I saw this at the theater on the night it premiered. When it ended, it was like somebody hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to win a baseball game, because everyone in the theater room stood up and clapped and cheered. Definitely one of the best Star Wars movies ever.
@@asokatano9410 If you are a Star Wars fan you should know that Episode 4 was financed by Lucas, Episode 5 by someone who had much money. In this contrast Episode 4 is better than 5 because the movie is well-made, even without a lot of money. That is real art.
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.
Carrie Fisher died just 11 days after the release of this film. :( She apparently did get to see the scene of Leia at the end and liked it. I was pleasantly surprised that they brought back both Red and Gold Leader from "A New Hope" for the battle scenes. Some of that was just unused takes from that film. The actor who played Red Leader had passed away, but they got the actor who played Gold Leader to record some new dialogue, nearly forty years later. Pretty much any time you hear him off-camera (i.e. "Hit that opening!"), that's new.
I'm sure they took some of this from the books. especially the han solo trilogy before the rebel alliance. and tbh it was way before. and alot of those books way better lol.
@@jemandjemand2362 because it shows other stuff besides Jedi. And I mean you see Vader but it is different. You should try "Andor". Also good. Even the books. If you think his is good. Imagine something with way more story and detail, also character depth. But most don't like to read.
@@jemandjemand2362 "Andor" is one of the best TV shows I've ever watched. It is even more serious than Rogue One in tone - like "proper" quality. I think you would like it alot. It gives you a horrifying sense of what it would be like to live under The Empire as a normal person
So, I have read that it was a 9-hour hyperspace flight to Tatooine. It really makes you appreciate Leia's character so much more after seeing how narrow their escape at Scariff was for her to look Darth freaking Vader right in the mask and have the cojones to say that she was on a" diplomatic mission". She had some serious brass balls, our Princess Leia.
I have heard that the line "Are you Kidding me? I'm Blind !" Was actually Donnie Yen off script lol but it felt real enough to be kept in, loved they did 😀
Just finished the first season. Definitely a must-see, it slowly pulls you in. Like a good story should. *the little red B-droid might be one of my favorite droids ever!
+1 for watching Andor. Rogue One packs in so much and yes it's urgent as you say. Andor keeps the same grounded tone but is more paced. It's Star Wars, but slow-cooked.
What most people miss with the Vader hallway scene is that it's a microcosm of the movie’s message in a nutshell: A seemingly unstoppable force was thwarted by a determined group of faceless heroes who gave their lives for a sunrise that they’ll never see. No matter how cool or menacing Vader looked in that scene, the chosen one and Sith Lord was beaten by a group of determined and faceless nobodies who prevented him from getting what he wanted and enabled the eventual defeat of the Empire and the defeat of the Sith.
I saw A New Hope the first weekend of its release in 1977; I had never left a movie theater feeling so elated. I watched this movie the first weekend of its release as well; it was the first Star Wars movie since A New Hope that left me so elated. The ending that blended directly to A New Hope had been a successfully kept secret. Now, you _must_ watch the Andor series. It is perhaps the best Star Wars writing of all time. You might think you don't need to see a Rogue One prequel, but you do. And it also contains Mon Mothma's backstory...which is far more dramatic than you might think.
When K-2SO slaps Cassian for "mouthing off" in front of the storm troopers, the actor actually covered his face to hide that he was laughing, not to show that it hurt. But it worked either way.
You NEED to watch Andor. It fleshes out Cassian's story so much more and you also get to see how the Rebellion starts out. The tactics of the rebels is inspired by actual resistance movements. It's so good that Season 1 won a Peabody award. Season 2 (final season) is coming up soon!
I'm German, 62 years old and a fan since 1977. Over many years the quality of the films plummeted. This film reminds me of the "good old" days. Not a plot that has to be suitable for 3 year olds. The heroes are all killed on their mission. Nobody can be brought back to life by some stupid nonsense. Dead remains death. No endless kiss between the two main actors, no longing gaze and subsequent marriage with lots of flowers. Just the stark reality. No cinema for 10 - 12 year olds. Darth Vader is at his absolute best. Dear Anakin (Prince Charming of romantic dreams) was never held responsible for his actions. It was always someone else's fault, the Emperor, eating too much sun on the head and much more. Now it turns out that the murder of the young men in the Jedi Palace was not a one-time "slip" by a confused person. but the act of an absolute killer. And it continues here. He would also have sent hundreds or thousands from life to death if they had stood in the way of his task. There just weren't enough victims, in terms of numbers. He was finally unmasked. An ice cold mass murderer, without a single positive character trait. Disney, of all companies, managed to send one of the best Star Wars films ever into the race. An excellent film with excellent actors
I knew you'd like Rogue One. I liked that u named Tarken by name, many RUclipsrs don't. Yes, as a Death Star story, it wld hv bn weird if he wasn't there. I believe Rogue One was the most "war like." I liked how Ep 1, 2 & 3 got into the politics. But, Rogue One showed gritty suffering & reality of how ugly (& complex/blurry) war is. It wasn't the "clean" story of simply heroes & villains. Vader scene at end is amazing. Shout out to "Blue Squadron." After getting thru shield gate & it closing behind 'em, it was a one-way mission for them also. Rogue One is top tier Star Wars.
That is actually my favorite Star Wars movie, followed closely by Empire Strikes Back. But all the major characters dying, and then the last Vader scenes make "A New Hope" a completely different movie. This one is amazing. Thanks for your share.
You're SO going to love "Andor" - given what you said on 44:15 - about the "reality" of rebelling against a massive terrifying organisation "Andor" is exactly that. And it's brilliant - I envy you watching it for the first time.
This is the best reaction I've seen of this movie. You obviously paid attention to all the previous films. Not many have recognized Tarkin or Mon Mothma. Also, few, if any, have remembered the discussion of the rebels that gave their l8ves to get the plans.
IMO, the best of the rest outside of IV, V & VI. But then, I was almost an adult when IV was released. Here we are, nearly 50 years later, and I'm still nearly an adult 😁 Will catch up with this at the weekend Kahla - I have a busy week. Thanks for the post. ☺
Admiral Ackbar and General Raddus are both the same race, Mon Calamari, from a water world that supplies powerfully shielded space cruisers to the rebellion.
I grew up as a prequel fan and I remember being so cautious of this because I didn't really enjoy the new films (though they do have their strengths)... And then it became my favorite Star Wars film. This, and Andor, are absolute masterpieces.
The flashback Jyn has to Galen drinking with Krennec adds new meaning to Krennec's "find it" line. He's known her her entire life... he just doesn't care
It was an absolute treat to see you be so engaged with the movie. This movie moves fast and you picked up on all of the important details (a lot of reactors I see don't pick up on half of them). I only want to point out that the only reason the city Jedah was blown while they were on it, and not the whole planet, was because the empire was doing a partial power test of the Death Star. They referred to it as a "single reactor ignition". It was wonderful getting to watch this movie with you!
You'll love Andor. The organization of the Empire, birth of the rebellion, and back story for Casian Andor. It's a view from the perspective of the people under the new regime.
This was the movie that made me want to know more about the people fighting and not just the big Sith and Jedi storylines we’ve gotten from the movies. Andor the series is such a cool way of showing us more of the underside of the rebellion and what it took to defeat the empire in the original trilogy. The Mandolorian is also really cool in showing us the galaxy post empire and the struggles that still persist. But we probably wouldn’t have had either series without this movie. Thanks for another amazing reaction and excited to see what comes next. The ending gets me still 🥲
This film was hit with major reshoots around the ending of the film. I'm curious whether Disney wasn't happy with how the cast died out. If you didn't notice the entire main cast ends up dying from explosions. So I'm curious how they died before the reshoots. There was also a great video by Film Theory channel about what he predicted the fates of the Rogue One team. Before this film came out of course. I honestly kind of wish that Film Theory came true, because it would of made for a far darker ending as it would imply the entire Rogue team was captured, tortured/turned or were convinced in one way or another to switch sides.
The blind guy is Teras Kasi, it's like a force using Sholin Monk, he can push his body past normal human limits and has the prescience(ability to see a half second or second into the future) of jedi, but cannot use their "magic" that extends past their body.
Loved your reaction to this.. as someone that grew up with the Original Trilogy.. I think this has become my favorite movie. If you've not started watching it yet, The series Andor is equally amazing, very worth watching and putting up.. ..it's Star Wars that respects those of us that have grown up with it and are now adults..
There's no blue squadron in any of the other movies because blue squadron was completely wiped out on the planet Scarif. Also that was admiral Raddus in this movie not Ackbar. Raddus dies at the end of rogue one when his ship gets destroyed:(
14:08 - Jin should have replied, "Yes. You are back at the ship repairing it, so any other droid that looked like you was a target." 43:28 - this is why Vader was so angry in Ep4 - in Rogue One he had literally just watched the ship detach from the Rebel flagship and in Ep4 Leia is blatantly lying to his face about being on a diplomatic mission.
Galen thought in the beginning that he and others were working on a form of cheap energy as a gift to the galaxy from this new empire. He fled with his family when he learned it was for a weapon. That’s the part the film doesn’t teach you.
As soon as we got home from seeing this the first time, we did dig out A New Hope to watch immediately after! Definitely, in my opinion, the best Star Wars movie aside from the originals. Truthfully, if I take off the nostalgia goggles, maybe my pick for the best Star Wars movie period.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, stayed in the frame line of the Original 3 Star Wars trilogies, it wasn't overly done, nor did it fall short, of good story telling. It made you invested, and connected for the new cast of rebel heroes, as well as the empire villains of the movie. Strong character development between the cast members, which makes you care so deeply, for them. Sad yet, Epic. Compelling & Courageous. Despairing but, Hopeful. This movie is what, STAR WARS story telling is all about.
If you liked Rogue One - you need to watch Andor. You see the start of the rebellion from the street level. No Force, no Skywalkers, no lightsabers. But it's really well dome IMO. Some found it a bit boring, but I like a slow burn. It's something you need to pay attention to.
Good one, Kahla! Yeah, they did a great job with this prequel. Lots of great characters, lots of meaningful action, the sacrifices made for the cause...Loved it! And then tying it into episode IV like that. Very cool. Glad you finally got a chance to share this one with us. It was a lot of fun rewatching it with you, Thanks! 😄
Great film I’m glad it’s getting the love it deserved when it was in the cinema. I think since the disaster of the last three films people are appreciating the prequels more to. Shows like Rebels , Asoka and the mandalorian have saved Star Wars. Thank god for Dave
19:38 The Death Star was not using full power in this case. It's not destroying the entire planet. Rogue One is the second best Star Wars movie of all times, right behind Empire Strikes Back.
19:25 this shot is "single reactor ignition" there are multiple reactors. blowing up a city like this is the lowest setting, on full force the death star annihalates the planet in seconds.
Love your reactions!!! Always paying close attention and it makes for a good watch. You catch what a lot of reactors miss as many have said. Can’t wait to continue your Star Wars journey!
Definitely my favorite Star Wars film. The rebel at the end that screams "LAUNCH!" is the movie's director - Gareth Edwards. I don't blame him a bit for putting himself into the Star Wars mythos. I would have done the same!
Naw, Edwards was the little reb who ran to throw the switch to release the Tantive IV from Profundity. He even made a joke that he had his own action figure.
Here they only fired from one reactor of the death star, so it only had "limited" destruction...still impressive. Alderan was the first test of the "full power" of the Death Star. The best of the Star Wars movies in my opinion. My step-daughter was working for Lucasfilm when this came out and got to see the reveal to the employees. In that version they used the crawl from Episode IV, but when they got to the part about stealing the plans they froze it and said, "This is their story."
Glad you got to check this one out! Between this and Andor, you have some of the finest Star Wars media of their time. Shame the rest of the shows/movies weren't given the same care. Rogue One had endured a lot of production changes (I think LadyKnighttheBrave covered this well), but it's not really noticeable.
Can we get a shout-out to the Hammerhead corvette? A ship design that once was the backbone of the Old Republic, before the Sith corrupted it beyond recognition (it had its issues before, but the Sith wrecked it from the shadows). Doing their job with their signature tactic - ramming a bigger ship.
27:58 Remember, storywise, the previous moment you would have seen Darth was the shock over his wife and only years earlier, he was saying how people don’t help each other.
Remember, the death star uses a single reactor blast in this movie on jedha, thats why it only blows up a small portion of it. (Alderaan in A new hope was a full reactor blast) anyways tho, great reaction.
"Your Highness. The transmissions we received. What is it that they've sent us?" "Hope." RIP Carrie Fisher. 😢 The ONLY Disney era Star Wars movie worth a damn. The rest are utter garbage. Rogue One gets better every time I watch it. Fun Fact: Alan Tudyk plays the droid K-2SO through motion capture technology. Tudyk previously played the robot character Sonny in I, Robot (2004). Red Gold Leaders Fact: Gareth Edwards and his creative team discovered some old film canisters while rummaging around the Lucasfilm warehouses. When he asked what they were, an employee said they were old Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) footage. The discovery led to the inclusion of unused material featuring Red Leader (Drewe Henley) and Gold Leader (Angus MacInnes) in this movie. Attention To Detail Fact: Darth Vader's appearance in this film is meticulously patterned after his look in the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). While Vader's chest plate is uncovered in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi (1983), his costume initially had his Sith robes draped over his shield, as well as red lenses in the eye holes of the mask. Considering this film takes place mere days before the original film, the costume designers recreated Vader's look down to the last detail. This movie was made with love by actual Star Wars fans.
Another epic reaction! imo, Rogue1 is 3rd in my list of StarWarz faves, after epi 4&5. Thanx Kahla!!! The others, for me at least, are ALL disappointments. This film makes me sad too, cuz it proves a great SW's epi CAN still be made into a great ride, but Disney (and Lucas before them) gave up after TheEmpireStrikesBack, until this wonderful standalone...
WOnderful reaction. I highly recommend watching the ANDOR series now. It takes place 5 years before this movie and has the same gritty and grounded feel to it. I hope you do it.
I was surprised how much I liked this film when it came out. I thought it was a fun film that had a great lead into "A New Hope". You really care about the characters and feel their wins/loses. And of course.... we Vader junkies got to see what we had been wanting to see since the 1970s lol. The all powerful Sith unleashed and cutting through everyone like they were younglings in a Jedi temple.
I wonder if you could do a rewatch of the original trilogy and do an extended critique and review of that, then a rewatch of the prequels in the same way (or... maybe watch it with a friend who didn't see it yet) with all the things that came together for you. No need to if course... just a thought.
I saw this at the theater on the night it premiered. When it ended, it was like somebody hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to win a baseball game, because everyone in the theater room stood up and clapped and cheered. Definitely one of the best Star Wars movies ever.
Agreed, it put this second only to Empire Strikes Back.
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).
Only ROTS and ESB can compete.
@@asokatano9410 If you are a Star Wars fan you should know that Episode 4 was financed by Lucas, Episode 5 by someone who had much money. In this contrast Episode 4 is better than 5 because the movie is well-made, even without a lot of money. That is real art.
@@asokatano9410 And Andor - the brilliant prequel TV show to this
Agreed
@@jazzx251not a movie but agreed, andor is ridiculously good, along with clone wars
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.
Carrie Fisher died just 11 days after the release of this film. :( She apparently did get to see the scene of Leia at the end and liked it.
I was pleasantly surprised that they brought back both Red and Gold Leader from "A New Hope" for the battle scenes. Some of that was just unused takes from that film. The actor who played Red Leader had passed away, but they got the actor who played Gold Leader to record some new dialogue, nearly forty years later. Pretty much any time you hear him off-camera (i.e. "Hit that opening!"), that's new.
She liked it but it killed her. Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
Rogue One is the best Star Wars movie. You get attached to a whole set of characters over the course of one film. It’s perfect.
I'm sure they took some of this from the books. especially the han solo trilogy before the rebel alliance. and tbh it was way before. and alot of those books way better lol.
i hate star wars with a passion. but this movie.... i liked it so much. amazing one
@@jemandjemand2362 because it shows other stuff besides Jedi. And I mean you see Vader but it is different. You should try "Andor". Also good. Even the books. If you think his is good. Imagine something with way more story and detail, also character depth. But most don't like to read.
Don’t get too attached.
@@jemandjemand2362 "Andor" is one of the best TV shows I've ever watched. It is even more serious than Rogue One in tone - like "proper" quality.
I think you would like it alot.
It gives you a horrifying sense of what it would be like to live under The Empire as a normal person
33:30 that shot of the X wing coming out of hyperspace is one of the best shots in film history
So, I have read that it was a 9-hour hyperspace flight to Tatooine. It really makes you appreciate Leia's character so much more after seeing how narrow their escape at Scariff was for her to look Darth freaking Vader right in the mask and have the cojones to say that she was on a" diplomatic mission". She had some serious brass balls, our Princess Leia.
Not going to lie, K's death broke me more than any other SW's character's death. The "Goodbye." get me every time.
I have heard that the line "Are you Kidding me? I'm Blind !" Was actually Donnie Yen off script lol but it felt real enough to be kept in, loved they did 😀
I was wondering that. It seemed spontaneous, though a good actor with a good scripted line can still sound spontaneous.
This. This is why Vader was such a fearsome villian. In his prime, he was unstoppable. For more great Vader, watch Kenobi. That's pre-episode IV.
Relax its fantasy😂
Watch Andor, the SW show. Is far above any other SW show. For me, it's the best piece of filmed SW media ever
Agreed.
Just finished the first season. Definitely a must-see, it slowly pulls you in. Like a good story should.
*the little red B-droid might be one of my favorite droids ever!
Not only top SW content but Top 5 series all time.
I’m waiting for andor season 2 next year.
+1 for watching Andor. Rogue One packs in so much and yes it's urgent as you say. Andor keeps the same grounded tone but is more paced. It's Star Wars, but slow-cooked.
What most people miss with the Vader hallway scene is that it's a microcosm of the movie’s message in a nutshell: A seemingly unstoppable force was thwarted by a determined group of faceless heroes who gave their lives for a sunrise that they’ll never see.
No matter how cool or menacing Vader looked in that scene, the chosen one and Sith Lord was beaten by a group of determined and faceless nobodies who prevented him from getting what he wanted and enabled the eventual defeat of the Empire and the defeat of the Sith.
This is definitely in top 3 STARWARS film
14:31 Allen Tudyk actually hit Diego Luna in that take and you can see him trying not to laugh behind his hand 😂
Please Watch ANDOR next. Amazing story that leads to rogue one.
Starts a bit slow, but… gets going soon enough and then really gets amazing.
They kinda screwed up the first few episodes IMO.
@Justanotherconsumer disagree. The first 3 episodes established character. The writing was impeccable
Absolutely, one of my favorite shows of all time, not just out of the SW shows
I saw A New Hope the first weekend of its release in 1977; I had never left a movie theater feeling so elated. I watched this movie the first weekend of its release as well; it was the first Star Wars movie since A New Hope that left me so elated. The ending that blended directly to A New Hope had been a successfully kept secret.
Now, you _must_ watch the Andor series. It is perhaps the best Star Wars writing of all time. You might think you don't need to see a Rogue One prequel, but you do. And it also contains Mon Mothma's backstory...which is far more dramatic than you might think.
Mon Mothma is now one of my favourite ever Star Wars characters, thanks to Andor - brilliant writing and acting.
The ending alone was worth the price of admission when I saw this in theaters
When K-2SO slaps Cassian for "mouthing off" in front of the storm troopers, the actor actually covered his face to hide that he was laughing, not to show that it hurt. But it worked either way.
12:11 Yes... those are in fact the guys Obi-wan says "zoop zoop zibity zop" to in the original. 😂 Love it.
I add my voice to the chorus of people telling you WATCH ANDOR. It's worth the hype same as this.
Enjoy what you do. Keep on keeping on
Have to make it through the first few episodes though. From ep4 on it’s nonstop amazing.
You NEED to watch Andor. It fleshes out Cassian's story so much more and you also get to see how the Rebellion starts out. The tactics of the rebels is inspired by actual resistance movements. It's so good that Season 1 won a Peabody award. Season 2 (final season) is coming up soon!
I kinda love how Vader kills the lights before firing up the saber.
Total, 100%, that boy is there for the drama.
I'm German, 62 years old and a fan since 1977. Over many years the quality of the films plummeted. This film reminds me of the "good old" days.
Not a plot that has to be suitable for 3 year olds. The heroes are all killed on their mission.
Nobody can be brought back to life by some stupid nonsense. Dead remains death. No endless kiss between the two main actors, no longing gaze and subsequent marriage with lots of flowers. Just the stark reality. No cinema for 10 - 12 year olds. Darth Vader is at his absolute best. Dear Anakin (Prince Charming of romantic dreams) was never held responsible for his actions. It was always someone else's fault, the Emperor, eating too much sun on the head and much more. Now it turns out that the murder of the young men in the Jedi Palace was not a one-time "slip" by a confused person. but the act of an absolute killer. And it continues here. He would also have sent hundreds or thousands from life to death if they had stood in the way of his task. There just weren't enough victims, in terms of numbers. He was finally unmasked. An ice cold mass murderer, without a single positive character trait. Disney, of all companies, managed to send one of the best Star Wars films ever into the race. An excellent film with excellent actors
Andor is actually Him.
I knew you'd like Rogue One. I liked that u named Tarken by name, many RUclipsrs don't. Yes, as a Death Star story, it wld hv bn weird if he wasn't there. I believe Rogue One was the most "war like." I liked how Ep 1, 2 & 3 got into the politics. But, Rogue One showed gritty suffering & reality of how ugly (& complex/blurry) war is. It wasn't the "clean" story of simply heroes & villains. Vader scene at end is amazing. Shout out to "Blue Squadron." After getting thru shield gate & it closing behind 'em, it was a one-way mission for them also. Rogue One is top tier Star Wars.
Andor Andor Andor!!!!
Yes!!
Definitely!
Yes please!
That is actually my favorite Star Wars movie, followed closely by Empire Strikes Back. But all the major characters dying, and then the last Vader scenes make "A New Hope" a completely different movie. This one is amazing. Thanks for your share.
You're SO going to love "Andor" - given what you said on 44:15 - about the "reality" of rebelling against a massive terrifying organisation
"Andor" is exactly that. And it's brilliant - I envy you watching it for the first time.
Oh noooo! You must have cried so hard!
*Edit: Yup. Great reaction, and I always get teary too.
This is my favorite Star Wars movie. It's the only post Return of the Jedi one that lives up to the original trilogy. And surpasses it.
This is the best reaction I've seen of this movie. You obviously paid attention to all the previous films. Not many have recognized Tarkin or Mon Mothma. Also, few, if any, have remembered the discussion of the rebels that gave their l8ves to get the plans.
IMO, the best of the rest outside of IV, V & VI. But then, I was almost an adult when IV was released. Here we are, nearly 50 years later, and I'm still nearly an adult 😁 Will catch up with this at the weekend Kahla - I have a busy week. Thanks for the post. ☺
You'd love the realism and nuance of the amazing Andor series 💖
Just… start with episode 4 maybe. The opening of that show is kinda slow.
@@JustanotherconsumerKinda slow, but still good. I wouldn't recommend starting a quarter of the way through something.
34:53 That’s not him. The one who was in Return of the Jedi was Admiral Ackbar.
Another reason for me go back and watch the original trilogy 😂
Admiral Ackbar and General Raddus are both the same race, Mon Calamari, from a water world that supplies powerfully shielded space cruisers to the rebellion.
I grew up as a prequel fan and I remember being so cautious of this because I didn't really enjoy the new films (though they do have their strengths)... And then it became my favorite Star Wars film. This, and Andor, are absolute masterpieces.
The flashback Jyn has to Galen drinking with Krennec adds new meaning to Krennec's "find it" line. He's known her her entire life... he just doesn't care
Between this one and Empire, its the top tier favorites among fans.
It was an absolute treat to see you be so engaged with the movie. This movie moves fast and you picked up on all of the important details (a lot of reactors I see don't pick up on half of them). I only want to point out that the only reason the city Jedah was blown while they were on it, and not the whole planet, was because the empire was doing a partial power test of the Death Star. They referred to it as a "single reactor ignition". It was wonderful getting to watch this movie with you!
You'll love Andor. The organization of the Empire, birth of the rebellion, and back story for Casian Andor. It's a view from the perspective of the people under the new regime.
This was the movie that made me want to know more about the people fighting and not just the big Sith and Jedi storylines we’ve gotten from the movies. Andor the series is such a cool way of showing us more of the underside of the rebellion and what it took to defeat the empire in the original trilogy. The Mandolorian is also really cool in showing us the galaxy post empire and the struggles that still persist. But we probably wouldn’t have had either series without this movie. Thanks for another amazing reaction and excited to see what comes next. The ending gets me still 🥲
This film was hit with major reshoots around the ending of the film. I'm curious whether Disney wasn't happy with how the cast died out. If you didn't notice the entire main cast ends up dying from explosions. So I'm curious how they died before the reshoots. There was also a great video by Film Theory channel about what he predicted the fates of the Rogue One team. Before this film came out of course. I honestly kind of wish that Film Theory came true, because it would of made for a far darker ending as it would imply the entire Rogue team was captured, tortured/turned or were convinced in one way or another to switch sides.
Would have*
@@Progger11 Ja mein fuhrer, must protect die purity of our sprache und blut.
The blind guy is Teras Kasi, it's like a force using Sholin Monk, he can push his body past normal human limits and has the prescience(ability to see a half second or second into the future) of jedi, but cannot use their "magic" that extends past their body.
Loved your reaction to this.. as someone that grew up with the Original Trilogy.. I think this has become my favorite movie. If you've not started watching it yet, The series Andor is equally amazing, very worth watching and putting up.. ..it's Star Wars that respects those of us that have grown up with it and are now adults..
Funny thing was Vader was just there to ask why he was still having to pay child support.
There's no blue squadron in any of the other movies because blue squadron was completely wiped out on the planet Scarif.
Also that was admiral Raddus
in this movie not Ackbar. Raddus dies at the end of rogue one when his ship gets destroyed:(
Great reactions, excellent takes, and it's fantastic to have a reactor that's familiar with the media but still seeing it with fresh eyes.
By far the greatest SW movie. Nothing compares. Great review. I'm so happy that you have experienced it.
14:08 - Jin should have replied, "Yes. You are back at the ship repairing it, so any other droid that looked like you was a target."
43:28 - this is why Vader was so angry in Ep4 - in Rogue One he had literally just watched the ship detach from the Rebel flagship and in Ep4 Leia is blatantly lying to his face about being on a diplomatic mission.
That door didn't jam, it was Vader holding it closed with the force ;)
I'm so glad you enjoyed this movie! I would also suggest watching Solo as well as the Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries!
Now you gotta watch Andor! The best Star Wars TV Show
Rogue One is a classic Star Wars film. Great reaction! 👍🏿
Love the scene with Vader using the claw hand to wield the force.
This movie and Andor are the best Star Wars yet. They give real depth to the rebellion and characters.
Galen thought in the beginning that he and others were working on a form of cheap energy as a gift to the galaxy from this new empire. He fled with his family when he learned it was for a weapon. That’s the part the film doesn’t teach you.
As soon as we got home from seeing this the first time, we did dig out A New Hope to watch immediately after! Definitely, in my opinion, the best Star Wars movie aside from the originals. Truthfully, if I take off the nostalgia goggles, maybe my pick for the best Star Wars movie period.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, stayed in the frame line of the Original 3 Star Wars trilogies, it wasn't overly done, nor did it fall short, of good story telling. It made you invested, and connected for the new cast of rebel heroes, as well as the empire villains of the movie. Strong character development between the cast members, which makes you care so deeply, for them. Sad yet, Epic. Compelling & Courageous. Despairing but, Hopeful. This movie is what, STAR WARS story telling is all about.
Rogue One was the SW movie didn´t know we needed! The characters felt... well real! And the Empire felt really dangerous, as it should be.
This movie is terrible.
I love how early you indentified the sence of urgency. That really makes us invested I believe
If you liked Rogue One - you need to watch Andor. You see the start of the rebellion from the street level. No Force, no Skywalkers, no lightsabers. But it's really well dome IMO. Some found it a bit boring, but I like a slow burn. It's something you need to pay attention to.
22:11 That is in Episode 6. Mon Mothma says that "many Bothans have died". In Episode 4 it is Jan Dodonna who speaks to the pilots, for example Luke.
I thought I was getting my movies mixed up, but I wasn’t sure. I’m definitely due for a rewatch.
A salute to Manuel “Manny” Bothans, he gave his life for the rebellion.
Good one, Kahla! Yeah, they did a great job with this prequel. Lots of great characters, lots of meaningful action, the sacrifices made for the cause...Loved it! And then tying it into episode IV like that. Very cool. Glad you finally got a chance to share this one with us. It was a lot of fun rewatching it with you, Thanks! 😄
Great film I’m glad it’s getting the love it deserved when it was in the cinema. I think since the disaster of the last three films people are appreciating the prequels more to. Shows like Rebels , Asoka and the mandalorian have saved Star Wars. Thank god for Dave
I'm glad you finally got to see Darth Vader unleashed 😈
19:38 The Death Star was not using full power in this case. It's not destroying the entire planet.
Rogue One is the second best Star Wars movie of all times, right behind Empire Strikes Back.
19:25 this shot is "single reactor ignition" there are multiple reactors. blowing up a city like this is the lowest setting, on full force the death star annihalates the planet in seconds.
Love your reactions!!! Always paying close attention and it makes for a good watch. You catch what a lot of reactors miss as many have said. Can’t wait to continue your Star Wars journey!
Definitely my favorite Star Wars film.
The rebel at the end that screams "LAUNCH!" is the movie's director - Gareth Edwards.
I don't blame him a bit for putting himself into the Star Wars mythos. I would have done the same!
Naw, Edwards was the little reb who ran to throw the switch to release the Tantive IV from Profundity. He even made a joke that he had his own action figure.
Yeah, knew you would like it. It is the perfect bridge between Episodes III and IV. Grittier than the others, and more real than the prequels.
Here they only fired from one reactor of the death star, so it only had "limited" destruction...still impressive. Alderan was the first test of the "full power" of the Death Star.
The best of the Star Wars movies in my opinion. My step-daughter was working for Lucasfilm when this came out and got to see the reveal to the employees. In that version they used the crawl from Episode IV, but when they got to the part about stealing the plans they froze it and said, "This is their story."
Glad you got to check this one out! Between this and Andor, you have some of the finest Star Wars media of their time. Shame the rest of the shows/movies weren't given the same care. Rogue One had endured a lot of production changes (I think LadyKnighttheBrave covered this well), but it's not really noticeable.
Your commentary and analysis was spot on! ❤
I hope you plan to watch Andor; I’m so glad you really picked up on how significant this movie is. ❤
42:54-42:59 I remember the time when, the audiences are cheering 📣 for Darth Vader fighting the rebels in the end of rogue one from the theaters.
I forgot how truly amazing this movie was.
This and Empire are the only ones I really rewatch
I highly recommend watching the andor series if u liked, and kenobi
You are killing this pink ensemble, Kahla!
Thank you 😭
@@kahlareacts you're welcome. 😀
Can we get a shout-out to the Hammerhead corvette? A ship design that once was the backbone of the Old Republic, before the Sith corrupted it beyond recognition (it had its issues before, but the Sith wrecked it from the shadows). Doing their job with their signature tactic - ramming a bigger ship.
It's not the same ship it just uses the design of the old republics ship
27:58 Remember, storywise, the previous moment you would have seen Darth was the shock over his wife and only years earlier, he was saying how people don’t help each other.
Definitely one of the best Star Wars movies. Great reaction by you again.
Looking forward to you doing Solo, it’s massively underrated and my favourite out of the two standalone Star Wars movies. 🤗
This film is the turning point for the beginning of the end of the empire and the rebels winning overall.
Remember, the death star uses a single reactor blast in this movie on jedha, thats why it only blows up a small portion of it. (Alderaan in A new hope was a full reactor blast) anyways tho, great reaction.
I’d like to see a collab with a whole bunch of reactors reacting to the destruction of Alderaan.
well... next comes Andor right? :D
I LOVE ROGUE ONE!!!!!! your reaction was everything.
"Your Highness. The transmissions we received. What is it that they've sent us?"
"Hope."
RIP Carrie Fisher. 😢
The ONLY Disney era Star Wars movie worth a damn. The rest are utter garbage. Rogue One gets better every time I watch it.
Fun Fact: Alan Tudyk plays the droid K-2SO through motion capture technology. Tudyk previously played the robot character Sonny in I, Robot (2004).
Red Gold Leaders Fact: Gareth Edwards and his creative team discovered some old film canisters while rummaging around the Lucasfilm warehouses. When he asked what they were, an employee said they were old Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) footage. The discovery led to the inclusion of unused material featuring Red Leader (Drewe Henley) and Gold Leader (Angus MacInnes) in this movie.
Attention To Detail Fact: Darth Vader's appearance in this film is meticulously patterned after his look in the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). While Vader's chest plate is uncovered in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi (1983), his costume initially had his Sith robes draped over his shield, as well as red lenses in the eye holes of the mask. Considering this film takes place mere days before the original film, the costume designers recreated Vader's look down to the last detail. This movie was made with love by actual Star Wars fans.
Another epic reaction! imo, Rogue1 is 3rd in my list of StarWarz faves, after epi 4&5. Thanx Kahla!!!
The others, for me at least, are ALL disappointments.
This film makes me sad too, cuz it proves a great SW's epi CAN still be made into a great ride, but Disney (and Lucas before them) gave up after TheEmpireStrikesBack, until this wonderful standalone...
when i saw rogue one in theaters, i was crying massive tears during the death scenes. this movie was soo good yet so heartbreaking
Single reactor ignition doesn't destroy a whole planet but it's enough to wipe out an entire city
WOnderful reaction. I highly recommend watching the ANDOR series now. It takes place 5 years before this movie and has the same gritty and grounded feel to it. I hope you do it.
just ran across your video and subscribed! I love fellow star wars nerds!!!! thanks for the video!
I am not a big Star Wars fan…i have seen the movies. But this is the best movie. 👍
Love that your videos are full phone screen compatible (among other things of course ✌️✌️)
The last ten minutes is seriously epic like you said
The problem I had with this movie is there was no tension, and no stakes, since we already know from the outset they succeed.
Might be the best Star Wars movie.
I was surprised how much I liked this film when it came out. I thought it was a fun film that had a great lead into "A New Hope". You really care about the characters and feel their wins/loses. And of course.... we Vader junkies got to see what we had been wanting to see since the 1970s lol. The all powerful Sith unleashed and cutting through everyone like they were younglings in a Jedi temple.
I wonder if you could do a rewatch of the original trilogy and do an extended critique and review of that, then a rewatch of the prequels in the same way (or... maybe watch it with a friend who didn't see it yet) with all the things that came together for you. No need to if course... just a thought.
My very favorite Star Wars movie (except for the original Star Wars, of course).