[Spoilers] Star Wars Rogue One

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Title is self explanatory, ROGUE ONE! IMO it was the best SW yet, and topped Empire.

I need a GIF of the Vader Fight Scene & the Hammerhead Ramming the Star Destroyer like now. Killing the whole cast was a super brave, but great move. It really added some grit to the universe, and made up for all the "Storm Troopers can't hit shit" jokes.
 
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okay.....stormtroopers hit shit was kewl. The Hammerhead...uh....hammer attack was kewl. Vader laying waste was kewl. Easter Eggs was kewl.

Here's my hate for the movie:

1. Forrest Whittaker is a great actor...and his character sucked. Plain and simple.

2. To much time spent on character development for characters we (and you should have known) were going to die.

3. Outside of the final encounter, the movie was slow paced. Kark, I almost fell asleep.

4. The Blind Man (name I can't remember) was kewl. Despite saying he was a not a Jedi I understand, but his connection was strong. In the manner he died was weak. I rather have seen a final confrontation between Vader and him. Afterall, Vader is known for weeding out the Jedi. And he kicked some Stormie arse.

5. In Empire, we are led to believe that Imperial Walkers are nearly immune to high powered blasters, yet they were taken down with ease. I will say this, when the IW was hit in the face and that moment it's head was turned and then slowly turned back toward the Rebs was pretty kewl.

6. My biggest problem is that there is to much of "That was then...this is now" in the movies pisses me off.

My Overall Rating:

1. Would I see it again....duh...'Tis Star Wars.


And for @Prudence

here you go mate:

 

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  1. His character was supposed to be a radical sort of rebel, like nearly terrorist level and I think he did it pretty well. He wasn't supposed to be likeable, but he was supposed to show that not all the rebels are mary-sue good - which is something we got way too much of in the OT. The moral gray of this movie was quite nice.
  2. Character development is what makes the movie good, and their deaths impactful. It shouldn't just be a movie of NPCs killing each other, and us having no attachment to them. We have stakes in the movie when the characters are built well, and it makes us feel something when the characters die.
  3. I don't really understand how. the movie is actually criticized by almost everyone as being fast paced, and it has very little down time so I don't really understand how it was slow paced to you.
  4. Just a difference of opinion on his death.
  5. That's the thing. Empire is years after Rogue One. These are earlier versions of the walkers, and they aren't attack vehicles either. From the stuff on the side we could tell these were troop transport or cargo vehicles.
  6. I'm not sure what you mean.
 

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I loved Rogue One! Best Star Wars film yet! Despite this, I was slightly disappointed with the death of Chirrut Imwe. I feel even though he wasn't a Jedi, I feel he deserved to disappear and become one with the force.
 

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I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Far more than TFA, but that was a pretty low bar to overcome in my opinion.

For me personally, the most impressive part of the movie was Tarkin. Obviously his appearance in the film was an amalgamation of CGI wizardry and highly talented voice acting, which was no small undertaking considering Tarkin's overall role in the film. But the fact that they were able to pull it off was a major surprise to me. At the very least, I expected Tarkin to be rendered "tactically removed" from the film, communicating via lackeys or hologram. But no, ILM apparently bet the farm and went for broke by inserting him directly.

And in my opinion, it was a triumph. A story about the Death Star just wouldn't have felt the same without good 'ol Tarkin taking center stage, and I have to tip my hat to the folks at ILM for delivering (what I thought was) the impossible.
 

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I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Far more than TFA, but that was a pretty low bar to overcome in my opinion.

For me personally, the most impressive part of the movie was Tarkin. Obviously his appearance in the film was an amalgamation of CGI wizardry and highly talented voice acting, which was no small undertaking considering Tarkin's overall role in the film. But the fact that they were able to pull it off was a major surprise to me. At the very least, I expected Tarkin to be rendered "tactically removed" from the film, communicating via lackeys of hologram. But no, ILM apparently bet the farm and went for broke by inserting him directly.

And in my opinion, it was a triumph. A story about the Death Star just wouldn't have felt the same without good 'ol Tarkin taking center stage, and I have to tip my hat to the folks at ILM for delivering (what I thought was) the impossible.
Oh yeah. I totally expected maybe a Leia-esque cameo of Tarkin, but ILM brought Peter Cushing back from the dead for a major role
 

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1. Empire
2. A New Hope
3. The Force Awakens
4. Rogue One
5. Jedi
6. Phantom Menace
7. Attack of the Clones
8. Revenge of the Sith

I loved Rogue One! Best Star Wars film yet! Despite this, I was slightly disappointed with the death of Chirrut Imwe. I feel even though he wasn't a Jedi, I feel he deserved to disappear and become one with the force.
To disappear and become one with the Force requires a special kind of training.
 

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1. Empire
2. A New Hope
3. The Force Awakens
4. Rogue One
5. Jedi
6. Phantom Menace
7. Attack of the Clones
8. Revenge of the Sith


To disappear and become one with the Force requires a special kind of training.
I'm trying to pretend I don't see Phantom any higher than 8.
 

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I'm trying to pretend I don't see Phantom any higher than 8.
Phantom Menace is easily the best of the prequels. It missed the mark but it was clear there was a ton of effort and care that went into it, and it has the most sensible story of those three films. II and III are lazy messes that are saved only by The Clone Wars.
 

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My Rankings
1. Rogue One
2. A New Hope
3. The Force Awakens
4. Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, SW:TCW (series), SW:Rebels (seasons 2-3)
5. The Phantom Menace, SW:TCW (movie), SW:Rebels (season 1)
6. Revenge of the Sith
7. Attack of the Clones, Ewok Movies
8. Holiday Special
 

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My Rankings
1. Holiday Special
2. Rogue One
3. A New Hope
4. The Force Awakens
5. Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, SW:TCW (series), SW:Rebels (seasons 2-3)
6. The Phantom Menace, SW:TCW (movie), SW:Rebels (season 1)
7. Revenge of the Sith
8. Attack of the Clones, Ewok Movies
fixed
 

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I really liked it.
Firstly @Swamp Witch While I agree that Forest Whitaker's role left much to be desired and Imwe's death was a bit anticlimactic I disagree with you on character development. I think the time spent on character development was necessary since we knew they were all going to die.
I also disagree with your point on the AT ATs. In Empire the snow speeders weren't very powerful and only planet based craft. Xwings on the other hand have more powerful weaponry. It's can also be explained away by the fact the empire would have had time to strengthen the AT ATs armor between rogue one and empire.


1. I loved the fact that it was more war movie like.

2. I was not at all disappointed by the ending. The hopelessness of the situation the characters were in and the final battle were great.

3. I loved the Easter eggs, cameos, and nods to the old EU. One of my favorite being the use of the hammerhead ships from kotor

4. I loved watching Vader go all bad ass on the rebels at the end.
5. Some nit picks. Vader's costume was off a bit. I could tell immediately Tarkin was cgi.

My biggest issue was, also one my biggest issues in TFA, going into hyperspace in a gravity well. I know most of the EU isn't cannon any more but it still shouldn't be possible. Not to mention the fact Han Solo made it clear jumping to hyperspace wasn't trivial, even when you were staring down death. Literally 30 more seconds of the movie was all that was needed for them to escape the planet so they could then go to hyperspace.
 

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This is a very welcoming movie, but I feel that it can only really be appreciated by the fans. It doesn't top Empire Strikes Back, but it is a fantastic homage to the Star Wars saga. I agree that the beginning felt a little slow, especially the opening scenes with Galen Erso being taken by Krennic and young Jyn in the hidey-hole.

I'm not sure how there was too much character development. There was hardly any outside of Jyn (who had the most) and Cassian (his trust in Jyn and coming to terms with his dark choices). K2-SO had almost zero development: Jyn earned his respect in the end, but otherwise was there to be funny. Baze had the tinniest development and that was only after Chirrut went poof. Chirrut also didn't change that much as a character, but he was a cool character to begin with. I really thought that the pilot Bodhi would have had second thoughts about defecting to the Rebellion after his experience as Saw's captive, but virtually nothing happened. The main cast of Rogue One were just set pieces to put into motion the transition of the possession of the Death Star plans from the Empire to Leia's ship.

My brother and I predicted that Chirrut Imwe and K2-SO were going to be the best characters and we were spot on with that. Chirrut's background as a guardian of the Whills is a cool touch, even if we don't see any of it on Jedha. I was a little puzzled at why Baze followed Chirrut around if he didn't really buy into Chirrut's devotion to the Force to begin with. I loved Chirrut adding more flavor in the interpretation of the Force, particularly how he senses peoples' intent and uses that to infer their actions both in and out of combat. At first, I thought his phrase "I am one with the Force. The Force is with me." was a little annoying when it was first used, being repeating over and over again, but it grew on me as the movie went on. Baze's variation "The Force is with me. I am one with the Force." made it a little heart-breaking. Chirrut's martial arts look great as well. K2-SO is endearing simply because of how funny he is.

The walkers on Scarif are AT-ACTs, which is easily arguable as having weaker combat capabilities than the AT-AT of the Hoth-period since they're designed as transports and not frontline combat units. The AT-ACTs seemed like they performed quite well in defending themselves against infantry, but lacked the capabilities to handle heavy ordnance. They didn't actually get trashed by the Rebels until Blue Squadron arrived on the planet, so I had no issue with their depiction.

Although I was little disappointed that Darth Vader wasn't a factor in the movie, his killing spree at the end painted a great picture of where the Rebels stand after the Battle of Scarif: a rebellion that still lacks the ability to stand up toe-to-toe with the Empire, but a rebellion that now has hope. I hope this means a retcon where Rogue Squadron was named after Rogue One in honor of their sacrifice.
 
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Listening Nerds Of My SW Brethern:

I could rip every SW movie apart from book to movie....but I don't. Why....because without SW I would be a bored spinster. And Gods slay me for that.

I know a lot of people liked this movie....just like Force Awakens....but I'm an old school bitch. In my fantasy....I would love to see a movie (not Disney envisioned) based off the Old Republic....and no Reven....that's a flat tire without AAA assistance.
 

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I think it goes without saying, this was the best Star Wars prequel to the originals that we have got, and the one we deserved after so long.
 

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+ Movie actually took itself seriously unlike TFA, which was nice.
+ Quality of acting was far better than in TFA, characters were more likeable and made more sense.
- Characters were still pretty static.
+ Story tied in very nicely with A New Hope and brought back a lot of characters.
- U-Wing and the new Imperial shuttles were sort of ugly, though the new Imperial cargo ship looked nice.
+ Y-Wings are back
+ Great action and special effects
+ Sets and settings all looked very nice
- Pacing was very fast and super wierd for the first half of the movie

I actually liked this one, overall, and it felt like a real, authentic Star Wars movie, unlike TFA.
So my list would probably go:

1. A New Hope
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Rogue One <-- You are here
5. Revenge of the Sith
6. Attack of the Clones
7. The Phantom Menace
8. The Force Awakens

If the rest of the new movies are like this, maybe I'll be happy.
I sort of wish there had been left a little space between the retrieval of the plans and their being stowed away aboard the Tantive IV, as there had been originally, since it doesnt make too much sense in my opinion for it and Princess Leia to be aboard the Rebel flagship for the battle and all.

Just seems a little contrived is all.
 

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I loved the U-Wing design, personally. It's basically a redesigned Y-Wing with the hand-me-down X-Wing propulsion system.
 
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