The Wizard
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Movie Reviews of The Wizard
Movie Review: Nostalgia time!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie tells the story of a quiet little boy who wants to go to California. His half brother played by Fred Savage decides that they are going to run away. The quiet kid is going to get sent to a mental institution or something, and Savage can't deal with it. Savage's older brother is played by Christian Slater, and Beau Bridges plays his dad. Christian Slater doesn't really have a huge role, but it's nice to see him among the cast, because he has always been one of my favorite actors because of movies like Pump up the Volume, Heathers and True Romance. I imagine the only reason he isn't one of the stars of the movie is because he hadn't become a star yet himself. Fred Savage is annoying at times, but he still gives a pretty good performance. and Beau Bridges is great. I always love seeing him. Ok, so back to the story. Fred Savage finds out his little brother is a great video game player, and when they meet a girl played by Jenny Lewis, they decide to go to a Nintendo tournament. The Nintendo tournament I thought was way too short, but it's still cool. As I remember it, this movie had exclusive footage of a new game, Super Mario Bros 3. Quite exciting for a 7 or 8 year old. I can't believe I remember this movie so well. There's just movies like that. And I was amazed at how much I liked it seeing it 18 years later. This was definitely on my list of top 5 favorite movies when I was little.
3.5/5
I didn't even know this movie was on DVD, until I saw it at the store in a double feature with another kid type movie called Cloak and Dagger. I was so happy to find this DVD.
Movie Review: Very good 80's comedy-drama!
Summary: 4 Stars
13 year old Corey (Fred Savage) has a young troubled brother named Jimmy (Luke Edwards) who is about to be sent to an insitute and both run away together. Jimmy's special talent is mastering video games and together they join up with a girl (Jenny Lewis) as they must go to California to enter the video game championship.
Highly entertaining and funny comedy drama that has been considered as a 100 minute commercial for Nintendo, Universal Studios and Hostess is quite a blast to watch. The acting is good especially from Beau Bridges and Christian Slater with a cameo appearence by Tobey Mcguire, the film is notable for giving gamers a sneak preview to "Super Mario Bros. 3".
The DVD is pratically bareboned with no trailer or extras at all but that's ok cause the picture is quite good and so is the sound.
Movie Review: Story is still good 20+ years later
Summary: 4 Stars
The Wizard did not dissapoint as some other revisited childhood movies have. I was surprised how much i enjoyed this movie; it was actually better than I remebered. Its fun to see the retro excitment of the original nintendo game consel, to see Universal Studios Hollywood, California with the now deceased King Kong exhibit (R.I.P), and to see the dinosaurs off of the 10 fwy before all of the surrounding buildings and casino was built. Not to mention I almost cried at the end. I have a soft spot for kids that become mute from a tragic event in films (also used in movies like The Patriot and Scrooged). I almost forgot to mention young Fred Savage(Wonder Years) and Jenny Lewis(from the great band Rilo Kiley). I wanted to rate 5 stars but there is a lack of special features.Movie Review: Great Advertising. Autism Awareness. The Movie is pretty ok too.
Summary: 4 Stars
This might be the greatest Nintendo Commercial ever filmed. You've got the NES, Power Glove, Super Mario 3! Super Mario 3! You know how cool that was in 1989? It's like Call of Duty, Tetris, Doom II, and every Resident Evil combined. It was unbelievably cool. Raccoon Suit! What!?! This movie will make you want to plug the NES back in. The storyline is rather unbelievable, but who is paying any attention? Autistic runaway boy goes to crazy video game contest followed by his older brother and some girl. It's a lot like Karate Kid - Part 1 but without the crane kick. Buy it.Movie Review: Retro Gaming Goodness... In a Movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
'I love the power glove... it's so bad'. Classic line from this 90 minute Nintendo advert, I mean movie, from the early 90's. Chock full of star actors - Fred Savage, Christian Slater and Beau Bridges, this is a good family movie, but especially so if you are into retro gaming. See the NES played everywhere, video games galore, and the first look at Super Mario III. This was a box office flop, despite the star actors, but now it deserves to be placed in the retro computer and gaming hall of fame along side such other classics as Wargames and Tron.