I guess this was fun for the kids (obviously the target audience) but not all that great for grown-ass men that have been playing Mario for 30 years (though, I can only speak for my grown-ass self.)
Negatives? Manifold, unfortunately.
On the forefront would obviously be most Mario fans' gripe about not letting veteran voice-actor Charles Martinet play Mario. That was criminal enough. And then the one-two
punch of using Chris Pratt who, as predicted, didn't do the role justice.…
"Mantis, you asshole!"
I almost cried several times.
If you are like me and you grew up saving food scraps from dinner to feed the raccoons in your grandparents' backyard, or if you grew up playing and adoring Super Mario 3 and got a little thrill every time Mario donned that iconic Raccoon Suit, this movie is for you.
This film is equal parts action + funny + hot + great villain + great story + unforgettable characters + perfect…
Gah there’s some bangers in here.
“Is he still there?—Where is he right now?—Oh, God, I can smell his face.”
And
“Guess why the bus isn’t running.”
“Why?”
“Because the bus is a caterpillar and it threw up.”
had my kids and I laughing and quoting all day.
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"Who am I, Kylie?"
”Who how? What now?”
Somehow on this 4th or 5th rewatch this clicked even more for me. Going up on my my rating to a full 5/5.
It's likely because on my kids' first watch they loved it so much, even to the point that when it was over my son said, "That was so good, Daddy, can we watch it all over again right now?" Can't tell you how happy this made me. We started…
