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Genre | Family Entertainment, DENNIS, GAME, BOB, LUIGI, VIDEO, HOSKINS, HOPPER, MARIO |
Format | Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats |
Contributor | Fiona Shaw, Parker Bennett, Dennis Hopper, Ed Solomon, John Leguizamo, Terry Runte, Lance Henriksen, Rocky Morton, Dana Kaminski, Fisher Stevens, Bob Hoskins, Samantha Mathis, Annabel Jankel, Richard Edson See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 44 minutes |
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Buckle up and hang on tight the discovery of a parallel universe launches you into the adventure of a lifetime! Mario and Luigi, two wacky plumbers, undertake a daring quest to save a princess in "Dinohattan" a hidden world where the inhabitants evolved from dinosaurs! Mario (Bob Hoskins - WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT) and Luigi (John Leguizamo - REGARDING HENRY) face deadly challenges from a diaboloical lizard king (Dennis Hopper - HOOSIERS) and must battle giant reptilian goombas, outwit misfit thugs, and undermine a sinister scheme to take over the world! Blast off for nonstop excitement with SUPER MARIO BROS., the live-action thrill ride that dazzled moviegoers everywhere!
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
- Item model number : 2924400
- Director : Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
- Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats
- Run time : 1 hour and 44 minutes
- Release date : June 3, 2003
- Actors : Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper, John Leguizamo, Dana Kaminski, Samantha Mathis
- Language : English (Dolby Surround), Unqualified
- Studio : HOLLYWOOD PICTURES
- ASIN : B00008979N
- Writers : Parker Bennett, Terry Runte, Ed Solomon
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #96 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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- #8 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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Anyone who is a fan or at least familiar with the original Super Mario Bros. games would naturally be in for a surprise when seeing this movie from 1993. Both share the same general "story" in which the plumber Mario brothers travel worlds and lands to save a princess from a Koopa monster in its tower. But that's where the surface-level similarities end. With this movie, we get a sci-fi/action/comedy involving Earth being split into two dimensions, one ruled by us, the human race, and the other by an evolved civilization of dinosaur people. Daisy (not Peach) is a girl from the dinosaur dimension but grew up in the human dimension, yet gets kidnapped back to her home dimension per orders of Koopa (Dennis Hopper), here a military dictator. He needs Daisy's crystal to help merge both dimensions so he can rule over both worlds. He has the devo guns to make it possible, weaponry that would literally de-evolve anyone who gets in his way into primates (or normal dinosaurs), and the army of Goombas (seven-foot dinos similar to stormtroopers, in that they're cool-looking if just slightly more useless) to back him up. Daisy was Luigi's romantic interest (Mario already has a girlfriend), and thus both brothers go after Daisy into the dinosaur world, into a city that's a savage, more brutal version of New York City (the movie set of which was constructed inside an abandoned cement factory and still looks kick-ass even today), and take it upon themselves to both save the girl as well as their world.
This movie flopped at the box office (its release coinciding with Jurassic Park didn't help much), and it was an even lesser hit with fans of the game at the time. At a glance it appeared to be absolutely nothing like the game, instead just taking names and creating an alien story that resembled very little to the source material. Historically, it's the first film adaptation of a video game ever made in North America, but since it made such a horrible first impression, it was thus regarded as a horrible film, and thus since then forever carried the stigma of being the "worst video game movie ever." It was a popular stigma that just never went away, and those who've never seen the movie and only heard of its reputation wouldn't have thought otherwise.
Believe it or not, one of the fans' biggest complaints, among other things that would've ruined the movie for them, was Mario having the signature moustache, but Luigi did not. But Mario and Luigi are supposed to have a big brother/little brother dynamic to begin with, so Mario having a moustache to make him seem older and Luigi not having to make him seem younger actually works. Also, the characters are apparently supposed to be Italian-Americans. Bob Hoskins, who plays Mario, is natively a Brit, but he dons a convincing Brooklyn accent that makes it easier to suspend disbelief. However, John Leguizamo, who plays Luigi, is still clearly a Latino, a different ethnicity from Mario. But there is a double-date dinner scene where it was implied that Luigi was actually adopted into Mario's family, so while they are brothers to each other, Luigi also looks up to Mario as a father figure. As far as story setup goes before we launch into the inter-dimensional journey, it's definitely a short one, but they somehow make each and every moment count in establishing who Mario and Luigi are, what they mean to each other as family, and we're already rooting for them as they go on their adventure and along for the ride. Same thing with the dinosaur world. As the movie keeps its story rolling, we only get to see snippets here and there of the dinosaur peoples' city life, but even those snippets are still telling as long as you notice them (better yet on repeat viewings). For example, if you were to get run over by one of the electric cars and your body gets stuck on the hood, your body would get left there to rot into a skeleton. A very intriguing world in a darkly humorous way.
One last thing--it would be wrong to say that the movie is absolutely nothing like the games. It actually takes names, characters, objects, and elements from the games and incorporates them into the movie's story in often subtle and clever ways, some more so than others. In the game, Mario is able to jump great distances. In the movie, Stomper boots enable him this ability. In the game, Mario hurls fireballs. In the movie, there are flame-throwers that shoot fireballs. Although Yoshi was more of an iguana in the games, in the movie he's a pygmy T-Rex (which also still looks awesome even today), yet both versions still have that whip-like tongue. In both the games and the movie, Mario and Koopa face off on a bridge, and Koopa winds up inside a floating tub-thing far out of Mario's reach.
Over time and to this day, Super Mario Bros. has a developed cult fanbase--of which I'm a part of--that see it as an underappreciated and misunderstood film. If you ask me, for its story and all its elements, it's very imaginative and inventive, along similar lines of Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice, a kind of entertainment that personally appeals to me. Sure it has its flaws, but even those are part of the movie's charm for the time it came out. Behind the scenes, the production was chaotic and stressing due to a variety of factors, and the actors were waiting for all of it to be over (the two stars repeatedly took shots between takes just to get through the shoot). Despite that, the actors still gave it their all, so for as wild and crazy as the movie gets, it's incredibly well-acted, and it's amazing how well put together the movie became in the end.
The best thing they can do is give this movie a proper, sharper DVD release, and if they can do that, they should consider a Blu-Ray release for its fans. Until then, this is the best we can get. When the movie is exciting, it's exciting. When it's intriguing, it's intriguing. When it's funny (and it definitely is), it's funny. And when it's fun, it's just plain good ole' fun for what it is and what it was meant to be.
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--Video Quality--
Some of the other reviews I've read online focus quite a bit on what the reviewer thinks about Super Mario Bros. as a film, without really touching on the technical aspects of the Blu-Ray. This review isn't going to have any of that. I'll go deep into all the technical aspects of the release and all of the special features.
So, how does the video quality match up against previous releases? The difference is quite a dramatic one. This website has a long track record of bashing the original 2003 Disney DVD release because of its strange non-anamorphic, full frame widescreen presentation. Second Sight did a new anamorphic transfer for this Blu-Ray release, and it looks fantastic. The film looks vivid and sharp. The added detail of the high-resolution transfer finally allows us to see details and easter eggs that we've never seen before. I don't think I'll be the last person freeze-framing through this thing--literally each scene has something new to discover. Check out the SMB Archive's DVD to Blu-Ray comparison video for a closer look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLa3G2bULwo
Print damage artifacts (abundant in the DVD) are a lot less common. Black levels seem deep and pure, which is a huge help since many scenes in the film take place on the neon-centric Dinohattan streets or in the dark corridors of Koopa's Tower. Upon closer comparison to the original DVD, it also looks like the Blu-Ray offers a marked difference in the color grading. Many scenes on the original DVD had some over-saturated pinks and blues that seemed to be overlaid on the scenes. On the Blu-Ray, the colors seem more standardized and pure, but still pop from the screen when appropriate. In almost every way possible, it's a completely different looking film than we've grown accustomed to over the years, and that's a very good thing. And in case you're wondering, the way the film is presented on this Blu-Ray (corrected colors and all) is what we've experienced during our theatrical screening events, which darn near reassures me that this is exactly the way the film was intended to be seen.
--Audio Quality--
If you thought that the video quality would be the only major selling point for this release, think again. Second Sight pulled out all the stops and licensed 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio for this release. When Steven and I watched the film on the big screen for the first time during our initial 19th anniversary screening, the audio quality blew us away, even more than the video. Personally, when I was watching the old VHS or DVD releases, I could imagine what kind of quality jump that an HD video transfer could provide. But with audio, I had no idea what I was missing out on. During the theatrical screening, there was all sorts of added flair that greatly enhanced the experience.
The Stereo PCM mix sounds much better compared to the DVD. The sound does has more depth to it though, with clear dialogue and balanced score and sound effects. The 5.1 DTS-HD sound mix is also a step-up. It's not as crisp as some newer films and doesn't utilize all of the channels as well as I'd hoped, but again, it's better than what we got on the old DVD and the Stereo PCM mix.
--Special Features--
The experience doesn't just stop with the film itself, either. This release also includes an extensive amount of special features, some of which (I know) will be the main reason some fans will pick this up. Included on the disc is the 60-minute "This Ain't No Video Game" Documentary, the original "Making Of" featurette, the original trailer, the original electronic press kit, and a series of behind-the-scenes and storyboard galleries.
Obviously the biggest and most hyped special feature is the "This Ain't No Video Game" documentary. It features quite an extensive list of people with whom new interviews were recorded: Co-directors Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, Producer Roland Joffé, Actors John Leguizamo and Richard Edson, Writer Parker Bennett, Production Designer David L. Snyder, Art Director Walter P. Martishius, FX Artists Paul Elliot, Vincent Guastini and Rob Burman, Visual FX Designer Chris Woods, Editor Mark Goldblatt and Creature Designer Patrick Tatopoulos. The documentary also features Archival interviews with Bob Hoskins and Jake Eberts. Overall, the documentary provides an excellent view into the production, reception, and legacy of the film. Since 20 years have passed, many of the people interviewed are able to speak openly and thoroughly about their experience. You'll also hear commentary on what they think of Super Mario Bros. now and how popular opinion has shifted to provide the film its cult classic status. And, the documentary is featured in 1080p HD quality to boot!
The original "Making Of" featurette was produced to promote the film upon its release in 1993. The 18-minute featurette contains archival interviews with many cast and crew members, and has lots of footage from the filming. Of course, compared to the new documentary, the feature has a more positive slant towards the film, since it's meant to be a promotional piece. In case you were wondering, the featurette is very similar to the "Behind the Scenes" feature included with the VHS Screener. This is the full, complete version and even has some footage from deleted scenes if you know what you're looking for.
If you wanted even more behind-the-scenes footage, the original Electronic Press Kit should fit the bill nicely. It's 30 minutes of footage loaded with interview featurettes, soundbites, actual B-Roll footage from filming, movie clips, and a trailer. These EPKs were sent to TV studios for them to utilize while reporting the film. It's an incredible rarity to get the entire thing in its complete form.
Finally, the BTS and Storyboard galleries are presented as video slideshows that will take you through a particular scene or aspect of production. Some of the storyboards feature scenes from some of the earlier, more adult-oriented drafts (featuring an Schwarzenneger-esque Koopa). The Walter Martishius set design photos are particularly stunning--they're very moody and interesting to see how he incorporated game characters and motifs into Dinohattan structures. In short, it's nice to be able to pick your favorite aspect of the film's production, sit back, and watch a slideshow of the content.
--Final Thoughts--
No, there aren't any full deleted scenes (other than the ones contained in the EPK). And yes, it's a Region B release, so if you don't live in the UK it'll be a bit of a hassle to get it working. Overall, Second Sight has really outdone themselves with this release. As fans, we've wanted a high-definition transfer of the film for ages--something we could appreciate and enjoy for years to come. But with this Blu-Ray, we've gotten so much more than that. Not only did we get an excellent version of the film, but we got a ridiculous amount of special features that most big-budget films don't even get nowadays. Without a doubt, it's the definitive Super Mario Bros. experience. If you're a fan, you owe it to yourself to pick this up.
For more information about this Blu-Ray or the Super Mario Bros. Film, check out the Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive website at http://www.smbmovie.com!