#chris pratt DOES NOT HAVE THE RANGE

[dittolicous]

@all the people in the mario tag using emmet as an example that crimp ass can voice act

💖 lego movie fandom disagrees 💖

#mario movie #mario #dont @ me I WAS THERE IN THE HAYDAY #WE LOVE OUR BOY EMMET #BUT HE IS NO MARIO #chris pratt DOES NOT HAVE THE RANGE #yes that includes rex #EMMET WAS LITERALLY THE MOST PLAIN BORING VANILLA MAN ALIVE AND THATS WHY PRATT WORKED #MARIO IS NOT #also pratt is still a shit person beyond acceptable 'humans make mistakes' range #yes i know i dont speak for all tlm fans but dont act like we dont know anything #i mean #there is perhaps someone to be said that PEOPLE FORGOT PRATT PLAYED EMMET #BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A BLAND NORMAL VOICE #im just mad on charles martinets behalf

[thisurlwasnttakenbutnowitis]

I know I keep harping on Chris Pratt but my god that was such a miscast. Like, he's a talented actor in live action, there's no doubt about that. But you hire Chris Pratt as a voice actor and you are getting Chris Pratt's normal-ass speaking voice and that's it. Dude has absolutely zero range. And sure, some voice actors can get by just doing their normal voice in every role, like Patrick Warburton or Gilbert Gottfried. But that's because they have interesting speaking voices. Chris Pratt's voice is so... nothing. It's just a regular guy's voice.

And look, I'm not saying Chris Pratt's voice never works for anything. I think it worked for Emmet in The Lego Movie because Emmet was supposed to be just an average, unremarkable person (although the casting kinda fell on its face in the second movie when Chris Pratt was still just using his regular-ass voice for Rex which made the twist obvious from a mile away, but eh). And hell, I think he'll do good as Garfield. I think he has that bored-sounding tone in his voice that Garfield needs.

But man, he does not work as Mario.

#mario movie #chris pratt

[mrpsychokiller]

MARVEL PRODUCED PORTAL 2 MOVIE

- chris pratt is wheatley. he just talks with his normal voice and does not have a british accent anymore

- they make glados straight, caroline was married to cave and chell is their long lost daughter (now glados affection for chell is just "motherly love")

- chell speaks now so she can drop some funny one liners

- weird romantic tension between chell and wheatley cause they need at least one straight couple

- cave johnson is a tony stark figure

- "im speaking in an accent thats beyond her range of hearing! .....shes right behind me isnt she."

- portal 3 movie is teased in the post credits scene cause valves wishes dont matter if they can make a highly profitable franchise

#ok im out of ideas #🧃

[multicolour-ink]

So I just watched Onward for the first time, which has Chris Pratt as Barley Lightfoot.

And I gotta say...this was a pretty great performance.

I'm not saying it's perfect, but with the right voice direction and animation, Pratt really does have range. He can do emotional moments, as well as the funny stuff.

Barley Lightfoot is energetic with a love for adventure, just like Mario.

And they are both loving older brothers 😊

FYI I am only judging the voice, not the person themselves. You don't have to like Chris Pratt by all means, but I think it's important to disconnect the voice from the person, and just focus on how it's been used to utilise the character.

#pratt can do a good performance when he's directed right #people bring up pratt's rile as emmett #but never really talk about barley #i don't know what's going on with the mario movie trailers #why pratt sounds uninvested in some parts #but I think we need to hear the entire movie first #i will say my confidence in the mario movie has gone up an amount #super mario #the super mario bros movie #super mario movie #mario movie #mario #onward #barley lightfoot #chris pratt

[romancomicsnews]

Where would I put Chris Pratt in the DCU?

It's no secret director and now head of the DCU James Gunn loves himself certain actors.

He continues to add additions to his DCU from past work, including Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern Guy Gardner and brother Sean Gunn as billionaire Maxwell Lord.

While these castings are both fun and exciting for the future of the DCU, since both of these castings, a realization came upon me. Jame Gunn will likely cast many of his friends into this universe. And while most are talented, accomplished actors, there is one man who has been looming over my soul...

Chris Pratt.

No do not get me wrong, he is a talented actor. From The Lego Movie to Guardians of the Galaxy, Pratt has a way of impressing me. Granted every now and then he is a Mario or an Owen Grady, but he continues to be a big star and be a draw for financial success. Which is kind of the problem.

I worry if Chris Pratt does join this universe, due to his stardom he likely will be given a major role. Granted I don't think Gunn would make him Batman, but could Peter Safran? Could larger execs?

He's a big white guy and a big draw. By that logic, he could play The Flash, Booster Gold, Green Lantern, or really anyone he chooses.

So in order to save those for actors who I can more properly see as those characters, I put together a few roles I think Chris Pratt can play in the DCU, some more fun, some more serious, some more longterm, and some for a fun one off, ending with the one I like most.

Let's start by going over a couple of things like:

What is Chris Pratt good at?

A lot actually.

Chris is very good at playing characters who are losers. From Star-Lord, Barley Lightfoot and Emmett, Chris voices or plays lovable underdogs really well.

Chris also loves playing army guys. It's clear from the Terminal List and Tomorrow War, he likes to be a soldier. Perhaps we find something military for the guy to do

The man can do funny, but has range. Particularly in James Gunn flicks, Star-Lord has some really emotional scenes that resonate every viewing. We don't have to go silly.

Other Stipulations

No matter who we pick, Chris Pratt will be compared to Star-Lord. It may be wise to stay away from characters like Star-Lord (so you won't be seeing Adam Strange, or Booster on this list).

Chris is also a draw right now, and a busy one at that. If he is entering the DCU, it may be smart to give him a vital role, but not one that needs to be in every movie. So we're probably not looking at Hal Jordan, but Kilowog isn't off the table.

Finally Star-Lord didn't wear his helmet at all last movie. So I'm guessing we'll want to pick a character where Chris can show his face.

5. Kite Man

We're starting off our list with a bit of a joke turned icon much like Pratt himself.

Kite Man is a C list villain who is often the butt of a joke and never taken extremely seriously. Chuck Brown uses Kites to commit crimes, and while he is an excellent glider, he's rarely ever a threat. He appeared in Batman the Brave and the Bold but is mostly known as a background character in the Harley Quinn Series.

While the character is usually around Gotham City, he could absolutely be put in any city in the DCU and make just as much sense. He could be fun as a one and done Batman villain, but even more fun as a recurring villain, kind of like Turk Barrett in the Netflix Marvel shows.

He's silly, pathetic, but likable, and leaves a lot of room for Pratt to make it his own. It feels like going back to his Andy Dwyer days, which could be fresh at this point.

While this is fun and I would love it, I don't know how overall useful this is of Pratts skills, or if him being so big takes away from the fun of Kite Man. It may be too small or too frequent for the mans schedule as well, but I thought it was worth a mention.

4. The Ventriloquist

If we wanted to tap Pratt's voice work and serious acting, The Ventriloquist is a character I've been hoping to see for quite awhile.

Arnold Wesker is a crime is a meek meager man who has a psychotic break and uses a puppet, nicknamed Scarface, to execute crimes and become a mob boss.

This is a a great duel role I think a comedian can strive in, and one that can push Pratt into another level as far as acting goes. It could put him in talks with actors like Paul Dano or Heath Ledger for the greatest Batman villain.

It also wouldn't be a role Pratt would have to do for long or frequently. He could be the start of the Batman trilogy and die in the first film.

My main concern is if he can pull off the meager nature of Arnold. I think an actor like Charlie Day, Ty Burrell or even Will Ferrell might put in a performance that get people talking about it much more.

Again I wouldn't be mad at it, it would definitely be a different and weird pick. But not my first choice for the character or Pratt.

3. Jor-El

I kind of love this one.

Jor-El is a role with big potential for a star. Being played by both Marlon Brando and Russell Crowe, it may require a modern day mega star. Is Pratt that mega star?

Utilizing Pratt here would be extremely different then how we've seen him before. He would be militaristic and more dramatic than we've seen him before. Plus he's big enough to believable be Superman's dad.

It may be smart to put Pratt in an older mentor role. But will he be too distracting as Jor-El? And is his voice as iconic as Brando or Crowe?

I think it's still a role I'd be happy to give to Pratt. But I have two more I think would be more fun for his set of skills.

2. Jay Garrick

He'd look pretty good in the tin hat.

Jay Garrick is the original Flash, a speedster who is often over 100 years old and a major mentor to Barry and Wally.

Now he may be very old but is often much more spry due to the speed force. And we can age up Pratt using VFX or just give him a little gray in the temples. Depends on how old you want to make him.

Having Pratt as the original Flash Jay Garrick would hint at a larger DC Universe, one with a Justice Society, and him play a role much different than Star-Lord.

As Jay, Pratt would be crucial to the universe but not as needed in the big team ups as Wally or Barry. If he did want a prequel, we can set one in WWII similar to the Justice Society movie.

As The Flash, Pratt can be funny, charming, but now wise and mentoring, which would be a good change of pace for Pratt. This would be a lock for me, if there wasn't a role I think he may nail even better.

1. Pat Dugan - STRIPE

A sidekick. A has been. A loser. Connected to a wider DC Universe. A Mentor. An inherently silly character. Very midwest.

Chris Pratt is Pat Dugan.

Originally the driver and sidekick for the Star-Spangled Kid who eventually became Star Man, Stripesy finds himself mentoring the younger new Justice Society after his step-daughter Courtney discovers Star Mans staff and becomes Stargirl.

Due to being useless in the past, he creates a make shift Mech suit known as STRIPE and uses it to fight evil with his step-daughter, who both form a special bond.

Pratt would be hitting many of the keynotes he's great at while playing a character extremely different from Star-Lord. Unlike Peter, Pat is very human, and relatable. He was not accepted as a hero during the Justice Society days, so he has something to prove, and feels tremendous guilt for what happed to his old team.

This would be a great role for Pratt. As secondary lead, he could appear in big team up movies, or stay out of the fight and be a mentor character only. He'd have a huge impact on the universe, be a window into the past, and play a role that is dramatic, funny, and gives us something new and different from what we've ever seen from Pratt.

I don't know if he should be, but if Chris Pratt is joining the DCU, he should be our STRIPE.

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#dcu #dc comics #james gunn #dc universe #dceu #chris pratt #fancasting #fan cast #kite man #kite man hell yeah #ventriloquist #batman #jor el #krypton #superman #jay garrick #the flash #flash #speed force #pat dugan #stargirl #luke wilson #supergirl #superman legacy #arrowverse #star lord #peter quill #guardians of the galaxy

[obstinaterixatrix]

Ok, since you saw the Mario movie, I have to ask: How was Chris Pratt's performance? Was it as bad as everyone feared or really good? I'm curious but I don't want to see the movie for myself lol

Honestly not that bad overall purely if you look at it in terms of averages. Ranged from ‘actually pretty good for this scene’ to ‘decent.’ to ‘something about this delivery really breaks my immersion.’ at one point he has to meow and he does it in a Coolguy™️ voice and the incredulous repulsion I felt briefly derailed the ongoing analysis I was constructing about ways to strengthen the overall narrative.

#ask #pureed madness #misclb #orlbs

[shadowing-k1ng]

Oh my fucking God, the mario movie looks FUCKING AWFUL. Not visually, it's honestly ranging from cool to ok, standard for illumination. BUT. Chris Pratt should never, EVER, have been considered for mario. Every word out of his uncanny vally mouth makes me irrationally angry! (witch, by the way, Mario's face is the worst bit of animation to be seen) jack black does a decent bowser, as expected. But God, I hate this trailer. 0/10 would actively burn.

[mondaybear21]

Alright, Mario Movie thoughts post time! Some of these could go into spoiler territory so all of it will go into the “Read below” thing below! You have been warned.

-Why does King Boo during the wedding scene look like that? This is a minor nitpick but the fact that they look wider than usual feels off or something; also who is that long Pirhana Plant in the pews? Honestly they should replace them with Petey Pirhana unless the latter’s morality is to be evil when they decide to be idk

-Oh yeah for voice acting Chris Pratt’s Mario voice ranged from okay to good at points, Jack Black’s Bowser slayed for sure, and every time Seth Rogan did the funny laugh with DK I was like “oh dang it’s the hehhehhehheh”

-I dunno if this is funny or not but I think it’s gonna be funny that some people are gonna also refer to Peach’s bike racing suit now to her "girlboss butt kicking" suit

-also seeing references to Wave Race, Disk-Kun, Punch-Out, and Pikmin (and basically seeing reference to other Mario/Nintendo stuff) this film had me like

#Mario movie #mario movie spoilers #super mario #mondaybear text

[toopunktofuck]

I am honestly genuinely disgusted by the film industry acting like live action actors and voice actors are interchangeable. It’s completely different skill sets as a voice actor has to obviously figure out how to get the character across using just their voice. Out of live action actors, there are only a few I have EVER seen whose skills translate well to animation: Mark Hamill’s Joker (who I always thought was possibly based on Rik Mayall’s character accent), Robin Williams’ Genie, and Phil Hartman’s roles on the simpsons, to name a few. I have always enjoyed the “behind the scenes” aspect of cartooning, both comics and animation, so voice acting has fascinated me for a long time. Chris Pratt simply does NOT have the same skill set as the likes of Billy West, Dan Castellaneta, Tara Strong, Kath Soucie, Nancy Cartwright, Cree Summer, Jim Cummings, etc etc etc etc. And yet they are typically paid less (simpsons VAs are an outlier) and nowhere near as respected for what they do. he doesn’t even have a very wide range *as a live action actor* so giving him a voice role in ANYTHING was the dumbest fucking choice

[ultrahpfan5blog]

Retrospective Review: Jurassic World (2015)

This is a movie that I remember watching very clearly. In an absolutely full theater, I watched this in an IMAX screening on its opening Saturday. I was so excited to have a new Jurassic movie after 14 years, with Chris Pratt being hot off GOTG, where he was great, and a concept which was something I always wanted to see, which is a functioning park with Dinosaurs in it. I thoroughly enjoyed the film in its release and clearly a lot of people did too, given the massive success it had. I have watched it many times, and though people have started to put down the film in recent years, I think its the 2nd best of the series, just ahead of TLW. An opinion that reaffirmed rewatching the film last night.

This is a genuinely well made, well paced film, which gave me what I wanted. No, its not as good as the first Jurassic Park film and its certainly doesn't delve into the questions of the science in the type of ways the original did, but it is absolutely fun. The film has an excellent intro, with the birth of the Indominus Rex. It really pulls you into the idea that this creature is unnatural right from the very beginning. The film introduces the two JW kids, in Zach and Gray. Its smart how the film introduces the park through the eyes of the kids, and we certainly see some of the awe through Gray, and it also sets up that the world has gotten used to Dinosaurs, through the reaction of Zach. The film then introduces us to Claire and the grown I-Rex, and subsequently Owen and the pack of Raptors. The film does a neat job showing a functioning Dinosaur park. The parallels to Universal Studios and Sea World are very obvious. The park feels like it could exist. I got a good chuckle out of little touches, like the Jaws reference with the Mosasaurus, and the exhausted and disinterested park employee overseeing the line for the ride. It all rang very true.

I think the film does a good job introducing the I-Rex as a terrifying beast and they expand on the Velociraptor mythology by emphasizing on the intelligence. The bond between Owen and the Raptors, particularly Blue, is well depicted. The film spends the first half hour or so setting up the various characters and their dynamics and the central Dinosaurs, before the Indominus finally breaks out. The breakout sequence is fairly chilling. Trevorrow also does a fairly good job of not showing the Indominus in its full until a little later. There is a sense of mystery surrounding the creature. I also really like the design of the Indominus. It looks distinctive and feels actually like a mix of the T-Rex and a Velociraptor, which are the main Dinosaurs of the series. I think the I-Rex works really well as the villain for the movie because there is a genuine threat level throughout the movie with it rampaging through the Park. The film also has got a bright visual palette and so its a very inviting film in that way. The SFX are also much better so we are able to see the Dinosaurs in broad daylight. The film has a constant momentum to it after the I-Rex breakout. Also, I liked that they managed to talk about how the Dinosaurs in JW aren't exactly how they would have actually looked like. The gradual progression in paleontology since the first JP has led to many new discoveries about Dinosaurs and the film cleverly uses the genetic splicing idea as a way to fill the hole as to why the Dinosaurs as we have seen, don't hold up to what science says about them. I honestly felt it was quite realistic that the film leant into the gene splicing and species hybrids. It just felt like the next logical step in the evolution of the science. They also do a pretty good job showing the commercialization of the Dinosaurs and the Parks.

The action sequences are terrific. The Birdcage sequence, the Raptor attack sequence, all the I-rex attack sequences are excellent, but the climax is what makes me giddy as a school boy. Watching the I-Rex square off against the T-Rex, Velociraptor, and eventually the Mosasaurus is something I never knew I wanted. Its dumb, but glorious in the best way possible. I like to think that all these felt that that the I-Rex was something truly unnatural and didn't belong in the ecosystem. That really made the movie for me and I remember the audience in the theater absolutely loved it.

Now, the film definitely isn't perfect. The Raptor as weapons storyline has always struck me as something that is a bit too unrealistic and goofy even for this series. I just don't buy the idea that the military would want to use carnivorous creatures that can turn on you, as weapons. To the film's credit, Owen and Omar Sy's character seem to find the idea just as ridiculous as I did. The human villains in this movie are weak. The film doesn't really use Vincent D'Onofrio to his full potential. Its never really clear what level of authority he has in the Park and who he really works under. Its all handled in pretty vague terms. There are also some other characters, like Masrani, who feel like they are underused. There feels like there could have been more potential to the character but he's killed off rather abruptly. The two kids are also a little rough in the first 40 mins or so, but once they are forced into survival mode, they actually proved to be pretty good. There is also a somewhat oddly violent death of Katie McGrath's Zara. Its a scene that stands out as something almost a little meanspirited as to how drawn out that death scene was, almost to point of being comical.

The performances are solid. Pratt and Howard aren't exactly being stretched that much but they both have screen presence. Pratt uses his innate likability to good effect. He has a few fun touches in his role, like how he smirks while riding through the jungle with the Raptors, as even he is realizing how awesome this is. Howard's character is truly the protagonist of this film as she has the most clearly defined arc in this film, going from a detached businesslike park runner, to someone who embraces a maternal instinct towards her nephews and learns to appreciate the Dinosaurs as animals. Jake Johnson adds some fun humor to the proceedings as a control room employee. Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson are solid as Gray and Zach. Irrfan Khan makes the most out of his screentime as Masrani. He shares some good scenes with BD Wong, who returned to the franchise with this film. Vincent D'Onofrio also does the best with what he's got. Omar Sy, Katie McGrath, and Judy Greer round out the cast effectively.

All in all, I am a die hard defender of this movie. No, this is not a JP classic but its a lot of fun. Trevorrow nails the tone and the pacing of the film. It doesn't go on for too long. Michael Giacchino's music is also memorable. Overall, this movie is an 8.5/10 for me.

#jurassic world #colin trevorrow #chris pratt #owen grady #bryce dallas howard #claire dearing #irrfan khan #simon masrani #vincent d'onofrio #vic hoskins #ty simpkins #gray mitchell #nick robinson #zach mitchell #omar sy #bd wong #henry wu #jake johnson #lowery cruthers #lauren lapkus #katie mcgrath #judy greer #indominus rex #t rex #tyrannosaurus rex #velociraptor #michael giacchino

[gnarlykickflip]

no offense but pretty much all actors should be able to do voice acting because it is fundamentally just acting. its just acting. like yes you do need some specialized skills just like how stage acting is different from big screen acting is different from a sitcom filmed with a live studio audience. sure. but they ALL involve acting and almost all of those things (a few older or artsier exceptions aside) involve acting WITH YOUR VOICE. so. if someone sucks at acting and you take away their physical presence then yes they are still going to suck at voice acting too. if someone is good at acting and is able to pull off an established character then they should be able to pull off voice acting for that character too. so saying things like "only actors who primarily do voice acting should be cast in animated rolls, except jack black is allowed" is, imo, insulting to the acting profession because youre implying that most of them dont know how to fucking act. also i think its insulting to jack black too because he DOES have a lot of animated rolls already, so i think he should count as a voice actor by most of these ppls criteria anyway? anyway. chris pratt can act, in a limited range, and mario is outside of that range obviously. i think if you cast him in an appropriate role he could act fairly well with just his voice, but this is not an appropriate role for him. this was a shit casting choice, but i dont think its because chris pratt isnt "a voice actor," i think its because he isnt a good enough actor to lead a silly kids movie OR to fill the shoes of such a ubiquitous and beloved character. even if mario had never been voiced before and we didnt have an established voice to compare against, and even if this were a live-action movie, chris pratt could not pull off mario.

#and thats all i have to say about that

[themosleyreview]

The Mosley Review: Jurassic World: Dominion

Do you remember the first time you saw Jurassic Park? I do. It was full of wonderment, terror, adventure and morality. The many themes that were explored in that film was truly astounding and the reason why it stands the test of time. The dinosaurs were amazing to witness as the blend of practical and digital technology was state of the art and brought dinosaurs to back to life. It was about them and the people that would try and escape those creatures. Now fast forward past the sequels to 2015 where dinosaurs are back in another theme park. Jurassic World opened a new avenue that had so much potential and also really highlighted the stupidity of the smartest people in these films. It was a fun ride don't get me wrong, but if it had stopped there then I think this franchise would've been saved from the absolute travesty Fallen Kingdom was and the abysmal finale this film was. I loved seeing the dinosaurs again and hearing the warm Jurassic Park and Jurassic World themes return, but sadly this film forgot to include the one part of the story that everyone cares about: the dinosaurs. These films have always had an environmental protection and evolutionary plotline consistently carry through, but now it takes the forefront. The amount of retreading the same plotlines, lack of tension and straight up espionage was tiresome and downright boring. Character development is almost completely out the window and its sad to say because there are some actually great performances that are bogged down by this mess of a film.

Chris Pratt returns as Owen Grady and he is straight up a superhero at this point. He doesn't really go anywhere new as a character, but it was fun to watch him do almost all the action in the film. Bryce Dallas Howard was good in the film as Claire Dearing and her chemistry with Owen is still intact. They're a great pair and do well together, but they spend most of the film apart.  Isabella Sermon returns as Maisie Lockwood and she does well portraying the rebellious teen. She does double duty in the film and really shows some of range as an up and coming actress. DeWanda Wise was awesome as the pilot Kayla Watts. She handled herself so well in all of her scenes and she even stole the spotlight from the main cast. BD Wong returns as Dr. Henry Wu and you truly see the sadness that he carries from the destructive nature of his work. I loved that he finally learned from his mistakes and was trying to make things right after 4 films. Campbell Scott portrays the returning character from Jurassic Park, Dr. Lewis Dodgson, CEO of Biosyn Genetics. He was good as always and I liked that the character was eccentric and awkward at times. He was definitely the weakest villain of the entire franchise though. Laura Dern returns as Dr. Ellie Sattler and she was as radiant and badass as you remember her to be. Sam Neill dawns the iconic fedora again as Dr. Allen Grant and he hasn't skipped a beat. He is still his grumpy self, but is always up for an adventure. The chemistry between Ellie and Allen was the standout of the film and I loved that there is a flame still burning between them. The loveable Jeff Goldblum is back in black as Dr. Ian Malcolm and he is still the chaos theory loving hero we know and love. Seeing the three of them together again was magical and they all get their moments to shine.

The score by Michael Giachinno is thunderous and pulse pounding in the best way as this was the most action heavy of all Jurassic films. He excelled in delivering new, tension filled and emotional themes when the film called for them. Like I said before, these films used to be about so much more than just cheesy dialogue and ridiculous action, but now this film showed that the main focus was completely lost after Jurassic Park. Jurassic World at least took the idea from Park and ran with it. There were globe trotting elements of the film that I liked and the action was sometimes cool, but it became a boring and predictable action film that didn't need the dinosaurs in the long run. I'm not really spoiling anything, but the last 30 minutes of the film is exactly the same as the first Jurassic World and sloppily done I might add. I'm just glad that this franchise is now what it should’ve been after the first Jurassic World, extinct. Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

#jurassic world dominion #Chris Pratt #bryce dallas howard #bd wong #isabella sermon #Laura Dern #Sam Neill #jeff goldblum

[44gamez]

In 2023, Mario Got Weird Again

It might be no coincidence that Mario’s signature voice actor, Charles Martinet, didn't return to lend his skills to the character or his supporting solid in all three main appearances, as a substitute retiring to the position of a Mario Ambassador (no matter which means).

Picture: Nintendo Nintendo appears to have handled 2023 as a really public rebirth for his or her mascot. The dizzying one-two punch of the Mario film and the plumber's return to 2D platforming, plus the ending blow of Mario RPG, signified a clear break from a long time of meticulous visible design and characterization requirements. Sure, Mario nonetheless says “Wahoo!” and wears his trademark overalls and gloves—which will by no means change. However Chris Pratt’s efficiency within the animated movie gave Mario a flatter, a lot much less exaggerated voice, pulled from someplace far faraway from Martinet’s tackle the character. And although Kevin Afghani does an admirable job within the position for Marvel, the sport itself imbues Mario and firm with sufficient character to make the New Tremendous Mario Bros. sequence look downright wood. is prepared to take a danger on maybe probably the most recognizable online game character on the earth, trusting that regardless of his voice, top, or perspective, audiences will nonetheless know who he's. Marvel doesn’t even happen within the Mushroom Kingdom. As a substitute, it brings Mario’s merry gang to the Flower Kingdom, the place aptly named Marvel Flowers function in each stage. This stuff flip every stage on its head, enabling characters to stretch to ridiculous heights, remodel into Goombas for stealth missions, or flip to slime to squeeze into slim passages. However some Marvel Flowers will remodel the extent itself, generally altering the attitude from side-on to top-down, or turning your complete affair right into a musical. You may even equip badges that alter the sport additional, from permitting Mario to drift by means of the air to turning him invisible. And Marvel’s artwork fashion and animations mirror this 'something goes' vibe completely, with an virtually claymation-like aesthetic and designs that hew a lot nearer to Yōichi Kotabe’s unique hand-drawn character artwork. Mario wears a decided expression when he runs, switching stances simply on the contact of the sprint button, whereas his ft smear cartoonishly. And for the primary time in a 2D Mario sport, characters lean nervously on ledges, flailing their arms in order that they don’t lose stability. Even the sound profile is completely reimagined. Jumps and power-ups are signaled by heat and acquainted instrument seems like guitar strings and vibraphones, versus the extra harsh chiptune-ish sound results of the New Tremendous Mario Bros. sequence.

Picture: Nintendo It feels recent now, however we’ve seen such wild creativity earlier than. Mario could also be a product of the Eighties, however even within the ‘90s, Nintendo was nonetheless enjoying round with him. And it wasn’t afraid to let different groups take a crack at it, both. Tremendous Mario Land for the Sport Boy was created beneath the steering of Metroid producer and Sport Boy designer Gunpei Yokoi's R&D1 fairly than Mario mainstay Shigeru Miyamoto and R&D4, and it took a funhouse mirror to what had been then comparatively new conventions of the sequence. In Mario Land, aptly named Bombshell Koopas explode when jumped on, shoot-'em-up ranges punctuate the motion, and the ultimate boss is an alien. That ‘89 sport appeared to set a precedent for Mario within the following decade, releasing him to go wherever and do something he needed. Quickly, he was a health care provider, a go-kart racer, and a celebration host. However outdoors of workplace partitions, issues acquired stranger nonetheless. Nintendo was way more liberal with their licensing in the course of the Tremendous Nintendo period, forging partnerships with edutainment firms, Philips and their CD-i console, and letting third-party builders like Uncommon and Sq. flesh out Mario’s world. This was usually a roll of the cube—1994 alone featured each the wildly profitable Donkey Kong Nation and the moist thud of Resort Mario. Mario’s wibbly-wobbly portrayals in video games like Mario Teaches Typing appear only a bit off by at present’s requirements, and generally even the subject material appeared to float far into the uncanny. Within the case of Mario’s Time Machine, our courageous hero travels throughout the ages to return historic artifacts stolen by Bowser, resulting in the amusing indisputable fact that each Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi necessitate full pages on the Tremendous Mario Wiki.

Picture: Nintendo Life / Nintendo / Common Footage Mario mania, in fact, additionally prolonged to the worlds of TV and movie, leading to a trio of DIC Leisure animated sequence and the notorious Tremendous Mario Bros. movie, starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, and Dennis Hopper. The movie, which options Yoshi getting stabbed within the throat, bears little resemblance to the video games upon which it’s primarily based. There’s a purpose Nintendo waited 30 years to strive adapting Tremendous Mario to the large display screen once more, and why it sought a lot inventive management this time round. However whereas Nintendo noticed its share of flops by means of its varied partnerships and licensing offers, the corporate’s willingness to discover what Mario may very well be as a mascot character helped form him into the affable everyman that he’s often known as at present. Miyamoto has referred to Mario and his pals as actors enjoying roles—not in contrast to Mickey Mouse. And Mickey, in a really comparable means, was additionally a rougher character in his early days. He was extra of a mischievous rascal within the Twenties and ‘30s, thrown into completely different costumes and roles because the story dictated. Quickly sufficient, Disney straightened him out and cleaned him as much as make the universally acknowledged mouse everyone knows, and that’s precisely what Nintendo did with Mario within the 2000s. Throughout Tremendous Mario Sunshine, Tremendous Mario Galaxy, and the New Tremendous Mario Bros. sequence, Mario’s proportions, mannerisms, voice, and perspective had been all standardized in his video games and promotional art work (with some exceptions, just like the stylized Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi sequence). Gone had been the cartoons, movie aspirations, and academic PC video games. Mario would seem completely on Nintendo {hardware}—a streak that went unbroken till 2016, when Tremendous Mario Run launched on iOS. From there, the gates started to slowly reopen, most notably when Nintendo partnered with Ubisoft for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.

Picture: Nintendo However even in Kingdom Battle, Mario ’s picture is fastidiously curated to be in keeping with Nintendo’s portrayal of the character (regardless of all of the gunplay). The animated Mario film and Marvel—which was arguably influenced considerably by the Illumination movie—plus Mario RPG, symbolize Nintendo at its most assured and daring. It’s prepared to take a danger on maybe probably the most recognizable online game character on the earth, trusting that regardless of his voice, top, or perspective, audiences will nonetheless know who he's. 2023 could change the best way we see Mario for years to return. Very similar to Mickey—who had an analogous character design overhaul and revival in an Emmy Award-winning sequence—the plumber nonetheless has lots of life in him. Right here’s to a weirder, wackier, wilder Mario in 2024. See Additionally Associated Video games Read the full article

#Mario #Weird

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Kathleen Kennedy and the Last Crusade

Tons of movie trailers dropped over the past few weeks and i haven’t had the time to really get into them like i wanted. Obviously, that Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer hit different. Coming of Bumblebee, i was a little sus about the inclusion of the Maximals but that teaser looked pretty solid. I’m an Arcee shill so seeing her, finally, properly, on the big screen was dope. This one might be the third good Transformers adaption (the first Transformers film and Bumblebee are the other two) and I'm all in. The second Super Mario Bros. trailer left me conflicted. Illumination nailed the feel of that world perfectly but i cringe every time Chris Pratt opens his mouth. That man is not Mario and it’s absurd to me that he refused to actually do the voice. Probably because he couldn’t. Because Chris Pratt can only play Chris Pratt. Mans entire range is just Andy Dwyer. I have no idea what to make of that Dungeons and Dragons film, mostly because i am old enough to remember that DnD has never had a good adaption to cinema. Seriously, you’d think such an elaborate, detailed, world where you can create your own characters would be a straight up goldmine for theatrical content but when have these films ever worked? John Wick 4 is everything. These films are what they are but, goddamn, are they entertaining, and not in a “turn your brain off” kind of way. There is real death to that world and it just draws you in. Then there is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Yeah, let’s talk abut Indy 5...

Full transparency, I'm not that big a fan of Indian Jones. I like the last two films (yes, i unironically enjoyed Crystal Skull mostly because of my undying love for Cate Blanchett) but i can take of leave the first two. The Indy franchise is not a massive cultural milestone for me but i respect the work Harrison Ford put into it. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg said to one anther, “What if Han Solo but Doc Savage instead?” and it worked. I get the allure i just don’t care about “adventure” movies as a whole. Never took to the genre but i get why other people would, which makes what’s happening to Indiana Jones such a polarizing situation. I’ve spoken about this before, ad nauseam, because I'm a Star Wars shill and Kathleen Kennedy has absolutely decimated my dear Galaxy Far, Far, Away. What does this have to do with Indy? Kennedy is going even hard on it. She’s using her position as President of Lucasfilm to absolute erase Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. from his ow f*cking franchise. To steal a phrase from Overlord DVD, this sh*t is an egregious act of cultural vandalism and it’s all because Kennedy has a massive ego and an even larger chip on her shoulder. She’s the reason Spielberg left the production, something he’s never done on an Indy film before. Like, the first four of these movies were a Lucas-Spielberg situation but DoD is not. It’s a James Mangold film, which would be dope on it’s own because that guy is a strong storyteller and even better filmmaker, but he’s been handicapped by Kennedy’s political ideals.

Rumors abound about this train wreck of a film’s production. I heard sh*t like Ford basically just did voice work and they’re going to deepfake his face on a younger actor. Someone reported he bailed on the production nearly and refused to come to set after a shoulder injury do to poor stunt prep. he story is said to be a Hodge-podge of ideas rather than a coherent narrative with a “choose your own adventure style” series of endings. There have been six filmed, test audiences have seen three, i think, and they all end with Indiana being erased from his own franchise (literally removed from his own history), replaced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character. She picks up the hat, which is the only thing that didn’t ghost out of existence, and is shown replacing Indy in a highlight real of his most famous scenes. The implication being that Bridge IS Indiana Jones, not Henry Jones, jr. Kathleen Kennedy literally retconned Indiana Jones out of the Indiana Jones franchise. Why the f*ck would she do this? Well, you remember that chip i mentioned earlier? Yeah, that’s why. Kennedy absolutely hates the Lucasfilm that George built. She feels like she deserves more credit for it’s creation that the actual creator and has taken every opportunity to dismantle that man’s legacy. It’s nuts to see. Kennedy has convinced herself that she was some integral creative who contributed to the process, unrecognized for decades, but in reality, she was little more than a assistant tasked with getting coffee. Like, her delusion is that strong, especially when it’s patently oblivious she doesn’t have a creative bone in her body nor does she understand any of these franchise.

I wrote a whole rant about this before but this chick pushed her agenda under the guise of “The force is female.” Bro, it’s ALWAYS been female. Ahsoka. Mara-Jade. F*cking Leia. Women have always played an integral part in the Star Wars narrative. They didn’t Kennedy to “champion” them, especially not in the way she went about it. Rey Palpatine, in retrospect, is Kennedy’s self insert, clashing against everything Lucas built before, ultimately destroying and usurping the title of “Skywalker” for her own. The Sequel Trilogy is Kennedy’s Mein Kampf and she has been full steam ahead ever since Lucas made the poor, poor, decision to trust this dizzy chick with his legacy. She’s sabotaged anything Favloni has tried to do, mandating changes to Kenobi that altered the entire narrative and gave Robert Rodriguez the sire song that absolutely derailed The Book of Boba Fett. Mando released and sh*t on everything Kennedy has created up to that point and she need revenge. This is what we got. Also, a starship pilot named Geode that is a literal rock. Kathleen Kennedy hates that she isn’t held in the same esteem as Lucas and Spielberg. It chaps her ass even more that newcomers like Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, are getting more love that she is. She abhors the feeling that she’s less than these men so, instead of actually creating something that can stand with the content on-hand, she’s decided to burn it all down. Kennedy has been steadily tanking the entire Lucasfilm IP catalog for years but it might be coming to an end. Chapek, and if reports are to believed, Iger, have finally decided to ax this chick but in order to do that, one last sacrifice must be made to have evidence for the shareholders: Indiana Jones 5.

Indy is going to die so that Lucasfilm can live. All of these rumors, all of these distressing reports, everything concerning thing i have ever heard about this ridiculous clusterf*ck of an Indian Jones production, has been verified by this trailer. It’s very Henry Jones jr. centric, which feels like a cover for the fact that Phoebe Waller-Bridge is even in this thing. Seriously, outside of a quick allusion to that chick being his god-daughter in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene, she’s not really in the teaser at all. No, what we get is all the greatest hits of the Indiana Jones franchise: Dope chase, great action, couple of fist fights, and some generic supernatural events that don’t give too much away about the extent of that mystical nonsense. Ford is out here doing his thing and we even have a few nostalgic bait-y cameos of older franchise favorite characters. I will give credit where it’s due, that trailer is dope as f*ck. It really did peak my interest. But that’s what it’s supposed to do. It’s supposed to get you excited so you don’t see the subversion, others might call is a bait-and-switch lie, coming. This trailer is so heavy on Indiana Jones because it doesn't want you to know that the film ends with Indy being removed from his own franchise in favor of this new character no one knows about. Its wild because all six of the rumored endings, end this way. All of them. Kathleen Kennedy literally erased one of the most culturally iconic characters, from the second most iconic Lucasfilm franchise, because no one supported her stealing credit for something she had no creative input toward, damn near forty years ago when Lucas dreamed it all up.

#Indiana Jones #Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny #Henry Jones Jr. #Lucasfilm

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Kathleen Kennedy and the Last Crusade

Tons of movie trailers dropped over the past few weeks and i haven’t had the time to really get into them like i wanted. Obviously, that Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer hit different. Coming of Bumblebee, i was a little sus about the inclusion of the Maximals but that teaser looked pretty solid. I’m an Arcee shill so seeing her, finally, properly, on the big screen was dope. This one might be the third good Transformers adaption (the first Transformers film and Bumblebee are the other two) and I'm all in. The second Super Mario Bros. trailer left me conflicted. Illumination nailed the feel of that world perfectly but i cringe every time Chris Pratt opens his mouth. That man is not Mario and it’s absurd to me that he refused to actually do the voice. Probably because he couldn’t. Because Chris Pratt can only play Chris Pratt. Mans entire range is just Andy Dwyer. I have no idea what to make of that Dungeons and Dragons film, mostly because i am old enough to remember that DnD has never had a good adaption to cinema. Seriously, you’d think such an elaborate, detailed, world where you can create your own characters would be a straight up goldmine for theatrical content but when have these films ever worked? John Wick 4 is everything. These films are what they are but, goddamn, are they entertaining, and not in a “turn your brain off” kind of way. There is real death to that world and it just draws you in. Then there is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Yeah, let’s talk abut Indy 5...

Full transparency, I'm not that big a fan of Indian Jones. I like the last two films (yes, i unironically enjoyed Crystal Skull mostly because of my undying love for Cate Blanchett) but i can take of leave the first two. The Indy franchise is not a massive cultural milestone for me but i respect the work Harrison Ford put into it. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg said to one anther, “What if Han Solo but Doc Savage instead?” and it worked. I get the allure i just don’t care about “adventure” movies as a whole. Never took to the genre but i get why other people would, which makes what’s happening to Indiana Jones such a polarizing situation. I’ve spoken about this before, ad nauseam, because I'm a Star Wars shill and Kathleen Kennedy has absolutely decimated my dear Galaxy Far, Far, Away. What does this have to do with Indy? Kennedy is going even hard on it. She’s using her position as President of Lucasfilm to absolute erase Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. from his ow f*cking franchise. To steal a phrase from Overlord DVD, this sh*t is an egregious act of cultural vandalism and it’s all because Kennedy has a massive ego and an even larger chip on her shoulder. She’s the reason Spielberg left the production, something he’s never done on an Indy film before. Like, the first four of these movies were a Lucas-Spielberg situation but DoD is not. It’s a James Mangold film, which would be dope on it’s own because that guy is a strong storyteller and even better filmmaker, but he’s been handicapped by Kennedy’s political ideals.

Rumors abound about this train wreck of a film’s production. I heard sh*t like Ford basically just did voice work and they’re going to deepfake his face on a younger actor. Someone reported he bailed on the production nearly and refused to come to set after a shoulder injury do to poor stunt prep. he story is said to be a Hodge-podge of ideas rather than a coherent narrative with a “choose your own adventure style” series of endings. There have been six filmed, test audiences have seen three, i think, and they all end with Indiana being erased from his own franchise (literally removed from his own history), replaced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character. She picks up the hat, which is the only thing that didn’t ghost out of existence, and is shown replacing Indy in a highlight real of his most famous scenes. The implication being that Bridge IS Indiana Jones, not Henry Jones, jr. Kathleen Kennedy literally retconned Indiana Jones out of the Indiana Jones franchise. Why the f*ck would she do this? Well, you remember that chip i mentioned earlier? Yeah, that’s why. Kennedy absolutely hates the Lucasfilm that George built. She feels like she deserves more credit for it’s creation that the actual creator and has taken every opportunity to dismantle that man’s legacy. It’s nuts to see. Kennedy has convinced herself that she was some integral creative who contributed to the process, unrecognized for decades, but in reality, she was little more than a assistant tasked with getting coffee. Like, her delusion is that strong, especially when it’s patently oblivious she doesn’t have a creative bone in her body nor does she understand any of these franchise.

I wrote a whole rant about this before but this chick pushed her agenda under the guise of “The force is female.” Bro, it’s ALWAYS been female. Ahsoka. Mara-Jade. F*cking Leia. Women have always played an integral part in the Star Wars narrative. They didn’t Kennedy to “champion” them, especially not in the way she went about it. Rey Palpatine, in retrospect, is Kennedy’s self insert, clashing against everything Lucas built before, ultimately destroying and usurping the title of “Skywalker” for her own. The Sequel Trilogy is Kennedy’s Mein Kampf and she has been full steam ahead ever since Lucas made the poor, poor, decision to trust this dizzy chick with his legacy. She’s sabotaged anything Favloni has tried to do, mandating changes to Kenobi that altered the entire narrative and gave Robert Rodriguez the sire song that absolutely derailed The Book of Boba Fett. Mando released and sh*t on everything Kennedy has created up to that point and she need revenge. This is what we got. Also, a starship pilot named Geode that is a literal rock. Kathleen Kennedy hates that she isn’t held in the same esteem as Lucas and Spielberg. It chaps her ass even more that newcomers like Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, are getting more love that she is. She abhors the feeling that she’s less than these men so, instead of actually creating something that can stand with the content on-hand, she’s decided to burn it all down. Kennedy has been steadily tanking the entire Lucasfilm IP catalog for years but it might be coming to an end. Chapek, and if reports are to believed, Iger, have finally decided to ax this chick but in order to do that, one last sacrifice must be made to have evidence for the shareholders: Indiana Jones 5.

Indy is going to die so that Lucasfilm can live. All of these rumors, all of these distressing reports, everything concerning thing i have ever heard about this ridiculous clusterf*ck of an Indian Jones production, has been verified by this trailer. It’s very Henry Jones jr. centric, which feels like a cover for the fact that Phoebe Waller-Bridge is even in this thing. Seriously, outside of a quick allusion to that chick being his god-daughter in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene, she’s not really in the teaser at all. No, what we get is all the greatest hits of the Indiana Jones franchise: Dope chase, great action, couple of fist fights, and some generic supernatural events that don’t give too much away about the extent of that mystical nonsense. Ford is out here doing his thing and we even have a few nostalgic bait-y cameos of older franchise favorite characters. I will give credit where it’s due, that trailer is dope as f*ck. It really did peak my interest. But that’s what it’s supposed to do. It’s supposed to get you excited so you don’t see the subversion, others might call is a bait-and-switch lie, coming. This trailer is so heavy on Indiana Jones because it doesn't want you to know that the film ends with Indy being removed from his own franchise in favor of this new character no one knows about. Its wild because all six of the rumored endings, end this way. All of them. Kathleen Kennedy literally erased one of the most culturally iconic characters, from the second most iconic Lucasfilm franchise, because no one supported her stealing credit for something she had no creative input toward, damn near forty years ago when Lucas dreamed it all up.

[beardedhandstoadshark]

I know people are hating on Chris Pratt's Mario voice acting but I'd rather have that than a fake Italian accent that super Mario has been doing for years because as an Italian American with family members who speak the language they don't sound like Mario when they speak English I hope people know that not all Italians talk like "Let's-a go!" Or something like that...

Yea, makes sense. Don’t get the people unironically demanding the YAHOO MAMA MIA voice back either, sure it’s possible to fill a whole movie with that voice - but that high-pitched voice is pretty obviously a parody at best (at least I hope it is obvious?? Though obvious stuff always seems so, well, obvious when you‘re aware of it, so who knows how someone who never talked to Italians ever would see it…) so putting a kinda stereotypical joke voice in really isn’t so great for (especially if it’s not obvious and people might actually think that’s how Italians sound in rl), and even then it‘s probably really hard to keep that up for multiple hours, both as a listener and the voice actor. And the thing is- if the yahoo voice really came back/were never replaced to begin with, I don’t think people would really find that as amazing as they pretend to be when they’re writing about it rn. Y’know, like when you’re really exited to get something but once you do it’s just *there* because you realize you don’t actually need/wanted as much as you thought, or even dislike it after all.

Though those who just want to have Charles back as the voice actor regardless of what specific voice he’d do make a bit more sense though, the man’s not only an actual voice actor, but got some real range. Dude not only voiced a giant dragon in Skyrim, but actually like half the main Mario cast. Including… Mario. Like. They already have him. They know he’s gonna do a good job because he has been for the past two decades. He could’ve easily but on a realistic, not fake Italian voice that still fits the character, just in a different way. Pretty sure the main issue people have with Pratt’s voice is he not only replaced someone way more qualified in every way possible, but doesn’t even put any effort in, which is especially noticeable since the entire rest of the cast does great.

#another anon ask