I saw it today with my brother and I was pleasantly surprised by it. The trailers really didn't do this movie justice. I wasn't expecting it to be as good as Sonic but in my opinion, I did like it better than the 1st Sonic movie. Definitely way better than Detective Pikachu, too.

Even at the start of the movie, Charles Martinet is there to welcome you into it for a fun time. I wasn't aware that Martinet would be in it at all. Chris Pratt Mario was also, surprisingly, nailed extremely well. I wasn't weirded out by it once the movie got rolling. This is why I feel the trailers really sucked for this movie because they didn't have him just speaking for longer periods. It sounds way more natural in the movie and he has a nice natural accent for Mario.

Luigi's voice definitely felt spot on, too. Since I'm a fan of the Luigi's Mansion series, it did feel his more nervous demeanor was carried out 1:1.

People are saying the movie has no plot and it's just game references. If you go in expecting a mind blowing plot, then you will be disappointed. The plot is simplistic just like the games. Bowser wants to marry Peach and conquer her kingdom. That is the main plot and all you're gonna get. For a Mario movie, it's appropriate. As the plot progresses, it takes inspiration from the games for the environments. It's very fun to watch. This is actually why I enjoyed it more than the Sonic and Pikachu movie. Mario is way more faithful to the games. They even threw in the DK rap when introducing Donkey Kong. As I also really like DK platformers, it was great to have the meme legend theme included.

Speaking of Bowser, Jack Black was a treat throughout the whole movie. He IS Bowser. If you had put this Bowser into a game, he would seamlessly fit in. He is silly and a hot head.

The "girl boss" Peach isn't there, either. She is helpful to Mario and not obnoxious. Despite all the woke actors, the movie was either cleaned up by Nintendo or there was some fuckery regarding the marketing for it. People are trying to dig up obscure references to justify the "girl boss" Peach that isn't even there lmao. I'm convinced these people do not play the Mario games.

Peach, Toad, and even Rosalina have all been playable characters in recent side scrolling Mario games. They jump around and do the same stuff as Mario and Luigi. It makes sense Peach teaches Mario the ropes as he arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom, since this Mario is from Brooklyn. She needs him to not be dead weight as they confront Bowser and save Luigi.

These are just my thoughts on it. I would like to see a 2nd movie with Wario, Waluigi, and Rosalina of course. There are Galaxy references throughout the movie, even having the theme song in the end credits. I'm very critical of Nintendo and know how they hate their fans sometimes (or a lot of times recently) and if you don't want to give them money or are a poorfag, I still recommend you 🏴‍☠️ it. It's sure to not disappoint fans of the franchise. Having said that, if you don't play the Mario games, then you will not get as much enjoyment out of it.