Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
It's the best movie that Disney has made in the Star Wars universe.
But the Mandalorian is still much better.
But the Mandalorian is still much better.
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Rogue One - The best Star Wars story in the Disney era
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Ionian
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Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
People shilling Solo need to stop. That movie is bad and just damages Han's character even more than the sequels did.
Rogue One is good but I've come to terms that the characters aren't, but when they're all expendable and doomed to die there's no real need to invest in them majorly unfortunately. Jyn is better than Rey btw.
Rogue One is good but I've come to terms that the characters aren't, but when they're all expendable and doomed to die there's no real need to invest in them majorly unfortunately. Jyn is better than Rey btw.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Rogue One was the last SW movie I saw, and at the rate they're going, the last one I will see.
I liked it.
I liked it.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
oof i would never go that far. still a million more ideas in a single minute of ROTJ than the entirety of RO.
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
The plot could've been cleaner. The involvement of Saul Gurera (sp?) and The Pilot was meaningless, though I'm sure there are some licensed books / comics / cartoons that pivot off that. Otherwise the story actually has forward direction unlike the other Disney SW movies. A bit too much planet-hopping but every modern Star Wars has that issue, too.
Soodanim
Member
I certainly enjoyed Rogue One more than the sequel trilogy.
Whenever I hear about a a film that was 'corrupted' in some way I really want to see the original. At least we're getting the Snyder Cut of Justice League, but I'd be all over a different cut of Rogue One too.
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Ballthyrm
Member
Here is what came out in the Disney Era of Star Wars. 2012 onwards.
Season 5 -> 7 of Star War : Clones Wars
All these Books and Comics :
And of Course The Mandalorian :
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PS : There is a good video here about the Star War Comics, probably where Star Wars is the best right now
Season 5 -> 7 of Star War : Clones Wars
All these Books and Comics :
Star Wars: Thrawn , the new trilogy.
| Star Wars: Vader Down
| Star Wars: Dark Disciple
| Star Wars: Darth Vader comics 
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And of Course The Mandalorian :
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PS : There is a good video here about the Star War Comics, probably where Star Wars is the best right now
Kayoba
Member
It was an alright movie, but I just couldn't stand that bloody robot whining about "EKWALITY!".
If that character wasn't in the movie, my overall rating of the movie would be much higher.
T8SC
Member
Trogdor1123
Member
I loved rogue 1. It's just awesome.
FullMetalx117
Member
Just wanted to say, even after Mandalorian, Rogue One is still the best Star Wars content in the past decade. A masterpiece
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
Mandalorian is good until the nostalgia pandering. Catering to the babies when you try to establish Mando and Baby Yeed as characters sort of dampens their journey and progress for deus ex machina fan wank.
dr_octagon
Banned
mortal
Gold Member
Agreed. It definitely has the best cinematography out of all the new Star Wars stories.What helps elevate Rogue One is definitely the cinematography. Just so many exceptional shots and action.
Seriously Rogue One might be the most visually stunning Star Wars film in actuality. Certainly in terms of locations
Ulysses 31
Member
The writing really falls apart under scrutiny. The movie also ignores SW lore(lifeform scanners that the Empire used in the OT) to kick off the story at the start.
Those whole beginning with Krennic parking his shuttle so far and strolling towards the house raises questions about his competency.
What was Lyra thinking going up against 6 death troopers alone instead of escaping with Jyn like the plan said? Why didn't the troopers use blasters set to stun as seen in ANH when they shoot Leia to have more leverage on Galen?
Krennic's troops torch the place and leave, never to return, while they know the Erso's have a child there somewhere.
And that's just the part before the title crawl.
The rest of the movie is filled with idiocy and inconsistencies.
First thing Jyn does is attacking the rebels who free her from an Imperial labor camp with a shovel
. She thought she could outrun the rebels and the Imperials in her situation?
The rebels know Jyn Erso's fake name but the Empire who arrested her for forging Imperial documents don't bother confirming her real identity and thus don't know she's Galen's daughter? Don't they log finger/dna ID of their prisoners? Also, turns out the rebels singled her out in the rescue and left the other prisoners, which probably means she has a big Imperial target on her back "thanks" to the rebels.
General Draven reads out Jyn's offenses against Imperial law as reasons to hold her prisoner.(It's doubtful the Empire enforces rebel laws )
That OP blaster with auto targeting that can take out multiple troopers at once. Apparently it's the only one in the universe.
Destroying Jedha means no word got out of the Death Star while clearly ships made it of the planet. "The breaches have been filled. Jedha has been silenced."
I could go on for a while.
Also funny goofs
Those whole beginning with Krennic parking his shuttle so far and strolling towards the house raises questions about his competency.
What was Lyra thinking going up against 6 death troopers alone instead of escaping with Jyn like the plan said? Why didn't the troopers use blasters set to stun as seen in ANH when they shoot Leia to have more leverage on Galen?
Krennic's troops torch the place and leave, never to return, while they know the Erso's have a child there somewhere.
And that's just the part before the title crawl.
The rest of the movie is filled with idiocy and inconsistencies.
First thing Jyn does is attacking the rebels who free her from an Imperial labor camp with a shovel
. She thought she could outrun the rebels and the Imperials in her situation?The rebels know Jyn Erso's fake name but the Empire who arrested her for forging Imperial documents don't bother confirming her real identity and thus don't know she's Galen's daughter? Don't they log finger/dna ID of their prisoners? Also, turns out the rebels singled her out in the rescue and left the other prisoners, which probably means she has a big Imperial target on her back "thanks" to the rebels.
General Draven reads out Jyn's offenses against Imperial law as reasons to hold her prisoner.(It's doubtful the Empire enforces rebel laws
)That OP blaster with auto targeting that can take out multiple troopers at once. Apparently it's the only one in the universe.
Destroying Jedha means no word got out of the Death Star while clearly ships made it of the planet. "The breaches have been filled. Jedha has been silenced."
I could go on for a while.
Also funny goofs
I feel like the anakin of the clone wars show would 100% make a bad pun like this
TastyPastry
Member
it is the only star wars movie that i would put in my collection next to the OT and the PT (maybe solo too, need to watch it again but i remember being kinda bored the last time i tried to watch it).
i just wish they would have used kyle katarn and jan ors as the protags and not jyn erso and cassian andor (had to google their names) but other than that, it's the star wars: battlefront movie that i've always wanted.
i just wish they would have used kyle katarn and jan ors as the protags and not jyn erso and cassian andor (had to google their names) but other than that, it's the star wars: battlefront movie that i've always wanted.
Wildebeest
Member
I thought it was pretty good, but in retrospect I don't remember any of the characters and only a very rough outline of the plot.
Dream-Knife
Banned
This is the only good Disney Star Wars IMO.
TBH: I'm done with Star Wars after this sequel trilogy. They were all bad.
TBH: I'm done with Star Wars after this sequel trilogy. They were all bad.
SirKicksalot
Member
I flipped through the novelization. Noticed a passage describing how troopers left behind on that desert planet were dying in excruciating pain. Sums up what's wrong with Star Wars as a franchise - and in contrast, what this movie got so, so right.
CGiRanger
Banned
It was also nice to see The Empire again and seeing just how controlling their regime was on so many worlds. Again making the new "First Order" look like such chumps in comparison that one could never take seriously. Literally the whole First Order really was one asspull after another with little thought behind it.
GeekyDad
Member
I was lucky enough to get my hands on this and it finally arrived
(this is an image from google)
Does anyone else feel this movie doesn't get enough appreciation? ,,,
Yes, and I agree that, for my taste, it's the best Disney era SW movie. That being said, it's not really Star Wars. It's a play on The Dirty Dozen, and that's the precise reason I adore it so much. I loved that movie as a kid, and this is the best adaptation I think I've seen since.
Oh, and that fucking ending!!! HOLY SHIT! THE most amazing tie-in ever in the history of fucking movies!
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Alter_Fridge
Member
That is God tier good
Rogue One felt like Expanded Universe: The Movie
There's a reason why it's held in such high regard
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Hari Seldon
Member
The movie is boring and forgettable. I only watched it once and have absolutely zero desire to see it a second time, just like the rest of Disney star wars movies. The only good thing about it is Felicity Jones who is hot as fuck even dressed with absolutely no skin showing at all.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
I hated it the first time I saw it.
On repeated viewings, I like it a little more. But it's far from one of the best Star Wars movies.
The last 45 or so minutes is admittedly one of the best battle scenes - both space and ground - in the series.
On repeated viewings, I like it a little more. But it's far from one of the best Star Wars movies.
The last 45 or so minutes is admittedly one of the best battle scenes - both space and ground - in the series.
Gifmaker
Member
Loved it and still do. I know it gets a lot of hate (and mostly shit), but Disney's been on a good streak for me - I love 4 out of 5 of their movies, which is a damn good run. I think I might just enjoy Solo a bit over Rogue One though, I think it's the more fun movie even though Rogue One definitely has more gravitas to it.
The Cockatrice
Member
It gave us the best Darth Vader scene so yeah.
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Because of this thread, I fired up Rogue One and goddamn it’s one beautifully shot and colour graded movie.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Forest Whitaker should have tried walking to the ship like everyone else lol. It's not like he jumped on a grenade or was holding up a collapsed door.
Wouldn't be dope if the ENTIRE operation in R1 was a decoy op so Kyle could slip in the back, get the plans, and bug out while all the rebels distracted the Empire. Some OSS WW2 level shit right there.