Star Wars: Rogue One

[Ivy]

Saw it last night. LOVED IT! My husband had seen it with his work department on Friday morning (he has pretty much the best job ever) and when he got home he said "Buy tickets, bring your dad" and wouldn't tell me anything else about it. All I knew about it was that it took place in between episodes 3 and 4- I purposefully didn't watch any trailers or read anything about it. I knew it would be about the baby rebellion just because of the timing but I didn't know it would be about the Death Star plans. I especially liked

how it closed up that nerdboy plot loophole from ANH about how the Death Star JUST HAPPENS to have a fatal vulnerability that one shot can exploit.

 

[Totenkindly]

... I especially liked how it closed up that nerdboy plot loophole from ANH about how the Death Star JUST HAPPENS to have a fatal vulnerability that one shot can exploit.

ha yes -- I meant to mention that earlier.

Yeah, it kind of "did duty" to shore up A New Hope in some ways. It wasn't just a fluke occurrence -- the flaw itself was an act of rebellion by a scientist who gave up life with his family and even his own life in the end to undermine the Empire from within.

I like how it gives context to the entire Star Wars sequence and anchors it in something that predated it. Han and Luke and others won the glory for the obvious victory, but there were many heroes along the way who died without much notice, and there were so many times the Alliance came within a hair length of failing but these unsung heroes pulled off something spectacular.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

well, the concept for this story has been around a LONG time -- the stealing of the Death Star plans -- and fans wanted to see a movie about it and the concept has been explored in fan fic, video games, etc. This story was always about the Death Star plans, it's not like it was conceived regarding something else.

I'm disappointed Kyle Katarn is no longer a thing, but this movie is worth it.

ha yes -- I meant to mention that earlier.

Yeah, it kind of "did duty" to shore up A New Hope in some ways. It wasn't just a fluke occurrence -- the flaw itself was an act of rebellion by a scientist who gave up life with his family and even his own life in the end to undermine the Empire from within.

Yes! I let out a big grin during that hologram recording. It made perfect sense to me.

 

[Kanra Jest]

Nit Pick-

I would prefer the ending be slightly less depressing, not for the sake of being depressed about the ending but more so that the character could have been fleshed out a bit more and maybe some comics or something devoted to at least expanding on the character of Jyn Erso. There's also the fact that why he is Vader still more mobile and swift that in A New Hope which was never explained still. Just 'is'. And I know about the constraints it's more on the in-universe reasoning I would've preferred they touched upon... that he had an injury or something and had to replace his armor and get use to them being a bit more clunky. Let alone the red tinted area where his eyes look through weren't in A New Hope. Also, the grimness at some points didn't make it feel like a star wars movie so much as a war movie with a star wars makeover... I like the darkness definitely. Just in some instances I feel it's the tone as a little out of place.

Also Death Star weakness is explained... so why didn't they patch that obvious thing up in The Force Awakens with there Steroid Star? There's still a bit giant weakness so how did that get there? No one learn from there mistakes?

But that's just my personal gripes.

Other than that, I quite enjoyed it and will probably watch it again if the mood strikes me. Which I rarely do with movies ever.

Other than that I liked it.

 

[Mal12345]

Nit Pick-

I would prefer the ending be slightly less depressing, not for the sake of being depressed about the ending but more so that the character could have been fleshed out a bit more and maybe some comics or something devoted to at least expanding on the character of Jyn Erso. There's also the fact that why he is Vader still more mobile and swift that in A New Hope which was never explained still. Just 'is'. And I know about the constraints it's more on the in-universe reasoning I would've preferred they touched upon... that he had an injury or something and had to replace his armor and get use to them being a bit more clunky. Let alone the red tinted area where his eyes look through weren't in A New Hope. Also, the grimness at some points didn't make it feel like a star wars movie so much as a war movie with a star wars makeover... I like the darkness definitely. Just in some instances I feel it's the tone as a little out of place.

Also Death Star weakness is explained... so why didn't they patch that obvious thing up in The Force Awakens with there Steroid Star? There's still a bit giant weakness so how did that get there? No one learn from there mistakes?

But that's just my personal gripes.

Other than that, I quite enjoyed it and will probably watch it again if the mood strikes me. Which I rarely do with movies ever.

Other than that I liked it.

You may have noticed that earlier in the movie, when Vader first appeared, he was in a vat of fluid. It is known as a bacta tank.
Bacta tank | Wookieepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia

 

[Kanra Jest]

You may have noticed that earlier in the movie, when Vader first appeared, he was in a vat of fluid. It is known as a bacta tank. Bacta tank | Wookieepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia

I'm well aware, thank you.
That should've explained his clunkiness in A New Hope, though. Yet judging by his performance it didn't.

 

[Mal12345]

I'm well aware, thank you.
That should've explained his clunkiness in A New Hope, though. Yet judging by his performance it didn't.

He was due for his next bacta tank treatment in a New Hope.

 

[Kanra Jest]

He was due for his next bacta tank treatment in a New Hope.

That was stated? I don't recall this. I only remember the early on one in the bacta tank. Unless they were about to replace the limbs but didn't yet, stated somewhere in the movie or novel or something.

 

[Mal12345]

That was stated? I don't recall this. I only remember the early on one in the bacta tank. Unless they were about to replace the limbs but didn't yet, stated somewhere in the movie or novel or something.

I am stating it.

 

[ChocolateMoose123]

I enjoyed this movie. I didn't like the Abrams one that came prior. I left thinking that it wasn't that bad. Then the more I thought about it, the more I disliked it.

Maybe it's just me but I thought the monk and the fighter were more than brothers-in-arms. I mean, there was some love in the air Baze Malbus was my favorite character in this story.

I enjoyed the ending. I thought that was realistic. It would have been much darker had we not known what importance that information was in relation to the fall of the Empire. My bf is a super fan, where I am not, and he really did not like the CGI people. I didn't mind it as it tied the story together for those of us who don't live and breathe SW. I also learned that that Achilles Heel of the Death Star was planned and not some random discovery. So, I thought the movie was a good tie together for those not well versed in the details of the Star Wars universe. Star Wars purist/nerds may have much more specific critique.

I always think if I don't regret paying money to see the movie that it was probably good. So, yeah. I don't regret seeing it. Whatever that is worth.

 

[chubber]

I enjoyed this movie. I didn't like the Abrams one that came prior. I left thinking that it wasn't that bad. Then the more I thought about it, the more I disliked it.

Maybe it's just me but I thought the monk and the fighter were more than brothers-in-arms. I mean, there was some love in the air Baze Malbus was my favorite character in this story.

I enjoyed the ending. I thought that was realistic. It would have been much darker had we not known what importance that information was in relation to the fall of the Empire. My bf is a super fan, where I am not, and he really did not like the CGI people. I didn't mind it as it tied the story together for those of us who don't live and breathe SW. I also learned that that Achilles Heel of the Death Star was planned and not some random discovery. So, I thought the movie was a good tie together for those not well versed in the details of the Star Wars universe. Star Wars purist/nerds may have much more specific critique.

I always think if I don't regret paying money to see the movie that it was probably good. So, yeah. I don't regret seeing it. Whatever that is worth.

Can I also borrow your BF, because I need a free movie too.

 

[entropie]

Wasnt crazy about it, wasnt crazy about it afterwards. The action tho was nice.

 

[Tater]

To be honest, I liked this movie more than TFA. While TFA simply employed the same characters from the first trilogy, Rogue One actually captured the spirit of the original franchise through themes of war, rebellion, and activism.

It's not without its flaws. The pacing during the first two acts was kind of awkward and rushed. Meanwhile, several characters lost the chance to firmly establish their significance in the story. But overall, I left the theater pretty happy.

 

[Mal12345]

That's not a spoiler. Also, CG Tarkin was awesometacular. CG Leia was, eh... kind of fat looking or something compared to the original. I'm not sure, but she was off her diet maybe.

Here is Leia from Rogue One (behind the spoiler tags):

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

It’s my favorite SW movie

 

[Totenkindly]

I gotta say, I broke down and bought the Rogue One 4K home release disc (even though the bluray was pretty decent on its own) and I am just blown away in terms of the image and sound quality.

it is absolutely spectacular, if you have decent 4K equipment and a sound bar. I spent half the movie being stunned in a good way. The color palette is amazing and it manages to add even more detail to the image, so you get a full sense of the grime of the rebellion. Especially the large planet shots involving explosions are perfectly balanced and in stunning detail.

It's like a pretty great movie got even better.


it is also depressing because it is a film that DID get worked over a lot in production, had extensive reshoots and involvement by a secondary writer/director (Gilroy) but ended up being pretty seamless and better because of it, rather than what we got with what should have been the flagship films. I don't understand honestly why they can't do trilogies worth shit anymore. This film focuses on a handful of characters, stays on track story-wise, and has a heart to it, it makes it all look easy.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Totenkindly]

Well four minutes into that and I'm bored. See you, random woman whose face I recognize who seems to be popular because she's cute and a geek and has a quirky delivery which is why Zooey Deschanel is/was popular, but who has to trash every geek film she sees cuz that is what passes for fandom and racks up hits on youtube

 

[The Cat]

See it's not till 4:30 where the extra nuance comes in, more of a slow burn review rather than trashing, but then that doesnt really become apparent till 5 minutes in... oh well different jokes for different folks i guess

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Well four minutes into that and I'm bored. See you, random woman whose face I recognize who seems to be popular because she's cute and a geek and has a quirky delivery which is why Zooey Deschanel is/was popular, but who has to trash every geek film she sees cuz that is what passes for fandom and racks up hits on youtube

Yeah, pretty sure I've seen her videos constantly pushed as recommendations.