Even though the movies are titled "Star Wars" this is the one that felt most like a war movie, and I think that's what makes it such a favorite for me. It's dark, it's unforgiving, it has only the sliver of a happy ending because we know what it leads into, truly an amazing piece of art.
You're right, this was a fantastic movie to see in theaters. I think Rogue One's cinematography is my favorite thing about it, huge props to Gareth Edwards and crew. Easily the best looking Star Wars movie
Ahh, Jen. What makes Rogue One be one of the top of the Star Wars stories, are the tragic deaths and moments of self-sacrifice by so many characters. It just breaks my heart at the deepest levels and reignited my love of the Star Wars saga.
Makes you wonder what the back story is for the Bothan spies who delivered the Death Star 2's plans in Return of the Jedi. "Many Bothans died to bring us this information."
@@Ladco77 The EU made the "bothans" a race of spies and politicians. That always struck me as a disservice, a classic "all members of a race are just like the first example of said race that we see" trope that's used all too much in sci fi and fantasy. It's utterly non-sensical it is if you think about it for more than five seconds. Why did "Bothans" have to be a species? Why not the people of a planet? If a planet named Botha got zapped like Jedda did in this film, the "Many Bothans died to bring us this information" line would make just as much sense without stereotyping an entire species as a bunch of spies.
Great reaction Jen. It's pretty sobering when you realize that Jyn and Cassian are about to die, but it really drives the point home that the Death Star plans were bought at a high price.
Jen, I cried tears of pure joy when you guessed the Jedi to be Obi Wan and the messenger to be Leia. I think you're the first to get both right with no confusion. An ending that rivals the OTs and Revenge of The Sith.
This movie is bittersweet for me. I really like this movie. It is one of my favorites in the Star Wars franchise, but the day I saw it in the theater was the day that Carrie Fisher passed away. My friend and I were sitting in our seats at the theater, and he wanted to check his phone one last time before the trailers started. That's when he saw the news and he told me. So, when Princess Leia shows up at the end and says "Hope" it was pretty emotional.
Chirrut's character added a ton of lore to the universe. Someone who isn't a jedi, but is Force sensitive, and introducing the Guardians of the Whills. Pretty cool.
He was the last of the The Force believers who followed the Jedis pilgrimage to the holy city of Jeddah, thus the name Jedi. The pilgrimage was a secular religious event which started during the days of the Old Republic
@@DoremiFasolatido1979 IOW, Jedi and Sith aren't as unique as they pretend to be. ANYONE can do what they do; the people selected to be Jedi/Sith are just more naturally talented at it than most. Also, I'd argue that Chirrut was way more effective in this film than many actual Jedi. Especially the, "I can walk through blasterfire and not get hit. Who needs a lightsaber?" part.
@@noppornwongrassamee8941 I feel like that was really an instance of the living force exerting its will, that lever needed to be pushed. After that happened though, Chirrut had served his purpose and could pass on
@@jthoward This demonstrated why stormtroopers always miss the main characters. The Force exerts its own will to make happen what it intends to happen.
Galen is still all good because he knew the empire would still have built the Death Star without him, without a weakness, so he worked for them, but rigged the trap inside it.
In the months leading up to the movie, a friend was wondering what role Mads Mikkelsen's character could contribute to the Death Star, seeing as the construction began two decades earlier at the end of Revenge of the Sith and would it would have been done by this point. I casually suggested that he solved the overheating problem by adding a small thermal exhaust port, just below the main port...
@@BogeyTheBear well Jyn was well into adulthood by the time he died, soooo... A lot can be done in a few years, hell, half of the 2nd death star including a fully functional weapon was done by RotJ.
This one was absolutely, 100%, no doubt about it my favorite of the new Disney SW movies. To answer your question at 31:53, no... Lucas didn't have this specific story in mind. Only the mention in the Episode IV opening crawl of the Rebels winning their first victory against the Empire and stealing the Death Star plans. According to Wikipedia, John Knoll, a visual effects artist on the prequels, pitched the idea (based on the Episode IV crawl) in 2003 as part of an unproduced series called "Star Wars Underworld." After Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, he pitched it again as a standalone movie. And I agree... Vader was awesome, and Tarkin is a big ol' douche. 😁
I have to imagine John Knoll read The Han Solo Trilogy of books, the third book "Rebel Dawn" depicts the early rebel alliance and more specifically their raid on Taprawa where they steal the death star plans and transmit them to Princess Leia on her ship Tantive IV, but the entire rebel attack force and it's leader Bria (han solo's love interest for the trilogy) die trapped there. This trilogy of books came out in 1997/1998. When the trailers for Rogue One came out I was at first kinda angry about disney yet again destroying perfectly great stories to make their own (remem this came out after episode 7, which was fine but obviously rewrote a bunch of (better) lore that had existed already). In Rogue One you really felt for the characters and their sacrifices, so at the end of the day I was surprised and pleased at this great movie.
One of the ways to watch _Rogue One_ is back-to-back with _Episode IV: A New Hope,_ or at least the first few minutes of it. They tie in so beautifully.
It is not feasible to overestimate just how much I love this movie. When it was in the theater, I went to see it once or twice a week every week during its run. On the first weekend I saw it twice in one day. Every time I rewatch it (which is often) I get emotional. Tomorrow I'm running a half marathon and I had been considering dressing up as Vader but I am nervous because I may overheat. Seeing you gushing over him pushed me over the edge and I will do it. Last year I ran a race dressed as Luke with Yoda on his back and there were so many kids who loved it. I'm hoping to make folks smile again this time around. On an unrelated note, I absolutely love this scarf.
This gets such mixed reviews, however I think this is one of the best of the newer star wars and a darker grittier universe then the kid friendly fare we were served in some of the newer versions. The Darth Vadar ending was just epic and really cemented his kick ass bad assery up a whole notch. I could watch a whole film of him just being Darth!
I would be first in line for that movie. They so nee STO do a side movie like Rogue One and Solo just called VADER and it be all about him and him doing some task for The Emperor or something. A rare movie where it's ok if the bad guy wins.
This is my favourite Star Wars movie and Andor is my favorite Star Wars show. I've always loved the story of Star Wars though the movies never lived up to the story they were telling (the prequels mainly) but Rogue One and Andor really do for me.
When us old guys saw the original Star Wars in 1977, there was one big question we all had... "Why would they build this unstoppable weapon, but leave a huge vulnerable exhaust port exposed for anyone to shoot into?" Famous smart person John Knoll thought about it for years and wrote this story to finally explain WHY they did it.
There are several easter eggs in this movie. The two outlaws that Luke and Ben encountered in the Cantina on Tatooine make an appearance. The Blue trimmed X-Wings were not in Episode IV because they conflicted with the blue screens so Lucas changed them to red. The retcon is that they were destroyed on Scarif.
I have been so looking forward to Jen the Vader fan seeing the end of this film. And your reaction did not disappoint. Best of the Disney SW movies hands down. Even more fun watching it with someone who hadn’t spoiled her viewing with a bunch of trailers. Have a great weekend JM.
The story was taken from one part of the scroll text at the beginning of Ep IV by John Knoll (did effects for the Star Wars Prequels at ILM and, with his brother, created Adobe Photoshop - he's got a few talents). He pitched the idea some time before Rogue One finally went into production. First paragraph of Ep IV intro: "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. "
He wrote it in the 1990's and pitched it to George Lucas. But it got shelved becasue Lucas thought he would never come back to Make any more Star WArs films. Then the prequels happened. Plus when Disney took over the Lucas brand they were lokoing to get as many stories out there to cash in. Which is a curse and a blessing.
@@slowswimmer9169, Star Wars in general is Science Fantasy although this one has not got much fantasy in it I think as it's SW it's painted with the same brush.....
It really gives weight to the people that worked behind the scenes to get these plans. They didn’t magically appear in the rebels hands. People sacrifice their lives for these plans. This allows you to appreciate that sacrifice.
Strange how the actual design for the Death Star pre-dates this film by about 20 years. The Death Star schematic was revealed back in Episode 2 when the Geonossians gave it to Dooku. Galen designed the reactor flaw, not the entire station itself.
Having seen all SW films in the theater (first run - I'm old) this was, to me, the best. It's a story about sacrifice for a higher good. And those last 5 minutes - I could watch those on a loop for hours on end.
Very nice reaction, Jen 😊, and I don't think Lucas planned this side story in advance but certainly the text at the beginning of 'A New Hope' gave the idea. When I saw it in the cinema I didn't have too much expectations because Ep VII was good, but for my personal taste there were too many CGI-ish and 'smooth' scenes in which the protagonists only have one chance, actually don't know what to do, but it works perfectly out. So (of course) I watched 'Rogue One' at 0.01 o'clock (like every time 😂) on the first day when it was released here and I was very surprised how perfectly they hit the old Star Wars style from the 70s and 80s. It was just amazing. Of course they use mainly the old designs of space fighters and ships which helps a lot, but for me (as many others) the absolute highlight was that they used unused footage from 1977 and fitted it perfectly in the movie and when these scenes appeared on the screen there was spontaneously instant applause and cheers by the audience. 😄🥳😎 The whole movie was really a great surprise for me and it connects perfectly with the original movie. Also I really liked that the Rebels aren't only good guys and the Empire are just evil scumbags. It gives all of them more character and certainly makes it more realistic because there in reality there never is just black and white. Even the good guys have their assassins, snipers and intentionally kill innocent people, while in the Empire there are people who want to do their job and live, but don't like to do it and so on. 🧐 In my oppinion by far the best movie since Disney took over and together with Ep III, IV, V and VI in the my personal top 5 of Star Wars movies. All other movies are at least good too or better (no matter what some people say ... and I'm a Star Wars nerd too since I saw the first two movies in 1980 for the first time, 'Star Wars' (later Ep. IV - A New Hope) as a rerun a week before 'The Empire strikes back' was released), but I think this movie really is an unexpected highlight and since Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) passed away in 1994, in my opinion they did an outstanding job with CGI on him as well as on Leia. 😊
My favorite since Disney bought the franchise, maybe even since Empire. not just putting the war back in Star Wars, but I loved the characters too. Also K2SO was performed by Alan Tudyk, Wash in Firefly/Serenity.
To Gaylen, Lyra and Jyn Erso. May the force be with you. To Cassian Andor. May the force be with you. To Chirrut Imew and Baze Malbus. May the force be with you. To Saul Guerra. May the force be with you. To Bodie Rook and K-2SO. May the force be with you. ALWAYS.
Great reaction Jen 🎉 your love of Vader makes me imagine you yourself in the movie bumping into him and " hey Vader you're evil I'm good but can I get a selfie with ya cuz you're so cool " 😅 I forget now if I've seen your mandolorian reactions or not so will be checking in a min 👍
Great movie. Maybe I'm a sappy guy but I do wish there had been a way for Jyn Erso and Cassian to survive. It also would have been nice to see more of Churrut Imwe. His character had great potential. It's really cool how this movie flows directly into the beginning of A New Hope
I became a Star Wars Megafan in 1977 when I 1st saw Star Wars as a seven year old. Watched every film in the theatre even dressing up as Obi Wan (and growing a beard for the 1st time) for the premiere of Revenge of the Sith in 2005. Bought all the toys, all the stuff. However by 2008 I had become completely fed up with all things Star Wars. I was bitter. So much so that I sold nearly all of my collection and swore I would never spend another second of my time with Star Wars... Until in 2017 I convinced myself to watch Rogue One. It was a leap of faith... And I was *not* disappointed! This was the film that made me fall in love with Star Wars once again! Chirrut's death brings me to tears every time. And for the long term SW fans it finally plugged the biggest plot hole from the beginning- Why would the Empire accidentally design the ultimate battle station with such a fatal flaw that a single torpedo could destroy it? Answer- it was no accident, it was done from within on purpose as revenge. Brilliant! Once again loved the reaction!
Aside from the original this is the best Star Wars film IMHO, & I been a fan since the 1st one came out way back in 1977 when I saw it as a 10 year old.
I was honestly worried about your reaction to this movie since it was so dark. The ending though, even after all these years, just cold chills. That little hammerhead ship saved the day.
The book "Catalyst" by James Luceno was a great lead up to this movie, it made the movie even better as it provided more background about the relationship between the Krennic and Galen Erso characters. I highly recommend. There's also a Cassian Andor series coming to Disney+ hopefully this year.
Agreed. "Catalyst," as expressly a prequel to Rogue One, is among the best of the newer books for fleshing-out the story. I rank it with Zahn's 2017 "Thrawn" and John Jackson Miller's "A New Dawn" in their corners of the universe. We sure have a lot of good stuff from recent years.
@@Poss1 I also enjoyed, as a companion book, “Rebel Rising.” That also gives Jyn a little more as a character. As with all SW books I recommend the Audiobook versions.
@@cardiac19 Ooo! Thanks. I haven't read it. I'll put it right in the queue. I usually do both, read then listen. The audiobooks for those I mentioned are also excellent. Especially "A New Dawn" done by Marc Thompson, a favorite. Thanks again.
jen if you've seen doctor strange the guy who plays the dad in this played the bad guy in doctor strange , the actor who played sal was in black panther . the guy who you said recognized who played the imperial pilot that escaped played the main bad guy in the 1st venom movie
Jen, sorry but I forgot to add one more tidbit. After you watched Star Wars: Episode IV for the first time, towards the end you said, "F-you, Vader." Flash forward to Rogue One, and Darth Vader is the coolest movie villain of all-time. You've made me so happy, Jen, I think I might cry.
As a long-standing STAR WARS fan, it continues to be a genuine and enlivening joy to watch you appreciating and being swept up by these movies that have meant so much to me. In the case of "Rogue One" you reacted almost beat-for-beat to the twists and turns, the character interplay and the SW callbacks as I did watching it the first time. Looking forward to your take on "Solo: a Star Wars story" which I deeply enjoyed as much as this one (not at all like the sequel trilogy which was almost entirely a misfire and a mammoth wasted opportunity). Anyway, thanks for this. Y'just made my day.
@@PAPITO_IS_CUTE I'm uncertain as to the meaning of your reply but, yes, I liked SOLO very much -- the disdain for it seems entirely misplaced and wrong-headed; like Rogue One, it comes closest to capturing the spirit of the original STAR WARS, far more so than the relatively misconceived "Episodes VII-IX."
31:15 This is a reference to Episode 4 actually - in A New Hope Mon Mothma (the female Alliance leader) said that a lot of spies died to bring the Alliance the plans of the Death Star.
You’re very incorrect. She says that in The Return of the Jedi, she specifically says “many Bothens died”, and she’s talking about all the information concerning the 2nd Death Star and it’s shield generator.
I know "Many Bothans died to bring us this information" was said about the second Death Star, but this was a film about those people who get tossed off in the expostion. I love it for that.
This movie made Darth Vader scary again. He was scary in 1977 for this 11 year old....but by the time "Jedi" rolled around, he just wasn't terribly menacing. This one is my favorite by far. Episode IV is my top film (because it's the one that started it all for me) but Rogue One is the favorite all around. Glad you did this one, Jen!
I thought at the time he was still scary in Jedi. But by the time they had had 50 cartoons (not including Clone Wars) and cutesy toys they managed to make him far less menacing than what he was in the 80s which is a scary as shit space Nazi with no face and a scary breathing. Oh and he could do magic and had a laser sword!!! lol.
@@derred723 When they did the face reveal at the end of "Jedi", I was hoping we would see a torn up, gnarly lookin' face to match the back of his head from "Empire". Instead we got a gray, slug-looking guy with weird bushy eyebrows (now digitally "corrected"😁). It just didn't land for me. It doesn't help I was 17 at the time and was more interested in cars and girls. Vader was always my guy....but he had changed from "Comander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans...." to "It is too late for me.....son". I know he was having a transformative moment, but I just wanted mean, ruthless Darth Vader. But we got him in THIS!! . And he WAS pretty well written in Rebels (but that's just my opinion). I LOVE the parody stuff of him like in Robot Chicken Star Wars (Jen....this one is a MUST for you), Family Guy or even the Lego stuff ("I have you now!" "Uh sir, you know he can't hear you, right?). Some of that stuff is written beautifully. I haven't played "Jedi: Fallen Order" but what I've seen of Vader in that....he looks and acts like he did in my "11 year old" nightmares.
I’m glad I’m not the only one with this opinion. Vader should have had a full prequel movie where he hunts down the last of the Jedi, thus making us forget the whiny b!tch Anakin was.
Donnie Yen is just great in everything! Between his character in this & Blade 2, I still want backstory movies on them. But, this is up there for overall favorite Star Wars movies. The way they linked it to episode 4 was just great & Vader's moment towards the end...great & truly terrifying at the same time! *The director, Gareth Edwards, is just an amazing director, writer, action choreographer, etc. I don't know if you've seen THE RAID series, parts 1 & 2, but they're amazing too. Same director of rogue one, but the 3rd raid movie never happened because it was so heavily pirated.* Anyways, Great Reactions BTW!
Jen, your reaction was superb! This is an excellent movie, and a great addition to the Star Wars saga. You cannot ask for anything more. I loved the look on your face when you saw Darth Vader emerge. When I saw this in the theatre, we had already known that Vader was in the movie, and it was so thrilling to see him on screen for the first time in years. Not counting his glorified cameo in Revenge of the Sith. Darth Vader is the coolest movie villain of all-time. The moment when Vader is on the rebel ship, the audience was in awe, and it made you wonder with how bad-ass that scene is, should we be cheering for Vader? The whole story is great, the characters are intriguing, and it does a great job in making it feel like a war movie. Excellent reaction, Jen. May the Force be with you.
this was my 2nd favorite starwars movie after a new hope and a lot of people had always wanted to know how the rebels got the plans to destroy the death stars and that's why lucas came up with the story
The last scene in Rouge One leads directly into the first scene of a New Hope. Also, you might be interested in Watching Solo a Star Wars story. Just to see how Han meets Chewbacca.
The second best Star Wars movie all time. I was stunned that they made this as gritty and dark as they did, and I loved it for that. Rebellions start out as the underdogs, and this movie addresses that.
Well, I don't think people will judge you for liking Vader. I have seen many female reactors watch the Star Wars movies and even though I heard a couple of them saying Harrison Ford as Han Solo looks cute, their order of favourite characters appears to be: 1. R2D2 2. Darth Vader and 3. a far off threeway tie between Han, Chewie and Leia. When I watched the OG movies and then read books situated in the Star Wars universe, the way the Death Star plans were aquired was different. It was a group of Bothan (an alien race) spies that brought the plans to the Rebellion at the cost of many lives. This brought them prestige and positions of influence in the later, by the former Rebellion formed, New Republic. I think in the OG movies someone (I think Mon Mothma, who is also one of the leaders here in the movie) even mentions the lost lives of Bothans, but this could also be a mandela effect from reading so much of the Star Wars novels.
Rogue One is by far my favorite SW movie and I argue that it’s the best of all of the SW movies. My favorite part about watching you watch this for the first time was all of the geeking out you were doing about Vader. And all I wanted more than anything was to see your reaction at the end. My brother and I went to see this a second and third time in theaters just for the ending. Vader - Hall Monitor Champion. P.S. Chirrut, the blind badass, is played by Donnie Yen. He’s an amazing Hong Kong actor and stuntman as well as a true martial arts master. There are so many movies of his that you should watch. I’d start with Ip Man as it’s the most popular and probably won’t alienate your audience. Go nuts from there. He will be in John Wick 4! P.P.S. If you liked the direction here, Gareth Edwards did the 2014 reboot of Godzilla which I recommend and his first movie was made on a MacBook for a few thousand bucks called Monsters. It’s actually really good.
@@jenmurrayxo I’m very excited to see him in the new one considering it’s the perfect film property for Donnie to really show off all of his talent. I have no idea if he’ll be an enemy or ally but whichever, he’ll be a beast!
As far as the new Star Wars movies this stands head and shoulders above the rest. I saw this movie twice in theaters, once opening night, and again weeks later after Carrie Fisher died. I saw many people, like myself, openly crying for the Leia cameo at the end. The other "new" films are nothing compared to this one in my opinion.
I had a feeling you’d like this one. A strong female leading character, a good mix of practical and CGI and maybe the best Vader scene. Empire will always be my favourite of the Star Wars films but this one might be my second favourite.
If you ever read some of the background to the production of this movie, it's amazing it came out as good as it did. There were a lot of rewrites, reshoots and re-edits quite late in the day. If you watch the original trailer, there are a lot of scenes that were cut or redone for the final film. I think the only thing that got a little lost in final cut was the Saw Gerrera character/storyline.
Rogue One retcons Alderan being first planet the Death Star destroys. Also Leia made a comment in A New Hope that her ship was on a diplomatic mission to Alderan, in Rogue One Vader was seconds away from boarding her ship.
The timing of the movie. The first scene takes place a few years after Episode III. The Death Star is already under construction. The rest of the movie looks like the week before Episode IV ending only hours before the start of Episode IV.
Strangely enough considering he's a villain, when I saw this in the theatre everyone was cheering during Vader's slaughter of the rebels at the end of the movie.
The opening is shot near a town called Vík. The south coast is known for pitch black sands like this. I really like this movie and the last 40 mins or so is one of the best Star Wars sequence put on the screen. I'd really love it if would get more nitty gritty Star Wars like this. For me the droid stole the show, great lines and a really good and poignant send off when he falls.
Many years ago My friend would jokingly say oh it's a great movie everybody dies! So when I saw Rogue One I told him you'd love it especially the end. Why? It's your favorite everybody diesñ
I remember coming out of the theater and thinking, “This was amazing. Do we have to go back to the new stuff?“ Then The Last Jedi came out. This for a long time was the only Disney produced content I actually enjoyed, and then The Mandalorian came out.
Up there with one of my favorite Star Wars movies. I paid to see this in theatres twice for that Vader scene. A great space battle, characters you get invested in so it's sad when the die and answers the original question of "Why was is so easy to destroy the Death Star."
There is a Radio Dramatization of the original trilogy that came out in the early-mid 80's. And New Hope starts a little earlier on the timeline than the film, and explains how Leia got the plans. And that happened quite differently than shown in Rogue One, fits more along the line from Vader "several transmission were beamed to this ship by rebel spies". I'm not sure if that's how Lucas had planned it or if it was something the writer of the radio drama Brian Daley made up. I really enjoyed seeing this on the big screen. That final battle was EPIC, and the Vader scene was cool, even though it doesn't match up too well with the Vader we see in A new hope 🙃
I bought the trilogy CD box set of the NPR radio dramas, after loving them as a kid. Even though the majority of the voice actors were different (save for Luke and Threepio), it really expanded the story. The full interrogation scene between Vader and Leia really scared me back then, it was like a horror movie in my head!
@@SJHFoto I might be wrong here, but I think I've read somewhere that they were a part of the official canon for quite some time. Not sure if it was Lucas himself that later on put them in the EU or if it happened when Disney came up with the Legends canon.
Great reactions to this one, Jen!👏It is very sad that everybody dies in this one. But, then it makes sense why you never see any of their characters in episode 4. It also explains why there was such a flaw in the Death Star. People have been complaining about that for years. I don't think "Rogue One" was ever planned in the future. I think they just found away to explain the vulnerability in the death star, without messing up the time line.
If you're wondering why they didn't go a word scroll in the beginning, it's because they reserve that for the main trilogies. Individual stories (Solo, Rogue One) don't get the same treatment.
You're among good company, Jen. I don't think anyone that saw this in theaters expected the entire Rogue One team to die. There's also references to other Star Wars series mentioned in the movie, the Rebels animated series. During one of the scenes at the Jedi Temple (the one on Yavin, HQ for the Alliance), you hear an announcement made for a "General Syndulla". That would be Hera Syndulla, one of the main characters of that series. You also catch glimpse of 'The Ghost', the ship she pilots, when the Rebel fleet arrives at Scarif (she survives the space battle and presumably is still around during Ep 6).
@@callmeshaggy5166 which is great continuity between the films and suggests that had the galactic civil war dragged on longer, the Empire may have been able to utilize the technology against the Rebellion.
"Good guy or bad guy?" The idea that being on the "right" side allows one to always be good doesn't hold up in real life. This is illustrated by Cassian's inescapable action with his contact. It is not a choice. He underlines this later in his rant to Jyn, and then his explanation for those who join her on the mission to Scarif: The "terrible things" they've done for the cause; their desire for redemption.
This film is what the whole opening title scroll for the original Star wars (Episode IV) was all about... It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
Your genuine love of this storyline puts a smile in my heart. The movie was well done and worthy of the praise from "my g-g-generation" who (pun intended) were the 13 yr olds back when Star Wars was the absolute COOLEST movie to go see, and changed everything. Jenn's speech before takeoff to Scarif was fulfilled; take it one little mission at a time, and take it as far as it led them.
Moff Tarkin, played by the late Peter Cushing, was a main bad guy in the original 1977 Star Wars. He was the one that orders the destruction of Princess Leia’s home planet of Alderaan. The one “holding Vader’s leash”. And he is the last one on the Death Star that you see before it explodes. He’s a CGI character in Rogue One, like Princess Leia is. But it seems that many miss that it’s the same character - if in CGI form…
Glad you knew who he was. I thought you did. He’s a nasty character and one that appeared (in the first film, before we learned of the existence of the Emperor) to be Vader’s boss. Anyway, great reaction, thank you! 😊
Even though the movies are titled "Star Wars" this is the one that felt most like a war movie, and I think that's what makes it such a favorite for me. It's dark, it's unforgiving, it has only the sliver of a happy ending because we know what it leads into, truly an amazing piece of art.
@@andymiller6661 You have your opinion, and I have mine. Art is subjective, and movies are a form of art.
This one focused on the cost it took to beat the Empire.
"Are You Kidding Me? I'm Blind!"
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This movie was really funny actually!
You want more of the actor: IP Man series!
You're right, this was a fantastic movie to see in theaters. I think Rogue One's cinematography is my favorite thing about it, huge props to Gareth Edwards and crew. Easily the best looking Star Wars movie
Ya, dazzling visuals! 👍
Never feel bad at loving to see Vader. He is one of the best movie villains of all time.
Ahh, Jen. What makes Rogue One be one of the top of the Star Wars stories, are the tragic deaths and moments of self-sacrifice by so many characters. It just breaks my heart at the deepest levels and reignited my love of the Star Wars saga.
Ya it really is tragic & heroic 💙
Makes you wonder what the back story is for the Bothan spies who delivered the Death Star 2's plans in Return of the Jedi.
"Many Bothans died to bring us this information."
For real. I cared more about the random crew members you never even really meet more than I care about any of the characters in the sequel trilogy
@@adammichener987 Preach on Brother Preach on.
@@Ladco77 The EU made the "bothans" a race of spies and politicians. That always struck me as a disservice, a classic "all members of a race are just like the first example of said race that we see" trope that's used all too much in sci fi and fantasy. It's utterly non-sensical it is if you think about it for more than five seconds.
Why did "Bothans" have to be a species? Why not the people of a planet? If a planet named Botha got zapped like Jedda did in this film, the "Many Bothans died to bring us this information" line would make just as much sense without stereotyping an entire species as a bunch of spies.
“Be careful not to choke on your aspirations” Vader making dad jokes before he knew he’s a dad!
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Great reaction Jen. It's pretty sobering when you realize that Jyn and Cassian are about to die, but it really drives the point home that the Death Star plans were bought at a high price.
Yes definitely! I didn't believe it until it happened 😥
Jen, I cried tears of pure joy when you guessed the Jedi to be Obi Wan and the messenger to be Leia. I think you're the first to get both right with no confusion. An ending that rivals the OTs and Revenge of The Sith.
Thanks!! I loved this movie! ☺👍
This movie is bittersweet for me. I really like this movie. It is one of my favorites in the Star Wars franchise, but the day I saw it in the theater was the day that Carrie Fisher passed away. My friend and I were sitting in our seats at the theater, and he wanted to check his phone one last time before the trailers started. That's when he saw the news and he told me. So, when Princess Leia shows up at the end and says "Hope" it was pretty emotional.
Empire Strikes Back is my all time favorite Star Wars but this is my second favorite. Some of THE best Vader moments EVER!
Oh agreed, he was so awesome in this!!!
Better than A New Hope? Not for me, A New Hope is way better.
Chirrut's character added a ton of lore to the universe. Someone who isn't a jedi, but is Force sensitive, and introducing the Guardians of the Whills. Pretty cool.
He was the last of the The Force believers who followed the Jedis pilgrimage to the holy city of Jeddah, thus the name Jedi. The pilgrimage was a secular religious event which started during the days of the Old Republic
@@DoremiFasolatido1979 IOW, Jedi and Sith aren't as unique as they pretend to be. ANYONE can do what they do; the people selected to be Jedi/Sith are just more naturally talented at it than most.
Also, I'd argue that Chirrut was way more effective in this film than many actual Jedi. Especially the, "I can walk through blasterfire and not get hit. Who needs a lightsaber?" part.
@@noppornwongrassamee8941 I feel like that was really an instance of the living force exerting its will, that lever needed to be pushed. After that happened though, Chirrut had served his purpose and could pass on
@@jthoward This demonstrated why stormtroopers always miss the main characters. The Force exerts its own will to make happen what it intends to happen.
Journal of the whills was part of the original script for SW but it got changed to what we see in '77
Galen is still all good because he knew the empire would still have built the Death Star without him, without a weakness, so he worked for them, but rigged the trap inside it.
Ya true 👍
In the months leading up to the movie, a friend was wondering what role Mads Mikkelsen's character could contribute to the Death Star, seeing as the construction began two decades earlier at the end of Revenge of the Sith and would it would have been done by this point.
I casually suggested that he solved the overheating problem by adding a small thermal exhaust port, just below the main port...
@@BogeyTheBear well Jyn was well into adulthood by the time he died, soooo...
A lot can be done in a few years, hell, half of the 2nd death star including a fully functional weapon was done by RotJ.
This one was absolutely, 100%, no doubt about it my favorite of the new Disney SW movies. To answer your question at 31:53, no... Lucas didn't have this specific story in mind. Only the mention in the Episode IV opening crawl of the Rebels winning their first victory against the Empire and stealing the Death Star plans. According to Wikipedia, John Knoll, a visual effects artist on the prequels, pitched the idea (based on the Episode IV crawl) in 2003 as part of an unproduced series called "Star Wars Underworld." After Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, he pitched it again as a standalone movie. And I agree... Vader was awesome, and Tarkin is a big ol' douche. 😁
I have to imagine John Knoll read The Han Solo Trilogy of books, the third book "Rebel Dawn" depicts the early rebel alliance and more specifically their raid on Taprawa where they steal the death star plans and transmit them to Princess Leia on her ship Tantive IV, but the entire rebel attack force and it's leader Bria (han solo's love interest for the trilogy) die trapped there. This trilogy of books came out in 1997/1998. When the trailers for Rogue One came out I was at first kinda angry about disney yet again destroying perfectly great stories to make their own (remem this came out after episode 7, which was fine but obviously rewrote a bunch of (better) lore that had existed already). In Rogue One you really felt for the characters and their sacrifices, so at the end of the day I was surprised and pleased at this great movie.
@@Azure217 I read those three books a looooong time ago. I don't remember too much about them, but I do remember liking them.
One of the ways to watch _Rogue One_ is back-to-back with _Episode IV: A New Hope,_ or at least the first few minutes of it. They tie in so beautifully.
You mean _the only way._
@@SwiftJustice Yes, this is the Way.
It is not feasible to overestimate just how much I love this movie. When it was in the theater, I went to see it once or twice a week every week during its run. On the first weekend I saw it twice in one day. Every time I rewatch it (which is often) I get emotional. Tomorrow I'm running a half marathon and I had been considering dressing up as Vader but I am nervous because I may overheat. Seeing you gushing over him pushed me over the edge and I will do it. Last year I ran a race dressed as Luke with Yoda on his back and there were so many kids who loved it. I'm hoping to make folks smile again this time around.
On an unrelated note, I absolutely love this scarf.
This gets such mixed reviews, however I think this is one of the best of the newer star wars and a darker grittier universe then the kid friendly fare we were served in some of the newer versions. The Darth Vadar ending was just epic and really cemented his kick ass bad assery up a whole notch. I could watch a whole film of him just being Darth!
I would to! 😆
I would be first in line for that movie. They so nee STO do a side movie like Rogue One and Solo just called VADER and it be all about him and him doing some task for The Emperor or something. A rare movie where it's ok if the bad guy wins.
This is my favourite Star Wars movie and Andor is my favorite Star Wars show. I've always loved the story of Star Wars though the movies never lived up to the story they were telling (the prequels mainly) but Rogue One and Andor really do for me.
When us old guys saw the original Star Wars in 1977, there was one big question we all had... "Why would they build this unstoppable weapon, but leave a huge vulnerable exhaust port exposed for anyone to shoot into?" Famous smart person John Knoll thought about it for years and wrote this story to finally explain WHY they did it.
Between Alan Tudic in Firefly and voicing the robot in this I fell in love with that man. And now Resident Alien. Such a gem.
Love him!! 👍
And Hei Hei in Moana.
There are several easter eggs in this movie. The two outlaws that Luke and Ben encountered in the Cantina on Tatooine make an appearance. The Blue trimmed X-Wings were not in Episode IV because they conflicted with the blue screens so Lucas changed them to red. The retcon is that they were destroyed on Scarif.
I have been so looking forward to Jen the Vader fan seeing the end of this film. And your reaction did not disappoint. Best of the Disney SW movies hands down. Even more fun watching it with someone who hadn’t spoiled her viewing with a bunch of trailers. Have a great weekend JM.
Ya I loved it!! Thanks, you too ☺👍
This movie is basically the opening crawl for Episode IV.
True!
In the first Star Wars, They comment that "Many lives were lost, Getting these plans".
The story was taken from one part of the scroll text at the beginning of Ep IV by John Knoll (did effects for the Star Wars Prequels at ILM and, with his brother, created Adobe Photoshop - he's got a few talents). He pitched the idea some time before Rogue One finally went into production.
First paragraph of Ep IV intro:
"It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. "
He wrote it in the 1990's and pitched it to George Lucas. But it got shelved becasue Lucas thought he would never come back to Make any more Star WArs films. Then the prequels happened. Plus when Disney took over the Lucas brand they were lokoing to get as many stories out there to cash in. Which is a curse and a blessing.
Just realized the rebel victory comes from a father daughter duo instigating and making the ultimate sacrifice for the rebellion.
The absolute best bad-guy image of Vader - that final sequence is chilling!!
Totally! 👍
This movie gave me (a new) hope not only for the Star Wars franchise, but for the Science Fiction genre in general.
Science Fantasy. Science Fiction is a bit different..........
@@GGGritzer the original SW it was SFFantasy, Rogue 1 is hard science fiction as I see it
@@slowswimmer9169, Star Wars in general is Science Fantasy although this one has not got much fantasy in it I think as it's SW it's painted with the same brush.....
It really gives weight to the people that worked behind the scenes to get these plans. They didn’t magically appear in the rebels hands. People sacrifice their lives for these plans. This allows you to appreciate that sacrifice.
“What if you did Star Wars like an old War film, but in the Stars?” - Absolute genius appendix to the original trilogy
This sequel was awesome, love the background story between Episode 3 and 4 when the Rebel spies finding the plans the Galactic Empire was creating
Strange how the actual design for the Death Star pre-dates this film by about 20 years. The Death Star schematic was revealed back in Episode 2 when the Geonossians gave it to Dooku. Galen designed the reactor flaw, not the entire station itself.
Having seen all SW films in the theater (first run - I'm old) this was, to me, the best. It's a story about sacrifice for a higher good. And those last 5 minutes - I could watch those on a loop for hours on end.
So good!!! 👍
All Star Wars movies should be as good as Rogue One.
Very nice reaction, Jen 😊, and I don't think Lucas planned this side story in advance but certainly the text at the beginning of 'A New Hope' gave the idea. When I saw it in the cinema I didn't have too much expectations because Ep VII was good, but for my personal taste there were too many CGI-ish and 'smooth' scenes in which the protagonists only have one chance, actually don't know what to do, but it works perfectly out. So (of course) I watched 'Rogue One' at 0.01 o'clock (like every time 😂) on the first day when it was released here and I was very surprised how perfectly they hit the old Star Wars style from the 70s and 80s. It was just amazing.
Of course they use mainly the old designs of space fighters and ships which helps a lot, but for me (as many others) the absolute highlight was that they used unused footage from 1977 and fitted it perfectly in the movie and when these scenes appeared on the screen there was spontaneously instant applause and cheers by the audience. 😄🥳😎
The whole movie was really a great surprise for me and it connects perfectly with the original movie. Also I really liked that the Rebels aren't only good guys and the Empire are just evil scumbags. It gives all of them more character and certainly makes it more realistic because there in reality there never is just black and white. Even the good guys have their assassins, snipers and intentionally kill innocent people, while in the Empire there are people who want to do their job and live, but don't like to do it and so on. 🧐
In my oppinion by far the best movie since Disney took over and together with Ep III, IV, V and VI in the my personal top 5 of Star Wars movies. All other movies are at least good too or better (no matter what some people say ... and I'm a Star Wars nerd too since I saw the first two movies in 1980 for the first time, 'Star Wars' (later Ep. IV - A New Hope) as a rerun a week before 'The Empire strikes back' was released), but I think this movie really is an unexpected highlight and since Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) passed away in 1994, in my opinion they did an outstanding job with CGI on him as well as on Leia. 😊
My favorite since Disney bought the franchise, maybe even since Empire. not just putting the war back in Star Wars, but I loved the characters too. Also K2SO was performed by Alan Tudyk, Wash in Firefly/Serenity.
To Gaylen, Lyra and Jyn Erso. May the force be with you. To Cassian Andor. May the force be with you. To Chirrut Imew and Baze Malbus. May the force be with you. To Saul Guerra. May the force be with you. To Bodie Rook and K-2SO. May the force be with you. ALWAYS.
Great reaction Jen 🎉 your love of Vader makes me imagine you yourself in the movie bumping into him and " hey Vader you're evil I'm good but can I get a selfie with ya cuz you're so cool " 😅 I forget now if I've seen your mandolorian reactions or not so will be checking in a min 👍
Goosebumps. Every time.
Thanks. Another great viewing :)
Thanks, I loved it!! 👍
Great movie. Maybe I'm a sappy guy but I do wish there had been a way for Jyn Erso and Cassian to survive. It also would have been nice to see more of Churrut Imwe. His character had great potential.
It's really cool how this movie flows directly into the beginning of
A New Hope
I became a Star Wars Megafan in 1977 when I 1st saw Star Wars as a seven year old. Watched every film in the theatre even dressing up as Obi Wan (and growing a beard for the 1st time) for the premiere of Revenge of the Sith in 2005. Bought all the toys, all the stuff.
However by 2008 I had become completely fed up with all things Star Wars. I was bitter. So much so that I sold nearly all of my collection and swore I would never spend another second of my time with Star Wars...
Until in 2017 I convinced myself to watch Rogue One. It was a leap of faith... And I was *not* disappointed! This was the film that made me fall in love with Star Wars once again!
Chirrut's death brings me to tears every time.
And for the long term SW fans it finally plugged the biggest plot hole from the beginning- Why would the Empire accidentally design the ultimate battle station with such a fatal flaw that a single torpedo could destroy it?
Answer- it was no accident, it was done from within on purpose as revenge. Brilliant!
Once again loved the reaction!
Thanks Kevin! I'm glad this one rekindled your SW love, its really great!! ☺👍
I agree Jen, Darth Vader is such a cool villain. Scared me as a kid, but I was also riveted every time he was on the screen.
11:58 the little girl that they saved and everybody else is now dead. They ultimately saved no one.
Aside from the original this is the best Star Wars film IMHO, & I been a fan since the 1st one came out way back in 1977 when I saw it as a 10 year old.
That Vader scene is immortalised
I was honestly worried about your reaction to this movie since it was so dark. The ending though, even after all these years, just cold chills. That little hammerhead ship saved the day.
I didn't get to see this until 2019 laying in ICU. Seeing the hallway scene with Vader literally brought chills to me. I'm glad you enjoyed it
The book "Catalyst" by James Luceno was a great lead up to this movie, it made the movie even better as it provided more background about the relationship between the Krennic and Galen Erso characters. I highly recommend. There's also a Cassian Andor series coming to Disney+ hopefully this year.
Agreed. "Catalyst," as expressly a prequel to Rogue One, is among the best of the newer books for fleshing-out the story. I rank it with Zahn's 2017 "Thrawn" and John Jackson Miller's "A New Dawn" in their corners of the universe. We sure have a lot of good stuff from recent years.
@@Poss1 I also enjoyed, as a companion book, “Rebel Rising.” That also gives Jyn a little more as a character. As with all SW books I recommend the Audiobook versions.
@@cardiac19 Ooo! Thanks. I haven't read it. I'll put it right in the queue. I usually do both, read then listen. The audiobooks for those I mentioned are also excellent. Especially "A New Dawn" done by Marc Thompson, a favorite. Thanks again.
The main action is the days before Episode 4. The final scene goes directly into the beginning of the original star wars.
jen if you've seen doctor strange the guy who plays the dad in this played the bad guy in doctor strange , the actor who played sal was in black panther . the guy who you said recognized who played the imperial pilot that escaped played the main bad guy in the 1st venom movie
Jen, sorry but I forgot to add one more tidbit.
After you watched Star Wars: Episode IV for the first time, towards the end you said, "F-you, Vader."
Flash forward to Rogue One, and Darth Vader is the coolest movie villain of all-time.
You've made me so happy, Jen, I think I might cry.
Is it bad that you like Vaderl? No. Because you're right. Vader is AWESOME. Best bad guy ever. Great Video Jen. Keep up the good work.
As a long-standing STAR WARS fan, it continues to be a genuine and enlivening joy to watch you appreciating and being swept up by these movies that have meant so much to me. In the case of "Rogue One" you reacted almost beat-for-beat to the twists and turns, the character interplay and the SW callbacks as I did watching it the first time. Looking forward to your take on "Solo: a Star Wars story" which I deeply enjoyed as much as this one (not at all like the sequel trilogy which was almost entirely a misfire and a mammoth wasted opportunity). Anyway, thanks for this. Y'just made my day.
So glad you enjoyed! I had a blast watching this!
U liked solo ain’t no way💀💀
@@PAPITO_IS_CUTE I'm uncertain as to the meaning of your reply but, yes, I liked SOLO very much -- the disdain for it seems entirely misplaced and wrong-headed; like Rogue One, it comes closest to capturing the spirit of the original STAR WARS, far more so than the relatively misconceived "Episodes VII-IX."
31:15 This is a reference to Episode 4 actually - in A New Hope Mon Mothma (the female Alliance leader) said that a lot of spies died to bring the Alliance the plans of the Death Star.
You’re very incorrect. She says that in The Return of the Jedi, she specifically says “many Bothens died”, and she’s talking about all the information concerning the 2nd Death Star and it’s shield generator.
I know "Many Bothans died to bring us this information" was said about the second Death Star, but this was a film about those people who get tossed off in the expostion. I love it for that.
This movie made Darth Vader scary again. He was scary in 1977 for this 11 year old....but by the time "Jedi" rolled around, he just wasn't terribly menacing.
This one is my favorite by far. Episode IV is my top film (because it's the one that started it all for me) but Rogue One is the favorite all around.
Glad you did this one, Jen!
Really loved this one!! 👍
I thought at the time he was still scary in Jedi. But by the time they had had 50 cartoons (not including Clone Wars) and cutesy toys they managed to make him far less menacing than what he was in the 80s which is a scary as shit space Nazi with no face and a scary breathing. Oh and he could do magic and had a laser sword!!! lol.
@@derred723 When they did the face reveal at the end of "Jedi", I was hoping we would see a torn up, gnarly lookin' face to match the back of his head from "Empire". Instead we got a gray, slug-looking guy with weird bushy eyebrows (now digitally "corrected"😁). It just didn't land for me. It doesn't help I was 17 at the time and was more interested in cars and girls.
Vader was always my guy....but he had changed from "Comander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans...." to "It is too late for me.....son". I know he was having a transformative moment, but I just wanted mean, ruthless Darth Vader.
But we got him in THIS!! . And he WAS pretty well written in Rebels (but that's just my opinion).
I LOVE the parody stuff of him like in Robot Chicken Star Wars (Jen....this one is a MUST for you), Family Guy or even the Lego stuff ("I have you now!" "Uh sir, you know he can't hear you, right?). Some of that stuff is written beautifully.
I haven't played "Jedi: Fallen Order" but what I've seen of Vader in that....he looks and acts like he did in my "11 year old" nightmares.
I’m glad I’m not the only one with this opinion. Vader should have had a full prequel movie where he hunts down the last of the Jedi, thus making us forget the whiny b!tch Anakin was.
@@fakereality96 The franchise will have a chance to redeem itself with the upcoming "Obi Wan Kenobi". I guess we'll see then, huh?
Donnie Yen is just great in everything! Between his character in this & Blade 2, I still want backstory movies on them. But, this is up there for overall favorite Star Wars movies. The way they linked it to episode 4 was just great & Vader's moment towards the end...great & truly terrifying at the same time! *The director, Gareth Edwards, is just an amazing director, writer, action choreographer, etc. I don't know if you've seen THE RAID series, parts 1 & 2, but they're amazing too. Same director of rogue one, but the 3rd raid movie never happened because it was so heavily pirated.* Anyways, Great Reactions BTW!
Thank you! ☺👍
Jen, your reaction was superb! This is an excellent movie, and a great addition to the Star Wars saga. You cannot ask for anything more.
I loved the look on your face when you saw Darth Vader emerge. When I saw this in the theatre, we had already known that Vader was in the movie, and it was so thrilling to see him on screen for the first time in years. Not counting his glorified cameo in Revenge of the Sith.
Darth Vader is the coolest movie villain of all-time. The moment when Vader is on the rebel ship, the audience was in awe, and it made you wonder with how bad-ass that scene is, should we be cheering for Vader?
The whole story is great, the characters are intriguing, and it does a great job in making it feel like a war movie. Excellent reaction, Jen. May the Force be with you.
The Worst: yes, and you'll enjoy Tarkin's "Evacuate? In our moment of triumph?" moment in ANH even more now. :)
15:09 oh yes, "buddies" ;)
Best parts : death star& tarkin with that music playing (2) Vader on mustafar (3) chirrut taking on the stormtroopers (4) Leia at the ending
this was my 2nd favorite starwars movie after a new hope and a lot of people had always wanted to know how the rebels got the plans to destroy the death stars and that's why lucas came up with the story
The last scene in Rouge One leads directly into the first scene of a New Hope. Also, you might be interested in Watching Solo a Star Wars story. Just to see how Han meets Chewbacca.
Rogue One and New Hope are a single double-wide movie. And it's the most beautiful thing we apes have _ever_ produced.
The second best Star Wars movie all time. I was stunned that they made this as gritty and dark as they did, and I loved it for that. Rebellions start out as the underdogs, and this movie addresses that.
Well, I don't think people will judge you for liking Vader. I have seen many female reactors watch the Star Wars movies and even though I heard a couple of them saying Harrison Ford as Han Solo looks cute, their order of favourite characters appears to be: 1. R2D2 2. Darth Vader and 3. a far off threeway tie between Han, Chewie and Leia. When I watched the OG movies and then read books situated in the Star Wars universe, the way the Death Star plans were aquired was different. It was a group of Bothan (an alien race) spies that brought the plans to the Rebellion at the cost of many lives. This brought them prestige and positions of influence in the later, by the former Rebellion formed, New Republic. I think in the OG movies someone (I think Mon Mothma, who is also one of the leaders here in the movie) even mentions the lost lives of Bothans, but this could also be a mandela effect from reading so much of the Star Wars novels.
Rogue One is by far my favorite SW movie and I argue that it’s the best of all of the SW movies. My favorite part about watching you watch this for the first time was all of the geeking out you were doing about Vader. And all I wanted more than anything was to see your reaction at the end. My brother and I went to see this a second and third time in theaters just for the ending. Vader - Hall Monitor Champion.
P.S. Chirrut, the blind badass, is played by Donnie Yen. He’s an amazing Hong Kong actor and stuntman as well as a true martial arts master. There are so many movies of his that you should watch. I’d start with Ip Man as it’s the most popular and probably won’t alienate your audience. Go nuts from there. He will be in John Wick 4!
P.P.S. If you liked the direction here, Gareth Edwards did the 2014 reboot of Godzilla which I recommend and his first movie was made on a MacBook for a few thousand bucks called Monsters. It’s actually really good.
Oh awesome, I do love John Wick 👍
@@jenmurrayxo I’m very excited to see him in the new one considering it’s the perfect film property for Donnie to really show off all of his talent. I have no idea if he’ll be an enemy or ally but whichever, he’ll be a beast!
Best Star Wars movie since the original trilogy.
As far as the new Star Wars movies this stands head and shoulders above the rest. I saw this movie twice in theaters, once opening night, and again weeks later after Carrie Fisher died. I saw many people, like myself, openly crying for the Leia cameo at the end. The other "new" films are nothing compared to this one in my opinion.
I had a feeling you’d like this one. A strong female leading character, a good mix of practical and CGI and maybe the best Vader scene. Empire will always be my favourite of the Star Wars films but this one might be my second favourite.
Loved it! 👍👍
If you ever read some of the background to the production of this movie, it's amazing it came out as good as it did. There were a lot of rewrites, reshoots and re-edits quite late in the day. If you watch the original trailer, there are a lot of scenes that were cut or redone for the final film. I think the only thing that got a little lost in final cut was the Saw Gerrera character/storyline.
Rogue One retcons Alderan being first planet the Death Star destroys. Also Leia made a comment in A New Hope that her ship was on a diplomatic mission to Alderan, in Rogue One Vader was seconds away from boarding her ship.
Your cat in the background! "It's so fluffy!"
The timing of the movie. The first scene takes place a few years after Episode III. The Death Star is already under construction. The rest of the movie looks like the week before Episode IV ending only hours before the start of Episode IV.
that moment when Jen realizes that they're all going to die... so heartbreaking
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Strangely enough considering he's a villain, when I saw this in the theatre everyone was cheering during Vader's slaughter of the rebels at the end of the movie.
Vader brings that out in me too, dunno why 🤷♀️
They set out to remind ppl of how badass Darth Vader was...n they did...he was terrifying in this movie ✌️🔥👍
The opening is shot near a town called Vík. The south coast is known for pitch black sands like this.
I really like this movie and the last 40 mins or so is one of the best Star Wars sequence put on the screen. I'd really love it if would get more nitty gritty Star Wars like this. For me the droid stole the show, great lines and a really good and poignant send off when he falls.
Many years ago My friend would jokingly say oh it's a great movie everybody dies!
So when I saw Rogue One I told him you'd love it especially the end.
Why?
It's your favorite everybody diesñ
I remember coming out of the theater and thinking, “This was amazing. Do we have to go back to the new stuff?“ Then The Last Jedi came out. This for a long time was the only Disney produced content I actually enjoyed, and then The Mandalorian came out.
I walked out of the theater saying.... I am one with the force and the force is with me lol
Yeah it must really suck being a myopic Star Wars fan.
I'm really enjoying The Mandalorian over on Patreon ☺👍
@@shinrapresident7010 That has never changed, what are you on about?
@@jenmurrayxo you are in for a real treat with the Mandolorian. It has the power to make grown men cry.
"Never trust bad guys." Brilliant!
This is my favorite Star Wars movie.
Up there with one of my favorite Star Wars movies. I paid to see this in theatres twice for that Vader scene. A great space battle, characters you get invested in so it's sad when the die and answers the original question of "Why was is so easy to destroy the Death Star."
You can watch this and a New Hope back to back. Beautiful
There is a Radio Dramatization of the original trilogy that came out in the early-mid 80's. And New Hope starts a little earlier on the timeline than the film, and explains how Leia got the plans. And that happened quite differently than shown in Rogue One, fits more along the line from Vader "several transmission were beamed to this ship by rebel spies". I'm not sure if that's how Lucas had planned it or if it was something the writer of the radio drama Brian Daley made up.
I really enjoyed seeing this on the big screen. That final battle was EPIC, and the Vader scene was cool, even though it doesn't match up too well with the Vader we see in A new hope 🙃
Ya I would have loved to see this in theaters! 👍
I bought the trilogy CD box set of the NPR radio dramas, after loving them as a kid. Even though the majority of the voice actors were different (save for Luke and Threepio), it really expanded the story. The full interrogation scene between Vader and Leia really scared me back then, it was like a horror movie in my head!
@@SJHFoto I might be wrong here, but I think I've read somewhere that they were a part of the official canon for quite some time. Not sure if it was Lucas himself that later on put them in the EU or if it happened when Disney came up with the Legends canon.
I was not aware of that. - Wayne Campbell
Great reactions to this one, Jen!👏It is very sad that everybody dies in this one. But, then it makes sense why you never see any of their characters in episode 4. It also explains why there was such a flaw in the Death Star. People have been complaining about that for years. I don't think "Rogue One" was ever planned in the future. I think they just found away to explain the vulnerability in the death star, without messing up the time line.
21:38, filmed on the platforms of Canary Wharf underground station, it's very obvious in one of the early trailers
If you're wondering why they didn't go a word scroll in the beginning, it's because they reserve that for the main trilogies. Individual stories (Solo, Rogue One) don't get the same treatment.
glad you liked it Jen. imo, it embodies the feel of the originals.
Some of the X-wing footage used in the last battle was unused footage they found from the original first movie
That's awesome
I also enjoy that they made sure Red 5 died so that Luke could have his spot in Red squadron in Ep IV.
i really liked the R2 and Threepio cameo when i saw it, i liked R2's chirp, i have a pet cockatiel bird, and he likes R2's chirps and whistles
Best film of the New Era. Hands down.
Just binged watched all these movies with ya. Great reactions
Thank you! So glad you're enjoying ☺👍
"Whoa, she is braver than I." That's okay; they both also appear to have superhuman grip strength. If you or I tried that, we'd surely fall.
You're among good company, Jen. I don't think anyone that saw this in theaters expected the entire Rogue One team to die. There's also references to other Star Wars series mentioned in the movie, the Rebels animated series. During one of the scenes at the Jedi Temple (the one on Yavin, HQ for the Alliance), you hear an announcement made for a "General Syndulla". That would be Hera Syndulla, one of the main characters of that series. You also catch glimpse of 'The Ghost', the ship she pilots, when the Rebel fleet arrives at Scarif (she survives the space battle and presumably is still around during Ep 6).
One of the plans they look over while searching for Stardust is the Hyperspace Tracking program the First Order would use in ep8.
@@callmeshaggy5166 which is great continuity between the films and suggests that had the galactic civil war dragged on longer, the Empire may have been able to utilize the technology against the Rebellion.
"Good guy or bad guy?" The idea that being on the "right" side allows one to always be good doesn't hold up in real life. This is illustrated by Cassian's inescapable action with his contact. It is not a choice. He underlines this later in his rant to Jyn, and then his explanation for those who join her on the mission to Scarif: The "terrible things" they've done for the cause; their desire for redemption.
This film is what the whole opening title scroll for the original Star wars (Episode IV) was all about...
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
This is, in my opinion, the best Star Wars movie since Empire Strikes Back.
K-2SO is voiced by Alan Tudyk; Wash, from Firefly.
Love him!
Your genuine love of this storyline puts a smile in my heart. The movie was well done and worthy of the praise from "my g-g-generation" who (pun intended) were the 13 yr olds back when Star Wars was the absolute COOLEST movie to go see, and changed everything.
Jenn's speech before takeoff to Scarif was fulfilled; take it one little mission at a time, and take it as far as it led them.
Glad you enjoyed David! I loved this movie! ☺👍
You give MVPs on this one to motivtors...each is vital in the way they encourage others to strive.
Moff Tarkin, played by the late Peter Cushing, was a main bad guy in the original 1977 Star Wars. He was the one that orders the destruction of Princess Leia’s home planet of Alderaan. The one “holding Vader’s leash”. And he is the last one on the Death Star that you see before it explodes. He’s a CGI character in Rogue One, like Princess Leia is.
But it seems that many miss that it’s the same character - if in CGI form…
Oh ya I knew it was him, especially when he said "you may fire when ready" just like in Ep IV!!
Glad you knew who he was. I thought you did. He’s a nasty character and one that appeared (in the first film, before we learned of the existence of the Emperor) to be Vader’s boss.
Anyway, great reaction, thank you! 😊
Thanks Richard! 👍