I recently saw Super Mario and absolutely loved it. First, they went in with knowledge of the lore of the games and both switched it up and played it straight at the same time. There are numerous nods to the games, and I’m certain I didn’t catch them all. And yet it is also done as a movie that is outside the games. So stuff in the games often happens in the movie, but not always as you would expect. And other game aspects are given nods even if they don’t come out full in the movie. The people who did it loved the game and wanted to do a movie that played well with the games, and I love that. It was absolutely worth my time and I recommend everyone see it. If you have even a passing love for the games, I think you will like it.