Super Mario Bros animated movie from Illumination - Page 5

*NinjaPug* · 10-06-2022, 03:41 PM

Looks fine. It's also going to make a bunch of money.

*Andrew NDB* · 10-06-2022, 03:57 PM

Yeah. I mean, that looks like exactly the Super Mario Bros. movie you'd get strictly from going off the games and nothing else. I wasn't thinking this would be an origin story but here it is.

Would've been a neat touch if they brought back Leguizamo as Luigi.

~~Leo656~~ · 10-06-2022, 04:03 PM

Haha, I actually really dig that!

Was just watching a little Super Mario Bros. Super Show to get ready for a podcast tomorrow, so this is a little serendipitous. Really amazing to see how far we've come. That looks really cool, I actually wanna see this now.

*Allio* · 10-06-2022, 07:23 PM

Visually, the movie looks fine. But then I remember that this is an illumination film and they have like only 2 good films under their belt.

~~Sumac~~ · 10-06-2022, 09:43 PM

Looks good.
Knowing that Nin will keep their hands on a studio's neck to make a good adaptation, inspires me to think it might indeed a good CGI movie.

*drgon78* · 10-06-2022, 09:50 PM

Looks good so far.

*Andrew NDB* · 10-06-2022, 11:03 PM

It'll be like a hour and a half version of the Mario Odyssey/Galaxy/Sunshine/64 beginning and ending little movies so yeah, that's playing things pretty safe in terms of audience expectations.

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 10-07-2022, 01:27 AM

Looks great

*CyberCubed* · 10-07-2022, 06:27 AM

It seems like they might be going for the original origin of Mario and Luigi being from Brooklyn from "the real world" and transporting to the Mushroom Kingdom. When Yoshi's Island came out on SNES in 1995 they retconned Mario/Luigi to being born in the Mushroom Kingdom as babies and the stork brought them to Yoshi where they had to escape Baby Bowser.

It seems this might be more along the line of the first origin, where Mario and Luigi worked as plumbers/carpenters in Brooklyn. Foreman Spike and the Wrecking Crew NES game were parts of this.

*Andrew NDB* · 10-07-2022, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It seems like they might be going for the original origin of Mario and Luigi being from Brooklyn from "the real world" and transporting to the Mushroom Kingdom. When Yoshi's Island came out on SNES in 1995 they retconned Mario/Luigi to being born in the Mushroom Kingdom as babies and the stork brought them to Yoshi where they had to escape Baby Bowser.

It seems this might be more along the line of the first origin, where Mario and Luigi worked as plumbers/carpenters in Brooklyn. Foreman Spike and the Wrecking Crew NES game were parts of this.

For sure we'll get them as Brooklyn plumbers. Presumably they get sucked into a pipe and Mario goes one way and Luigi goes another way and they'll reunite halfway through the movie.

*oldmanwinters* · 10-07-2022, 11:43 AM

Never understood why Nintendo apparently felt the need to say Mario was NOT a plumber, by vocation.

EDIT: Oh, I guess they did backtrack?
https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/5/170...till-a-plumber

*CyberCubed* · 10-07-2022, 04:01 PM

Mario Maker 2 and the hammer power up is basically a throwback to them being carpenters/construction workers in Wrecking Crew as well:

This has all been back in the games for a long time.

Although apparently Nintendo thinks being a plumber, carpenter, and construction worker is all the same job. But then again Mario also plays golf, tennis, soccer, baseball, go-karts, and competes in the Olympics so Mario can do everything.

*ProphetofGanja* · 10-07-2022, 04:19 PM

*Andrew NDB* · 10-07-2022, 04:33 PM

I definitely want this to do good, if for only the reason that it would light a fire under Nintendo to get Metroid and Zelda movies made.

*drgon78* · 10-07-2022, 05:36 PM

I agree Andrew NDB, I want it to succeed(and actually be good) so we can get stuff for Metroid, Zelda, etc.

*Powder* · 10-07-2022, 06:12 PM

It looks to be exactly what I had hoped it would be, & that never happens. I'm very excited for this! I could do without Mario looking a bit too Dreamworksy, but that's the kind of modernizing I can compromise with. Everything is ripped right out of the games, from what we've seen so far. Gorgeous.

~~Leo656~~ · 10-07-2022, 06:16 PM

Right? My wife was pretty blown away by it, too. I definitely went from "No interest at all" to "Actually pretty excited" pretty quickly.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 10-07-2022, 07:15 PM

I'm definitely excited for this and no doubt Jack Black will sell this movie. Surprising that he actually sounds like Bowser would sound if he could talk. Way better than the voice acting in Mario Sunshine though not very hard to do. I figured Chris Pratt was going to use his regular voice for Mario but somewhat more Brooklyn like in the Super Show so I'm down. Though I need to hear more of Charlie Day as Luigi through another trailer. Not looking forward to Seth Rogen as DK though.

*Coola Yagami* · 10-07-2022, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by drgon78

I agree Andrew NBD, I want it to succeed(and actually be good) so we can get stuff for Metroid, Zelda, etc.

You sure about that? Mario being a cartoon is one thing, but will they be able to resist making a Metroid movie where Samus isn't super-competent, flawless and every guy in the movie is either evil or stupid?

*Turo602* · 10-07-2022, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

You sure about that? Mario being a cartoon is one thing, but will they be able to resist making a Metroid movie where Samus isn't super-competent, flawless and every guy in the movie is either evil or stupid?

As opposed to Samus being a bumbling idiot? WTF?

10-06-2022, 03:57 PM	#82
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,560	Yeah. I mean, that looks like exactly the Super Mario Bros. movie you'd get strictly from going off the games and nothing else. I wasn't thinking this would be an origin story but here it is. Would've been a neat touch if they brought back Leguizamo as Luigi. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

10-06-2022, 07:23 PM	#84
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,208	Visually, the movie looks fine. But then I remember that this is an illumination film and they have like only 2 good films under their belt. __________________

10-06-2022, 11:03 PM	#87
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,560	It'll be like a hour and a half version of the Mario Odyssey/Galaxy/Sunshine/64 beginning and ending little movies so yeah, that's playing things pretty safe in terms of audience expectations. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

10-07-2022, 01:27 AM	#88
TheBlueTurtle1 Foot Elite Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 2,892	Looks great __________________ http://jandmdev.deviantart.com/ (My Brother and I have a dev page, I am J, brother is M)

10-07-2022, 11:43 AM	#91
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10-06-2022, 03:41 PM	#81
NinjaPug Foot Elite Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,390	Looks fine. It's also going to make a bunch of money.

10-06-2022, 04:03 PM	#83
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Haha, I actually really dig that! Was just watching a little Super Mario Bros. Super Show to get ready for a podcast tomorrow, so this is a little serendipitous. Really amazing to see how far we've come. That looks really cool, I actually wanna see this now.

10-06-2022, 09:43 PM	#85
~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	Looks good. Knowing that Nin will keep their hands on a studio's neck to make a good adaptation, inspires me to think it might indeed a good CGI movie.

10-06-2022, 09:50 PM	#86
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,408	Looks good so far.

10-07-2022, 06:27 AM	#89
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	It seems like they might be going for the original origin of Mario and Luigi being from Brooklyn from "the real world" and transporting to the Mushroom Kingdom. When Yoshi's Island came out on SNES in 1995 they retconned Mario/Luigi to being born in the Mushroom Kingdom as babies and the stork brought them to Yoshi where they had to escape Baby Bowser. It seems this might be more along the line of the first origin, where Mario and Luigi worked as plumbers/carpenters in Brooklyn. Foreman Spike and the Wrecking Crew NES game were parts of this.

10-07-2022, 04:01 PM	#92
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	Mario Maker 2 and the hammer power up is basically a throwback to them being carpenters/construction workers in Wrecking Crew as well: This has all been back in the games for a long time. Although apparently Nintendo thinks being a plumber, carpenter, and construction worker is all the same job. But then again Mario also plays golf, tennis, soccer, baseball, go-karts, and competes in the Olympics so Mario can do everything.

10-07-2022, 04:19 PM	#93
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10-07-2022, 04:33 PM	#94
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,560	I definitely want this to do good, if for only the reason that it would light a fire under Nintendo to get Metroid and Zelda movies made. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

10-07-2022, 05:36 PM	#95
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,408	I agree Andrew NDB, I want it to succeed(and actually be good) so we can get stuff for Metroid, Zelda, etc. Last edited by drgon78; 10-08-2022 at 05:50 AM.

10-07-2022, 06:12 PM	#96
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	It looks to be exactly what I had hoped it would be, & that never happens. I'm very excited for this! I could do without Mario looking a bit too Dreamworksy, but that's the kind of modernizing I can compromise with. Everything is ripped right out of the games, from what we've seen so far. Gorgeous.

10-07-2022, 06:16 PM	#97
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Right? My wife was pretty blown away by it, too. I definitely went from "No interest at all" to "Actually pretty excited" pretty quickly.

10-07-2022, 07:15 PM	#98
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	I'm definitely excited for this and no doubt Jack Black will sell this movie. Surprising that he actually sounds like Bowser would sound if he could talk. Way better than the voice acting in Mario Sunshine though not very hard to do. I figured Chris Pratt was going to use his regular voice for Mario but somewhat more Brooklyn like in the Super Show so I'm down. Though I need to hear more of Charlie Day as Luigi through another trailer. Not looking forward to Seth Rogen as DK though.