A place for those who "Trust the Fungus"

Greetings, citizens of Dinohattan! I have been a fan of "Super Mario Bros." since it first came out when I was ten years old. "Super Mario Bros." is in my top ten, along with Alien, Aliens, Alien³, What About Bob?, Groundhog Day, 12 Monkeys, The Time Machine (1960 George Pal version), The Shipping News, and Gravity. I am a father, a quilter, a Minecrafter, a poet, an explorer, a Pokémaniac, and a film fan. I hope to make many new friends, here among the Fungus.

Hi, welcome! I'm guessing you, like the others went through the proper administrative request for registration? I've noticed a very small influx in new users, lately and we've been suspect to attacks in the past so forgive this formality.

I like the first Alien, none of the others I've seen, though, (I saw the second one that James Cameron did, I felt it was too removed from the style of the original) and the first Alien Versus Predator which just wasn't my cup of tea...) Groundhog Day and What About Bob are probably my favorite Bill Murray movies, in that order. 12 Monkeys is Terry Gilliam's most accessible film, also one of his best and the original 1960 version of The Time Machine starring the recently departed Rod Taylor is a classic of cinema. It's good to see such good taste here. But as many of my acquaintances are aware, that after I go on and on about the extended filmography of Akira Kurosawa and Matthew Barney's enigmatic series of art house films known collectively as The Cremaster Cycle...

People are often surprised upon asking me what my all-time favorite movie is and my reply is "the 1993 live action Super Mario Bros. movie starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo." As if after I've gone on for an hour about Kubrick was trying to say with Eyes Wide Shut was a statement on the importance of contemplating infidelity in an estranged relationship and how David Cronenberg's Videodrome is actually a shockingly relevant and eerily prophetic film-- all that is completely deflated by my all time favorite film.

Welcome to the board.

Thank you very much for the kind welcome.

Yep, SolitaryPoet requested access to the forum. We actually have had quite a few requests lately!

Phlibbit wrote:Yep, SolitaryPoet requested access to the forum. We actually have had quite a few requests lately!

Okay, just as long as everybody's screened, properly. I don't want a repeat of last time. I needn't explain why.

Excellent selection of favorite films! I can definitely see a certain trend among them that would lend itself towards enjoying the Super Mario Bros. movie.

May I ask just what about the move first inspired your interest?

Redstar wrote:May I ask just what about the move first inspired your interest?

It was the opening back-story sequence for princess Daisy; I think it was the perfect way to introduce Koopa and the idea of otherworlders living among us without us even knowing it. On a side note, my love for "Super Mario Bros." is why I have always wanted to see "Anonymous Rex" but I have never been able to find a copy. Just from reading the description, I get the feeling that it was inspired by "Super Mario Bros."

EDIT: I just finally watched "Anonymous Rex" yesterday. It had decent special effects for a 2001 made for TV movie. Not only was it heavily inspired by the "Super Mario Bros." movie, but "What do you think I am, the Super Mario Brothers?" was an actual line in the movie. They also borrowed the whole scent gland thing from the old Jim Henson TV show "Dinosaurs." It was quite fun in my opinion and I would like to see it get an overhaul in the effects department for a special edition.

Edited 18/Feb/2015