Saw the new Star Wars....wow

[sc_rufctr]

I saw the 3D version... Loved it! I plan on seeing the extreme screen 2D version before it goes off cinema.

Disney have really done the franchise a service. Well done!

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

Took my daughter this afternoon. Enjoyed it much more than I thought I would Thought the music was a bit weak compared to other episodes.

now that you mention it the music was just kinda ok.

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by WPOZZZ

I prefer Star Trek, but this episode was good. Way, way better than the last one.

Funny, since the Force Awakens was the Star Trek director.

Took the kids and we all thought it was an order of magnitude better than Force Awakens. Though the last couple scenes the 7 year old boy could see what was coming and stated loudly, "I hate Disney".

I would give this one 3rd of all the SW movies and the writing was much better and it was corny enough to feel like the original movies.

While I enjoy TV shows from Mr Abrams, his movies tend to have videography that sucks.

[Deschodt]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

The CGI "characters" were nice attempts but the technology is just slightly not there. But again, excellent movie.

Exactly how I felt... Surprised they could not find a doppelganger... Even Ian Mc kellen might have pulled it off..They looked like wax characters. Still a great flick, visually stunning.

[flipper35]

They did pretty well getting one for Mon Mothma and I think the did a CGI overlay for Leia because Carrie Fisher. Not sure why they didn't find a doppleganger for Tarkin.

[rusnak]

The CGI can't be as bad as in "Force Awakens", doing Snoke as a kindly grandpa to the Vader kid, who looks like a spoiled Armenian millennial prince.

[DanielDudley]

Knew how to gut a fish though...

[flipper35]

We were talking about that over Christmas. Kylo Ren is a "snowflake" and neither villain was intimidating as a villain. I was surprised the kid didn't fall on the ground banging his feet on the floor in a couple scenes. I guess he couldn't find his safe place.

The CGI to make Leia and Tarkin young was good, but a little off.

[widebody911]

We (my wife and I) saw it last night, and we both liked it. As far as the series goes, it basically sets up Episode IV, although they go to great lengths to beat that into your skull. But aside from that, there is very little that gets developed - just about everyone is disposable and disposed of in this movie.

[creaturecat]

did they finally kill that mumbly wookie thing?

[rusnak]

They voted it and the Muslim out of office.

....yeah yeah yeah, parfy comment blah blah. Go ahead and insert your Trump or Chump jokes now.

[john70t]

What happened to all the stormtroopers being Maori, clones of Jango Fett, and tight blood brothers?
Millennium Falcon is now an Extra 300 as well as a SR-71, while still being called junk by everyone?
'Sometimes you feel like the force. Sometimes you don't.'

Have we become a little 'creative' with our new little franchise..there..Disney?

[JavaBrewer]

Lots of folks making big bank in Hollywood. Can't someone come up with a new story set in space? We went to see Rogue 1 on Christmas day (not my choice). That will be the last time for me.

[Crowbob]

Star Wars Episode MCMXXL: The Shark Has Been Jumped.

[Chocaholic]

Saw it tonight with my son. Guess I'm burned out on SW. Went on too long and special effects were great but overall, I was glad when it was over. Have to agree with above, that cow has been milked nearly to death. I'm done.

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by flipper35

We were talking about that over Christmas. Kylo Ren is a "snowflake" and neither villain was intimidating as a villain. I was surprised the kid didn't fall on the ground banging his feet on the floor in a couple scenes. I guess he couldn't find his safe place.

The CGI to make Leia and Tarkin young was good, but a little off.

The kid is an emotional wreck, like a lot of kids today. These movies are primarily for a younger audience, and they are going after a new generation of fans. That doesn't mean they don't have their own version of Trekkies, but it does mean that it isn't abnormal for people's tastes to change in a lifetime.

Consider, though that many of the effects in this film could not have been done 10 years ago, and will be surpassed in another five.

[sammyg2]

Why did they call it star wars?

It Should be called "LETS ALL TRY TO BLOW UP THE DEATH STAR SIX HUNDRED TIMES!!!!!!!!


I saw rogue one Sunday.

I can say it wasn't a waste of time, and and was maybe worth the money, but I am not excited about it and don't care if i ever see it again.


it was simply ................................... OK!

[Fast Freddy 944]

Star Wars was great when it first came out in the 70's, I saw it, enjoyed it, and it was over. I saw the second film with Han in carbonite, the force and bobby fet, ehhhh who looks like a 70's cylon, lol , I could tell back then ol' Lucas was milking it for cash! lol,then the 3rd one came out, the beginning was interesting, but when I saw the ewoks I almost ran out of the theater, little teddy bears kicking the arse of the empire. LOL! Saw the last three, yawn, Baby darth, mity chlorines, good for swimming pools? 2nd film should have been called re-districting the galaxy, and the last one, Vader becomes a -hole. Saw the newer'est ones, Man I felt like I was in a video game, I needed some anti nausea meds or something...Long story short, the first one was great, the rest didn't seem like Star bores.......pewww, pewww, tewwww, teuuuu..blast em'!

[Schumi]

I saw it the day after opening.

I'm a pretty big Star Wars fan, taking into consideration that I am not a 'fan' usually of movies series... Star Wars is the exception. The original trilogy was huge for me a a kid, just mindblowing. And I saw all three prequels on their opening weekends when they came out. I wasn't as excited for those then than I was for these new movies now.

Number 7 I enjoyed, although I thought the main plot device was dumb and it was too much of a rehash of Ep IV, I still enjoyed it.

So I've got 30 years of being a fan going on here... and I was pretty jazzed up for Rogue One because it seemed like it was going to be the kind of Star Wars movie I'd always really wanted to see. So I had really high hopes....

And it went above and beyond all of them. The setup for me was great. I can see it being a bit slow in the beginning but it is a whole new cast and you have to get people acquainted with what would have been happening right prior to Episode IV.

The last 30 minutes of the movie was the best 3rd act of any Star Wars film, period.

Empire was always my #1... but I think this movie topped it. Yeah.



Also.... the 'CGI' Grand Moff Tarkin and Leia..... to be honest, I saw it in 2D and maybe on not-the-nicest projection screen... I didn't notice Tarkin was a CG face. Neither did anyone in my 8-person group. We all thought they just found an actor that looked really really similar to Peter Cushing. And Leia... I thought maybe it was touched up a bit but honestly couldn't tell. Maybe on a bigger screen sitting closer, or in 3D IMAX... but for me the inclusion of those characters was absolutely needed and executed wonderfully.


Not to spoil the ending but the entire time I kept wanting the movie to end exactly where it did with that exact shot.... I was thinking 'if they don't tie this in, they missed a huge opportunity...' and then with about 5 minutes to go I was literally jumping in my seat thinking 'they are going to do it... they are going to run the movie straight into it......'


Perfect for me, and really made me feel nostalgic like seeing the beginning of IV like I was a kid again. And not nostalgic in a cheesy way like a lot of the callbacks in Force Awakens... but legit like 'this is so cool'.


Anyways... that's my review. Go see it if you haven't.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by creaturecat

did they finally kill that mumbly wookie thing?