12/25/2023 0 Comments Angry birds kart![]() ![]() It’s a fun novelty but one which overstays its welcome At least he’s present in the majority of this movie, something a certain newer version forgot to do… The Mario brothers being called the ‘Mario Brothers’ as a result of their surname being Mario, is also a fun quip that lives on as a niche little piece of fandom trivia, Mario being referred to as Mario Mario and Luigi being referred to as Luigi Mario throughout certain parts of the film. Although most of these changes have been retconned, as Miyamoto turns a blind eye pretending this movie never existed, not all of them were bad, Mario and Luigi’s brotherly bond, the heart of the film, is the most convincing its been in any piece of Mario media I dare say ever, Mario taking more of a caretaker role looking after his younger brother with Luigi being more of the carefree dreamer out of the two, far more appealing than the coward he’s so often depicted as. It’s a fun novelty but one which overstays its welcome. As a result of this lack of communication Mario’s fantasy elements are unfaithfully transformed into a gritty sci-fi world, more of a blade runner type cityscape, perhaps to make the movie appeal to an older demographic but more likely due to restrictions both in technology and budget the movie is very restricted in both these senses, the acting is subpar often feeling either stilted or way to comical and the practical/visual effects have lost sight of what par was even meant to be, on the bright side the film uses them sparingly all the characters are acted rather than animated, for example King Koopa is a blond haired suited executive played by Dennis Hopper, and toad is a hippy street performer played by Mojo Dixon. The film’s director Rocky Morton recalls having one ‘polite’ meeting with Miyamoto before production began and the two have not talked to each other since. The 1993 Mario is a result of an exec asking his son what the rough premise of the Mario was and just running with that for 105 minutes, in fact Nintendo had no creative input on the film, they licensed it out to Hollywood and that was it. The 1993 Mario is a result of an exec asking his son what the rough premise of the Mario was and just running with that If the newer movie was for the kids, the 1993 interpretation is for the men. The older movie is a fun watch for anyone wanting a different approach to a very familiar franchise. The biggest difference is the fact that the older Mario movie is live action while the newer one is animated but apart from this they share a lot of the same world building New York and ‘The Mushroom Kingdom’ (called the dinosaur Kingdom in the older film) being linked by their underground piping system and both merging together to form either movie’s third act for example. Both have their differences but also share a lot in common, the new movie evidently taking inspiration from its older predecessor. To describe the 1993 film ‘Super Mario Bros’ it’s best put into context by its 30-year newer counterpart 2023’s ‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’. ![]()
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