Yeah it was definitely safe. I think the humor seems hit or miss for connecting with the audience. There was one point where I audibly chuckled but I can't remember where... I think it was involving Bowser.
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Some insights but also notes for anyone that thought Miyamoto hates stories
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He has done good with pop culture scores. His TMNT 2 one was notable, though nobody saw it
Look, I suggested that OT title. It's a reference to a casting choice and a plotline of the movie.
Some other suggestions that didn't make the cut, maybe next time.
Finally got around to seeing it and I thought he actually did a pretty good job with it. Pleasantly surprised.
I'm pretty sure if a kid can't laugh at this, then he's probably staring silently in wonder. One thing I thought this movie did extremely well is that it pushed its action seemingly as hard as it could with the time and budget they've got. Illumination never made action such a big focus of one of their movies before, but this movie definitely shows they can when they try deliver some of the best out of western animation. Some of these action scenes are up there with the Kung Fu Panda trilogy, Puss in Boots 2 and Spider-Verse. I can't legit remember the last time an animated movie I've seen that got something close to 9-12 action scenes in a 92-minute span.
Based on the locations they are targeting areas with Japanese speaking populations, maybe it's deliberate to give them a chance to see the movie instead of a bunch of weebs
It wasn't so much the portrayal as the voice direction. As soon as he started talking I wanted him to stop.
Pratt did a great job. I enjoyed his Mario very much.
Mario is just the better game adaptation, so it's more jarring. The Sonic movies come across a lot more "Hollywood" than Mario, especially the first one.
Because one is set in a real life world and Sonic actively listening to music/messing with real life items while the other is completely fictional and more so out of place
That doesn't make it a great film for sure (it's nothing special in terms of message or substance), but I'm pretty sure the mainline Mario games are meant to be action games with Mario going on an adventure around the world/the country with little to no plot, which is exactly what this is. As far as I know tho, I do share the same hopes as you concerning a better story/more substance next time.
Perfectly fair but there was a lot of chatter how much better Sonic was so I was trying to figure out the difference. FWIW I loved both movies (as did my son)
I saw it. I should rewatch it to pay more notice to the score.
