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First I just want to say this is just an opinion so I don't expect everyone or anyone to agree with what I'm about to say.

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With that being said, I do think that the Mario Galaxy movie is more enjoyable on a rewatch and then the first movie. I've watched the first movie a few times and I realized there were some moments where I felt like skipping through. That's not to say they were bad moments but they're not the most enjoyable on the rewatch.

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I recently got my Blu-ray of the Galaxy movie and on the rewatch I don't feel the same about any moments in that movie like I did with the first. I feel like it was a lot more enjoyable from start to finish and I overall had smaller criticisms about it.

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When I think helps is that the Galaxy movie has more entertaining character interaction than the first movie. We obviously get to have more moments of Mario and Luigi which is great but also I really like how Yoshi was introduced and injected into the friend group. The scene where Luigi and Yoshi are teasing Mario for having feelings for peach was possibly my most favorite part of the movie and that was at the very beginning.

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I like that peach and toad went off on their own adventure for a little while and then reunited with the brothers which made for a fun interaction of "a handshake??" But also I really like the scene with Mario and peach going through the Mario Maker level together as it shows that Mario has gotten a lot better at platforming from the first movie while also showing off how well those two work together. I definitely agree that we could have had more moments of princess peach and Rosalina interacting as sisters but at the very least it does seem to set the foundation for them if they ever wish to further that in a third movie.

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I also enjoyed the moment with Yoshi having to take care of the babies for a while giving him a moment to shine. I've never played Yoshi Island game but I imagine that's what they were going for in that scene. Fox wasn't around for very long but I did enjoy his character quite a bit. If I could ask for anything it would have been a cool spaceship fight scene between him and the ton of koop ships after him.

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Finally I just really enjoyed the Bowser and Bowser Jr moments. I will admit that I'm really biased about liking this movie more because Mario Sunshine was my favorite Mario game growing up so of course I would really like moments between Bowser and Bowser Jr. That being said, I actually think those scenes were really well done. I like how they established just how much they both enjoyed each other's company and I also really like the fact that Bowser thinks he was a bad father but from Bowser jr's perspective he loved his dad and loved spending time together.

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They also seem to really respect each other quite a lot as Jr was willing to listen to his father and not kill the mario brothers and in return Bowser willing to take back up royal mantle to rule the Bowser planet with his son.

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That's not me saying that this movie is better by any means, in fact I would say they're about the same in terms of quality, I just preferred Galaxy's interactions and moments more. I actually do think the scene with Mario and Luigi using the power Star to defeat Bowser was a cooler and better final moment than what the second movie had because it has the brothers working together. That scene was very peak for me.

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Who knows though, after a couple more rewatches I might feel the same about this movie but overall I do think they're both fun movies and enjoyed both of them.

It was surprisingly difficult to go see this movie because it was actually pretty packed for a long time where I live and had some difficulty scheduling it with some family to watch together.

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That being said I just wanted to share my thoughts as a fellow Star wars fan and enjoyer of the mandalorian series.

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I'll start off by saying that by no means do I think this is one of the greatest movies ever but at the same time I don't think it has to be nor does that mean I didn't enjoy it. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit for what it was and happy to finally see it.

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What I really liked about this movie is that it feels like it has everything that I typically enjoy in a Star wars movie. You've got the cool action fight scenes, the car chase, the spaceship battles, some comedy and tension. All very formulaic for a Star wars movie at this time but at the same time they're fundamentals that I truly enjoy seeing in these movies.

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Now I will say that this movie didn't particularly excel in any of those categories in which I mean, that we have so many Star wars movies and shows at this point that I think at least one of them excel in one of these moments more than this movie did but I really think thats fine. For me at least, I feel like this movie didn't have the highest highs but never did I feel like it had a low moment either.

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I do you think my favorite aspect of the movie is the fact that it revolves around a Hut that didn't want to be like the rest of his family. The huts have been such a twisted family for such a long time I think it was pretty cool to see at least one them trying to be different. It also helped that Rotta both had a nice personality and could fend for himself.

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I also really like the use of so many different variety of aliens in this movie. I know that for the most part that Star wars has a main focus on humans being the heroes but I've always enjoyed the Star wars aliens as they really expand the feeling of outer space and makes it feel more real. The funkier designs the better and I also really love the use of puppets for the smaller ones. The puppets just makes it feel so star wars IMO.

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Finally before I make this any longer than it has any right to be, I really did enjoy the mandalorian series from start to finish to the point where I just really like that this movie was just one more adventure. I'm over all happy with the way things ended with the characters but it's also just really nice to see them one more time as I've gotten really attached to them and possibly the most attached I've gotten to any Star wars characters when I really think about it.