Not being into something is not quite hater level.
There are some critics who have had strong dislike for the direction Rogue One takes compared to the main series, but for the most part it sounds like they expected the same thing they got in Force Awakens even though this is a spinoff and set in a different period.
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I heard a lot of people hating for the fact of claims on the ending as a slam politically. I myself if it was like that on either side right or left would consider skipping it then as I like neutral entertainment, however if it was my favourite series I really don't see that stopping me from enjoying a fictional story. I think people are reading far to much into it if that would be a deal breaker.
Something I love about this movie (haven't seen it but) is that it's extended universe Star Wars in a mainstream media (as opposed to kid's shows, comics, books, etc).
I find that really, really appealing. Hopefully if it makes enough money (HA) and gets good enough reviews (this one is less clear cut), we'll get more EU stuff. MAYBE EVEN A NETFLIX SHOW. :hearteyes:
Originally Posted by Fynn
Very solid Star Wars movie that adds a sentimental touch to A New Hope. We'll never be able to watch ANH the same way again! Vader provided a terrifying presence in a way we've never seen him.
My only gripe with this movie overall is that Jin is pretty much the ONLY female character in the whole thing. Yes, yes, we see others but the entire rebel team is made up of dudes. Said dudes are all fantastic, but would it have killed them to add in a couple more women to the main band? This just seems to annoy me more because of all the folks out there boycotting the movie because of the female lead - she's basically the only woman in it. Her character was very well done though, but we still have a way to go with female representation even in our Star Wars movies.
EDIT: I appreciated the nod to Rebels!
(SPOILER) I think a better subtitle for the film would be Everybody Dies at the End! Decent film, great last half-hour, probably worth it for one line from Donnie Yen alone (plus that Vader scene near the end)
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Me and Formy saw it last night, really enjoyed it. I was sceptical going in, but it really won me over. Bravo!
You and me both. The last third felt like having my heart stabbed multiple times. Yet all the same, I loved it.
As for the rest of the film? The final third was the best, but the rest of the film was good all the way through. Honestly, I feel as if the middle was the weakest section (the bit at the rainy base). The emotional intention didn't quite work. My favourite scene though was pretty much all of Jedha. It really shows a slice of grey and grey morality. That one shot of that crying child in the middle of a battlefield was pretty haunting.
I actually loved that. Yeah it's sad, but the destruction of the death star in IV is a lot more meaningful knowing what it took to get the plans. (SPOILER)sure the destruction of Alderaan is supposed to make things satisfying on its own, but all it really did was show that the empire is evil since we have zero emotional connection to it when it happens. Before we only cared because empire evil and wanting to see the heroes win. Now we've got great characters and an entire fleet that died to get those plans. It hits us hard now and makes that moment in IV all the more satisfying.
Probably just as well George Lucas isn't in charge any more, otherwise I'd see him changing the final scene of Star Wars (as in Episode IV) to (SPOILER)include some memorial photos of the Rogue One team in the victory ceremony
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Just got in. It was pretty good, and I liked how they tried to have a bit of a moral grey area which is fairly new for a Star Wars movie. Still, a bit overly filled with clichés and pointless references for my liking.
(SPOILER)I mean, yes I KNOW it leads onto A New Hope thanks, you don't have to randomly show me those dudes that show up in Mos Eisley cantina. Especially because you show them in a city that gets blown up by the Death Star so you've introduced a pointless continuity problem. And any scene with C-3P0 in it is a bad scene unless you have other characters around acknowledging what an annoying character he is. *grumble grumble*
Finally got around to seeing it. It's an exhilarating action spectacle and is actually pretty brutal. Not much more depth to it than that. Which is fine, it is what it is.
Saw it yesterday & enjoyed it. I liked the droid, K-2SO, and Jyn. W/o giving anything away, I liked how it connected w/ A New Hope. Also nice to see Star Wars cover a grey moral area instead of just Light v. Dark.
I really enjoyed it, though I do agree that the bit on the rainy planet (I forgot the name of it) was probably the weakest part of the film. I'm also (SPOILER)pretty amazed that it got me to care about so many characters and react to them being killed off (which really, was innevitable, it was a suicide mission after all). The combat sequences were really good too. I definitely place this above the Force Awakens. Possibly even above Ep I-III too.
I know a lot of people have issues with the CG Leia and Tarkin, but I thought they were pretty well done. (SPOILER)Leia at the end especially was a nice touch.
My thoughts too. I like more from my Star Wars but hey, it was always a spinoff so good for them for doing it a different way.
CG Tarkin was so good my wife thought they had just found a different actor who looked like him. Leia was a little too much uncanny valley for my liking.
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