Rogue One: A Star Wars Story **Warning: Spoilers in thread**

Dowbolph wrote:

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:

Hexx wrote:Different Mon Calamari

They're not all the same you space-racist.

I just thought as he was in charge of the ship and seemed quite important that it would be ahkbar.

What, so there's only one Mon Calamari capable of commanding a spaceship? You make me sick.

They are generally a sub intelligent race who only recently discovered deodorant. I wouldn't expect many of them of being capable of commanding a spaceship.

They're also different colours - or do they all look the same to you!

Hexx wrote:They're also different colours - or do they all look the same to you!

I assume he had just spent longer in the sun today.

You guys are making me out to be as bad as cal.

First 15-20 minutes I really wasn't sure about it, I loved TFA and it felt instantly like a Star Wars film to me. Although I was expecting it, the lack of the proper Star Wars score, the word Star Wars (when the title appeared on screen) or the traditional opening crawl jarred for me. Both the Clone Wars and Rebels TV shows manage to do this better. I also really didn't like the way it jumped all over between times and places establishing the characters and settings so much and my first impression of the CGI Tarkin was not good.

After that initial setback though I felt it went from strength to strength, I quickly took to all the characters (especially Chirrut and K2SO) and I thought they did a great job of recreating the world of the original trilogy, expanding on it in ways which I felt really added to Episode IV in particular with big issues such as the Death Stars weakness and the length of time taken to build the first Death Star finally making some sense. The nods and throwbacks to other parts of the saga were really well done and none of them felt forced to me, I particularly liked the Ponda Baba/Dr. Evazan one which I thought was a great touch.

The final part of the film, with the battle on Scariff was brilliantly well done and I was slightly amazed at how brutal and relentless they were, particularly in killing the cast off. The Vader scene at the end was brutal and really added to Vaders character for me, we saw him as an intimidating and powerful character in the original saga but not like that.

The CGI seems to be the biggest area of contention and as I said earlier, the Tarkin see really jarred with me and I thought it looked extremely fake and badly done. It definitely grew on me as the film progressed but I do think it should have been used more sparingly. The Leia at the end though was really well done and it was a really amazing scene.

Just got back from seeing it.

Thought it was excellent and while the CG on Tarkin wasn't great, he wasn't in it all that much and didn't really detract too much from the rest of the film.

I was shocked at how many people were so surprsied by the ending. I thought it was fairly common knowledge that they basically sacrifice themselves to get the plans off the planet and to The Alliance.

Oh and I thought it was better than The Force Awakens.

A lot darker and more grown up feel throughout, which I thought was great.

Cedar Gingercrystals wrote:First 15-20 minutes I really wasn't sure about it, I loved TFA and it felt instantly like a Star Wars film to me. Although I was expecting it, the lack of the proper Star Wars score, the word Star Wars (when the title appeared on screen) or the traditional opening crawl jarred for me. Both the Clone Wars and Rebels TV shows manage to do this better. I also really didn't like the way it jumped all over between times and places establishing the characters and settings so much and my first impression of the CGI Tarkin was not good.

After that initial setback though I felt it went from strength to strength, I quickly took to all the characters (especially Chirrut and K2SO) and I thought they did a great job of recreating the world of the original trilogy, expanding on it in ways which I felt really added to Episode IV in particular with big issues such as the Death Stars weakness and the length of time taken to build the first Death Star finally making some sense. The nods and throwbacks to other parts of the saga were really well done and none of them felt forced to me, I particularly liked the Ponda Baba/Dr. Evazan one which I thought was a great touch.

The final part of the film, with the battle on Scariff was brilliantly well done and I was slightly amazed at how brutal and relentless they were, particularly in killing the cast off. The Vader scene at the end was brutal and really added to Vaders character for me, we saw him as an intimidating and powerful character in the original saga but not like that.

The CGI seems to be the biggest area of contention and as I said earlier, the Tarkin see really jarred with me and I thought it looked extremely fake and badly done. It definitely grew on me as the film progressed but I do think it should have been used more sparingly. The Leia at the end though was really well done and it was a really amazing scene.

Yeah I have to agree about the initial 20 mins or so where it seemed to jump all over the place. Found that a bit disrupting. Other than that it was awesome as I said on the previous page.

strawberry float me.... An age old joke with family and friends over Peter Cushing's name. As a boy I always called him Cushion. I was four when Star Wars came out, plus growing up with Hammer Horror, so I probably shouldn't have added it in here. And I'm sure there are loads of people on here who don't know who he is? But as usual some jumped up Internet banana split wants to take the piss....

its almost like we never knew that...

Do you need something to Cushing the blow of being mocked?

Just back from seeing this. Absolutely loved it. Up there with the best of the Star Wars movies and easily better than The Force Awakens for me, which I also liked a lot. The action scenes were stunning and the ending wonderfully grim. Can you imagine a mainline Star Wars movie killing off the entire cast in the space of 10 minutes? Loved all the characters. I especially liked that the main cast was comprised of a woman, a latino, two Asians and a Pakistani/Brit. Certain sections of the internet are gonna LOVE that. I'm sure there are hate-filled, racist rants out there already.

My only criticisms were, as most have mentioned, the uncanny valley CGI Peter Cushing. The only other thing that kinda irked was how many times someone was about to be killed only to be saved by a blaster shot from somebody off-screen. It happened like 5 strawberry floating times.

I was expecting Ewan McGregor to show up after Jimmy Smits mentioned an old friend from the Clone Wars, but it never happened. Was that just setting up A New Hope? Or that rumoured Obi-Wan solo movie? Not sure how that would even work because shouldn't Obi-Wan look like Alec Guinness at this point in the story? Did they mention how many years before A New Hope this was set?

This is radio, not television wrote:Just back from seeing this. Absolutely loved it. Up there with the best of the Star Wars movies and easily better than The Force Awakens for me, which I also liked a lot. The action scenes were stunning and the ending wonderfully grim. Can you imagine a mainline Star Wars movie killing off the entire cast in the space of 10 minutes? Loved all the characters. I especially liked that the main cast was comprised of a woman, a latino, two Asians and a Pakistani/Brit. Certain sections of the internet are gonna LOVE that. I'm sure there are hate-filled, racist rants out there already.

My only criticisms were, as most have mentioned, the uncanny valley CGI Peter Cushing. The only other thing that kinda irked was how many times someone was about to be killed only to be saved by a blaster shot from somebody off-screen. It happened like 5 strawberry floating times.

I was expecting Ewan McGregor to show up after Jimmy Smits mentioned an old friend from the Clone Wars, but it never happened. Was that just setting up A New Hope? Or that rumoured Obi-Wan solo movie? Not sure how that would even work because shouldn't Obi-Wan look like Alec Guinness at this point in the story? Did they mention how many years before A New Hope this was set?

It was just a set up for a new hope. The rumoured obi wan film would feature Ewan McGregor and take place nearer to episode 3 than 4 so Ewan would be the right age for the role now.

Also, they need to make a Rogue Squadron type game about this. It'd be strawberry floating amazing.

This is radio, not television wrote:Also, they need to make a Rogue Squadron type game about this. It'd be strawberry floating amazing.

I know I can't believe they've ignored the rogue squadron series, it really needs bringing back.

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:

This is radio, not television wrote:Also, they need to make a Rogue Squadron type game about this. It'd be strawberry floating amazing.

I know I can't believe they've ignored the rogue squadron series, it really needs bringing back.

I mean, there are new sections in the Battlefront DLC which are basically RS.


Just got back from watching it (Turns out I actually booked for tomorrow's screening Nobody checked, so could go again tomorrow if I wanted). Very enjoyable. I notice that as with TFA, there were sections in the trailer which simply weren't in the film - I was expecting a TIE to rise up when Jyn was on that platform. No idea if this is intentional, or if it was simply cut and re-edited.

D_C wrote:

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:

This is radio, not television wrote:Also, they need to make a Rogue Squadron type game about this. It'd be strawberry floating amazing.

I know I can't believe they've ignored the rogue squadron series, it really needs bringing back.

I mean, there are new sections in the Battlefront DLC which are basically RS.


Just got back from watching it (Turns out I actually booked for tomorrow's screening Nobody checked, so could go again tomorrow if I wanted). Very enjoyable. I notice that as with TFA, there were sections in the trailer which simply weren't in the film - I was expecting a TIE to rise up when Jyn was on that platform. No idea if this is intentional, or if it was simply cut and re-edited.

Yeah bit odd. I read an interview with felicity Jones where she said that there are parts of the trailers that are not in the film but she couldn't say what as it was before the films release.

Just got back from the cinema, I really enjoyed it. In a lot of ways, it's the kind of Star Wars film I've always wanted to see, with a lot of emphasis on the "Wars". Everything from when they land on Scarif onwards is thoroughly entertaining and I liked the Eadu section as well. I didn't have a problem with how Tarkin looked, the CG seemed to be more noticeable at certain points but overall I think they pulled it off, although perhaps that might change once the blu-ray arrives. Props to them for pulling no punches too, I expected at least one or two of the characters to get out alive since I can imagine some suit considering it too grim otherwise. That final Vader scene.

I can't think of many references, if any, that I found a bit too on the nose either. Them taking a moment to show Red 5 getting killed, presumably so you know why Luke ends up with that call sign, made me smile. I do have to question why the hell Vader takes his vacations on a lava world though, surely that's the last strawberry floating place he wants to be?

I assumed it was Mustafa




Vadar made his home where he was 'born'

Watched this yesterday.

First of, we went to the imax in Cardiff and the ticket both showed no record of my booking, then at the desk my booking number showed nothing, so the manager came out to sort it and



Got in fine in the end but had to watch it in 3d

Anyway the film, I absolutely loved it. Loved how grim it for at the end and how they managed to have the tropical setting rather than yet another tatooine stand in. Thought the cg on Tarkin was remarkable but ultimately pointless. You can recast everyone else but not him? Why not someone like Charles Dance? He would have been great and nobody would complain. Leia again was a remarkable achievement but it didn't look right so shouldn't have been in it - the shot of her from behind and a cutaway would have been just as good. Lucas would be getting crucified for cg- ing those characters in but it's OK now is someone else doing it?

That final battle Oh and strawberry float me that Vader scene, what a bad ass

Think overall is a better film than TFA.

Also I think it was mustafar (spelling) where he lived. Maybe the tower was for ultimate high ground.

The row behind us was half filed with proper little kids and their faces when the lights came up and every character had been murdered

For me the set up was everything. No gold text scrolling or star wars music. It got me in the frame of mind that this is a Star wars story but separate from the main adventure. A star wars adventure told differently but with all the key elements.
Almost as if an old man or woman - was telling the story in flashback. "Hey granddad - how did the rebellion get those plans in the first place?"

For me it was the little flourishes that nodded at the originals, the clear references to the originals ( the footage, Vader, Leia and Cushing) set against all the new cast and the chance to show a real battle on a grand scale. It was Star wars film in its own right that also showed due respect and deference to its source material.

Yes the Cushing CGI jarred a little (and felt a little creepy tbh) but nothing like as much as people are making out. If that sort of thing ruins a movie for you - i'd say you were the sort of person who seeks offence rather than takes it.
The casting was exemplary, great characters introduced adroitly and the sign of great casting and characters is that you wanted to see more of pretty much all of them - sadly we know that we don't. The set pieces were stunning but the quieter moments were very tenderly done. Loved Mads Mikkelsen and he brought a warmth and humanity to the role as well as providing the plot twist of the exhaust port fault being on purpose.
For me - this is the Star wars film I've wanted to see since 1984. I cried, laughed and roared with Joy. I wanted to applaud and whoop at the end.
Too many great moments to relate but the Two Vader bits were just Nerd crack and the two references to Leia (her father saying 'i'd trust her with my life' and then seeing her at the end. I strawberry floating wept.
I fell in love with that woman at 5 years old and still am to this day.

I'm still buzzing now. It was strawberry floating glorious. Absolutely strawberry floating glorious.