Product: Super Mario Bros. [VHS] (1993)
Rating: 2.0
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Just stick with the video games, whether they are old or new. This film fails on many levels: it's not as exciting or engaging as a real video game, and it's not as smart or entertaining as any other film. Not even Dennis Hopper can save it. Fans of the original Super Mario Bros. will be definitely disappointed not only because of the lack of excitement, but also the lack of any real connection between the game and the film. As a matter of fact, this doesn't even look like an actual Mario Brothers adaptation (there are many things in this movie that are not connected to the original games). It looks like a completely different fantasy film with just a few elements of the video games added in. I have never actually played Super Mario Bros. and I don't exactly hate this film. But still, the entire movie is flat, dull, and very uninteresting. If you absolutely love Nintendo, then stay away from the Super Mario Bros movie. Nothing in the film works.Grade: D