Product: Super Mario Bros. [VHS] (1993)
Rating: 3.0
Don't bother with the movie, just play the game!
I may be a video game lover, but I love this movie too. This is by far NOT the best video game-based movie, but I enjoyed it. Mostly just to see if I can point out the dumbest, most corny parts of the plot as they come onscreen. I loved (and still do love) the original Super Mario Bros. game for my NES, and this movie is a sort of mockery of it to me. The weak plot and impressive cast just didn't work. It may have a few great stars in it (most namely Bob Hoskins), but even the great actor that he is he couldn't save this movie from ... as bad as it did. A little funny, definately corny, the first time you see it, but it probably won't hold anyone's interest for too long. A better video-game-turned-movie would be Tomb Raider, or Final Fantasy, or The Wizard, but if you like Super Mario, don't disappoint yourself by buying this movie. Just play the game.