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Duuuuuude, DK looks like the gorilla from Sing.
Duuuuuude, DK looks like the gorilla from Sing.
Young adults don’t enjoy their movies very much. Older adults? My parents LOVE the minions.Prat sounds like he is afraid to sound silly, so he sounds flat instead. Whoever directed him didn't do a good job either.
Visually is amazing and I'm happy that they didn't give the usual plot to Peach.
This movie will make bank easily, Illumination knows really well how to get people to see their movies, even if adults don't enjoy their movies too much.
looks at avatarI'm jumping on the avatar bandwagon.
DK is supposed to look more like old-school sprite DK. He does kinda look like his earlier depictions.Duuuuuude, DK looks like the gorilla from Sing.
The Krocs will return, have no worries.looks at avatar
looks at title
looks back at avatar
So does Kremling leadership determination operate under that 'current head is whoever beat the previous head' rule?
(at least, the trailer certainly sells that DK's got the capability)
Every voice?Hot take I’d be happy if the next 3D Mario game took a lot from the aesthetic of every design and voice here.
Mario isn’t stale, but I’m more than open to a bit of change as long as the exciting gameplay is wholly intact.
Glad you are aware it's a hot take! ;P (at least about the voices)Hot take I’d be happy if the next 3D Mario game took a lot from the aesthetic of every design and voice here.
Mario isn’t stale, but I’m more than open to a bit of change as long as the exciting gameplay is wholly intact.
Glad you are aware it's a hot take! ;P (at least about the voices
Maaaaaaan ... Seth Rogen was night and day from Chris Pratt's segment of the first Direct. Dude named his dog Zelda and name-drops PlayChoice-10 Arcade Machines?Thinking about Seth Rogen’s intro and actively wondering if Robin Williams were still alive if he would’ve been cast in this.
Seth Rogen has spent hours of his life stomping.............................................................................. Kremlings.Maaaaaaan ... Seth Rogen was night and day from Chris Pratt's segment of the first Direct. Dude named his dog Zelda and name-drops PlayChoice-10 Arcade Machines?
That's someone that truly understand the source material!
Seth’s intro felt painfully aware of the response to Pr*tt’sMaaaaaaan ... Seth Rogen was night and day from Chris Pratt's segment of the first Direct. Dude named his dog Zelda and name-drops PlayChoice-10 Arcade Machines?
That's someone that truly understand the source material!
Meanies can be fun, just look at Aubrey Plazanot sure how I feel about DK being more like his original appearance (meanie) than his modern one (fun)
He's auditioning for the coveted role of LinkWow that looked AMAZING!
and I love Chris' voice lines!
ARGH
AHHHHH
YAAAAAA
AND HAAAAAAA
We don't know that he's the ruler. It's possible his arrogant ass just had that throne built for himselfI'm hoping they make it so DK learns to be nice or something. Cranky as some sort of king/ruler is... interesting.
Other than that, trailer looks great. Loved seeing all the power-ups.
...french Wario?the french dub is a a rare french W
Hiding behind a spoiler tag because there's a deeper reason for his reaction but I don't wanna drag the thread into a bad direction:She just ... starts taking charge!
[/goes to clip of a Kingdoms Map, like a war room or something]
... That has got to be the most generic thing to be upset over. I always thought a head of state should laze about, feasting and drinking.
The isekai'd dude being terrified and clumsy and stuff seems like a pretty basic thing too. It's the generic stuff, you know? That's where they're really trying too hard.
I would have loved to have Robin Williams voice MarioThinking about Seth Rogen’s intro and actively wondering if Robin Williams were still alive if he would’ve been cast in this.
I could see a throwaway line referencing them from one of the Kongs, probably Cranky. A rival faction on the island? An example of invaders from another kingdom they've dealt with before? Depends on how closely they want to stick to game lore, or like with some of the Super Show references they take some cues from the DKC cartoon.My fear about the Kremlings is someone involved thinking K. Rool is too similar to Bowser. If DK does face off against the Kremlings in a sequel/spin-off though I would be very surprised to see them here.
God why isn’t she voicing this entire castMeanies can be fun, just look at Aubrey Plaza
I just watched Emily the Criminal and sameGod why isn’t she voicing this entire cast
just watched white lotus s2e2 and i am so darn happy for her and where her career has gone
Just do K Rool the schemer and have him start out doing an infiltration/secret takeover under a persona instead of a direct power play like Bowser. That’s a good way to differentiate them. Lex Luthor Vs Zod basicallyMy fear about the Kremlings is someone involved thinking K. Rool is too similar to Bowser. If DK does face off against the Kremlings in a sequel/spin-off though I would be very surprised to see them here.
Sorry to leave a big rant specifically replying to you, but I wanted to respond to this point because it really hits on what isn't making this trailer work for me.I’ve always been a Luigi guy and it’s the cast around Mario that makes him who he is? To some degree he already is an “everyman” like Link in being a player avatar and somewhat devoid of personality due to that. They chose to take that in a different direction here, but as an intro to the universe for an inexperienced eye, I suppose that this uneducated/untrained Mario is the ”avatar” whether we fans like it or not.
Personally, I would lean into K. Rool being like Ratigan. Someone who tries to be composed and regal but is deep down a feral, barely stable beast.Just do K Rool the schemer and have him start out doing an infiltration/secret takeover under a persona instead of a direct power play like Bowser. That’s a good way to differentiate them. Lex Luthor Vs Zod basically
There's the one shot in the trailer where they show Bowser's minions quickly. Shy Guys, Bob-ombs, Sledge Bros, Swoops were all there, which is really nice to see. Especially after the first trailer only showed KoopasDiddy and Dixie are awesome but I noticed another cameo:
Bramball from New Super Mario Bros Wii. I want more weird Mario enemy deep cuts like that.
From earlier merch leaks it seems like some racers from Bowser's side will make it a chase. There was the Mario, Peach and Toad we saw in the trailer, plus a Koopa on a Banzai Bill looking bike.The Mario Kart scene is an interesting touch, the way its presented makes me feel like the Rainbow Road is used as a way to lead to a finale piece towards the end of the movie on the way to getting Luigi back from Bowser. Like Mario, Peach, Toad, DK and a bunch of others they meet along the way decide to work together to save the galaxies and worlds from Bowser, with a time skip montage of everyone getting their vehicles set to go prior to the trailer scene. That then plays out to a climatic battle racing scene near Bowser's Fortress.
Personally I'm amazed that Nintendo (and Miyamoto) were presented with the image of Peach in her motorcycle suit wielding a freaking spear and were like, 'yep that's cool'. Sakurai take notes please
German has a nice wahoo too. I like the German cast, no celebraty cast like Sonic.
Oh, no, I think more and more, people have been able to walk and chew bubblegum in a case like this.
It's just that for the sake of some people who would ALWAYS want to default to "Y U GOTTA BRING POLITICS/HIS PERSONAL BELIEFS INTO THIS?!", it's far easier to convey just how crappy his actual performance is. Then feel free to loop in the other stuff.
Cranky was the Kong monarch sitting on his throne.
It's a change, but I'm getting to like it. I wouldn't mind this type of thing rolling over into the games. Especially if Kremlings are lurking around the corner as a rival "kingdom" for the Kongs!
So does Donkey Kong just show up for 5 minutes, beat Mario's ass and then leaves?
Oh no doubt. But there's having Peach be a capable, independent, courageous leader wielding magical abilities and facing down danger instead of permanantly being damselfied... and then there's having her wield a freaking spear.They've been pretty fine with peach bring a badass, e.g. everything from mario + Rabbids. We are fortunately a long time removed from the era of Super princess peach.
From what we seen, it looks like Luigi will be the one that gets kidnapped.This movie looks really weird... In a good way. I totally expected them to just do a sort of retelling of the original SMB story with Peach being kidnapped and the Toads being turned to stone or something. But they're going a little crazy.
I like all the characters too, anything with Mario is already an improvement because he's too much of an avatar in the games anyway, always thought of Sonic being more likeable because they're not afraid of giving him actual characteristics.
And Peach reminds me of how she is in certain games like the Paper Mario/Mario & Luigi/Smash series.