Memorable childhood movie most notable for the Power Glove scene and the muthafukkin' WARP WHISTLE.

This was awesome when I was a kid - in fact, it was the absolute height of cinema. If I remember correctly, my tenth birthday was spent in the theaters watching this film with friends, and we were all pissing all over ourselves with euphoria. Alas, I'm grown up now, and 8 bit games are so two decades ago.

I love the powerglove scene, it's so bad.

Frankly, this is a horrifically shitty movie that deserves a far lower rating. It glorifies being a selfish, spoiled brat who runs away from home, and the lead female, in a "funny" scene, falsely accuses a decent private detective of molesting her. It's boring, stupid (who knew 50+ year old businessmen played arcade games in the 80s, let alone for big money against kids?), and awful. Furthermore, its only point was to promote Nintendo...which is also why I didn't absolutely hate it as a ki

Super fucking mario 3

A poorly made Nintendo commercial.

Once again scored on sheer nostalgia.

Power Glove, bitch.

You know how 1 of the last 3 contestants is an incredibly nerdy teenage girl? It is my belief that the lack of females in the gaming community for the decades succeeding this movie can be attributed to this, making it the worst casting decision in history.

How and why? All these years the thing that bothered me the most was that the little aspie kid knew where that whistle was in Mario 3 before the game had even been released. The power glove was cool, but sucked pretty hard in real life.

He touched my breast lol what a great commercial

I used to love this film as a kid but watching it for the first time in almost two decades it's only the nostalgia factor that scrapes it a rating even this high. Pretty awful stuff all-round: the low budget is evident in the editing, which is riddled with continuity errors (as is the story: if Super Mario Bros. 3 is such a shocking "new game" how come they all seem to know it inside-out?). The child acting is universally annoying, with Savage the worst culprit.

Viral marketing for Nintendo, which I love and am thoroughly amused by, but as an overall movie it has some serious problems.

A 90-minute Nintendo commercial, The Wizard is worthless now unless you were a kid at the time and watched it back then. Gotta give props to the evil Nintendo Power Glove Kid, though.

i love the power glove...it's so bad

Terrible Nintendo ad disguised as a movie, was cool to see Tobey Maguire at a young age.

Very Nice

It's like the Adventures of Link. He has to find Zelda, you have to find a house. Same difference! It's not sexist... it's romantic!

uhhh....

It was one giant commertial for Nintendo, but the "Glove" fetish...too entertaining.

Decent for an hour and a half long Nintendo commercial.

All members of the Nintendo generation should watch this film! Although the plot and some of the scenes may seem over the top (like the power glove!), I'm certain most adults in their mid-20s would appreciate this. Kid's won't notice the flaws in this movie! Good stuff!

Nostalgia is part of what makes this movie so good. The plot is decent, and it's one of the last films Fred Savage did before he grew up. Enjoyable, even if you wouldn't quite categorize it as a 'good' movie. The kids seem to behave more like adults than the adults do, too.

Obvious product-wank for Nintendo and Universal Studios. The kids' dialogue is terribly written. Fortunately, it has some memorable moments such as "I love the Power Glove" and Fred Savage blathering on about Zelda 2.

The Power Glove! ...straight G.

Nostalgia aside, it's an hour-and-a-half Nintendo commercial.

Feh. I am much better than that at Super Mario Brothers 3. Color me unimpressed. If that guy is a "wizard" then I guess you might say that I'm a level 120 super warlock magician. Peh. My work in the field of video gaming is unparalleled. Also I cry myself to sleep every night.

The Wizard seemed much cooler when I was a kid.

I hate The Wizard. It's so bad.

I almost feel bad for ranking this so highly, but sometimes nostalgia just wins out over objectivity.

insane harmless feel good fluff with some serious WTF-moments

The big reveal of SMB3 is EARTH-SHATTERING.

What was up with the old man in the speedo shot? There's this part where they're all at a pool and this old guy saunters in the frame in a barely there speedo and the cameraman focuses in on him and then we just linger there. It's terrifying.

Seeing Super Mario Bros. 3 was great. It was also cool seeing all those other classic games from the old days... Basically, it's a giant commercial.

I love the powerglove. It's so bad.

SMB3! I was so fucking excited for that at the end of this movie. If they made this film a second time, but without all the shit about runaways, and they just concentrated on video games... man, I'd be hooked.

While many people remember the Power Glove line, there's so many awesome ones it's hard to choose.