Product: Super Mario Bros. [VHS] (1993)
Rating: 5.0
Where's the DVD edition for this???
Okay, to start off this is my fav V.G. (Video Game) based movie! Mario and Luigi have been the #1 heroes of all time, and this movie tells how it all began. In the city of Brooklyn, a beautiful princess has been kidnapped by villains from a parallel universe. Now... 2-plumbers, Mario (Bob Hoskins) and Luigi (John Leguizamo) must travel to the deceased Mushroom kingdom (a.k.a. "Dino Hatten") to rescue Princess Daisy, and defeat the evil King Koopa (Dennis Hopper).This has got to be THE best game-based movie ever made! (sorry, but "Double Dragon" & "Mortol Kombat" sucked.) I liked the goombas(who'd thought they'd be that huge?), the bob-ombs with the Reebok shoes, and of course... YOSHI!!! (one of the main reasons why I'd watch the movie! He's cool!). And to just imagine that Toad is a carefree musician. All in all, I'd have to say that though many fans were disapointed, this is the closest HOLLYWOOD has come to making it just like the REAL thing. There's plenty of action, thrills, and let's not forget the FIREPOWER!!! It's clever and funny at the same time! (the old lady at that one scene was just hysterical!) However, I wish they'd put this on DVD for once(with the theatrical trailers, deleted scenes, the making of and cast interviews.) CHECK IT OUT!!! It's not as bad as some think!