gnasher1001

As an avid gamer, but not really big in the Nintendo sphere, I was looking forward to this, but wanting it to be a good story, good direction and funny for adults and kids rather than seeing all the Easter eggs and nods to the Mario players. Unfortunately it delivers mostly on animation quality and amount of fan service, while the story, jokes and general writing are average at best, but mostly predictable and actually quite boring.

My 5yo loved it, but even he could barely recall any of the movie by the next day, whereas the classics (pixar, disney, other illumination selections) he can recall and quote them for days after!

In summary - Great for a quick watch for the kids, a bit meh for the adults, won't stick in your mind.

Many will watch this nowadays and show similarities with everything from Twilight Zone to Black Mirror. The story is merely an extra creepy layer for 4 creepy stories about premonitions, ghosts and ventriloquism dummies! There's no gore, just posh people telling each other some stories, but it is done very well, especially for its time, and the stories still hold up. I first watched this in the 80s when I was young and still remember having the hairs on my neck standing up. Now re-watching it in my 40s and I certainly wouldn't want my small children watching the ventriloquism story! Though most teens would laugh at the thought of this being scary, which it isn't, it's creepy in a great way.