Rogue One (spoilers!)
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Rogue One (spoilers!)
Saw the move last night. Have to say I am pretty disappointed. I quite enjoyed the visuals, new planets, and the last 5 minutes, but the characters were dull and there was several plot holes. Not terrible, but could be a lot better.
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Split this topic so that post-movie, spoiler-filled discussion can occur. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
My thoughts?
Holy cow. That was a great movie that makes Star Wars (as both a franchise and a movie) better.
Besides a few liberties with hyperspace (again, thanks much 201X Star Wars movies!), this was a super fun one to watch as a long-time fan. There was a ton of great fanservice, including:
And hoooly smokes, the last sequence, from That was really, really cool.
My thoughts?
Holy cow. That was a great movie that makes Star Wars (as both a franchise and a movie) better.
Besides a few liberties with hyperspace (again, thanks much 201X Star Wars movies!), this was a super fun one to watch as a long-time fan. There was a ton of great fanservice, including:
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And hoooly smokes, the last sequence, from
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
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That said, I did really enjoy the movie. I liked all the little references to the movies and to Rebels
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Twilight_Warrior wrote:Hidden/Spoiler:
I think that may be a little bit of an exaggeration. I've seen some complaints about the CGI (I thought he looked great) but in no way does he look anything like a Polar Express character.

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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
All spoilers. Beware. Also, all is my opinion.
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
DylanRocket wrote:Twilight_Warrior wrote:Hidden/Spoiler:
I think that may be a little bit of an exaggeration. I've seen some complaints about the CGI (I thought he looked great) but in no way does he look anything like a Polar Express character.
I disagree. Maybe it's cuz I saw it in IMAX, but it was super obvious that he wasn't real, to me. I just feel like, in 10-15 years, we're gonna watch Rogue One again and go, "God CGI was so bad back then..." Like we do with The Polar Express. Or, another example, The Rock in The Mummy Returns. It danced in the Uncanny Valley for me. Super close to being real, but just shy of real enough, which caused it to be a bit unsettling.
Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Maveritchell wrote:Split this topic so that post-movie, spoiler-filled discussion can occur. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
My thoughts?
Holy cow. That was a great movie that makes Star Wars (as both a franchise and a movie) better.
Besides a few liberties with hyperspace (again, thanks much 201X Star Wars movies!), this was a super fun one to watch as a long-time fan. There was a ton of great fanservice, including:Hidden/Spoiler:
And hoooly smokes, the last sequence, fromThat was really, really cool.Hidden/Spoiler:
I get REALLY spoilery in this response. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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Overall, despite the slow start and lack of an opening crawl (given the film opened about four years after the Clone Wars finished and the Empire was established, an opening crawl would not have been inappropriate) I really enjoyed this movie. It's not as good as Empire, but it outstripped TFA, particularly in the final moments and it now sits as my second favourite Star Wars movie, right behind Empire. I will see it again, probably after Christmas or New Year, and it's a day one Blu Ray purchase too (I'm hoping for another April release date)
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Just saw it. I think this is my favorite star wars movie, I loved that it was grittier than star wars, but it still really felt like star wars. I thought it was a fantastic move for the franchise and a wonderful piece of art.
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ggctuk wrote:Hidden/Spoiler:
Yeah, I knew about the reuse of actors from Episode III; the actress they cast for her in RotS was already a really good fit.
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I'll see the movie again with family almost certainly in the upcoming week, and I'll have a chance to see if I can't catch more things. I read about a lot of the stuff people caught in the movie and sort've have an eye for where to look. It'll be worth seeing again regardless just to catch the last fifteen minutes. That was how you end a Star Wars movie, TFA. I think this is probably my favorite after Jedi, although it may get edged out by ESB. Time will tell, though; that new-car smell hasn't left yet.
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Just saw it in IMAX 3D in Downtown Disney!
I thought the entire first act was kinda garbage tbh, it's as if the writers completely changed between the first and second act. A lot of the characters that were introduced in the first act were done so with what felt like almost zero context as to who they actually were. With that said, though, I absolutely loved all the worldbuilding in the first act, that felt pretty solid. So yeah, the first act was pretty garbage, the second act got a lot better, and then the third act was freaking amazing, I'd say.
I was really skeptical about the music going into it, since I didn't care much for TFA's score - but I actually really liked it for the most part. Unlike TFA, this score had a number of tracks that I actually wanna seek out and listen to. Stylistically, it felt very much like a nice mix between Williams and Giacchino. I definitely heard a bit of Super 8 in there, which was nice too haha
But man, though, the second act gave me SUCH huge Jedi Knight: Outcast vibes, and the third act gave me huge Rogue Squadron vibes. Anyone else feel the same?
Anywho, forgetting the majority of the first act, I'd probably place Rogue One right before Empire. (which is my second favorite movie of all time, with Terminator 2 at the very top and Aliens at number 3 tbh)

I was really skeptical about the music going into it, since I didn't care much for TFA's score - but I actually really liked it for the most part. Unlike TFA, this score had a number of tracks that I actually wanna seek out and listen to. Stylistically, it felt very much like a nice mix between Williams and Giacchino. I definitely heard a bit of Super 8 in there, which was nice too haha
But man, though, the second act gave me SUCH huge Jedi Knight: Outcast vibes, and the third act gave me huge Rogue Squadron vibes. Anyone else feel the same?
Anywho, forgetting the majority of the first act, I'd probably place Rogue One right before Empire. (which is my second favorite movie of all time, with Terminator 2 at the very top and Aliens at number 3 tbh)
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Interesting, I much preferred the first terminator to the second, why'd you like the second marth??
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I loved it. I'm not sure what else to say that hasn't been said. I disagree strongly with those who felt the character development was luckluster. I mean, you're entitled to your opinion, but I think they did as well as they could with the restraints of the kind of film they wanted to make. I'd love to get to know them better, but it didn't feel as if time was wasted or as if anyone was generic.
I just wish they'd move Star Wars back to the summer - I always come off these wanting to play BF2 and mod again, but I'm always too busy to get much done and end up losing the spark by the summer. I still associated May with Star Wars, personally.
I just wish they'd move Star Wars back to the summer - I always come off these wanting to play BF2 and mod again, but I'm always too busy to get much done and end up losing the spark by the summer. I still associated May with Star Wars, personally.
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Seeing it next week, but I spoiled quite a bit for myself already. For example, a Vader scene was briefly uploaded to YouTube and I stumbled across it.
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Is anyone else a person that's fine with spoilers ahead of time? I feel like I know several bits about a movie before it comes out, but I haven't seen it happen yet, so I'm still excited in the theater.
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Is anyone else a person that's fine with spoilers ahead of time? I feel like I know several bits about a movie before it comes out, but I haven't seen it happen yet, so I'm still excited in the theater.
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
I really really hate spoilers ahead of time. I mean, once rogue one came out I pretty much stayed off the internet because I didn't even want to see an opinion until I'd reached my own. When I see a movie I like every new piece of information to hit me as it comes, and not know something ahead of time that my overactive imagination will inevitably try to make sense of.
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
I'll echo everyone else here and say it was an amazing movie! Great characters, story, and easter eggs/references.
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Just watched it and it certainly did not disappoint. Really awesome all around.
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Teancum wrote:Seeing it next week, but I spoiled quite a bit for myself already. For example, a Vader scene was briefly uploaded to YouTube and I stumbled across it.Hidden/Spoiler:
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Is anyone else a person that's fine with spoilers ahead of time? I feel like I know several bits about a movie before it comes out, but I haven't seen it happen yet, so I'm still excited in the theater.
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I'm usually pretty fine with spoilers, as long as it's not the big twist moment, or something. Finding out Echo Base is attacked in Ep5 is different than finding out Vader is Luke's father. I think the problem these days is what constitutes a spoiler varies wildly. It used to be material that wasn't released ahead of time, but now some people just avoid trailers entirely to go in blind. I don't consider promo stuff 'spoilers' though.
Besides, I ended up knowing eighty percent of the plot of TFA in advance, but there was so much uncertainty about which spoilers were real and which weren't that there was still a level of excitement.
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I watched it yesterday in 3D. I know that tarkin was CGI before, but it wasn't that obvious from the scene to me. Only some times he looked a bit like TCW.
@Marth: your feelings were right. I read about RO that (i think it was) Disney didn't agreed with the final result and they completely rewrote the story.
I was just wondering about that:
Bail said he'll send directly someone (leia) to the jedi i knows (obi-wan). So how comes that she participated in the battle over scarif? She wasn't a soldier.
3D effect was AWESOME(!!) on the Spacebattle and on Mustafar(?)
@Marth: your feelings were right. I read about RO that (i think it was) Disney didn't agreed with the final result and they completely rewrote the story.
I was just wondering about that:
Bail said he'll send directly someone (leia) to the jedi i knows (obi-wan). So how comes that she participated in the battle over scarif? She wasn't a soldier.
3D effect was AWESOME(!!) on the Spacebattle and on Mustafar(?)
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Re: Rogue One (spoilers!)
Anakin wrote:I watched it yesterday in 3D. I know that tarkin was CGI before, but it wasn't that obvious from the scene to me. Only some times he looked a bit like TCW.
@Marth: your feelings were right. I read about RO that (i think it was) Disney didn't agreed with the final result and they completely rewrote the story.
I was just wondering about that:
Bail said he'll send directly someone (leia) to the jedi i knows (obi-wan). So how comes that she participated in the battle over scarif? She wasn't a soldier.
3D effect was AWESOME(!!) on the Spacebattle and on Mustafar(?)
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yes i know. But in RO bail said he'll contact Obi-Wan and send Leia to him. So why wasn't she on her way to Obi-Wan but in the battle of scarif?
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