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(12-26-2016, 10:37 AM)Berrod Armstrong Wrote: [ -> ]I LIKED THE PUN, YOU CURMUDGEONS!!! GIVE THE MAN HIS DAD JOKE

This. 

Also, why are people acting like this is something new? This is what Vader is practically known for in terms of dialogue. Witty, mocking humor that makes his peers and rivals look like little more than the pawns they are. 

"Apology accepted, Captain Needa." <--- That line has the exact same sarcastic and dark humor that Vader always shows, and that was definitely captured perfectly in Rogue One. For me, he wasn't Vader until her gave that line. That line made me go: Holy shit, this isn't just an imitation. This is the real thing.

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Also, with great sadness, let us all take a moment to salute the wonderful Carrie Fisher, may she be with the Force.

RIP Carrie Fisher.

A subtle touch throughout the film was the amount of unnamed bit players and extras who contributed to the overall effort, all the way up to that last crewmember downloading the Death Star plans before Vader could waste them. It was an underlining of the 'regular heroes' over 'superheroes' theme of the movie.

Did anyone else think the Hammerhead corvette was a nod to KOTOR? They may have thrown that into the non-canon 'Legends' brand, but Rakata Prime is still canon as it at least comes up in some TFA book stuff.

Anyway, I am all for Disney giving Star Wars the MCU treatment. Not sure what people expect otherwise. Watch the same six movies forever?

(12-27-2016, 05:48 PM)Dreams of Priapia Wrote: [ -> ]Also, why are people acting like this is something new? This is what Vader is practically known for in terms of dialogue. Witty, mocking humor that makes his peers and rivals look like little more than the pawns they are. 

"Apology accepted, Captain Needa." <--- That line has the exact same sarcastic and dark humor that Vader always shows, and that was definitely captured perfectly in Rogue One. For me, he wasn't Vader until her gave that line. That line made me go: Holy shit, this isn't just an imitation. This is the real thing.

I like this

(12-28-2016, 01:52 AM)Seriphyn Wrote: [ -> ]Did anyone else think the Hammerhead corvette was a nod to KOTOR?

Direct nod on starwars.com regarding the Hammerheads and Princess Leia seen in Star Wars: Rebels. http://www.starwars.com/tv-shows/star-wa...ia-gallery

AFAIK they may be throwing out KOTOR but they're using Rebels as canon since Saw is in there too etc.

Alright, so the host is pretty annoying, but those old interviews are gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51_HeycfunA

Can I interview a young Harrison Ford please?

And Mark Hamill was just adorable!  Thanks for sharing

The more I think about it, the more that horrible joke makes sense for Vader. But that scene still didn't need to be in the movie. It really detracted from the hallway sequence at the end IMO. I wanted him to be a big surprise. Perhaps a more effective way of doing it would be have Vader obscured by the blinding light he came out of for most of the sequence, or appear as an indistinct black shadow. There's no sense of mystery to maintain for us as viewers because we know the character, but it would be great at reflecting how Vader appears to those in the setting, much like that last sequence.

I finally saw this. I absolutely loved it.

Just...gosh. So many feels.

I really enjoyed the movie after the first 20 minutes. the exposition there was jumpy and weak. but after that I was absolutely glued to my seat.

Other than that, the only real complaint I have about the movie is that CGI people aren't ready to replace real actors. Tarkin was distracting and weird lookin.

(01-04-2017, 06:19 AM)Tyndles Wrote: [ -> ]I really enjoyed the movie after the first 20 minutes. the exposition there was jumpy and weak. but after that I was absolutely glued to my seat.

Other than that, the only real complaint I have about the movie is that CGI people aren't ready to replace real actors. Tarkin was distracting and weird lookin.

Yeah, it was major uncanny valley.

I liked the movie because I'm a huge SW fangirl, but I'm really, really disappointed in the lack of backstory and character development. They should have cut more than half the characters out to make room for more development imo. The movie left me feeling a little empty because I wanted to get to know the characters more, form more of an attachment to them.

BUT a friend did point out that maybe they wanted you leaving the movie feeling that way. That war leaves you with a feeling of emptiness and lost potential. Lives are cut short before they can even really begin. Maybe. Still, I'd rather have more backstory because it makes the loss have that much more impact.

I found that the story carried a lot of the main cast very well, for what it's worth. Even if I wouldn't definitely have minded more character development... Sometimes a lot of things didn't even need to be said out loud, which I appreciated.

Way late to the party on this but while folks didn't seem to enjoy Saw, having followed the Clone Wars series it was great seeing that connection to the main film for me. I kind of hope Rebels doesn't drop the ball on him veering off into 'extremism'. I'd also like to see what happened to leave him all part-machine-ish.

To skip rehashing a lot of what others have said I'll ask this, was anyone else hoping that final scene/scenes would be our 'main characters' hopelessly facing off against Vader as he just cut them down one by one? Maybe I'm just a terrible and dark person like that. >_>

/incoming that guy moment
And while it doesn't save the places the film dropped the ball, it is worth adding that the book does add a good bit of depth to a number of the characters. I'm currently at the point where the 'Rogue One' ship takes off to get the plans and I enjoyed the added character thoughts/info/etc. So if you liked the movie, I'd say it's worth giving it a try. It reads pretty quickly.

The character development or lack thereof didn't really bother me cause I wasn't expecting much. Rewatch A New Hope and tell me how much more it does.

I initially thought the same but... It does actually. There is a lot more back and forth between characters. Lots of witty (or dumb) lines. Especially the triangle in the Death Star at the end.