yeeeep goood stuff and movie
I walked in excited and walked out a smile that I couldn't wipe off my face!
Rogue One was a story almost developed to perfection, at every point your on the edge of your seat and can't help but feel invested in the story. And the Vader scene was epic in of itself, just made me tingle.
The amazing cinematography, fantastic scenes, and a final act that made this an Epic movie, and a must watch for every person, Star Wars fans and others shouldn't miss it.
On par with Empire Strikes back and probably one of the best movies of 2016.
We want more!
For me, paint by numbers. From the beginning it was obvious how it ends. Boring.
Let me begin by saying that the movie definitely had pacing issues. It moves slow in the beginning and although it is quite interesting it takes a while to capture you. I'd even go as far and say that it takes more than half of the movie to do so. But once it does, boy, Rogue One grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until the credits roll. The last half hour of the movie is EASILY and I don't say that lightly, the best Star Wars has ever been. It even manages to make A New Hope better because of the decisions that Gareth Edwards made in Rogue One. I don't know about you, but I can think of exactly ZERO movies that have made their original inspiration even better.
My full review can be seen here:
http://uk.blastingnews.com/entertainment/2016/12/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-review-001301535.html
No Bothans were killed in the making of this short review. This is how prequels should be done, sorry
George Lucas - you did a fantastic job with the originals but lost your way afterwards - this is highly reminiscent of the original movie and also deepens our knowledge of that film. It didn't blow me away but then i did see it at a midnight showing and its possible I will enjoy it much more when fully awake.
Is it odd that Dodgeball's Steve the Pirate is in this?
Not everything about "Star Wars" from Disney is bad. The best example of this for me is "Rogue One," a movie that seems like a perfect ompanion piece to the very first movie in the franchise. The look of the original has been perfectly emulated, there are a few interesting characters, and the Darth Vader sequence is perhaps one of the coolest scenes in the entire saga. like Gareth Edwards as a director, and although there were obviously a few minor problems behind the scenes, you can still see his signature style quite clearly. All in all, this leads me to consider "Rogue One" not only the best film of the Disney era, but also one of the best parts of the entire franchise.
How is this one better than the Solo movie? it's not.
I absolutely love so much about this movie, but I get bored with some parts as well. Overall, it’s pretty good, and who doesn’t love K2? 8.5/10 :star:
new drinking game everytime a character in rogue one dies keep drinking to numb the pain
10/10
All Gold
"This Is Where
The Fun Begins"
This is definitely my
favourite Star Wars
movie of all time
and absolutely the
Best damn Star Wars
movie.
Wow this movie is
Super frickin awesome amazing and so
Bloody entertaining.
The pacing is fantastic
the performances are
Outstanding, the story
is superb and the way
it ties into episode 4
is off the charts.
this movie is so much
fun and is actually a
Perfect edition to
the SW universe.
this movie is so well
thought out and actually enhances everything that
comes after and doesn't
feel Shoehorned in
like Captain Marvel
before
Avengers EndGame.
I absolutely love this
movie 3000 everything just
works and is meaningful
and to anyone who's says
there is no
ROGUE ONE
"There Is Now"
(and it's Sensational).
"I'm one with the Force, and the Force is with me."
Donnie Yen kicking ass as Chirrut Îmwe alongside his buddy Jian Wen who plays Baze Malbus. These two characters should be in a buddy-cop like movie in the Star Wars universe. That would be something to behold!
Anyway going through the Star Wars movie time-line brought me to Rogue One. The last stop before the original trilogy and it is still a good one. I like the darker tone, I like Donnie Yen killing it, I think K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) is the best Star Wars bot, I still really enjoy the bit at the end where Darth Vader kicks some serious butt, I'm honestly still put off by the scenes with the digitally made Peter Cushing, the one shot of Carrie Fisher I was less bothered by. I still wanted to see a bit more Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) and his beast that can do stuff to people's mind and the final act with the big battle is still fun!
All in all Rogue One was a fun rewatch.
PS. Can't wait to see Donnie Yen shine when I go and and watch John Wick 4 this tuesday!
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a fantastic addition to the Star Wars universe. The movie features stunning special effects and action sequences that will leave you on the edge of your seat. The story follows a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, leading up to the events of the original Star Wars film. The film's characters are compelling, and the performances from the cast are great. What sets Rogue One apart is its darker tone and its willingness to take risks with the story. The movie is the best Star Wars film outside of the main saga, and a great example of how the franchise can explore new territory while still remaining true to its roots.
It's even better after Andor. The ending is sad and perfect, very much like the ending of 30 Days of Night.
Just rewatched this again after a few years and having just completed star wars rebels. Id seen youtube footage of Chopper and the Ghost but i was so shocked to hear "General Syndulla" being called over the loudspeaker so this movie that i thought was good went up another couple of notches for bringing things together.
Better than everything JJ did
AS a starwars fan:
The best SW Movie so far!
2 hours of the Vader scene would do very nicely
Original trilogy, episodes IV–VI
A New Hope (1977) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-1977
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-empire-strikes-back-1980
Return of the Jedi (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/return-of-the-jedi-1983
Prequel trilogy, episodes I–III
The Phantom Menace (1999) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-1999
Attack of the Clones (2002) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones-2002
Revenge of the Sith (2005) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-2005
Sequel trilogy, episodes VII–IX
The Force Awakens (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-the-force-awakens-2015
The Last Jedi (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-the-last-jedi-2017
The Rise of Skywalker (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-2019
Anthology films
Rogue One (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-2016
Solo (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/solo-a-star-wars-story-2018
Rogue Squadron (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/rogue-squadron-2023
The true and only Star Wars prequel movie and one of (if not) the best in the entire franchise. breathtaking and emotive, this movie makes justice to the original trilogy. very enjoyable.
A decent movie in the SW series, definitely not the best. Only the last one-third of the movie was exciting. A bit overrated IMO. Don't know why people underrate "Solo" and say this movie is better:thinking:. Generous 7.25/10
Oh hey you see these potentially interesting characters, yeah let's kill them. At least Cassian Andor is getting a series.
Gotta say it, what an amazing movie this is… after all this years I admit that the one thing I didn’t like about this one was that it was a single movie, the characters where remarkable unlike the sequels…
[9.75 of 10] With a bit more character development, this could be a perfect film - though at the length it is now it is easy to watch over & over again. More films should be comfortable ending with a TPKO. Sometimes the death of all of the protagonists/protagonist-adjacent characters is the correct decision to make. Not only is this a phenomenal film, it's also my favorite Star Wars film.
Characters not developed - would not watch again.
A pretty cool prequel to 1977's 'Star Wars'. I wouldn't say I overly enjoyed it, but it's worthy for the purpose it serves.
What stopped me from loving 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' was probably, mostly, the pacing, which I found to be too slow in parts. It never majorly affected my viewing experience, but I could feel it slightly dragging here and there. I also didn't like the cast on anything more than a neutral/standard level.
Felicity Jones does an admirable job in the lead role, I did like how they set her story up at the beginning. I also found any scene with Mads Mikkelsen good to watch, while Riz Ahmed and Forest Whitaker are solid; Alan Tudyk is OK as well. Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn, however, didn't do anything for me.
The story itself is satisfactory, the ending to it is more meaningful than I was expecting and features a few nice shots; the whole film looks lovely in fairness. I personally would've shaved 10-20 minutes off the run time and got more devilish antagonists, though.
Still, it's at the very least a good film no doubt.
A new hope for the SW franchise
I guess I just don't like Star Wars movies. I can't enjoy these. Laser gun shootings, big spaceships, weird aliens. All I'm saying is that If you're a young person who was born after 95 and haven't watched Star Wars before, you may not like this movie either. It wasn't a bad movie, I just can't understand why it's so good :)
This is the best Star Wars movie, ever, and that's a fact. The characters, the tone, the plot, the score, the lighting, the editing, the acting - everything was achingly beautiful, absolutely perfect. What I like best is how defiantly hopeful every minute of it is, when it's so full of death and suffering.
I'm taking one point off for that not-happy ending, but I have to admit the beach scene has stuck with me ever since I first saw it. I hate character deaths and I still think that was the easy way out in many ways, but if they had to die, I'm glad it was done that way.
The best Star Wars stories don't focus on a Skywalker. KOTOR, The Mandalorian, and Rogue One slap hard as hell.
Rogue One is a clear 10 out of 10 points for me. It‘s an amazing addition to the Star Wars Saga. The story, the characters, the locations and the look...it just fits right into the universe. Also the CGI is phenomenal here. Not only the CGI characters look amazing but also the locations like Jedha and Scarif are really breathtaking. And what really stunned me were the scenes with Vader. The one in his castle on Mustafar and the ending scenes were just jaw-dropping. In my opinion, Rogue One might be the best of the new Star Wars movies.
This Star Ware movie beats a lot of Star Wars movies, especially on 1 and 2.
It's good, a very interesting story, like never seen before in the Star Wars universe (that's my opinion), a lot of action, the visual effects were also in the movie, well not in any scene but they were too.
The film had some well-known actors such as Diego Luna and Ben Mendelshon and Mads Mikkelsen who played very well in this film.
A great massacre this film is :sweat_smile:. The plot is good and it connects perfectly with the original saga, it is the perfect prologue for Episode IV and Felicity Jones next to Diego Luna lead very good the whole story. But, come on! Everybody dies. It is a total massacre. I enjoyed the visual effects, the battles at different battlefields and the different characters presented in the film. The best one this far (I've only seen Episodes 1-4).
That's what I call a star wars story
Could be a really great movie but it has too many mistakes and very heavy in my view...
This movie is amazing, I hate being this person as very few blockbusters warrant this but some of the performances in this movie are oscar worthy as the acting in this movie is absolutely sublime with Felicity Jones (Jyn), Diego Luna (Cassian) & Donnie Yen (Chirrut) turning in some of the best performances I have seen in a movie for a while. This is the crown jewel of the Star Wars franchise in my opinion and I think in many years time the fans of the franchise will see that, as the story is very unique and it allows you to see how the rebels were created and armed with knowledge.
Also, the cinematography and directing in this movie were perfect as the film is really beautiful to look at and the actions/visuals are shot so well that even in the action sequences you could see everything that is going on, with one scene in particular with Donnie Yen looking so awesome as it is just so kick ass. I can't recommend this film enough and I think if you didn't like some of the prequel movies, this will definitely scratch that itch.
The best Star Wars movie, i have ever seen
A true prequel to the original Star Wars, Rogue One is a thrilling sci-fi adventure that tells the story behind the Rebel’s first victory. When a defecting Imperial pilot with important information about a new weapon called the Death Star is captured by a fringe resistance fighter named Saw Gerrera the Rebels seek out one of his former followers in order to find Gerrera and get the information from the pilot. The cast is fairly strong and delivers some good performances; particularly Alan Tudyk, who does an excellent job voicing the droid K-2SO (giving him a fun sardonic personality). And, director Gareth Edwards does an impressive job at filming the action and capturing the scope of the battle sequences. Additionally, the special effects are extraordinarily well-done and allow for a surprising cameo. However, the score by Michael Giacchino is rather weak and the two lead characters aren’t that charismatic. Yet overall, Rogue One is an exciting and action-packed film that bridges the two Star Wars trilogies.
I finally got to see this with my dad, who saw the original Star Wars in 1977 when he was 6.
We both liked it way more than The Force Awakens. It loses a tiny bit of the magic the second time around, and K-2S0 is more annoying on repeat viewings, but there's still a little bit of that good ol' Star Wars feeling I get from watching the original trilogy. Also, incredible camera work from Gareth Edwards. Love his work from Monsters (2010) and Godzilla (2014).
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’:
Outside of the original films like Empire Strikes Back, this is easily the best film.
Rogue One is definitely one of my favorite Star Wars films. It's so well done with all its connections to A New Hope. Also I really like the characters they've introduced.
I admit it: This was the first Star Wars movie I ever watched.
Taken as a whole this movie was alright, I guess? In my opinion Mads Mikkelsen's character Galen Erso was one of the more interesting ones, unfortunately he gets the least amount of screen time. Apart from him I liked Riz Ahmed's anxious pilot Bodhi Rook and Alan Tudyk as K-2SO who pretty much stole the show.
Would I watch this movie again? Probably not. But I'm interested enough to continue with this series.
An impressivly produced film, that for the most part sits genuinly in the canonical Star Wars seires, that's unfortunatly let down by it's bland story and unmemorable characters.
There are scenes in the third act of the film that give some shameless nods towards the original Star Wars film. Honestly, these felt like they were grossly playing to the audience, and spoilt the experience for me.
By far, my favourite of the Star War movies. Great CGI. Epic soundtrack. Human stories. Great performances. Many wonderful cameos. Heroism at great cost. The power of hope. This was my second viewing of many more to come. I give this film a 10 (perfect) out of 10. [SciFi Action Adventure]
pretty nice for a standalone star wars movie but :
- jyn lacks "character" + cassian doesn't seam too real
- chinese actors are just there for marketing and saw gerrera was a joke
Wish I’d switched off after the first hour. Weak storey line and a pathetic attempt to cash in on the franchise. They even attempt to make the audience show emotion over the death of a robot! Easily the worst film in the Star Wars series.
The ending vader scene is better than the rest of the movie. Better than all the disney star wars movies.
Enjoyable. I had high expectations due to other movies of Star Wars, didn't meet it, but it was quite enjoyable, therefore I give it a 7/10.
An exceptional Star Wars movie. Well worth watching.
I didn't have high expectations for this one judging it useless in the Star Wars universe because we don't need to know everything. But surprisingly, I liked it and it's different than the other movies. It is slow at the beginning but the third act is incredible with great action and the Vader scene is just awesome. However, the use of CGI for Tarkin and Leia is not really good and I personnally don't like when technology is used to bring dead actors back to life.
Among the new SW Disney movies this is the only one which should be defined, enjoyable.
entertainment movie to pass the time and which seriously harms the couple protagonist who transmits absolutely nothing
One of the best films of star wars. Good.
side stories mhmhm who needs them. ill avoid the Han solo Movie for sure.
Ok, let's face it. Original Star Wars was heaven on Earth when I watched it. Watched it again and it had that "80s bad acting aura" when I re watched it. You know, the ridiculous unrealistic fight scenes that were a must at the time. But still loved it so I was fine with that.
Then came the Disney inspired nonsense. I walked out of one and did not even watch another one. Just horrible.
So now this. I was worried after it started with a kid doing some stuff (the new ones had them perform like the best genius whatever which killed it for me). But no worries, was all fine.
Without giving spoilers, it was good. Vader's voice sucked but that was the biggest drawback. I watched and probably not watch it again but it was ok. Maybe I am just the original Star Wars dude and cannot get new ones. Then again I liked every new Bond movie or Fast Furious. Watch it and rate it :)
Sooo...this was way better than feared.
I put out watching this one for a long time. Mainly because I feared it would not live up to the hype.
I was wrong...it's actually quite good...or rather...the last half or so is good. The first half was kind of meh. I know I have to explain that better, but it just felt too long...too drawn out. It wasn't bad, but not worthy of a Star Wars movie either.
The special effects and CGI was great except for a certain character that ruined the immersion something fierce.
The acting was good all around, except for a few very goofy lines delivered in a very weird way. Almost like the actor wasn't sure about what they were saying.
All-in-all...if Rogue One sets the standard for the "in-between" Star Wars movies...I'll never put out watching one of them again.
If you criticized this movie, don't see The Last Jedi. ;) This movie is the best thing that Disney did with Star Wars. The scene of Darth Vader worth the price.
Low personality, big feelings. That’s a thing right? Fab movie.
A brilliant final act compensated for an otherwise slow and lacklustre middle and beginning with some questionable story choices.
For a story in which we knew how it ended, and all the characters died, it was pretty good. Can we get K-2SOs core downloaded into another robot? On repeat viewing, post VIII, one can appreciate some of those bits of data with long term impact.
I liked this movie more than I remembered. Maybe it is because I am watching them in chronological order in preparation for The Last Jedi and coming off the prequels but I think this movie works well. Decent action with new exotic terrain is a lot of fun. The sacrifice made by all the characters was somewhat emotional, could of been more with a little more character development. I really liked Ben Mendelsohn's Krennic. He is just a middle management guy trying to get credit for his project. Mads is great as always. K-2SO's sassy dialogue made for some funny moments. And of course Vader's scene was awesome but it felt like they had to put some lightsabers in this movie.
Some things that didn't work for me were everything with Saw Gerrera. I just think Forest Whitaker over played him. The CGI faces aren't terrible but they aren't good. It's more of a distraction than anything. They should of just kept Tarkin in reflections only or recast. The music didn't feel right. It felt like it was trying too hard to be different. This is still Star Wars and music is a very important part of this franchise.
Vader moves much faster here and a mere week or so later he's grinds to a halt against Obi Wan on the Death Star! Lord Vader....what happened to you in the space of a week?
To be what we expect to be. Not greatest. With big franchise and big production in the right place.
I liked it, but it's sometimes so boring
The closest Star Wars movie to an actual war. You can tell the influences from World War II.
Without question my favorite Star Wars film since The Empire Strikes Back. I liked all the characters tremendously, as well as the story, the visuals and set designs. I was hugely underwhelmed by The Force Awakens, but thankfully this movie exceeded expectations! I don't understand the Star Wars fans who don't appreciate it, but everyone has different tastes. I was eager to see a Star Wars film that didn't revolve around the Jedi and lightsabers. Fingers crossed for the Han Solo movie. 9/10 stars
A good storyline to fill the plot hole. However it didn't really live up to the expectations of a Star Wars movie.
A solid movie with crappy boring characters, good action and a Star Wars theme nothing more nothing less.
Good film, the ending was especially sentimental.
Really well done. A smaller Star Wars story with a human struggle and some tragedy. Filled with a roster of unlikables who earn some redemption with their just cause. Loved the ending, and liked how nicely and subtly it connects the two trilogies. Didn't like the addition of AT-ATs though, this movie cheapened them.
Way better than The Force Awakens! Can't wait for Rogue Two!
Really well done. I look forward to seeing the new one... wherever that is.
SAVE THE REBELLION SAVE THE DREAM
I kinda loved the movie, except for the extremely obvious "lets copy all aspects from the previous movies", with daddy-complex issues, daddy dies, heroes who dont want to be heroes, unimportant people who are suddenly in front of the surpreme council and make a statement to address everyone to re-light their hope. blablalbla. Still: loved the movie.
Aspect that I absolutely did not like was the blatently killing off of all the characters. wtf was up with that.
By Far The BEST SW MOVIE EVER!!!!!
An awesome movie. The best end sequence of any Star Wars movie.
Only watched it a second time while listening to Red Letter Media's Commentary track, extremely forgettable movie, action can only take a movie so far
Lack of character depth coupled with a weak copy of an already told story made this extremely difficult to watch. It seems targeted towards newly christened SW fans, which is odd considering the timing of this release. The Force Awakens was a great re-boot to the series, though sadly it seems to have signaled the end of a cycle for those of us who started with the original trilogy. To all the newcomers, you are likely in for a treat and should enjoy this movie and those following it.
This is an instant classic! So beautifully made!
This is an instant classic! So beautifully made!
I was prepared to be a little disappointed, and have the movie spoiled (since you kinda get part of the story, and the ending from the other movies), but I would almost say that I enjoyed this more than The Force Awakens! It was a fantastic side-storyline that wedged itself perfectly in between episodes 3 and 4, and from a different vantage point.
Outside the original three the best of the series
Rogue One has a number of surprising and intriguing moments, but only within the scope of the Star Wars cinematic universe. When judged as an action/adventure film, it's fairly predictable and doesn't have much weight in the wider Star Wars story. I'd watch this, only if you've seen and enjoyed a number of Star Wars films already.
Fun Fact: this is the saddest film of 2016.. and of the whole Star Wars universe
Again, effects are too loud to watch in apartment, when you have volume high enough to comfortably understand dialogs. TV shows don't have this problem, old movies also don't have this problem, so it is not my setup.
IP Man was in this. :D
To me Disney is destroying Star War Sega.....
I liked it, but I am a starwars fan
A Star Wars movie that's actually a war movie too.
Like all the best old war flicks, it's a little cheesy round the edges, but that didn't stop me having a blast.
it was a OK movie was glad to see Darth Vader in the movie.... I think they shouldn't have recreated peter Cushing role with cgi... So wrong we won't need actors soon we can just use cgi...
TITLE - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Year - 2016
PEOPLE SCORE - 10
Acting - 2
Characters - 2
Casting - 2
Importance - 2
Chemistry - 2
WRITING SCORE - 8
Dialogue - 2
Balanced - 1
Story - 2
Originality - 1
Interesting - 2
BTS SCORE - 9
Visuals - 2
Directing - 1
Editing - 2
Advertisement - 2
Music - 2
NARRATIVE ARC SCORE - 9
Introduction - 2
Inciting Incident - 2
Obstacles - 2
Climax - 2
Falling Action - 1
ENTERTAINMENT SCORE - 10
Rewatchability - 2
Fun - 2
Impulse/Buy - 2
Impusle/Talk - 2
Sucks Audience IN - 2
TOTAL SPECIAL - 50
TOTAL - 96/100
People said enough here already about the movie itself, so I won't. Instead, I wanted to point out a couple of tiny funny moments though, can't even say it's a spoiler ones.
Firstly, they have freaking starships, highly intellectual robots, they can transmit data through the universe... and yet their holograms always have such a shitty quality! Always glitching and lagging, like it was recorded on 5 inch floppy disc. Amusing really..
And the second thing is how in the first couple of minutes of the movie (so not so much of a spoiler here) when an imperial ship landing - why the hell they landed like 5 miles outside of the destination point, and then just walked there by foot through the field? Did they feel like having a stroll and some fresh air after a long flight in a closed space or something?
Much better story, acting, effects, etc than The Force Awakens.
After being disappointed by The Force Awakens I wasn't expecting much from another Disney Star Wars movie. However, this one was awesome. Mads Mikkelsen was great and the badass Darth Vader scene was a total geekout.
Easily twice as good as the previous one, which I found just average by the way. Rogue one is intelligent, less drama, more Star Wars action and good characters. Excellent Star Wars movie. Maybe it helped that I went with little expectations. Looking forward to the next one.
I'm just too big of a StarWars fan to not find this movie amazing. I loved every second of it. The storytelling is amazing, the pictures, the music, the acting… just everything from this movie was perfect – how they completed all the plot holes from the old movie. It's amazing how well this story fits into the rest of the StarWars universe!
The only disappointing thing was how unreal Tarkin looked like – it was amazing that and how they let the actor come back to life (as well as young Leia), but especially compared to Leia I immediately spotted how he was computer animated… though still amazing work!
Chirrut! K2! They're my new fave.
Shout by MattBlockedParent2016-12-15T11:40:45Z— updated 2016-12-18T11:56:22Z
If there was a bit more character development, Rogue One would be one of the greatest films of the year. Either way, it was easily one of the best Star Wars films, and it got that way through likable characters, spectacular cinematograpy and a great final act.
Oh, and the Vader scene.