Me with the 1993 Mario Bros movie

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Space jam holds up fine. I was an adult when it first came out I got to watch it recently with the kids.

It's not like I'd pay to go watch it in the theater but if it was on, I wouldn't turn it off.

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Hook my beloved. I understand objectively why it is not a good movie, but having watched it 852 times throughout my childhood, I could not find fault with it on a recent rewatch.

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I wonder if he was still dabbling in water colors.

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I’d sincerely like to think so; between Mario Bros., Hook and Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Bob Hoskins is a foundational part of my childhood..

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Drop Dead Fred did it!

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...Is that a quote from Spy Kids?

TheEmpireStrikesDak

The Breen is something you need the moral support of others to watch. I traumatised a colleague by making him and another friend watch Twisted Pair with me. I watched two Breens alone after that, since the other two refused to watch any more with me, and it was painful.

"I'm not seeing another psychiatrist. I'm not. I'm not seeing another psychiatrist. I'm not seeing another psychiatrist. I'm not."

(Is that lines from a Breen film, or my reaction after watching a Breen film?)

They maintain the Breen is a troll, but I think he's got delusions of grandeur and really thinks he's making these deep masterpieces.

Flamekebab

I watched the Mario Bros movie as an adult a few years back and really enjoyed it. It was a fun take on the lore!

The only thing I felt was weak was Dennis Hopper. His performance had strong "I'm too good for this" vibes. Based on the other things I know him from, that's wildly untrue - it should have been a great fit for him. Chew the scenery and be an arsehole - basically be the Deacon from Waterworld, or the villain from Speed!

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Test your might!

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Spy kids 2 IIRC

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Except he was Shmee!

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Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick

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You seem like a man of culture.

Does anyone else remember The Pagemaster?

I had a vague recollection of a fantasy movie about libraries and a them traveling to a "book world" sort of. I would prolly get pretty immense nostalgia from watching that. Or I'll ruin the memories I have. Perhaps better not?

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...why is it not a good movie?

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Hell yes. Pagemaster is top tier nostalgia. Loved it.

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I haven't seen this since my childhood, so I still assume it's a fantastic movie.

Flying Squid

I would love to see a director's cut of that film because it was a victim of massive executive meddling after the fact.

It was directed by Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton, who created and directed both the British and U.S. versions of Max Headroom, which is why it has a cyberpunk look. It was co-written by Ed Solomon, who wrote Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Men in Black.

And then executives shat all over it.

You also have to remember that in 1993, there was almost no Mario lore. Mario was a guy who jumped on mushrooms and turtles to rescue the princess and sometimes got extra powers to help him. Luigi was his brother who could basically do the same thing. There was really no characterization and plot to speak of. They had a ton of freedom to do whatever they wanted and that freedom was taken away from them.

There is a cut out there done by my friend Garrett Gilchrist, who also restored The Thief and the Cobbler, where he tried to get it as close to Jankel and Morton's original cut as he could, using things like workprints. But we'll never know exactly how good it could have been.

Tank Girl was a very similar situation, but still ended up an okay film.

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I understand objectively why it is not a good movie

You fucking what, mate?

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Pitch Black is pretty alright, it isnt great, but it is far from terrible. The rest of the films have a pretty strong downward trend though.

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