May the 4th be with you! Thank you guys for joining us today. Got to introduce Denise to what's in my opinion one of the best Star Wars films to come out in recent years. What are your thoughts on this film and what is your favorite Star Wars film? Leave a like and subscribe! (It helps us keep the Empire at bay for as long as we can) If you'd like to support the channel and gain access to the full length reaction become a member of our patreon bit.ly/3ICVrJ6 Watch our reactions early! th-cam.com/channels/iCUz1bHid4H9mu6g2IOjXg.htmljoin
Truth about location shooting ..so sick of all the recent modern star wars productions that shoot on the same size 'volume' where even in 'outdoor' environs look all exactly the same.. P.s. Solo is worth watching imo, it didn't perform in theaters more cause people were pissed about Last Jedi, but it's way more fun than any of the sequel trilogy, that's for sure..
The fun thing about that end is that it leads straight into A New Hope. That means Vader chased them down from Skariff and when he caught them, Leia was barefaced "what plans?" to his face. The balls on that princess!
Yep and guess what? The last scene of the last episode of Andor Season 2 will lead straight into Rogue One. So when Season 2 is done we will have one unbroken story line from Andor Season 1 Episode 1 to the last scene of A New Hope.....
I love when they use the new movies and shows to add an extra dimension to the original stories... like it always kind of struck me as odd in a New Hope that the Stormtroopers firebombed the Skywalker farm entirely... they didn't do it anywhere else, so why kill some random moisture farmers? Especially so violently? Originally we just chalk it up as another evil act by the Empire.... but the Obi Wan show gives us another answer. Owen and Beru know exactly who Luke is. They spent their entire life waiting for the Empire/Vader to search for Luke and they were always ready to come out blasting when the Empire came for him. We saw it when the Sith appeared to take Luke, and my guess is, they did the same in a New Hope when they saw Stormtroopers on the horizon.
I'm German, 62 years old and a fan of Star Wars from 1977. Rogue One takes you back to the time when it all began. No useless gimmickry with CGI and all those technical gadgets, just a straightforward, straightforward plot. No hero, will still somehow survive story, but the sacrifice of everyone for an absolutely understandable reason. The film is exceptional, exceptionally good.
The fact that this is inarguably one of the best films in the entire franchise, and all of us knew how it ended before we even saw it tells you how great the film is.
Yup! I was there day one and the one scene I vividly remembered was that hallway scene. The theater erupted and immediately went back to being eerily silent. What a massacre!
Yeah spot on, in the theatre people lost their minds..you see Vader appear and just decimate the rebels. Its rare that at the same time I get hyped for a villain to display his power and at the same time watch in horror hope some of the men make it!
Watching THAT bit in theaters is one of the coolest moments i've spent in a cinema ever. As she mentioned "You see Darth Vader as a monster", like, its not a man, its a force of nature like an earthquake or a tornado. U can't fight that, u can just refuge yourself to the best of your ability and pray u live through it x'd
@@quieness When your character Cal Kestis gets confronted with him the Fallen Order Game, the encyclopedia entry for Darth Vader pops up in your menu: "Your only hope is escape."
Little story about Peter Cushing who "plays" Grandmoff Tarkin here. That guy once got thrown out of a cinema with his best friend Christopher Lee (yes..him) because they laughed their ass off so hard at a movie that they filled the whole room with laughter...THIS is how much of a contrast that guy was to his character in the movie
He also liked to hang out in his little countryside cottage, puttering about in the garden. When fans showed up he'd invite them in for tea and biscuits and was generally a very generous and humble host. There's a reason he's so beloved.
When I first saw him in NH, I thought the actor was Vincent Price. From my memory of the Pit and the Pendulum horror movie, VP embodies menace just as much as Cushing did.
That Vader hallway scene was iconic in two ways. One being, that up until this moment. The sheer ferocity of Darth Vader was only whispered about. How ferocious he was in battle. But those fifteen minutes did everything we wanted. He took the Rebels apart. And the look of terror in their eyes said it all. This is Darth Vader. Dark Lord of the Sith.
The thing I love about the name "Rogue One" as a retcon, is that after Luke and Wedge etc blow up the Death Star the remains of their squadron are renamed to "Rogue Squadron", you see in Empire Strikes Back that their callsigns are "Rogue Two" and "Rogue Leader". So retroactively, it's like the squad that took down the Death Star were named in honour of the squad that died to get them the plans that made it possible.
Man that last sequence with Darth Vader really showed us why he is one of the best villains in film history. He was absolutely ruthless in this. It made us understand even further in such a simple way why he was so feared.
finally somebody depicted vader as it shoudl be. a ruthless filled with anger individual and the terror that it imposes at sight.fuck all the fancy pointless lightsaber fights made over the years, the brutality in one single swing using lightsaber like is a mace is worth more than 500 air spins.
Duuuuuuuude!!! As a life-long Star Wars fan, this movie is EPIC!! The best Disney attempt at a SW story. Perfectly captured the weight of what this group did in the small hope they would fuel the rebellion into defeating the empire. Tears every time at the end. From Donnie Yen, to K2-SO, who was voiced by Alan Tudyk, if I'm not mistaken, this movie hits all the best points of the SW universe! Thanks guys, love your channel and the time we get to spend with Y'all here!!!❤
Two fun facts: Red Five is the X-Wing pilot who crashes into the shield(his place is eventually taken by Luke in "New Hope"). Vader is holding the door shut with the Force when he comes for the rebels. The hallway sequence was one of the greatest moments of all time. Every other time, we've seen Vader fight against people who(overall)could at least hold their own, Jedi and Force adherents. This is the first time we see him through the eyes of the rank and file of the Rebellion and he is terrifying.
“Climb… Climb… You can still send the plans to the fleet. If they open the shield gate you can broadcast from the tower. Locking the vault door now…Good-bye.” - K2 Gets me every time.
In the rebel attack to Scarif, the red five pilot unfortunately died. And the rebellion chose later a new red five pilot... Luke Skywalker as we saw in episode IV and the rest.
And all the sacrifice many of rebels including Rogue One for stealing the Death Star plans to destroy it leads to Luke Skywalker, he did says something about them between Episode 4 and 5 and he said this: "Wish the Rogue One was here, I wonder what Jyn would react"
I was 14 when Star Wars came out. Saw it immediately, while on a family vacation. As a franchise long fan, I've come to accept that Rogue One is my favorite Star Wars film. I have not been more excited to share a reaction. You two plus this thing... Man, here we go! :)
I was 16, and saw it 3 months after it premiered, and I was not impressed, it was fine. THIS movie I saw in IMAX 3 times, the best Star Wars movie without a doubt.
I remember in cinema, people were sobbing... then Vader started breathing in black hallway and when lightsaber lit, there was gasp from everyone at the cinema.,..
This film is just awesome sequence after awesome sequence with incredibly heartfelt moments. It doesn't give the audience a breather because the rebels are also constantly on the run. Absolutely love the storytelling!
This makes ANDOR an absolute must watch!!!!! Great way to celebrate the holiday! Thanks guys! If you don't watch ANDOR, I'll rewatch it without you! Lol
This feels like a perfect time to request that you guys check out the Andor show! It didn't catch too much mainstream popularity when it came out, but it takes star wars to a place you never thought possible. The nuance, character development, acting, cinematography, and objectively the BEST writing of any star wars project cannot be missed!!
Cassian: "What's your sarcasm setting, K-2SO?" K-2SO: "That's 100 percent." Cassian: "Let's bring it on down to 75, please." K-2SO: "Nope. No can do. You're stuck with 100." 😉😉
I've been a Star Wars fan since seeing the first one in theaters as a kid. Rogue One is my favorite. Showing the grit, the sacrifice, the cost of fighting this kind of fight is what makes it so special, along with the fantastic, multi-faceted artistry that went into its making, of course. The raw, seething power and brutality of Vader, the willingness of the rebels to get their hands dirty and do bad things in the name of a greater goal...it was just so well done. Great film for Star Wars day!! May the 4th be with you. Beware the revenge of the 5th.
This film built up the lore and the original trilogy. It didn't try to destroy characters to make the new characters look better. "Many Bothans died to bring us this information..." was actually just cover for what happened. But lots of people died to bring the information. So many died to get the information, that when the attack on the Death Star came from Yavin 4, there wasn't a fleet left at the base. It doesn't subtract from the heroism of the Yavin 4 pilots that they were part of a larger rebellion. It adds to the history of sacrifice in face of overwhelming power that was required to challenge the Galactic Empire.
Many Bothans died WAY after this and episode 4. They had nothing to do with this. That was a line from Return of the Jedi about the SECOND death star. And the Bothans did not deliver any plans. They brought information to the Rebels that a second death star was being built, where it was (Endor), and that the Emperor was going to be there. - all information the Emperor purposely let them have. Nothing in Rogue One has anything to do with Bothans or that line.
I saw this again, in theater, on the day that Carrie Fisher passed away. The theater had to be cleared after the credits were done. Just sobbing, crying, joyful fans hanging together in rememberence.
I saw this film two weeks after Carrie Fisher passed away. When I saw her at the end of the film, I lost it. She was my childhood crush, after Shirley Temple, and stayed with me the longest. I bawled when she turned around. I know it was a different actress with CGI, but my immediate reaction was painful yet happy tears. She will always be MY princess.
Rogue One brings all the movies together. When the Rebel leader said many lives were sacrificed for those plans. This was the movie that was needed. 😢😍
That was Senator Mon Mothma and she was talking about Bothan Spies before the Battle of Endor. This film was conceived from one clause in the Opening Crawl of Episode IV.
@@Ryan_Christopher I don't think it's fair to say that one clause in the opening of Episode IV was the basis for Rogue One. Episode IV revolves almost entirely around these plans that have been stolen. The Empire knows they're missing and are in hot pursuit when the film opens. Even without the opening crawl, the story of how this chase started, and where these plans came from, is the logical preceding chapter of the story.
Love Alan Tudyk as K2S0. Anthony Daniels was so uncomfortable in the C-3PO costume & jokingly cursed Alan. After Rogue One's premiere. Tudyk later said that a "Fuck you" from Daniels was one of the highest compliments he had ever received.
You can imagine how hype it was to see Darth Vader again in its full menacing glory. Screams of terror and excitement. I grew up with Star Wars and it will always have a special place in my heart even if Disney doesn't know when to stop.
Fun fact: the person behind the cinematography for this film was Greig Fraser, who also worked in The Mandalorian, The Batman and Dune, for part one he got an Oscar
Fantastic reaction! Saw this in theaters w/ daughter days after Carrie Fisher passed away, unspoiled & unprepared for that final scene. Burst out in tears. For GenX’rs, Carrie was huge part of our childhood. 💔
This film is a pure love letter to and the closest thing anyone has ever come, including George Lucas, to the original Star Wars films. It's an immediate classic❤
This is my favorite SW films because of the different take they show on what a “rebellion” means. You typically think of good guys doing good things. But in reality it’s good meaning ppl having to struggle with neutral/neg decisions in order to meet their ultimate goal. It’s moral sacrifice that movies don’t always show.
A whole movie spawned just to explain why the death exploded so easily, and yet one of the best Star Wars production. Chirrut’s and Baze’s death had no right guving us so many feels for character we didn’t know, and yet….
I'm an old school Star Wars fan, and I... LOVED this movie! I fell in love with every single character! It was like a piece of my heart died every time we lost one of them! Seeing Darth Vader at the very end made me feel like a kid again! See the CGI Princess Leia warmed my heart since I saw this movie in theaters shortly after Carrie Fisher passed away. I was crying so hard from every emotion I was feeling once the lights came on & the credits were rolling, my husband had to walk me to the car because I could barely see from all the tears. I was also shouting while crying out loud in the parking lot, "They never even kissed!!!", over Stardust and her boo. Now that's a movie! They didn't have to make it, but they did, and we are all better for it! ❤
Not enough people talk about how revolutionary it was to have such a CG heavy battle sequence shot in broad daylight (Scarif mainly, as well as the scenes done on Jedha), it's SUCH a technically impressive shot and easily the best work ILM has done since the Mustafar fight, and it hasn't been topped since. I love this movie, really glad yall scoped it out!
A story that none of us thought we needed - but ended up being the best of modern Star Wars movies IMO. You two are consistently wonderful too, always enjoy your work - don't ever change!
Spencer Wilding chased me all over the comic con when this came out with my shocking lightsabers. he was sooooo freakin chill. he was like will this hurt you? I said heck yeah he smirked and came at me full speed. what a legend. what a awesome movie!!
Ooofff that Vader scene was AMAZING!! The terror felt so real, making Vader appear as an even bigger threat! Fantastic film! Thanks so much for your support!
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Definitely my favorite Star Wars movie. I'll always remember the moment I realized, "Wait. None of these characters show up later. They're all about to die aren't they???"
Now that kids , is how Star Wars is and should be done. 53 years old, and this is the movie that projected me back to 1977...7 year old in the Theatre. Honorable Mention The Mandalorian.....gonna go blow my nose , tell the Mrs my eyes are watering because of allergies.😂 ❤ Reaction Media Knights.
I honestly think you guys should watch the series, Andor. You will lose your minds over the cinematography, the dialogue and the absolute superb story. Plus, Andy Serkis and Stellan Skarsgård are in it and give absolutely iconic speeches. It's 1,000% up your alley.
I love that they brought back small characters like “Gold Leader”, “Red Leader” and of course “RED FIVE” was standing by, knowing who will take over that call sign later! One thing that sticks in my mind is Mon Mothma. There must be another battle somewhere in the mix because in RotJ, she says, “Many Bothans died to bring us this information.” It makes me wonder if they were going to do another film to cover that line from her. I was astounded how they brought David Niven back to life! How did this affect his Estate?! In Dallas, we have a store called Order 66 that is the world’s largest Star Wars collectibles store. They did a sneak preview of this film. I’m glad I got to go. They had gift bags, trivia contests (I won!) and actors from the Star Wars universe. Y’all would have loved it, too!
Oddly enough, Rogue One *is a Disney film*. There are several stories (and maybe a ton of unpublished reasons) why this film (and other Diseny era productions) did/do better than the "bigger" (so to speak) films Disney oversaw/tried to influence. One of those stories, if I recall correctly, involved the director/production crew conditioned their participation if they were given complete creative freedom over the project (while in the Sequel Trilogy Disney exerted almost complete creative control over every single step of the process).
I don't know. As with any story, interpretation is key. With a certain point of view, you might just realize how 'Star Wars' the sequel trilogy really is. Eventually, I think the fans will come around.
Its crazy looking at this now with all the SW discourse at the moment. People say SW fans dont like female leads or anything other that the Skywalker story, yet this movie exists and its perfection. Rogue 1 is regarded as one of the best movies/stories brought to life within SW.
Rebel fleet warps in goose bumps up my back. I'm old enough to have seen starwars in 1977 and had toys and to me this is second best movie after Empire maybe even better than Empire ❤❤❤❤
That's sooo amazing to hear, we truly feel this is such a fantastic addition to the beautiful world of Star Wars, it truly carries all of the qualities of the best of SW!
If you enjoyed this, you need to check out the series Andor (if you haven't already). It's a phenomenal show that sadly got overlooked by many when it first came out. And season 2 is on the way. Also I'd love to see you guys react to Fallout. I've watched it twice, and I'm still often thinking about it.
@@OfficialMediaKnights Heavily seconded, Andor is the best written and directed of all the disney Star Wars shows imo. You'll get plenty more believably competent characters on all sides there, along with some incredible in-depth expansion of the worldbuilding.
My favourite little bit of anything out of the OT is the one shot of the stormtroopers running after the "trooper down" call! It feels so visceral and it's great seeing them move unlike anything we saw from them in the OT!
The big things for me in this movie are that they made the Empire absolutely terrifying and then threw Vader on top. Just the sheer oppressiveness of the Empire and the utter desperation you feel from the Rebellion. And that last battle. Especially the space side . . . I felt like a kid again for a minute.
The first time I saw Peter Cushing back on the screen as Grand Moff Tarkin, for a second I genuinely believed Disney'd managed to actually resurrect the man. The animation was legitimately convincing.
definitely one of my favorite star wars films. and 100% correct, a story that needed to be told. the first time watching there was definitely that feeling of dread for each character, but none as surprising than for the droid. even that got me in my feels. Such an incredible movie start to finish
Happy Star Wars Day, Media Knights, and May the Force Be With You! Rogue One is top-tier Star Wars and is personally in my top 3. What I mostly love about this film is Greig Fraser's cinematography and the visuals! There are so many inspiring shots throughout the film.
I was very young and went to the theater to see this new "cool" movie that had come out in 1977. It was mesmerizing. So I was all in on the next 2 years later. When the prequels came out, I just couldn't do it any more. Lost interest. Somehow I sat down and watched Rogue One about a year after it came out. Blew me away. The characters were rich, the action was great, the humor was perfect...loved it! They tied the entire thing together wonderfully.
The things that gets me the most about this movie is that Carrie Fisher died a just little time after it was released. I've seen it on theater and I loved the endind, I remember people on the theater actually crying ater that scene, and when Carrie's death was announced, the first thing that came to my mind was the last scene of the movie. Princess Leia talking about hope.
I wish people could go back and experience what it was like in ‘77, it’s really hard to describe just how huge Star Wars was then. It was everywhere. My favorite theater experience was Empire, we were so primed for it, the excitement was so thick in the air you could feel it. And of course we all walked out with “WHAAAAATTT?!?!?!?” His what? NOOOOOOOOOOO. Then realized we had to wait 3 years to find out what was next. Luckily we had India Jones, and many others, to pass the time with in between them. And, of course, many toys to play with. ;-) When Episode I came out in ‘99 I was 30, my eldest was 4 or so, I took him to see it but he was a little too young to grasp it. I thoroughly enjoyed it though, you just have to watch it as a 7 year old again.
What a film. Yes it’s a bridge between the prequels & the OG trilogy but it hit me in another way. After I had reflected on this, I began to develop parallels to the men of WWII; on the beaches of Normandy (those unnamed in BoB perhaps), the sands of Iwo Jima, the USS Indianapolis, the bomber crews of the Mighty 8th….the thousands of others who died without us knowing their stories. This all without fanfare, during the performance of their duties during what may have been an obscure mission, not unlike the Rogue team depicted here. --An excellent script, fantastic directing holding to the simplicity of “A New Hope”, with a terrific cast & score. Great commentary y’all, very much enjoyed it.
One of my favorite Vader moments was from a comic: Rebel soldiers: Surrender! We have you surrounded and outnumbered! Vader: All I am surrounded by is fear and dead men...
Reason why they couldn't open the door when Vadar was attacking was that Vadar had stopped the door from opening with the force before he entered the ship. They had no chance..
The guy is just multitasking with such ease. Absolutely love how they've shown us just how powerful he is. That poor rebel that got slammed against the roof had it rough though 😓
Canonically A New Hope begins 10 minutes after this end. It's absolutely brilliant. The emotion this film brought out of me is unbelievable. It was when Bohdi died that i suddenly realised there would be no survivors and i broke down in the cinema
I waited over 30 years to see another Star Wars film like this. Rogue One is the best Star Wars movie Disney has made, and I rank it equal to the OT. Confession - I shed a few tears in the cinema. Btw I highly recommend the Disney+ series "Andor".
I'm 53 years old and saw the original trilogy in theatre, and like most of my generation, held 'Empire' as the best Star Wars movie of all time. And then I saw this. Brilliant.
Rogue One has held up very well over the years, and it’s been nice to see more and more people recognize it. I think the same thing will eventually happen with Andor, especially if season 2 can stick the landing.
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Truth about location shooting ..so sick of all the recent modern star wars productions that shoot on the same size 'volume' where even in 'outdoor' environs look all exactly the same..
P.s. Solo is worth watching imo, it didn't perform in theaters more cause people were pissed about Last Jedi, but it's way more fun than any of the sequel trilogy, that's for sure..
Yay Denise gets to the the main part of episode 4, 5, and 6.
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The fun thing about that end is that it leads straight into A New Hope. That means Vader chased them down from Skariff and when he caught them, Leia was barefaced "what plans?" to his face. The balls on that princess!
She's definitely Anakin's daughter. Gotta be there with the drama and bull$hit.
Yep and guess what? The last scene of the last episode of Andor Season 2 will lead straight into Rogue One. So when Season 2 is done we will have one unbroken story line from Andor Season 1 Episode 1 to the last scene of A New Hope.....
When a daughter getting caught by her dad in nutshell
In a New Hope in Vader's first appearance he looks at the dead rebel soldiers.
Is that ending of Rogue One explains who he was looking for.
I love when they use the new movies and shows to add an extra dimension to the original stories... like it always kind of struck me as odd in a New Hope that the Stormtroopers firebombed the Skywalker farm entirely... they didn't do it anywhere else, so why kill some random moisture farmers? Especially so violently? Originally we just chalk it up as another evil act by the Empire.... but the Obi Wan show gives us another answer.
Owen and Beru know exactly who Luke is. They spent their entire life waiting for the Empire/Vader to search for Luke and they were always ready to come out blasting when the Empire came for him. We saw it when the Sith appeared to take Luke, and my guess is, they did the same in a New Hope when they saw Stormtroopers on the horizon.
I'm German, 62 years old and a fan of Star Wars from 1977. Rogue One takes you back to the time when it all began. No useless gimmickry with CGI and all those technical gadgets, just a straightforward, straightforward plot. No hero, will still somehow survive story, but the sacrifice of everyone for an absolutely understandable reason. The film is exceptional, exceptionally good.
and finaly we see vader like he always has been in legends ^^
Moin 🤖
@@nero756 And in the novel "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"
Perfectly said
Imagine not liking the prequels
41:35 the fact that the beam hits the top of the tower which is exactly where Krenic is has to be the most petty thing I’ve ever seen in Star Wars 😂
Poor guy didn't even get to see how 'beautiful' it was from ground level...
Ironic how he died of his own weapon
@@skyhunt9595 The bigger irony is that Tarkin probably didn't know where Krenic was exactly on the base, yet it managed to hit him directly.
Hahaha I can just see Tarkin up in space watching through a telescope being like "Aim for his dick! If you can find it!" and just dying laughing lol
@@sparkshark789tarkin did knew he was in base, he just wanted to kill him since their both are rivals and both tried to take control of the death star
The way Denise said ‘no, I am your father’ instead of ‘Luke I am your father’ brought a big smile to my face. You got a keeper there man
It's the details like that one that make this channel special.
Those are pretty high standards. I'd settle for a girl who could tell me which movie that line was from.
that’s high standards, I’ll settle for a girl who would watch Star Wars
@@tmac731 That really isn't that hard to find, unless you're repellant af.
@@tmac731 Plenty of girls watch Star Wars, so you're not asking for much there
„I‘m with the force… and the force is with me…“
He was spectacular. Gotta love Donnie Yen!
I am one with the Force and the Force is with me, I am part of the Force and the Force is in me.
in the time of the old republic, he would have been an exceptional Jedi....
@@Metzwerg74 MASTER IS MORE LIKE IT!
@@Metzwerg74 He was a Temple Guard was he not...?
The fact that this is inarguably one of the best films in the entire franchise, and all of us knew how it ended before we even saw it tells you how great the film is.
yep...incredibly well done, and deserves it's spot in the canon of the original trilogy...
Worthy of recognition in the archives of The Jedi Order.
and we keep crying, no matter how often we see it!
matches the TV show prequel "Andor"
When the hallway scene came up, the theater I was in screamed in both excitement and terror 😱
Yup! I was there day one and the one scene I vividly remembered was that hallway scene. The theater erupted and immediately went back to being eerily silent. What a massacre!
Yeah spot on, in the theatre people lost their minds..you see Vader appear and just decimate the rebels. Its rare that at the same time I get hyped for a villain to display his power and at the same time watch in horror hope some of the men make it!
Watching THAT bit in theaters is one of the coolest moments i've spent in a cinema ever. As she mentioned "You see Darth Vader as a monster", like, its not a man, its a force of nature like an earthquake or a tornado. U can't fight that, u can just refuge yourself to the best of your ability and pray u live through it x'd
@@quieness When your character Cal Kestis gets confronted with him the Fallen Order Game, the encyclopedia entry for Darth Vader pops up in your menu:
"Your only hope is escape."
That hallway scene is one of the best experiences I've had in theatres
And as a complementary watch I would suggest the ANDOR TV show. Excellent material too.
Seconded.
IMHO, the best star wars series
Definitely need to watch Andor.
They HAVE to watch Andor
Absolutely agree 👍👍
Little story about Peter Cushing who "plays" Grandmoff Tarkin here. That guy once got thrown out of a cinema with his best friend Christopher Lee (yes..him) because they laughed their ass off so hard at a movie that they filled the whole room with laughter...THIS is how much of a contrast that guy was to his character in the movie
He was also an OG tabletop war gamer
Really???
That’s a great tale!
He also liked to hang out in his little countryside cottage, puttering about in the garden. When fans showed up he'd invite them in for tea and biscuits and was generally a very generous and humble host. There's a reason he's so beloved.
When I first saw him in NH, I thought the actor was Vincent Price. From my memory of the Pit and the Pendulum horror movie, VP embodies menace just as much as Cushing did.
@@snorpenbass4196 Cushing by all accounts was the complete opposite of the characters he played, especially for Hammer Horror. Awesome guy.
That Vader hallway scene was iconic in two ways. One being, that up until this moment. The sheer ferocity of Darth Vader was only whispered about. How ferocious he was in battle. But those fifteen minutes did everything we wanted. He took the Rebels apart. And the look of terror in their eyes said it all. This is Darth Vader. Dark Lord of the Sith.
The thing I love about the name "Rogue One" as a retcon, is that after Luke and Wedge etc blow up the Death Star the remains of their squadron are renamed to "Rogue Squadron", you see in Empire Strikes Back that their callsigns are "Rogue Two" and "Rogue Leader". So retroactively, it's like the squad that took down the Death Star were named in honour of the squad that died to get them the plans that made it possible.
"Even when they lose a random pilot, you feel that loss..." immediately cuts to Bodhi
Uploading this on May 4th was an outstanding move
I saw this movie in theaters the weekend after Carrie Fisher died. Seeing leia at the end was a real gut punch.
I saw it day she died still gut punch even now.
Same. It just wrecked me.
One of the best prequels I’ve ever watched especially the dearth Vader scene
Man that last sequence with Darth Vader really showed us why he is one of the best villains in film history. He was absolutely ruthless in this. It made us understand even further in such a simple way why he was so feared.
The Vader scenes alone are note worthy
@boyscouts83712 Even people who hate the Disney films love that scene
finally somebody depicted vader as it shoudl be. a ruthless filled with anger individual and the terror that it imposes at sight.fuck all the fancy pointless lightsaber fights made over the years, the brutality in one single swing using lightsaber like is a mace is worth more than 500 air spins.
@daustin8888 the people who hate them are probably ain't sith... fuck the jedi
Duuuuuuuude!!! As a life-long Star Wars fan, this movie is EPIC!! The best Disney attempt at a SW story. Perfectly captured the weight of what this group did in the small hope they would fuel the rebellion into defeating the empire. Tears every time at the end. From Donnie Yen, to K2-SO, who was voiced by Alan Tudyk, if I'm not mistaken, this movie hits all the best points of the SW universe! Thanks guys, love your channel and the time we get to spend with Y'all here!!!❤
Two fun facts:
Red Five is the X-Wing pilot who crashes into the shield(his place is eventually taken by Luke in "New Hope").
Vader is holding the door shut with the Force when he comes for the rebels.
The hallway sequence was one of the greatest moments of all time. Every other time, we've seen Vader fight against people who(overall)could at least hold their own, Jedi and Force adherents. This is the first time we see him through the eyes of the rank and file of the Rebellion and he is terrifying.
The hallway scene showed Vaders incompetence
“Climb… Climb… You can still send the plans to the fleet. If they open the shield gate you can broadcast from the tower. Locking the vault door now…Good-bye.” - K2
Gets me every time.
In the rebel attack to Scarif, the red five pilot unfortunately died. And the rebellion chose later a new red five pilot... Luke Skywalker as we saw in episode IV and the rest.
And all the sacrifice many of rebels including Rogue One for stealing the Death Star plans to destroy it leads to Luke Skywalker, he did says something about them between Episode 4 and 5 and he said this: "Wish the Rogue One was here, I wonder what Jyn would react"
@@VergilTheMotivatedKatanaMan which movie did luke say that 4 or 5??? and at what time stamp???
I was 14 when Star Wars came out. Saw it immediately, while on a family vacation. As a franchise long fan, I've come to accept that Rogue One is my favorite Star Wars film. I have not been more excited to share a reaction. You two plus this thing... Man, here we go! :)
Rogue One might be my second or third favorite. I consider it to be an absolutely outstanding Star Wars film as well as a very good film on its own.
I was 16, and saw it 3 months after it premiered, and I was not impressed, it was fine. THIS movie I saw in IMAX 3 times, the best Star Wars movie without a doubt.
I remember in cinema, people were sobbing... then Vader started breathing in black hallway and when lightsaber lit, there was gasp from everyone at the cinema.,..
This film is just awesome sequence after awesome sequence with incredibly heartfelt moments. It doesn't give the audience a breather because the rebels are also constantly on the run. Absolutely love the storytelling!
Yeah i cried, was shook and cried again in the theater
This makes ANDOR an absolute must watch!!!!! Great way to celebrate the holiday! Thanks guys! If you don't watch ANDOR, I'll rewatch it without you! Lol
My favorite series
Seconded. Absolute must above any other Star Wars series, or any other show on Disney+. Easily among the best television of the 2020s.
Completely agree!
Great series.
Starts out good and then gets better and better and better… 😁
Andor is, in my humble opinion, the best piece of Star Wars media since 1983. Possibly even since 1980
Hell yeahhhhhh
This feels like a perfect time to request that you guys check out the Andor show! It didn't catch too much mainstream popularity when it came out, but it takes star wars to a place you never thought possible. The nuance, character development, acting, cinematography, and objectively the BEST writing of any star wars project cannot be missed!!
YES! YES! YES!
33:43 man that POV shot from the X-Wing exiting hyperspace in the theatre is one of the things i'll never forget
Cassian: "What's your sarcasm setting, K-2SO?"
K-2SO: "That's 100 percent."
Cassian: "Let's bring it on down to 75, please."
K-2SO: "Nope. No can do. You're stuck with 100."
😉😉
Alan Tudyk at his best!
Nice Interstellar reference.
"One."
"You mean one percent?"
"No. One means 'On'. I'm a droid-- everything is binary."
I've been a Star Wars fan since seeing the first one in theaters as a kid. Rogue One is my favorite. Showing the grit, the sacrifice, the cost of fighting this kind of fight is what makes it so special, along with the fantastic, multi-faceted artistry that went into its making, of course. The raw, seething power and brutality of Vader, the willingness of the rebels to get their hands dirty and do bad things in the name of a greater goal...it was just so well done. Great film for Star Wars day!! May the 4th be with you. Beware the revenge of the 5th.
This film built up the lore and the original trilogy. It didn't try to destroy characters to make the new characters look better.
"Many Bothans died to bring us this information..." was actually just cover for what happened. But lots of people died to bring the information. So many died to get the information, that when the attack on the Death Star came from Yavin 4, there wasn't a fleet left at the base.
It doesn't subtract from the heroism of the Yavin 4 pilots that they were part of a larger rebellion. It adds to the history of sacrifice in face of overwhelming power that was required to challenge the Galactic Empire.
Many Bothans died WAY after this and episode 4. They had nothing to do with this. That was a line from Return of the Jedi about the SECOND death star. And the Bothans did not deliver any plans. They brought information to the Rebels that a second death star was being built, where it was (Endor), and that the Emperor was going to be there. - all information the Emperor purposely let them have. Nothing in Rogue One has anything to do with Bothans or that line.
I saw this again, in theater, on the day that Carrie Fisher passed away. The theater had to be cleared after the credits were done. Just sobbing, crying, joyful fans hanging together in rememberence.
I saw it the very day after. It was so surreal. Seeing the CG Leia in the film felt like both a tribute and a memorial. It was kind of heartbreaking.
Same!! I was in the theatre a couple minutes before the preview trailers started and saw it on our phones. That end scene made it unforgettable!!!
I saw this film two weeks after Carrie Fisher passed away. When I saw her at the end of the film, I lost it. She was my childhood crush, after Shirley Temple, and stayed with me the longest. I bawled when she turned around. I know it was a different actress with CGI, but my immediate reaction was painful yet happy tears. She will always be MY princess.
I saw it the day she died. I walked out of the theater and saw the news.
Rogue One brings all the movies together. When the Rebel leader said many lives were sacrificed for those plans. This was the movie that was needed. 😢😍
No, it wasn't. She was referencing a completely different operation leading to the events in Return of the Jedi.
@@Halbam just wanted to point that out...
That was Senator Mon Mothma and she was talking about Bothan Spies before the Battle of Endor.
This film was conceived from one clause in the Opening Crawl of Episode IV.
Thank you😉
@@Ryan_Christopher I don't think it's fair to say that one clause in the opening of Episode IV was the basis for Rogue One. Episode IV revolves almost entirely around these plans that have been stolen. The Empire knows they're missing and are in hot pursuit when the film opens. Even without the opening crawl, the story of how this chase started, and where these plans came from, is the logical preceding chapter of the story.
To date Rogue One and Andor are undeniably the most mature and best written entries of the filmic canonic SW franchise.
Love Alan Tudyk as K2S0. Anthony Daniels was so uncomfortable in the C-3PO costume & jokingly cursed Alan. After Rogue One's premiere. Tudyk later said that a "Fuck you" from Daniels was one of the highest compliments he had ever received.
You can imagine how hype it was to see Darth Vader again in its full menacing glory. Screams of terror and excitement.
I grew up with Star Wars and it will always have a special place in my heart even if Disney doesn't know when to stop.
Fun fact: the person behind the cinematography for this film was Greig Fraser, who also worked in The Mandalorian, The Batman and Dune, for part one he got an Oscar
Fantastic reaction! Saw this in theaters w/ daughter days after Carrie Fisher passed away, unspoiled & unprepared for that final scene. Burst out in tears. For GenX’rs, Carrie was huge part of our childhood. 💔
This and Andor are the best Star Wars content to come out of Disney
Donnie Yen’s test reel for playing Caine.
This film is a pure love letter to and the closest thing anyone has ever come, including George Lucas, to the original Star Wars films. It's an immediate classic❤
It truly felt like the perfect combination of the classics and something new and fresh. Absolutely loved it!
This is my favorite SW films because of the different take they show on what a “rebellion” means. You typically think of good guys doing good things. But in reality it’s good meaning ppl having to struggle with neutral/neg decisions in order to meet their ultimate goal. It’s moral sacrifice that movies don’t always show.
A whole movie spawned just to explain why the death exploded so easily, and yet one of the best Star Wars production.
Chirrut’s and Baze’s death had no right guving us so many feels for character we didn’t know, and yet….
I'm an old school Star Wars fan, and I... LOVED this movie! I fell in love with every single character! It was like a piece of my heart died every time we lost one of them! Seeing Darth Vader at the very end made me feel like a kid again! See the CGI Princess Leia warmed my heart since I saw this movie in theaters shortly after Carrie Fisher passed away. I was crying so hard from every emotion I was feeling once the lights came on & the credits were rolling, my husband had to walk me to the car because I could barely see from all the tears. I was also shouting while crying out loud in the parking lot, "They never even kissed!!!", over Stardust and her boo. Now that's a movie! They didn't have to make it, but they did, and we are all better for it! ❤
Not enough people talk about how revolutionary it was to have such a CG heavy battle sequence shot in broad daylight (Scarif mainly, as well as the scenes done on Jedha), it's SUCH a technically impressive shot and easily the best work ILM has done since the Mustafar fight, and it hasn't been topped since.
I love this movie, really glad yall scoped it out!
Denise's face for the last 15 minutes of this is pure magic. Great reaction guys! This is the only Disney Star Wars film I actually love.
A story that none of us thought we needed - but ended up being the best of modern Star Wars movies IMO. You two are consistently wonderful too, always enjoy your work - don't ever change!
Spencer Wilding chased me all over the comic con when this came out with my shocking lightsabers. he was sooooo freakin chill. he was like will this hurt you? I said heck yeah he smirked and came at me full speed. what a legend. what a awesome movie!!
How Visceral was the film and specially that Vader scene near the end.. I love how it connects A New Hope directly next to its timeline.
Ooofff that Vader scene was AMAZING!! The terror felt so real, making Vader appear as an even bigger threat! Fantastic film! Thanks so much for your support!
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Definitely my favorite Star Wars movie. I'll always remember the moment I realized, "Wait. None of these characters show up later. They're all about to die aren't they???"
The best star wars movie ever made IMHO, feel free to disagree 😎 The final scene with Vader is damn epic.
Yeeeeah…..
My problem with those movies is they’re too obvious… like a commercials. No Cinema magic.
@@JNKArts88unfortunately that’s most movies now, there’s no magic left I fear.
Now that kids , is how Star Wars is and should be done. 53 years old, and this is the movie that projected me back to 1977...7 year old in the Theatre. Honorable Mention The Mandalorian.....gonna go blow my nose , tell the Mrs my eyes are watering because of allergies.😂 ❤ Reaction Media Knights.
It’s a love letter to the original.
A brilliant addition to the saga.
Great movie, Gareth Edward’s and team did a wonderful job.
My fav star wars movie since original trilogy
here too...
For me, this is one of the best SW films ever. The whole film is incredible, and the last 15 minutes a brutal rollercoaster (Vader OMG).
I honestly think you guys should watch the series, Andor. You will lose your minds over the cinematography, the dialogue and the absolute superb story. Plus, Andy Serkis and Stellan Skarsgård are in it and give absolutely iconic speeches. It's 1,000% up your alley.
Masterpiece ever. The best film of Star Wars until now 2024. Great
I love that they brought back small characters like “Gold Leader”, “Red Leader” and of course “RED FIVE” was standing by, knowing who will take over that call sign later!
One thing that sticks in my mind is Mon Mothma. There must be another battle somewhere in the mix because in RotJ, she says, “Many Bothans died to bring us this information.” It makes me wonder if they were going to do another film to cover that line from her.
I was astounded how they brought David Niven back to life! How did this affect his Estate?!
In Dallas, we have a store called Order 66 that is the world’s largest Star Wars collectibles store. They did a sneak preview of this film. I’m glad I got to go. They had gift bags, trivia contests (I won!) and actors from the Star Wars universe. Y’all would have loved it, too!
That hallway scene....chef's kiss! one of my favorite recent star wars movies
The way my guy gave that knowing smile at 42:35 was priceless. He's thinking she's about to see one of the most bad ass villain scenes ever! Lol.
Rogue One is more Star Wars than any of the Disney Sequel movies will ever be
Oddly enough, Rogue One *is a Disney film*. There are several stories (and maybe a ton of unpublished reasons) why this film (and other Diseny era productions) did/do better than the "bigger" (so to speak) films Disney oversaw/tried to influence.
One of those stories, if I recall correctly, involved the director/production crew conditioned their participation if they were given complete creative freedom over the project (while in the Sequel Trilogy Disney exerted almost complete creative control over every single step of the process).
I don't know. As with any story, interpretation is key. With a certain point of view, you might just realize how 'Star Wars' the sequel trilogy really is. Eventually, I think the fans will come around.
It literally is a Disney pre/sequel.
That's fair... Although I still like the sequels they are my least favorite of the trilogies though.
I love this film. One of the best Star Wars films.
this film and the entirety of Andor are just something else. so so so so good. got me giggling and kicking my feet seeing this notification pop up
Its crazy looking at this now with all the SW discourse at the moment. People say SW fans dont like female leads or anything other that the Skywalker story, yet this movie exists and its perfection. Rogue 1 is regarded as one of the best movies/stories brought to life within SW.
"Damn no lube?" -Denise. Had me dying lol!
Huh? XD
@@najrenchelf2751 she says it at the beginning of the movie bc there wasn't any usual star wars scrolling text.
Seeing this in the theater days after Carrie Fisher died is a film experience I'll carry forever. One of my favorite films.
Rebel fleet warps in goose bumps up my back. I'm old enough to have seen starwars in 1977 and had toys and to me this is second best movie after Empire maybe even better than Empire ❤❤❤❤
That's sooo amazing to hear, we truly feel this is such a fantastic addition to the beautiful world of Star Wars, it truly carries all of the qualities of the best of SW!
Still my favorite Star Wars film to this day. It was an emotional rollercoaster but absolutely worth the journey.
If you enjoyed this, you need to check out the series Andor (if you haven't already). It's a phenomenal show that sadly got overlooked by many when it first came out. And season 2 is on the way.
Also I'd love to see you guys react to Fallout. I've watched it twice, and I'm still often thinking about it.
One of my favorite StarWars movies! So glad you took the time to watch this and react. It's a perfect film!
*Star Wars
Y’all must react to ANDOR the best Star Wars live action show! The cast, the writing, the directing, the cinematography and the MESSAGE!!!
With everything going on in our country now, especially the MESSAGE!!!
Yall are a kickass team, it's pleasant to watch. Denise has such a nice voice, I could listen to her talk forever. Keep it up yall!
You have to watch Andor. IMO its great also
We definitely gotta check that one out asap!!
@@OfficialMediaKnights Heavily seconded, Andor is the best written and directed of all the disney Star Wars shows imo. You'll get plenty more believably competent characters on all sides there, along with some incredible in-depth expansion of the worldbuilding.
@@OfficialMediaKnights Yes you do - it's brilliant
Every aspect of its production is a masterpiece - writing, acting, VFX, music, editing, the lot ...
My favourite little bit of anything out of the OT is the one shot of the stormtroopers running after the "trooper down" call!
It feels so visceral and it's great seeing them move unlike anything we saw from them in the OT!
Rogue Two was the guy who found Luke and Han on Hoth the next morning when they had to spend the night outside the base.
I also made my sister and brother in law watch this for the first time on May the 4th this year, so it was awesome to see y'alI react to IT. I love it
we saw this when it came out at theaters. when the movie was over and we were leaving, my son said, "Finally they put the war back into Star Wars!"
The big things for me in this movie are that they made the Empire absolutely terrifying and then threw Vader on top. Just the sheer oppressiveness of the Empire and the utter desperation you feel from the Rebellion.
And that last battle. Especially the space side . . . I felt like a kid again for a minute.
The first time I saw Peter Cushing back on the screen as Grand Moff Tarkin, for a second I genuinely believed Disney'd managed to actually resurrect the man. The animation was legitimately convincing.
🤔...🤣
definitely one of my favorite star wars films. and 100% correct, a story that needed to be told. the first time watching there was definitely that feeling of dread for each character, but none as surprising than for the droid. even that got me in my feels. Such an incredible movie start to finish
No part of this story needed to be told.
Ari faking his reaction and acting like he doesn’t know what happening and acting surprised when he seen the movie twice 😂😂😂
The original trilogy will always have a special place in my heart. But this is the best Star Wars movie.
Happy Star Wars Day, Media Knights, and May the Force Be With You!
Rogue One is top-tier Star Wars and is personally in my top 3. What I mostly love about this film is Greig Fraser's cinematography and the visuals! There are so many inspiring shots throughout the film.
YESSS, Greig Fraser is absolutely incredible and the more of his work we see, the more we fall in love with it! May the Force be with you!
@OfficialMediaKnights, thank you! also, I just subscribed to your Patreon and became a Producing Knight for you guys!
This is my favorite Star Wars movie since growing up with the original trilogy on dvd and blu-ray.
this is hands down the best recent addition to the Star Wars Universe
I was very young and went to the theater to see this new "cool" movie that had come out in 1977. It was mesmerizing. So I was all in on the next 2 years later. When the prequels came out, I just couldn't do it any more. Lost interest. Somehow I sat down and watched Rogue One about a year after it came out. Blew me away. The characters were rich, the action was great, the humor was perfect...loved it! They tied the entire thing together wonderfully.
Big Star Wars fan this film is the best directed acted shot Star Wars movie ever made
The things that gets me the most about this movie is that Carrie Fisher died a just little time after it was released. I've seen it on theater and I loved the endind, I remember people on the theater actually crying ater that scene, and when Carrie's death was announced, the first thing that came to my mind was the last scene of the movie. Princess Leia talking about hope.
Hell yeah! This is my favorite Star Wars movie and the first one I got to see in theaters! Awesome movie!
No wonder, this movie was incredible!! We had a blast with this one!
I wish people could go back and experience what it was like in ‘77, it’s really hard to describe just how huge Star Wars was then. It was everywhere. My favorite theater experience was Empire, we were so primed for it, the excitement was so thick in the air you could feel it. And of course we all walked out with “WHAAAAATTT?!?!?!?” His what? NOOOOOOOOOOO. Then realized we had to wait 3 years to find out what was next. Luckily we had India Jones, and many others, to pass the time with in between them. And, of course, many toys to play with. ;-)
When Episode I came out in ‘99 I was 30, my eldest was 4 or so, I took him to see it but he was a little too young to grasp it. I thoroughly enjoyed it though, you just have to watch it as a 7 year old again.
@@c1ph3rpunk It sounds wonderful. Almost makes me wish I’d grown up in the 70s and 80s.
What a film. Yes it’s a bridge between the prequels & the OG trilogy but it hit me in another way. After I had reflected on this, I began to develop parallels to the men of WWII; on the beaches of Normandy (those unnamed in BoB perhaps), the sands of Iwo Jima, the USS Indianapolis, the bomber crews of the Mighty 8th….the thousands of others who died without us knowing their stories. This all without fanfare, during the performance of their duties during what may have been an obscure mission, not unlike the Rogue team depicted here. --An excellent script, fantastic directing holding to the simplicity of “A New Hope”, with a terrific cast & score. Great commentary y’all, very much enjoyed it.
One of my favorite Vader moments was from a comic:
Rebel soldiers: Surrender! We have you surrounded and outnumbered!
Vader: All I am surrounded by is fear and dead men...
Andor is a MASTERPIECE and IMO, it doesn't get enough praise. I love this movie, but Andor is sooooo good.
It gets to much praise
Reason why they couldn't open the door when Vadar was attacking was that Vadar had stopped the door from opening with the force before he entered the ship. They had no chance..
The guy is just multitasking with such ease. Absolutely love how they've shown us just how powerful he is. That poor rebel that got slammed against the roof had it rough though 😓
Sigh... no.
Canonically A New Hope begins 10 minutes after this end. It's absolutely brilliant. The emotion this film brought out of me is unbelievable. It was when Bohdi died that i suddenly realised there would be no survivors and i broke down in the cinema
All about sacrifice. It's the price we pay to overcome evil. A price most aren't willing to pay.
Best Star Wars ever.💪
@@idiot_city5444people aren’t allowed opinions? And yes, it’s the best one.
The way they showcased the weight of every loss on the team. 👌 What a phenomenal film! And then you get that ending on top of it.
I waited over 30 years to see another Star Wars film like this. Rogue One is the best Star Wars movie Disney has made, and I rank it equal to the OT. Confession - I shed a few tears in the cinema. Btw I highly recommend the Disney+ series "Andor".
I'm 53 years old and saw the original trilogy in theatre, and like most of my generation, held 'Empire' as the best Star Wars movie of all time. And then I saw this. Brilliant.
Yall should watch Andor now. Andor makes Rogue One even greater, and Rogue One makes Andor even greater. Perfect companion pieces
Love "Rogue One" so much! You should watch "Andor" next, it´s a great "prequel" to this.
Rogue One has held up very well over the years, and it’s been nice to see more and more people recognize it. I think the same thing will eventually happen with Andor, especially if season 2 can stick the landing.
Now watch Andor
Andor?
@@gdiaz8827Tv serie. Prequal to this
Loved Rogue One but fell asleep in Andor, more than once.
@@c1ph3rpunkthat’s too bad… it’s a fantastic show
Andor is easily the best piece of SW content since the originals, the writing is levels above the rest.
Alan Tudyk was fantastic voicing K-250. He is great in everything he does