FIRST TIME WATCHING *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*
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Synopsis: With help from Princess Peach, Mario gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world. - Zábava
I like that Peach wasn’t the damsel-in-distress in this movie. Having Luigi be the victim makes more sense. For one, it makes more sense for Mario to go on a journey to save his brother rather than some chick he hardly knows, but it also really helps Mario and Peach have time together to get to know each other and possibly fall in love.
I mean they didn't have to write like he hardly knew her, that was their choice, it's not like in the games they are strangers to one another.
But doesn't really matter they could have come up with anything cuz the mario games don't really have a cohesive story so it's whatever i guess
@@lefcso well they kinda are strangers in the games, at least the first game, of which this movie is supposed to partially be based
@@abc.animal5143
The movie is kinda covering too much ground to be considered any sort of origin story; most of the elements are from more recent titles. The first game we get any real lore from was Super Mario RPG, and in that one Mario is like a celebrity (there’s many examples to point to but the fact that the kid in Rose Town has a Mario action figure shows how well known he is in the mushroom kingdom). If he’s already a celebrity at that point, surely he’s been known for a bit before that. Then again, they don’t seem to be sticking to the game lore (more just drawing upon the games for inspiration) so it’s not a big deal anyway
@@thefourshowflip fair enough
Hasn’t he saved people he doesn’t know in previous media? And I agree them having time together is a great thing
An explanation for the blue Luma, in case anyone forgets:
When Lumas die, they explode and turn into planets and galaxies.
That Lumas not suicidal, its ready to be reborn!
Not today, must become a salesman once more
Gotta keep that grind mindset to eat
I realize that’s the Nintendo GameCube sound 3:04
That "YOSHI" at the end was the cutest thing I've ever heard come out of Seb's mouth
is no one gonna talk about how seb casually made his pecs dance LMAO i was so caught off guard by that 😂
Ikr
Honestly one of my favourite films from this year, the writing is a bit lacking but the animation, voicing, music and overall presentation are amazing, and you can tell that the people who made this really love the games.
Another thing I loved about this movie was the fact that it was just fun like a kids movie should be, it didnt try to spread a “message” like the Barbie movie.
100%, especially the last part…which begs the question…why did other video game adaptations clearly not have people that love the games…because as much as the production team of Welcome To Racoon City swore the team was obsessed with the classic Resident Evil games, it sure as hell doesn’t show (it looks like they played the first 5 minutes of RE1 & RE2 and went, “well now I know everything I need to know”😒🫠)
@@bigmacjones429 are you sure? i honestly just found it boring with very little substance. there rlly wasnt any story. i went with 3 friends that grew up with the games and 3 of us wanted to leave half way through because it was so boring. only 1 enjoyed it and i rlly dont understand how. also im someone who rlly doesnt need the best of stories i enjoy most things so for me to not like it even tho i love the mario franchise says a lot
The writing wasn’t a bit lacking; it’s just a fun simple movie with a fun simple story just like the Mario games, and it is a children’s 3D cartoon movie; it doesn’t need to have a bigger plot.
@@colin4839 Dude, I have no idea what you or your friends are talking about; the movie was amazing; it had lots of references from the games, easter eggs, and nostalgia, it wasn’t boring at all. You friends didn’t even get the chance to see the final fight. And it does have a story; it’s a fun simple movie with a fun simple story just like the Mario games, and it is children’s 3D cartoon movie. It doesn’t need to have a bigger plot.
The training montage was for every single gamer that spent so many hours playing the same level over and over again, and finally beating it.
a lot of critics didn’t get it. the movie was soo good and the details down to the way mario runs and swirling down the pole like it’s a flag in the games were so accurate
5:16 “I’m tired of feeling so small”
“Well you need to each your mushrooms then, don’t you?”
😂😂😂
It still pisses me off that critics can’t stand this movie, it’s perfection!
That shows that critics have no taste and don’t like anything fun.
As someone who loves this movie, I understand why critics do not. The plot is in all honesty very weak from an objective point of view, and the scale critics usually grade on weighs that heavily. It is what it is. But the good news is, that scale does not have to (and in this case, shouldn't) apply to the casual viewer!
Critics don’t like it because there’s no offensive messaging or agenda pushing. Essentially because it’s not woke. Hence why it made money.
@@violacadbury8343 those people are just spoiled
you got a Mario Movie, just enjoy it
It got mixed reviews. They didn’t hate it. The writing is very weak, Tbf.
My favorite part about this movie is Bowser singing. His love for Peaches is unwavering.😂😂😂😂😂
11:01 he understands me🥹
Love this movie!
It made $1.3 billion dollars at the box office!
A sequel is in development, but its been put on hold due to the WGA/SAG STRIKE.
Only time will tell if the sequel will get a 2026 release
I hope the sequel includes Daisy, Yoshi, and Wario (as the villain)
do you know if its on disneyplus?
@@Froggy918 peacock
Since no one asked, here's my Pitch for a Luigi's Mansion movie
Opening scene is King Boo getting word of the Mario Brothers, and sending Boos to spy on them.
By now, the brothers are firmly established in the Mushroom Kingdom as the Mario Brothers, and when we first see them now, they’re putting up fliers offering their services.
But immediately, we can see that when someone stops to talk to them, everyone seems to be gravitating towards Mario. Which is fine, and even expected, as people know him as the guy that saved the Kingdom.
But it’s not long before Luigi’s insecurities rear up their ugly heads, to the point where he feels like he can’t even tell Mario about them.
What insecurities exactly? The one’s you’d expect: only being known as Mario’s brother, or the guy that got trapped in a cage that needed Mario to rescue him. Which get worse when someone makes an offhand comment that gets under his skin. It’s essentially a parallel to what their dad said to Mario: about holding Mario back now that he’s a hero.
But here’s the secret: those comments don’t really bother him. It’s already been established that Luigi has been Mario’s #1 fan since before they even knew the Mushroom Kingdom existed. If people gush over Mario more, they’re just repeating what he’s known since they were babies. Why would that kind of talk start to bother him now?
No. For Luigi’s insecurities to be as bad as we’re being shown, it has to go deeper than that.
The real fear is that one day MARIO will see that, and just decide he’s done looking out for him. You thought he was heartbroken when trapped in the cage? NOTHING compared to what happens upon thinking of that.
However long that takes, everything comes to a head when Luigi gets the notice about winning the mansion in the mail, and he decides to go check it out. Whether it’s because he suspects something is up or he’s too distracted by his insecurities, does not matter. What does is that he decides to go alone to prove he’s not just Mario’s little brother.
And I will emphasize this right here and now: Luigi does not blame Mario for ANY of this. He loves Mario the same as he always has, if not more, and it’s that exact love why he’s so scared of losing him.
He shrugs off Mario’s questions as to why he’s going alone, and leaves. Which then prompts Mario to check out the notice himself, and after some research, realizes Luigi’s about to walk into a trap, and runs off to try and stop him.
While all this is happening, we need two different sets of flashbacks, wherever they make sense: flashbacks of them growing up, to show how their relationship changes into what it is now. And snippets of a more recent one, with Mario telling him he’s moving to the Mushroom Kingdom, offering him a chance to come with; Luigi panicking because a) he’s still traumatized by what happened, and b) he’s scared of losing his brother again if he says no.
Eventually Luigi makes it to the mansion, and it plays out like it did in the game. I trust Nintendo’s ability to make sure it stays as true to the game as it can be. It’s still about getting rid of the painting ghosts and all that, but keeps coming back to the insecurities.
And if there's a way to add their Twin Sense to the story, preferably when Luigi finds something of Mario's, that would be AWESOME.
Mario, on his side, is not just trapped in a painting. The painting itself is essentially a pocket dimension where he can see everything that’s going on, as one of King Boo’s cruel torture tactics, but no matter how loud he screams or yells, Luigi can’t see or hear him unless in the throne room, because that’s where the physical painting actually is.
It's revealed the Boos had been observing Luigi for weeks to figure out the best way to mess with him, and while they usually just do what we’ve seen them do in the games, they tried something different because Luigi essentially did all the work for them, and enhanced his insecurities to lure him to the mansion to trap him there.
And of course, when he faces King Boo, he gets hit where it really hurts: the fallout of all those flashbacks: every time Luigi got hurt or was picked on, and Mario stepped in. Or only Moving to the Mushroom Kingdom to make Mario happy. King Boo laughing at him and saying how he’s so weak he can’t even fight his own battles, no wonder Mario got taken so easily.
Luigi starts to believe it, maybe even starts crying, I won’t object, but then he hears Mario banging on the painting, making him look up.
Whatever Mario says here is meant to get Luigi to look back again, and we see a flashback montage. Sure, Mario stepped in at first, but when Luigi got older, he started doing the same. And even had Mario teach him to defend himself, despite the fact that it scared the shit out of Mario every time he fell or got hurt. The very last flashback is of when Mario finally made him talk about moving to the Mushroom Kingdom, and Luigi admitted how scared he was about the whole idea. And you guessed it, Mario gives a bona fide Good Big Brother speech that ends with another Bro Hug.
And THAT is what gives Luigi the strength to get back up and kick King Boo’s ass straight back into the painting where he belongs.
Keep the game’s ending in there, or the fans will riot, then give us a Proud Big Brother moment after they’re home safe.
Then it ends with them hanging up more fliers all over the Mushroom Kingdom, but now we see there’s a new thing added to their services: Boo Hunting.
Oh yeah. And to keep with the first movie's continuity: soundtrack only has music from or before the year the game came out.
This would be November 2001, so use your imagination.
Ykmow what- this is actually a solid idea that could be played out as a sequel! You’re so creative!
I asked
Mario is the first human Peach has seen since she's a baby! She's been the only human in the kingdom
Maybe Daisey is also somewhere
@@Mrloopholeit’s certainly possible
The lore is still a bit confusing to me, but what about Rosalina too? I know Peach and Daisy aren't the only ones.
7:16 Shy Guy was my favorite as a kid. And seeing this scene in theaters, was awesome. Loved the way they introduced him in the movie
And it was nice to see the Snifit in the movie as well
Even upon finding out he's about to die, Luigi’s not freaking out cause he's STILL only thinking about Mario.
All he knows is Mario was last seen traveling with the princess, Bowser considers the princess to be his “fiancee", and now Bowser is getting married.
That soft “Mario” isn’t a plea for a rescue, it’s a plea for his brother to be okay.
Kranky Kong was the original Donkey Kong, from the old arcade game where Mario is known as Jump Man. He was the one tossing barrels down at you. Modern Donkey Kong is his son.
I don’t know if it has a name but that depressed glowing star thing was the funniest thing in the whole movie😂
It's a luma
@@laapgamerkikooshow8732 thanks, I am terrible at remembering those kinds things lol
I think he specifically is called Lumalee, but the species is called the Luma
@@doomse150 thanks good to know
@@doomse150Correct! I wonder if we'll see any more galaxy references in the sequel.
At first I wasn’t happy how they changed Peach’s personality and role but they did it very well and she was one of my favorite characters in the end
Peach was like that in the old 80s and 90s cartoon shows and in the comics; she’s always been a strong and playable character in some of the games, including her own games and Super Smash Bros. Anyway, this is an origin story; they’ve just met.
@@AdamRee-lx8uh yeah I know, I was just afraid that they’d make her unpleasant and rude like they often do when they try to make strong female characters. I love strong female characters so much, but strong characters and emotionless rude characters are entirely different things
@@cosas_de_gatosi get what you’re saying but there’s a difference between rude female characters and women who just don’t cater to male wants and needs.
@@izzypena164 I understand that, that’s what I’m saying, for some reason a lot of writers these days can’t tell the difference
@@cosas_de_gatos yeah that’s true
The Luma (Little blue star guy) is the best character, he is that way because if you played Galaxy you would know they're entire purpose is to be fed starbits and once they are full, they shoot off into space and EXPLODE, creating a new planet. So they live to die and it's essentially a great honor. Also what he says is not wrong by any means, people just don't like truth cause it shits all over their beliefs lol.
19:58 me and my friends *all* had that AYO moment in the theater
it’s always a good day when seb uploads
your god damn right
I swear I always see this comment on Seb's videos word for word.
Basic comment, just stop pls
@@joshieboy9727try and make them stop instead of crying and expecting it to happen
@@joshieboy9727man people these days, just started posting what they call "content" And are already so full of themselves
I haven't watched the full reaction yet but if there is no "AYO" when we see Peach in the motorcycle outfit, I'll be questioning if Seb has been cloned 🤔🤔
28:43 That was perfect timing when he said that I was laughing so hard bc he said it exactly like Yochi said it 😂😂😂😂
Funfact for you big brother, the guy you just mentioned in the diner who said the Mario brothers accent are perfect & as well their dad is voiced by Mario's original voice actor
In a world with so many crazy items that can grant you all kinds of weird and sometimes cool effects and abilities, it makes sense imo that the star is the most coveted. Even though just about anything else's effects are permanent until you take damage, the strategic potential of using a star right when you need it to have complete invulnerability is incredible. Just have to not waste it on the wrong moment.
2:39 Yup! That's Charles Martinet, who did Mario's voice in the show and video games, including some commercials, since 1994! The animators definitely wanted to include a cameo to pay homage to him, which is why this guy (names Giuseppe) is dressed similarly to Mario's OG design and sounds like his most-popular video game voice as of yet. Martinet also voices the brothers' dad.
this movie was actually so good i expected to think all the humor who be to childish for me but i actually loved every second of it
Same I thought it was going to be child-like but it got me laughing like crazy😂
LOVE THE CHANNEL LOVE THIS MANS VIBE Some movies I feel like you'd enjoy
Grown ups 1&2
The Wolf of wall street
Project X (must see)
The comebacks
Kickass 2
The good boys
Land of the lost
Get hard
The night before
Why him
I know you'd really enjoy any of these
@28:42 kinda accurate with the “Yoshi” line
19:40 I had the same reaction too Seb
As a fan of Mario since childhood, I have to say this is my favourite movie based on a video game. Had many nostalgic moments and it reminded me of the days when I played my very first Super Mario and Mario Kart games on the Wii. Best animated film of 2023 so far.
This movie has become one of my all time favorites, it's so good!
Also, you have the most beautiful laugh, it's so genuine and nice to listen to 😊
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Same I LOVE this movie so much! I watch it almost everyday😅
@@Caramel.Pretzel Same!!
Mario and Luigi are Italian-Americans; they are there canonically from Brooklyn, New York. Mario and Luigi are speaking in a Brooklyn accent, which is their actual accents. If you’ve watched the old Mario cartoons, he was speaking like a regular individual with a Brooklyn accent. Luigi is not speaking in an Italian accent, either. Anyway, if they go with the voices from the games, I feel like it’s not gonna fit; it would be kinda weird and annoying. The Brooklyn accent fits better for movies and cartoons. You know, Charles Martinet was going to voice Mario in a Brooklyn accent, but he wanted to make it more kid-friendly, so he voiced him in a high-pitched Italian accent. And, dude, we always pick Mario in Mariokart, what do you mean? I played as Mario in Mariokart; he’s not a joke at all, he’s an iconic character.
18:04 It's funny till you realize the Super Bell is actually an OP power up.
And those games are pretty popular the 3D games have around 29 million copies sold worldwide counting both games and the switch port of the second game
Beforehand, video game movies were mostly seen as critical and box office poisons at the time. But, the late 2010s/early 2020s gave us the holy trinity that's now changing people's minds, *Pikachu, Sonic and this.* This, very clearly, was the biggest hit out of all of them, and will likely get the ball rolling for video game movies to become the next cinematic juggernaut.
I never knew I needed Seb doing goofy voices until today
Actually, the mother is the only supportive one in the Mario Family (maybe the aunt, too. She did smack her husband on the head lol). She liked her sons' commercial and told them to not listen to the negative things about them.
17:05 the best one so far....
Their dad and Guiseppe the arcade guy was voiced by Charles Martinet, Mario's actual VA!
This is such a good movie!!!❤
3:06 that's the Gamecube startup music!
Seb flexing his pecs will always get me 😂
I was so pleasantly surprised by this movie.... me and my boys loved finding the Easter eggs all throughout. 💜
9:45
I got some good news
I really hope the continue this saga because I feel like they didn’t utilize enough of the characters
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3:25 After the first attempt in 1993, which was box office poison, Nintendo was reluctant to license intellectual properties for film adaptations. The late Bob Hoskins, who starred as Mario, regretted that film. In 2016, Shigeru Miyamoto became interested in creating another film and collaborated with Chris Meledandri.
22:31 this was the scene I hope seb would have not noticed
I love how Toad in this movie is trying to be brave and probably trying to impress Peach, maybe Bowser is not the only one who has a crush on Peach
3:14 Nintendo's pretty strict on who they give/handle their properties
Not the dancing pecs 😂
‘There’s no way children didn’t have an existential crisis whilst watching this in the front row of the cinema’ I’m sorry but this was too much for me 😭😂😂😂
28:43 had me dying too seb 😂
His reaction to the song killssssssss me😂😂😂😂
17:38 Whoop! There it is Seb
The luma wanting to die makes sense, the whole purpose of a luma in the galaxy games is to die and create new galaxies
the best part was the remixed music of the games all over the movie and also the sign saying lvl 2 when they where in underground new york, obviously referring to lvl 2 beeing underground levels.
27:56 mom was always supportive :( it was dad who wasn’t
Nothing like Seb watching one of my favorite movies!
The reason why they didn’t have the OG Mario voice actor be Mario’s voice in the film is because the guy’s really old and he can’t actually do the voice that much anymore. He can do small bits here and there, but for a full movie, he just can’t physically do it.
Loved your reaction! The movie was awesome, I grew up on Mario, so I wasn’t disappointed. Very well done.
You are my fav youtuber you always make my day man! Keep it up! ❤
Omg I was waiting for this reaction ahhhhh 😭😭😭 ty sebbbb
been waiting for this one!! love your reactions seb
I can already see they’re gonna go with Super Mario Galaxy for #2…they’ve made several references to how there’s a whole universe out there (the lumas, and so on), plus it’s an easy way to expand the story. I think we’ll see Rosalina in the sequel.
I would also like a Luigi’s Mansion movie as well, or even a Donkey Kong Country movie
@@FilmFlixOff.
Oh I could definitely see them doing a Luigi’s mansion spin off, would definitely watch…maybe a paper Mario spin off, but I’d imagine that’s pretty far down the list as far as priority for sequels (and there’s no way they won’t make a sequel with the reception this movie got).
Love your content Seb Keep up with this great content, and I've subbed to your channel 💯💯
Been waiting on your reaction
to do list check!! watching sebs before sleep 😌
I know you’re curious about shy guy not revealing his face, there’s a scene in the movie when they show Bowser‘s minions, there’s a scene where the shy guy reveals to other characters like Cooper’s Goombas and I think for bombs, They are freaked out from what’s underneath the mask but again they don’t show it and I’ve seen that scene in the movie!!!
3:02 mini ladd 100% picked mario
Why is nobody freaking out about the fact that Luigi's ringtone at the start is the FREAKING GAMECUBE SOUND????
I did😂
19:02 omg i feel you there, i’ve played mario kart since the DS, and with Mario Kart 8, whenever i had friends over to play, they literally take forever to pick their kart
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pretty sure toad is voiced by key frokm key and peele wich is nuts
I wonder if Seb ever regrets having a yt channel where he only watches movies since he always has to miss out on seeing them in theaters
17:04 i accidentally spit out the water i was just drinking...
If anyone's wondering if there will be a sequal. Movie cost around $100million to make and it grossed: $1.3billion at the box office alone. So aye, gonna be more I reckon!
Over the top reaction as always seb 🔥
I've waited a while for this one.
Seb at 9:48 : Imagine a Lego Mario
Lego Mario already existing before the movie even came out: You serious?
I just saw it this evening and it was such a blast though...i love it. Can't wait to see the next one..we are talking about Yosh here bro. AWESOME 😂
Love your vids
this gives me hope for a good Zelda movie 🙌🔥🍻
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10:34
Bro, he's italian. Using the mushroom would make it impossible.
22:30 NEEDS TO BECOME A MEME
Yup we’re def all thinking it
21:16 YOU’D WHAT???😭
Cranky Kong is in the DK games. He's basically DK's grandfather. He's actually the "DK" that Mario goes up against in the original arcade game.
Dude i love dks laugh I've heard it in so many movies
26:58 That was Epic
I have never seen that end credit of ralph rick rollin us 😂😂 thank you for showing that
Fun fact: Papa Mario (Mario and Luigi's dad) was voiced by Charles Martinet
3:16 I think the live action one turned them off from it for awhile
14:21 I guess they don’t use that title in the mushroom kingdom
18:08 and you thought right it is definitely the most iconic power up alongside the mushroom and superstar
24:50 I don’t believe it is
I am way too obsessed with this movie I literally have the Peaches song in my playlist. And to answer your question I always pick Luigi in MarioKart just bc Luigi is my fav character
Based
Cant miss a seb upload.
13:45 Bro sounded like Pewey Herman from a movie called 'Nice Dreams' with Cheech and Chong 😂
Its the Yoshi at the end by Seb then Yoshi 😂 and Seb pec bounce with donkey kong
imma be honest this movie is so good and i your one of my favrouite channels
I gotta say that I LOVE the subtle AND not-so-subtle ways they made Peach a strong character. Apart from her absolutely crushing the obstacle course in a puffy gown and heels, no less, she knows how to hold her own against someone else. Even her mannerisms like when she playfully punches Mario at 18:33 are cool combo punches from a trained fighter. Even then, she still wavers when she's very emotionally distressed, like when Bowser nearly defeated her at their "wedding." She was terrified for the Toads' lives more than her own. But ANYBODY under that kind of pressure would fail, much harder than she did. She's great, but not without flaws. I appreciate that. She's strong, feminine, and she's a fair ruler since she decided to give Mario a shot at helping her even when she'd just met him and knew nothing about him. And even when he failed the obstacle course, she brought him along since she saw no harm in him continuing to try.
I just realized something... If Mario had to team up with DK to fight Bowser, that means that in a universe-bending reality, Emmet (Lego movies) had to team up with Mantis (Kung Fu Panda)/B.O.B. (Monsters vs. Aliens) to fight Po (Kung Fu Panda.) Pretty rad.
aw hell yes been waiting for this