Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and executive producer of 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie', has shared his reaction to the film's negative critical reception.
The film follows Mario, Luigi, and their friends as they venture into outer space. There, they meet Princess Rosalina and face off against Bowser and his son. It's a sequel to 2023's 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie', with Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, and Jack Black reprising their roles and Brie Larson, Glen Powell, Benny Safdie, and Donald Glover joiningthe cast.
Like the previous film, 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.One reviewdescribed the movie as a 'frenetic and disappointing sequel', whileanothercalled it a 'bland screensaver of a movie that's actually worse than AI.'
'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' currently holds a 43% score onRotten Tomatoes, which is lower than the first film's score of 59%.
In an interview withNDW(translated byNintendo Patents Watch), Miyamoto said that while he understood the critics' reviews of the first film, he thought that things would be different for the sequel.
Shigeru Miyamoto says he finds it strange that film critics were so negative about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie! via Nintendo Patents Watch/@NDW_info“Regarding the critics' reviews of the first film, I remember thinking, ‘they have a point.’ But I figured this time would be…pic.twitter.com/pL8Ry4AP1G
'Regarding the critics' reviews of the first film, I remember thinking, "they have a point". But I figured this time would be different... only to find that the they were even harsher than last time, which I found rather odd (laughs),' Miyamoto said.
'We stepped in from another medium and did our best to help energize the film industry. And yet the very people who are supposed to champion the film industry are the ones being so negative; it's truly baffling,' he added.
Despite the critical reception, the movie performed strongly at the box office,earning over$747 million (£553.7 million) against a $110 million (£81.54 million) budget and becoming the highest-grossing movie of the year so far.
The #1 movie in the world and beyond 💫 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is now playing in theaters. Get tickets today.pic.twitter.com/HPR5kfVPFw
Source: International Business Times UK
