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lizard-zombie · 1 year

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Just saw the Mario Movie and I got a few things to say

1) overall, I enjoyed it a lot and referencing stuff from the games tickled my brain. It’s a fun movie and I wouldn’t mind watching it again

2) heLLO???? THE MUSIC????? FANTASTIC. Hearing the little iconic tunes are making me giggle lol

3) the animation is so pretty! I don’t know much about art, but I thought it was really really nice. Lighting was really cool and the detail on the world and characters was impressive

4) Peach was not being an insufferable “Strong Woman” like I feared. She was there doing what she needed to do and not making a huge deal about it. Thank you for that. She’s my main in smash and kart and I would die for her.

5) speaking of Peach, she and Mario did not end up in a romantic relationship at the end. They are partners, friends. If they were to get into a relationship in the far future, I think this is a good starting point to build off of.

6) and speaking of Mario, the guy was pretty cool. The Pratt man wasn’t terrible. I was iffy at the beginning of the movie but I was over it after a short while. I cringed less than I thought

7) I am so so so happy they didn’t pull a “What is this? Im the chosen one? But im just a dude” trope. Mario is just like, “ayo im a guy and im confident that I know how to do plumbing things and I love my brother.” Love that for you, Mario.

8) The Mario and Luigi’s brotherly relationship is everything to me. It was beautiful and all I ever needed in the franchise. I want more. And to get more, i need Luigi to be by Mario’s side and not trapped in a cage for most of the movie. Luigi is my baby and I love him and he’s doing great in every scene. I just NEED him to have MORE screen time.

9) up until this movie, I did not ship Bowser and Luigi, but now I’m considering it. They’re interactions were sus as hell and the chemistry was undeniable. That’s just the truth sorry not sorry

10) JACK BLACK WAS AMAZING AND HES EVERYTHING AS BOWSER AND YES MAN SING IT

11) I love Bowser with all my heart and he was so good in this movie

12) D. K. DONKEY KONG

That was the BEST way to introduce him and I nearly went feral when it happened

13) I need more DK and Mario friendship please and thank you

14) I want more content and I hope the internet will supply me with fun and fluffy (or angsty) content otherwise, I will cry

15) Charles Martinet as the father makes me gakshsjgsksgsskyespleaseandthankyousomuch

16) so this is not “a few” haha I don’t remember everything wanted to say because it’s been a couple minutes since I started thinking and now my brain is foozy woozy mushy wushy bye bye

#mario movie #super mario #super mario movie #super mario bros #boswer #luigi #princess peach #mario

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cityoftheangelllls · 1 year

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Soooooo the Mario movie was awesome! Definitely the best movie-going experience I've had since Spiderman No Way Home! Illumination really outdid themselves and I think that this has to be the best movie they've done, even more so than the first two Despicable Me movies and Sing! And I can tell they and Nintendo put so much effort into this and making it a giant fan to Mario fans everywhere, from the kids to those who have been there from the beginning. It wasn't perfect (I mean, what movie is, and is there really such a thing as perfection?) but it was still a lot of fun!!!!

Below is what I loved about the movie and what I felt could have been better! Just a heads-up, there ARE spoilers. Even though it has pretty much the typical storyline of most Mario games and is therefore somewhat predictable, I don't want those who haven't seen it yet to miss out on being blown away as I was about it.

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The Ups:

MARIO. HE IS THE BIGGEST SWEETHEART. HE LOVES HIS BROTHER SO SO MUCH. HE WOULD FETCH A STAR FROM SPACE FOR HIS BROTHER IF HE COULD. I WOULD DIE FOR HIM AND THE LOVE HE HAS FOR HIS BABY BRO. And from the beginning, he's so determined and motivated and never gives up! And it's his brother that motivates him to do most of what he does! I also liked the little details they added to his character that we never got to see before, such as the fact that he initially hates mushrooms.

Peach was amazing! At first I thought that they girlbossed her a bit too much to the point where she was a carbon copy of Daisy, but now I see her as a kind, maternal, and feminine young woman who fights when she needs to and is just doing her job protecting her kingdom. I hate how people are bashing her characterization here, like, have they forgotten how she was in the DIC cartoons, the 1986 anime, and SUPER PRINCESS PEACH? I also like her backstory and she's so cute as a baby! Also, since I HC that she and Daisy are super close, maybe she learned a thing or two from her!

Toad was so silly and chaotic, and he stole every scene he was in!

Luigi was precious and Charlie Day was perfect for his voice, as I predicted! I can tell that he was totally channeling Tony Rosato at times. I loved so many of his moments on screen, especially when he protects his brother during the final battle!

Jack Black KILLED IT as Bowser! He made him a villain who's hilarious but intimidating and ferocious at the same time and not many people can pull that off effectively!

Donkey Kong was a bit annoying and Illumination-y but they did a good job with him here. Also HE DID THE SETH ROGEN LAUGH TWICE FACK YES

The voice cast in general was fantastic! Charlie Day, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Jack Black were literal perfection in particular, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong was lit, and Keegan Michael Key was great for Toad, as I predicted! He's a very versatile comedian and voice actor, after all! Also, Chris Pratt's Mario has grown on me in a good way. Although I vastly prefer Charles Martinet, as well as Lou Albano (who has my favorite Mario voice ever), Chris really didn't do that bad of a job! He DID TOO put effort into voicing him, and his "Wahoo!"s and cries of delight and triumph were on point! The only voice that I still feel like I have to get used to is Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach. She's a talented actress but I don't think she entirely suited Peach's soft, feminine, and maternal nature, but that's just me.

Mario and Luigi's parents are so precious! In fact, their whole family is so cute and hilarious! They remind me of my own proudly Italian (mostly) family. And Charles Martinet voicing their dad was the icing on the cake! I'm just so glad we finally got to see their family in general.

I also like how the boys' situation of still living with their parents, (presumably) not pursuing college and working blue-collar jobs while in their 20s-30s wasn't portrayed in a negative way. It's a great way of telling audiences that it's okay if you haven't gone off on your own yet in adulthood or attended college, that life isn't a sequence of steps that everyone has to follow exactly and at the same time, and that patience, hard work, and a positive attitude will lead you to great opportunities in life when you least expect them, like with what happened to the bros.

THE BROS' REUNION HUG OH MY GOD!!!!!! THE FOREHEAD TOUCH AND MARIO LIFTING LUIGI OFF THE GROUND DURING THEIR SECOND EMBRACE, I ALMOST CHOKED ON MY ICEE AND BECAME A SOBBING MESS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THEATER MY GOD

And then them teaming up together to defeat Bowser and his forces, AS IT SHOULD BE.

I mean seriously this movie was a slap to the face of everyone who thought Mario hates his brother

Mario and Luigi getting their own little house in the Mushroom Kingdom! AND COFFEE CUPS THAT MATCH THEIR HATS!!!!

Mario and Peach's relationship thus far! I love how close they are by the end of the movie, even though they haven't developed a romance yet, and how Mario was telling her all about Brooklyn and how he'll get her a pet turtle once he gets to take her there. D'awwwwwww.

Peach completing the trainer course ALL WHILE WEARING A FULL LENGTH BALL GOWN AND HEELS. AND her admitting that she didn't master doing it until she had tried multiple, multiple times was such a great addition to character, proof that while she may be more of a girlboss here she still has more character development than Rey in the Star Wars sequels.

Peach telling Luigi that he's brave was so sweet :3 Even though they didn't really have a proper meeting scene like I hoped, I'm glad they got to at least interact a little.

Although I wish they would have used the wedding dress from Odyssey or even Paper Mario, Peach's wedding dress here is so pretty!

Donkey Kong becoming an ally of Mario and them helping each other get to the Mushroom Kingdom was super nice, although I do feel their friendship could have been built on a little more and that DK should have apologized to Mario for insulting his brother.

THE MUSIC!!!!! Brian Tyler NAILED the orchestrations of all those iconic themes! I especially got so happy when I heard the SNES Rainbow Road theme, the DK rap, and Toad's House from SMB3! I can only imagine how Koji Kondo, the man who composed so many of these melodies for chiptune almost 40 years ago and is STILL composing music for the games, is feeling now that they have these epic, sweeping orchestral renditions.

They outdid themselves with the animation and visuals as well! ESPECIALLY the visuals. They're so colorful and whimsical and just scenery p0rn all around, from the Mushroom Kingdom giving off major Alice in Wonderland vibes and Bowser's incredible floating lava castle to the Jungle Kingdom and the rainbow road! And I can't think of a single character (re)design that I didn't like! They all look so good!

The slo mo bits were SO funny. Especially "MMMMMAAAAAAAAMMMAAAAA MMMMIIIIIIIAAAAAA!" and "PPPPPRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNCCCCEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!"

Bringing back such an obscure and relatively forgotten character as Foreman Spike was awesome!

Every time that Diddy Kong was onscreen was so funny!

ALL THE EASTER EGGS, GOOD GOLLY. From the references to the SUPER SHOW OF ALL THINGS to the guy who's supposed to resemble Jumpman (Mario's first incarnation) at the beginning!

That one bit where Mario is sitting in his room playing a video game also felt really reminiscent of the beginning of The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach (1986). If Nintendo was going for that I'm so glad they acknowledged such an obscure piece of Mario media!

The Downs:

Goddammit, you SERIOUSLY had to include minions in the Illumination logo.

It honestly felt a bit rushed in places and I wish more scenes could have had more time devoted to them. Some characters, ESPECIALLY Luigi, didn't really get as much screen time as I felt they needed, and that kind of sucked.

I was really hoping for Bowser to have a hard rock-style villain song, as that really suits his aesthetic and Jack Black could totally have done it! I mean he was in School of Rock for crying out loud and he's proven afterwards that he can really belt out classic rock tunes! Despite that, I'm glad he got to at least sing in the movie, and his song dedicated to Peach was hilarious.

I'm bummed that the movie wasn't really a musical as I had heard around the net so many times; only two characters sang (Bowser and Toad, even though the latter's wasn't really an actual song) and there were a bunch of pop/rock hits from the past few decades sandwiched in. They were still good songs that I like though, such as Thunderstruck, Take on Me, and Holding Out for a Hero (although I wish it could have been the original Bonnie Tyler version). I was ESPECIALLY pumped to hear Mr. Blue Sky!! But still, a lack of songs sung by characters bummed me out.

I don't like how some lines were changed (such as Bowser's "NOW WHO'S GONNA STOP ME?!?!") or cut entirely (e.g. Mario's "I'm not afraid! I'll do anything for my brother!") I'm especially bitter about the latter, since hearing that line in the final trailer made me super emotional and cutting it meant less devotion to how much Mario loves and misses his brother.

It was kind of a wasted opportunity to not see Mario and Luigi's family (and the rest of Brooklyn for that matter) bewildered over their sons bringing back a princess in a wedding gown, a little mushroom man, and an ape wearing a necktie. I bet their dad would have been wondering what someone put in his coffee, and their mom would have taken one look at Peach and been all like, "OMG IS ONE OF MY SONS GETTING MARRIED ALREADY??" It just would have been nice for them to interact a little.

The blue star/Luma was honestly so annoying and gave me an unsettling identity crisis, I just thought that was not fitting for a family friendly movie. Also, why was he/she in Bowser's dungeon in the first place?

As Donkey Kong should have apologized to Mario for fighting with him, Spike should have apologized to Mario and Luigi for doubting them. It didn't really make sense for him to just abruptly cheering for them.

Part of me kind of wishes it had taken place in the 1980s. It kind of makes sense, given that the Mario and Luigi characters formally debuted in 1983 and this is an origin story for how they came to be.

But despite all this, there were way more ups than downs, and the "downs" are just little nitpicks from me that don't take away from the movie being one hell of a ride. It was fantastic, and definitely one of the best animated movies I've seen in a while. 9/10 from me!!.

Some of my several VERY high hopes for the sequel:

YOSHI CUTENESS!!!

Also, if I have to predict a voice actor for Yoshi, it would have to be either Frank Welker or Kazumi Totaka reprising his role.

Luigi getting more screen time and also getting to share in his bro's adventures! Dude deserves way better!

Mario having second thoughts about Luigi accompanying him in dangerous situations because he's terrified of losing him again, and Luigi reminding him that "nothing will harm them as long as they're together"

PLEASE just more brotherly love!

Mario and Peach developing a romance and vowing to protect each other!

At least one callback to the "Mama Luigi" episode of the Super Mario World cartoon series. I mean, it would only seem right now that Yoshi is joining the gang, right?

Heck, I bet it's going to be chock full of references to the Super Mario World game, the Yoshi's Island games, and the Super Mario World cartoon.

DAISY AND/OR ROSALINA PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

Bowser's backstory (and possibly redemption)! It's clear to me that he's just a big softie that needs love and friendship in his life. And, since he's really their friend who likes to engage in role play just for fun according to word of mouth, I wonder how they will incorporate that into the Mario Cinematic Universe.

Some evidence that Mario and Luigi alternating between their lives in Brooklyn (probably just so that they can spend time with their family) and the Mushroom Kingdom

"I HOPE SHE MADE LOTSA SPAGHETTI!"

#mario movie #mario #super mario bros #nintendo #the super mario bros movie #mario movie spoilers #illumination studios

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alismodworld · 1 year

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Alright well I might as well give my thoughts on the movie

SPOILERS TURN BACK WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!

Okay we clear? Cool. So, The Super Mario Bros movie. It was good but I honestly had no doubt it wasn't gonna be good after seeing the trailers and the promos. Of course as with everyone else my only point of fear was Chris Pratt's voice, but while I was watching the movie I realized its actually okay. It never annoyed me and it even fits Mario somehow (yeah I said it come at me). Now that I'm thinking about it, if Charles Martinet was casted it really wouldn't have worked. Whenever we see Mario in the game he's always happy and bouncy, rarely ever serious or emotional so having a voice like that probably wouldn't have made the more serious parts of the movie work at all and at best I would've laughed at how ridiculous it was and at worst I would've been sinking far back into my chair. No disrespect to the guy at all, he does a phenomenal job in the games, but I just don't think he'd work too well in the movie. He does get a nod to in the movie which is great!

The movie is gorgeously animated and I love how the characters translated perfectly on the big screen. The backgrounds were spectacular. And the way the incorporate the elements of the games into the movie to create this world is *chefs kiss*. Everything makes sense and it's not too on the nose, it's believable.

It's a very simple movie, nothing too crazy and if you have very basic knowledge of the Mario franchise you'll get what's going on like how I did. All the characters acted perfectly to how I expected them to and nobody really annoyed me. My only problem is with Cranky Kong's voice. Sorry, but Fred Armisen's voice just doesn't match up with Cranky's appearance.

Jack Black absolutely killed it with Bowser. He was the perfect amount of comedy and intimidation. AND THE PEACHES SONG THREW ME SO OFF GUARD I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT JUST SIT AND STARE!!

Also, PEACH! Oh my god I loved Peach in this movie!! I was scared and honestly expecting her to be too much of a "strong female character" rather than a strong character who happens to be female and she's definitely the latter. She's kind, she's helpful, she's patient, she cares deeply about her subjects, kingdom and everyone in general and she can kick serious ass too. I'm gonna be honest, in my years of playing Mario on and off I never really cared for Peach, IM SORRY TO SAY, I WAS DUMB KID! But watching her in this movie, I absolutely love her!!! AND SHE GOT LORE ON TOP OF THAT?!??

Also usually I hate the whole male character and female character get shoehorned together and end up falling in love trope, but here? PERFECT!! I also never really cared for Mareach but, I'm a changed woman and I never wanted two characters to get together so bad. I absolutely loved their chemistry as it was so organic. Of course they don't which I'm fine with but, maybe potential in the sequel?

All the action sequences were done great in my opinion and actually exceeded my expectations in some cases as I was genuinely expecting nothing but slapstick but we got a healthy amount of slapstick and serious action.

The final battle and climax was amazingly done!! Ugh that hug Mario and Luigi shared was amazing!!!

Okay now for what I didn't like

I wish we had more Luigi scenes. I understand that he's the one who's kidnapped and is basically the whole reason the movie happens but we got only a few scenes with him either running away or being trapped or integrated. I would've loved maybe a scene with him trying to be brave and find a way out or rally others to help each other escape which could've added to his character. Like it's called The Super Mario BROS movie...

Also Toad is just...there. I get he's the comic relief but he really doesn't do much other than tag along. The most I remember him doing was showing Mario to the kingdom, that's it. Idk maybe do something more to flesh out his character, why is he so eager to help Mario and Peach? Why is he an adventurer? What are his goals? Stuff like that.

Also no chain chomps...worst movie, 0/10, D-tier/j

I heard people were talking about the pacing which yeah it's a little fast but it's not too quick in my opinion. I think if they let certain scenes play out longer it would've benefited the movie.

But over all it's a really good movie. Not ground breaking but really good, happy, healthy fun. And I'm quite impressed considering it came from Illumination.

Here's to hoping this movie will pave the way to a Zelda movie!!

#the super mario bros movie #super mario #tsmbm #mario #luigi #princess peach #bowser #donkey kong #toad #spoilers

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heart-of-the-morningstar · 1 year

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I forgot that I wanted to talk about the Super Mario Bros. movie! (SPOILERS!)

So I went to see it on Easter, the theater I went to was pretty crowded, not just with families but with people my age as well! I’ve been a Mario fan for a while, my first experience with a Mario game was playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES at my summer camp when I was about 9. I’ve played a good amount since then and I’ve had fun with all of them! So what do I think about the movie…

IT’S SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

Guys, I cannot explain how much fun and enjoyment I got out of that movie, I was smiling pretty much the entire time! I loved that the references in the movie weren’t shoved into your face for nostalgia bait, they felt like they occurred naturally for the most part! The original scores are fantastic! They reimagined a lot of staple Mario songs that are easy to recognize and sound amazing with a full orchestra!

The animation was also very bright and colorful! You could tell a lot of work went into designing the characters and locations! Probably Illumination’s best work as far as animation goes! The characters look so squishy and huggable, I would commit crimes for them tbh.

I loved all of the characters, they each had unique and interesting personalities, I thought almost every VA did a pretty good job with their roles; but of course Jack Black as Bowser stole the show (to no ones surprise lol). Even Crisp Rat did a serviceable job, it definitely wasn’t as bad as everyone thought it would be, including me. I loved the few cameos Charles Martinet had too!

Of course it’s not a perfect movie, my biggest gripe is the amount of 80s songs put into the movie, it definitely reminded me that Illuminations made this movie. I think if they stuck to more original songs, it would have worked more in the movie’s favor. Also, it’s only an hour and a half long movie, which means a lot of scenes move pretty quickly and you don’t sit in the moment for too long. So it would have been nice if they let scenes play out a little slower. Another thing is that Luigi gets sidelined for a lot of the movie which was a shame because he was my second favorite character in the movie! Hopefully they get a sequel and can have him in a lot more scenes!

But honestly, I had a blast watching this movie! I will go as far to say that this is on par or even better that Despicable Me (Illumination’s only really good movie IMO). I HIGHLY recommend that you go see this movie if you’re a Mario fan, because it’s just a blast from start to finish! I’d definitely go see it again!

The movie itself I’d give an 8/10

My enjoyment was like 12/10!

#mario #super mario #super mario bros #super mario bros movie #mario movie #mario movie spoilers #super mario bros spoilers #illumination

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jaystation004 · 1 year

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The Mario Movie Rant^TM (not the bitchy one)

Ok so the majority good things;

Early Charles Martinet cameo!!! I really loved hearing it in the first part of the movie, it just immediately brings you to a joyous tone : )))

I honestly thought he’d just be at the end of the movie, but glad he’s at least appeared twice. That was honestly so fucking cool

The characters; genuinely fucking amazing

I REALLY loved how they portrayed the characters (aside from some parts of Luigi and Bowser ofc) but I really loved how they showed Peaches’ toughness and leadership but still was incredibly caring towards the Toads and Mario

The brothers were honestly a great part in it. I fucking LOVE and I mean LOVE how they showed their strong bond, especially because of that one fucking matpat theory and how fucking everyone decided that Mario was a shit brother and he abused Luigi and whatever horsecrap they spewed. Im so fucking thankful they showed so much of the Mario Bros and how well they bond and how close they are, it warmed my heart. So. Much. ESPECIALLY WITH THE BABY SCENE AWWWWWW 3 >>>>

Toads character was actually pretty fuckin funny. Its clear him and DK were supposed to be the comedic relief, but I love how well-handled their characters are. I love how brave and caring Toad is for Peach and how he protected her, NOT because he was in love with her, but because Toad gave a shit about her and about the Mushroom Kingdom in whole. It may be overthinking, but Im so happy they didn’t have Toad a simp for Peach and instead be this charming, humble warrior

And omg….DK was so good. He probably was the funniest part of the movie, especially with his intro with the DK rap and him dancing and being prideful for his clan

OH and I fucking loved seeing Diddy Kong and DKs family, it was short but very very sweet : ))

The whole movie looked fucking amazing also, they clearly put in the work for the looks

The storyline was, of course predictable, but honestly is a lot or Mario games, so its not so different from the main Mario plotlines

I think those that aren’t so into Mario will still enjoy this movie, it’s honestly a fun time and seems like we’re gonna get sooner sequels with the after credits teaser. Fuckin excited for the future : )))

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luckycharming · 2 years

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I don't give a fuck if I sound like a hater-ass-bitch because this is my childhood memories and joy on the line. You mean to tell me Nintendo couldn't have found someone else to voice Mario??? Like, who in their right mind looks at Chris Pratt and goes, "You'd be an amazing Mario?" I mean, clearly Nintendo did, but still. Out of all the white men on this pissy ass planet, they couldn't find anyone better than his weirdo ass?

And I'm not even trying to be hateful so much as critical. When I watched that trailer and heard his voice coming out of Mario's mouth, I deadass CRINGED. I was so genuinely perturbed that I had to switch that shit off and play one of my many Mario games to remind myself what he's supposed to sound like. Was Charles Martinet not available? Is he too old or what, because I'd rather hear him do his thing then the least attractive and least memorable Chris butcher such an iconic video game character.

Nintendo, I know y'all must've have seen how much bank Sega and Sonic were making off their movies, but sweetie, y'all aren't them, and that's okay! I've never heard anyone say they'd love to see a Mario movie. Hell, as much as I love Mario, that's not something I'd ever want because y'all refuse to give my bby depth and personality, something my other bby Sonic has in spades.

#mario #super mario #mario movie #nintendo #like the trailer was beautiful #the graphics were incredible #but mario's voice?#issa hard no for me #and fuck chris pratt's weirdo homophobic racist ass #that's why he's the least favorite chris #that's why he's the least attractive chris #and you know why?#because he had the personality of a wet fucking turnip #smh #smh i hate it here #video games #my thoughts

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astral-multiverse · 8 months

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//Man... it feels surreal that Charles Martinet is stepping down as the voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi. On one hand, I'm sad and will really miss his performances, because you can tell he really loved voicing those characters. But on the other hand, it's not like he's stepping away from Mario for good. He's actually becoming a Mario Ambassador, which I think is really cool ^^. And apparently the voices we heard in the Super Mario Bros. Wonder reveal trailer wasn't actually him, it was someone else. If that's how Mario's new voice sounds, I think he'll be a good successor to Charles and I hope we get to learn who he is when the game comes out. But all in all, thank you so much for all of the memories and excellent performances as our favorite plumbers, Charles. I hope your new role suits you well and you have an amazing time!

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murdercide626 · 1 year

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So I just got back from seeing the Super Mario Bros. Movie, and omg it was fantastic! :D

It was just so much fun, and I had a dumb smile on my face throughout the entire frikkin movie! lol

It was everything I could want in a Mario movie! And yeah, probably the most video game-y film adaptation of a video game ever! XD

Just seriously, it was so much fun! If you love the Mario games, this is definitely a movie you'll enjoy! ^^

And so many little references packed into the background of so many scenes! I wish I could have paused the movie so I could find all the little easter eggs! XD

And I loved the sweet brotherly bond between Mario and Luigi! It was done so well! ^^

Peach was awesome! Definitely a bit more of a "girl boss" than she is in the games, but not in a way that felt too out of character. It makes sense in the context of the film.

Bowser was just amazing! But that's to be expected from Jack Black, lol. Such a fun villain who at times is goofy, but other times can be genuinely intimidating, and I think they struck a good balance.

Also really loved Toad, Kamek, DK, Cranky, and Spike! They were such fun characters!

Also, special shout out to Charles Martinet in the movie! I won't say who he voices, but they utilized him very nicely, and in a way that really paid homage to his contributions to the Mario franchise!

But yeah, this movie was pretty much what I expected/was hoping for from an animated Mario Bros. movie, and even surprised me in some parts! Overall, I highly recommend it! ^^

#mario movie 2023 #super mario bros.#smb #nintendo #illumination #animated film

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themosleyreview · 1 year

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The Mosley Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

There is a reason why video game developers don't license out their product or games to film studios. If the early 90's taught us anything, they haven't gotten it right at all. Back in 1993, the most guiltiest pleasure of a film was released and it caused Nintendo to never trust the film industry to adapt their legendary catalog to screen. Super Mario Bros. was absolutely an abomination of a film that didn't even try to get the world or design of the beloved game correct. What my generation got was a comedic and yet dark dystopian creature feature that even the cast hated making. I still enjoy the ridiculous and fun charm despite its massive sins committed against the property. It sparked my crush for Samantha Mathis so that was always a plus. Nintendo has taken the chance again and trusted another film studio to try and respect the source material, but did it work? Absolutely! From the opening credits to the final shot of the film, this was 100 percent a Super Mario Bros. game come to life in everyway possible. The choice to do it animated was the only way to get it right and the filmmakers nailed it. From the vast amount of classic references, Easter eggs, recreations of the original game levels of Donkey Kong and Mario Kart, I was in heaven. The universe of Mario Bros. was on complete display and handled with such respect. There are some updated story elements that alter the original stories of the games, but it didn't actually matter in this instance because the amount of fun I was having with the breakneck pace of the film. I had my reservation about certain casting choices and I was pleasantly surprised by how well the cast pulled it off.

Chris Pratt takes the lead as Mario and I had my thoughts on the choice of a big name actor to play him. I wanted the voice actor that has voiced the character for 100 games and I was afraid that all I was gonna hear was Pratt. Well Chris absolutely blew my expectations out of the water and nailed the characters heart and optimistic spirit. Charlie Day was fantastic as his skiddish, faithful and sometimes hilariously tortured brother Liuigi. He seriously gets put through the ringer in this film and I sometimes felt sorry for him as he is sidelined for the majority of the film. His chemistry with Mario was truly a highlight when they were together and they had an amazing action scene together toward last portion of the film. The bathroom sequence was awesome as well with the dog. The original voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, is in the film and I loved that he played the father of both Mario and Luigi. It was a wonderful touch for him to be the one that propels their story to earn the respect of their father. Anya Taylor-Joy was excellent as Princess Peach and I liked that they updated her character. Historically, she was the damsel in distress that Mario would always have to save and now she is more of a stronger person. It wasn't a politically overbearing choice that somehow made her the hero of the film. She was a great ally to Mario and you grow to love her by the end. Keegan-Michael Key was outstanding as Toad and nearly stole the film with all of the cute and heroic moments. He wasn't a bumbling character that was just there to sell toys and I loved that he was very creative and brave. Seth Rogen blew me away with his performance as Donkey Kong. He was as funny, arrogant and tough as Kong should be. He was so much fun to watch and the rivalry between him and Mario was so reminiscent of their original arcade game debut. Jack Black is always a delight and as King Bowser, he was hilarious and unexpectedly menacing in so many great ways. He is a villain with a big heart, but he will burn all that cross him. I loved his many musical numbers and a particular scene with a piano where he plays a well placed theme we all know to add tension. Kevin Michael Richardson was awesome as the sorcerer and right hand of Bowser, Kamek. Kevin has always been one of my favorite voice actors and I always enjoy hearing his talented and distinct voice in anything. He was awesome and great in his scenes with Bowser. Khary Payton was great as the Penguin King and even though his major scene was in the trailer, he still had more fun moments in the film to witness. Juliet Jelenic was adorable and hilariously dark humored as Lumalee. Every line that kid spoke was comedy gold and I loved every second of it.

The score was brilliant and recreated all the iconic music of the franchise in epic and creative forms. Brian Tyler truly created a masterpiece of a score that had me smiling from the ear to ear as the themes that Koji Kondo created came back to life in the right moments at the right time. The underground tube theme from the first game was used perfectly to build tension in one specific moment. Even though the film has a attention span of 2 year old, the story still held even if it was a bit basic. I wasn't looking for something Oscar worthy, but what we got was serviceable and you've seen it done before. Other than that, there's really nothing bad I can say about this delightful and fun family film that will be enjoyed by adults as well. If you're a hardcore fan of the Mario universe, then you will have your mind blown. For the casuals like me that grew up with it but never continued with the franchise after Mario 64, I still found myself having so much fun and smiling at all the recreations of classic levels and references to other Nintendo classics. Do stick around to the end of the film for an end credit that'll make you smile even harder. Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

#the super mario bros movie #Chris Pratt #charlie day #anya taylor joy #keegan michael key #jack black #kevin michael richardson #khary payton #nintendo

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nooklingposting · 1 year

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My #1 post of 2022

I'm usually an elder scrolls/fallout blog but I feel like I can rant here too so:

I'm just really, genuinely upset for Charles Martinet rn. I know he's said before that voicing Mario can be really straining on his voice, but that doesn't mean we should be using star-power to recast what is, in my opinion, his role.

And I know he hasn't said a huge amount about the casting of the film, but Tara Strong's tweets and his responses to them feel like there's at least some melancholy. I can't imagine doing a job for so many years only to be pushed aside for a mainstream face actor who can't voice act for shit to fill the role.

I've not interacted with Charles Martinet much, but the very few interactions we've had/I've seen? He's been nothing but a lovely and kind soul, and he lives and breathes Mario! It's so rare for someone to be so passionate about a role for so long, and I can't help but feel ike this is such an insult to such a kind man who genuinely enjoys his job.

A thought I've seen a lot is that the 'traditional' Mario voice would be really grating for a full movie - I agree! But that's the beauty of voice actors! Martinet has such an amazing range (insert Skyrim Paarthurnax fact here), and he would easily be able to work with his original voice for the character(s) and mellow them for prolonged speech. He is a great voice actor. And the same can't be said for his replacement.

Maybe I'm just projecting many emotions onto this and making a mountain out of a molehill. But VA's being replaced by 'mainstream' celebrities is already a very iffy thing to do, and it almost feels personal when it's such an iconic role and the original actor is so passionate about the art. Its been bugging me since the cast was originally announced and it hurts even more after seeing Charles' responses on twitter yesterday.

All we can hope is that Charles Martinet is living his best life and knows that many people appreciate his work. But that doesn't change the fact that trying to pull in an audience with a celebrity in this case is a very shitty thing to do.

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sally-mun · 4 years

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Ever met a celebrity or anybody famous? The most famous person I've met was a former pro boxer, by the name of Ray 'Boom-Boom' Mancini at a charity dinner at the banquet center I worked at 4 years ago. Nicest man you'd ever meet and he even sent me a signed autograph picture in the mail. I'm a Star Trek fan and I'd love to meet the cast of TNG, but autographs and conventions are so expensive. Of course there's the chance you could catch one of them on a bad day and get the brunt of it

If we’re including conventions, then yeah I’ve met several famous people before. I’ve met and gotten autographs and/or selfies from voice actors and screen actors, and I’ve occasionally met some artists too! Outside of that, though, I can’t really say I have. Even my best and most extensive meeting was still at a convention. You could even argue that Mario Marathon was kind of a convention in a sense, albeit a super limited one!

I wasn’t sure if I should include a list or not, so as a compromise I’m going to do so below a cut!

Voice Actors:

Sonny Strait (voice of Krillin) -- Got to spend basically an entire day with him! Unexpectedly encountered him at a convention waaaay way back in the day and he just kind of adopted me and the other handful of fans that were hanging around. He gave us all free DBZ CCG t-shirts, let us sit in the DBZ hummer, and signed anything we put in front of him!

Christopher Sabat (voice of Vegeta) -- I brought him a set of cookies made to look like dragon balls, and brought my favorite Vegeta card that I’d been saving for something like 17 years or so on the off-chance I could ever get it signed. He was so moved and impressed that he gave me two other autographs for free~

Todd Haberkorn (voice of Jaco) -- This was the same convention where I got to meet Chris Sabat, and I also brought him a box of cookies. He was so excited that he dug into them right then and there, and then when signing my card he even wrote “Thanks for the galactic cookies!”

Chuck Huber (voice of Android 17/Hiei) -- I’ve gotten autographs from him a couple of times for different characters. One of the items I got signed was one of the original Hiei action figures back when Yu Yu Hakusho first debuted in the US. He was impressed that I had it at all, let alone that it was in the box. (Amusingly, the only reason I did was because I had one previous to it that was out of the box on display and whose sword had broken. I got a new one intending to replace it, but just never opened it.)

Chris Rager (voice of Mr. Satan) -- SUCH a nice guy! We had a nice little chat and I offered him some dragon ball cookies I’d been handing out that day. He signed my trading card and took a selfie with me! I caught him at a panel where he told some absolutely amazing behind-the-scenes stories that I still tell to other people to this day.

Chris Cason (voice of Tien) -- Not much to say about this encounter, I didn’t get to say much more than a hello and thank you before he had to go. I’d missed the official signing session and just happened to catch him after a panel.

Team Four Star -- I catch these guys every opportunity I can manage, and every time I bring them some DBZ-themed treat. I refer to myself as “Snack Girl” when I come to get autographs, and at my last encounter Lanipator mentioned that I looked familiar when I came to the table, so I guess I’m making an impact! I have several stories concerning these guys, way too many to list here.

Little Kuriboh (YGOA voice of Merik, DBZA voice of Freeza) -- Amusingly I met him the time I was at a convention in my Piccolo costume, and that ended up being a whole conversation by itself. It then immediately turned into a conversation about Fallout because someone had brought him some New Vegas playing cards, lol. He was enamored with the trading card I had brought him to sign, and we had a discussion about a fund raiser he’d hosted to raise money for disaster relief where I’d won one of the auctions he’d held.

Kevin Conroy (voice of Batman) -- I found out very late that he was going to be in town, like maybe a week or two before, and dropped EVERYTHING to be able to meet him. When I was in line for an autograph I was so worked up that I kept getting light headed and having heart palpitations. By the time I actually made it to the table I was so starstruck that I could barely say anything. I’m pretty sure I said “I can’t believe you’re here” (??? wtf past-me) and something about him being so talented. He thanked me and didn’t really say much. I had also paid for a photo with him, and in the photo you can see my hand gripping the side of my leg REALLY tightly because I had a very strong instinct to hug him and I WAS NOT ABOUT TO BE THAT FANGIRL.

Charles Martinet (voice of most of the Mario cast) -- Holy shit, this man is playful! He was an absolute delight to talk to, and even just to watch with other people while I was in line. He was very open to whatever sorts of fan requests each person had and was just so warm and gracious with each person that came up. I mostly just wanted to shake his hand and tell him that Mario games basically set me up for the person I grew up to be today. The thing that amused me the most is that if you had him autograph one of the prints at the table, which had all the Mario characters on it, he’d do the voices of each character while doodling little word balloons for them~

Screen Actors:

John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who/Torchwood) -- This was one of the first times I’d gone to a convention specifically to meet an actor. He was a lot of fun and did his best to be chatty, but his handlers were kind of hurrying people along. He was especially tickled by my name (I guess he doesn’t sign too many autographs made out to “Leda”), and he even signed a second item that we happened to have for free!

Cary Elwes (Wesley in The Princess Bride, among other things) -- This was another one of those moments where the weight of just WHO I was meeting got to me and I completely lost my voice. I think I said something about having grown up watching Princess Bride ever since I was a little kid?? I honestly don’t remember what I said, it’s kind of a blur. All I know is that I was so struck by the moment that I didn’t even remember to say that I also love him in the Saw movies.

Billy Boyd (Pippin in Lord of the Rings) -- Not a lot I can say about this one because it was a very fast-paced, conveyor belt sort of affair. We exchanged greetings and he thanked us very much for coming out to see him, and we all agreed that Pippin is totes the best hobbit.

Robin Lord Taylor (Penguin in Gotham) -- One of my favorite interactions meeting a celebrity, for sure! He was actually really interested in knowing about -me-, which completely threw me off-guard. He wanted to know where I was from and what I did for a living, and when I said I was a manager at Spencer’s he got really excited and squeaked “I LOVE Spencer’s!” While he was signing my doll I explained that Penguin is by far my family’s favorite character in Gotham and that we had a joke where, anytime the show switches back to him, we say “Meanwhile, with the REAL main character...” He got a big kick out of that~

Khary Payton (King Ezekiel in The Walking Dead) -- So I don’t watch a huge amount of Walking Dead, but I watch enough that I wanted to come along when my mom went to go get an autograph from him for my brother. He’s definitely the friendliest celebrity I’ve encountered -- so much so that he wouldn’t stay behind the table! He spent the entire time in FRONT of the table so he could hug every single person that came to see him! It was a nice strong hug, too, and he was just so welcoming and pleasant. I told him that, if I had to choose one of the communities in The Walking Dead, I’d absolutely choose The Kingdom. He threw his hands up to his sides and said dramatically, “You will always have a place in my kingdom!”

Penn & Teller -- This year my mom took me on a surprise trip to Las Vegas, and while we were there we got to see Penn & Teller perform, which has always been a dream of mine! After the show they came out into the lobby and they did autographs and selfies with anyone that wanted one, and I got to meet them each. It was a little disarming hearing Teller talk, and Penn was as funny as ever because he’d loudly comment whenever someone’s phone wasn’t working. During this trip I also had my Boris plushie as my “traveling doll” and asked if they’d take pictures with him as well, which they both obliged. Teller seemed particularly amused by Boris.

James Rolfe (the Angry Video Game Nerd) -- So I actually have kind of a long history with him, which originated with me contacting the show to donate a fairly odd peripheral accessory. I given a green light and provided an address, and since I was going to be mailing him anyway, I basically just got a big box and threw in any video game related stuff that I didn’t want anymore and didn’t feel like putting the effort into selling. It ended up being a HUGE box, so much so that I included an inventory list to make sure he didn’t accidentally throw something away. To my surprise he actually mailed me back an autographed AVGN print thanking me for the donations! I thought that’d be the end of it, but he’s actually since featured that peripheral several times on the show, and even included an Easter egg that I asked for twice! This year I got to meet him at Too Many Games and introduced myself as the one that sent the item in. He mentioned that they had a lot of fun messing with it.

Mario Marathon team -- I’m known as one of the regulars since I’ve been around since the first year, and a couple of years ago I was actually invited to the marathon itself as a player! It’s definitely one of the most amazing experiences of my life, and I only wish I could do it all over again! Everyone was just... wonderful~ I was there for several days so there’s obviously way too many stories to tell, but at least in this case you can always go watch the videos on Twitch.

Artists:

Steven Butler -- This was particularly amusing because I was the one that caught him by surprise. I happened to be making my way through the Artist Alley when I realized he was there, and since no one was at the table at the time I went over to talk to him. We had an awesomely long chat about his work (I was going through a sample book on the table) and his time drawing for the Sonic comics. He tried to bring it up as a talking point, and I told him “I know, I own some of your pages!” which REALLY threw him for a loop! He showed me some art for a new Sonic-style story he’s been working on, and I completely fell in love with a character that was clearly inspired by Sally (and I’m not just assuming, he confirmed as much). I then started talking about @fini-mun and how it’s only a shame he couldn’t meet Deebs too, and was talking about Deebs’ history with art and almost getting recruited to be in the Archie art stable as well and how they now do art streams. He was particularly interested in the streams, and I was like “Oh yeah, that’s actually why they aren’t here now, they have a stream today!” so he gave me a free print to pass along to Deebs as a show of interest and support!

Veronica Vera (from the Not Enough Rings comic) -- This was another chance encounter in Artist Alley. I was just kind of poking around to see everyone’s work, and I realized I recognized the comic she was selling. I commented that I loved that comic, and she said she was selling hardcover copies of the entire series. I love the comic and I wanted to show my support, so I bought a book and she signed the inside cover! Unfortunately Oliver Bareham wasn’t there at the time, so no autograph from him. Maybe one day if I’m incredibly lucky, I suppose.

Rich Koslowski -- This was at one of my very first conventions ever. He was an inker of the Sonic comics at the time, and I was only.... 12, I think? I mostly was just excited to be meeting someone that works on Sonic stuff, and I can’t remember much about the encounter aside from just babbling about liking Sonic. I remember him being very kind.

And unfortunately... Ken Penders -- This was at the same convention I just mentioned with Koslowski. As stated above I was only 12, and I was just excited to meet someone who works on Sonic stuff. I believe I was there because of a post on Archie’s Sonic website. Anyway what strikes me as the most surprising about this encounter is how -normal- it all was, at least as far as I remember it. I’ve heard some horror stories of Penders being horrible to fans at conventions, but at least way back at this time (like 1997 or so), he was passing for a normal human. He didn’t say anything mean to me (that I noticed), and he actually gave me some free Sonic loot, which I can’t imagine him ever doing nowadays. I still have the comic book he signed, and I legit consider burning it on a regular basis.

OKAY this ended up way longer that I thought it would. I think even -I- forgot how many people I’ve met before. If I think of anyone else I’ll add it to the list later!

#sheesh this took me like an hour #magnumthecreator001

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ineffable-bisexual · 7 years

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The moment you’ve been waiting for: Brent Spiner!!!

In my five years as a Trekkie, TNG fan, and mega Spiner fan girl with a super huge crush on an old nerdy man, I still am reeling from the fact that I met him! I spoke with him! We were in each other’s personal space!!!! This is long so it’s under the cut:

One thing I love about Brent is that he loves to talk!! And he will. His line moved soooo slow. I made quick friends with two people in front of me and the older lady said “He must be in a chatty mood today! He’s really energetic.” I soon realized what she met by energetic because he kept getting out of his chair. He moves his chair to the front of the table 1) because I think it’s easier for him and the volunteer to have room to do their thing; 2) he interacts with everyone; and 3) he’s just a big freakin’ ham and loves attention!

Also, Charles Martinet (voice of Mario) was in the booth next to him and Brent kept fuckin’ with him and making him laugh and we’re all laughing at that. At one point, Brent got up (again!!!) and walked the entire line letting everyone know that “I’m going as fast as I can. Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.” But then he took his time telling everyone that. On his way back down back to his booth, we made brief eye contact and he said to me “Hello!” and the dude next to me started fanning me with his RCCC program, jokingly saying, “Deep breaths!! Deep breaths!!”

I love my fellow nerds.

As I got closer (seemed like an eternity), I noticed how he is with kids. He is so good with kids, ya’ll! He asked them how they’re liking the con, if this was their first one, etc. He complimented their cosplays and was just so sweet to them.

The dude in front of me picked out a picture of Data for him to sign and asked why he didn’t have any Devlin Bowman pictures! The guy and I had discussed Master of Disguise and he loved the movie, too, and I said it came out when I was in college and got me through rough patches. Still does. That’s why I love it.

Brent said, “You know that’s a good idea! I’ve never had any Master of Disguise ones. I should start doing that!” So ya’ll be on the look out at future cons!!

Finally..........it was my turn.

I chose a picture of Dr. Okun because I love him and he is my lil Area 51 baby. It was a photo from 1996. He took it and looked at me and asked, “What’s your name?”

“Mysti,” I said.

“Okay, let’s see...M-I-S-” I shake my head no. “Okay, M-Y-S-T-I?”

I said, “Yep! Good job!”

He laughed and I was about to tell him that I, too, was from Texas and then suddenly he started singing!!!!!!!!!

He sang the first few lines of the love song “Misty,” and I covered my face at one point going “Oh my God! Yes!” Hence, the goofy grin in our selfie:

I admitted to him that I was secretly hoping he would sing to me because he has a lovely voice. He said thank you. Then, I finally told him I was from East Texas, he asked where did I grow up. He didn’t recognize the name of my small town but did know the town where I went to college (Nacogdoches! Go Jacks!! lol).

I asked him if his mom was okay from all the flooding and he said she was fine and didn’t have to evacuate. He said she felt bad because she didn’t have the room in her high-rise apartment to house all her friends who did have to evacuate. Then, he asked if my family was okay. I told him they were, they don’t live in the metro area but they did get a lot of flooding but didn’t have to leave. He said, “Good to hear!”

We fist-bumped and before I walked away, he noticed my pin on my lanyard. He said, “I love your pin. Wait...that’s a Data pin!” I said, “Yes, it is!” He then said, “Why don’t I have those??” I giggled (again haha) and walked away saying thank you. He gave me a wave and said, “Thank you, baby!”

I walked away with my heart full and near tears. There were people in the line looking at me with a pleasant smile on their faces. I think some of them could tell that I just met someone very dear to me. They weren’t wrong.

This was my first con ever and meeting Brent was just so amazing. The con was super fun and I spent too much money but would certainly go again!

The only thing I regret was not telling him that I love him, like I did to Weird Al, but I think he could tell, especially when I melted in front of him when I heard his beautiful voice.

Best. Day. Ever. <3

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Ayra’s First Con: a summary

I went to Indiana Comic Con this weekend. It was my first time going to a con, and I had a blast!

Friday I had to work, so Geoff and I didn’t get there till later and we were just wearing our Han and Leia ‘I love you’ ‘I know’ shirts. We walked around a bit before going to a Sci Fi D20 panel. Basically, it was a DnD session set in space with a GM that killed you if you rolled a 1 - no matter what you were doing. That led to some pretty awesome death scenes and the ending was amazing. One guy was ready to kill the big bad, but instead he rolled a 1 while taking out his sax to serenade the hive queen. Then one of his friends pulled up Careless Whisper and played that in the room as he was mated with my the hive queen, planting eggs in his stomach. He had already doused the room in gas, so he rolled to light the place on fire. So of course here he rolled a 20. The DM was amazed, and this led to the scenario being that ‘George Michael himself opened a portal and descended from the heavens to save the guy and they both ascended together once more. It was amazing, and I will never be able to listen to Careless Whisper the same way. After that was trivia - and the guys running that were hilarious. Geoff and I ended up getting second, somehow, so that was awesome.

Saturday was a little crazy. I was dresed in my Jedi outfit and had both lightsabers with me. The convention center was PACKED, and so of course the first thing we did was head to the exhibitor hall. I went to a cosplay for cheap panel, but it wasn’t all that much that I hadn’t known before so I ducked out and went to learn some lightsaber skills. That was really fun, and I wish the lightsaber academy didn’t meet on Tuesdays since I have orchestra on Tuesdays already. While I was there, I met the 501st and Rebel Legions and found out that I’m a lot closer to being able to join the Rebel Legion than I thought. There are just a few tweaks that I need to make to my robes. From there we went to get in line for Cary Elwes’s panel - and he was fantastic. He told stories from various sets and how he broke his toe on the set of The Princess Bride (as a side note, look up Andre the Giant on an ATV - the pictures are great) and Robin Hood Men in Tights. One of the people with a question asked about his character from Psych, which made me very happy. Between then and the next panel, we mostly just hung out and people watched. There were some really good cosplays, and it was fun to have time to just look at them all. The next panel was on World Building in Science Fiction, Horror, And Fantasy. That was a really neat panel - three authors talked about how they created their worlds and galaxies and told stories in them. After that, Geoff went to a film critic panel and I went to a surviving the con panel. The woman putting that on told some good tips and reminders about doing overnight stays for cons and how to go about planning. The last panel that we wanted to go to was cancelled, unfortunately, so we got a drink and went to the second Sci Fi D20 session. This one was much less deadly, though still highly entertaining. It was nice to have more time at home, though, after the day.

Then today was awesome. I was dressed as Noctis from Final Fantasy XV and got a lot of complements. When we got to the convention center, I went to Jeremy Shada’s Q&A panel that he shared with Charles Martinet (the voice of Mario). Charles was a hoot, he was just so happy and talked for his entire portion of the panel. When Jeremy was up, I got to ask a question. Most of the talk was about Adventure Time (which I admit that I have never seen an episode of) so I mentioned Voltron and asked about the differences in voicing those two characters. He was great, and even did Lance’s pick-up voice to me which was lovely :D After his panel I went to get his autograph. I talked with a nervous girl behind me in line and hopefully helped her relax, but then I couldn’t even say anything when it was my turn with Jeremy. I wish I had been able to talk, but oh well. He did write ‘Shut Your Quiznack!’ on my photo, so that was amazing. After him, Geoff and I went to meet Claudia Gray, who was also here this weekend. Evidently Celebration kept not getting back to her so she was here instead. So we got Lost Stars and Bloodline signed, and got to talk with her about the Princess Leia book that was just announced. I’m excited for that one. Between talking with her and Jewel Staite’s panel, which was our last plan for the con, we meandered around the hall and I bought a really cool Rey print from an artist. We also went for lunch in that time, and then it was time to line up for Jewel. She was a sweetheart, and told some awesome stories from her various jobs.

All in all, it was a fantastic weekend and I already can’t wait for Pop Con in July!

#rambly ayra #indiana comic con

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