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Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:12AM zerokku said
That was... amazing.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:18AM Bloodfire said
epicly epic. This is the only way Mario could make sense in the real world.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:19AM Kyle4 said
I would pay to see that movie if it were made. That video was awesome!
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:29AM Epoque said
It was pretty cute, but at the same time it reminds me of every single 'indie' drama Mario Bros. movie fan trailer, with all the same inside-humour.
I'm perfectly happy with the Super Mario Bros. pulled into an alternate dimension with a dystopian cyberpunk-esque mega-city overrun with fungi ruled by humans evolved from dinosaurs.
I'm perfectly happy with the Super Mario Bros. pulled into an alternate dimension with a dystopian cyberpunk-esque mega-city overrun with fungi ruled by humans evolved from dinosaurs.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:58AM Premature ejaculation man said
@Epoque
Indeed, seemed to be the same as a bunch of others Ive seen.
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Indeed, seemed to be the same as a bunch of others Ive seen.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 2:03AM (Unverified) said
@Epoque You're exactly right. We see another "realistic" take on the Mario games about once a month, and each one seems to be rife with "sly" references to drugs and Mario's failing relationship with Peach. This one was admittedly better than most, but the concept was old long ago.
I'm glad that you enjoy the original take so much. I don't care what anyone says, they had a fascinating concept to spin the games with. I've never seen another movie do what they did. It was just plain cool.
I actually help run a website devoted to the movie at smbmovie.com and frequent its fan forum. Ever been?
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I'm glad that you enjoy the original take so much. I don't care what anyone says, they had a fascinating concept to spin the games with. I've never seen another movie do what they did. It was just plain cool.
I actually help run a website devoted to the movie at smbmovie.com and frequent its fan forum. Ever been?
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:55PM ArtificeDrake formerly known as said
@Rocketboy
Or perhaps you're SO hipster and that is why you don't care for it...
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Or perhaps you're SO hipster and that is why you don't care for it...
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:30AM camronm21 said
That was such a tease.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:30AM ItsameMatt03 said
I don't go to the movie theater very much any more, but I'd pay the price of admission to see that. That was well done.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:31AM Double J said
Is that cloud a wang or is this some sort of Freudian test that I just failed?
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 1:03AM Alexisonfire said
@Double J
Could be.
Frankly, I am disappointed that it is not a bush recoloured white.
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Could be.
Frankly, I am disappointed that it is not a bush recoloured white.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:32AM Amish Gramish said
I like it when he takes the three stars.
Winrawr!
Winrawr!
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:32AM Mrblonde57 said
I want to see this made.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:33AM gamerso1990 said
Words cannot describe what I am feeling right now.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:38AM Bewoulf said
Holy crap. Much better then the actual mario movie, sorry for mentioning that tragedy.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:38AM Martyrdom said
I need that epic mustache.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:41AM Drake Lake said
This and the GTA version are so rad.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:53AM DrDrew Pinsky said
It still baffles me why people think the original Super Mario Bros movie was bad. If you treat it like a fantasy/sci-fi film with tenuous connections to a video game, it works really well. Of course people get really mad that they didn't make a straight adaption, ignoring the fact that it would have been an unmitigated disaster.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 1:23AM mrantimatter said
@DrDrew Pinsky not really, Super Mario Bros is basically Alice in Wonderland with a plumber.
What we got was....I dunno, but it was just bad.
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What we got was....I dunno, but it was just bad.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 2:10AM DrDrew Pinsky said
@mrantimatter What you got was Alice in Wonderland with a plumber, actually. What did you really want, two hours of a full grown man jumping on turtles and grabbing stars?
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Posted: Mar 16th 2011 3:41AM Killface for President said
@DrDrew Pinsky
I would watch that times a thousand.
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I would watch that times a thousand.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 2:37PM DrDrew Pinsky said
@Killface for President Then why don't you watch one of your friends play Super Mario Bros, because that's essentially what you want. I never got why people get so butthurt that adaptions are 100% faithful. If they were, why on earth would anyone chose watching some people act out a game when you could sit at home and play it, arguably having more fun?
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Posted: Mar 17th 2011 3:18PM (Unverified) said
@DrDrew Pinsky As an entirely unrelated concept, the '93 Super Mario Bros. really is a brilliantly original film. However, the connections to the source material are actually seen everywhere.
There's references throughout while even the story itself was influenced by the games: the King being transformed into fungus was inspired by Koopa's children transforming the 7 kings in SMB3 into creatures, while the concept of different dimensions was inspired by SMB2. The metallic egg in which Daisy was contained originally had an expanded role as a crucial element in operating the meteorite to access different dimensions. This came from the crystal egg used to open the portals in SMB2.
In the end, though, the movie is fun in its own way. It took the concept of the games and spun it in a fascinating way that people are too quick to judge as a failure. On the contrary, the film was hugely groundbreaking. It's box office-failure is the only thing that prevents people from seeing that.
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There's references throughout while even the story itself was influenced by the games: the King being transformed into fungus was inspired by Koopa's children transforming the 7 kings in SMB3 into creatures, while the concept of different dimensions was inspired by SMB2. The metallic egg in which Daisy was contained originally had an expanded role as a crucial element in operating the meteorite to access different dimensions. This came from the crystal egg used to open the portals in SMB2.
In the end, though, the movie is fun in its own way. It took the concept of the games and spun it in a fascinating way that people are too quick to judge as a failure. On the contrary, the film was hugely groundbreaking. It's box office-failure is the only thing that prevents people from seeing that.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:56AM Measlesopolis said
One day someone will make movies out of all these fake trailers, and that person will make billions
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 1:00AM evilkoala said
Winning
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 1:11AM stafa said
That was stupid
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 2:23AM The Only Girl said
Aww that was cute. :D
Was that toad in the end about to be jumped upon?
Was that toad in the end about to be jumped upon?
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 4:22AM shaktazuki said
No. Just no.
THIS is the Super Mario Bros. movie that should have been: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk9oa_PiXAk
THIS is the Super Mario Bros. movie that should have been: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk9oa_PiXAk
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 7:11AM Jack Kevorkian said
is SXSW still a music festival?
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 8:14AM isotrex said
That's hilarious right up next to collegehumor's version of the delusional mario bros.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 9:33AM panama chief said
that slow motion shot at the end was classic.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 9:45AM Elranzer said
Super Mario Bros is NOT one of those stories who needs a "gritty, realistic take" for a movie concept.
Thanks to Nolan/Batman we now have these abominations.
Thanks to Nolan/Batman we now have these abominations.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 11:54AM Darth Shango said
That was awesome!!!!!
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:19PM Hexidecimal said
I'll take 2 tickets please. That was really good.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 12:41PM TheShaper said
Pronouncing that something is NSFW is always useful. Gonna check at home.
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 1:33PM whylekat said
Nah the original Super Mario Bros. movie was just fine! Nothing better then two Italians being played by a British and Spanish dude!
Posted: Mar 20th 2011 12:20AM (Unverified) said
@whylekat Leguizamo is Colombian, not Spanish. Also, his grandfather is Italian.
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Posted: Mar 16th 2011 3:03PM shimrra74 said
Not bad
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 9:44PM Seven Hour War said
Awesome!
Posted: Mar 18th 2011 10:54AM Typhonic said
This is like a combination of a Gaspar Noe and a Terry GIlliam film.
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