Product: Super Mario Bros. [VHS] (1993)
Rating: 5.0
'90s Adventure At Its Finest
Growing up up in the '80s and '90s you had such imaginative hits as Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Super Mario Bros. curiously sits just on the precipice of being a classic like these.Unfortunately, it doesn't ever stand quite as tall. Many elements are hit-or-miss, depending mostly on your personal comedic sensibility or the timing of the joke. The writing and direction is something that just doesn't come as well together as it could or even should have.Still, there's the mark of brilliance in this movie. Watching it you can get the feeling of something great behind the scenes. Everything is lovingly crafted in such a way that you can only wish there was some guiding hand that made it work.In the end, we're left with something that's fun and adventurous, but could certainly be better. That's where twenty years makes all the difference. People are finally starting to see the movie as something that could be made better and enjoyed completely.Now is the time when a re-release could really benefit this movie. Remaster the picture quality, include some deleted scenes and give it a commentary from all those involved. People would eat it up.