A cartoon imagines what a Super Mario Bros. film would look like helmed by the director of "Goodfellas" and "Casino." Spoiler: It's loads better than the actual "Super Mario Bros." movie.
Yes, a major movie studio produced a Super Mario Bros. movie back in 1993. It starred John Leguizamo and the late Bob Hoskins as two Brooklyn plumbers who dress like Mario and Luigi. However, the film had almost nothing to do with the world that game designer Shigeru Miyamoto created for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. This mediocre attempt to capitalize on one of the greatest video game franchises of all time is burned onto my brain like a brand from a cattle rancher.
The next time Hollywood attempts to make a Super Mario Bros. movie, it should at least try to hedge its bets and hire a director with some serious credentials, like the legendary Martin Scorsese. Fox's "Animation Domination High-Def" cartoon series imagined how Scorsese would helm a big-budget movie about gaming's most famous plumber brothers.
The video, posted Monday, is almost a mirror parody of Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," starring Yoshi in the role of Henry Hill, who hangs around with a powerful crew of mobsters including a hot-tempered Mario, an older but more loyal Luigi and "the boss" in the form of Princess Peach.
Yes, a major movie studio produced a Super Mario Bros. movie back in 1993. It starred John Leguizamo and the late Bob Hoskins as two Brooklyn plumbers who dress like Mario and Luigi. However, the film had almost nothing to do with the world that game designer Shigeru Miyamoto created for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. This mediocre attempt to capitalize on one of the greatest video game franchises of all time is burned onto my brain like a brand from a cattle rancher.
The next time Hollywood attempts to make a Super Mario Bros. movie, it should at least try to hedge its bets and hire a director with some serious credentials, like the legendary Martin Scorsese. Fox's "Animation Domination High-Def" cartoon series imagined how Scorsese would helm a big-budget movie about gaming's most famous plumber brothers.
The video, posted Monday, is almost a mirror parody of Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," starring Yoshi in the role of Henry Hill, who hangs around with a powerful crew of mobsters including a hot-tempered Mario, an older but more loyal Luigi and "the boss" in the form of Princess Peach.