The Super Mario Bros. Movie

This was overall a very fun, not boring, inoffensive film for the whole family, which seems to be a rarity these days. Disney is starting to be obsolete lately, with movies like this one coming out. It broke the record for biggest opening for an animated film, beating Frozen 2 from four years ago.

Great casting choices for this one. People thought it was really weird when they heard Chris Pratt use his normal voice for Mario, but the writers did it in a way in which it actually worked. Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Day are great as well. Jack Black wasn’t the first person to come to mind for Bowser, but in a comedic setting he was perfect, especially when writing and performing the “Peaches” song.

Nice and simple, something that doesn’t seem to happen these days. Nothing too complicated here. All the characters were great. Princess Peach wasn’t too much of a “girl boss” which was nice.

The soundtrack was pretty good, with the orchestral score done by Brian Tyler. I feel like that he was probably the best candidate to pull of a score for this kind of film, so well done there. As for non-orchestral, they put in a good mix of classic songs, like “Take on Me” and “Thunderstruck”.

I would absolutely rewatch this movie, although this one would require watching it with friends and family.