Movies: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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BertCorbeau
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Randy Butternubs
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LevelingSolo
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The Bowser stuff was great, Jack Black nailed that. Chris Pratt doesn't sound at all like Mario in that though, don't know why they just couldn't cast someone who can do the Mario voice, it's not like this movie needs big names to be a success.
The animation looks incredible too
The animation looks incredible too
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Osprey
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I imagine that they didn't want the "Mario voice" because it's stereotypically Italian. Mario isn't exactly PC, and not just because he's on consoles.
Randy Butternubs
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I wish they would have let Charles Martinet try to find a toned-down Mario voice for conversational speak with Mario. Other language dubs are using their original/current Mario voice actors, I think the USA chose Pratt for his name recognition. and his work in the Lego movies. And that's the wrong move.
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Taro Tsujimoto
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While I still don't really vibe with Chris Pratt as Mario, they are knocking it out of the park with basically everything else.
I'll withhold judgement on Pratt but even what they showed of his work actually looks alright.
Outside of that, it looks fantastic. Colorful and vibrant like the world/series its based off, tons of references to other Mario related stuff (Mario Kart, Smash, Luigi's Mansion, and then Mario Galaxy) and with plenty of personality.
This movie is going to easily break a billion dollars at the box office and i can't help but wonder if its potential success leads to the creation of another cinematic universe. Nintendo is sitting on almost 40 years worth of material, most of which is pretty easily converted to film at least in concept. Already wondering if the seeds have already been laid given that "there's so many universes/galaxies out there and they all need our help" line.
Outside of that, it looks fantastic. Colorful and vibrant like the world/series its based off, tons of references to other Mario related stuff (Mario Kart, Smash, Luigi's Mansion, and then Mario Galaxy) and with plenty of personality.
This movie is going to easily break a billion dollars at the box office and i can't help but wonder if its potential success leads to the creation of another cinematic universe. Nintendo is sitting on almost 40 years worth of material, most of which is pretty easily converted to film at least in concept. Already wondering if the seeds have already been laid given that "there's so many universes/galaxies out there and they all need our help" line.
BertCorbeau
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Definitely into how they've linked various pieces of the games over the years. Hopefully they tie it up well into a good movie.
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To echo others opinions, I don't like Pratt as Mario, but that trailer hit all the nostalgia buttons for me. I'll probably still wait until I can rent/buy it on streaming, but I pretty much do that with everything the last few years. I don't even remember the last movie I went to in a theater.
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I was not expecting the soundtrack to go that hard in that clip. Using tons of themes from the games.
