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DanMat6288 Since: Jul, 2009
#4001: Dec 23rd 2023 at 9:58:11 AM

Reading the entire thread from beginning to end (took a few days with reasonable break times) made for a rather interesting experience of watching evolving general opinions. Like, it started off with low expectations and general worries of what people believed Illumination were guaranteed to do, like make the Toads into Minion expies, which then led to the first teaser trailer when people started going, "Wait...this actually looks good?" There were other things, too, like wondering why a Peach this competent would ask for Mario's help, leading to the later revelations of, "Oh, OK, Peach doesn't ask for Mario's help; he comes in and insists on helping because their goals align. 'Your mortal enemy has my brother, so I gotta come!'" And initial (understandable) criticisms of Pratt's Mario voice leading up to the movie and comments that his performance in the film itself wasn't that bad and that the trailers made him sound worse.

I thought it was clever how they handled the Sequel Hook at the end with the Yoshi egg hatching, because it works whether or not we get a sequel. I mean, we definitely know now a sequel's happening with the success the movie has earned, but at the improbable chance that that success didn't happen, The Stinger would then have just been a fun little Godzilla Shout-Out.

One thing that confuses me is the people who want to see obscure popular characters like Fawful and Dimentio right away when this animated franchise has only just started. I mean, I'd love to see things like that from the Mario franchise translated into future animated adaptations as much as the next fan of those games, but they really oughta give the Super Mario Animated Universe room to grow rather than trying to cram in everything great all at once. Perhaps once we've gotten a couple movies in and maybe an animated series... (given the attention the Super Show has gotten thanks to the in-movie commerical, I absolutely do see a new cartoon show set in the movies' universe being in the cards)

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#4002: Dec 23rd 2023 at 10:02:30 AM

fans wanting to see Obscure fan favorite characters does not surprise me,I just wanted to see chain chomps

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#4003: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:38:35 AM

You guys think that the Zelda movie is gonna hold up any Mario sequels? Like if Miyamoto is focusing on that for the time being?

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#4004: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:41:53 AM

if he was personally directing the movie (hes not) that would be the case.it's not though.

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#4005: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:50:39 AM

I’m honestly just waiting for that confirmation of a sequel because Daniel RPK already mentioned the whole cinematic universe smash bros pitch.

Is DRPK a reliable source?

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#4007: Dec 30th 2023 at 12:02:13 PM

…Seriously. Daniel RPK? Reliable? Yes? No?

I just really want a sequel at this point. Like is Miyamoto gonna want a sequel, given how he reacted to the critics, for example?

Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Dec 30th 2023 at 3:16:15 PM

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#4008: Dec 30th 2023 at 7:33:17 PM

Who is Daniel RPK?

Also at the moment Nintendo isn't even interested in a cinematic universe.

Edited by Ookamikun on Dec 30th 2023 at 11:33:41 PM

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#4009: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:36:43 PM

So, we aren't getting a Mario sequel?

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#4010: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:39:31 PM

Neither confirmed nor unconfirmed.

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#4011: Dec 31st 2023 at 9:49:14 AM

It made like a billion,so yeah they're making a sequel but since its animated movie it will take years and years and we won't about it for awhile.

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wooden-ladybug93 Since: Feb, 2024
#4012: Feb 24th 2024 at 10:12:35 AM

From what I read on the Mario Wiki, the Novelization for the movie got Cut Short. You think it might've been intentional, that they know people would rather go to a store and read the entire book without buying it, and if they wanted to see how it ended they would have to watch the movie?

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#4013: Feb 24th 2024 at 12:22:06 PM

It's actually not that uncommon a practice for Novelizations nowadays to just stop at a certain point before the climax. Pretty much for those exact reasons: studios don't want the ending to a film to be leaked before it's out and people posting the spoilers all over the place.

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#4014: Mar 5th 2024 at 8:05:43 AM

So, people on Twitter are spreading rumors that a Donkey Kong movie could be announced soon because a new locked account (@d0nkeykongmovie) has been created just before Mar10 Day. Probably means nothing but it’s a good idea to keep an eye on things.

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#4015: Mar 5th 2024 at 8:50:04 AM

[up]With a handle like that, it seems unlikely, though not impossible, to be official. Usually corporations avoid using numbers in place of letters unless it's stylistically appropriate.

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#4016: Mar 5th 2024 at 9:03:33 AM

Someone also pointed out that @DonkeyKongMovie and @DKMovie were taken.

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#4017: Mar 5th 2024 at 9:05:51 AM

Still, they'd probably do something like DKMovieOfficial. They'd reach a long way before something that uses a number in place of a letter, since that type of thing just looks suspicious on Twitter.

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#4018: Mar 5th 2024 at 9:37:18 AM

You’re probably right. I’m skeptical too, tbh.

Now there’s a locked account for a Luigi’s Mansion movie. Again. Time will tell. But it’s likely someone goofing around.

Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Mar 5th 2024 at 2:33:11 PM

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#4019: Mar 6th 2024 at 4:23:20 AM

There's a digital guidebook for the movie that points out Easter Eggs. I didn't catch the Hanafuda Street or the Ice Climber polar bear ones!

Edited by lalalei2001 on Mar 6th 2024 at 7:23:27 AM

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MetalMichelangelo Since: Nov, 2012
#4020: Mar 7th 2024 at 7:48:45 PM

Given Miyamoto's head canon that the Super Mario characters are actors performing in plays and movies, (see Mario Power Tennis and the spin-offs in general) the movie should've had those animated outtakes like Pixar's films.

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#4021: Mar 7th 2024 at 11:37:15 PM

Huh no, Miyamoto didn't say that. The actual quote is...

"If you're familiar with things like Popeye and some of the old comic characters, you would oftentimes see this cast of characters that takes on different roles depending on the comic or cartoon," Miyamoto said. "They might be businessman in one [cartoon] or a pirate in another. Depending on the story that was being told, they would change roles. So, to a certain degree, I look at our characters in a similar way and feel that they can take on different roles in different games."

We even have a trope for it!

Edited by Ookamikun on Mar 8th 2024 at 3:40:33 AM

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#4022: Mar 8th 2024 at 2:05:18 AM

[up]You cut off the last line of that quote, which is actually very relevant here.

It's more like they're one big family, or maybe a troupe of actors.

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Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#4023: Mar 8th 2024 at 4:36:35 AM

[up][up]This again points to Popeye being a major inspiration for Mario: small plucky guy who gets powers from a certain food item (spinach or mushroom) versus big burly guy kidnapping a girl.

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#4024: Mar 8th 2024 at 4:39:45 AM

[up][up]So he was basically spitballing, an everyone jumped on it as unassailable canon. Got it.

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#4025: Mar 8th 2024 at 10:10:42 AM

[up][up][up]Oh I pulled mine from Polygon, didn't realize that was the full line. But still, it's less about them being actors, just describing what is similar to their circumstance, which is essentially being like a cartoon.


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