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SkrollK
Profile Joined January 2015
France580 Posts
December 15 2016 10:01 GMT
#81
Thanks kwizach for that detailed yet unspoilered review (obv didnt read them yet ^^)

We were really on page for our appreciation of TFA so I am kinda relieved and feel like I can go see it safely now lmao
thePunGun
Profile Blog Joined January 2016
598 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-15 21:06:05
December 15 2016 10:50 GMT
#82
I'm a huge Star Wars nut and that was probably why I ended up being disappointed in the end. Most of the characters unfortunately seemed one dimensional, stereotypical even and left little to no room for actual character development in that short amount of time.
That's why the plot was way too forced and predictable to me. Half the time the characters actually tell you what they're going to do and then well...do it. That's always a poor way to develop a plot and in particular characters, it makes them feel artificial and you end up not caring about any of them.
Except of course Felicity Jones as Jyn, who really saved the movie for me. If this movie wasn't headed by a female lead of her caliber, it would have crashed and burned from the get go. So great job by Lucasfilms, hiring her was definitely the right decision, the writers on the other hand...not so much!
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Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17845 Posts
December 15 2016 12:29 GMT
#83
K2-SO was the best.
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kwizach
Profile Joined June 2011
3658 Posts
December 15 2016 12:34 GMT
#84
On December 15 2016 19:01 SkrollK wrote:
Thanks kwizach for that detailed yet unspoilered review (obv didnt read them yet ^^)

We were really on page for our appreciation of TFA so I am kinda relieved and feel like I can go see it safely now lmao

I think the best advice I can give is really to lower your expectations compared to what they'd be like for an actual SW episode. It won't blow you away, but if you don't expect too much from it you'll more than likely have a good time :-)
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LegalLord
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
United States13779 Posts
December 15 2016 15:39 GMT
#85
I kind of question the marketing wisdom of having a lower quality SW production between the two movies.
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
December 15 2016 23:56 GMT
#86
On December 16 2016 00:39 LegalLord wrote:
I kind of question the marketing wisdom of having a lower quality SW production between the two movies.

I don't think any company really aims for their movie to be low quality, and from what I've seen, Rogue One still got a ton of production pumped into it compared to how lean Episode VII felt when it came to realizing exotic locales. However, the next spinoff movies could always be smaller in scale and production.
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blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
December 16 2016 05:40 GMT
#87
I enjoyed the movie more than the Force Awakens. I didn't really like the blind character, dunno why I just didn't. Action scenes were good though and the ending was completely badass.
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
December 16 2016 05:53 GMT
#88
Just came back from watching it. It does kinda drag in some places and had a couple too many motivational speeches that didn't hit the mark. It's not the absolute perfect movie, but damn was it still a great watch especially for a Star Wars fan. The last part of the film basically fulfills the fantasies that a Star Wars fan would want to see, from visually dense space battles to a certain character kicking ass.

I also loved the continuity with The Clone Wars and even Rebels cartoons. Saw Gerrera was introduced in a decent story arc in Clone Wars, so his extremism actually made sense for fans who've seen it. There were even a few easter eggs referring to Rebels ships and characters, notably the Hammerhead vessel that was first reintroduced in the show that was based on the KotOR design.
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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-16 06:49:52
December 16 2016 06:46 GMT
#89
Great movie, the actor who played Bodhi Rook was amazing. Disney should really make a movie for his backstory I think.

Also don't know why anyone wanted or expected a happy ending for such a film. The ending was already known/written in episode 3.
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
December 16 2016 08:15 GMT
#90
On December 16 2016 15:46 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Great movie, the actor who played Bodhi Rook was amazing. Disney should really make a movie for his backstory I think.

Also don't know why anyone wanted or expected a happy ending for such a film. The ending was already known/written in episode 3.

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I think people would've wanted to see some of those characters stick around in the new EU considering how memorable they were, particularly Jyn, K-2SO, and Chirrut IMO. The most we get now are just those backstories before the events of the movie. Disney probably just wanted a clean excuse on why none of the characters show up in the original trilogy and related EU material.
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xDaunt
Profile Joined March 2010
United States17988 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-16 08:24:09
December 16 2016 08:23 GMT
#91
Well, this isn't a bad movie. But it's not great either. The first 3/4s of the film is a little bit forgettable. The last fourth is pretty good. The movie ends exactly where I expected it to.

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I'm a little bit confused as to why the Rebel Fleet couldn't simply bomb the gate to open it. And Jyn Erso's ascendance to a rebel leader who could talk over Bale Organa and Mon Mothma was rather abrupt to say the least. Also, all of those digital facial recreations of old characters were a little distracting. They looked real, but we're a little off at the same time.


With regards to Episode VIII:

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Could that have been Snoke that we saw on Mustafar (or wherever it was) and who got Vader out of the tank?
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9071 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-16 09:42:00
December 16 2016 09:41 GMT
#92
The movie is basically the first Hobbit with a StarWars skin on top. A group of disposable characters with very little character development and hard to remember names. Turns out Darth Vader lived in the tower of Sauron in Mordor...Also just like the Hobbit, Rogue One had no clear tone - it mixed humor and slap stick comedy with casual deaths and tragedy.
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sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18755 Posts
December 16 2016 10:18 GMT
#93
On December 14 2016 23:24 kwizach wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2016 21:49 Foxxan wrote:
On December 14 2016 21:42 kwizach wrote:
I haven't seen Suicide Squad, so I can't compare, but about Vader's screen time:
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He only appears in two real scenes, so I would say we see him for a couple of minutes on screen.

what would you rate starwars 7: the force awakens?

As a sequel of the original trilogy, 5,5-6/10 when I came out of the theater, 4-4,5/10 later on. As a fan of the Star Wars universe, I felt insulted by Episode 7 (even though I know I'm in the minority). I find it to be a safe and hollow shell of a movie, which shamelessly repackages ANH (and, to a lesser extent, elements of RotJ) while taking a dump on the potential of the Star Wars universe and the legacy of the original trilogy, with only a few redeeming qualities.


oh god I totally agree with your description of Episode 7 and yeah we are a small minority
kwizach
Profile Joined June 2011
3658 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-16 19:02:59
December 16 2016 12:43 GMT
#94
On December 16 2016 17:23 xDaunt wrote:
With regards to Episode VIII:

+ Show Spoiler +
Could that have been Snoke that we saw on Mustafar (or wherever it was) and who got Vader out of the tank?

+ Show Spoiler +
Apparently not:



It'd still be a bit weird for them to have included a cloaked character (instead of, say, a regular imperial officer) like that for no ulterior reason, though. We'll see
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Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17845 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-16 13:10:17
December 16 2016 13:09 GMT
#95
On December 16 2016 17:23 xDaunt wrote:
They looked real, but we're a little off at the same time.


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xDaunt
Profile Joined March 2010
United States17988 Posts
December 16 2016 16:03 GMT
#96
On December 16 2016 21:43 kwizach wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2016 17:23 xDaunt wrote:
With regards to Episode VIII:

+ Show Spoiler +
Could that have been Snoke that we saw on Mustafar (or wherever it was) and who got Vader out of the tank?

+ Show Spoiler +
Apparently not:

https://twitter.com/pablohidalgo/status/723621794071085056

It's still a bit weird for them to have included a cloaked character (instead of, say, a regular imperial officer) like that for no ulterior reason, though. We'll see

Eh, I wouldn't be surprised if that tweet is false.

BTW, your review is pretty much spot on.
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12888 Posts
December 16 2016 16:35 GMT
#97
Definitely my favorite Star wars movies out of all.

I never liked the previous ones that much.
Always disliked how they have such awesome settings but so limited to one particular family and superhuman Jedi that do not produce awesome fight scenes (grew up with kungfu movie) and looking out of place most of the time.

The movie took a great turn in showing resistance has done some dirty works
It also put a much better balance between realism and fantasy.

The realism cinematic shots are beautiful and having that with the space battles and infantry combat is just epic.

And damn deathstar is awesome
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LegalLord
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
United States13779 Posts
December 16 2016 16:46 GMT
#98
I guess I'll go watch it today. 2D or 3D?
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Pontual
Profile Joined October 2016
Brazil3038 Posts
December 16 2016 16:59 GMT
#99
On December 16 2016 18:41 disciple wrote:
The movie is basically the first Hobbit with a StarWars skin on top. A group of disposable characters with very little character development and hard to remember names. Turns out Darth Vader lived in the tower of Sauron in Mordor...Also just like the Hobbit, Rogue One had no clear tone - it mixed humor and slap stick comedy with casual deaths and tragedy.

Haven't watched rogue one, but that1s pretty accurate for the Hobbit.
Fliparoni
Profile Joined February 2012
205 Posts
December 16 2016 19:36 GMT
#100
Not a perfect movie but with that said, this blows The Force Awakens away. Whatever annoyances I had with the first couple acts of the movie were totally and completely redeemed by the final act. The final act of the movie contains, hands down, the best battle scenes out of all the Star Wars movies combined. The space and ground combat artfully gelled together culminating in Vader kicking ass in the final couple minutes to give us probably the most satisfying and well put together SW movie in decades.

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