The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer has finally arrived, and the verdict from fans is nearly universal: Jack Black's Bowser is cooler than Chris Pratt's Mario.
That should be little surprise, since Jack Black is cooler than Chris Pratt and Bowser is cooler than Mario, and combining those two factors has had obvious results. The trailer has a big focus on King Koopa, too, opening with him terrorizing a penguin kingdom and easily burning down the icy gates to their castle.
Bowser fans are already happy to see him being treated as a threat.
They are actually treating him like a threat oh my god pic.twitter.com/HYfMHcfZKlOctober 6, 2022
alright bowser is opOctober 6, 2022
Beyond the intimidation factor, there's a whole lot of praise for Bowser's design, too. While it mirrors the modern games pretty closely, fans have noticed that movie Bowser also bears a pretty uncanny resemblance to Jack Black himself in certain scenes, a detail that's also paying off in the initial reactions.
BOWSER LOOKS FUCKING BADASS! HOLY SHIT! pic.twitter.com/WpF0piVewdOctober 6, 2022
Honest opinion:- Visuals look incredible. Expressions, comedy beats, all of it. ILLUMINATION is a leader at this so it's no surprise.- Chris Pratt still miscast, but *is doing a good job*- Bowser is INSANE in these visuals and the animators working around JB's voice will ROCK pic.twitter.com/6N65Gdq9tJOctober 6, 2022
Probably the best Character in the movie https://t.co/Cq0Hy8FI7XOctober 6, 2022
how did they make Bowser look so much like Jack Black pic.twitter.com/UvesmDCrZAOctober 6, 2022
How’d they get Bowser, a fictional animated turtle-like creature, to look so much like Jack Black? pic.twitter.com/ad4VsgRK6ROctober 6, 2022
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