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[chaislip3]

Do any reviews say "Rogue One puts the WAR in Star Wars!"

https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/808718180277485572

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Phew.
It looks my decision to sit in line to buy tickets for the first midnight screening in my city will pay off.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

Why is this so huge? Can someone explain?

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I for one had no idea he was going to be showing up in this. I think it's a pretty big spoiler for them to resurrect that character via CGI and apparently he has a lot of screen time. IGN and the Stuckman review mentioned it still feels a bit unnatural but they don't mention the character by name at least. they had to have been referring to this

 

[NealMcCauley]

Nice to see the positive notices.

Why is this so huge? Can someone explain?

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They made a cg performance credible for an actor who died 20 years ago. That's pretty major

.

 

[More_Badass]

Why is this so huge? Can someone explain?

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Resurrecting a long dead actor for a relatively meaty role with new lines? This isn't just a de-aging or Paul Walker's face for a few seconds. Imagine the possibilities

 

[ViewtifulJC]

So the characters are underdeveloped and the middle act is tugrid and dull, but it looks fantastic, has s great final forty mintues, and just enough charm and humor to sasify

 

[brandonh83]

Damn, Jeremy Jahns saying Vader

Spoiler

is pretty inconsequential, you could take him out and it wouldn't change the movie

 

[SilentRob]

I know you can't say anything but I just have one question. Just one!

Is there a lightsaber used or not?

Now I can answer!

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Yes. A single scene. It's fucking amazing.

Damn, Jeremy Jahns saying Vader

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is pretty inconsequential, you could take him out and it wouldn't change the movie

Very true. Reminded me a lot

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of the Joker in Suicide Squad, only not terrible. Vader is only in 2 scenes and has nothing to do with the plot. Could be cut out without consequences

 

[SilentRob]

DP

 

[bananafactory]

Too many spoiler tags in here haha

I'm out for now

 

[jet1911]

Spoiler

Resurrecting a long dead actor for a relatively meaty role with new lines? This isn't just a de-aging or Paul Walker's face for a few seconds. Imagine the possibilities

Maybe I'm crazy but I'm pretty sure his character is in one of the trailer no?

 

[DarthMasta]

Is stick the new lightsaber?

 

[Haloid1177]

Maybe I'm crazy but I'm pretty sure his character is in one of the trailer no?

It was speculated but you never saw his face so it was never 100% confirmed like a Vader appearance.

 

[demosthenes]

Spoiler

Resurrecting a long dead actor for a relatively meaty role with new lines? This isn't just a de-aging or Paul Walker's face for a few seconds. Imagine the possibilities

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I imagine Disney reached out to his family?

 

[sphagnum]

Maybe I'm crazy but I'm pretty sure his character is in one of the trailer no?

Only very briefly.

Also the whole plot is up on Reddit now.

 

[Expendable.]

Here's our review, pretty mixed -- went with negative on Rotten Tomatoes per author's request:

Review: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ is Burdened by Franchise Expectations



Going to check it out myself hopefully Thursday. Loved Godzilla, so hope there is still a semblance of Edwards' style here.

 

[purseowner]

Only very briefly.

Also the whole plot is up on Reddit now.

Bye, GAF.

Bye, internet.

 

[Rixxan]

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Resurrecting a long dead actor for a relatively meaty role with new lines? This isn't just a de-aging or Paul Walker's face for a few seconds. Imagine the possibilities

Nice little ethics conversation to be had here

 

[Cheebo]

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I imagine Disney reached out to his family?

Lucasfilm made this movie, not Disney. Disney's film studio isn't invoked with Lucasfilm. They are unconnected companies like ESPN or Marvel.

 

[Cross-Section]

Bobby Roberts with the hot deets that matter the most (at least to me):

Also wanna thank @m_giacchino for coming thru w/ the score nerd shout-outs in #RogueOne. My big wishes were granted. Briefly! But strongly.

Can't wait to get my hands on that score.

 

[More_Badass]

Nice little ethics conversation to be had here

Yup, that's why it's fascinating

 

[Falchion]

84% on RT. I'm thinking this has the potential to be the best Star Wars movie yet though.

 

[Toa TAK]

Bobby Roberts with the hot deets that matter the most (at least to me):


Can't wait to get my hands on that score.

Ah thank God. Glad the score delivers.

 

[brandonh83]

Very true. Reminded me a lot

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of the Joker in Suicide Squad, only not terrible. Vader is only in 2 scenes and has nothing to do with the plot. Could be cut out without consequences

At least I can take this expectation in with me.

 

[Timu]

RT Critics Consensus: Rogue One draws deep on Star Wars mythology while breaking new narrative and aesthetic ground -- and suggesting a bright blockbuster future for the franchise.

 

[sphagnum]

Looks like Bobby is echoing that a ton of the footage from the trailers didn't make it into the movie, but it apparently doesn't matter.

 

[vinnygambini]

Im not sure what you wanted 7 to be, but it had to wash away 1-3, so..............................

May not be a shared opinion but I grew up on the prequels, so I enjoy them. I thought VII was a lesser film than the prequels

 

[JTripper]

"It's got stars. It's got wars."

 

[LegalEagleMike]

May not be a shared opinion but I grew up on the prequels, so I enjoy them. I thought VII was a lesser film than the prequels

Do not let anyone tell you that you are not entitled to your terrible opinion.

 

[Anth0ny]

So the characters are underdeveloped and the middle act is tugrid and dull, but it looks fantastic, has s great final forty mintues, and just enough charm and humor to sasify

This sounds fine to me, honestly. Wasn't expecting a home run.

 

[AlfredX1990]

Dropped to 80, I'm beginning to think it will end low 70s, high 60s

 

[EdReedFan20]

It just dropped from 84 to 79.

 

[Altairre]

May not be a shared opinion but I grew up on the prequels, so I enjoy them. I thought VII was a lesser film than the prequels

 

[BrokenFiction]

It just dropped from 84 to 79.

And now 82 again. Roller coaster.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

My emotions!

 

[ViewtifulJC]

This sounds fine to me, honestly. Wasn't expecting a home run.

Yea that's enough for my $10. Just marvel level of cinematic entertainment. Good enough until episode 8 gets here

 

[CloudWolf]

Here's our review, pretty mixed -- went with negative on Rotten Tomatoes per author's request:

Review: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ is Burdened by Franchise Expectations



Going to check it out myself hopefully Thursday. Loved Godzilla, so hope there is still a semblance of Edwards' style here.

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A cameo by those two assholes from the Cantina in ANH? Man, this film is taking the 'small universe' criticism to entirely new levels, isn't it?

 

[EdReedFan20]

And now 82 again. Roller coaster.

Well, it's at the point where there are still not all that many reviews, so any review (positive or negative) will cause the score to fluctuate greatly.

 

[molnizzle]

Motherfucking Revenge of the Sith has a 79% RT. Surely it can't drop below that.

...right?

 

[kswiston]

Do not let anyone tell you that you are not entitled to your terrible opinion.

Vinny is GAF's #1 Divergent fan.

 

[Levito]

this fucking review has a huge spoiler in it. fucked up man

edit: i mean maybe this was already known but here it is:

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But even creepier — jaw-droppingly so — is the resurrection of the late and singular British actor Peter Cushing, who played the role of Grand Moff Tarkin, the Imperial leader first seen in Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope. Cushing, who died in 1994 at age 81, pops up here, with matter-of-fact naturalness and complete credibility, playing the same character he did before with fresh dialogue. It's the art (and deceit) of CGI taken to new and perfected lengths, and it has to be said that this actor, dead now for more than 20 years, gives a better performance than some other actors in the cast.

Wow that sounds weird.

 

[Timu]

Motherfucking Revenge of the Sith has a 79% RT. Surely it can't drop below that.

...right?

It can, it can't, we'll know the near finalized score by Friday.

 

[BrokenFiction]

Well, it's at the point where there are still not all that many reviews, so any review (positive or negative) will cause the score to fluctuate greatly.

You're right. Imma start posting the spread: 62-16.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

Motherfucking Revenge of the Sith has a 79% RT. Surely it can't drop below that.

...right?

Still blows my mind Revenge of the Sith reviewed that well. People really were reeling after Clones werent they?

 

[brandonh83]

79% is too low for Revenge of the Sith.

 

[sphagnum]

I wonder who did

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Tarkin's voice. The VA from Rebels probably?

 

[kswiston]

Again, you guys need to look at the review average. Still 7.5

EDIT: Moana is at 96% with a 7.9 and Doctor Strange is at 91% with a 7.3

 

[Timu]

79% is too low for Revenge of the Sith.

It's below Return of the Jedi so that's about right.=p

 

[molnizzle]

79% is too low for Revenge of the Sith.

Again, you guys need to look at the review average. Still 7.5

If I cared about that I'd just look at Metacritic. I prefer RT specifically because of how they achieve the aggregate score. I find it to be a much better barometer for film (compared to video games where everything would have a 90+ rating).

 

[demosthenes]

Here's our review, pretty mixed -- went with negative on Rotten Tomatoes per author's request:

Review: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ is Burdened by Franchise Expectations



Going to check it out myself hopefully Thursday. Loved Godzilla, so hope there is still a semblance of Edwards' style here.

Spoiler

A little of the mainstay Star Wars stuff is fine, but for crying out loud, please invent new spaceships and aliens and planets and characters who can both stand on their own and aren’t variations on what already exists

This seems like an odd complaint about this movie given that....

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It takes place literally weeks before an existing movie in the franchise. Otherwise I fully agree and hope we get more creativity in future installments either through the mainline or the offshoots.