
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Rajaah
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It sure is the worst. Somehow, I beat Superman 64. What a very Rajaah thing to do.
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Gavinmad
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Critic scores from any source get shit on constantly here, and considering how often there is a wild disconnect between critic score and user score it shouldn't be some huge fucking mystery as to why critic scores get shit on.
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Rajaah
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That was my issue with Ready Player One (well, one of them). The movie was full of game references that popped the crowd, but almost none of it meant anything. "Look! It's the Iron Giant! I was attached to him as a kid!"
I'm surprised this Mario movie didn't go the route of a lot of modern adaptations by starting with some kind of origin story movie, saving the iconic villain for the second one.
They could have actually done this pretty well and maybe mined a series out of it by having the first movie be Mario vs Donkey Kong and general world introduction. Then the second is Mario and Peach vs Bowser to save Luigi (SMB1), then Mario/Peach/Luigi vs Bowser and his kids with airships (SMB3) and so on.
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Chukzombi
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yeah, a Donkey Kong origin would be great, it would explain how he met Pincess Peach, the supposed chick Kong has kidnapped or that could be his ex GF or whatever. the reason why they didnt go with that is because a woman needs no man in "today's modern audiences" and so a premise around her rescue by a man would not be acceptable. they would either have to have him be rescued by her or not at all. it also doesnt expand the NCU enough as a jumping board for other properties to be shoehorned in. there is a lot at stake with this film and a simple story about an italian man dodging barrels thrown by a crazy gorilla is too simplistic.
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Saw it today, 5 adults and 3 children and everyone loved it. It's indeed packed with references and easter eggs but there is an actual (if simple) story, it's very funny and well-animated, looked gorgeous on the big screen. It's really a love letter to the Mario universe, the music especially is really well done.
There's two post-credits scenes.
There's two post-credits scenes.
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Took the kids this morning. It was good. Full of nostalgia and Easter eggs as Runnen mentioned. As I was watching it I couldn’t help but think how they’re going to milk this franchise for all it’s worth over the next decade or longer. Luigi’s mansion, Mario Galaxy, there were a couple more things referenced or I noticed where I thought, ah yes that’ll be the next movie. Only part that annoyed me was when Bowser becomes Jack Black. All the actors do a good job of making so you don’t really realize it’s them.
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You guys werent kidding. We went to the mall and was going to watch the movie, but we decided to eat first at the restaurant across the way. Just the obscene amount of kids filing into and out of the theatre was nuts. I dont even think Ive ever seen that many kids there, ever. There was a showing every 30 minutes, too. I'll go see it when its not crowded af, but the sheer amount of tickets being sold just means theyre raking in the cash. So glad its not a Disney flick and Chris Pratt is getting the recognition since every alphabet puke fag in the world hates him for w/e reason.
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Why anyone shocked the Nintendos is raking in cash. These American Inventors been printing money since the 80s. The Japs know how to entertain.
Next thing some of tardmos will be shocked Demon Slayer been running marvels pockets.
Next thing some of tardmos will be shocked Demon Slayer been running marvels pockets.
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Just saw it, I thought it was well done. The story is simple but it doesn't have to be that complicated for this type of movie. Tons of nostalgia for the adults and the kids loved it. There's a ton of source material from the Mario universe so it's somewhat surprising it took this long to make a decent animated movie from it. Even the credits were on point.
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John Leguizamo Doubles Down on Boycotting 'Super Mario Bros. Movie'
John Leguizamo is again crying foul over "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" -- complaining about the lack of diversity in the cast ... although, his argument remains convoluted.
www.tmz.com
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