Wow. I am a tota Star Wars mark and this easily sits near the top. I'm hesitant to rank it with empire and new hope because of nostalgia, but this was amazing. All of the fan service was outstanding and the cgi actors were well done.
I liked it, Kinda disappointed about the cliffhanger ending. Has Rogue Two been confirmed? I can't wait to see more Vader if so. Who was the girl in the end that said something about Hope? ...And did anyone else think Donnie Yen's character's staff would turn into a light saber on the beach when he was repeating his line about the force?
This was the best one by far. I, II and III felt too kiddie, IV, V, and VI are just dated. VII tried too hard to be like IV, V and VI. Rogue One had its own unique feel and perfectly explained the mystery behind the message in IV. Spoiler I loved how they left no one alive even though everyone need the secret. It retained the mystery on the weakness of the Death Star
I think it was freaking awesome but I can't wait for the episode 8 thread when everyone says how much better it is than rogue one. Lol. Force awakens was like the 2nd or 3rd best Star Wars film in its own thread but now apparently everyone hates it? But anyways, both of these movies are The Godfather compared to any of the prequels. The last act is about as good as it gets in Star Wars world. The robot was hilarious. I guess they had me fooled but I didn't find the CGI character distracting at all. Will probably see it again next weekend.
The problem with Force Awakens, and this has been true since it came out, is that it was a copy of Episode 4. I enjoyed it a lot, and definitely don't understand those who think it's garbage, but it was essentially a remake. It was a good remake, but a remake nonetheless. Rogue One was an entirely new story which I appreciated a lot.
Beginning started out weird, but after all the jumping around, it became really intense. I can understand why some won't like this movie... the tone is very different from any of the other Star Wars movies... but I loved it. I still like Aliens / Empire Strikes Back / Star Trek 2 as my favorite sci-fi franchise movies. But this is at that level. For me, it is better than any of the rebooted Star Trek or Star Wars films.
This was certainly the most unique of all the Star Wars movies from the way it started all the way to the way it ended. I absolutely loved the movie. I think I enjoyed "The Force Awakens" slightly better but this one felt completely new. I will watch it again for sure. I'm not sure where I rank it in the Star Wars universe but probably 3rd behind TFA and ESB. I know most will also put it behind ANH but as much as I loved that movie and as important as that movie was to the franchise I really think I enjoyed R1, TFA & ESB more.
Agree. As I have watched ANH more and more, I realize it can be painfully slow at times. TFA may be somewhat of a remake, but those similar elements and nostalgiac moments I feel were important to successfully rebooting the franchise; to get people, old and young, caring about Star Wars again. Now that they've done that, they tread into uncharted territory with Rogue One and do something completely different. No Skywalkers, no Jedi and lightsaber, much darker, bleak tone. And people are loving it.
This movie was great. Definitely a top 3 Star Wars flick. Interestingly, my 6 year old wasn't as enameled. I think too young still to really understand how it fits into the story. So he thought there was too much talking in between the battle scenes. And to be fair there is a fair amount of dialogue that ultimately is just filling in the gaps to help the audience understand where everything fits. But that's ok... They did an amazing job overall of fitting it in without pushing it in your face.
Agreed. I don't have a problem with the route they chose to go with Force Awakens but there are some things where I wish they thought it through a little more. Another freaking Death Star??? But it was so entertaining that I just didn't care that it was a reboot. I keep a new hope at #2 for nostalgia reasons but force awakens and rogue one are firmly 3a and 3b.
And this is why I wasn't distracted by the CGI. It was so good most people couldn't even tell. Grand Moff Tarkin played by Peter Cushing who has been dead for over 20 years.
