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Anyone see Rogue One yet? (Spoiler tags in use but it's safer to read after you see the movie )
bwleon7
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Spoilers are starting to pop up. Not anything big but if you want to see it without any foreknowledge then read this thread after you see the movie
I don't want to get into spoilers but if they come up I will add a warning to the header. Great film not perfect but still very much worth it. Go see it.
It's pretty dark as far as Star Wars goes but also has some good laughs and some real heroics. I would give Episode 7 a 7.5 (pretty good movie not the best but far from the worst. Rogue One however is a 9. Kinda odd that the movie that could have done anything (Episode 7) was less original then the movie that was stuck between canon events with the outcome already known. (Rogue One)
I don't want to get into spoilers but if they come up I will add a warning to the header. Great film not perfect but still very much worth it. Go see it.
It's pretty dark as far as Star Wars goes but also has some good laughs and some real heroics. I would give Episode 7 a 7.5 (pretty good movie not the best but far from the worst. Rogue One however is a 9. Kinda odd that the movie that could have done anything (Episode 7) was less original then the movie that was stuck between canon events with the outcome already known. (Rogue One)
Dr. Miranda Jones: I understand, Mr. Spock. The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity.
Mr. Spock: And the ways our differences combine, to create meaning and beauty.
-Star Trek: Is There in Truth No Beauty? (1968)
Mr. Spock: And the ways our differences combine, to create meaning and beauty.
-Star Trek: Is There in Truth No Beauty? (1968)
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Empire Strikes Back 9.5
Rogue One 9
Return of the Jedi 8.5
A New Hope 8
The Force Awakens 7.5
Revenge of the Sith 6.5
The Phantom Menace 5
Attack of the Clones 3
Mr. Spock: And the ways our differences combine, to create meaning and beauty.
-Star Trek: Is There in Truth No Beauty? (1968)
Also, big SW fans should read Catalyst before seeing this movie. It gives the backstory on the Ersos and Krennick. Very good, as well.
Uh, where did you hear that?
It was reported two months ago (or so) that Kathleen Kennedy said there would be no sequel, and I've heard nothing to the contrary...
Of course, the movie will definitively answer the possibilities of a sequel, LOL...
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Agree.
I have irrefutable proof a sequel was planned.
"So, what I told you was true... from a certain point of view."
1. Return of the Jedi (10/10)
2. Revenge of the Sith (9.5/10) (yes there's acting problems, and Padme's fate is stupid as hell, but overall I loved it)
3. A New Hope (9/10)
4. The Empire Strikes Back (9/10)
5. The Phantom Menace (9/10) (my only complaint is that the events of the movie don't feel like they impact anyone outside of Naboo, and I didn't mind Jar Jar unlike most people)
6. The Force Awakens (4/10) (this is the movie that made me hate JJ Abrams, it's a better film than AotC but I still hate almost everything about it, the characters of Rey, Finn and Poe are really the only things I'm ok with)
7. Attack of the Clones (1/10) (horrible acting from Hayden Christianson, horrible writing, and the most cringe inducing love scenes you'll ever see in a movie, this movie is basically unwatchable outside of the ok lightsaber duel at the end, even the big clone battle scene was bad as it showed both sides marching at each other and firing with no cover, while every shot misses the clones and the battle droids get demolished)
First off the way CENSORED and how CENSORED was CENSORED. Then CENSORED oh, and having CENSORED was CENSORED.
Oh, yeah... THAT sequel, LOL.
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
I'm just not fond of non-movie Star Wars stuff over the years, esp. the animation style and story of Rebels and to the same extent, the preceding Clone Wars.
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
I like Rebels for the most part, though it bothers me that the A-Wing and B-Wing now exist before the Battle of Yavin. I'm also hoping Ezra ends up becoming Snoke.
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Yes, but the ships in Rebels are not the R-22, they are infact the RZ-1 A-Wing that appeared at Endor. I just don't understand why Disney had to take a known ship and make it significantly older than it was in Legends (a novel about Ahsoka puts A-Wings in service 18 years BBY now ...) when there has always been the Z-95 Headhunter for the Alliance to use before getting the more advanced X-Wing.
Plus this really puts the "war" into Star Wars.
The two goons from the Mos Eisley cantina, Red & Gold Leaders, the Imperial Guard in Vader's castle, Senator Organa
Also there were hints of connection to the Rebels show as well, their ship is visible on Yavin 4 and there's a comm announcement for a familiar character though we don't see them.
Something I really liked was that we saw the Death Star's power from the ground perspective, albeit at low power setting. That made it seem like a much more terrifying weapon. It would scare the bejesus out of any survivors whilst being absolutely deadly to the target area. Plus the effects of those two shots from it were beautiful.
Oh and award for best action sequence in the film.....that bit where they used a disabled Star Destroyer to ram another one - EPIC.
Perhaps even at Gailand Erso's farm.
- The Blind Guy; If he would have disappeared like Yoda and Ben.. I swear to God I would've lost my mind, and that would have made it perhaps one of the greatest scenes in all of SW.
THE BLIND GUY was AMAZING.
Add those 2 things to the actual movie. It would've been 9.9/10 as far as my opinion goes.
As it is now. I give it a solid 8/10.
But I'm sticking with my head canon. I like my ending better.
All in all, (and I'm a harsh critic) I really enjoyed it.
The Phantom Menace 5
[ The Clone Wars (2 Part Series): 9 ]
Attack of the Clones 4
Revenge of the Sith 5
Rogue One (8 or 9 need more time to think about it)
A New Hope - 8.5
Empire Strikes Back - 9.5
Return of the Jedi - 8
The Force Awakens 7.5
Something like that for me...
But that's a minor nitpick, seeing him let loose on those rebel scum was just amazing, i dread to think what happened to the rest of the crew of that ship since it was disabled and defenseless.
But honestly, in short: Rogue one is a Star Wars movie which is... almost all War and no Stars. It tells us a story set in the universe but without any of the characters we know, without Jedi and without the Force. And in turn, as much as I like the fresh approach, it loses everything which makes Star Wars what it is, save the action. Star Wars is in it's essence a fairy tale and not a war movie. This time though there is no fairy tale and I guess that's just not for me. Our ensemble cast is good, we don't have a single annoying or bad acted character amongst them and they all play their part well - but at the same time they all stay very bland. Nobody got me invested at all, and not only because we already knew everybody is going to die in the end. Ultimately, Rogue One was all flash an no substance and left me with an empty feeling of - why was this movie made?
On the other hoof, what they did in terms of visuals and dropping bonbons for the fans of the old trilogy was cinema gold. Authentic costumes and props made me squeal in joy numerous times - THIS is how you make a prequel, if you are going to make one. Do not "update" but work with what you got. The downside was the massive use of CGI in this one. While TFA used a lot of practical effects you can tell that RO just feels very video-gamey, and not just because most of it is watching someone play Star Wars Battlefront. And I said it before: Dat face CGI - oh god, why? If you have to put Tarkin in the movie - and his voice was done very very well - just let his character stand in the shadows or not let him move. But the CGI they used was ages behind the facial CGI we see in the Marvel movies. Tarkin seems like a video game character cut into the movie, staring from lifeless, wonky eyes massively disrupting the feel of every scene he's in. And Leia/Carrie Fisher at the end? Made me laugh out loud, sorry. It made the final scene feel like a parody.
But not every link to the pass was as unlucky. RO managed to make Darth Vader menacing again. Yes, after all the years of ridicule, Vader going after the plans was just thrilling, and menacing. Hooves down, no debate. And in other positive news: Mon Calamari, Mon Calamari!
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Just wanted to respond to this specifically, there are a large number of fans, myself included, who really enjoy it when the Force is left out of Star Wars and the stories instead focus on more relatable characters who lack Jedi abilities. Don't get me wrong, Jedi are awesome, but the old X-Wing book series, and games like X-Wing Alliance and pre-NGE Star Wars Galaxies, proved that you can have a great Star Wars experience without them.