Review of The Wizard (1989) by Jt T — 23 Dec 2007

Just a giant advertisement for Super Mario Bros. 3...

This review of The Wizard (1989) was written by Jt T on 23 Dec 2007.

The Wizard has generally received mixed reviews.

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Review of The Wizard (1989)

By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 19 Feb 2016

The Wizard is finally just a cynical exploitation film with a lot of commercial plugs in it, and it is so insanely overwritten and ineptly…

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By Jack T (264) on 23 Dec 2012

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By Angel F (68) on 15 Jun 2014

The only thing is good about it...the friggin' games…

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By Valepu (2) on 04 Jun 2023

When I was young this was one of my favorite movies…

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By Angel C (67) on 27 Jul 2013

I can't believe all the negative reviews, this is one of my favorite films or maybe just nostalgia? Either way I love this movie…

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By Leonard D (636) on 28 Mar 2017

Just feels like nothing but a giant commercial for Nintendo! But you know what? It's interesting…

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By Ted W (1,490) on 15 Nov 2014

Best video game movie of all time!! Awesome, now I'm going to buy it on DVD now…

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By Rod E (628) on 16 Jan 2013

Had I never viewed this again in my mid-20's, I would probably think of this as still cool. It sucks balls…

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By Carolyn W (78) on 28 Jun 2015

This seems a lot more like a long (and dangerous) commercial for Nintendo and Universal Studios than it did when I was a kid…

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By Crispin T (91) on 28 Jan 2013

One of the biggest commercials of the 80s (transformers aside). purely nostalgic value at this point…

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