YouTwo Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Even if this movie isn't any good the visuals are stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerk3745 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I'm suddenly excited for the stand-alone Han Solo movie. http://www.starwars.com/news/donald-glover-cast-as-young-lando-calrissian-in-upcoming-han-solo-star-wars-stand-alone-film THE_James_Champ and Rip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No This Is Patrick Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Soooooo... anyone else see Rogue One yet? Just got back from my (first) view and holy *dolphin noise*! That was amazing! Almost crying tears of joy. Story was great, characters were great, music was on point, and the easter eggs/cameos (I guess you can call them that?) were fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezus Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Went to the midnight premiere on Thursday and I really enjoyed it. So many great moments (especially one towards the end) and I love how it even elevated A New Hope. Will see it again on Tuesday in 2D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerk3745 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I saw it Thursday night, and to be honest about halfway through I felt a little disappointed. Something about it just felt off, and I don't know what it was that changed but somewhere in the middle it clicked. Its not just a Star Wars movie, its a WAR movie. It felt like watching a WWII movie set in the Star Wars universe. Its not gonna make sense and I'm still trying to put how I feel into words but it felt more... real. I plan on seeing it again on Sunday and hopefully I'll have some concise feelings about but as for now: I did enjoy the shit out of it and I only foresee liking it more and more upon repeat viewings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 7 hours ago, clerk3745 said: I saw it Thursday night, and to be honest about halfway through I felt a little disappointed. Something about it just felt off, and I don't know what it was that changed but somewhere in the middle it clicked. Its not just a Star Wars movie, its a WAR movie. It felt like watching a WWII movie set in the Star Wars universe. Its not gonna make sense and I'm still trying to put how I feel into words but it felt more... real. I plan on seeing it again on Sunday and hopefully I'll have some concise feelings about but as for now: I did enjoy the shit out of it and I only foresee liking it more and more upon repeat viewings. Don't forget... technically this IS a movie set in the Star Wars universe and not part of the "main" story. So your feelings are pretty justified IMO. Movie was fucking awesome, will probably check it out again in theaters if I'm working near a real IMAX theater anytime soon. No This Is Patrick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 8 hours ago, clerk3745 said: I saw it Thursday night, and to be honest about halfway through I felt a little disappointed. Something about it just felt off, and I don't know what it was that changed but somewhere in the middle it clicked. Its not just a Star Wars movie, its a WAR movie. It felt like watching a WWII movie set in the Star Wars universe. Its not gonna make sense and I'm still trying to put how I feel into words but it felt more... real. I plan on seeing it again on Sunday and hopefully I'll have some concise feelings about but as for now: I did enjoy the shit out of it and I only foresee liking it more and more upon repeat viewings. I had similar feelings as you across the board — not exactly disappointment per se, but that feeling of "How does this fit in the universe?" It's so different thematically, darker than anything else in the entire Star Wars saga thus far, and even the heroes weren't exactly good people. But that was also kind of the appeal to it: This movie made the Rebel Alliance look just as flawed as the Empire, and at the same time added a deeper level of humanity to some people within the Empire (the scene with the engineers in the rain was heartbreaking). But yeah, it definitely felt like a war movie, not your typical "a hero's journey" movie that pretty much every Star Wars movie has been. All that said: The Vader scene at the end was totally badass. THE_James_Champ and No This Is Patrick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I loved it. No This Is Patrick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 This might be my favorite Star Wars movie. It was incredible and I can't wait to see it again. No This Is Patrick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Watched it on Thu night as some you also...and although felt kinda "disappointed" overall...I realized that it's not necessarily a Star Wars movie per se. It's in the SW canon and therefore should be seen and considered as that. It's an add-on to the SW universe we've all come to know and love. Once that sunk in and I realized it, and thusly took me a couple of days to make my mind up and post here, I feel that this movie is awesome. It's definitely hella darker and grim than what we've been accustomed to in all of the other SW movies. Yes...just as grim as Solo's death in Force Awakens. But overall...the one gripe I have is that it felt rushed. The storyline was very break-neck speed from beginning to end. But the action and "holy shit!" moments (both good and bad) made up for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerk3745 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 For anybody who enjoyed the "down and dirtiness" of this, I recommend the Star Wars canon novel "Battlefront: Twilight Company" by Alexander Freed. I read this a few months ago and it wasn't my favorite novel but after seeing this and seeing that Freed was picked to write the Rogue One novelization made me rethink about it and it really makes sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Everything you guys find disappointing is everything I loved about it, haha. Felt like a WWII movie, and that made it amazing. It provided some realness and grit to the universe that didn't exist before. I honestly think that with the context of this movie it will increase my appreciation of the other films. Especially A New Hope, which was pretty low on my list before this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Bringing the "war" back to "Star Wars". I didn't like the pacing of the first act but overall this film was beyond satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTacoMunster Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 finally saw it last night and was amazing. that ending, jeez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisShane Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I absolutely loved it. All of it. It was right in line with what I expected and then some. Excited to go see it again. dantheriver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronchitis Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Seeing both Peter Cushing and Darth Vader back on screen made me tear up. I didn't expect to like Rogue One at all but absolutely loved it. The bluray will defintely be a day one purchase and I'll probably buy the fancy steelbook or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vector53 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Movie is a solid 7.5. It really suffers from that first section, but once it finally picks up, it goes places. Unfortunate that I didn't care about anyone really other than K2. Also can I say how that score pulled me out of the movie? I know Giacchino had no time to develop something good, but I can't help but feel like he should have stuck more with the Williams scores a bit more. When I'm liking the trailer music more than the actual score, that should be worrisome. THE_James_Champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisShane Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 23 hours ago, Vector53 said: Movie is a solid 7.5. It really suffers from that first section, but once it finally picks up, it goes places. Unfortunate that I didn't care about anyone really other than K2. Also can I say how that score pulled me out of the movie? I know Giacchino had no time to develop something good, but I can't help but feel like he should have stuck more with the Williams scores a bit more. When I'm liking the trailer music more than the actual score, that should be worrisome. I agree. The music was probably my least favorite part of the movie. Some of it was alright, but every time it started picking up I felt like it kinda just dropped off. Maybe I just wanted Williams the entire time, but I wasn't really impressed with the score they used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 RIP Carrie Fisher. http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/carrie-fisher-princess-leia-in-star-wars-dead-at-60-w457713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vector53 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Yup...utterly devastated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapalmBrain Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Saw this one a little late, but it was among my favorite Star Wars movies. Dark, grim, nostalgic in the right ways, a great addition to the series hit on a lot of points episode 7 let me down. I'd gladly rewatch this, also really sorry Carrie Fisher passed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Finally saw this today and really enjoyed it. Some of it felt rushed, but it's a decent answer to a lot of the original trilogy ponderings. I certainly enjoyed it far more than VII and it has encouraged me in the stand alone projects Disney have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Really interested to hear in what elements this upstages ep. VII (since so many share that notion), I felt like I watched an empty shell of a movie with one-dimensional characters, no relationships, no inner motivations, poor dialogue and really conventional action directing. The cinematography was outstanding though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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