Product: Super Mario Bros. [VHS] (1993)
Rating: 5.0
Just A Fun '90s Romp
This movie has a bad reputation behind it that I find is completely undeserved. I think the problem is mostly its image, which for many has nothing more to do than the fact that it's an adaptation of one of the most popular video games of all time.While it cannot be denied the film is at least much different from the games both visually and thematically, it is certainly arguable whether or not this makes it a less faithful adaptation. The games featured two New York Italian brothers chasing a princess into a parallel world to rescue her from a dinosaur-king and, when you get down to it, that's exactly what the movie is about, too.The movie's strength is that it's unadulterated fun. Everyone behind the movie put their creative energies into making it the best it could be for its time. For coming out a few weeks before Jurassic Park they did pretty well.Next year will be the movie's 20th anniversary. A re-release featuring improved picture quality and some special features would be completely deserved and more than likely well-received. People are looking at this movie now and they really see something they like. It's about time that that's acknowledged.