Topic: Illumination Mario Movie

@YusseiWarrior3000 I haven't actually unfriended, it was a joke even though Minions is no laughing matter.

It's okay. As an American I can't help but find the humor in the gloriously stupid.

@YusseiWarrior3000 Hmm...I will give Minions a watch to learn how it's done....okay so I've watched them and I've got a good joke.

@YusseiWarrior3000 i was genuine - i think they're kinda funny. And I really mean it when I say I find really stupid stuff funny. Like so stupid you have to try hard to be that stupid. I find it relatable.

Incidentally, i can't stop laughing at jumps banana.

@Losermagnet Huzzah, it worked!

@jump Good burn mate.

I like the casting in this movie, and I think it will turn out really well, we got different voice actors for sonic and I think change is good, I really don't think marios voice actor would have worked in like a hour length film.

I don't get the amount of negativity around this film since it was announced.

Firstly, unless I'm mistaken about the commercial entities involved, Illumination was an obvious choice because it's owned by NBC Universal, which also owns the Universal Studios that Nintendo partnered with for Super Nintendo World theme parks.

Secondly, Illumination has made a number of successful, popular, family films. Sing, in particular, is a very good, family film.

Thirdly, Nintendo are evidently taking this pretty seriously and haven't just left the Mario keys on the park bench for whoever picks them up. It's a collaboration, and given the quality seen in Nintendo's top tier output over the past 10 years, they seem to know how to make a quality, successful product.

How anyone can think this film is going to be anything but a bright, fun, family film I don't know. Seriously, those who are neg'ing it, what were you hoping/expecting a Mario film to be? The sourness against what is a dead cert to be good natured, light-hearted, colourful fun, is telling.

@gcunit For most I don’t think all that beats out the general skepticism of video game movies being bad after decades of duds turning up, especially with how bad the last Mario movie was.

Speaking of the game makers collaborating on the movies, I was really shocked to find out that the horrible looking Sonic which everyone hated was actually created by SEGA themselves.

@gcunit
Also, some peoples forget if Chris Pratt also the voice actor in Onward (Disney Pixar movie) and chosen by Disney.
I think Chris Pratt know how to make different voices for specific characters.
Miyamoto will not choose random people to ruin his mascot and Nintendo franchise.

I think we just need to trust him on this one, Bc we know this dude has made, strange things in the past.

@Anti-Matter Chris Pratt isn’t a thespian like Gary Oldman or Daniel Day Lewis is nor a voice actor, he’s not gonna change his voice the same way someone like Tara Strong will jump from Raven in Teen Titans to Bubbles in Powerpuff Girls. He’ll do fine though, he’s has got decent comedy chops as seen in Parks & Recs which is the main thing for a kids film.

Speaking of Parks & Recs, they should get Nick Offerman to play a live action Mario! He can grow a proper thick tash, legit knows how to use tools, stocky but not fat and is good with comedy.

@jump reminds me of mr Iwata. The banana scene.

@reporterdavid Yeah, that banana looks just like Iwata.

The movie will be a big hit because kids will want to see it. Mario has that charm effect. And then of course the pre-existing fan base in addition. And Asia’s markets for sure.

@reporterdavid Who's that holding Iwata in their hands?

@NinChocolate I'm not so confident, the models they are using are horrible. I can't believe the backlash isn't as big as the original Sonic movie design.

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@jump Lets be honest, if the movie looked like this, it would've done amazing.

I wouldn't say the choices for the cast were bad or weird. I would just say that Nintendo is not doing such a great job marketing the movie. They have not told us anything about it, They have given us no context based on how the movie will be portrayed in a different 3D type movie setting. They have told us the movie will come HOLIDAY 2022 which is everything we are getting. No one really knows what to expect of this movie and how it will turn out. Since all we know are the actors, thats all we are thinking about.

When do you think the trailer for the movie will be released?