After the critical and commercial failure of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film adaptation, the Japanese video game company Nintendo became wary of licensing its properties for film adaptations. [15] According to Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, the idea for a new Mario film came from bringing their older games to the Virtual Console and other services. Such transitions took time for the company, and Miyamoto recognized that "our content business would be able to develop even further if we were able to combine our long-beloved software with that of video assets, and utilize them together for extended periods". [16] Miyamoto knew that the process of making a film was far different from that of making a video game, and wanted a film expert to lead the effort. [17]

Princess Peach has always been my favorite Nintendo character, from kindergarten to now. This movie doesn't quite nail into the "games Peach" to "badass Movie Peach" transition as well as I think it should've. Before you aim your Bullet Bills at me, I liked her Movie version! I just... well... Hagues, Alana (October 6, 2022). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie Teaser Trailer Is Finally Here". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022 . Retrieved October 6, 2022. The main reason why Little Mermaid is already being written off as a flop [this isn’t some lone fringe hot take from me. Just Google around. Even the regular shiller YTers for that movie are praying this movie can at least crawl to break even] is because it had a notable higher then average 250 Million production budget [they haven’t still crossed that as LM is barely over 200M atm] nevermind the higher then average marketing budget that they still need to cross to break even. The Super Mario Bros. Movie". Irish Film Classification Office. February 16, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023 . Retrieved February 16, 2023.In a March 2023 video, Seth Rogen shared that Donkey Kong was introduced in the film accompanied by the title theme music from Donkey Kong 64, " DK Rap", composed by Grant Kirkhope. [59] In contrast to the licensed songs used in the film, Kirkhope did not receive credit for "DK Rap" in the film's end credits, an oversight the composer found disappointing. [60] [61] The Super Mario Bros. Movie Digital (4K Ultra HD), archived from the original on May 8, 2023 , retrieved May 8, 2023 Ditchfield, Jaime (August 9, 2021). "Sebastian Maniscalco will voice 'Spike' in Illumination Super Mario movie". Nintendo Enthusiast. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021 . Retrieved August 10, 2021. a b "The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023 . Retrieved September 23, 2023.

Now, the Marvel movies are a different thing, because they have so much in them that I guess anyone could find something to enjoy, and they usually have enough happening on-screen constantly that you'd be hard pressed to call them boring or whatever, but, personally speaking, while I really enjoyed a few of the earlier Marvel films--The Winter Soldier is great--I'm starting to find most of the new ones soulless and just bloated with OTT cgi and a bit too much of the message creeping in and so on. I definitely won't be sitting through most of the newer ones more than once or so more in my lifetime, and in some cases never again. Personally, if I could've added one short scene to make that transition go smoother, to my taste, it'd go like this: We first meet Princess Peach not in the throne room, but in the kitchen. She's baking a cake, or other treats, maybe softly humming to herself chirpily, in a manner more aligned to the original games. Then--long story short--she has to clonk a rascal/bandit/antagonistic character on the head with a rolling pin, or even a straight-up punch, no assistance needed. And from then on, she's revealed to be far more athletic and battle-ready than how we usually know her. The Mario Movie is already the biggest video game adaptation ever and it seems it won't be slowing down any time soon. McWhertor, Michael (April 5, 2023). "Charles Martinet's cameo role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie is perfect". Polygon. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023 . Retrieved April 5, 2023.Outlaw, Kofi (March 28, 2023). " Super Mario Bros. Movie Star Charlie Day On Luigi's Mansion Movie: "Let's Make This Happen" (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023 . Retrieved March 29, 2023. Tallerico, Brian (April 5, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie movie review (2023)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023 . Retrieved April 5, 2023. Quite a few people have said to me that I shouldn't read too much into it, because it's a kids film. But there are many kids films out there with a more well-defined plot and character development. Just look at the numerous Disney movies, for example. They allow their characters to grow and connect with each other, so that their relationship feels more natural than forced and contrived for the sake of the plot.

RetroGames As I tried to make clear, I think the fact that it wasn’t aiming to position itself as anything very substantial genuinely worked in its favour. It’s obvious Disney was hoping for this to be another billion dollar club or at the very least be a Jungle Book scenario and just fall short, but still get decent profit. I watched Avatar 2 at the cinema in 3D and it was technically stunning, but it was slow and bloated, although enough to certainly carry the movie for a first watch. I couldn't even watch it all the way through a second time at home though. Yes, it's technically stunning, and it's got some "important" message, but a movie still has to make me actually want to watch it beyond that first viewing to mean much to me in the grand scheme of things, and Avatar 2 failed. In that regard The Super Mario Bros. Movie utterly blows it away imo. I've watched The Super Mario Bros. Movie four times already and enjoyed it just as much each time, never felt bored once, and I'll be going again in about a week when it releases in Japan. And, given the relative goal of both of these movies and the audiences they are aimed at, I'd 100% say the Mario movie did a better job. Doolan, Liam (April 9, 2023). "Mario Movie Used Unreleased Nintendo Designs To Create Certain Characters". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023 . Retrieved May 12, 2023. Charlie Day originally voiced Luigi with a New York accent similar to the film Goodfellas (1990) during production. The accent was scrapped when directors told him it sounded too similar to the gangster film, to which Day responded to the change with, "Alright! I think you're wrong, but fine!". [39] [40] Plot details were kept secret from the actors during recording, according to Day, who noted he had to record his dialogue in many different ways, after which the directors selected the version they believed would be best suited for the film. [44]D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 23, 2021). "Super Mario Bros. Animated Pic Sets Cast: Chris Pratt As Mario, Charlie Day As Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy As Princess Peach & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021 . Retrieved September 23, 2021. There’s no random inclusion of the US military (looking at you Sonic/Monster Hunter/Transformers/etc.). There’s no convoluted justification for how the video game world and the real world co-exist. There’s no iconic video-game mascot being awkwardly shoehorned into a stereotypical American family and having to learn American family values before saving the world. There’s just… Mario running around and jumping a lot, which is really what Mario does best. Speigel, Josh (April 4, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review: Nintendo's Big Screen Adventure Thrives On Being Unsurprising". /Film. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023 . Retrieved April 5, 2023. Jorgensen, Tom (April 4, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review". IGN. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023 . Retrieved April 4, 2023.

Hood, Vic (October 8, 2022). "Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie". TechRadar. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022 . Retrieved October 12, 2022. Plunkett, Luke (January 29, 2023). "Mario Movie's Donkey Kong Voice Is Just Seth Rogan". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023 . Retrieved February 6, 2023.So, the traditional pleasures of movies like satisfying character arcs, relevant themes, intriguing plot, and emotional depth were a bit less important to me for this movie. a b Roth, Emma (January 29, 2023). "The latest Super Mario Bros. Movie teaser showcases Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023 . Retrieved January 30, 2023. TLK19 isn't even counted in the lead by Disney themselves since they like to view and promote it as a separate cinematographic entity from animation AND live action. In some senses, its reportedly involved tech makes it sound like a much more literal "video game movie" than Mario itself!😆 https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/custom-comparisons-extended/Super-Mario-Bros-Movie-The-(2022)/Aladdin-(2019)/Beauty-and-the-Beast-(2017)/Lion-King-The-(Live-Action)-(2019)/Alice-in-Wonderland-(2010)/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=day_by_day_comparison