I spent last night with my friend Phayder watching this movie after playing Super Mario Bros. and Anticipation on her Nintendo. Nintendo was the theme of the night. I only hope ten years from now, I won't be too uptight and stuffy to enjoy a type of night like that again (I can tell you right now, Phayder will NEVER have to worry about becoming uptight or stuffy).
We sat down to this movie with the impression that we were going to watch it to make fun of how bad it was. It has become a tradition with us-watching bad movies and enjoying them for their unintentional comedic value (You can check out either of our reviews on such classics as "Reindeer Games" to understand what I'm talking about). So the movie starts, and it turns out to be pretty good. It amazed me. It was a film purely to glorify Nintendo and present Super Mario Bros. to the rest of the world. And yet it was funny!
I'm not quite sure exactly how to explain it. Usually with a movie, when people say that it was "cute," they mean it was cheesy and forgettable. But this movie was actually cute in a good way! Fred Savage got a little annoying, but the half-brother and the cute red-head he travels cross-country with are wonderful. And Christian Slater is the same person he is in every movie, and that just amazingly never gets old (although, neither does he. Phayder and myself have a sneaking suspicion that he hasn't aged a day since "Pump Up the Volume").
So overall, "The Wizard" is a great film to watch, but only if you make an event of it. Have a Nintendo night. Play video games. Eat Candy. Discuss the philosophical implications of King Koopa. If you do, this movie will fit into the night like a Powerglove.
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