Star Wars: Rogue One
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What's that famous phrase? "Hell is other people."
The physical attributes of the cinemas near me are top notch; air conditioning, stadium style seating, state of the art sound systems, you name it. The problem is the films and the people watching them. Both are horrific.
I had no trouble paying 15 dollars or so to see Lincoln. Given the cast and crew, I knew it would be a good production. Given the topic, I also knew the Usual Suspects wouldn't be interested.
However, I wouldn't go to see the latest Hollyweird, $300 million SFX/CGI, $3 dollar script, cape, spandex, gratuitous b00bs, explosions, robot, blockbuster, multi-hour, Happy Meal & action figure commercial if you paid me. Not only is the film horrible, but the shambling herd of Moronus americanus sure to be in attendance is horrible too.
Much like a dog returning to his spew, the vast majority of films today attract people who I want nothing to do with, let alone spend a couple hours in a dark room with.
The physical attributes of the cinemas near me are top notch; air conditioning, stadium style seating, state of the art sound systems, you name it. The problem is the films and the people watching them. Both are horrific.
I had no trouble paying 15 dollars or so to see Lincoln. Given the cast and crew, I knew it would be a good production. Given the topic, I also knew the Usual Suspects wouldn't be interested.
However, I wouldn't go to see the latest Hollyweird, $300 million SFX/CGI, $3 dollar script, cape, spandex, gratuitous b00bs, explosions, robot, blockbuster, multi-hour, Happy Meal & action figure commercial if you paid me. Not only is the film horrible, but the shambling herd of Moronus americanus sure to be in attendance is horrible too.
Much like a dog returning to his spew, the vast majority of films today attract people who I want nothing to do with, let alone spend a couple hours in a dark room with.
dmccoy1693
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That's my wife and mine stance these days. The only exception to this is Star Wars and select Marvel movies. Beyond that, we feel they cost too much and we have better seats at home. And then there's the whole pausing and rewinding thing we can do.
I liked it a lot. Yes it started a little rough but it wasn't just an SFXfest, had gorgeous cinematography, enjoyable characters and starfighters, starfighters, starfighters! 
My wife has a real thing about happy endings and she thought Rogue One's was entirely appropriate and fitting.
My wife has a real thing about happy endings and she thought Rogue One's was entirely appropriate and fitting.
I had fun. A world (actually a galaxy) appart of Arrival. ROne is chicken soup, Arrival leave more talking points on the table if you bring GF to movies.
GF: how come they never are short of ammunition?
You: not realistic, you see, the issue of firepower within the genre...
GF: Yak... can we talk about something else than shooting?
You: Well, don't we know the end of the saga? The whole point of this movie is to figure out who dies and how!
GF: (knowing traveller): What is the point of a movie on character generation?
You: That is the point of this movie sweety, 90 minutes to figure who make the survival rolls!:coffeesip:
GF: Then it is another evening wasted on character generation. :devil:
You:
well they generated a Patron. have fun
Selandia
Otto Harkaman
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Awesome!
:CoW: My only difficulty was about two thirds of the way through when Jyn decides to go to Scarif and everyone says we are in with you on this. I just didn't see why the transition from strangers to such a tight knit group that would have explained why everyone would unequivocally give their life for Jyn. It made me realize the importance of the on board scene in the first Star Wars where they are hanging out together in the Falcon's crew lounge. Everyone essentially bonded then but the non stop action of current films didn't allow this development.
:CoW: My only difficulty was about two thirds of the way through when Jyn decides to go to Scarif and everyone says we are in with you on this. I just didn't see why the transition from strangers to such a tight knit group that would have explained why everyone would unequivocally give their life for Jyn. It made me realize the importance of the on board scene in the first Star Wars where they are hanging out together in the Falcon's crew lounge. Everyone essentially bonded then but the non stop action of current films didn't allow this development.
dmccoy1693
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Well, they also didn't exactly have a lot of choice, being tractor beamed into the death star. Here, they all could have gone their separate ways once they reached the rebel base.
Having said that, I think they were all affected by seeing what the DS can do on Jeda and decided they had to work to destroy it. I don't think it was any particular loyalty to Erso as much as "damn, that thing needs stopped."
because she is moral and has moral vision (gag) and they themselves lack morality and moral vision (roll eyes), and like good wannabes they respond to the glorious morality and moral vision she supplies (gag) and follow her leadership to Do The Right Thing (TM) (harf).
(heh. "wannabes" is in the spell checker.)
saundby
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My wife and I enjoyed the film a lot.
My leading comment has been that each new Star Wars hero makes Luke Skywalker in ANH look even more like a whiney little snot.
I could tell the end hit the theater audience pretty hard. People aren't used to classic tragedy these days. I think that's the thing most likely to dampen the box office take for this film.
There was a lot of recycled content from non-SW sources, it seems. From Kung Fu in the 70s to Babylon 5's nakhaleen feeder to Machete.
Still, it worked as an action/adventure flick. Space movies doing well in the theaters means greater chances of good Travelleresque ones, too.
My leading comment has been that each new Star Wars hero makes Luke Skywalker in ANH look even more like a whiney little snot.
I could tell the end hit the theater audience pretty hard. People aren't used to classic tragedy these days. I think that's the thing most likely to dampen the box office take for this film.
There was a lot of recycled content from non-SW sources, it seems. From Kung Fu in the 70s to Babylon 5's nakhaleen feeder to Machete.
Still, it worked as an action/adventure flick. Space movies doing well in the theaters means greater chances of good Travelleresque ones, too.
Paid $18+ for a ticket at the Meteron in SF.
The best praise and criticism I can give is that a good film makes you want to be part of their world. I felt a little of that, but not much. I dozed off for a few seconds at a time early on, but liked the dogfight at the end.
The worst part about the film were the really rancid previews before the movie.
that's about all I can offer
The best praise and criticism I can give is that a good film makes you want to be part of their world. I felt a little of that, but not much. I dozed off for a few seconds at a time early on, but liked the dogfight at the end.
The worst part about the film were the really rancid previews before the movie.
that's about all I can offer
Agreed. William S was not a sequel addict , like Hollywood executives. That is why he is a "classical" tragedy maker (in a "modern", the PC accept heroic sacrifice but somehow survive/revive or suffer a methaphorical death). William did not have to make an Othello II, or Romeo and Juliet II, III, IV to please the CFO. When culture is a product, business makes culture as much as it makes money out of culture.
have fun
Selandia
mike wightman
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There could still be a sequel using most of these characters...
hope they don't, since it would diminish the sacrifice that is the whole point leading to a new hope (the subtitle now makes a bit more sense).
hope they don't, since it would diminish the sacrifice that is the whole point leading to a new hope (the subtitle now makes a bit more sense).
I think the footage for Gold Leader in the Y-Wing was straight from ANH as were one or two other clips. Just my thought.
$6.25 for my ticket (adult matinee)
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
They used old footage not used in the original.
creativehum
SOC-14 1K
For Gold Leader they rehired the original actor to to ADR with new lines.
Timerover51
SOC-14 5K
As my oldest brother liked the movie, I have a question to ask.
Is it possible to understand the film when the only other Star Wars film that I have seen was the first one way back in 1977, a mere 40 years ago?
I should note that I have not seen it, even on DVD or VHS since.
Is it possible to understand the film when the only other Star Wars film that I have seen was the first one way back in 1977, a mere 40 years ago?
I should note that I have not seen it, even on DVD or VHS since.
I just got back from seeing Rogue One. IMO, it's the best Star Wars movie since Empire. It has a story that kept me interested throughout, and I'm impressed with the attention to detail in terms of matching it up with A New Hope. Just a fantastic job all around.
(Yeah, yeah..it's not perfect. Whatever. I enjoyed it immensely.)
(Yeah, yeah..it's not perfect. Whatever. I enjoyed it immensely.)
MichaelSTee
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Saw it with my grandson (age 13, Star Wars mega-fan, much more than I ever was). As a war picture, with very little Force manipulation, some personal heroics, and a lot of small unit tactics, I thought it was the closest to Traveller as any SW film.
But if you're looking to see how many Bothans died, forget it. I didn't see a single Bothan in the film at all, much less a dead one.
(Mon Mothma lied!, no Bothans died!)
But if you're looking to see how many Bothans died, forget it. I didn't see a single Bothan in the film at all, much less a dead one.
(Mon Mothma lied!, no Bothans died!)
