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FaceRockerMD Apr 6, 2026 +130

It's a fine movie. My kids liked it. I've described it as a C+ movie if you aren't a Nintendo person. If you are, it's full of Easter eggs and fun Mario things that is enough of a nostalgia bomb for Nintendo adults and kids with an appetite for Mario action. Not everything has to be Academy award worthy to be entertaining.

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soobviouslyfake Apr 6, 2026 +31

Exactly my thoughts on the Minecraft movie. I'm sure I'll generally enjoy this as well. Movie critics shouldn't really be deciding whether or not *you'll* enjoy the movie anyway.

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Optimal_Whiner Apr 6, 2026 +8

Real critics used to view a movie for what it is. Like, if Siskel and Ebert reviewed this movie they would criticize a lot of elements. In the end it would get a thumbs up anyway because it filled it's niche and achieved what it set out to do. Older critics could acknowledge these things. Today it's a bunch of assholes in a writing contest to see who can cram in more cliches while coming off as the most pretentious. Mario isnt a 10/10. Nowhere near. But it's fun. No one is arguing against these faux critics that it's an amazing movie. But when one critic wrote how the movie put him in literal physical discomfort and he had to stab himself with a pen to keep watching... It shows they don't take this seriously.

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ThunkAsDrinklePeep Apr 6, 2026 +9

Is it better than the Bob Hoskins film?

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FaceRockerMD Apr 6, 2026 +15

Nothing I've seen since is equal to that masterpiece!

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Krawlin91 Apr 6, 2026 +9

Just knowing that he and John Leguizamo were just utterly shitfaced the whole time while filming makes that overall a 10/10 imo

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L33chi Apr 6, 2026 +13

I mean it's still sad to waste so much potential on gimmicky "Wow, I know that" moments.

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Aye_Surely Apr 6, 2026 +2

But it’s for kids…

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trifleLORD420 Apr 6, 2026 +1

It was a fun time. It was 75% visuals and 25% dialogue/plot, but I enjoyed it for what it was.

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blacked_out_blur 6 days ago +1

This is pretty much how I felt about it. It’s probably a worse *movie* than the first, but it’s filled with so much nostalgia masturbation material for nintendo fans that it’s basically impossible not to enjoy if you are one

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bwoah07_gp2 6 days ago +1

>Not everything has to be Academy award worthy to be entertaining. Tell that to the idiot reviewers in newspapers, etc.

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Optimal_Whiner Apr 6, 2026 -2

"critics" couldn't figure this out. This is why the age of critics is over. They can create their own little sublistnook for the cliche riddled pretentious writing experiments they enjoy so much. They offer no value. The idiots reviewed this movie as if they were expecting art. It's a f****** spectacle you nitwits. It's fun.

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MikeyB_0101 Apr 6, 2026 +14

Going to see it tomorrow!

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TMC2502 Apr 6, 2026 +1

Have fun! 😁

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WoodpeckerBest523 6 days ago +1

Have fun!

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stoneyaatrox Apr 6, 2026 +32

theres nothing wrong with liking it, but it's a bit shallow of a movie in my opinion. it looks good though, imagination did good i think with the visuals, but story-wise it doesnt feel all that coherent at all, also it felt like they made a lot of scenes just for the sake of setting up other possible movies instead of for any sort of relevance to the story they were telling right then.

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mt80 Apr 6, 2026 +1

How’s it compare to the first

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Poor_Intonation22 Apr 6, 2026 +20

It is on the same level tbh. Anybody who says the first one was significantly better is giving the first one a little too much credit.

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Signiference Apr 6, 2026 +7

I thought the second one was better. I at least got an out loud chuckle. The part where other characters, in both films, are teasing Mario for liking Peach and wanting to go out with her is really weird. Surprised to see that come back in the second one. Otherwise, I think the second one was better with the plot, the first was a series of scenes woven together with no thread, and the second was slightly (but definitely not fully) better on that front. For example, the part where Star Fox takes off with the crew and then suddenly the Bowsers are breaking through a moon/planet and chasing them seemed out of nowhere, so it’s still not perfect there. One major improvement was the score, using Mario music throughout and not fully relying on pop music like part one (and most illumination movies) did. I thought Bowser Jr. and conflicted Bowser was a much more interesting villain dynamic than part one. Making peach and Rosalina sisters was a good move for the movies and added some extra depth. I’m shocked anyone says the first is better tbh. I thought part one was straight up not good, and this one was not annoying at all. Btw, part one has the worst scene of either movie in the training montage where there’s this urgency to get to wherever but Mario can go if he completes this obstacle course that takes seemingly days to master. And then of course it’s all set to the totally played out “I need a hero.”

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mt80 Apr 6, 2026 +3

That’s consistent with what I’ve heard thx

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livinitup0 Apr 6, 2026 +1

I mean I was kind of waiting for PeachesPeachesPeaches v2 the whole time or some equivalent scene and it just wasn’t there I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t on par with the first one

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stoneyaatrox Apr 6, 2026 +2

they are pretty close, maybe the first edges it out by a bit but its been so long a while since i watched it.. the best parts of this one story and depth wise for me was bowser and his son probably and you get a nice bit between them

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DJfunkyPuddle Apr 6, 2026 +2

I liked it more than the first, but mainly because I hated the music selection in Mario 1.

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Hey_HaveAGreatDay Apr 6, 2026 +2

I saw Galaxy today and like others said it was fun. I’m really glad we went. Came home and turned on the first one and I think the first one really had that nostalgia punch going for it that still holds up a few years later. Definitely my favorite of the two but Galaxy stands well on its own.

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Poku115 Apr 6, 2026 -4

Geniune question... why does it being a shallow movie matter at all?

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quietgavin5 Apr 6, 2026 +6

Because kids deserve better movies. They had the budget to develop a better story, but just went with "princess kidnapped".

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burntmoney Apr 6, 2026 +6

have you played mario galaxy? the only thing they changed is which princess was captured.

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AdvancedPanda24 6 days ago +3

But if you’re adapting something to a largely narrative driven medium like filmmaking, you should probably put more effort into the storytelling aspects. Also games and movies are different mediums and prioritize different things.

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Sumeriandawn Apr 6, 2026 +2

“Shallow “ movies can still be considered good

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VampireHunterAlex Apr 6, 2026 +90

Saw it with my nephews yesterday, and it was…..a movie. There’s so many problems with it, but as long as the kiddos enjoyed it, I’m not wasting too much time breaking it all down. However, kids deserve so much better, and they’ve been so significantly failed yet again….

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kjbolin Apr 6, 2026 +41

The constant nonsense action with no stakes reminded me of those "4D" motion simulation rides you'd do in Vegas or Universal Studios, but those last like 8 minutes instead of 100

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MrEHam Apr 6, 2026 +20

That’s pretty much Mario games. There’s basically no story to work with and that was a creative choice, so that they’d have the freedom to do any sort of crazy fun gameplay mechanics they wanted.

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Top_Performance9486 Apr 6, 2026 +8

There are Mario games with more involved and well executed storylines, especially in the RPG genre. Mario storyline just adapts to whatever genre the game is, so you’d think for a movie they would try a little harder to at least have a tight and simple plot that suits the film format, but they barely even have that. They’re complete messes.

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MrEHam Apr 6, 2026 +2

Haven’t seen the second one yet but I enjoyed the first one. Too much story and new plots they introduce just kinda takes away from the point of Mario.

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chrisvelanti Apr 6, 2026 +4

That’s my exact frustration tho. I’ll genuinely take the live action Mario movie over these animated ones since it truly feels like a collection of references and in game cutscenes stuck together. Having no story is not a problem when a video game has so much more to offer as an interactive experience, but movies rely much more on their narrative. Why adapt Mario into a movie if you’re not going to use the mediums strengths ? Like yes I know the answer is money but you get my point. Feels like wasted pitential

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Top_Performance9486 Apr 6, 2026 +2

I don’t think the first one needed “more story” necessarily. It just needed a tighter, more coherent plot. There were a lot of things that happened that just didn’t lead anywhere satisfying or felt needlessly disjointed from the overall narrative. I’m all for the Mario wackiness, but even the side scrolling Mario games, which have very simplistic plots, tell coherent stories.

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Historical-Mix8865 Apr 6, 2026 +2

Miyamoto produced the film Miyamoto notoriously hates story.

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t-bonkers Apr 6, 2026 +2

Which is great for a game. The plot of Mario games is the thing that‘s utterly simple, Bowser kidnaps Peach, Mario saves her, the end. The story however is what you do along the way, and it’s incredibly rich. Exploring all kinds of wacky environments, turning into a Raccoon, a Frog, a Bee, going to the Moon, riding a Loch Ness monster, capering an airship etc. etc. This is great and engaging for a game because it‘s you the player actually doing all of it, and it‘s fun on a purely mechanical level. Translated 1:1 to a movie it just doesn‘t work at all tho because it‘s not interactive. It‘s not engaging, it‘s just stimulating. It‘s the movie equivalent of mindlessly scrolling TikTok for 2 hours. Good kid‘s movies are engaging as well, that‘s not an excuse at all in my opinion.

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Training_Pirate1000 Apr 6, 2026 +2

“Yet again”… go watch Hoppers

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yesTHATpao Apr 6, 2026 -1

>so significantly failed Wth are we talking about here? Surely it’s something serious like poverty or abuse and not a movie made from the IP of a video game franchise… This is too deep for Mario, go volunteer somewhere instead of spending time on comments like this.

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TheUnderCrab Apr 6, 2026 +3

It’s a fun movie and nice way to spend some time with the family. Solid 6/10.

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AMediaArchivist Apr 6, 2026 +12

I feel like kids deserve better. Remember when films like WALL·E and UP made you think?

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rtduvall Apr 6, 2026 +5

Those were amazing movies. You are correct, the quality dropped off a cliff. Don’t think it will bounce back.

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selflimitingbeliefs Apr 6, 2026 -1

Kpop Demon Hunters was the last animated movie I’ve seen and it was really good.

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rtduvall Apr 6, 2026 +1

I liked it also. My sons give me a hard time about it. 🤣

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WoodpeckerBest523 6 days ago +1

These are good movies indeed but Mario the franchise has never gone that deep. It’s always been simplistic by design and all about the execution.

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RealAssociation5281 Apr 6, 2026 +3

I loved the first movie so I’ll probably like this one but man it’s expensive to go out

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CommonSensei8 Apr 6, 2026 +4

It’s a great movie. Fun all around!

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TMC2502 Apr 6, 2026 +3

Me and the wife liked it and the kids LOVED it. It’s funny, full of nostalgia and kept us entertained throughout. Yoshi being added to the mix was awesome. A lot of folks are complaining about the lack of significance or that it didn’t make kids think enough lol and thats okay but it’s a Super Mario Bros movie.. much like the Minecraft movie, its totally okay to just be fun and not be an academy level heart string puller. Someone in this thread critiqued it while comparing it to UP 😭 this was a fun movie but people should temper their expectations a bit tbh.

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Rad3_Lethal Apr 6, 2026 +2

We took our son and he was hooked, my wife and I prefer the first movie though

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R-K-Tekt Apr 6, 2026 +11

It was fantastic! Absolute fun if you enjoy the Mario games.

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indy_been_here Apr 6, 2026 +6

The whole thing felt like an unearned, ongoing crescendo. There weren't any lulls to give way to character development or any depth whatsoever. It was just fun scene after fun scene after fun scene. Which makes the fun c****. I want to care about these characters but the movie doesn't give me a chance. These cash grabs rob kids of the opportunity to get immersed and invested in good story telling. They have the budget to make something great. It's disappointing

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OnlyNormalPersonHere Apr 6, 2026 +2

Strongly agree. Took my kids and was exhausted by the physical assault of noise and action scene after action scene with no meaningful plot, and zero character development. Compared to a peer movie like Minecraft Movie, which I enjoyed all things considered, I give this 1.5 stars.

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Ok_Egg_2665 Apr 6, 2026 +3

My kid loved it. It was full of nostalgia for me. Worth seeing for sure.

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chrisvelanti Apr 6, 2026 +3

Man, I sure hope Rosalina has a decent arc or at least a strong presence in the movie! Would be silly for her to not appear for most of the movies run time, but they would never do such a thing

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blackweebow Apr 6, 2026 +3

Honestly I thought it was a joke when they were producing the first movie but here we are billions of dollars in IP farming later and my ass has been corrected. Let the remakes and sequels flow. F*** originality lol why risk new stories when you can milk an IP for all its worth

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VeryPteri Apr 6, 2026 +2

I’ve seen this movie described as every adjective other than “good”

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WoodpeckerBest523 6 days ago +1

I’ll do you one then. It’s a great movie that is loyal to the games’ simple yet fun execution.

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SlimTeezy Apr 6, 2026 +2

Well yeah, it opened on a Wednesday. Movies usually premiere on Thursdays. They had an entire extra day of sales for "opening weekend" (5 days)

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MattIsLame Apr 6, 2026 +1

video game adaptations about to get greenlit left and right

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Zealousideal_Order_8 Apr 6, 2026 +1

Why would you have children in a world that has the Super Mario Galaxy movie in it?

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WoodpeckerBest523 6 days ago +1

Such a great movie! Glad it’s cleaning up

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MissInkeNoir 6 days ago +1

That means nothing, it's only April.

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Ill-Ad3311 6 days ago +1

Big Mario game fan , movie was ok but did make me start feeling i’m getting a bit too old to enjoy it like I should. Same as the last game ‘Wonder’ made me feel. Even Mario kart World i’m not playing as much as I did Mario Kart 8 so maybe just me.

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TapEmbarrassed4376 6 days ago +1

Took my 6 year old and we thought it was sweet. How about the light gun from the SNES that made an appearance?

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Gulf-Zack 6 days ago +1

Notwithstanding the” Hey It’s for the kids, get over it!” “Not Everything has to be academy awards”… This is why we have Netflix: for kids movies …I remember a time in the 1990s when everything was pretty much Academy worthy. What the hell happened to the movies?!?

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CampbellANDAlgar Apr 6, 2026 +1

It rules nacho supreme

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johntwoods Apr 6, 2026 -2

I am a regular human. I live in Burbank, California. I do not live in the crawlspace of my house. I am just hearing about this movie for the first time.

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SolidZeke Apr 6, 2026

It was great for kids… I fell asleep half way. Just a continuous stream of action/jokes.

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