Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Nostalgia Critic
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
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Chris Stuckmann teams up with Nostalgia Critic to see if the latest Star Wars spin off is worth being such a hit. Chris and Doug review Rogue One - A Star Wars Story!
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Fun Fact, did you know there's gonna be a sequel to this movie?
It comes out in 1977
Way to spoil it! J/k
Cant wait the hype is killing me 😭😭😭
Sweet
Any news of the plot? Who's gonna be in it? We need to know
@@masere Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford are confirmed to be in it
That Darth Vader scene at the end of the movie is one of my favorite Star Wars moments!
Also, R.I.P. Carrie Fisher. May the force be with her.
MegaSoulhero YASSS to both those statements
MegaSoulhero like dis if tou cri efery tyme
R. I. P Carrie fisher :(. May the force be with you Leia, always.
the body became one with the force
R.I.P Carrie Fisher, she will be dearly missed. (I cried while writing this comment)
Fun fact: my theater shut down, from a power outage, at THE EXACT MOMENT Leia turned around!
XD
You were in God's hands that day.
Leia did it with her face!
I don't know how to respond to that i really think that's cool (also i did figure out something)
Leia has the freaking force
Why have a crawl for rogue one when rogue one is essentially the crawl for a new hope
R2-D2 is essentially carrying info that many people died for. And he is still a smartass
NC is so obnoxious ESPECIALLY when comes to a beloved franchise like Star Wars.
@@jwroot yeaaaah ...thats kind of his schtick
"Beloved" 😂
Yeah in 2012.
Wait, did people really think the CG Tarkin and Leia were that bad? I didn't even notice! I mean, obviously I knew it wasn't real, but I never questioned it in the movie itself. Guess that was just me then.
Josh Leitzel no i didnt notice either until afterwards
for some reason, I throught CG Tarin was done better, I have no idea why
I felt the same way! Of course I knew it was CGI, but I thought it was done really well. I had enough suspension of disbelief to stay immersed and they looked better to me than almost any other CGI characters I've seen. I feel like people are trying to find problems with it.
Josh Leitzel I thought it was good. I could tell it was cg, but not to the point where it's distracting
sometimes I think movie critics just like to bitch for no real reason about CGI
I really don't think the CGI Tarkin or *Leia was that big of a deal.
The CGI was obvious if you knew to look for it, but I agree it was really well handled. I thought it added to the film in a positive way personally even if the technology isn't quite there yet.
Tarkin's was fine, they really didn't need to do laya. The scene was too bright it looked CG whereas Tarkin's was in a darker setting with the facial features more subdued.
Really?? In my opinion i have never seen such a fake face as Leias XD Tarkin was ok at some point but Leia... oh my... it was almost creepy. I do not understand why they wasted so much on the Leia scene. It would have been perfectly fine if we only saw her from behind. Or if they used an actress who looked similar and they just used make up and a little cgi.
Yeah, its better than no Tarkin at all. People would have freaked out over that.
The God Emperor same. I thought cgi tarkin looked really good and if i didnt know any better i probably would have thought he wasn't cgi. Leia wasnt very good but she was only on screen for a few seconds so it didnt bother me
"yeah, but I can actually hit something" - "What an asshole..."
"Who is given less than 10 minutes in this movie"
People complain about THAT?! In the original Star wars a New Hope, he is only there for 12 minutes, Only for his intro, chocking the guy, talking to princess Leia, Almost killing Leia, Fighting Obi Wan and almost getting Killed by Han
Lu1z 4 3v3r And the voices Yeah but each of those established something to learn/fear about him. His appearance here is largely for fan service, so none of the few scenes he’s given add anything beyond “Darth Vader’s in the movie”
@@cartoonnetworkdisneyxdsupe6864 Actually, his scenes do add a fair bit. His first scene, the one between him and Krennic, not only reminds the audience how desperately the empire was trying to keep the Death Star secret, but also highlights that Krennic is 1% evil and 99% hot gas; he's nothing to the Empire; just another replaceable director.
His second scene, Vader vs Rebel soldiers, establishes more reasons to fear Vader. In the OT, Vader never really bothered fighting anyone unless they were Jedi; he usually walked into the scene after the firefight was over. This scene establishes exactly why he doesn't give a bother: all these soldiers, with guns pointed at him in a narrow hallway, are nothing to him. It highlights exactly why a Jedi is needed to defeat Vader and Palpatine.
At least having Darth Vader in so little of the movie gave Vader a little dignity. He did feel like a badass in the few scenes that he was in. And the Rouge One climax was pretty amazing.
i just watched the movie and the first half is utter garbage. the characters are not interesting at all. but man does the fight in the end make up for it. and darth vader oozes power in the very limited time he is on. which honestly i liked. better that than make him weaksauce.
@@miniclip1162 I think Rogue One is about the mission to get the plans, its not really about the team. The fact that in order for Luke to be awesome regular people had to die on a suicide mission to do it. Just like in classic war movies.
@@RenaldyCalixte the only reason this was a suicide mission is because Jyn's father is an idiot and instead of sending those plans to Death Star he sends her more or less blue's clues to where to find him and then those plans.
And I am unsure if Vader has any dignity left considering in this movie he:
Made a pun
Was outplayed by a bunch of nobodies we, as audience, don't even know names of
Anyone else not bothered by CG Tarkin and Leia? I thought they both looked pretty good.
I can't think of a good username I think the Tarkin looked fake but it looked good. Leia didn't get enough screen time for me to get bothered.
No, but what really bothered me is when they kept saying "General Krennic" instead of "Director Krennic".
The Game Shark glad I wasn't the only one who noticed 😂
Of course CGI Tarkin should look creepy. This is TARKIN we're talking about.
I liked them
The CGI wasn't bad, the characters were interesting, Tarkin was used because he was the commander of the Death Star, not Vader; they went all over the galaxy just like in the originals, and the octopus was used to show the poverty of Saw's small rebellion but to still make the interrogation seem terrifying. I don't think this movie deserves the hate.
I agree. Tarkin plays a major role in the death star, so you have to have him alot. And tbh, it was a pleasure to see him on the screen even though I know he is CGI. But c'mon man, that's a legendary character brought back to life. Appreciate it!
Sean_the_GG Finally, somebody who actually knows Star Wars
Sean_the_GG is there hate to this movie. I didn't get the love.after watching it.
Sean_the_GG They weren't criticizing the fact that they jumped all over the galaxy. They were criticizing the way it was done.
Luke Pike Some criticisms were dumb though, like Vader's voice it sounds fine to me. And the Clone Wars series is way better than average.
Ok The Clone Wars movie wasn't that great. But the Clone Wars TV series was fantastic
Special Fex Exactly, the clone wars did a good jobs improving the prequals.
Special Fex I loved the Clone Wars series
Literally the only time I ever liked Anakin. Lol.
jedispartan117 Thing was the Cline wars actually took its time to develop cettian character and even improved along the way drastically unlike its so called predecessor Rebels (Jesus this show is a letdown). But yeah Anakin was one of the best characters in the series and they made his motivations and build up to what he becomes sound and I liked that. I had goosebumps when he met young tarkin and how they had mutual interest due to their relations to the emperor.
Fuck yeah it's better than the prequals
Was I the only one who didn't mind the CGI Tarkin?
I didn't notice it
RavenFal didn't even know he was CG, I thought it was just an actor who looked like him.
Joey Allen There was a bit of that CGI gloss on his face but it is pretty damn good.
The lighting kept it dark enough that you couldn't really tell, but you could tell the face was very Robotic
you are not alone
The "I hate sand" scene is wonderful
@ASHLEY CONTI so like people
Oh Critic, don't you know? This movie doesn't need a text crawl? That's because IT IS a text crawl. At least part of the text crawl of Episode 4.
Doug is too much of a pseudo-intellectual spaz to grasp on nuances like that.
+bradwolf07
Actually, he understands this specific movie didn't need it, not his brother though.
This can be seen in another video where he, and his brother expressed their opinions on this movie.
I guess he want his brother's opinions to be represented as well and that's why his *Critic* persona talks about that.
It's not the 1st time I've noticed that.
I disagree with Doug's brother, this movie doesn't need that intro.
I was referring to the Critic Persona, not Doug himself. But thank you. I did not this was his brother's opinion. I have not seen that video.
+bradwolf07
Oh, I should've noticed...silly me.
My bad then.
No worries. As I said, I did not know it was Doug's brother's opinion. So thank you for pointing that out.
"Don't you have like a million Storm Troopers?"
"Yes, but I can actually HIT something!"
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNN!
"What an asshole."
"Are you serious? I'm blind!"
My favorite line from the movie.
I think it was "Are you kidding me?! I'm blind!"
and yet, they didn't give a shit. goddamn nerfhurters.
Nerfherders.
Same
Do not choke on your aspirations
Let's be honest , K-2so and the Darth Vader scenes were the best things about this movie.
AxelBro And Chirrut, the direction, performances, the incredible final battle, the emotion, the consequences, the theme of Trust, and so much more
+AxelBro
It can't be helped, those characters had advantages, both are metallic mofos.
The Slick Android I find that answer vague and unconvincing.
Star Gamer 3120 K-2SO: *slaps you* quiet! and there is a fresh one if you ever mouth off again.
Yep.
The real reason for the tentacles:
DISNEY IS LOW KEY PRIMING HUMANITY FOR CTHULU
hail the dark one..
That's possible. It could also be that Disney execs are just really into tentacle porn.
I actually like all the squids...
Sean Kent because they're gonna put abeloth in.
Cthulhu ftagn!
You mean the makers of furries have other fetishes too?
the CGI Leia was really good in my opinion, and I legitimately cried over the death of the heroes, I thought they were pretty memorable and interesting. But I do agree with the Darth Vader Massacre of Awesomeness scene. That was beautiful.
That scene was badass.
CGI Leia was nightmare fuel
The story was new enough and they actually built on the story of the original movie so that stuff makes more sense, like a proper prequel. They also made the rebels darker and their actions more questionable at times, much like a violent revolution would end up doing. There was infighting, guerrilla warfare and collateral damage, all stuff that was rarely if ever shown in the originals. It felt more like a real war with real problems and stakes. Plus, that last sequence showing how close a call it was that the rebels got the plans was fucking badass. They actually made Darth Vader scary again
Darth Vader went full Friday the 13th in that scene.
he went all Jason X on their asses.
The King of the Penguins everything makes less sense now. why does Vader say the plans were sent via transmission when he clearly SAW them carry out a hard copy?!?
Eric Silva You probably never used a flash drive in your life...
So, what other explanation is there? I'll admit, I need to watch the movie again, but in ep. 4, Vader says Leia's ship "received a transmission", and by that I assume he doesn't mean an analog transmission (i.e. hand-to-hand hardware)
Explain.
Who wants to grab lunch on planet Djfrhilsdgry?
Channel Awesome first reply
also yes
Channel Awesome Yay! Lunch!
Channel Awesome Me
I got subway there once
Channel Awesome sure i need 2 number nines a number nine
"Vader, we need you on the final battle on the beach of Scarif!"
"No..."
"W-why not?"
"I don't like sand..."
Because it is so awesomely dumb and deserves ridicule
GameStation3 because it's terrible and easy to make fun of.
I may be looking too deep into it, but here is what I think.
No need to have experience with girls to talk like normal person, this line is just strange for any standard, it is like if we are chatting about fruits and I say something stupid like "I hate bananas, it is floppy and sticky and when I accidentally sit on it the pulps get everywhere", I just want to highlight how awkward this line is.
It is also the writing around this line that made it worse, I think if Padme or Anakin immediately acknowledges how bad that line is like "In my experience that is the worse pick up line I have ever heard/said" or something, then makes a joke about it and both of them have a laugh, it would have been cute and they probably would have had better chemistry. However in the movie, Padme just looked at Anakin with an expressionless face, kissed him as if it was really charming, this shows that whoever wrote this totally thought that this stupid "rough sand to soft skin" thing is legitimately romantic, which defeats your claim that this line is supposed to be awkward. You are entitle to your opinion buddy, but I think this is terrible screenplay.
The line delivery was really bad and if he had elaborated, saying your points, even if he'd said "I don't like sand. (The It's coarse and rough part is a bit whiny so take that out) It brings back bad memories" then it would have been fine. You are reaching a bit by insinuating that at 19 years old guys would come out with a line like that, even the Jedi has women in that he'd talk to it isn't a boarding school (if anything his experience talking to female padawans about (Jedi-ery, Jedi-ing?) and female masters would make him more accustomed and comfortable to talking to women. I'll credit that it wasn't meant to come across as totally sincere romantic language as I don't think Lucas could be that stupid, but let us not forget that it isn't meant to be so bad *because it does work in winning her over* despite all his creepy shit and little tantrums. At the end of the day though do you really want to see Jedi talking about their complicated feelings and how it ties into politics? I sure don't. I wanted the rise to power of one of the most badass motherfuckers invented in all storytelling.
Still most of the prequels faults are on the writing. I'm one of those people that think that at the end of the day a film is just a story and 90% of it hinges on writing. I'll go see a film even if it has typically 'bad' actors, directors, camera crew, casting fucking whatever as long as it has a good writer.
I'm not going to go full RLM rabid fanboy and disavow anything and anyone to do with the prequels, there is a good chance I'll never watch them again by choice (although I have seen them all at least 5 times) as I fully believe that George Lucas in Episode 1 set up a story he wanted to tell, but this story got changed due to bad reviews into something that would be *more* generally accepted.
I also believe in the Darth Jar Jar theory though, and I'm no conspiracy theorist, I'll laugh at tinfoil hats and people who think Bush did 9/11 but Darth Jar Jar makes a lot of sense...
Both are among the worst written characters in movie history.
I find your lack of faith in this movie disturbing.
I just find the whole hatred for post-RotJ S.W annoying...
@@GuardianGrarl Agreed
Dimitris Kalergis Be careful not to choke on your opinions, Dimitris...
@@Josh-The_Spooky_Bastard- Don't be too proud of this low joke you've made. The ability to jest on the internet is insignificant and in the end a farce.
Rouge One is basically A New Hope's opening crawl.
Mr. Troy he said the ship received a transmission in a new hope. In rouge one the plans were physically handed over via pile of rebel corpses and Vader watches the ship escape. Rouge One never happened...
Yes it did. That was the whole aligning the dish to transmit the data to the rebel fleet. THAT was the transmission.
It is
There was a transmission, I pretty sure it was downloaded to that card handed through the door from Rebel to Rebel when it got stuck.
+Heidi Fedor ----Here's a fun trivia fact for anyone who's interested...
The opening crawl from "A New Hope" was co-written by Brian De Palma.
Gonna be honest, had no idea the guy who played General Tarkin was dead or that the person in the movie was CGI so... clearly the special effects there weren't THAT bad.
And I don't know why so many people don't like the CGI Tarkin. As a Star War geek, it was a pleasure to have him brought back to life.
Yeah, exact same for me. I never even suspected that he was CGI while watching it, and I was even watching it in a giant cinema in 3D.
***** It's completely understandable that he would have died since the first film but it just wasn't something that I had ever considered. It's like watching Raiders Of The Lost Ark and thinking "I wonder how the actor who plays Mr. Main Nazi guy is doing these days", one doesn't even think about things like that while watching the movie (I mean, maybe some do but you see my point).
GGWRW I didn't even know who tarkin was. I saw the old Star Wars one time. Recently.
Meh, some people are just obsessed with keeping the dying joke alive, how CGI is shitty and that nothing they do ever looks real. Seriously, I bet Doug complained about EVERY movie that ever done this; Forest Gump, Superman Returns, Tron: Legacy, The Crow, Gladiator
Strange, I never really noticed anything wrong with the CGI Leia and Tarkin.
the tech is impressive, but you can still tell its cgi.
Primordial Bias not with Leia but Tarkington now looking back on this movie is really bad looking
Well I agree the CGI is impressive(and trust me, I hate CGI when is overused).
Tarkin have a lot of screentime and the CGI tend to be iper-realistic NOT realistic, CGI Tarkin have a lot of details more than a normal person and some weird facial expressions that Cushing never had.
It's like the difference between a Fiammingo Potrait and a good caricature: sure the Fiammingo Potraits are amazing, but over detailed, there's always something fake(an expression or even a tiny layer of color).
A good caricature is simple but you can say "OK! It's totally him\her".
I'm not saying that a CGI model must be a caricature but it must be IN BETWEEN those 2 examples.
Both had really bad uncanny valley. However, I find Tarkin to be a fascinating, if one-dimensional, character so I didn't mind his scenes. Leia just kind of threw me. Honestly, they would have lost nothing by just recasting for those characters.
Me too. Now compare them to Superman's mouth in Justice League.....
Krennic: I guess I'll have to go down there.
storm trooper: Don't you have like a million storm troopers?
Krennic: Yeah but, I can actually HIT something!
oooooooohhhhhhhhhhh snap
Darwin Xavier “What an asshole...”
LOL
Unlike the rest, the storm troopers in this movie actually hit their targets
Rutilant Racer except that bling guy
**Hits everyone**
But the blind guy. -_-
Rutilant Racer you sure? I'd say half the stormtroopers and most of the death/scarifs did. lol I still face palm thinking about K2S0 shoot troopers in a tunnel and how Jyn made one slip and fall off the cliff
I know right? The central villain guy actually had a competent honor guard.
It makes a little sense if you think about it. For instance why do all good force users can always make sure to deflect all blaster shots at them.
RIP Debbie Reynolds. 2016 has just been a year of tragedy.
HOBGOBLIN deaths been a troll this year
WHAT!!!! She died a couple of days after her daughter?!!! WTF! That is friggin' tragic if it's a co-incidence, that Carrie couldn't have held on an extra couple of days so her mother didn't have to deal with that grief. It's even more tragic if its not a co-incidence and Carrie's death led to it in some way.
It's only been a day since Carrie died. Debbie's health was declining all year after having a stroke earlier this year, and she had another stroke today while planning Carrie's funeral. The stress was too much for her. She was 84, after all. :( That poor family
FX Lord *one day after
There's still 2 days left, Betty White better hide somewhere safe
In all fairness, it may have made sense for them to be restrained in using Vader. That made the scenes he did appear in (OMG THAT ENDING) that much more powerful and badass.
Not if you replace him with freaky CGI or some generic, forgettable villain.
Bill Jacobs Forgettable?
Tarkin is far from forgettable.
+Buber Marcus I think he's talking about Orson Krennic, not Tarkin, but I didn't think he was too bad as a villain.
+Mr. Troy It says freaky CGI "or" forgettable villain, not forgettable CGI villain. I thought he meant two different things.
Also, people aren't supposed to know about the things happening in this movie. Vader sees it as background events- not even background events- daily life. It's supposed to be an ordinary day. The empire doesn't even know what information is getting leaked- for all they know, the rebels are stealing Darth Vader's grocery list. But they know it's still a fairly important grocery list- like Vader has eggs and Cap'n Crunch on there, and he really doesn't want to forget to get either.
So yeah. It makes sense.Because it's a heist. Not a central attack on the Death Star.
Actually, somehow, the lack of backstory of those characters (I mean, I've seen the movie several times, and I can't remember anybody's name) makes it kinda easier to identify with them... They could be anybody. They are nameless freedom fighters, part of something bigger, who will give their life for the cause, and who will be remembered by no one.
I also really like the fact that they show the rebellion for what it really is : a bunch of terrorists and guerilla fighters, killers, spies... Yeah, they're the good guys, but they're no knights in shining armor. They're bandits.
Oddly, I think this is my favourite SW movie of all...
Except for Forrest Whitaker. I really didn't get what he was trying to do here.
And that's why it's great to have different opinions. I personally didn't like Rogue 1 very much, but this comment actually puts it in a new light, and I respect that.
@@MadTurnip And that's very kind of you to say !
Cheers mate ! :)
I love how each death didn’t have a long drawn out dramatic speech
6:10
To be fair: How do Chewie and Han know each other? How did they meet up? Why did they meet up?
yeah, they are just bitching to have some material for the review.
ryder mccall Han saved Chewie from slavery and Chewie was indebted.
+Aaron Perry in the context of the movies, we didn't know that. And even if we knew that, how did Chewie get into slavery?
See?
guys its their opinion....if anyone's bitching...its you guys
ryder mccall we didnt need to know how han and chewie met each other cause this characters were pretty made as the characters. we could realise their relations, we could see how much they are friends and brothers in arms, we could feel that they know each other very long time only because we see how they behave to each other even if dont know how they met in the context of movies. Thats what mean a good film with a good characters. Thats what we cant say about Rogue one movie and about any of the characters on it, especially about blind monk and his friend. Only stupidest idiot will think that rogue one is a good film. Its an awful film. The only reason why this film was made its to earn money. A lot of money. Very a lot of money. And they get what they wanted. And you idiots help them to reach their goal by watching their shitty movies.
General Krennic?!?! You mean Director Krennic.
Sean Duarte NERD ALERT!!!!
I don't get it :-(
Director CRITIC??
Now I get it
yea whatever
They do explain how the mercenary and the blind guy know each other.
To be fair I forgot it at first as well. It's very badly presented.
Uhh... they literally say they were both the Guardians of the Whills the first time we see the both of them.
AussieDragoon yeah I guess the blind dude guarded the Jedi temple or something and the other dude saved his ass from getting killed or something who cares
Comics.
We barely understand what was the purpose of the temple. What does a Force monk do? Why is the other guy a skeptic? It would have been cool to know more but the movie is more interested in having characters talking about who should press the button and activate the leverage why the other should go pick the.... GOO
"I'm taking you out to lunch"
That whole part just about killed me XD Can I get that on a T-shirt?
Chexpet LOL!!!
"hope."
the one line that sent millions of fans out of the theater sobbing.
Mental invalids, maybe.
Mostly, unless you are that one douche who act likes he/she is too good for any movie to invest them. Not saying this movie just in general.
Boyd The Milkman perhaps.
Right after leaving the theater, I found out that she had died that day or the day before.
i've lost my parents at very early age, i am mental, i've seen things.
this movie holds the distinction of being the first Disney movie where the main characters are taken out by the equivalent of a thermonuclear explosion
a very sloooooooooooooo- *3 hours later* - ooooow explosion. even with the ship i feel like i could outrun it on a moped.
Yeah....Disney went dark.
Rouge One in a Spongebob quote:
Everyone died, the end.
Patrick Star: "Once upon a time, there were a band of rebels called Rogue One. They tried to get the Death Star Plans, but they all died. The End."
Eh. Bothans.
Bob L-B that didn't help at all!
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Written and Directed by George R.R. Martin.
Nope he can write a much better story than this, zack snyder level of bland
@Adrijana Radosevic Or incest. If Star Wars was done by him, there would have been a lot more than a kiss between Luke and Leia. And... I imagine all of them would be rated R.
2:43 -- Hey look, I'm a kitty-cat.
Okay, I'm sold -- I'll keep watching.
phastinemoon (2:36)
ehh the cat doesn't make me too comfortable +Phastinemoon
I was sold when the intro stopped rolling and the guys are falling off of them. Especially seeing it was the start of the rest of the opening
"They use jolly ranchers for badges, they're not exactly the brightest stars in the solar system" can't stop laughing at that line
The thing is, he actually used Jolly Ranchers for their badges
Okay I'm dead now
I sure hope they bring the best Star Wars spinoff ever:
The Christmas special
The wookie family needs a sequel
Ian Khoo nope. Fuck off. Fuck off. Fuck off. Fuck off.
I know you were being sarcastic
With Kylo Ren, Jar Jar Binks and the Ewoks.
NUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
J&N Gaming and More! Hey stop that! You're too invested. Garth Edwards will not be pleased.
Krennic:If Vader is in this movie,Why isn’t he down there on that beach kicking ass
Stormtrooper:Uh Hello...Sand
Krennic: Oh right,He hates Sand
Stormtrooper: It’s so course and rough and irritating and
Krennic: And It gets everywhere
Stormtrooper: He has posters like all over the place,How could you miss this
Krennic:I guess I’ll have to go down there
Stormtrooper:Don’t you have like a million stormtroopers
Krennic:Yeah But I can actually hit something
Stormtrooper:What An Asshole 😂
Chris’s portrayal as Krennic was fantastic
And the comedy was on point
Holy shit
Doug
You should be a director
Crimson Claw He directed the Channel Awesome anniversary trilogy, but those weren't theatrical movies.
Honestly,Tarkin in CGI looked pretty damn intimidating
Yeah, I would be freaked out by a moving rubber sex doll too.
@@HateshWarkio Giggity.
He looks incredibly CGI. Leia's CGI actually gets through just fine for me--but Tarkin is *sooooo* computer animated that I can only stare at his robot mouth in horror any time he's on screen.
Kinda liked how they killed all the main characters. It's a breath of fresh air for average moviegoers like 'woah, this isn't what movies do'
"Woah?" Like it was a surprise?
Teregrin Pook
As in I was not expecting it, no. Dunno, just caught me by surprise.
yea they do that have you seen 47 Ronin? How about 300?
Woodsen Dragon what do you mean? It was the most predictable part of the movie.
I myself do not watch movies all that often. When it comes to Star Wars, I have almost no idea what its about. That and I have yet to see a movie (besides the small ending of Pompeii I caught a glance at whilst it was on TV) that kills off the main characters.
'We'll always have the original movies-ish.' Fun poked at Lucas's special edition attitude is always appreciated.
"Like what?"
Oh, I don't know, how about that time in the comics Vader was surrounded by an entire army, and they told him that he is surrounded and should give up, he simply ignited his lightsaber and said "I am surrounded only by the force. And dead people."
That was amazing.
That was terrifying.
Having earl actually say those lines would be eargasming.
Yes. YES YES YES AUDGLKSFKLJSASF.
“All I am surrounded by is fear. And dead men.”
Oh yeah, and he triggered all their thermal detonators on their belts all at once
Best characters in this movie: Blind Guy, Robot, Darth Vader
A bit telling when you don't know the name of 2 of them, and the one you do came from another movie first though. I agree though, they were great.
mentaya11 K2-SO
I think the GGI dead actors are one of those things you only see if you're looking for it. Case of critic-itis. I wasn't thinking about CGI or looking for it, and I barely ever even noticed. My dad didn't either. We were just watching the movie. Seems like one of those cases where cynics are undone by their own cynicism. Far as Vader's hallway scene...fucking AMAZING! I loved the fact that for once in forever, Vader was SCARY. Like, really spooky. In that scene he almost seemed more like a horror-movie slasher than anything else. Show THIS Vader, studio! I frickin LOVE this scary motherfucker! THIS Vader is dark...someone you could REALLY imagine people being terrified of. Not the everexsposed cartoon Vader from the prequels. This guy is a legitimately terrifying movie monster. More of THIS Vader! Overall, I'm a huge Star Wars EU geek...and I liked Rogue One. But more Dark Hallway Vader...fn PLEASE!!!!
I could see it. Just saying, I didn't notice or care. I went into it knowing they weren't the real actors...and honestly, I was just happy they were in it and as well done as they were. Wasn't long ago we couldn't get a decent CGI humans to save our lives...now we're nitpicking over a few ugly frames. Meh. I'd rather just overlook a few weird moments than not have those characters in the story at all.
blueaxial What doll?
For me, the 3d Glasses which I still fucking hate obscured any uncanniness anyway, along with most other visual details lol.
See I didn't know that Peter Cushing was dead so never made the connection that he couldn't be in this movie (looking back at it it only makes sense because Peter Cushing would have to be immortal to look as he did in this) so wasn't looking for CGI actors and so didn't even notice that he was CGI so I think it was quite good.
Richard Rowe Carrie Fisher died because she seen her cgi self
Donnie Yen and that other guy know each other because they both guarded the temple before the Empire took over, that pilot defected because he grew a conscience, and that squid remains a mystery.
Mystery solved!
People are questioning how the squid can do what it can, but I still am curious about how the Empire got that monster in the Trash Compactor on the Death Star.
Winged Pikmin someone threw their alien goldfish in the trash and it didn't die.
Ikrani The blind one made specific mention that the other used to be one of the best guards, which told me a lot about him in just one line.
Eugenideddis And they complain when there's too much dialogue. It feels like they came in knowing what to expect. They even say so.
I think one of the difficult things about the movie was that a lot of the cast had heavy accents. Couple that with their characters not being well-introduced by name, it was easy to miss a lot of the dialogue going on.
" I'm taking you out to lunch" " I completely forgot why we were here" "That's right lunch" best moment in the review
the sand bit killed me, good job folks
+mitchki
Thanks!
It gets everywhere!
Channel Awesome it's also very corse, rough and irritating.
Sorry, I had to say that.
+Channel Awesome I was kidding on the JKR part
+Erin Thorndike Seriously really And you're doing this now.
mitchki It does make sense though. Sand would literally get everywhere inside the suit and could cause a lot of problems.
fishers mom just passed away too wtf 2016
Screw you Grim Reaper!!
well..... maybe now she got her wish.
Holy shit
+ultraofrahfan1 holy shit seriously?
I thought my boss was messing with me when he said George Michael went too after hearing about Carries mom today. Right around the time it felt like the "2016 worst year ever" thing was getting a bit old it pulls this shit on me in the last week to remind me why it's still worth hating. I guarantee there'll be at least another heavy loss by the end of the week.
Why the hell was Squidward in this movie?
I wouldnt be suprised if it literally was sqodward
That's canon now.
I didn’t notice that Tarkin was CGI until I remembered that he was dead
My father asked me when the movie came out
"Hey son in the new star wars movie that Tarkin guy from the original is in it?"
"Yeah dad."
"Didn't the actor who played him die like 20 years ago?"
I liked this movie because there was more wars in this Star Wars than any other
More Wars? wtf? There was only one war just like every other Star Wars movie but episode 1? I loved this movie as well but your comment made no sense. Perhaps you are referring to battles rather than wars?
Why, in episode 1 too there was a war in the climax, it was on Planet Naboo !
the last 45 mi uses were the best action scenes in star wars to date
What does that even mean??
Quincy Nelson m8 scarif was a fucking D-Day based war battle so wtf ur talking
when i saw Tarkin turn around i was blown the fuck away with how good it looks, and even more so for Leia at the end. I dont know what all the bitching is about
Calm down. If you can't handle his opinions and still keep your own, maybe you should unsub. You should be able to accept that this is HIS opinion and you can have your own. I bet your friends don't like some of the same food you do, and does that mean you break off ties with them? Nope. Also, to be fair, the CGI was very impressive. And they even admitted it. But the part where they made fun of it was pure satire, as it was a little hard to look at after a while. Hence them saying Tarkin was in too many scenes.
The CGI has come along way, its didnt bother me how much he was in it, i thought he was important to the story. With all the main characters being such throw aways, we needed some big faces to get us excited.
Imagine if they used physical makeup. Imagine how AWFUL that would look. Imagine how jarring it would be if they recast him. I think they need to take a step back and realise what a great achievement the CGI was.
***** That would have been terrible if they used makeup. They had a guy playing Tarkin at the end of Revenge of the Sith and by the looks of it they used makeup to give him cheek bones. Im glad they didnt do that.
I've clearly been spoiled my CGI and Tarkin/Leia's wasn't good at all. After watching it the second time it's even more unforgettable.
Chris doesn't understand the limited use of Vader is one of the few things this movie did right. The true villain in this movie should have just been the Death Star, which it was. Yeah, you could argue General McEvil and Tarkin are the villains and they are, but the true threat is what it was in the original Star Wars: the Death Star. Vader was overhyped by marketing people because he's Vader but they had the perfect amount of him; no brief, one scene where he just makes a cameo and no plot where he's the full on villain. Edwards did what Lucas did in the original three: he made Vader a piece of a bigger story instead of being the story. He's just a dude in a Halloween costume.
I totally agree. He wasn't in this because vader isn't thrown at every little issue that pops up and the two times he showed up was when Krenick requested an audience and when they became aware of the theft of the death star plans. And his appearances in 4-6 were due to Luke being a very serious threat as well as one of the only force users so vader had to deal with him frequently.
Vader was also obsessed with finding Luke once he found out from a bounty hunter who he knew he could trust that the pilot who blew up the Death Star was named Luke Skywalker. That's why in V why Vader is so quick to say, "that's the planet where the base is" when talking about Hoth.
You're 100 percent on the money about Vader not being thrown at every little issue. At this point when the Rebellion has yet to truly become a threat and the Empire is doing so well, the dude is just fine with being in his rejuvenation tank. It's not until after where Palpy starts sending him on errands.
Jake Elman I totally agree. I also Like too much that they added the Vader regenerating bath, never seen in the other movies, in the lava planet(i forgot the name) seen in ep III, this scene add more to the character than ep 1 and 2.
i have to agree on that... that bit was perfectly done
***** But why would he be tasked with dealing with a bunch of nobody's? The only time it made sense for him to be there was when they found out about the theft of the death star plans. He had a major role in 4-6 because the MC was his son and they were both force users. The director said they wanted this movie to not have as much mysticism and be more gritty and realistic and Vader is the antithesis of that with his ancient religion and what not.
Seeing Tamara and Walter as Jyn and Cassian is hilariously awesome.
I just want them to upload the Darth Vader scene on its own.
Demitrium they cant cause the dvd isnt out yet
meme master no the sketch, not the actual movie.
Demitrium That shit would be tight!
Until we have like the ACTUAL scene from the movie uploaded in high quality, I guess the Vader scenes from Star Wars Rebels will do for now
Simple-Commentator-not-really I found a good one on IFunny
The most emotional death in that movie was when K-2SO died......
"I'm one with the force, the force is with me. "
I didn't think so at all. The fact that half a dozen stormtroopers took that long to shoot a large, stationary object kind of ruined it for me
the most emotional death was Krennic's
The most emotional death from The Phantom Menace was when the franchise died.
he cant die... because he live on ours heart... the captain said that he had to do it.
i was the most upset with k-2SO's death. that says a lot. the literal robot made me more sad than the actual people.
I mean, I'd probably cry if R2 was killed in the movies...which is more than can I say for any other character at this moment in time.
@@imnotgoodwithnamesbruh6018 i would cry too. R2 *might* die anywhere around The Rise of the Skywalker
Same
Same experience in Mass Effect 2 with Legion’s death. I really liked him...
I don't know what's better... the actual hallway scene... or this hallway scene...
This one
I never thought I needed to see Darth Vader shoot blasters out his ass in my life until I saw this
The opening crawl got stuck, man.
Also, are you kidding me with the weakness thing? The two Death Stars and Starkiller base were are destroyed from 3 different attacks targeting three different weakpoints that were exposed for 3 different reasons. The Empire didn't fall for the same weakness more than once at all.
Xackadee maybe they found more weakspots
I AM EVERYTHING Yeah, it was hard to miss the weakspot of the second Death Star, given that there was a huge hole in it due its incomplete construction allowing ships to fly directly into the reactor that was in no way the fault of the design of the station itself.
***** Yeah, which is another weakness that naturally existed as a result of the station being attacked at a point in time before its completion through no flaws in the design.
I kind of wish you would have mentioned the flaw that was spoken of through the whole movie. It was obvious for fans, but it would have been nice to mention.
Ryan Hildebrand The what? Are you talking to me?
i thought you guys missed a couple of really good scenes,like how you totally forgot how Darth Vader has one of the best lines in the movie. to sum it up you really choked on your aspirations.
it was great both this and the movie. I really just wanted to say that, but it's a tad true.
Ray Feltz Vader was actually talking to the director
Ray Feltz dart vader made a goddamn pun, WHO THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA?!
That pun was fucking terrible.
A Short Drop, And A Sudden Stop. its not the fact that the pun was bad, just that vader, a dark an menacing villain, shouldnt make a goddamn pun. or at least imo
I actually preferred Tarkin over Princess Leia, I didnt even find out he was cgi until I looked in the internet.
me too
Yeah he looked like the real tarkin just compare them
Doug: “But will we ever get a Darth Vader scene as cool as the one in this movie?”
Jedi Fallen Order: “Hold my holocron”
NOW Iwant to try that game
random guy ‘tis not for the faint of heart!!!😃😃😃
@The Eyes Of A True Demon The Hallway scene from Rogue One, The scene from Fallen Order, and Ashoka's fight with Vader are the 3 best Vader fight scenes in my opinion
I don't think they should have put Vader in there. Since they did, they did a decent job of it. I'm glad you are no match for him. Watching him hold back the water as you escape was cool though.
I don't know if anyone's mentioned it but there's ONE scene with Darth Vader that I'd like to see make it into a movie and that's the one from the comic book where the rebels have him surrounded and they go "Surrender! You're Surrounded!" and all he says is "All I am surrounded by is Fear, and Dead Men." And then ignites his lightsaber... that would probably be the epitome of Vader badassery...
Though the original meeting between him and Boba Fett (as the bounty hunter) where they get into a fight would probably ALSO be pretty badass (also from the comics). Though I'm not sure they can do this since I'm pretty sure there's something in the cartoons where they meet...
That was from the Darth Vader comics and those are amazing.
if they announced that they were going to do a Vader movie loosely based on the new comic series i'd honestly be ok with that.
X7373Z yeah, came in to mention it too.
We need a reminder every so often that the power to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the Force.
that moment when the comment section doesn't realize this is their opinion and it doesn't have to affect you in any way -_-
i loved this review and i loved the movie. keep making more awesome and hilarious content doug walker
All Hollows V The problem is the fact that everyone is taking it seriously even though some facts are wrong. It bothers me to see before get discouraged to watch this movie because of the review.
The Guardian yea but its like small facts that are like not important at all....its not like he called the rebellion the "darkside", i think it was mostly people saying "OMFG THEY DO KNOW EACHOTHER YOU IDIOT"
im sorry but its fucking stupid
All Hollows V the moment when someone in the comments criticises people for having their own opinions, under the guise of being angry they're not respecting other people's opinions, when they're really just pissed that the people won't go along with their bullshit and ill thought out opinion based on factual inaccuracies and misunderstandings of basic movie concepts.
YMasterS i dont understand are you saying i dont respect other peoples opinions?
when im literally calling out people who actually dont respect doug walkers opinions so they get angry and comment how they feel
the only opinion i disrespect is people who dont respect others
I hate the movie, but the review is okay.
You know you're nitpicking when you talk about only the opening crawl not being there for 3 minutes.
"In Memory of Carrie Fisher". That just brings a tear to my eye! 😢
I found Chris Stuckmann by watching this soooo...
thank you :)
TheDeniableToast Me, too!
Yeap, he's great.
You're stuckmanized!
I found him from the last jedi review.
I found him in both reviews. & then i saw his bebop review & subbed
If you loved Halo Reach for its story, then you're gonna love this movie. It's pretty much the same thing.
TheGreatTrooper
Because both of them feature groups that are never mentioned ever again in the franchises that they belong in, as well as they're tasked to bring a package that can be a turning point to the war that they're apart of. In the process though, they all die. However, they're successful in delivering that package of importance to those that will carry the rest of the plot on their backs in later installments.
Nick Bleker
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that.
^Takes breath to speak.
Pauses.^
"Yeah, you're pretty much right.
So Star Wars ripped off Halo? huh... -_-
NewPaulActs17
Halo ripped off Predator, and 40k.
Malcolm's Forest Whitaker tho.... LOL!
I laugh every time also happy 2017
Turbo9987 LIES!
I dunno...
what do you know?
I found that even more hilarious than the Vader bit. :D
If Vader can fly... then that explains Leia in the Last Jedi! It all makes sense now!
Amazing. Easily the best prequel/spin-off Star Wars movie I have seen in a while.
Also, R.I.P. Carrie Fisher.
She will be missed.
Matthew Cool I think it's the best Star Wars movie I've seen ever.
It's high up there, but I'd go with New Hope or Empire Strikes Back
ugaaa5 I wasn't actually that big on the action in this one. I just liked the characters (even if some were a bit forgetful, but at least less cliched then the ones in the original trilogy), the plot, and that freaking ballzy ending.
+ugaaa5 Well, I sure do.
That death vader part was the best thing ever xD
"Oh wait I forgot I can choke a bitch" got me good xD
Robbie Rotten ROBBIE ROTTEN?!
Yo mama who did you expect...
sportaflop
Yo mama Can someone send a gif of that?
Yo mama what comes in, must go out, out my ass
You didn't know how Han and Chewie knew each other and you don't see anyone complaining
Jacob Odom but they are just work great together and their relationship doesnt feel rushed and bland. See it isnt just about how they met each other, it is about their chemistry and the characters themselves, we learned much of han solo and chewie's characters and we liked them, in rogue one baze and ip man(i dont remember his fucking name) just tell who they are and where they come from like robots... And although they were cool and badass, especially ip man, they were simply bland and poorly written..
They were characters. The Rogue One "characters" are not. They are boring and don't work off of each other.
Well Baze and Chirrut do, you can really feel a brotherly bond between them, K2 and Cassian/Jyn too, K2 is just pleasant to watch and both Jyn and Cassian play off of him really well. Bodhi I can get why people don't care about him, he's just the bland coward who stands up, it would have been better if we got to see more of his motivation besides him just saying it, but it would make sense that your mind might get a little screwed after being probed by an alien squid by a paranoid extremist who's known nothing but war and the treachery of Imperial Scum.
Ok how Bs is that. Baze and Chirrut if anything are the best set up characters, and it's done almost similarly to Han Solo and Chewie. You get a bunch of moments of Dialogue showing just how much they care for each other while at the same time. Feeling the disbilief of the force Baze has after their master was killed. Him constantly questioning Chirrut's devotion to the force. Hell he even remarks how he stays with Chirrut because of how much he cares for him. How is that not good character writing?
Jacob Odom You read the Han Solo seria of novels.
I really liked Rouge One. It was the darkest Star Wars story since Empire.
Revenge of the sith would like to have a word with you
@@brysonstiles6737 Search your feelings. You know it's true.
Okay, I call BS on the whole Tarkin being fake looking. I watched the movie recently and only realized the actor was dead as dirt when I leaned over to my movie viewing companion and respectfully whispered, "Geez how old does he have to be?" and they responded, "So old he's dead." Well, I guess that's as old as anyone can get.
You know, I thought it was the real Leia at the end, for a second, it looked pretty real, just enough to trick me for a while ...
He seemed real to me
There was a spot or two when Tarkin is yelling at Krennic that his mouth seems to stretch abnormally wide, other than that, it's a pretty amazing bit of CGI.
he looked fake as hell. his face looked weird and flowy and his scowl brow was exaggerated.
I do not agree. I saw Rogue One in cinema and from the moment he appeared on screen I thought: wow, that looks incredibly fake. A real pity too because everything else looked so realistic, so these moments always put me off balance and reminded me that I was - in fact - watching a movie.
Which wasn't the case for Princess Leia though. That moment gave me the chills.
I actually thought Tarkin looked great.
Same
I didn't even realize he was CG until I heard people talking about it. Leia, on the other hand...
Mes gots its Yeah. Same
same, same, same. i didn't even know the actor who played tarkin was dead lmao. i could tell leia right away, i think it was that super bright white background. tarkin was always like surrounded by darker colors so it was less noticable.
It was so painfully bad, it felt like an old video game intro
*_My God, look at all the Fan raging in the comments_*.
Better not say I still *_enjoyed_* TFA and Rogue One even if I could see their rather obvious flaws, or else I might be crucified!
>"Or else I might be crucified"
>Has a Roman pfp
I'm not sure if that was intentional, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Daniel Lancelin I laughed at that way longer than I should've
Same, I like all star wars stuff, so most starwars fans hate me for one reason or another.
Haven't seen TFA yet but I actually enjoyed Rogue one. K - 2SO was hilarious (at least to me).
Nah say it, considering its better then episode 7.
Hoooly shit, Malcom nailed performance of Saw Gerrera !
Leai's face was literally only on for 2 seconds, and she only said one word, it was fantastic and emotional
Fireteam Axis what it looked real to me they did a good job at cg ing her
Fireteam Axis it looked real to me
No, it was distractingly bad. I’m not usually an effects snob, but there was some really awful uncanny valley stuff going on. I thought the movie was pretty good overall, but Leia was just awful looking. Which is weird, because I didn’t think Tarkin was terrible. They just used him waaaaaaay too much. Should have kept him mostly in shadow if they wanted him to have that many scenes, would have worked better imo. But I’m just some asshole on the internet, what do I know? xD haha
August how
August I saw it on blue ray and the cgi looked real as fuck. Maybe it was the higher resolution or something.
I thought I was the only one who saw the blind guy as Star Wars equivalent of Toph.
That was my thought exactly. :)
Jackson Howard I was honestly thinking Daredevil myself
I was thinking of Legolas (with the Daredevil vibe), with Baze being Gimli. Add in the fact that Vader's castle looked like Sauron's tower, and his scene reminded me of Sauron wrecking guys in that intro, and the Rogue One crew was a kind of "Fellowship of the Death Star plans", it felt a bit like Lord of the Rings now that I think about it. Which is fitting, because I was reminded a tiny bit of the Hobbit when watching The Force Awakens.
No, he's Zatoichi. It's a looooooooong-running Japanese series about a blind samurai with near-superhuman fighting capabilities. The character is about as old as James Bond, iirc.
Jackson Howard I too thought of toph
Okay, I love your work, Nostalgia Critic, but you're making the same mistake as so many other people, holding this movie up to a higher standard than the originals. Let's use some of the exact arguments you have here on the original movies.
THE SQUID MONSTER. Why is it there? Where is it from? Isn't it totally useless in the plot? Yes! Just like the one eyed creature in the trash compactor scene of the original movie. Why is it living in the trash compactor? How does it survive? Why is it there? Does it have anything to do with the plot? No, it just grabs a character, pulls it under, then lets him go. I'm sure you have a bunch of made up reasons for that creature being there, but if you're going to do that for the original, why don't you do it for Rogue One?
THE TWO GUYS WHO WERE FRIENDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE. You say a problem is that they didn't reveal where they knew each other before the movie started. So tell me, how did Chewbacca and Han meet...... Go ahead, I'll wait...... Don't have the answer? Because it's never freakin' established! No one cared, just like they shouldn't care here! But because you're all holding this movie up to a higher standard than the originals, you criticize that here, but not there. This is completely unfair to Rogue One.
WE DON'T KNOW WHY THE PILOT DEFECTED. Yep, we also don't know why Princess Leia is a "traitor and a part of the rebel alliance." No one bothered to ask, we just went with it. But somehow, because it's being held to a higher standard, Rogue One suddenly has to explain all of this.
THIS MOVIE JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE. Look at Empire Strikes Back, it jumps around just as much. Again, people don't criticize that as much as this because that's a classic and beyond reproach, but this one is new so it can be shat all over.
THE NAMES ARE FORGETTABLE. Okay, I'm older than you, so you probably didn't know this, but people in the '70s and '80s made fun of how forgettable the original names were at the time. Hell, even the actors couldn't even get them straight. Look at the interviews. (Honest Trailers plays footage of Billy Dee Williams getting C3PO's name wrong, and even the interviewer can't remember.) I knew a number of people who referred to Han Solo as Ham Solo and only got it right when they saw the spelling on the toy. Hell, I can't remember anyone who could get Chewbacca's name right for years. People only know those names today because they've been burned into our consciousnesses over decades. You've meanwhile given this movie a whole two weeks!
I'm also going to add the death of Saw Gerrera, as one of you pointed out how odd it was that he let himself die in your original review. Now, I agree that it doesn't make a lot of sense, but again, let's hold the same standard up to the original. How did Obiwan die again? Oh yeah, by just letting himself die. One can say he would "become more powerful" if Vader struck him down........ I'm still waiting for that day. Of course, he sends a message to Luke to use the force to destroy the Death Star, something he could have done over a communicator while still alive. So his death was useless, too.
All of this is not to say these aren't in some measure problems with Rogue One, but rather to say that if you love the originals but think this isn't very good, you're wearing nostalgia glasses, because the problems in this one are usually also problems in the originals, you're just holding this up to a higher standard.
I love the original Star Wars movies, and I also love Rogue one... FOR THE SAME REASONS! They're all flawed movies with pretty basic, even stereotypical, characters. But I overlook those flaws because of the many things they're getting right.
I will admit that the characters in the originals were more fun, and you could root for them more easily, but these characters are more original, less subject to archetypes. You're absolutely wrong in saying they didn't take chances because they did. Hell, just having the idea that the rebellion is split into various factions was a huge chance, because they're saying the good guys are not all aligned, and are sometimes fighting each other. They added complexity and depth to the universe of Star Wars. Did they do it perfectly? Definitely not. There are big flaws in this. But there is a lot more to be found and appreciated here, which you can see if you can take off your nostalgia glasses.
Or I might just cause you to stop loving the originals... either way. I'm the today critic. I remember it, so you're going to have to as well! :)
The original movies came out in the 70s and 80s. The Critic SHOULD hold this movie to a higher standard to the originals because storytelling and filmmaking has improved since then.
Oh, I guess that's why The Godfather and Citizen Kane are so awful while Adam Sandler movies are stellar, because storytelling has "improved."
Jeff McArthur No because Star Wars (1977) is a classic B movie. But a B movie nontheless. Movies now should strive to be better. Star Wars the original series has its flaws.
But thats what makes Star Wars so great. Regardless the fact that its a B film, It was still original and creative. Rouge One is just an average shit film, just piggybacking the star wars fame
Jeff McArthur Yeah, because comparing The Godfather and Citizen Kane to Adam Sandler movies is the best way to compare modern films to old films lol. It would be more accurate to compare Adam Sandler's films to the worst films of the past, and to compare The Godfather and Citizen Kane to the best modern films.
The Godfather and Citizen Kane are great films, but the best filmmakers of today have learned from the best films of the past and grown as artists because of it. Honestly, I've seen a lot of modern movies that have affected me both emotionally, and as an artist, way more than The Godfather and Citizen Kane ever did.
Oh yeah, you're exactly right. People in the past weren't capable of coming up with great stories like people today are. That's why we should shit all over everything today and give every excuse imaginable to movies of the past. Too bad people in the '70s didn't think this way, then they could have shat all over the original Star Wars and we could have kept it from continuing on.
19:40 So I think Rian Johnson got the idea of Leia breathing and flying in space from this video...
Rogue One was focused on the Death Star plans and how they were stolen. And they accomplished that better than I hoped. With numerous other ways the Old Canon established how they were stolen this one is by far the most interesting and exciting. It did its job of telling this story and it really didn't have to have character development. So I was fine with a lack of it since the characters were just suppose to hold my interest to get to the plot.
But I think the best part of this movie is the encompassing of The Clone Wars and Rebels in this movie. Things like General Syndulla or Chopper being in mentioned and seeing Gerrera who was a character from TCW is awesome. It's just the nods to these shows that make this movie part of a larger series.
Thomas D Chopper is actually in the movie, but for like five second.
HuntSD I saw him for like 5 seconds and I thought my eyes were fooling me
Chopper makes a cameo in the film?
ok, I feel like you are being way to hard on the characters. A) we are not getting three movies out of them, so any backstory would just be pointless, they have to convince us with their behaviour NOW, and b) we know they all die, so again: make us like you now instead of doing what makes you likable off screen. they were actually the funniest cast of SW ever!!!
Leviathan 77 THANK YOU!!!
Ah but you're not two dudes trying to make money of their channel by being "funny" and controversal. You'r confusing actual decetn film crticism with assholes...
That’s no excuse to why they’re so boring and bland, I’ve seen one off movies with better characters and pacing
You’re just defending it under the guise of being a fan that you can’t or won’t see it
You will not notice Tarkin's CGI unless you knew he died. It was impeccably done. Pointless nit-picking.
I didn't know he was dead, and I still noticed.
I didn't know he was dead either, but I've even asked my friend if this guy was a CGI. It is pretty good, but you still can notice that it's not real.
i didnt know he was dead, and i still noticed, jesus christ its super noticeable
It was impeccable when he was standing still at a distance, and especially when his back was turned and his face was reflected in the window. The more it moved around though, the more unnatural motions, CGI 'shininess' and odd coloration you could pick out. Having a flesh and blood person in the same frame of reference was also a bad call. If they would have shot scenes with it far away, only getting close ups from the rear and showing his face only in reflections... it would have been neigh unnoticable.
However they put in a lot of work in CGI Tarkin, and I can at least see why they wanted to show it off, even if it did detract from the film.
I knew he was dead, but didn't say anything to my wife about it. As soon as she saw Tarkin, she leaned over and asked "is that guy cgi?"
The blind warrior is played by Donnie yen one of the best kung fu masters of our time next to jet Li and Jackie Chan
I found this funny, but I adore Rogue One. I disagree that Cassian is boring, or that Jyn is too similar to Rey. Cassian feels like a real soldier, who's effected by the crossfire in a war. He's the kind of character who mercy-kills someone in the beginning without their consent, but accepts that has to be done to fight the empire. Also, Rey feels like a character that has been closed-off from the war, from living on a desolate planet, and appears hopeful of exploring the universe. Jyn deliberately tries to disconnect herself from the war, and finally realises that she can't have the mindset, in her words, of "It's not a problem if you don't look up".
Tarkin was in the film more than Vader because Tarkin was in command. Vader was just the muscle, the go-get-shit-done guy. Watch Episode 4 again and you'll see high-ranking officers mock him and his religion openly. Vader orders around the Stormtroopers and that's it. He is subservient to everyone else, essentially. He is not the main villain, just the most popular.
Sorta disagree with you here. In A New Hope we see Vader first and he's also the one who's in direct conflict with Luke at the end. He sets the tone for the movie and comes to represent the "Empire" in the eyes of the audience. The fact that he isn't "first in command" doesn't really mean he's not the main villain. He was the most popular because he was the most memorable, and the filmakers clearly intended for him to be.
Its certainly true that he's the undisputed main villain in Empire moreso than he is in A New Hope, though. He is seen with a lot more authority in that movie, and comes into direct conflict with all of our main characters in that movie.
Snakie no not really, tarkin is the main villain of a new hope, Vader is literally tarkin's bitch in ANH, so why would he be one of the main villains in rogue one and just be cast aside, it makes no sense continuity wise
How is he Tarkin's bitch? If you mean when Tarkin told him to stop choking that man, Vader wasn't bothered. He was making a point, he wasn't out of control, he didn't care that Tarkin spoke. Tarkin doesn't even jump in straight away, he lets Vader make a point and wants to move on. Tarkin is in charge of the Death star and Vader isn't bothered about the decisions he's making, like destroying Alderann. He still does his own thing, like letting Leia and the others escape so they can be tracked. He's more a man of action, one reason he goes into battle around the death star while Tarkin is on board making decisions for the base.
I thought Tarkin was in it more because the Death Star was very much his project. He was in command so it makes more sense he's about. He was more involved with it's building while Vader was doing more active things around the Empire. Also, we only see one officer actually get bold enough to mock Vader and he's pretty swiftly put in his place. Vader doesn't even loose his temper, he just calmly goes 'so, what were you saying' while making a very deliberate point.
Why are people so pissed off at the absence of an opening crawl. It makes perfect sense for it not to happen. Rogue One is not a "Star Wars" movie it's a Spin off movie.
How the hell can you call rogue one not a star wars movie. It is a star wars movie but is just not necessarily important to the main films. There is a reason that the standards are really high for it.
What I mean is it's not a "Star Wars" movie as in a traditional Star Wars movie that has an opening crawl and focuses on the Skywalker/Solo family, the Force and the Jedi. It's a Star Wars spin off or Anthology film. Which is a good reason why it doesn't have an opening crawl. Deadpool and Logan aren't X-Men films but they are films in the X-Men Film Franchise which makes them X-Men spin off films.
Even if a film is not oneof its core franchises, it is still part of those films. Logan is an x-men film even though it is not a core one. This applies to rogue one and deadpool. Regardless if you call them spinoffs or not, events in each movie affect other events of the same franchise. Rogue one may not be a core film to the sagas but it is still a star wars film. If rogue one is a star wars film which it is, then logan in an x-men film even though it is not a core one.
Basically you agreed with the guy and re-stated what he said, especially with Logan. But to elaborate on Agent Prime's point. Because it is a spin off. It can operate under its own set of rules and guidelines while somewhat ignoring the main material. (Granted Rogue one can't take full liberty on the latter half of that statement considering it's a direct prequel. But anyway.) You using Logan and Deadpool are actually perfect examples.
Both are rated R. I doubt any X-men movie from the main line will be rated R. Deadpool unlike the main X-men films is more of an action comedy. Something wouldn't fly in a mainline X-men film because they don't have a structured tone to go into action comedy territory. If a mainline X-men film did that people would be at an uproar because it's so out of place.
Tone also falls into the Director's influence. Because a film is a spin-off directors can choose to do certain things differently to exemplify the differences the audiences will find with this film compared to one of the main Franchise. The removal of the title crawl falls in this category.
I second Agent Primes point.
They deliberately took out some Star Wars "traditions" like the wipes and the opening crawl not to - let's say clutter - the "official" saga.
Perfectly fine for me, however a little more intro would have been nice.
I always figured Star Destroyers were destroyers in the naval sense of the word. These are Star WARS, after all. They are destroyers that travel through the stars, not destroyers of stars.
Bit rich to criticise the film for taking its time to explain something when it took you over three minutes into the review to start reviewing the film!
For the love of god, can people PLEASE stop saying they never fixed the problem with the Death Star?!?!?!?!?! If you actually watch Return of the Jedi, you will see that the second Death Star is only half way done!! Without the shield, all they had to do was fly to the center of it and destroy it from with in! That's not a problem with the design, that's the Rebels not being stupid enough to let them finish another one!!!!!
True dat. Although the last sentence should read "that's Palpatine's hubris in revealing his trump card before it's finished" as opposed to giving Rebel's the credit.
Fair enough. To be honest, it's been awhile since I have rewatched them so I didn't think about that.
VampireLord65 And the flaw with the third was that they blew up a power converter, not the core of the station (yes the fight looks similar, but the how they destroy it is clearly different)
Remember when only the really nerdy people took Star Wars seriously? Those were good times
Lord Freeza Yes, those were good times indeed.
Kofi Awa now it's being treated like a religious text and no one can have any fun with it
Lord Freeza Exactly! This is why I sometimes feel ashamed to call myself a Star Wars fan. 95% of this fanbase is so incapable accepting others' opinions. I want to be able to peacefully debate my opinions on Star Wars without getting bashed at.
Kofi Awa Like how I kinda enjoy the prequels (I don't think they're better than the originals but I still enjoy them) but every time I try to bring that up people look at me like I'm the antichrist
Lord Freeza Right again! I'm not really a fan of prequels(especially Attack of the Clones which I despise), but I don't look down on people who like them. I have one friend who heavily dislikes The Force Awakens, but I don't treat him like a terrible person. I try to stay as an adult as much as possible(I'm 17 by the way) by letting him have his own opinion and try to exchange our different perspectives on the film in debate. The only people I do look down upon are the dumbasses who try to treat others like shit and say they have the "correct opinion."