Okay, so the latter's quite a bit early but as I'm a bit spotty with my LJ presence and I don't really see that changing too until next year (though watch me be wrong!) I thought I'd get that in there early. Sorry for the lack of comments all around. I am reading your entries, just way after they've been posted. I've been bouncing around between boroughs and am too lazy lug my laptop around with me for easy online access.
Also, a tip for anyone else who has as bad judgment in movies as I do:
Super Mario Brothers is actually worse than you remember and Yoshi is not in it as much as you thought (and even if he were, the movie is still beyond redemption.)