psychicscubadiver said:
firebush03 said:
Also, I’m not saying a peep about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie other than this: Watch the film. This is a must watch without exaggeration. It adds to the overall lore of the Mario universe, and completely blows the OG out of the water.
Don’t forget: There are TWO post credit scenes. So stay till the veeery end.
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I wouldn't say it's a great movie, but it's certainly a good movie. Definitely better than the first one; you can tell they listened to fan feedback and took it to heart. Among several improvements all the licensed music is gone, thankfully.
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I agree with this, honestly. As far as being a movie is concerned? Like with a story and a “Hero’s Journey” and such? Yeah, these video game movies are never going to blow me away— I’d still rather watch something like Wall-E or The Lion King any day. However, for what it aims to do (which is not much more than an amusement park of really fun Mario showcases), it’s a grand slam. I’d give it a 7 or 8 out of 10, which is much higher than the 4 or 5 I gave to the original.
Much better than the (very cheaply made) live-action Sonic 1 & 2 movies, which while featuring far better pacing and story, does lean a bit too heavily on being a kid’s film… that one scene where that one lady drives around in the golf cart shouting “Randall!!” is seared into my memory. Those felt like kid’s movies with Sonic characters slapped in haphazardly, whereas Mario feels entirely fresh and fitting to what you would expect from a Mario movie.