The Super Mario Bros. Movie (April 7th UK)

[FalcoLombardi]

I had fun while watching it. Didn't enjoy it as much as the GF and friend we went with. 6/10.

[Glen-i]

2 hours ago, Ashley said:

Even with the common misguided write off that it's "for kids" (as if they can't appreciate a good narrative).

Man, I hate that notion. It's no excuse. Plenty of Kids movies can hit just as hard as any other movie. There's a damn good reason why Lilo & Stitch is my favourite Disney movie, and it isn't just because of wacky alien hijinks, it's because it's a relatively realistic depiction of the issues families can face with child services.

That movie's great! I wanna watch it again now.

[bob]

A kids film doesn't even have to be deep to be good. My favourite animated film is Megamind - the plot isn't anything deep or meaningful, but it keeps you entertained and guessing all the way through. 

[Ashley]

3 hours ago, Glen-i said:

Man, I hate that notion. It's no excuse. Plenty of Kids movies can hit just as hard as any other movie. There's a damn good reason why Lilo & Stitch is my favourite Disney movie, and it isn't just because of wacky alien hijinks, it's because it's a relatively realistic depiction of the issues families can face with child services.

That movie's great! I wanna watch it again now.

It's a wonderful film. Got my niece into it so when my mom and I went to Hawaii recently we had to tell her Stitch was on holiday to stop her asking to join. But it does have a really nice message about made family. 

And I found out recently there's a manga where Stitch lands in fuedal Japan and I need to read that. 

[Ashley]

Obviously American prices and retailers but this article explains the various different Blu-ray options:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/6/23751170/super-mario-bros-movie-blu-ray-release-date

 

[BowserBasher]

The only bonus feature listed that interests me is the making of. So guess no super duper edition for me. 

[Ashley]

One thing I didn't expect to come out of this movie was the Luna becoming a nihilistic meme on Spanish* Instagram. Seen a few just browsing but here's an example I could find again. 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsZQlSOOEw9/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

(My Spanish is basic but it's something like "happy birthday friend. Another year older, another year closer to death")

*Not sure whether it's a specific Spanish-speaking country

[EEVILMURRAY]

Watched this at the cinema today, much better than I thought it was going to be. My eyes dotting all over the place for all the lil tributes/homages etc.

I think it's the music that made this for me* and will probably invest legally in the OST.

 

 

*Not that dogshit Peaches stuff though

[Helmsly]

Nintendo have uploaded a short video of Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri thanking people for watching the movie:

 

[Ike]

The digital version has dropped to £13.99.

Amazon is saying the physical release is the 24th July.

[Ashley]

Oops

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66141339

 

[WackerJr]

Has anyone heard when this is likely to drop on any of the streaming services without having to buy or rent it, in the UK?

I haven't yet found anything beyond paying for it on Prime.

[EEVILMURRAY]

16 hours ago, WackerJr said:

Has anyone heard when this is likely to drop on any of the streaming services without having to buy or rent it, in the UK?

I haven't yet found anything beyond paying for it on Prime.

If you have Sky, buy it digitally with the blu-ray, then take the blu-ray down to CEX

[Ashley]

It's coming to Netflix (presumably US) December 3rd so maybe it'll be coming to the UK one too: 

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23954261/nintendos-shockingly-excellent-super-mario-bros-movie-hits-netflix-this-december

[MindFreak]

I believe Netflix tries to put out content at the same time all over the world. So it's more a question of them getting the streaming rights on Europe. I hope they did.