The most famous plumber and his brother in the world returns to cinemas this week with a sequel to the mega-successful "Super Mario Brothers Movie".
It has been three years since Nintendo's mustachioed mascot appeared alongside brother Luigi, Princess Peach and their nemesis Bowser, making more than US$ 1.3bn (almost £1bn) worldwide.
The "Super Mario Galaxy" movie, named after the Wii game of the same name, moves the action to space and adds beloved characters Yoshi and Rosalina to the cast.
Reviews of the new release are mixed, with some critics praising its imagination and pace, but others are saying it falls flat compared to the first film.
"Super Mario Galaxy" picks up where the first film left off, with Bowser (voiced by Jack Black) imprisoned by brothers Mario and Luigi after being shrunk to pocket-sized.
When his son Bowser Jr., voiced by filmmaker and actor Benny Safdie, stages a breakout, it sparks an intergalactic chase.
Along the way, Mario and Luigi befriend dinosaur Yoshi, voiced by actor and musician Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino), and Rosalina, a princess voiced by Captain Marvel star Brie Larson.
Anya Taylor-Joy reprises her role as Princess Peach, and Wednesday star Luis Guzmán plays Wart - the main enemy from 1988 NES game "Super Mario Bros 2".
Other characters from "Super Mario Galaxy", widely considered one of the greatest video games ever released, also feature in promotional material for the film.
They include Lumas - glowing star-shaped characters that players encounter throughout the game.
The first Mario movie didn't get much love from critics, with a score of just 59 percent, based on 288 reviews, on film and TV review website Rotten Tomatoes.
But audiences loved it, helping to make it the second-biggest film of 2023, just behind the "Barbie" movie.
This time, the critical reaction has been around the plot and how it struggles to stay connected throughout the film.
The Guardian called the film a "bland screensaver of a movie" and gave it a one star rating, while The Independent gave it a slightly higher two stars but also lamented its "blandness".
One of the biggest complaints about the original movie from fans was the inclusion of various pop and rock songs on the game's soundtrack.
Many felt hits from the likes of Beastie Boys, AC/DC and Bonnie Tyler didn't fit well with the Mario Universe.
However, entertainment reporter Jonathan Sim says Galaxy pulls things back, which allows composer Brian Tyler's "excellent musical score" to take centre stage.
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