Even though the movies are titled "Star Wars" this is the one that felt most like a war movie, and I think that's what makes it such a favorite for me. It's dark, it's unforgiving, it has only the sliver of a happy ending because we know what it leads into, truly an amazing piece of art.
This was the most realistic and heroic of all the star wars films. It shows how much people sacrificed to beat the empire. This was lacking in the last three sequels and if all the characters died it would have made no difference.
Ahh, Jen. What makes Rogue One be one of the top of the Star Wars stories, are the tragic deaths and moments of self-sacrifice by so many characters. It just breaks my heart at the deepest levels and reignited my love of the Star Wars saga.
Makes you wonder what the back story is for the Bothan spies who delivered the Death Star 2's plans in Return of the Jedi. "Many Bothans died to bring us this information."
@@Ladco77 The EU made the "bothans" a race of spies and politicians. That always struck me as a disservice, a classic "all members of a race are just like the first example of said race that we see" trope that's used all too much in sci fi and fantasy. It's utterly non-sensical it is if you think about it for more than five seconds. Why did "Bothans" have to be a species? Why not the people of a planet? If a planet named Botha got zapped like Jedda did in this film, the "Many Bothans died to bring us this information" line would make just as much sense without stereotyping an entire species as a bunch of spies.
You're right, this was a fantastic movie to see in theaters. I think Rogue One's cinematography is my favorite thing about it, huge props to Gareth Edwards and crew. Easily the best looking Star Wars movie
Great reaction Jen. It's pretty sobering when you realize that Jyn and Cassian are about to die, but it really drives the point home that the Death Star plans were bought at a high price.
Chirrut's character added a ton of lore to the universe. Someone who isn't a jedi, but is Force sensitive, and introducing the Guardians of the Whills. Pretty cool.
He was the last of the The Force believers who followed the Jedis pilgrimage to the holy city of Jeddah, thus the name Jedi. The pilgrimage was a secular religious event which started during the days of the Old Republic
@@DoremiFasolatido1979 IOW, Jedi and Sith aren't as unique as they pretend to be. ANYONE can do what they do; the people selected to be Jedi/Sith are just more naturally talented at it than most. Also, I'd argue that Chirrut was way more effective in this film than many actual Jedi. Especially the, "I can walk through blasterfire and not get hit. Who needs a lightsaber?" part.
@@noppornwongrassamee8941 I feel like that was really an instance of the living force exerting its will, that lever needed to be pushed. After that happened though, Chirrut had served his purpose and could pass on
@@jthoward This demonstrated why stormtroopers always miss the main characters. The Force exerts its own will to make happen what it intends to happen.
Jen, I cried tears of pure joy when you guessed the Jedi to be Obi Wan and the messenger to be Leia. I think you're the first to get both right with no confusion. An ending that rivals the OTs and Revenge of The Sith.
Galen is still all good because he knew the empire would still have built the Death Star without him, without a weakness, so he worked for them, but rigged the trap inside it.
In the months leading up to the movie, a friend was wondering what role Mads Mikkelsen's character could contribute to the Death Star, seeing as the construction began two decades earlier at the end of Revenge of the Sith and would it would have been done by this point. I casually suggested that he solved the overheating problem by adding a small thermal exhaust port, just below the main port...
@@BogeyTheBear well Jyn was well into adulthood by the time he died, soooo... A lot can be done in a few years, hell, half of the 2nd death star including a fully functional weapon was done by RotJ.
Great reaction Jen 🎉 your love of Vader makes me imagine you yourself in the movie bumping into him and " hey Vader you're evil I'm good but can I get a selfie with ya cuz you're so cool " 😅 I forget now if I've seen your mandolorian reactions or not so will be checking in a min 👍
This one was absolutely, 100%, no doubt about it my favorite of the new Disney SW movies. To answer your question at 31:53, no... Lucas didn't have this specific story in mind. Only the mention in the Episode IV opening crawl of the Rebels winning their first victory against the Empire and stealing the Death Star plans. According to Wikipedia, John Knoll, a visual effects artist on the prequels, pitched the idea (based on the Episode IV crawl) in 2003 as part of an unproduced series called "Star Wars Underworld." After Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, he pitched it again as a standalone movie. And I agree... Vader was awesome, and Tarkin is a big ol' douche. 😁
I have to imagine John Knoll read The Han Solo Trilogy of books, the third book "Rebel Dawn" depicts the early rebel alliance and more specifically their raid on Taprawa where they steal the death star plans and transmit them to Princess Leia on her ship Tantive IV, but the entire rebel attack force and it's leader Bria (han solo's love interest for the trilogy) die trapped there. This trilogy of books came out in 1997/1998. When the trailers for Rogue One came out I was at first kinda angry about disney yet again destroying perfectly great stories to make their own (remem this came out after episode 7, which was fine but obviously rewrote a bunch of (better) lore that had existed already). In Rogue One you really felt for the characters and their sacrifices, so at the end of the day I was surprised and pleased at this great movie.
This gets such mixed reviews, however I think this is one of the best of the newer star wars and a darker grittier universe then the kid friendly fare we were served in some of the newer versions. The Darth Vadar ending was just epic and really cemented his kick ass bad assery up a whole notch. I could watch a whole film of him just being Darth!
I would be first in line for that movie. They so nee STO do a side movie like Rogue One and Solo just called VADER and it be all about him and him doing some task for The Emperor or something. A rare movie where it's ok if the bad guy wins.
There are several easter eggs in this movie. The two outlaws that Luke and Ben encountered in the Cantina on Tatooine make an appearance. The Blue trimmed X-Wings were not in Episode IV because they conflicted with the blue screens so Lucas changed them to red. The retcon is that they were destroyed on Scarif.
You can also see Chopper from Rebels at the Rebel Base as well as The Ghost (also from Rebels) in the fight. Also, the different projects they cycled through were actual plans the Empire eventually built. A number of them were used in Star Wars Legends Books, which Disney stupidly ignored. In the book A New Hope, Luke was supposed to be Blue 5, not Red 5. So that explains why they changed his callsign.
When us old guys saw the original Star Wars in 1977, there was one big question we all had... "Why would they build this unstoppable weapon, but leave a huge vulnerable exhaust port exposed for anyone to shoot into?" Famous smart person John Knoll thought about it for years and wrote this story to finally explain WHY they did it.
This movie is bittersweet for me. I really like this movie. It is one of my favorites in the Star Wars franchise, but the day I saw it in the theater was the day that Carrie Fisher passed away. My friend and I were sitting in our seats at the theater, and he wanted to check his phone one last time before the trailers started. That's when he saw the news and he told me. So, when Princess Leia shows up at the end and says "Hope" it was pretty emotional.
It is not feasible to overestimate just how much I love this movie. When it was in the theater, I went to see it once or twice a week every week during its run. On the first weekend I saw it twice in one day. Every time I rewatch it (which is often) I get emotional. Tomorrow I'm running a half marathon and I had been considering dressing up as Vader but I am nervous because I may overheat. Seeing you gushing over him pushed me over the edge and I will do it. Last year I ran a race dressed as Luke with Yoda on his back and there were so many kids who loved it. I'm hoping to make folks smile again this time around. On an unrelated note, I absolutely love this scarf.
One of the ways to watch _Rogue One_ is back-to-back with _Episode IV: A New Hope,_ or at least the first few minutes of it. They tie in so beautifully.
The story was taken from one part of the scroll text at the beginning of Ep IV by John Knoll (did effects for the Star Wars Prequels at ILM and, with his brother, created Adobe Photoshop - he's got a few talents). He pitched the idea some time before Rogue One finally went into production. First paragraph of Ep IV intro: "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. "
He wrote it in the 1990's and pitched it to George Lucas. But it got shelved becasue Lucas thought he would never come back to Make any more Star WArs films. Then the prequels happened. Plus when Disney took over the Lucas brand they were lokoing to get as many stories out there to cash in. Which is a curse and a blessing.
I have been so looking forward to Jen the Vader fan seeing the end of this film. And your reaction did not disappoint. Best of the Disney SW movies hands down. Even more fun watching it with someone who hadn’t spoiled her viewing with a bunch of trailers. Have a great weekend JM.
Having seen all SW films in the theater (first run - I'm old) this was, to me, the best. It's a story about sacrifice for a higher good. And those last 5 minutes - I could watch those on a loop for hours on end.
I know "Many Bothans died to bring us this information" was said about the second Death Star, but this was a film about those people who get tossed off in the expostion. I love it for that.
This is my favourite Star Wars movie and Andor is my favorite Star Wars show. I've always loved the story of Star Wars though the movies never lived up to the story they were telling (the prequels mainly) but Rogue One and Andor really do for me.
It really gives weight to the people that worked behind the scenes to get these plans. They didn’t magically appear in the rebels hands. People sacrifice their lives for these plans. This allows you to appreciate that sacrifice.
@@slowswimmer9169, Star Wars in general is Science Fantasy although this one has not got much fantasy in it I think as it's SW it's painted with the same brush.....
Very nice reaction, Jen 😊, and I don't think Lucas planned this side story in advance but certainly the text at the beginning of 'A New Hope' gave the idea. When I saw it in the cinema I didn't have too much expectations because Ep VII was good, but for my personal taste there were too many CGI-ish and 'smooth' scenes in which the protagonists only have one chance, actually don't know what to do, but it works perfectly out. So (of course) I watched 'Rogue One' at 0.01 o'clock (like every time 😂) on the first day when it was released here and I was very surprised how perfectly they hit the old Star Wars style from the 70s and 80s. It was just amazing. Of course they use mainly the old designs of space fighters and ships which helps a lot, but for me (as many others) the absolute highlight was that they used unused footage from 1977 and fitted it perfectly in the movie and when these scenes appeared on the screen there was spontaneously instant applause and cheers by the audience. 😄🥳😎 The whole movie was really a great surprise for me and it connects perfectly with the original movie. Also I really liked that the Rebels aren't only good guys and the Empire are just evil scumbags. It gives all of them more character and certainly makes it more realistic because there in reality there never is just black and white. Even the good guys have their assassins, snipers and intentionally kill innocent people, while in the Empire there are people who want to do their job and live, but don't like to do it and so on. 🧐 In my oppinion by far the best movie since Disney took over and together with Ep III, IV, V and VI in the my personal top 5 of Star Wars movies. All other movies are at least good too or better (no matter what some people say ... and I'm a Star Wars nerd too since I saw the first two movies in 1980 for the first time, 'Star Wars' (later Ep. IV - A New Hope) as a rerun a week before 'The Empire strikes back' was released), but I think this movie really is an unexpected highlight and since Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) passed away in 1994, in my opinion they did an outstanding job with CGI on him as well as on Leia. 😊
I became a Star Wars Megafan in 1977 when I 1st saw Star Wars as a seven year old. Watched every film in the theatre even dressing up as Obi Wan (and growing a beard for the 1st time) for the premiere of Revenge of the Sith in 2005. Bought all the toys, all the stuff. However by 2008 I had become completely fed up with all things Star Wars. I was bitter. So much so that I sold nearly all of my collection and swore I would never spend another second of my time with Star Wars... Until in 2017 I convinced myself to watch Rogue One. It was a leap of faith... And I was *not* disappointed! This was the film that made me fall in love with Star Wars once again! Chirrut's death brings me to tears every time. And for the long term SW fans it finally plugged the biggest plot hole from the beginning- Why would the Empire accidentally design the ultimate battle station with such a fatal flaw that a single torpedo could destroy it? Answer- it was no accident, it was done from within on purpose as revenge. Brilliant! Once again loved the reaction!
The book "Catalyst" by James Luceno was a great lead up to this movie, it made the movie even better as it provided more background about the relationship between the Krennic and Galen Erso characters. I highly recommend. There's also a Cassian Andor series coming to Disney+ hopefully this year.
Agreed. "Catalyst," as expressly a prequel to Rogue One, is among the best of the newer books for fleshing-out the story. I rank it with Zahn's 2017 "Thrawn" and John Jackson Miller's "A New Dawn" in their corners of the universe. We sure have a lot of good stuff from recent years.
@@Poss1 I also enjoyed, as a companion book, “Rebel Rising.” That also gives Jyn a little more as a character. As with all SW books I recommend the Audiobook versions.
@@cardiac19 Ooo! Thanks. I haven't read it. I'll put it right in the queue. I usually do both, read then listen. The audiobooks for those I mentioned are also excellent. Especially "A New Dawn" done by Marc Thompson, a favorite. Thanks again.
My favorite since Disney bought the franchise, maybe even since Empire. not just putting the war back in Star Wars, but I loved the characters too. Also K2SO was performed by Alan Tudyk, Wash in Firefly/Serenity.
Jen, sorry but I forgot to add one more tidbit. After you watched Star Wars: Episode IV for the first time, towards the end you said, "F-you, Vader." Flash forward to Rogue One, and Darth Vader is the coolest movie villain of all-time. You've made me so happy, Jen, I think I might cry.
To Gaylen, Lyra and Jyn Erso. May the force be with you. To Cassian Andor. May the force be with you. To Chirrut Imew and Baze Malbus. May the force be with you. To Saul Guerra. May the force be with you. To Bodie Rook and K-2SO. May the force be with you. ALWAYS.
I was honestly worried about your reaction to this movie since it was so dark. The ending though, even after all these years, just cold chills. That little hammerhead ship saved the day.
Strange how the actual design for the Death Star pre-dates this film by about 20 years. The Death Star schematic was revealed back in Episode 2 when the Geonossians gave it to Dooku. Galen designed the reactor flaw, not the entire station itself.
The last scene in Rouge One leads directly into the first scene of a New Hope. Also, you might be interested in Watching Solo a Star Wars story. Just to see how Han meets Chewbacca.
Great movie. Maybe I'm a sappy guy but I do wish there had been a way for Jyn Erso and Cassian to survive. It also would have been nice to see more of Churrut Imwe. His character had great potential. It's really cool how this movie flows directly into the beginning of A New Hope
I got lucky enough to see this in a theatre on a Tinder date with a woman who turned out to be a social media star. So it was awesome being shown all of the meaning behind certain things that popped up throughout the film. She got an advanced screening and she couldn't talk about it, each moment that something happened, she was super excites to see my reactions. But seeing it in the theater was so incredible. The Darth Vader entrance opening up his light saber.
Just found your channel, been loving it. This is hands down my favorite single Star Wars film. It wouldn't exist without the others, and the 4-6 are by far a better overall story, but for a single film, this one takes it.
Donnie Yen is just great in everything! Between his character in this & Blade 2, I still want backstory movies on them. But, this is up there for overall favorite Star Wars movies. The way they linked it to episode 4 was just great & Vader's moment towards the end...great & truly terrifying at the same time! *The director, Gareth Edwards, is just an amazing director, writer, action choreographer, etc. I don't know if you've seen THE RAID series, parts 1 & 2, but they're amazing too. Same director of rogue one, but the 3rd raid movie never happened because it was so heavily pirated.* Anyways, Great Reactions BTW!
If you ever read some of the background to the production of this movie, it's amazing it came out as good as it did. There were a lot of rewrites, reshoots and re-edits quite late in the day. If you watch the original trailer, there are a lot of scenes that were cut or redone for the final film. I think the only thing that got a little lost in final cut was the Saw Gerrera character/storyline.
This movie made Darth Vader scary again. He was scary in 1977 for this 11 year old....but by the time "Jedi" rolled around, he just wasn't terribly menacing. This one is my favorite by far. Episode IV is my top film (because it's the one that started it all for me) but Rogue One is the favorite all around. Glad you did this one, Jen!
I thought at the time he was still scary in Jedi. But by the time they had had 50 cartoons (not including Clone Wars) and cutesy toys they managed to make him far less menacing than what he was in the 80s which is a scary as shit space Nazi with no face and a scary breathing. Oh and he could do magic and had a laser sword!!! lol.
@@derred723 When they did the face reveal at the end of "Jedi", I was hoping we would see a torn up, gnarly lookin' face to match the back of his head from "Empire". Instead we got a gray, slug-looking guy with weird bushy eyebrows (now digitally "corrected"😁). It just didn't land for me. It doesn't help I was 17 at the time and was more interested in cars and girls. Vader was always my guy....but he had changed from "Comander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans...." to "It is too late for me.....son". I know he was having a transformative moment, but I just wanted mean, ruthless Darth Vader. But we got him in THIS!! . And he WAS pretty well written in Rebels (but that's just my opinion). I LOVE the parody stuff of him like in Robot Chicken Star Wars (Jen....this one is a MUST for you), Family Guy or even the Lego stuff ("I have you now!" "Uh sir, you know he can't hear you, right?). Some of that stuff is written beautifully. I haven't played "Jedi: Fallen Order" but what I've seen of Vader in that....he looks and acts like he did in my "11 year old" nightmares.
I’m glad I’m not the only one with this opinion. Vader should have had a full prequel movie where he hunts down the last of the Jedi, thus making us forget the whiny b!tch Anakin was.
Thank you for a great reaction. The voice of K2SO is Alan Tudyk. He also did the voice of Robot in I, Robot with Will Smith. He's also in the sci-fi series called Firefly and follow up movie Serenity as Wash, (married to Zoe). And Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. You might like this clip. It connects the end of Rogue One to beginning of A New Hope. th-cam.com/video/imn0D3MBhmc/w-d-xo.html
Oh yes I am watching Firefly here th-cam.com/play/PLQHhQlj8i5drEQ_Yw_sohFdrXqgF5SPV4.html And have finished the series & Serenity on patreon.com/jenmurray 👍
In “The Empire Strikes Back” during the battle in the snow on Hoth, Luke’s call sign is “Rogue Leader”, head of Rogue Squadron. Wedge is “Rogue Three”. At no time is “Rogue One” mentioned. Given that there was no “Rogue Squadron” in Rogue One, I like to think that the Rogue Squadron on Hoth was created to honour the heroes of Rogue One. They retired the callsign “Rogue One” for those heroes which is why Luke was using callsign “Rogue Leader”.
Holy crap! What a great way to start off the weekend! I have bookmarks to a lot of reactors, though there are a just handful I really enjoy. And there are a lot of movies I can take or leave, but some are just so good and so emotionally affective, I can watch them repeatedly. Been clicking my bookmarks and what do I find? JEN IS DOING ROGUE ONE!!! Time to make a snack and get a cup of coffee so I can sit back and watch Jen experience one of the best movies I've ever seen! Thanks, Jen, for the weekend sendoff!!! Love this channel! (The only disappointment is the human-girl clothes ... I was hoping a robotic cosplay, metallic helmet and all, would have been the best complement to the reaction.) Please don't take that serious; I'm just being a goof! Love you, Jen!!! OK, off to make a fresh cup o' joe. :)
this was my 2nd favorite starwars movie after a new hope and a lot of people had always wanted to know how the rebels got the plans to destroy the death stars and that's why lucas came up with the story
Great reactions to this one, Jen!👏It is very sad that everybody dies in this one. But, then it makes sense why you never see any of their characters in episode 4. It also explains why there was such a flaw in the Death Star. People have been complaining about that for years. I don't think "Rogue One" was ever planned in the future. I think they just found away to explain the vulnerability in the death star, without messing up the time line.
One of the big questions from Episode 4 is, "Why did the Death Star have a serious flaw in design that would lead to its destruction?" Any good engineer would not have made such an error. Rogue One answers this question; its chief engineer intentionally put it there.
Aside from the original this is the best Star Wars film IMHO, & I been a fan since the 1st one came out way back in 1977 when I saw it as a 10 year old.
The timing of the movie. The first scene takes place a few years after Episode III. The Death Star is already under construction. The rest of the movie looks like the week before Episode IV ending only hours before the start of Episode IV.
As far as the new Star Wars movies this stands head and shoulders above the rest. I saw this movie twice in theaters, once opening night, and again weeks later after Carrie Fisher died. I saw many people, like myself, openly crying for the Leia cameo at the end. The other "new" films are nothing compared to this one in my opinion.
Jen, your reaction was superb! This is an excellent movie, and a great addition to the Star Wars saga. You cannot ask for anything more. I loved the look on your face when you saw Darth Vader emerge. When I saw this in the theatre, we had already known that Vader was in the movie, and it was so thrilling to see him on screen for the first time in years. Not counting his glorified cameo in Revenge of the Sith. Darth Vader is the coolest movie villain of all-time. The moment when Vader is on the rebel ship, the audience was in awe, and it made you wonder with how bad-ass that scene is, should we be cheering for Vader? The whole story is great, the characters are intriguing, and it does a great job in making it feel like a war movie. Excellent reaction, Jen. May the Force be with you.
Strangely enough considering he's a villain, when I saw this in the theatre everyone was cheering during Vader's slaughter of the rebels at the end of the movie.
Jen! I'm all teared up. How can you watch that and not be? I guess you're just tougher than I am, so I'm staying on your good side for sure!!! :) I think you may have missed something about Galen. You were talking about how he was bad in helping the Empire finish the Death Star. If you go back and listen to his message, he said he knew that, had he not helped, Krennic would eventually find someone else to finish it. So he made himself indispensible, which was the perfect place from which to implement his sabotage in the Death Star. He had no choice. Without his submission to the Empire, the Death Star would've had NO weakness and they would've never been able to blow it up in IV. Wasn't it incredible, that shot of the destroyer coming out of the shadow of the Death Star, then having it right in front of our faces, with the huge dish being lowered into the body of the Death Star. What an incredible shot. Then showing the huge destroyers in front of it, making the destroyers look like bugs!
Well, I don't think people will judge you for liking Vader. I have seen many female reactors watch the Star Wars movies and even though I heard a couple of them saying Harrison Ford as Han Solo looks cute, their order of favourite characters appears to be: 1. R2D2 2. Darth Vader and 3. a far off threeway tie between Han, Chewie and Leia. When I watched the OG movies and then read books situated in the Star Wars universe, the way the Death Star plans were aquired was different. It was a group of Bothan (an alien race) spies that brought the plans to the Rebellion at the cost of many lives. This brought them prestige and positions of influence in the later, by the former Rebellion formed, New Republic. I think in the OG movies someone (I think Mon Mothma, who is also one of the leaders here in the movie) even mentions the lost lives of Bothans, but this could also be a mandela effect from reading so much of the Star Wars novels.
The second best Star Wars movie all time. I was stunned that they made this as gritty and dark as they did, and I loved it for that. Rebellions start out as the underdogs, and this movie addresses that.
Rogue One is by far my favorite SW movie and I argue that it’s the best of all of the SW movies. My favorite part about watching you watch this for the first time was all of the geeking out you were doing about Vader. And all I wanted more than anything was to see your reaction at the end. My brother and I went to see this a second and third time in theaters just for the ending. Vader - Hall Monitor Champion. P.S. Chirrut, the blind badass, is played by Donnie Yen. He’s an amazing Hong Kong actor and stuntman as well as a true martial arts master. There are so many movies of his that you should watch. I’d start with Ip Man as it’s the most popular and probably won’t alienate your audience. Go nuts from there. He will be in John Wick 4! P.P.S. If you liked the direction here, Gareth Edwards did the 2014 reboot of Godzilla which I recommend and his first movie was made on a MacBook for a few thousand bucks called Monsters. It’s actually really good.
@@jenmurrayxo I’m very excited to see him in the new one considering it’s the perfect film property for Donnie to really show off all of his talent. I have no idea if he’ll be an enemy or ally but whichever, he’ll be a beast!
The opening is shot near a town called Vík. The south coast is known for pitch black sands like this. I really like this movie and the last 40 mins or so is one of the best Star Wars sequence put on the screen. I'd really love it if would get more nitty gritty Star Wars like this. For me the droid stole the show, great lines and a really good and poignant send off when he falls.
I had a feeling you’d like this one. A strong female leading character, a good mix of practical and CGI and maybe the best Vader scene. Empire will always be my favourite of the Star Wars films but this one might be my second favourite.
You're among good company, Jen. I don't think anyone that saw this in theaters expected the entire Rogue One team to die. There's also references to other Star Wars series mentioned in the movie, the Rebels animated series. During one of the scenes at the Jedi Temple (the one on Yavin, HQ for the Alliance), you hear an announcement made for a "General Syndulla". That would be Hera Syndulla, one of the main characters of that series. You also catch glimpse of 'The Ghost', the ship she pilots, when the Rebel fleet arrives at Scarif (she survives the space battle and presumably is still around during Ep 6).
@@callmeshaggy5166 which is great continuity between the films and suggests that had the galactic civil war dragged on longer, the Empire may have been able to utilize the technology against the Rebellion.
Up there with one of my favorite Star Wars movies. I paid to see this in theatres twice for that Vader scene. A great space battle, characters you get invested in so it's sad when the die and answers the original question of "Why was is so easy to destroy the Death Star."
As a long-standing STAR WARS fan, it continues to be a genuine and enlivening joy to watch you appreciating and being swept up by these movies that have meant so much to me. In the case of "Rogue One" you reacted almost beat-for-beat to the twists and turns, the character interplay and the SW callbacks as I did watching it the first time. Looking forward to your take on "Solo: a Star Wars story" which I deeply enjoyed as much as this one (not at all like the sequel trilogy which was almost entirely a misfire and a mammoth wasted opportunity). Anyway, thanks for this. Y'just made my day.
@@PAPITO_IS_CUTE I'm uncertain as to the meaning of your reply but, yes, I liked SOLO very much -- the disdain for it seems entirely misplaced and wrong-headed; like Rogue One, it comes closest to capturing the spirit of the original STAR WARS, far more so than the relatively misconceived "Episodes VII-IX."
12:30 ish - Saw knew that he would have gotten them all killed if they waited for him. You'll notice he had robotic pieces for legs and couldn't move fast. Even though the rest were running at full speed, they barely made it off of Jedha in time. Saw was an extremist, but he always put the cause first. He's got a backstory, but in order to find out what it is, you have to watch the animated shows; "The Clone Wars", "The Bad Batch", and "Rebels". The Clone Wars ran for 7 seasons, The Bad Batch has 1 season released and season 2 is in production, and Rebels ran for 4 seasons. All of them are canon and add a lot of lore to the overall universe's narrative. Not giving away spoilers here; but Clone Wars gives a lot of details about the relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan, the Jedi Council, and Chancellor Palpatine. You also learn a lot about individual clone troopers. The Bad Batch picks up at the end of the Clone Wars/Revenge of the Sith, and shows the early days of the Empire. Rebels takes place over a few years prior to Rogue One/A New Hope. A New Hope (Episode IV) is referred to as 0 BY (Battle of Yavin/destruction of the Death Star). Events prior to that are measured in "BBY" (Before the Battle of Yavin), while events afterward are measured in "ABY" (After the Battle of Yavin). I'll post the full timeline at the end of this reply. 18:42 - "Nobody is a cooler villain than Vader." -:- Yeah, we've been saying that since 1977. 😁 23:00 - When the Rebel fleet came out of hyperspace... I had chills do a marathon up and down my spine, and goosebumps on my arms when I saw this movie in theaters. It literally took me back to being 10 years old in 1977 when I first saw Star Wars (before it was A New Hope) in theaters. No other movie had sent me through time like that before. Rogue One is an amazing movie, and it's still in my top 5 Star Wars movies ever. As soon as the movie was over in theaters, we hauled ass home to watch Episode IV. Ever since that day, I haven't been able to watch one without watching them both back to back. They meld together that damned good. 30:20 - Vader was at his most brutally powerful here. He's had ~19 years of pain, anger, suffering and hatred to live with since Padme' died, and he had believed his child died with her. Now that you've seen Rogue One along with the Original Trilogy and Prequel Trilogy, I can tell you that after the Death Star is destroyed in A New Hope, Vader, having sensed "that pilot's connection to The Force", hired bounty hunters to find out who that pilot was. It was during the 3 year period between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back that he had secretly learned that the pilot's last name was "Skywalker". He neglected to pass this information on to Emperor Palpatine, which is why he questioned how the pilot could be "the offspring of Anakin Skywalker" when he spoke to Palpatine after the battle of Hoth. 31:30 - There was actually a discussion about all of the main characters dying prior to filming. I forget exactly who it was that brough the idea up to Disney Executives, but they put forth the argument that it would show the kind of sacrifice that isn't usually shown if the main characters died. Surprisingly, they met very little resistance to the idea of killing them all off. Also, that Vader scene near the end was part of the "reshoots", and was a late addition to the script. Garreth Edwards wanted to add one more appearance by Vader, so the scene was hastily written, and was one of the last things filmed. Literally weeks before the movie was to premier. 31:53 - No. Lucas had very little to do with this movie. It was John Knoll who suggested it right after the Disney purchase, and it was decided that Lucasfilm should make "Anthology" movies (related to the overall story, but not one of the "Episodes"). The idea was approved almost immediately. However, George Lucas has gone on record saying that he loved this film much more than he did Episode VII (The Force Awakens). Edit: Timeline: Episode I (33 BBY), Episode II (23 BBY), The Clone Wars /animated/ (23-19 BBY), Episode III (19 BBY), The Bad Batch (19-?? BBY), Solo (10 BBY), Obi-Wan Kenobi /forthcoming/ (10 BBY), Rebels (4-1 BBY), Andor /forthcoming/ (? BBY), Rogue One ( a few months - 0 BBY), Episode VI (0 BY), Episode V (3 ABY), Episode VI (4 ABY), The Mandalorian /seasons 1 and 2/ (9-10 ABY), The Book of Boba Fett (10 ABY), The Mandalorian /season 3 - forthcoming/ (?? ABY), Episode VII (34 ABY), Episode VIII (34 ABY), Episode IX (?? ABY).
Your genuine love of this storyline puts a smile in my heart. The movie was well done and worthy of the praise from "my g-g-generation" who (pun intended) were the 13 yr olds back when Star Wars was the absolute COOLEST movie to go see, and changed everything. Jenn's speech before takeoff to Scarif was fulfilled; take it one little mission at a time, and take it as far as it led them.
I remember coming out of the theater and thinking, “This was amazing. Do we have to go back to the new stuff?“ Then The Last Jedi came out. This for a long time was the only Disney produced content I actually enjoyed, and then The Mandalorian came out.
jen if you've seen doctor strange the guy who plays the dad in this played the bad guy in doctor strange , the actor who played sal was in black panther . the guy who you said recognized who played the imperial pilot that escaped played the main bad guy in the 1st venom movie
29:46 "Everybody is dead, Dave....oops, Jen. " 🙂 30:14 It is the light at the end of the tunnel. ;-) Best sw movie since Revenge of the Sith...when I saw it in cinema, I wanted applaud at the end with our beloved princess. 🙂
i don't think George planned this one, he planned for all 12 Episodes of Star Wars , but not this one, i think the director, Gareth Edwards came up with it, based on a line from the scroll in the first movie in 1977
I'm excited. I'm having to admit this (may be) is my favorite Star Wars movie. That's hard to do, but it just leaves me satisfied, as a movie and a piece of Star Wars. Can't wait to share it with you. Here we go!
If you're wondering why they didn't go a word scroll in the beginning, it's because they reserve that for the main trilogies. Individual stories (Solo, Rogue One) don't get the same treatment.
This film is what the whole opening title scroll for the original Star wars (Episode IV) was all about... It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
Many years ago My friend would jokingly say oh it's a great movie everybody dies! So when I saw Rogue One I told him you'd love it especially the end. Why? It's your favorite everybody diesñ
There is a Radio Dramatization of the original trilogy that came out in the early-mid 80's. And New Hope starts a little earlier on the timeline than the film, and explains how Leia got the plans. And that happened quite differently than shown in Rogue One, fits more along the line from Vader "several transmission were beamed to this ship by rebel spies". I'm not sure if that's how Lucas had planned it or if it was something the writer of the radio drama Brian Daley made up. I really enjoyed seeing this on the big screen. That final battle was EPIC, and the Vader scene was cool, even though it doesn't match up too well with the Vader we see in A new hope 🙃
I bought the trilogy CD box set of the NPR radio dramas, after loving them as a kid. Even though the majority of the voice actors were different (save for Luke and Threepio), it really expanded the story. The full interrogation scene between Vader and Leia really scared me back then, it was like a horror movie in my head!
@@SJHFoto I might be wrong here, but I think I've read somewhere that they were a part of the official canon for quite some time. Not sure if it was Lucas himself that later on put them in the EU or if it happened when Disney came up with the Legends canon.
Loved your reaction. It's one of my favorite of the Star Wars movies. It was definitely one to see in the theaters and so incredible. Definitely sad to see all the good guys perish, but you are right. It does make sense and makes it more real. Tbh, the Darth Vader scene is probably my favorite. I know he was killing Rebels, but to see the power of Vader was great to see, and I will say the roar in the theater was almost deafening when that scene came up. Love your videos and can't wait to see more content.
Great reaction as always, Jen. I love this movie. It's gritty and dark and so very SW. I've seen lots of talk that the Andor series (Cassian's story) is going to have the same look and feel and I'm really looking forward to it.
@@jenmurrayxo Just watched your Rogue One reaction. Now that all 12 episodes of Andor have been released for a month, I would LOVE to watch your reaction to that AMAZING series! PLEASE watch that on Disney+ and tell us what you think! Great job on all your work! :)
Even though the movies are titled "Star Wars" this is the one that felt most like a war movie, and I think that's what makes it such a favorite for me. It's dark, it's unforgiving, it has only the sliver of a happy ending because we know what it leads into, truly an amazing piece of art.
@@andymiller6661 You have your opinion, and I have mine. Art is subjective, and movies are a form of art.
This one focused on the cost it took to beat the Empire.
This was the most realistic and heroic of all the star wars films. It shows how much people sacrificed to beat the empire. This was lacking in the last three sequels and if all the characters died it would have made no difference.
"Are You Kidding Me? I'm Blind!"
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This movie was really funny actually!
You want more of the actor: IP Man series!
“Be careful not to choke on your aspirations” Vader making dad jokes before he knew he’s a dad!
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Ahh, Jen. What makes Rogue One be one of the top of the Star Wars stories, are the tragic deaths and moments of self-sacrifice by so many characters. It just breaks my heart at the deepest levels and reignited my love of the Star Wars saga.
Ya it really is tragic & heroic 💙
Makes you wonder what the back story is for the Bothan spies who delivered the Death Star 2's plans in Return of the Jedi.
"Many Bothans died to bring us this information."
For real. I cared more about the random crew members you never even really meet more than I care about any of the characters in the sequel trilogy
@@adammichener987 Preach on Brother Preach on.
@@Ladco77 The EU made the "bothans" a race of spies and politicians. That always struck me as a disservice, a classic "all members of a race are just like the first example of said race that we see" trope that's used all too much in sci fi and fantasy. It's utterly non-sensical it is if you think about it for more than five seconds.
Why did "Bothans" have to be a species? Why not the people of a planet? If a planet named Botha got zapped like Jedda did in this film, the "Many Bothans died to bring us this information" line would make just as much sense without stereotyping an entire species as a bunch of spies.
You're right, this was a fantastic movie to see in theaters. I think Rogue One's cinematography is my favorite thing about it, huge props to Gareth Edwards and crew. Easily the best looking Star Wars movie
Ya, dazzling visuals! 👍
Great reaction Jen. It's pretty sobering when you realize that Jyn and Cassian are about to die, but it really drives the point home that the Death Star plans were bought at a high price.
Yes definitely! I didn't believe it until it happened 😥
Never feel bad at loving to see Vader. He is one of the best movie villains of all time.
Chirrut's character added a ton of lore to the universe. Someone who isn't a jedi, but is Force sensitive, and introducing the Guardians of the Whills. Pretty cool.
He was the last of the The Force believers who followed the Jedis pilgrimage to the holy city of Jeddah, thus the name Jedi. The pilgrimage was a secular religious event which started during the days of the Old Republic
@@DoremiFasolatido1979 IOW, Jedi and Sith aren't as unique as they pretend to be. ANYONE can do what they do; the people selected to be Jedi/Sith are just more naturally talented at it than most.
Also, I'd argue that Chirrut was way more effective in this film than many actual Jedi. Especially the, "I can walk through blasterfire and not get hit. Who needs a lightsaber?" part.
@@noppornwongrassamee8941 I feel like that was really an instance of the living force exerting its will, that lever needed to be pushed. After that happened though, Chirrut had served his purpose and could pass on
@@jthoward This demonstrated why stormtroopers always miss the main characters. The Force exerts its own will to make happen what it intends to happen.
Journal of the whills was part of the original script for SW but it got changed to what we see in '77
Jen, I cried tears of pure joy when you guessed the Jedi to be Obi Wan and the messenger to be Leia. I think you're the first to get both right with no confusion. An ending that rivals the OTs and Revenge of The Sith.
Thanks!! I loved this movie! ☺👍
Galen is still all good because he knew the empire would still have built the Death Star without him, without a weakness, so he worked for them, but rigged the trap inside it.
Ya true 👍
In the months leading up to the movie, a friend was wondering what role Mads Mikkelsen's character could contribute to the Death Star, seeing as the construction began two decades earlier at the end of Revenge of the Sith and would it would have been done by this point.
I casually suggested that he solved the overheating problem by adding a small thermal exhaust port, just below the main port...
@@BogeyTheBear well Jyn was well into adulthood by the time he died, soooo...
A lot can be done in a few years, hell, half of the 2nd death star including a fully functional weapon was done by RotJ.
Great reaction Jen 🎉 your love of Vader makes me imagine you yourself in the movie bumping into him and " hey Vader you're evil I'm good but can I get a selfie with ya cuz you're so cool " 😅 I forget now if I've seen your mandolorian reactions or not so will be checking in a min 👍
This one was absolutely, 100%, no doubt about it my favorite of the new Disney SW movies. To answer your question at 31:53, no... Lucas didn't have this specific story in mind. Only the mention in the Episode IV opening crawl of the Rebels winning their first victory against the Empire and stealing the Death Star plans. According to Wikipedia, John Knoll, a visual effects artist on the prequels, pitched the idea (based on the Episode IV crawl) in 2003 as part of an unproduced series called "Star Wars Underworld." After Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, he pitched it again as a standalone movie. And I agree... Vader was awesome, and Tarkin is a big ol' douche. 😁
I have to imagine John Knoll read The Han Solo Trilogy of books, the third book "Rebel Dawn" depicts the early rebel alliance and more specifically their raid on Taprawa where they steal the death star plans and transmit them to Princess Leia on her ship Tantive IV, but the entire rebel attack force and it's leader Bria (han solo's love interest for the trilogy) die trapped there. This trilogy of books came out in 1997/1998. When the trailers for Rogue One came out I was at first kinda angry about disney yet again destroying perfectly great stories to make their own (remem this came out after episode 7, which was fine but obviously rewrote a bunch of (better) lore that had existed already). In Rogue One you really felt for the characters and their sacrifices, so at the end of the day I was surprised and pleased at this great movie.
@@Azure217 I read those three books a looooong time ago. I don't remember too much about them, but I do remember liking them.
If you remember in a new hope, mon mothma mentioned the death of all the rebels that got them the plans.
This gets such mixed reviews, however I think this is one of the best of the newer star wars and a darker grittier universe then the kid friendly fare we were served in some of the newer versions. The Darth Vadar ending was just epic and really cemented his kick ass bad assery up a whole notch. I could watch a whole film of him just being Darth!
I would to! 😆
I would be first in line for that movie. They so nee STO do a side movie like Rogue One and Solo just called VADER and it be all about him and him doing some task for The Emperor or something. A rare movie where it's ok if the bad guy wins.
There are several easter eggs in this movie. The two outlaws that Luke and Ben encountered in the Cantina on Tatooine make an appearance. The Blue trimmed X-Wings were not in Episode IV because they conflicted with the blue screens so Lucas changed them to red. The retcon is that they were destroyed on Scarif.
You can also see Chopper from Rebels at the Rebel Base as well as The Ghost (also from Rebels) in the fight. Also, the different projects they cycled through were actual plans the Empire eventually built. A number of them were used in Star Wars Legends Books, which Disney stupidly ignored.
In the book A New Hope, Luke was supposed to be Blue 5, not Red 5. So that explains why they changed his callsign.
Empire Strikes Back is my all time favorite Star Wars but this is my second favorite. Some of THE best Vader moments EVER!
Oh agreed, he was so awesome in this!!!
Better than A New Hope? Not for me, A New Hope is way better.
When us old guys saw the original Star Wars in 1977, there was one big question we all had... "Why would they build this unstoppable weapon, but leave a huge vulnerable exhaust port exposed for anyone to shoot into?" Famous smart person John Knoll thought about it for years and wrote this story to finally explain WHY they did it.
This movie is bittersweet for me. I really like this movie. It is one of my favorites in the Star Wars franchise, but the day I saw it in the theater was the day that Carrie Fisher passed away. My friend and I were sitting in our seats at the theater, and he wanted to check his phone one last time before the trailers started. That's when he saw the news and he told me. So, when Princess Leia shows up at the end and says "Hope" it was pretty emotional.
In the first Star Wars, They comment that "Many lives were lost, Getting these plans".
It is not feasible to overestimate just how much I love this movie. When it was in the theater, I went to see it once or twice a week every week during its run. On the first weekend I saw it twice in one day. Every time I rewatch it (which is often) I get emotional. Tomorrow I'm running a half marathon and I had been considering dressing up as Vader but I am nervous because I may overheat. Seeing you gushing over him pushed me over the edge and I will do it. Last year I ran a race dressed as Luke with Yoda on his back and there were so many kids who loved it. I'm hoping to make folks smile again this time around.
On an unrelated note, I absolutely love this scarf.
One of the ways to watch _Rogue One_ is back-to-back with _Episode IV: A New Hope,_ or at least the first few minutes of it. They tie in so beautifully.
You mean _the only way._
@@SwiftJustice Yes, this is the Way.
The story was taken from one part of the scroll text at the beginning of Ep IV by John Knoll (did effects for the Star Wars Prequels at ILM and, with his brother, created Adobe Photoshop - he's got a few talents). He pitched the idea some time before Rogue One finally went into production.
First paragraph of Ep IV intro:
"It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. "
He wrote it in the 1990's and pitched it to George Lucas. But it got shelved becasue Lucas thought he would never come back to Make any more Star WArs films. Then the prequels happened. Plus when Disney took over the Lucas brand they were lokoing to get as many stories out there to cash in. Which is a curse and a blessing.
I have been so looking forward to Jen the Vader fan seeing the end of this film. And your reaction did not disappoint. Best of the Disney SW movies hands down. Even more fun watching it with someone who hadn’t spoiled her viewing with a bunch of trailers. Have a great weekend JM.
Ya I loved it!! Thanks, you too ☺👍
Just realized the rebel victory comes from a father daughter duo instigating and making the ultimate sacrifice for the rebellion.
This movie is basically the opening crawl for Episode IV.
True!
Between Alan Tudic in Firefly and voicing the robot in this I fell in love with that man. And now Resident Alien. Such a gem.
Love him!! 👍
And Hei Hei in Moana.
“What if you did Star Wars like an old War film, but in the Stars?” - Absolute genius appendix to the original trilogy
Having seen all SW films in the theater (first run - I'm old) this was, to me, the best. It's a story about sacrifice for a higher good. And those last 5 minutes - I could watch those on a loop for hours on end.
So good!!! 👍
I know "Many Bothans died to bring us this information" was said about the second Death Star, but this was a film about those people who get tossed off in the expostion. I love it for that.
This is my favourite Star Wars movie and Andor is my favorite Star Wars show. I've always loved the story of Star Wars though the movies never lived up to the story they were telling (the prequels mainly) but Rogue One and Andor really do for me.
The absolute best bad-guy image of Vader - that final sequence is chilling!!
Totally! 👍
It really gives weight to the people that worked behind the scenes to get these plans. They didn’t magically appear in the rebels hands. People sacrifice their lives for these plans. This allows you to appreciate that sacrifice.
This movie gave me (a new) hope not only for the Star Wars franchise, but for the Science Fiction genre in general.
Science Fantasy. Science Fiction is a bit different..........
@@GGGritzer the original SW it was SFFantasy, Rogue 1 is hard science fiction as I see it
@@slowswimmer9169, Star Wars in general is Science Fantasy although this one has not got much fantasy in it I think as it's SW it's painted with the same brush.....
Very nice reaction, Jen 😊, and I don't think Lucas planned this side story in advance but certainly the text at the beginning of 'A New Hope' gave the idea. When I saw it in the cinema I didn't have too much expectations because Ep VII was good, but for my personal taste there were too many CGI-ish and 'smooth' scenes in which the protagonists only have one chance, actually don't know what to do, but it works perfectly out. So (of course) I watched 'Rogue One' at 0.01 o'clock (like every time 😂) on the first day when it was released here and I was very surprised how perfectly they hit the old Star Wars style from the 70s and 80s. It was just amazing.
Of course they use mainly the old designs of space fighters and ships which helps a lot, but for me (as many others) the absolute highlight was that they used unused footage from 1977 and fitted it perfectly in the movie and when these scenes appeared on the screen there was spontaneously instant applause and cheers by the audience. 😄🥳😎
The whole movie was really a great surprise for me and it connects perfectly with the original movie. Also I really liked that the Rebels aren't only good guys and the Empire are just evil scumbags. It gives all of them more character and certainly makes it more realistic because there in reality there never is just black and white. Even the good guys have their assassins, snipers and intentionally kill innocent people, while in the Empire there are people who want to do their job and live, but don't like to do it and so on. 🧐
In my oppinion by far the best movie since Disney took over and together with Ep III, IV, V and VI in the my personal top 5 of Star Wars movies. All other movies are at least good too or better (no matter what some people say ... and I'm a Star Wars nerd too since I saw the first two movies in 1980 for the first time, 'Star Wars' (later Ep. IV - A New Hope) as a rerun a week before 'The Empire strikes back' was released), but I think this movie really is an unexpected highlight and since Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) passed away in 1994, in my opinion they did an outstanding job with CGI on him as well as on Leia. 😊
I became a Star Wars Megafan in 1977 when I 1st saw Star Wars as a seven year old. Watched every film in the theatre even dressing up as Obi Wan (and growing a beard for the 1st time) for the premiere of Revenge of the Sith in 2005. Bought all the toys, all the stuff.
However by 2008 I had become completely fed up with all things Star Wars. I was bitter. So much so that I sold nearly all of my collection and swore I would never spend another second of my time with Star Wars...
Until in 2017 I convinced myself to watch Rogue One. It was a leap of faith... And I was *not* disappointed! This was the film that made me fall in love with Star Wars once again!
Chirrut's death brings me to tears every time.
And for the long term SW fans it finally plugged the biggest plot hole from the beginning- Why would the Empire accidentally design the ultimate battle station with such a fatal flaw that a single torpedo could destroy it?
Answer- it was no accident, it was done from within on purpose as revenge. Brilliant!
Once again loved the reaction!
Thanks Kevin! I'm glad this one rekindled your SW love, its really great!! ☺👍
The book "Catalyst" by James Luceno was a great lead up to this movie, it made the movie even better as it provided more background about the relationship between the Krennic and Galen Erso characters. I highly recommend. There's also a Cassian Andor series coming to Disney+ hopefully this year.
Agreed. "Catalyst," as expressly a prequel to Rogue One, is among the best of the newer books for fleshing-out the story. I rank it with Zahn's 2017 "Thrawn" and John Jackson Miller's "A New Dawn" in their corners of the universe. We sure have a lot of good stuff from recent years.
@@Poss1 I also enjoyed, as a companion book, “Rebel Rising.” That also gives Jyn a little more as a character. As with all SW books I recommend the Audiobook versions.
@@cardiac19 Ooo! Thanks. I haven't read it. I'll put it right in the queue. I usually do both, read then listen. The audiobooks for those I mentioned are also excellent. Especially "A New Dawn" done by Marc Thompson, a favorite. Thanks again.
All Star Wars movies should be as good as Rogue One.
My favorite since Disney bought the franchise, maybe even since Empire. not just putting the war back in Star Wars, but I loved the characters too. Also K2SO was performed by Alan Tudyk, Wash in Firefly/Serenity.
Jen, sorry but I forgot to add one more tidbit.
After you watched Star Wars: Episode IV for the first time, towards the end you said, "F-you, Vader."
Flash forward to Rogue One, and Darth Vader is the coolest movie villain of all-time.
You've made me so happy, Jen, I think I might cry.
To Gaylen, Lyra and Jyn Erso. May the force be with you. To Cassian Andor. May the force be with you. To Chirrut Imew and Baze Malbus. May the force be with you. To Saul Guerra. May the force be with you. To Bodie Rook and K-2SO. May the force be with you. ALWAYS.
I was honestly worried about your reaction to this movie since it was so dark. The ending though, even after all these years, just cold chills. That little hammerhead ship saved the day.
This sequel was awesome, love the background story between Episode 3 and 4 when the Rebel spies finding the plans the Galactic Empire was creating
Strange how the actual design for the Death Star pre-dates this film by about 20 years. The Death Star schematic was revealed back in Episode 2 when the Geonossians gave it to Dooku. Galen designed the reactor flaw, not the entire station itself.
Goosebumps. Every time.
Thanks. Another great viewing :)
Thanks, I loved it!! 👍
"Whoa, she is braver than I." That's okay; they both also appear to have superhuman grip strength. If you or I tried that, we'd surely fall.
The last scene in Rouge One leads directly into the first scene of a New Hope. Also, you might be interested in Watching Solo a Star Wars story. Just to see how Han meets Chewbacca.
I agree Jen, Darth Vader is such a cool villain. Scared me as a kid, but I was also riveted every time he was on the screen.
Great movie. Maybe I'm a sappy guy but I do wish there had been a way for Jyn Erso and Cassian to survive. It also would have been nice to see more of Churrut Imwe. His character had great potential.
It's really cool how this movie flows directly into the beginning of
A New Hope
I got lucky enough to see this in a theatre on a Tinder date with a woman who turned out to be a social media star. So it was awesome being shown all of the meaning behind certain things that popped up throughout the film. She got an advanced screening and she couldn't talk about it, each moment that something happened, she was super excites to see my reactions. But seeing it in the theater was so incredible. The Darth Vader entrance opening up his light saber.
Just found your channel, been loving it.
This is hands down my favorite single Star Wars film.
It wouldn't exist without the others, and the 4-6 are by far a better overall story, but for a single film, this one takes it.
Donnie Yen is just great in everything! Between his character in this & Blade 2, I still want backstory movies on them. But, this is up there for overall favorite Star Wars movies. The way they linked it to episode 4 was just great & Vader's moment towards the end...great & truly terrifying at the same time! *The director, Gareth Edwards, is just an amazing director, writer, action choreographer, etc. I don't know if you've seen THE RAID series, parts 1 & 2, but they're amazing too. Same director of rogue one, but the 3rd raid movie never happened because it was so heavily pirated.* Anyways, Great Reactions BTW!
Thank you! ☺👍
If you ever read some of the background to the production of this movie, it's amazing it came out as good as it did. There were a lot of rewrites, reshoots and re-edits quite late in the day. If you watch the original trailer, there are a lot of scenes that were cut or redone for the final film. I think the only thing that got a little lost in final cut was the Saw Gerrera character/storyline.
This movie made Darth Vader scary again. He was scary in 1977 for this 11 year old....but by the time "Jedi" rolled around, he just wasn't terribly menacing.
This one is my favorite by far. Episode IV is my top film (because it's the one that started it all for me) but Rogue One is the favorite all around.
Glad you did this one, Jen!
Really loved this one!! 👍
I thought at the time he was still scary in Jedi. But by the time they had had 50 cartoons (not including Clone Wars) and cutesy toys they managed to make him far less menacing than what he was in the 80s which is a scary as shit space Nazi with no face and a scary breathing. Oh and he could do magic and had a laser sword!!! lol.
@@derred723 When they did the face reveal at the end of "Jedi", I was hoping we would see a torn up, gnarly lookin' face to match the back of his head from "Empire". Instead we got a gray, slug-looking guy with weird bushy eyebrows (now digitally "corrected"😁). It just didn't land for me. It doesn't help I was 17 at the time and was more interested in cars and girls.
Vader was always my guy....but he had changed from "Comander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans...." to "It is too late for me.....son". I know he was having a transformative moment, but I just wanted mean, ruthless Darth Vader.
But we got him in THIS!! . And he WAS pretty well written in Rebels (but that's just my opinion).
I LOVE the parody stuff of him like in Robot Chicken Star Wars (Jen....this one is a MUST for you), Family Guy or even the Lego stuff ("I have you now!" "Uh sir, you know he can't hear you, right?). Some of that stuff is written beautifully.
I haven't played "Jedi: Fallen Order" but what I've seen of Vader in that....he looks and acts like he did in my "11 year old" nightmares.
I’m glad I’m not the only one with this opinion. Vader should have had a full prequel movie where he hunts down the last of the Jedi, thus making us forget the whiny b!tch Anakin was.
@@fakereality96 The franchise will have a chance to redeem itself with the upcoming "Obi Wan Kenobi". I guess we'll see then, huh?
Thank you for a great reaction. The voice of K2SO is Alan Tudyk. He also did the voice of Robot in I, Robot with Will Smith. He's also in the sci-fi series called Firefly and follow up movie Serenity as Wash, (married to Zoe). And Tucker and Dale vs. Evil.
You might like this clip. It connects the end of Rogue One to beginning of A New Hope.
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Oh yes I am watching Firefly here th-cam.com/play/PLQHhQlj8i5drEQ_Yw_sohFdrXqgF5SPV4.html
And have finished the series & Serenity on patreon.com/jenmurray 👍
Alan Tyduk is great in a film with Sandra Bullock where she plays an alcoholic that is sentenced to a rehab.
In “The Empire Strikes Back” during the battle in the snow on Hoth, Luke’s call sign is “Rogue Leader”, head of Rogue Squadron. Wedge is “Rogue Three”. At no time is “Rogue One” mentioned.
Given that there was no “Rogue Squadron” in Rogue One, I like to think that the Rogue Squadron on Hoth was created to honour the heroes of Rogue One. They retired the callsign “Rogue One” for those heroes which is why Luke was using callsign “Rogue Leader”.
You can watch this and a New Hope back to back. Beautiful
Rogue One and New Hope are a single double-wide movie. And it's the most beautiful thing we apes have _ever_ produced.
Holy crap! What a great way to start off the weekend! I have bookmarks to a lot of reactors, though there are a just handful I really enjoy. And there are a lot of movies I can take or leave, but some are just so good and so emotionally affective, I can watch them repeatedly. Been clicking my bookmarks and what do I find? JEN IS DOING ROGUE ONE!!! Time to make a snack and get a cup of coffee so I can sit back and watch Jen experience one of the best movies I've ever seen! Thanks, Jen, for the weekend sendoff!!! Love this channel! (The only disappointment is the human-girl clothes ... I was hoping a robotic cosplay, metallic helmet and all, would have been the best complement to the reaction.) Please don't take that serious; I'm just being a goof! Love you, Jen!!! OK, off to make a fresh cup o' joe. :)
Lol thanks Christopher! 😆 Have a great weekend! 👍
this was my 2nd favorite starwars movie after a new hope and a lot of people had always wanted to know how the rebels got the plans to destroy the death stars and that's why lucas came up with the story
Great reactions to this one, Jen!👏It is very sad that everybody dies in this one. But, then it makes sense why you never see any of their characters in episode 4. It also explains why there was such a flaw in the Death Star. People have been complaining about that for years. I don't think "Rogue One" was ever planned in the future. I think they just found away to explain the vulnerability in the death star, without messing up the time line.
That Vader scene is immortalised
One of the big questions from Episode 4 is, "Why did the Death Star have a serious flaw in design that would lead to its destruction?" Any good engineer would not have made such an error. Rogue One answers this question; its chief engineer intentionally put it there.
Ya I love this!! ☺👍
Aside from the original this is the best Star Wars film IMHO, & I been a fan since the 1st one came out way back in 1977 when I saw it as a 10 year old.
The timing of the movie. The first scene takes place a few years after Episode III. The Death Star is already under construction. The rest of the movie looks like the week before Episode IV ending only hours before the start of Episode IV.
4:14 the statue is a Jedi1
18:32 Vader just couldn't resist making a joke
30:14 let the games begin
I didn't get to see this until 2019 laying in ICU. Seeing the hallway scene with Vader literally brought chills to me. I'm glad you enjoyed it
As far as the new Star Wars movies this stands head and shoulders above the rest. I saw this movie twice in theaters, once opening night, and again weeks later after Carrie Fisher died. I saw many people, like myself, openly crying for the Leia cameo at the end. The other "new" films are nothing compared to this one in my opinion.
Jen, your reaction was superb! This is an excellent movie, and a great addition to the Star Wars saga. You cannot ask for anything more.
I loved the look on your face when you saw Darth Vader emerge. When I saw this in the theatre, we had already known that Vader was in the movie, and it was so thrilling to see him on screen for the first time in years. Not counting his glorified cameo in Revenge of the Sith.
Darth Vader is the coolest movie villain of all-time. The moment when Vader is on the rebel ship, the audience was in awe, and it made you wonder with how bad-ass that scene is, should we be cheering for Vader?
The whole story is great, the characters are intriguing, and it does a great job in making it feel like a war movie. Excellent reaction, Jen. May the Force be with you.
Strangely enough considering he's a villain, when I saw this in the theatre everyone was cheering during Vader's slaughter of the rebels at the end of the movie.
Vader brings that out in me too, dunno why 🤷♀️
Very cool spin off story and the end is great isnt it?
Solo was pretty good too... just not needed really.
Jen! I'm all teared up. How can you watch that and not be? I guess you're just tougher than I am, so I'm staying on your good side for sure!!! :)
I think you may have missed something about Galen. You were talking about how he was bad in helping the Empire finish the Death Star. If you go back and listen to his message, he said he knew that, had he not helped, Krennic would eventually find someone else to finish it. So he made himself indispensible, which was the perfect place from which to implement his sabotage in the Death Star. He had no choice. Without his submission to the Empire, the Death Star would've had NO weakness and they would've never been able to blow it up in IV.
Wasn't it incredible, that shot of the destroyer coming out of the shadow of the Death Star, then having it right in front of our faces, with the huge dish being lowered into the body of the Death Star. What an incredible shot. Then showing the huge destroyers in front of it, making the destroyers look like bugs!
Well, I don't think people will judge you for liking Vader. I have seen many female reactors watch the Star Wars movies and even though I heard a couple of them saying Harrison Ford as Han Solo looks cute, their order of favourite characters appears to be: 1. R2D2 2. Darth Vader and 3. a far off threeway tie between Han, Chewie and Leia. When I watched the OG movies and then read books situated in the Star Wars universe, the way the Death Star plans were aquired was different. It was a group of Bothan (an alien race) spies that brought the plans to the Rebellion at the cost of many lives. This brought them prestige and positions of influence in the later, by the former Rebellion formed, New Republic. I think in the OG movies someone (I think Mon Mothma, who is also one of the leaders here in the movie) even mentions the lost lives of Bothans, but this could also be a mandela effect from reading so much of the Star Wars novels.
The galaxy's most deadliest game of "Keep Away" is played on this wonderful movie.
Best Star Wars movie since the original trilogy.
The second best Star Wars movie all time. I was stunned that they made this as gritty and dark as they did, and I loved it for that. Rebellions start out as the underdogs, and this movie addresses that.
Rogue One is by far my favorite SW movie and I argue that it’s the best of all of the SW movies. My favorite part about watching you watch this for the first time was all of the geeking out you were doing about Vader. And all I wanted more than anything was to see your reaction at the end. My brother and I went to see this a second and third time in theaters just for the ending. Vader - Hall Monitor Champion.
P.S. Chirrut, the blind badass, is played by Donnie Yen. He’s an amazing Hong Kong actor and stuntman as well as a true martial arts master. There are so many movies of his that you should watch. I’d start with Ip Man as it’s the most popular and probably won’t alienate your audience. Go nuts from there. He will be in John Wick 4!
P.P.S. If you liked the direction here, Gareth Edwards did the 2014 reboot of Godzilla which I recommend and his first movie was made on a MacBook for a few thousand bucks called Monsters. It’s actually really good.
Oh awesome, I do love John Wick 👍
@@jenmurrayxo I’m very excited to see him in the new one considering it’s the perfect film property for Donnie to really show off all of his talent. I have no idea if he’ll be an enemy or ally but whichever, he’ll be a beast!
The opening is shot near a town called Vík. The south coast is known for pitch black sands like this.
I really like this movie and the last 40 mins or so is one of the best Star Wars sequence put on the screen. I'd really love it if would get more nitty gritty Star Wars like this. For me the droid stole the show, great lines and a really good and poignant send off when he falls.
I had a feeling you’d like this one. A strong female leading character, a good mix of practical and CGI and maybe the best Vader scene. Empire will always be my favourite of the Star Wars films but this one might be my second favourite.
Loved it! 👍👍
The Worst: yes, and you'll enjoy Tarkin's "Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?" moment in ANH even more now. :)
You're among good company, Jen. I don't think anyone that saw this in theaters expected the entire Rogue One team to die. There's also references to other Star Wars series mentioned in the movie, the Rebels animated series. During one of the scenes at the Jedi Temple (the one on Yavin, HQ for the Alliance), you hear an announcement made for a "General Syndulla". That would be Hera Syndulla, one of the main characters of that series. You also catch glimpse of 'The Ghost', the ship she pilots, when the Rebel fleet arrives at Scarif (she survives the space battle and presumably is still around during Ep 6).
One of the plans they look over while searching for Stardust is the Hyperspace Tracking program the First Order would use in ep8.
@@callmeshaggy5166 which is great continuity between the films and suggests that had the galactic civil war dragged on longer, the Empire may have been able to utilize the technology against the Rebellion.
Up there with one of my favorite Star Wars movies. I paid to see this in theatres twice for that Vader scene. A great space battle, characters you get invested in so it's sad when the die and answers the original question of "Why was is so easy to destroy the Death Star."
As a long-standing STAR WARS fan, it continues to be a genuine and enlivening joy to watch you appreciating and being swept up by these movies that have meant so much to me. In the case of "Rogue One" you reacted almost beat-for-beat to the twists and turns, the character interplay and the SW callbacks as I did watching it the first time. Looking forward to your take on "Solo: a Star Wars story" which I deeply enjoyed as much as this one (not at all like the sequel trilogy which was almost entirely a misfire and a mammoth wasted opportunity). Anyway, thanks for this. Y'just made my day.
So glad you enjoyed! I had a blast watching this!
U liked solo ain’t no way💀💀
@@PAPITO_IS_CUTE I'm uncertain as to the meaning of your reply but, yes, I liked SOLO very much -- the disdain for it seems entirely misplaced and wrong-headed; like Rogue One, it comes closest to capturing the spirit of the original STAR WARS, far more so than the relatively misconceived "Episodes VII-IX."
12:30 ish - Saw knew that he would have gotten them all killed if they waited for him. You'll notice he had robotic pieces for legs and couldn't move fast. Even though the rest were running at full speed, they barely made it off of Jedha in time. Saw was an extremist, but he always put the cause first. He's got a backstory, but in order to find out what it is, you have to watch the animated shows; "The Clone Wars", "The Bad Batch", and "Rebels". The Clone Wars ran for 7 seasons, The Bad Batch has 1 season released and season 2 is in production, and Rebels ran for 4 seasons. All of them are canon and add a lot of lore to the overall universe's narrative. Not giving away spoilers here; but Clone Wars gives a lot of details about the relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan, the Jedi Council, and Chancellor Palpatine. You also learn a lot about individual clone troopers. The Bad Batch picks up at the end of the Clone Wars/Revenge of the Sith, and shows the early days of the Empire. Rebels takes place over a few years prior to Rogue One/A New Hope.
A New Hope (Episode IV) is referred to as 0 BY (Battle of Yavin/destruction of the Death Star). Events prior to that are measured in "BBY" (Before the Battle of Yavin), while events afterward are measured in "ABY" (After the Battle of Yavin). I'll post the full timeline at the end of this reply.
18:42 - "Nobody is a cooler villain than Vader." -:- Yeah, we've been saying that since 1977. 😁
23:00 - When the Rebel fleet came out of hyperspace... I had chills do a marathon up and down my spine, and goosebumps on my arms when I saw this movie in theaters. It literally took me back to being 10 years old in 1977 when I first saw Star Wars (before it was A New Hope) in theaters. No other movie had sent me through time like that before. Rogue One is an amazing movie, and it's still in my top 5 Star Wars movies ever. As soon as the movie was over in theaters, we hauled ass home to watch Episode IV. Ever since that day, I haven't been able to watch one without watching them both back to back. They meld together that damned good.
30:20 - Vader was at his most brutally powerful here. He's had ~19 years of pain, anger, suffering and hatred to live with since Padme' died, and he had believed his child died with her. Now that you've seen Rogue One along with the Original Trilogy and Prequel Trilogy, I can tell you that after the Death Star is destroyed in A New Hope, Vader, having sensed "that pilot's connection to The Force", hired bounty hunters to find out who that pilot was. It was during the 3 year period between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back that he had secretly learned that the pilot's last name was "Skywalker". He neglected to pass this information on to Emperor Palpatine, which is why he questioned how the pilot could be "the offspring of Anakin Skywalker" when he spoke to Palpatine after the battle of Hoth.
31:30 - There was actually a discussion about all of the main characters dying prior to filming. I forget exactly who it was that brough the idea up to Disney Executives, but they put forth the argument that it would show the kind of sacrifice that isn't usually shown if the main characters died. Surprisingly, they met very little resistance to the idea of killing them all off. Also, that Vader scene near the end was part of the "reshoots", and was a late addition to the script. Garreth Edwards wanted to add one more appearance by Vader, so the scene was hastily written, and was one of the last things filmed. Literally weeks before the movie was to premier.
31:53 - No. Lucas had very little to do with this movie. It was John Knoll who suggested it right after the Disney purchase, and it was decided that Lucasfilm should make "Anthology" movies (related to the overall story, but not one of the "Episodes"). The idea was approved almost immediately. However, George Lucas has gone on record saying that he loved this film much more than he did Episode VII (The Force Awakens).
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Timeline: Episode I (33 BBY), Episode II (23 BBY), The Clone Wars /animated/ (23-19 BBY), Episode III (19 BBY), The Bad Batch (19-?? BBY), Solo (10 BBY), Obi-Wan Kenobi /forthcoming/ (10 BBY), Rebels (4-1 BBY), Andor /forthcoming/ (? BBY), Rogue One ( a few months - 0 BBY), Episode VI (0 BY), Episode V (3 ABY), Episode VI (4 ABY), The Mandalorian /seasons 1 and 2/ (9-10 ABY), The Book of Boba Fett (10 ABY), The Mandalorian /season 3 - forthcoming/ (?? ABY), Episode VII (34 ABY), Episode VIII (34 ABY), Episode IX (?? ABY).
Thanks for this info! 👍
glad you liked it Jen. imo, it embodies the feel of the originals.
Your genuine love of this storyline puts a smile in my heart. The movie was well done and worthy of the praise from "my g-g-generation" who (pun intended) were the 13 yr olds back when Star Wars was the absolute COOLEST movie to go see, and changed everything.
Jenn's speech before takeoff to Scarif was fulfilled; take it one little mission at a time, and take it as far as it led them.
Glad you enjoyed David! I loved this movie! ☺👍
I remember coming out of the theater and thinking, “This was amazing. Do we have to go back to the new stuff?“ Then The Last Jedi came out. This for a long time was the only Disney produced content I actually enjoyed, and then The Mandalorian came out.
I walked out of the theater saying.... I am one with the force and the force is with me lol
Yeah it must really suck being a myopic Star Wars fan.
I'm really enjoying The Mandalorian over on Patreon ☺👍
@@shinrapresident7010 That has never changed, what are you on about?
@@jenmurrayxo you are in for a real treat with the Mandolorian. It has the power to make grown men cry.
jen if you've seen doctor strange the guy who plays the dad in this played the bad guy in doctor strange , the actor who played sal was in black panther . the guy who you said recognized who played the imperial pilot that escaped played the main bad guy in the 1st venom movie
Star Wars cannot be Star Wars without tragic stories. And that's why this is a real SW movie !
Is it bad that you like Vaderl? No. Because you're right. Vader is AWESOME. Best bad guy ever. Great Video Jen. Keep up the good work.
29:46 "Everybody is dead, Dave....oops, Jen. " 🙂 30:14 It is the light at the end of the tunnel. ;-) Best sw movie since Revenge of the Sith...when I saw it in cinema, I wanted applaud at the end with our beloved princess. 🙂
I like imagining Lando Calrissian really did go see this in theaters 🤣
i don't think George planned this one, he planned for all 12 Episodes of Star Wars , but not this one, i think the director, Gareth Edwards came up with it, based on a line from the scroll in the first movie in 1977
that moment when Jen realizes that they're all going to die... so heartbreaking
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I'm excited. I'm having to admit this (may be) is my favorite Star Wars movie. That's hard to do, but it just leaves me satisfied, as a movie and a piece of Star Wars. Can't wait to share it with you. Here we go!
Thanks Robert! I loved it 👍👍
They set out to remind ppl of how badass Darth Vader was...n they did...he was terrifying in this movie ✌️🔥👍
If you're wondering why they didn't go a word scroll in the beginning, it's because they reserve that for the main trilogies. Individual stories (Solo, Rogue One) don't get the same treatment.
Love K2SO. A shame we lost the whole cast, at the end of this movie.
You give MVPs on this one to motivtors...each is vital in the way they encourage others to strive.
This film is what the whole opening title scroll for the original Star wars (Episode IV) was all about...
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
Many years ago My friend would jokingly say oh it's a great movie everybody dies!
So when I saw Rogue One I told him you'd love it especially the end.
Why?
It's your favorite everybody diesñ
There is a Radio Dramatization of the original trilogy that came out in the early-mid 80's. And New Hope starts a little earlier on the timeline than the film, and explains how Leia got the plans. And that happened quite differently than shown in Rogue One, fits more along the line from Vader "several transmission were beamed to this ship by rebel spies". I'm not sure if that's how Lucas had planned it or if it was something the writer of the radio drama Brian Daley made up.
I really enjoyed seeing this on the big screen. That final battle was EPIC, and the Vader scene was cool, even though it doesn't match up too well with the Vader we see in A new hope 🙃
Ya I would have loved to see this in theaters! 👍
I bought the trilogy CD box set of the NPR radio dramas, after loving them as a kid. Even though the majority of the voice actors were different (save for Luke and Threepio), it really expanded the story. The full interrogation scene between Vader and Leia really scared me back then, it was like a horror movie in my head!
@@SJHFoto I might be wrong here, but I think I've read somewhere that they were a part of the official canon for quite some time. Not sure if it was Lucas himself that later on put them in the EU or if it happened when Disney came up with the Legends canon.
I was not aware of that. - Wayne Campbell
Loved your reaction. It's one of my favorite of the Star Wars movies. It was definitely one to see in the theaters and so incredible. Definitely sad to see all the good guys perish, but you are right. It does make sense and makes it more real. Tbh, the Darth Vader scene is probably my favorite. I know he was killing Rebels, but to see the power of Vader was great to see, and I will say the roar in the theater was almost deafening when that scene came up. Love your videos and can't wait to see more content.
Thanks Maul!! ☺👍
Great reaction as always, Jen. I love this movie. It's gritty and dark and so very SW. I've seen lots of talk that the Andor series (Cassian's story) is going to have the same look and feel and I'm really looking forward to it.
Oh that sounds great ! 👍
@@jenmurrayxo Just watched your Rogue One reaction. Now that all 12 episodes of Andor have been released for a month, I would LOVE to watch your reaction to that AMAZING series! PLEASE watch that on Disney+ and tell us what you think! Great job on all your work! :)