Product: Super Mario Bros. [VHS] (1993)
Rating: 4.0
Can two plumbers save the world from going down the drain?
A word to filmgoers: go into this knowing that this is nothing like the game (This isn't necessarily a bad thing). That said, on to the review. Mario Mario (Bob Hoskins) and Luigi Mario (John Leguizamo) are plumbers in Brooklyn, New York who are less than sucessful. Their rival, the Scapelli Construction Company, is driving them down the toilet (no pun intended), and it looks like they will never get a job. One day, Luigi meets Daisy (Samatha Mathis), the foreperson for a college archeolegical dig, and is being pressured by Scapelli to move. In the caverns underneath the site, the adventure begins when Daisy is kidnapped and taken to another dimension by Iggy (Fisher Stevens) and Spike (Richard Edson) under lings of evil King Koopa, who wants a meteroite piece Daisy has had since birth to merge this dimension and our dimension, becoming the ruler of both worlds. The Marios must stop Koopa before he destroys both worlds, as that's what merging them would do.Critics and moviegoers despise this one because it is not faithful to the game, but then again, neither is Resident Evil (2002). The performances are great, and the writing, although confusing at times, is great. The DVD offers a widescreen version of the film, with little grain present and good video, and a Dolby Digital 2.0 surround track, providing good sound. Once again, Hollywood Pictures leaves out any extras, making it for people who want to upgrade and not worry about change. Good movie, subpar DVD.SUPER MARIO BROS.(1993, PG)Mario Mario: Bob HoskinsLuigi Mario: John LeguizamoKing Koopa: Dennis HopperDaisy: Samantha MathisIggy: Fisher StevensSpike: Richard EdsonDirectors: Rocky Morton, Annabel JankelWriters: Parker Bennett, Terry Runte', Ed SolomonMOVIE: 4.5VIDEO: 4.5AUDIO: 5EXTRAS: 0MENUS: 4OVERALL: 4