Star Wars: Rogue One - Cat Party can't type a fucking title correctly so I had to fix this for him like I do everything

[UglyOldJafar]

People about Rogue One:


I am blown away! Much like Alderaan

 

[SpessCaptain]

I was blown away entirely.

 

[ShittyRecolor]

It was pretty fun, I easily prefer it to The Force Awakens. Sure, the movie was anything but an emotional roller coaster (the ending did manage to be bittersweet though), the characters were shallow (they really should've used the slower first half of the film for more character interactions between the main cast), and the main villain was about as interesting as your average Marvel baddie (Vader's brief moments of badassery were greatly appreciated tho). That being said, the mish-mash nature of the core crew and their quirky gimmicks did give the movie that kind of a Journey To The West-esque, prepubescent fantasy adventure vibe, making me feel all giddy. Chirrut was pretty neat, K-2SO stole the show and some of the scenes involving the AT-AT's and X-Wings were great (I'm actually considering watching it again in 3D).

Jyn Erso was kind of a let down. Cool stunts aside, she was pretty much a generic soft anti hero who was made hard by her past who is at first reluctant and only cares abou her personal goals, but her good heart makes her help and inspire everyone in the end. I don't mind cliché characters if there's a nice twist on them or they use said clichés to build upon something to compensate for it, but she was pretty bland. Felicity Jones' acting didn't seem very mind blowing either, most of the time she felt like Zarna Joshi on crack, her expressions mostly ranged from constipated to smug, and I was halfways expecting her eyeballs to pop out of their sockets. It wasn't that big a deal, since protagonists are usually always outshined by the side characters and villains in movies like SW, but it was still a bit of a shame.

All in all though, it was still a really fun movie. I'd even watch it again without a problem, which is more than I can say about TFA.

 

[Echo_Ender]

They kept it light-hearted enough that it didn't cross into shitty GRIMDARK territory.

The first 1/3 of the movie felt kinda boring, though. Jin isn't even close to a cool or interesting character. She spends the entire first part of the movie being either whiny, smug, or generally obnoxious.

I was hoping for ANY character in the movie to smack her and say "Shut up, the grown-ups are talking" when she'd constantly chime in on other conversations.

 

[GeorgeDaMoose]

they took out that stupid "I rebel" line from the trailers.

I don't want to see this movie as much now, I wanted to hear that line so badly in the movie. Though after seeing some pictures of CGI Tarkin and Leia, maybe that'll be enough to get a laugh out of me

 

[Dio Brando]

I don't want to see this movie as much now, I wanted to hear that line so badly in the movie. Though after seeing some pictures of CGI Tarkin and Leia, maybe that'll be enough to get a laugh out of me

If it helps, it was the only shitty trailer line they removed. We still have lines like "REBELLIONS ARE BUILT ON HOPE " in the movie

On the topic of CGI Tarkin, I found it bearable if only for Guy Henry's spot on impression of Peter Cushing. imo the best performance in the entire movie. Hell, I thought Tarkin was more the main villain than Krennic was.

 

[TheImportantFart]

On the topic of CGI Tarkin, I found it bearable if only for Guy Henry's spot on impression of Peter Cushing. imo the best performance in the entire movie.

Guy Henry didn't do the voice - he was only the physical stand-in. Stephen Stanton (the guy who did it in The Clone Wars and Rebels) did the voice.

 

[Dio Brando]

Guy Henry didn't do the voice - he was only the physical stand-in. Stephen Stanton (the guy who did it in The Clone Wars and Rebels) did the voice.

My mistake, haven't been following the cartoon as much as I'd want to. Still though, he did a great job as Tarkin, I might have pick the show back up to see his role there

 

[TheImportantFart]

I might have pick the show back up to see his role there

He's not in Rebels all that much. I'd venture to say he had more screentime in Clone Wars. Also, his CGI model in Rebels is only slightly less realistic than in Rogue One.

 

[The Nothingness]

My mistake, haven't been following the cartoon as much as I'd want to. Still though, he did a great job as Tarkin, I might have pick the show back up to see his role there

This was his first appearance as the show was closing it's first season.

 

[Tookie]

Is it wrong I found the Empire a tad more sympathetic after this? There was a line dropped about Alderaan gearing up for war with the Empire, kind of deflating the whole "but they're a peaceful planet who dindu nuffin" excuse in ANH and Tarkin seemed to be fairly restrained when it came to actually using the Death Star. Granted they might be run by an evil wizard, but a lot of their policies strike me as realpolitik after this.

 

[GabeRegan]

Interestingly there have been several stories in the Old EU which dealt with the idea that the Empire wasn't an entirely evil organization. Even within the New EU there have been some occasions in Marvel's current Star Wars ongoing dealing with this. Particularly, there was an issue which featured a squad of elite Stormtroopers which showed the war from their point of view. The POV character even talks about how he was born on a shithole of a planet and raised as a slave until the Empire showed up, killed off the warlords, and brought law and order to the planet. The character also states that he enlisted as a Stormtrooper, which gels with the Old EU were the Imperial Navy was entirely volunteer.

 

[SpessCaptain]

 

[CleverJokeHere]

Is it wrong I found the Empire a tad more sympathetic after this? There was a line dropped about Alderaan gearing up for war with the Empire, kind of deflating the whole "but they're a peaceful planet who dindu nuffin" excuse in ANH and Tarkin seemed to be fairly restrained when it came to actually using the Death Star. Granted they might be run by an evil wizard, but a lot of their policies strike me as realpolitik after this.

I think I read some fan theory one time that other than special stuff like the Death Star Palpatine didn't really run the Empire, he just used it to draw on resources for his search for immortality/godhood. Day to day running of the thing was mostly left to bureaucrats who, while certainly scuzzy, weren't evil Nazi space wizards at least.

Seemed like 'tism to me at the time, but that might jive with this.

 

[Shokew]

I liked this movie far more than The Force Awakens, that's for certain. That, and it was a much better prequel to this series than anything Lucas ever pulled out of his ass, in my brutally honest and critical opinion!

 

[Echo_Ender]

Also, his CGI model in Rebels is only slightly less realistic than in Rogue One.

This is so hilariously true that it hurts.

His voice actor was 10/10, though.

 

[Overcast]

Just saw it. Surprisingly fantastic I must say. The third act was brilliant.

Also, Tarkin was CGI? I must have really bad eyes because I didn't even realize that. Looking back though, something did seem a little off about him, but I wasn't sure what.

 

[dunbrine47]

Spoiler: Might as well say it.

This was a better Suicide Squad then Suicide Squad.

 

[TheImportantFart]

Spoiler: Might as well say it.

This was a better Suicide Squad then Suicide Squad.

Mainly because they actually did what it said on the tin.

 

[ICametoLurk]

Is it wrong I found the Empire a tad more sympathetic after this? There was a line dropped about Alderaan gearing up for war with the Empire, kind of deflating the whole "but they're a peaceful planet who dindu nuffin" excuse in ANH and Tarkin seemed to be fairly restrained when it came to actually using the Death Star. Granted they might be run by an evil wizard, but a lot of their policies strike me as realpolitik after this.

Further proof that the Empire did nothing wrong.

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