Posts Tagged ‘Anya Taylor-Joy’

NEWSTALK TONIGHT WITH JIM RICHARDS: DOES RICHARD CROUSE LIKE THESE MOVIES?

I join NewsTalk 1010 host Jim Richards on the coast-to-coast-to-coast late night “NewsTalk Tonight” to play the game “Did Richard Crouse Like This?” This week we talk about the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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RICHARD’S WEEKEND MOVIE REVIEWS FROM CP24! FRIDAY APRIL 06, 2023.

I joined CP24 to have a look at new movies coming to VOD, streaming services and theatres.  Today we talk about the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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RICHARD’S CTV NEWSCHANNEL REVIEWS FOR MAR 31 WITH MARCIA MACMILLAN.

I join CTV NewsChannel anchor Marcia MacMillan to talk about the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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1290 CJBK IN LONDON: KEN & MARINA MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS!

I join 1290 CJBK in London and host Ken Eastwood to talk the new movies coming to theatres including the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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CP24 BREAKFAST: WHAT TO WATCH IN THEATRES AND ON STREAMING THIS WEEKEND!

I join “CP24 Breakfast” to talk about what to see in theatres and on streaming service this weekend, including the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the Netflix road rage series “Beef.”

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CKTB NIAGARA REGION: THE TIM DENIS SHOW WITH RICHARD CROUSE ON MOVIES!

I sit in with CKTB morning show host Tim Denis to have a look at the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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CFRA IN OTTAWA: THE BILL CARROLL MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS!

I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk the new movies coming to theatres including the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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YOU TUBE: THREE MOVIES/THIRTY SECONDS! FAST REVIEWS FOR BUSY PEOPLE!

Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to roll the dice! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE: 2 STARS. “the charm of a broken Game Boy.”

The most famous plumbers since Thomas Crapper, the man who popularized the flush toilet, are back in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” The new animated film starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Charlie Day and Anya Taylor-Joy, and now playing in theatres, sends Mario and Luigi on an adventure that begins with a mysterious water pipe.

While working on a broken water main, Brooklyn, New York plumbers Mario (Pratt) and his fraternal twin brother Luigi (Day), leave the real world, sucked through the pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom.

“What is this place?” asks Mario.

Buried deep beneath the Earth’s surface, it’s the psychedelic principality of the strong-willed Princess Peach (Taylor-Joy), a ruler who shares her castle with Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), a humanoid mushroom aching to find adventure in his life.

But there is bad news.

“Your brother has landed in the Darklands,” Toad informs Mario. “They’re under Bowser’s (Jack Black) control.” Bowser, a giant, fire breathing turtle with world conquering ambitions, has Luigi, and it’s up to Mario to rescue his brother and save the Mushroom Kingdom.

“My little brother is lost,” says Mario. “He looks exactly like me, but tall and skinny. And green.”

With the help of the Princess and Toad, Mario’s quest begins.

“Excuse me, everybody,” shouts Toad. “Coming through! This guy’s brother is going to die imminently! Out of the way, please!”

There are questions you have to ask when reviewing a movie inspired by a video game. Is it good because it remains faithful to the game? Or is it successful because it transcends the game and embraces the big screen?

If you answered yes to the former and no to the latter, you may enjoy “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” The theatrical experience of the film is essentially like playing the game, without the inconvenience of actually having to play the game.

The beautifully animated movie mostly delivers what Nintendo has been successfully doling out for forty years; Mario, Luigi and the gang dodging Bowser in the Mushroom Kingdom. That formula earned the game accolades as one of the greatest video games of all time, so why tinker with success?

I’ll tell you why. Because by not tinkering with success, by playing it safe, by bowing down to fan service, directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic have created a movie with all the charm of a broken Game Boy. Loud and frenetic, it’s propped up by nostalgia for the game and little else.