The Wizard (1989)

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• Manu G

  
  It's more than a game... It's the chance of a lifetime. Saw it again! Great movie from my childhood which I still love and enjoy every single time I see it! Very nice roles by everyone who acted on this one. Super Mario Bros.3 one of the best video games ever created hands… More
  It's more than a game... It's the chance of a lifetime. Saw it again! Great movie from my childhood which I still love and enjoy every single time I see it! Very nice roles by everyone who acted on this one. Super Mario Bros.3 one of the best video games ever created hands down! Corey and Jimmy Woods are two brothers who are being separated due to their parents divorcing. Jimmy is a mentally unstable kid that has had problems ever since his sister died at a young age. One day, Corey discovers that Jimmy has a natural talent for playing video games. He is one of the best around, and the two journey to the West Coast to compete in a video game championship, but along the way, they must avoid the adults, who are trying to take Jimmy away.

• danny d

  
  having grown up on this film i was excited to show it to my kids, and despite being about dated games, they loved it as much as i did. as long as one goes into this for good family fun, it works despite the unbelievable storyline.

• AJ V

  
  A great kids movie, very modern, I mean, a video game competition? That's so rad. They should have some of those today. This movie is really cool, I highly recommend it.

• Lenny M

  
  Fred Savage is not a robot, only good thing about this movie is the cheesy Super Mario Brothers 3 showdown and the Double Dragon face-off. Fred Savage was a strapping young lad, wise beyond his years.

• Tim S

  
  80's classic.

• Curtis L

  
  Any movie made by Nintendo simply to sell a new video game gets an OK in my book!

• Justin Y

  
  <i>The Wizard</i> is, quite frankly, one of the best films from the 80s. We are talking about a movie that revolves around the original Nintendo system. Wonderful memories.<p>When viewing the first 10 minutes or so, this film doesn't seem like it will be… More
  <i>The Wizard</i> is, quite frankly, one of the best films from the 80s. We are talking about a movie that revolves around the original Nintendo system. Wonderful memories.<p>When viewing the first 10 minutes or so, this film doesn't seem like it will be about video games, but once "The Wizard" takes a stab at <i>Double Dragon</i> all bets are off and the quarters become important. David Chisholm is able to come up with a nicely written story and some pretty memorable dialogue. "California."</p><p>While most of the film revolves around 3 kids making their way to California for a video game tournament, the 100 minute story still finds the time for laughs by using the antics of Will Seltzer and Beau Bridges in between the kids' scenes.</p><p>The video games shown in here are classic. <i>Double Dragon</i>, <i>Ninja Gaiden</i>, and <i>Super Mario Bros. 2</i> are just a few. There is also the introduction of <i>Super Mario Bros. 3</i>. Ingenious on Nintendo's part. I can't forget to mention some airtime of the power glove. My only huge complaint is how "The Wizard" knows the shortcut in <i>Super Mario Bros. 3</i> when it is the first appearance of the game.</p><p>The rating for this picture is PG, but that is being generous, considering that the "B" and "S" words appear in here. Multiple times, by the way. Maybe PG-13 is a better rating for this.</p><p>Fred Savage, Jenny Lewis, and Luke Edwards are able to carry this movie to it's end. Beau Bridges and Will Seltzer provide the laughs, while Christian Slater is Christian Slater.</p><p><i>The Wizard</i> is a great family film and is a must see for classic Nintendo fans.

• Jon L

  
  The longest video game advertisement in the world. I still enjoyed it though.

• Jason S

  
  This was a classic when I was a kid. All the Nintendo stuff had us all hooked. It was basically a big commercial for nintendo, but I didn't care. The story was simple and everyone I knew wanted to compete in the big tournament at the end.

• Jason D

  
  Nice under-rated family movie.

• Jason V

  
  Silly, stupid and morally unsound, The Wizard is a commercial for Nintendo. And Universal Studios. And 7-11. And Pepsi. I'm sure I'm missing at least one piece of product placement there, but so be it. Even for the gamers in the audience back in 1989-when the hook of… More
  Silly, stupid and morally unsound, The Wizard is a commercial for Nintendo. And Universal Studios. And 7-11. And Pepsi. I'm sure I'm missing at least one piece of product placement there, but so be it. Even for the gamers in the audience back in 1989-when the hook of seeing the new Super Mario Brothers 3 game would lure in the box office money-this film can't be anything more than a let down. The story is paper thin, the characters (especially the adults) don't do anything that requires them to be smart and none of the stories are wrapped up in any satisfying way. But who cares. The Wizard is in the same category as the live action Mario Brothers and Street Fighter flicks: terrible filmmaking and uninvolving. The latter may be the worst thing you can say about a movie.

• Jim W

  
  It's basically Rain Man with kids and Nintendo. It's harmless though and not as bad as critics made it sound.

• Leo L

  
  I've seen this again, not too long ago. Still interesting. Hehhehe

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