A fun, ambitious, and thrilling sequel!
I really enjoyed the story line to this movie. Sure, it didn't follow the video games very well, but I loved the ambition that this film had. Loved the character development on Mario & Luigi as well as Bowser also. There were so many fun Easter eggs in this movie also, and I couldn't believe that they somehow managed to fit Mr. Game & Watch into the movie also. Loved the reveal that Princess Peach and Rosalina are sisters also. The humor did not feel forced either, which I loved. Yoshi stole the show in a lot of scenes as well. There was just so many fun things to love about this movie!
The voice acting was great! Chris Pratt and Charlie Day were great as Mario & Luigi respectively, and you could tell they have gotten better at doing the accents. Jack Black once again stole the show as Bowser. Benny Safdie was a perfect choice for Bowser Jr. and I loved how his character was portrayed also. Anya Taylor-Joy sounded more comfortable as Peach in this movie also. Brie Larson was the absolute perfect choice to voice Princess Rosalina, and she knocked it out of the park. Glenn Powell was perfection as Fox McCloud, and I am looking forward to seeing him get his own movie also.
The action scenes in this movie were a huge step up compared to the previous one. I loved how they showcased how much stronger the Mario Brothers have gotten, and I had a smile on my face the whole time. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would have gotten a fight scene featuring Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Bowser, Mr. Game & Watch, and Bowser Jr. This fight scene showed they can perfectly execute a Super Smash Bros. movie as well.
There are so many possibilities for a sequel, and a few spin-offs as well. They can easily do a direct sequel to this movie, and now I am curious to see what kind of direction they will take with a new Mario Bros. movie. I would imagine they will base it off of Super Mario Odyssey, because it is a major game in the franchise. Really hope Wario and Waluigi are in the sequel also, and that they cast Danny DeVito as Wario, and Willem Dafor as Waluigi.
I need a Luigi's Mansion movie. They could perfectly capture that film in so many ways, and it would be exciting to see some of the scenes from the video game come to life. I really hope they do this movie very soon!
Fox McCloud needs his own movie as well. My one request is that they cast Keanu Reeves as Falco, Miles Teller or Lewis Pullman as Slippy Toad, Jon Hamm as Peppy Hare, and Monica Barbaro as Krystal. Mainly because it would be cool to see the cast from Top Gun: Maverick do this. I am really excited to see an adaptation of Star Fox, and I hope it is done right!
I have no doubt now that a Super Smash Bros. Movie is going to happen. I really hope they let the guys who did this movie do it, mainly because they showed why they are the right choices for this job, and they absolutely nailed the action scenes.
Wahoo!!!
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
4 out of 4 stars