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Star Wars (May the Force be with you)

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Honor&Glory said:
Giving this thread a bump. Anyone see Rogue One?

Saw it on Thursday night and thought it was better than Force Awakens and tells a story that enhances episode IV in my opinion.
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I enjoyed it but I like the Force Awakens much better personally. The first 1/3 I could barely stay awake but the rest delivered imo. Certainly bridged a big gap in the originals and the battle scenes were pretty awesome overall.
 
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Rogue One definitely started slow, but the last 2/3 were some of best Stars Wars in the series. Also, the final battle scene was a step above anything else in the franchise both in terms of overall scope and bringing home the reality of war, which had largely been sanitized down to the level of a bad WW2 movie. The cameos were well done and placed and not overdone. It also included the best scenes of Darth Vader kicking ass in the entire series.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
Rogue One definitely started slow, but the last 2/3 were some of best Stars Wars in the series. Also, the final battle scene was a step above anything else in the franchise both in terms of overall scope and bringing home the reality of war, which had largely been sanitized down to the level of a bad WW2 movie. The cameos were well done and placed and not overdone. It also included the best scenes of Darth Vader kicking ass in the entire series.
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The final scene and Darth in the dark hallway was pretty incredible, no doubt. Definitely made it worth it.
 
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Saw it last night and I think the movie itself was better than Force Awakens. I still think I enjoyed Force Awakens a little bit more just because of the nostalgia in seeing Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, and 5 seconds of Luke Skywalker.
 
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I saw Rogue One yesterday and thought it was great. I'll need to watch it a second time before considering how it rates to the other movies, but my initial reaction is that it is on par with A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. The final battle was superb, although my expectations were that the land battle would be more intense. Space battle surpassed my expectations and it may be the best one ever done on film...just not sure if it surpasses Return of the Jedi or not.

The only two weaknesses, IMO, were the lack of an opening crawl (thankfully, I knew this going in) and the soundtrack. Early on I found the lack of a John William's caliber soundtrack to be jarring and actually take me out of the movie. Even in the second half, there were times I expected to hear familiar themes with certain scenes, which when lacking, distracted me from the movie. I have heard that the composer was only given four weeks to write the soundtrack, which is really surprising considering they knew they were replacing Williams for this one and how important the music is to the franchise. I also don't know why they didn't use more of the music from the original trilogy, where it would have been appropriate (e.g. Imperial March, Rebel Base music from A New Hope).

As for the slowness of the beginning, I didn't have much of a problem with it; but, I had read Catalyst, which details the background relationship between Krennic, Galen, and Galen's wife (Lyra) during the Clone Wars and the early years of the Empire, before Galen and his family went into hiding. I can see where much of what they were doing may not have connected as well for those who didn't feel as though they already knew the characters.
 
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CARRIE FISHER
MASSIVE HEART ATTACK ON PLANE

12/23/16 4:13 PM PST

Carrie Fisher suffered a massive heart attack Friday on an airplane ... TMZ has learned.

Our sources say Carrie was on a United flight from London to LAX when she went into cardiac arrest. People on board were administering CPR. United Airlines says its crew reported Carrie as "unresponsive" when they landed.

We're told the emergency occurred 15 minutes before the plane landed in L.A. A flight attendant asked if there were any medical personnel on board and an EMT who was sitting in the back of the plane came up to first class and administered life-saving measures.

The plane landed just after noon in L.A. and paramedics rushed her to a nearby hospital.

Fisher, who became famous, of course, as Princess Leia from 'Star Wars,' has been on a book tour.

Story developing ...
 
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K2 nearly made the movie by himself but the casting and variety of quality characters was pretty impressive. Chirrut and Baze were stellar.
buckeyegrad said:
I saw Rogue One yesterday and thought it was great. I'll need to watch it a second time before considering how it rates to the other movies, but my initial reaction is that it is on par with A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. The final battle was superb, although my expectations were that the land battle would be more intense. Space battle surpassed my expectations and it may be the best one ever done on film...just not sure if it surpasses Return of the Jedi or not.
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Felt exactly the same way.
As for the slowness of the beginning, I didn't have much of a problem with it; but, I had read Catalyst, which details the background relationship between Krennic, Galen, and Galen's wife (Lyra) during the Clone Wars and the early years of the Empire, before Galen and his family went into hiding. I can see where much of what they were doing may not have connected as well for those who didn't feel as though they already knew the characters.
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I did not know the backstory but I felt like it did a good job selling a complex history (which I'm guessing will turn up in another prequel).
ORD_Buckeye said:
Rogue One definitely started slow, but the last 2/3 were some of best Stars Wars in the series. Also, the final battle scene was a step above anything else in the franchise both in terms of overall scope and bringing home the reality of war, which had largely been sanitized down to the level of a bad WW2 movie. The cameos were well done and placed and not overdone. It also included the best scenes of Darth Vader kicking ass in the entire series.
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For me, I liked the slow initial pace and it really set the tone and depth of the movie. It was also refreshing to see a star wars film that understood how to handle slow quiet scenes and dialogue effectively (read: Lucas not involved). The non-verbal acting in this movie was extremely powerful.

I think it might have been the purest star wars film out of the 8 we've had so far.
 
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watched today. Thought it was awesome. I read where some were saying Moff Tarkin looked really CGI, but I didn't notice it really at all. Disney is doing a fantastic job with Star Wars. Can't wait for Episode 8 next Christmas. Wonder how much shooting had been done before Carrie Fisher's death and how much she was suppose to be in it.
 
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WolverineMike said:
watched today. Thought it was awesome. I read where some were saying Moff Tarkin looked really CGI, but I didn't notice it really at all. Disney is doing a fantastic job with Star Wars. Can't wait for Episode 8 next Christmas. Wonder how much shooting had been done before Carrie Fisher's death and how much she was suppose to be in it.
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She had just finished shooting and her role is pretty large from what I've heard. Can't find the link now but I had heard some re-writes were in the works to expand her part in IX, too.
 
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