The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, in theaters Wednesday, uses deep knowledge of Nintendo lore for clever Easter eggs.

After the massive popularity of the first Super Mario Bros. movie, it was inevitable that we’d get a sequel, but I didn’t think it would be even better than the first.

In the opening scene, Rosalina is kidnapped by a giant shape-shifting droid that whisks her to outer space, where the entire movie takes place — and I mean that it really is set in space, since it nev...