TMadara Actually that was an "Easter Egg (caught in one of my other conversations about Shamalay's Signs and Sixth Sense movies)" that everyone involved was going to die by that prophecy but not understood until the phrase made sense relating to the fate of all of them!
After watching Rogue One, I was reminded of the phrase "Unsung Hero." For such a rag-tag group of guerrilla fighters to sacrifice so much and get very little or no acknowledgement of this in the subsequent trilogy makes the "medal ceremony" in "A New Hope" so bitter/sweet. Yeah, Luke launched the torpedo in the exhaust vent, but a crap-load of people died to provide that information. And there isn't even a monument, a wall, a statue, or a 40oz of malt liquor on the curb for them. "Unsung," indeed.
cqtaylor I think it would have to do with the team "Rogue One" not being an official Rebel Alliance team. They were never assigned the mission nor were they even brought together for the mission. Technically there was no mission. They went rogue from the rebellion kind of like what Saw did and decided to tackle it alone. It wasn't until the attack started that the rebel alliance joined in since it's already started might as well help out. They were afraid of the mission specifically because it would start a war between the Empire and the Rebels. Can't go back once the war is sparked even if it was not officially them who started it. Kind of like what happened in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
I'm sure the pilots from the space fight poured out some liquor when they got back to Gavin 4. And actually, they're not unsung now. A movie was made about them from the Journal of the Wills. That's why R2 had be there. He's the keeper of the Whills who upload the story of Star Wars in the new Jedi temple in the future for us to all know. If you're not familiar, check out the Journal of the Whills.
What you cite summarizes how I emotionally processed this movie. It's the unsung heroes, the subtle melancholy. Not the broad bright emotional strokes that folks seem to expect out of typical characterization in movies these days.
after seeing this movie, after seeing how the star wars universe was represented, i have to say that i now dislike the force awakens even more, this movie had better cinematography, better use of charters and themes, better cgi, better visuals, more goosebump moments, it was just an overall better movie,
the movie it self have many meh things in the beginning with the character introduction though. It is moving too fast in the first half for me. But the other half was pure awesome! The ending was the best!
Complete opposite for me, all those things you consider better are all the things I think this film was lacking... Just felt like a generic modern sci-fi action movie, with Star Wars "skins"... just didn't have much of a dramatic or emotional imapct for me, and the score really fell short for me... still am glad it exists as a bit of the Star Wars lore/canon and a film, just fell short of my expectation, I absolutely think the Force Awakens was masterfully made.
maccajoe The whole Star Wars Saga is about repeating cycles and the different choices that can be made during lifetimes and generations in the Skywalker family... the whole mythology is setup in a circle story format.. even The Phantom Meance contains many similar points to A New Hope and The Force Awakens, such as young person in the desert is found and taken away from there poor/misforunate life and learn the ways of the force(Anakin as a kid, Luke, and Rey), the mentor type person is killed (Qui-Gonn, Obi-Wan, and Han Solo). They end up destroying a large superweapon (Anakin and the trade federation controlship, Luke and the Deathstar, Poe and Starkillerbase, but initiated by Rey and the others).
I was blown away by these CGI characters, I mean c'mon, that came TOTALLY out of nowhere !! People talking a big deal about Vader, yeah those scenes were pretty nice but c'mon, a dead guy coming back on the screen as a character from decades ago was mind blowing. I was like "oh sure, we're gonna see Tarkin's head just like in Episode 3, chill." Then he turns around and he basically is like a main character in the movie. The same with Princess Leia, I was blown away that this ended basically at the beginning of Episode 4 (I'm just gonna call it 5 from now on). You hit all the right points in this review, my heart was overjoyed by that ending, when I saw that white hallway I was like "yep, this is going to lead directly into a new hope." It makes me SO sad that this is a stand alone movie and that we're not going to have more of these movies. Can we have a movie now between Episode 3 & Rogue One haha? That's going to confuse the shit out of everyone.
Totally agree. If you would have told me what they had done I'd have groaned knowing it would have to look horrible. But it was actually pretty decent. Far from perfect sure but 1000x better than I thought could be done.
yeah i want a movie between episode 3 and rogue one but with Vader as main character, let's say a 10 years time lapse with him and all his achievements during that period
I disagree, Darth Vader is one of those villains; with a character design which will continue not to be outdated. We can thank Ralph Mqarrie for that. He looked far from cheesy, he looked monstrous in this movie. For the first time in his cinema history, he looked terrifyingly imposing. I'm guessing it was the build of the actor beneath the suit
Episode 4 acknowledges the death of the Rouge One crew. Vader states that Leia is the last one with knowledge of the plans. This implies that others once had that knowledge and have died. How did Lucas know to add that line back then?
Joey ! Me too... Cannot believe everyone died there on Scarif. Except t Rebel fleet luckily. However, ter escape for hyperspace were cut off, when an imperial star destroyer(It's where Darth Vader was on board) appeared out of hyperspace. They destroyed just half the fleet and disabled an Mon Calamari command ship. Most of the smaller ships & 1 Nebula frigate managed to escape & while t command ship was still stocked on space. That which forced all t crewmembers to abandoning the ship and then transferring themselves by aboarding the "Tantive IV"(It's where Princess Leia was on board), also along with the Death Star plans with them. Luckily they managed to escaped barely. And then the corvette ship is setting their course for Tattooine. That is where t story of "A New Hope" begins....
Joey ! Just a wonderfully edited movie to show us so much story in 2 hours! Tarkin and Leia likenesses passed my test! However, Stormtrooper armour is useless! Go back to Battle Droid factories Emperor and Darth!
Beyond The Trailer Yeah. This movie is just Rebel Propaganda. They may have gotten the plans, but they did not do it in the way depicted in the film. Hell, they even claim I was killed.
hey, we have been told THAT vader is supposed be a menacing force. the ending of rogue one was the only real demonstration as to why he got that reputation. we need a trilogy about vader, explaining his growth from the angst in the suit, to the rogue one clip. because he was highly into the religious aspect of the force, it could show how searched fro relics, and experimentation with directing his direction. where he moves from being a loose cannon, to a vertiable boogyman. how he actually gets power, not through politics, but given positions and his aura just eliminating people making vacuums that puts him up. just like what yoda did to luke, his relics and his exploits work hand in hand to lead him UP, into the dark forces. he has a very etherial inspirations, he is like a powerful angry teenager, but so unknown that it doesnt spread, and his power too dire to be mocked for any amount of time. during, u will see flashes of his humanity. but in the third film it actually helps calms or settles him, in some way, to get a master level command of the dark force.
I don't care about spoilers. Thank you for being one of the few people on TH-cam who aren't afraid to release these vids so quickly. I honestly get even more excited knowing things. Love you!
Luigi Medeiros Pereira He is also the most popular vilian of all time. Among all movies made before or since Star Wars. Very impressive. They have to find some way to get him some more screen time.
Carrie Fisher died today, and I had plans to see Rouge One tonight anyway, so when I saw the ended I CRIED. And the whole audience knew about her death today, so it was just this huge emotional punch in the heart.
im not yet with the video, but i got to say, an animated Young Harrison Ford as a protagonist of his own movie, is very very expensive, even for Disney.
Yep. A few scenes is one thing. A whole movie is something different. Plus Moff Tarkin only stood and talked. Han would be engaged in a lot of action. That would be a massive amount of difficult animating. Not impossible, but it would be difficult both physically and financially.
Grace, the ending has another more pressing flaw. If Leia and the Tantive IV have been there at that Battle and just barely escaped with the plans, then the first conversation between her and Vader in ANH makes no sense anymore. Because then he would have asked "If this is a counselors ship, then what were you doing in a rebel attack fleet?"
Erick Alejandro Neri But he did see the ship that just escaped before his eyes! She says: "I am member of the imperial senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan". How can she sell this to Vader after what happened in Rogue One? Where her ship just barely escaped destruction and Vader and his Star Destroyer right on their heels. Just doesn't work.
TheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforceTheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforceTheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforceTheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforceTheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforce. thats all you'll hear from chirrut haha
Pixar The Great i This is kinda similiar to HALO REACH TO HALO, rmbering the sacrifice a group of ppl made to get this vital piece of information that will be important in the future movies
If you think about those who criticize the sympathy of the characters and them dying it actually IS better that way.... a lot of people wonder about the connection between Episode III and IV.... having great characters that die could be crazy and leave a bad taste. It's good that we don't care A LOT for the characters that died.... because that's what Rogue One is and should be... about a small group and nothing more. IF that's what they were aiming for it's welcomed to me that not one person shines over the others. Let Luke, Han Solo and Leia still remain as the main key characters that should be remembered most.
I'm not surprised "in story" but out of story I'm surprised at Disney having the moxy to go through with it. Then again, they've done nasty stuff before, the Black Hole (1979) is disturbing as hell.
Houston Muñoz It is predictable (non-spoiler) that they all die because like SW Rebels characters they will be missing in EP IV-VI without any major actions, even on Hoth in EP V where all the rebels center around!
Was it just me or did Darth vaders voice sound weird? They didn't get the mechanical sound effect right. Also his suit looked a little weird but I still loved it lol
I just watched the movie, and I kid you not, that the first thing I heard someone say in the theater. A couple rows back, as soon as he started talking, I heard, "Wait, that's not his voice. That's his voice? No, it's not." And that came right after a gasp from seeing Vadar. It sounded like they went from excited to disappointed.
What an excellent review..almost a year later! You hit all of the spots that made Rogue One such an outstanding film, such as the way Baze was leaning against the ships ramp (perfect moment), the Death Stars role and much more! I felt exactly the same way about Rogue One, and it's in active rotation RIGHT NOW in my player...worlds better than TFA and, I'll bet, TLJ. Wonderful insights!
re: Digitally animating actors and WestWorld Since they've already put in the easter egg....can we expect Yul Brynner's Gunslinger to make a 'surprise' contribution to the story in Season 2?
he did that's why I mentioned the Easter egg at the beginning of my post. Now that he's established to be in the park, it's not impossible they create a computer generated version as a character in season 2
I wouldn't put it past them. I just saw a retrospective here on TH-cam on the original film (from the 1970s) by Oliver Harper. That (and your comment) gave me a bit more interest in the show. Hence, I may watch it after I catch up on my list of other shows....as well as my revisit to the 1970s film (and its sequel).
Humam Eastrawan Yeah, the flaw in the Death Stars design was deliberate and its covered in the film. So that's no longer subject to speculation henceforth.
The flaw has never bothered me. It's a fairy tale and dumb things happen. Besides the chances of anyone ever having succeeded? Well okay the Force messes with probability. Anyway it never bothered me but having it explained is kinda fun.
Decided to watch a spoiler review because the trailer wasnt selling me. Sounds good though even though those were some pretty great spoilers. I might check it out
can someone answer this question for me? C3PO and R2D2 we're both on the planet when Rogue one left. When did they have the time to get on the same ship as Princess Leia?
Spoilers... The thing is, its weird. T They say will you message the "jedi" . Mon mothma (I think) says, do you trust the jedi? On which Organa replies I trust her with my life. Now the thing is no actual jedi is shown, so it is unclear who they mean, this could be Ahsoka, but it could also turn the stupid way and it is just Leia....(Even though she is not formally and formerly a Jedi..)
Loved the review. On Chirrut Imwe I got the impression that he either failed the jedi trials and wasn't taken as an apprenctice or was hampered by his blindness and was left stuck as a guard of the the temple. Maybe he wasn't trained at all even though he was force sensitive. Possibly he felt guilty due to order 66 and he became truly devout and sought to honor the jedi best he could even though he was never properly trained. Basically he could be force sensitive and gone to school but drop outs and failures often served the order in other capacities amongst the varies branches and divisions of the Jedi.
i loved this review. i actually feel the same grace about this film it was incredible i saw it midnight last night and the cinema all cheered when vader come on. great film and a sad, but a great film about hope x
How did Mads Mikkelson measure up? Were he any good, or did he not make an impression in this show? (If you talked about his performance then I might have missed it...)
I literally wanted to cry on how amazing this film was. It made happy to be a Star Wars fan, and to appreciate A New Hope. Immediately right after work tomorrow, I'm going to watch A New Hope!!!! AAAAAHHHH I'M SO EXCITED
Dony was force Sensitive. (his partner too) but that's about it. He is not able to tap into the force to use it as a Jedi and Sith. And he seems like a Jedi because he served them.
No idea if you noticed this but, some of the X-wing pilots were the same guys as the ''New Hope'' crew, mainly the leader who also led Luke in that air battle, and ofc the attention went to ''Red 5'' in this movie who was shot down, so the spot would open for Luke to fill it in a new Hope
Vader's costume was not the same as the original. His mask was slightly different also. He looked far less imposing and threatening in this movie. Even hia stature was different. They used a bodybuilder in the original movies but this time they must have used someone smaller and narrower in the shoulders. He looked weird.
This battle was chronologically right before the Death Star fight. Did I hear the "Red 5" get smoked? Didn't Luke take that pilot's place and callsign in ANH? Great touch!
I LOVED Rogue One! After last years TFA which I really didn't enjoy (I fell asleep the second time) Rogue One feels like the perfect antidote. It is the Star Wars movie we've all been waiting for since The Empire Strikes Back. It is that good!
Thank you for your review. I had actually wrote this movie off because the trailers made it look like it was all about Jyn Erso. It is also refreshing to hear that there they were willing to sacrifice so many characters in order to advance the story.
Masterpiece, nearly as good as the original trilogy... Great Peter Cushing homage and fabulous soundtrack, K2SO is a great idea, best Vader scene ever being a ruthless assassin
Grace, good review. I would note however Edwards (or whoever did the rewrites and reshoots) really made great homages and call backs in the film. I would also note that Galen Urso and his team are clearly stand ins for the Manhattan Project scientists who made the atomic bomb, extremely conflicted, but loyal patriots.
I cried throughout the ending credits. I dragged my family along after I heard your really positive non-spoiler review- so my mum held me for those few minutes as I showed exactly why I'm the Crybaby! NOT DISSAPOINTED. The movie just got better and better until the very end which ended on a high note so powerful I wanted to watch the whole series again 😭 Agreed with all points made throughout the video!
Nautilus1972 ... and thank you George Lucas for finding the perfect party costume Woman (Leia Organa costume and Slave Leia as the top two) I continue to see girls and women yearly show off to other party goers!
Really appreciate the list of character names because I found them a bit hard to remember during the film except for the ones that were repeated more often. I agree with just about everything here. My favorite part was the star destroyer collision, that was so freaking cool. Great naval tactics in action, and the destruction of the two ships and then the gate was stunning to look at. Probably the best bit of action I've ever seen in a Star Wars film since the Episode IV opening. Did you notice the "Red leader standing by - Gold leader standing by - watch out for the towers" bit? Recycled unused footage from the original film? I spotted that instantly. So cool.
Where was the scene with Krennic walking in the water with his cape trailing behind him? You know like IN THE TRAILER?? And what about the scene where Jyn is on the platform and there is an Imperial Shuttle (I think) in front of her?
I hate that Episode 7 totally invalidated the Rebel Alliance's achievement in defeating the Empire by creating the First Order from nowhere and basically making them every bit as powerful as the Empire that Luke and co. overthrew. J.J. Abrams, that was possibly the lamest of your decisions. Just to completely undermine the achievements of the original-trilogy characters. *Wookie-sized facepalm.*
Yep. This movie made me realize how I don´t care at all about the new trilogy. The characters were "cute and funny" and almost flawless, and Finn was not needed at all. The fights were lame, except maybe the lightsaber duel and the Falcon against TIE fighters, but I hated the moment were Rey jut closed her eyes. Kylo should´ve won that duel, and the planet being destroyed should´ve saved her. Also the fact that the story was unoriginal made the movie joyless, only saved by the fast pace and conveniences and lack of seriousness.
I think Rogue One is one of the BEST Star Wars movies - almost as good as Empire. I love how desperate the battle is - how they all sacrifice everything for the greater good - love how Jyn is a cynical mercenary and how she changes. Love how she and Cassian only connect at the end with a deep connection beyond word or petty romance. So Epic. Just a great movie.
wow you are on the exact same page as me on Cushing/Fisher. Even the % haha. I think definitely since we know they are not alive or look like that anymore, that plays a part into us subconsciously knowing it is fake. I think also that at times when he is moving or talking, it has a bit of a rubbery look/feel to it. If you have seen I Am Legend, those monsters are pure examples of this at it's worst. Just rubbery. But man, Cushing looked amazing. And yes Cushing has a face/features that makes it easier to draw, sculpt, paint, and digitize. Great reviews!!!
Totally agree. I found it late and had to grab the Kindle version to get through it in time, but it did a great job in setting up the movie, especially Krennick's manoeverings.
Now that the trilogy is over, we can all agree that rouge one was the best Star Wars movie that Disney put out. At the time I had a lot of hope but was let down by the mess of the writers/directors of the trilogy. Moving forward I think Disney will be able to make a better set of movies looking back at rogue one.
20 years on there are no jedi but there are still force sensitive people. chirrut obviously one of them. the force didn't disappear just the jedi order.
I loved this movie. I think it's the most emotionally charged Star Wars story to date.
Opposite for me, that was one of the main things I thought it was lacking pretty sorely
dude that vader scene at the end blew my mind i just wish it was longer.
I don't, it was brutal, but DANM was it effective, both him, and for the message, that the worst is yet to come, but it won't be dark for much longer.
I don't know even if it were a few minutes longer I would be happy I just felt like it was too short for such a hyped scene that we were promised
Jonatas Silva wasn't brutal enough!
That's why we need a Darth Vader movie 🎥
Redlegoguy
We already have a Darth Vader movie. Empire Strikes Back.
darth vader vs some rebel scum. coolest. scene. ever.
( in my opinion)
deffinitly!!! loved it
Reminded me of the batman v superman warehouse fight
I wonder if Darth Vader is a vegetarian
Not sure. But he does hate sand...
Lego DeathstrokeFan666 I wanted to see more Darth wiping out more rebels during the movie but the end was a great payoff!
I'm one with the force and the force is with me.
That's what Bill Cosby used when he- well, you know
TMadara Actually that was an "Easter Egg (caught in one of my other conversations about Shamalay's Signs and Sixth Sense movies)" that everyone involved was going to die by that prophecy but not understood until the phrase made sense relating to the fate of all of them!
TMadara
I want the tee shirt.
TMadara *starts spamming control c control v*
If your too stupid to get the joke that's copy and paste sooooo
my favorite character... *sniffle*
After watching Rogue One, I was reminded of the phrase "Unsung Hero." For such a rag-tag group of guerrilla fighters to sacrifice so much and get very little or no acknowledgement of this in the subsequent trilogy makes the "medal ceremony" in "A New Hope" so bitter/sweet. Yeah, Luke launched the torpedo in the exhaust vent, but a crap-load of people died to provide that information. And there isn't even a monument, a wall, a statue, or a 40oz of malt liquor on the curb for them. "Unsung," indeed.
cqtaylor
I think it would have to do with the team "Rogue One" not being an official Rebel Alliance team. They were never assigned the mission nor were they even brought together for the mission. Technically there was no mission. They went rogue from the rebellion kind of like what Saw did and decided to tackle it alone. It wasn't until the attack started that the rebel alliance joined in since it's already started might as well help out. They were afraid of the mission specifically because it would start a war between the Empire and the Rebels. Can't go back once the war is sparked even if it was not officially them who started it. Kind of like what happened in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Got to be a Lucas remaster edit.
I'm sure the pilots from the space fight poured out some liquor when they got back to Gavin 4.
And actually, they're not unsung now. A movie was made about them from the Journal of the Wills. That's why R2 had be there. He's the keeper of the Whills who upload the story of Star Wars in the new Jedi temple in the future for us to all know.
If you're not familiar, check out the Journal of the Whills.
What you cite summarizes how I emotionally processed this movie. It's the unsung heroes, the subtle melancholy. Not the broad bright emotional strokes that folks seem to expect out of typical characterization in movies these days.
Unsung indeed as the only other bit we knew about them for almost 30 years was the brief mention in the original movie's title crawl
after seeing this movie, after seeing how the star wars universe was represented, i have to say that i now dislike the force awakens even more, this movie had better cinematography, better use of charters and themes, better cgi, better visuals, more goosebump moments, it was just an overall better movie,
Still having pretty high expectations for episode 8.
***** felicity wasn't any less annoying, im just glad the robot (cant remember is name) was there to counter balance her antics with great comentary
the movie it self have many meh things in the beginning with the character introduction though. It is moving too fast in the first half for me. But the other half was pure awesome! The ending was the best!
Complete opposite for me, all those things you consider better are all the things I think this film was lacking... Just felt like a generic modern sci-fi action movie, with Star Wars "skins"... just didn't have much of a dramatic or emotional imapct for me, and the score really fell short for me... still am glad it exists as a bit of the Star Wars lore/canon and a film, just fell short of my expectation, I absolutely think the Force Awakens was masterfully made.
maccajoe The whole Star Wars Saga is about repeating cycles and the different choices that can be made during lifetimes and generations in the Skywalker family... the whole mythology is setup in a circle story format.. even The Phantom Meance contains many similar points to A New Hope and The Force Awakens, such as young person in the desert is found and taken away from there poor/misforunate life and learn the ways of the force(Anakin as a kid, Luke, and Rey), the mentor type person is killed (Qui-Gonn, Obi-Wan, and Han Solo). They end up destroying a large superweapon (Anakin and the trade federation controlship, Luke and the Deathstar, Poe and Starkillerbase, but initiated by Rey and the others).
Don't choke on your aspirations.
TMadara best line
I was blown away by these CGI characters, I mean c'mon, that came TOTALLY out of nowhere !! People talking a big deal about Vader, yeah those scenes were pretty nice but c'mon, a dead guy coming back on the screen as a character from decades ago was mind blowing. I was like "oh sure, we're gonna see Tarkin's head just like in Episode 3, chill." Then he turns around and he basically is like a main character in the movie. The same with Princess Leia, I was blown away that this ended basically at the beginning of Episode 4 (I'm just gonna call it 5 from now on). You hit all the right points in this review, my heart was overjoyed by that ending, when I saw that white hallway I was like "yep, this is going to lead directly into a new hope."
It makes me SO sad that this is a stand alone movie and that we're not going to have more of these movies. Can we have a movie now between Episode 3 & Rogue One haha? That's going to confuse the shit out of everyone.
i understand and agree with you! :) vader's bit at the end was my favourite.
Well we are getting two more standalone movies though!
Totally agree. If you would have told me what they had done I'd have groaned knowing it would have to look horrible. But it was actually pretty decent. Far from perfect sure but 1000x better than I thought could be done.
yeah i want a movie between episode 3 and rogue one but with Vader as main character, let's say a 10 years time lapse with him and all his achievements during that period
JC4 i've shared my own little review on my channel of you'd like to check it out.
at 13:00 you said star trek ... instead of star wars lol
Marks Guitar Solo Channel that's what I thought
heard that too...
Star Wars leaves treks when the Millennium Falcon takes off at the speed of light
Crucify!!!!
I fukgive you.
Riz Ahmed is a very good actor. I'd like to see more of him. He was very good in The Night Of.
And Four Lions
TJ Wells see. I need to see that! Thanks for that, I have never heard of it.
Sam Fisher It's a dark comedy, and quite controversial (probably even more so now) but Riz is brilliant in it. Maybe check it out on imdb first!
crazy how good it was despite no lightsabers which are a major key in the series.
Just one lightsaber... a very red one.
I disagree, Darth Vader is one of those villains; with a character design which will continue not to be outdated. We can thank Ralph Mqarrie for that. He looked far from cheesy, he looked monstrous in this movie. For the first time in his cinema history, he looked terrifyingly imposing. I'm guessing it was the build of the actor beneath the suit
They had no choice. Mon Mothma said it was so! "Many rebels died to bring us this information"
Mon Mothma talked about many Bothans dying and that was about the intel on the second Death Star.
Ah true, I got it mixed up. I saw Rogue One last night and it made me want to go through the whole saga again, at some point.
Same here.
But in Episode 4, Leia does say that a lot of good people died getting the Death Star plans, so you knew things weren't going to go smoothly. heh ;-)
Episode 4 acknowledges the death of the Rouge One crew.
Vader states that Leia is the last one with knowledge of the plans.
This implies that others once had that knowledge and have died.
How did Lucas know to add that line back then?
I JUST SEEN IT. ITS AMAZING OMG.
Me too..i loved it
Joey ! Me too... Cannot believe everyone died there on Scarif. Except t Rebel fleet luckily. However, ter escape for hyperspace were cut off, when an imperial star destroyer(It's where Darth Vader was on board) appeared out of hyperspace. They destroyed just half the fleet and disabled an Mon Calamari command ship. Most of the smaller ships & 1 Nebula frigate managed to escape & while t command ship was still stocked on space. That which forced all t crewmembers to abandoning the ship and then transferring themselves by aboarding the "Tantive IV"(It's where Princess Leia was on board), also along with the Death Star plans with them. Luckily they managed to escaped barely. And then the corvette ship is setting their course for Tattooine. That is where t story of "A New Hope" begins....
Joey ! Just a wonderfully edited movie to show us so much story in 2 hours! Tarkin and Leia likenesses passed my test! However, Stormtrooper armour is useless! Go back to Battle Droid factories Emperor and Darth!
We dont know if jyn and her partner died theyre was a ship so they maybe survived hence jyn might have a sequel.
The Legendary Movie Critic That's a joke right?
Hey guys, I survived.
OH THANK GOODNESS! :P
Beyond The Trailer
Yeah. This movie is just Rebel Propaganda.
They may have gotten the plans, but they did not do it in the way depicted in the film. Hell, they even claim I was killed.
hey, we have been told THAT vader is supposed be a menacing force. the ending of rogue one was the only real demonstration as to why he got that reputation.
we need a trilogy about vader, explaining his growth from the angst in the suit, to the rogue one clip.
because he was highly into the religious aspect of the force, it could show how searched fro relics, and experimentation with directing his direction. where he moves from being a loose cannon, to a vertiable boogyman.
how he actually gets power, not through politics, but given positions and his aura just eliminating people making vacuums that puts him up.
just like what yoda did to luke, his relics and his exploits work hand in hand to lead him UP, into the dark forces. he has a very etherial inspirations,
he is like a powerful angry teenager, but so unknown that it doesnt spread, and his power too dire to be mocked for any amount of time.
during, u will see flashes of his humanity. but in the third film it actually helps calms or settles him, in some way, to get a master level command of the dark force.
At 13:41 she said Star Trek not star wars
Lord nerd 12 hahaha i totally noticed that too! Had to rewind and was like nooooo waaaay!!!!
Happens to everyone.
Lord nerd 12 was wondering how far down the comments i needed to scroll in order to find someone else who noticed that
It took me a while to find it to
Maybe I'm being too hash, but I lost interest in this review after I heard that.
I'm not a big fan of force awakens, but I love rogue one so much!!!!!
One of my favorite thing about the film was how well it bridged the gap between ROTS and ANH.
My favorite bit is that they finally explained why the Death Star had that silly flaw in the first place--Galen put it there.
Lovi Poekimo Same!!
I don't care about spoilers. Thank you for being one of the few people on TH-cam who aren't afraid to release these vids so quickly. I honestly get even more excited knowing things. Love you!
Who'd have expected Darth Vader to crack a one-liner?
Matt Thornton eeeeem......me? Like 'Apology accepted Admiral' after killing him
Not sure why everyone thinks this was out of character for him...it totally wasn't.
Matt Thornton Vader has always been kinda a troll
+Niall Murray-Actually, it was "Apology accepted, Captain Needa."
Darren O'Connor whatever
Loved it so much !!! So much better then Force Awakens
End credits scene? Its called "Star wars Episode IV : a new hop" :P
Luigi Medeiros Pereira a new hope not hop
Director VideoGames NO! It's A New Hop. Just watched it last week. 🙂
anyone catch that "General Syndulla" as in Hera during a scene at Yavin 4
Are Chap me
Are Chap I heard it too... Also I can c t "Ghost" appearing at Yavin IV landing area....
Me! That made my cry XD You can Also see the Ghost in some scenes ( Ghost as in Heras ship)
Darth Vader dies, still the most popular toy and character :D
Luigi Medeiros Pereira Vader is the mascot of the dark side
But he lasts for 3 movies ..?
You notice that he Dies NOW? lel He died in episode 6 which was years ago.
Luigi Medeiros Pereira He is also the most popular vilian of all time. Among all movies made before or since Star Wars. Very impressive. They have to find some way to get him some more screen time.
Carrie Fisher died today, and I had plans to see Rouge One tonight anyway, so when I saw the ended I CRIED. And the whole audience knew about her death today, so it was just this huge emotional punch in the heart.
im not yet with the video, but i got to say, an animated Young Harrison Ford as a protagonist of his own movie, is very very expensive, even for Disney.
Yep. A few scenes is one thing. A whole movie is something different.
Plus Moff Tarkin only stood and talked. Han would be engaged in a lot of action. That would be a massive amount of difficult animating. Not impossible, but it would be difficult both physically and financially.
this was Suicide Squad done right !!
btw you said Star Trek instead of Star Wars at 13:40 hahahaha
Grace, the ending has another more pressing flaw.
If Leia and the Tantive IV have been there at that Battle and just barely escaped with the plans, then the first conversation between her and Vader in ANH makes no sense anymore.
Because then he would have asked "If this is a counselors ship, then what were you doing in a rebel attack fleet?"
Quotenwagnerianer Vader didnt see Leia, he does not know she was there
Erick Alejandro Neri But he did see the ship that just escaped before his eyes!
She says: "I am member of the imperial senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan".
How can she sell this to Vader after what happened in Rogue One?
Where her ship just barely escaped destruction and Vader and his Star Destroyer right on their heels.
Just doesn't work.
i fully agree, Leia's presence there does not make any sense, for the continuity
Well Vader doesn't buy it so that helps. And A New Hope starts with the star destroyer pursuing that ship.
+Quotenwagnerianer good point
I think Chirrut was a sort of monk who for lack of a better term worships the Force but can't actually use it. I'll know on Saturday when I see it.
Daniel Kunkle good point
He was a force sensitive individual!
Yeah, you will see it.
It is kinda simple, and you are not far off with your thoughts.
TheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforceTheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforceTheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforceTheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforceTheforceiswithmeAndiamonewiththeforce. thats all you'll hear from chirrut haha
He uses the force.
Everybody died? Wow, someone guessed it right
Really who? I long assumed Krennic would die and 2-3 of the Rebels, but everyone? I still can't quite believe it.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens: fuck you
Manny N For? Your fault cming here clicking on Spoilers video which you should expect Spoilers in the comments as well.
Well it wasn't that surprising.
Pixar The Great i This is kinda similiar to HALO REACH TO HALO, rmbering the sacrifice a group of ppl made to get this vital piece of information that will be important in the future movies
not surprised how they all died I mean come on none of those characters are ever mentioned or seen again later in the movies with a new hope so ya.
If you think about those who criticize the sympathy of the characters and them dying it actually IS better that way.... a lot of people wonder about the connection between Episode III and IV.... having great characters that die could be crazy and leave a bad taste. It's good that we don't care A LOT for the characters that died.... because that's what Rogue One is and should be... about a small group and nothing more. IF that's what they were aiming for it's welcomed to me that not one person shines over the others. Let Luke, Han Solo and Leia still remain as the main key characters that should be remembered most.
I'm not surprised "in story" but out of story I'm surprised at Disney having the moxy to go through with it. Then again, they've done nasty stuff before, the Black Hole (1979) is disturbing as hell.
Houston Muñoz It is predictable (non-spoiler) that they all die because like SW Rebels characters they will be missing in EP IV-VI without any major actions, even on Hoth in EP V where all the rebels center around!
That's a good point.
Was it just me or did Darth vaders voice sound weird? They didn't get the mechanical sound effect right. Also his suit looked a little weird but I still loved it lol
I just watched the movie, and I kid you not, that the first thing I heard someone say in the theater. A couple rows back, as soon as he started talking, I heard, "Wait, that's not his voice. That's his voice? No, it's not." And that came right after a gasp from seeing Vadar. It sounded like they went from excited to disappointed.
Remember, The original was almost 40 years ago. James E Jones is in his 70s or 80s now.
Tim Purdy yes I know but like the mechanical effect was off not his voice
but james earl jones did do the voice of vader in rogue one
ROGUE ONE DEATH TROOPER I know ..
THE CGI TARKIN AND LEIA WAS SO CRAZY. BLEW MY MIND. AND VADER WAS SO DOPE
What an excellent review..almost a year later! You hit all of the spots that made Rogue One such an outstanding film, such as the way Baze was leaning against the ships ramp (perfect moment), the Death Stars role and much more! I felt exactly the same way about Rogue One, and it's in active rotation RIGHT NOW in my player...worlds better than TFA and, I'll bet, TLJ. Wonderful insights!
re: Digitally animating actors and WestWorld
Since they've already put in the easter egg....can we expect Yul Brynner's Gunslinger to make a 'surprise' contribution to the story in Season 2?
I hear he made an appearance in the background in season one.
he did that's why I mentioned the Easter egg at the beginning of my post. Now that he's established to be in the park, it's not impossible they create a computer generated version as a character in season 2
I wouldn't put it past them.
I just saw a retrospective here on TH-cam on the original film (from the 1970s) by Oliver Harper. That (and your comment) gave me a bit more interest in the show. Hence, I may watch it after I catch up on my list of other shows....as well as my revisit to the 1970s film (and its sequel).
So..... did the movie tell us the reason of Death Star flaw in episode IV ._. ?
Humam Eastrawan
Yeah, the flaw in the Death Stars design was deliberate and its covered in the film. So that's no longer subject to speculation henceforth.
finally... my friends(who diss star wars) can stop saying it is a plot hole! ;)
Humam Eastrawan the Exhaust Port was an Inside Job
my jaw dropped at this reveal. I thought "they did it they fixed the flaw in sw"
The flaw has never bothered me. It's a fairy tale and dumb things happen. Besides the chances of anyone ever having succeeded? Well okay the Force messes with probability. Anyway it never bothered me but having it explained is kinda fun.
Decided to watch a spoiler review because the trailer wasnt selling me. Sounds good though even though those were some pretty great spoilers. I might check it out
Shesez Going to the cinema without any spoilers felt so good
Well, all the trailers were from a different version of the movie, so there's that.
*I ain't afraid of the dark
After Rogue One
*Ay dios mio
There be sith lords lurking in the shadow! ;)
can someone answer this question for me? C3PO and R2D2 we're both on the planet when Rogue one left. When did they have the time to get on the same ship as Princess Leia?
my stand out moments were Ahsoka's reference and vader mincing rebels!!! been looking forward to that for a long time.
There was an Ahsoka reference? What was it?
Lego Boy Studios it wasn't ahsoka, it was Obi Wan kenobi
Spoilers...
The thing is, its weird. T
They say will you message the "jedi" .
Mon mothma (I think) says, do you trust the jedi? On which Organa replies I trust her with my life.
Now the thing is no actual jedi is shown, so it is unclear who they mean, this could be Ahsoka, but it could also turn the stupid way and it is just Leia....(Even though she is not formally and formerly a Jedi..)
it's obi wan.
its obi wan. after mon mothma asks bail organa to send a message to "the jedi" she saysthat he needs someone that he can trust to deliver the message
Loved the review. On Chirrut Imwe I got the impression that he either failed the jedi trials and wasn't taken as an apprenctice or was hampered by his blindness and was left stuck as a guard of the the temple. Maybe he wasn't trained at all even though he was force sensitive. Possibly he felt guilty due to order 66 and he became truly devout and sought to honor the jedi best he could even though he was never properly trained. Basically he could be force sensitive and gone to school but drop outs and failures often served the order in other capacities amongst the varies branches and divisions of the Jedi.
i loved this review. i actually feel the same grace about this film it was incredible i saw it midnight last night and the cinema all cheered when vader come on. great film and a sad, but a great film about hope x
I'm so glad you enjoyed my review!
im from the uk and we dont get a lot of great film review videos so its nice to have a fresh view on films by yourself :) x
Her reviews and breakdowns are so thorough. I love them.
Tarkin wasn't fully CGI same with Leia
They had actors
Tarkin - Guy Henry
Leia- Ingvild Deila
We know... They just remade their faces using CGI
Hahahaha ur impression of saw guererra was awesome. 13:26 LOL
Any idea why some critics really do not like this movie?
Sun bro cuz critics are bitches and hate their lives
Jared Fredrick surely not all.
Opinions.
i haven't heard a majorly bad review yet......
maybe they don't want to admit that this one is far superior than TFA which they over-praised.
How did Mads Mikkelson measure up? Were he any good, or did he not make an impression in this show? (If you talked about his performance then I might have missed it...)
I literally wanted to cry on how amazing this film was. It made happy to be a Star Wars fan, and to appreciate A New Hope. Immediately right after work tomorrow, I'm going to watch A New Hope!!!! AAAAAHHHH I'M SO EXCITED
Dony was force Sensitive. (his partner too) but that's about it. He is not able to tap into the force to use it as a Jedi and Sith. And he seems like a Jedi because he served them.
Jyn used or atleast did something with that kyber neckless when they went through that shield on Scarif.
I think she just wished on it...
No idea if you noticed this but, some of the X-wing pilots were the same guys as the ''New Hope'' crew, mainly the leader who also led Luke in that air battle, and ofc the attention went to ''Red 5'' in this movie who was shot down, so the spot would open for Luke to fill it in a new Hope
Erik Rutten Really? I didn't even notice!
Yep really. We even see the Red Five X-Wing go down. Which of course makes the callsign free/available for Luke Skywalker.
Damn it I don't remember when he was shot down
I loved it all. the characters, the storytelling, the emotion, the music and the last half hour....just WOW! chills!
Vader's costume was not the same as the original. His mask was slightly different also. He looked far less imposing and threatening in this movie. Even hia stature was different. They used a bodybuilder in the original movies but this time they must have used someone smaller and narrower in the shoulders. He looked weird.
I guess they couldn't recreate the " A New Hope" Vader since. If George was there they might of had it pulled off.
Skyebright1
But is he wider?
This battle was chronologically right before the Death Star fight. Did I hear the "Red 5" get smoked? Didn't Luke take that pilot's place and callsign in ANH? Great touch!
the best digital face i saw to date is young michael douglas in ant-man.didn´t see rogue one yet
peshmerge44 you'll love it
peshmerge44 tarkin is freaking amazing. if we didnt know we would think that he is REAL. amazing cgi simply amazing.
awesome 😲
peshmerge44 The CGI faces in this film blow Ant Man out of the water.
Your spoiler reviews are great. You always cover everything! And it's great you have the list on screen and the times
Dammit Grace, couldn't you wait two days? Some of us have no willpower!
Absolutely loved it!! there's rumours of there being a sequel to rogue one but after seeing the end I don't see how that's possible lol
I LOVED Rogue One! After last years TFA which I really didn't enjoy (I fell asleep the second time) Rogue One feels like the perfect antidote. It is the Star Wars movie we've all been waiting for since The Empire Strikes Back. It is that good!
Thank you for your review. I had actually wrote this movie off because the trailers made it look like it was all about Jyn Erso. It is also refreshing to hear that there they were willing to sacrifice so many characters in order to advance the story.
Masterpiece, nearly as good as the original trilogy... Great Peter Cushing homage and fabulous soundtrack, K2SO is a great idea, best Vader scene ever being a ruthless assassin
what was the deal with the bacta tank, was vader in it?
yep. healing from his injuries.
She called Star Wars "Star Trek "... No No (Vader) NOOOOOOOO! Blasphemy!
Just got out of the cinema, writing my review now, to note the end had me in awe, final 5 minutes jaw dropped
The scale and special effects in this movie were fucking amazing (remember the space battles and those star destroyers colliding? Holy shit)
13:34 MMM Star Trek... is that what you ment grace lol. love your review also thank you for your vids
I just want another Star Wars christmas special!
You.... You just want to watch the world burn, don't you?
Christian Johansson It exist and it's disgusting!!!! Google it it's a Chewbacca special
haha :)
I know, thats why i said it
My favourite k2so line was "I'll be there for you jyn, cassias said I had to"
Grace, good review. I would note however Edwards (or whoever did the rewrites and reshoots) really made great homages and call backs in the film. I would also note that Galen Urso and his team are clearly stand ins for the Manhattan Project scientists who made the atomic bomb, extremely conflicted, but loyal patriots.
Tony Gilroy
Grace, awesome as usual!!!...one question what was with the bacta tank in the trailer?
I see the movie yesterday, are you sure that Leia was also animated?
Of course, Carrie Fisher doesn't look like that anymore.
Yeah. I was really impressed by Leia. She didn't look animated to me at all. Much better than Tarkin, anyway.
I think both Tarkin and Leia where played by actors who looked similar and then digitally altered. That's why it looked so real.
Yes they got the actress and added cgi
+Malthe Olsen tarkin was animated? Big ass nose lol
hey grace what did you think of the soundtrack for this film particularly for the 3rd act
So did the movie show Vadar in a "Bacta Tank?"
I cried throughout the ending credits. I dragged my family along after I heard your really positive non-spoiler review- so my mum held me for those few minutes as I showed exactly why I'm the Crybaby! NOT DISSAPOINTED. The movie just got better and better until the very end which ended on a high note so powerful I wanted to watch the whole series again 😭 Agreed with all points made throughout the video!
"Star Treks track record" LOL that hurt
What happens to Bistan, pao, and moroff? Btw great video😀
Carrie fisher DID sign away the rights to her likeness before ANH.
Not the same as submitting hundreds of headshots and voice samples to be digitalized and stored in a database.
Amounts to the same thing.
Nautilus1972 ... and thank you George Lucas for finding the perfect party costume Woman (Leia Organa costume and Slave Leia as the top two) I continue to see girls and women yearly show off to other party goers!
Really appreciate the list of character names because I found them a bit hard to remember during the film except for the ones that were repeated more often. I agree with just about everything here. My favorite part was the star destroyer collision, that was so freaking cool. Great naval tactics in action, and the destruction of the two ships and then the gate was stunning to look at. Probably the best bit of action I've ever seen in a Star Wars film since the Episode IV opening.
Did you notice the "Red leader standing by - Gold leader standing by - watch out for the towers" bit? Recycled unused footage from the original film? I spotted that instantly. So cool.
I legit just bought a Jyn funko pop. Sounds cheesy but they're heroes haha!
+Beyond The Trailer Great Review. Do you think some of the scenes that were cut will be included in the blu ray extended edition?
Where was the scene with Krennic walking in the water with his cape trailing behind him? You know like IN THE TRAILER?? And what about the scene where Jyn is on the platform and there is an Imperial Shuttle (I think) in front of her?
SDC FITNESS & FAT LOSS Not in the movie
SDC FITNESS & FAT LOSS deleted and thats good - the tie fighter scene would have been ridicuolous silly and shitty
SDC FITNESS & FAT LOSS they did alot of cuts and those were some that were taken out
chrp90
Not if Vader was flying it??
renester21
I hate it when they do that. Everything in a trailer should be in the movie. False advertising otherwise. Annoying.
Very good points! I just saw it last night for my 15th birthday! R.I.P Carrie Fisher. Awesome vid though!
I hate that Episode 7 totally invalidated the Rebel Alliance's achievement in defeating the Empire by creating the First Order from nowhere and basically making them every bit as powerful as the Empire that Luke and co. overthrew.
J.J. Abrams, that was possibly the lamest of your decisions. Just to completely undermine the achievements of the original-trilogy characters. *Wookie-sized facepalm.*
Yep. This movie made me realize how I don´t care at all about the new trilogy. The characters were "cute and funny" and almost flawless, and Finn was not needed at all. The fights were lame, except maybe the lightsaber duel and the Falcon against TIE fighters, but I hated the moment were Rey jut closed her eyes. Kylo should´ve won that duel, and the planet being destroyed should´ve saved her. Also the fact that the story was unoriginal made the movie joyless, only saved by the fast pace and conveniences and lack of seriousness.
I think Rogue One is one of the BEST Star Wars movies - almost as good as Empire.
I love how desperate the battle is - how they all sacrifice everything for the greater good - love how Jyn is a cynical mercenary and how she changes. Love how she and Cassian only connect at the end with a deep connection beyond word or petty romance. So Epic. Just a great movie.
"I'm going to Jackson Pollock the heck out of your planet!" -Orson Krennic
hehe
You give the best and most well thought out reviews. Outstanding.
She sounds like the head teacher from school of rock.
Holy fuck
you think she gives good head?
The principal lol
Tomski H Omf I've always thought that
Nah, she's too smart
wow you are on the exact same page as me on Cushing/Fisher. Even the % haha. I think definitely since we know they are not alive or look like that anymore, that plays a part into us subconsciously knowing it is fake. I think also that at times when he is moving or talking, it has a bit of a rubbery look/feel to it. If you have seen I Am Legend, those monsters are pure examples of this at it's worst. Just rubbery. But man, Cushing looked amazing. And yes Cushing has a face/features that makes it easier to draw, sculpt, paint, and digitize. Great reviews!!!
Oh FFS why did I spoil myself
I love Star Wars movies but I love watching your reviews just as much Grace! Keep up the amazing work :)
I will say the Star Wars Catalyst book adds so much to the movie.
Totally agree. I found it late and had to grab the Kindle version to get through it in time, but it did a great job in setting up the movie, especially Krennick's manoeverings.
I didn't finish it in time but I got through a good chunk of it. The Tarkin Krennic dynamic is exactly how it is in the movie.
Hey, at 2:09, are you talking about Robin Wright?
I knew everyone was gonna die... I called it the real Suicide Squad of 2016!
I appreciate that you always try (and succeed) in keeping all your internal biases in check.
JUST SAW THE MOVIE! I HAVE TO SEE IT AGAIN JUST BECAUSE TO SEE PEOPLES REACTIONS
Now that the trilogy is over, we can all agree that rouge one was the best Star Wars movie that Disney put out. At the time I had a lot of hope but was let down by the mess of the writers/directors of the trilogy. Moving forward I think Disney will be able to make a better set of movies looking back at rogue one.
This is close to R rated Starwars. Maybe we will get one someday.
Why so youll seem less childish?? Hahaha wrong !! Adults can watch fictional R movies and still be really childish ..
archmad That's stupid
Hey Grace i would love to know your opinion about the cameo of R2D2, C-3PO and Bail Organa!
20 years on there are no jedi but there are still force sensitive people. chirrut obviously one of them. the force didn't disappear just the jedi order.
You're such a fascinating person to watch Grace , love this channel and I appreciate all the work you go through 😉