Topic: Illumination Mario Movie

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Tickets obtained. One week to go until my first visit to a movie theater since November 2019…

@octokid This movie is definitely a good reason to go. I debated if it was worth it before most of the trailers were released and now I am sold on the prospect of seeing it in theatres. This is a good reason to take my family to an occasional movie theatre.

Got my tickets booked for tomorrow: not only did I manage to squeeze into the very first showing of it EVER in my local area, but I also managed to get the best seats possible (smack dab in the upper middle)!

I'm so damn excited guys.

I looked the schedule for Mario movie in my hometown Surabaya and it will be tomorrow 5 April 2023.
Great, I will prepare some snacks to watch the movie at local cinema.

Taking the family to see this Thursday. Can't wait, it's like a childhood dream come true.

My sister secured our tickets to see this in an IMAX on the first night. All I’m expecting is a fun, lighthearted movie packed with awesome Easter eggs, just in time for the season. If it’s better than that, great! I’m surprised at how late reviews are, though.

Reviews are kinda all over the place, but I'm consistently seeing the sentiment that if you're a big Mario fan, you'll have a good time

@PikaPhantom So kinda like how it was with the sonic movie? I think I will enjoy it, it might not be the best thing ever, but I think it might be a step in the right direction for video game adaptations.

Definitely will be cool if both sonic and Mario come out with really decent video game adaptations. I might lean towards sonic more, but we will see.

@Snatcher
I wonder if SEGA and Nintendo collaborated to make Mario & Sonic movie like from the Olympic Games.

@Anti-Matter I would kill for that.

Those reviews that NL compiled into an article are absolutely full blown idiot sauce, I swear. The Rolling Stones guy sounded like he accidentally took the wrong drug instead of watching the movie. One goof said this new movie was worse than the original 1993 one. That’s just flat out ignorant. Actual children would give a better review of this movie, whether they hate it or like it. We don’t really need people in their mid thirties and forties reviewing yet another illumination film. It’s like asking a toddler to review breaking bad.

But again, sonic movie got critically panned as well, and both films turned out ok. I’m not super concerned, this will sell like mania due to the brand recognition alone.

@TheBigBlue did you read my comment, it's the top one.

@Owl1 it is indeed a movie

@TheBigBlue it's more movie than movie.

@Owl1 my brain hurts more than the Rolling Stones movie reviewer after watching the Super Mario Movie

@TheBigBlue movie snobs critics don't get video games.

@TheBigBlue If a critic can call this good (below, and it is good) then they can call the Mario Movie good at least.

Not naming names, but some comments in the NL article seem mighty smug about what some of the critics are saying. You can dislike the movie all you want, but there's no need to show off how you expected/hoped it would "fail".

I am just going to enjoy the movie for what it is. I don't put much stock into opinions about franchises I already love.

@BrazillianCara I get what you are saying and I agree. Don’t wish for the movie to fail. Be nice to the people who are pumped to see it instead of spreading the message around of “this movie is going to suck”.