One of the biggest film releases this year was The Super Mario Bros. movie. It’s one we never got around to seeing but as Oscar season approaches it is time for me to catch up. It is the highest grossing film based on a video game and one of 2023’s highest performing movies grossing over a billion dollars globally. That said we should all know by now that the general public is usually wrong in matters of film critique so that really means nothing to me. So here we go with my review of The Super Mario Bros. movie.
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This movie has clear multigenerational appeal, between older generations being fans of the original games, 80s filled soundtrack, current animation and an updated story whether you are a casual fan or have never experienced Mario before there is something to like about this movie. I think they marketed it very well and it reached its audience. In addition I think this movie didn’t really have a specific target audience, as it kind of appealed to everyone. All of which explains why it did so well in its theatrical run. We are going to take off a point for the casting choices because I truly think they were bad. I had to keep looking over at my husband after something happened to see if it was a real thing in the games and apparently the movie did pretty well in that department. The story was well done and I think the movie has rewatchability so we are giving it a 9/10.
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