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ActionAdventureScience Fiction

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

- A rebellion built on hope.

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Release Date : 2016-12-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lucasfilm Ltd.

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Star Wars: Rogue OneRogue OneRogue One: A Star Wars

Cast

Felicity Jones

Character Name : Jyn Erso

Original Name : Felicity Jones

Gender : Female

Diego Luna

Character Name : Captain Cassian Andor

Original Name : Diego Luna

Gender : Male

Alan Tudyk

Character Name : K-2SO

Original Name : Alan Tudyk

Gender : Male

Donnie Yen

Character Name : Chirrut Imwe

Original Name : 甄子丹

Gender : Male

Jiang Wen

Character Name : Baze Malbus

Original Name : Jiang Wen

Gender : Male

Ben Mendelsohn

Character Name : Director Orson Krennic

Original Name : Ben Mendelsohn

Gender : Male

Guy Henry

Character Name : Grand Moff Tarkin

Original Name : Guy Henry

Gender : Male

Forest Whitaker

Character Name : Saw Gerrera

Original Name : Forest Whitaker

Gender : Male

Riz Ahmed

Character Name : Bodhi Rook

Original Name : Riz Ahmed

Gender : Male

Mads Mikkelsen

Character Name : Galen Erso

Original Name : Mads Mikkelsen

Gender : Male

Jimmy Smits

Character Name : Bail Organa

Original Name : Jimmy Smits

Gender : Male

Alistair Petrie

Character Name : General Draven

Original Name : Alistair Petrie

Gender : Male

Genevieve O'Reilly

Character Name : Mon Mothma

Original Name : Genevieve O'Reilly

Gender : Female

Ben Daniels

Character Name : General Merrick

Original Name : Ben Daniels

Gender : Male

Paul Kasey

Character Name : Admiral Raddus

Original Name : Paul Kasey

Gender : Male

Stephen Stanton

Character Name : Admiral Raddus (voice)

Original Name : Stephen Stanton

Gender : Male

Ian McElhinney

Character Name : General Dodonna

Original Name : Ian McElhinney

Gender : Male

Fares Fares

Character Name : Senator Vaspar

Original Name : Fares Fares

Gender : Male

Jonathan Aris

Character Name : Senator Jebel

Original Name : Jonathan Aris

Gender : Male

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Character Name : Senator Pamlo

Original Name : Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Gender : Female

Spencer Wilding

Character Name : Darth Vader

Original Name : Spencer Wilding

Gender : Male

Daniel Naprous

Character Name : Darth Vader

Original Name : Daniel Naprous

Gender : Male

James Earl Jones

Character Name : Darth Vader (voice)

Original Name : James Earl Jones

Gender : Male

Ingvild Deila

Character Name : Princess Leia Organa

Original Name : Ingvild Deila

Gender : Female

Anthony Daniels

Character Name : C-3PO

Original Name : Anthony Daniels

Gender : Male

Jimmy Vee

Character Name : R2-D2

Original Name : Jimmy Vee

Gender : Male

Valene Kane

Character Name : Lyra Erso

Original Name : Valene Kane

Gender : Female

Beau Gadsdon

Character Name : Young Jyn

Original Name : Beau Gadsdon

Gender : Female

Dolly Gadsdon

Character Name : Younger Jyn

Original Name : Dolly Gadsdon

Gender : Female

Duncan Pow

Character Name : Sergeant Melshi

Original Name : Duncan Pow

Gender : Male

Jordan Stephens

Character Name : Corporal Tonc

Original Name : Jordan Stephens

Gender : Male

Babou Ceesay

Character Name : Lieutenant Sefla

Original Name : Babou Ceesay

Gender : Male

Aidan Cook

Character Name : Edrio Two Tubes

Original Name : Aidan Cook

Gender : Male

Daniel Mays

Character Name : Tivik

Original Name : Daniel Mays

Gender : Male

Andy de la Tour

Character Name : General Hurst Romodi

Original Name : Andy de la Tour

Gender : Male

Tony Pitts

Character Name : Captain Pterro

Original Name : Tony Pitts

Gender : Male

Martin Gordon

Character Name : Vaneé

Original Name : Martin Gordon

Gender : Male

Eric MacLennan

Character Name : Rebel Tech

Original Name : Eric MacLennan

Gender : Male

Francis Magee

Character Name : Jav Mefran

Original Name : Francis Magee

Gender : Male

Bronson Webb

Character Name : Rebel MP

Original Name : Bronson Webb

Gender : Male

Geraldine James

Character Name : Blue Squadron

Original Name : Geraldine James

Gender : Female

Ariyon Bakare

Character Name : Blue Squadron

Original Name : Ariyon Bakare

Gender : Male

Simon Farnaby

Character Name : Blue Squadron

Original Name : Simon Farnaby

Gender : Male

Drewe Henley

Character Name : Red Leader Garven Dreis

Original Name : Drewe Henley

Gender : Male

Angus MacInnes

Character Name : Gold Leader Dutch Vander

Original Name : Angus MacInnes

Gender : Male

Toby Hefferman

Character Name : Blue Eight

Original Name : Toby Hefferman

Gender : Male

Jack Roth

Character Name : Lieutenant Mytus Adema

Original Name : Jack Roth

Gender : Male

Geoff Bell

Character Name : Lieutenant Frobb

Original Name : Geoff Bell

Gender : Male

Derek Arnold

Character Name : Pao

Original Name : Derek Arnold

Gender : Male

Nick Kellington

Character Name : Bistan

Original Name : Nick Kellington

Gender : Male

Michael Smiley

Character Name : Dr. Evazan

Original Name : Michael Smiley

Gender : Male

Warwick Davis

Character Name : Weeteef Cyubee

Original Name : Warwick Davis

Gender : Male

Angus Wright

Character Name : Hammerhead Captain

Original Name : Angus Wright

Gender : Male

Ian Whyte

Character Name : Moroff

Original Name : Ian Whyte

Gender : Male

Rian Johnson

Character Name : Death Star Technician

Original Name : Rian Johnson

Gender : Male

Ned Dennehy

Character Name : Prisoner

Original Name : Ned Dennehy

Gender : Male

Angus Cook

Character Name : Mechanic

Original Name : Angus Cook

Gender : Male

Emeson Nwolie

Character Name : Personnel

Original Name : Emeson Nwolie

Gender : Male

Jorge Leon Martinez

Character Name : X-Wing Pilot

Original Name : Jorge Leon Martinez

Gender : Male

Russell Balogh

Character Name : X-Wing Pilot

Original Name : Russell Balogh

Gender : Male

Steen Young

Character Name : Vault Officer

Original Name : Steen Young

Gender : Male

Attila G. Kerekes

Character Name : Rebel Marine on Yavin

Original Name : Attila G. Kerekes

Gender : Male

Mac Pietowski

Character Name : Commi Tech / Marine Soldier

Original Name : Mac Pietowski

Gender : Male

Ram Bergman

Character Name : Death Star technician

Original Name : Ram Bergman

Gender : Male

David Ankrum

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David Ankrum

Gender : Male

Katie Sheridan

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Katie Sheridan

Gender : Female

Terri Douglas

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Terri Douglas

Gender : Female

Vanessa Lengies

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Vanessa Lengies

Gender : Female

Vanessa Marshall

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Vanessa Marshall

Gender : Female

Verona Blue

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Verona Blue

Gender : Female

Dave Filoni

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Dave Filoni

Gender : Male

David Boat

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David Boat

Gender : Male

David Cowgill

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David Cowgill

Gender : Male

David Sobolov

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David Sobolov

Gender : Male

Eugene Byrd

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Eugene Byrd

Gender : Male

Fred Tatasciore

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Fred Tatasciore

Gender : Male

James Arnold Taylor

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : James Arnold Taylor

Gender : Male

Julian Stone

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Julian Stone

Gender : Male

Matthew Wood

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Matthew Wood

Gender : Male

Michael Giacchino

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Michael Giacchino

Gender : Male

Robin Atkin Downes

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Robin Atkin Downes

Gender : Male

Sam Witwer

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Sam Witwer

Gender : Male

Tom Kane

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Tom Kane

Gender : Male

Tony Gilroy

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Tony Gilroy

Gender : Male

Yuri Lowenthal

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Yuri Lowenthal

Gender : Male

Alexi Melvin

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Alexi Melvin

Gender : Female

Christian Simpson

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Christian Simpson

Gender : Male

Chris Scarabosio

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Chris Scarabosio

Gender : Male

David Acord

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David Acord

Gender : Male

Flora Miller

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Flora Miller

Gender : Female

John Gilroy

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : John Gilroy

Gender : Male

Jonathan Dixon

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jonathan Dixon

Gender : Male

Karen Huie

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Karen Huie

Gender : Female

Kevin Hickman

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Kevin Hickman

Gender : Male

Lex Lang

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Lex Lang

Gender : Male

Michael Donovan

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Michael Donovan

Gender : Male

Orly Schuchmacher

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Orly Schuchmacher

Gender : Male

Steve Bardack

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Steve Bardack

Gender : Male

Tom Harrison-Read

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Tom Harrison-Read

Gender : Male

William M. Patrick

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : William M. Patrick

Gender : Male

Steve Blum

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Steve Blum

Gender : Male

John Swartz

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : John Swartz

Gender : Male

David W. Collins

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David W. Collins

Gender : Male

Robert Benedetti-Hall

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Robert Benedetti-Hall

Gender : Male

Richard Franklin

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Richard Franklin

Gender : Male

James Harkness

Character Name : Private Basteren

Original Name : James Harkness

Gender : Male

David M. Santana

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : David M. Santana

Gender : Male

Robin Pearce

Character Name : Rebel Tech

Original Name : Robin Pearce

Gender : Male

Tim Beckmann

Character Name : Captain Antilles

Original Name : Tim Beckmann

Gender : Male

Gabby Wong

Character Name : Gold Nine

Original Name : Gabby Wong

Gender : Female

Richard Glover

Character Name : Red Twelve

Original Name : Richard Glover

Gender : Male

Richard Cunningham

Character Name : General Ramda

Original Name : Richard Cunningham

Gender : Male

Michael Gould

Character Name : Admiral Gorin

Original Name : Michael Gould

Gender : Male

Rufus Wright

Character Name : Lieutenant Casido

Original Name : Rufus Wright

Gender : Male

Michael Shaeffer

Character Name : General Corssin

Original Name : Michael Shaeffer

Gender : Male

Matt Rippy

Character Name : Corporal Rostock

Original Name : Matt Rippy

Gender : Male

Michael Nardone

Character Name : Shield Gate Officer

Original Name : Michael Nardone

Gender : Male

Nathan Plant

Character Name : Imperial Guard Droid

Original Name : Nathan Plant

Gender : Male

Christopher Patrick Nolan

Character Name : Alderaanian Guard

Original Name : Christopher Patrick Nolan

Gender : Male

Dee Tails

Character Name : L-1

Original Name : Dee Tails

Gender : Male

Ruth Bell

Character Name : Jedha Server

Original Name : Ruth Bell

Gender : Male

May Bell

Character Name : Jedha Server

Original Name : May Bell

Gender : Male

Keith Dunphy

Character Name : Blockade Runner Pilot

Original Name : Keith Dunphy

Gender : Male

Alan Rushton

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Alan Rushton

Gender : Male

Weston Gavin

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Weston Gavin

Gender : Male

Nick Hobbs

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Nick Hobbs

Gender : Male

Samantha Alleyne

Character Name : Stormtrooper / Scarif Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Samantha Alleyne

Gender : Female

Benjamín Benítez

Character Name : Rebel Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Benjamín Benítez

Gender : Male

Arthur L. Bernstein

Character Name : Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur L. Bernstein

Gender : Male

Brendan Cook

Character Name : Rebel Marine (uncredited)

Original Name : Brendan Cook

Gender : Male

Sabine Crossen

Character Name : Jedha City Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Sabine Crossen

Gender : Female

Zarene Dallas

Character Name : Red Eight (uncredited)

Original Name : Zarene Dallas

Gender : Female

Obie Matthew

Character Name : Jedha Priest (uncredited)

Original Name : Obie Matthew

Gender : Male

Dave Prince

Character Name : Jedha Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Prince

Gender : Male

Gareth Edwards

Character Name : Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Gareth Edwards

Gender : Male

Daniel Eghan

Character Name : Partisan Style Y - Militiaman (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Eghan

Gender : Male

Marc Esse

Character Name : Imperial Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : Marc Esse

Gender : Male

Jake Francis

Character Name : Rebel Marine (uncredited)

Original Name : Jake Francis

Gender : Male

Scott Frazer

Character Name : Comms. Tech (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Frazer

Gender : Male

Steven James Griffiths

Character Name : Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Steven James Griffiths

Gender : Male

Sam Hanover

Character Name : Imperial Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Hanover

Gender : Male

Philip Harvey

Character Name : Imperial Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Harvey

Gender : Male

James Henri-Thomas

Character Name : Rebel Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : James Henri-Thomas

Gender : Male

Dolly Jagdeo

Character Name : Rebel Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dolly Jagdeo

Gender : Female

Kamil Lemieszewski

Character Name : Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kamil Lemieszewski

Gender : Male

Tyrone Love

Character Name : Rebel Marine Commander (uncredited)

Original Name : Tyrone Love

Gender : Male

Sandeep Mohan

Character Name : Scarif Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Sandeep Mohan

Gender : Male

Robert Strange

Character Name : Kullbee Sperado / Cycyed Ock (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Strange

Gender : Male

David Norfolk

Character Name : Trech Molock (uncredited)

Original Name : David Norfolk

Gender : Male

Axel Nu

Character Name : Mechanic Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Axel Nu

Gender : Male

Jem Kai Olsen

Character Name : Jedha Resident (uncredited)

Original Name : Jem Kai Olsen

Gender : Male

Mike Prior

Character Name : Rebel Tech (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Prior

Gender : Male

Louis Samms

Character Name : Imperial Tank Commander (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Samms

Gender : Male

Arti Shah

Character Name : Power Droid (uncredited)

Original Name : Arti Shah

Gender : Female

Kiran Shah

Character Name : Oolin Musters (uncredited)

Original Name : Kiran Shah

Gender : Male

Tim Stafford

Character Name : Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Stafford

Gender : Male

Scott Stevenson

Character Name : Imperial Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Stevenson

Gender : Male

Matthew Stirling

Character Name : Private Calfor (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew Stirling

Gender : Male

Albert Tang

Character Name : Red Pilgrim (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Tang

Gender : Male

Michael Thyx

Character Name : Rebel Marine (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Thyx

Gender : Male

Tony Toste

Character Name : Imperial Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Toste

Gender : Male

Sezer Unver

Character Name : Comm. Tech Marina Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Sezer Unver

Gender : Male

Pablo Verdejo

Character Name : Rebel Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Pablo Verdejo

Gender : Male

Jay Waddell

Character Name : Rebel Extremist (uncredited)

Original Name : Jay Waddell

Gender : Male

Paul Weston

Character Name : Feyn Vann - Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Weston

Gender : Male

Boriana Williams

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Boriana Williams

Gender : Female

Dion Williams

Character Name : Green Twelve (uncredited)

Original Name : Dion Williams

Gender : Male

Ivy Wong

Character Name : Pendra Siliu (uncredited)

Original Name : Ivy Wong

Gender : Female

Hiu Woong-Sin

Character Name : Adjutant to General Draven (uncredited)

Original Name : Hiu Woong-Sin

Gender : Male

Sam Wilkinson

Character Name : X-Wing Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Wilkinson

Gender : Male

Hugh O'Brien

Character Name : Imperial Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Hugh O'Brien

Gender : Male

Matthew Dale

Character Name : Red Jedha Priest (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew Dale

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Simon Foster

@Simon Foster

2021-06-23

"It carries the burden of being about odds and stakes, of legacies and consequences, of understanding destiny..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2016/12/17/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.html

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Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Is not my new favourite _Star Wars_ movie. But does contain my new favourite _Star Wars_ scene. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._

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PeterJasonQuill

@Star Lord

2021-06-23

Fun Star Wars movie. Plenty of homages and nods to the original trilogy throughout the film, Andy plenty of cameos as well. Has amazing action sequences and enough thrills to keep any true Star Wars fan hooked right from the beginning. No opening crawl at the start for a change and a great score by Michael Giachinno, but still includes the original end credits with John Williams' original music. K-2SO is a show stealer and is very funny as a character. Overall the best Star Wars film since Empire Strikes Back in my opinion. The force is with this one.

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Lucky_Man

@Lucky_Man

2021-06-23

On the surface, this is a well-made action movie set within the Star Wars universe filled with nods and homages to "A New Hope" that will make you tingle with warm nostalgia. The reappearance of sets, costumes and characters from our favorite childhood movies might make you say "Now, THIS is a Star Wars movie!" However, nostalgia and making copious amounts of money on that nostalgia seemed to be Disney's primary strategy with this movie. It's mimicry, plain and simple. The CGI recreations of Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher felt very dirty and a flagrant disrespect to the departed actors, not to mention jarring, for a first time viewer. The digital appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin disengaged me from the frail story and made me settle my stomach with a handful of antacid tablets. The story, writing, characterization is on-par with what you'd expect from modern cinema and the movie serves it's primary purpose of being entertaining. But, as a long-time Star Wars fan, I just couldn't help but feeling pandered to while watching this movie.

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Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

Oups! I just realized that, for some reason, this movie had fallen between the cracks. It was quite some time since I watched it but I seem to have forgotten to write a post about it. For me this was one of the best of the new (after the original trilogy) Star Wars movies. It was fun, entertaining with plenty of good, old-fashioned Star Wars action. I generally do not like prequels but this time I felt it was nice to get a bit of the background to the statement that “a number of spies died to get this information” in episode IV. We were even provided with a bit of an explanation as to why the Death Star had this silly weakness in the first place. The actors were doing a decent enough job of it. The chatty android was fun without being totally silly. It was a nice roller coaster ride of action, improvisations, and gung ho ludicrous stunts inside and outside of various forms of transportation means. As usual with Star Wars the science part of science fiction is somewhat lacking. What looks cool is what is put on the screen and screw science. When reading books I am more sensitive to such things but for a Star Wars movie it works well enough. Some people seem to be dissecting the characters and dialogue, trying to put logic into it as well as wanting to have more emotions and “character development”. Come on! It is a Star Wars movie. It is supposed to be all action and visually stunning. On that this movie delivers. Sure the plot is not really the most developed one and has plenty of faults. The movie is till a hugely fun Star Wars based science romp though.

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Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**The episode III½.** So this is like a bridge between the original trilogy and the next three prequels. A story where the main characters from the original tale are not involved. Being a big fan of this franchise, I loved it. I did not expect big, so got entertained well. But pity that this wonderful characters are not going to return. This is just a one-off film. For seeing its overwhelming success, there could be a prequel, which has a very very slim chance. The story was like that had started in a half way. That's why I wanted a prequel to tell us the Galen Erso's point of view story. When he has been taken back to the base to work for the Empire, his daughter is the only one who escapes from there. After a few years later the grown- up daughter, Jyn, end up on the rebel's side. When she hints a plan for them to strike the Empire, nobody considers it. But a rogue gang forms where they all does according to her saying. That's the story, and how it all ends are the rest. The story was simple, but the action-adventures were good. Like what a 'Star Wars' fans want to see. The main drawback was there's no familiar faces around. Even the original franchise style of title and credit presentation was off the beat. Though there were cameos. Darth Vade, Princess Leia, R2D2 and 3PO, including a small lightsabre fight at the end, just to satisfy the fanboys. Overall a worthy film, otherwise it would have not earned one billion at the box office, making one of the top 10 of all time. _8/10_

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Matthew Brady

@MatthewL.Brady

2021-06-23

Dark Vader: "Be careful not to choke on your aspirations, Director." Rogue One follows Jyn Erso (played by Felicity Jones) a Rebellion soldier and criminal, who is about to experience her biggest challenge yet when Mon Mothma sets her out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. With help from the Rebels, a master swordsman, and non-allied forces, Jyn will be in for something bigger than she thinks. I had my worries with Rogue One, if I must admit. After the massive success of "The Force Awakens", the universe of Star Wars has now expanded even more. There's going to be more sequels, prequels, and spin-offs every year now. Why this worries me is because I fear I'm going to be sick of theses and not really get exited anymore. Star Wars should be treated like a three year event like before, it gives more time for the writers & director to really flesh out the story. It may seem like a long wait, but it'll be worth the wait. But that's not all. The trouble re shoots this went through and the ridiculous short deadlines during post-production. But after seeing the film myself, I can safely say that this new prequel isn't a bad one. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is a good movie. Not great or amazing, just decent. In my opinion, it's not up there with "A New Hope" or "Empire Strikes Back". It's more in the middle for me. If I have to be honest, I actually enjoyed "Force Awakens" more than this. Yeah, I said it. The movie is flawed, but it dose have a lot to like about it. I can't imagine the pressure Gareth Edwards must have felt making this, kinda like what Abrams was feeling. In interviews, Gareth has said he was a Star Wars fan and it was the reason why he wanted to make movies. So this is very dear to him and while there where some slip ups in parts, but I must say that he handed the material really well. Gareth Edward is very good at making things feel huge and the heavy scale of things. The action scenes were directed so brilliantly that it actually felt like a war movie. That's what really surprised me about "Rogue One" is how dark and depressing it is. Some people may have a problem with that, since everyone is use to these adventures with are favorite characters. For me, I didn't have an issue with it. Heck, I'm kinda glad it had the balls to go that far and be violent. The humor is very limited, but when there is humor is mostly from K-2SO (played by Alan Tudyk), who was just the best. The CGI in this movie was incredible and quite groundbreaking. I mean, it's TOO GOOD. The way it blended with the real life environment and the action scenes was so good that half of the time I was watching computer effect's on screen. How it was executed was so beautiful and quite the achievement. Now the biggest complaint I've been hearing from Star Wars fans is about Peter Cushing Digital Resurrection. Yep, he's back to cinematic life through the use of state-of-the-art visual effects wizardry. He's character Grand Moff Tarkin is in the movie, but instead of re-casting the role or kept his digital face in the shadows, but that's surprisingly not the case. He's in the movie quite a lot as you see him in full form and up close. This is getting a mix response from people and even I was a bit mixed on it. I was a bit weird out by it, as Peter Cushing has been dead for 22 years and seeing up there was hard to digest. But after letting it sink in, I thought it wasn't too noticeable and in a few scene I actually brought into it. I thought it looked real when he wasn't moving around or any close ups to his face. But that's just my thoughts. Speaking of bringing back old characters, Dark Vader makes a appears in this. While he's screen time is very short, but he steals every scene he's in. Eventually the hallway scene, that was so bad-ass and one of my favorite moments in the movie. It's great to see him and James Earl Jones back as one of greatest villains of all time. Now for the problems: The first half of "Rogue One" was a bit rough for me and I was kinda bored at times. I didn't care or got attracted to the characters. The characterization was lacking and that's a real shame, because Star Wars is all about the characters, as it's the thing we remember from these movies. It's not all about Lightsabers and battles, it's the characters. Felicity Jones, Alan Tudyk & Mads Mikkelsen characters were the only ones that I cared about. The others not so much. Another major part of the Star Wars movies is the score. John Williams score is so iconic that it's hard to top it. It's the heart of the series and I kinda wish he did the score for this, because Michael Giacchino score wasn't that good. But I'll cut Giacchino a little slack, he only had 4 weeks to compose it and it is a tough act to follow. That goes back to what I said about the deadlines being too short. Overall rating: "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is a good entry to the series and it dose feel like a dark Star Wars movie. I may have problems with the movie and I have to be honest with that, but I do think it ties in very well with "A New Hope". A plot like this was needed to fill in the 40 year old plot gap.

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r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

A pretty cool prequel to 1977's 'Star Wars'. I wouldn't say I overly enjoyed it, but it's worthy for the purpose it serves. What stopped me from loving 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' was probably, mostly, the pacing, which I found to be too slow in parts. It never majorly affected my viewing experience, but I could feel it slightly dragging here and there. I also didn't like the cast on anything more than a neutral/standard level. Felicity Jones does an admirable job in the lead role, I did like how they set her story up at the beginning. I also found any scene with Mads Mikkelsen good to watch, while Riz Ahmed and Forest Whitaker are solid; Alan Tudyk is OK as well. Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn, however, didn't do anything for me. The story itself is satisfactory, the ending to it is more meaningful than I was expecting and features a few nice shots; the whole film looks lovely in fairness. I personally would've shaved 10-20 minutes off the run time and got more devilish antagonists, though. Still, it's at the very least a good film no doubt.

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Heine Lahn Petersen

@saxon2000dk

2021-06-23

One of the better "side stories" of the Star Wars universe. Being mid 40'ies :) my first experience with Star Wars was the original movies on the telly, but I have since seen the remastered editions on the big screen as well as the new aditions to the franchise. In that perspective, Rogue One is among my top 5. It can be seen on its own but has good references to the original movies for the devoted fans.

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The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2022-11-20

**Rogue One feels familiar within the Star Wars franchise but still bold and new! A great on-ramp for people new to Star Wars and a favorite for Star Wars enthusiasts.** Rogue One brought back the gritty struggle of the fledgling resistance returning the franchise to the feel and excellence of the original franchise. While the Force and the Jedi's influence could be felt throughout, Rogue One didn't get caught up in lightsaber duels and prophecies, focusing instead on the underground espionage of the Rebellion. Without returning fan favorites safe with plot armor, the stakes were much higher with new characters in jeopardy and danger, and some not surviving. The cast's risk and morally flexible nature made this Star Wars movie focus on the themes of war, unlike the other films. The writing, cinematography, performances, effects, and story were all among the best of the entire franchise. Rogue One is one of the best Star Wars movies and an exceptional spy film!

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GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-14

So, there seems to be two main points that the real haters are focusing on. 1) Fanfiction 2) SJW propaganda. Now, I do believe these are both reactions to, well, The Force Awakens. The first just being a hatred for Rey, who was a Mary Sue and one that gave the entire movie a fanfiction feel. And where that is true for The Force Awakens, its not Rogue One, at least it is not Rogue One if we are staying in the Star Wars universe...it COULD be fanfiction if someone warped Saving Private Ryan into the Star Wars universe and...yeah, not, It's not fan fiction. The Second point, the SJW one, well, that could honestly also be a backlash against The Force Awakens as, yeah, anyone that called Rey a Mary Sue was accused of being a misogynist for, well...reasons. Specifically for reasons that had NOTHING to do with why they didn't like Rey--at least why most people didn't like her...most. And, in Rogue One, if the cast is multi-cultural of ominous political agenda reasons...it doesn't really feel that way. The diversity works and it works because you don't really notice it unless people point it out to complain about it.. ...and the people that do, yeah, it is likely because of The Force Awakens and they are forgetting that this takes place in a Galaxy Far, Far Away and, well, by definition they are all aliens anyway, so, you know, trying to force diversity in a movie entirely comprised of according to Hoyle aliens...wouldn't that mean a LOT more alien looking aliens? So, a lot of that is lingering from The Force Awakens and, well, some of it is understandable, if not for the movie itself than because of the backlash against people that thought Rey was entirely too perfect. Another reason for that hate could be a lack of lightsaber battles and, I really feel the fanboys on this one...but, no, really this was a Star Wars movie that felt like a war movie and the lack of blatant force powers and lightsabers until the very end worked... In fact it worked so well you did kind of get a Saving Private Ryan feel off the movie, a lone rogue squad taking on the entire Nazi?...Sith?...the entire Intergalactic Empire. It was really fun to watch and, not sense the Evacuation at Dunkirk that was the planet Hoth, did we see a Star Wars ground battle that really looked like it was a war. So this was pretty cool. And then there is Jyn. Now a lot of hate gores to her and I can't figure out why. She seemed like a real character. Rey could have been a feminist SJW transplant that was made super awesome because...reasons. But Jyn had serious flaws, she had issues, she seemed like a real person. So props to Felicity Jones for bringing that awesomeness to life. No, seriously, props to her. Outside of Solo, I really don't think I've seen a Star Wars character I thought was that, well, cool, real, just fun in the way that you could point to her and say "I could know someone like that." There were other cool characters in the saga...but none as realistically portrayed. And that doesn't just go for Jones. The only main character that doesn't seem like a real person was Chirrut Îmwe and, well, we can forgive him for that because he was the kung-fu movie awesome that helped make the movie not just a war movie in space. He was the guy that brought the Force into the film and made it a Star Wars flick...so, who really cares if he doesn't feel like a real person? I know I don't. And the last bit of hate is because, well, it doesn't have any of the real main characters, no Solo, no Skywalker and...well...it IS a stand alone movie, so if you came in expecting them, well, that is your fault. Disney made it clear from the get-go. What you have here is a cool science fiction war movie. It fits into the saga and it doesn't, but that isn't a bad thing--prequels, the Force Awakens--as only 3/7th of the saga movies are really any good. And, as a war movie, it stands on its own. It is actually better than a LOT of the war movies people tout as masterpieces **cough** **Thin Red Line** **cough** So, watch it, you should have no complaints... ...unless you are complaining about the SJW, the Fanfiction, and the lack of Skywalker or Solo, and if you are, well, there is going to be no pleasing you no matter what you watch.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-30

For some reason, there appears to be a bit of snobbery about the standard of the recent Disney productions, but I thoroughly enjoyed this tangent to the "Star Wars" brand. Felicity Jones tries to help the rebels obtain the plans for the planet-blasting "Death Star" that was designed by her father (Mads Mikkelsen). It's end-to-end action, with great special effects and a whole slew of new characters to get to know/like/loathe, without having to have seen any of the other films. Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn don't quite cut the mustard for me; and indeed the cast could all gel a bit better as actors; but the story is exciting and much closer to the action-packed style of the first trilogy. What's not to like...?