Rogue One

[Historian]

Russ Brandon is Director Krennic.

Go see the film, and you will understand why.

That is all.

[Skooby]

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Pretty much sums it up.

[WagonCircler]

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Before I pony up $12, I have to ask. Is this movie similar in tone to the Harrison Ford Star Wars movies, or to the God awful Hayden Christenson movies?

The former were everything a movie should be, and most of all, they were fun. The latter were horrendously dour and self-important. Unwatchable.

[Jimkelly12203]

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I hate the Anakin movies. I am hopeful that Disney will do away with them and remake the Anakin movies once Lucas dies.

So many horrible decisions.

Why have darth freaking vader's only achievement in the destruction of the Jedi be the murder of "younglings". And why call them something stupid like "younglings". I was expecting Anakin to come face to face with teh very best Jedi of the time and to win convincingly against them. Not slaughter children while the stupid storm troopers do all the work... The events that led to anakin's turn were also utterly unconvincing. The CGI was terrible. The lightsaber battles were all flash and flipping around like a gymnast.

Contrast with the Luke v. Vader battles which had very little dancing around and a whole lot of smashing lightsabers against one another. No dancing.

The force awakens did a good job. Especially with the light saber battles. That snow fight between Ren and Rey was brutal. Exactly how it should be done.

I'm guessing Rogue one is not like either of the trilogies. From what i've read it's decidedly a war movie. More like Saving Private Ryan in tone than any of the Star Wars movies we know. That's what i've heard at least.

And from what i know of the character Krennic, he's exactly like Brandon. A sniveling weasel making power plays behind everyone's back and moving up the food chain despite his incompetence.

[feldspar]

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"I don't like the sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating--not like you. You're soft and smooth."

[coastal]

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This organization needs a Darth

[WagonCircler]

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I hate the Anakin movies. I am hopeful that Disney will do away with them and remake the Anakin movies once Lucas dies.

So many horrible decisions.

Why have darth freaking vader's only achievement in the destruction of the Jedi be the murder of "younglings". And why call them something stupid like "younglings". I was expecting Anakin to come face to face with teh very best Jedi of the time and to win convincingly against them. Not slaughter children while the stupid storm troopers do all the work... The events that led to anakin's turn were also utterly unconvincing. The CGI was terrible. The lightsaber battles were all flash and flipping around like a gymnast.

Contrast with the Luke v. Vader battles which had very little dancing around and a whole lot of smashing lightsabers against one another. No dancing.

The force awakens did a good job. Especially with the light saber battles. That snow fight between Ren and Rey was brutal. Exactly how it should be done.

I'm guessing Rogue one is not like either of the trilogies. From what i've read it's decidedly a war movie. More like Saving Private Ryan in tone than any of the Star Wars movies we know. That's what i've heard at least.

And from what i know of the character Krennic, he's exactly like Brandon. A sniveling weasel making power plays behind everyone's back and moving up the food chain despite his incompetence.

I'll pass, then.

The wisecracking Indiana Jones-like behavior of Han Solo was the glue of the first three movies. And Carrie Fischer's Leia was great. That and the fact that it was all so new and fresh is what made the first three movies great.

Once the franchise started seeing itself as something other than fun popcorn movies, it all went to hell. They took it all way too seriously and lost everything good about them.

[DesertFox24]

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Rogue One is more like empire strikes back. It is not cheesy like the stupid prequel trilogy. Only thing I will say is it is much more of a war movie.

[BLeonard]

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Russ Brandon is Director Krennic.

Go see the film, and you will understand why.

That is all.

Um, as a big Star Wars fan, who went out in single digit temps for the first show last Thursday at 7 PM, gotta pull rank here... Simply because Krennic dies. (Sorry for the spoiler, but tags apparently don't work).

If you're relating Brandon to a Star Wars Character, he's gotta be Threepio: Offers little to the plot, annoys the hell out of you most of the time, contributions to the cause are nil, nobody wants to hear him talk, but still manages to be in (and survive) every goddamn time.

-Bill

[Night Train]

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Krennic sells snake oil and false hope ?

[WagonCircler]

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Um, as a big Star Wars fan, who went out in single digit temps for the first show last Thursday at 7 PM, gotta pull rank here... Simply because Krennic dies. (Sorry for the spoiler, but tags apparently don't work).

If you're relating Brandon to a Star Wars Character, he's gotta be Threepio: Offers little to the plot, annoys the hell out of you most of the time, contributions to the cause are nil, nobody wants to hear him talk, but still manages to be in (and survive) every goddamn time.

-Bill

OK, then Doug Whaley is Jar-Jar Binks.

[feldspar]

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Um, as a big Star Wars fan, who went out in single digit temps for the first show last Thursday at 7 PM, gotta pull rank here... Simply because Krennic dies. (Sorry for the spoiler, but tags apparently don't work).

If you're relating Brandon to a Star Wars Character, he's gotta be Threepio: Offers little to the plot, annoys the hell out of you most of the time, contributions to the cause are nil, nobody wants to hear him talk, but still manages to be in (and survive) every goddamn time.

-Bill

How about a spoiler alert, asswipe?

[BLeonard]

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How about a spoiler alert, asswipe?

A: I said I tried... For whatever reason, spoiler tags aren't allowed on here.

B: If you know ANYTHING about the Star Wars Universe and Rogue One's place in the timeline, it's not that much of a spoiler... It's pretty much a given.

OK, then Doug Whaley is Jar-Jar Binks.

Well, Jar Jar survives too, so....

-Bill

[WagonCircler]

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Well, Jar Jar survives too, so....

-Bill

Yes, but he is a scorned, hated embarrassment of a character who is never heard from again. He's a running joke, and a low point in the franchise's history.

[feldspar]

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A: I said I tried... For whatever reason, spoiler tags aren't allowed on here.

B: If you know ANYTHING about the Star Wars Universe and Rogue One's place in the timeline, it's not that much of a spoiler... It's pretty much a given.

-Bill

Lol, who needs a "spoiler tag?"

You couldn't just type "spoiler alert," or otherwise let people know you were about to reveal things about the plot?

First thing you should have said...

Who the **** needs a "spoiler tag" for that?

Now I'm a little bit pissed. Thanks again. Is there a tag for this type thing? Is there a "big-mouth tag?"

I like Star Wars, particularly the 1st 3 releases, but I'm not a nerd about all the crazy offshoots.