Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Super Mario Bros.: Directed by Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton. With Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis. Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.

“Yes, this no classic, but itu0026#39;s not that bad. And yes it bears no resemblance to the video games that inspired it except for the jumpsuits that look like the heroes overalls, but itu0026#39;s not bad.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMario u0026amp; Luigi (Bob Hoskins u0026amp; John Leguizamo) are the two down on their luck brother plumbers who get involved with a college student named Daisy (Samantha Mathis) who turns out to be a princess from an alternate dimension. Once transported there themselves, they must fight the evil King Koopa (Dennis Hopper) and save their world from being merged with Koopau0026#39;s and the human race from being turned into monkeys.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt may be hard to believe that John Leguizamo is Bob Hoskins brother, but the two have good chemistry and John has a convincing Brooklyn accent (although Tom Selleck would have been a more convincing Luigi in some respects). Bob reprises his gruff detective persona from u0026quot;Who Framed Roger Rabbitu0026quot; to great effect. Samantha Mathis is cute as the princess and manages to feel less shallow than most heroines in these situations. Dennis Hopper hams it up as the filmu0026#39;s villain. Lots of gags and good natured humor, and a beautiful song from Roxette, u0026quot;Almost Unrealu0026quot;. Worth a rental.”