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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is up on US Netflix
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I'll give Force Awakens this in comparison to Rogue One: Force Awakens might have totally ripped off A New Hope, but the level of wink-wink nudge-nudge fanservice was fine, compared to Rogue One stuffing it into any crevice they could find.
It's a perfectly watchable flick, but there's not much to credit to it beyond "it's Star Wars".
It's a perfectly watchable flick, but there's not much to credit to it beyond "it's Star Wars".
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I think Sky has most of these new movies locked down.
Probably needs to be referred/remembered by name to qualify for that.
That's because you're smart, like me.
I have him mentally filed away as Minigun Guy's Friend
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I saw it once during the midst of many grad school projects. I went in with a mind to be entertained by the film and admittedly didn't pay attention to the name--just his story and actions.
Funny thing is that the entire battle is basically an Endor remix, or at least it's filled with visual callbacks to Endor. There is a shot of the black X-Wing pilot spinning through the destroyed Star Destroyer shield generator (alive this time), Admiral Raddus stands in for Ackbar, they have the swarm of TIE Fighters filling the viewscreen, and a Star Destroyer is disabled and crashes into a big thing and explodes. Watching both battles back to back it's clear there were a lot of call backs that aren't immediately noticeable.
ElMexiMerican
Member
Time to watch my favorite Star Wars movie for the fourth time.
Geno Breaker
Banned
Yup. It's a pretty good movie, and probably the best looking cinematography wise.
NOW THIS IS PODRACING
It's way better than TFA but it's still a bland-ass flick with boring dialogue and shallow characters (except the blind dude but he didn't get enough screen time obv).
I'm saying this as someone who doesn't care much about Star wars and the lore so yeah I thought the final scene was pretty cool but that's about it. I understand why it did make star wars fans jump from their seats.
All in all it was still a pretty decent blockbuster.
Reptars Revenge
Member
Trash first post, save it for later man
PeskyToaster
Member
I pretty much liked everything once they get to Jedha. It jumps around so much in the beginning trying to get the pieces into place but once they are there, it's pretty good. The final battle is one of the best space sequences in the series and I love the ending. Darth Vader finally got his due.
Incandenza
Banned
Everyone talking about skipping to the end is missing the best sequence of the movie which is the
, which is intense and messy and totally unlike any other Star Wars action sequence. The movie's biggest accomplishment is making the rebellion feel like an actual rebellion, with all the in-fighting and ethical quandaries that result from it.
Jedha insurgent battle
You can't be that dumb, so I'm going with sarcasm.
Gnome Scat
Member
Might be worth watching the last act, but the rest of the movie is weak.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Hmm, I don't remember it being as clear cut as that. It was pretty split. You had people who didn't enjoy TFA saying they preferred this and many of the people who loved TFA saying it wasn't as good.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Just use Netflix, TFA has been there for months.
boiled goose
good with gravy
Mediocre movie.
People that think this is better than tfa prove that opinions can be wrong.
From a film making standpoint, the movies aren't even remotely close.
People that think this is better than tfa prove that opinions can be wrong.
From a film making standpoint, the movies aren't even remotely close.
peppermints
Member
Haven't watched any non original content of Netflix for a while (other than kids stuff my daughter watches) so I've been spoiled by the original content in 4K.
What's their 1080p streaming quality like for movies these days?
What's their 1080p streaming quality like for movies these days?
PeskyToaster
Member
That was the most interesting aspect of the film. It displayed an aspect of the rebellion that was never really talked about before which I thought that was cool.
Spiritwalker
Member
It had some nice scenes, but overall it was forgettable and mediocre. I'd probably rank it near the bottom with Episode 2.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Star Wars has dumb names that are hard to remember.
dexter jettster is easy to remember
AstroNut325
Member
I'm really surprised by the opinions here. I genuinely thought it was an excellent movie, even better than Force Awakens.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Like it more than TFA to be honest. Also the best SW space battle since ROTJ
BronzeWolf
Banned
I loved this movie a lot
A fantastic last third that acts like a big payoff to story threads and emotional beats that the first two thirds never properly set up. Character connections aren't really given much time to develop at all. It felt like it was missing 5-10 minutes of these characters just talking to one another.
I don't think it's an outright bad movie by any means, I enjoyed it alot. But it felt extremely undercooked for how powerful that back chunk feels like it should be.
I don't think it's an outright bad movie by any means, I enjoyed it alot. But it felt extremely undercooked for how powerful that back chunk feels like it should be.
BlackSalad
Member
Love this movie, once the credits started rolling the theater didn't move and was silent, just digesting the powerful final 40 minutes of the film and catching their breath.
Give me a UHD version Disney, please!
Give me a UHD version Disney, please!
Kabuki Waq
Member
Any Canadiens know if it's up in Canada as well?
One of my biggest pet peeves was
the locket being completely dropped from the movie. They make a big deal about the father giving it to the main character (can't even remember her name), then Donnie Yen makes a big deal out of it when they meet to just disappear from the movie. No memory accompanied by it or it being something special like a light saber crystal or something. Which is what I thought they were going to go with it the mining of the Jedi Temple by the Empire, making it one of the precious few that would remain. I don't know I'm drunk
This was pretty uncomfortable Middle East imagery for me.
Agree completely. As much as I want to watch, I really hope my enjoyment of the movie holds up during the 2nd viewing. I would hate to just skip the first half but I did feel that it dragged... but did it.make the last half that much better?
Oh who am I kidding, I would skip to the 2nd death star fight all the time in rotj
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
Not a big Star Wars Movie fan but I LOVED Rogue One....It was like the SW comics and expanded universe stuff which is amazing
Not shocked SW Movie fans didn't like it....IMO the weakest parts of star wars are the main movies ...clone wars/rebels/novels/comics are all way better
Not shocked SW Movie fans didn't like it....IMO the weakest parts of star wars are the main movies ...clone wars/rebels/novels/comics are all way better
Vampirolol
Member
Same here. Opening and last sequence. Didn't care for the battle since I was bored by the characters... honestly I wanted them to die except the android.
But I can see why people would like this movie. I vastly prefer Force Awakens, wich is almost the opposite of Rogue One.
KittenMaster
Member
Easily in my top 3 Star Wars movies. I came in expecting something like a 90's Star Wars video game from a Rebel Alliance perspective and it delivered.