Gene Siskel of the '' Chicago Tribune '' and Roger Ebert of the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' gave the film two thumbs down on the television program '' Siskel & Ebert At the Movies '' , citing tonal inconsistency and lack of narrative , and the film was on their list for one of the worst films of 1993 . Stephen Hunter of '' The Baltimore Sun '' thought Yoshi had " more personality than all the human actors put together . " Despite the negative critical reaction , '' Super Mario Bros. '' was one of four Disney films under consideration for the Best Visual Effects award at the 66th Academy Awards ; though the Academy ultimately nominated '' The Nightmare Before Christmas ''
66th Academy Awards
66th Academy Awards
Super Mario Bros. (film)