Super Mario Movie

FunLover18 · 24-09-2021 12:52am #1

How am I supposed to sleep now

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1441168479864844292?s=19

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1441168482112966661?s=19

DrumSteve · 24-09-2021 8:07am

How is it a surprise cameo if they tell us its happening?

pixelburp · 25-09-2021 8:29am

It's a fairly lazy choice to aim for a Hollywood name to headline the cast (only lazier had they booked Ryan Reynolds or The Rock), but Pratt has a lot of comedy in his CV so if else should avoid the issue of am A Lister bring a rubbish voice actor.

That said, hearing Chris Pratt coming out of the mouth of Mario, and not Martinet, will be very weird and a bit jarring.

Fysh · 25-09-2021 10:09am

Animation is definitely a better way to go than live action, but Chris Pratt as Mario feels a bit too much like someone just went "we want the Lego Movie but with Mario". Still, I guess it depends on how good the script is - if they hadn't already done the Lego Movie I'd be thinking that Lord & Miller would be a good choice.

25-09-2021 11:56am

You’d think they have got some Italian americans to do mario and luigi!

sligeach · 22-09-2022 6:15pm

https://twitter.com/ny_comic_con/status/1572979063656005632

That's 9pm Irish time.

SuperBowserWorld · 22-09-2022 6:19pm

Super Mario Odyssey and Galaxy will leave this in their dust trails. I bet this is bland and won't even compare artistically to a 2007 Wii game.

pixelburp · 22-09-2022 6:26pm

I've never been more stoked to see a trailer for something I dread.

I wonder if this will be another Sonic situation and hasty redo, or - more apt - another Paddington scenario (when original voice Colin Firth was replaced with Ben Wishaw).

SuperBowserWorld · 22-09-2022 6:30pm

Could this movie kill Mario ?

I mean, could it be so bad that Sonic will regain his crown ?

This could be a very risky move for Nintendo.

SNES Vs Megadrive all over again.

😁

pixelburp · 22-09-2022 6:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119651886#Comment_119651886

Kill Mario? No chance; if the Bob Hoskins film couldn't do it, this one wont. The reaction to the trailer will tell everything about this films next steps. Loud enough cries and they might recast hastily

SuperBowserWorld · 22-09-2022 6:51pm

Princess Peach won't be a harmless damsel in distress in this movie.

I'm expecting a lot of Yoshi laying eggs gags.

pixelburp · 04-10-2022 4:16pm

Tomorrow at 9pm for the trailer it seems

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1577298137642852352

speedboatchase · 05-10-2022 1:22pm

https://twitter.com/ConnorEatsPants/status/1577529389146841088

It's-a-him!

BruteStock · 06-10-2022 9:29pm

Am I the only one who thought it was going to be live action🤨

I like it though. It will clean up at the box office

https://youtu.be/yPpazvJrHm0

winstonia · 07-10-2022 9:30am

Looks great.

kerplun k · 07-10-2022 6:30pm

The animation looks gorgeous.

kerplun k · 07-10-2022 6:31pm

Do you yield… 😂

pixelburp · 07-10-2022 6:40pm

I laughed at the Bowser stuff, can't deny it was stupid humour in the best fashion

Curious how little Mario was in a Super Mario trailer though. Like they wanted to minimise the Pratt effect lol

07-10-2022 8:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714446#Comment_119714446

His voice was the jarring bit for me. He's just a bad choice for the role.

Sparko · 10-10-2022 5:09pm

https://twitter.com/DavidToons_/status/1578353380363501568?t=sYMCBqWdlcpnObw5k9dYhA&s=19

Ever since I saw Linda Belcher was trending on Twitter a few days ago, this is all I can think of now when I see this thread.

Mr Crispy · 30-11-2022 12:28am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMYg69DfFLs

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pixelburp · 30-11-2022 7:26am

It looks all right, though not a great fan of that style of comedy where the character just explains the joke.

Also, I await the Princess Peach backlash from the Enrageratti.

Fysh · 30-11-2022 1:13pm

I have enjoyed all the Despicable Me films from Illumination, and I just noticed that some of the team behind Teen Titans Go! are directing this, which helps (TTG! is thoroughly daft in a way that I really enjoy). So that's positive. I'm indifferent at best to Pratt, though, so will be waiting on reviews before I go see this.

kerplun k · 30-11-2022 8:29pm

Mushroom kingdom, here we come.

pixelburp · 30-01-2023 1:01pm

Nope, the voices just aren't clicking with me; Seth Rogan as Donkey Kong is also a weird choice beyond "hire Seth Rogan for funny things"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Aq7ilIgN2I

kerplun k · 30-01-2023 1:28pm

its like the inverse of Sonic. Voice worked, CG didn’t.

Too late now to switch out the voices. Jack Black as Bowser sounds like it might work, but yeah, Chris Pratt and Seth Rogan just sound weird.

Im just going to watch the Italian version with subs 😀

johnny_ultimate · 30-01-2023 2:00pm

Aladdin is a better film than anything Illumination has made, but I still blame that film for heralding in the era of A-list celebrity voice actors dominating in American animation. You can draw a direct line from Robin Williams as Genie to the Dreamworks / Illumination model - Shrek set the formula in stone - where virtually all major animated characters need to be 'known' stars rather than a lower-profile voice actor who might be better suited to the role. Pixar very occasionally sidesteps that particular trend (or at least is willing to cast some lesser-known actors in lead roles) but is by no means immune to it.