Rogue One was like that kid who saw Star Wars and said "Forget the Jedi, I wanna be an X Wing Pilot or a Rebel Commando." the kids the world kinda ignores. everyone wants the Jedi, the gifted hero ready to save the world. But sometimes kids see the hard working soldier and realize, "That's me. That's gonna be me. I have no powers, I have no lightsaber. Just me and my comrades against the Empire"
Growing up I wanted so badly to dress up as a Rebel pilot for Halloween! I thought the rebel pilots had the best uniforms, and I loved the idea of flying an X-Wing. The Jedi, Sith, Clones, and Stormtroopers are cool, but I would much rather pretend to be a Rebel pilot
This is what all star wars movies should strive for. It recreates the original trilogy aesthetic and blows it up into epic proportions using new technology. The space battles in 7 and 8 can't even hold a candle to this.
@Stratowind Episode 3 was all flash no substance, just like basically everything from the prequels. The originals, while obviously dated, actually had characters and story that were good.
Stratowind you’re telling me the space battles in last Jedi and force awakens are anywhere near the greatness of the Death Star trench run or the battle over yavin? Yeah right
Apparently that line was originally recorded for "A New Hope" but wasn't used in the movie. Red Leader would have said it during the part where Luke became separated from the squadron and pursued by a TIE fighter ("I can't shake him!"). If that's the case then it's cool some of Drewe Henley's dialogue found new life.
1:36: I just love how that was one of the Blue Squadron pilots who couldn't get through the shield. As a consolation prize, he helped take down two Star Destroyers.
Rogue One really showed the scale of ships to planets that no other star wars has really emphasized on, or could due to technological limits. The view of the Death Star from a on the surface of the planet perspective, the ships coming in and out of hyperspace, star destroyers hovering over planets, and the death star being constructed with a view of all the other star destroyers, or even the space battles themselves. And that's just one of the really awesome things about Rogue One. It really is underrated, and one of my favorite Star Wars movies. Sorry, I'm high lol
the ground battles were also the best in the Star Wars series. plus all of the various heart touching speeches like Galen Erso’s hologram message. the music score is also probably the best out of the whole series.
Michael Smith Nope, most of Blue Squadron was on Scarif and they all got shot down. The rest probably got reorganized under Red Squadron to fill missing spots. Luke filled in for the now-dead Red Five.
@@vacuumofspace9977 Prettying sure the ones in space survived, they just were reorganized into other squadrons or the squadron was kept out if combat until new pilots could be found.
Go watch any Hoth or Dagobah scene in Empire. The VFX are inferior, yes, because it came out 40 years ago, but aesthetically it tells a better story than most of the stuff in this movie because you instantly know the story behind the worlds in Empire. Hell I don’t remember the name of a single planet in Rogue one besides Scarif because it’s the only unique one.
Simply LOVED cameos of Red and Gold Leader. Also loved how this movie explained why only a couple of x and y wings were sent to destroy the death star.
while this is true, the fleet had also left Yavin IV- when the Death Star arrived the fleet hadn't returned to Yavin and wouldn't meet the Rebel leadership until after the DS blew up. B-Wings also scrambled after the DS explosion to attack incoming Imperial capital ships
Anyone else notices how happy Blue leader is during the battle. You know the whole time he fanboying at the fact he flying an X-wing even as he gets shot down.
This is four years late, but the video is making the rounds again so I'll throw this out there. This is actually how fighters/interceptors, at least from WW2 which heavily influenced Star Wars space combat, maneuver so they can make quick cuts and drop from high altitudes to make runs on targets beneath them. You basically just hit the brakes and angle the rudders so turn in one direction or another and let gravity do the rest. The most common formation is called "Escalon Right or Left" and it varies depending on which side the flight leader is on (the planes formation looks like / or like \) I'll link a timestamp to the intro of the old tv show "Baa Baa Blacksheep" which shows this maneuver very well. They drop off to the left side in it, but it's the same basic principle. th-cam.com/video/3pvzA6-tSqE/w-d-xo.html
There’s something in that beginning scene that honestly make me cry, all of these pilots, knowing they could be flying to their death, rushing into the cockpits of their X-Wings and the distant sound of “May the force be with you” being said over the P.A., a sentence to have hope even if you’re some simple cargo pilot that joined the resistance and now is going up against a massive military force trained to eliminate you in every way possible, and yet these people, even while fictional, are still rushing to fight and while yes the entire universe is fictional, it brings tears to my eye to see humanity, raw humanity
I also enjoyed the parts of the movie that just feature Rebel and Empire 'Grunts' doing their duty. Nice to know the war didn't always revolve around 'The Skywalker Bunch'.
George Lucas always had WW2 in mind. The original dogfights are actually shot for shot homages to WW2 film dogfights. Bless the real life heroes that inspired our generation
I just love the “POV” view of the x wing coming out of hyperspace and all the hyperspace exits in the newer movies just the sudden appearance and a sort of impact sound
@@Grid433 With those skills? Hell yeah. The most dangerous thing to meet as a pilot is another, more experienced pilot. People like that who keep surviving battles will continue to survive battles.
After watching the ST, I realized that Rogue One is the Star Wars movie I needed as an adult who grew up on Star Wars media. It was set in the same universe and timeline, but didn't rehash the plot and gave deeper meaning to the struggle of the grunts of the Rebel Alliance, the actual people dying in droves fighting a superior force while the heroes gallivanted on their fantastic journey. I felt more emotionally engaged in the struggle that was the second half of RO than in any of the ST films.
It's really funny you mention that because I felt the same way watching the Star Wars movies as a kid. I wanted to know more about Rogue and the other squadrons.
Plus, it kinda gives us an idea of what it’s like to live under Imperial occupation and how the battles were fought from soldier/commando/pilot’s perspective
1:07 One of my favorite shots of the entire movie: Blue leader with that big grin on his face after blowing up the AT-AT. If you look at the behind the scenes footage from the movie, You see the actor who portrays Blue leader, a renowned British theater actor named Ben Daniels, looking like a little kid on a carnival ride in the X-Wing set. He just looks so excited to be there! I would be too! When I first found out that Ben Daniels was supposed to be in the new Star Wars movie, I spent the movie acting like it's "Where's Waldo?", Trying to spot him and I was so excited when I did. One of the things I also love about this movie is how it shows non-main characters, such as pilots and commanders, doing really badass things. Flying their fighters, crashing a cruiser into the star destroyer, etc.
2:27 I always assumed that blue leader tried to angle his x-wing into the imperial base below judging by how he crashed. Even when dying he tried to support the ground troops
This comment made me love Blue Squadron more. Especially the leader. Should be like a side movie about them. Would've loved to see more of the general's backstory.
As this video makes the rounds again, I think one of my favorite things about this whole sequence is at 0:33. The Empire is completely caught off guard by the fact that the Rebellion has the balls to attack a shielded planet, to the point where someone has to point out “sir, those are *rebel* ships,” followed by the panic of the officer telling someone to get ahold of the admiral. The Rebellion is on their doorstep with a fleet and a plan, and the Empire doesn’t even know how to react to the fact that if the alliance is attacking a *shielded planet* where archives are kept, they aren’t messing around.
Very true. Also, it is implied, that this is the first time the Alliance attacked en masse with a fleet. So it literally was a complete surprise for the empire, since they had not known about the extend of the rebellion since then.
Why is it that only Rogue One got space combat cinematography right? Like, this actually feels like a Star Wars film. You actually feel like you're along for the ride, and they move like the miniatures they used in the originals. God, I really hope they make a new Star Wars flight sim... They did Battlefront games, they did Jedi single player games, BRING BACK THE FLIGHT SIMS!!
One reason I love this space battle is because it’s big but not THAT big, like it’s not a thousand ships like you’d get in the prequels. It’s just exceptionally well done.
Same. The movie was fantastic and blue squadron is one the most awesome things about it. Even though it only has a couple of scenes, I feel the support they give in every fibre.
@@_Woody_ It really helps give context, to why it was such a big deal that the Rebels didn't have their X-Wings to use on Hoth. It was a titanic effort to take down the AT-AT walkers with just snow speeders. But the X-Wings here, with their much heavier firepower, just shred the walkers with ease.
I’ll never forget the very first time watching 1:27 for the very first time hearing the retro X-wing shots like in a new hope and immediately feeling like I was a kid again watching a new hope for the very first time.
+Zhi Kai Tan Yeah always thought of him as fighter squadrons' chief. I loved the air fights in Rogue One, they managed to recreate the WWII atmosphere of the Battle of Yavin: many casualities and explicit deaths, no Poe bullshits.
This is from wookiepedia (a star wars version of wikipedia):Sometime after joining the Rebel Alliance, Merrick was given the rank of General and direct authority over all assembled starfighters at the Base One on Yavin 4. He also would fly in command of Blue Squadron as Blue Leader. When the entirety of the Massassi starfighter squadrons were scrambled, Merrick had authority over the other squadron leaders. In Merrick's absence, General Dodonna commanded the starfighter fleet. Additionally, he served on the rebel council allowing him to have sway over the course of the Rebellion.[1]
I actually saw a post complaining about Rogue ONe right after it came out, someone said there were no "Star Wars themes" in it. Are you freaking crazy? What exactly is the theme that is playing when the Rebel Fleet comes out of hyperspace, "Sanford and Son"??????
Sure was; I know some of these shots are practical effects & some of them are models, but there are some fabulous images in this move: The Go Pro out of hyperspace to Scarif; the rebel fighters flying thru the storm toward Edu; What I love to call 'The Death Star Reveal', the Death Star 'eclipsing' the sun as it arrives at Jedha; the 'debris geyser' shooting into the upper atmosphere.
This, vader’s scenes, and the fact that a movie where you know that outcome but still keep me invested and in suspense makes this top 3 of all sw films
@@onelusciouslad7841 somewhere on youtube there a a clip of extras and one of them if 'Blue Leader' in full costume getting into the 'X wing' set and he totally nerded out--here it is: th-cam.com/video/4B6_y1s-Hco/w-d-xo.html, now if you go to the two minute:twenty second mark you can see his reaction.
This honestly caught everyone in the theatres by surprise on how actually relatable realistic it was to a go pro camera. One of the best cinematography to capture the battle even for a few seconds as if you were watching a live go pro perspective in all of star wars movies so far. Not to mention the realistic lighting the spacecraft has to the open space. It's akin to the IRL lighting you'd see off the ISS.
@@Mikey-ym6ok Rogue One used several pieces of film recorded for ANH that were never used, as well as reworking some bits that were. This is why some of the X-wing and Y-wing pilots are the same as in the attack on the Death Star in ANH.
I love how the Red 5 before Luke (Pedrin Gaul, according to Wookiepedia) was so obviously inexperienced, freaking out when he was separated from his Squadron, and letting himself be driven further away. The TIE pilots could obviously tell, too; The second he slipped out of formation, they were like sharks smelling blood in the water. It's really hard to put aside the nostalgia I have for the Battle of Endor, but once I do, it's really hard to argue that the Battle of Scarif isn't the best on-screen space battle in the franchise. It's a near thing, it really is, but Scarif is like all the best parts of Hoth and Endor combined and executed with modern technology. It's fantastic.
IRL, staying in formation during dogfight are a bad idea. Red5's tactic actually resemble IRL Thach Wave. The aerial combat tactic adopted by US Navy F4wildcat during WW2, that succesfully defeat a much more nimble japanese Zero fighter. He perfectly pulled the first stage of the tactic, even made the entire wing of Tie Fighters to follow him (in a respectful distance w/ his leader main wing). What should do next, is for the 2nd wing of the Xwing's (in this case, Red Leader Wing) to immediately get into attack position, then wipe the entire wing of those chasing Tie Fighters in the intersecting flight path. Tbh in my opinion, its the red leader who's lack in experience for this kind of furball dogfight. The only mistake Red5 did, was he should coordinated his tactic w/ his wing leader (unless if his wing leader have exceptionally high situation awareness& experiences)
Just imagine being a rebel on the ground at 1:02, you’re pinned down by ties, stormtroopers and AT ACTs and it feels like all hope is lost when you can’t fight back.... until your fellow x wings blow the walker to pieces while they support you with last minute reinforcements
Such an amazing movie. This and Andor really show the price of the rebellion. When I watched this it hit me for the first time that Luke, Leia and Han aren’t the ones who beat the empire, it took hundreds of heroes just like them to bring it down, and there’s so many stories yet to tell. It shows just how much potential this universe still has.
100% critics are always ripping on war movies for not having characters with depth and personality. In reality, wars are won by hundreds and thousands of nobodies, not just the guy with the fancy lightsaber. Gareth Edwards gets this.
@@Pure_Havoc Don't forget Tony Gilroy, who was the second unit director and was basically a co-director responsible for reshooting a lot of the movie. Gilroy's Star Wars Andor (the sequel to Rogue One) is amazing.
Man I love this film so much. It’s aerial fight is absolutely my favorite air fight in a movie ever. The absolute irony with how they got the shield open, the it makes you feel like you’re in the cockpit yourself is incredible. How every single person is important. One person didn’t make through the shield, and he helped that Star destroyer crash. The way they all know that there isn’t much of a chance but they made the choice to help. Gets me everytime
The director's job on the last trilogy wasn't bad,technically speaking it was really good, the problem is the script, the plot and the "wannabe feminism" vibres of the movie.
@@Huma270490 the cinematography and CG work was good, but that was pretty much it. There was no guiding vision in place despite the series being planned as a trilogy from the get-go, which doomed it from the start.
Gotta love that wild grin on Blue Leader's face after he and his squadron show up to balance the odds on the surface~ "The Empire's had their fun, now they face the might of General 70's MUSTACHE!!"
As child of the 80's growing up with the trilogy, I literally jumped outa my chair the theater in absolute joy during this scene. THIS is the soul of Star Wars!!!
Any time I see a rebel pilot go down from one hit (on screen)I think: “someone forgot to press s three times to even out their shields and then press ‘ 3-4 Times to re-charge them after an earlier hit”
Frank Lee original X-Wing space combat simulator and the sequels: Tie Fighter, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, and X-Wing Alliance. Please definitely play them!
@@leokeiangelos The enemy AI always impressed me about those games - they were really difficult to hit. And the mission where you have to chase and disable a YT-1300 was a real test of your shield/weapons/engines power management!
I like how the fighters had realistic maneuverability relative to their speed, unlike battlefront 2 which they felt slow and too maneuverable This battle is so fun to watch and I’m glad Squadrons is looking promising enough to match this
The really sad part is, after watching this movie again, is that it feels like a pre-emptive apology. It's like "Hey, we know what's coming and it's bad. Here's a glimpse of what might have been"
This is the only modern star wars that "feels" like a star wars movie. The production team obviously paid attention to what makes a star wars space battle a star wars space battle.
+felixgagnon8 The Force Awakens and Rogue One were fantastic, but The Last Jedi was absolute trash. As a hardcore Star Wars fan it broke my heart. Disney was doing so well.
Being a huge star wars fan myself, I though they were all good. Sure The Last Jedi had weakness, but it turned out great (The casino seemed pointless without Lando Calrissian tho). I think that in order to create something new they have to change the direction where the new movies are going. I am confident that JJ Abrams will do a good job with Episode 9.
What exactly "broke your heart?" As a hardcore Star Wars fan for 40 years (yes I saw the original in the theater as a 12 yr old) I loved it. Lucas Films Limited is doing great (SW movies are not made by Disney).
okedoke1234 They completely obliderated Luke's story arc from the original trilogy, having him contemplating killing his own nephew after going on a suicide mission to turn Vader back to the light? It was so un-Luke! The casino scene was pointless, that Rose character was THE MOST pointless, no explanation as to how the lightsaber came back, no explanation into the creation of Snoke (who was killed of anti-climatically, just as Luke was). Everything The Force Awakens set up as a powerful plotpoint was abandoned, and there was so much potential. Right at the beginning that powerful scene at the end of TFA was treated as a joke. As a fan for 40 years, how can you not be in the least bit underwhelmed?
You mean the same Luke that contemplated killing his Father right? Why does everyone forget the context that Luke/Ben were in - this was not some boy scout at a sleepover. This was the grandson of the greatest evil the galaxy had seen - Luke admitted his failure and it caused him to go into extreme self-exile. And seeing Luke at the end with the most incredible force projection ever seen from the most powerful Jedi Master in the Galaxy was just amazing to me. Admit that Rose was underwhelming. I don't think that Luke tossing the saber was a joke. And there is no way I agree with the death of Luke being anti-climatic. No way. I loved the movie. I'm out.
they fucked up because they injected modern politics to a fanbase which split them in half also injecting marvel stlye humor throughout the whole movie I'm not eeven talking about the only good parts of tfa they just said yeah fuck heres gay luke and some race horses we got to save
As excited as I was when Blue Squadron made it through the shields, a part of me remembered that only Red & Gold Squadron was in Ep 4, and got emotional when I realized that this would be their suicide mission
Nobody Important oh right, that pilot. Can we really judge his piloting skills since we don’t know what exactly lead to his ship blowing up after he helped destroy that Star Destroyer’s shield generator.
Really loving Rogue One showing how much the grunts suffered facing Imps on certain death. Every rebel grunts are important. Best example being the Rebel marines passing the DS schematics to his comrade when he knew the door is stuck and he is facing death. All he wants is the hope to be passed on at that point.
Takes out the star destroyers shield generator, barrel rolls three times, and then rolls a 4th time, therefor disabling the Star destroyer while evading 3 TIEs, directly leading to the victory of the battle of scarif.
Best Disney Star Wars flick and my 3rd fave Star Wars movie after Empire Strikes Back and Revenge Of The Sith. My fourth favorite movie? Rise Of Skywalker
All new Star Wars movies should have been directed by Gareth Edwards. He captured the essence of the Originals.
I cannot agree enough, this movie IS star wars just like the originals.
Gareth edwards is a BIG fan of star wars its sad that the rogue one movie 60% of the scenes are reshooted because disney said its too "dark"
and had more prequel references than the sequels have
I agree with great passion
What if it’s set in the prequel era?
It warms my heart that Rogue One is generally loved by the fanbase.
Because it's the best Disney Star Wars film made
The real fans like rogue one and solo and hate the sequels
@@gonzbry7272 Do true but I like The Force Awakens and Rise Of Skywalker. Last Jedi makes me puke
@@gonzbry7272 how about this, the real fans like what they like.
there is no qualifier
Rogue One should just be retroactively included in the original trilogy and just make it The Tetralogy.
Anytime the Rebel Fleet comes out hyperspace I get goosebumps.
Joseph Standingbear same it gives me so much chills
Joseph Standingbear wow me to. I always get a smile on my face when they get out of hyperspace
yeah! 0:18
such a true statement tho...
Star wars boner my friend
Rogue One was like that kid who saw Star Wars and said
"Forget the Jedi, I wanna be an X Wing Pilot or a Rebel Commando." the kids the world kinda ignores. everyone wants the Jedi, the gifted hero ready to save the world. But sometimes kids see the hard working soldier and realize, "That's me. That's gonna be me. I have no powers, I have no lightsaber. Just me and my comrades against the Empire"
Yep!
Underrated comment
what an underrated comment!
💯. That’s why I love Rogue One, I always thought the Jedi were too mainstream. At the very least I’d wanna be a Mandalorian or a grey Jedi lol.
Growing up I wanted so badly to dress up as a Rebel pilot for Halloween! I thought the rebel pilots had the best uniforms, and I loved the idea of flying an X-Wing. The Jedi, Sith, Clones, and Stormtroopers are cool, but I would much rather pretend to be a Rebel pilot
This is what all star wars movies should strive for. It recreates the original trilogy aesthetic and blows it up into epic proportions using new technology. The space battles in 7 and 8 can't even hold a candle to this.
I come from the future... to tell you 9 is also garbage compared to this.
@Stratowind Episode 3 was all flash no substance, just like basically everything from the prequels. The originals, while obviously dated, actually had characters and story that were good.
Stratowind you’re telling me the space battles in last Jedi and force awakens are anywhere near the greatness of the Death Star trench run or the battle over yavin? Yeah right
Attack on star killer and evacuation of D’Qar are just as good
Cobaltsquadron144 no they’re not lmao
"Stick close Red-5, where are you goin'?"
His call sign was his death sentence.. XD
Yeah he needed to die so Luke could pick up his place.
Star Wars' red shirt :P
I wonder about originsl red five's name.
Apparently that line was originally recorded for "A New Hope" but wasn't used in the movie. Red Leader would have said it during the part where Luke became separated from the squadron and pursued by a TIE fighter ("I can't shake him!"). If that's the case then it's cool some of Drewe Henley's dialogue found new life.
Gabriel Atienza His name is Pedrin Gaul. There's a Wookiepedia page with his backstory.
1:36: I just love how that was one of the Blue Squadron pilots who couldn't get through the shield. As a consolation prize, he helped take down two Star Destroyers.
According to the Rogue One book, that pilot personally wrote the X-Wing Combat Manual. The dude is a badass.
I am all about that guy, hell yeah
what's his name?
@@blahtoblahtoto6441 Blue Four Squadron starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Four real name is Ariyon Bakare
He a beast
Upsets me how so many supposed die hard sw fans shit on Rogue One when it had one of the best damn space battles in the franchise.
Rogue One really showed the scale of ships to planets that no other star wars has really emphasized on, or could due to technological limits. The view of the Death Star from a on the surface of the planet perspective, the ships coming in and out of hyperspace, star destroyers hovering over planets, and the death star being constructed with a view of all the other star destroyers, or even the space battles themselves. And that's just one of the really awesome things about Rogue One. It really is underrated, and one of my favorite Star Wars movies. Sorry, I'm high lol
the ground battles were also the best in the Star Wars series. plus all of the various heart touching speeches like Galen Erso’s hologram message. the music score is also probably the best out of the whole series.
That's pretty much all the movie has to offer
👏Good👏 action👏 scenes 👏don’t👏 make👏 up👏 for👏 awful👏 characters👏 and👏 writing 👏
@@brycelinnarz9387 You mean The Last Jedi?
The most impressive space battle in all of SW.....
I found myself hyperventilating when I first saw this. I'm a huge space battle buff and this whole thing felt like a present just for me.
best action scenes of any star wars
okedoke1234 I don't think you've watched episode 3 then
Good point Miguel and it is close.....just like R1 just a bit better. But Ep 3 is pretty epic too....
thats just true !!!! epic battle
That sinking feeling when you don't remember a Blue squadron at the Battle of Yavin.
Pretty sure they all died during this battle
@@vacuumofspace9977 I through blue squadron was there but just wasent on screen.
Michael Smith Nope, most of Blue Squadron was on Scarif and they all got shot down. The rest probably got reorganized under Red Squadron to fill missing spots. Luke filled in for the now-dead Red Five.
In 1977 green screen was being used so blue can't be seen when using it. So instead of Blue they used Red in the movie.
@@vacuumofspace9977 Prettying sure the ones in space survived, they just were reorganized into other squadrons or the squadron was kept out if combat until new pilots could be found.
Best cinematic looking Star Wars film ever
Sill Empire Strikes Back.
Uncle Phil Empire looks ass compared to this
@@squinteastwood4637 now you are just in nostalgic denial.
@@squinteastwood4637 🤡
Go watch any Hoth or Dagobah scene in Empire. The VFX are inferior, yes, because it came out 40 years ago, but aesthetically it tells a better story than most of the stuff in this movie because you instantly know the story behind the worlds in Empire. Hell I don’t remember the name of a single planet in Rogue one besides Scarif because it’s the only unique one.
Simply LOVED cameos of Red and Gold Leader. Also loved how this movie explained why only a couple of x and y wings were sent to destroy the death star.
while this is true, the fleet had also left Yavin IV- when the Death Star arrived the fleet hadn't returned to Yavin and wouldn't meet the Rebel leadership until after the DS blew up. B-Wings also scrambled after the DS explosion to attack incoming Imperial capital ships
@@SantomPh nobody asked
@@PhantomViper49 Nobody asked you either... We can go round and round about this, aye?
@@timewarpdrive77 what he said has nothing to do with the comment
@@PhantomViper49 He was explaining how the cameo doesn't make sense (which kinda nullifies the cameo)...
So it is on topic..
Anyone else notices how happy Blue leader is during the battle. You know the whole time he fanboying at the fact he flying an X-wing even as he gets shot down.
The shot and scene at 0:41 with the X-Wing flying and turns around and heads straight down is FRIGGEN GORGEOUSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
that and when the x-wing came out of lightspeed
@1:33 when the U-Wing extends its wings and then shot up.
True
This is four years late, but the video is making the rounds again so I'll throw this out there.
This is actually how fighters/interceptors, at least from WW2 which heavily influenced Star Wars space combat, maneuver so they can make quick cuts and drop from high altitudes to make runs on targets beneath them. You basically just hit the brakes and angle the rudders so turn in one direction or another and let gravity do the rest. The most common formation is called "Escalon Right or Left" and it varies depending on which side the flight leader is on (the planes formation looks like / or like \)
I'll link a timestamp to the intro of the old tv show "Baa Baa Blacksheep" which shows this maneuver very well. They drop off to the left side in it, but it's the same basic principle.
th-cam.com/video/3pvzA6-tSqE/w-d-xo.html
There’s something in that beginning scene that honestly make me cry, all of these pilots, knowing they could be flying to their death, rushing into the cockpits of their X-Wings and the distant sound of “May the force be with you” being said over the P.A., a sentence to have hope even if you’re some simple cargo pilot that joined the resistance and now is going up against a massive military force trained to eliminate you in every way possible, and yet these people, even while fictional, are still rushing to fight and while yes the entire universe is fictional, it brings tears to my eye to see humanity, raw humanity
I also enjoyed the parts of the movie that just feature Rebel and Empire 'Grunts' doing their duty. Nice to know the war didn't always revolve around 'The Skywalker Bunch'.
George Lucas always had WW2 in mind. The original dogfights are actually shot for shot homages to WW2 film dogfights. Bless the real life heroes that inspired our generation
Here we go, you made me well up now
I just love the “POV” view of the x wing coming out of hyperspace and all the hyperspace exits in the newer movies just the sudden appearance and a sort of impact sound
1:36 no one's gonna talk about how badass this dude was?
This fella kept half of the Galactic Empire busy!
You mean the dude who disabled the shields of a Star Destoryer on his own without dying while being pursuited by 3 TIE-Fighters?
Sadly no.
I hope that dude made it past endor.
@@Grid433 With those skills? Hell yeah. The most dangerous thing to meet as a pilot is another, more experienced pilot. People like that who keep surviving battles will continue to survive battles.
I think any person or alien who flies an x wing is badass
After watching the ST, I realized that Rogue One is the Star Wars movie I needed as an adult who grew up on Star Wars media. It was set in the same universe and timeline, but didn't rehash the plot and gave deeper meaning to the struggle of the grunts of the Rebel Alliance, the actual people dying in droves fighting a superior force while the heroes gallivanted on their fantastic journey. I felt more emotionally engaged in the struggle that was the second half of RO than in any of the ST films.
It's really funny you mention that because I felt the same way watching the Star Wars movies as a kid. I wanted to know more about Rogue and the other squadrons.
Plus, it kinda gives us an idea of what it’s like to live under Imperial occupation and how the battles were fought from soldier/commando/pilot’s perspective
Why can't we have a game like this? Actual formation flying and shit
Rouge squadron I, II, & III
Star Wars: Empire at War. At least strategy-wise
www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-the-original-trilogy-mod
This is an attempt to have that kind of game^
You tried war thunder yet? Just form up with a bunch of other B-17s and fight off as many Axis planes as you can lmao.
Play WarThunder and get in a squad.
1:07
One of my favorite shots of the entire movie: Blue leader with that big grin on his face after blowing up the AT-AT.
If you look at the behind the scenes footage from the movie, You see the actor who portrays Blue leader, a renowned British theater actor named Ben Daniels, looking like a little kid on a carnival ride in the X-Wing set. He just looks so excited to be there! I would be too!
When I first found out that Ben Daniels was supposed to be in the new Star Wars movie, I spent the movie acting like it's "Where's Waldo?", Trying to spot him and I was so excited when I did.
One of the things I also love about this movie is how it shows non-main characters, such as pilots and commanders, doing really badass things. Flying their fighters, crashing a cruiser into the star destroyer, etc.
Certified A-10 moment!
2:27 I always assumed that blue leader tried to angle his x-wing into the imperial base below judging by how he crashed. Even when dying he tried to support the ground troops
This comment made me love Blue Squadron more. Especially the leader.
Should be like a side movie about them. Would've loved to see more of the general's backstory.
_From hells heart, I stab at thee..._
@@Krystalmyth With my last breath, I spit at thee.
Actually it was confirmed he survived the x wing crash no one knows if he got of scarier before the death Star blew it
@@ethangabrielgarcia849 Nope he died on the crash
As this video makes the rounds again, I think one of my favorite things about this whole sequence is at 0:33. The Empire is completely caught off guard by the fact that the Rebellion has the balls to attack a shielded planet, to the point where someone has to point out “sir, those are *rebel* ships,” followed by the panic of the officer telling someone to get ahold of the admiral. The Rebellion is on their doorstep with a fleet and a plan, and the Empire doesn’t even know how to react to the fact that if the alliance is attacking a *shielded planet* where archives are kept, they aren’t messing around.
Very true. Also, it is implied, that this is the first time the Alliance attacked en masse with a fleet. So it literally was a complete surprise for the empire, since they had not known about the extend of the rebellion since then.
Ironically they DIDN'T really have a plan, that was pure seat of their pants stuff top to bottom.
Why is it that only Rogue One got space combat cinematography right? Like, this actually feels like a Star Wars film. You actually feel like you're along for the ride, and they move like the miniatures they used in the originals. God, I really hope they make a new Star Wars flight sim... They did Battlefront games, they did Jedi single player games, BRING BACK THE FLIGHT SIMS!!
i would literally kill for a new x-wing alliance! Even though the XWA Upgrade makes it like a new game. Plus the Tie Fighter remastered!
Star Wars Squadrons was pretty good
@@ikerlosada5562 Agreed, 100%. Squadrons kicked ass
One reason I love this space battle is because it’s big but not THAT big, like it’s not a thousand ships like you’d get in the prequels.
It’s just exceptionally well done.
As far as I'm concerned Rogue One was PERFECT. I still get chills seeing blue squadron providing air support to the ground troops.
Same. The movie was fantastic and blue squadron is one the most awesome things about it. Even though it only has a couple of scenes, I feel the support they give in every fibre.
@@_Woody_ It really helps give context, to why it was such a big deal that the Rebels didn't have their X-Wings to use on Hoth.
It was a titanic effort to take down the AT-AT walkers with just snow speeders. But the X-Wings here, with their much heavier firepower, just shred the walkers with ease.
1:33 straight up goosebumps. Just a few seconds such as that shot is what being a fan is all about.
I’ll never forget the very first time watching 1:27 for the very first time hearing the retro X-wing shots like in a new hope and immediately feeling like I was a kid again watching a new hope for the very first time.
blue leader died
well that's sad
I felt kinda sad for him. He seemed like a cool guy.
He actually had the authority to command red and gold squadron.
+Zhi Kai Tan Yeah always thought of him as fighter squadrons' chief. I loved the air fights in Rogue One, they managed to recreate the WWII atmosphere of the Battle of Yavin: many casualities and explicit deaths, no Poe bullshits.
No .he is really the chief
This is from wookiepedia (a star wars version of wikipedia):Sometime after joining the Rebel Alliance, Merrick was given the rank of General and direct authority over all assembled starfighters at the Base One on Yavin 4. He also would fly in command of Blue Squadron as Blue Leader. When the entirety of the Massassi starfighter squadrons were scrambled, Merrick had authority over the other squadron leaders. In Merrick's absence, General Dodonna commanded the starfighter fleet. Additionally, he served on the rebel council allowing him to have sway over the course of the Rebellion.[1]
I actually saw a post complaining about Rogue ONe right after it came out, someone said there were no "Star Wars themes" in it. Are you freaking crazy? What exactly is the theme that is playing when the Rebel Fleet comes out of hyperspace, "Sanford and Son"??????
okedoke1234 🤣
Bah hahahahaah
"Aliens" that's the theme,I only see human fighting each other but the movie is good tho
PTH LastFate idk if you realised, but humans are aliens to other aliens
Some not all, Star wars fans can be the most critical assholes ever. Reason why Lucas sold his Empire. Some will always complain about something
1:23 with the planet beneath the x-wings was just breathtaking.
This small scene made me so happy
Damn X-wings are stunning.
This clip was better than 7 and 8 combined.
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Too fuckin true
No.
7 and 8 sucked
and 7 and 8 are still better than 1 through 3 combined
the scene at 0:19 gives me the chills everytime
F**king nostalgia hits me every time
Also love 0:34 showing the fighter formations surrounding the Profundity as Rebel ships keep popping in.
Me too
When the squad pulls up.
God, I fucking adore Rogue One so much.
Same. Buying it was worth it
0:24...one for the ages...coming in out of hyper on a go pro mounted onto the Sfoils of an XWING?! GENIUS!
0:19, because 0:24 goes to right after that sequence ends.
Sure was; I know some of these shots are practical effects & some of them are models, but there are some fabulous images in this move: The Go Pro out of hyperspace to Scarif; the rebel fighters flying thru the storm toward Edu; What I love to call 'The Death Star Reveal', the Death Star 'eclipsing' the sun as it arrives at Jedha; the 'debris geyser' shooting into the upper atmosphere.
correct , but only because i agree with you :)
Thanks; That's obviously high quality CGI
It's also great because it places go-pros in the Star Wars universe
1:39 Best X-Wing move in all Star Wars stories... The Force must be strong with this one :-)
I think 01:16 - 01:21 is my favourite shot of any Star Wars film.
Mine too
agreed dude, very much agreed. I want a VR game of Rogue Squadron sooo bad!!!!
This, vader’s scenes, and the fact that a movie where you know that outcome but still keep me invested and in suspense makes this top 3 of all sw films
Rogue One did the battles flawlessly. Abrams and Johnson had no idea.
1:08 "I'm in a f***ing X-Wing, man! Yeah!"
Tbh they probably got him in the cockpit and then filmed his genuine reaction to being in an x wing
@@onelusciouslad7841 somewhere on youtube there a a clip of extras and one of them if 'Blue Leader' in full costume getting into the 'X wing' set and he totally nerded out--here it is: th-cam.com/video/4B6_y1s-Hco/w-d-xo.html, now if you go to the two minute:twenty second mark you can see his reaction.
This honestly caught everyone in the theatres by surprise on how actually relatable realistic it was to a go pro camera. One of the best cinematography to capture the battle even for a few seconds as if you were watching a live go pro perspective in all of star wars movies so far. Not to mention the realistic lighting the spacecraft has to the open space. It's akin to the IRL lighting you'd see off the ISS.
Loving the cinematography!
Nik School x2
Pretty cool to see Red Leader again.
He's cool. Was absolutely stoked to see gold leader. He even did the original voice. Too bad red leader died irl.
@@Mikey-ym6ok Rogue One used several pieces of film recorded for ANH that were never used, as well as reworking some bits that were. This is why some of the X-wing and Y-wing pilots are the same as in the attack on the Death Star in ANH.
I love how the Red 5 before Luke (Pedrin Gaul, according to Wookiepedia) was so obviously inexperienced, freaking out when he was separated from his Squadron, and letting himself be driven further away. The TIE pilots could obviously tell, too; The second he slipped out of formation, they were like sharks smelling blood in the water.
It's really hard to put aside the nostalgia I have for the Battle of Endor, but once I do, it's really hard to argue that the Battle of Scarif isn't the best on-screen space battle in the franchise. It's a near thing, it really is, but Scarif is like all the best parts of Hoth and Endor combined and executed with modern technology. It's fantastic.
IRL, staying in formation during dogfight are a bad idea.
Red5's tactic actually resemble IRL Thach Wave. The aerial combat tactic adopted by US Navy F4wildcat during WW2, that succesfully defeat a much more nimble japanese Zero fighter.
He perfectly pulled the first stage of the tactic, even made the entire wing of Tie Fighters to follow him (in a respectful distance w/ his leader main wing). What should do next, is for the 2nd wing of the Xwing's (in this case, Red Leader Wing) to immediately get into attack position, then wipe the entire wing of those chasing Tie Fighters in the intersecting flight path. Tbh in my opinion, its the red leader who's lack in experience for this kind of furball dogfight. The only mistake Red5 did, was he should coordinated his tactic w/ his wing leader (unless if his wing leader have exceptionally high situation awareness& experiences)
The people who made Ace Combat need to make a X Wing Game
Agreed, give it to Project ACES, they should.
Just imagine being a rebel on the ground at 1:02, you’re pinned down by ties, stormtroopers and AT ACTs and it feels like all hope is lost when you can’t fight back.... until your fellow x wings blow the walker to pieces while they support you with last minute reinforcements
One of my favorite scenes of this whole movie
the x wing coming out of hyperspace is the most badass thing ever.
Such an amazing movie. This and Andor really show the price of the rebellion. When I watched this it hit me for the first time that Luke, Leia and Han aren’t the ones who beat the empire, it took hundreds of heroes just like them to bring it down, and there’s so many stories yet to tell. It shows just how much potential this universe still has.
100% critics are always ripping on war movies for not having characters with depth and personality. In reality, wars are won by hundreds and thousands of nobodies, not just the guy with the fancy lightsaber. Gareth Edwards gets this.
@@Pure_Havoc Don't forget Tony Gilroy, who was the second unit director and was basically a co-director responsible for reshooting a lot of the movie. Gilroy's Star Wars Andor (the sequel to Rogue One) is amazing.
tears came out my eyes when heared "this is red leader standing by"
I love Red and Gold leader’s cameos. Especially how well the unused footage form Ep 4 fit into the film!
Blue Leader looked like a cool guy :'(
Man I love this film so much. It’s aerial fight is absolutely my favorite air fight in a movie ever. The absolute irony with how they got the shield open, the it makes you feel like you’re in the cockpit yourself is incredible. How every single person is important. One person didn’t make through the shield, and he helped that Star destroyer crash. The way they all know that there isn’t much of a chance but they made the choice to help. Gets me everytime
They should have got this director to have done all the new Star Wars movies.
The director's job on the last trilogy wasn't bad,technically speaking it was really good, the problem is the script, the plot and the "wannabe feminism" vibres of the movie.
@@Huma270490 if the script and plot were bad what technicality did the director get right? cinematography? honestly everything about it was shit imo
@@victorc8855 Kathleen Kennedy was what was bad and its a shame as her past resume is very very impressive.
@@Huma270490 kathleen kennedy screwed up the movies, only kylo ren and the visuals made me like it
@@Huma270490 the cinematography and CG work was good, but that was pretty much it. There was no guiding vision in place despite the series being planned as a trilogy from the get-go, which doomed it from the start.
Most people appreciated how well they did in inserting Moff Tarkin into this, but somewhat unnoticed is that they also got Red Leader in there too.
There wasn't a single space battle that was as coherent and well choreographed in the entire sequel trilogy as this one scene.
Whoever is responsible for that film, should do all future Star Wars films.
Gotta love that wild grin on Blue Leader's face after he and his squadron show up to balance the odds on the surface~
"The Empire's had their fun, now they face the might of General 70's MUSTACHE!!"
As child of the 80's growing up with the trilogy, I literally jumped outa my chair the theater in absolute joy during this scene. THIS is the soul of Star Wars!!!
"This is Red Five - I need help!"
*I understood that reference*
The ground and space battles of Scariff are why this is the best of Disney star wars so far
Rogue one is just so tragic I'm still here crying 3 years later
1:37 COME ON!!
bad ass
The passion in this scene! I just want to jump in an X-wing and help out!
the sheer amount of CGI and the insane directing is what made this scene EPICIOUS
The heroism of the Rogue One crew is palpable. They were the spirit of the Rebel Alliance made manifest. Fucking heroes, the lot of them.
Scratch that, best space battle of the entire series right here...it just looks and sounds beautiful.
Any time I see a rebel pilot go down from one hit (on screen)I think: “someone forgot to press s three times to even out their shields and then press ‘ 3-4 Times to re-charge them after an earlier hit”
@Kevin Lee What game are you talking about? Rogue squadron? It sounds epic
Frank Lee original X-Wing space combat simulator and the sequels: Tie Fighter, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, and X-Wing Alliance. Please definitely play them!
@@leokeiangelos Ok. Do the controls and graphics still hold up? I would like to play it on my pc and I saw it on steam I think.
@@leokeiangelos The enemy AI always impressed me about those games - they were really difficult to hit.
And the mission where you have to chase and disable a YT-1300 was a real test of your shield/weapons/engines power management!
This is exactly why we need a story about Wedge and his Rogue Squadron in live action
I like how the fighters had realistic maneuverability relative to their speed, unlike battlefront 2 which they felt slow and too maneuverable
This battle is so fun to watch and I’m glad Squadrons is looking promising enough to match this
Scarif was an absolute bloodbath for the Alliance....but it didn't FEEL like it, and everyone who died helped complete the mission. Love this film.
0:47 the sounds when they close the shield is the best ASMR ever
As far as I'm concerned, Rogue One is the only SW movie outside of the original trilogy
1:59
[shoots three torpedos at the planetary shield]
"How much more can that thing take?"
0:20, the music 100% works at that moment
*Get admiral Gordon immediately*
Sir, he's busying in cooking.
Blue Leader destroying the AT-AT, and the ground troops saluting him, is a real, proper cheer-out-loud in the cinema scene.
1:26 I was so giddy when I heard that sound! Same sound from Episode IV when Luke strafes the Death Star's surface. 😄
The really sad part is, after watching this movie again, is that it feels like a pre-emptive apology. It's like "Hey, we know what's coming and it's bad. Here's a glimpse of what might have been"
The battle of sharif is by far the most beautiful of the whole franchise
X-Wing is the most elegant star-fighter ever designed. Nothing even comes close.
2:11 Asking for help in WarThunder be like...
Appreciate the edit. X wings are by far the coolest thing about star wars
This is the only modern star wars that "feels" like a star wars movie. The production team obviously paid attention to what makes a star wars space battle a star wars space battle.
Seeing multiple shots on different parts of the X-Wings themselves are strokes of genius.
The last Jedi was great, but Rogue One is unbeatable
+felixgagnon8 The Force Awakens and Rogue One were fantastic, but The Last Jedi was absolute trash. As a hardcore Star Wars fan it broke my heart. Disney was doing so well.
Being a huge star wars fan myself, I though they were all good. Sure The Last Jedi had weakness, but it turned out great (The casino seemed pointless without Lando Calrissian tho). I think that in order to create something new they have to change the direction where the new movies are going. I am confident that JJ Abrams will do a good job with Episode 9.
What exactly "broke your heart?" As a hardcore Star Wars fan for 40 years (yes I saw the original in the theater as a 12 yr old) I loved it. Lucas Films Limited is doing great (SW movies are not made by Disney).
okedoke1234 They completely obliderated Luke's story arc from the original trilogy, having him contemplating killing his own nephew after going on a suicide mission to turn Vader back to the light? It was so un-Luke! The casino scene was pointless, that Rose character was THE MOST pointless, no explanation as to how the lightsaber came back, no explanation into the creation of Snoke (who was killed of anti-climatically, just as Luke was). Everything The Force Awakens set up as a powerful plotpoint was abandoned, and there was so much potential. Right at the beginning that powerful scene at the end of TFA was treated as a joke. As a fan for 40 years, how can you not be in the least bit underwhelmed?
You mean the same Luke that contemplated killing his Father right? Why does everyone forget the context that Luke/Ben were in - this was not some boy scout at a sleepover. This was the grandson of the greatest evil the galaxy had seen - Luke admitted his failure and it caused him to go into extreme self-exile. And seeing Luke at the end with the most incredible force projection ever seen from the most powerful Jedi Master in the Galaxy was just amazing to me. Admit that Rose was underwhelming. I don't think that Luke tossing the saber was a joke. And there is no way I agree with the death of Luke being anti-climatic. No way. I loved the movie. I'm out.
Thank you for editing out the scene where the General shoots down an enemy and is so happy about it
Rogue One's a love letter to Star Wars fans, while 7 & 8 are f##k you to the fans.
i liked this movie a lot i had some problems with it but compared to tlj man disney fucked up
austin lamonge They fucked up because your shitty fan theories were wrong?
they fucked up because they injected modern politics to a fanbase which split them in half also injecting marvel stlye humor throughout the whole movie I'm not eeven talking about the only good parts of tfa they just said yeah fuck heres gay luke and some race horses we got to save
Destroyer of worlds so you wanted Snoke to say "I'm jar jar" or something
austin lamonge Luke wasn't exactly gay, Mark Hamil just supports LGBT rights is that a problem??
Those sounds!
That music!
That cinematography!
1:32 that gives me chills... Real star Wars right there
As excited as I was when Blue Squadron made it through the shields, a part of me remembered that only Red & Gold Squadron was in Ep 4, and got emotional when I realized that this would be their suicide mission
1:36 Look at that motherf*cker GOOO!
The one X-Wing pilot in the Battle of Endor could've learned a thing or two from him...
Which one exactly?
th-cam.com/video/f38a6pYL_jE/w-d-xo.html
Watch this video and skip to about 4:25.
Nobody Important oh right, that pilot.
Can we really judge his piloting skills since we don’t know what exactly lead to his ship blowing up after he helped destroy that Star Destroyer’s shield generator.
Those over the shoulder shots of the Xwings took me back to the Rebel Assault 2 days. Too good
1:35 I have to say I ALWAYS love that shot--like a Battle of Britain Day flyover.
Really loving Rogue One showing how much the grunts suffered facing Imps on certain death. Every rebel grunts are important.
Best example being the Rebel marines passing the DS schematics to his comrade when he knew the door is stuck and he is facing death. All he wants is the hope to be passed on at that point.
The blue squadron pilot at 1:37 is a fucking boss.
Takes out the star destroyers shield generator, barrel rolls three times, and then rolls a 4th time, therefor disabling the Star destroyer while evading 3 TIEs, directly leading to the victory of the battle of scarif.
Best Disney Star Wars flick and my 3rd fave Star Wars movie after Empire Strikes Back and Revenge Of The Sith. My fourth favorite movie? Rise Of Skywalker
2:14 It's interesting how pilots always lean forward when hit
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The amount of detail they gave to these ships. They look amazing.
Those X-Wings sound like ARC-170s
Well, the X-wing is the ARC-170's descendant.
It is the ARC-170s that sound like X-Wings.