Star Wars : Rogue One

I enjoyed it. I really like how they tied the story to the beginning of ANH and explained the age old plot hole of the Death Star vulnerability. Much darker tone and I liked that.

Second half of the movie was brilliant. The tension and drama was really well done. The final space battle was easily the best out of all the Star Wars movies. I could easily spend 2+ hrs just watching X-Wings wrecking shit up.

K2-SO was a good surprise. I expected it to annoy me like C3PO but it's well written dialogue made it stand out from the rest of the characters. I felt more empathy to it than the rest of the cast.


Flaws of the movie imo were:

First half of the movie was quite disjointed and felt like it was dragging along. At one point, they were jumping from planet to planet every few minutes and was pretty jarring.

Main actress was good but rather one dimensional in her expressions.

When Tarkin came on scene, I was pleasantly surprised they got an previous actor back again for the film but my brain was telling me something was not quite right and I could not put my finger on it on why this was the case. This happened every time he appeared and it bugged me. It was only when I got home and went online did I find out the actor was actually dead and they used CGI for his character. I think the technology is close but not quite yet there yet and that's why I felt what I did. Leia CGI was pretty awkward too.

The characterisation for Chirrut and Baze was unfortunately sorely lacking. Maybe it was because they had to cram in so many new characters and plot into a 2 and a bit hour movie and this is the result. How did they become such close buddies? What was their motivation for going along with Jyn on a suicide mission?

The tentacle monster.. uhhh why?

Darth Vader: 'Try not to choke on your aspirations' *force chokes Krennic* Wrong time to use a pun line in relation to the seriousness of the scene. Made me facepalm.

On the subject of Vader, I think him being used sparingly was the right decision but his outfit seems a bit 'off' this time round? Can't quite put my finger on it.

Mads Mikkelson was sorely underused and would have preferred much more screen time from his character.

I feel that if they had cut a couple of the main characters and fleshed out the others, it would have made a stronger movie.


It's a shame because the second half of the movie really was excellent. A worthy addition to the Star Wars franchise but not without its faults.

7.8/10

K2's death is the most heartbreaking in all of the movies. It is more impactful than Han's death by far.

So K2 was definitely an assassin droid, not some stupid strategy and tactics droid or whatever right? Why the fuck else was he 9 feet tall and strong enough to wield human beings as weapons. Very cool throwback to knights of the old republic and hk-47.

Vader was fucking great, but his costume seemed...odd? Like the neck was too big and rubbery or something, can't quite figure out why it bugged me so much.

Donnie Yen was fucking awesome, such a shame we won't get to ever see him as an actual Jedi.

Princess Leia

As far as Cirrut and Baze were perfect to me. Though very little is said, but a lot is said through their dynamics. They're very Starsky and Hutch or Bulk and Skull. I thought Cirrut was going to be this all serious bad ass, but instead we got this cooky monk with a loud mouth merc, it was perfect. I could watch a whole series on those two. I was shitting my pants every time Cirrut hit a storm trooper and little pieces came flying off the helmets, jfc. Then Baze got the scene in which he laid waste to all those storm troopers just coming out, felt so satisfying. I dont' even want to see Cirrut become a Jedi, I just want Cirrut to be Cirrut.

Tarkin looked great, it wasn't until he started talking that it kinda fell short. Great use though, its just I think we have the ability to create a proper and well made specimen given the effort.. its until we have to make it move individual muscles. I don't know my anatomy specifically but there are all those muscles in the face that make us life like, while they're just moving chunks at a time. I thought Leia was fine, oddly colored, but it was so short and quick that it didn't really matter it was only for continuity sake, Tarkin was a plot device for the maddening of Orso.

I want a series on Saw, and his boys. Esp his second in command? assumably


If anyone has a name or anything I didn't catch it, plis tell. Or any info on race. I figured he'd be kel dor? or whatever that one jedi was, but he seems more robotic.

I'm happy everyone met their ends, but it also breaks my heart as I felt every character came out strong; despite what people say. I felt they were all contributed through many different means through the film that didn't fall short in explaining who they are specifically; and thoroughly whether it be the cloths and style of how they fight, or how they used and talked to people, or made their decisions. They all came in did their shit, and I loved them all. I'm on a toss up for K2, Cirrut/Baze as the biggest contenders for my heart strings pulled too hard. The defect pilot just felt so unsung hero.