The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Similarly to Detective Pikachu, I think this is a really solid first blush at an adaptation of the game world. It's beautiful to look at, the characters (especially <PERSON> and <PERSON>) are well observed, and the music (when it isn't injecting bad needle drops) captures the same sense of vibrant adventure as the games. 217
Still, there's not a lot more to it than that, which I think is a result of the story being pared down to open up to the widest possible audience.
I think there's potential for this to be a really solid franchise using these aesthetics as a jumping off point. A Luigi's Mansion movie, or a DK movie with <PERSON> could be really impressive if it took more risks with its story. It'll get there I think, because this movie made a shitload at the box office.
I might put this on in the background in the future if I just want something with nice visuals, I think it's great to look at. 796